Business and Education Catalog and Student Handbook 2019 – 2020 Page | 1 T: 888-491-8686 | F: 888-409-7306 www.westcliff.edu August 01, 2019 Contents WELCOME 6 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ................................................................................................................................ 6 UNIVERSITY LOCATION, HISTORY, AND RECOGNITION 7 UNIVERSITY LOCATION ................................................................................................................................. 7 HISTORY ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVAL ................................................................................................................ 8 VISION, MISSION, CORE VALUES, CORE COMPETENCIES AND INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES 10 WESTCLIFF UNIVERSITY VISION .................................................................................................................. 10 WESTCLIFF UNIVERSITY MISSION ............................................................................................................... 10 WESTCLIFF UNIVERSITY CORE VALUES ....................................................................................................... 10 WESTCLIFF UNIVERISTY CORE COMPETENCIES .......................................................................................... 10 WESTCLIFF UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES .............................................................. 11 ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP 14 LEARNING PLATFORMS 18 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 19 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MISSION STATEMENT ........................................................................................... 19 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTATION (BBA) ...................................................................................... 19 GENERAL EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................ 23 UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION .............................................................. 25 UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP ....................................................................................... 26 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) ....................................................................................... 27 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MARKETING ................................................................................................... 38 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP ..................................................................... 39 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT ........................................................................... 40 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................... 41 DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA)........................................................................................ 42 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (MSCS) ............................................................................... 45 MASTER OF SCIENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MSIT)....................................................................... 48 GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES ................................................................................................................ 51 BUSINESS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................................. 54 MSCS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................................... 68 MSIT COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 70 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS FACULTY ................................................................................................................ 73 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 100 T: 888-491-8686 | F: 888-409-7306 | W: www.westcliff.edu 2 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT...................................................................................... 100 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUCATION (BAED) ............................................................................................. 100 GENERAL EDUCATION .............................................................................................................................. 102 MASTER OF ARTS IN TESOL (MA TESOL) .................................................................................................. 105 EDUCATION COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 108 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL) ........... 112 TESOL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ................................................................................................................ 114 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FACULTY .......................................................................................................... 117 ADMISSIONS POLICIES 130 ENROLLMENT POLICY AND REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................ 130 ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................. 130 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE............................................................................................................... 136 APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT ............................................................................................................. 136 CANCELLATION POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 136 ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIRED ............................................................................................................ 137 TRANSFER STUDENTS ............................................................................................................................... 138 TRANSFER CREDIT POLICY FOR GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES ............................................................ 139 TRANSFER CREDIT POLICY FOR UPPER DIVISION COURSES ..................................................................... 140 TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS AND CREDENTIALS EARNED AT OUR INSTITUTION................................. 141 ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ........................................... 141 ACADEMIC POLICIES 143 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT .................................................................................................................. 143 ACADEMIC YEAR ....................................................................................................................................... 144 REGISTRATION FOR CLASSES .................................................................................................................... 144 AUDITING OF CLASSES .............................................................................................................................. 145 SCHEDULE OF CLASSES & CLOCK INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS ...................................................................... 145 TIMELY RESPONSE TO STUDENT WORK ................................................................................................... 146 TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................ 146 THE DETERMINATION OF CREDIT/CLOCK HOURS FOR ANY COURSE ....................................................... 151 PROCTORED EXAMINATION POLICY ......................................................................................................... 151 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................ 154 PARTICIPATION: ........................................................................................................................................ 157 EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS: ........................................................................................ 157 FORMAT FOR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: .................................................................................................. 158 SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA (APPLIES TO PA’S AND CLA’S): ................................................ 158 GRADING CRITERIA ................................................................................................................................... 159 ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS POLICY ............................................................................................................ 161 GRADES ..................................................................................................................................................... 162 INCOMPLETE GRADES .............................................................................................................................. 163 GRADE APPEAL POLICY/ CHANGE OF GRADES ......................................................................................... 164 T: 888-491-8686 | F: 888-409-7306 | W: www.westcliff.edu 3 COURSE REPEAT POLICY ........................................................................................................................... 166 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