Table of Contents Undergraduate .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Introducing Saint Peter's University ............................................................................................................................. 4 About the University ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Academics ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Special Academic Resources .............................................................................................................................. 18 Special Academic Programs ................................................................................................................................ 20 Academic Centers and Institutes ......................................................................................................................... 22 Approaches to Earning College Credit ................................................................................................................ 23 Academic Policies and Regulations ..................................................................................................................... 26 College of Arts and Sciences/School of Business Administration ............................................................................. 45 Department of Accountancy and Business Law .................................................................................................. 48 Africana Studies Program .................................................................................................................................... 50 American Studies Program .................................................................................................................................. 51 Department of Applied Science and Technology ................................................................................................. 54 Asian and Asian-American Studies ...................................................................................................................... 55 Biological Chemistry Program .............................................................................................................................. 56 Department of Biology ......................................................................................................................................... 57 Biotechnology Program ........................................................................................................................................ 60 Department of Business Administration ............................................................................................................... 62 Department of Chemistry ..................................................................................................................................... 65 Clinical Laboratory Sciences Collaborative Program ........................................................................................... 68 Department of Communication and Media Culture .............................................................................................. 70 Department of Computer and Information Sciences ............................................................................................ 73 Department of Criminal Justice ............................................................................................................................ 76 Department of Economics and Finance ............................................................................................................... 79 Department of English ......................................................................................................................................... 82 Environmental Studies Program .......................................................................................................................... 83 Department of Fine Arts ....................................................................................................................................... 84 Program in Gender and Sexuality ....................................................................................................................... 88 Health and Physical Education ............................................................................................................................ 89 Health Information Management Collaborative Program ..................................................................................... 90 Department of History .......................................................................................................................................... 92 Honors Program ................................................................................................................................................... 93 Latin American and Latino Studies Program ....................................................................................................... 94 Department of Mathematics ................................................................................................................................. 95 Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures ....................................................................... 97 Natural Science Program ................................................................................................................................... 101 Department of Philosophy .................................................................................................................................. 105 Physics Program ................................................................................................................................................ 106 Department of Political Science ......................................................................................................................... 108 Pre-Law Program ............................................................................................................................................... 110 Pre-Med/Pre-Dental Program ............................................................................................................................. 111 Pre-Professional Health-Related Combined Degree Programs ......................................................................... 112 Department of Psychology ................................................................................................................................. 114 Radiography Collaborative Program .................................................................................................................. 117 Social Justice Program ...................................................................................................................................... 119 Department of Sociology and Urban Studies .................................................................................................... 120 Sports Management Program ............................................................................................................................ 122 Department of Theology ..................................................................................................................................... 123 School of Education ................................................................................................................................................. 124 Elementary and Secondary Programs ............................................................................................................... 127 Health and Physical Education Program ........................................................................................................... 129 School of Nursing ..................................................................................................................................................... 130 Generic or Basic BSN Program (Jersey City Campus) ..................................................................................... 131 Upper Division RN to BSN Program (Englewood Cliffs Campus) ..................................................................... 134 School of Professional & Continuing Studies .......................................................................................................... 137 Core Curriculum (Bachelor's Degree) ................................................................................................................ 138 Business Administration (BSBA) ........................................................................................................................ 139 Professional Studies (BPS) ................................................................................................................................ 142 Criminal Justice (BA) ......................................................................................................................................... 143 Elementary Education (BA) ................................................................................................................................ 145 Minors ................................................................................................................................................................