Study Abroad Opportunities...........................................33 Student Success Program (SSP)...................................34 Center for Accessibility Resources.............................. 35 Counseling Center.......................................................... 36 Table of Contents Board of Trustees........................................................... 37 About Saint Xavier University......................................... 7 Life Trustees.................................................................. 37 University Mission Statement..........................................8 Administration................................................................. 38 University Core Values.....................................................9 President's Office...........................................................38 University History........................................................... 10 Academic Affairs............................................................38 Vision of Our Catholic and Mercy Identity....................11 Athletics..........................................................................39 The Sisters of Mercy...................................................... 12 Business and Finance Operations.................................39 A Brief History................................................................12 Enrollment Management, Student Development and University Celebrations of Mercy...................................12 Student Success............................................................40 University Seal................................................................ 14 Institutional Research.................................................... 41 SXU Philosophy Statement............................................15 Mission and Heritage.....................................................41 Saint Xavier University Campus....................................16 University Advancement................................................ 41 Degrees Awarded............................................................17 University Relations....................................................... 42 Accreditation and Memberships....................................18 Faculty..............................................................................43 Accreditation.................................................................. 18 Faculty Emeriti............................................................... 47 Memberships..................................................................18 Academic Calendar.........................................................50 Access to Student Information......................................19 Fall Semester 2019-20 (2019F).....................................50 The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 Spring Semester 2019-20 (2020S)................................50 (FERPA).........................................................................19 Summer 2019-20 (2020U)............................................. 51 Authorization to Withhold Directory Information.............19 Refund and Withdrawal Information.............................. 51 Athletics and Recreation................................................20 First-Year Programs........................................................53 Policy Statement on University-Sponsored Student Via.................................................................................. 53 Surveys............................................................................ 21 Cougar Trax...................................................................53 Bookstore.........................................................................22 Welcome Week..............................................................53 SXU Campus Bookstore Hours..................................... 22 Transitions......................................................................53 Rental Textbooks...........................................................22 Admission........................................................................ 54 Return Policy................................................................. 22 Undergraduate Admission............................................. 54 Ordering Textbooks and Merchandise Online............... 22 Undergraduate Student Admission...............................55 Learning Center/Writing Studio.....................................23 Freshman Student Admission....................................... 56 Writing Studio................................................................ 23 Most Majors................................................................... 56 Peer Academic Tutoring................................................ 23 Education....................................................................... 56 Supplemental Instruction (SI)........................................ 23 Nursing...........................................................................56 Additional Resources.....................................................23 Freshman Student Application Procedure................... 58 Contact Information........................................................23 Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate Transfer Student Services Center................................. 24 (IB) and Seal of Biliteracy.............................................. 59 Campus Life.....................................................................25 International Baccalaureate........................................... 60 Public Safety/Campus Police.........................................26 Illinois Seal of Biliteracy.................................................63 The Robert and Mary Rita Murphy Stump Library........27 Transfer Student Admission..........................................64 Holiday Closings............................................................ 27 Non-Nursing Majors........................................................64 Library Hours................................................................. 27 Non-Nursing Majors.......................................................64 Campus Ministry............................................................. 28 Communication Sciences and Disorders.......................64 Information Technology (IT).......................................... 29 Education Majors........................................................... 64 Mission........................................................................... 29 Nursing (Traditional BSN) Majors..................................64 Self-Service....................................................................29 Nursing (Accelerated-BSN) Majors................................65 Email.............................................................................. 29 Nursing (RN-BSN and RN-MSN Online Options) Software, Internet and Printer Access........................... 29 Majors............................................................................ 65 The Hub - Schedule...................................................... 29 Additional Information for Nursing Applicants................ 66 TABLE OF CONTENTS Residence Life.................................................................30 Transfer Credit................................................................ 67 Career Services...............................................................31 Degree Completion Admission......................................68 Preparation, Opportunities, Connections!...................... 31 Veteran Admission Process.......................................... 69 Student Media..................................................................32 Undergraduate Veteran Student Express Application Center for International Education................................33 Process.......................................................................... 69 Saint Xavier University Credit........................................33 Former Saint Xavier University Student Qualifications..................................................................33 Readmission.................................................................... 70 Financial Aid.................................................................. 33 Students Returning After One Semester....................... 70 2 Students Returning After More Than One Semester..... 70 Dean's List/Honorable Mention................................... 104 Students on Academic and/or Financial Aid Drop-Add/Withdrawal Policies.....................................105 Probation........................................................................70 Equivalency Testing..................................................... 106 Amnesty Policy.............................................................. 70 Grading Policy...............................................................107 Dismissed Students....................................................... 70 Grade Reports............................................................. 107 International Student Admission...................................71 The Grading System....................................................107 Special Categories of Attendance.................................72 Pass/Fail Grading........................................................ 107 Unclassified Admission.................................................. 72 Incomplete Grades.......................................................108 Student-at-Large...........................................................