Copyright © August 2019 Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, Inc. (SUAGM). All Rights Reserved. POLICY STATEMENT: This catalog contains the major points of the current agreement between the students and the Institution. Within this agreement, the institution reserves the right to make changes in course offerings, curricula, and other policies affecting its programs. Due to the changing nature of professions, the institution is continuously reviewing and restructuring many of its academic programs in an effort to enhance their quality, improve efficiency, and to comply with requirements of professional boards, accrediting agencies, and governmental laws and regulations, among others. In that process, some of the programs and courses mentioned in this catalogue may be modified, consolidated with other programs and courses, or eliminated. When the curriculum of any one program is revised, the institution will automatically initiate the transfer process of every student enrolled in said program to the revised curriculum but without increasing the number of credits required for the students to finish the program. If you have questions about a particular program of course, you should contact the appropriate university school or department. In case that a program is eliminated, the program director will prepare a course schedule to assure the graduation of those students enrolled in the program. Revised: July 2019 2 Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 Universidad Ana G. Méndez-Recinto de Gurabo CONTENT Our Profile .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Mission ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Vision …………… ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Institutional Values Statement ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Institutional Objectives .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Accreditation and Affiliations ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Licensures ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Central Administration and Board of Directors .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Board of Directors ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 CAmpus Administration ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Legislative Boards ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Graduate Studies and Research ............................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Research Institutes ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Puerto Rico Energy Center (PREC) ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Admissions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 General Admission Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Admission Formula ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Placement Exams: English/Spanish/Mathematics .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Readmission ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Transfer Students ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Course Validation ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Advanced Placement Test ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Pre-College Courses ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Residence ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Transient Students ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 International Students ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Academic Year .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Effective Dates ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 tuition and Special Fees............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Credit hour definition ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Academic Regulations .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Registration for courses ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Classification of Students ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Academic Load ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Distance Education ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Census ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Grading System .......................................................................................................................................................................................................