GRADUATE STUDIES CATALOG POLICIES & HANDBOOK 2020-2021 COLLEGE OF GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TABLE of CONTENTS APPROVALS AND ACCREDITATION ................................................................................................. 7 UNIVERSITY MISSION, VISION, STUDENT OUTCOMES ............................................................ 10 PROGRAM MISSION AND CURRICULUM ....................................................................................... 10 MASL: Business Administration Track Description ......................................................................... 11 MASL: Church Leadership Track Description .................................................................................... 11 MASL: Worship Leadership Track Description ................................................................................. 12 Modality ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Credit Hours .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Program Length ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Course Load ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Course Descriptions – Track Leadership Core and Traditional MASL ..................................... 13 Course Descriptions – Business Administration Leadership Track .......................................... 16 Course Descriptions - Church Leadership Track .............................................................................. 17 Course Descriptions: Worship Leadership Track ............................................................................. 18 Capstone (Thesis or Project) .................................................................................................................... 18 ADMISSIONS POLICIES ....................................................................................................................... 19 Student Categories ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Entrance Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 20 TRANSFER CREDIT .............................................................................................................................. 21 Transfer Credit Evaluation Process ......................................................................................................... 21 International Transfer Credit Evaluation ............................................................................................. 21 Course Transfer Guidelines ........................................................................................................................ 22 4+1 Course Transfer and Variance .......................................................................................................... 22 BILLING AND FINANCIAL AID .......................................................................................................... 22 TUITION AND FEES.............................................................................................................................. 22 ENROLLMENT ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Add/Drop/Withdrawal Policy ................................................................................................................. 22 Grade Awarded by Withdrawal Date (Full-Term Classes)* .......................................................... 23 Refund Given by Drop/Add and Withdrawal Dates (Full-Term Classes)*.............................. 23 Grade Awarded by Withdrawal Date (8-Week Classes)* .............................................................. 23 Refund Given by Drop/Add and Withdrawal Dates (8-Week Classes)* .................................. 24 FINANCIAL AID ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Graduate Financial Aid Refund Policy for Students Dropping Individual Courses ............. 24 Graduate Financial Aid Refund Policy for Students Completely Withdrawing From NCU24 Graduate Tuition Discounts ...................................................................................................................... 24 GRADES ................................................................................................................................................... 25 Incomplete Grades ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Grade Changes ................................................................................................................................................ 26 Repeated Courses and Credit Replacement ........................................................................................ 26 OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION ............................................................................................................ 26 2 ACADEMIC ADVISING ......................................................................................................................... 27 ATTENDANCE AND ASSIGNMENT POLICIES ............................................................................... 27 Class Attendance and Expectations ........................................................................................................ 27 STUDENT CONDUCT AND PROGRAM STATUS ........................................................................... 28 GRADUATION ELIGIBILITY .............................................................................................................. 29 RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS PROPOSAL ...................................................................... 30 STUDENT HANDBOOK ....................................................................................................................... 34 IMPORTANT CONTACTS ...................................................................................................................................... 34 GRADUATE TEAM ................................................................................................................................ 35 STUDENT SERVICES ............................................................................................................................ 37 ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ........................................................................ 37 Student Success Center (Student Support Services) ....................................................................... 37 Academic Support Services ........................................................................................................................ 37 Program Writing-Format Styles ............................................................................................................... 37 Career Development Services .................................................................................................................... 37 Students with Disabilities ........................................................................................................................... 38 Assessment of Student Achievement and Development ................................................................. 38 Financial Aid .................................................................................................................................................... 38 Library Services ............................................................................................................................................. 38 Registrar ........................................................................................................................................................... 39 Student Accounts ........................................................................................................................................... 39 Textbooks ......................................................................................................................................................... 39 Skyline ............................................................................................................................................................... 40 NCU Email ........................................................................................................................................................ 40 Graduate Orientation ................................................................................................................................... 40 Colleague .......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Courses on Moodle ....................................................................................................................................... 40 CAMPUS POLICIES ..............................................................................................................................