A ZUSA PACIFIC U NIVERSITY G RADUATE C ATALOG 2000-2001 Graduate Catalog 901 E. Alosta Ave. PO Box 7000 Azusa, Ca 91702-7000 (626) 969-3434 (800) TALK-APU www.apu.edu General Information 3 Choosing a graduate school is a critical choice– Service is at the heart of our outreach and one that will greatly influence the purpose, missions emphases.We encourage each student direction, and shape of your life and professional to live out a calling to servant leadership. career. General Information Belief in Christ is central to all that we Azusa Pacific University is a place to sharpen think and do. It is this understanding of God’s your intellect, hone your skills, deepen your faith, love for the world and the belief that “all truth and grow as an individual. It is a warm and is God’s truth” that informs all our pursuits: caring community, both exciting and dynamic. spiritual, academic, service and community oriented. Graduate education at Azusa Pacific University is a careful process founded on these With optimism and faith in God’s grace, four cornerstones: Christ, Scholarship, we are preparing to meet the challenges of the Community, and Service. coming century in our complex and troubled world.As you prepare to meet these same We are called to scholarship permeated by our challenges, I pray that God will guide and go Christian faith.We are committed to teaching with you through these critical choices. excellence, juxtaposing the theoretical against the practical, for we are dedicated to the education of the whole person who lives and works in the marketplace.We value our professional offerings which equip students for specific professions. We believe in community.We are a richly Jon R.Wallace, DBA diverse people who value the worth of each Acting President individual. Our mission is to encourage, equip, and enable each student to discover and fulfill his or her great potential, and in turn, become encouragers, equippers, and enablers of others. 4 Graduate Catalog General Information College of Liberal Arts and Master of Arts in Language and Literary Graduate Degree Development Sciences Programs Master of Education Master of Science in Applied College Student Affairs (Emphases are indented below Computer Science and Technology Educational Technology the appropriate major.) Client/Server Physical Education Computer Information Systems End-User Support Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Technical Programming Master of Arts in Social Science Telecommunications Leadership Studies Inter-Emphasis Certificates Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Client/Server Technology Marital and Family Therapy Computer Information Systems Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology End-User Support Family Psychology Technical Programming Telecommunications School of Music Inter-Emphasis Master of Music in Performance Master of Arts in Teaching English to Master of Music Education Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate School of Nursing Teaching English to Speakers of Accelerated ADN-BSN-MSN Other Languages Articulated RN-MSN Master of Physical Therapy Master of Science in Nursing Clinical Specialization in: School of Business and Adult Nursing Management Family Nurse Practitioner Master of Business Administration Parent-Child Nursing Finance High Risk Home Health Nursing Health Care Management Parish Nursing Human and Organizational Development Optional Additional Emphasis in: International Business Nursing Administration Management Information Systems Nursing Education Marketing Post-Master’s Credentials in: Strategic Management Adult Nursing Master of Arts in Human and Parent-Child Nursing Organizational Development Parish Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Master of Arts in Organizational Management Certificate Haggard Graduate Nonprofit Leadership School of Theology School of Education and Master of Arts in Christian Education Behavioral Studies Youth Ministry Master of Arts in Nonprofit Leadership and Master of Arts in Education Theology Curriculum and Instruction Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies Pupil Personnel Services School Administration Master of Arts in Religion Special Education Biblical Studies Teaching Theology and Ethics Master of Divinity Credentials Mild/Moderate Disabilities Specialist Doctor of Ministry Multiple-Subject Certificates Multiple-Subject Intern Program Urban and International Ministry Single-Subject Church Development Certificate Nonprofit Leadership C.L.A.D. General Information 5 1. General Information 7 Earthquake Procedures 31 Table of Contents Regarding the Catalog 8 Grievance Procedure and Due Process 31 Statement of Mission and Purpose 8 Petition Process 33 Essence Statement 8 Standards of Conduct and Due Process 33 General Information Statement of Faith 9 5. Academic Programs 35 Statement of Academic Freedom 9 Degree Programs 36 History 10 Requirements for Graduation 36 Location and Campus 10 Security Interest in Student Records 36 Accreditations 11 Application for Graduation 36 Libraries 11 Degree Posting Dates 36 Academic Computer Center 11 Change of Degree Program 36 Computers 12 Residence Requirements 37 Internet Acceptable Use Policy 12 Leave of Absence 37 Harassment Policy 12 Distribution of Courses 37 Statements of Compliance 12 Academic Probation and Disqualification 37 2. Admissions Policies 15 Additional Degree Requirements 37 Admission to the University 16 Thesis 37 Application and Fee 16 Additional Master’s Degree 37 Transcripts 16 Commencement 37 International Graduate Admissions 16 Policy Regarding False Information 16 6. College of Liberal Arts and Change of Degree Program 16 Sciences 39 TOEFL Requirements 17 Department of Computer Science 40 3. Financial Information 19 Department of Global Studies Graduate Student Financial Services 20 and Sociology (TESOL) 50 Cost of Attendance 20 Department of Physical Therapy 53 Payment Plans 20 7. School of Business and Refund Policy 21 Management 59 Financial Agreement 21 Student Employment 21 8. School of Education and Financial Aid Application 21 Behavioral Studies 73 Financial Aid Policies 21 Types of Financial Aid 23 Department of Teacher Education 74 Graduate Education Departments 86 4. Academic Policies 27 Department of College Student Reservation of Rights 28 Affairs and Leadership Studies 119 Course Numbering System 28 Department of Graduate Psychology 124 Late Registration 28 Credit Hours 28 9. School of Music 143 Study Load 28 Auditing 28 10.School of Nursing 149 Transfer Credit 28 Grading 29 11.Haggard Graduate School of Attendance Regulation 29 Theology 161 Repeated Courses 29 Final Examinations 29 12. Administration and Faculty 178 Normal Progress Toward a Degree 29 Independent Study 29 13. Academic Calendar 186 Withdrawal from Courses 30 Withdrawal from the University 30 14. Index 189 Student Records Policy 30 Academic Integrity 31 Graduate Catalog Regarding the Catalog . 8 General Statement of Mission and Purpose. 8 Essence Statement . 8 Statement of Faith . 9 Information Statement of Academic Freedom. 9 History . 10 Location and Campus . 10 Accreditations . 11 Libraries . 11 Academic Computer Center . 11 Computers. 12 Internet Acceptable Use Policy . 12 Harassment Policy . 12 Statements of Compliance . 12 7 8 Graduate Catalog General Information Regarding the Catalog Essence Statement Academic This catalog is produced for the university The essence statement of Azusa Pacific We are scholars who: by the Offices of Graduate Admissions, the University is a philosophical description of believe that all truth is of God; therefore, Provost, and University Marketing and the institution and its people–students, staff, we recognize the importance of each field Creative Media. It contains general academic faculty, trustees, administration, and alumni– of study both for its own significance and and administrative information and specific who we are and who we are becoming.We for its interrelationship with other areas of descriptions of the courses of study offered. are an institution of higher education with a knowledge. tradition of Wesleyan evangelical Christianity. Because this publication is prepared in believe that God desires that we pursue While acknowledging that as individuals we advance of the year it covers, changes in excellence according to the standard of His are at different points along the way, we are some programs will inevitably occur.Though will for us. all nevertheless journeying toward the ideals the semester schedule of classes is the final described in the four perspectives that follow: exhibit intellectual curiosity, flexibility, and authority in regard to classes offered, updated Christian,Academic, Developmental, and critical openmindedness. information may also be found on the APU Service. Website.A schedule of classes is available prior are able to deal with complexity and to registration each semester. Christian ambiguity, and to communicate effectively, We are Christians who: weigh evidence, and make decisions. Students who wish to obtain specific infor- believe that God is the origin of all things and mation about the university not contained in recognize that a knowledge of history is key the source of the values made known to us in the catalog are advised to make a personal to understanding ourselves, our world, and His creation, in human experience, and finally inquiry to the Office of Graduate Admissions, our future. and fully, in Jesus Christ. Azusa Pacific University, 901 E.Alosta Ave., have a basic understanding of Christianity, the PO Box 7000,Azusa, CA 91702-7000, hold the Bible as