Logan University Student Handbook and Academic Catalog: January 2018 – August 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Letter from the University President ...................................................................................................................... 9 Letter from Dean of Students ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Mission, Vision, Values ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Continous Quality Improvement (CQI) .................................................................................................................. 11 Strategic plan .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 History ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11 School colors ................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Mascot ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Institutional learning outcomes ............................................................................................................................... 12 Academic freedom ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Notice of nondisrimination ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Equal opportunity employment ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Faculty, administration, staff .................................................................................................................................... 14 Accreditation & Authorization .................................................................................................................................. 14 Credit hour definition .................................................................................................................................................. 14 Admissions & new student orientation ................................................................................................... 15 Campus visit ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 International student application ........................................................................................................................... 16 College of Chiropractic ................................................................................................................................................. 16 Admissions requirements ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Technical standards for admission, progression & graduation (College of Chiropractic) ............................. 22 Transfer credit ............................................................................................................................................................................... 24 New student orientation (College of Chiropractic) ........................................................................................................ 25 College of Health Sciences .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Undergraduate programs .......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Master degree programs ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 Doctorate degree programs ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 Transfer credit ............................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Non-degree seeking ..................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Technical standards (College of Health Sciences) ........................................................................................................... 41 New student orientation (College of Health Sciences) .................................................................................................. 43 How to apply .................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Dual degree admissions policy................................................................................................................................................ 43 Registrar ............................................................................................................................................................. 44 Student records .............................................................................................................................................................. 44 Transcript and records ............................................................................................................................................................... 44 Registration and records holds ............................................................................................................................................... 44 1 Record retention procedures .................................................................................................................................................. 44 Family educational rights & privacy act (FERPA) ........................................................................................................... 49 Third-party student directory information release form ............................................................................................ 53 Grade records ................................................................................................................................................................................. 53 Enrollment definitions/status ................................................................................................................................................. 53 Registration ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 Adding, auditing, dropping and course withdrawal ....................................................................................................... 57 Withdrawal from the university ............................................................................................................................................. 58 Readmission policy & procedure ........................................................................................................................................... 61 Student leave of absence policy .............................................................................................................................................. 62 Tuition, fees and financial aid ..................................................................................................................... 62 Doctor of Chiropractic .................................................................................................................................................. 62 Doctorate of Health Professions Education, 2016-2017 ................................................................................. 64 Master of Science in Health Informatics, 2016-2017 ........................................................................................ 64 Master of Science in Nutrition and Human Performance, 2016-2017 ....................................................... 65 Master of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation, 2016-2017 .......................................................... 65 Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, 2016-2017 ........................................................................................... 66 Bachelor of Science in Life Science, 2016-2017 .................................................................................................. 66 Nondegree seeking students ....................................................................................................................................