PDF University of Scranton - Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015

[Pages:612]Contents

Pride, Passion, Promise: Experience Our Jesuit Tradition .............................................................................................................. 10 Undergraduate Admission and Expenses........................................................................................................................................ 18

Special Admission Programs ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 Tuition Payments ............................................................................................................................................................................ 22

Tuition and Fees 2014-2015 ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 Tuition .................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Room Charges ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Board ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Ordinary Fees.......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Laboratory Fees ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Special Service Fees ............................................................................................................................................................... 26 Tuition Refund Schedule ........................................................................................................................................................ 27

Loan and Grant Programs ........................................................................................................................................................... 27 Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) .................................................................................................. 28 Federal Pell Grant ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Other Financial Aid Programs .................................................................................................................................................... 29 Veterans Education Benefits ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 PACE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Financial Aid Refund Policy........................................................................................................................................................... 34 Scholarships................................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Life on Campus............................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Student Services.......................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Off-Campus and Commuter Students ......................................................................................................................................... 57 Career Services ........................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Multicultural Affairs ................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Jane Kopas Women's Center....................................................................................................................................................... 58 Office of Student Conduct .......................................................................................................................................................... 59 Counseling Center....................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Student Health Services .............................................................................................................................................................. 59 Center for Health Education and Wellness ................................................................................................................................. 60 Outside the Classroom .................................................................................................................................................................... 60 Center for Student Engagement .................................................................................................................................................. 60 Intercollegiate Athletics .............................................................................................................................................................. 61 Student Publications ................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Performance Music ..................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Theatre ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 64 Campus Ministries .......................................................................................................................................................................... 64

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Service and Outreach .................................................................................................................................................................. 66 The Jesuit Center ........................................................................................................................................................................ 66 The Campus .................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 The University of Scranton at a Glance .......................................................................................................................................... 68

Students .................................................................................................................................................................................. 68 Faculty .................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Economic Impact .................................................................................................................................................................... 70 Academic Honor Societies.............................................................................................................................................................. 70 Academic Policies and Regulation ................................................................................................................................................. 74 Academic Support Services ........................................................................................................................................................ 74 Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library......................................................................................................................... 74 Academic Advising Centers ....................................................................................................................................................... 75 Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence ............................................................................................................................ 76 Office of the Registrar ................................................................................................................................................................ 76 Academic Policies and Regulations ............................................................................................................................................ 77 Degree Programs ............................................................................................................................................................................ 89 Special Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................ 92 Internship Programs .................................................................................................................................................................... 94 General Education Curriculum ....................................................................................................................................................... 96 General Education Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 98 CAS Common Curriculum ? First Year.................................................................................................................................. 99 KSOM Business Common Curriculum ? First Year ............................................................................................................... 99 PCPS Common Curriculum ? First Year .............................................................................................................................. 100 First Year Seminars ...................................................................................................................................................................... 100 List of Seminars .................................................................................................................................................................... 101 Passport Program ...................................................................................................................................................................... 101 Programs of Excellence, Interdisciplinary Courses & Concentrations.......................................................................................... 101 Asian Studies Concentration ..................................................................................................................................................... 101 Business Leadership Honors Program ...................................................................................................................................... 104 Catholic Studies Program ......................................................................................................................................................... 105 Environmental Studies Concentration....................................................................................................................................... 106 Honors Program........................................................................................................................................................................ 107 Human Development Program.................................................................................................................................................. 109 Italian Studies Concentration .................................................................................................................................................... 110 Judaic Studies Concentration .................................................................................................................................................... 111 Latin American Studies Concentration ..................................................................................................................................... 112 Nutrition Studies Concentration................................................................................................................................................ 113 Peace and Justice Studies Program ........................................................................................................................................... 114

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Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program (SJLA) ................................................................................................................ 116 Women's Studies Concentration ............................................................................................................................................... 117 Military Programs ......................................................................................................................................................................... 119

Aerospace Studies (Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps) ........................................................................................... 119 Military Science ........................................................................................................................................................................ 120

Advanced ROTC Course ...................................................................................................................................................... 120 Pre-Professional Programs............................................................................................................................................................ 121

Pre-Engineering ........................................................................................................................................................................ 121 Pre-Law Advisory Program ...................................................................................................................................................... 122 Pre-Medical Program ................................................................................................................................................................ 124

CAS/MBA Five-Year Program............................................................................................................................................. 126 Art and Music ........................................................................................................................................................................... 126

Art History Minor ................................................................................................................................................................. 126 History Minor ....................................................................................................................................................................... 126 Studio Art Minor................................................................................................................................................................... 127 Biology ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 127 Biology, BS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 128 Biology Minor ...................................................................................................................................................................... 132 Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology............................................................................................................................... 132 Chemistry.................................................................................................................................................................................. 135 Biochemistry, BS .................................................................................................................................................................. 136 Chemistry, BS....................................................................................................................................................................... 139 Chemistry-Business, BS ....................................................................................................................................................... 141 Chemistry-Computers, BS .................................................................................................................................................... 142 Forensic Chemistry, BS ........................................................................................................................................................ 144 Medical Technology, BS ...................................................................................................................................................... 146 Biochemistry Minor .............................................................................................................................................................. 148 Chemistry Minor................................................................................................................................................................... 148 Communication......................................................................................................................................................................... 148 Communication, BA ............................................................................................................................................................. 149 Communication Leadership Media Track ............................................................................................................................. 149 Communication and the Law Track ...................................................................................................................................... 150 Journalism & Electronic Media, BA ..................................................................................................................................... 151 Journalism Track................................................................................................................................................................... 151 Broadcasting & Electronic Media Track............................................................................................................................... 151 Strategic Communication, BA .............................................................................................................................................. 153 Advertising Track ................................................................................................................................................................. 153 Public Relations Track .......................................................................................................................................................... 153

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Communication Minor.......................................................................................................................................................... 155 Computing Sciences ................................................................................................................................................................. 155

Computer Information Systems, BS ..................................................................................................................................... 155 Computer Science, BS .......................................................................................................................................................... 157 Software Engineering, BS/MS .............................................................................................................................................. 159 Computer Information Systems Minor ................................................................................................................................. 159 Computer Science Minor ...................................................................................................................................................... 159 Criminal Justice and Criminology ............................................................................................................................................ 159 Criminal Justice, BS ............................................................................................................................................................. 160 Criminal Justice Minor ......................................................................................................................................................... 161 Criminology Minor ............................................................................................................................................................... 161 Economics, BS (CAS) .............................................................................................................................................................. 162 Economics Minor (CAS) ...................................................................................................................................................... 163 English and Theatre .................................................................................................................................................................. 163 English, BA........................................................................................................................................................................... 164 English Minor ....................................................................................................................................................................... 167 Theatre, BA........................................................................................................................................................................... 167 Theatre Minor ....................................................................................................................................................................... 169 Writing Minor ....................................................................................................................................................................... 169 Environmental Science ............................................................................................................................................................. 169 Environmental Science, BS................................................................................................................................................... 169 History ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 172 History, BA........................................................................................................................................................................... 173 History Minor ....................................................................................................................................................................... 174 International Studies, BS ...................................................................................................................................................... 174 International Studies Minor .................................................................................................................................................. 176 Individualized Major................................................................................................................................................................. 177 Individualized Major............................................................................................................................................................. 177 Interdisciplinary Majors............................................................................................................................................................ 178 Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology............................................................................................................................... 179 Environmental Science ......................................................................................................................................................... 179 Individualize Major............................................................................................................................................................... 180 Latin American Studies......................................................................................................................................................... 180 Media and Information Technology...................................................................................................................................... 181 Neuroscience......................................................................................................................................................................... 182 Women's Studies .................................................................................................................................................................. 183 Latin American Studies and Women's Studies ......................................................................................................................... 184 Latin American Studies 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Women's Studies .................................................................................................................................................................. 187 Women's Studies, BA ........................................................................................................................................................... 188 Women's Studies Curriculum ............................................................................................................................................... 191 Mathematics.............................................................................................................................................................................. 192 Applied Mathematics, B.S., .................................................................................................................................................. 193 Biomathematics, BS.............................................................................................................................................................. 194 Mathematics, B.A. ................................................................................................................................................................ 195 Mathematics, B.S. ................................................................................................................................................................. 197 Mathematics Minor............................................................................................................................................................... 198 Media and Information Technology.......................................................................................................................................... 198 Media and Information Technology Minor........................................................................................................................... 201 Military Science/Army ROTC .................................................................................................................................................. 201 Leadership Minor.................................................................................................................................................................. 202 Neuroscience............................................................................................................................................................................. 203 Neuroscience, BS.................................................................................................................................................................. 203 Philosophy ................................................................................................................................................................................ 205 Philosophy, BA ..................................................................................................................................................................... 206 Philosophy Minor ................................................................................................................................................................. 207 Physics and Electrical Engineering ........................................................................................................................................... 207 Engineering........................................................................................................................................................................... 207 Physics .................................................................................................................................................................................. 207 Biophysics, BS...................................................................................................................................................................... 208 Computer Engineering, BS ................................................................................................................................................... 209 Electrical Engineering, BS .................................................................................................................................................... 211 Physics, BS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 213 Physics Minor ....................................................................................................................................................................... 214 Political Science........................................................................................................................................................................ 215 Public Administration and Public Affairs (PAPA) Track ..................................................................................................... 215 Political Science Minor......................................................................................................................................................... 217 Psychology................................................................................................................................................................................ 217 Psychology, BS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 218 Psychology Minor................................................................................................................................................................. 219 Sociology .................................................................................................................................................................................. 220 Sociology, BS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 220 Sociology Minor ................................................................................................................................................................... 222 Theology/Religious Studies ...................................................................................................................................................... 222 Theology/Religious Studies, BA........................................................................................................................................... 223 Theology/Religious Studies Minor ....................................................................................................................................... 225

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World Languages and Cultures................................................................................................................................................. 225 World Language and Cultures majors, BA ........................................................................................................................... 226 International Language-Business, BA................................................................................................................................... 228 World Languages and Cultures Minors ................................................................................................................................ 230

Kania School of Management....................................................................................................................................................... 231 Departmental Programs ............................................................................................................................................................ 231 Minors................................................................................................................................................................................... 231 Accounting................................................................................................................................................................................ 232 Accounting, BS..................................................................................................................................................................... 233 Accounting Minor................................................................................................................................................................. 237 Accounting Information Systems Minor............................................................................................................................... 238 BS/MBA in Accounting........................................................................................................................................................ 239 Business Administration ........................................................................................................................................................... 239 General Business Minor........................................................................................................................................................ 241 Economics ................................................................................................................................................................................ 241 Economics, BS (KSOM)....................................................................................................................................................... 242 Economics Minor (KSOM)................................................................................................................................................... 243 Finance...................................................................................................................................................................................... 243 Finance, BS........................................................................................................................................................................... 244 Finance Minor....................................................................................................................................................................... 247 BS/MBA in Finance.............................................................................................................................................................. 248 Electronic Commerce ............................................................................................................................................................... 248 Electronic Commerce, BS..................................................................................................................................................... 248 Electronic Commerce Minor................................................................................................................................................. 250 International Business............................................................................................................................................................... 250 International Business, BS .................................................................................................................................................... 250 Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurship ........................................................................................................................ 252 Management ......................................................................................................................................................................... 252 Management, BS................................................................................................................................................................... 253 Management Minor............................................................................................................................................................... 254 Marketing.............................................................................................................................................................................. 254 Marketing, BS....................................................................................................................................................................... 255 Entrepreneurship................................................................................................................................................................... 257 Entrepreneurship, BS ............................................................................................................................................................ 257 Entrepreneurship Minor ........................................................................................................................................................ 259 Business Leadership Honors Program Minor ....................................................................................................................... 259 Operations Management ........................................................................................................................................................... 260 Operations Management, BS ................................................................................................................................................ 260

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Panuska College of Professional Studies ...................................................................................................................................... 263 Community Health Education, BS ............................................................................................................................................ 263 Counseling and Human Services .............................................................................................................................................. 266 Counseling and Human Services, BS.................................................................................................................................... 268 Counseling and Human Services, Accelerated BS/MS ......................................................................................................... 270 Counseling and Human Services Minor................................................................................................................................ 270 Education .................................................................................................................................................................................. 270 Educational Studies Minor.................................................................................................................................................... 271 Education, Early and Primary Teacher, BS........................................................................................................................... 273 Education, Middle Level Teacher, BS .................................................................................................................................. 275 Educational Studies Minor.................................................................................................................................................... 304 Exercise Science and Sport ....................................................................................................................................................... 305 Exercise Science, BS ............................................................................................................................................................ 306 Coaching Minor .................................................................................................................................................................... 309 Health Administration and Human Resources .......................................................................................................................... 310 Health Administration........................................................................................................................................................... 310 Human Resources Studies..................................................................................................................................................... 311 Health Administration, BS.................................................................................................................................................... 312 Health Administration, Long-Term Care Administration Concentration, BS ....................................................................... 314 Health Administration Minor................................................................................................................................................ 315 Human Resources Studies Curriculum ..................................................................................................................................... 316 Human Resources Studies Minor.......................................................................................................................................... 317 Nursing ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 317 Nursing, BSN........................................................................................................................................................................ 322 Nursing, LPN to BSN ........................................................................................................................................................... 323 Nursing, RN to BSN ............................................................................................................................................................. 327 Occupational Therapy............................................................................................................................................................... 329 Physical Therapy ...................................................................................................................................................................... 332 Doctor of Physical Therapy ...................................................................................................................................................... 334

College of Graduate and Continuing Education............................................................................................................................ 336 Adult Undergraduate Tuition and Fees 2014-15....................................................................................................................... 344 Alumni Discount................................................................................................................................................................... 344 Family Tuition Reduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 344 Tuition Policy for Senior Citizens......................................................................................................................................... 344 Accelerated Master's Degree and Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Degree Programs........................................................... 346 Level II: Accounting Certificate ............................................................................................................................................... 348 Advertising/Public Relations Certificate............................................................................................................................... 349 Associate in Arts ....................................................................................................................................................................... 350

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