UnDERGRADuATE CATALOG - The University of Scranton

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Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010

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Undergraduate Catalog

20 09-2010

Undergraduate Catalog

20 09-2010

Volume 94 June 2009 The University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510-4699

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Rights Reserved

The President and officers of The University of Scranton reserve the right to change the information, regulations, requirements and procedures announced in this catalog; to change the requirements for admission, graduation or degrees; to change the arrangement, scheduling, credit, or content of courses; and to change the fees listed in this catalog.

The University reserves the right to refuse to admit or readmit any student at any time should it be deemed necessary in the interest of the student or of the University to do so and to require the withdrawal of any student at any time who fails to give satisfactory evidence of academic ability, earnestness of purpose, or active cooperation in all requirements for acceptable scholarship.

Notice of Nondiscrimination Policy as to Students

The University of Scranton admits students without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation or age to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made avail-

able to students at the school. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation or age in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Otherwise qualified persons are not subject to discrimination on the basis of handicap or disability.

If you believe you have been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation or age, or handicap or disability, then please contact the Director of Equity and Diversity.

____________________________________ It is the personal responsibility of each

student to acquire an active knowledge of all pertinent regulations set forth in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Within the various schools and colleges the only official interpretations or modifications of academic regulations are those which are made in writing by the dean of the school or college of which the student is a member, or such interpretations or modifications of academic regulations as are approved by the appropriate dean in writing.

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Table of Contents

Pride, Passion, Promise: Experience Our Jesuit Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Mission Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The University Seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Faculty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Student Diversity and Participation. . . . . . . . . . 8 Volunteer Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Baccalaureate Source of Ph.D.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 National Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Fulbrights and Other International Fellowships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Truman and Other National Scholarships. . . . 11 Alumni Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Undergraduate Admission and Expenses. . . . . . 13 Admission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 University Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Required High School Preparation . . . . . . . . . 14 Campus Visit Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Submitting an Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Advanced Placement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). . 15 International Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Students with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Special Admissions Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tuition Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tuition and Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Health Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Student Identification Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Scholarships and Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Procedures for Applying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Financial Aid Refund Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Loan and Grant Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Other Financial Aid Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Scholarships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Life on Campus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Student Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Outside the Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 University Ministries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 The Campus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 The University at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Academic Honor Societies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Academic Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Academic Policies and Regulations . . . . . . . . . 63 Degree Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Special Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Programs of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Pre-Law Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Pre-Medical Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Interdisciplinary Programs and Concentrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

General Education Curriculum. . . . . . . . . . . . 96 General Education Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Recommended General Education Course Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Options for Undeclared Freshmen. . . . . . . . . . 98

The College of Arts and Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Art and Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology. . . 105 Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Biochemistry; Chemistry-Business; Chemistry-Computers; Forensic Chemistry; Medical Technology Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Computing Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Computer Science; Computer Information Systems; Software Engineering Criminal Justice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Electronics-Business; Pre-Engineering English and Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Writing Minor Environmental Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 International Studies Individualized Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Latin American Studies and Women's Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Biomathematics Media and Information Technology. . . . . . . 174 Military Science/Army ROTC. . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Neuroscience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Philosophy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Physics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Biophysics Political Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Psychology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Sociology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Theology/Religious Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 World Languages and Cultures. . . . . . . . . . . 212 Foreign Language; International Language-Business

The Kania School of Management. . . . . . . . . . 225 Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 General Accounting; Forensic Accounting; Accounting Information Systems Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Electronic Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 International Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Operations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

The Panuska College of Professional Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Community Health Education . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Counseling and Human Services. . . . . . . . . . 256

Rehabilitation Services Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Elementary Education/ Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education/Special Education; Secondary Education (Biology, Chemistry, Citizenship with History, Citizenship with Political Science, Communication, English, General Science, Latin, Mathematics, Modern Language, Physics) Exercise Science and Sport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Coaching Minor Health Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Long-Term Care Administration Human Resources Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Nursing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Occupational Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

College of Graduate and Continuing Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Undergraduate Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Undergraduate Degree Programs. . . . . . . . . . 318 Undergraduate Admission Requirements. . . . 320 Office of Student Services and Advising . . . . 322 Academic Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Financial Aid for Adult Undergraduate Students. . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Adult Undergraduate Tuition and Fees . . . . . 324

RN to B.S. in Nursing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 LPN to B.S. in Nursing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 B.S. in Liberal Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Associate in Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Associate in Science: Career-Related Field. . . 335

Business; Computer Engineering; Computer Information Systems; Counseling and Human Services; Criminal Justice; Electrical Engineering; Health Administration; Human Resources Studies; Political Science; Sociology Certificates for Academic Credit. . . . . . . . . . 335 Advertising/Public Relations; Business/ Management; Computer Information Systems; Health Administration; Human Resources Studies Graduate Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Center for Professional Training and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

University Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Board of Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Officers of the University Corporation . . . . . 342 Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Jesuit Community at Scranton . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Administration Emeriti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Faculty Emeriti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Faculty of Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Professional Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Affiliated Faculty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Accreditations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Memberships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Statement of Ownership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

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Our Mission: The University of Scranton is a Catholic and Jesuit university animated by the spiritual vision and the tradition of excellence characteristic of the Society of Jesus and those who share its way of proceeding. The University is a community dedicated to the freedom of inquiry and personal development fundamental to the growth in wisdom and integrity of all who share its life.

Our Vision: The University of Scranton will be boldly driven by a shared commitment to excellence. We will provide a superior, transformational learning experience, preparing students who, in the words of Jesuit founder St. Ignatius Loyola, will "set the world on fire."

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The Mission Statement of The University of Scranton

The University of Scranton is a Catholic and Jesuit university animated by the spiritual vision and the tradition of excellence characteristic of the Society of Jesus and those who share its way of proceeding. The University is a community dedicated to the freedom of inquiry and personal development fundamental to the growth in wisdom and integrity of all who share its life.

Characteristics and Goals

As a Catholic and Jesuit University, The University of Scranton will:

1. Share with all the fullness of the Catholic intellectual tradition, the distinctive worldview of the Christian Gospels, and the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola.

2. Educate men and women for others who are committed to the service of faith and promotion of justice.

3. Invite persons from other religious traditions and diverse backgrounds to share in our work and contribute to our missions.

As a Comprehensive University, The University of Scranton will:

4. Offer degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the traditional disciplines of the liberal arts as well as in pre-professional and professional areas.

5. Provide educational opportunities and support programs that promote the mission of the University, meet the needs and interests of traditional and non-traditional students, and serve the needs of the local region.

As a University in the Liberal Arts Tradition, The University of Scranton will:

6. Offer undergraduate students a core curriculum in the Jesuit tradition based on the arts and sciences.

7. Impart to students the importance of gathering, evaluating, disseminating, and applying information using traditional and contemporary methods.

8. Provide learning experiences that reach beyond the fundamental acquisition of knowledge to include understanding

interactions and syntheses through discussion, critical thinking, and application. 9. Promote a respect for knowledge and a lifelong commitment to learning, discernment and ethical decision making.

As a Caring Community, The University of Scranton will:

10. Foster a spirit of caring, grounded in Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, that enables all members of our community to engage fully in our mission, according to their needs and interests.

11. Facilitate the personal growth and transformation of all members of the University community through a spirit of caring.

12. Extend this spirit of caring to the wider community through civic engagement and service.

13. Enhance our sense of community by demonstrating high standards and care for our physical environment.

As a Dynamic Institution, The University of Scranton will:

14. Develop goals and aspirations by systematically reflecting on opportunities for and challenges to fulfilling our mission.

15. Fulfill our mission through careful planning and management of resources in order to achieve our aspirations while remaining affordable to our students.

16. Engage the University community in purposefully monitoring progress toward the accomplishment of our mission.

History of the University

The University of Scranton was founded as Saint Thomas College by Bishop William G. O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, who had always hoped to provide an opportunity for higher education in the Lackawanna Valley. In August of 1888, with few resources at hand, he blessed a single block of granite as a cornerstone for his new college, which would admit its first students four years later. (The cornerstone of Old Main is preserved in the wall of St. Thomas Hall located at the corner of Linden Street and Monroe Avenue.)

The college was staffed by diocesan priests and seminarians until 1896 and then, for one

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year, by the Xaverian Brothers. From 1897 until 1942 the school, which was renamed The University of Scranton in 1938, was administered for the Diocese by the Christian Brothers. In the late summer of 1942, at the invitation of Bishop William Hafey, 18 Jesuits, led by Rev. Coleman Nevils, S.J., the newly appointed president, arrived on campus to administer the University.

The Jesuits restructured and strengthened Scranton's traditional and pre-professional programs with an emphasis on the liberal arts, which are the foundation for every program at a Jesuit university. This emphasis is intended to give students an appreciation for all disciplines as they develop specific subject knowledge.

The University has flourished under the Jesuits, growing from a primarily commuter school with fewer than 1,000 students to a broadly regional, comprehensive university with a total enrollment of more than 5,600 students in undergraduate, graduate and nontraditional programs.

In these early years of the 21st century, the University is building on its historical and educational heritage guided by the 2005-2010 Strategic Plan, entitled Pride, Passion, Promise: Shaping Our Jesuit Tradition, and a 20-year Facilities Master Plan adopted in 2000.

The University remains committed to enriching the quality and variety of its academic offerings. In addition, it continues to invest in its physical plant, opening a 118,000-square-foot campus center and 386bed sophomore residence hall in 2008.

The University Seal

The principal colors of the shield are the traditional colors of the University, royal purple and white. On the purple field there is a horizontal silver bar containing, in purple, a star taken from the seal of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and from the seal of Saint Thomas College, predecessor of the University, and two stacks of wheat from the obverse of the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The upper half of the shield contains, in gold, two wolves grasping a cauldron suspended from a chain; they are taken from the coat of arms of the family of Saint Ignatius Loyola, and they identify the University as a

Jesuit institution. Below the silver bar is a golden rising sun, symbolic of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the shining light of the Church and the Patron of the University.

Indicating the Diocese of Scranton and William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth, the black border of the shield reproduces the border of the shield of the Diocese and the silver hemispheres are taken from William Penn's coat of arms.

The crest is a golden cross of the particular style known as Patonce. It symbolizes Christ, the goal and the norm of the University's educational efforts, and it complements the motto, which the University has had since it was entrusted to the care of the Christian Brothers in 1899: Religio, Mores, Cultura.

The outer ring surrounding the seal includes the name and founding date of the University and reference to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The Faculty

Approximately 270 faculty and administrators participate in the University's educational enterprise. They hold degrees from 135 different universities in 30 countries on five continents. Cambridge and the University of London in England; Louvain and the Gregorian in Europe; the University of Calcutta in India; Sophia University in Japan; Soochow University in China; Berkeley, Yale, MIT, Notre Dame, Harvard and Georgetown in America ? all are represented among the faculty.

By its nature and function, a university faculty constitutes the most cosmopolitan element in a community. Hindu and Muslim,

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