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THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON 2015-2020 STRATEGIC PLAN .................................................................. 1

OUR MISSION: .................................................................................................................................................................... 1 OUR VISION:....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 OUR INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: ................................................................................................................ 1 FULBRIGHTS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS .............................................................................................................. 8 TRUMAN AND OTHER NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS ...................................................................................................................... 11 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION AND EXPENSES ......................................................................................................................... 12 SPECIAL ADMISSION PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................... 15

TUITION PAYMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................19

TUITION AND FEES 2016-2017 ........................................................................................................................................... 21 ADULT UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES 2016-17............................................................................................................. 25 SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID ....................................................................................................................................... 25 FEDERAL AID..................................................................................................................................................................... 26 OTHER FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................ 28 VETERANS EDUCATION BENEFITS .......................................................................................................................................... 28 PACE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 SCHOLARSHIPS................................................................................................................................................................... 34

LIFE ON CAMPUS .......................................................................................................................................................56

STUDENT FORMATION & CAMPUS LIFE .................................................................................................................................. 56 RESIDENCE LIFE ................................................................................................................................................................. 56 OFF-CAMPUS AND COMMUTER STUDENTS ............................................................................................................................. 58 THE GERARD R. ROCHE CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................... 58 THE CROSS CULTURAL CENTERS ............................................................................................................................................ 58 MULTICULTURAL CENTER .................................................................................................................................................... 58 JANE KOPAS WOMEN'S CENTER............................................................................................................................................ 59 OFFICE OF STUDENT CONDUCT ............................................................................................................................................. 59 COUNSELING CENTER.......................................................................................................................................................... 59 STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES ................................................................................................................................................. 59 CENTER FOR HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS .................................................................................................................... 60 CENTER FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT..................................................................................................................................... 60 INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ................................................................................................................................................ 61 STUDENT PUBLICATIONS...................................................................................................................................................... 63 CAMPUS MINISTRIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 63 UNIVERSITY CHAPLAIN ........................................................................................................................................................ 66 PERFORMANCE MUSIC........................................................................................................................................................ 67 RADIO.............................................................................................................................................................................. 67 TELEVISION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 68 THEATRE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 68

THE CAMPUS .............................................................................................................................................................68

THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON AT A GLANCE .......................................................................................................................... 70

ACADEMIC HONOR SOCIETIES....................................................................................................................................72

ACADEMIC POLICIES AND REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................77

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ADVISING CENTERS............................................................................................................................................................. 78 CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE ................................................................................................................. 79

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND ACADEMIC SERVICES ...............................................................................................79

ACADEMIC CODE OF HONESTY.............................................................................................................................................. 79 GENERAL REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 80 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................................................................... 80 THE PROVOST WELLNESS INITIATIVE ...................................................................................................................................... 81 COURSE SCHEDULE CHANGES ............................................................................................................................................... 82 FINAL EXAMINATION CONFLICTS ........................................................................................................................................... 84 GRADING SYSTEM .............................................................................................................................................................. 84 GRADUATION PROCEDURES AND COMMENCEMENT.................................................................................................................. 87 INTERRUPTIONS IN ATTENDANCE: LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL .................................................................... 87 STUDENT RIGHTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 90

DEGREE PROGRAMS ..................................................................................................................................................91

MAJOR ............................................................................................................................................................................ 91 MINORS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 92 CONCENTRATIONS.............................................................................................................................................................. 93

SPECIAL PROGRAMS ..................................................................................................................................................93

ACCELERATED MASTER'S AND COMBINED BACCALAUREATE/MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS ............................................................ 93 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS ..................................................................................................................................................... 95

GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM .........................................................................................................................98

THE FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: ELOQUENTIA PERFECTA ............................................................................................................... 99 GENERAL EDUCATION SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................ 101 FIRST YEAR SEMINARS....................................................................................................................................................... 102 T.A.P.E.S.T.R.Y PROGRAM .............................................................................................................................................. 103

OPTIONS FOR UNDECLARED FRESHMEN ..................................................................................................................103

CAS COMMON CURRICULUM ? FIRST YEAR .......................................................................................................................... 103 KSOM BUSINESS COMMON CURRICULUM ? FIRST YEAR......................................................................................................... 104 PCPS COMMON CURRICULUM ? FIRST YEAR ........................................................................................................................ 104

PROGRAMS AND CONCENTRATIONS .......................................................................................................................105

SPECIAL JESUIT LIBERAL ARTS HONORS PROGRAM (SJLA)........................................................................................................ 105 HONORS PROGRAM.......................................................................................................................................................... 107 ASIAN STUDIES CONCENTRATION ........................................................................................................................................ 109 BUSINESS LEADERSHIP HONORS PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................... 112 CATHOLIC STUDIES PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................................ 114 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES CONCENTRATION ......................................................................................................................... 115 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................................... 117 ITALIAN STUDIES CONCENTRATION ...................................................................................................................................... 118 JUDAIC STUDIES CONCENTRATION ....................................................................................................................................... 119 PEACE AND JUSTICE STUDIES CONCENTRATION ...................................................................................................................... 120

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.............................................................................................................................123

ART AND MUSIC ......................................................................................................................................................124

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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS .................................................................................................................................................124 ASSOCIATE IN ARTS CURRICULUM ....................................................................................................................................... 125

BIOLOGY ..................................................................................................................................................................125 BIOLOGY CURRICULUM ..................................................................................................................................................... 129

BIOCHEMISTRY, CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ...................................................................................................131 BIOCHEMISTRY, CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY CURRICULUM ................................................................................................ 132

CHEMISTRY ..............................................................................................................................................................134 BIOCHEMISTRY RESEARCH TRACK CURRICULUM ..................................................................................................................... 135 BIOCHEMISTRY PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRACK CURRICULUM ......................................................................................................... 137 CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM .................................................................................................................................................. 139 CHEMISTRY-BUSINESS CURRICULUM.................................................................................................................................... 141 CHEMISTRY-COMPUTERS CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................................ 144 FORENSIC CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM .................................................................................................................................... 146 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM .................................................................................................................................. 148

COMMUNICATION ...................................................................................................................................................150 COMMUNICATION CURRICULUM ......................................................................................................................................... 152 JOURNALISM & ELECTRONIC MEDIA CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................. 155 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION CURRICULUM.......................................................................................................................... 157

COMPUTING SCIENCES ............................................................................................................................................161 COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................. 161 COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM ...................................................................................................................................... 164 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM ........................................................................................................................... 166

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY ...................................................................................................................171 CRIMINAL JUSTICE, BS CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................................... 171

ECONOMICS ............................................................................................................................................................. 175 ECONOMICS CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................................................. 176

ENGLISH AND THEATRE............................................................................................................................................178 ENGLISH CURRICULUM ...................................................................................................................................................... 181 THEATRE CURRICULUM ..................................................................................................................................................... 183

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ......................................................................................................................................187 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM .............................................................................................................................. 188

HISTORY...................................................................................................................................................................190 HISTORY CURRICULUM...................................................................................................................................................... 192 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................................ 194

INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR ..........................................................................................................................................197 LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES AND WOMEN'S STUDIES (LA/W/S) ................................................................................199

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES CURRICULUM .............................................................................................................................. 202 WOMEN'S STUDIES CURRICULUM ....................................................................................................................................... 206

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LIBERAL STUDIES (CAS) ............................................................................................................................................212 MATHEMATICS ........................................................................................................................................................212

APPLIED MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................................. 213 BIOMATHEMATICS PRE-HEALTH TRACK CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................. 215 BIOMATHEMATICS RESEARCH TRACK CURRICULUM................................................................................................................. 216 MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................................................. 218 MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................................................. 220 MILITARY SCIENCE/ARMY ROTC ..............................................................................................................................222 MILITARY SCIENCE............................................................................................................................................................ 224 NEUROSCIENCE........................................................................................................................................................225 NEUROSCIENCE CURRICULUM............................................................................................................................................. 226 PHILOSOPHY ............................................................................................................................................................227 PHILOSOPHY CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................................................ 228 PHYSICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING .................................................................................................................230 BIOPHYSICS CURRICULUM.................................................................................................................................................. 231 COMPUTER ENGINEERING CURRICULUM............................................................................................................................... 233 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM............................................................................................................................... 235 ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM.......................................................................................................................... 237 PHYSICS CURRICULUM ...................................................................................................................................................... 239 POLITICAL SCIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................245 POLITICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM ........................................................................................................................................ 246 PSYCHOLOGY ...........................................................................................................................................................249 PSYCHOLOGY CURRICULUM................................................................................................................................................ 250 SOCIOLOGY ..............................................................................................................................................................253 SOCIOLOGY CURRICULUM .................................................................................................................................................. 253 THEOLOGY/RELIGIOUS STUDIES...............................................................................................................................258 THEOLOGY/RELIGIOUS STUDIES CURRICULUM ....................................................................................................................... 261 WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES.......................................................................................................................262 CLASSICAL STUDIES CURRICULUM........................................................................................................................................ 264 INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE?BUSINESS CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................. 266 WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES CURRICULUM................................................................................................................. 268 KANIA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT ..........................................................................................................................271 ACCOUNTING...........................................................................................................................................................274 ACCOUNTING ? GENERAL ACCOUNTING TRACK CURRICULUM................................................................................................... 275 ACCOUNTING ? FORENSIC ACCOUNTING TRACK CURRICULUM .................................................................................................. 277 ACCOUNTING ? ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS TRACK CURRICULUM ............................................................................... 279 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION....................................................................................................................................283

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................................ 283 ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE: BUSINESS CURRICULUM..................................................................................................................... 285

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE ......................................................................................................................................287

ECONOMICS CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................................................. 288 FINANCIAL SERVICES TRACK CURRICULUM............................................................................................................................. 290 CORPORATE FINANCE TRACK CURRICULUM ........................................................................................................................... 292

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE .........................................................................................................................................294

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................................ 295

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ......................................................................................................................................297

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CURRICULUM .............................................................................................................................. 298

MARKETING, MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP..........................................................................................300

ENTREPRENEURSHIP CURRICULUM ...................................................................................................................................... 301 MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................................................. 303 MARKETING CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................................................. 305

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT...................................................................................................................................309

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM........................................................................................................................... 310

PANUSKA COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES ......................................................................................................313

COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION ..........................................................................................................................314

COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM.................................................................................................................... 315

COUNSELING AND HUMAN SERVICES ......................................................................................................................317

COUNSELING AND HUMAN SERVICES CURRICULUM ................................................................................................................ 320 COUNSELING AND HUMAN SERVICES CONCENTRATION IN REHABILITATION SERVICES CURRICULUM ................................................. 322

EDUCATION .............................................................................................................................................................326

EARLY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM..................................................................................................................... 328 MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION (ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS & READING) CURRICULUM...................................................................... 331 MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION (MATHEMATICS) CURRICULUM...................................................................................................... 334 MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION (SCIENCE) CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................... 336 MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION (SOCIAL STUDIES) CURRICULUM..................................................................................................... 339 SECONDARY EDUCATION (BIOLOGY) CURRICULUM (SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW) ............................................................................. 344 SECONDARY EDUCATION (CHEMISTRY) CURRICULUM (SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW).......................................................................... 346 SECONDARY EDUCATION (CITIZENSHIP WITH HISTORY) CURRICULUM (SEE FOOTNOTE 6 BELOW)..................................................... 349 SECONDARY EDUCATION (COMMUNICATION) CURRICULUM (SEE FOOTNOTE 5 BELOW)................................................................. 354 SECONDARY EDUCATION (ENGLISH) CURRICULUM.................................................................................................................. 356 SECONDARY EDUCATION (GENERAL SCIENCE) CURRICULUM ..................................................................................................... 359 SECONDARY EDUCATION (LATIN) CURRICULUM (SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW) ................................................................................. 361 SECONDARY EDUCATION (MATHEMATICS) CURRICULUM (SEE FOOTNOTE 5 BELOW)..................................................................... 363 SECONDARY EDUCATION (MODERN LANGUAGE) CURRICULUM (SEE FOOTNOTE 1 AND 8 BELOW) ................................................... 366 SECONDARY EDUCATION (PHYSICS) CURRICULUM (SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW) .............................................................................. 368

EXERCISE SCIENCE AND SPORT.................................................................................................................................371

PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRACK CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................................. 372

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PRE-HEALTH TRACK CURRICULUM....................................................................................................................................... 374 APPLIED KINESIOLOGY TRACK ............................................................................................................................................. 376 PRE-PROFESSIONAL 3 YEAR TRACK ...................................................................................................................................... 378 HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES .............................................................................................382 HEALTH ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM .............................................................................................................................. 384 HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ? CONCENTRATION IN LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM .............................................. 387 HUMAN RESOURCES STUDIES CURRICULUM .......................................................................................................................... 390 LIBERAL STUDIES, BS (PCPS).....................................................................................................................................394 LIBERAL STUDIES CURRICULUM ........................................................................................................................................... 395 NURSING .................................................................................................................................................................396 NURSING CURRICULUM..................................................................................................................................................... 400 LPN TO BSN CURRICULUM................................................................................................................................................ 404 RN TO B.S.N. IN NURSING CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................................. 407 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY........................................................................................................................................409 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................................... 410 PHYSICAL THERAPY..................................................................................................................................................413 PHYSICAL THERAPY, DOCTOR OF ......................................................................................................................................... 416 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS............................................................................................................................................417

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The University of Scranton 2015-2020 Strategic Plan An Engaged, Integrated, Global Student Experience

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."

Our Institutional Student Learning Outcomes: Graduates of The University of

Scranton will move beyond the possession of the intellectual and practical skills that form the basis of professional competence and inspired by The Magis possess the knowledge and ability to address the most significant questions, engaging their colleagues successfully and ethically, and advancing towards positions of leadership in their chosen field of study. Furthermore, our graduates will, through their experience of cura personalis, demonstrate that they are persons of character and women and men for and with others, through their devotion to the spiritual and corporal welfare of other human beings and by their special commitment to the pursuit of social justice and the common good of the entire human community.

Upon completion of their program of study, students will be able to: 1. Develop and use the intellectual and practical competencies that are the foundation of personal and professional development and lifelong learning including oral and written communication, scientific and quantitative reasoning, critical analysis and reasoning, and technological competency and information literacy[1 2. Exhibit broad knowledge of the human condition, understanding the world in its physical and natural aspects, as well as the philosophical and theological basis for modern thought, faith and belief. 3. Demonstrate competence in their chosen field of study, using the knowledge and ability to address the most significant questions, and advancing towards positions of leadership. 4. Employ their knowledge and intellect to address situations in a way that demonstrates a devotion to the spiritual and corporal welfare of other human beings and by a special commitment to the pursuit of social justice and the common good of the entire human community.

To see program learning outcomes please visit the assessment webpage at .

[1] These competency areas are also cornerstones of general education. The University's general education goals are further articulated in the document, The General Education Program.

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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.

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The University of Scranton admits students without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, veteran status, sexual orientation or age to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, veteran status, 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, veteran status, 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.

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.

The Vision of The University of Scranton

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."

Characteristics

As a Catholic and Jesuit university, The University of Scranton shares with all the fullness of the Catholic intellectual tradition, the distinctive worldview of the Christian Gospels, and the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. The University educates men and women for others who are committed to the service of faith and promotion of justice. At the same time, the institution invites persons from other religious traditions and diverse backgrounds to share in our work and contribute to our mission.

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