Undergraduate Bulletin
2023–2025
St. John’s University
Undergraduate Bulletin
Published by St. John’s University, New York
Series 45, Number 1
This is your official guide to academic policies and regulations at St. John’s University. Students are required to familiarize themselves with
this bulletin. Primary responsibility for knowing and fulfilling all requirements rests on each individual student. The bulletin in effect at the
time of admission or readmission governs degree requirements.
The University reserves the right to change or modify its schedule of tuition and fees and to withdraw, cancel, reschedule, or modify any
course, program of study, degree, or any other requirement in connection with any of the foregoing.
St. John’s University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex (including sexual harassment and sexual
violence), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, religion, age, status in the uniformed services of the United States
(including veteran status), marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or
any other category protected by law, in its programs and activities.
The following person has been designated to handle student inquiries regarding disabilities: Jason Luchs, Associate Director, Office of
Disability Services, Marillac Hall, Room 134, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439, [email protected]; 718-990-6867.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination and is the Title IX coordinator: Danielle Haynes,
Director of Equal Opportunity, Compliance and Title IX, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439, [email protected]; 718-990-2660.
The following person has been designated a deputy Title IX coordinator: Jackie Lochrie, Senior Associate Dean for Student Services, 8000
Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439, [email protected]; 718-990-6568.
The following person has been designated a deputy Title IX coordinator: Kristin Quinn, Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women
Administrator, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439, [email protected]; 718-990-6736.
Inquiries concerning non-discrimination may be referred to the Title IX coordinators or to the Office for Civil Rights, United States
Department of Education. Visit http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the U.S.
Department of Education office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.
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sufficient cause for dismissal.
St. John’s College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences
The School of Education
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences
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College of Professional Studies
Undergraduate Bulletin
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Contents
Academic Calendars ......................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Admission .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Expenses ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Withdrawal and Refunds .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Academic Information and Regulations ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
Approved Programs of Study .............................................................................................................................................................8
Office of the Registrar ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Study Abroad Programs ................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Division of Academic Support Services ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Financial Aid ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Student Support Services and Resources .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Core Curriculum .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences......................................................................................................................................... 33
The School of Education ........................................................................................................................................................................................85
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business .......................................................................................................................................................... 95
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ................................................................................................................................................ 114
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies .......................................................................................... 144
General Information .................................................................................................................................................................................................210
Officers of Administration ............................................................................................................................................................. 213
Recognition/Accreditation ............................................................................................................................................................ 213
Directions .............................................................................................................................................................................................215
Index ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 217
Please note: A complete version of the Undergraduate Bulletin can be found at our
Web site: www.stjohns.edu/bulletins.
Included on the site are the University’s mission and vision statements, complete sections of all schools and colleges with
full course descriptions, historic dates, study abroad programs, special and opportunity programs, financial aid, student support
services, administration of the University, campus facilities and directions.
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Academic Calendar
2023–2025
2023 Fall Semester
August
30 Wednesday: First Day of Classes
September
2 Saturday: No Classes
4 Monday: Labor Day–University Closed–
No Classes.
6 Wednesday: Last day to drop/add
classes.
15 Friday: Last day to submit a diploma
application for September 2023 degree
conferral
19 Tuesday: Last day to drop a class
without transcript notation
20 Wednesday: Withdrawal period begins
29 Friday: September 2023–degree
conferral day
October
9 Monday: Fall Mini Break–University
Closed– No Classes
10 Tuesday: Monday Classes Meet
18 Wednesday: Mid-term grades due for
first-time and first year students
November
6 Monday: Last day to withdraw from a
class or apply for pass/fail option
8 Wednesday: Friday Classes Meet
10 Friday: Veterans Day Observed–
University Closed–No Classes
11 Saturday: Veterans Day–University
Closed–No Classes
22 Wednesday: Thanksgiving Recess– No
Classes
23–25 Thursday- Saturday: Thanksgiving
Recess–University Closed–No Classes
December
7 Thursday: Snow/Study Day–No Classes
8 Friday: Snow/Study Day–No Classes
9 Saturday: Saturday Classes Held
11–16 Monday-Saturday: Final Examination/
Assessment Week
2024 Spring Semester
January
TBA Makeup Examination– permission
of the Dean required
15 Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–
University Closed–No Classes
17 Wednesday: First Day of Classes
19 Friday: Last day to submit diploma
application for January 2024 degree
conferral
23 Tuesday: Last day to drop/add classes
31 Wednesday: January 2024–degree
conferral date
February
6 Tuesday: Last day to drop a class
without a transcript notation
7 Wednesday: Withdrawal period begins
19 Monday: Presidents’ Day–University
Closed–No Classes
26–March 2:
Monday–Saturday: Spring Break–No
Classes
March
13 Wednesday: Mid-term grades due for
first-time and first year students
28–April 1:
Thursday-Monday: Easter Recess–
University Closed–No Classes
April
2 Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from a
class or apply for pass/fail option
3 Wednesday: Monday Classes Meet
30 Tuesday: Snow/Study Day–No Classes
May
1 Wednesday: Snow/Study Day–No
Classes
2-8 Thursday- Wednesday: Final
Examination Week/Assessment Week
17 Friday: Graduate Level Commencement
Ceremony for St. John’s College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences, The
Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies 10 a.m. Carnesecca
Arena, Queens Campus
17 Friday: Graduate Level Commencement
Ceremony for The School of Education,
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
4 p.m. Carnesecca Arena, Queens
Campus
19 Sunday: Undergraduate
Commencement Ceremony 10 a.m.
Great Lawn, Queens Campus
2024 Fall Semester
September
2 Monday: Labor Day- University Closed–
No Classes
4 Wednesday: First Day of Classes
October
14 Monday: Fall Mini Break–University
Closed–No Classes
16 Wednesday: Monday Classes Meet
November
5 Tuesday: Presidential Election–
University Closed– No Classes
11 Monday: Veterans Day–University
Closed–No Classes
27 Wednesday: Thanksgiving Recess–No
Classes
28-30 Thursday-Saturday: Thanksgiving
Recess–University Closed–No Classes
December
12 Thursday: Snow/Study Day–No Classes
13-19 Friday-Thursday: Final Examination/
Assessment Week
2025 Spring Semester
January
20 Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–
University Closed–No Classes
22 Wednesday: First Day of Classes
February
17 Monday: Presidents’ Day–University
Closed–No Classes
March
3-8 Monday-Saturday: Spring Break–No
Classes
April
17-21 Thursday-Monday: Easter Recess–No
Classes
23 Wednesday: Monday Classes Meet
May
6 Tuesday: Snow/Study Day–No Classes
7 Wednesday: Snow/Study Day–No
Classes
8-14 Thursday–Wednesday: Final
Examination/Assessment Week
16 Friday: Graduate Level Commencement
Ceremony for St. John’s College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences, College
of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies 10 a.m.
Carnesecca Arena, Queens Campus
16 Friday: Graduate Level Commencement
Ceremony for The School of Education,
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
4 p.m. Carnesecca Arena, Queens
Campus
18 Sunday: Undergraduate
Commencement Ceremony 10 a.m.
Great Lawn, Queens Campus
Academic Calendars
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First Year Admission
Admission is determined by the applicant’s
previous academic performance, satisfactory
achievement on standardized tests (where
applicable), letters of recommendation and other
factors that suggest academic potential and
motivation. To apply for admission, students must
provide the following documents:
• Completed application for undergraduate
admission
• Official high school transcripts for all secondary
schools attended
• Official standardized test scores, including SAT
or ACT scores (where applicable)
Students applying to the Pharmacy
program are also required to provide signed
technical standards, an essay, and two letters of
recommendation including one from a math
or science teacher. The technical standards are
typically completed as part of the admission
application.
Students applying to Illustration and
Photography are also required to submit a
portfolio for admission consideration into these
programs.
Applicants with high school equivalency
diplomas (based on the General Education
Development tests) are considered for admission.
They must submit an official copy of the GED
scores and diploma for admission consideration.
The Committee may require a student to
have a personal interview as part of this admission
process.
All applicants who have been out of
school for more than one semester are required
to include a statement of activity explaining
their activities during the gap in education. The
statement of activity is typically completed as part
of the admission application.
It is recommended that first-year applicants
to the University complete the following course
requirements upon graduation from high school:
• English 4 credits
• Social Studies/History 4 credits
• Mathematics 3 credits
• Science 3 credits
Students interested in The Peter J. Tobin
College of Business are encouraged to complete
four credits of mathematics.
New York State home-schooled students
and students who graduate from an online
high school must submit a letter of substantial
equivalency from the Superintendent of Schools.
Home-schooled students and students who
graduate from an online high school must submit
a final copy of their academic transcript from a
State recognized Home School Agency or online
high school and a letter from the local school
district verifying graduation upon enrolling at the
University.
Alternatively, home-schooled students and
students who graduate from an online high school
may provide official GED scores and transcript to
satisfy enrollment requirements. Students home
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Admission
schooled outside of the United States must submit
a NACES member evaluation.
The Office of Admission reserves the right to
request additional documentation and to waive
certain requirements as part of the admission
process.
Test-Optional Admission
Qualified students applying for first year admission
can choose whether or not to submit ACT or SAT
scores as part of their application for admission.
Applicants who apply test-optional will be
evaluated based on their overall academic record,
including grades earned in academic course work,
performance in honors and Advanced Placement
courses. In addition, other factors will include
letters of recommendation, co-curricular activities,
community service, and other achievements.
International students, home-schooled
students, US citizens who have attended
an international secondary school, students
applying to select majors, and prospective
student athletes may not be eligible to apply
test-optional. The Office of Admission reserves
the right to require standardized test scores of
any applicant as part of the admission process.
Application Deadlines
The University operates on a rolling admission
basis with the following early action deadlines for
fall admission.
Early Action December 1
Applications received after February 1 will be
reviewed on a rolling admission basis.
Applications for spring admission are
accepted on a rolling admission basis.
Pharm.D. Major
Early Action
(first year students) December 1
Regular decision
(first year students) February 1
Regular decision
(transfer students) March 1
First time first year applications will be
accepted on a rolling admission basis after
February 1. Select academic programs may close
upon reaching capacity.
All applications and supporting
documentation must be postmarked by
December 1 for the Early Action deadline, by
February 1 for the regular decision deadline, and
by March 1 for a transfer student deadline for
fall entry.
International students applying to the
Pharm.D. program may be required to submit
official SAT or ACT scores for admission.
Bio-Optometry
First-year students interested in Bio-
Optometry are considered for admission into the
Biology major at St. John’s University. Qualified
applicants will be contacted by the Deans Office
in St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to
complete the application for process for SUNY
College of Optometry.
The deadline to apply for fall admission to the
Bio-Optometry program is December 1.
International Student
Admission
Qualified international students are eligible for
admission to all undergraduate programs of the
University. Such candidates must have superior
academic records, and show proof of English
language proficiency if their native language is
other than English.
The Office of Admission reserves the right to
request additional documentation and to waive
certain requirements as part of the admission
process.
Upon acceptance into the University, all F1
and J1 students must provide documentation to
the International Student and Scholar Services
Office (ISSSO), so that an I-20 or DS-2019 can be
issued for the student to apply for a visa.
The Office of Admission reserves the right
to request additional documentation and waive
certain requirements as part of the admission
process.
First Year Applicants: A formal application
must be submitted along with the following
credentials:
• Official academic records and/or official
certificates from the Ministry of Education or
secondary school
• Official examinations results, if taken, directly
from the examining board
• Demonstrate English proficiency by
submitting score reports for the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL),
International English Language Testing System
(IELTS), Duolingo, SAT or ACT score reports
• SAT or ACT score reports are required for
students wishing to compete at the NCAA
level, and for students applying to the
Pharmacy program (Pharm.D.), Actuarial
Science, Speech Pathology, Bio-Optometry.
The University reserves the right to require
SAT or ACT scores for additional programs as
necessary.
• SAT or ACT scores are required if the
applicant’s entire high school education is
completed in the U.S. and/or their native
language is English.
• It is strongly encouraged that a letter of
recommendation from an advisor and a
personal statement or essay is submitted.
• Students who are home-schooled outside
of the U.S. need to submit a NACES member
evaluation.
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International Transfer Applicants: A formal
application must be submitted along with the
following documents:
• Official university/post secondary school records
• Course-by-course evaluation from a National
Association of Credential Evaluation Services
(NACES) approved agency
• Official academic records or official certificates/
results from the Minister of Education or
secondary school
• Official examination results, if taken, directly
from the examining board
• Letter explaining activities if the student has
been out of school for one semester or more
• Score reports for the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL), International English
Language Testing System (IELTS) or Duolingo
• SAT or ACT score reports are required if wishing
to compete at the NCAA level.
• Course-by-course evaluation from a National
Association of Credential Evaluation Services
(NACES.org) approved agency.
Transfer students applying to programs offered
by The Peter J. Tobin College of Business or College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences must submit a World
Educational Services (wes.org) course-by-course
evaluation.
First year and Transfer applicants who are
academically admissible, but have not demonstrated
satisfactory English proficiency, may be conditionally
admitted through the English Language Institute
(ELI). Upon successful completion of the full-time
non-credit intensive English program, students will
continue at the University and begin taking credit
classes leading to a degree program.
Transfer Student
Admission
A transfer student is considered a student that
graduated from high school and enrolled at another
college or university after high school graduation. If
a student attended another college or university as a
non-matriculated student they are still considered a
transfer student.
External Transfer Students
Applicants must be in good academic standing at
their current institution and present evidence of
such during the admission process. Candidates are
encouraged to submit their application by August
1 for the fall semester and December 1 for the
spring semester.
The deadline to apply to the Pharmacy
program as a transfer applicant is March 1 for the
fall semester. Transfer applications are not accepted
for the Pharmacy program for the spring semester.
Applicants admitted with transfer credit
must satisfy the requirements of the University
for residence and for graduation. (See “Residence”
in the Academic Information and Regulations
section.)
A student transferring from another college
or university needs to present the following:
• A completed transfer application and official
college transcripts.
• If an associate degree was not completed, the
student must also provide a final high school
transcript with graduation date.
• A letter explaining interim activities if the
student has been out of school for one or more
semesters.
The Office of Admission reserves the right to
request additional documentation and to waive
certain requirements as part of the admission
process.
St. John’s University students who have
not been in attendance at St. John’s University
for a semester or more, and have not attended
another college or university in the interim may be
considered as candidates for readmission. Eligible
students must submit the following information:
• Completed readmission application
• Official final high school transcript with date of
graduation.
Students who have taken courses at another
institution after leaving St. John’s are required to
apply as a transfer applicant to be considered for
admission to St. John’s.
Pre-College Opportunity
Programs
College Advantage Program
The University’s commitment to academic
excellence is manifested through its College
Advantage Program. It provides qualified students
a concurrent enrollment in their high school and
college credit-bearing courses from the University.
This program is offered to qualified juniors and
seniors during the academic year.
Specific courses are offered in the Social
Sciences, English, Mathematics, Language, Fine
Arts, and Science disciplines. The credentials of the
teachers and the course outlines from the high
school are approved by the St. John’s University
chairs prior to student enrollment.
1. The program provides students with an
opportunity to earn college credit while still
in high school, benefiting the high achieving
student to be further motivated and get a “head
start” on college.
2. The program provides reduced tuition costs
to students and parents, and serves as an
assessment of a student’s ability to do college
level work.
Students in this program are permitted to
enroll in approved University courses but are not
officially admitted to the University and therefore
not considered for federal student and/or state aid
purposes.
Early Admission Program
Early Admission is a collegiate program designed
to provide an opportunity for qualified students
to complete their first year of college at the
University upon the successful completion of the
high school curriculum through the 11th grade
level. These students enter as fully matriculated
students who earn credits toward a college degree
and also satisfy the high school requirements to
receive a diploma. A separate application, high
school transcript noting six semesters, a letter of
recommendation from the high school principal/
guidance chair and a personal interview with an
administrator from the Office of Admissions and
Special and Opportunity Programs are required.
Parents are encouraged to be involved in this
process.
At the conclusion of the freshman year,
results of the student’s performance are sent to the
high school to become a part of the permanent
record. Since the student will have fulfilled the
requirements of the high school, the student will
then receive the agreed upon high school diploma.
In addition to being monitored by the
Director of Pre-Admission Programs, the student is
assigned an advisor for the unit in which the student
is enrolled.
Students who enroll in the University through
this program are not eligible for federal aid during
their first year or until their high school diploma is
conferred.
The office is located in Newman Hall, Room
155. For information contact 718–990-6565.
Scholars Program
The Scholars Program is designed for qualified
high school students to pursue a limited program
of collegiate studies by enrolling in courses
on-campus. A special application process is
conducted in the spring of the student’s junior
year of high school. A high school transcript of the
first six semesters, exceptional standardized test
scores, a letter from the student’s principal and/or
guidance counselor, and a signed form from the
parent is required. Students are permitted to enroll
in two St. John’s University courses in the summer
session and one course in the fall and spring
semesters. The student will receive full college
credit for the course taken and receive a St. John’s
University transcript. A copy of this transcript is also
sent to the high school. If admitted to the program,
a nominal tuition cost is required for each course
enrolled.
For admission to the Scholars Program, the
student must meet the following criteria:
• Demonstration of potential for college
work as determined by the student’s high
school transcript through junior year and a
recommendation from the principal and/or
guidance counselor
• Motivation and maturity as proven by an
on-campus interview
• Approval from the Director Pre-Admission
Programs
Students enrolled in this program are
permitted to take University courses while still in
secondary school but are not officially admitted
to the University and therefore not considered for
federal and/or state aid purposes.
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Enrollment Requirements
First year requirements:
Applicants must submit:
• Official final high school transcript, including
date of graduation
• Proof of Graduation
• Official standardized test scores (if applicable)
• GED scores and diploma (if applicable)
• Other documents as required by the University
Home-School and Online High School
Requirements:
• Students must submit a final copy of their
academic transcripts from a State Recognized
Home School Agency
• New York State home-schooled students must
submit a letter of substantial equivalency from
the Superintendent of Schools or a GED diploma
and transcript
• Students home-schooled outside of New York
State must submit a letter from the local school
district or state of residency verifying graduation
or a GED diploma and transcript.
• Other documents as required by the University
Transfer Student Requirements:
• Final college transcript
• If an associate degree was not completed, the
final high school transcript including graduation
date.
* Other documents as required by he University.
Application Fee and Enrollment Deposit
All candidates who have been accepted by
St. John’s University must confirm their intention
to enroll by submitting a non-refundable deposit
of $300. Students residing on campus must also
submit a non-refundable deposit of $400 to secure
housing. The $300 and $400 deposits are non-
refundable but are credited toward tuition and
room and board upon registration.
St. John’s University adheres to the National
College Enrollment Deposit Day recognizing May
1 as the official deadline for submitting enrollment
deposits for the fall semester. *All deposits are non-
refundable.
Matriculation Status
A matriculated student is one who is permitted
to pursue a specific college program leading to a
degree.
A non-matriculated student is once who
is not pursuing a degree program at St. John’s
University.
Health requirements:
St. John’s University requires a recent physical
examination (within one year of admission)
including a diphtheria-tetanus booster and a
tuberculin skin test.
In accordance with New York State Public
Health Law 2165, in order to register at St. John’s,
all students must provide the Health Center with
proof of immunization to Measles, Mumps, and
Rubella (MMR). Those born prior to January 1st
1957 are exempt from this requirement. Proof
of immunity must be documented by having
received two doses of Measles, and one dose each
of mumps and rubella. All immunizations must
have been received after 1967 and no sooner than
4 days prior to a child’s first birthday (the two doses
of Measles must be a minimum of 28 days apart).
We will accept any one of the following as proof of
immunity to MMR:
• A copy of your immunization record including
actual dates properly documented on an
official government/school letterhead-the
simplest place to obtain this may be from your
most recently attended high school or college.
• A copy of your immunization record including
actual dates on physician’s letterhead, which
includes a signature, printed name, address,
telephone number and license number.
• Have a blood test to confirm immunity. Please
note a copy of the lab report must be attached
to our immunization form.
In addition, St. John’s University is in
compliance with New York State Public Health
Law 2167, which mandates ALL students to be
given information about meningitis disease and
vaccine against meningococcal meningitis. The
law requires you must respond to this notification
within 30 days by returning the completed
response form.
Students will not be able to register and
attend classes unless the Office of Student Health
Services is provided with adequate proof of
immunization to MMR and a completed Meningitis
response form.
*Notification to candidates begins on or about January 1.
Accident and Sickness
Insurance
The University makes available health insurance to
all students through University Health Plans. This
insurance allows students to be covered for illness
and accidents.
The University requires all international
students holding F1 and J1 Visa and all resident
students to have adequate health coverage.
F1 and JI Students: All F1 and J1 students
will be automatically provided with and charged
for health insurance each semester. The mandatory
charge for the insurance will be added to the
semester invoices, which is due and payable with
the tuition and fee charges.
Resident Students: Resident students who
have not waived the University-provided insurance
will be automatically provided and charged for this
health insurance. The charge for this insurance will
be added to the semester invoice, which is due
and payable with the tuition and fee charges. To
waive the insurance coverage, resident students
are required to submit their insurance information
online at universityhealthplans.com.
Penalties may be charged for failure to waive
by specified dates set by the University.
Commuter Students: Insurance is also
available to our commuter full-time and part-time
undergraduate population and can be purchased
at universityhealthplans.com
Please direct any questions to The Office of
Student Financial Services at 718-990-2000 for
the Queens campus or University Health Plans at
1-833-251-1134.
* Health insurance rates will be announced
in April of each year. Please refer to the University
webpage under Tuition for up-to-date information.
Expenses
All fees and the entire tuition for each semester are
due and payable in full before registration can be
completed. All payments must be made by check
or money order payable to St. John’s University
or by credit card. MasterCard, VISA and Discover
are currently accepted by the Office of Student
Financial Services, or the Office of Enrollment
Services on the Staten Island campus.
For those students and parents of students
who wish to make tuition payments on a monthly
basis, St. John’s University makes available several
payment plans. Information regarding these
plans can be obtained from the Office of Student
Financial Services or at the University webpage
under Tuition Information. Please ensure that your
student ID is written on all checks to the University.
University staff will write student ID numbers on
checks when a student has not done so already.
Students whose accounts are in arrears will
not be permitted to register for a subsequent
semester or be issued a diploma. All past-due
balances are charged interest at the rate of 1%
per month. Delinquent accounts may be referred
to a third party for collection, which will result in
the addition of collection costs to the account
balance.
All outstanding tuition account balances
are educational loans extended with the express
understanding that future repayment shall be
made to the University. Pursuant to federal
bankruptcy law and regulations, such tuition
expenses are educational loans that are not
automatically discharged in bankruptcy.
Students holding full tuition scholarships
are required to pay the General Fee and any
other fees required for the courses they are
taking.
The University reserves the right to change
the schedule of tuition and fees when necessary,
but every effort is made to maintain them at the
lowest possible level.
*Tuition, fees, and room and board rates will
be announced in April of each year. Please refer
to the University webpage under Tuition for up to
date information.
The University General Fee is charged per
semester, which includes the use of athletic facilities,
the Center for Counseling and Consultation, Student
Health Services, Library, University Career Services,
transcripts and registration, and any expenses related
to the cost of registration.
The Student Activity Fee per semester supports
student organizations in accordance with procedures
set by the Student Government.
The University Technology feeis assessed to
all registered undergraduate and graduate students
per semester regardless of modality andincludes
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but is not limited to theuse and maintenance of
the technology infrastructure, including wireless
networking, general classroom technology, online
content and specialized technology in lab spaces. The
fee will also help fund new innovative teaching spaces
and continue to infuse technology into learning
spaces, exposing all registered students to the latest
technology.
Individual courses may carry a laboratory or
studio fee. Please refer to the course offerings section
on the SJU website for specific fee information.
Room and Board
Withdrawals
Room and Board Withdrawal percentages will be
announced in June for the Fall semester and in
January for the Spring semester. Please refer to the
University webpage under Tuition for up to date
information.
Withdrawal from campus housing could
affect your cost of attendance for financial aid
purposes. Please contact the Office of Student
Financial Services for details.
Withdrawal from Courses
and Tuition Refunds
A student who wishes to withdraw from a course
must complete a Change of Program Form and
have it signed by the appropriate Academic
Dean. The date of withdrawal shall be computed
from the date the student completed and signed
the Change of Program Form.
Withdrawal from courses may entitle the
student to a credit of tuition. This policy refers only
to tuition. Fees are not refundable.
A withdrawal from courses may also affect
the student’s eligibility for financial assistance.
Students who are recipients of federal Title IV funds
and who withdraw prior to the 60% point in the
term are subject to a recalculation of Title IV aid
eligibility and will have to return or repay unearned
Title IV funds. Eligibility for all other institutional,
state and external awards will be determined on an
individual basis.
Students should allow an appropriate length
of time from the date of filing a Change of Program
with the Dean for refund claims to be approved,
processed and for checks to be mailed or direct
deposits transferred.
Students will not be entitled to a refund until
all federal Title IV programs are credited and all
outstanding charges have been paid.
Students are considered in attendance
until they officially withdraw from school or
are requested to do so by a Dean. Students
who leave school voluntarily or drop a course
must do so through the proper channels or
otherwise risk assuming full tuition charges.
Students who fail to formally withdraw may
also be responsible for repaying all or part of
the financial aid funds received in the term.
Please consult your Dean for additional
details or questions regarding this withdrawal
process.
Please also see p.10, “Officially Notifying
the University of a Withdrawal from Class” and
“Withdrawing from Class.”
*Tuition refund percentages will be announced in June
for the Fall semester and in January for the Spring
semester. Please refer to the University webpage under
Tuition for up to date information.
Withdrawal from classes could affect your
cost of attendance for financial aid purposes.
Please contact the Office of Student Financial
Services for details.
Complete Your
Registration
Students must pay their tuition and fees in full
before registration can be completed. Students
can access their eBills via St. John’s University
Information System (UIS).
For information on payment options,
please visit stjohns.edu/admission-aid/tuition-
and-financial-aid/payment-options or contact
the Office of Student Financial Services.
Students having no payment due or a refund
due must complete their registration process by
confirming registration for the semester via UIS
by going to the “View/Confirm Term Bill” section.
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Major Area of Study
A major is a concentration in one area of
study having as its objective the acquisition of
knowledge in depth, and complementing the
remainder of the curriculum so that the whole will
fulfill the institutional objectives while meeting the
specific needs of the student. When professional
or graduate work is contemplated, some measure
of attention is given to the prerequisites of
professional and graduate programs.
For information regarding dual degree
programs, please contact The Office of Admission.
Approved Programs of
Study
Students may only enroll in programs of study
officially registered with the New York State
Education Department or otherwise officially
approved. Enrollment in non-registered or
unapproved programs may jeopardize eligibility
for certain student aid awards.
St. John’s College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Queens campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Anthropology 2202.00 BA
Anthropology/
Business Admin 2202.00/0506.00 BA/MBA
Anthropology/
Law 2202.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Art 1002.00 BFA
Art History 1003.00 BA
Asian Studies 0301.00 BA
Asian Studies/
Accounting 0301.00/0502.00 BA/MS
Asian Studies/
Business Admin 0301.00/0506.00 BA/MBA
Biochemistry 0414.00 BS
Biology 0401.00 BS
0401.00/0401.00 BS/MS
Biology/
Optometry 0401.00/1209.00 BS/OD
Chemistry 1905.00 BS
1905.00/1905.00 BS/MS
Communication Studies 0601.00 BA
Communication
Studies/Law 0601.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Computing and Machine Learning 0799.00 BS
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies 4901.00 BA
East Asian
Studies 0302.00/0302.00 BA/MA
Economics 2204.00 BA
Economics/
Law 2204.00/1401.00 BA/JD
English 1501.00 BA
1501.00/1501.00 BA/MA
English/Business 1501.00/0506.00 BA/MBA
Admin
English/Law 1501.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Environmental Science 0420.00 BS
Environmental Sustainability
& Decision Making 2299.00 BA
Environmental Sustainability
& Decision
Making/Law (2299.00/1401.00) BA/JD
Financial Mathematics 1703.00 BS
French 1102.00 BA
French/Business
Admin 1102.00/0506.00 BA/MBA
French/Law 1102.00/1401.00 BA/JD
French/Library and Information Science
1102.00/1601.00 BA/MS
Government and
Politics 2207.00 BA
2207.00/2207.00 BA/MA
Government
and Politics/
Law 2207.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Graphic Design 1009.00 BFA
History 2205.00 BA
2205.00/2205.00 BA/MA
History/Business
Admin 2205.00/0506.00 BA/MBA
History/Law 2205.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Illustration 1009.00 BFA
Italian 1104.00 BA
Italian/Business
Admin 1104.00/0506.00 BA/MBA
Italian/Law 1104.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Italian/Library and Information Science
1104.00/1601.00 BA/MS
Mathematical
Physics 1902.00 BS
Mathematical Physics/
Business Admin 1902.00/0506.00 BS/MBA
Mathematics 1701.00 BA
1701.00 BS
Mathematics/
Law 1701.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Philosophical-Theological
Studies 5623.00 CERT
Philosophy 1509.00 BA
Philosophy/Law 1509.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Photography 1011.00 BFA
Physical Science 1901.00 BS
Physics 1902.00 BS
Physics/Business
Admin 1902.00/0506.00 BS/MBA
Psychology 2001.00 BA
Psychology/General
Experimental
Psychology 2001.00/2209.00 BA/MA
Psychology/Criminology
and Justice 2001.00/2009.00 BA/MA
Psychology/Business
Admin 2001.00/0506.00 BA/MBA
Psychology/Law 2001.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Public Administration
and Public Service 2102.00 BA
Public Administration
and Public
Service/Law 2102.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Sociology 2208.00 BA
2208.00 /2208.00 BA/MA
Sociology/
Criminology
and Justice 2208.00/2209.00 BA/MA
Sociology/Business
Admin 2208.00/0506.00 BA/MBA
Sociology/Law 2208.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Spanish 1105.00 BA
1105.00/1105.00 BA/MA
Spanish/Business
Admin 1105.00/0506.00 BA/MBA
Spanish/Law 1105.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Spanish/Library and Information
Science 1105.00/1601.00 BA/MS
Speech
Pathology and
Audiology 1220.00 BA
Speech
Pathology and Audiology/
Law 1220.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Theology
(Religious Studies) 1510.00 BA
1510.00/1510.00 BA/MA
Theology/Law 1510.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Staten Island campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Computer Science/
Law 0701.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Economics 2204.00 BA
English 1501.00 BA
1501.00/1501.00 BA/MA
English/Law 1501.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Environmental Sustainability
and Decision Making 2299.00 BA
Government and
Politics 2207.00 BA
2207.00/2207.00 BA/MA
Government and
Politics/Law 2207.00/1401.00 BA/JD
History 2205.00 BA
2205.00/2205.00 BA/MA
History/Law 2205.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Liberal Arts 5649.00 AA
Mathematics 1701.00 BA
1701.00 BS
1701.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Philosophy 1509.00 BA
Philosophy/Law 1509.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Psychology 2001.00 BA
Psychology/General
Experimental
Psychology 2001.00/2002.00 BA/MA
Psychology/
Criminology
and Justice 2001.00/2209.00 BA/MA
Sociology 2208.00 BA
2208.00/2208.00 BA/MA
Sociology/Law 2208.00/1401.00 BA/JD
Speech–Language
Pathology and Audiology 1220.00 BA
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Theology 1510.00 BA
1510.00/1510.00 BA/MA
Theology/Law 1510.00/1401.00 BA/JD
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies
Queens campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Administrative Studies 0506.00 BS
Advertising
Communication 0604.00 BS
Business Administration 5004.00 AS
5004.00 CERT
Communication Arts 0601.00 BS
Communication Arts/
Government and
Politics 0601.00/2207.00 BS/MA
Communication Arts/International
Communication 0601.00/0699.00 BS/MS
Communication Arts/
Sociology 0601.00/2208.00 BS/MA
Communication
Arts/Law 0601.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Computer Science 0701.00 BS
5101.00 CERT
Computer Science/
Accounting 0701.00/0502.00 BS/MS
Computer Science/Business
Admin 0701.00/0506.00 BS/MBA
Computer Science/
Data Science 0701.00/0702.00 BS/MS
Computer Science/
Law 0701.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Computer Science/ Library and Information
Science 0701.00/1601.00 BS/MS
Criminal Justice 5505.00 AS
5505.00 CERT
2105.00 BS
Criminal Justice/Homeland Security and Criminal
Justice Leadership
2105.00/2105.00 BS/MPS
Criminal Justice/
Government
and Politics 2105.00/2207.00 BS/MA
Criminal Justice/
Sociology 2105.00/2208.00 BS/MA
Criminal Justice/
Law 2105.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Cyber Security
Systems 5199.00 AS
5199.00 CERT
0799.00 BS
Cyber Security Systems/
Accounting 0799.00/0502.00 BS/MS
Cyber Security Systems/
Business Admin 0799.00/0506.00 BS/MBA
5199.00 AS
Enterprise Regulation 1499.00 BS
Game Development
& Emerging Media 0799.00 BS
Fashion Studies 0599.00 BS
Health and Human
Services 1201.00 BS
Healthcare Informatics 1217.00 BS
Homeland Security 5505.00 CERT
2105.00 BS
Homeland
Security/Law 2105.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Hospitality Management 0508.00 BS
Information
Technology 5199.00 AS
0702.00 BS
Information Technology/
Accounting 0702.00/0502.00 BS/MS
Information Technology/
Business Admin 0702.00/0506.00 BS/MBA
Information Technology/Library and Information
Science 0702.00/1601.00 BS/MS
Journalism 0602.00 BS
Journalism/Government
and Politics 0602.00/2207.00 BS/MA
Journalism/
Sociology 0602.00/2208.00 BS/MA
Journalism/Law 0602.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Legal Studies 5099.00 AS
5099.00 CERT
0599.00 BS
Legal Studies/Government
and Politics 0599.00/2207.00 BS/MA
Legal Studies/
Sociology 0599.00/2208.00 BS/MA
Legal Studies/
Law 0599.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Liberal Arts 5649.00 AA
Liberal Studies 4901.00 BA
Microcomputer Systems 5103.00 CERT
Networking Systems 5199.00 AS
0799.00 BS
Networking Systems/
Accounting 0799.00/0502.00 BS/MS
Networking Systems/
Business Admin 0799.00/0506.00 BS/MBA
Public Relations 0604.00 BS
Sport Management 0599.00 BS
Sport Management/
Law 0599.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Television and Film 5008.00 AS
Television and Film
Production 0605.00 BS
Staten Island campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Administrative Studies 0506.00 BS
Advertising
Communication 0604.00 BS
Business Administration 5004.00 AS
Communication Arts 0601.00 BS
Communication Arts/
Government and
Politics 0601.00/2207.00 BS/MA
Communication Arts/
Sociology 0601.00/2208.00 BS/MA
Communication Arts/
Law 0601.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Criminal Justice 5505.00 AS
2105.00 BS
Criminal Justice/Homeland Security and Criminal
Justice Leadership
2105.00/2105.00 BS/MPS
Criminal Justice/
Government
and Politics 2105.00/2207.00 BS/MA
Criminal Justice/
Sociology 2105.00/2208.00 BS/MA
Criminal Justice/
Law 2105.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Fashion Studies 0599.00 BS
Homeland Security 2105.00 BS
Homeland
Security/Law 2105.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Hospitality Management 0508.00 BS
Journalism 0602.00 BS
Legal Studies 5099.00 AS
5099.00 CERT
0599.00 BS
Legal Studies/Government
and Politics 0599.00/2207.00 BS/MA
Legal Studies/Law 0599.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Liberal Studies 4901.00 BA
Public Relations 0604.00 BS
Sport Management 0599.00 BS
Sport Management/
Law 0599.00/1401.00 BS/JD
Television and Film 5008.00 AS
Television and Film
Production 0605.00 BS
The School of Education
Queens campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Adolescent Education 7–12
Teaching/Literacy 5–12
0803.00/0830.00 BSED/
MSED
Adolescence Education/
Biology 0401.00 BSED
Adolescence Education/
English 1501.01 BSED
Adolescence Education/
Mathematics 1701.01 BSED
Adolescence Education/
Physics 1902.01 BSED
Adolescence Education/
Social Studies 2201.01 BSED
Adolescence Education/
Spanish 1105.01 BSED
Childhood Education (1–6) 0802.00 BSED
Childhood Education Grade
1–6/Literacy: Birth to
Grade 6 0802.00/0830.00 BSED/
MSED
Childhood Education Grade
1–6/Teaching Children w/
Disab In
Childhood 0802.00/0808.00 BSED/
MSED
Staten Island campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Adolescent Education 7–12/
Teaching Literacy 5–12
0803.00/0830.00 BSED/
MSED
Adolescent Education/
English 1501.01 BSED
Adolescent Education/
Mathematics 1701.01 BSED
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Adolescent Education/
Social Studies 2201.01 BSED
Childhood Education (1–6) 0802.00 BSED
Childhood Education 1–6/
Literacy: Birth to
Grade 6 0802.00/0830.00 BSED/
MSED
Childhood Education Grade
1-6/Teaching Children
W/Disab In 0802.00/0808.00 BSED/
Childhood MSED
The Peter J. Tobin
College of Business
Queens campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Accounting 0502.00 BS
Actuarial Science 1799.00 BS
Interdisciplinary Business 0501.00 BS
Business Analytics 0503.00 BS
Economics 2204.00 BS
Finance 0504.00 BS
International
Management 0513.00 BS
Management 0506.00 BS
Marketing 0509.00 BS
Staten Island campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Accounting 0502.00 BS
Interdisciplinary Business 0501.00 BS
Finance 0504.00 BS
Management 0506.00 BS
Marketing 0509.00 BS
Manhattan campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Actuarial Science 1799.00 BS
Interdisciplinary Business 0501.00 BS
The Tobin Fast-Track programs provide an
economic and competitive advantage to
undergraduate students by reducing the financial
burden of their graduate business degree. All
Tobin students majoring in any of the above
undergraduate disciplines who meet the required
minimum grade point average for graduate study
can progress into the Tobin Master of Science
programs (Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business
Analytics, Enterprise Risk Management, Global
Management and Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Intelligence, Finance, Risk and Financial Advisory,
Risk Management and Risk Analytics, And Taxation)
or the Master of Business Administration programs.
Select non-Tobin undergraduates may also take
advantages of the opportunities provided by
our Fast-Track programs and pursue our Master
of Business Administration degree in five years.
The Fast Track programs provide an opportunity
for St. John’s University undergraduates to take
up to four graduate business classes during their
senior year, students only need to complete
the remaining seven graduate business classes
(21 credits for M.S. programs) or eight graduate
business classes (24 credits for MBA programs)
in their fifth year. Applications for the Fast Track
programs should be completed by the end of
a student’s third year of study and admission is
based primarily on the student’s undergraduate
academic performance.
College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences
Queens campus
Major Name HEGIS Code Credentials
Biomedical Sciences 0499.00 BS
Clinical Laboratory
Sciences 1223.00 BS
Nursing 1203.00 BS
Pharmacy 1211.00 PHARMD
Radiologic Sciences 1225.00 BS
Toxicology 0426.00 BS
0426.00/0426.00 BS/MS
Office of the Registrar
The Office of the Registrar is responsible for the
accuracy and integrity of the University’s official
student records. Our chief responsibilities fall into
six broad categories: registration; record-keeping;
enrollment verifications and transcripts; course
offerings; classroom scheduling; and graduation.
The Office of the Registrar facilitates the
University course registration process. The office
announces the exact dates for registration in
advance of each registration period. Continuing
students register in October/November for
the spring semester and in March/April for the
summer and/or fall semesters. Students are
expected to see their advisors before registering.
Advisors will provide their advisees with Priority
Registration Numbers, which are needed to
register. Once they have their Priority Registration
Number, students may select and register for
classes online via St. John’s University Information
System (UIS) through https://signon.stjohns.edu
E-Bills are sent to students after each
registration period. Student Financial Services
representatives are available year-round to assist
students in satisfying their financial obligation to
the University. Registration is not complete until
payment is made, and the University reserves the
right to drop a student from an individual class or
from their entire program if payment is not made
by the due date.
Students may change their registration
with the approval of their Dean. Students are
not permitted to enroll in a class after the late
registration period is over.
Students who wish to withdraw from a
class must obtain the approval of their Dean.
Students who stop attending a class and who fail
to withdraw officially remain academically liable
for the class. The professor will submit whichever
grade is deemed appropriate based on the
student’s attendance and participation.
In addition to allowing students to register
and to view grades online, St. John’s makes a
wealth of information available to students online
via UIS, accessible through https://signon.stjohns.
edu. Forms related to processes such as adding
and dropping classes, requesting permission to
study outside the University, and transferring from
one school/college of the University to another
are also available via UIS through https://signon.
stjohns.edu. Students are encouraged to consult
the University web site and the Office of the
Registrar site on a regular basis.
Registration and Liability
Apart from first-semester students and
certain students in “block” programs of
study, students select their own classes via the St.
John’s University Information System (UIS. through
https://signon.stjohns.edu)
Once you register for a course, St. John’s
considers your registration as a clear indication of
your intention to attend that class.
When you complete your registration,
you are fully liable for your registration both
academically and financially. You must notify us
officially if you will not attend St. John’s after your
registration is complete.
Complete Your Registration
Students must pay their tuition and fees in full
before registration can be completed. Students
can access their eBills via St. John’s University
Information System(UIS. through https://signon.
stjohns.edu) For information on payment options,
please visit https://www.stjohns.edu/admission/
tuition-and-financialaid/payment-options or
contact the Office of Student Financial Services.
Students who have no payment due or a refund
due must complete their registration process by
confirming registration for the semester by going
to the “View/Confirm Term Bill” section via the UIS
account through https://signon.stjohns.edu
DegreeWorks
Student advisement reports powered by
DegreeWorks is a web-based program that
enables students to easily track academic
progress. The report is an unofficial guide and
source of information on degree requirements.
The information on advisement reports is in “real-
time”—accurate at the point in time the report
is run. For more information, please visit https://
www.stjohns.edu/academics/office-registrar
Withdrawing from Class
You may drop or add a class via UIS through
https://signon.stjohns.edu the first week of the
semester. After this date, you will need your Dean’s
permission to change your registration. Please note
that if you want to drop all your classes, you must
inform your Dean of this in writing.
During the first three weeks of the semester,
you may drop a class with the permission from your
Dean’s Office. Classes dropped through the first
three weeks of the semester do not appear on your
transcript.
If you would like to drop a class after the
third week of the semester, it will be noted as a
withdrawal (WD) on your transcript. To withdraw
from one or more of your classes, you must contact
your Dean’s Office. You should visit the office in
person so that someone can discuss this decision
with you. If you cannot visit the office, you must put
your request in writing. This mark does not calculate
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into your GPA. Please consult the academic calendar
for the last day to withdraw from a class. You may
be entitled to a full or partial refund of tuition.
Refunds are based on the official date on which you
drop or withdraw from your class(es).
Internal Transfers
Undergraduate matriculated students can transfer
to another Undergraduate degree program in the
University if they meet the requirements of that
college or school.
Students wishing to transfer from one
University college or school to another must
complete the Internal Transfer Request Form via
UIS through https://signon.stjohns.edu. Students
wishing to transfer from one degree program to
another within the same college (change of major)
must seek approval from the Dean’s Office but do not
need to complete the Internal Transfer Request Form.
If a student who applies for an internal
transfer decides not to proceed with the transfer,
they must officially request to withdraw the
application in writing to the Office of the Registrar.
Credit Hour Guidelines
All St. John’s University degree and certificate
programs are approved by the New York State
Education Department (NYSED). Therefore, all
courses and degree programs at the University
must comply with Section 50.1 (o) of the New York
State Commissioner of Education Regulations.
The University’s method for awarding credit
for courses in degree and certificate programs
follow NYSED guidelines, which are based on the
U.S. Department of Education’s definition of credit
hour.
The Dean of each school is responsible for
assuring that their school/college establishes,
maintains, and follows appropriate procedures
and protocols for assigning credit hours. The
procedures and protocols must meet these
minimum guidelines:
• Each school/college must maintain procedures,
written and web-accessible, pertaining to
the assignment of credit hours for all courses
offered, regardless of the format or modality of
instruction. This includes but is not limited to
traditional lectures, individual voice or music
instruction, online courses, and any other
offering that can result in earned credit.
• Each school/college must document that its
procedures provide for the assignment of credit
hours for each course the School offers based
on the following criteria:
• Stated objectives for student learning,
including (but not limited to) acquisition
of content knowledge, key competencies,
(such as skill in oral or written
communication), or analytic reasoning skills;
• Hours of instruction proposed for the
course;
• Hours of supplementary assignments and
student effort that are anticipated to take
place outside the classroom. This can
include estimated time spent on reading,
writing, laboratory or studio assignments,
preparation for examinations, etc.
Time Limit for Undergraduate Courses
The validity of undergraduate credits for degree
requirements has no time limit, but the University
retains the authority to determine which
courses previously taken meet current degree
requirements.
Examinations and Reports
Students not present for a scheduled final
examination must submit a written explanation
with substantiating evidence on why they could
not attend.The Academic Dean of the school
or college in which the student is enrolled will
determine if the student will be permitted to take
a make–up examination.
The grade of ABF will be assigned if
the student fails to sit for the scheduled final
examination. The grade of ABF will remain if the
student fails to sit for the make-up examination
and an F will be calculated in the GPA. Written
tests, term papers and other assignments are
given during the term at the discretion of the
individual instructor. Credit will not be given for a
semester’s work unless all assignments have been
satisfactorily completed. All work for a course must
be submitted no later than the date of the last
meeting of that course.
Auditing Courses
A student who audits a credit-bearing course will
not earn any credit for it. Students may not audit a
course which they subsequently would be required to
complete for their degree. Auditors are expected to
attend class sessions but are not responsible for
examinations or written assignments. A grade of
AU for the course will be noted on the permanent
record.
Permission to audit a course must be
obtained from the student’s Dean. Audit and credit
courses may not exceed 18 semester hours per
term. Full tuition and fees are charged for audited
courses. A student may not change from audit to
credit status or vice versa once the semester begins.
Grading System
A letter system is used in assigning grades for
courses, and these quality points are given for
each grade:
Grade Quality Points
A 4.0
A– 3.7
B+ 3.3
B 3.0
B– 2.7
C+ 2.3
C 2.0
C– 1.7
D+ 1.3
D 1.0
F 0
ABF Absent/Failure 0
ABX Absent/Pass–Fail Option 0
AU Audit 0
P Passing 0
UW Unofficial Withdrawal 0
WD Withdraw 0
X Failure, No Penalty 0
Notes:
• The grade P is assigned to students whose
application for the “Pass–Fail” option is approved
and who submit passing work. Undergraduates
approved for the “Pass–Fail” option who
complete failing work are assigned the mark
X. Undergraduates approved for the “Pass–Fail”
option who miss their final examinations are
assigned the mark of ABX.
• Undergraduates not exercising the “Pass–Fail”
option who miss their final examinations are
assigned the mark of ABF. This grade counts in
the GPA as an F.
• The mark of WD (withdrawal) is assigned upon
the completion of the official withdrawal process.
• The mark of UW (unofficial withdrawal) is
intended for students who stopped attending
so early in the semester that there is insufficient
or no basis for assigning a grade. Students who
attended class throughout the semester cannot
receive a UW. Students may not request this
mark.
• The mark of AU (audit) is assigned to students
whose application for the audit option is
approved. Students auditing a class receive no
credit for it. Courses taken on an audit basis may
not be repeated for credit.
Computing the Grade-Point Average
(GPA)
Grade Point Average Hours (GPA Hours): GPA
hours are credit hours used to calculate student’s
GPA. Only credits with standard letter grades are
included in GPA hours, including F and ABF grades.
P, X, ABX, UW, WD, AU grades are not included in
GPA hours.
Credits Earned are credit hours awarded to the
student for successful completion of academic
course work.
Credits Attempted are the number of credit
hours attempted by a student, except for audited
courses and those from which the student has
been officially dropped.
Total Quality Points are computed by multiplying
the quality points of the grade in a class by the
credit hours of the course. Example: a B in a three-
credit undergraduate course would generate 9.0
quality points.
For each semester’s work, a semester’s grade-
point average is computed as follows:
B = 3.000 x 3 (credits) = 9.0 quality points
A = 4.000 x 4 (credits) = 16.0 quality points
A = 4.000 x 7 (credits) = 28.0 quality points
The sum of all quality points earned is divided by
the total number of GPA hours.
For example,
53 Quality Points = 3.785 GPA
14 GPA hours
Please note that graduate schools, law
schools, medical schools, and others typically
recalculate the GPAs of applicants according to
their own criteria.
Advanced placement credit and/or transfer
credit are not computed in the cumulative grade-
point average.
Example: If a student presents 120 credits
for graduation, eight credits of which are for
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Advanced Placement or transfer credit, the
cumulative grade-point average is computed
on 112 credits. However, grades of all courses
taken by students, including internal and external
transfer students, will be calculated in the index for
honors at graduation. In no case shall the honor
conferred be higher than that which would have
been earned solely on the computation of the St.
John’s grades.
Repeat of Failing Grade Policy
This one-time grade replacement policy applies
only to undergraduate courses in which the student
initially enrolled in, during or after the Fall 2015
semester. It is the student’s responsibility to register
for a repeat course once they have received the
appropriate Dean’s office or advisor’s permission.
A current undergraduate matriculated
student may repeat an undergraduate course
at St. John’s in which a grade of F was received.
While both the failing grade and the repeat grade
will appear on the student’s transcript, only the
most recent grade will be used to compute the
cumulative GPA. A discontinued course may not
be repeated by substitution of a “comparable”
course.
A repeated course:
• Must be taken at St. John’s University and in
the same grading mode (i.e. conventional letter
grade) as the original course. A conventional
course with a failing grade cannot be repeated
as an independent study course.
• Must be taken within four academic years of
the course failure.
• The repeated course must be the same course
as the original course taken. Ex. CHE 2640
(Advanced Organic Chemistry II) and HON
2640 or CHE 2640H (Honors Advanced Organic
Chemistry II) are not the same course and is not
permissible under this policy.
This one-time-repeat grade replacement
policy will not allow students who have previously
been dismissed from a particular program/major
to be reinstated. Grades of all courses, including
repeated F grades, will be calculated in the index
for honors for graduation.
Exceptions:
• Any final course grade of F that was received
because of a University disciplinary action
due to academic dishonesty or any other
infringement against the University’s
Academic Honor Pledge will remain on the
student’s transcript and will be calculated
into the cumulative GPA regardless of a
subsequent course repeat. In this case, the
grade for the repeated course will also be
factored into the cumulative GPA.
• Pre–College courses (i.e. College Advantage,
courses taken in high school for college
credit) are not covered under this policy.
Impact of Policy on Financial Aid
• For Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress
(SAP) purposes repeat course credits will be
added to the attempted/earned credit totals
and both grades will be used in a calculation of
the cumulative GPA.
• For Academic Scholarships, the cumulative GPA
measure for renewal purposes will be based
on the cumulative GPA with only the most
recent grade computed. It is important to note
that renewability also requires students to be
in good academic standing and meet SAP
requirements.
Repeat of Passing Grade Policy
Beginning with the Spring 2020 term, currently
enrolled undergraduate matriculated student’s
may repeat previously passed coursework taken
as of the Fall 2019 term and forward. When a
course is repeated, the grade and credits of the
first course no longer count towards degree
requirements even if the repeated grade is
lower than the initial grade. While both grades
will appear on the students’ transcript, only the
repeated grade will be used to compute the
cumulative GPA. Students must be aware that
under certain conditions (e.g. application to a
graduate program, calculation of graduation
honors) the original grade may be re-calculated
into the GPA.
Students can repeat a course previously
taken only once.
It is the student’s responsibility to seek
advice and permission from their respective dean
regarding to the registration of a repeated course.
Students must be aware of their financial aid
status and any other unintended consequences
that may result from the repeated grade (e.g. loss
of financial aid). Students must complete the
“Undergraduate Repeat Course Request Form”
which must be signed by the dean and filed with
the Office of the Registrar. It will be the students’
responsibility to register properly for a repeated
course with their dean at the time of registration.
Discontinued courses may not be repeated
by substitution of a “comparable” course.
A repeated course:
• Must be taken at St. John’s University and in
the same grading mode (i.e. conventional letter
grade; Pass/Fail) as the original course.
• A conventional course cannot be repeated as
an independent study course.
• Must be taken within four academic years of
the original course.
• Will not be covered by financial aid packages
during summer sessions.
• The repeated course must be the same course
as the original course taken. Ex. CHE 2640
(Advanced Organic Chemistry II) and HON
2640 or CHE 2640H (Honors Advanced Organic
Chemistry II) are not the same course and is not
permissible under this policy.
The repeat course policy will not allow
students who have previously been dismissed
from a particular program/major to be reinstated.
Exceptions:
• Any final course grade of F that was received
because of a University disciplinary action
due to academic dishonesty or any other
infringement against the University’s Academic
Honor Pledge will remain on the student’s
transcript and will be calculated into the
cumulative GPA regardless of a subsequent
course repeat. In this case, the grade for the
repeated course will also be factored into the
cumulative GPA
• The University or the individual colleges reserve
the right to restrict or prohibit students form
repeating one or more courses.
• Pre-College courses (i.e. College Advantage,
courses taken in high school for college credit)
are not covered under this policy.
• Graduate courses are not covered under
this policy.
Financial Aid Implications that Students Should
Consider:
• Repeating a course may impact financial aid.
Students understand that they are responsible
for evaluating impact and financial benefit of
repeating course work.
• Federal aid only allows for one repeat of a
previously passed course.
• For New York State financial aid eligibility,
repeat courses for non-failures cannot be used
in determination of fulltime status; therefore
you may not be eligible for state aid for a term
in which a course is repeated.
• There are lifetime limits and maximum eligibility
and aggregate amounts associated with federal
programs.
• For Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress
(SAP) purposes repeat course credits will be
added to the attempted/earned credit totals.
For federal aid purposes both grades will be
used in the calculation of the cumulative GPA.
• For Academic Scholarships the cumulative GPA
measure for renewal purposes will be based on
the cumulative GPA with only the most recent
grade computed. Renewability also requires
students to be in good academic standing and
meet SAP requirements.
Academic Leave of Absence Policy
St. John’s University recognizes that students
may have to interrupt their course of study
either for compelling personal reasons or to take
advantage of special academic opportunities
not available at the University. For these reasons,
an undergraduate student in good academic
standing may request an academic leave of
absence.
A request for an academic leave of absence
must be made through the Dean of the student’s
school. A student may request a leave for one
semester or for two consecutive semesters. Under
special circumstances, a student may request an
extension beyond one year. If granted, the term
academic leave of absence will appear on the
student’s transcript for the approved semester(s).
Students granted an academic leave of
absence will not have to re-apply to the University
for the semester(s) for which the leave is granted.
Should the student not return for the semester
immediately following the academic leave of
absence, the student will have to re-apply to the
University.
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Students who desire campus housing on
their return from an academic leave of absence are
responsible for notifying the Residence Life Office
of their intention with sufficient advance notice.
An undergraduate student granted an
academic leave of absence may not receive
financial aid through the University for that
period unless the Dean who approved the
leave, has done so specifically for the purpose
of study outside the University, and the student
has received approval through a consortium
agreement.
No credits earned elsewhere during
that period will be eligible for transfer back
to St. John’s University.
For information on applying for a
Health-Related Leave of Absence (HRLOA)
www.stjohns.edu/section3.
Academic Standing
Students are in good academic standing when
they are enrolled as matriculated students in a
program of study leading to a degree, diploma,
or certificate and are making satisfactory progress
toward the completion of the program of study.
Academic Progress or Promotion:
Credits Completed Class
1-24 First Year (1Y)
25-55 Sophomore Year (2Y)
56-90 Junior Year (3Y)
91+ Senior Year (4Y)
Academic Progress or Promotion PHARMD
students:
Credits Completed Class
1-30 First Year (1Y)
31-61 Second Year (2Y)
62-94 Third Year (3Y)
95-131 Fourth Year (4Y)
132-162 Fifth Year (5G)
163+ Sixth Year (6G)
Recommendation of the Subcommittee on
Pharm. D. progression for promotion, promotion
on probation, or dismissal for poor scholarship are
based on the students’ GPA.
Conditions of promotion in the College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences are found in the
College’s section of this Bulletin.
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the following semester
hour minimums for graduation:
St. John’s College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences Hours
Bachelor of Arts 120
Bachelor of Science 120
Bachelor of Fine Arts 132
The School of Education
Childhood Education 123
Adolescent Education 120
Bachelor of Science in Education 132–145
The Peter J. Tobin College
of Business
Bachelor of Science 120–122
Bachelor of Science 120–123
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Doctor of Pharmacy 201
Biomedical Sciences 121
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 138
Nursing 128
Radiologic Sciences 128
Toxicology 127
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies
Bachelor of Arts 120
Bachelor of Science 120
Associate in Arts 60
Associate in Science 60
An overall GPA of 2.0 and a GPA of 2.0 for all
courses in the major and minor areas are required
by your college.
The University conducts one
commencement ceremony annually. Only
students who complete all degree requirements
by the end of the spring semester will be eligible
to participate in the May commencement
exercises. Candidates who satisfy degree
requirements during the summer sessions
will have their degrees awarded on the last
business day in September and will be invited to
participate in the May commencement exercises
of the following year. Students who complete
requirements during the fall semester will have
their degrees awarded on the last business day in
January and will be eligible to participate in the
May exercises.
For graduation with honors, a student
must have fulfilled the obligation of conducting
themselves in a manner appropriate with the
University’s function as a Catholic institution of
higher education and must have obtained the
following GPA:
Summa Cum Laude 3.85
Magna Cum Laude 3.70
Cum Laude 3.50
Students who transfer to St. John’s University
must complete at a minimum of 50% percent
of the total number of credits required for their
degree at St. John’s to be considered for honors at
graduation.
Grades of all courses taken by students,
including internal and external transfer students
and original grades of all repeated courses will be
calculated in the index for honors for graduation.
Students enrolled in a Bachelor’s/J.D.
program will be considered for honors
for September degree conferral since law
school grades are unavailable in time for May
commencement. Grades for senior-year courses
(first-year law school) will be included in the
calculation for honors for the September conferral
of degrees. In no case shall the honor conferred be
higher than that which would have been earned
solely on the computation of the St. John’s grades.
Application for Diplomas
The University confers degrees three times a
year: September, January, and May. It holds
commencement exercises in May. Students
awarded degrees in September and January are
invited to attend the May ceremony.
To apply for a diploma, you can access the
Application for Diploma via UIS through https://
signon.stjohns.edu. Please note that your diploma
will not be ordered until you have submitted your
diploma application online. Applications must be
submitted online no later than two weeks prior to
Graduation. Certain holds on a student’s account
may prevent the ordering of a diploma. Students
who have a hold can view their online account for
details or contact 718-990-2000 to review.
Dean’s List
To qualify for the notation of Dean’s List on a
student record, a student must have completed 24
credits within the academic year and achieved a
GPA of 3.4, including courses taken under the Pass-
Fail option. The University Registrar is responsible
for the notation of Dean’s List on undergraduate
student records for all units of the University at
their respective campuses.
Residence
Residence is necessary to assure adequate time
for the faculty, on whom the responsibility to
recommend candidates for degrees rests, to make
a judgment concerning the student’s successful
completion of degree requirements. This should
not be seen merely in terms of degree credits or
course requirements. It is a question of judging
in view of graduation the breadth and maturity
of the student’s development, particularly in
its intellectual dimension. Such a judgment is
readily made after the student has completed the
advanced courses that typically form the academic
program of the senior year.
The residence requirement for an
undergraduate program at St. John’s University
shall be the successful completion of the academic
program (approximately 30 credits) of the
student’s final two semesters in attendance. The
student’s program shall include sufficient evidence
of competency in the area of concentration.
Veterans and their Dependents
Veterans and their dependents should contact
the Department of Veterans Affairs regional
office in Buffalo, New York for information about
educational benefits. The telephone number is
(888) 442-4551. The Department of Veterans Affairs
also maintains a very useful Web site www.va.gov/
The Office of Student Financial Services
certifies the enrollment of veterans and their
dependents for educational benefits. Students
seeking to obtain more information can contact
the Office of Student Financial Services at 718-990-
2000.
Regulations on Discipline
Specific regulations for which students are
responsible, as well as procedures for processing
violations of these regulations, are outlined in
the Student Conduct Process. In all disciplinary
situations, the right of students to due process is
observed.
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Study Abroad Programs
Western Europe Semester
This unique semester takes place in three of
Western Europe’s great cities. Students have
the opportunity to take 12–18 credits in three
consecutive five-week modules; one each in Paris,
France, Rome, Italy, and Limerick, Ireland. Courses
are focused on the University’s core curriculum
with a unifying theme of “migration” courses
include offerings in Languages and Literatures,
Philosophy, Theology, and Fine Arts. The program
also includes special options for second-year Tobin
students in the fall and for second-year Pharmacy
students in the spring.
St. John’s Semester in Paris
The Semester in Paris program offers a unique
combination of courses intended to introduce
students to modern France. Paris, with its storied
position as a major center of European intellectual
discourse, political power, and artistic expression, is
the ideal place for you to begin (or continue) your
study of government, literature, the University core,
and French language. Advanced language students
are encouraged to participate in international
internships. The program also includes coursework
for Biology, Chemistry, Fashion Studies and
Hospitality Management students.
St. John’s Semester in Rome
Study at St. John’s campus in the heart of the
“Eternal City,” centrally located near the Vatican
and within easy reach of all the Italian capital’s
remarkable monuments. While in Rome, students
engage in an in-depth exploration of Italian history,
language, and culture. They also integrate the
distinctive academic resources of a city that retains
visible proof of its millennia-long history, while
continuing to be a modern center of art, politics,
and commerce. Advanced language students
are encouraged to participate in international
internships. Major-specific courses are offered in
Education, Psychology, Government, and Politics.
Exchange Programs
Students interested in full cultural immersion (often
within a foreign-language context) should consider
one of the University’s exchange programs,
through which they enroll directly in universities
throughout the world. St. John’s University has
active agreements with universities in Australia
(Australian Catholic University), Chile (PUC-Chile),
Colombia (Universidad de los Andes), Costa Rica
(Universidad Veritas), England (the University of
Leicester and Leeds Beckett University), Jamaica,
Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago (the University
of the West Indies), Japan (Sophia University),
Spain (Ramon Llull University), Sweden (Uppsala
University), and Switzerland (Eastern Switzerland
University of Applied Sciences). Semester and
yearlong programs are available. Tuition and fees
are paid to St. John’s University, and all other costs
are paid directly to the host institution.
Short-Term Programs for
Undergraduate Students
Our programs help students re-define their winter
intersession, spring and summer breaks. Through
faculty-directed, student-focused options, we
offer opportunities to engage new cultures as
an integrated part of major, core and/or elective
coursework. These unique programs provide the
benefits of international, experiential learning while
accommodating students with specific academic
or time-related considerations. In addition, many
programs travel during the winter, spring or
summer break as part of a full-semester class.
For example, Tobin’s Global Destination Courses
(GDCs) would focus on content in one of the
business disciplines, such as International Business,
Marketing, or Accounting during the spring in New
York, then engage in related hands-on learning
through site visits to top businesses in countries
such as Brazil, England, or Singapore during the
semester breaks. Programs vary each year, so
please check the OIE website for the latest details:
www.stjohns.edu/studyabroad. In recent years,
undergraduate programs have studied in locations
as diverse as Argentina, China, Cuba, India, Finland,
Guatemala, Morocco, Scotland, South Africa, and
Vietnam.
General Entrance Requirements
Currently enrolled and matriculated undergraduate
St. John’s University students, as well as
undergraduate students from accredited colleges
and universities throughout the United States, may
apply to St. John’s Study Abroad Programs.
Undergraduate applicants are expected to:
1. Have completed at least one year of full-time
study (for most programs).
2. Have a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA for
college studies completed.
3. Be in good academic and judicial standing with
the university.
In addition, students from other institutions are
generally expected to:
1. Submit a completed application form at
studyabroad.stjohns.edu.
2. Provide an official copy of their transcript from
their home institution(s).
3. Provide written approval from their home
institution. For more information on any of
our programs— including details on current
offerings, financial aid, courses, and admissions
procedures—please contact:
St. John’s University Office of International
Education Campus Center, Room B18
(Staten Island Campus)
Marillac Hall, Room 210 (Queens Campus)
Tel. 718–990-6105
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Division of Academic
Support Services
University Honors Program
The University Honors Program offers a
challenging academic experience to select
students enrolled in St. John’s College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Collins College of
Professional Studies, the School of Education, and
the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Honors classes feature innovative teaching and
are generally smaller than their non-honors
counterparts which enables stronger interaction
with the professor and promotes classroom
discussion. Though based in the Core Curriculum,
the program also offers honors courses across
the schools and colleges of the university. The
program actively encourages community service,
and many faculty members teaching honors
courses include Academic Service Learning as
a component of the syllabus. In addition, the
program enables a high level of student-faculty
engagement through presentations, specialized
advisement, and support of independent research.
University Honors Program students are
among the most involved in campus leadership
activities. Each semester, its members have the
opportunity to attend many events, programs,
and activities, including performances in
Manhattan, on-campus lectures, faculty research
presentations, targeted workshops and more.
The students also have exclusive access to the
honors lounge in the library. At the end of the
academic year, the University Honors Program
awards an Honors Certificate to each student who
has completed thirty credits in the program and
a special “University Honors Program” notation, (in
cursu honorum, “in an honors curriculum”) appears
on the final transcript and the diploma.
For additional information, contact Dr. Rachel
Hollander or Mr. Robert Pennacchio at 718–990-
7554 or by email at [email protected].
Representative Honors (HON)
Course Offerings*
University Core:
First Year Seminar
First Year Writing
Literature in a Global Context
Emergence of a Global Society
Public Speaking
Philosophy of the Human Person
Metaphysics
Perspectives on Christianity
Scientific Inquiry
Major Classes and Electives:
Introduction to Mass Communication
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
Creativity and the Arts
Intensive French I/II
Ethics
Introduction to Logic
Academic Support Services
and encourage low-income, first-generation
students and those with disabilities to maximize
their potential and guide them on a successful
path to graduation. SSS provides academic
advising, tutoring, career exploration, cultural
and social activities, mentoring, and financial aid
guidance.
The SSS program may provide grant-in-aid
to current SSS Participants who are receiving the
Federal Pell Grant award and who demonstrate a
financial need. SSS also strives to prepare students
for post baccalaureate degrees, certificates and/
or career opportunities. Participation in the SSS
program is open to students who meet the federal
eligibility requirements outlined by the Department of
Education. To qualify for the program, students must
be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, meet federal income
eligibility guidelines, have neither parent graduated
from a four-year college, have a documented disability,
or meet the residency requirements for federal aid.
They must also be enrolled or accepted to St. John’s
University full-time, have completed an SSS application
and interview, and demonstrate a need for academic
support.
Students who are accepted into the SSS program
are encouraged to engage in periodic activities and
workshops. The SSS program is located in St. John Hall,
Room 133. For information, contact 718–990-1371.
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
(Queens Campus)
The McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded
TRIO Program, sponsored in part by the U.S.
Department of Education. Named in honor of Dr.
Ronald E. McNair, an African-American engineer,
scientist and astronaut who met an untimely death
in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger accident, it is
designed to prepare first-generation, low income-
eligible, historically underrepresented students to
enroll in graduate study for post-baccalaureate
study.
Program participants may pursue any field of
study leading to a doctorate degree. The ultimate
goal of the program is to assist in diversifying college
and university faculties. In order to be considered, a
prospective scholar must have a minimum GPA of
3.0 and completion of 60–66 credits after the second
semester of their sophomore year.
The office is located in St. Augustine Hall, Room
114. For information contact 718–990-5842.
Upward Bound
As one of eight Federal TRIO Programs under
the United States Department of Education,
Upward Bound at St. John’s University provides
fundamental support to participants in their
preparation for college entrance. The program
provides opportunities for participants to succeed
in their pre-college performance and in their
higher education pursuits. Upward Bound serves
high school students from low-income families,
and high school students from families in which
neither parent holds a bachelor’s degree. The
program’s objectives are to build a collaborative
structure of community support; to develop and
Foundations of Education
Introductory Psychology
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Fundamentals of Biology I and II + Lab
General Chemistry I and II + Lab
Organic Chemistry I and II + Lab
Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy
Introduction to Buddhism
Christian Marriage
Moral Theology of Health Care
Women and Theology
Psychology and Religion
* Please note that not all honors courses listed are
offered each semester and that additional courses
may be added or substituted..
Graduate Admission Assistance
Program (GAAP)
This program provides assistance to students
and recent graduates seeking admission to
graduate programs and guidance for applications
for prestigious scholarship and fellowship
competitions. GAAP also oversees the campus
nomination process for scholarships and
fellowships such as Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright,
Goldwater, Truman, and JK Watson. GAAP sponsors
an intensive summer research program that
financially supports student research with faculty
mentoring. GAAP is a resource for students
interested in enhancing their academic profiles for
graduate programs.
For information contact [email protected].
To learn more, visit: http://www.stjohns.edu/about/
administrative-offices/provost/graduate-admissions-
assistance-program..
College Bound: Liberty Partnerships
Program
(Queens Campus)
The College Bound: Liberty Partnerships Program
is sponsored by the New York State Education
Department and St. John’s University. It is designed
to provide supportive services to high school
students who are identified as having the potential
to pursue a college education but need assistance
to complete secondary school.
The program provides a broad range of
services designed to increase academic skill
development, motivation to succeed, and to foster
the personal development of the students in
the program. These year-round services include:
mentor/peer counseling, tutoring, developmental
courses, social and enrichment activities and
financial literacy. The office is located in St. John
Hall, Room 136. For information call 718–990-6763.
Student Support Services Program
(SSS)
(Queens Campus)
The St. John’s University Student Support Services
Program (SSS) is a federally funded TRIO Program,
sponsored in part with the U.S. Department of
Education. The primary goal of SSS is to support
implement an educationally cohesive program of
developmental and academic courses; to provide
innovative, challenging, and sound supportive
services; and to expose the students to a world of
alternative ways of living and working. Specifically,
the St. John’s University’s Upward Bound Program
provides sixty Long Island City High School
students with an array of services including:
academic enrichment classes, tutoring, mentoring,
college and career preparation workshops, college
tours, cultural and educational field trips. Students
in the program are eligible to receive these
services throughout their high school career. The
program is conducted primarily on the Long Island
City High School campus which allows students to
thrive in a familiar environment while developing
essential skills for academic and professional
success. Special program activities take place at
St. John’s University in order to acclimate students
with the college experience. The office is located
in St. John Hall, room B13. For information call 718-
990-2532.
The Global Language and Culture
Center
The Global Language and Culture Center, located
in St. John Hall 104–106 is one of St. John’s
University’s Academic Support Services acting as a
resource center where students, enrolled or not in
a language class, can come to practice one of the
10 languages currently offered at the university.
Through immersion and interaction, with the help
of trained language assistants, they can build on
the language skills acquired in the classroom in a
convivial and relaxed atmosphere among peers.
At the Center, students enrolled in
Phonetics and Language Acquisition classes do
the lab practice mandated by the Department
of Communications Sciences & Disorders under
the supervision of a tutor. The Center offers large
seating and study areas equipped with computers,
large screen TVs and reference material. Individual
language pods lend privacy to small study groups.
Students can also receive individual tutoring
to improve their grades, or engage in group
activities under the guidance of a native or
near-native speaker of the language: grammar,
pronunciation, writing workshops, round table
conversations in the selected language, or
workshops to prepare for an internship abroad.
During the academic year, lectures and cultural
events are held regularly at the Center. Language
placement tests are also administered for students
interested in majoring or minoring in a Romance
language.
Writing Across Communities:
Writing Across Communities supports faculty
and students who strive to use writing to sustain
diverse academic, cultural, civic, and professional
communities across and beyond the university. We
work on a variety of initiatives including weekly
writing groups for faculty and graduate students
to support their research and writing; and full-day
and extended stay writing retreats which help
to foster community and collaboration among
faculty. We also offer multi-week writing workshops
for graduate students on dissertation writing
and a How to Write a Journal Article in 12 Weeks
workshop for faculty each spring. In addition,
Writing Across Communities hosts nationally
recognized experts in the field of Writing Studies,
Rhetoric, and Composition for on-campus talks
and workshops. We offer a range of professional
development workshops focused on the teaching
of writing recognizing the rich and diverse
language practices of our communities.
University Writing Center
Our mission at the University Writing Center is to
help students take charge of their voice, purpose,
and process as writers. Face-to-face or online, we
support writers across all disciplines, backgrounds,
and levels of experience, from first-year to graduate
students. Our consultants, themselves St. John’s
students, offer one-on-one sessions for working
on any kind of writing—academic assignments,
papers, discussion posts, dissertations, lab
reports, applications, creative pieces—to help
writers strengthen their critical thinking, written
expression, and linguistic style. Rather than
focusing on “fixing” writing, we help student writers
direct their writing practice and make their own
decisions about what they want to communicate
and how they want to express it. Students may
visit for one session to work on a single assignment
or come in continuously for longer-term support.
We also provide a quiet space for working on
writing independently. We believe that who you
are—your languages, gender, race, community,
background—is central to the writing you do, and
we’re here to help students bring that identity to
their writing. Find more information and meet our
staff at www.stjohns.edu/writingcenter.
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Financial Aid
Students filing the FAFSA should be sure to
designate St. John’s University, Federal School
Code #002823.
Students should file the FAFSA form as soon
as possible after October 1. The 2024-2025 FASFA
will be available in December 2023 instead of the
usual October 1st date.
New York State residents should file the
TAP application as well as the FAFSA so that
eligibility for New York State aid might be
determined. The TAP application will be mailed to
the student by New York State after the FAFSA is
processed. Both forms must be filed on an annual
basis.
Late financial aid applicants may not receive
maximum aid consideration.
University Scholarships
St. John’s University scholarships are highly
competitive and available to students whose
academic achievement and personal commitment
display the values, compassion and pursuit
of excellence which embody the spirit of the
University.
Scholarship parameters and amounts are
based on the strength of the applicant pool for
any given program and are subject to change
without notice.
St. John’s University scholarships are
not automatically renewed each year. Unless
otherwise noted, a scholarship shall not be
renewed for the following academic year unless
its recipient has satisfied all of the following
criteria:
• Students must be enrolled at St. John’s University
for a minimum of 12 credits per semester (fall and
spring).
• A minimum cumulative grade point average must
be maintained at the end of each academic year in
accordance with the scholarship awarded.
• Scholarships are renewed for up to four years of
continuous undergraduate studies at St. John’s
University.
In addition to the criteria set forth above, please also
note:
• Scholarships are only available for fall and spring
terms (scholarships are not available for summer,
winter, mini or post sessions).
• Scholarships awarded to a student enrolled in a joint
degree program are only eligible for renewal during
the period of time such student is attending St.
John’s University.
• A scholarship awarded to a student enrolled in a
combined degree program is only eligible for a
renewal during the period of time such student is
enrolled in the undergraduate portion of the degree
program.
Provost Scholarships
are partial scholarships. Academic renewal criteria: a
student must maintain a cumulative 3.0 index at the
end of each academic year.
Scholastic Excellence Scholarships
are partial scholarships. Academic renewal criteria: a
student must maintain a cumulative 3.0 index at the
end of each academic year.
Office of Student
Financial Services
The Office of Student Financial Services is
committed to providing students and their families
with the information they need to navigate the
financial aid and payment process.
Office Contact Information
Office of Student Financial Services
718-990-2000
[email protected]
Office location: Queens Campus, Bent Hall
(Entrance across from Carnesecca Arena)
The Office of Student Financial Services is
responsible for the administration of all student
financial assistance programs at the University.
Financial aid is awarded on the basis of
demonstrated financial need assessed by use of
a standard financial aid application, currently the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),
The FAFSA analysis is designed to assess the family’s
financial strength and determine the student’s need
for financial assistance. A student’s need will be
calculated as Cost of Attendance minus Student
Aid Index less other financial assistance.
All undergraduate students must file the
FAFSA to be considered for all need–based aid,
including University grants and all federal grants,
loans and the work–study program. New York State
residents should also apply for the Tuition Assistance
Program (TAP) by filing the TAP application.
Continuing undergraduate students who filed
for aid in the prior school year must file for financial
aid via the Renewal FAFSA in order to be considered
for all sources of financial aid. Continuing students
who are New York State residents should also file a
TAP application.
The cost of education or budget for a typical
full–time dependent commuter student is the total
of current tuition and fees, books and supplies,
transportation, personal expenses and housing.
For self–supporting independent students and
dependent students residing apart from their
parents, the average budget is the total cost
of current tuition and fees, books and supplies,
transportation, personal expenses, off–campus
housing and food. The Office of Student Financial
Services may change the amounts of the “other
educational costs” included in the cost of education
when deemed necessary. Students can review their
cost of attendance online via their UIS account.
After reviewing a student’s FAFSA needs
analysis report and subtracting the Student Aid
Index from the student’s cost of education budget,
the University determines the student’s financial
need. This is used to prepare a “financial aid
package” outlining the state, federal and St. John’s
University funds available for the student in the
form of gift assistance (grants or scholarships), loan
assistance and/or work–study opportunities.
The Office of Admission awards University
academic scholarships to eligible students, provided
eligibility criteria are met. A scholarship applicant
may file the FAFSA and TAP application if they would
like to be considered for need-based aid.
St. Vincent DePaul Scholarships
are partial scholarships. Academic renewal criteria: a
student must maintain a cumulative 3.0 index at the
end of each academic year.
Academic Achievement Awards
are partial scholarships. Academic renewal criteria: a
student must maintain a cumulative 3.0 index at the
end of each academic year.
Academic Promise Awards
are partial scholarships. Academic renewal criteria: a
student must maintain a cumulative 2.75 index at the
end of each academic year.
University Transfer Scholarships
are partial scholarships for new transfer students,
based on academic records. Transfer students must
have earned a minimum of 12 credit hours from an
accredited institution. Academic renewal criteria: a
student must maintain a cumulative 3.0 index at the
end of each academic year.
Transfer Distinction Award
Transfer students that are scheduled to earn an
Associate Degree from a community college prior to
enrolling at St. John’s University are eligible to receive
a $20,000 award. The award will be renewed, as long
as the student remains continuously enrolled as a
full-time undergraduate student and maintains a
2.0 index at the end of each academic year. Please
note that this award may not be combined with a
University Transfer Merit Scholarship.
Catholic Student Scholarships
Catholic students are encouraged to apply for the
Catholic Student Scholarship. Eligible candidates
must (1) be Roman Catholic, (2) graduate from a high
school, (3) complete the Catholic Student Scholarship
application by deadline date.
Catholic High School Scholarship
As a Catholic university, we support families who
are committed to a Catholic education. This award is
automatically awarded to incoming first-year students
who will be graduating from a Catholic high school
and entering St. John’s in the fall. Student must be
registered full time each semester and the award
will be renewed for up to four years of continuous
undergraduate study as long as recipient remains in
good academic standing.
For the most up-to-date information about and
policies concerning academic scholarships, visit
the Web site at www.stjohns.edu.
The Ozanam Scholars Program
The Ozanam Scholarship was created to recognize
Frederic Ozanam, a 19th-century disciple of Vincent
de Paul. Working selflessly on behalf of the poor,
Ozanam’s philosophy reflected Vincent’s legacy of
compassionate service. Eligible applicants must have
a strong academic record and show a dedication to
serving the disadvantaged.
Catholic Scholars Program
Catholic scholars take part in a four-year
developmental program that translates faith into
action. Prospective first-year students apply for this
scholarship. Students will commit themselves to
faith-based leadership training, services and prayer,
and formation of a deeper understanding of what
it means to be a leader inspired by the catholic
tradition. Catholic Scholars assume important
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year. This grant is renewable for up to four years
of continuous fulltime undergraduate study at St.
John’s.
The University reserves the right to adjust all
institutional aid programs including scholarships
and grants.
Scholarships from Outside
the University
Various associations, corporations, foundations and
unions provide scholarships for recipients whom
they select. Recipients may be selected based on
financial need as attested to by the financial aid
application. Interested candidates should seek
information from available publications and directly
from these groups. Additional information may
be available from the Office of Student Financial
Services. The University reserves the right to adjust
institutional aid based on the receipt of external aid.
New York State
Financial Aid
The programs of financial assistance in New York
State are administered by the New York State
Higher Education Services Corporation in Albany.
Please visit hesc.ny.gov to view information on all
New York State Grants and Scholarship programs.
The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
This program provides grants ranging up to $5,665
a year to full-time dependent undergraduates,
and $500 to $3,025 yearly for full–time, single,
independent undergraduates. Independent
students with dependents are eligible for the same
award ranges as dependent students.
TAP award amounts for all students (including
new recipients) are subject to available New York
State funding. All students should also note that
the maximum award for juniors and seniors is
reduced by $200 a year. Awards are based on
family New York State net taxable income. General
requirements: 1) be a resident of New York State
and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien; 2) be
enrolled full-time and matriculated at an approved
New York State post-secondary institution; 3) meet
income guidelines; 4) be charged a tuition of at
least $200 a year; 5) have graduated from a U.S.
high school, earned a GED or passed an Ability
to Benefit Test; and 6) not in default on an State
or Federal loan. Undergraduate students may
generally receive TAP awards for four years of study.
Students enrolled in a state-sponsored opportunity
program may receive undergraduate awards for
five years.
Students may file for the TAP by means of the
Electronic TAP Application, which will be forwarded
by NYSHESC upon completion of the FAFSA. The St.
John’s school code is 0751.
The Academic Excellence Scholarship
Program
This program provides up to $1,500 to be awarded
to the top graduating seniors in each high school
leadership roles within the community of faith and
service at St. John’s University in preparation for
becoming faith-inspired Catholic leaders for life.
The award will be renewed for up to four years
of undergraduate study as long as recipient remains
in good academic standing.
Service Scholarships
The University has created service scholarships to
honor the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed
Forces, United States Police Department, and United
States Fire Department, who dedicated their lives
to the service of others. Awards offered to first time
first-year and transfer students who are dependent
children of service members entering the University
as of the Fall of 2018. Students are automatically
considered for these awards based on their parent’s
occupation as indicated on the Undergraduate
Admission application. The University reserves
the right to verify parent’s occupation. Awards
are renewable for up to four years of continuous
undergraduate study: renewability is contingent on
student maintaining satisfactory academic progress.
Special University Scholarships
The University has many scholarships funded
through special endowments and donations. In most
instances, academic merit and financial need are
considered along with the particular requirements
of the scholarship selection process. For further
information, please contact the Office of Student
Financial Services.
Grants-in-Aid
Grants-in-aid are awarded to needy students or
students who have special abilities or who make
significant contribution to the University. Grants are
based on financial need, extracurricular activities
and forensic and athletic ability. Grants are not
automatically renewable. Students must continue
to meet grant specific eligibility requirements.
Grants are only available for fall and spring terms.
Grants are not available for summer or winter
terms.
Interested students should file the FAFSA, and
may obtain further specific information regarding
eligibility requirements from the Office of Student
Financial Services.
“Three-in-One Family” grants-in-aid
provide one-half tuition to the third member of
a family when there are three family members
enrolled simultaneously at the University on a full-
time basis. A letter requesting consideration for this
special University grant and listing the three family
members in attendance should be forwarded
to the Office of Student Financial Services. Each
enrolled family member must also file a FAFSA
annually for the duration of the time that all three
are in attendance and the grant is requested.
Three-in-One Family grant discount cannot be
applied towards Law School tuition.
Student Success Grants are awarded to
students who show academic promise to succeed
at St. John’s University. Students are automatically
reviewed for this grant upon admission. Academic
renewal criteria: a student must maintain a
cumulative 2.5 index at the end of each academic
in New York State. The awards are based on
academic excellence as measured by the weighted
average of a student’s scores on Regents Exams
taken by the student prior to the senior year.
Applications are available at high school guidance
offices.
Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS)
This New York State program provides grants to
undergraduate part-time students who are New
York State residents attending college in New York.
There are awards up to $2,000 per school year,
based on family New York net taxable balance,
financial need, total tuition cost and other assistance.
APTS awards available to St. John’s students are
based on fluctuating yearly allocation from New York
State. The New York net taxable income cutoffs for
APTS eligibility are currently $50,550 for dependent
students and $34,250 for independent students.
APTS applicants must be residents of New York State,
U.S. citizens or permanent residents and normally
at least half–time students (carrying 6–11 credits
per term). Applications for APTS may be obtained at
the Office of Student Financial Services and should
be filed with this office at least 30 days prior to the
start of each semester for which application is made.
Award amounts for less than half-time students are
available only when funding permits.
Visit hesc.ny.gov to view all eligibility
requirements.
Vietnam Veterans Tuition (VTA) Awards
These awards provide financial assistance to students
who are New York State residents discharged under
honorable conditions from the U.S. Armed forces and
who are: Vietnam Veterans who served in Indochina
between December 22, 1961 and May 7, 1975 or
Persian Gulf Veterans who served in the Persian Gulf
on or after August 2, 1990 or Afghanistan Veterans
who served in Afghanistan during hostilities on or
after September 11, 2001 or Veterans of the armed
forces of the United States who served in hostilities
that occurred after February 28, 1961 as evidenced by
receipt of an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Navy
Expeditionary Medal or a Marine Corps Expeditionary
Medal.
For full-time study, a recipient shall receive an
award of up to the full cost of undergraduate tuition
for New York state residents at the State University of
New York, or actual tuition charged, whichever is less.
Full-time study is defined as twelve or more credits
per semester (or the equivalent) in an approved
program at a degree-granting institution, or twenty-
four or more hours per week in a vocational training
program.
For part-time study, awards will be prorated
by credit hour. Part-time study is defined as at least
three but fewer than twelve credits per semester (or
the equivalent) in an approved program at a degree-
granting institution, or six to twenty-three hours per
week in a vocational training program.
For the 2015–16 academic year, awards will
be set at $5,895 or tuition, whichever is less. If a
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) award is also
received, the combined academic year award cannot
exceed tuition. Thus, the TAP award may be reduced
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accordingly. NOTE: Tuition payments received by a
veteran under the Chapter 33 Program and Yellow
Ribbon component will be considered duplicative of
any VTA award students may have received. However,
payments received under the Montgomery GI Bill
®
do
not duplicate the VTA award.
Combined tuition benefits available to a
student cannot exceed the actual tuition. Students
attending high tuition schools may be eligible
to receive both the Federal and State benefits.
Additionally, students whose “Percentage of
Maximum Benefit Payable” under the Chapter
33 Program is less than 100% of tuition may also
receive both Federal and State benefits.
World Trade Center Memorial
Scholarships
These scholarships guarantee access to a college
education for the children, spouses and financial
dependents of innocent victims who died or were
severely and permanently disabled as a result of the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. and
rescue and recovery efforts. This includes victims
at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon or on
Flights 11, 77, 93 or 175. The award amount varies
depending on financial need. Total aid received
cannot exceed the student’s cost of attendance.
Submit a copy of the New York State World Trade
Center Memorial Scholarship application, with the
necessary documentation, to: NYSHESC Scholarship
Unit, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12255.
A description of the required documentation is
included in the application instructions.
Undergraduate students who are full-time
and matriculated in an approved program in New
York State and meet requirements for the receipt
are eligible. Recipients need not be New York State
residents or U.S. citizens to receive the scholarship.
Note: New York State resident family members
who were enrolled in undergraduate colleges
or universities located outside of the State on
September 11, 2001, are also eligible for scholarship
payment at that school. Please visit hesc.ny.gov for full
eligibility guidelines.
New York State Math
and Science Teaching
Incentive Program
The New York State Higher Education Services
Corp. announces the New York State Math and
Science Teaching Incentive Program. This is a
competitive award program to increase the
number of middle and secondary math and
science teachers in New York State and help
eligible students pay for college.
Eligible recipients may receive annual
awards for not more than four academic years of
undergraduate and one academic year of graduate
full-time study while matriculated in an approved
program leading to permanent certification as a
secondary education teacher in mathematics or
science.
The maximum amount of the award is equal
to the annual tuition charged to New York State
resident students attending an undergraduate
program at the State University of New York (SUNY)
or actual tuition, whichever is less.
Payment will be made directly to schools
on behalf of students upon certification of
their successful completion of 27 credits with a
cumulative 2.5 GPA for the academic year, which the
student seeks payment.
Students receiving a New York State Math and
Science Teaching incentive award must agree to
teach math or science for five years on a full–time
basis at a secondary school located within New York
State, regardless of the amount or number of award
payments received. Recipients who do not fulfill
their service obligation will be required to repay their
scholarship awards plus interest.
A New York State Math and Science Teaching
Incentive Program Supplement form must be
completed and postmarked by a deadline to be set
by HESC.
Selected recipients must file the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) application by May
1 of each academic year they seek payment under
this program.
Any questions can be directed to the HESC
Scholarship Unit at 1-888-697-4372.
New York State Post–Secondary
Education Fund for Native American
Students
This fund is for students who are New York State
residents and listed on the official rolls of a New
York State tribe or children of enrolled tribal
members. Applicants must have graduated from
an accredited high school, possess a high school
equivalency (GED) or be enrolled in an approved
24-credit GED program. Students must be accepted
at or attend an approved collegiate or non–
collegiate program offered by a post–secondary
institution located in NYS. Grant amounts range up
to $1,550 per year to a total of $6,200 (to $7,750 for
an approved five-year program). For information
contact: New York State Education Department,
Native American Education Unit, Room 543,
Education Building, Albany, NY 12234.
All NYS aid programs are contingent on New York
State regulatory/budgetary approval.
Satisfactory Academic
Progress Requirements
for New York State Aid
Recipients
St. John’s University must comply with the New
York State Education Department regulations
(Section 145–2.2) as they pertain to a student’s
satisfactory academic progress and program
pursuit for the purposes of determining student
eligibility for state financial assistance. These
regulations apply both to full-time and part-time
state aid recipients. Part-time students are referred
to the University’s “Satisfactory Progress” brochure
for specific information for part-time state aid
recipients. Students applying for full-time state
financial assistance such as the Tuition Assistance
Program (TAP) must meet the minimum standards
for satisfactory academic progress and program
pursuit as listed below in order to continue their
eligibility for state financial assistance.
New York State Aid Program
Pursuit Requirements for Full-Time
Undergraduate Students
If you are a full-time undergraduate student
receiving a TAP award or any other New York
State grant or scholarship, you must meet the
NYS Education Department’s requirements for
both satisfactory academic progress and program
pursuit. For purposes of continued state aid
eligibility, students are reviewed at the end of
every semester for eligibility for the following term.
Program pursuit means making a passing or
failing grade in the following percentages of a full–
time program (which is a minimum of 12 credits a
semester):
First Year of TAP Payment: 50% of a minimum
standard full-time program must be completed
each semester (six credits per semester).
Second Year of TAP Payment: 75% of a minimum
Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for the Purpose of
Determining Eligibility for State Student Aid
UNDERGRADUATE
Before being certified for this payment, a student must have accrued the amount of
credits indicated, with at least the corresponding grade point average.
Semester Credits Grade Point Average
First 0 0
Second 6 1.5
Third 15 1.8
Fourth 27 1.8
Fifth 39 2.0
Sixth 51 2.0
Seventh 66 2.0
Eighth 81 2.0
Ninth* 96 2.0
Tenth* 111 2.0
*HEOP students only
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standard full-time program must be completed
each semester (nine credits per semester).
Third and Fourth Year of TAP Payments: 100%
of minimum standard full-time program must be
completed each semester (12 credits per semester).
You must make program pursuit every
semester in order to be eligible to receive your
state aid for the following semester.
In addition to these program pursuit
requirements you must also make satisfactory
academic progress. This means that you must
complete a certain number of credits each
semester, with a certain cumulative index to be
eligible for the next semester’s award.
Important: All students receiving state aid must
maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average
starting with the receipt of the fourth semester of
state aid.
For additional information regarding the
academic progress requirements for financial
aid eligibility, students should visit the Office of
Student Financial Services.
New York State Aid Program Pursuit
Requirements for
Part-Time Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students receiving New York State
Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS) must also meet
requirements for both satisfactory academic progress
and program pursuit. These requirements closely
follow the requirements for full-time undergraduate
students receiving TAP awards.
Program pursuit entails making a passing or failing
grade in the following percentages of a part-time
program.
First Year of APTS Payment: 50% of a part-time
program must be completed each semester.
Second Year of APTS Payment: 75% of part-time
program must be completed each semester.
Third and All Subsequent Years: 100% of part-time
program must be completed each semester.
In order to be eligible for state aid the following
semester, you must make program pursuit every
semester.
To make satisfactory academic progress, the
student must successfully complete a minimum
number of semester hours of credit with a
minimum grade point average according to the
same satisfactory progress chart that is printed in
the previous section for full-time undergraduate
TAP recipients. The difference here is that part-time
APTS recipients are not reviewed every semester
for satisfactory academic progress; instead, their
academic progress is reviewed in 12–credit
increments. Each accumulation of 12 credits
attempted counts for one semester on the full-time
chart; an APTS recipient must meet the academic
progress requirements for number of credits
completed and cumulative average step by step
on this chart after each accumulation of 12 credits
attempted.
A part-time recipient of New York State aid
who fails to meet the program pursuit or satisfactory
academic progress requirements in a particular
semester may wish to make up the necessary
credits or achieve the required cumulative index
by pursuing credits at their own expense in a given
semester. By so doing, students will hopefully make
up the deficiency and be eligible to receive their
New York State aid in the following semester.
Federal Financial Aid
Applicants for any type of federal financial aid
must file the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA). The output sent to the student who
files this form is called the FASFA Submission
Summary (FSS).
As long as St. John’s University is listed on
the student’s FSS and no corrections have been
made to the original information submitted, the
student may keep the summary for their records.
Recipients of federal financial aid (grants,
work study or any federal loan) must make
satisfactory academic progress to continue to be
eligible to receive such aid. Standards for federal
aid recipients differ from standards for state aid.
Federal standards are outlined under the heading
“Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements for
Federal and/or St. John’s–Funded Financial Aid
Recipients.” For detailed information on federal
aid eligibility guidelines, please visit studentaid.
ed.gov. Federal aid only applicable towards credits
applicable to student’s degree.
All Federal aid programs are contingent on
Congressional actions and budgetary process.
Federal Pell Grant Program
This is a federal financial aid program providing
financial assistance to needy post–secondary
school students. The 2023–24 maximum federal
Pell award is $7,395 per year. When a student
files FAFSA, their federal Pell Grant eligibility is
determined. Funding is credited
to the student’s tuition for each semester.
The program is open to both full-time and part-
time students. Students carrying at least 12 credits
per semester are considered full-time. Students
carrying 9–11 credits are three-quarter time; those
carrying 6–8 credits are classified as half-time.
When federal funding permits, awards may be
made to less than half-time students. All credits
must be applicable to student’s degree.
Funding and eligibility subject to federal legislative
changes.
Federal Health Professions
Loan Program
This is a federally sponsored loan program open to
Pharmacy majors at St. John’s University. St. John’s
awards federal Health Professions Loans only to
full-time students; eligibility is determined based
on a review of the student’s FAFSA.
The present interest rate for federal Health
Professions Loans is 5% with deferment of loan
payments while the student remains in school
on a full-time basis. A 12-month grace period,
during which time no interest accrues, begins
when the student leaves school or falls below
full-time status. Information on deferments and
cancellations may be obtained at the Office of
Student Financial Services.
Federal Work-Study Program
The Federal Work-Study (FWS) program is a
federally funded part time job program for college
students that demonstrates need as determined by
filling the FASFA. The program creates employment
opportunities both on and off campus for students
to earn funds to assist with their educational
expenses. Students are responsible for finding
qualified employment to earn funds offered. Funds
earned are not applied to students account but
are paid via a bi-weekly paycheck. The Federal
work-study eligibility in your Financial Aid Package
does not guarantee you a job. There are a limited
number of FWS jobs available. Job openings are
posted on the University’s Student Employment
webpage along with information about the online
job application process. The earlier you complete
the on-line application process the greater your
chances for FWS employment.
Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grants
These grants are awarded to undergraduate Pell
eligible students based on financial need.
Army ROTC Scholarships
These scholarships offer financial assistance for qualified
students interested in the ROTC program. Four-year,
three-year, and two-year scholarships are offered. The
U.S. Army pays full or partial tuition, fees, textbook and
other required expenses, except room and board. In
addition, a $100 monthly stipend during the academic
year is available to upper division students. Selection
is based on academic excellence, extracurricular
activities, physical standards, results of college entrance
board examinations, and evaluation of motivation and
leadership potential. Upon graduation and successful
completion of the Army ROTC program, scholarship
students are commissioned as Regular Army or Reserve
Second Lieutenants and serve on active or reserve
duty. For information, contact the ROTC Office on the
Queens campus.
Higher Education Grant Program for
American Indians/Alaskan Natives
This program is available to a person who is
a member of a federally recognized Indian
tribe eligible to receive services from the U.S.
Department of the Interior. Award amounts are
based on a student’s unmet financial needs; award
amounts vary by region. Interested applicants
must file a FAFSA on a yearly basis and seek
conventional aid through the post–secondary
institution. Application forms and additional
information is available from the student’s local
tribal office.
Federal Student Loan
Programs
What is a Federal Direct Student Loan?
Federal Loans are a major form of self-help aid for
students. As part of your Financial Aid Package,
you may be offered a federal loan. A loan must
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be repaid in full, including any interest and fees.
Student loans have long repayment periods and
generally repayment will not begin until you leave
school. Interest rates vary, depending on the type
of loan you borrow. The promissory note you sign
will contain the exact terms of the loan you are
borrowing. Keep your copy for reference. St. John’s
University in accordance with federal regulation
reports all loan borrowing, student enrollment
status and changes in enrollment status to the
National Student Loan Date System (NSLDS).
How Do I apply for a Federal Direct
Student Loan?
Three Simple Steps:
Step 1: Accept: Go to your St. John’s University
UIS account at www.stjohns.edu/UIS and
enter your User ID, and PIN, click on “Login”.
Select the financial aid tab. Click on My
Award Information. Select award by Aid
year (current aid year). Accept Award Offer.
Step 2: Complete: Go to studentaid.gov and sign
in with your FAFSA ID. Select Entrance
Counseling and complete
Step 3: Sign-On: the same website,
studentaid.gov select Sign Master
Promissory Note and complete.
Important note for both Step 2 and Step 3:
Select “New York” as the School State and “Saint
John’s University” as the school name. *Your loans
will be credited to your account only after the
completion of all three steps.
What is the difference between a
subsidized and unsubsidized loan?
Subsidized Loan: the federal government pays the
interest on the loan until the student enters their
grace period; the time they are no longer enrolled
on at least a half-time basis. Repayment begins six
months after you cease to be enrolled at least half-
time (including leave of absence).
Unsubsidized Loan: the federal government
does not pay the interest on the loan while a
student is in school as it does for the subsidized
loan. Interest accrues and must be paid or
capitalized during periods of enrollment in school
and /or deferment.
How is the Interest Rate of Federal
Loans calculated?
The interest rate for all federal student and federal
PLUS loans disbursed on or after July 1, will be
calculated annually by the federal government
based on the 10 year Treasury note index. For more
information on rates go to https://studentaid.gov/
understand-aid/types/loans/interest-rates
Are there any fees associated with
these loans?
An origination fee of the total loan is assessed and
deducted prior to loan disbursement. Origination
fees are determined by the US Department of
Education and are subject to change on an annual
basis. Loans credited to the student’s account will
be less than the loan amount borrowed due to
these US Department of Education mandatory fees.
Is there a federal loan processing
deadline?
In accordance with federal guidelines St. John’s
University may not originate a loan for a period
in the academic year in which a student is no
longer enrolled. Therefore, students enrolled for
the academic year who are interested in borrowing
a loan must complete the loan process within
the academic year. Students who enroll for one
semester in an academic year must complete the
process within the period of enrollment for the
semester.
Loan Proration
Federal regulations requires St. John’s to prorate
Federal Direct Loans for undergraduate students
when the student is enrolled in a program that
is one academic year or more in length, but the
student is in a remaining period of study that is
shorter than the full academic year. This will mostly
affect students that will graduate from their program
of study at the end of summer or fall semesters.
Loan Proration formula: Number of credit
hours enrolled for a semester, divided by the
number of credit hours in an academic year (24)
multiplied by the annual Federal Direct Loan limit
for the student’s grade level.
Examples:
(
⁄) X 5500 = 2750
(
⁄) X 5500 = 3437.50
Subsidized and unsubsidized loans are calculated
separately in order to determine the maximum for
each loan.
Are there any federal loans available to
parents?
The Federal Direct PLUS Loan from the US
Department of Education for parents of
undergraduate dependent students who meet
general eligibility and credit requirements. Your
FAFSA must be on file at St. John’s. The maximum
amount a parent may borrow for the academic
year will be indicated in the student’s Financial Aid
Package.
How does a parent apply for a Federal
Direct PLUS Loan?
Applications for Federal Direct PLUS loans are
processed online through the US Department
of Education student loan website at studentaid.
gov. Once signed in, the borrower must click
”Apply For Aid” and then select “Apply for a PLUS
Loan” to begin.
PLUS Process consists of four easy steps:
Step 1: Personal Information: Personal information
of the parent borrower.
Step 2: Student & Loan Info:
• Select the Award year
• Parent PLUS borrowers must enter the
information of the student for whom
the loan is for
• Select “NEW YORK” as the school state
and “SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY” as the
school name
• Enter a requested loan amount
The borrower enters a specific amount to
borrow for the school year or may elect to borrow
the maximum amount for which they are eligible.
The maximum amount the PLUS borrower may
request is included in the St. John’s Financial Aid
Package.
If the borrower later determines that they
do not need the entire amount applied for, they
may cancel or reduce an un-disbursed loan at any
time. A disbursed Federal Direct PLUS loan may be
cancelled or reduced within thirty days of the date
of disbursement. A St. John’s Loan Change Form is
available online at stjohns.edu/services/financial. The
amount the borrower chooses to apply for will not
affect the result of the application. When choosing
an amount, the borrower should only borrow what
is really needed and remember that loans must be
repaid.
Maximum Annual Loan Amount
2023–2024
Effective for loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2008
Dependent Student Independent Student Only
TOTAL BASE AMOUNT ADDITIONAL TOTAL
subsidized and subsidized and unsubsidized AMOUNT
unsubsidized unsubsidized only
Borrower’s School Year
First–year undergraduate
(0–24 credits completed) $3,500 + 2,000 (unsub) $3,500 + $6,000 = $9,500
Second–year undergraduate
(25–55 credits completed) $4,500 + 2,000 (unsub) $4,500 + $6,000 = $10,500
Third–year and beyond undergraduate
(56 credits and more completed) $5,500 + 2,000 (unsub) $5,500 + $7,000 = $12,500
Total outstanding debt:
Dependent undergraduate $31,000 Independent undergraduate $57,500
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*Interest rates on federal loans are subject to change based
upon changes of federal regulations.
Step 3: Review Application
Step 4: Credit Check & Submit: Authorize the
review of credit history and submit the
application.
When will the borrower be notified of
the result of the application and credit
check?
The borrower will be notified immediately of the
result. If approved, the borrower will be directed
to complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) if a
Federal Direct PLUS MPN has not been completed
previously.
What are the options for the Parent
PLUS borrower denied for a Federal
Direct PLUS loan?
• Parent borrowers can opt for additional
unsubsidized loan eligibility for the student.
• Parent borrowers can opt to provide
documentation of extenuating circumstances and
appeal the decision.
• Parent PLUS loan borrower can opt to obtain an
endorser with a more favorable credit history to
act as a co-signer. The endorser must complete a
process, similar to the original application, either
online or through the mail. The online process
requires that the endorser have a Federal Student
Aid ID. The borrower who has been denied will
automatically be mailed a paper Endorser Package.
Both processes require that the endorser know
the Loan Reference ID which will be provided to
the denied borrower via email or can be viewed
by the denied borrower when signed onto
StudentLoans.gov.
• Parent borrower if approved based on
extenuating circumstances or who has an
endorser will be required to complete a PLUS
Counseling session.
How will the student receive the loan
funds?
Once an application has been approved and a
MPN has been properly completed, the student
will be given credit by St. John’s for the amount
approved for disbursement less all applicable
fees. The approved amount will be split equally
between the fall and spring semesters. Funds will
be disbursed by the federal government to the
student’s St. John’s account at the beginning of
each semester according to the disbursement
schedule set by St. John’s University.
How is the interest rate on federal
PLUS loans calculated?
The interest rate for all federal PLUS loans
disbursed on or after July 1st will be calculated
annually by the federal government based on the
10-year Treasury note index.
What fees, if any, are associated with
these loans?
An origination fee is assessed and deducted
prior to loan disbursement. Origination fees are
determined by the U.S. Department of Education.
Since the origination fee is deducted before the
federal government disburses the loan to St. John’s,
the amount credited to the student’s account will
be less than the loan amount borrowed.
Satisfactory Academic
Progress Requirements
Federal and/or St. John’s University
Funded Financial Aid Satisfactory
Academic Progress Requirements (SAP)
All recipients of federal and/or St. John’s University
financial aid are expected to maintain satisfactory
academic progress toward their degree as part of the
eligibility requirements for federal and/ or St. John’s
University institutional aid. The University’s satisfactory
academic progress policy is developed in accordance
with federal regulations. Any student not making
satisfactory academic progress is considered ineligible
for federal aid and institutional grant aid.
Please note that SAP requirements for state
aid recipients and St. John’s University Academic
scholarship recipients are different and are
addressed separately.
Federal Qualitative Measure
Federal regulation requires schools to have a
qualitative component, typically a grade point
average (GPA) as part of their Satisfactory Academic
Progress policy. At the end of each school year the
cumulative GPA for all students will be reviewed.
The minimum required cumulative GPA is as
follows:
• First-year Undergraduate students must maintain a
cumulative GPA of 1.50 (first year defined as credits
hours attempted less then 25)
• By the end of the second academic year all
Undergraduate students must maintain a 2.0
cumulative GPA.
• All Graduate and Law students must maintain a
cumulative GPA of 2.0.
Federal Quantitative Standard: Pace
Federal regulation requires schools to have a
quantitative component as part of their Satisfactory
Academic Progress policy. This measure seeks
to ensure that students successfully complete
coursework and maintain an appropriate and
timely pace toward the completion of their degree
program within the federally allowable time frames.
Pace is measured at the end of the school year for
all students.
Undergraduate Degree Maximum Time
Frame Requirements
According to federal regulations for an
undergraduate program, the maximum time frame
cannot exceed 150% of the published length of the
program measured in credit hours attempted.
Pace for Undergraduate Degree
Completion
For an undergraduate student in a bachelor’s
degree program to be considered as progressing,
the student’s ratio of earned hours to attempted
hours (or pace towards degree completion ) must
be no less than shown on the following table:
Note: Students enrolled in the Pharm.D. Program
will follow the above chart for the first four years.
Once they begin the graduate portion of their
program they will be held to the Graduate degree
pace requirements.
Other Degree Maximum Time Frame
Requirements
Students must complete their degree program
within the following maximum time frame:
Certificate: 3 semesters (48 credit hours)
Associate’s: 6 semesters (96 credit hours)
Master’s: 10 semesters (120 credit hours)
Doctoral: 14 semesters (168 credit hours)
Law (full-time): 9 semesters (129 credit hours)
Law (part-time):12 semesters (129 credit hours)
Pace for Degree Completion for All
Other Programs
Students must pass at least 70% of the cumulative
credit hours attempted.
Annual Academic Progress Review
We review academic progress each academic
year by dividing the cumulative total number
of credit hours the student passed by the total
number attempted. The review process begins
at the end of spring semester for all students
to determine that the student is meeting the
standards described above. This review is based on
a students entire enrollment history at St. John’s
University and any transfer credit hours accepted.
We also check to make sure students have not
exceeded the maximum term limit described
above.
Federal regulations require that these
standards apply to all students
Please note:
The following will be considered as credits
completed:
1) “A” through “D” grades
2) Accepted Transfer credits
When total
attempted Credit
hours are:
Earned Credit Hours
must be at least:
Less than 25 credit
hours
50% of scheduled credit
hours
25 through 55 credit
hours
50% of scheduled credit
hours
56 through 90 hours 60% of scheduled credit
hours
91 credit hours and
above
70% of scheduled credit
hours
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3) “P” passing with credit
4) Accepted Advanced Placement (AP) credits
The following will NOT be considered as credits
completed but will be considered as credits
attempted:
1) F – Failure
2) ABF – Absent/Failure *
3) UW – Unofficial Withdrawal
4) AU – Audit
In the Pharm.D. program starting with the
2016 entering class any grade below a C in a
professional course is considered failing and must
be repeated.
In the professional year of the Clinical
Laboratory Science program, a grade of C+ or
better is considered passing, program guidelines
allow students to repeat one failed course.
Grade Changes
Students who receive aid on a conditional or
probationary basis must resolve all incomplete
grades before the Office of Student Financial
Services can make a final determination that
they meet the satisfactory academic progress
guidelines. The student must notify the Office of
Student Financial Services once their final grades
have been posted.
Repeat or Remedial Courses
If a course is repeated or remedial, credits for
each time the student registers will be added to
the attempted/earned credits total. Both grades
received will be used in the calculation of the
cumulative GPA.
Transfer Credits
Transfer Credits accepted for the student’s
academic degree are counted when measuring
the maximum time frame to complete the degree.
Also, transfer credits reflected on a student’s St.
John’s academic transcript are counted as both
attempted and earned credit hours for SAP
purposes.
Double Majors and/or Minors
Students who receive permission from their dean
to pursue a double major/minor will be expected
to complete all degree requirements before
reaching 180 attempted hours.
Change of Major or Change of Degree
Students who change their major within the same
degree, or who change their educational objective
and begin pursuing a different degree without
having earned the first degree, must still adhere to
the 150 percent time frame allowed. All previous
course work must be included in each review of
academic progress for federal and/or St. John’s
University financial aid.
Readmit
Students who are readmitted are subject to the
standards defined in this policy for federal and/
or St. John’s University financial aid eligibility.
Academic progress will be reviewed upon
readmission. All previous coursework at
St. John’s University must be included in each
review of academic progress for federal and/or St.
John’s University financial aid.
Financial Aid Termination
Students who fail to complete their degree within
the maximum time frame will have their federal
and/or St. John’s University grant aid terminated.
The Office of Student Financial Services will
send the student a written notification of the
termination of their aid eligibility. This is a non-
appealable status. Students can continue in their
program at their own expense provided they are
otherwise academically eligible.
Financial Aid Suspension
Recipients of federal aid and/or St. John’s
University grant aid whose progress is
unsatisfactory will be ineligible for aid and will
have their aid suspended. The Office of Student
Financial Services will send the student written
notification of the suspension.
Appeal Process
Students who have not exhausted the maximum
time frame have the right to appeal.
Appeals must be filed within 30 days of
notification that aid eligibility has been lost. An
Appeal must be made in writing to the Student
Financial Services Appeal Committee. The appeal
may not be based upon a student’s need for the
Financial Aid assistance OR their lack of knowledge
that their Financial Aid assistance was in jeopardy. An
appeal would normally be based upon mitigating
circumstances which prevented a student from
passing more of their courses, or which made them
withdraw from classes.
Examples of mitigating circumstances include:
• Serious personal illness or injury that required
extended recovery time
• Death or serious illness of an immediate family
member
• Significant trauma that impaired the students
emotional and/or physical health
• Other documented circumstances
To appeal, a student must complete a
Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form and
return it with all required documentation to the
Office of Student Financial services. The student
will be notified of the decision approximately three
weeks after we receive the student’s appeal.
Appeals are made through the Office of Student
Financial Services, on the official form and will require
the following: an explanation and documentation
regarding why the student failed to make Satisfactory
Academic Progress (SAP), demonstrate an
understanding of what SAP measure/s were failed
and documentation as to what has changed in the
student’s situation that would allow the student to
meet SAP in future terms. Please note that merely
filing a Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form
does NOT guarantee continued eligibility for Federal/
university aid, as an appeal may be denied.
Appeal Approval Conditions
Appeals can only be approved if the Student
Financial Services Appeal Committee determines:
• that the student will be able to meet the
university’s satisfactory academic progress after
the next payment period; or
• that the student has agreed to follow an
academic plan that, if followed, will ensure that
the student can meet the university’s satisfactory
academic progress guidelines by a specific point
in time.
If an Appeal is Granted
Students whose appeals are granted will receive
aid on a conditional (probationary) basis for one
semester. The conditions will be outlined in the
appeal approval letter sent to the student. The
Student Financial Services Appeal Committee
will review the student’s record at the end of
the semester to determine their status for the
following semester.
Once a probationary semester has
concluded, the student may re-establish eligibility
to be considered for federal and/or university aid
for their next semester of enrollment ONLY by
either 1) taking action that brings him or her into
compliance with the qualitative and quantitative
components of SAP standard OR 2) demonstrating
the progression of the specific academic plan
and standards for a Probationary Semester as
established by the Appeals Committee.
After the Probationary Period or
if Appeal is Denied
If the student does not have grounds for an
appeal, or if the appeal is denied, the student
may still be able to regain eligibility for future
semesters. This is done by the student enrolling
at St. John’s University at their own expense/
without financial assistance. The student may
also complete coursework at another institution,
provided the credits can be transferred to St.
John’s University and they did not receive federal
financial aid at the other institution while taking
those courses. Any credits earned and transferred
to St. John’s University must have been earned
after the term(s) in which federal and/or St. John’s
financial aid was denied. If a student pays for
and successfully completes courses at another
institution, they must be prepared to provide
appropriate documentation (i.e., university account
statement and transcripts) confirming that the
student did not receive federal financial aid at the
other institution. If the student chooses to take
one of these options they must contact the Office
of Student Financial Services to arrange a new
reevaluation.
Students who have been academically
excluded from the university but who are
subsequently given permission to re-enroll
are not automatically eligible to continue
to participate in federal or university aid
programs. Admissions decisions are totally
separate from funding decisions.
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Withdrawal from
the University
Students are strongly encouraged to reach out
to the Office of Student Financial Services, if
considering a withdrawal from courses, to discuss
the possible impacts of a withdrawal. A withdrawal
from courses could affect a student’s eligibility for
Title IV Aid as outlined below and in subsequent
terms. Students who decide to withdraw from
a course should see their academic advisor to
complete a Change of Program Form.
Return of Federal Title IV Aid
Students who withdraw from all courses, either
officially or unofficially in a semester/term, on or
before completing 60% of the semester/term and
who have received federal title IV funds in the
form of a Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Teacher
Education Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant, Federal Direct Loan and/
or Federal PLUS loan, in accordance with federal
regulation are required to have their eligibility for
those funds reviewed. The University is required to
apply a federally mandated formula to determine
how much of the federal funding was “earned”
up to the determined date of the student’s
withdrawal. This review and calculation is referred
to as a “Return of Title IV Aid Calculation.”
Federal regulations mandate that federal
Title IV funds disbursed in excess of the “earned”
amount must be returned to the federal
government by the university and/or the student.
If a student received a refund from the Office of
Student Financial Services, that was to be used for
educationally related expenses, the student may
be required to return all or a portion of the funds
to the University. This portion represents funds
that were intended to pay for educationally related
expenses through the end of the semester/term.
The amount to be returned to the University will
be determined by federal formula.
The amount to be returned to the federal
government will be calculated based on the date
the student officially withdrew from classes or the
determined date of an unofficial withdrawal. A
student who fails to officially notify the academic
advisor of intent to withdraw from classes and
fails to earn grades for all classes is considered an
unofficial withdrawal. In the case of an unofficial
withdrawal, the withdrawal date will be computed
as the last date the student was involved in an
academically related activity or the 50% point in
the term in the event that a last date of academic
activity is not available. “Academically related”
is defined as academic participation in a course
such as submitting an assignment, taking an exam
or participating in an online academic-related
discussion. Academic activity is not considered
to be simply logging into a course or academic
counseling or advisement.
Determining Federal Title IV Aid
Earned
To determine the amount of federal aid a student
earned, the Office of Student Financial Services
will first calculate the student’s percentage of the
semester/term attended. The calculation is based
on the number of days the student attended
classes divided by the number of days in the
semester (excluding breaks of 5 days or more).
That percentage is then calculated, together with
other required elements including the institutional
cost, and total federal funds received or that a
student was eligible to receive, to determine the
amount of federal aid a student is eligible to retain.
Any “unearned” federal Title IV aid must be
returned to the federal government. The University
will return the unearned funds and will adjust the
student’s semester/term bill accordingly. Students
will be responsible to repay the University due to
an outstanding balance resulting from the return.
Post-Withdrawal Disbursement
A student may be entitled to a Post- Withdrawal
disbursement if the student withdrew prior to the
disbursement of Title IV funds. The institution will
notify the student if they are eligible for a Post-
Withdrawal disbursement of loan and/or grant
federal funds. A student may opt to accept or
decline an offer of a Post-Withdrawal disbursement
of grant or loan funds if the student desires to save
the funds for enrollment at another institution.
Module Programs
A course that does not span the entire length
of a semester is considered a module course.
Students who are enrolled in module courses and
cease attendance in any course are considered
to have withdrawn and may be subject to a
Title IV recalculation unless the student notifies
the University in writing of their intent to
enroll in another module that falls within the
same enrollment period. The confirmation
of the student’s intent to re-enroll must be
submitted by the student within two weeks of
receiving communication from the Office of
Financial Services. If the student does not begin
attendance in the later course, then the student
will be considered to have withdrawn and a Title
IV recalculation will be completed.
Return of Federal Title IV
Aid Allocation
Funds that are returned to the federal government
are used to reduce the outstanding balances in
individual federal program. Federal regulation
requires that “unearned” funds be returned in the
following order:
1. Federal Unsubsidized Direct Loan
2. Federal Subsidized Direct loan
3. Federal Perkins Loan (Program currently not
funded)
4. Federal Direct Parent Loan (PLUS)
5. Federal Direct Grad PLUS
6. Federal Pell grant
7. Federal SEOG
8. Federal TEACH Grant
9. Iraq Afghanistan Service Grant
Important Notes
Withdrawal from courses could also affect your
institutional aid eligibility based on the type and
amount of funding received and the resulting
tuition liability. Be sure to discuss review this
information with the office of Financial Services.
A withdrawal could also affect your Satisfactory
Academic Progress standing impacting future aid
eligibility.
Your loans may go into repayment once
you withdraw from school. It is important to pay
close attention to communications about loan
repayment. Be sure to make payments on time in
order to avoid the possibility of default that could
result in the loss of future federal aid eligibility.
Consortium Agreement and Study
Abroad
All St. John’s students that are on a consortium
agreement or are studying abroad must abide by
the satisfactory academic progress requirements as
described in this brochure.
Withdrawal from the University
If a student receives aid from federal and/or St.
John’s funded programs but withdraws during a
semester, a percentage of the aid may be used
to pay the bill for the portion of the semester
the student attended. Since the student did
not complete the semester, they may not have
earned 100% of their federal and/or St. John’s aid.
Calculations will be done to determine if any of
the aid will need to be returned or adjusted. If
that happens, the student may owe the University
for unpaid charges. In addition, the student may
fail to make satisfactory academic progress and
jeopardize future federal aid. To make sure the
student understands the possible impact on their
financial aid, they are encouraged to consult with
a financial aid counselor prior to withdrawing from
courses.
Scholarship Recipients
• Undergraduate St. John’s scholarship recipients
are required to maintain a minimum cumulative
grade point average in order to have their
scholarship renewed.
• Law/Graduate academic scholarship terms are
monitored by the individual schools. The student
must contact their academic dean regarding
scholarship terms.
Important Notice: The University reserves the
right to adjust the SAP Policy in order to ensure
continued compliance with federal regulations.
Students will be notified of any changes to the
policy and should monitor
stjohns.edu/services/financial
Resources for Students
1. St. John’s University provides a variety of
training programs, events, activities and services
that enhance and support the efforts of
students. stjohns.edu/academics/centers
2. Academic Support provides services that are
available to help students achieve academically.
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stjohns.edu/academics/provost/resources/
academic_support_for_your_students.stj
3. Campus Ministry
stjohns.edu/about/vincentian/ministry
4. The Center for Counseling and Consultation is
dedicated to helping St. John’s students. stjohns.
edu/services/studentwellness/services
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fencing (2001 NCAA National Champions), golf
(2023 BIG EAST individual champion), indoor and
outdoor track and field (28 NCAA Championship
appearances), soccer (three NCAA Tournament
appearances), volleyball (two NCAA Tournament
berths), tennis and softball (2016 BIG EAST
Champions).
The seven men’s intercollegiate team
offerings consist of baseball (ninth all-time
with 35 NCAA Tournament appearances, six
College World Series appearances), basketball
(29 NCAA Tournament appearances, ninth-most
wins in NCAA history), fencing (2001 NCAA
National Champions), golf (five NCAA Regional
appearances), lacrosse, tennis (six
BIG EAST Championships) and soccer (1996 NCAA
National Champions, four College Cups, 20 NCAA
Tournament berths).
Campus Ministry
At St. John’s, your journey is as spiritual as it is
intellectual. Our passion for creative teaching
and learning guides you as you take your place
in this world and become the person you are
truly called to be. Campus Ministry supports
many Catholic and interfaith initiatives that help
promote spiritual engagement and worship,
encourage reflection and dedicated service, offer
social justice & leadership opportunities and foster
a supportive and inclusive community among
students, faculty, administrators, staff and the
Vincentian family.
We provide spiritual experiences that
expand horizons, invite exploration, and challenge
assumptions for all people of all faiths. For those
who are Catholic, we will help foster involvement
in experiences designed to fulfill the Gospel call
to justice, as well as invite active participation in
celebrations of the Eucharist and other sacraments.
We are a community of faith, service,
leadership, justice and friendship.
Student Groups
• Sinai’s Radiant Praise Dance Ministry
• St. Vincent de Paul Society
Spirituality
• Bereavement Program – when facing death or
loss of a loved/one
• R.C.I.A. – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
• Retreats
• Holy Hour and Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament
• Liturgical Ministry
• Miraculous Medal Novena
• Music Ministry
• Interfaith Ministry and Council
• Praying the Rosary
• Sacrament of Reconciliation
• Taize Prayer
• Abundance
Alumni Relations
The Office of Alumni Relations is dedicated
to keeping our more than 195,000 graduates
connected to each other and to St. John’s
University. It strives to continually enhance
services and develop new programs to engage
St. John’s alumni. Realizing that today’s students
are tomorrow’s alumni, it encourages alumni to
mentor our current students by offering them
opportunities to share their personal expertise
and experiences. Graduates and supporters of
the University can enjoy a wealth of year-round
discounts, services and resources as provided
through its wide selection of corporate partners.
Find out more about these benefits and stay
connected with St. John’s University and fellow
classmates by visiting www.stjohns.edu/alumni.
Office of Alumni Relations:
• Engages alumni through social and career
networking functions throughout the year
• Provides leadership opportunities through
alumni volunteer committees both locally and
nationally
• Supports regional and affinity engagement
activities and chapter programs
• Hosts alumni receptions and athletic events
both home and away
• Collaborates with Career Services and
Admission on alumni programming
• Provides exclusive programming and pricing for
GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade)
For more information about the Office of Alumni
Relations, please visit
www.stjohns.edu/alumni or contact our office at:
718-990-6232
[email protected]
Follow St. John’s Alumni social media pages:
• Facebook @StJohnsAlumni
• Instagram @StJohnsAlumni
• TikTok @StJohnsU
• LinkedIn @St. John's University
• Youtube @StJohnsU
• Flickr @St. John's University Alumni
• Twitter @StJohnsAlumni
Athletics
St. John’s University offers 17 sports programs
which compete at the highest level of
intercollegiate athletics. The University
participates at the Division I level of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a
founding member of the BIG EAST Conference.
Red Storm teams are also affiliated with the
Eastern College Athletic Association (ECAC), the
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of
America (IC4A), the Metropolitan Track and Field
Association (MTFA), the Intercollegiate Fencing
Association (IFA) and the National Intercollegiate
Fencing Association (NIFA).
The University has 10 intercollegiate
offerings for women, including basketball (11
NCAA Tournament appearances), cross country,
Student Support Services and Resources
Leadership
• Campus Ministry Student Assistants
• Catholic Scholars
• Discernment Group
• Graduate Assistants for Catholic Scholars and
Retreats
On the Queens campus, the Daily Mass is
celebrated at 8 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. in St. Thomas
More Church. There is a Sunday celebration at 11
a.m. followed by a coffee hour.
A special mass for students is held on
Sunday evenings at 5:30 p.m. It is the largest
weekly gathering of students. The opportunity for
reconciliation is also available each day.
Staten Island, Campus Ministry programs
mirror the programs of the Queens Campus.
Mass is offered in the St. Vincent de Paul Chapel
Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. as well as during the
week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:15
p.m. The sacrament of Reconciliation is offered
before Mass, by appointment and during special
Advent and Lent programs. Holy Hour and Taize
prayer are offered several times during each
semester. Students are involved in Mass as lector,
extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, altar
servers and as music ministers.
For more information on all of our programs,
visit stjohns.edu/campusministry.
Division of Student
Success
The Division of Student Success provides social,
educational, recreational, community service
opportunities, health and wellness programs
and services to support students’ full academic
experiences. Our mission is to encourage students
to become a part of the University community by
participating in events and joining organizations
that foster learning outside of the classroom,
allowing students to create their own unique and
engaging college experiences.
The following areas are part of the Division
and provide various student services on all
three of our New York campuses: Residence Life,
University Career Services, Center for Counseling
and Consultation, Student Health Services,
Student Engagement, Student Conduct, Student
Development, Fraternities and Sororities, Wellness
Education and Prevention Services, New Student
Orientation, Campus Activities, Campus Recreation,
Performing Arts, Office of Sexual Violence
Outreach, Awareness and Response, Community
Development, and Disability Services.
Queens Campus: Senior Student Success
Administrative offices are housed in Bent Hall as
are the Departments of Student Conduct and
Student Wellness. The Center for Counseling and
Consultation is located in Marillac Hall, and Student
Health Services is located on the first floor of
DaSilva Hall in the Residence Village.
The D’Angelo Center (DAC) houses the
Departments of Student Engagement, Operations
and Student Development. Students have access to
the many student facilities in the DAC including the
Sodano Coffeehouse, student lounges and game
rooms, cafeterias, conference facilities for student-
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faculty engagement opportunities, a Starbucks Café,
a student “living room” with a fireplace and piano,
a student-run cooperative printing center and a
Campus Concierge which provides information and
tickets for upcoming programs and events.
Staten Island Campus: Student Success
administrators are located in the lower level of the
Campus Center, the Campus Center Gymnasium
and the second floor of the Kelleher Center. Staten
Island also houses a Center for Counseling and
Consultation, located in Flynn Hall, and a Student
Health Services office, located in the Spellman Hall,
Room 101.
Campus Activities
Campus Activities provides students with a variety
of programming and leadership opportunities
throughout the year. With well over 100 student
organizations on campus, there are endless ways
to get involved in campus life. By participating in
a number of social, cultural, political, spiritual and
academic organizations, students will ultimately
achieve an enhanced university experience.
Department of Student Wellness
The Department of Student Wellness is made
up of six major areas. Wellness Education
and Prevention, Center for Counseling and
Consultation, Office of Disabilities Services, Office
of Sexual Violence, Outreach, Awareness, and
Responce, Student Health Services, and Campus
Recreation.
Wellness Education and Prevention
Our goal is to empower and educate students
as they continue to develop during their time at
St. John’s University. We seek to understand our
students’ concerns and offer a steady stream of
information so individuals can make informed
choices about their own health and wellness. We
offer wellness events that feature and reinforce
learning around areas such as: alcohol and
other drug abuse, nutrition, stress reduction,
mindfulness meditation, healthy relationships,
sexual abuse and harassment, smoking cessation
and balanced living.
Wellness Education offices are located on
the Queens Campus in Bent Hall, Garden Level,
718-990-8048, or contact us at [email protected].
Center for Counseling and Consultation
The Center for Counseling and Consultation
provides free and confidential counseling services
to students including individual counseling,
groups, crisis intervention, and community
referrals. Psychiatric consultation is available when
indicated. The Center embraces a community
involvement model and works closely with various
departments and student groups by providing
training, consultation, and programming including
suicide and sexual violence prevention.
Queens Campus: Marillac Hall
Room 130
Tel: 718-990-6384
Hours: Monday and Thursday:
8:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday:
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Staten Island Campus: Spellman Hall
Room 101
Tel: 718-390-4451
Hours: Monday to Thursday:
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Services for Students with Disabilities
The Office of Disability Services coordinates equal
opportunities for students with disabilities. These
services are designed to ensure, for all students,
full participation in programs and activities
offered throughout the University. The aim of
these services is to improve the quality of the
academic, social and personal lives of the disabled
members of our community. All documentation
will be kept confidential in accordance with legal
requirements.
St. John’s University students requesting
accommodations for a disability must present
documentation of the disability to the Office of
Student Disabilities on the appropriate campus for
verification of eligibility.
All documentation will be kept confidential
in accordance with legal requirements and should
be submitted
directly to:
Queens Campus
St. John’s University
Office of Student Disabilities
Marillac Hall 134, Queens, NY 11439
Tel 718-990-6867
Fax 718-990-2609
Staten Island Campus
Staten Island Campus: Spellman Hall
Room 101
Tel: 718-390-4451
Hours: Monday to Thursday:
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
The Sexual Violence Outreach, Awareness
and Response Office
The SOAR Office works to prevent and reduce
the traumatic impact of sexual assault, dating
and relationship violence, and stalking at
St. John’s University. This is done through
outreach with community stakeholders, raising
awareness among our student population and
by supporting victims. The SOAR Office hosts
campus wide trainings on Bystander Intervention
and Affirmative Consent, and programs to raise
awareness of sexual violence. In addition, the
office supports student survivors and their healing
by providing Campus Support Advisors. Campus
Support Advisors offer a confidential place to
discuss reporting options, interim remedies and
by providing referrals to resources both on and
off campus. It’s on us, all of us, to be a part of the
solution to sexual violence. The SOAR Office can
be reached by calling 718-990-6550. The Campus
Support Advisor (confidential) may be reached by
calling 718-990-8484.
Student Health Services
The Office of Student Health Services provides
treatment for minor illnesses or injuries,
information about local health care, information
about local health care providers, as well as
information regarding health issues, physical
examinations, and immunization requirements.
Queens Campus: Dasilva Hall First Floor Tel: 718-
990-6360 Hours: Monday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m.–
4:30 p.m. Friday: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Campus Recreation
Campus recreation provides opportunities to
participate in a variety of formal and informal
activities. These activities encompass team sports,
individual and dual sports, as well as competitive
and non-competitive activities. In addition to the
benefits of physical fitness, participants can obtain
new and improved life-long skills, along with social
and ethical qualities.
Taffner Field House
The Field House includes two multi-purpose courts
for basketball and volleyball. It also includes locker
rooms, a lounge and the Campus Recreation office.
Your personal valid St. John’s Stormcard is required
for entry.
Fitness Center
The Fitness Center is located on the east side
of Carnesecca Arena. You may enter the Fitness
Center from the lower level in Carnesecca Arena.
Your personal valid St. John’s Stormcard is required
for entry.
Fitness Classses
We offer various fitness classes such as Yoga,
Pilates, Spinning, Hip-Hop, Body Conditioning,
Kickboxing and many more.
Personal Training
The Personal Training Program is open to all
students, administrators, faculty and staff. The
Personal Training Program offers one-on-one
sessions with a qualified personal trainer who
designs a fitness program specifically to meet your
needs and interests.
Intramurals
We offer a variety of Intramural Sports, such
as Basketball, Dodgeball, Flag Football, Soccer,
Softball, Dodgeball Tennis, Arena Flag Football,
Kanjam, and Wiffleball.
Club Sports
We currently have the following Club Sports:
Bowling, Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, and Men’s
Basketball.
Students interested in starting a new club
can do so by visiting the Campus Recreation Office
to obtain a proposal form.
Locker Rooms
There are men’s and women’s locker rooms located
in both Taffner Field House and in Carnesecca
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Personalized Advisement
A Career Advisor will assist students in developing
their career path; including choosing a major,
resume writing/cover letters, internship/job
search strategies, networking with alumni and
employers, and evaluating job offers/salary
negotiations. University Career Services offers one-
on-one support from a student’s first year through
graduation and beyond. Students can schedule
appointments with their dedicated career advisor
through Handshake and can meet either in-person
or on-line.
Resources
University Career Services hosts a robust array
of digital resources available 24/7 that support
students including, but not limited to, mock
interviews, resume reviews, access to experiential
learning opportunities, connections to programs
and events, and career exploration.
Handshake
Handshake is an innovative, intuitive, and mobile
platform through St. John’s University – University
Career Services. Handshake allows current students
and alumni access to make appointments with their
career advisor; explore job, internship and campus
recruiting listings; register for Career Services
programs; discover workshops, information sessions,
career fairs and other event information; and
connect with additional career development and
employment resources.
Mentoring
St. John’s offers several structured mentoring
programs to meet the needs of students
throughout their experience at the University.
University Career Services facilitates the Aspire
Mentor Program, providing upper-level students
the opportunity to request an alumni mentor who
shares their professional interests. When mentees
are matched with their mentors, they begin a year-
long program with two or three connections per
month. St. John’s alumni are generous in sharing
their time and insights with current students who
are navigating their professional journey.
Employer Engagement
Employers representing various fields visit St. John’s
University, both in-person and on-line, to meet
qualified St. John’s candidates to fill their full-time
and internship roles. University Career Services
facilitates innovative programming and one-on-
one meetings between candidates and employers
through on-campus and on-site experiences.
Students of all years are invited to participate in
these meaningful encounters.
Leadership and Professional Development
Career Services will help develop and grow
leadership competencies, and other essential skills
such as communication, problem solving and
decision making, that are vital to the education
experience and can lead to greater personal
enrichment, academic success and career readiness
in the global workforce. St. John’s Leadership and
Arena. The lockers are to be used on a daily basis.
You must bring your own lock or purchase one
from the Campus Recreation Office in Taffner Field
House.
Title IX – Reporting and Responding to
Sex Discrimination
St. John’s University is committed to providing
an environment that is free from all forms of
discrimination on the basis of sex including,
sexual harassment, sexual violence, and sexual
misconduct and offers many resources to students
to address concerns relating to discrimination
on the basis of sex or gender identity. Any
student, faculty, administrator, staff member, or
applicant for admission who has concerns about
sex discrimination is encouraged to seek the
assistance of a Title IX Coordinator.
For example, we encourage you to contact a
Title IX Coordinator if you:
• Wish to understand your options if you think
you may have encountered sex discrimination or
sexual misconduct
• Learn of a situation that you feel may warrant a
University investigation
• Need help on how to handle a situation by
which you are indirectly affected
• Seek guidance on possible methods of
de-escalating or alleviating a difficult situation
• Have questions on St. John’s policies and
procedures
If you would like to contact a Title IX
Coordinator, please email [email protected] or
call (718) 990-2660 or (718) 990-6568 to contact
the Deputy Title IX Coordinator.
If you require assistance regarding sexual
assault, please visit Sexual Assault: You Are Not
Alone: stjohns.edu/sexualassault.
Residence Halls and
Off–Campus Housing
St. John’s University provides housing to
undergraduate, graduate, and law students in
residence halls and apartments on the Queens
campus. On the Queens campus, these housing
options include single, double, triple, and quad-
style rooms in suites, rooms sharing a connecting
bathroom, and apartment configurations on- and
off-campus.
University Career Services
University Career Services prepares and empowers
all students for their career journey, creating
connections with employers and alumni, and
inspiring lifelong learning and meaningful,
professional success. The St. John’s team of career
professionals and their robust array of resources
provide students the opportunity for specialized
career advising, career exploration and education,
access and preparation for internships and
experiential learning, and a pathway to achieving
their professional goals.
Career Services offers students a wide range
of career-related education and development,
which includes, but is not limited to:
Professional Development programs, the National
Society of Leadership & Success, and Omicron
Delta Kappa Society all contribute to a student’s
leadership growth throughout their experience at
St. John’s.
Connect with us
QUEENS
Chiang Ching Kuo Hall (CCK)
(718) 990-6375
[email protected]
Instagram @GetHiredStJohns
Twitter @GetHiredStJohns
Facebook St. John’s University Career Services
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/
StJohnsCareerServices
STATEN ISLAND
Flynn Hall
(718) 390-4438
[email protected]
Instagram @GetHiredStjSI
Twitter @GetHiredStjSI
Facebook St. John’s Staten Island Career Services
Communications Facilities
Courses in the area of Communications and CCPS
TV/Film studies are supported by the Television,
Film and Radio Center located on the fourth floor
of Marillac Hall on the Queens campus.
The Television, Film and Radio Center is a
broadcast-quality production and post-production
facility that can accommodate both in-studio
and on-location productions. The TV Studio
features three professional 1080i HD cameras,
a computerized lighting system, a 48-channel
audio console with digital effects, dedicated
studio green screen, electronic character
generator with animated graphics capability, HD
video switcher, teleprompter and an announce
booth for voice-over recordings. The facility
can accommodate the recording of talk shows,
interviews, and instructional programs in digital
formats. Dedicated state-of-the-art laboratories
allow for digital video and audio editing, computer
graphics, and animation. Production equipment
in the radio booth include a professional audio
console, broadcast microphones, USB/SD card
recorders, and editing capabilities.
The Center’s atmosphere and equipment
afford exposure to a broadcast-quality facility
that prepares students for entry into the
communications industry.
Production equipment in the radio booth
includes a professional audio console, broadcast
microphones, USB/SD card recorders, and editing
capabilities.
Registered and approved students are
welcomed and encouraged to use many of these
facilities during non-class hours, from 8 a.m.
through 10 p.m., on most class days. Student-run
co-curricular organizations, WRED-TV, WSJU Radio,
and The Society of Film and Visual Arts (SFVA), are
available to all students.
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Dining Facilities
St. John’s Dining offers a variety of options to
meet your hectic schedule. With new facilities and
exciting culinary innovations at each location, we
offer you the ultimate dining experience. For more
information regarding dining on campus, including
all of our venues, hours, events, and more, please
visit dineoncampus.com/stjohns, call our office at
718-990-1536, or download the Dine On Campus
App from the App Store or
Google Play Store.
Queens Campus
Montgoris Dining Hall
All-you-care-to-eat dining is open 7 days per
week when classes are in session with late night
hours. Open to all students, staff, and faculty.
Montgoris serves a large breakfast menu, made
to order Mongolian grill, a variety of international
entrees, pizza and pasta, burgers and grilled items,
an omelet bar, make your own salad bar, deli,
sandwich and wrap selections, fruit and yogurt
parfait bar, a variety of vegan and vegetarian
options, an allergen-friendly zone, and full-fledged
dessert concept.
Market Montgoris C-Store
(Montgoris Side Entrance)
Open 7 days per week when classes are in session
with extended late-night hours, this Montgoris
convenience store provides Grab and Go
salads and sandwiches, sushi, prepared entrees,
beverages, ice cream, snacks, canned foods,
groceries, convenience items, and necessities for
your home or dorm.
Marillac Hall Food Court (Terrace Level)
The Marillac Food Court features Burger King,
Subway, Freshens Fresh Food Studio, 2mato Pizza
and Pasta, Pom & Honey, and Revolution Noodle
with sushi.
Market Marillac
(adjacent to Marillac Food Court)
Offers an assortment of fresh hot and cold
packaged meals including sushi, snacks, fresh
soups, coffee and bottled beverages, and more.
Dunkin’ Donuts (Marillac Terrace)
Full-service store with all that Dunkin’ Donuts
is famous for including donuts, muffins, coffee,
bagels, flatbread sandwiches for breakfast and
lunch, Coolatta’s frozen drinks in assorted flavors,
iced latte, espresso and hot cappuccino.
D’Angelo Center Food Court (Level 1)
Features Taco Bell and Farmers Fridge on the first
floor of DAC. Our Taco Bell outlet includes favorites
from the Taco Bell menu. Farmers Fridge is a fresh
vended salad concept that is new to the campus
this semester.
Einstein Bagels & Caribou Coffee
at the Library
Fresh baked bagels, fresh brewed coffee, breakfast
& lunch sandwiches, grab & go, and more.
Starbucks (D’Angelo Center Level 3)
This full-service Starbucks offers all that Starbucks is
known for including specialty coffees, sandwiches,
salads, muffins, desserts, prepackaged goods and
made-to-order beverages.
Law School Café
The Law School Café has a made-to-order Deli,
Chef’s Table, Red Storm Burger Company, Bok Choy,
Build Pizza, Hale and Hearty Soups, Grab & Go,
Salad Bar and Kosher & Halal options.
Sidebar (adjacent to the Law School Café)
Starbucks We-Proudly-Serve featuring coffees,
sandwiches, salads, muffins, desserts, prepackaged
goods and made-to-order beverages.
Check the St. John’s Dining website (www.
dineoncampus.com/stjohns) for the most up to
date information, complete menus for all venues,
promotions, hours of operation, and more. Don’t
forget to download the Dine On Campus App from
the App Store or Google Play Store.
International Student and
Scholar Services
The International Student and Scholar Services
Office, located on the Queens campus in Marillac
Hall, Room 210, assists international students and
scholars in all matters related to their life at St.
John’s University and in the community, including:
immigration assistance; orientation to life in the
University, New York City, and American culture;
counseling for financial, adjustment, personal,
legal and other matters; advisement concerning
non-immigrant status, employment, taxes, medical
insurance, Social Security, campus and community
services; coordinating programs (social, travel,
cultural, family visitation); documentation for
foreign exchange, enrollment certification; liaison
with foreign consular offices, U.S. government
agencies/departments and University offices.
StormCard (ID cards)
Your StormCard must be carried and used as your
PRIMARY means of identification while on St. John’s
University properties.
It must be presented or surrendered to all
St. John’s personnel who request it when acting
within the scope of their official University duties.
Failure to comply with this type of request
is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct and
subjects the cardholder to disciplinary action.
Your StormCard is the property of the issuer
and is non-transferable. The access allowed by your
StormCard is for your personal use only.
If you find a StormCard, please return it to any
one of the Public Safety Officers or office.
If you lose your StormCard, please report
it via UIS immediately; and then proceed to the
Public Safety office upon your return to campus
to obtain your replacement card. If stolen, provide
your police report and contact numbers, and a
new card in these instances is issued for free. If you
are unable to come to campus, you may suspend
your card through the UIS system; but will be
required to come to a Public Safety Office listed
below upon your return.
Queens Campus: (6281) in the R.O.T.C. outside of
Gate 6.
Manhattan Campus: 212- 277-5155 on the first
floor by the security desk.
Staten Island: 718-390-4487 on the first floor inside
Spellman Hall.
In Staten Island and Queens, you may receive a
replacement StormCard 24 hours a day.
On the Manhattan campus; 24 hour carding
is not available at this time.
For the replacement of a lost StormCard,
there is an escalating fee which starts at $25
initially and graduates to a maximum of $35 for
each occurrence thereafter.
The Global Language
and Culture Center
The Global Language and Culture Center, located
in St John Hall 104–106 is one of
St. John’s University’s Academic Support Services
acting as a resource center where students,
enrolled or not in a language class, can come
to practice one of the12 languages currently
offered at the university. Through immersion and
interaction, with the help of trained language
assistants, they can build on the language skills
acquired in the classroom in a convivial and relaxed
atmosphere among peers.
The Center offers large seating and study
areas equipped with computers, large-screen TVs
and reference material. Individual language pods
lend privacy to small study groups.
Students can also receive individual tutoring
to improve their grades, or engage in group
activities under the guidance of a native or
near-native speaker of the language: grammar,
pronunciation, writing workshops, round table
conversations in the selected language, or
workshops to prepare for an internship abroad.
During the academic year lectures and cultural
events are held regularly at the Center. Language
placement tests are also administered for students
interested in majoring or minoring in a Romance
language.
Student Computing
Facilities
St. John’s University is committed to preparing its
students with the technological skills necessary to
meet the 21st-century marketplace’s challenges.
Under the leadership of theInformation
TechnologyDivision, the University is prepared
to meet the instructional needs of students
and faculty through state-of-the-art academic
computing facilities. Students have access
to facilities that consist of several computer
laboratories, over 250 technology-equipped
classrooms, specialized labs, hands-on computer
classrooms, and Library patron computers.
For more information please visit
www.stjohns.edu/IT
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University Libraries
The St. John’s University Libraries engage in the
teaching and learning process by providing
information resources, instructional services,
research assistance and other information
services. The University Libraries are comprised
of a Main Library on the Queens campus with
additional collections on the Staten Island and
Rome Campuses. St. John’s University School of
Law separately maintains the Rittenberg Law
Library on the Queens Campus. The Davis Library
on the Manhattan Campus houses one of the
finest collections of contemporary and historical
insurance materials in the country.
The University Libraries provide onsite access
to physical resources and to study space. The
Libraries’ growing digital collection of resources
and services are available to all authenticated
members of the University community, in
support of our global campuses and online
learning programs. Cooperative arrangements
with other libraries provide regional, national and
international access to materials.
The Main Library on the Queens Campus is a
selective depository for United States government
documents, and houses Special Collections and
the University Archives. The Main Library also
oversees the Chin Ying Asian Library located in
Sun Yat-Sen Hall. The Loretto Memorial Library is a
focal point of the Staten Island Campus.
Research guidance and a variety of
instructional programs provide a strong
foundation for all undergraduate and graduate
students in support of lifelong learning.
Speech and Hearing
Center
The Speech and Hearing Center, under the
direction of Anne-Marie Maher, MA, CCC-SLP, has
offered diagnostic and therapeutic services for
communication disorders since 1976. Located off
the Queens campus on Union Turnpike, the Center
serves Queens, Long Island and the metropolitan
New York community. The population served
ranges from infants to adults. The Center’s staff
consists of ASHA certified and New York State
licensed professionals who work with graduate
clinicians to assess each client’s communication
impairment and design an appropriate therapy
program to address the needs of the client.
Therapy sessions are scheduled on a semester
basis according to the Academic Calendar. When
indicated, referrals are made to other appropriate
agencies.
The Center serves as a training site for
St. John’s University graduate students enrolled in
the Speech–Language Pathology and Audiology
Program. Therapy is provided by graduate clinicians
under the direct supervision of licensed and highly
experienced Speech-language Pathologists. The
Center is a fully equipped, modern facility, housing
the latest diagnostic, therapeutic materials and
instrumentation. Two complete audiometric suites
are on site to provide audiological evaluation and
hearing aid fitting.
The Center provides comprehensive
evaluation services and treatment for impairments
in articulation, fluency, voice, expressive and
receptive language, motor-speech skills and
language-based-learning disabilities. In addition,
highly experienced Speech-Language Pathologists
provide intervention for adults with aphasia, accent
modification services, aural rehabilitation services,
social skills groups, aphasia groups and cognitive-
language stimulation groups. The Speech and
Hearing Center also provides community based
services such as: speech-language screenings,
hearing screenings, as well as intervention in
nursing homes, schools, churches and community
centers.
Audiology Services include audiological
evaluations, such as pure tone and speech
audiometry, impedance and site of lesion testing;
brainstem–evoked response testing; hearing
aid evaluation and dispensing with follow-up
orientation and monitoring; early childhood
testing; and otoacoustic emission testing. The
Center provides free screenings on and off-site as
well as free hearing-aid help on designated days.
Complete evaluations and treatment services are
offered for nominal fees. Call for information:
718-990-6480.
The Center for Student
Success
The Center for Student Success (CSS) is a one-stop
hub that provides comprehensive support and
resources for all first-year students. Our purpose
is to foster a safe and supportive community of
belonging which provides an opportunity for
students to be seen, heard and succeed on their
unique path into their personal and professional
lives.
Each student is assigned a professional
advisor to provide personalized academic planning
and advisement, including course registration
with a focus on proactive communication
thatencourages connection and partnership
between students, their academicadvisor, and the
Center. Advisors will also focus on being successful
during the transition from high school to college.
Our services also include Career Advisement,
for first-year students from all majors and those
still exploring a future major, Case Management,
to assist students who may be experiencing
crises, lifestressors, and other barriers or
obstacles to success, First-Year Programs,
including mentoring, community-building and
co-curricular opportunities forstudentlearning
and engagement and Academic Achievement, to
provide subject-based peer tutoring, academic
success workshops and self-paced learning
modules.
The Center for Student Success (CSS) takes
pride in “going the extra mile” for the newest
members of our University community. For any
additional information, please contact us at 718–
990-5858 or email [email protected].
You may also visit our website at
www.stjohns.edu/css.
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Core Curriculum
The University Core
Curriculum
As a Catholic, Vincentian, Metropolitan, and Global
university, St. John's offers a core curriculum that
embodies a Catholic and Vincentian identity,
affirms the values of the liberal arts and sciences,
and develops an engaged citizenry to serve their
communities. Based in our Catholic and Vincentian
traditions, the core provides a unique foundation
emphasizing the dignity of the human person
and the diversity of human communities, the
objectivity of moral values, and ongoing critical
self- reflection on the relationship between
faith and reason. It encourages students to ask
the central Vincentian question: “What must be
done?”—a question that continuously guides us as
a community.
The 39-credit University Core Curriculum
provides a unified educational experience among
all undergraduate students. It is driven by a multi-
perspective examination of the liberal arts and
sciences, focusing on enduring philosophical
and theological questions about the nature of
reality and knowledge, what it means to be a
good human person, the requirements of justice,
and how we are defined by our relationship to
God. Courses in theology, philosophy, history,
literature, the social, physical, and natural sciences
provide students with critical bodies of knowledge
about the richness and complexity, of global
histories and cultures. Courses in oral and written
communication provide students with the habits
of mind and communicative practices to engage
their community in discourse. Taken together,
these courses allow students to develop respect
and openness as they work for social justice, build
a better world, and provide entry into humanity’s
ongoing search for shared, universal values, as
expressed in the University’s core values of truth,
love, respect, opportunity, excellence, and service.
The University Core Curriculum prepares
students to become active learners and
participants in society, to value all forms of
diversity, to engage in informed debate, and to
develop as ethical and mindful individuals and
citizens of local, national, and global communities.
To achieve these ends, the learning goals for the
Core Curriculum are:
Mission and Values: To foster a community
committed to higher education, free inquiry,
service, and social justice, students will
examine enduring questions of the human
condition from which Catholic, Vincentian,
Metropolitan, and Global traditions of the
University emerged.
Personal and Civic Responsibility: In
keeping with the mission and values of the
University, students will be encouraged to
exercise ethical reasoning and a commitment
to Vincentian social action, applying principles
of equity, civic engagement, and responsibility
to benefit communities both locally and
globally.
Communication Practices: To engage
their communities in discourse, students will
become more proficient in effective oral and
written communication practices, expressing
original and creative ideas to a wide range of
intercultural audiences and through a variety
of rhetorical contexts.
Global and Intercultural Appreciation:
To develop an appreciation and respect
for the unique lived experiences of diverse
cultural groups, students will demonstrate an
understanding of global interdependencies
to address enduring issues through different
cultural, economic, and religious perspectives
in a collaborative and equitable manner.
Applications of Intellectual Curiosity:
Drawing from their innate intellectual curiosity,
students will engage in interdisciplinary
study to enhance their skills in critical
thinking, information literacy, technological
competency, and problem solving to evaluate
how to synthesize information, acquire
credible knowledge, apply it creatively across
multiple fields, and interpret the world in new
ways.
In our commitment to educate the whole person,
the University Core Curriculum will challenge and
encourage students to think, write, and speak
deeply about pressing contemporary issues.
University Core Curriculum:
FYS 1000: First Year Seminar 3
FYW 1000: First Year Writing 3
SPE 1000: Core Public Speaking 3
ENG 1100: Literature in a Global Context 3
HIS 1000: History: Emergence
of a Global Society 3
PHI 1000: Philosophy of the
Human Person 3
PHI 3000: Metaphysics 3
Theology 1000: Perspectives
on Christianity: A Catholic Approach 3
Theology 2000-Level Sacred
Texts and Traditions*** 3
Ethics Courses Philosophy
or Theology*** 3
Mathematical, Logical, Quantitative
and Computational Reasoning*** 3
Science/ Quantitative Analysis*** 3
Social Justice *** 3
39 Credits
*** Students in these subject areas may select from
an array of courses. See below.
Description of Courses
FYS 1000: First Year Seminar (3 credits)
Students in the First Year Seminar learn critical
thinking, information literacy, and communication
skills by studying New York City through a variety
of academic disciplines. The course addresses
themes such as immigration, race and ethnicity,
social and cultural diversity, wealth and poverty,
and environmental sustainability. As an integral
part of the course, students participate in field-
based learning experiences that relate to the
academic focus of their class. Academic Service
Learning provides a framework for engagement
with the St. John’s Vincentian Mission with its
dedication to the ideals of service and social
justice.
FYW 1000: First Year Writing (3 credits)
First-Year Writing students explore a range of
compositional and rhetorical strategies, experiment
with their own developing styles, and research
ideas and topics that are relevant to their lives,
chosen disciplines, and future careers. In this
course, students develop an awareness of writing
as a powerful medium for intellectual, social, and
professional growth. They grapple with complex
concepts, express original ideas, and communicate
with diverse audiences and participate in the
robust culture of undergraduate writing at
St John’s.
SPE 1000: Core Public Speaking (3 credits)
Students engage in an introduction to the theory
and practice of public speaking in a variety of
communication contexts. Students will learn
and practice the principles of public speaking,
including topic selection, audience adaptation,
invention and arrangement of arguments, and
the incorporation of the appropriate style to
the message. Additionally, students will learn
techniques in actively listening and message
evaluation.
ENG 1100: Literature in a Global Context
(3 credits)
Students in Literature in a Global Context engage
in the study of cultural artifacts, including literary
texts, film, oral literature, and performance, both as
ends in themselves and as bridges to other ways
of knowing and being in the world. The course
examines artifacts across a variety of time periods,
aesthetic traditions, regions, and genres, and
analyzes diverse language practices and literacies
in relation to past and contemporary cultures.
HIS 1000: History: Emergence of a Global
Society (3 credits)
In our increasingly globalized society, it is essential
to student success to understand our current and
past world from global and diverse perspectives.
The course provides a historical and contemporary
approach to comprehending changing structures
and processes of power and their social, economic,
political, and cultural contexts and consequences.
This includes an appreciation of the factors
influencing the historical movements of people,
ideas, and things as well as the roles of change
over time and contingency in the emergence
of a global society. Students will also build key
intellectual abilities such as thinking critically,
developing information literacy and evaluating
evidence, and creating effective and clear reasoned
arguments both orally and in writing.
PHI 1000: Philosophy of the Human Person
(3 credits)
Philosophy of the Human Person begins with
an introduction to philosophy as a discipline
with special emphasis on logic, argumentation,
critical thinking, and common forms of fallacious
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reasoning. Central to the course is philosophical
investigation of human nature, with particular
emphasis on the concepts of rationality, freedom,
and personal immortality. The course addresses
one of the chief goals of the Core Curriculum, an
appreciation of the dignity of the human person.
PHI 3000: Metaphysics (3 credits)
Metaphysics is an investigation of the most basic
philosophical issues, including the nature of
thought and reality, the possibility and limitations
of knowledge as well as the existence of God. In
particular, the differences from and similarities
to theological, scientific, and literary modes of
comprehension and the limitations of scientism
and relativism will be addressed. This course is
central to the Core Curriculum’s goal of examining
the “objectivity of moral values, and ongoing
critical self-reflection on the relationship between
faith and reason.” Prerequisite PHI 1000.
Theology 1000: Perspectives on Christianity:
A Catholic Approach (3 credits)
An introduction to Christianity highlighting
scripture, creedal statements, rites, theological
writings, artistic expressions, and other discourses
manifesting and expressing the Christian faith in
its various traditions throughout its two-thousand-
year development.
Theology 2000-Level Sacred Texts and
Traditions Courses (3 credits)
The second theology course, selected from a group
of offerings called Sacred Texts and Traditions,
builds on the foundation of historical analysis and
critical exegesis of theological developments and
faith expressions in the first theology course. All
sections of the second theology course draw on
disciplines such as history and literary analysis.
Students will demonstrate an ability to critically
interpret religious traditions and texts as both
historically embedded and always-evolving
responses to the experience of the transcendent in
human life. Prerequisite: THE 1000.
Students will select one course from the approved
list below based on your college. See your advisor
for questions.
Students from The School of Education
are required to enroll in Spirituality of the
Educator (THE 2410).
Systematic/Constructive Theology: THE 2200 or
THE 1030; THE 2205; THE 2210; THE 2340; THE 2245
Biblical Studies: THE 2110, THE 2120
Religious Studies: THE 2820; THE 2830 or THE
1056; THE 2840 or THE 1060; THE 2850; THE 2255;
THE 2920; THE 1050 and THE 1070 are available for
students in CCPS.
Historical Theology: THE 2501, THE 2502, THE
2800; THE 1071 is available for students in CCPS.
Spirituality Studies: THE 2400; THE 2410
(required for students enrolled in School of
Education)
Ethics Courses (3 credits)
Students will study ethics regarding the
implications and consequences of individual and
communal moral decisions from a theological or
philosophical perspective. Students will address
the nature of ethical values, principles, rights,
responsibilities, virtues, and laws from different
perspectives. Further, students will learn to
construct and evaluate ethical arguments and
judgments.
For students in St. John’s College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, The School of Education, or
Collins College of Professional Studies:
PHI 2200 or PHI 1020; THE 3010; THE 3020; THE
3300 or THE 1042; THE 3305; THE 3310; THE 3330;
THE 3350; THE 3360;
CCPS Only: THE 1040, PHI 1024
For students in The Peter J. Tobin College of
Business:
PHI 2220 or PHI 1022; THE 3305
For Students in College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences:
PHI 2240, THE 3300 or THE 1042
Mathematical, Logical, Quantitative, And
Computational Reasoning (3 credits)
Throughout the history of the sciences and
humanities, logic and mathematics have served
as tools for the acquisition of knowledge and the
pursuit of wisdom. Analytical reasoning, using
quantitative, computational methodology, has
proved crucial in advancing scholarly research, free
inquiry, and the enthusiastic quest for truth. These
core courses will enhance students’ critical thinking
skills, foster understanding of how information is
processed and analyzed, and provide a concrete
experience in rigorous, abstract thinking.
Students will choose from an array of approved
courses in these areas; major sequence courses
for business, math-intensive, and STEM majors will
count. Choices include: MTH 1000, MTH 1100, PHI
3400, PSY 2030 + PSY 2030L, SPM 4553
For students in The Peter J. Tobin College of
Business: BUA 1333
Science / Quantitative Analysis (3 credits)
Scientific Inquiry introduces students to the
way scientists think about and view the world.
To understand the empirical process of science,
students investigate how experiments are
designed and the results interpreted. Students
learn the logic of the scientific method and
how it may be used to solve problems in their
everyday lives. Science impacts the world around
us, and students will analyze societal issues that
deal with science in terms of values, ethics, and
responsibilities. Finally, students will learn to
understand, communicate, and discuss topics
related to science through effective discussions,
activities, as well as written and oral discourse.
SCI 1000 or courses in data analysis or science-
related disciplines. Major sequence courses for
STEM majors will count.
Social Justice (3 credits)
St. John’s University identifies social justice as a
fundamental priority based on the Judeo-Christian
scriptures, the corpus of Catholic Social Teaching
and the tradition of St. Vincent de Paul. Social
justice courses affirm the inherent dignity of the
human person and the diverse communities that
work together in pursuit of the common good.
These courses will promote critical thinking,
understanding, and analysis of the structures,
histories and legacies of inequality and injustice
that impede the promotion and development
of a more just and more equitable society.
(Prerequisites vary depending on the specific
course students take.)
Students will choose from an array of
approved courses that engage in critical analysis of
topics such as power, inequality, intersectionality,
marginality, difference, and identity. Choices
include ANT 1000, CRES 1000, CMC 1010, CMC
1155, ECO 1320, ENG 1077, ENG 2100, ENG 3570,
HIS 1505, HIS 2313, HIS 3375, HIS 3160, HIS 3711,
HIS 3712, ITS 3904, LES 1112, PHI 3740, SPA 3917,
SPM 1552, SOC 1170, THE 3240
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ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Teresa Delgado, B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.;
Dean, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
Srividhya Swaminathan, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.;
Associate Dean, Professor of English
Marilyn Dono-Koulouris, B.S., M.B.A., Ed.D.;
Associate Dean, Staten Island Campus,
Associate Professor of Institute of Core Studies
Eileen Larson O’Connor, B.S., M.S.Ed., Ed.D., C.P.A.;
Associate Dean for Fiscal and Administrative Affairs
Joyce Lawlor, B.A., M.L.S.;
Associate Dean for Information and Records
Gregory T. Gades, B.S., M.B.A.;
Senior Assistant Dean
Andres Laurito, B.A., M.S.Ed.;
Assistant Dean
Kandy Y. Rich, B.A., M.A., Ed.D.;
Assistant Dean
Christine A. Yang, B.A., M.A.;
Assistant Dean
St. John’s College has two office locations.
On the Queens Campus, the Dean’s Office is
located in St. John Hall, Room 145, 718-990-6271.
On the Staten Island Campus, the Dean’s Office is
located in Flynn Hall, Room 102, 718-390-4300.
Objectives
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
realizes the objectives of the University at large
by offering a liberal education in a Catholic
atmosphere to students seeking higher learning
either for its intrinsic values or as preparation for
graduate study or professional careers.
Academic Advisement
The responsibility for arranging an appropriate
program and for meeting all degree requirements
rests with the student. Academic advisement
is offered to assist students in meeting this
responsibility. Advisors may give special
attention to the student’s academic progress and
adjustment to college; they may offer direction
to the student regarding specific major, minor,
core curriculum and/or degree requirements,
appropriate use of electives and career goals/
opportunities.
Freshmen report to the Center for Student
Success for advisement. Undecided sophomores
should consult the Dean’s Office and declared
sophomores, juniors, and seniors should consult
their respective departments to be assigned to an
advisor.
Programs of Study
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers
programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Degrees, Majors,
Minors Available
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Anthropology
Art History
Asian Studies
Communication Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Economics
English
Environmental Sustainability and Decision-Making
French
Global Development and Sustainability
Government and Politics
History
Italian
Mathematics
Philosophy
Psychology
Public Administration and Public Service
Sociology
Spanish
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Theology
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Computing and Machine Learning
Environmental Science
Financial Mathematics
Mathematical Physics
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Fine Arts
Graphic Design
Illustration
Photography
Minors
Africana Studies
American Studies
Ancient Studies
Anthropology
Applied Mathematics
Arabic
Art
Art History
Asian Studies
Biology
Business
Business and Organization Communication
Catholic Studies
Chemistry
Classics
Communication
Computer Science
Computing
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Data Science
Economics
English
Environmental Studies
Francophone Studies
French
Global Development and Sustainability
Global Studies
Government and Politics
Graphic Design
History
Interfaith Studies
International Business (Concentration only
for French, Italian, and Spanish majors)
Italian
Italian Studies
Law and Government
Linguistics
Machine Learning
Mathematics
Music
Philosophy
Philosophy of Law
Philosophy of Science
Photography
Physics
Psychology
Public Administration and Public Service
Religious Communication
Rhetoric and Public Address
Social Justice Theory
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Theology and Religious Studies
Urban Studies
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Writing
Specific Entrance
Requirements
15 high school units
(or appropriate score on GED):
English 4
Mathematics 2
History 1
Science 1
Foreign Language 1
Electives 6
At least three electives must be from the academic
grouping.
In addition to these basic admission requirements
for all St. John’s College degree programs, the
following should also be noted:
1. Students seeking admission to a B.F.A. degree
program must submit a portfolio of original
artwork. Upon submission of a completed
admission application, students will be asked to
contact the Department of Art and Design to
schedule a portfolio review.
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2. Students seeking to matriculate for a B.S. degree,
a B.A. degree in Mathematics, or who are
looking toward careers in Medicine, Dentistry,
Osteopathy, or Optometry should include the
following courses in their high school programs:
Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry (or
11th year Mathematics), advanced Algebra and
Calculus, Physics, and Chemistry.
Transfers
External
The general University policy for students
requesting transfer from other colleges or
universities is stipulated in the Admissions section
of this bulletin. Students accepted by the College
will receive an evaluation of their transfer record
listing the courses applicable to their program
of study at St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences. Only courses with grades of C or better
will be considered for transfer. See the Graduation
Requirements section of this bulletin to see how
transfer credits impact graduation honors eligibility.
Transfer students must contact Transfer Student
Services at 718-990-3372 to schedule an interview
to plan their academic program.
All external transfer applicants to St. John’s
College who have been awarded an A.A. or
A.S. degree will fulfill the requirements for their
baccalaureate in St. John’s College after successfully
completing a minimum of an additional 60
semester hours including, a) six semester hours in
Philosophy and six semester hours in Theology;
and b) the requirements for the selected major
concentration. The remainder of the student’s
program is determined under the guidance of an
assigned advisor.
All external transfer students seeking
admission to the B.A. degree in Speech-Language
Pathology and Audiology must have a GPA of at
least 3.0.
Credits may be accepted for transfer if it was
earned at a college/university that is accredited
by a regional accrediting organization (e.g.,
Middle States Commission on Higher Education)
or if it was earned at a college/university-level
institution of a type traditionally accredited by
some other type of agency (e.g., in New York State,
the Board of Regents). Students with credits from
other countries will be asked to provide a World
Education Service evaluation before transfer credits
are awarded.
Internal
The general University policy for students requesting
transfer from other colleges within the University is
stipulated in the Admissions section of this bulletin.
All applications are subject to the review and
approval of the College Admissions Committee.
Upon entry to a St. John’s College program of
study, students must take all their remaining major
courses within their major department.
All internal transfer students seeking admission
to the B.A. degree in Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology must have a GPA of at least 3.0.
Advanced Placement/
International
Baccalaureate
St. John’s College awards transfer credits to those
entering freshmen who earn a requisite score on
the Advanced Placement tests. Credits will be
awarded at the discretion of the Dean's Office.
With respect to credit for students who have
earned an International Baccalaureate (IB)
Programme Diploma, the following policies are in
effect:
1. The College will consider only IB higher level
(HL) courses with a grade of 5 or higher. No
credit will be awarded for standard level (SL)
exams.
2. The College will evaluate IB higher level courses
on a course-by-course basis.
3. Students must submit official transcripts of
exam results.
Academic Standing
A full-time student’s program may range from
a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 18 hours
(credits) per semester. Freshman programs are
usually 15 semester hours (credits). A student who
receives a grade of F for a required course must
take the course again. Please refer to the Office
of the Registrar section of this bulletin for more
information.
To remain in good academic standing, a
student must maintain a minimum grade point
average of 2.0 both cumulatively and in their major
area. A student who fails to meet these standards
is placed on academic probation and limited to a
program of 15 credits (five courses) maximum until
he/she attains satisfactory academic standing.
The minimum acceptable performance
for continued study at St. John’s College is a
cumulative index of 1.5 at the end of the first
year, 1.75 at the end of the second year and 1.9
at the end of the third year. A cumulative and
major grade point average of 2.0 is required for
graduation.
Attendance Policy
Regular and prompt attendance is expected
of all students and is an individual student’s
responsibility. Absence from class does not excuse
a student from any work missed. Students are
responsible for all announced exams and for
submitting all assignments on time. Ignorance of
such exams and assignments is not an acceptable
excuse for failure to complete them. Individual
faculty members determine participation
requirements and if a makeup exam will be
given as stated within their course outlines and
requirements.
Several types of courses such as writing
courses, science laboratories, global language
and culture courses, art studios and speech
performance courses are not covered under
this general requirement and may have specific
attendance requirements. Students are responsible
for the published attendance requirements in any
course for which they are registered.
Pass-Fail Option
The Pass-Fail Option has been instituted to
encourage students to enroll in more challenging
courses outside their major area without affecting
their grade point average.
The option is available to students with
sophomore status who have completed a
minimum of 25 credits, and whose current grade
point average is at least 2.0. The option is limited
to one course per semester and/or term (e.g., Pre-
session, Summer Session I, Summer Session II, and
Post-Session are considered one combined term)
with the total during the three years, not to exceed
six courses.
The Pass-Fail Option may not be used
in connection with the students’ major/minor
requirements (including ancillary courses required
for the students’ degree). The Pass-Fail Option may
not be used toward major/minor courses taken
as free electives either. This option does not affect
the student’s grade point index, although a “Pass” is
credited toward the degree.
Application for the Pass-Fail Option must
be submitted on-line through UIS on SignOn.
In any given semester, a student may elect the
Pass-Fail Option up to and including the last date
designated for withdrawal from class without
academic penalty. The Pass-Fail Option is also
reversible during the same time period.
Make-up Assessments and
Examinations
St. John’s College adheres to the general University
policies regarding examinations as stated in the
Academic Information and Regulations section of
this bulletin. Tests, term papers and assignments
are given at the discretion of the instructor. Credit
is not given for a course unless all assignments
have been satisfactorily completed. All work must
be submitted no later than the last meeting of the
course.
St. John’s College does not give “Incomplete”
grades to undergraduate students. At their
discretion, faculty may issue a special grade of
UW (Unofficial Withdrawal) to a student who
has stopped attending and has not completed a
substantial amount of the assigned work. Faculty
may also issue a final grade of F to any student
who, in their judgment, has not satisfactorily
completed the stated course requirements in an
acceptable manner.
A special grade of ABF (Absent from Final)
may be given to any student who has completed
all course requirements with the exception
of the final exam or assignment because of
circumstances that are typically beyond the
control of the student. Any student receiving an
ABF must submit a written explanation, along
with substantiating evidence, to their professor
immediately. If a student’s missed final assignment
cannot be made up in exactly the same manner
as when administered in class, the instructor may
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substitute another activity or assignment in order
to assess the missed final work. Make-ups must be
completed in the most immediate time frame that
is reasonable for the circumstances of the case. In
no case shall the scheduled make-up be extended
past the end of the following term.
Graduate-Level Courses
Graduate courses may be open to qualified
undergraduate students with the approval of the
Dean's Office. Students who have already been
accepted as degree candidates in the B.A./M.A.,
B.S./M.S., B.A./M.B.A., or B.S./M.B.A. programs must
register with the approval of their department’s
graduate director and the Dean’s Office.
Taking Courses at Other
Institutions
With permission of the Dean, students may
be allowed to take courses at other accredited
institutions during the Summer or Winter sessions.
Matriculated students in St. John’s College are
not allowed to take courses at other institutions
during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Students must submit a request including
the course title and description, the institution,
and the proposed time frame via the Outside
Institution Course Request form through UIS on
SignOn.
Students must have a minimum 2.0 and
should inquire in the Dean's Office before they
make their request.
Note: Grades from courses taken at other
accredited institutions will not count towards a
student’s St. John’s University grade-point average,
only the credits will transfer. However, the grades
will be taken into account when calculating
honors for graduation. See the “Graduation
Requirements” section of this bulletin to see
how transfer credits impact graduation honors
eligibility.
Other Academic Policies
Students must complete at least one major
sequence and no more than 12 credits in additional
major courses. Students should consult the Dean’s
Office regarding second majors and/or minors.
Credits in a major beyond the 12-credit limit may
not be credited toward the degree. All major and
minor changes must be approved by the Dean’s
Office.
To be awarded a St. John’s College major, at
least 50% of the coursework must be completed
by way of St. John’s College courses. Previously
completed courses may be applied but may
not make up more than 50% of the total credit.
Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in
their major to be eligible for graduation.
For all St. John’s College students, a
maximum of 18 credits of professional courses
(education, business, pharmacy, etc.) may be
applied to the degree. Professional elective credits
beyond the 18-credit limit may not be credited
toward the degree.
Minors are not required for graduation
but are chosen by students who wish to focus
their core requirements and general electives in
particular directions. Only one course may be
used for both a major and a minor, provided that
the minor sequence has at least 18 credits. For
minors with fewer than 18 credits, no overlap
is possible. To be awarded a St. John’s College
minor, at least 50% of the coursework must be
completed by way of St. John’s College courses.
Previously completed courses may be applied
but may not make up more than 50% of the total
credits. The successful completion of a minor (with
a minimum index of 2.0) will be noted on students’
transcripts.
Honor Societies
Skull and Circle Honor Society
The Skull and Circle Honor Society annually select
members from those St. John’s College students
who have combined outstanding scholarship,
a high degree of personal integrity, and a deep
devotion to St. John’s as manifested in significant
contributions to institutional activities. For
additional qualification information, students
should consult their Dean’s Office.
Major Specific Honor Societies
Membership in a number of honor societies
is available for students who demonstrate
outstanding scholarship in the major areas
indicated:
Alpha Kappa Delta: Sociology
Alpha Psi Omega: Theatre
Lambda Pi Eta: Speech Communication Arts and
Public Address
Gamma Kappa Alpha: Italian
Lamda Alpha Sigma: Anthropology
Omicron Delta Epsilon: Economics
Phi Sigma Tau: Philosophy
Phi Alpha Theta: History
Pi Delta Phi: French
Pi Mu Epsilon: Mathematics
Psi Chi: Psychology
Roger Bacon: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics,
Physics, Psychology or Environmental Studies
Beta Lambda: National Slavic Honor Society
Sigma Alpha Eta: Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology
Sigma Delta Pi: Spanish
Sigma Pi Sigma: Physics
Sigma Tau Delta: English
Theta Alpha Kappa: Theology
Academic Awards,
Distinctions, and Prizes
Dean’s List
Students achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or
higher for an academic year will be named on the
Dean's List. A notation of this honor will be placed
on the student's transcript..
Key Awards
Annually, a Gold Key for academic excellence is
awarded to a qualifying senior in each department
of St. John’s College. The recipient of each award
is selected by the chair of the department in
consultation with the Dean's Office on the basis of
the student’s outstanding scholastic achievement
in his/her major field, the student’s overall academic
performance and the recommendations of their
department’s faculty.
Silver Keys are also awarded to outstanding
juniors in each major department, based on similar
criteria.
Special Awards
The Carlton Boxhill Award may be presented
to a graduating senior who has demonstrated
excellence in academic achievement and
University and community activities.
The Dr. Gerald E. Fitzgerald Award may be
presented to outstanding seniors from the
government and politics major and public
administration and public service major.
The Charles Lacaillade Award may be presented
to biological science majors with strong academic
credentials and research experience.
The Edward J. Miranda Award may be awarded
to an outstanding mathematics major who has
demonstrated interest and dedication to the study
of mathematics.
The Reverend John B. Murray Award may be
presented to a graduating psychology major who
has demonstrated academic excellence, research
activity and/or service to the University or greater
community.
Special Programs
Pathway Programs
B.A./M.A. in Asian Studies
B.S./M.S. in Biology
B.S./M.S. in Biology/Computational Biology and
Biostatistics
B.S./M.S. in Chemistry
B.S./M.A. in Computing and Machine Learning/
Applied Mathematics, Computing, and Machine
Learning
B.A./M.A. in English
B.A./M.S. in French/Library and Information
Science
B.A./M.A. in Government and Politics
B.A./M.A. in History
B.A./M.S. in Italian/Library and Information Science
B.A./M.A. in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics,
Computing, and Machine Learning
B.S./M.A. in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics,
Computing, and Machine Learning
B.A./M.A. in Psychology
B.A./M.A. in Psychology/Criminology and Justice
B.A./M.S. in Psychology/Neuroscience
B.A./M.A. in Sociology
B.A./M.A. in Sociology/Criminology and Justice
B.A./M.A. in Spanish
B.A./M.S. in Library and Information Science
B.A./M.A. in Theology
B.F.A./M.A. in Fine Arts/Museum Administration
These integrated programs permit qualified
students to earn a bachelor’s degree and master’s
degree in five years instead of the usual five-and-a-
half or six years required to obtain the two degrees
provided students take the undergraduate and
graduate courses as advised by their department
and the Dean's Office.
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A student may not take more than two
courses of independent research and/or study
without the express approval of the Department
Chair.
Internships
St. John’s College offers supervised practical
training through fieldwork and/or placement in
public and private agencies/institutions. In some
cases, these credit-bearing internships may be
taken by qualified non-majors as well as majors.
Program qualifications and application procedures
vary. Interested students should consult the Dean’s
Office for more information.
Pre-Professional Advisory
Programs
Pre-Law
Most law schools do not require specific subjects for
admission, therefore pre-law students may choose
any undergraduate major. While students assume
responsibility for their choice of academic programs,
the Pre-Law Advisory Program provides students
with information and advice on courses that are most
beneficial in preparing for the Law School Admission
Test and eventual entrance into law school.
Interested students should contact the Dean’s Office.
Pre-Health
Students interested in the medical or health
sciences are encouraged to register with the Pre-
Health Professions Advisory Committee, which
informs students of requirements for admission
to health professional schools, and helps them
develop the personal qualities necessary for these
health professions.
The B.S. degree provides a more thorough
training in science, but the following courses in
conjunction with any program permit liberal arts
students not only to meet minimum requirements
for admission to most health profession schools
but also to develop broad cultural backgrounds:
Biology (one year)
Biochemistry (one semester)
General Chemistry (one year)
Organic Chemistry (one year)
English (one year)
Mathematics (one year)
Physics (one year)
The committee prepares students for
entrance into professional schools by assisting
with interview skills, holding on-campus
interviews, and inviting guest speakers from the
various graduate health professional schools. The
committee also recommends qualified students to
medical, dental, optometry, osteopathic, podiatric,
and veterinary colleges to which they apply.
Preparation for Theological Studies
Students who intend to become candidates for
the priesthood are encouraged to pursue a sound
liberal arts program which has a special value as
a preparation for the study of theology. They may
Each program is designed to allow students
to complete their undergraduate degree
requirements in four years. This ensures receipt
of the bachelor’s degree if the student decides
not to continue for the fifth graduate year. Should
the student decide not to continue with the
pathway program after the fourth year, he/she
can reapply to a master’s program at a later date.
Note that, graduate courses taken as part of a
student's undergraduate degree may not apply to
a graduate degree program at St. John's University
if the student opts out of the pathway program.
To be considered for a pathway program,
applicants must have completed their sophomore
year with at least a 3.0 overall index and a 3.0 index
in 12 credits applicable to the major. Students
should consult the Dean’s Office for additional
qualification/application information.
Collaborative Programs
B.A./J.D. and B.S./J.D.
This program permits exceptionally qualified
students with well-defined professional goals
to complete their academic training in six years,
earning an undergraduate degree from St. John’s
College and a Juris Doctorate degree from St.
John’s School of Law. Students must indicate their
interest on their admission application by the
December 1 deadline.
B.S./D.O.
This highly competitive accelerated program
permits qualified students to earn a Bachelor
of Science in Biology from St. John’s University
and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the
New York Institute of Technology College of
Osteopathic Medicine in seven years. This program
is open to incoming freshmen with superior
academic credentials. Students must indicate their
interest on their admission application by the
December 1 deadline.
B.S./D.P.M.
This highly competitive accelerated program
permits qualified students to earn a Bachelor of
Science in Biology from St. John’s University and
a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from New York
College of Podiatric Medicine in seven years.
This program is open to incoming freshmen
with superior academic credentials. Students
must indicate their interest on their admission
application by the December 1 deadline.
B.S./O.D.
This highly competitive accelerated program
permits qualified students to earn both a Bachelor
of Science in Biology from St. John’s University
and a Doctor of Optometry from SUNY College of
Optometry in seven years. This program is open
to incoming freshmen and rising sophomores
with superior academic credentials. Students
must indicate their interest on their admission
application by the December 1 deadline.
B.A./M.B.A., B.S./M.B.A., and B.A./M.S.
B.A./M.B.A. in Anthropology/Business
Administration
B.A./M.B.A. in Asian Studies/Business
Administration
B.A./M.S. in Asian Studies/Accounting
B.A./M.B.A. in English/Business Administration
B.A./M.B.A. in French/Business Administration
B.A./M.B.A. in History/Business Administration
B.A./M.B.A. in Italian/Business Administration
B.S./M.B.A. in Mathematical Physics/Business
Administration
B.A./M.B.A. in Mathematics/Business Administration
B.S./M.B.A. in Mathematics/Business Administration
B.S./M.B.A. in Physics/Business Administration
B.A./M.B.A. in Psychology/Business Administration
B.A./M.B.A. in Sociology/Business Administration
B.A./M.B.A. in Spanish/Business Administration
These programs permit highly qualified
students to complete a bachelor’s degree from St.
John’s College and a master’s degree from Tobin
College of Business in five years. Students should
consult the St. John’s College Dean’s Office for
additional qualification/application information.
B.A./M.S.Ed. and B.S./M.S.Ed.
B.S./M.S.Ed. in Biology/Adolescent Education
B.S./M.S.Ed. in Biology/Childhood Education
B.S./M.S.Ed. in Chemistry/Adolescent Education
B.S./M.S.Ed. in Chemistry/Childhood Education
B.S./M.S.Ed. in Environmental Science/Childhood
Education
B.A./M.S.Ed. in Mathematics/Adolescent Education
B.A./M.S.Ed. in Mathematics/Childhood Education
B.S./M.S.Ed. in Physics/Adolescent Education
B.S./M.S.Ed. in Physics /Childhood Education
These programs permit highly qualified students
to complete a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s
College and a master’s degree from the School of
Education in five years. Students should consult
the St. John’s College Dean’s Office for additional
qualification/application information.
Independent Study and
Readings Guidelines
Student must submit to the Department Chair
a contract signed by a faculty member from
the student’s major department. Contract must
include: a brief description of the course of study;
a representative and tentative bibliography;
the requirements established by the faculty
member and the approval of the contract by the
Department Chair.
Restrictions: Student must have completed
a minimum of 12 credits in the major; achieved a
minimum 3.0 GPA in the major; the topic of the
assigned readings course must be distinct from
the department’s course listings in the Bulletin;
the course may not be substituted for a major
requirement.
Exception: In those departments with a
limited number of student majors, the course may
be substituted for a requirement in the major with
the approval of the Chair.
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choose to pursue a B.A. or B.S. degree, although
Philosophy is considered the most appropriate
major. The choice of another major is to be
evaluated according to individual circumstances
and needs.
Certain active on-campus organizations may
be of assistance in providing pastoral experience
with the poor and the alienated, and in studying
questions of peace and justice. Spiritual advisors
are available for discernment and direction.
Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Arts
Core Curriculum and
Major Requirements
University Core:
First Year Seminar 1000 3
First Year Writing 1000 3
Speech 1000 3
English 1100 3
History 1000 3
Philosophy 1000 3
Philosophy 3000 3
Theology 1000 3
Theology: Sacred Texts and Traditions 3
Ethics 3
Science/Quantitative Analysis 3
Mathematical, Logical, Quantitative,
and Computational Reasoning 3
Social Justice 3
39 credits
St. John’s College Core:
Foreign Language 6
Social Sciences 3
Art or Music 3
Core Elective 3
Core Elective 3
Core Elective 3
18 credits
Major Requirements: 30 to 46 credits
(see Major Requirements section for specific details)
General Electives: 18 to 33 credits
Graduation total: 120 credits minimum
Bachelor of Science
Core Curriculum and
Major Requirements
University Core:
First Year Seminar 1000 3
First Year Writing 1000 3
Speech 1000 3
English 1100 3
History 1000 3
Philosophy 1000 3
Philosophy 3000 3
Theology 1000 3
Theology: Sacred Texts and Traditions 3
Ethics 3
Social Justice 3
33 credits
St. John’s College Core:
Foreign Language 6
Social Sciences 3
Art or Music 3
Core Elective (outside of math/science) 3
Core Elective (outside of math/science) 3
18 credits
Additional Math or Science Requirements
Specific to Each Major Field:
Biology 36 credits
Biochemistry 20 credits
Chemistry 16 credits
Mathematics 8 credits
Physics 8–16 credits
Major Requirements: 29 to 60 credits
(see Major Requirements section for specific details)
General Electives: 0 to 24 credits
Graduation total: 120 to 124 credits minimum
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Core Curriculum and
Major Requirements
University Core:
First Year Seminar 1000 3
First Year Writing 1000 3
Speech 1000 3
English 1100 3
History 1000 3
Philosophy 1000 3
Philosophy 3000 3
Theology 1000 3
Theology: Sacred Texts and Traditions 3
Ethics 3
Science/Quantitative Analysis 3
Mathematical, Logical, Quantitative,
and Computational Reasoning 3
Social Justice 3
39 credits
St. John’s College Core:
Foreign Language 6
Social Sciences 3
9 credits
Major Requirements: 84 credits
General Electives: None
Graduation total: 132 credits minimum
Departments and
Divisions of St. John’s
College
Department of Art and Design
Institute for Asian Studies
Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Department of Communication Sciences and
Disorders
Department of Communication Studies
Department of Core Studies
Institute for Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Department of English
Environmental Studies Program
Department of Government and Politics
Department of History
Department of Languages and Literatures
Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science
Department of Philosophy
Department of Physics
Department of Psychology
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Department of Theology and Religious
Studies
Major Requirements
Anthropology (B.A.)
Department of Sociology and
Anthropology
30 semester hours including: ANT 1000, 1010,
1020, 4990, SOC 2610, 4270, and 12 semester
hours in ANT.
Art History (B.A.)
Department of Art and Design
39 semester hours including: ART 1710, 1720,
1760, 1765, three semester hours in Studio
Art in consultation with the department, nine
semester hours of Western Art History electives,
nine semester hours of non-Western Art History
electives, three semester hours of an Advanced
Seminar chosen from: ART 3100, 3210, 3720, 3725,
4000, and three semester hours of a Research
Seminar chosen from: ART 4010, 4020.
Asian Studies (B.A.)
Institute for Asian Studies
36 semester hours including: ASC 1300, 2610;
twelve semester hours of language courses from
Chinese (CHI), Japanese (JPN), or Korean (KOR):
1010, 1020, 2030, 2040 (Students may combine
different languages, but must complete at least
one course above level three) and eighteen
semester hours of non-language courses chosen
from any undergraduate Asian Studies courses.
Eligible juniors and seniors may take graduate-level
Asian Studies or Chinese Studies courses with the
approval of the Institute for Asian Studies to fulfill
Asian Studies elective courses.
Biochemistry (B.S.)
Interdisciplinary Major
53 semester hours including: CHE 1210 or 1310;
1220 or 1320; 2230 or 2630; 2240 or 2640; 3250;
BIO 2000, 2001L, 3000, 3001L, 3470, BIO/CHE 3390;
BIO/CHE 3360, and three biochemistry electives
chosen from: BIO 2270, 2280, 3300, 3320, 3460,
4953; CHE 3210, 3220, 3330, 3340, 3450, 4351,
4361; CSC 1380.
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In addition, biochemistry majors must complete
MTH 1210, 1730, 1740; PHY 1930, 1940.
Biology (B.S.)
Department of Biological Sciences
29 semester hours including: BIO 1000, 2000,
2001L, 3000, 3001L, and five BIO elective courses
that account for at least seventeen semester hours.
Two of these five BIO elective courses must be
4-credit courses.
In addition, biology majors are required to take
CHE 1210, 1220, 2230, 2240; MTH 1210, 1220; and
PHY 1610, 1620 or 1930, 1940.
BIO 1050, 1060, 1070, 1360, and 1600 are not
applicable to the major sequence.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of
possibilities for research: BIO 4953 and 4954.
Non-biology majors seeking to take one year of
Biology should register for BIO 2000, 2001L, 3000, and
3001L.
Chemistry (B.S.)
Department of Chemistry
46 to 51 semester hours including: CHE 1310,
1313L, 1320, 1323L, 2630, 2633L, 2640, 2643L,
3000; 3210 or 3280; 3220 or 3270; 3250, 3300, 3320,
3340, 3440, and one of the following options:
Option I: B.S. in Chemistry (46-47 credits)
One of the following: CHE 3260, 3290, 3330, 3360,
3390, 3420, 3431, 3450, 4351, 4361, 4903, or a 100-
level graduate CHE course.
Option II: B.S. in Chemistry with American
Chemical Society Certification (50-51 credits)
CHE 3390 and one of the following: CHE 3260,
3290, 3330, 3360, 3420, 3431, 3450, 4351, 4361,
4903, or a 100-level graduate CHE course.
Option III: B.S. in Chemistry with a
Concentration in Biochemistry (51 credits)
CHE 3390 and BIO 3470. CHE 3290, 3330, 3360,
3450 and BIO 3320 are also highly recommended
electives.
In addition, chemistry majors are required to take
MTH 1730, 1740; PHY 1930, 1940.
Communication Studies (B.A.)
Department of Communication Studies
36 semester hours including: CMC 1155, 4000;
SPE 1000, nine semester hours chosen from:
CMC 1015, 2000, 2020, 3130, 3140, and eighteen
semester hours chosen from one of the following
concentrations:
Communication & Culture:
CMC 2010, 2015, 2030, 2035, 2080, 2100, 2110,
2120, 2150, 3150, 3190.
Organizational Communication & Leadership:
CMC 2025, 2050, 2070, 2170, 2225, 2250, 3140,
3180.
Political Communication & Civic Engagement:
CMC 1010, 2030, 2035, 2040, 2060, 2080, 2100,
2130, 2170, 2200, 3120, 3150, 3160, 3180, 3190.
Computing and Machine Learning
(B.S.)
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science
33-35 semester hours including: CSC 1030, 1400,
1410, 1470, 2450, 2490, 2580, 2590, 4990, and 6-8
semester hours chosen from: MTH 1125, 2750,
2800, 3810, or upper-level CSC courses.
In addition, computing and machine learning
majors are required to take MTH 1020, 1730, 1740,
2790, and 3380.
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (B.A.)
Institute for Critical Race and Ethnic
Studies
33 semester hours including: CRES 1000, 2000,
3000, 3050, 4995; and one course from six of the
following seven subject areas:
Arts, Performance, and the Digital
ART 1830; ENG 3560, 3590, 3640; MUS 1210, 1300.
Education and Social Justice
CMC 2100; CRES 4999; ENG 3420, 3760; FRE 3920;
THE 4995.
History, Historicism, Historiography
HIS 3375, 3711, 3712.
Political Economy and Economics, and
Accumulation
CRES 3410.
Religion, Law, and Philosophy
PHI 3750; THE 2245, 2255.
Sociology, Social Formation, and Sociogeny
ENG 3645, 3650; FRE 3570, 3820.
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math (Natural, Health, Clinical Sciences)
CRES 3510; SOC 1035.
Economics (B.A.)
St. John's College Dean's Office in
collaboration with Tobin College of
Business
33 semester hours including: ECO 1301, 1302,
3303, 3341, 3343; BUA 1333, 2334; and four elective
courses in the major, selected in consultation with
a departmental advisor, from ECO 3306, 3307,
3313, 3344, 3346, 3348, 4340, 4350, 4399, 4400; FIN
2310, 3312, 3316, 3318.
In addition, economics majors are required to take
MTH 1320.
ECO 1326 is not applicable to the major sequence. No
more than two of the above FIN courses may apply
to the major. Additional FIN courses may be taken as
general electives.
Students must complete MTH 1320 and be in junior
standing (having 56+ credits completed) to enroll
in junior or senior level business courses (courses
numbered 3000 or above). ECO majors are also
encouraged to take a computer science course, e.g.,
IS 1332.
Note: Business courses are taught by the Peter J.
Tobin College of Business faculty. Students interested
in pursuing the Bachelor of Arts Economics major
should consult the Peter J. Tobin College of Business
section of this bulletin for a list of course offerings.
English (B.A.)
Department of English
36 semester hours including: ENG 1100, 2200,
2300, nine semester hours chosen from ENG
courses prior to 1900: ENG 3000-3399, 3520,
or ENG 2060 or 2210 with the approval of the
instructor and chairperson; a senior capstone
seminar, and fifteen semester hours in ENG
electives offered by the English department.
Environmental Science (B.S.)
Environmental Studies Program
50 semester hours including: BIO 1000 or ESP
1010; BIO 2000, 2001L; CHE 1210, 1220; ESP 1020,
2410, 2500, 2990, 4990; GEO 2001, MTH 1210;
and eleven semester hours of major elective
courses in consultation with the Director of the
Environmental Studies Program.
Environmental Sustainability and
Decision-Making (B.A.)
Environmental Studies Program
45–46 semester hours including: ANT 1120; ESP
1010, 1020, 2410, 2990, 4990; ESP/GOV 2500; GEO
2001; GOV 1030, 2160; one course in applied
statistics; and twelve semester hours of major
elective courses in consultation with the Director
of the Environmental Studies Program.
Financial Mathematics (B.S.)
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science
60 semester hours including: ACC 2370; CSC 1380;
ECO 1301, 1302; FIN 2310, 3311, 3312; MTH 1730,
1740, 2750, 2790, 3320, 3810; RMI 1301; three
semester hours chosen from: MTH 3860, 3970;
and twelve semester hours chosen from: FIN 3319,
3388, 4317, 4327, 4351.
Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Department of Art and Design
84 semester hours including: ART 1110, 1130, 1200,
1210, 1510, 1630, 1710, 1720, 2120, 2220, 2310,
2320, 2520, 2750, 3115, 3350, 3560, 4112; 1135 or
1105; 2755 or 3720; 4909 (nine-credit internship)
or 4125 (nine-credit Creative Thesis); plus twelve
semester hours from the approved ART elective
list as recommended by the Art and Design
department.
French (B.A.)
Department of Languages and
Literatures
33 semester hours including: FRE 3090, 3100, 3550,
3560, 3870, 3880, and fifteen semester hours in
advanced FRE courses.
French majors are urged to study a second foreign
language and to take courses in classical civilization
among their general electives.
A French major who, in the judgment of the
Languages and Literatures department, shows a
deficiency in French grammar shall be required to
take FRE 3150 in preparation for FRE 3870, 3880. A
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French major who, in the judgment of the Languages
and Literatures department, shows a deficiency in
speaking French shall be required to take one or both
terms of FRE 3110, 3120.
Note: FRE courses taught in English do not apply to
the French major.
Global Development and Sustainability
(B.A.)
Interdisciplinary Major
36 semester hours including: GDS 1000, 2000,
4980, 4990; ANT/CMC 1155; ECO 3346; GOV 3850;
one FRE, SPA, or ITA course at the 3000 level
(language courses taught in English do not apply)
and twelve semester hours chosen from the Social
Science Track or the Science Track:
Social Science Track:
ANT 1040, 1100, 2400; COM 3103; ECO 1320; ESP
1020; GOV 2520, HIS 3110, 3160.
Science Track:
ANT/ESP 1120; ANT 2100; BIO 1070; CHE 1210; ESP
2020; ESP 2410; GEO 1001, 2001, 2002; GOV 2170;
PHY 1080, 1090, 1120.
In addition, global development and sustainability
majors are required to take ECO 1302, as it is a
prerequisite for ECO 3346.
Government and Politics (B.A.)
Department of Government and Politics
36 semester hours including: GOV 1030, 1050,
eighteen semester hours in GOV courses, and one
course in each of the following areas:
International Relations:
GOV 1610, 2170, 2640, 2810, 3620, 3630, 3670.
Comparative Government:
GOV 1700, 2650, 2660, 2690, 2730, 2750, 3310,
3680, 3710, 3720, 3850, 3851.
Political Theory:
GOV 1250, 1260, 1270, 1280.
Senior Seminar:
GOV 4991, 4992, 4993, 4995.
Students are permitted to take a maximum of six
semester hours in fieldwork courses. Students may
take more than one senior seminar. Eligible seniors
may choose up to six semester hours from 100-level
graduate courses to fulfill GOV elective courses.
Graphic Design (B.F.A.)
Department of Art and Design
84 semester hours including: ART 1105, 1110,
1115, 1130, 1710, 1720, 2115, 2125, 2130, 2145,
2750, 3110, 3120, 3125, 3130, 3135, 3350, 4120,
nine semester hours chosen from: ART 1120,
1200, 1280, 1510, 1630, 1640, 2120, 3015, 3115;
4909 (nine-credit internship) or 4125 (nine-credit
Creative Thesis); plus twelve semester hours from
the approved ART elective list as recommended
by the Art and Design department.
History (B.A.)
Department of History
36 semester hours including: HIS 1000, 1010, 2990
(in sophomore year), 4990; six semester hours in
HIS courses offered by the Department of History,
six semester hours in U.S. History, and twelve
semester hours in World History from three of
five categories: Africa, Americas (non-U.S.), Asia,
Europe, and Transregional.
U.S. Surveys and Topics
HIS 2700, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2720, 2730, 2740, 2750,
2760, 2770, 3180, 3375, 3702, 3705, 3711, 3712,
3725, 3731, 3732, 3740, 3760, 3770, 3795, 3810.
Africa Surveys and Topics
HIS 2300, 2301, 2302, 3400, 3410.
Americas (non-U.S.) Surveys and Topics
HIS 2331, 2332, 2340, 2450, 3900.
Asia Surveys and Topics
HIS 2311, 2312, 2313, 2314, 2315, 2317, 2318, 2320,
2321, 3310, 3320, 3321, 3350, 3370, 3380.
Europe Surveys and Topics
HIS 2002, 2501, 2502, 2520, 2530, 2531, 2532, 2533,
2541, 2542, 2550, 2560, 3501, 3502, 3511, 3512,
3521, 3522, 3531, 3540, 3541, 3560, 3561, 3562,
3565, 3650, 3651, 3652, 3653, 3660.
Transregional Surveys and Topics
HIS 2007, 2110, 2120, 2130, 2141, 2142, 2316, 2334,
2335, 2511, 2540, 2810, 2820, 3110, 3130, 3140,
3150, 3160, 3190, 3460, 3720.
Illustration (B.F.A.)
Department of Art and Design
84 semester hours including: ART 1105, 1110,
1115, 1210, 1270, 1280, 2125, 2220, 2230, 2265,
2280, 2310, 3110, 4112, twelve semester hours
of required Art History courses: ART 1710, 1720,
2145, 2750, nine semester hours chosen from: ART
1510, 1630, 2115, 2130, 2320, 3125, 3570; 4909
(nine-credit internship) or 4125 (nine-credit thesis);
plus twelve semester hours from the approved
ART elective list as recommended by the Art and
Design department.
Italian (B.A.)
Department of Languages and
Literatures
33 semester hours including: ITA 3090, 3100, 3550,
3560, 3870, 3880, and fifteen semester hours in
advanced ITA courses.
Italian majors are urged to study a second foreign
language and to take courses in classical civilization
among their general electives.
An Italian major who, in the judgment of the
Languages and Literatures department, shows a
deficiency in Italian grammar shall be required to
take ITA 3150 in preparation for ITA 3870, 3880. An
Italian major who, in the judgment of the Languages
and Literatures department, shows a deficiency in
speaking Italian shall be required to take one or both
terms of ITA 3110, 3120.
Note: ITA courses taught in English do not apply to
the Italian major.
Mathematical Physics (B.S.)
Department of Physics
47 semester hours including: CSC 1390; MTH 1730,
1740, 2750, PHY 1930, 1940, 1950, 1970, 2460,
3210, 3330, and three upper level PHY or MTH
courses.
PHY 1950 is waived for students having a prior
calculus course. PHY 1610, 1620 may be substituted
for PHY 1930, 1940 with permission from the chair of
the Physics department.
Mathematics (B.A.)
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science
39 semester hours including: CSC 1380 or 1390;
MTH 1730, 1740, 2700, 2750, 2790, 3770, 3780,
3840, 4830, 4990 and three semester hours of an
upper level MTH course.
In addition, B.A. mathematics majors are required
to take PHY 1930, 1940.
Mathematics (B.S.)
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science
51 semester hours including: CSC 1380 or 1390;
MTH 1730, 1740, 2700, 2750, 2790, 2800, 3770,
3780, 3810, 3840, 4830, 4990 and nine semester
hours of upper level MTH courses.
In addition, B.S. mathematics majors are required
to take PHY 1930, 1940.
Philosophy (B.A.)
Department of Philosophy
36 semester hours including: PHI 1000, 2200, 3000,
3400, 4990, nine semester hours from: PHI 3500,
3510, 3520, 3530, and twelve semester hours
chosen from any other PHI course offerings except
PHI 2220 and PHI 2240.
Photography (B.F.A.)
Department of Art and Design
84 semester hours including: ART 1105, 1110, 1610,
1620, 1630, 1650, 1660, 2650, ART 2655 or ICP
1005; ART 3560 or ICP 1006; ART 4110 or ICP 1007;
ART 4112 or ART 3110 or ICP 1008; ART 3010 or ICP
1009; six semester hours in Art History electives,
fifteen semester hours in Photography in affiliation
with the International Center of Photography (ICP)
(one academic semester), ART 4909 (nine-credit
internship), or 4125 (fifteen-credit Creative Thesis),
plus fifteen semester hours from the approved
ART elective list as recommended by the Art and
Design department.
Physical Science (B.S.)
Department of Physics
37 semester hours including: PHY 1930, 1940,
1950, 1970, and twenty-three semester hours
from upper level PHY courses. In addition, physical
science majors are required to take MTH 1730,
1740.
PHY 1950 is waived for students having a prior
calculus course. PHY 1610, 1620 may be substituted
for PHY 1930, 1940 with permission from the chair of
the Physics department.
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Physics (B.S.)
Department of Physics
48 semester hours including: PHY 1930, 1940,
1950, 1970, 2010, 2250, 2460, 3210, 3240, 3330,
and sixteen semester hours from upper level
PHY courses with approval from the chair of the
department of physics.
In addition, physics majors are required to take
MTH 1730, 1740, 2750, 3840.
PHY 1950 is waived for students having a prior
calculus course. PHY 1610, 1620 may be substituted
for PHY 1930, 1940 with permission from the chair of
the department of Physics.
Psychology (B.A.)
Department of Psychology
41 semester hours including: PSY 1000, 2030, 2040,
2150, 2990, 3260, 3800, six semester hours in PSY
courses from the Psychology department’s course
offerings (including those not selected from the
four groups mentioned above), and one course
from each of the following groups below:
Group 1: Abnormal/Personality/Social
PSY 2200, 2210, 3320.
Group 2: Developmental
PSY 2070, 2080.
Group 3: Experimental
PSY 3270, 3280, 3290.
Group 4: Emerging Areas
PSY 2220, 2240, 2250, 2260, 2270.
Students are required to take all courses in the major
in the Psychology department of St. John’s College
once they declare the major.
Students wishing to pursue graduate training in
psychology should take PSY 3040 as one of their
electives.
Psychology majors are required to take PSY 1000 as
their first course. They are encouraged to take PSY
2030 as soon as possible.
Public Administration and Public
Service (B.A.)
Department of Government and Politics
36 semester hours including: PAPS 1030, 1530,
1540, 4923, 4995, fifteen semester hours in PAPS
courses, and one course in each of the following
areas:
U.S. Government Institutions:
PAPS 2420, 2430.
Subnational Government Institutions:
PAPS 2470, 2480.
Sociology (B.A.)
Department of Sociology and
Anthropology
33 semester hours including: SOC 1000, 1170,
2610, 3240, 4270, 4990, and fifteen semester
hours in SOC electives offered by the Sociology
department.
Spanish (B.A.)
Department of Languages and
Literatures
33 semester hours including: SPA 3090, 3100, 3550,
3560, 3870, 3880, and fifteen semester hours in
advanced SPA courses.
Spanish majors are urged to study a second foreign
language and to take courses in classical civilization
among their general electives.
A Spanish major who, in the judgment of the
Languages and Literatures department, shows a
deficiency in speaking Spanish shall be required to
take one or both terms of SPA 3110, 3120.
Note: SPA courses taught in English do not apply to
the Spanish major.
Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology (B.A.)
Department of Communication Sciences
and Disorders
(For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2022)
39 semester hours including: CSD 1710, 1720,
1730, 1740, 2710, 2750, 2760, 2770, 2810, 4990, and
nine semester hours chosen from: CMC 1155; CSD
1750, 1820, 2775, 2780, 4810, 4953; LIN 1810.
(For students who matriculated starting Fall 2022)
42 semester hours including: CSD 1710, 1720,
1730, 1740, 1750, 1820, 2710, 2750, 2760, 2770,
2810, 4990, and six semester hours chosen from:
CMC 1155; CSD 2775, 2780, 4810; LIN 1810; PSY
3410.
For certification, the American Speech-Language-
Hearing Association requires 3 credits in a
biological science specific to humans, 3 credits in
Physics or Chemistry, 3 credits in statistics, and 6
credits in a social or behavioral science. Speech-
Language Pathology and Audiology majors are
urged to work with departmental advisors to meet
these requirements at the undergraduate level.
Theology (B.A.)
Department of Theology and Religious
Studies
36 semester hours including: THE 1000, 2110, 2120,
2205; 2210 or 2215; 3010 or 3020; 2501, 2502, 2810,
4990, and six semester hours in the 3000 series.
Note: THE mini-courses are not applicable to the
theology major.
Minor Requirements
Africana Studies
15 semester hours including: HIS 3400 and
twelve semester hours, representing at least three
different disciplines, selected from the following:
ANT 2450; ART 1830, 2745; ENG 3300, 3330, 3470,
3475, 3480, 3650; FRE 3820; GOV 2480, 2750, 3680;
HIS 2300, 2301, 2302, 2450, 3410, 3711; MUS 1300;
PSY 2230; SOC 1190, 2450.
Note: Independent study courses, special topics
courses, and graduate level courses with significant
Africana content can be counted for African minor
credit with authorization of professor and director of
Africana Studies.
American Studies
18 semester hours including: three semester hours
in the Capstone ASP Seminar and fifteen semester
hours from three different areas, selected from the
following:
Humanities Group (six semester hours from
different disciplines): CMC 2040; ENG 2060, 3300,
3310, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360, 3390, 3470, 3480,
3560; HIS 2700, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2720, 2730, 2740,
2750, 3150, 3180, 3375, 3702, 3705, 3711, 3712,
3720, 3725, 3731, 3732, 3740, 3760, 3795; PHI 3540.
Social Sciences Group (six semester hours from
different disciplines): GOV 2160, 2240, 2430, 2510,
3590, 3800; SOC 1170, 1190, 2410, 2420, 2440,
2450, ANT 2750.
Arts, Media, and Technology Group (three
semester hours): ART 1830, 1840, MUS 1230, 1260,
1300.
Capstone ASP Seminar (3 semester hours)
Seminar in American Studies: Engaging
American Culture
The seminar introduces students to recent
developments in American Studies focusing on
social justice, community-based research projects,
fieldwork, and problem-solving methodologies.
Ancient Studies
18 semester hours chosen under the advisement
of the Department of Languages and Literatures
from courses dealing with Greek and Roman
antiquity. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is
required.
Anthropology
15 semester hours including: ANT 1010 or 1020,
and twelve semester hours in ANT.
Applied Mathematics
21 semester hours including: MTH 1730, 1740,
2750, and nine semester hours chosen from the
following: CSC 1380 or 1390; MTH 2390, 2790,
3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360, 3370, 3380,
3810, 3840, 3850, 3860, 3970, 4830.
Note: Credit is only given for CSC 1380 or 1390 not
both.
Arabic
15 semester hours chosen under advisement of
the Department of Languages and Literatures in
ARA.
Art
18 semester hours including: ART 1110, 1130, 1200,
and nine semester hours chosen from: ART 1000,
1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1050, 1060, 1085, 1090,
1095, 1210, 1270, 1290, 1510, 1610, 2120, 2220,
2265, 2310, 2520, 3010, 3115, 3340, 3565.
Art History
18 semester hours including: ART 1710, 1720, 2750,
six semester hours of Art History elective courses
and three semester hours of a studio course.
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Asian Studies
18 semester hours including: six semester hours
of ASC 1300 and 2610; six semester hours of Asian
languages courses (CHI, JPN, or KOR), and six
semester hours chosen under the advisement of
the Institute for Asian Studies.
Biology
20 semester hours including: BIO 1000, 2000,
2001L, 3000, 3001L, plus any two other courses
approved by the Department of Biological
Sciences for biology majors.
BIO 1050, 1060, 1070, 1360, and 1600 are not
applicable to the minor sequence. Some of these
courses have other prerequisites, such as CHE 1210.
Business
18 semester hours including: ACC 2370; ECO 1301,
1302; FIN 2310 or RMI 2301; MGT 2301; MKT 2301.
Note: Business courses are taught by the Peter J. Tobin
College of Business faculty. Students interested in
pursuing the business minor should consult the Peter
J. Tobin College of Business section of this bulletin for
a list of course offerings.
Business and Organization
Communication
15 semester hours including: SPE 1000; CMC 2020,
2025, and six semester hours from CMC 1015,
1155, 2000, 2050, 2070, 4903.
Catholic Studies
18 semester hours including: THE 1000, 2000, 3000,
and nine semester hours approved by the minor
program director; up to six semester hours may
be taken outside of the Department of Theology
and Religious Studies with the permission of the
director.
Chemistry
23–26 semester hours including: two courses
in general chemistry; two courses of organic
chemistry and six semester hours of CHE electives
above 2640 that are a minimum of 3 credits each.
Classics
18 semester hours including: six semester hours
of Latin above LAT 1020, six semester hours of
Ancient Greek, and six semester hours in related
courses chosen under the advisement of the
Department of Languages and Literatures.
Communication
15 semester hours including: SPE 1000; CMC 2020,
and nine semester hours from CMC 1155, 2000,
2015, 2025, 2070, 2080.
Computer Science
15 semester hours including: CSC 1400, 1410, and
nine semester hours chosen from: CSC 1350, 1470,
2420, 2430, 2440, 2450, 2460, 2470, 2480, 2490,
2500, 2580, 2590, 2720; MTH 2540.
Computing
15 semester hours including: CSC 1400, 1410,
1470, 2450, 2490.
Note: Students who had Calculus (MTH 1730 or
equivalent) can replace any of the CSC 2450 and CSC
2490 with any of the following: CSC 2510/MTH 3340,
CSC 2580/MTH 3310, CSC 2590/ MTH 3320.
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
15 semester hours including: CRES 1000, 2000,
4995; and two courses chosen from any of the
following seven subject areas:
Arts, Performance, and the Digital
ART 1830; ENG 3560, 3590, 3640; MUS 1210, 1300.
Education and Social Justice
CMC 2100; CRES 4999; ENG 3420, 3760; FRE 3920;
THE 4995.
History, Historicism, Historiography
HIS 3375, 3711, 3712.
Political Economy and Economics, and
Accumulation
CRES 3410.
Religion, Law, and Philosophy
PHI 3750; THE 2245, 2255.
Sociology, Social Formation, and Sociogeny
ENG 3645, 3650; FRE 3570, 3820.
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math (Natural, Health, Clinical Sciences)
CRES 3510; SOC 1035.
Data Science
15-17 semester hours including CSC 1380; a
Calculus course (MTH 1220, 1260, 1320, 1730,
or equivalent), a Statistics course (ACT 2322;
MTH 1020, 1210, 3810; PSY 2030; SOC 2610, or
equivalent), and six semester hours chosen from:
MTH 1040, 3310, 3320, 3330/CSC 2500, 3340/CSC
2510, 3350/CSC 2600, 3360/CSC 2520, 3370/CSC
2620, 3970, 4970, 4980/CSC 4980.
Economics
15 semester hours including: ECO 1301, 1302,
and nine semester hours in ECO selected in
consultation with a departmental advisor.
In addition, economics minors are required to take
MTH 1320.
ECO 2327 is not applicable to the minor sequence.
Students must complete MTH 1320 and be in junior
standing (having 56+ credits completed) to enroll
in junior or senior level business courses (courses
numbered 3000 or above).
Note: Business courses are taught by the Peter J.
Tobin College of Business faculty. Students interested
in pursuing the economics minor should consult
the Peter J. Tobin College of Business section of this
bulletin for a list of course offerings.
English
15 semester hours including: ENG 1100 and twelve
semester hours in any ENG courses offered by the
Department of English.
Environmental Studies
15 semester hours including: ESP 1010, GEO
2001, and nine semester hours of environmental
electives in consultation with the Director of the
Environmental Studies Program.
Francophone Studies
18 semester hours including: six semester hours in
French and twelve semester hours from FRE 3901,
3902, 3920, 3921, 3930; LAC 1000 (Only Language
and Culture: French will apply).
French
15 semester hours chosen under advisement of
the Department of Languages and Literatures in
FRE.
Note: FRE courses taught in English do not apply to
the French minor.
Global Development and Sustainability
18 semester hours including: GDS 1000, 2000;
ANT/CMC 1155; ECO 3346; GOV 3850, and one
language course at the 3000 level.
In addition, global development and sustainability
minors are required to take ECO 1302, as it is a
prerequisite for ECO 3346.
Global Studies
18 semester hours including: three semester hours
in a capstone seminar, six semester hours from
one course in each of the core categories (Cultural
Studies and Political Studies), and nine semester
hours from a generalist track (Culture and Society,
Global Politics and Environment, International
Relations, or Social Development) or specialist
track (chosen from a particular region or area of
study as approved by the Director of the Global
Studies minor):
Core Courses (one course from each
category):
Cultural Studies: History, Literature Religion:
ENG 3520; HIS 1010; THE 2810. Students may also
take any 2000-level or higher language course to
satisfy this requirement.
Political Studies: GOV 1610, 3620, 3670; PHI
3660.
Generalist Tracks (three courses from a
chosen track):
Culture and Society: CMC 1155; ENG 3520, 3580;
GOV 3620; HIS 2300, 2301, 2302, 2311, 2312, 2320,
2321, 2331, 2332, 2450, 2540, 2542, 3130, 3150,
3160, 3180, 3370, 3400, 3501, 3502, 3653, 3660,
3702, PHI 3520, 3530, 3660, 3670, 3680; THE 2810,
3250, 3310, 3810.
Global Politics and Environment: ANT 2400,
1120/ESP 1120; BIO 1070; ESP 3480; GEO 1001,
2001, 2002; GOV 2170, 2520, PHI 3720.
International Relations: ANT 1100, 1155, 2400,
2450, 2740; ECO 3306, 3344, 3346; ENG 3520, 3580;
GEO 1001, 2001; GOV 1700, 2170, 2640, 2650, 2660,
2690, 2730, 2750, 2810, 3290, 3570, 3620, 3630,
3670, 3680, 3710, 3720, 3850, 3851; HIS 3160; PHI
3660, 3680; SOC 2100, 2330, 2420, 3660; THE 2810,
3250, 3310.
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Social Development: ANT 1100, 1155, 2400,
2450, 2740; ECO 3306, 3344, 3346; ESP 1120; GEO
1001, 2001; GOV 1700, 2520, 2660, 2690, 2730,
2750, 3670, 3680, 3710, 3720, 3850; HIS 2301, 2302,
2311, 2312, 2320, 2321, 2330, 2331, 2332, 2450,
3150, 3180, 370, 3400, 3653; PHI 3660, 3680, 3740;
SOC 2100, 2330, 2420, 2470, 2630, 3660.
Government and Politics
18 semester hours in GOV courses.
Graphic Design
18 semester hours including: ART 1105 or 1135;
1115, 2125, and nine semester hours chosen from:
ART 1120, 2115, 2130, 3115, 3120, 3125.
History
15 semester hours including: HIS 1000, 1010, three
semester hours in Africa, Americas (non-U.S.), Asia,
or Transregional history, and six semester hours of
HIS electives in consultation with the Department
of History.
Interfaith Studies
18 semester hours including: nine semester
hours chosen from: THE 2700, 2710, 2810, 2820,
2830, 2840, 2850 and nine semester hours of THE
courses offered by the Department of Theology
and Religious Studies.
International Business (For French,
Italian, Spanish majors only)
21 semester hours including: ECO 1301, 1302, IB
3341, and twelve semester hours chosen from:
ECO 3306; FIN 3318; MGT 3339, 3341, 4310, 4334,
4338; MKT 3317, 4318. No other prerequisites are
necessary. Students must first consult with the
Language Program Coordinator.
Italian
15 semester hours chosen under advisement of the
Department of Languages and Literatures in ITA.
Note: ITA courses taught in English do not apply to the
Italian minor.
Italian Studies
18 semester hours including: a maximum of six
semester hours in ITA language courses; ART 1250,
1795; CLS 2600; ENG 1076; HIS 2002, 3540; SOC
2410.
Law and Government
21 semester hours including: GOV 1010, 1030 and
any five of the following: GOV 2400, 2490, 2500,
2580, 2600, 3450, 3460, 3570, 3620; HIS 3725; PHI
3420, 3650; CMC 2020, 3180; SOC 2360.
Linguistics
18 semester hours including: LIN 1010, 1020, and
twelve semester hours of LIN courses chosen
under the advisement of the Department of
Languages and Literatures.
Machine Learning
15-17 semester hours including: CSC 1030, a
Calculus course (MTH 1220, 1260, 1320, 1730,
or equivalent), a Statistics course (ACT 2322;
MTH 1020, 1210, 3810; PSY 2030; SOC 2610, or
equivalent), CSC 2590/MTH 3320, and three
semester hours chosen from: CSC 2510/MTH 3340,
CSC 2580/MTH 3310, CSC 2600/MTH 3350, CSC
2620/MTH 3370, CSC/MTH 4980.
Mathematics
21 semester hours including: CSC 1380 or 1390;
MTH 1730, 1740, 2700, 2750, and 2790.
Music
18 semester hours including: MUS 1010; 1020 or
2020; nine semester hours from approved MUS
electives, and three semester hours in applied
music courses from approved list.
Philosophy
18 semester hours including: PHI 1000, 2200, 3000,
and nine semester hours chosen from any PHI
course offerings except PHI 2220 and 2240.
Philosophy of Law
21 semester hours including: PHI 1000, 2200, 3000,
3400, 3650, and six semester hours chosen from:
PHI 3420, 3540, 3660, 3680, 3740; CLS 2600.
Philosophy of Science
18 semester hours including: PHI 1000, 2200, 3000,
3800, and six semester hours chosen from: PHI
3720, 3810.
Photography
18 semester hours including: ART 1085 or 1610;
1086 or 1620; 1630, 1660, and six semester hours
chosen from approved ART electives.
Physics
16 semester hours including: PHY 1610, 1620,
or 1930, 1940, and eight semester hours of PHY
courses in consultation with the Department of
Physics.
Psychology
16 semester hours including: PSY 1000, 2030, and
nine semester hours chosen from among the PSY
courses offered by the Department of Psychology.
Students interested in minoring in psychology and
who are also interested in applying to graduate
school in this discipline should consider taking: PSY
2040, 2150, 2200, and/or 3800.
Public Administration and Public
Service
15 semester hours including: PAPS 1030, 1530, and
nine semester hours in PAPS courses..
Religious Communication
15 semester hours including: SPE 1000; CMC 1155,
3190, and six semester hours from: CMC 2020,
2040, 2060, 3130.
Rhetoric and Public Address
15 semester hours including: SPE 1000; CMC 3130,
and nine semester hours from: CMC 2000, 2010,
2030, 2035, 2040, 2060, 3120, 3140, 3150, 3160,
3180, 3190.
Social Justice: Theory and Practice in
the Vincentian Tradition
18 semester hours including: THE 3020, 4995, three
semester hours chosen from: PHI 2200, 2240; THE
3010, three semester hours chosen from: SOC
1190; ECO 1320, and six semester hours chosen
from the following: ART 1830; BIO 1360; CRJ 3005;
ESP/GOV 2160; GEO 2001; GOV 2170; HIS 3110,
3740; LES 1018, 1024; PHI 3720; PSY 1019; SOC
1070, 1170, 2100, 2460; CMC 2060, 3150; THE 3310.
In addition, students must complete a minimum
of 40 hours of service-learning in the courses in
the minor.
Social Work
15 semester hours including: SOC 1030, 1090,
4530, and six semester hours in SOC courses
offered by the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology.
Under advisement of the Department of Sociology
and Anthropology, HSC courses may apply to the
minor. However, all HSC students must take SOC
1030.
Sociology
15 semester hours including: SOC 1000 and twelve
semester hours in SOC courses offered by the
Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Spanish
15 semester hours chosen under advisement of
the Department of Languages and Literatures in
SPA.
Note: SPA courses taught in English do not apply to
the Spanish minor.
Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology
21 semester hours including: CSD 1710, 1720,
1730, 1740, 2750, 2760, and 2770.
Theology and Religious Studies
18 semester hours from any THE courses offered
by the Department of Theology and Religious
Studies.
Note: THE mini-courses are not applicable to the
theology and religious studies minor.
Urban Studies
15 semester hours chosen from the following: ANT
1120, 3100; ART 2660; ECO 1320; ESP 2110; GOV
2470, 2480; HIS 3760, 3770; ITA 3923; CMC, 2130;
SOC 1015, 1030, 1080, 1110, 1170, 1190, 2630,
2460, 2680.
Note: No more than six semester hours can be from
any one discipline and may not take more than six
semester hours from mini-session courses.
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2450 African Cultures
Anthropological overview of the cultures and
traditions of Africa. Emphasis on the colonial
legacy and cultural diversity of the African
continent. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2510 Immersive Learning – Cultural
Understanding
This class will use immersive role simulations
to explore cultural approaches to a wide range
temporal and international situations using
primary texts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2740 Anthropology of Religion
Religions and rituals of societies with primitive
and transitional technologies. Study of the forms,
functions, and meanings of belief systems and
ritual practices. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2750 The North American Indian
The history and nature of American-Indian
cultures: pre-history and archaeology;
contemporary problems of the American Indian
as a subculture in modern USA; world industrial
expansion and the plight of the American Indian.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3100 Social Determinants of African
American Health
Provides an overview of social determinants
of health among African Americans, with
an emphasis on solution-development and
intervention. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3110 Looters & Poachers – Protecting
Heritage
An interdisciplinary exploration of Legal and
Ethical Issues and Challenges facing those who
work in Archaeology or Environmental Science.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4953; 4954 Individual Guided Research
Guided theoretical or empirical research on an
individual basis. Chair must give written approval.
Open only to anthropology majors and minors.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4990 Anthropology Seminar
Prerequisite: ANT 1010, 1020. An integrated analysis
of the field of anthropology and a survey of
contemporary developments in research and
theory. Open only to students who have completed
15 credits in anthropology or are senior anthropology
majors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Arabic (ARA)
1010 Arabic, Level I
This course develops basic communication skills in
Arabic. Through a progressive use of the four skills,
listening, speaking, reading, and writing, students
develop oral and written proficiency at a limited
level within the context of Arabic culture. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1020 Arabic, Level II
Prerequisite: ARA 1010. This course continues to
develop basic communication skills in Arabic.
Through a progressive use of the four skills,
listening, speaking, reading, and writing, students
develop oral and written proficiency at a limited
level within the context of Arabic culture. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2030 Arabic, Level III
Prerequisite: ARA 1020. This course reviews the
basic skills learned in ARA 1010 and 1020, and
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies
15 semester hours chosen from the following
(maximum of six semester hours may be taken in
the same discipline): ANT 1110; ART 1840, 3100,
3725; ENG 3260, 3280, 3350, 3475, 3570; FRE 3830,
3902; GOV 1280; HIS 3140, 3460, 3560, 3561, 3562,
3731, 3732; ITA 3830, 3902; PHI 3330; PSY 2240;
SOC 1025, 1150, 1170, 1570, 2020, 2110, 2330,
2430, 2440, 2470; SPA 3450; THE 3240.
Internships may also receive course credit with the
approval of the director.
Writing
15 semester hours including: ENG 1100 and twelve
semester hours of writing courses offered by the
Department of English.
Course Descriptions
The availability of the following courses vary per
semester and are subject to change.
Anthropology (ANT)
1000 Language and Culture
Communication as it affects and is affected by
culture. Barriers to effectiveness. Competent
intercultural communication in ethnic, gender,
intergenerational, international settings and deaf
subcultures. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 Introduction to Anthropology: Cultural
Anthropology as a comparative cultural approach.
Learning about American and world cultures
through examination of the whole life experience in
cross-cultural perspective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 Introduction to Anthropology: Physical
Biological and social aspects of human existence.
African fossil evidence and the evolution of the
first humans in ecological contexts. Population
genetics, and social behavior of primates as clues
to ourselves. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 Introduction to Archaeology
Basic goals, concepts and methods of
archaeological excavation and analysis. Study
of local sites such as American Indian, colonial
cemeteries and Black-American communities.
Includes local field trips. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1035 Science, Technology & the Human
A survey of critical debates surrounding the
relationship between advances and scientific
knowledge and technology and contemporary
sociological theories of what it means to “be
human.” Credit: 3 semester hours.
1040 Culture and Global Change
An examination of the diverse social and
cultural movements that have and are currently
transforming the world. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1045 Migration, Labor and Justice
A critical sociocultural analysis of links between
national, regional and global social inequalities, with
an emphasis on social mobility, labor, migration
processes and justice. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1100 Food and Culture
An exploration of how culture shapes what, when,
and where we eat; the evolution and global
diversity of food habits; issues of world hunger.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1110 Kinship, Family and Gender
A detailed overview of the anthropological
approach to the study of kinship, family and
gender cross-culturally through classical and
contemporary texts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1120 Human Ecology
A study of the interrelationships between
humanity—social and cultural—and the Earth. The
nature and impacts of population growth, industry
and technological progress are emphasized. Field
trips may be included. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1155 Language and Intercultural
Communication
Communications as it affects and is affected
by culture. Barriers to effectiveness. Competent
intercultural communication in ethnic,
intergenerational, gender, deaf subcultures and
international settings. Credit 3 semester hours.
2000 Anthropology of Human Rights
Examines human rights’ history and practice
in multiple international contexts using
anthropology’s holistic, comparative lens.
Ethnographically investigates the political-moral
facets of human rights. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2010 Introduction to Linguistics
An introduction to the fundamental principles of
phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and
semantics, with examples drawn from classical and
modern languages. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2100 Medical Anthropology
Cross-cultural explorations of human health and
disease. Review of methods and theories used in
the practice of medical anthropology. Emphasis on
global health disparities and social justice. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2200 Health, Food and Development
Critically evaluates through the lens of social
justice the synergistic relationship between health,
food, water, and environmental systems in the
context of sustainable global development. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2220 Anthropology of Pandemics
Examines contemporary and historical pandemics
using medical anthropology’s holistic, comparative
lens. Ethnographically investigates the global
economic and environmental contexts of
intensifying pandemic. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2330 The Anthropology of Music
Comparison of anthropological approaches to the
study of music. Emphasis on theories of musical
style in relation to local and global social and
cultural processes. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2400 Anthropology of Development
Survey of anthropological approaches to
development. Focus on competing cultural ideas
about living standards and economic progress
in relation to globalized development strategies.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2445 Caribbean Cultures and Identities
Anthropological introduction to the history and
culture of the Caribbean. Emphasis on colonial
history and legacy and the cultural diversity of the
region. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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1135 Digital Media I
Introductory course exploring the use of
computers as a tool in the visual arts. Students
will use computers to solve visual problems, and
create digital images. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
1200 Introduction to Drawing I
Black and white drawing materials, such as pencil,
pen, brush and ink, conté, charcoal and chalks,
are explored. Students are guided by problems in
direct observation, linear and elliptical perspective,
space, composition, modeling, and line quality.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1210 Introduction to Drawing II
Prerequisite: ART 1200. New drawing materials are
introduced as students work toward exploring
the visual world with increasing technical facility,
emotional expressiveness and imagination. Credit:
3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1250 Italian Sketchbook (Abroad)
A studio course in drawing and watercolor
techniques, using the architecture, landscape and
people of Italy as subject. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1270 Illustration I
An introductory illustration course that provides
students with a basic overview of visual
perception; using materials, techniques and the
creative application of the principles of art to
illustrative problem solving. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
1280 Digital Illustration
An introduction to working on illustration in a
software-driven, media environment. Students
will make narrative art developed initially using
traditional methods and then take comprehensive
drawings through to finish using the Adobe
software environment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
1290 Introduction to Cartooning
A studio course in cartoon and caricature.
Students receive experience in the use of materials
and techniques in their creative application. Credit:
3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1510 Relief and Intaglio Printmaking
This course introduces the methodologies and
concepts of relief and intaglio printmaking
processes. These processes include linoleum and
wood cut, found objects, dry point etching and
variations of intaglio. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio
fee, $50.
1610 Photography I
An introduction to the tools, techniques and
creative aspects of the photographic medium.
DSLR camera recommended. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
1620 Photography II
Prerequisite: ART 1610 or 1085 with permission
of chair. This course will emphasize the critical
analysis and development of the student’s
personal photographic work, and the refinement
of basic techniques. DSLR camera recommended.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1630 Advanced Digital Photography and
Imaging
Prerequisite: ART 1105, or 1610, or 1085 with
permission of chair. An in-depth look at the central
sequences with written permission of the chair. Credit:
3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1080 Photography Workshop (Mini-Course)
A workshop course designed to develop a
student’s ability with the use of the camera as a
tool for self expression. Applicable to major/minor
sequences with written permission of the chair.
Digital camera required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
1085 Introduction to Photography
An introduction to the tools, techniques and
creative aspects of the photographic medium. For
non-majors only. Digital camera required. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1086 Intermediate Photography
Prerequisite: ART 1080 or 1085. An exploration of
intermediate, techniques, aesthetics, criticism and
processes of photography. Digital camera required.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1090 Jewelry Design
Principles of two-and three-dimensional design
applied to jewelry. Students design ornaments
in a variety of materials with emphasis given
to cutting, hammering, soldering, braising and
waxcasting of copper and brass. Gallery and
museum visits required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
1095 Monuments of World Architecture
This course investigates sacred and secular
architecture from around the globe, dating from
the beginning of civilization to the present. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1105 Introduction to Graphic Design I
A studio introduction to the fundamentals
of visual communication. Course includes
formal application of design principles as well
as exposure to tools, computer technology,
methodology and visual analysis involved in the
nature of message design. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
1110 Foundation Design
A basic course in the elements of design and the
principles of composition, pictorial space and
structure as they relate to image making. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1115 Introduction to Graphic Design II
Prerequisite: ART 1105. Continued exploration and
exposure to visual communication problems
and principles. Experimental opportunities with
symbol design, form and progression problems,
typography and analysis of the visual language of
representation and interpretation. Credit: 3 semester
hours. Studio fee, $50.
1120 Social Media for the Arts
Prerequisite: ART 1105 or permission of chair.
Students will use social media to develop and
disseminate creative projects working with a
variety of platforms. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1130 Foundation Design II
This course extends the exploration of the
fundamental language of the visual arts, begun
in Foundation Design I, by emphasizing color,
advanced illusions of space and movement, as
well as introducing the principles of time. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
continues building the student’s comprehension
and speaking abilities through an active exchange
of ideas on the part of the students and instructor
within the context of the Arab culture. Not open
to native speakers except with the permission of the
chair. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2040 Arabic, Level IV
Prerequisite: ARA 2030 or permission of chair. This
course reviews the basic skills learned in ARA 1010,
1020, and 2030, and continues building oral and
written proficiency with more intensive reading
and conversation within the context of Arabic
culture. Not open to native speakers except with the
permission of the chair. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2050 Arabic, Level V
Prerequisite: ARA 2040 or permission of chair.
Readings taken from a wide range of literary texts.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3110 Advanced Arabic Conversation
Prerequisite: ARA 2050 or permission of chair. Drill
and practice in conversational Arabic. Topics are
selected to meet the requirements of daily life. Not
open to native or fluent speakers. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
Art (ART)
1000 The Creative Process
A study of creativity as it is manifested in the fine
arts: the visual arts, music, theatre and dance.
Museum, theatre, concert visits required. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1010 Craft as Visual Art
An introduction to basic craft skills for the general
student. Projects may include simple printmaking
and book construction, puppet making, fiber
techniques and sculpture. Classroom application of
these skills is emphasized. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
1020 Art in New York (Mini-Course)
An on-site survey of New York City’s galleries
and museums. Students visit major New York art
institutions and view their collections. Credit: 3
semester hours. Museum fee, $50.
1030 The Visual Arts
An overview of art appreciation and history for the
general student. Students study selected periods of
art while learning the language of vision. Museum
visits required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1040 Creative Experiments
Explorations in creativity in the visual arts for the
non-major. Drawing, collage, simple printmaking,
clay and other two-and three-dimensional
materials are used, at the discretion of the
instructor, to develop the student’s creative
potential. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1050 Drawing Experiments
A course in creativity and the language of drawing
for the non-major. Line, volume, perspective, space
composition, proportion, value and movement are
explored, as students confront the outer and inner
worlds through the materials of drawing. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1060 Watercolor Workshop (Mini-Course)
An intensive course in the watercolor medium.
Projects are structured to teach students visual
sensitivity and creativity. Applicable to major/minor
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create visuals for Illustration and Graphic Design.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
2265 Global Sketchbook
Prerequisite: ART 1050 or ART 1200. An online
drawing course that uses as its subject the local
sites particular to each student regardless of global
location. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2280 Illustration II
Prerequisite: ART 1270. A course in advanced
illustration that expands upon concepts and
techniques acquired in ART 1270. Emphasis on
specialized application of illustrative skills: medical,
technical, product, anthropological, natural science
illustration and illustration as journalism. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
2310 Painting I
An introduction to painting composition
emphasizing the development of various technical
skills. Projects are observation-based and employ
perspective, color theory, and process. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
2320 Painting II
Prerequisite: ART 1200, 2310. This course builds
on the principles of Painting I encouraging
investigation into painting’s conceptual, material,
and expressive possibilities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
2520 Planographic Printmaking
This course introduces the methodologies and
concepts of planographic methods of printmaking
processes. These processes include stencils, screen-
printing, transfer methods, monoprints and variety
of newer adaptations, such as polyester plate
lithography. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
2650 The Photograph as Document
Prerequisite: ART 1610; 1080 or 1085 can also serve as
prerequisite with permission of chair. Documentary
approaches to photographic images that articulate
issues of social justice and interpersonal issues. The
student must have access to a camera. DSLR camera
recommended. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee,
$50.
2655 Analog Photography II
An in-depth photography studio course focused
on traditional film and darkroom printing practices,
and the introduction of the large-format view
camera. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio Fee, $50.
2660 Urban Documents
A study of urban society, social justice and culture
through photographic documentation and
research. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2705 Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian
Art
This course explores ancient Egyptian and
Mesopotamian art and archaeology from
approximately 3000 BCE to the Classical era. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2715 Classical Archaeology
The history of archaeology and its contribution to
our knowledge about the ancient world, its history,
and civilization. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2735 Art of Asia and the Pacific
A general survey of the art and architecture of Asia
and the Pacific Islands from ancient prehistory to
the industrial age. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1840 Sexism in Cinema and Television
This course analyzes the manner in which sexism
functions as an ideological institution within
American culture in and through cinema and
television. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2025 Renaissance Art and Baroque Art in
Europe
After briefly considering the Byzantine and Gothic
legacy, the course will examine painting, sculpture,
architecture, and to a lesser extent, crafts of Italy
during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth
century. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2115 Graphic Production
Prerequisite: ART 1115. This course is designed to
prepare the student for professional work as a
graphic designer by giving the student a thorough
understanding of packaging design and print
production. Students will be confronted with
a variety of design problems that will facilitate
the understanding of the design process and
the environmental and social ramifications of
producing design outputs. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
2120 Three-Dimensional Design
The principles of design as applied to three-
dimensional structural form. Additive, subtractive,
constructive and kinesthetic processes are
explored. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
2125 Typography
Prerequisite: ART 1115. In this course, students will
explore the history, evolution, and use of type
in design, through projects and class lectures.
Emphasis will be placed on the use of typography
in design studio projects. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
2130 Motion Graphics
Prerequisite: ART 1115. The fundamentals of design
in motion. Using video, still imagery and sound,
students will study techniques of dubbing,
assembling and inserting visuals to create graphics
for television, the Web, and cinema title design.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
2145 History of Visual Communications
A comprehensive overview of the history of
humanity’s effort to give visual form to ideas and
concepts, to store knowledge and give order
and clarity to information through design and
illustration. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2205 Medieval Art and Architecture
Medieval art and architecture across nearly one
thousand years, from 400 to 1300 CE. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2220 Anatomy and Figure Drawing I
The human skeleton and musculature are studied
while drawing from the model. Basic proportions
and movement of the figure in space are
emphasized. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
2230 Anatomy and Figure Drawing II
Prerequisite: ART 2220. The figure is studied in
detail and used as the basis for experiments in
space composition. Students work for emotional
expressiveness as well as fluent accuracy and
technical facility. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee,
$50.
2240 Drawing for Design
This course is designed to introduce students to
digital and analog drawing techniques used to
features and functions of Adobe Photoshop and
Lightroom. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1640 Introduction to Video Art
Prerequisite: ART 1115. Introduction to video as
a fine art medium addressing historical and
conceptual background as well as the techniques
and tools for developing works. Credit: 3 semester
hours. Studio fee, $50.
1650 Analog Photography and
Experimentation
An introduction to film and photographic
darkroom printing and image-making processes.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
1660 History of Photography
An historical survey of the evolution of
photography from its beginnings to the present
time. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1710; 1720 The History of Art I; II
This course surveys the history of painting,
sculpture, and architecture from the prehistoric era
to the twentieth century. Credit: 3 semester hours
per semester.
1760 Art History: Method & Theory
Theories, methods and research strategies in the
discipline of art history. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1765 Writing About Art
A writing-based curriculum for art historians,
artists and anyone who wants to write about art
from any perspective with any level of experience.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1775 Art and Architecture in France (Abroad)
An overview of painting, sculpture, and
architecture in rural France and the city of Paris
from Roman Gaul through the 19th century. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1790 Survey of Art and Architecture in Italy
(Abroad)
A comprehensive survey course in the history
of the visual arts and architecture on the Italian
peninsula from ancient times to the modern era.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1795 The City of Rome (Abroad)
A study of the city of Rome through its art,
historical periods, literary and cultural movements,
and physical structure. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1810 The Art of Film I
This course introduces the student to the study
of film as an academic discipline by defining the
basic components of film practice, their historical
developments and their specific applications in
conveying meaning and ideological premises.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1820 The Art of Film II
This comparative study of the classical Hollywood
cinema and modes of cinematic representation
in other national cinemas and the avant-garde
analyzes the cinema’s relationship to culture’s
dominant ideological formations. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1830 Racism in Film
Examines some of the causes and effects of racism
within culture and analyzes how films organize
their formal properties into strategies that promote
and/or reinforce racist values and belief systems.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
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3350 Mixed Media Concerns
An advanced level of research pursuing high
standards of studio creativity and application.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3355 3D Printing & Digital Manufacturing
Studio course providing hands on training in the
field of 3D printing that surveys the impact of this
disruptive technology within our society. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3550 Experimental Printmaking
Prerequisite: ART 2530. This course encourages
further exploration of various printmaking media
including digital printmaking. For advanced
printmakers. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3560 Studio Seminar I
This studio course introduces students to methods
for independent creative inquiry and artistic
production. The course encourages thematically
unified projects that are inventive and topical.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3565 The Visual Narrative
Prerequisite: Foundation courses within BFA major
must be completed. This course will provide
a creative and critical forum in which junior
and senior level artists of diverse media can
work on their own unique narrative projects
simultaneously. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3570 Junior Sequential Art
Prerequisite: ART 2220, 2280. This course explores
the planning, composition, and methods of
narrative art and image creation, focusing on the
development of image layout and methods that
bring ideas from roughs to finished forms. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3655 Photographic Studio & Lighting
Practices
A studio class concentrating on the technical
and creative practices of lighting as applied to
portraiture, commercial, editorial, and fine art
photography. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3720 Global Contemporary Art
This course introduces students to the conceptual,
theoretical, and aesthetic themes/debate driving
the current production of and discussion about
contemporary art in a global context. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3725 Gender, Sexuality, and the Body in Pre-
Christian Art
Gender, sexuality, and the body in the art of pre-
Christian world cultures. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4000 Special Topics in Art History
A study of special themes and topics in art history
from the twentieth century to the present. The
course is intended to supplement regular course
offerings in the Department of Art and Design.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4010 Supervised Research/Independent
Study in Art History
Student-generated supervised research project
that provides training in art historical research
methods. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4020 Research Seminar in Art History
Training in art historical research methods to
produce sophisticated research papers based on
primary resources and current approaches in the
discipline. Credit: 3 semester hours.
and taxation issues prepare the student for the
professional world. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio
fee, $50.
3115 Book Arts
Prerequisite: ART 1105, 1510. This course will
introduce students to the book as an art form.
Emphasis is on visual and conceptual structuring
of the book that investigates the interplay
between idea and form. Various methods of book
construction will be taught along with basic
printing techniques encompassing traditional and
digital methods that focus on the sequencing of
images. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3120 Interaction Design I
Prerequisite: ART 1105. This course is specifically
structured to introduce art majors to the tools
and visual language required for successful web
design. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3125 Advanced Typography
Prerequisite: ART 2125. Complex typographical
concerns exploring the use of type in a variety of
medias, with emphasis on the development of a
personal typographical problem solving. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3130 Interaction Design II
Prerequisite: ART 3120. This course is structured to
introduce art majors to media rich Web design
via coding and the integration of a variety of web
tools. This design course allows students to add
animation and interactivity to their web design
projects. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3135 Junior Design
Prerequisite: ART 3125. This course will emphasize
the formal visual and theoretical competencies
and skills needed in design problem solving
through advanced level studio projects. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3200 Criticism Theory and Practice Seminar
A survey of theoretical texts informing
contemporary art making over the last three
decades and the application of new vocabulary,
concepts, and analytical tools in creative studio
work. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3210 Fashion History
History of Western fashion, fashion designers,
fashion culture, and dress practices from the late
19th to the late 20th century. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3240 Drawing III
Prerequisite: ART 1200, 1210. This course focuses on
the activity of drawing through the exploration
of a variety of mediums and contemporary
processes. While working from the basis of their
own thematic and formal concerns, students
will be directed through a series of experimental
projects that investigate the fabrication of line and
its relationship to other media. Credit: 3 semester
hours. Studio fee, $50.
3330 Acrylic Painting
Developing a focus in stylistic and content
concerns, this investigation pursues a refinement
of the student’s directions in painting. Credit: 3
semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3340 Figurative Painting (Painting III)
Prerequisite: ART 2220. Developing a focus in
figurative concerns, this investigation pursues a
refinement of the student’s directions in painting.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
2740 Rococo to Revolution
This course surveys developments in European
painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1789
through the close of the 19th century. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2745 Art of Africa
A general introduction to the art and architecture
of the African continent from ancient prehistory to
present. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2750 Historical Modernism: 1848-1945
This survey course introduces students to
methods of visual, critical, and art historical
analysis, focusing on art works, artists and art
movements, critical writing and art institutions of
the twentieth century, treated in light of socio-
political and cultural developments of this period.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2755 Art Since 1945
Focusing on international art of the postwar
period, this course examines works, artists,
art movements, exhibitions, and institutions
in relation to critical and theoretical texts and
through interdisciplinary methods, locates
developments in global contemporary art in
socio-political and cultural contexts. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2760 Latin American Art
A study of the art history of Latin America from
Pre-Columbian times to the colonial and the
modern periods, all of which were characterized
by widespread and intensive encounters between
people of radically different cultural values. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2765 Islamic Art
This course explores Islamic art and architecture
from around the globe, dating from the era of the
seventh-century CE foundation of Islam to the
present. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2780 The Art of Italian Film
Introduces students to the art form of Italian film
through an approach that is both thematic and
historical. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3010 Special Topics in Studio Art
Prerequisite: For junior or senior BFA majors. This
course provides opportunities for students to
engage in supervised projects that bring variable
discipline-specific knowledge and methodological
inquiry to bear on the practice of creating visual
art. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
3015 Special Topics in Design
Prerequisite: ART 2125. This course provides
opportunities for students to engage in supervised
projects that bring variable discipline-specific
knowledge and methodological inquiry to bear on
issues in the field of design. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
3100 Women in the Arts
A survey of art history through the lens of gender
studies, introducing students to an expanded
canon of art history and to critical, theoretical, and
historical writing on the subject of women in the
arts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3110 Professional Portfolio
A pre-professional course in which students with
clarified career goals refine and perfect their
portfolios by emphasizing the needs and concerns
of target markets. Business skills, legal, contractual
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2000 Fundamentals of Biology, II:
Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
Prerequisite: CHE 1100 or 1110 or 1210 or 1310.
Basic principles governing the activities of living
organisms at the molecular and cellular levels.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2001L Fundamentals of Biology II: Laboratory
Corequisite: BIO 2000. The principles and concepts
of molecular and cell biology from a laboratory
perspective. Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester
hour. Laboratory fee, $100.
2250 Introduction to Neurobiology
Prerequisite: BIO 2000, 3000. The nervous systems
from invertebrate to mammals focusing primarily
on the mechanisms by which the brain functions.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2260 Cellular Biology of Human Tissues
Prerequisite: BIO 3000, 3001L. Corequisite: BIO 2261L.
Human tissues, with emphasis on the cellular
and molecular bases of their organization and
function. Lecture, 2 hours. Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit:
4 semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
2270 Introduction to Virology
Prerequisite: BIO 2280. Introduction to the biology
of viruses including structure, replication, disease
causation, and host response to infection. Lecture,
3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2280 General Microbiology
Prerequisite: BIO 2000. Corequisite: BIO 2281L.
Form and function in prokaryotic and eukaryotic
microorganisms; microbial growth, metabolism,
genetics, biochemistry and host defenses against
microbial infection. Lecture, 3 hours. Laboratory, 3
hours. Credit: 4 semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
2290 Immune System in Human Disease
Prerequisite: BIO 2000 or consent of instructor.
Introduction into the role of immune system in
human diseases. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2300 Biochemistry of Beermaking and
Winemaking
Prerequisite: BIO 2000 or consent of instructor. An
introduction into basic biochemical concepts of
beer making, winemaking, and industrial ethanol
production. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2310 Botany
Prerequisite: BIO 1000. Corequisite: BIO 2311L. The
biology of plants: their morphology, evolution
and classification. Field trips required. Lecture, 2
hours. Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
2510 Aquatic Ecology
Prerequisite: BIO 1000 or consent of instructor.
Corequisite: BIO 2511L. Introduction to major
ecological principles of freshwater and marine
habitats. Field trips required. Lecture, 2 hours.
Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
2859 Island Biogeography
Prerequisite: BIO 1000, 2000. Principles of
biogeography illustrated and explored during a
winter intersession trip to Ecuador, including the
Galapagos. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3000 Fundamentals of Biology III:
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Prerequisite: BIO 2000. Basic principles of anatomy,
1330 Contemporary Korea
An introduction to modern Korea from WWII to
the present, with special emphasis on the political,
social and economic problems facing the divided
Korean nation. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2610 Discovering China
Introduction to Chinese culture: institutions,
philosophical trends, religion, art, literature,
family/marriage, science and technology. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2710 Governments and Politics of the Far East
The political and institutional developments in
the Far East, with major emphasis on China, Japan
and Korea, their political backgrounds and present
foreign relations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2720 Governments and Politics of South and
Southeast Asia
The political and institutional developments
of South Asia, emphasizing India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and those of Southeast
Asia, emphasizing Vietnam, Indonesia and the
Philippines. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4953 Reading and Research
Restricted Registration. Open to ASC majors only. With
permission of the Director, a student conducts
research under the guidance of a faculty advisor.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Biology (BIO)
1000 Fundamentals of Biology, I: Introduction
to Population Biology
Corequisite: BIO 1001L. Evolution, classification
and taxonomy, population biology and ecology.
Lecture, 3 hours. Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit: 4
semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
1050 Human Biology
Aspects of human anatomy and physiology.
Included are anatomy, physiology, cell biology,
genetics, histology, embryology, growth and
development. Not open to BIO majors. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1060 Biology and Health
The body in health and disease and a knowledge
of the contemporary advances in medicine and
allied health fields. Not open to BIO majors. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1070 Environmental Biology
Human ecology and evolution; interrelations
between humans and environment at the
individual, population and ecosystem levels. Not
open to BIO majors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1360 Biology and Society
Environmental science and its relation to the
human condition, changes in population,
resources of the earth, chemicals in the
environment and human health. Not open to BIO
majors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1600 Field Biology (Mini-Course)
General principles of ecology and field sampling
techniques to measure parameters that
influence the distribution of organisms in various
ecosystems. Field trips required. Not applicable in
major or minor sequences. Not open to students who
have previously taken BIO 3370. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4110 Studio Seminar II
In this advanced level studio course students will
create a body of creative work that responds to
evolving issues within society and Contemporary
Art. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4112 Professional Practices for Fine Art and
Illustration Majors
This course enhances students’ knowledge
of career opportunities and facilitates their
preparation for the professional working world of
the fine artist and illustrator. Students will develop
communication skills, preparing artists statements,
resumes and professional quality documentation
of their work in order to apply for grants, graduate
school, gallery/artists representation and other
applications. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4115 Senior Sequential Art
Prerequisite: ART 3570. This course concentrates
on the development, design, and execution of
narrative art for publication across media. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4120 Senior Design
Prerequisite: ART 3135. The development of theories
and practices for communication design exploring
social responsibility, sustainability, ethics, client
relations, originality and compensation are
covered. Credit: 3 semester hours. Studio fee, $50.
4125 Creative Thesis
Restricted registration. Open to senior B.F.A. degree
candidates only, upon recommendation of the
Chair and Faculty Review Committee. Prerequisite:
Completion of 78 ART credits. A written statement
of intention by each individual, followed by the
creation of a major or related body of work in
the area of concentration. Credit: 9 semester hours.
Studio fee, $50.
4909 Internship
Restricted registration. Open to senior B.F.A. degree
candidates only, upon recommendation of the
Chair and Faculty Review Committee. Prerequisite:
Completion of all required studio art courses.
Students are placed in design studios, advertising
agencies, galleries, museums or other institutions
concomitant with their career aspirations, where
they gain practical experience in real situations
under the supervision of working professionals.
Credit: 9 semester hours.
4953 Independent Study
A semester of independent work in the student’s
major field of concentration. Open to BFA
candidates only. Permission of the department chair
required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Asian Studies (ASC)
1230 Contemporary China
An introduction to modern China from World
War II to the present, with special emphasis on
the problems of political, social and economic
development. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1250 Contemporary Japan
The political, economic, social and religious
development of Japan from the end of World War
II to the present. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1300 Introduction to the Civilizations of Asia
An introduction to the historical, political,
economic and social forces that have shaped and
continue to influence the modern civilization of
Asia. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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1110; 1120; 1130 Introduction to General and
Organic Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 1100 (or another prior CHE course) is
a prerequisite for CHE 1110. CHE 1110 is a prerequisite
for CHE 1120. CHE 1120 is a prerequisite for CHE 1130.
Corequisite: CHE 1111L and 1112R are corequisites
for CHE 1110. CHE 1121L and 1122R are corequisites
for CHE 1120. CHE 1131L and 1132R are corequisites
for CHE 1130. An introduction to the principles
and concepts of general and organic chemistry
for students planning to pursue the Pharm.D. or
P.A. degree in Pharmacy. Course sequence does not
satisfy the CHE requirements for BIO or CHE majors or
Pre-Med students. Not applicable to the CHE minor
sequence. Lecture, 3 hours. Recitation, 1.5 hours.
Laboratory, 3.3 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours per
semester. Laboratory fee, $100 per semester.
1210 General Chemistry I
Prerequisite: CHE 1100 (or another prior CHE course).
Corequisite: CHE 1211L, 1212R.Principles and
concepts of chemistry with emphasis place on
stoichiometry, atomic and molecular structure and
inorganic chemical reactions. In the laboratory,
emphasis is placed on quantitative measurements.
Lecture, 3 hours. Recitation, 1.5 hours. Laboratory, 3.3
hours. Credit: 5 semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
1220 General Chemistry II
Prerequisite: CHE 1110, or 1210, or 1310. Corequisite:
CHE 1221L, 1222R. Introductory physical chemistry
focusing on equilibrium, kinetics, electrochemistry
and properties of matter, including acids and
bases. Lecture, 3 hours. Recitation, 1.5 hours.
Laboratory, 3.3 hours. Credit: 5 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
1310 Advanced General Chemistry I
Prerequisite: At least one year of chemistry and one
year of pre-calculus in high school. Corequisite:
CHE 1313L, MTH 1730. Principles and concepts
of chemistry emphasizing quantum mechanics,
thermodynamics, physical properties of solids,
liquids and gases, equilibria, acids and bases.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1313L Advanced General Chemistry I:
Laboratory and Recitation
Prerequisite: At least one year of chemistry in high
school. Corequisite: CHE 1310, MTH 1730. A course
whose primary focus is on the procedures
and techniques used in the modern chemical
laboratory and recitation for the lecture CHE 1310.
Recitation, 1.5 hours. Laboratory, 3.3 hours. Credit: 2
semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
1320 Advanced General Chemistry II
Prerequisite: CHE 1310 or 1110 with consent of
instructor or 1210 with consent of instructor
Corequisite: CHE 1323L. Principles and concepts
of chemistry with a study of the elements and
their compounds, including acid base chemistry,
electrochemistry, transition metals, main group
elements and nuclear chemistry. Lecture, 3 hours.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1323L Advanced General Chemistry II:
Laboratory and Recitation
Corequisite: CHE 1320. A continuation of 1313L in
which the primary focus is on the procedures and
techniques used in the modern chemical
laboratory and recitation for the lecture, CHE 1320.
Recitation, 1.5 hours. Laboratory, 3.3 hours. Credit: 2
semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
3460 Concepts of Immunology
Prerequisite: BIO 3000, 3001L. Corequisite: BIO
3461L. Useful background: inorganic and organic
chemistry, microbiology. An introduction to the
organization and functions of the immune system
along with basic experimental methodologies.
Lecture, 2 hours. Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 4
semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
3470 Molecular and Cell Biology
Prerequisite: BIO 3000, 3001L, 3390. Corequisite:
BIO 3471L. Molecular basis of gene expression
in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, molecular
principles of cell architecture and the cell cycle.
Lecture, 2 hours. Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 4
semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
3480 Scientific Literacy/Integrity
Prerequisite: BIO 1000, 3000, and one BIO elective
course. Critical evaluation of diverse forms of
biology-related literature and interpretation of
biological literature relevant to specific research
questions. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3490 Dental Preceptorship
Prerequisite: BIO 3000. Clinical observation in
general dental practice and selected dental
specialties. Graded on a pass/fail basis only. Credit: 1
semester hour.
4420 Inquiry-based Genetics
Prerequisite: BIO 2000, 2001L, and consent of
instructor. Corequisite: BIO 4421L. Genetics with
Project Lab in Development, emphasizing team-
based participation in a developmental genetics
research project. Lecture, 2 hours. Laboratory, 4
hours. Credit: 4 semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
4953; 4954 Research in Biology
Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA, approval of the Undergraduate
Educational Policy Committee and acceptance
from a member of the department faculty for a
research project. Registration in both 4953 and 4954
simultaneously requires explicit approval of the UEPC.
Qualified juniors and seniors majoring in biology
may undertake directed research in a chosen field
of biology. Laboratory and Seminars, 4 hours. Credit:
2 semester hours per semester. Laboratory fee, $100.
4955; 4956 Internship in Biology
Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA, approval of the Undergraduate
Educational Policy Committee and acceptance
from an off-campus mentor for an internship
project. Registration for both BIO 4955 and BIO 4956
simultaneously requires explicit approval of the UEPC.
Directed off-campus research project in biology
for qualified juniors and seniors majoring in
biology. Off-campus research work, 4 hours. Credit: 2
semester hours per semester.
Chemistry (CHE)
1100 College Chemistry
A study of some of the basic concepts of
chemistry, with an emphasis on chemical
stoichiometry and the relationship between the
periodic table and the chemical and physical
properties of elements and their compounds. A
preparatory course for General Chemistry (CHE
1210) for students whose background in science
is weak and for those who have had no prior CHE
course. Lecture, 2 hours. Recitation, 1 hour. Credit: 3
semester hours.
physiological function, and developmental
processes. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3001L Fundamentals of Biology III:
Laboratory
Prerequisite: BIO 2001L. Corequisite: BIO 3000. Basic
principles of anatomy, physiological function,
and developmental processes from a laboratory
perspective. Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester
hour. Laboratory fee, $100.
3100 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology I
Prerequisite: BIO 3000, 3001L. Structure of the
integument, skeletal, muscular, central, and
peripheral nervous systems. Anatomy of the
endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive,
lymphatic, reproductive, and urinary systems.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3270 Developmental Biology
Prerequisite: BIO 3000, 3001L. Corequisite: BIO 3271L.
How the fertilized egg develops into a complex
organism. Both descriptive embryology and
experimental analysis of development are studied.
Lecture, 2 hours. Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 4
semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
3300 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology II
Prerequisite: BIO 3100. Function of organ
systems. Physiology of the muscular, endocrine,
cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, nervous,
lymphatic, reproductive, and urinary systems.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3301L Advanced Anatomy and Physiology
Laboratory
Prerequisite: BIO 3100. Advanced principles of
human anatomy and physiology in a laboratory
setting. Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.
Laboratory fee, $100.
3320 Genetics
Prerequisite: BIO 3000, 3001L. Corequisite: BIO 3321L,
CHE 2240. The principles of genetics including the
consideration of the nature of genetic material,
its mode of transmission, modes of expression
and mechanisms of gene action. Lecture, 2
hours. Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
3360 Foundations of Physical Chemistry for
Life Sciences
Prerequisite: CHE 1220; MTH 1220 or 1740; PHY 1620
or 1940. Review of thermodynamics, kinetics,
quantum mechanics, and spectroscopy for
students in the life sciences. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3370 Ecology
Prerequisite: BIO 1000 or consent of instructor.
Corequisite: BIO 3371L. Ecological principles
concerning animals and plants, with emphasis
on group phenomena, especially the dynamics
and evolution of ecosystems, communities and
populations. Field trips required. Lecture, 2 hours.
Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
3390 Biochemistry
Prerequisite: BIO 3000 and CHE 2230 or CHE 2630.
Corequisite: BIO 3391L. An introduction to the
chemistry of biological compounds; the principles
of enzymology; the metabolism of carbohydrates,
lipids, proteins and nucleic acids and the control
of metabolism. Lecture, 3 hours. Laboratory, 3 hours.
Credit: 4 semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
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metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins
and nucleic acids and the control of metabolism.
Lecture, 3 hours. Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit: 4
semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
3420 Environmental Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 1220 or 1320. The chemical
principles which govern environmental quality and
environmental regulations are developed using
specific examples such as global warming, ozone
depletion, water quality and air pollution. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3431 Methods in Environmental Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 3420. Laboratory work providing
hands-on experience with the techniques and
instruments used in modern environmental
investigations. Credit: 3 semester hours. Laboratory
fee, $100.
3440 Introduction to Inorganic Synthesis
Prerequisite: CHE 3340. Corequisite: CHE 3441L. An
introduction to the techniques and methods
utilized in the synthesis and characterization of
inorganic compounds. Laboratory, 5 hours. Credit: 2
semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
3450 Biological Inorganic Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 2240 or 2640. Applications of
inorganic chemistry to biological systems with a
focus on bonding, structure, and reactivity. Lecture,
3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4351; 4361 Research Participation I; II
Prerequisite: CHE 2240 or 2640 and permission of
the professor. Active participation in an ongoing
research project of one of the faculty members.
Affords first-hand experience in the scientific
process of discovering and correlating new
knowledge. Students taking these courses for
either a major or a minor in chemistry must
submit a written research report at the end.
Research experience is highly recommended by
the American Chemical Society. Laboratory hours
arranged. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
Laboratory fee, $100 per semester.
4903 Chemistry Internship
Prerequisite: CHE 2240 or 2640, and consent of
instructor. This course provides credit for a well-
designed program of research or industrial
participation in the chemical sciences. Students
enrolled must spend at least 300 hours in
academic research or in another activity associated
directly with the chemical industry. Students are
required to write a comprehensive, scholarly report
covering all aspects of their work. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
Chinese (CHI)
1010; 1020 Elementary Chinese
Prerequisite: CHI 1010 is a prerequisite for CHI 1020.
The development of audio-lingual and reading
skills through a study of the essentials of grammar,
pronunciation and vocabulary. Credit: 3 semester
hours per semester.
2030; 2040 Intermediate Chinese
Prerequisite: CHI 1020 or placement exam. CHI 2030 is
a prerequisite for CHI 2040. A review of the essentials
of grammar, extensive vocabulary building and
development of writing skills. Credit: 3 semester
hours per semester.
mechanisms, and spectroscopy. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3270 Physical Chemistry I
Prerequisite: CHE 2240 or 2640, and MTH 1220
or 1740, and PHY 1940. Kinetic theory of gases,
thermodynamics of pure substances, mixtures and
chemical reactions, chemical kinetics. Particular
emphasis will be placed on processes under
nonstandard state conditions. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3280 Physical Chemistry II
Prerequisite: CHE 3270, MTH 1740. Corequisite: CHE
3320. Introduction to quantum mechanics and
approximate methods, introduction to atomic
and molecular spectroscopy and introduction to
statistical thermodynamics. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3290 Supramolecular Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 2240 or CHE 2640.
Organomolecular interactions; non-covalent
forces, synthetic systems/analytical techniques
for probing same. Includes materials science,
biomimetic chemistry, nanoscience. Assessed
by mandatory research presentations. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3300 Instrumental Methods of Chemical
Analysis
Prerequisite: CHE 3250, and 3220 or 3280.
Corequisite: CHE 3301L. Basic electronics,
principles of instrumentation, transducers for
chemical systems, applications of instrumental
measurements and techniques, including infrared,
fluorescence, ultraviolet and nuclear magnetic
resonance spectroscopy, gas chromatography,
liquid chromatography, differential scanning
calorimetry, electro-chemical methods. Lecture, 2
hours. Laboratory, 6 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
3320 Experimental Physical Chemistry
Corequisite: CHE 3321L, and 3220 or 3280. A
laboratory course designed to correlate the
abstract principles and equations of physical
chemistry with the experimental observations
upon which they are based. Lecture, 1 hour.
Laboratory, 6 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
3330 Bioorganic Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 2240 or 2640. The application of
the principles and tools of organic chemistry to the
understanding of biological processes involving
proteins, nucleic acids and carbohydrates. Lecture,
3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3340 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 3220 or 3280 and MTH 1740.
Nuclear chemistry, atomic theory and periodic
properties; covalent, ionic and metallic bonding;
introduction to molecular symmetry and point
groups; acid-base theories and transition metal
chemistry. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3360 Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences
Prerequisite: CHE 1220 or 1320; MTH 1740; PHY 1940.
Review of thermodynamics, kinetics, quantum
mechanics, and spectroscopy for students in the
life sciences. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3390 Biochemistry
Prerequisite: BIO 3000, 3001L, and CHE 2230 or 2630,
or consent of instructor. Corequisite: CHE 3391L.
An introduction to the chemistry of biological
compounds; the principles of enzymology; the
2230; 2240 Organic Chemistry I; II
Prerequisite: CHE 1220 or 1320. CHE 2230 or CHE
2630 is a prerequisite for CHE 2240. Corequisite: CHE
2231L is a corequisite for CHE 2230. CHE 2241L is a
corequisite for CHE 2240. An introduction to the
fundamental principles of organic chemistry in
which the synthesis, structure, and mechanisms of
reactions of organic compounds are emphasized.
Lecture, 3 hours. Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 5
semester hours per semester. Laboratory fee, $100 per
semester.
2630; 2640 Advanced Organic Chemistry I; II
Prerequisite: CHE 1320 or 1220 with consent of
instructor. CHE 2630 or 2230 with consent of
instructor is a prerequisite for CHE 2640. Corequisite:
CHE 2633L is a corequisite for CHE 2630. CHE 2643L
is a corequisite for CHE 2640. A comprehensive
treatment of the structure, bonding, and reactivity
of organic molecules integrating an aggressive
approach towards problem solving and pattern
recognition. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
2633L; 2643L Advanced Organic Chemistry
Laboratory and Recitation I; II
Prerequisite: CHE 2633L is a prerequisite for CHE 2643L.
Corequisite: CHE 2630 is a corequisite for CHE 2633L.
CHE 2640 is a corequisite for CHE 2643L. Students
learn techniques and mindset of a safe, practicing
organic chemist. The experiments are data-driven
investigations wherein students demonstrate
observational, problem-solving, and critical
thinking skills. Recitation, 1.5 hours. Laboratory,
4 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours per semester.
Laboratory fee, $100 per semester.
3000 Chemistry Seminar
Prerequisite: CHE 2230 or 2630. Examination of
ethical reasoning, responsible conduct in research,
safety in the chemical laboratory, and the
dissemination of scientific results. Credit: 1 semester
hour.
3210 Microscopic Physical Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 2240 or 2640, and MTH 1740,
and PHY 1620 or 1940. Introduction to quantum
mechanics: application to atomic structure,
theories of chemical bonding, atomic and
molecular spectroscopy, and computational
quantum chemistry. Introduction to statistical
thermodynamics. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3220 Macroscopic Physical Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 2240 or 2640, and 3210 or consent
of instructor, and MTH 1740, and PHY 1620 or 1940.
Corequisite: CHE 3320. Thermodynamics of pure
substances, mixtures and chemical reactions,
with emphasis on processes under non-standard
state conditions; chemical kinetics; connecting
micro- and macroscopic perspectives via statistical
mechanics. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3250 Quantitative Analysis
Prerequisite: CHE 1220 or 1320. Corequisite: CHE
3251L. Quantitative analytical methods in
chemistry. Buffer systems; important polybasic
acids; an introduction to spectrophotometric
and electrochemical methods. Lecture, 2 hours.
Laboratory, 6 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
3260 Advanced Organic Chemistry III
Prerequisite: CHE 2240 or 2640. Advanced topics
in organic chemistry covering various aspects
of structure and bonding theory, synthesis,
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2810 Observation Skills in Speech-Language
Pathology and Audiology
Prerequisite: CSD 2760 or 2770, or permission of the
department. Objective identification and written
evaluation of assessment and treatment
processes in speech-language pathology and
audiology; factors affecting service delivery; social
implications of the therapeutic process. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4810 Clinical Practicum in Audiology
Prerequisite: CSD 1740, 2750, or permission of
the department. Measurement of pure tone
and speech thresholds, screening procedures,
interpretation of audiograms, and special tests for
audiological assessment of hearing loss. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4953 Independent Study
Study of specific topics in communication sciences
and disorders under the guidance of a faculty
member. Students must select a mentor for this
study. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4990 Seminar
Prerequisite: CSD 2760, 2770, or permission
of the department. Contemporary issues in
communication sciences and disorders. Research
tools for advanced study and professional
growth; research design, tests and measurements,
statistical analysis and computer applications.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Communication Studies (CMC)
1005 Interpersonal Communication for the
Pharmacist
The process of interpersonal communication and
the skills necessary to communicate effectively
with others within professional pharmacy settings.
Restricted to College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences students. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 Debate in Global Contexts
Prerequisite: SPE 1000. Examines the role of formal
debate as a worldwide competitive activity
focusing on debate practice and the rules,
procedures, and styles of several debate formats.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Introduction to Interpersonal
Communication
The process of interpersonal communication and
the skills necessary to communicate effectively
with others in all facets of everyday life, i.e., within
family, social, educational and business situations.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1155 Language and Intercultural
Communication
Communication as it affects and is affected by
culture. Barriers to effectiveness. Competent
intercultural communication in ethnic,
intergenerational, gender, deaf subcultures and
international settings. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2000 Advanced Public Speaking
Advanced theoretical and practical principles
of purposive speaking. Students apply these
principles to various speaking occasions,
audiences, and methods. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2010 Rhetoric of Sports
Examination of the rhetorical aspects of sports
as a civic phenomenon, contributing to political
discussions of public policy and conceptions of
race, class, and gender. Credit: 3 semester hours.
and perceptual events; introduction to speech
perception. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1760 Introduction to Sign Language I
Introduction to the basic manual communication
skills of the deaf, development of receptive
and expressive skill necessary for proficiency in
American Sign Language. Not applicable to the
speech pathology audiology major. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1820 Neurological Bases of Normal Human
Communication and Balance
Prerequisite: CSD 1710, 1720, 1730, 1740, or
permission of the department. Basic anatomy and
physiology of the human neurological system as it
pertains to normal communication processes and
balance. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2710 Writing for Research and Clinical
Practice
Prerequisite: CSD 1710, 1720, 1730, 1740, or
permission of the department. Writing research,
clinical and professional documents in
communication sciences and disorders. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2750 Introduction to Audiology
Prerequisite: CSD 1740 or permission of the
department. Measurement of hearing, including
pure tone and speech audiometry, immittance
testing, and special tests. Interpretation of
audiograms and screening procedures and
pathologies of the auditory system. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2760 Language Disorders across the Lifespan
Prerequisite: CSD 1710, 1720, 1730, 1740, or
permission of the department. Disorders of
language in pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric
populations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2770 Speech Disorders across the Lifespan
Prerequisite: CSD 1710, 1720, 1730, 1740, or
permission of the department. Disorders of speech
in pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric populations.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2775 Language-Based Learning Disabilities
Prerequisite: CSD 1730 or permission of the
department. Language development, disorders,
and their relation to learning and reading
disabilities. Assessment and intervention strategies
for young and older children, and for adolescents
with language-based learning disabilities. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2780 Aural Rehabilitation for the Hearing
Impaired Child
Prerequisite: CSD 1740, 2750, or permission of the
department. The effect of hearing loss on the
communication skills of hearing impaired children.
Theoretical considerations in education, (re)
habilitation, speech reading, language therapy,
auditory training, and amplification systems. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2790 Introduction to Sign Language II
Prerequisite: CSD 1760, or permission of the
department. The second level of American Sign
Language (ASL II), providing increased knowledge
of the gestural language used by deaf persons in
the U.S. and Canada, except in Province of Quebec.
Not applicable to the speech pathology audiology
major. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Classics (CLS)
1210 Classical Mythology
The study of myth, its nature and uses as
manifested in the Greek and Western traditions. No
knowledge of classical language is required. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1320 Greek and Latin Roots of English
An introduction to the Greek and Latin sources of
English words, the principles of word formation
and the appropriate usage of vocabulary. No
knowledge of Greek or Latin is required. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1770 Classical Archaeology
The history of archaeology and its contribution to
our knowledge about the ancient world, its history
and civilization. No knowledge of classical language
is required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1775 Greek Archaeology On-Site
An introduction to the archaeology of ancient
Greece through visits to major sites, focusing on
Athens and its environs with an emphasis on
firsthand experience. No knowledge of Greek or
Latin required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2600 Roman Law and Society
A study of the society and institutions of ancient
Rome as revealed in Roman law. No knowledge of
Greek or Latin required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3600 Classical Epic in Translation
A survey of Greek and Roman epic with all
readings from ancient primary sources. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3605 Ancient Comedy
A survey of Greek and Roman comedy with all
readings from ancient primary sources. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Communication Sciences and
Disorders (CSD)
1710 Phonetics
A study of articulatory phonetics, broad and
narrow transcription of American English (using
the International Phonetic Alphabet); elements of
dialects and accents. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1720 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech
System
The anatomy and physiology of breathing,
phonatory, and articulatory systems as they are
used in speech. Introduction to the nervous
system, particularly as the controller of the speech
mechanism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1730 Language Acquisition
Prerequisite: CSD 1710 or permission of the
department. Phonological, morphological,
syntactic, semantic, pragmatic and cognitive
aspects of language acquisition in the normally
developing child are analyzed. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1740 Introduction to Hearing Science
Anatomy, physiology and neurophysiology of
the hearing mechanisms; theories of hearing,
acoustical characteristics to sound and their
measurement. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1750 Speech Science
Prerequisite: CSD 1710, 1720, 1740, or permission
of the department. The acoustic characteristics of
speech and their relation to articulatory
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practice of persuasive legal argumentation. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3190 Rhetoric of Religion
The role of religious discourse in relation to the
rhetorical tradition and contemporary society. The
study of the intersection of religious rhetoric and
socio-political issues. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4000 Special Topics Seminar
Restricted registration. Research and discussion on
select topics and problems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4903 Internship in Speech Communication
Restricted registration. Fieldwork (eight hours per
week) with practical application in communication
or theatre under faculty and professional
supervision. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4906 Internship in Speech Communication
Restricted registration. Fieldwork (sixteen hours per
week) with practical application in communication
or theatre under faculty and professional
supervision. Credit: 6 semester hours.
4953 Independent Study
Restricted registration. Independent research in
an area of the student’s own selection under the
general advisement of a faculty member. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4990 Senior Seminar
Survey of contemporary communication research
methods from a variety of theoretical perspectives.
Recommended for juniors and seniors. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Computer Science (CSC)
1000 Introduction to Computing for the
Liberal Arts
Computers for the non-specialist with an emphasis
on microcomputers. Hardware and software
principles; elementary programming in a current
language; computer applications involving word
processing, spreadsheets, database; personal and
social impact of computers. Not applicable to the
CSC major sequence. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 Computer Programming with
Applications I
Basic computer concepts. Programming of
numeric and nonnumeric problems, computer
application in various disciplines. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1020 Principles of Computer Science
Prerequisite: CSC 1000 or permission of instructor. The
study of selected software packages to explore
the capabilities of computer systems. Advanced
Windows programs, database management
systems, network and Internet software and
elementary programming. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 Machine Learning for Everyone
Beginners course in Machine Learning, containing
an introduction to the Python programming
language. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1350 Commercial Computing
Prerequisite: MTH 1050 or upper level MTH course or
approval of Chair. Applications of programming
in business. Python is used to reinforce logical
concepts process flow, control structures, proper
programming and application development
practices, including documentation. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2130 Race, Communication, and Surveillance
Explores the role of communication and race in
policing as applied to People of Color; examines
racial narratives constructed about POC, and their
larger communicative impact on race-related
social justice issues and policing Black and Brown
bodies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2150 Communication in Close Relationships
Introduces students to both classic and
cutting edge theory and research dealing with
communication in close relationships, including
relationship formation, romantic conflict,
relationship maintenance, jealousy, romantic
termination and other topics in the dark side of
communication. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2170 Environmental Communication
Explores the role of communication in emerging
and established ideologies and practices of
environmental communication including climate
change, conservation, and sustainability. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2200 Political Communication
Examines the performance of politics through
communicative practices, including the study of
campaign discourse, communication technology,
media influence, and political styles in political
campaigns. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2225 Communicative Leadership Through
Conflict Management
Explores the role of communication in emerging
and established ideologies in practices
of organizational leadership and conflict
management. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2250 Crisis Communication
Examines the communicative concerns and
rhetorical strategies involved in crafting ethical
and effective responses—to diverse publics, online
and off—before, during, and after crisis. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3120 The Free Speech Tradition in the United
States
A rhetorical and argumentative investigation into
the meaning of the Free Speech Tradition within
the United States. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3130 Foundations of Rhetorical Theory
Prerequisite: SPE 1000. An examination of the
principal developments in rhetoric from the
Sophists to Augustine. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3140 Rhetorical Communication Strategies
Theory and practice of rhetorical criticism of
historical and contemporary communication texts,
including speeches, letters, essays, editorials, and
persuasive campaigns. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3150 Rhetoric of Social Movements
Survey of rhetorical documents associated with
American movements, groups, and persons
dedicated to social change. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3160 Modern Rhetorical Theory
Examination of the development of rhetorical
theory in modern history, including modern and
postmodern thinkers and communicative issues in
modern and postmodern society. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3180 Legal Argumentation
Prerequisite: SPE 1000. This course is designed to
study argumentation that occurs within the law.
Students receive training in both the theory and
2015 Nonverbal Communication
How nonverbal messages function to
communicate culture, race, gender, and
personality. Links nonverbal messages to
impression formation and management, as well as
relational and expressive communication. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2020 Persuasion
Prerequisite: SPE 1000. Theory and practice of
persuasive communication, including the
preparation and delivery of persuasive speeches.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2025 Organizational Communication
Research and theories of communication in
corporate, service and non-profit organizations.
Skills in interviewing, message design, leadership
and committee work. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2030 Rhetoric of Popular Culture
In this course we will study the intersections
between popular culture and rhetoric. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2035 Public Memory
Students will gain an understanding of public
memory construction as a function of language
and culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2040 American Public Address
Analysis and evaluation of representative speakers
and speeches in the history of American public
address. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2050 Decision-Making Discussion
Theory of and practice in using discussion
as a method of decision making. Discussion
organization and leadership. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2060 Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy
Prerequisite: SPE 1000. The theory and practice of
argument including the use of analysis, evidence,
reasoning and organization in developing and
defending an argumentative position. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2070 Strategic Communication
Prerequisite: SPE 1000. This course provides practice
and instruction in business specific rhetorical
situations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2080 Media and Culture
Studying the relationship between media,
communication, and culture; analyzing the
operation of communication technologies and
critically questioning the media. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2100 Transnational Feminist Rhetoric
Examines texts produced by feminist movements
around the globe through the lens of rhetorical
theory and criticism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2110 Oral Interpretation
The art of reading to an audience, conveying
ideational, emotional and dramatic content; the
techniques of analysis are exercised equally with
those of expression. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2120 Race, Communication, and Identity
Race, Communication, and Identity explores how
communication creates, maintains, and transforms
racial identities within macro and micro contexts
and examines race-related social justice issues.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
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Learning concepts, techniques, algorithms
such as perceptron, Neural Networks (NN),
backpropagation, convolution NN, recursive NN,
autoencoders, deep reinforcement learning. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2620 Machine Learning for Finance
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1220, 1260,
1320, or 1730) and one computing course (CSC 1030,
1380, 1390, or 1400) or permission of chair. Neural
Networks and Deep Learning concepts and
techniques; algorithms such as perceptron, Neural
Networks (NN), back-propagation, convolution NN,
recursive NN, auto encoders, deep reinforcement
learning. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2720 Computability and Automata
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1009, 1220,
1260, 1320, or 1730). Models of computation,
notions of languages, finite state automata, regular
languages, context-free languages, pushdown
automata. Turing machines, time complexity,
NP-completeness. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4903 Internship in Computer Science
Restricted registration. Fieldwork (eight hours
per week) where students are afforded the
opportunity of working in the computer industry
under the supervision and counseling of a faculty
member. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4906 Internship in Computer Science
Restricted registration. Fieldwork (sixteen hours
per week) where students are afforded the
opportunity of working in the computer industry
under the supervision and counseling of a faculty
member. Credit: 6 semester hours.
4980 Independent Research in Machine
Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Prerequisites: MTH 1740, 3320 or equivalent, and
six semester hours in MTH or CSC, or approval of
chair. Qualified Mathematics /Computing majors,
Mathematics minors, Data Science minors,
interdisciplinary students undertake directed
research in a chosen field of Machine Learning and
Artificial Intelligence. Open to students with at least
3.0 overall GPA. Credit: 1-3 semester hours.
4990 Seminar in Computer Science
Restricted registration. Reading, discussion, and
investigation of special topics in computer science.
Credit: 3 or 4 semester hours.
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES)
1000 Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic
Studies
Students learn critical race and ethnic studies
perspectives; analysis of racial/ethnic group
formation, discrimination, stratification as central
to global forms of modernity. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2000 Methods in Critical Race and Ethnic
Studies
Examination of methodologies and strategies
for including knowledges of Indigenous, Latin
American, African, and Asian peoples and their
diasporas. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3000 Anti-Blackness Around the Globe
Prerequisite: CRES 1000 or permission of instructor.
Examines ideologies of Blackness and anti-
Blackness across the globe, their spread through
social movements and their impact on racial and
ethnic formations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2460 Simulation
Prerequisite: CSC 1410. Generation of random
numbers and variates; deterministic and
probabilistic models; computer modeling and
simulation systems with applications in selected
areas. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2470 Operating Systems
Prerequisite: CSC 1410. Aspects of operating
systems; memory managements and resource
allocation, virtual memory, paging and
segmentation, multiprogramming, scheduling,
interrupt handling, thrashing, deadlock detection
and prevention, and cache memory. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2480 Algorithms and Data Structures
Prerequisite: CSC 1410. Data and its representation;
advanced treatment of the properties, applications
and implementation of linear and non-linear
linked links, strings, arrays, stacks, queues, trees,
graphs, algorithms for sorting, searching and
hashing. Applications. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2490 Databases
Prerequisite: CSC 1380 or 1400. Rational, hierarchical
and network data base system, file organization
and access techniques; query and update
languages; data security and integrity. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2500 Data Security and Cryptography
Prerequisite: CSC 1380 or 1390 or 1400, or permission
of chair. Basics of and history of cryptography;
main ideas, methods, and standard approaches
to data security and cryptography. Elements
of number theory and its applications to
cryptography. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2510 Foundations of Data Science
Prerequisite: MTH 1220 or 1260 or 1320 or 1730.
Dimensionality reduction; singular value
decomposition; optimization; sampling; random
graphs; random walks; Markov chains; spectral
graph theory; clustering. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2520 Quantum Computing and Quantum
Information Science
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1220, 1260,
1320, or 1730) and one computing course (CSC
1030, 1380, 1390, or 1400) or permission of chair.
Foundation for understanding what quantum
computers do, provides quantum computing
experience. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2580 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Prerequisite: MTH 1220 or 1260 or 1320 or 1730
or permission of chair. Study of the notion of
an algorithm, its running time and complexity;
general approaches to algorithm design; efficient
algorithms for a variety of problems. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2590 Introduction to Machine Learning
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1220, 1260,
1320, or 1730) and one computing course (CSC 1030,
1380, 1390, or 1400) or permission of chair. Machine
learning concepts, techniques, algorithms such
as classification, linear regression, and emerging
topics such as boosting, SVM, Bayesian networks,
reinforcement and deep learning. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2600 Machine Learning, Neural Networks,
and Deep Learning
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1009, 1220,
1260, 1320, or 1730). Neural Networks and Deep
1380 Introduction to Computer and Data
Science
Programming and algorithmic thinking.
Languages include Python, R. Problem sets
inspired by biology, chemistry, and neuroscience.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1390 Computer Programming with Calculus
Application
Prerequisite: MTH 1730. Corequisite: MTH 1740.
Development of basic programming skills with
an emphasis on calculus-related algorithms.
Introduction to numerical analysis. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1400 Computer Science I
Fundamentals of computing; Von Neumann
architecture; program design, testing, correctness;
object-oriented programming using the C++
programming language; program efficiency.
Laboratory, 1 hour. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1410 Computer Science II
Prerequisite: CSC 1400. Object-oriented
programming, problem correctness, algorithm
analysis developed further; introduction to data
structures-linked lists, stacks, queues, trees and
graphs; overview of operating systems, distributed
computing and databases. Laboratory, 1 hour.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1470 Advanced Programming
Prerequisite: CSC 1410. Design and implementation
of large-scale systems. Documentation, testing
and debugging techniques. Top-down structured
programming and object-oriented programming
and design. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2370 Data Communications
Prerequisite: MTH 1740. Overview of data
communications, networking, communications
architecture and standards, data transmission,
data encoding; digital data communications
techniques; data link control; networking
techniques; packet switching; protocols and
architecture; and selected topics. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2420 Logical Design and Computer
Architecture
Prerequisite: CSC 1410. Number systems and codes;
number representation and arithmetic. Basic logic
design; combinational and sequential circuits;
Boolean algebra; minimization techniques for
completely and incompletely specified problems;
introduction to computer architecture. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2430 Computer Organization
Prerequisite: CSC 1410. Machine and assembly
languages; discussion of systems programs,
including compilers, assemblers, loaders, editors
and interpreters. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2440 Compiler Design
Prerequisite: CSC 2430. Compiler construction;
symbol tables, lexical scanning, syntax analysis,
memory allocation, object code generation,
optimization techniques and interpreters. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2450 Programming Languages
Prerequisite: CSC 1410. Formal concepts and
structures of programming languages with
practice in different types of languages. Credit: 3
semester hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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second Romantic generations—Blake, Godwin,
Wollstonecraft, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Austen,
Byron, the Shelleys, Keats—with readings in
poetry, prose fiction, journalism, correspondence
and literary criticism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3250 Victorian Literature
Victorian poetry, drama, non-fiction, and novel;
the culture of the Victorian age (1832-1901) and its
enormous social changes. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3260 Women Writers of the Nineteenth
Century
Nineteenth-century literature written by women—
novels, poetry, social criticism, drama, and other
forms of non-fiction prose—in their political and
cultural contexts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3270 Eighteenth-Century British Poetry
Study of the diverse poetic traditions and literary
cultures of Britain in the long eighteenth century.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3280 Early English Feminisms
Literary, philosophical, theological, and abolitionist
texts on the status of women in Britain and its
colonies from the late 17th through early 19th
centuries. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3290 Special Topics in 18th- and 19th-Century
English Literature
A study of special themes and topics in literature
and cultural studies, from the early modern period
to the threshold of the 20th century (1660–1900).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3300 Colonial American Literature
A study of the literary movements of the colonial
period in America, including the oral traditions of
Native America. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3310 Antebellum American Literature
A study of pre-Civil War American literature,
typically focusing on social reform and the
antislavery movement. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3330 African-American Literature to 1900
A study of African-American literature to 1900,
using texts such as slave and travel narratives,
fiction, drama and poetry, as well as texts drawn
from other disciplines. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3340 American Realism and Naturalism
A study of the realist and naturalist traditions of
American prose, including Howells, James, Crane,
Twain, Dreiser and other writers of the late 19th
and early 20th centuries. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3350 American Women Writers to 1900
Literature written by women—novels, poetry,
social criticism, drama, and other forms of
nonfiction prose—in their political and cultural
contexts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3360 Early National American Literature
A study of U.S. literature between the Revolution
and the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3370 International Context for Early American
Literature
Early American literature in context with other
literatures from around the globe. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3375 Environmental Literature
Examines early American writing about nature and
the environment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2210 Introduction to British Literature
A study of various texts, authors, genres, and
themes in British literature and culture. May vary
according to instructor interest or specialization.
May count toward ENG pre-1900 requirement
depending on approval of the instructor and
chairperson. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2300 Topics in Theory
An introduction to critical theory, with emphasis
on contemporary literary theory and its
applications in the world. Topics may reflect
instructor specialization or interests. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3000 Medieval Romance
An introduction to the genre of medieval romance,
one of the most important narrative forms in later
medieval literature. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3100 Medieval English Literature
Major literary works from Beowulf to the mid-15th
century. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3110 Chaucer
A study of the poetry of Chaucer, with an
emphasis on The Canterbury Tales. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3130 Shakespeare: The Elizabethan Plays
A close study of approximately seven plays
representative of the genres of history, comedy
and tragedy and expressive of Shakespeare’s early
idealism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3140 Shakespeare: The Jacobean Plays
A close study of approximately seven plays
representative of the genres of tragedy, problem
comedy and romance, and expressive of
Shakespeare’s mature vision. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3170 Milton
A study of Milton’s poetry and selected prose.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3190 Special Topics in Medieval and
Renaissance English Literature
A study in special themes and topics in literature
and cultural studies, from the beginning of the
Middle Ages through Milton and the Puritan
revolution. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3200 Eighteenth-Century English Literature
A survey of authors, genres, media, and
geographies, focused through one or more of
the pressing questions that structured the varied
textual culture of 1660-1820. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3210 The Drama: 1660–1870
English drama from the Restoration to the
beginning of the modern period. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3220 Eighteenth-Century Novel
A study of the novel genre and the literary, cultural,
and global contexts of its emergence during the
18th century. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3230 Nineteenth-Century Novel
A study of the various genres of Romantic and
Victorian-era prose fiction, including realism,
Gothic, bildungsroman, condition of England, and
sensation novels; crime, detective, and science
fiction. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3240 Romantic Literature
A study of the major figures of the first and
3050 Comparative Racializations: Blackness,
Indigeneity, Asianness, and Latinidad
Prerequisite: CRES 1000. Provides comparative
analyses of race and ethnic group formation as
central to structures of gender, sexuality, class, and
colonialism through the perspective of critical race
and ethnic studies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3410 Racial Capitalism and Political Economy
Covers origins, social consequences, and
political implications of contemporary economic
systems; and the critical thought and activism of
modernity’s structurally marginalized populations.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3510 BIPOC Feminist Science and Technology
Studies
Introduction to field of feminist science and
technology studies through BIPOC (Black,
Indigenous, People of Color) and Global South
feminist scholars. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4995 Capstone Seminar in Critical Race and
Ethnic Studies
Students learn critical race and ethnic studies
perspectives; and analyses of racial/ethnic group
formation, discrimination, and stratification as
central to global forms of modernity. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4999 Internship/Externship
Prerequisite: CRES 1000, 2000. Students develop
deeper understandings of structural racism,
associated forms of oppression, and elements of
racial justice through participation in a social/racial
justice organization or institution. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
English (ENG)
1040 Writing for Business
An exploration of common professional forms
of writing and communication, including critical
responses to professional and business-oriented
readings. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1100 Literature in a Global Context
Introduction to the study of literary texts, both
as an end in itself and as a bridge to other ways
of knowing and being in the world. Readings
will come from a variety of time periods, literary
traditions, regions, and genres. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2060 Introduction to American Literature
A study of various texts, authors, genres, and
themes in American literature and culture.
May vary according to instructor interest or
specialization. May count toward ENG pre-1900
requirement depending on approval of the instructor
and chairperson. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2100 Introduction to Literature and Culture
This course is devoted to the study of the
relationship between literature and culture
focusing on literary texts connected by common
aesthetic, generic, or historical themes. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2200 Reading and Writing for the English
Major
A foundation course introducing majors to
disciplinary practices in English. Restricted to English
majors and minors. Strongly suggested as first
course in the major, not including the university
core course, ENG 1100. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3680 Reading the Body: Race, Gender, Text
Poststructuralist theories of gender, race, the text
and the body. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3690 Special Topics in Literary and Cultural
Studies
A study of special themes and topics in cultural
studies. Topics may reflect instructor specialization
or interests. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3700 The Teaching of Writing
An introduction to composition theory and
pedagogy with an emphasis on the multiple
contexts in which literacies and writing are used,
practiced, learned, and taught. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3710 Creative Writing Across Genres
A course designed to help develop creative
writing skills, with emphasis on traditional and
contemporary forms of poetry, fiction, nonfiction,
and drama. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3720 Creative Nonfiction Workshop
An introduction to writing various forms of
nonfiction. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3730 Poetry Workshop: Expression and
Experiment
Writing workshop on poetry and poetics. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3740 Fiction Writing Workshop
Writing workshop on fiction and fiction theory.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3750 Literary Journalism
Students will practice fieldwork and report on
social, political, and cultural topics that matter to
them. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3760 Writing as Social Action
Students engage in creative work that draws
direct influence from social action readings. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3770 Writing the Short Story
This creative writing class focuses on the short
story, its history, and its possibilities. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3780 Poetry Workshop: Expansive Practices
This creative writing course focuses on generative,
extended poetry practices in a language art studio
setting. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3790 Professional Writing
A class exploring the literacies, writing practices,
and texts of professionals in varied contexts and
settings. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3795 Writing about Science
This class is for writers interested in science and
scientists interested in writing. Students will study,
produce, and critique writing by and about the
sciences. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3810 The History of Silent Film
An advanced introduction to the history of silent
film, studying major historical innovations, schools,
and styles of filmmaking. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3820 The History of Sound Film to 1975
An introduction to the major national schools and
styles of filmmaking from the period of sound’s
innovation to the New Hollywood of the mid-70s.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
recurrent horrors from the Romantic origins of the
Gothic through its modernist and postmodernist
representations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3550 Short Fiction
A study of the major developments of the genre.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3560 American Ethnic Literatures
A study of race, literature, and culture in works
by African American, Asian American, Native
American, and Chicanx writers like Toni Morrison,
Maxine Hong Kingston, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gloria
Anzaldua, Chang-rae Lee, and others. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3570 Women and Literature
An exploration of the categories “women” and
“literature,” encompassing texts, performances, and
media by authors and artists who think
critically about gender and its relationship to
creativity, identity, and politics. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3580 Postcolonial Literature
Introduction to poetry, fiction, and creative
nonfiction from the formerly colonized nations
of Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean, with an
emphasis on how writers deploy voice, symbolism,
form, and plot in order to recognize and move
past the legacy of colonialism. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3590 Literature and the Other Arts
Selected world, English, and/or American literary
texts evaluated in relation to works of music,
painting, sculpture, dance, theater, writings in the
sciences and humanities, fashion, film, performance,
and/or other arts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3600 Classical Epic in Translation
An examination of Greek and Roman epics from
its oral origins in Homer, through its Alexandrian
incarnation in Apollonius of Rhodes, to its use as
political instrument in Virgil. No knowledge of Greek
or Latin required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3605 Ancient Comedy in Translation
Selected plays of the ancient Greek and Roman
playwrights: Menander, Aristophanes, Plautus, and
Terence. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3610 Classical Drama in Translation
Readings and discussions of the representative
plays of the classical Greek and Roman theatre.
No knowledge of Greek or Latin required. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3620 Classical Mythology in Translation
A study through literary texts of mythology from
Greek and Roman culture. No knowledge of Greek
or Latin required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3630 Utopian Fiction
This course introduces intermediate and advanced
undergraduates to a wide range of utopian fiction.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3640 Vernacular Literature
Fiction, poetry, and drama written in various forms
of non-standard English. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3645 Comparative Migration Literature
Fiction, poetry, drama, and literary nonfiction
depicting the process of relocating permanently
to a new country. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3650 Caribbean Literature
Study of the fiction, poetry, essays, and drama of
3390 Special Topics in American Literature
to 1900
A study of special themes and topics in literature
and culture, from the colonial period to 1900.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3400 Modernist Literature
A study of the emergence of modernism in the
literature and culture of the early 20th century,
with an emphasis on the conception of the
“modern” as new and distinct from the past and its
insistence on experimentation. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3410 Modern Fiction
A study of the development of the novel and
prose fiction in early 20th-century British and
American literature, including such figures as
Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, Hemingway, Fitzgerald and
Faulkner. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3420 Contemporary Fiction
A study of the development of the novel and
prose fiction since World War II in America and
Great Britain, with an emphasis on the emergence
of postmodernism in fiction. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3430 Modern Poetry
A study of the great modernist poets of the
early 20th century in America and Great Britain,
including the works of Yeats, Eliot, Pound, Stevens,
Williams and Auden. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3440 Contemporary Poetry
Post-World War II poetry and its schools,
theoretical underpinnings, modernist and
alternative roots, and cultural and historical
relevance. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3470 20th-Century African-American
Literature
Writers, movements and issues of 20th-century
African-American literature, with an emphasis on
the relation of literary to oral traditions. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3475 African American Women’s Rhetorics
This course examines multiple persuasive
discourses—written, oral, and visual—of black
women in the United States. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3480 The Harlem Renaissance
A study of the literature of the Harlem
Renaissance: the African American cultural
movement from World War I to the 1930s. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3500 Classical Literature
A study of Western writers from Homer and the
Greek tragedians through the Roman period,
ending with St. Augustine. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3510 Medieval and Renaissance European
Literature
A study of Western writers from Dante and the
High Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3520 Modern World Literature
Writers in translation from the broad expanse of
world literature, focusing on the period from 1776
to 1900, with emphasis on revolutions, empire,
and literary realism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3530 The Gothic
An introduction to the history and cultural
significance of Gothic genres, forms, styles, and
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1010 Introduction to Ecological Principles
Principles governing the relationships between
organisms and their environment. Spatial and
temporal organization of ecosystems and
distribution of biotic communities are emphasized.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 Methods of Environmental Analysis-
Practicum
Prerequisite: ESP 1010. An analytical study of the
current methods of environmental analysis
focusing on interdisciplinary ecological,
geophysical and technological measures. Campus-
based field work required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1120 Human Ecology
A study of the interrelationships between
humanity, social and cultural evolution and the
Earth. The nature and impacts of population
growth, industry and technological progress are
emphasized. Field trips may be included. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2020 Geographic Information Systems: An
Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing
An interdisciplinary exploration of GIS with
exposure to various aspects of analysis including:
data structure, spatial analysis, data management,
data visualization, data retrieval, and GPS. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2110 The Coastal Environment
A systematic and regional analysis of the
environmental problems caused by use and
misuse of the coastal zone: estuaries, wetlands,
saltmarshes, beaches, and alteration and pollution
of these environments. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2160 American Environmental Politics and
Policies
An analysis of the evolution of United States
environmental policy and the influence of politics
on those policies with particular emphasis on the
late 20th century. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2210 Science Technology Engineering
Mathematics Seminar I
Prerequisite: One BIO, CHE, MTH, PHY, or SCI 1000
course. An interdisciplinary seminar to address a
major global issue and develop a solution to one
aspect of the issue. Permission of the ESP Director is
required. Credit: 1 semester hour.
2220 Science Technology Engineering
Mathematics Seminar II
Prerequisite: ESP 2210. An interdisciplinary seminar
to address a major global issue and develop a
solution to one aspect of the issue. Permission of
the ESP Director is required. Credit: 2 semester hours.
2310 Botany
Prerequisite: BIO 1000, 1001L. Corequisite: BIO 2311L.
The biology of plants: their morphology, evolution,
and classification. Field trips required. Lecture, 2
hours. Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
2410 Principles and Practices of Sustainable
Development
An analysis of the theoretical underpinnings and
practical applications of sustainable development
on a global, local and individual level; sustainable
practices in areas such as building, waste
management, industrial production and energy
are included. Campus-based field work required.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Topics may reflect instructor specialization or
interests. Students may take more than one seminar.
Students are strongly advised to take the capstone
seminar in their final year of study. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4994 Capstone Seminar in Themes/Genres
Prerequisite: ENG 2200, 2300. This course invites
students bring together the methodologies, skills,
and knowledge they developed in the major.
Topics may reflect instructor specialization or
interests. Students may take more than one seminar.
Students are strongly advised to take the capstone
seminar in their final year of study. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
English as a Second Language,
Speaking (ESLS)
1200 Oral/Aural Communication:
Intermediate Level Listening/Speaking
Prerequisite: Intermediate level on-site test scores.
This course provides instruction in listening
comprehension and speaking through training
in the sounds of English, intonation patterns and
techniques of spontaneous conversation. Grading
on pass-fail basis only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1300 Oral/Aural Communication: Advanced
Level Listening/Speaking
Prerequisite: ESLS 1200 or advanced level on-site test
scores. This course provides instruction in listening
comprehension and speaking through training
in conversational fluency, presentations and error
reduction. Credit: 3 semester hours.
English as a Second Language, Writing
(ESLW)
0400 Special Writing
Prerequisite: Permission of the coordinator.
Language instruction tailored to the needs of the
participants. No credit.
1100 English as a Second Language: Low
Intermediate Level Reading/Writing
Prerequisite: Low intermediate level on-site placement
test scores and TOEFL/IELTS scores. Corequisite: ESLW
1100 Workshop. Language instruction in reading
and writing, focusing on rhetoric and grammar.
Open to select non-native English speakers
requiring more intensive instruction. Grading on
pass-fail basis only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1200 English as a Second Language:
Intermediate Level Reading/Writing
Prerequisite: Intermediate level on-site test scores.
This course provides language instruction through
reading and writing
paragraphs and short essays focusing on
development, vocabulary and grammatical skills.
Open to non-native speakers of English only. Grading
on pass-fail basis only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1300 English as a Second Language:
Advanced Level Reading/Writing
Prerequisite: ESLW 1200 or advanced level on-site test
scores. This course provides language instruction
through a study of complex grammatical
structures, writing essays in a variety of rhetorical
formats, readings and vocabulary materials
through culturally relevant materials. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3830 Topics in Film Authors
A study of films of a single director, and the
intersection of those films with the director’s
historical, cultural, and industrial conditions. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3880 English Studies in the Digital Age
This course investigates how digital technologies
impact the way we read and write; it also
introduces students to debates and practices in
the digital humanities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3890 Topics in Film Genre
A study of the formal similarities, stylistic and
narrative patterns, and mythic values of a particular
generic category of film production. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3900 Modern Rhetorical Theory
Examination of the development of rhetorical
theory from the beginning of the twentieth
century to the present including discussion of
important thinkers, movements, and issues. Credit:
3 semester hours.
4903 Internship in English and Related Fields
Restricted registration. Internship opportunities
(8 hours per week) for English majors to gain
professional experiences and to develop
professional networks. Students may explore an
array of fields and industries that may set the
foundation for future careers. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4906 Internship in English and Related Fields
Restricted registration. Internship opportunities
(16 hours per week) for English majors to
gain professional experiences and to develop
professional networks. Students may explore an
array of fields and industries that may set the
foundation for future careers. Credit: 6 semester
hours.
4953 Independent Study
Restricted registration. Independent research in
an area of the student’s own selection under the
advisement of a faculty member. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4991 Capstone Seminar in British Literature
and Culture
Prerequisite: ENG 2200, 2300. This course invites
students bring together the methodologies, skills,
and knowledge they developed in the major.
Topics may reflect instructor specialization or
interests. Students may take more than one seminar.
Students are strongly advised to take the capstone
seminar in their final year of study. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4992 Capstone Seminar in American
Literature and Culture
Prerequisite: ENG 2200, 2300. This course invites
students bring together the methodologies, skills,
and knowledge they developed in the major.
Topics may reflect instructor specialization or
interests. Students may take more than one seminar.
Students are strongly advised to take the capstone
seminar in their final year of study. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4993 Capstone Seminar in Special Authors,
Methods, or Texts
Prerequisite: ENG 2200, 2300. This course invites
students bring together the methodologies, skills,
and knowledge they developed in the major.
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students develop oral and written proficiency at
a beginner’s level within the context of French
culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2030 French, Level III
Prerequisite: FRE 1020. This course reviews the basic
skills learned in French I and II and continues
building oral and written proficiency with more
intensive reading and conversation within the
context of French culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2040 Intermediate French Conversation
Prerequisite: FRE 2030 or permission of chair. This
course reviews the basic skills learned in French I,
II and III and continues building oral and written
proficiency with more intensive reading and
conversation within the context of French culture.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2050 Readings in Modern French
Prerequisite: FRE 2030 and permission of Chair.
This course is structured to meet the needs and
abilities of non-language majors. Readings taken
from a wide range of literary texts. Discussions in
the foreign language. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3090; 3100 Masterpieces of French Literature
I; II
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
FRE 3090: Through lectures and direct textual
analysis of major works, this course traces the
development of French literature from its origins
to the Baroque. FRE 3100: This course traces the
development of French literature from the French
Revolution to the 20th century. Credit: 3 semester
hours per semester.
3110; 3120 Advanced French Conversation
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
Drill and practice in conversational French. Topics
are selected to meet the requirements of daily
life. Not open to native or fluent speakers. Credit: 3
semester hours per semester.
3150 Review of French Grammar
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of
chair. This course is a review of the fundamentals
of French grammar in preparation for more
advanced French courses with a focus on reading
and writing. This course may not be taken after
the successful completion of 3870 or 3880. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3260 History of French and Francophone
Cinema
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
This course features the study of the development
of French cinema from its beginnings in 1895
through the present day. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3280 20th-Century French Film Media Culture
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of
chair. This course examines a variety of authors,
themes, genres and movements in 20th-Century
French literature through the reading of texts
and visualizing of films and the media. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3550; 3560 Civilization of France I; II
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
The history, geography, arts, science, folklore,
politics, and customs that have contributed to the
shaping of French civilization and culture. Part I
covers the history and civilization of France from
the origins to 1789. Part II covers French history
and civilization from 1789 to the present. This
techniques in participating areas (anthropology,
biology, chemistry, geography, government and
mathematics). Open to seniors with a 3.0 GPA and
approval of the Director of the Environmental Studies
program and area Department Chair. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4990 Environmental Analysis Senior Seminar
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. An
interdisciplinary, capstone seminar exploring the
methods and current practices of analysis and
problem solving in selected environmental fields
and professions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
First Year Seminar (FYS)
1000 First Year Seminar
The First Year Seminar explains the concept of
global citizenship and explores living in a world
marked by globalized forms of economic, political,
and social interconnections. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
First Year Writing (FYW)
1000 First Year Writing
This course focuses on literacy education,
challenging students to see writing as a
multifaceted activity, and immersing them in
multiple and far-ranging experiences with writing.
Professors help students gain comfort in writing,
through a repertory of practices: pre-writing and
generating techniques, multiple approaches for
developing and organizing their own message, a
variety of strategies for revising and editing their
own original texts, and ways of preparing products
for public audiences and for deadlines. The
faculty focuses on developing students’ reflective
abilities and meta-awareness about writing by
encouraging students to embrace writing, not
simply as a set of strategies for the production of
essays, but an exercise in thinking. Students are
helped to grow as writers through opportunities
to discuss what they are writing about with their
peers as well as by attending writing conferences
with their professors. The faculty creates spaces
for student-writers to experience a web of
relationships and craft their own unique identities
with texts, writing, and multiple literacies. Credit: 3
semester hours.
French (FRE)
1000 Intensive French I/II
This course aims to develop basic communication
skills in French. Through a progressive use of four
skills, listening, speaking reading, and writing
students develop oral and written proficiency at
a beginner’s level within the context of French
culture. Credit: 6 semester hours. .
1010 French, Level I
This course aims to develop basic communication
skills in French. Through a progressive use of the
four skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing,
students develop oral and written proficiency at
a beginner’s level within the context of French
culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 French, Level II
Prerequisite: FRE 1010. This course continues
to develop basic communication skills in
French. Through a progressive use of the four
skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing,
2500 Environmental Management,
Regulation and Decision-Making
Prerequisite: GOV 1030. Analysis of the major
federal environmental statutes, their historical
development and amendments, and their
practical
application in today’s regulated community. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2510 Aquatic Ecology
Corequisite: ESP 2511L. Introduction to major
ecological principles of freshwater and marine
habitats; interrelationships among organisms;
role of physical and chemical parameters at the
population community and ecosystem level. Field
trips required. Lecture, 2 hours. Laboratory, 4 hours.
Credit: 4 semester hours. Laboratory fee, $100.
2990 Environmental Studies Seminar
Introduction to the environmental studies major,
including the subfields of environmental studies,
research methods, communication skills, and
understanding career opportunities. Credit: 3
semester hour.
3320 Resource Management
An analysis of the goals, principles, methods
and ecological measures currently employed by
natural resource managers. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3370 Ecology
Prerequisite: BIO 1000 or consent of instructor.
Corequisite: BIO 3371L. Ecological principles
concerning animals and plants, with emphasis
on group phenomena, especially the dynamics
and evolution of ecosystems, communities,
and populations. Field trips required. Lecture, 2
hours. Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
3420 Environmental Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHE 1220 or 1320. The chemical
principles which govern environmental quality
and environmental regulations are developed
using specific examples such as global warming,
ozone depletion, water quality, and air pollution.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3480 Environmental Geology
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission
of the instructor. An analysis of the relationships
between human beings and the Earth. Geological
hazards, evolutionary Earth changes and the
power of modern civilization to alter the Earth.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4000 Special Topics in Environmental Studies
Special topics will engage students in emerging
environmental topics, such as climate change,
environmental justice, environmental geography,
waste management, and case studies in
environmental justice. Credit: 3 semester hour.
4903; 4906 Environmental Studies Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An internship
program with a variety of environmentally
concerned public and private agencies; designed
to present the practical side of environmental
management. Open to ESP majors only. Credit: 3 to 6
semester hours.
4953; 4954 Research in Environmental
Studies
Restricted registration. Selected environmental
studies majors undertake guided research in
the application of environmental principles and
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human use of the resource base affects both
environmental quality and global development.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2002 Issues in Environmental Conservation
Environmental issues are analyzed in a spatial
framework; energy policy, population, land use,
materials and waste management; history of
environmental degradation by human activity and
possible alternatives to that degradation. Credit: 3
semester hours.
German (GER)
1010 German, Level I
This course aims to develop basic communication
skills in German. Through a progressive use of the
four skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing,
students develop oral and written proficiency at a
limited level within the context of German culture.
Only offered through the College Advantage Program.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 German, Level II
Prerequisite: GER 1010. This course continues to
develop basic communications skills in German.
Through a progressive use of the four skills,
listening, speaking, reading, and writing, students
develop oral and written proficiency at a limited
level within the context of German culture. Only
offered through the College Advantage Program.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2030 German, Level III
Prerequisite: GER 1020. This course reviews the basic
skills learned in German I and II and continues
building oral and written proficiency with more
intensive reading and conversation within the
context of German culture. Only offered through the
College Advantage Program. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Global Development and Sustainability
(GDS)
1000 Theories in Global and Sustainable
Development
Foundation in theories of global and sustainable
development. The course includes evaluation of
development theories in relation to contemporary
best practices in a variety of global contexts. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2000 Health, Food, and the Environment
Critically evaluates through the lens of social
justice and the synergistic relationship between
health, food, water, and environmental systems in
the context of sustainable global development.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4980 Internship
Fieldwork where students have the opportunity
to work in development and sustainability
organizations at home or abroad under the
supervision and counseling of a faculty member.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4990 Capstone Seminar in Global and
Sustainable Development
Integrates the academic and experiential learning
of each student. Presentation of capstone projects
with a conceptual framework. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3902 Women Writers in France (ENG)
A study of the rich and diverse literary works of
French women writers from the 12th century
to the present, the changing sociological and
historical context and their common issues and
themes that constitute a female tradition. Course
conducted in English and is not applicable to the
French major or minor. Course is an elective for
the Women’s and Gender Studies minor. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3920 Human Rights in Francophone Africa
(ENG)
The course examines Francophone African
literature in the context of human rights and
globalization. The approach is interdisciplinary,
giving the students a historical, political, and
economic background of French-speaking
countries in Africa. Course conducted in English and
is not applicable to the French major or minor. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3921 History of French Cinema since WWII
(ENG)
This course features the study of the development
of French cinema from its beginnings in 1895
through the present day. Course conducted in
English and is not applicable to the French major or
minor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3930 Paris in the French Culture (ENG)
A study of the development of Paris from its
founding to the present, its contributions to
French culture including urban history, social
history, literature, painting, music, and theater.
Course conducted in English and is not applicable
to the French major or minor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4903 Internship
Prerequisite: 3110 or 3120, or permission of chair. Total
immersion experience in a field of interest chosen
by the student in New York where the target
language is spoken. Credit: 3 or 6 semester hours.
4953 Independent Study
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
Guided undergraduate student research arranged
on an individual basis. Permission of the chair and
the language area coordinator required. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4980 International Internship (France)
Prerequisite: FRE 3110 or 3120, or permission of chair.
Total immersion experience in the field of interest
chosen by the student. Credit: 3 or 6 semester hours.
Geography (GEO)
1001 World Geography
A regional analysis of the principal patterns of the
physical, economic and cultural geography of the
world’s nations and continents. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1002 North American Geography
A regional analysis of the principal patterns of
the physical, economic and cultural geography of
the United States and Canada, with emphasis on
the natural resource base of those countries, their
problems and developments. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2001 Natural Resources and World
Development
An analysis of the most pressing natural
resource issues of the late 20th century and how
course is conducted in French. Credit: 3 semester
hours per semester.
3570 Urban Culture in Contemporary France
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
An examination of literature, music, and the visual
arts documenting the emergence of what is now
called “urban culture” in France. Credits: 3 semester
hours.
3620 Paris in the French Culture
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
A study of the development of the city of Paris
from its founding up to the present with the
emphasis on its contributions to French culture;
onsite discussions include urban study history,
social history, literature, painting, music, and
theater. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3820 French Afro-Caribbean Literature and
Culture
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
An introduction to the major contemporary writers
of the French-speaking Antilles and Sub-Saharan
Africa. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3830 French and Francophone Women Writers
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
A study of the French and francophone women
writers from the 12th century to the present
.Conducted in French. Course is an elective for the
Women’s and Gender Studies minor. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3840 Survey of Francophone Literature
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
Survey of contemporary Francophone literature,
critical, and theoretical texts to examine various
cultures outside of France through a literary lens.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3860 Human Rights and Globalization in
Francophone Africa
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
Selected texts of contemporary Francophone
Africa, critical, and theoretical texts to examine
global structures and human rights issues through
a literary lens. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3870; 3880 Advanced French Grammar and
Composition I; II
Prerequisite: FRE 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
A thorough study of difficult points of French
grammar and syntax with translation of selected
passages into idiomatic French and exercises in
composition writing and stylistics. Credit: 3 semester
hours per semester.
3900 Art and Skills of Translation
Prerequisite: FRE 3870 or 3880, or permission of chair.
Translation is taught from a theoretical as well as
practical point of view. Students are expected to
translate a wide range of literary and non-literary
texts from French into English. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3901 Francophone Literature (ENG)
This course examines the cultures and the
literatures of French-speaking countries outside
of France, including French Canada, the French
Caribbean, French Guiana, Haiti, Mauritius, North
Africa and the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and
Madagascar, but also Switzerland, and many more.
Course conducted in English and is not applicable
to the French major or minor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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emphasis on contemporary American law
affecting everyday life. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2500 Environmental and Public Law
Prerequisite: GOV 1030. The political issues
surrounding environmental regulation, with
an emphasis on bureaucratic and judicial
administration of federal legislation governing air,
water and land-use. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2510 American Political Parties and Interest
Groups
The nature and operation of the political process
in the United States; organization and function of
the political parties; nominations and elections;
voting behavior, the nature of the two-party
system; effects of social, economic and cultural
forces upon party government; the dynamics of
political power. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2520 Politics of Environment and
Development
An examination of the political dimensions of
environmental issues and development issues in
selected countries and regions around the world.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2580 Judicial Process and Behavior
Evaluation of the operation of the American legal
system at the national and state levels. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2600 Roman Law and Society
A study of the society and institutions of ancient
Rome as revealed in Roman law. No knowledge
of classical languages is required. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2614 Politics in France
French political transformations from 1789 to 1958;
establishment of the Fifth Republic; and France’s
relationship to politics in other Francophone
countries. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2640 Foreign Policy of the United States
The origin, development and application of the
major principles controlling American foreign
relations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2650 Government and Politics of Western
Europe
Introduction to contemporary Western European
Political systems, institutions of those systems, and
six major countries: Great Britain, France, Germany,
Italy, Netherlands, and Spain. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2660 Government and Politics of Eastern
Europe
Introduction to contemporary political systems
in Central/Eastern Europe, institutions of those
systems, and their transition from socialist
to market economies, and transformation to
democratic institutions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2670 European Union Politics
Creation of the European Union and the politics
of European integration; examines European
Union activities and its role in policy development,
common market and currency, and foreign affairs.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2690 Government and Politics of Latin
America
The origin, structures and functions of Latin
American governments. Credit: 3 semester hours.
systems; and democracy and democratization.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2000 Introduction to International Conflict
Resolution and Reconciliation
An introduction to theories of conflict analysis,
management, and resolution, with emphasis
on the application of these theories to address
political violence. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2160 American Environmental Politics and
Policies
An analysis of the evolution of the United States
environmental policy and the influence of politics
on those policies with particular emphasis on the
late 20th century. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2170 Global Environmental Politics and
Policies
Analysis of politics and policies with regard
to global environmental issues within a larger
discussion of development—sustainable and
unsustainable. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2240 The Federalist Papers
Prerequisite: GOV 1030. This course examines the
series of pamphlets, commonly known as the
Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton,
James Madison, and John Jay. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2300 Roots of Modern Ideologies
Prerequisite for non-majors: Consent of instructor.
An examination of the interrelationship of certain
social, theological and philosophic concepts and
their effect on past and present political orders.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2400 Introduction of the Study of Law
A critical survey and analysis of materials dealing
with legal methodology relevant to the study
of law. Readings and discussion of leading legal
essays and opinions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2420 Congress: Politics and Policy
Examines the organization of the House and
Senate; the evolution of the relationship of
Congress with the executive; party politics in
the legislative process; contemporary legislative
problems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2430 The American Presidency
Explores the evolution of the American Presidency;
the roles played by the chief executive; the various
concepts of the office; the president’s position
in the Congress; the president’s relationship with
Congress Credit: 3 semester hours.
2470 State and Local Government and
Administration
Prerequisite: GOV 1030. Socioeconomic and
intergovernmental influences on state politics;
party and interest-group politics; legislatures,
governors, and state agencies; budgeting and
economic development issues. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2480 Municipal Government and
Administration
Prerequisite: GOV 1030. Socioeconomic influences
on urban politics; machine, reform and post-
reform political organization; systems of urban
governance; budgeting and land-use issues. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2490 Law Politics and the Individual
Evolution of the laws as a result of the historical,
social, political, and economic processes; special
Government and Politics (GOV)
1010 Contemporary Government and Politics
Introduction to the nature and scope of politics.
Approaches to the analysis of political behavior
and thinking. Major issues and conflicts in the
contemporary world. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 American National Government
The nature of United States federalism; the
structure and work of the national government;
the executive branch; the Congress and executive
legislative relationship; the federal judiciary
with reference to appropriate constitutional
cases and the departments and administrative
establishment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1050 Research Methods for Government and
Politics
Prerequisite: GOV 1030. As a foundation for
Government and Politics majors, this course
provides introductions to research methods and
scholarly writing. All GOV majors must take 1050 as
one of their first four courses in the major. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1250 Western Political Thought I: Classical
and Medieval
A survey of great thinkers and movements from
the classical period to St. Thomas. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1260 Western Political Thought II: Early
Modern
A survey of key works from the Renaissance to
the late 19th century, Burke, Machiavelli, Hobbes,
Locke, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Marx. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1270 Western Political Thought III: Recent
and Contemporary
Major topics include Hegel, Marxism-Leninism,
Fascism, Socialism, democracy, nationalism and
Elitism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1280 Feminism and Politics
Designed for students with experience and
interest in political theory. This course surveys
recent feminist contributions to political theory,
emphasizing both the range of feminist views and
the basis for commonality. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1350 Politics and Religion: The American
Experience
Explores the complex relationship between
politics and religion in liberal democracy, with a
focus on the United States. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1530 Introduction to Public Administration
Prerequisite: GOV 1030. The process of government
organization, administration, and management;
current problems and trends; administrative
political relationships. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1610 International Relations
The legal and political principles underlying the
modern state system; foreign policies of the major
powers; fundamental factors and problems in
international politics; development of international
organizations and cooperation. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1700 Comparative Political Systems
The study of the methodology of comparative
political analysis and research. Topics include
political institutions; ethnicity and ethnic conflict;
regimes and regime change; parties and party
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3720 Governments and Politics of South and
Southeast Asia
The political and institutional developments
of South Asia, emphasizing India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and those of Southeast
Asia, emphasizing Vietnam, Indonesia, and the
Philippines. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3800 American Econopolitics
The role of economics in domestic and foreign
politics, with special attention to recent
developments; political consequences of
economic growth; public and government policy
in prosperity and recession. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3850 Politics of Developing Countries
The politics of developing countries with a focus
on the political economy of development to
issues of globalization, national integration, social
conflict, the role of the state, civil society, and
democratization. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3851 Politics of Genocide
Prerequisite: GOV 1010. The political issues
surrounding genocide and collective violence. The
course will help students to better understand
one of the most complex and troubling issues in
historical and contemporary political life. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4903; 4906 Legislative Politics Internship
Program
Prerequisite: Permission of the coordinator. An
internship program in the office of a city, state or
national legislator or legislative committee. Periodic
consultation with the internship coordinator is
required. Credit: 3 or 6 semester hours per semester.
4913; 4916 Field Work in American Politics
Prerequisite: Permission of the coordinator. An
internship program in the field of American politics
ranging from campaign work to legal
process. Periodic consultation with the internship
coordinator is required. Credit: 3 or 6 semester hours
per semester.
4946 New York State Legislative Internship
Program Academic Component
Corequisite: GOV 4949, permission of University
liaison and acceptance to New York State Senate
or Assembly Internship Program. Comprehensive
orientation, classroom lectures, classroom
discussion sections, tests, written assignments, a
research paper, issue forums and a mock legislative
session. Credit: 6 semester hours.
4949 New York State Legislative Internship
Program Experiential Component
Corequisite: GOV 4946, permission of University
liaison, and acceptance to New York State Senate
or Assembly Internship Program. Students serve in
Albany, New York, under supervision of the Senate
or Assembly Internship Director. Credit: 9 semester
hours.
4990 Reading and Research
Prerequisite: Nine semester hours in GOV and
approval of the chair. Open to juniors and seniors
only. Guided research and reading on an individual
basis. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4991 Seminar in American Government
Prerequisite: At least six credits from among: GOV
1030, 1530, 2400, 2420, 2430, 2470, 2480, 2490, 2500,
2510, 2640, 2950, 3450, 3460, 4933, 4936, 2580, 3590,
2760, 3800. Readings, reports, and discussions on
international relations theory and valuates the
successes and failures of arms control initiatives
throughout history. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3450; 3460 Constitutional Law
Prerequisite: GOV 1030. A study of the United
States Constitution, by the case method, through
examination of leading decisions of the U.S.
Supreme Court. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3520 Public Opinion and American Politics
The process of opinion formation; role of public
opinion in politics; propaganda and public
relations; measurement of public opinion; role
of pressure groups; public opinion and current
political issues. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3540 Research Methods in Political Science
and Public Administration
Prerequisite: GOV 1530. An examination of problem
definition, developing concepts and variables,
hypothesis testing and the use of quantitative
techniques in public administration and political
science. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3570 Comparative Law
A critical inquiry into the origins, sources and
formation of the three major legal traditions:
common law, civil law and socialist law. Analysis
of selected substantive topics in a comparative
setting. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3590 The American Government and Business
Relationship
The relationship of government and business
emphasizing industries with seller concentration
and their market conduct. Consideration of
selected activities and industries: agriculture,
inventions and patents, banking and finance,
public utilities, and the shaping of public policy.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3620 International Law
The nature and scope of international law; the
organization of the community of nations; selected
substantive roles of international law. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3630 Foreign Policy of the Major Powers
Fundamental factors influencing the international
political behavior of the major powers in world
affairs. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3640 Nuclear Strategy in a Complex World
Prerequisite: GOV 1610. Role of nuclear weapons
in the national security strategy of states and
their impact on the international system. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3670 International Political Economy
Theoretical and empirical relationships between
politics and economics at the international level.
Regional economic cooperation, trade issues,
international monetary policies and North-South
difference. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3680 Politics of Africa
The dynamics of the societies in transition in
the developing nations of Africa; analysis of
their evolution from colonial dependency and
traditional tribal units into modern nation-state
systems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3710 Governments and Politics of the Far East
The political and institutional developments in the
states of the Far East, with major emphasis on China,
Japan and Korea; their political backgrounds and
present foreign relations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2730 Russia and the CIS Republics
Russian transformation to post-communist political
and economic system; democratic and non-
democratic systems of the post-Soviet Republics in
Central Asia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic States.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2750 Politics of the Caribbean Area
A study of the political development of the
Caribbean area, emphasizing the nations of Cuba,
Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. Special
attention is also given to the patterns of colonial
control, the unique position of Puerto Rico and
attempted alliance and confederation. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2760 The Politics of Puerto Rico
An analysis of the government and politics of the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; political traditions,
the issue of political status and Puerto Rico’s
relationship with the United States and current
political conditions and problems. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2810 The Politics of War
The causes of war, with emphasis on the twentieth
century; legal and cultural aspects of war;
prediction and control of war. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2860 Transnational Gender Politics
Theories and practices of gender politics, feminism,
and anti-feminism at the international and
transnational level. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2950 Workshop on Political Campaigning
(Mini-Course)
The application of principles of campaigning
during a simulated election campaign; roles of
citizen and party candidate selection, campaign
organization, funding, election day and post
elective activities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3280 The Politics of Migration
The politics, policy, and patterns of national and
transnational migration, especially the causes
and the effects on the economy, security, social
harmony, assimilation, and integration. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3290 The Politics of Revolution
Empirical theories of revolution through the
reading and analysis of major theoretic attempts to
delineate the causes, development, and effects of
revolution, with examples of revolutions in world
history from the classical period to the present.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3310 Comparative Diversity, Identity and
Governance
Examines the politics of highly diverse societies,
analyzing the quality and level of cultural, ethnic,
national, religious and linguistic diversity as
variables in effective governance. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3320 Current Terrorist Movements
An analysis and evaluation of the ideologies,
strategies and tactics of the leading revolutionary
movements in the world today. An analysis and
evaluation of the counterrevolutionary measures
commonly used by governments. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3340 Arms Races and Arms Control
This course investigates the origins and
implications of arms races in the context of
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2110 Sports in Modern World History
Global history of modern sport, focusing on its
intersections with issues of class, race, gender,
business, entertainment, fashion, culture, politics,
nationalism, and internationalism. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2120 Global Histories of Colonialism
Study of the global histories of colonialism to
understand the unequal power structures and an
analysis of the experiences and responses of the
colonized population. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2130 Money and Things: Capitalism in History
Examines the development of the world economy
from the Early modern period with a focus on
consumption. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2141 Disease and Treatment in the
Premodern World
Illnesses, diseases, their treatments, and theories
of health from human origins to 1500CE and their
impacts on political, social, cultural, and economic
dimensions of global societies. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2142 Disease in Modern World History
Effects of epidemic diseases on the political, social,
cultural, economic dimensions of global societies
from the Black Death to the present. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2300 History of Africa
History of the continent from earliest times
to present; pre-history, Mediterranean, Arabic,
European, and contemporary re-Africanization;
the problem of developing history from both oral
tradition and written sources. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2301 Africa in the Colonial Period
The impact of Islamic and European cultures in
the colonial period. The Industrial Revolution,
and the expansion of Europe into Africa. Detailed
analyses of Belgian, British, French, German, and
Italian imperialism. Credit: 3 semester hours. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2302 Contemporary Africa
The African reaction to slavery, colonialism, the
birth of nationalism, and the dismemberment of
the colonial empires. Problems of nation-building
and development in the newly independent states
of Africa. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2311 History of East Asia
The political, intellectual, cultural, social and
economic developments of China and Japan from
ancient times to 1900. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2312 History of Modern East Asia
The forces and events that have shaped 20th
century China, Japan and Korea, such as efforts
at modernization, the emergence of nationalism,
imperialism, Communism and the problems of the
contemporary period. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2313 History of Colonial South Asia
The social, cultural, and economic history of
nineteenth and twentieth century colonial South
Asia. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2314 History of Contemporary South Asia
This course examines the social, cultural, and
economic history of South Asia from 1947 to
the present day, with a focus on economic
development, gender, and popular culture. Credit:
3 semester hours.
intensive reading and conversation within the
context of Greek culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Hebrew, Biblical (HBB)
1010 Biblical Hebrew, Level I
An introduction to Hebrew script, basic
grammatical concepts, and biblical vocabulary
with examples drawn from the Hebrew Scriptures.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 Biblical Hebrew, Level II
Prerequisite: HBB 1010. A continued introduction to
the basic grammatical concepts and vocabulary
of biblical Hebrew, with examples drawn from the
Hebrew Scriptures. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2030 Biblical Hebrew, Level III
Prerequisite: HBB 1020. A continuation of the
presentation of grammatical concepts and
vocabulary with examples drawn from the Hebrew
Scriptures and other texts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2040 Biblical Hebrew, Level IV
Prerequisite: HBB 2030. A continuation of the
presentation of grammatical concepts and
vocabulary with examples drawn from the Hebrew
Scriptures and other texts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
History (HIS)
1000 Emergence of a Global Society
A survey of the historical foundations of
contemporary societies: global dissemination of
scientific, technological, and industrial revolutions;
the spread of world religions, democracy, and
internationalism; accommodation and resistance
to Western hegemony; globalization as a historical
force. Required for all majors and minors. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1010 Foundations of World History to 1500
A topical approach to forces and events that
shaped the modern world, including ancient
empires, Western civilization and Christianity,
the impact of Islam, African and pre-Columbian
civilizations, and the new learning of the
Renaissance and Age of Exploration. Required for all
majors and minors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1301 U.S. from Colonial Times to the Civil War
A survey of the main political, economic, social,
and religious developments from the Peace of
Paris to the Civil War. Counts as a history elective
but not as part of the U.S. History requirement for
the major. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1302 U.S. from Civil War to the Present
A survey of the main political, economic, social,
and religious developments from the Civil War to
the present. Counts as a history elective but not as
part of the U.S. History requirement for the major.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2002 Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations
A course on the growth and development of
ancient Greece, the Hellenic culture, and the
Roman Republic and Empire. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2007 Food and History from Ancient to Early
Modern Times
The course examines themes in the history of
food and drink from early hunting and gathering
to the early modern period, including production,
procurement, consumption, and cultural
representations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
topics in American Government, under supervision
of the faculty member. Limited to government and
politics majors in their senior year and juniors with
permission of the Chair. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4992 Seminar in International Relations
Prerequisite: GOV 1610 and at least three credits
from among: 2640, 2650, 2660, 2690, 2750, 2810,
3620, 3630, 3710, 3720, 3820. Readings, reports, and
discussions on topics in International Relations,
under supervision of the faculty member. Limited
to government and politics majors in their senior year
and juniors with permission of the Chair. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4993 Seminar in Comparative Government
Prerequisite: At least six credits from among: 1700,
2650, 2660, 2690, 2750, 3680, 3710, 3720. Readings,
reports, and discussions on topics in Comparative
Government, under supervision of the faculty
member. Limited to government and politics majors
in their senior year and juniors with permission of the
Chair. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4995 Seminar in Public Administration
Prerequisite: At least six credits from among: GOV
2400, 2420, 2430, 2470, 2480, 2500, 2580, 2955,
3450, 3460, 3570, 3590. Readings, reports, and
discussions on topics in Public Administration,
under supervision of the faculty member. Limited
to government and politics majors in their senior year
and juniors with permission of the Chair. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Greek, Ancient (GRA)
1010; 1020 Elementary Ancient Greek I; II
Prerequisite: GRA 1010 is a prerequisite for GRA 1020.
An introduction to classical Greek (Attic); a study of
Greek grammar, acquisition of a basic vocabulary
and practice in translation. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2030 Intermediate Ancient Greek I
Prerequisite: GRA 1020. A review and continuation
of the grammatical structures presented at the
elementary level with illustrative readings taken
from ancient authors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4953; 4954 Independent Study
Prerequisite: Permission of chair. Individual guided
instruction in either Classical Greek grammar or
literature. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Greek, Modern (GRM)
1010 Modern Greek, Level I
This course develops basic communication skills in
modern Greek. Through a progressive use of the
four skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing,
students develop oral and written proficiency at a
limited level within the context of Greek culture.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 Modern Greek, Level II
Prerequisite: GRM 1010. This course continues to
develop basic communication skills in modern
Greek. Through a progressive use of the four skills,
listening, speaking, reading and writing, students
develop oral and written proficiency at a limited
level within the context of Greek culture. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2030 Modern Greek, Level III
Prerequisite: GRM 1020. This course reviews the
basic skills learned in Greek I and II and continues
building oral and written proficiency with more
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Russian, Ottoman, and Hadsburg empires;
nationalism; World War I and II; communism and
aftermath. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2560 Black Europe
Surveys the presence of people of sub-Saharan
African descent in Europe from the early modern
period to the present-day. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2700 U.S.: Colonial America
The European background; the transplanting of
European institutions to the New World; internal
development of the colonies; imperial rivalries;
evolution of the colonial political system; the
coming of the Revolution. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2710 U.S.: The Early National Period
Major developments of the political, economic
and social history of the United States from
the Revolutionary War to the War with Mexico.
Students may not take HIS 2710 in conjunction with
or after completion of HIS 2711 or 2712. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2711 U.S.: The Revolutionary Age
The progress and outcome of the War for
Independence; the Confederation Period; the
making of the Constitution; the Federalist Era.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2712 U.S.: Democracy, Slavery, and
Expansion, 1790–1859
The United States in the early to mid-nineteenth
century; demographic and economic
transformation from a rural agrarian to an
urban industrial nation; immigration, economic
modernization, and territorial expansion; slavery
and other tensions between North and South.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2720 U.S.: Civil War and Reconstruction
Political, economic, social, and military problems
facing the U.S. during the Civil War and
Reconstruction. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2730 U.S.: Money and Machines in the Late
Nineteenth Century
Technological, industrial, and organizational
changes in the last quarter of the nineteenth
century; economic, social, and political impact
of these changes; achievements and abuses
of capitalism; growth of organized labor and
emergence of Populism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2740 U.S.: World War One and the Great
Depression
The Age of Reform and empire; problems
of neutrality and Wilsonian leadership; WWI;
economic expansion and collapse; the Roosevelt
era. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2750 U.S.: World War II and Post-War America
The U.S. and WWII; the Truman reforms; origins
of the Cold War; the Eisenhower years; the 60s;
Vietnam and domestic turmoil; Watergate and
after. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2760 History of American Workers
A survey of U.S. labor and working-class history
from the 1830s through the present. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2770 Immigrants and the United States: A
History
A historical examination of the political and
cultural ramifications of American immigration, with
special attention to the legal controversies of the
20th and 21st centuries. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2502 Late Medieval Europe
The economic, political, intellectual and religious
developments in Europe from the 12th to the 15th
centuries. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2511 Renaissance and Exploration
The transition from medieval to modern Europe;
the new spirit of humanism; the expansion
of Europe; the new monarchies and dynastic
diplomacy; the dissolution of Christendom. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2520 Enlightenment and Revolution in
Europe
Expansion of early modern European empires and
state-building; Enlightenment; French Revolution.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2530 Europe in the Nineteenth Century
The Napoleonic Era; the Vienna settlement and
the Concert of Europe; the Industrial Revolution;
Nationalism; liberalism, conservatism and Socialism
as for in European life; the Revolution of 1848;
the unification of Italy and Germany; the New
Imperialism. Students may not take HIS 2530 in
conjunction with or after completion of HIS 2531,
2532, or 2533. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2531 Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789-
1815
The collapse of the Old Regime; France, from
Revolution to Empire; the European Revolution;
Napoleon and the reconstruction of Europe. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2532 Europe in the Age of Industry, 1815-
1871
The Restoration era and the Concert of Europe;
liberalism and conservatism in conflict; the
emergence of nationalism, the revolutions of 1848;
the Crimean War; the triumph of nationalism in
Italy and Germany. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2533 Europe in the Age of Empire, 1871-1914
Institutions, ideologies and developments in the
German Empire, the Third French Republic, the
Italian Kingdom, and the Habsburg Monarchy;
development of the new imperialism and imperial
rivalries; the coming of WWI. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2540 Twentieth Century Europe in a Global
Perspective
Cultural, social, and political interactions between
Europe and the wider world as seen through
migrations, art, music, film, sport, food, and other
historical lenses. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2541 Europe: World War I, Hitler, and Stalin
WWI and the disintegration of the German,
Habsburg, Russian and Ottoman empires; the
Russian Revolution; the Paris peace process and
the European state system; Italian Fascism; the
Great Depression, Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia,
and economic and political instability in the 1930s.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2542 Europe from World War II to the Present
WWII; defeat of the Axis and the destruction of
European primacy; Cold War and the division
of Europe; economic reconstruction; the fall of
Communism; growth of the European Community;
and issues in contemporary Europe. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2550 History of Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe from the 17th century to present.
2315 History of Resistance in South Asia
Cultures, tactics and effects of popular resistance
movements in South Asia and shared connections
with resistance movements in United States, Asia
and Europe. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2316 Globalization in the Indian Ocean Rim
History of the Indian Ocean Rim from 7th century
CE to the present. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2317 Islam and Politics in South Asia: A
Historical Perspective
Study of the political, cultural, and social history
of South Asian Muslims during the colonial and
postcolonial era. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2318 Global South Asians: A Diasporic History
Explores the major historical flows of South Asians
to various parts of the globe against the backdrop
of colonialism, decolonization, and economic
globalization. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2320 History of Modern Middle East
Environmental, economic, social and cultural
forces that shaped the modern Middle East with
emphasis on impact of Ottoman and Western
imperialism, Arab-Israeli conflict and the Islamic
Revolution. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2321 History of Islamic Society
Survey of how the rise of Islam in Arabia affected
Arab and Iranian lands from the seventh to
thirteenth century A.D. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2331 Latin America in the Colonial Period
Pre-Columbian background; European discovery
and colonization, plantation life, the role of the
Church, and the independence movements. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2332 History of Contemporary Latin America
Independence from Spain; economic, cultural,
religious and political struggles; the caudillos; the
relationship with U.S.; Castro era. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2334 A History of the Atlantic World, 1492–
1888
This course examines political, social, economic
and cultural changes resulting from the circulation
and confrontation of Europeans, Africans, and
Americans around the Atlantic rim. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2335 Atlantic Revolutions
Examines interrelated political upheavals and
their social and cultural effects from 1776 to 1848.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2340 History of Ancient Americas
Survey of pre-Columbian societies emphasizing
political, cultural, social, technological, and
economic accomplishments of the Maya, Aztec,
and Inca civilizations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2450 History of the Modern Caribbean
A survey of Caribbean history spanning from the
pre-Columbian era to the turn of the twenty-first
history. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2501 Early Medieval History
The emergence of medieval European civilization
out of Judeo-Christian, Greco- Roman and
Germanic institutions and ideas from the decline
of the Roman Empire to the 11th-century. Credit: 3
semester hours.
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constitutional developments, and on changing
political, economic, social, and religious conditions.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3512 History of the British Isles: Empire and
Industry
A survey of English history from the late Stuarts
to the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on the
development of party politics, the Industrial
Revolution, imperial expansion, foreign policy,
and the twentieth-century welfare state. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3521 The Rise of Modern Germany
Germany and the French Revolution, Austria and
the Metternichian System, the unification struggle;
the Second Reich. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3522 Germany in the 20th Century
The First World War and its consequences; the
Weimar Republic, the Third Reich; defeat and
recovery. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3531 History of Modern France
History of France from 1789 through present
focusing on France as an alternative model for
diversity, democracy, and the assimilation of
difference. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3540 Modern Italian History
Intellectual, religious, economic and political
developments in the Italian peninsula from the
Risorgimento to the post-World War II era. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3541 Italy: Race, Culture, and Identity
Investigates the intersection of race, culture, and
national identity in Italy from the movement for
unification in the mid-19th century to the present
day. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3560 Women in Medieval Europe
Thematic survey of women’s experiences in
medieval Europe, both noble and peasant,
religious and secular, with a particular emphasis
on women writers. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3561 Witches, Wives and Queens: Early
Modern European Women
Women and gender in Europe (1500 to 1800);
rulership, religion, economic roles, family life,
gender norms, witchcraft and early feminism.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3562 Women and Gender in Modern Europe
Changes since 1800 in women’s work, role in
the family, sexuality, education, political rights.
Feminist and anti-feminist ideologies. Women in
war, revolution, fascism and Communism. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3565 History of Crime and Punishment in
Modern Europe
History of crime and punishment 16th-21st
centuries; use of torture and execution, changing
legal codes and types of offenses, rise of the prison
and criminology. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3650 Russia: A Cultural and Intellectual
History
Cultural and intellectual themes and traditions
from Kievan Russia to post-Soviet present,
including Orthodoxy, Mongol rule, autocracy,
territorial expansion, religious schism,
Westernization, the intelligentsia, Orientalism, and
Communism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
historical beginnings to its role in twentieth
century world affairs. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3320 Maritime Asia, 1571-1841
East Asia in the “age of silver”, from the opening
of Manila and Nagasaki to the Opium War; pirates,
samurai, and global capitalism. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3321 Nomadic Empires after the Mongols
The history of nomads in Eurasia after the Mongol
Empire, including China, Russia, Central and South
Asia, and the Middle East. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3350 The History of Ancient and Medieval
China
Chinese history from ancient times to the 19th
century, covering the great traditions (Confucian,
Taoist, Buddhist, and Literati- Bureaucratic) and the
lore and legends of the folk (from the meditative
to the apocalyptic). Credit: 3 semester hours.
3370 Modern Wars in Asia
Modern wars in Asia: World War II, the Cold
War, Korea, Vietnam and subsequent conflicts.
Emphasis is on causes, aftermaths and “history and
memory.” Credit: 3 semester hours.
3375 Asian American History
The history of Asians in the United States,
including historical relations between Asians and
other minorities, U.S. foreign policy in Asia and
contemporary issues faced by Asian communities
in an increasingly globalized and multi-racial
American society. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3380 History of Iran
A history of Iran focusing on dynastic formation,
political consolidation, cultural production, and
religious movements. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3400 African Civilizations and the African
Diaspora
Explores major African civilizations before the
19th century, including ancient Egypt, the Mali
Empire, and Great Zimbabwe. Includes the African
Diaspora to the new world. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3410 African Nationalism
Development of nationalism in colonial territories.
The emergence of nationalist movements; the
ideology of African nationalism; Pan-Africanism;
African socialism; the struggle for independence.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3460 Gender in Islamic History
The course examines gender in Islamic history by
focusing on male and female social expectations,
marriage and divorce, and participation in public
space. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3501 Diplomatic History of Europe: Vienna to
Versailles
Reconstruction of Europe; Congress of Vienna;
Metternich; German and Italian unifications;
diplomacy of World War I and Versailles. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3502 Diplomatic History of Europe: Versailles
to Brexit
Peacemaking in 1919 and its consequences;
League of Nations; diplomacy of World War II and
peace; superpowers and the Cold War. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3511 History of the British Isles: Celt to
Tudors
A survey of English history from the Roman
invasion to the early Stuarts, with emphasis on
2810 Big History
An epic 13.8-billion-year journey through the
origins and evolution of our universe, planet, life,
and humanity weaving together the hard sciences
and the humanities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2820 Small Histories, Global Implications
Study of small-scale microhistories that question,
enhance, or complicate global historical trends,
and emphasize difference, diversity, agency, and a
multiplicity of stories and truths. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2990 Sophomore Seminar: Introduction to
History
Restricted registration. Foundation of historical
thought and practice: basic tools of historical
analysis and research, overview of the
development of historical studies, how to read
and write history. Required of all majors and
should be taken in their sophomore year unless
extenuating circumstances have been approved by
the department chair. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3110 The Papacy Confronts the Modern
World
The papacy from the age of revolutions to the
present, examining its reaction within the broader
framework of religious, political, social and
economic developments from Pius VI to John Paul
II. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3130 Personalities in History
Readings and discussion of select biographical
studies of significant personalities in history. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3140 History of Sexuality
The history of sexuality as it relates to comparative
world history. Students analyze how sexuality
problematizes the interpretation of historical
events, personalities and themes, including
colonization, nationhood, war, medicine and social
movements. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3150 History of Inter-American Relations
Readings and research on United States–Latin
American relationships from the 19th century
to the present with emphasis on issues such as
regional economic integration, revolutionary
movements, obstacles to democracy, immigration
and the drug trade. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3160 History of Human Rights and Social
Justice
A survey of the concept of human rights in the
modern world, including political, economic,
social, religious and cultural rights. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3180 America and the Muslim World
A narrative of Muslims in American history:
reflections upon Islam; interactions with Muslims,
and consumption of Middle Eastern goods. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3190 Environmental History
Topics in environmental history; may include
animals, climate, energy, ecological change,
and the histories of environmental science and
activism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3310 History of Japan
A survey of the political, intellectual, cultural,
social, and economic developments that have
shaped the history of Japan from its earliest
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4993 Colloquium in U.S. History
Reading and discussion of selected topics in U.S.
history. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4994 Seminar in U.S. History
Research and writing on selected topics in U.S.
history. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4995 Colloquium in World History
Reading and discussion of selected topics in World
History. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4996 Seminar in World History
Research and writing on selected topics in World
History. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4990 Seminar
Prerequisite: HIS 2990 except in extenuating
circumstance of a senior approved by department
chair. Restricted Registration. Readings and
discussions in the techniques and problems of
historical research on a selected topic. Required of
majors in the junior or senior year. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
Italian (ITA)
1000 Intensive Italian I/II
This course aims to develop basic communication
skills in Italian. Through a progressive use of the
four skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing,
students develop oral and written proficiency at a
limited level within the context of Italian culture.
Credit: 6 semester hours.
1010 Italian, Level I
This course aims to develop basic communication
skills in Italian. Through a progressive use of the
four skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing,
students develop oral and written proficiency at a
limited level within the context of Italian culture.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 Italian, Level II
Prerequisite: ITA 1010 or permission of chair. This
course continues to develop basic communication
skills in Italian. Through a progressive use of the
four skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing,
students develop oral and written proficiency at a
limited level within the context of Italian culture.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2030 Italian, Level III
Prerequisite: ITA 1020. This course reviews the
basic skills learned in Italian I and II and continues
building oral and written proficiency with more
intensive reading and conversation within the
context of Italian culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2040 Intermediate Italian Conversation
Prerequisite: ITA 2030 or permission of chair. This
course reviews the basic skills learned in Italian I,
II and III and continues building oral and written
proficiency with more intensive reading and
conversation within the context of Italian culture.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3080 Italian Contemporary Readings
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or permission of chair.
Introduces students to contemporary literary
texts in Italian. It is designed to improve students’
written and oral proficiency in Italian, and to
prepare them for subsequent 3000 level work in
Italian language, literature, and culture. Credit: 3
semester hours.
influenced the evolution of American women’s
history from the period of colonial settlement to
the Civil War. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3732 Women and Gender in Modern America:
Civil War to the Present
A survey course which analyzes the
socioeconomic, cultural, and political factors that
influenced the evolution of American women’s
history from the Civil War to the present. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3740 The History of the American City
Growth and urbanization and their effects upon
modern American life and institutions. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3760 History of New York City and Long
Island
The history of New York City and Long Island as
a significant episode in the history of the U.S.
Emphasis is placed on social, economic, cultural,
and religious developments. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3770 New York City: From Wall Street to Main
Street
The historical and economic factors that have
contributed to making the metropolitan area a
cultural capital and the hub of education, social life
and business activity. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3795 Technology and Science in 20th-century
America
From the age of inventions to the rise of
the Internet, the ways in which science and
technology shape, and are shaped by, human
action and decisions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3810 Oral History & Public History
Prerequisite: HIS 2990. Introduction to the theory
and practice of Public and Oral History, and topics
include historic preservation, cultural resources
management, museum studies, and archival
management. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3900 History of Canada
A survey of the political, intellectual, cultural, social
and economic developments which have shaped
the history of Canada from the earliest European
discoveries of the North American continent to its
current state of domestic and foreign affairs in the
20th century. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4903 Internship in History
Restricted registration. Fieldwork (eight hours per
week) in selected museums, libraries, historical
sites, or other like organizations under coordinated
faculty and professional supervision. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4906 Internship in History
Restricted registration. Fieldwork (sixteen hours per
week) in selected museums, libraries, historical
sites, or other like organizations under coordinated
faculty and professional supervision. Credit: 6
semester hours.
4953 Independent Study
Restricted registration. Independent research in an
area of the student’s selection under the general
advisement of a faculty member. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4991 Colloquium in European History
Reading and discussion of selected topics in
European history. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3651 Muscovite Russia: From the Mongols to
the Time of Troubles, 1240-1613
Early Russian history to the reign of Peter the Great:
links with Byzantium and the Christian Orthodox
world, the Mongol conquest, the rise of Muscovy
territorial expansion, the Time of Troubles, the
Church Schism, and relations with Western Europe.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3652 Romanov Russia: Reforms, Rebellions,
and Revolution, 1613-1917
The rise of national consciousness in Russia in
the 18th and 19th centuries; Eastern and Western
intellectual influences; serfdom, emancipation,
and industrialization; Marxism, war, and revolution.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3653 Russia: The Soviet Union
The evolution of the Soviet Union from 1917 to
1991: development of the one-party Communist
state, the Great Terror, WWII, de-Stalinization,
stagnation and reform, nationalism and the
dissolution of the Soviet Union. Post-Soviet trends
in former Soviet nations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3660 Russia as a Multinational Empire
Russian territorial expansion; Russification
and Russian colonialism; Caucasus and the
East as themes in Russian culture; Bolshevism,
Communism and nationalism, resurgence of
nationalism and collapse of the Soviet Union.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3702 U.S. Foreign Relations, 1945 to the
Present
Origins of the Cold War in Europe and Asia; the
Korean War; the German question; the Berlin
crises and Germany; the Vietnam War; détente;
the second Cold War; U.S. diplomacy in the 1980s.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3705 Race Relations in American Foreign
Policy
The history of the relationship between American
foreign policy and domestic race relations in
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3711 African-American History to 1900
This course provides a survey of the factors which
shaped the work, culture, and political struggles
of African-Americans before World War I. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3712 African-American History since 1900
This course studies the social history of African-
Americans from 1900 to the present which include
political, social, economic, and cultural topics.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3720 Indians and Europeans in Early America
Introduces the major topics and themes in the
ethnohistory of early America from first contact
through about 1815. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3725 Law in American History
Major trends in American legal history, including
imperial and provincial origins of American legal
culture, politics of constitutional reform, effects of
territorial and commercial expansion, majority and
minority interests, legal construction of power and
legal activism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3731 Women and Gender in Early America:
from Settlement to the Civil War
A survey course which analyzes the
socioeconomic, cultural, and political factors that
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applicable to the Italian major or minor. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3904 Dante and the Search for Social Justice
(ENG)
Dante’s pursuit of social justice in his works. Course
conducted in English and is not applicable to the
Italian major or minor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3910 Italian Culture through Fashion (ENG)
The phenomenon of fashion in all its aspects and
the role it plays in shaping the Italian culture.
Course conducted in English and is not applicable to
the Italian major or minor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3920 Italian Culture through Food (ENG)
Profile of Italian history and culture through
the analysis of gastronomic documents and
literary texts that span from the ancient Greeks
to contemporary times. Special emphasis will be
given to the study of the regional cuisines and
wines, and their development. Course conducted in
English and is not applicable to the Italian major or
minor Credit: 3 semester hours.
3921 Southern Italy: A Cultural Journey (ENG)
Corequisite: ART 2929. This course, which is taught
in English and conducted abroad, will expose the
student to the variety of cultures that have shaped
southern Italy throughout the centuries from the
ancient Greeks to modern times, through personal
encounters, research, and a Service-Learning
experience. Course conducted in English and is not
applicable to the Italian major or minor. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3922 Studies in Italian Culture (ENG)
A study of the diversified elements comprising
the background of the culture and civilization of
Italy. Course conducted in English and is not part of
the sequence for the Italian major or minor. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3923 The City of Rome (ENG)
A study of the city of Rome through its historical
periods and its literary and cultural movements.
Italy’s capital city will be the focal point for broad
analyses of the relation of past and present, the
classical cultural heritage in Italy, the anti-classical
movements of Italian art, architecture, literature,
and film. Site visits are an integral part of this course.
Offered in Rome. Course conducted in English and is
not applicable to the Italian major or minor. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4953 Independent Study
Prerequisite: Permission of chair. Guided
undergraduate student research arranged on
an individual basis. Permission of the chair and
the language area coordinator required. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4980 International Internship (Italy)
Prerequisite: ITA 3110 or 3120, or permission of chair.
Total immersion experience in the field of interest
chosen by the student. Credit: 3 or 6 semester hours.
Japanese (JPN)
1010; 1020 Elementary Japanese
Prerequisite: JPN 1010 is a prerequisite for JPN 1020.
Reading, writing and conversation through a study
of all major types of Japanese sentences. Study of
the essentials of grammar, pronunciation, accent,
intonation, and vocabulary is emphasized. Credit: 3
semester hours per semester.
Scuola Siciliana through the Dolce Stil Nuovo,
culminating with a study of Petrarch’s Canzoniere.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3600 Contemporary Italy
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
This course studies all aspects of contemporary life
in Italy. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3710 Trends in Italian Opera
Corequisite: MUS 1075. Survey of the Italian opera
and analysis of the historical, cultural, and literary
trends in Italian opera. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3720 Italian Culture through its Music
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
Evolution of Italian culture through music: from
the opera to regional folk songs, the canzone
napoletana and the birth of musica leggera. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3770 Dante and the Search for Social Justice
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
Dante’s pursuit of social justice in his works. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3810 Advanced Italian for Business
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
Introduction to the language and practices of
today’s business world. The acquisition of the
rules of commercial correspondence and the
understanding and analysis of original commercial
documents is emphasized. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3820 La Divina Commedia
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
Dante’s masterpiece, with particular emphasis on
its literary and philosophical significance. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3830 Women Writers in Italy
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of
chair. The course studies both the changing
sociohistorical context of Italian women writers
and their common issues and themes that
constitute a female tradition in Italy. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3870; 3880 Italian Advanced Grammar and
Composition I; II
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
A study of difficult points of Italian grammar
and syntax, intensive composition practice and
translation of selected passages into idiomatic
Italian. These two courses may be taken out of
sequence. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
3900 Art and Skills of Translation
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
This course addresses translation from theoretical
and practical points of view. Students are
expected to translate a wide range of texts from
Italian into English. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3902 Women Writers in Italy (ENG)
The course studies both the changing
sociohistorical context of Italian women writers
and their common issues and themes that
constitute a female tradition in Italy. Course
conducted in English and is not applicable to the
Italian major or minor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3903 Pirandello’s Theatre (ENG)
This course is a survey of Pirandello’s work as a
playwright. It is intended to acquaint the student
with the author’s most familiar themes and his
worldwide impact on past and current theatrical
trends. Course conducted in English and is not
3090; 3100 Masterpieces of Italian Literature
I; II
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
ITA 3090: Through lectures and direct textual
analysis of major works, this course traces the
development of Italian literature from its origins
to the Baroque. ITA 3100: This course traces the
development of Italian literature from the Age of
Enlightenment through the twentieth century.
These two courses may be taken out of sequence.
Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
3110; 3120 Advanced Italian Conversation
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
Drill and practice in conversational Italian. Topics
are selected to meet the requirements of daily
life. Not open to native or fluent speakers. Credit: 3
semester hour per semester.
3150 Review of Italian Grammar
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
This course is a review of the fundamentals of
Italian grammar in preparation for more advanced
Italian courses with a focus on reading and writing.
This course may not be taken after the successful
completion of 3870 or 3880. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3260 Italian Cinema, from Neo-Realism to the
Present
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
This course focuses on the development of the
Italian cinema from World War II to our days. It
examines the relationship between the screen
and the socio-political and economic structures
projected in a literary context. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3500 A Cultural History of the Mafia through
Writings and Cinema
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
An in-depth look at the portrayal of the Mafia
and its cultural ramifications in literature and film,
from its emergence in the Modern World to its
Globalization. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3520 Italian Culture and the Internet
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
This course provides insight into contemporary
Italian society and culture. Students read and
analyze authentic materials taken from on-line
sources such as newspapers, magazines, literary
sources and short stories. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3530 Italian Culture through Food
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
The production, preparation, and consumption
of food has played a particularly important role
in the development of Italian culture. From the
excesses of the Romans’ “coene,” to the elegance
of the Renaissance tables, and today’s “Slow Food
Movement,” it is often through food that Italians
have asserted and defended their cultural heritage.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3550; 3560 Civilization of Italy I; II
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
The history, geography, art, science, music, literature,
folklore, politics, habits, and customs that have
contributed to the shaping of Italian civilization
and culture. These two courses may be taken out of
sequence. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
3590 Italian Dante and His Times
Prerequisite: ITA 2040 or 3080, or permission of chair.
The evolution of Italian lyric poetry from the
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1220 Calculus with Biological Applications
Elementary calculus with applications whenever
possible to the natural sciences. Open to biology,
environmental studies majors and pre-med students
only. Credit: 4 semester hours.
1250 Statistical Applications for Pharmacy
and Allied Health
An introduction to the applications of probability
and statistics to the pharmaceutical and allied
health professions. Open to College of Pharmacy
and Allied Health Professions students only. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1260 Calculus Applications for Pharmacy and
Allied Health
An introduction to differential and integral
calculus for the pharmaceutical and allied health
professions. Open to College of Pharmacy and Allied
Health Professions students only. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1300 College Algebra
A review of the real number system, methods
of factoring, methods of solving polynomial
equations, and an introduction to functions of
a single variable. Course does not satisfy St. John’s
University Core Curriculum requirements. Not
applicable to major or minor sequences. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1310 Pre-Calculus with Business Applications
Review of algebra; linear, quadratic and other
functions with applications to economics and
business. Open to The Peter J. Tobin College of
Business and St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences students only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1320 Calculus with Business Applications
Prerequisite: MTH 1310. Introduction to calculus.
Differentiation and integration of algebraic,
exponential, and logarithmic functions of a single
variable; introduction to functions of several
variables; business and economics applications
are stressed throughout. Open to The Peter J. Tobin
College of Business and St. John’s College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences students only. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1530; 1540 Fundamentals of Mathematics I; II
Prerequisite: MTH 1530 is a prerequisite for
MTH 1540. The real number system and its
subsystems; modular arithmetic; basic algebraic
structures; experimental and informal geometry;
measurement; logic, elementary probabilistic and
statistical ideas and methods. Open to education
majors only. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
1600 Sports Analytics
An introduction to elementary probability and
statistics, as applied to sports. Open to St. John’s
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students and The
Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional
Studies students majoring in Sports Management.
Not applicable to major or minor sequences. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1730 University Calculus I
Prerequisite: Satisfactory grades in trigonometry
and advanced algebra or MTH 1050. Functions;
limits; derivatives; differentiation of algebraic and
transcendental functions; antiderivatives; integrals;
applications of these notions. Credit: 4 semester
hours.
1020 Survey of Linguistics
Prerequisite: LIN 1010. An introduction to the various
fields of interest that comprise the modern study
of linguistics. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1210; 1220 English Grammar I; II
Prerequisite: LIN 1210 is a prerequisite for LIN 1220. A
descriptive survey of the grammatical structure of
the English language. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1320 Greek and Latin Roots of English
An introduction to the Greek and Latin sources of
English words, the principles of word formation
and the appropriate usage of vocabulary. No
knowledge of Greek or Latin required. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1810 Introduction to Phonology
An introduction to the study of sound systems
found in language and its application to areas
such as language acquisition, speech pathology,
dialectal variation and historical change. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Mathematics (MTH)
1000 Mathematics for Liberal Arts
This course provides a qualitative approach to an
understanding and interpretation of mathematics
in the contemporary liberal arts. Topics to be
discussed are selected from among those which
have relevant application in the liberal arts. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1020 Applied Statistics I
Prerequisite: High school algebra. An introduction to
general statistical methods for all disciplines. Credit:
4 semester hours.
1040 Mathematical Models for Decision
Making
Prerequisite: Three years of high school mathematics.
This course is intended to provide a foundation
for practical decision making. Topics selected
from finite mathematics, graph theory, probability,
Markov chains, theory of voting, game theory.
Particularly useful for students in the social
sciences. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1050 College Algebra and Trigonometry
Corequisite: MTH 1051R. Review of elementary
algebra; functions and graphs; sets of linear
equations, introduction to exponential and
logarithmic functions; trigonometry. For chemistry,
mathematics, and physics majors who have not
attained satisfactory grades in advanced algebra and
trigonometry in high school. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1100 Mathematics of Fairness
Mathematical problems arising from the pursuit of
justice and democratic procedures; how solutions
to these mathematical problems affect decision
making. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1125 Applied Statistics II: Multivariate
Analysis
Prerequisite: MTH 1020. A continuation of the study
of general statistical methods including factor
analysis, multiple and curvilinear regression and
analysis of covariance. Credit: 4 semester hours.
1210 Bio-Statistics
Probability and statistics with applications to the
natural sciences. Open to biology, environmental
studies majors and pre-med students only. Credit: 4
semester hours.
2030; 2040 Intermediate Japanese
Prerequisite: JPN 1020 or placement exam. JPN 2030
is a prerequisite for JPN 2040. This course increases
the student’s ability in comprehending, reading,
and writing Japanese. Credit: 3 semester hours per
semester.
Korean (KOR)
1010; 1020 Elementary Korean
Prerequisite: KOR 1010 is a prerequisite for KOR 1020.
The students study the fundamentals of the
Korean language with emphasis on the Korean
alphabet, spelling, pronunciation and basic
grammar. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
2030; 2040 Intermediate Korean
Prerequisite: KOR 1020 or placement exam. KOR
2030 is a prerequisite for KOR 2040. This course
provides a systematic expansion of vocabulary and
grammatical forms of standard Korean. Chinese
characters, as used in Korean mixed script, are also
introduced. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
Language and Culture (LAC)
1000 Language and Culture (ENG)
An introduction to the study of the nature,
evolution, and diversity of human languages and
their relationship to the development of culture.
Specific sections may deal with particular languages
and anthropology. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Latin (LAT)
1010; 1020 Elementary Latin
Prerequisite: LAT 1010 is a prerequisite for LAT 1020.
An introduction to Latin; reading of Latin authors
from the beginning of the course, accompanied
by a study of the fundamentals of Latin grammar.
Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
2000 Intensive Intermediate Latin I/II
Prerequisite: LAT 1000 or 1020. Review of elementary
grammar and introduction to complex structures
in Latin with selections from classical and
postclassical texts interpreted within their cultural
contexts. Credit: 6 semester hours.
2030; 2040 Intermediate Latin
Prerequisite: LAT 1020. First Semester: Various prose
selections (Nepos, Cicero, etc.) Second Semester:
Selections from Vergil. Credit: 3 semester hours per
semester.
2060 Ecclesiastical Latin
Prerequisite: LAT 2030 or equivalent. A survey of the
nature and historical use of Ecclesiastical Latin,
with readings drawn from the liturgy, theological
works and church documents. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4953; 4954 Independent Study
Individual guided study in Latin of a particular
author or authors or of a genre of Latin literature.
Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
Linguistics (LIN)
1010 Introduction to Linguistics
An introduction to the fundamental principles of
phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and
semantics, with examples drawn from classical and
modern languages. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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sample spaces, random variables, Probability
Distributions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3840 Ordinary Differential Equations
Prerequisite: MTH 1740 or with permission of chair.
First order equations, existence and uniqueness,
Picard iteration, numerical methods. Linear algebra
of linear systems and their solutions. Models,
phase plane, nonlinear systems, stability. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3850 Partial Differential Equations
Prerequisite: MTH 3840. Discussion of first order
equations; derivation and classification of second
order equations; solution techniques of boundary
value and initial value problems; applications.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3860 Numerical Analysis I
Prerequisite: MTH 1730 or with permission of chair.
Errors; methods of interpolation, numerical
solution of algebraic, transcendental and
differential equations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3970 Topics in Applied Mathematics
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Topics selected
from areas such as mathematical physics, integral
equations, Fourier analysis. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4830 Complex Variables
Prerequisite: MTH 1740 or permission of chair.
Analytic functions, power series, complex
integration and Cauchy’s Theorem, application of
Cauchy’s Theorem; Laurent Series and the Residue
Theorem, evaluation of real integrals. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4903 Internship in Mathematics
Restricted registration. Fieldwork (eight hours
per week) where students are afforded the
opportunity of working in the professional field of
mathematics, practice under the supervision and
counseling of a faculty member. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4906 Internship in Mathematics
Restricted registration. Fieldwork (sixteen hours
per week) where students are afforded the
opportunity of working in the professional field of
mathematics, practice under the supervision and
counseling of a faculty member. Credit: 6 semester
hours.
4910 Introduction to Set-Theoretic Topology
Prerequisites: MTH 1740, 2700. Basic topological
concepts; continuous mappings; connectedness
and compactness; metric spaces. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4920 Elementary Number Theory
Prerequisite: MTH 1740, 2700. Theory of
Congruences; Diophantine equations; quadratic
residues; properties of number theoretic functions.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4930 Functions of a Real Variable
Prerequisite: MTH 3780. Measure theory, integration,
and selected topics in real analysis. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4950 Concepts of Geometry
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Axiomatic
systems, projective, affine, Euclidean and
non- Euclidean geometries. For mathematics or
education majors with department approval. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3320 Introduction to Machine Learning
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1220, 1260,
1320, or 1730) and one computing course (CSC 1030,
1380, 1390, or 1400) or permission of chair. Machine
learning concepts, techniques, algorithms such
as classification, linear regression, and emerging
topics such as boosting, SVM, Bayesian networks,
reinforcement and deep learning. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3330 Data Security and Cryptography
Prerequisite: CSC 1380 or 1390 or 1400, or approval of
chair. Basics of and history of cryptography; main
ideas, methods and standard approaches to data
security and cryptography. Elements of number
theory and its applications to cryptography. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3340 Foundations of Data Science
Prerequisite: MTH 1220 or 1260 or 1320 or 1730.
Dimensionality reduction; singular value
decomposition; optimization; sampling; random
graphs; random walks; Markov chains; spectral
graph theory; clustering. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3350 Machine Learning, Neural Networks,
and Deep Learning
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1009, 1220,
1260, 1320, or 1730). Neural Networks and Deep
Learning concepts, techniques, algorithms
such as perceptron, Neural Networks (NN),
backpropagation, convolution NN, recursive NN,
autoencoders, deep reinforcement learning. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3360 Quantum Computing and Quantum
Information Science
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1220, 1260,
1320, or 1730) and one computing course (CSC
1030, 1380, 1390, or 1400) or permission of chair.
Foundation for understanding what quantum
computers do, provides quantum computing
experience. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3370 Machine Learning for Finance
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1220, 1260,
1320, or 1730) and one computing course (CSC 1030,
1380, 1390, or 1400) or permission of chair. Neural
Networks and Deep Learning concepts and
techniques; algorithms such as perceptron, Neural
Networks (NN), back-propagation, convolution NN,
recursive NN, auto encoders, deep reinforcement
learning. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3380 Discrete Mathematics
Prerequisite: MTH 1740 or permission of chair. The
application of mathematics to discrete rather than
continuous models. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3770 Advanced Calculus I
Prerequisite: MTH 2700, 2750. Corequisite: MTH
3771R. Topology of the real line. Limits, continuity,
differentiation of functions of one variable.
Integration theory. All from a theoretical point of
view. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3780 Advanced Calculus II
Prerequisite: MTH 3770. Corequisite: MTH 3781R.
Limits, continuity, differentiability for functions of
several variables. Implicit Function Theorem. Series
of functions. All from a theoretical point of view.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3810 Mathematical Theory of Probability and
Statistics I
Prerequisite: MTH 1740. Introduction to probability;
1740 University Calculus II
Prerequisite: MTH 1730. Definite Integral and
Applications. Techniques of Integration. Sequences
and Series. Power Series. Analytic Geometry. Credit:
4 semester hours.
2110 Applied Probability for Actuarial
Science
The use of probability in a risk management
setting. The fundamental axioms of probability
and the standard probability distributions, as they
are used in the applied field of risk management.
Open to mathematics and actuarial science majors.
Credit: 4 semester hours.
2390 Introduction to Operations Research
Scientific approaches to decision making involving
the operations of organizational systems. Topics
include integer programming, probability,
stochastic processes, game theory, networks.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2490 Databases
Prerequisite: CSC 1380 or 1400. Rational, hierarchical
and network data base system, file organization
and access techniques; query and update
languages; data security and integrity. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2540 Computer Mathematics
Mathematical concepts used in designing
and analyzing algorithms. Topics may include
permutations and combinations, mathematical
induction, discrete probability, propositional logic
and applications to number systems, summation,
limits, vectors and matrices. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2560 Topics in Mathematics
Elementary number theory; real number system
and sub-system; transformations and functions,
isometries and symmetry groups. Open to
education majors only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2700 Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
Prerequisite: MTH 1740. An introduction to
the tools of mathematics. How to read and
write mathematics; construct examples and
counterexamples; elementary mathematical logic;
methods of proof. Students will be required to
give presentations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2750 University Calculus III
Prerequisite: MTH 1740. Vector-valued functions
and their derivatives; partial derivatives. Multiple
integrals and their applications: Green’s Theorem,
Stokes’ Theorem. Credit: 4 semester hours.
2790 Introduction to Linear Algebra
Prerequisite: MTH 1740. Vectors and vector spaces;
linear transformations and matrices; characteristic
values and characteristic vectors of linear
transformations; similarity of matrices. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2800 Introduction to Modern Algebra
Prerequisite: MTH 2700, 2750. Elementary theory of
groups, rings, integral domains and fields. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3310 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Prerequisite: One calculus course (MTH 1220, 1260,
1320, or 1730) or with permission of chair. Study of
the notion of an algorithm, its running time and
complexity; general approaches to algorithm
design; efficient algorithms for a variety of
problems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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compositions with emphasis on the Bach chorales.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2501 The Gospel Choir
A select ensemble of singers who explore, learn,
and perform an exciting repertoire in the gospel
music genre and several sub-genres as participants
in Voices of Victory gospel choir. Audition required.
Credit: 1.5 semester hours per semester.
2502 Jazz Ensemble
A select ensemble of instrumental musicians
who will explore, learn, and perform an
exciting repertoire in the jazz genre and various
contemporary music genres as participants in the
Jazz Ensemble. Audition required. Credit: 1.5 semester
hours per semester.
2503 Chamber Ensemble
Prerequisite: Ability to read music. Chamber Music
is a course that focuses on musical collaboration.
Small ensembles of instrumentalists/singers
explore chamber music repertory. Includes
performance opportunities and master classes.
Audition required. Credit: 1.5 semester hours per
semester.
2504 Mixed Chorus
A select ensemble of singers who learn and
perform an exciting repertoire in the classical,
sacred, pop, and Broadway choral music genres as
participants in the Mixed Chorus. Audition required.
Credit: 1.5 semester hours per semester.
Philosophy (PHI)
1000 Philosophy of the Human Person
An investigation of the general question “What
does it mean to be a human person?” Special
emphasis on the nature of human freedom,
consciousness and cognition, and the origin and
significance of life. Central to the course will be
a discussion of the spirituality, immortality and
dignity of the human person. The course begins
with an introduction to philosophy and to critical
thinking. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2200 Ethics
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. Human happiness and the
essential means of achieving it; universal and
objective morality vs. relativism and subjectivism;
principles used in formulating a rational
moral judgment; the functions of law and the
conscience; prudence and the moral virtues as the
heart of the moral life. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2220 Ethics and Business
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. The development of the
general principles of the moral life in regard to
happiness and the means to attain happiness. The
objective moral principles which impact on one’s
life in its various dimensions personal, familial,
social and political. Special emphasis is placed on
the application of ethical principles to accounting,
economics, finance, management, and marketing.
Open to The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
students only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2240 Ethics and Health Care
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. A discussion of the nature
of human happiness and the development of
moral principles and their impact on one’s life in
its various dimensions: personal, familial, social,
political and professional. The application of these
1085 Popular Music of the Non-Western World
The course introduces students to
ethnomusicology and the cross-cultural study
of popular music and culture. It explores music,
performance and ideas from around the world.
The course explores the role of music in human
life. No musical background is required. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1210 Twentieth Century Music
An in-depth study of the major musical trends of
the 20th century. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1230 History of American Popular Music
A survey of popular music in America from colonial
times to the present; a study of how popular music
reflects the times and trends of American society.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1240 History of Music in Film
A survey of the history and development of music
in films from its earliest use to present inclusion in
motion pictures. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1250 Sacred Music
An intensive study of the literature of sacred music
of the Western world from ancient times to the
present. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1260 The American Musical Theatre
The history of the American musical; its early
influences, its continued stylistic changes and its
current trends. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1265 Workshop in Musical Theatre
Introduction to solid singing, acting and
performance techniques used in musical theatre.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1300 History of Jazz
A survey of the history and development of jazz
as a unique American art form; the sociological,
folk and primitive backgrounds of jazz, as well
as its development as an improvisatory art; the
contributions of jazz to concert music. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1600; 2600 Piano I; II
Private lessons in piano. Access to a piano is
required. Credit: 1 semester hour per semester. Special
fee, $500 per semester.
1610; 2610 Guitar I; II
Private instruction in guitar. Credit: 1 semester hour
per semester. Special fee, $500 per semester.
1620; 2620 Voice I; II
Private lessons in voice. Instructor’s studio or on
campus. Credit: 1 semester hour per semester. Special
fee, $500 per semester.
1630; 2630 Flute I; II
Private instruction in flute or wind instruments.
Credit: 1 semester hour per semester. Special fee, $500
per semester.
1640; 2640 Strings I; II
Private instruction in string instruments: violin,
viola, or cello. Credit: 1 semester hour per semester.
Special fee, $500 per semester.
2010 Digital Music Production
An introduction to digital technology in music
production and composition. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2020 Theory II
Prerequisite: MUS 1020. A study of triads, sevenths,
ninth, chords and elementary modulations; further
practice in ear training, harmonic analysis of
4953 Independent Study
Prerequisite: MTH 3780 or consent of instructor.
Guided research and reading on an individual
basis. Students must submit to the Chair of the
department for approval, prior to registration, an
outline of subject areas to be researched or read,
as well as written acceptance of a faculty member
of their choice. For senior mathematics majors with
departmental approval. Credit: 1 to 3 semester hours.
4970 Independent Research in Statistics and
its Applications
Prerequisite: MTH 1730, 1740, 3810 or equivalent and
nine additional semester hours in MTH, or approval of
chair. Qualified mathematics majors or minors or
data science minors undertake directed research
in a chosen field of applied statistics. Open only to
mathematics majors, mathematics minors, or data
science minors with a 3.0 overall GPA. Credit: 1-3
semester hours.
4980 Independent Research in Machine
Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Prerequisite: MTH 1740, 3320 or equivalent, and
six semester hours in MTH or CSC, or approval of
chair. Qualified Mathematics /Computing majors,
Mathematics minors, Data Science minors,
interdisciplinary students undertake directed
research in a chosen field of Machine Learning and
Artificial Intelligence. Open to students with at least
3.0 overall GPA. Credit: 1-3 semester hours.
4990 Senior Seminar
Prerequisite: MTH 3770. Reading and discussion of
topics in current mathematics emphasizing the
unification of the student’s previous coursework.
Term project. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Music (MUS)
1010 Introduction to Music
An introduction to the art of listening to music
through a discussion of the basic musical elements
and musical structures. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 Theory I
Scales, intervals, sight-singing, ear training, melodic
dictation, elementary keyboard work, and the
explanation of musical terminology. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1030 Introduction to Music Composition
An introduction to composition through a series
of class projects and exercises that aim to develop
a working knowledge of music theory and gain
important hands-on experience in the creation of
music. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1035 Songwriting
An introduction to songwriting in which students
will create musical notation, use production
software, and write lyrics to create musical
compositions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1070 The Opera
Development of the opera from its antecedents
prior to the 17th century through to the present,
with particular emphasis on the distinct nature
of opera as an independent art form. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1080 World Music
A survey of the history and development of
music as a worldwide phenomenon, utilizing
ethnomusicological methodology and cultural
analysis as process. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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3650 Philosophy of Law
Prerequisite: PHI 2200. A critical examination of the
central issues in contemporary legal philosophy.
Major themes include: the nature of legal
reasoning; the relationship of law and morality;
the recent development of legal hermeneutics,
and the justification of punishment. A central
concern of the course is to understand how
legal institutions evolve, an evolution which is
both faithful and yet progressively responsive to
Constitutional ideals. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3660 Political Philosophy
Prerequisite: PHI 2200. An investigation of the
standards and procedures for political legitimation,
including an analysis of the following: the
common good of the political community, the
greatest good for the greatest number, the
promotion of virtue, and agreement resulting
from a social contract or ideal discourse. Special
attention is given to an examination of the nature,
function, and justification of “rights.” Credit: 3
semester hours.
3670 Modernity in Crisis
Prerequisite: PHI 2200. In a world described as
postmodern, a world increasingly marked
by violence and irrationality, the traditional
philosophical search for meaning and ethical
value, and the ideas of truth and rationality have
been called into question. This course examines
the response to this crisis by recent Continental
thought. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3680 Philosophical Issues Concerning
Religion in the State
Prerequisite: PHI 2200. This course examines the
basic problematic of religion in the a liberal state.
To what extent can religious conviction ground
political justifications? The course traces the issue
in its historical development, and examines its
contemporary controversies. The ideal of public
reason—the principles and arguments that
form the basis of authentic dialogue in a diverse
community—will be critically explored. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3700 Contemporary Moral Problems
Prerequisite: PHI 2200. The response to authentic
moral values in man’s inter-personal existential
encounter with modern life and its moral
problems. Among the topics treated are: the
dignity of the human being, sex, abortion, birth
control, sterilization, lying, racial discrimination,
free speech, labor unions, Socialism, Communism,
war and peace. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3720 Environmental Ethics
Prerequisite: PHI 2200. A philosophical investigation
of the environment and its relationship to the
human person. Special emphasis is placed on the
moral issues that arise from that relationship such
as the moral standing of non-humans and the
responsibility of the present generation to future
generations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3730 Environmental Ethics
Environmental justice is a movement that seeks
to clarify and call attention to the unequal impact
environmental degradation has on particular
people and communities. The intent of this course
is to examine the social and political factors that
contribute to various forms of environmental
philosophical thought from Hegel to the present.
The fundamental views of such 20th century
thinkers as Heidegger, Sartre, Husserl, Russell,
Moore, Ayer, Popper, Gilson, Maritain, Wittgenstein
and Rorty are introduced. Various philosophic
methods and models are analyzed. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3540 American Philosophy
Prerequisite: PHI 3000. The classic expressions of the
American Pragmatic movement in the writings
of C.S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey are
presented with reference to cultural context and
subsequent developments. (e.g. Founding Fathers,
Emerson, Thoreau, Henry James, Martin Luther
King, Jr., Richard Rorty). Credit: 3 semester hours.
3550 Existentialism
Prerequisite: PHI 3000. A general survey of the
history and the main themes of the Existentialist
movement; an analysis of relevant texts by major
existentialist philosophers and an attempt at
constructing an existentialist philosophy of person.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3570 Personalism
Prerequisite: PHI 2200. This course explores some
of the leading personalist philosophers of the
past one hundred years such as Martin Buber,
John MacMurray, Emmanuel Mounier, and Gabriel
Marcel. Jacques Maritain’s view of person is also
discussed. There is an in depth discussion of love,
fidelity, promises, vows and the possibility of a life
commitment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3590 Confucianism and Taoism
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. This course introduces
students to moral and political philosophy in
the Confucian and Taoist traditions. The course
is divided into two parts. The first will examine
key Confucian and Taoist texts in their historical
contexts and creative comparison with Western
moral and political philosophy. The second is
devoted to contemporary literatures that attempt
to modernize central Confucian and Taoist
teachings in order to produce fresh insights for the
modern world. Through this course, students will
achieve a substantial understanding of Confucian
and Taoist moral and political ideals and how they
remain highly relevant to contemporary moral and
political issues. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3600 Problem of God
Prerequisite: PHI 3000. The background, beginning
with the 17th century, of present day opinion
concerning the existence of God; the nature of
a realistic philosophy of God; the examination of
proofs of God’s existence; a study of influential
atheists and a presentation of a contemporary
philosophy of God. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3630 Epistemology
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. An examination of the
fundamental nature of human knowledge—its
mode of existence, sources and validity. Classical,
modern and contemporary approaches to
knowledge are addressed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3640 Aesthetics
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. A philosophical investigation
into the meaning of the transcendental beauty.
The nature, principles and end of artistic work as
it relates to society, as well as the role of artist and
aesthete. Credit: 3 semester hours.
principles to ethical issues as they arise in medical
practice and the practice of pharmacy. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3000 Metaphysics
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. An introductory course
which attempts to articulate ultimate principles
of knowing and being. Central questions to be
considered are: Is there evidence of God’s existence
and correspondingly, is there a solution to the
problem of evil? Does human cognition permit of
ultimate foundations? Is nature teleological and if
so can it serve as an objective standard of value?
The course also considers traditional metaphysical
aspirations in the context of contemporary
challenges from the physical and social sciences.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3320 Science and Religion: A Philosophical
Analysis
Prerequisite: PHI 1000 and three semester hours in
the physical/biological sciences. A study of the
relation between science and religion through
an examination of the criteria for determining
the optimal interrelation, their historical
interactions and current debates concerning their
interconnection. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3330 Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. A general introduction to
both the past history as well as current concerns
of feminist theory. The readings for the course
will cover classic feminist texts (Wollstonecraft,
Mill, Engels) as well as contemporary Feminist
thinkers, covering questions about the experiences
of women in the treatment of methodology,
metaphysics, theory of knowledge, philosophy of
science, and philosophy of mind. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3400 Introduction to Logic
A study of the elementary and advanced forms of
deductive argumentation in both traditional logic
and the modern logic of propositions. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3420 Informal Logic
Application of principles of logic to law, politics,
arts, science, advertising, ethics and media. Special
emphasis on developing skill of detecting informal
fallacy. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3500 History of Ancient Philosophy
A survey of ancient Greek philosophy from its
origin up to the 4th century A.D. Emphasis is on
pre-Socratic period, Plato, Aristotle, Scepticism,
Epicureanism, Stoicism and neo-Platonism. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3510 History of Medieval Philosophy
A survey of the development of medieval
philosophy with special emphasis on the principal
philosophers: St. Augustine, St. Anselm, St.
Bonaventure, St. Thomas Aquinas, John Duns
Scotus and William of Ockham. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3520 History of Modern Philosophy
Prerequisite: PHI 3000 or permission of instructor. An
examination of the central epistemological and
metaphysical issues of modern philosophy. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3530 History of Contemporary Philosophy
Prerequisite: PHI 3000 or permission of instructor.
The development of modern contemporary
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and non-science students. It will provide an
introduction to energy systems and renewable
energy resources, with a scientific examination of
different types of energy, alternate energy sources
and their technology and application. The class
will also discuss the society’s present energy
needs and future demands, examine conventional
energy sources, and then focus on alternate,
renewable energy sources such as solar, biomass
(conversions), wind power, geothermal, and hydro.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1360 Physics for Radiologic Sciences
Prerequisite: MTH 1050 or equivalent. Introductory
physics course topics in Biology, Physiology,
and Medicine. Basic physical principles from the
perspective of life sciences with applications. For
students majoring in Radiologic Sciences. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1410 Introduction to General Physics
The course is designed to help students with weak
background in physics or those who have no prior
physics courses. Topics include: Introduction to
algebra, calculus, vectors, and selective topics such
as mechanics, waves, optics, heat, electricity, and
magnetism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1610; 1620 College Physics I; II
Prerequisite: PHY 1610 is a prerequisite for PHY
1620. Corequisite: PHY 1611L and PHY 1612R are
corequisites for PHY 1610. PHY 1621L and PHY 1622R
are corequisites for PHY 1620. First Semester: An
introduction to mechanics, heat, waves and sound.
Second Semester: An introduction to optics,
electricity and magnetism, atomic and nuclear
physics. Appropriate for biology majors. Not open
to chemistry, physics or mathematics majors in St.
John’s College. Lecture, 3 hours. Laboratory, 2 hours.
Recitation, 1 hour. Credit: 4 semester hours per
semester. Laboratory fee, $25 per semester.
1930; 1940 University Physics I; II
Prerequisite: PHY 1930 is a prerequisite for PHY 1940.
Corequisite: MTH 1730 or 1950. PHY 1931L and PHY
1932R are corequisites for PHY 1930. PHY 1941L
and PHY 1942R are corequisites for PHY 1940. First
Semester: Fundamentals of mechanics, heat, fluids,
wave-motion and sound, utilizing calculus. Second
Semester: Fundamentals of optics, electricity
and magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics,
utilizing calculus. Lecture, 3 hours. Laboratory, 2
hours. Recitation, 1 hour. Credit: 4 semester hours per
semester. Laboratory fee, $25 per semester.
1950 Mathematics for Physical Science
Corequisite: PHY 1952R. Analytic geometry,
differential and integral calculus applied to physics
and engineering. Lecture, 3 hours. Recitation, 1 hour.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1970 Introduction to Modern Physics
Corequisite: PHY 1620 or 1940, and 1972R. The
structure and properties of atoms, molecules,
and nuclei, X-rays, gamma rays, natural and
artificial radioactivity. Nuclear fission and fusion,
nuclear energy production; special relativity and
elementary particles. Lecture, 3 hours. Recitation, 1
hour. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2000 Introduction to Digital Systems
Prerequisite: PHY 1620 or 1940. Corequisite: PHY 2001.
Fundamentals and applications of digital electronic
design, including combinational and sequential
logic circuits. Credit: 4 semester hours.
read, together with the written acceptance of the
project by a faculty member of the department.
Open only to juniors and seniors. Approval of the
department chair is required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4990 Seminar in Philosophy
Prerequisite: PHI 3000. An intense reading, writing,
and critical discussion course, based on a central
theme in contemporary philosophy, in a seminar
format. This course is for philosophy majors who
have completed all other requirements of the major.
Offered spring semester only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Physics (PHY)
1020 Physics in Words and Pictures
A survey of modern physics without math. Words
and pictures illustrate our current concepts of the
laws of nature. These are used to explain various
everyday phenomena, the scientific view of the
cosmos, and elements of modern technology.
No prior study of physics required. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1030 Principles of Contemporary Science
A non-mathematical treatment of the fundamental
scientific principles of the physical world; the
nature of matter and energy, atoms and nuclei;
fundamentals of our knowledge of the earth
and the universe; influence of natural sciences
on human thought and society. No prior study of
physics required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1060 Introduction to Astronomy
A non-mathematical perspective of astronomy:
solar system, stars and their evolution, nebulae and
supernovae, galaxies and the universe. No prior
study of physics is required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1080 Our Planet
An integrated, descriptive study of our planet,
stressing the principles of plate tectonics. The
topics include the origin and history of the earth,
volcanoes and earthquakes, continental drift,
environmental geology and astrogeology. No prior
study of physics required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1090 The Science of Weather
The structure of Earth’s atmosphere and its energy
exchanging processes. Cloud formation, air-
masses, cyclones and anticyclones; thunderstorms,
tornadoes and hurricanes. Weather prediction
and modification. No prior study of physics required.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1120 Energy and Environment
A comprehensive study of energy production,
distribution, and consumption. Physical principles
and technological problems. Environmental
aspects; energy crisis, past and future. Future
energy sources and their management. No prior
study of physics required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1130 Introduction to Solid Works
Introduction to basic AutoCAD commands, tools,
multi-view drawing and dimensional techniques to
design 3D mechanical and robotic systems. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1220 Planet Earth-Historical Geology
Evolution of the earth through time as revealed
in fossils, rocks, radioactive materials and other
evidence. The planet’s history is reconstructed
from these clues. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1340 Renewable Energy and Applications
This course is designed for undergraduate science
racism, classism, and sexism around the world, as
well as to indicate ways in which to address these
different forms of injustice. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3740 Social Justice
Prerequisite: PHI 2200. An investigation of social
justice issues in the contemporary postmodern
world. The course discusses how various
philosophical theories and historical perspectives
can aid or distort our understanding of social
justice and its concretization. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3750 Philosophy of Race
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. A philosophical examination
of the concept of race, tracing the development
of the concept from ancient times to the present.
This course will demonstrate the philosophical
significance of the notion of race and the
conceptual frameworks it has been a part of. It will
examine the political and ethical significance of
these frameworks, as well as the metaphysics and
epistemology of race. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3800 Philosophy of Science
Prerequisite: PHI 3000 and three semester hours
in the physical/biological sciences. The logic and
methodology of science with special emphasis
on the theory-ladenness of observation, the
nature and structure of scientific theories and the
verification/falsification of laws and theories. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3810 Philosophy of Physical Sciences
Prerequisite: PHI 3000 and three semester hours in
the physical/biological sciences. A study of the
fundamental philosophical issues that have
arisen in the history of physics, astronomy and
cosmology. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3900 Philosophy of Literature: Meaning,
Mystery and Metaphysics in the Catholic
Novel
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. A philosophical probe into
the nature of meaning, mystery and metaphysics
in relation to the truth contained in literature,
more specifically stories and most specifically
the Catholic novel. The course explores the
philosophical outlook of novelists such as Graham
Greene, Evelyn Waugh, François Mauriac, George
Bernanos, Walker Percy, Morris West, and Flannery
O’Connor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3910 Philosophy of Language
Prerequisite: PHI 3000. An introductory course
covering such topics as the ideational, referential
and behavioral theories of linguistic meanings;
translation and indeterminacy; realism and
antirealism. Special concerns of this course are
the relationship between language and mind; the
relationship between semantics and pragmatics.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3920 Philosophy and Film
Prerequisite: PHI 1000. An exploration of the
philosophy of person and the philosophy of God
through the medium of film classics. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4953 Reading and Research
Restricted registration. Guided research and reading
for the special needs of an individual student
which cannot be met by regular scheduled course
offerings of the department. Prior to registration,
the student must submit to the department chair
a written outline of the area(s) to be researched or
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nonparametric tests. A laboratory will accompany
this course giving students experience using
statistical software. This course should be taken in
the sophomore year. Credit: 4 semester hours.
2040 Research Methods in Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1000, 2030. Corequisite: PSY 2040P.
An overview of the methods and procedures
of psychological science. Students learn to read
empirical literature, understand key theories
about behavior and psychopathology, develop
testable hypotheses, and evaluate appropriate
methods for testing these hypotheses. The
course teaches methods for assessing the role of
observational, survey, correlational, experimental,
and quasiexperimental approaches to research.
There is a strong emphasis on the development
of critical thinking and writing skills essential to
understanding research and deploying scientific
knowledge in a broad range of situations.
Practicum work focuses on studies of human
behavior and the writing of research reports using
the style manual of the American Psychological
Association. This course should be taken in the
semester following the completion of PSY 2030.
Credit: 4 semester hours.
2050 Educational Psychology
A study of intellectual functioning, individual
differences, problems of learning and motivation.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2070 Child Psychology
A study of the physical, intellectual, emotional, and
social aspects of development through childhood,
with emphasis on major developmental constructs
and theories. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2080 Adolescent Psychology
Physical, intellectual, emotional, and social
aspects in the development of the individual in
the transitional period between childhood and
maturity. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2100 Altered States of Consciousness and
Parapsychological Events
A selective examination of research and theory
concerning altered states (such as meditative
and drug-induced states, dreaming, hypnosis,
various kinds of “trances” and “peak experiences”),
extrasensory perception, psychokinesis and
possible interrelationships of these areas. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2150 Physiological Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1000. An introduction to the
anatomy and physiology of the nervous system,
sensory and motor systems and endocrine system
in relation to normal and abnormal behavior.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2190 Psychology of Humor
What makes you laugh? Reviews the psychological
research behind mirth, humor, and laughter. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2200 Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1000. An introduction to the
features, causes, and treatments of abnormal
patterns of behavior or psychological disorders.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2210 Theories of Personality
An introduction to significant theories of
personality and a critical evaluation of these
theories. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3270 Atomic and Nuclear Physics I
Structure and properties of atoms, molecules,
and nuclei; foundations of Quantum Theory and
the Theory of Relativity; emission and absorption
of radiation; foundations of Solid State Theory;
radioactivity, fission, fusion, Elementary Particle
Theory. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3330 Quantum Theory
Description of atomic systems by state vectors;
probability amplitudes, superposition and
interference; matrices and operators. Topics
include: the wave and matrix formulations
of quantum physics, commutation relations,
symmetries and conservation laws; angular
momentum and spin, perturbation theory, and
applications. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3820 Fluid Mechanics
Prerequisite: MTH 3840 and PHY 2460 or 2110.
Fundamentals of fluid statics and dynamics,
including: properties and energy relationships
of fluids, and flow in closed conduits, and flow
measurement. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3850 Introduction to Solid State Physics
Prerequisite: MTH 3840, PHY 1940. Properties of static
(crystal structure) and dynamic (lattice vibrations)
arrangements of atoms, and electronic properties
of metals, insulators and semiconductors. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3890 Numerical Methods
Prerequisite: MTH 3840, PHY 1940. Numerical
techniques to solve physics problems such as
roots of linear and nonlinear equations; solution
of ordinary differential equations; curve fitting and
interpolation. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3900 Special Topics
Advanced or contemporary topics announced
each semester. Topics may include: Lagrange
and Hamiltonian Dynamics, Information Theory
and Statistical Physics, Methods of Quantum
Physics, Fundamental Particle Physics and Solid
State Physics. These and other special topics require
department approval. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4953 Independent Study
Restricted registration. Guided reading and
investigation of an area of science of special
interest to a student and faculty member. Before
registering for this course a student must obtain
assurance of a faculty member’s supervision.
Credit: 2 to 4 semester hours.
Psychology (PSY)
1000 Introductory Psychology
An introduction to scientific psychology and its
methods. The course presents a survey of the
major areas within the discipline of psychology,
including the psychology of personality, abnormal
behavior, learning, sensation and perception,
social processes, states of consciousness, individual
differences, thinking, language, and human
development. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2030 Statistical Methods for the Social
Sciences
Corequisite: PSY 2030L. Methods for describing
and evaluating research data including measures
of central tendency, dispersion, relationships
and hypothesis testing by means of t-tests, Chi
Square tests, analysis of variance and some
2001 Introduction to Digital Systems
Laboratory
Prerequisite: PHY 1620 or 1940. Corequisite: PHY 2000.
Modeling, simulation, and synthesis of simple
digital designs, hardware description language,
Verilog/SystemVerilog. Laboratory, 2 hours.
Laboratory fee, $100.
2010 Advanced Physics Laboratory
Prerequisite: PHY 1970. Several experiments in
modern physics to the students, such as Frank
Hertz, Millikan Apparatus, Planck’s constant,
Zeeman Effect, NMR, ESR, and Hall Effect.
Laboratory, 4 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.
2250 Thermal and Statistical Physics
Prerequisite: PHY 1620 or 1940. Corequisite: PHY
1970. Boltzmann and Quantum statistics, laws of
thermodynamics, systems of interacting particles,
engines, kinetic theory of gases, heat, work,
conservation of energy, open, and closed systems.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2460 Analytical Mechanics
Prerequisite: MTH 1730, and PHY 1620 or 1940. The
fundamentals of classical mechanics. Topics include
motion of a particle, conservation of energy,
momentum and angular momentum, Lagrange
and Hamilton equations, configuration and phase
space, orbital mechanics. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3100 Biological Physics
Prerequisite: MTH 1730, and PHY 1620 or 1940. The
physical laws most relevant to life. Energy and
its transformation in organisms; Information and
the programming of life processes; Entropy and
the creation of order by living systems; Quantum
mechanics and its role in chemistry and in the
mutability and permanence of life. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3210; 3220 Electricity and Magnetism I; II
Prerequisite: PHY 1620 or 1940. PHY 3210 is a
prerequisite for PHY 3220. Corequisite: MTH 2760. First
semester: The study of electrostatics, conductors
and dielectrics, using vector algebra and calculus;
direct currents and circuit analysis. Second
semester: Magnetism, electromagnetic induction,
alternating currents; Maxwell’s equations,
electromagnetic waves. Credit: 3 semester hours per
semester.
3221 Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Prerequisite: PHY 3210. Selected experiments
demonstrating the principles and applications
of electricity and magnetism. Laboratory, 4 hours.
Credit: 2 semester hours. Laboratory fee, $25.
3240 Electronics
Prerequisite: PHY 1450, or 1620, or 1940. Corequisite:
PHY 3241. Introduction to electronic devices
including diodes, transistors, amplifiers, filters,
oscillators, LEDs and other electronic systems.
Principles of electronic circuit design and analysis.
Lecture, 3 hours. Laboratory, 2 hours. Credit: 4 semester
hours. Laboratory fee, $25.
3250 Optics
Prerequisite: MTH 1730 or PHY 1950, and PHY
1620 or 1940. The optics of lenses and mirrors,
cameras, corrective lenses, telescopes, magnifiers,
microscopes. Wave theory of light, with
applications: interferometry, diffraction patterns,
polarization, spectroscopy, dispersion, fiber optics,
holography. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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prevention, human engineering, industrial mental
health, and counseling. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3410 Autism and Intellectual Disability
Study of concepts, procedures, and research
related to autism, intellectual disabilities, and
other developmental disabilities from bio-medical,
psychological, and educational perspectives. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3420 Applied Behavioral Analysis and
Positive Support
The study of concepts and procedures related
to applied behavior analysis (ABA) and positive
behavioral support (PBS). Learn how ABA/PBS
is used to change important behaviors. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3500 Special Topics in Psychology
In-depth study of a specialized area in Psychology.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3800 History and Systems of Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1000 and at least nine additional
semester hours in PSY. The evolution of psychology
from its philosophical and physiological roots to its
current status as science and profession. Review of
major schools and theories, contributions of noted
investigators and significant advances. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4903 Internship in Clinical, Counseling, or
School Psychology
Prerequisite: At least twelve semester hours in PSY.
Placement in a social service agency for six to eight
hours per week of volunteer work. Individual and
group meetings with the instructor. Social service
agency includes, but is not limited to, psychiatric
hospitals, institutions for exceptional children and
adults, homes for the elderly, halfway houses, and
crisis intervention centers. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4904 Internship in Industrial/ Organizational
Psychology
Prerequisite: At least twelve semester hours in PSY.
Placement in an agency or corporation for eight to
ten hours per week of work in psychology related
businesses, plus meetings with the instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4951 Independent-Guided Study in
Psychology I
Prerequisite: PSY major with 3.0 overall GPA, PSY 1000,
2990, and nine additional semester hours in PSY. Prior
to registration, the student must prepare a written
contract with a department faculty member of the
student’s choice. This contract shall specify the topic
to be studied, the goals of the course, the reading
list, the activities to be done, and the final product
of the course expected by the faculty member. The
department chair must also provide written approval
of the agreement before the student can register.
Qualified psychology majors undertake directed
study on topics of their choice. Student cannot take
this course and PSY 3040, 3041, 4952, 4953, or 4954 in
the same semester.
4952 Independent-Guided Study in
Psychology II
Prerequisite: PSY major with 3.0 overall GPA, PSY 1000,
2990, 4951, and nine additional semester hours in
PSY. Prior to registration, the student must prepare a
written contract with a department faculty member
of the student’s choice. This contract shall specify
the topic to be studied, the goals of the course, the
reading list, the activities to be done, and the final
This course should be taken in the sophomore year.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3040 Experimental Psychology Laboratory
Prerequisite: PSY 2030. Corequisite: PSY 2040 and
approval and acceptance from the instructor.
Qualified students undertake directed research in
a chosen field in psychology with a research team.
Students learn to conceptualize problems, design,
conduct, and write up a study. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3041 Experimental Psychology Laboratory
Prerequisite: PSY 2030, 2040, 3040, and approval and
acceptance from the instructor. Qualified students
undertake directed research in a chosen field in
psychology with a research team. Students learn
to conceptualize problems, design, conduct, and
write up a study. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3220 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1000, 2220. An introduction to
clinical psychology including history, development
of models and their application, assessment and
treatment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3260 Introduction to Psychological
Measurement
Prerequisite: PSY 1000, 2030. An overview of basic
principles of measurement theory with emphasis
on psychological testing. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3270 Experimental Psychology of Learning
Prerequisite: PSY 1000. An exposition of
contemporary learning theory from the viewpoint
of classical and operant conditioning, including
interpretation of the role of drives and motives
and concepts of generalization, discrimination,
emotions, and higher forms of learning. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3280 Cognitive Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1000, 2030. Examines the scientific
study of the acquisition, processing, storage,
retrieval, and use of information. Topics include
perception, attention, forms of memory, memory
effectiveness, imagery, spatial knowledge,
language, concepts, reasoning, problem solving,
judging, and deciding, expertise, creativity,
aging and cognition and unconscious cognitive
functioning. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3290 Sensation and Perception
Prerequisite: PSY 1000, 2030. PSY 2150 may be taken
prior or in conjunction with PSY 3290. Introduction
to the concepts, methods, and findings of
classical and modern psychophysics as they relate
to providing an understanding of the sensory
systems and processing of sensory information.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3320 Social Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1000. Examines the scientific study
of how real, imagined or anticipated actions or
evaluations by others influence our thoughts,
feelings or behavior. Topics include the psychology
of research participation, attitudes, attitude
change, persuasion, conformity, compliance,
stereotypes and prejudice, liking and attraction,
intimate relationships, group processes, social
perception and cognition, the social self, helping
others, hurting others and conflict resolution.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3330 Industrial and Personnel Psychology
Psychological aspects of individual differences,
efficiency, working conditions, accident
2220 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Developmental, clinical-diagnostic, and
experimental approaches to child and adolescent
psychopathology will be addressed. The
developmental course of each disorder and the
role of biological, psychological, and sociocultural
factors and how they interact with a child’s
environment will be addressed. Specifically, the
course will examine disorders related to anxiety,
stress & trauma, mood, schizophrenia, eating
and substance abuse, memory and organic
dysfunctions, ADHD, and personality in childhood
and adolescence. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2230 Psychology of the African American
Experience
This course explores the contexts that shape the
psyche of African Americans. This course examines
the effect of the history of psychology and its
cultural underpinnings on the psychological study
and evaluation of African Americans as a distinct
cultural group. The psychological residuals of
involuntary immigration, slavery, segregation and
discrimination and social trauma will be explored.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2240 Psychology of Women
Reviews the relevant psychological theories
and empirical research on women and gender
throughout the lifespan. The major goals of the
course are to understand the biological, cognitive,
and psychosocial influences that affect the realities
of women’s lives in modern society. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2250 Forensic Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1000. The relationship between
psychology, psychopathology, and mental health
issues that interact with our legal system. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2260 Positive Psychology
Positive psychology studies how human beings
prosper in the face of adversity. It attempts to
identify and enhance the human strengths and
virtues that make life worth living and allow
individuals and communities to thrive. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2270 Health Psychology
Health psychology focuses on the behavioral,
personality, social, cultural, and lifestyle variables
that influence the prevention and treatment of
physical health, disease onset, stress/coping and
intervention strategies, disparities in seeking and
having access to health care, and compliance with
medical treatments. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2280 Introduction to Sport Psychology
Psychological factors affecting sports participation
and their role in sports performance. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2380 Psychology of Anger, Aggression,
Hatred, and Violence
Psychological factors that affect anger, aggression,
hate, and violence and the implications for
assessment, prevention, and interventions in
society and the individual will be explored. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2990 Sophomore Seminar
Prerequisite: PSY 1000. Introduction to the
psychology major, the subfields of psychology, the
methods of discovery, library, and writing skills in
the field and understanding career opportunities.
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1010 Russian, Level I
Corequisite: 10 mandatory sessions at the Global
Language and Culture Center. This course aims to
develop basic communication skills in Russian.
Through a progressive use of the four skills,
listening, speaking, reading and writing, students
develop oral and written proficiency at a limited
level within the context of Russian culture. Credit: 3
semester hours. .
1020 Russian Level II
Prerequisite: RUS 1010. Corequisite: 10 mandatory
sessions at the Global Language and Culture
Center. This course continues to develop basic
communication skills in Russian. Through a
progressive use of the four skills, listening,
speaking, reading and writing, students develop
oral and written proficiency at a limited level
within the context of Russian culture. Credit: 3
semester hours. .
2030 Russian, Level III
Prerequisite: RUS 1020. Corequisite: 10 mandatory
sessions at the Global Language and Culture Center.
This course reviews the basic skills learned in
Russian I and II and continues building oral and
written proficiency with more intensive reading
and conversation within the context of Russian
culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Scientific Inquiry (SCI)
1000 Scientific Inquiry
This course introduces students to the way
scientists think about and view the world. Through
a specific theme, such as evolution, atomic
theory, energy, or plate tectonics, students will
develop their critical thinking and quantitative
reasoning skills. The historical development of the
specific theme is explored to learn how scientific
theories change and develop over time as new
discoveries occur. Science is empirical in nature.
To understand the process of science, students
investigate how experiments are designed and the
results interpreted. Students learn the logic of the
scientific method and how it may be used to solve
problems in their everyday lives. They also learn
how data may be biased and misinterpreted using
historical examples. Finally, because science is not
conducted in a vacuum, and it impacts the world
around us, the students analyze societal issues that
deal with science in terms of values, ethics and
responsibilities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Sociology (SOC)
1000 Introduction to Sociology
The study of human interaction. The influence
of groups, organizations and culture on ways
of thinking, acting, feeling and on values and
lifestyles. Theories and methods for analyzing
social issues and predicting social trends. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1015 Social Inequality, Mobilization and
Social Justice
A critical understanding of inequality based on
links between class, race and gender, various forms
of social mobilization and different perspectives
on social justice and advocacy. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
Congress with the executive; party politics in
the legislative process; contemporary legislative
problems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2430 The American Presidency
Explores the evolution of the American Presidency;
the roles played by the chief executive; the various
concepts of the office; the president’s position
in the Congress; the president’s relationship with
Congress. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2450 Crisis Management at the Local Level
Policy, planning, and management issues of crises;
and examines responsibilities and practices of
local government organizations in response to
natural and human-made events. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2470 State and Local Government and
Administration
Prerequisite: PAPS/GOV 1030. Socioeconomic and
intergovernmental influences on state politics;
party and interest-group politics; legislatures,
governors, and state agencies; budgeting and
economic development issues. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2480 Municipal Government and
Administration
Prerequisite: PAPS/GOV 1030. Socioeconomic
influences on urban politics, machine, reform,
and post-reform political organization; systems of
urban governance; budgeting and land-use issues.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2500 Environmental and Public Law
Prerequisite: PAPS/GOV 1030. The political
issues surrounding environmental regulation,
with emphasis on bureaucratic and judicial
administration of federal legislation governing air,
water, and land-use. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2520 Politics of Environment and
Development
An examination of the political dimensions of
environmental issues in selected countries and
regions around the world. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3580 The Politics of Inequality in the United
States
This course explores the nature of economic,
social, and racial inequality and the way in which
politics is caused by and contributes to these
phenomena. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3590 American Government and Business
Relationship
The relationship of government and business
emphasizing industries with seller concentration
and their market conduct. Consideration of
selected activities and industries; agriculture,
inventions and patents, banking and finance,
public utilities, and the shaping of public policy.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4923; 4926 Field Work in Public
Administration
Prerequisite: Permission of the coordinator. An
internship program in a federal, state, or local
government office with a not-for-profit group.
Periodic consultation with the internship
coordinator is required. Credit: 3 or 6 semester hours.
4995 Senior Seminar in Public Administration
and Public Service
Prerequisite: At least 6 credits from among: GOV
2400, 2580, 3450, 3570; PAPS 2420, 2430, 2470,
2480, 2500, 3590. Credit: 3 semester hours.
product of the course expected by the faculty member.
The department chair must also provide written
approval of the agreement before the student can
register. Qualified psychology majors undertake
directed study on topics of their choice. Student
cannot take this course and PSY 3040, 3041, 4951,
4953, or 4954 in the same semester.
4953 Independent Research in Psychology I
Prerequisite: PSY major with 3.0 overall GPA, PSY 1000,
2030, 2040, and nine additional semester hours in
PSY. Prior to registration, the student must prepare a
written agreement with a department faculty member
of the student’s choice. This agreement shall specify
the research topic to be explored, procedures to be
followed, and the final product of the course expected
by the faculty member. The department chair must
also provide written approval of the agreement before
the student can register. Qualified psychology majors
undertake directed research in a chosen field of
psychology. Student cannot take this course and PSY
3040, 3041, 4951, 4952, or 4954 in the same semester.
4954 Independent Research in Psychology II
Prerequisite: PSY major with 3.0 overall GPA, PSY 1000,
2030, 2040, 4953, and nine additional semester hours
in PSY. Prior to registration, the student must prepare a
written agreement with a department faculty member
of the student’s choice. This agreement shall specify
the research topic to be explored, procedures to be
followed, and the final product of the course expected
by the faculty member. The department chair must
also provide written approval of the agreement before
the student can register. Qualified psychology majors
undertake directed research in a chosen field of
psychology. Student cannot take this course and PSY
3040, 3041, 4951, 4952, or 4953 in the same semester.
Public Administration and Public
Service (PAPS)
1030 American National Government
The nature of United States federalism; the
structure and work of the national government;
the executive branch; the Congress and executive-
legislative relationship; the federal judiciary with
reference to appropriate constitutional cases and
the departments and administrative establishment.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1530 Introduction to Public Administration
Prerequisite: PAPS/GOV 1030. The process of
government organization, administration and
management; current problems and trends;
administrative-political relationships. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1540 Research Methods in Public
Administration
Prerequisite: PAPS/GOV 1530. An examination of
problem definition, developing concepts and
variables, hypothesis testing and the use of
quantitative techniques in public administration
and political science. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2160 American Environmental Politics and
Policies
An analysis of the evolution of the United States
environmental policy and the influence of politics
on those policies with particular emphasis on the
late 20th century. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2420 Congress: Politics and Policy
Examines the organization of the House and
Senate; the evolution of the relationship of
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2110 Women and Crime
The relationship between women and crime:
women as offenders, including the nature and
seriousness of offenses and women as victims of
crime. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2120 Juvenile Delinquency
Delinquency theories and their effect on
prevention, intervention and control strategies.
Development of the American juvenile justice
system and the influence of race, gender, family,
peers and schools. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2220 Domestic Violence
An examination of the social causes of domestic
violence, the impact on victims and approaches
to their recovery and institutional responses to the
problem. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2230 Sociology of Latino/as in the U.S
Impact of migration, immigration policies, politics
and social movements on Latino/as, their families,
gender, cultural identity, race/ethnic relations and
experience in social institutions. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2320 Power, Culture, and News Media
This course examines the social processes involved
in the production of news; including attention to
the political economy of media, textual analysis,
and audience studies Credit: 3 semester hours.
2330 Human Trafficking
This course studies the historical, economic,
political, institutional, legal, and social
characteristics of human trafficking. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2340 Social Construction of Race in the
United States
This course examines the historical and
contemporary social processes that have been
significant in the development of racial formations
in the United States. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2350 Social Construction of Race in the
Americas
Sociological examinations of the significant
historical and contemporary social processes
germane to the development of racial formations
in Latin America and the Caribbean. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2360 Law and Society
An examination of the social forces surrounding
the law. Effects of social systems, social
movements and culture on the law. Different
models of the legal system are analyzed. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2380 Sport and Social Change: Race, Class,
and Gender
The role and function of sport, games and play as
socializing agents, leisure pursuits and business
enterprises; historical, economic and organizational
influences on sport and leisure development.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2410 Race and Ethnicity in America
American ethnicity in comparative cultural
context. Majorities and minorities in terms of
stereotyping, prejudice, unequal distribution
of goods and services, discrimination and
conflict. Major contributions of ethnic groups to
American life. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1140 Sociology of Work
The organization of work in industrial society,
including the shape of the work force; human/
technology interaction; satisfactions and
dissatisfactions that result from the social
structuring of experience of work. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1150 Sociology of the Family
This course examines the institution of marriage
and the family. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1160 Social Construction of Deviance
Study of the causes of deviance, its diverse forms
and patterns, reactions to deviant behavior
by social controllers and others as well as
consequences of deviance for victims and society.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1170 Inequality; Race, Class and Gender
Analysis of the social factors determining class,
power and prestige in American society; poverty
and the effectiveness of welfare policies; interclass
conflicts; the impact of changes in the labor
market and in sex roles. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1190 Sociology of Poverty in America
An examination of the everyday life of poor people
in the U.S. Critical analysis of the development of
social policy, social movements and the conditions
that would have to be changed if poverty is to be
ended. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1570 Gender, Violence and the Movies (Mini-
Course)
Exploration of the relationship between violence
and gender in the cinema. The effect images
of violence have on gendered spectators and
consciousness formation are examined. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2000 Global Crime
This course introduces students to a theoretical
understanding of transnational organized crime
(global crime), describes the major forms it takes,
and addresses relevant policy issues. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2010 The Inside-Out Prison Exchange: Issues
of Crime and Justice Behind the Walls
Experientially-based seminar at Rikers Island jail
examining function and social consequences of
justice policies, particularly mass incarceration;
intersection of race, ethnicity, class, and gender.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2030 Economic Sociology
Sociological analysis of how markets, networks
and hierarchies coordinate economic behavior;
the economy’s relationship to the state, inequality,
technology, culture and globalization. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2040 Methods in Critical Race and Ethnic
Studies
Examination of methodologies and strategies for
including the knowledges of Indigenous, Latin
American, African, and Asian peoples and their
diasporas. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2100 Global Poverty
Failures of global policies to substantially change
the conditions of the world’s poor and conditions
that would have to be changed if poverty is to be
ended. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 The Social Welfare System
Functions and consequences of the American
social welfare system (e.g., housing, public
assistance, health care, criminal justice),
formulation, and evaluation of social policies.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1035 Science, Technology, and the Human
A survey of critical debates surrounding the
relationship between advances and scientific
knowledge and technology and contemporary
sociological theories of what it means to “be
human.” Credit: 3 semester hours.
1040 Social Change
Examination of the social and cultural movements
that are transforming society. Current debates
on feminism, postmodernism, postindustrialism,
identity politics, and technoscience are central to
this course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1045 Migration, Labor, and Justice
A critical sociocultural analysis of links between
national, regional, and global social inequalities,
with an emphasis on social mobility, labor,
migration processes, and justice. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1055 Sociology of War
Analysis of the economic, political and social
causes and consequences of war and its effects on
combatants. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1070 Social Problems
Current social issues and policies; race relations,
crime, deviance, aging, economic and political
trends and their influence on social structures.
Alternative strategies to confront current problems
are considered. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1080 Neighborhoods
This course focuses on neighborhood processes
of cohesion, conflict and change. Race, ethnic,
religious and gender relations are also discussed.
Power at local and city-wide levels and strategies
of community organizations are explored. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1090 Introduction to Social Work
A survey of social work methods and clinical
techniques for problem-solving; rational
interviewing and casework, group dynamics, and
community intervention. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1100 Sociology of Prisons
Prisons are presented within the larger social
context of punishment. A comparative approach
is emphasized to understand the various patterns
of correctional strategies and their implications to
policy and management. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1110 Criminology
Crime, the criminal, the criminal law and cost of
crime. Criminal behavior systems. Explanations for
criminal behavior; the police, the courts, probation,
sentencing, punishment and parole. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1120 Social Psychology
Social experience and its effects on thought,
feeling, and behavior. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1130 White Collar Crime
Basic analytical concepts in the study of white-
collar crime, the major forms of white-collar crime
and legal responses to this form of crime. Credit: 3
semester hours.
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speaking, reading and writing, students develop
oral and written proficiency at a limited level
within the context of Spanish culture. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2030 Spanish, Level III
Prerequisite: SPA 1020. Corequisite: 10 mandatory
sessions at the Global Language and Culture Center.
This course reviews the basic skills learned in
Spanish I and II and continues building oral and
written proficiency with more intensive reading
and conversation within the context of Spanish
culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2040 Intermediate Spanish Conversation
Prerequisite: SPA 2030 or permission of chair.
Corequisite: 10 mandatory sessions at the Global
Language and Culture Center. This course reviews
the basic skills learned in Spanish I, II and III and
continues building oral proficiency with more
intensive conversation within the context of
Hispanic culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2050 Readings in Modern Spanish
Prerequisite: SPA 2030 or 2040, or permission of chair.
This course is structured to meet the needs and
abilities of non-language majors. Conducted in
Spanish. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3090; 3100 Masterpieces of Hispanic
Literature I; II
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
SPA 3090: Through lectures and textual analysis,
this course traces the development of Spanish
literature from its origins through the 20th century.
SPA 3100: Through lectures and textual analysis,
this course traces the development of Spanish-
American literature from the 16th through the
20th century. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
3110; 3120 Advanced Spanish Conversation
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
Conversation based on everyday topics and on
readings taken from a wide range of literary and
non-literary materials. Not open to native or fluent
speakers. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
3350 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of
chair. Course designed to meet the needs of
students who have had little formal training in the
language. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3360 Review of Spanish Grammar
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
Review of Spanish grammar for more advanced
courses. This course may not be taken after the
successful completion of SPA 3870 or 3880. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3450 Feminist Themes in Spanish Literature
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
Critical reading and analysis of works in which
Spanish women articulate culturally imposed
limitations and use fiction as a tool for social
change. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3550 Civilization of Spain
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of
chair. The history, geography, art, science, music,
literature, folklore, politics, habits, and customs
that have contributed to the shaping of Spanish
civilization and culture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3560 Civilization of Spanish America
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of
chair. The history, geography, art, science, music,
3000 Anti-Blackness Around the Globe
Prerequisite: CRES 1000. Students learn about
ideologies of Blackness and anti-Blackness across
the globe, their spread through social movements
and their impact on racial and ethnic formations.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3240 Sociological Theory
Prerequisite: SOC 1000. Classical sociological
theories that influence the analysis of
contemporary society. Emphasis on the works of
Durkheim, Marx, Weber, Simmel, Mead and other
social thinkers. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3660 Power, Change, and Conflict
Analysis of the social bases and contexts of
political power; political conflict, participation, and
nation building; political thought and movements;
various forms of political rule. The course deals
with power in a broad context from the meta state
to everyday life. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4270 Research Methods
Prerequisite: SOC 2610. Survey of data
gathering procedures including the interview,
questionnaires, sampling, scales, aptitude and
personality measures, formal and informal
observation, content analysis, case study and data
analysis. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4280 Internship in Social Research
Prerequisite: SOC 4270. Selected research problems
are carried out as field projects incorporating the
various methods covered in SOC 4270. Open to
sociology majors only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4530 Social Work Internship
Prerequisite: SOC 1090 with a grade of B or better,
and consultation with instructor prior to registration.
Supervised learning experiences in social service
agencies dealing with individuals, families and/or
groups. Students are required to put in 100 hours for
3 credits. Credit: 3 or 6 semester hours.
4953 Individual Guided Research
Guided theoretical or empirical research on an
individual basis. The Chair must give written
approval. Open only to sociology majors and minors.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4990 Sociology Seminar
Prerequisite: SOC 3240 and 4270. Major concepts
of sociology discussed. Student interaction
represents major contribution to class sessions.
Service learning component. Required for all senior
sociology majors. All others by permission of Chair.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Spanish (SPA)
1010 Spanish, Level I
Corequisite: 10 mandatory sessions at the Global
Language and Culture Center. This course develops
basic communication skills in Spanish. Through
a progressive use of the four skills, listening,
speaking, reading and writing, students develop
oral and written proficiency at a limited level
within the context of Spanish culture. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1020 Spanish, Level II
Prerequisite: SPA 1010. Corequisite: 10 mandatory
sessions at the Global Language and Culture
Center. This course continues to develop basic
communication skills in Spanish. Through a
progressive use of the four skills, listening,
2420 Immigration and Inequality in the U.S.
Sociological analysis of immigration focusing
on the relationship between birthright,
naturalization, immigration laws, citizenship
and patterns of racial, ethnic, class and gender
inequality. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2430 Sociology of Gender and Sexualities
This course focuses on issues related to gender
roles in modern society. Inequality between
women and men in society, male-female
interactions, women’s and men’s movements
and social change are discussed. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2440 Gender and Sexualities Identities in
Popular Culture
Exploration of the social construction of
gender in popular culture and the interaction
between the individual and these images in the
formation of the self. Special attention is given
to the construction of gender identity in films,
television and music. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2450 Sociology of the Black Experience
This course examines the content and nature
of African-American experience and how it has
changed over time. Economic, cultural, religious,
political, and sociological aspects of the Black
and African-American experience will be
examined. The struggle for equal rights, social
justice and empowerment will be central. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2460 Social Justice and the City
This course will examine various forms of
deprivation, inequality and intolerance in urban
areas and will address these issues through
sociological discourse, social action and urban
policy. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2470 Gender and Sexualities in a Global
Context
The city and its environs; the complexity of
its population residential movements and
industrial migration; contrasting values of the
city and
suburbs, including the transition from
modern to the postmodern city. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2610 Statistical Methods for the Social
Sciences
Introduction to statistical concepts and
procedures for social science students. Students
are taught basic computer literacy and
have access to the Internet. Descriptive and
inferential statistics are the focus of this course.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2630 The City and Metropolis
The city and its environs; the complexity of
its population residential movements and
industrial migration; contrasting values of
the city and suburbs, including the transition
from modern to the postmodern city. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2680 Critical Debates in the City
This course will undertake an in-depth analysis of
selected, contemporary debates and issues facing
cities. It will include opportunities for original
research by the students. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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2110 Reading the Old Testament
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A survey of the Old
Testament/Hebrew Bible, with attention to the
history and religion of Israel in the context of the
ancient Near East. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2120 Reading the New Testament
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A survey of the New
Testament, with attention to its historical and
literary context, and its theological significance.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2200 The Mystery of Triune God
Prerequisite: THE 1000. The Christian theology of the
triune God, with its implications for issues such as
faith and reason, theological language, Christian
praxis, and dialogue with other religious traditions.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2205 Jesus in Christian Faith
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A study of statements of faith
interpreting Jesus’ work and nature in the gospels,
ancient creeds, later theology, and praxis of faith.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2210 Perspectives on the Church
Prerequisite: THE 1000. The theology of the Christian
community: its Scriptural warrants and history,
issues such as: the role of the Church in salvation,
the relation between the local and universal
Church, Vatican II, ecumenism, authority. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2215 Christian Worship and Sacraments
Prerequisite: THE 1000. This course explores worship,
and sacraments especially in the American
context. It examines “culture” and its
influence on the understanding and experience
of the “holy” and “mystery” in Christian rite, time,
and place in light of recent developments in
sacramental theology and practice. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2245 Liberation Theologies
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Examines the ways in which
marginalized, oppressed, and poor communities
reflect on God in light of their experiences as a
method of doing theology. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2255 Race and Religion in the United States
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An examination of the critical
and mutually interrelated realities of race and
religion in the U.S., in particular, the shifting and
varied ways in which racial categories have been
used to shape and understand religion in the U.S.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2340 Women and Theology
Prerequisite: THE 1000. The emergence of a theology
of women, stressing personhood; Scripture and
Christian traditions concerning women are joined
with a study of present Church and world needs.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2400 Christian Spirituality and Mysticism
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A study of the spiritual
dimensions of humanity based on the religious
nature of human beings, the Christian tradition,
and modern interdisciplinary insights regarding
human nature. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2410 Spirituality of the Educator
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An introduction for future
educators to the spiritual dimensions of the
art of teaching focusing on the development
of the teacher’s personal spirituality as well as
3900 Art and Skills of Translation
Prerequisite: SPA 3870 or 3880, or permission of chair.
Theoretical and practical aspects of translation.
Students are expected to translate a wide range
of texts from Spanish to English. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3910 Mystery Novel in Spain (ENG)
Survey of the contemporary mystery novel in
Spain as a reflection of historical and cultural
circumstances. Course conducted in English and is
not applicable to the Spanish major or minor. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3912 The Spanish Short Story (ENG)
The modern short story in Peninsular Spanish
literature. Course conducted in English and is not
applicable to the Spanish major or minor. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3914 Contemporary Spain (ENG)
The evolution of Spanish culture from 1898 to
the present. Course conducted in English and is not
applicable to the Spanish major or minor. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4903 Internship
Prerequisite: 3110 or 3120, or permission of chair. Total
immersion experience in a field of interest chosen
by the student in New York where the target
language is spoken. Credit: 3 or 6 semester hours.
4953 Independent Study
Prerequisite: SPA 3090 or 3100, or permission of chair.
Guided undergraduate student research arranged
on an individual basis. Permission of the chair and
the language area coordinator required. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4980 International Internship (Spain)
Prerequisite: SPA 3110 or 3120, or permission of chair.
Total immersion experience in the field of interest
chosen by the student. Credit: 3 or 6 semester hours.
Speech (SPE)
1000 Public Speaking
Introduction to the theory and practice of public
speaking in a variety of communication contexts.
Students will learn and practice the principles
of public speaking, including topic selection,
audience adaptation, invention and arrangement
of arguments, and the incorporation of the
appropriate style to the message. Additionally,
students will learn techniques in actively listening
and message evaluation. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Theology (THE)
1000 Perspectives on Christianity: A Catholic
Approach
An introduction to Christianity highlighting belief
statements, practices, scripture, rites, theological
writings, artistic expressions, and other discourses
manifesting and expressing the Christian faith in
its various traditions through its development. All
students regardless of religious affiliation must take
THE 1000. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2000 The Catholic Imagination
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Examines the role of Catholic
imagination vis-à-vis culture with particular
attention to ways it has been manifested in
cultural productions such as art, literature, music,
and film. Credit: 3 semester hours.
literature, folklore, politics, manners, and customs
which have contributed to the molding of
Spanish-American civilization and culture. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3580 Works of Cervantes I
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of
chair. An in-depth study of Don Quijote. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3600 Contemporary Spain
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
A study of all aspects of contemporary Spanish life.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3610; 3620 Spanish Golden Age Literature I; II
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of
chair. A study of the major literary genres and the
principal writers and works of the period. Credit: 3
semester hours per semester.
3611 The U.S. Latino Immigrant Experience
Through Literature and Culture
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
The study of literary and artistic production of
Latino immigrants in the U.S. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3640 Romanticism and Realism in Spanish
Literature
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
Survey of 19th-century Spanish literature in its
cultural and historical context. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3690 Contemporary Spanish America
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
Study of all aspects of contemporary Spanish
American society and culture. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3710 The Essay in Spanish-American
Literature
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of
chair. A study of the origin and development of
the essay in Spanish-American literature. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3730 Spanish American Short Story
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
A study of the development of the short story in
Spanish America from the colonial period to the
twentieth century. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3740 Contemporary Spanish American Poetry
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of
chair. The principal developments of the genre in
Spanish America with a study of representative
authors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3775 Spanish Short Story
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
A study of the development of the modern short
story in Peninsular Spanish literature. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3781 Modern Spanish Poetry
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or 2050, or permission of chair.
A study of the trajectory of Spanish poetry from
the Romantics to the Novisimos. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3870; 3880 Advanced Spanish Grammar and
Composition I; II
Prerequisite: SPA 2040 or permission of chair. Difficult
points of Spanish grammar and syntax with
translation of selected passages into idiomatic
Spanish. Credit: 3 semester hours per semester.
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3225 Death and Resurrection in Modern
Christian Thought
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An examination of America’s
interest in death, contributions of the behavioral
sciences; biblical and theological perspectives on
death and resurrection; contemporary reflections
on how to live with death. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3230 Christian Marriage
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An exploration of the
theological, psychological and sociological
dimensions of marriage and family life. The course
places particular emphasis on marriage as a
sacrament, on the sacredness of family, and on
the challenges related to contemporary family life.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3235 Ministry, Orders, Religious Life
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Examination of ministry in the
life of Jesus as well as manner in which this ministry
is manifested in lay and ordained ministry, and
the various forms of canonical religious life in the
Roman Catholic Church. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3240 Feminist and Womanist Theologies
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Introduction to
contemporary global feminist and womanist
theologies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3250 Dialogue Among the Churches and
Religions
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A study of the self-image of
the Catholic Church and its relations with other
Christian Churches and world religions; current
dialogues taking place on the local, national, and
international levels. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3260 Religion and the Arts
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Restricted registration for fine
arts majors only. Others may enroll with permission
of instructor. An exploration of the relationship
that exists among the “fine” arts, spirituality, and
religion. More particularly, we focus on the ways
that the arts have been and are used in the
religious traditions, and more particularly the
Christian tradition. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3265 Theology and Film
Prerequisite: THE 1000. How film functions vis-à-
vis theology and religion; film as a theological
and religious text as well as film as it embodies
religious stories. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3270 Theology in Literature
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Theological interpretations
of religious themes, metaphors, and symbols in
classic works of imaginative literature, undertaken
with the aid of critical literary theory and historical
contextualization. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3300 Moral Theology of Health Care
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An exploration of moral
decision-making as it relates to the health care
professions, with attention to specific issues,
including: the right to health care, social justice
and health, conscience, abortion, euthanasia,
prolongation of life, genetics, contraception,
sterilization, drug use, chemical addiction, and
human experimentation. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3305 Moral Theology of the Marketplace
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Restricted Registration. An
exploration and analysis of moral decision-making
as it applies to the world of business. Open to
Tobin College of Business juniors and seniors only, or
with permission of the chairperson. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
Traditional Church doctrines such as creation,
divine providence, original sin, biblical miracles,
virginal conception, resurrection, and eternal life
are re-examined with light from contemporary
scientific knowledge. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3010 Introduction to Christian Ethics
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An overview of Christian
ethics, with particular attention to Catholic moral
theology, addressing fundamental concepts and
selected personal and social ethical issues. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3020 Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An exploration of modern
Catholic social teaching through attention to
economic, political, and cultural moral issues such
as poverty, racism, immigration, and the ecological
crisis. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3050 The Challenge of Identity, Spirituality,
and Living in a Global World
Prerequisite: THE 1000 and the 2000 series core course.
Theological investigation of challenges of identity,
spirituality, and living in a global world. Integration
of Vincentian values, religious tradition and
practices in a global context. Open to seniors only.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3100 The Gospels of Matthew, Mark,
and Luke
Prerequisite: THE 1000. This course explores the
message of and about Jesus of Nazareth found in
the oldest written Christian narratives concerning
him, the so-called “synoptic gospels.” Credit: 3
semester hours.
3105 The Writings of John
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A study of the Gospel of
John, its origins, structure and theology, and of
the three Letters of John, with a consideration of
their relationship to the Fourth Gospel and the
Apocalypse. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3110 The Letters of Paul
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A study of the New
Testament letters attributed to Paul, with attention
to the literary, social, and theological issues in the
study of these documents and the early Christian
communities to which they were addressed.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3120 The Prophets
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A survey of the Old
Testament Prophetic Books and a discussion of the
nature and significance of prophecy in the Bible
and in its context in the ancient Near East. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3210 Theological Anthropology
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An introduction to
theological anthropology; the human person as an
historical reality. Various conceptions of humanity
in the light of the Judeo-Christian revelation. The
problem of nature and grace; human evolution
and the hope for eternal life. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3215 Theology of Mary and the Saints
Prerequisite: THE 1000. The genesis, historical
development and current manifestations of the
theology of Mary and the saints and Christian
liturgical and devotional practices associated with
honoring them. Credit 3 semester hours.
the formative role of teachers in the spiritual
development of students. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2501 History of Christian Theology I: Origins
Through the Middle Ages
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Theology and history of the
Catholic Church and its relation to other religious
and cultural traditions up until 1500 AD. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2502 History of Christian Theology II:
Reformations to the Present
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Theology and history of the
Catholic Church and its relation to other religious
and cultural traditions from 1500 AD to the
present. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2700 Introduction to Eastern Orthodoxy
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A survey of the churches
of the Christian East, their doctrine and spiritual
disciplines, and their differences from the churches
of the Christian West. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2710 Introduction to Protestantism
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A survey of the Protestant
Christian movement and Protestant thought from
the Reformation in Europe in the 16th century to
the present-day spread of Protestant Christianity
throughout the world. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2800 Global Catholicism
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A broad historical and
theological perspective on contemporary trends
shaping global Catholicism and how the Catholic
Church could shape the world in the Third
Millennium. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2810 Introduction to World Religions
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A critical introduction to
the study of world religions, exploring the beliefs,
rituals and ethical ideals of representative religious
manifestations of the past and present. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2820 Introduction to Judaism
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Survey of the history of
Judaism, with emphasis on its concepts and
practices; relationship of Judaism to Christianity;
the major theological schools in Judaism. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2830 Introduction to Hinduism
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Hindu religion: Its scriptures,
theology, philosophy and creeds—Vaisnavism and
Saivism, eastern mysticism and yoga, and modern
Hindu religious consciousness. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2840 Introduction to Buddhism
Prerequisite: THE 1000. The origin of Buddhism in
India: its metaphysics, ethics, monastic order, and
scriptures. Discussion of the teachings of two
schools of Buddhism: the Theravada in Southeast
Asia, and the Mahayana and Zen Buddhism in
North and Northeast Asia. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2850 Introduction to Islam
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A survey of the religion of
Islam on the basis of the Qu’ran and Sunnah and its
role in the contemporary world. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2920 Science and Religion
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A comparative study of
methods in science with methods in theology, with
a view to understanding the relationship
between scientific and theological truth.
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4995 Integrative Interdisciplinary Social
Justice Seminar
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Capstone for the
Interdisciplinary Minor in Social Justice: Theory and
Practice in the Vincentian Tradition. By integrating
the academic and experiential emphases of
previous coursework in the minor and by
encouraging a research focus on a specific aspect
of social justice, the seminar promotes: (1) student
understanding of theological, philosophical,
economic, sociological, and political concepts
of social justice; (2) student analytical skills in
evaluating the variety of attempts to develop
social justice; (3) active student involvement in the
promotion of social justice. Restricted to students
enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Minor in Social Justice
except with permission of chair or program director.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3840 Contemporary Judaism
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A survey of the theological
and philosophical foundations of Judaism, and its
development as a framework for contemporary
Jewish life and practice. Religious, ethical, and
educational attitudes found among Jews today; an
examination of Judaism as a religious experience
and a way of life in modern times. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3850 The Holocaust and Its Aftermath
Prerequisite: THE 1000. The reaction of Jews and
Christians to the destruction of Eastern European
Judaism and the Jewish response in prayer,
literature and religious thought. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3870 Global Cultures and World Religions:
Intersections of the Sacred and the Ordinary
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Examines how spiritualities,
religious practices, and ideas of transcendence are
located within different cultures and normative
societal activities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3910 Faith and Reason in Theology
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A study of selected texts in
the philosophy of religion, illustrating the classical
philosophical interpretation of ancient Greco-
Roman religion, medieval Christian philosophy
in the service of the Christian religion, and the
analysis and critique of religion by modern,
religiously autonomous philosophies. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3930 Psychology and Religion
Prerequisite: THE 1000. A survey of the interpretation
of religion in major psychological schools and
the application of psychological insights by the
Christian churches to their ideals of personality
and the Christian way of life. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4920 Selected Theological Questions
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Course does not satisfy
St. John’s University Core requirements. Open to
students who desire to pursue an in-depth study
of particular theological subjects of interest to
them under the guidance of a member of the
Theology faculty. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4930 Reading and Research
Prerequisite: THE 1000 and nine semester hours in
THE. Course does not satisfy St. John’s University Core
requirements. Restricted registration. Guided research
and reading on an individual basis. Students must
submit to the department Chair, in writing and
prior to registration, an outline of the subject areas
to be researched or read together with written
acceptance of the project by a faculty member of
their choice. Open to juniors and seniors only. Prior
departmental approval required. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4990 Seminar
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Course does not satisfy St.
John’s University Core requirements. An in-depth
study of particular theological subjects under the
guidance of a member of the Theology faculty.
Required for Theology majors and open to Theology
minors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3310 Theologies of Peace
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An examination of peace
and the Christian response to war and violence,
in dialogue with other religious perspectives,
Judaism, and Islam. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3330 Ecology and Environmental Ethics
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An examination of theologies
of creation and moral responsibility for the
environment, drawing on Christian and other
religious traditions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3350 Ethics, Religion, and Global
Development
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Examines the influence and
role of religion in the ethics of global development
with an emphasis on sustainable development,
human rights, poverty, and economics. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3360 Justice, Spirituality, and Social Justice
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Practice-centered ethics
course; engagement and experimentation with
social theories, spiritual practices, advocacy
strategies, and tactics that promote social change.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3410 Helping the Neighbor: Vincent de Paul
and the Meaning of Christian Service
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An examination of the
meaning of Gospel service through the spirituality
of St. Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century French
saint regarded by both Christians and others as
a forerunner of modern social service. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3530 Religion and the Modern World
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Examines how religion and
secularism shaped and was shaped by modern
politics, globalization, liberalism and colonialism.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3550 Theology in the Middle Ages
Prerequisite: THE 1000. An introduction to the
theology and history of the Catholic Church during
the Middle Ages (600–1500 A.D.) by means of an
interdisciplinary study of theology, philosophy,
history and literature using primary and secondary
sources. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3610 Youth Ministry: Theory and Practice
Prerequisite: THE 1000. The theory and practice of
ministry to youth as it is currently developing,
especially in the United States. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3810 Anthropology of Religion
Prerequisite: THE 1000. Religions of societies with
primitive technologies examined to see various
forms religion takes, the functions it serves and
the meanings it has for the people believing and
practicing it. Consideration of the cultural contexts
of religion and its relation to change. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3820 Israel and the Ancient Near East
Prerequisite: THE 1000. The history of Israel as
recovered through the tools of contemporary
scholarship, in order to understand its religious
roots and influence on contemporary life. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3830 Modern Moral Issues in Judaism
Prerequisite: THE 1000. The application of Jewish
theological and ethical teachings in working out
solutions to moral and religious problems. Credit: 3
semester hours.
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Art and Design
Joseph Adolphe, Professor, B.F.A., Alberta College
of Art; M.F.A., School of Visual Arts.
Elizabeth Albert, Associate Professor, B.F.A., Boston
University School for the Arts; M.F.A., CUNY, Queens
College.
Elizabeth DeLuna, Professor, B.F.A., San Francisco
Art Institute; M.F.A., Yale School of Art.
Louis DiGena, Associate Professor, B.A., Upsala
College; M.F.A., School of Visual Arts.
Paul Fabozzi, Professor, B.F.A., Alfred University;
M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania.
Amy Rebecca Gansell, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Barnard College of Columbia University; M.A., Ph.D.,
Harvard University.
Tyreek Jackson, Assistant Professor, B.M., Berklee
College of Music; M.A., Ed.D., Columbia University.
Thomas Kerr, Associate Professor, B.F.A., Alberta
College of Art; M.F.A., School of Visual Arts.
Belenna M. Lauto, Professor, B.F.A., St. John’s
University; M.A., New York University.
William A. Morel, Professor, B.F.A., St. John’s
University; M.F.A., Rutgers University.
Kyla Paolucci, Professor, B.F.A., Rhode Island School
of Design; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Susan Rosenberg, Professor, B.A., Brown
University; Ph.D., New York University.
Claudia Sbrissa, Professor, B.F.A., The School of the
Art Institute of Chicago; M.F.A., Rochester Institute
of Technology.
Aaris Sherin, Professor, B.F.A., York University,
Toronto; B.E., Queens University, Kingston; M.F.A.,
Cornell University.
Heidi Upton, Associate Professor, B.M., The
Juilliard School; M.M., The Juilliard School; D.M.A.,
Manhattan School of Music.
Biological Sciences
Samira Fargali, Assistant Professor, M.S. Polytechnic
University, Germany; Ph.D. Helmholtz Center for
Infection Research, Germany.
Dianella G. Howarth, Professor, B.A., University of
Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Harvard University.
Simon Geir Moller, Professor, EMBO Young
Investigator, Provost, B.S., University of Leeds, UK;
M.S., The University of London; Ph.D., University of
Leeds, U.K.
Vladimir Poltoratsky, Assistant Professor, B.A., M.S.,
St. Petersburg State University, Russia; Ph.D., Russian
Academy of Sciences.
Matteo Ruggiu, Associate Professor, B.S., University
of Pavia, Italy; Ph.D., Medical Research Council,
Edinburgh, U.K.
Juan C. Santos, Assistant Professor, B.S., Pontificia
Universidad Católica del Ecuador; M.S., Ph.D.,
University of Texas at Austin.
Laura Schramm, Professor, B.S., SUNY, Stony Brook;
M.S., St. John’s University; Ph.D., SUNY, Stony Brook.
Richard Stalter, Professor, B.S., Rutgers University;
M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of
South Carolina.
Ales Vancura, Professor, M.S., Ph.D., The Prague
Institute of Chemical Technology.
Ivana Vancurova, Professor, M.S., Ph.D., The Prague
Institute of Chemical Technology; Ph.D., Czech
Academy of Sciences.
Wan S. Yang, Assistant Professor, B.S., Ph.D., KAIST,
South Korea.
Yong Yu, Associate Professor, B.S., Ocean University
of Qingdao, China; Ph.D., Chinese Academy of
Sciences.
Yan Zhu, Assistant Professor, B.S., M.S., Wuhan
University, China; Ph.D., Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School.
Rachel Zufferey, Professor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich,
Switzerland.
Chemistry
James E. Brady, Professor Emeritus, B.S., Hofstra
University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
David Brown, Professor, B.S., University of the West
Indies; Ph.D., CUNY, City College.
Victor Cesare, Professor, B.S., SUNY, Albany; M.S.,
Ph.D., St. John’s University.
Steven Graham, Professor, B.S., Ph.D., SUNY, Stony
Brook.
Alison G. Hyslop, Professor, B.S., Macalester
College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Erica Y. Jacobs, Assistant Professor, B.A., Case
Western Reserve University; M.S., Yale University;
Ph.D., University of Washington.
Eugene J. Kupchick, Professor Emeritus, B.S., Ph.D.,
Rutgers University.
Philip S. Lukeman, Associate Professor, B.Sc.
Leicester University/Colorado State University;
Ph.D., Cambridge University.
Elise G. Megehee, Associate Professor, B.S.,
University of Rochester; M.S., Ph.D., University of
North Carolina.
Richard Rosso, Associate Professor, B.S., SUNY,
Albany; Ph.D., SUNY, Buffalo.
Joseph Serafin, Associate Professor, B.S., Gannon
University; Ph.D., Columbia University.
Ralph Stephani, Professor Emeritus, B.S., College of
the Holy Cross; Ph.D., SUNY, Buffalo.
Siao F. Sun, Professor Emeritus, LL.B., National
Chengchi University; M.A., University of Utah; M.S.,
Loyola University; Ph.D., University of Illinois; Ph.D.,
University of Chicago.
Anthony C. Testa, Professor Emeritus, B.S., CUNY;
Ph.D., Columbia University.
Francisco Vazquez, Assistant Professor, B.S.,
Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of
Michigan.
Enju Wang, Professor, B.S., Shandong Normal
University; M.Sc., Nanjing Soil Institute Academia
Sinica; Ph.D., Laboratorium für Organische Chemie;
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Michigan.
Communication Sciences
and Disorders
Fredericka Bell-Berti, Professor Emeritus, B.S., City
College of New York; Ph.D., CUNY.
Nancy Colodny, Associate Professor, B.S., Emerson
College; M.S., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia
University.
Shruti Deshpande, Assistant Professor, B.S., M.S.,
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India;
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
Gary E. Martin, Assistant Professor, B.A., M.A.,
University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Suzanne Miller, Associate Professor, B.A., Boston
College; M.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D., CUNY.
Monica Wagner, Associate Professor, B.A., SUNY
Cortland; M.A., Ph.D., CUNY.
Rebecca Wiseheart, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A.,
Ph.D., University of Florida.
Yan H. Yu, Assistant Professor, B.A., Hubei Institute
of Technology; M.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D.,
CUNY.
Communication Studies
Kisha Dasent, Assistant Professor, B.S., SUNY,
Empire State College; M.A., Kean University; Ph.D.,
Howard University.
Sanae Elmoudden, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado.
George Fitzpatrick, Lecturer, B.S., St. John’s
University; M.A., Texas State University.
Jeremiah Hickey, Associate Professor, B.A., St. John
Fisher College; M.A., State University of New York,
College at Brockport; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
Sakina Jangbar, Assistant Professor, B.A., California
State University, Northridge; M.A., California State,
Northridge; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin.
Stephen M. Llano, Associate Professor, B.A., Texas
A&M University; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D.,
University of Pittsburgh.
Kelly Rocca-DelGaizo, Professor, B.A., Slippery
Rock University; M.A., Ed.D., West Virginia University.
Core Studies
Elizabeth Albert, Associate Professor, B.F.A., Boston
University; M.F.A., Queens College.
Sophie Bell, Professor, B.A., Wesleyan University;
M.A., Ph.D., Tufts University.
Chiara Cillerai, Professor, B.A, M.A., University of
Florence, Italy; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Phyllis Conn, Associate Professor, B.S., Ball State
University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
Marilyn Dono-Koulouris, Associate Professor, B.S.,
Baruch College; M.B.A., Wagner College; Ed.D., St.
John’s University.
David Farley, Associate Professor, BA., Adelphi
University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tulsa.
Jonathan Fowler, Associate Professor, B.A.,
California State University Fullerton; Ph.D.,
University of California Riverside.
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Roseanne Gatto, Associate Professor, B.A., St.
John’s University; M.A., City University of New
York Graduate Center; Ph.D., Indiana University of
Pennsylvania.
Roberta L. Hayes, Associate Professor, B.S.,
Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Colorado.
Tamara Issak, Assistant Professor, B.A., William
Paterson University; M.A, Rutgers University; Ph.D.,
Syracuse University.
Paula Kay Lazrus, Professor, B.A., University of
Pennsylvania, M.A., Bryn Mawr College, Ph.D.,
Boston University.
Sharon Marshall, Associate Professor,, B.A., Vassar
College; M.A., City College of New York.
Sean Murray, Associate Professor, B.S., B.A.,
University of Notre Dame; M.A.T., M.A., Ph.D., State
University of New York-Binghamton.
Eric Raymer, Assistant Professor, B.S., Minnesota
State University; Ph.D., North Carolina State
University.
Tara Roeder, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A., St.
John’s University; Ph.D., City University of New York
Graduate Center.
Heidi Upton, Associate Professor, B.M., M.M., The
Juilliard School; D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music.
English
Dohra Ahmad, Professor, B.A., Yale University; M.A.,
Ph.D., Columbia University.
Steven Alvarez, Professor, B.A., University of
Arizona; M.Phil., Ph.D., CUNY.
Lee Ann Brown, Professor, M.F.A., Brown University.
Gabriel Brownstein, Professor, B.A., Oberlin
College; M.F.A, Columbia University.
Raj Chetty, Associate Professor, B.A., University of
California; M.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D.,
University of Washington.
Scott Combs, Associate Professor, B.A., University
of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley.
Robert Fanuzzi, Associate Professor, B.A., College
of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern
University.
Robert Forman, Professor, B.A., St. John’s College;
M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
Granville Ganter, Associate Professor, Boston
University; M.A., University of Vermont; Ph.D., CUNY.
Anne Geller, Professor, B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A.,
N.Y.U., Ph.D., Steinhardt School of Education.
Rachel Hollander, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Amy King, Professor, B.A., Bates College; M.A., Ph.D.,
Harvard University.
Brian Lockey, Professor, B.A., Swarthmore College;
M.A., University of Sussex; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Kathleen Lubey, Professor, B.A., Ithaca College;
M.A., SUNY, Buffalo; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Gregory Maertz, Professor, B.A., Northwestern
University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University.
Steven Mentz, Professor, B.A., Princeton University;
M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.
Stephen Miller, Professor, B.A., M.A., CUNY; Ph.D.,
New York University.
Melissa Mowry, Professor, B.A., Boston University;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware.
Derek Owens, Professor, B.A., SUNY, Geneseo; M.A.,
D.A., SUNY, Albany.
Nicole Rice, Professor, B.A., Yale University; M. Phil.,
Cambridge University; Ph.D., Columbia University.
LaToya Sawyer, Assistant Professor, B.A., Hartwick
College; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.
Stephen Sicari, Professor, B.A., Manhattan College;
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.
Jennifer Travis, Professor, B.A., Vassar College; M.A.,
Ph.D., Brandeis University.
Elda Tsou, Associate Professor, B.A., University of
California, Berkeley; M.A., University of Chicago;
M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.
Government and Politics
Uma Balakrishnan, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A.,
University of Bombay; Ph.D., University of Notre
Dame.
William Byrne, Associate Professor, B.A., University
of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University
of America.
Raymond L. Carol, Professor Emeritus, B.A., Johns
Hopkins University; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.
Vincent Chen, Professor Emeritus, LL.B., Chung
Cheng University, Nanchang, China; M.A., University
of Chicago; Ph.D., Yale University.
Fred Cocozzelli, Associate Professor, B.A., The
Catholic University of America; M.A., Columbia
University; Ph.D., New School University.
Diane Heith, Associate Professor, B.A., Cornell
University; M.A., Brown University; Ph.D., Brown
University.
David W. Kearn, Assistant Professor, B.A., Amherst
College; M.A., Harvard University, John F. Kennedy
School Of Government; Ph.D., University of Virginia.
Barbara Koziak, Associate Professor, B.A., University
of Texas at Austin; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
University.
Azzedine Layachi, Professor, B.A., Algiers
University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
Frank P. LeVeness, Professor, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., St.
John’s University.
Robert F. Pecorella, Associate Professor, B.A., St.
John’s University; M.A., CUNY, Brooklyn College;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Raymond Polin, Professor Emeritus, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.,
New York University.
Luba Racanska, Associate Professor, B.A., Yale
University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill.
History
Dolores L. Augustine, Professor Emeritus, B.S.F.S.,
Georgetown University; M.A., Ph.D., Freie University
of Berlin, Germany.
Joseph A. Bongiorno, Associate Professor, B.A., St.
Francis College; M.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D.,
University of Connecticut; J.D. New York University
Law School.
Mauricio Borrero, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Georgetown University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
University.
Tracey-Anne Cooper, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Lancaster University; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College.
Jessica L. Harris, Assistant Professor, B.A., M.A.,
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
Shahla Hussain, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A.,
Jamia Millia University; Ph.D., Tufts University.
Jeffrey C. Kinkley, Professor Emeritus, B.A.,
University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
University.
Timothy A. Milford, Associate Professor, B.A., Duke
University; Ph.D., Harvard University.
Ian Matthew Miller, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.
Philip Misevich, Associate Professor, B.A. St. John’s
University; Ph.D., Emory University.
Frank Ninkovich, Professor Emeritus, B.A., M.A.,
Roosevelt University; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Susie J. Pak, Associate Professor, B.A., Dartmouth
College; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.
Alejandro Quintana, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Autonomous University of the State of Puebla,
Mexico; M.A., Hunter College, CUNY; Ph.D., The
Graduate Center, CUNY.
Nerina Rustomji, Professor, B.A., University of Texas
at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.
Susan Schmidt Horning, Associate Professor,
B.A., M.A., University of Akron; Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University.
Kristin Szylvian, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Univeristy of Lowell; M.A., Duquesne University;
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University.
Konrad T. Tuchscherer, Associate Professor, B.A.,
University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of London.
Lara Vapnek, Professor, B.A., Barnard College; M.A.,
Ph.D., Columbia University.
Erika Vause, Associate Professor, B.A., University of
California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
James Wolfinger, Professor, B.S., Auburn
University; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D.,
Northwestern University.
Languages and Literatures
Ninah Beliavsky, Associate Professor of ESL, B.A.,
University of Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern
University.
Alina Camacho-Gingerich, Professor, B.A., SUNY,
Buffalo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Glayol Ekbatani, Associate Professor of ESL, B.A.,
Tehran University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Carmen F. Klohe, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Montclair State University; M.A., CUNY, Queens
College; Ph.D., CUNY, Graduate Center.
Eduardo Mitre, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Universidad Mayor de San Simon; M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Pittsburgh.
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Gen Long, Associate Professor, B.S., Shandong
University; Ph.D., University of Buffalo.
Mostofa Sadoqi, Professor, Chair, B.S., École
Nationale de Superior des Méchanique; M.S., Ph.D.,
Polytechnic University.
Psychology
Andrea Jill Bergman, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Cornell University; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University.
Elizabeth N. Brondolo, Professor, B.S., SUNY,
Purchase; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Elissa Jill Brown, Professor, B.A., University of
Pennsylvania; M.S., Ph.D., SUNY, Albany.
William F. Chaplin, Professor, A.B., Stanford
University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon.
Dana L. Chesney, Associate Professor, B.A.,
University of Virginia; M.S., Ph.D, Rutgers University.
Tamara Del Vecchio, Professor, B.A., SUNY, Albany;
M.A., Ph.D., SUNY, Stony Brook.
Raymond DiGiuseppe, Professor, B.A., Villanova
University; M.A., SUNY, Brockport; Ph.D., Hofstra
University.
Philip M. Drucker, Associate Professor, B.A.,
College of Staten Island; M.A., Ph.D, Brooklyn
College, CUNY.
Dawn P. Flanagan, Professor, B.S., University of
Massachusetts, Amherst; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio State
University.
Carolyn Greco-Vigorito, Associate Professor, B.S.,
CUNY, Brooklyn College; M.S., Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts.
Beverly A. Greene, Professor, B.A., New York
University; M.A., Ph.D., Derner Institute of Adelphi
University.
Ernest V.E. Hodges, Professor, B.A., Florida State
University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.
Rafael A. Javier, Professor, B.A., CUNY, Herbert H.
Lehman College; Ph.D., New York University.
Wilson H. McDermut, Associate Professor,
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., American
University.
Lauren Moskowitz, Associate Professor, B.S.,
Cornell University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of
New York at Stony Brook.
Ester Navarro-Garcia, Assistant Professor, B.A.,
University of Granada; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont
Graduate University.
Jeffrey S. Nevid, Professor, B.A., SUNY,
Binghamton; Ph.D., SUNY, Albany.
Samuel O. Ortiz, Professor, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Southern California.
Melissa Peckins, Assistant Professor, B.S., M.S.,
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Miguel Roig, Professor, B.A., The New Jersey City
University; M.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D., Rutgers
University.
Marlene Sotelo-Dynega, Associate Professor, B.S.,
M.A., Psy.D., St. John’s University.
Mark D. Terjesen, Professor, B.A., Boston
University; Ph.D., Hofstra University.
Brendan T. Conuel, Assistant Professor, B.A.,
Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D, Stony Brook
University.
Zachary D. Davis, Associate Professor, B.A.,
University of New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Southern
Illinois University.
Robert Delfino, Associate Professor, B.A., St. John’s
University; Ph.D., SUNY, Buffalo.
Francis Fallon, Assistant Professor, B.A., Trinity
College, Ireland; M.A., Cambridge University; Ph.D.
Lancaster University.
Harrison Fluss, Assistant Professor, B.A., Florida
Atlantic University; M.A., Stony Brook University,
SUNY.
Paul Gaffney, Associate Professor, B.A., Niagara
University; M.A., Ph.D., Catholic University of
America.
Marie George, Professor, B.A., Thomas Aquinas
College; M.A., Ph.D., Laval University, Quebec,
Canada.
Paul Gyllenhammer, Associate Professor, B.A.,
SUNY, Plattsburgh; M.A., Villanova University; Ph.D.,
Marquette University.
Michael Henry, Professor, B.A., Catholic University
of America; M.A., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Notre Dame.
Kevin E. Kennedy, Associate Professor, B.A.,
LeMoyne College; M.A., Ph.D., Catholic University
of America.
Rev. Robert E. Lauder, Professor, B.A., Immaculate
Conception Seminary; M.A., Catholic University of
America; Ph.D., Marquette University.
Zhuoyao Li, Assistant Professor, B.A., University of
Tulsa; Ph.D., Boston College.
Rev. Michael Mburu, Assistant Professor, B.A.
(two), Urbaniana University, Rome, Italy; Ph.D.,
Duquesne University.
Christian Perring, Assistant Professor, B.A., Oxford
University; M.Sc., King’s College; Ph.D., Princeton
University.
Rev. Brian Shanley, Professor, B.A. History,
Providence College; Ph.L., The Catholic University
of America; M.Div., S.T.L., The Dominican House of
Studies; Ph.D., University of Toronto.
Glenn N. Statile, Associate Professor, B.A., Fordham
University; M. Phil., Ph.D., CUNY.
Seth Joshua Thomas, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Pennsylvania State University; M.T.S., Theology,
Harvard Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham
University.
Mary Townsend, Assistant Professor, B.A., St. John’s
College, Annapolis, MD; M.A., Catholic University of
America; Ph.D., Tulane University.
Physics
Zehra Cevher, Assistant Professor, B.A., Hunter
College; M.Phil., Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center.
Murali Devi, Assistant Professor, B.S., M.S., Long
Island University; M.Phil., CUNY Graduate Center;
Ph.D., Queens College.
Robert W. Finkel, Professor Emeritus, B.A., M.S.,
Ph.D., New York University.
Zoe Petropoulou, Associate Professor, B.A.,
University of Athens, Greece; M.A., University of
Paris IV, France; Ph.D., University of Paris III, France.
Walter Petrovitz, Associate Professor, B.A., CUNY,
Queens College; M.I.A., Columbia University; Ph.D.,
CUNY.
Steve Puig, Assistant Professor, M.A., University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate
Center.
Florence Russo-Cipolla, Associate Professor, B.A.,
St. John’s University; M.A., CUNY, Queens College;
Ph.D, New York University.
Annalisa Saccà, Professor, B.A., M.A., CUNY, Queens
College; Ph.D., New York University.
Mathematics and
Computer Science
Edward Beckenstein, Professor Emeritus, B.S.E.E.,
M.S.E.E., Ph.D., Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.
Florin Catrina, Professor, B.S., M.S. University of
Bucharest; Ph.D., Utah State University.
Arnold Dikansky, Professor Emeritus, B.A., M.A.,
The Azerbaijan State University; Ph.D., Azerbaijan
Academy of Sciences.
Daniel M. Gallo, Professor Emeritus, B.A., CUNY,
Queens College; M.A., The Pennsylvania State
University; Ph.D., SUNY, Stony Brook.
Genady Grabarnik, Professor, M.A., Tashkent State
University; Ph.D., Uzbek Academy of Science.
Orli Herscovici, Assistant Professor, M.S., Omsk
State University; Ph.D., University of Haifa.
Alexander Katz, Professor, B.S., M.S., Tashkent State
University; Ph.D., University of South Africa.
Vincent J. Mancuso, Professor Emeritus, B.S.,
Fordham University; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Luke F. Mannion, Associate Professor, B.Sc., M.Sc.,
University College, Galway, Ireland; Ph.D., Brown
University.
Lawrence Narici, Professor Emeritus, B.S., M.S.,
Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
Igor V. Nikolaev, Assistant Professor, B.S., M.S.,
Bauman Tech., Moscow; Ph.D., Institute of
Mathematics, Moldova.
Mikhail I. Ostrovskii, Professor, M.S., Kharkov State
University; Ph.D., Institute of Applied Mathematics
and Mechanics.
David Patterson, Professor Emeritus, A.B., Grinell
College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.
David Rosenthal, Professor, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., SUNY,
Binghamton.
Vladimir Tulovsky, Associate Professor, M.S., Ph.D.,
Moscow University.
Philosophy
Joseph Biehl, Assistant Professor, B.A., St. John’s
University; Ph.D., The City University of New York,
Graduate Center.
Yual D. Chiek, Assistant Professor, B.A., The
University of Lethbridge; M.A., The University of
Alberta; Ph.D., Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
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Robin L. Wellington, Associate Professor, B.S.,
University of Maryland; M.S., Ph.D., University of
Pittsburgh.
Imad Zaheer, Assistant Professor, B.A., Binghamton
University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Lehigh University.
Zheng Zhou, Professor, B.A., Suzhou University,
China; M.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., Columbia
University.
Sociology and
Anthropology
Natalie Byfield, Professor, B.A., Princeton
University; Ph.D., Fordham University.
Judith N. DeSena, Professor , B.A., CUNY, Brooklyn
College; Ph.D., CUNY.
Anne Galvin, Associate Professor, BA., MA.,
Wheaton College; Ph.D. New School for Social
Research.
Alana Glaser, Assistant Professor, B.A., University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., New York
University; Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Michael Indergaard, Professor, B.A., St. John’s
University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State
University.
Omar Montana, Assistant Professor, B.A. CUNY,
Queens College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. CUNY, The
Graduate Center.
Anthony B. Rodriguez, Assistant Professor,
B.A., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., University of
Southern California.
Joseph Trumino, Associate Professor, B.A., Fordham
University; M.A. CUNY Hunter College; Ph.D., CUNY
Graduate Center.
Roberta Villalón, Professor, M.A., University of
Texas, Austin; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin.
Yue Zhuo, Associate Professor, B.A. Tianiian
University, China; M.A. Nankai University, China;
Ph.D. SUNY, Albany.
Theology and Religious
Studies
Meghan Clark, Associate Professor, B.A., Fordham
University; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College.
Francis Connolly-Weinert, Associate Professor,
B.S., St. Joseph’s University; M.A., Maryknoll School
of Theology; Ph.D., Fordham University.
Jeremy Cruz, Associate Professor, B.A., University of
California at Riverside; M.Div., Ph.D., Boston College.
Christopher Denny, Associate Professor, B.A., St.
John’s College, MD; M.A., Ph.D., Catholic University
of America.
John Fitzgerald, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Princeton University; J.D., University of Notre Dame
Law School; Ph.D., The Catholic University.
Patrick Flanagan, C.M., Associate Professor,
B.S., Niagara University; M.Div., Mary Immaculate
Seminary; Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago.
David W. Haddorff, Associate Professor, B.A.,
University of Northern Colorado; M.A., Wheaton
College Graduate School, IL; Ph.D., Marquette
University.
Joann Heaney-Hunter, Associate Professor, B.A.,
M.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D., Fordham University.
Erin Kidd, Assistant Professor, B.A., Gordon College;
M.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D. Marquette
University.
Mark Kiley, Associate Professor, B.A., Boston
College; Ph.D., Harvard University.
Paul Molnar, Professor, B.A., Cathedral College
of the Immaculate Conception; M.A., St. John’s
University; M.Div., Immaculate Conception
Seminary; Ph.D., Fordham University.
Habibeh Rahim, Associate Professor, B.A., University
of Toronto; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; A.M.,
Ph.D., Harvard University.
Robert Rivera, Associate Professor, B.A., New York
University; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D.,
Boston College.
Rev. Jean-Pierre Ruiz, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception;
S.T.B., S.T.L., S.T.D., Pontifical Gregorian University.
Matthew Sutton, Associate Professor, B.A.,
M.A., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Marquette
University.
Christopher P. Vogt, Associate Professor, A.B..,
College of the Holy Cross; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity
School, Harvard University; Ph.D., Boston College.
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The School of Education
• encourage students to develop a personal
education philosophy consistent with the
University’s mission;
• foster basic and applied research in education
and human services in an environment that
encourages collaboration among students and
faculty; and
• serve as a resource center to the educational
community at large by providing leadership and
supportive services for local, state, and national
associations; sponsoring professional meetings
and seminars; and offering consultative services
for schools and community agencies.
Degrees and Programs
Available
(Queens and Staten Island)
• B.S.Ed. in Childhood Education for students wishing
to prepare as teachers for grades 1–6.
• B.S.Ed. in Adolescent Education for students
wishing to teach in middle school and high
school settings in grades 7–12.
• B.S. Ed./M.S.Ed. Childhood/TESOL
• B.S.E./M.S. Ed. Adolescent/TESOL
• B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Childhood/Special Education 1–6
for students wishing to prepare as teachers
of grades 1–6 and prepares students for the
challenges of inclusion.
• B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Adolescent /Special Education
7–12 for students wishing to prepare as teachers
of grades 7–12 and prepares students for the
challenges of inclusion.
• B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Childhood/Literacy B–6 enables
prospective teachers to become effective
classroom instructors and literacy specialists who
can diagnose the needs of their students and
diversify their instruction in general education
and inclusion settings.
• B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Adolescent /Literacy 5–12 enables
prospective teachers to become effective
classroom instructors and literacy specialists who
can diagnose the needs of their students and
diversify their instruction in general education
and inclusion settings.
• Academic content areas:
Adolescent Majors: English, Social Studies,
Mathematics, Language, Science:
Biology/Physics.
• Middle School Extension—6 credit program for
(Adolescent Majors extension grades 5–6) and
(Childhood Majors extension grades 7–9).
Goals and Objectives
You are responsible for continually checking your
St. John’s email for important communication
from The School of Education (SOE). You are also
responsible for knowing and understanding
the requirements for your program, including
acceptable courses and grades and New York State
certification exams and workshops.
The following exams are required for initial
certification in Childhood Education (Grades 1–6)
James D. Wolfinger, Ph.D. Dean
Regina Mistretta, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Faculty
Development and Student Experience
Gina Cicco, Ed.D., LMHC, NCC LMHC, NCC,
Associate Dean of Staten Island Campus and Faculty
Development
Mirella Avalos-Louie, Ed.D., Assistant Dean of
Graduate and Alternative Programs
Stephanie A. Shaw, Ed.D., Assistant Dean for
Marketing and Graduate Recruitment
Edwin Tjoe, Ed.D., Assistant Dean for Fiscal Affairs
and Planning
Linda Miller, M.A., Director of Clinical Field
Experiences
Lily Scarabino, MSED, Certification Office
The University administration reserves the
right, whenever advisable, to withdraw, cancel,
reschedule or modify any course, program of
study, curriculum, degree or any requirement
in order to meet institutional requirements or
those mandated by the New York State
Teacher Certification.
Accreditation
The School of Education’s teacher education
program is accredited by TEAC, the Teacher
Education Accreditation Council, and includes
the undergraduate degree and license in
Childhood Education (1–6), Childhood Education/
Special Education (1–6), Adolescent Education
(7–12) B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Childhood Education /
Special Education (1–6); B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Adolescent
/Special Education 7–12; B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Childhood
Education and Literacy (B–6), and the B.S.Ed./
M.S.Ed. Adolescent Education and Literacy (5–12).
B.S.Ed/M.S.Ed. Childhood Education and Early
Childhood, B.S. Ed./M.S.Ed. Childhood Education
and TESOL, B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Adolescent Education
and TESOL (5-12).
Core Values:
• Ethical Leadership
• Global Perspectives and Diversity
• Integrity
• Innovation
• Social Responsibility
About The School of
Education
The School of Education offers a variety of
programs and degrees that are in line with St.
John’s mission to ensure student success—and
its identity as a Catholic, Vincentian, metropolitan,
and global University
The purpose of The School of Education is to
• provide a vibrant learning experience that
supports the intellectual, professional, and moral
development of students;
• offer programs for student and societal needs,
and enable students to function effectively as
professional in a dynamic multicultural society;
and Adolescent Education (Grades 7–12) and must
be completed prior to the end of junior year:
• Educating All Students (EAS)*
• Content Specialty-Multi-Subject (Childhood
Education only)*
• Content Specialty-Content Specific (Adolescent
Education only)*
The following workshops are required for
initial certification in Childhood Education (Grades
1–6) and Adolescent Education (Grades 7–12):
• Violence Prevention Workshop*
• Child Abuse (aka Mandated Reporter) • Dignity for
All Students Act (DASA)* • New York State Safety
Workshop
* There are costs associated with exams and
workshops.
You must also be fingerprinted by the end
of your first year. Transfer students are given one
academic year to complete fingerprinting.
Incoming first-year students and transfer
students set up a TEACH account and complete
all workshops and fingerprinting in their EDU 101
course. If you do not complete these tasks, you
receive a grade of “X” (failing) and are required to
meet with your undergraduate dean’s office prior
to the start of your second semester.
You must also be aware that changes to
New York State certification requirements can
occur at any time. The School of Education keeps
you informed of these changes via the St. John’s
website and/or email.
You are also required to maintain a
professional disposition that reflects the mission
and goals of The School of Education. Failure to
maintain these professional dispositions can result
in dismissal from The School of Education.
The School of Education’s objectives
are:
1. To provide a vibrant learning environment
for the intellectual, professional and moral
development of students.
2. To provide programs for student and societal
needs; and enable students to function
effectively as professionals in a dynamic
multicultural society.
3. To encourage students to develop a personal
philosophy of education consistent with the
University’s mission.
4. To foster basic and applied research in
education and human services involving
students and faculty.
5. To serve as a resource center to the educational
community by: providing leadership and
supportive services for local, state and national
associations; sponsoring
professional meetings and seminars; and
offering consultative services for schools and
community agencies.
Student Responsibilities
You are responsible for continually checking your
St. John’s email for important communication
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from The School of Education (SOE). You are also
responsible for knowing and understanding
the requirements for your program, including
acceptable courses and grades and New York State
certification exams and workshops.
The following exams are required for initial
certification in Childhood Education (Grades 1–6)
and Adolescent Education (Grades 7–12) and must
be completed prior to the end of junior year:
• Educating All Students (EAS)*
Content Specialty-Multi-Subject (Childhood
Education only)*
• Content Specialty-Content Specific (Adolescent
Education only)*
This is completed during the student teaching
requirement (usually the second semester of
senior year)
The following workshops are required for initial
certification in Childhood Education (Grades 1–6)
and Adolescent Education (Grades 7–12):
• Violence Prevention Workshop*
• Child Abuse (aka Mandated Reporter)
• Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)*
• New York State Safety Workshop
* There are costs associated with exams and
workshops.
You must also be fingerprinted by the
end of your first year. Transfer students
are given one academic year to complete
fingerprinting.
Incoming first-year students and transfer students
set up a TEACH account and complete all
workshops and fingerprinting in their EDU 101
course. If you do not complete these tasks, you
receive a grade of “X” (failing) and are required to
meet with your undergraduate dean’s office prior
to the start of your second semester.
In accordance with New York State law, The
School of Education requires all students entering a
five-year or pathway program that grants teaching
certification to take the Graduate Records Exam (GRE)
during their first semester of their junior year. Failure
to complete this requirement results in removal from
the program.
You must also be aware that changes to New
York State certification requirements can occur at any
time. The School of Education keeps you informed of
these changes via the St. John’s website and/or email.
You are also required to maintain a professional
disposition that reflects the mission and goals of
The School of Education. Failure to maintain these
professional dispositions can result in dismissal from
The School of Education.
Assessment of
Professional Qualities
DISPOSITION
New York State and national accreditation
standards require The School of Education to
monitor nonacademic behaviors. The Association
for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation
requires that program completers display
“dispositions and behaviors required for successful
professional practice.” (2020)
The dispositions are as follows:
COLLABORATION
• Displays a positive disposition toward working
constructively with peers/colleagues
• Shares responsibilities on collaborative projects
and contributes individual effort
• Displays a positive disposition toward
working constructively with University faculty,
administrators, and school personnel (if
applicable).
• Displays a positive attitude regarding working
constructively with students and their parents
• Honesty and Integrity
• The student demonstrates truthfulness, honesty,
and trustworthiness
• Takes responsibility for his or her own actions
• Displays willingness to uphold commitments to
self and others
• Displays high standards for professional integrity
• Submits original work
• Seeks support from professor and others where
needed
RESPECT
• The student values and demonstrates
consideration and regard for oneself and others
• Is respectful of cultural differences within the
academic and global community
• Is sensitive to diverse life experiences
• Has a desire to work across difference and values
diverse work ethics and environments
• Is open and sensitive to differing opinions and
personal beliefs
• Negotiates disagreements appropriately and
respectfully
• Maintains nonjudgmental and effective
communication skills
PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR AND
RESPONSIBILITY
• Accepts and accommodates constructive
criticism
• Is conscientious and punctual
• Is an effective communicator (written and
verbal)
• Models social skills, character traits, and
dispositions desired in academic settings
• Is aware of the importance of professional
appearance and demeanor
• Maintains professional standards of behavior
with peers, professors, and children in
classrooms (wherever appropriate)
COMMITMENT TO LEARNING
• Student models behavior that s/he would
expect of her/his own students in:
• Completing all class work, field work, and
assignment deadlines as required
• Seeks confirmation of ideas through course
frameworks and additional readings
• Demonstrates dispositions toward lifelong
learning
• Seeks clarification from professors for
assignments and expectations
Transfer Students
External Students accepted by The School of
Education will receive an evaluation of their
transfer record listing the courses applicable to
their program of study at St. John’s University.
Only courses with grades of C or better will be
considered for transfer. Accepted students to the
School will be notified of their acceptance by
the Office of Transfer Student Services in order to
schedule an advisement appointment to review
their approved transfer credits and academic
program per the dean.
Credit may be accepted for transfer if it was
earned at a college/university that is accredited
by a regional accrediting organization (e.g., Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools), or if it
was earned at a college/university level institution
traditionally accredited by some other type of
agency (e.g., in New York State, the Board of
Regents). International students or students with
credits from another country will need to provide a
foreign credential evaluation. An official course-by-
course evaluation may be requested through these
two approved agencies: Word Evaluation Services
(wes.org) or the National Association of Credential
Evaluation Services (naces.org).
All external transfer applicants to the School
who have been awarded an A.A. or A.S. degree
will fulfill the requirements for their baccalaureate
in the School after successfully completing all
requirements for their major including a) six
semester hours in Philosophy and six semester
hours in Theology; and b) the requirements for
their selected concentration. The remainder of
the student’s program is determined under the
guidance of an assigned advisor.
All external transfer students seeking
admission to the School must have a minimum 3.0
GPA.
All internal transfer students seeking
admission to the School of Education must have a
minimum 3.0 GPA. It is required that internal transfer
students make an appointment to meet with an
Academic Advisor in The School of Education
Undergraduate Studies Office.
Advanced Placement and
CLEP/credit-by-test
The School of Education awards advanced
placement (AP) credits to those entering freshmen
who earn a requisite score on the College Entrance
Examination Board’s Advanced Placement and/or
CLEP exams.
Placement and the number of college
credits appropriate to the academic development
of the qualified student are determined by the
Undergraduate Studies Office. Credits for AP scores
lower than a 5 will not be granted.
Upperclassmen who wish to take CLEP or
other credit-by-test exams are required to receive
prior written approval from The School of Education
Undergraduate Studies Office if such credit is to be
applied to their degree. CLEP and other credit-by-
test scores will not be counted if approval is not
given.
CLEP or other credit-by-test may only be done
for a total of 9 credits over the course of the 4- or
5-year program. CLEP exams may not be used in
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area.
Seniors may not take any CLEP or credit-by-
test examination.
Honors Program
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HONORS PROGRAM
Curious. Driven. Exceptional.
These are the trademarks of those selected for
The School of Education Honors Program at St.
John’s University. Students who participate in
this program form a community of scholars who
navigate the curriculum at an elevated level.
The Honors Program offers outstanding
students the opportunity to maximize intellectual
growth and experience personal enrichment.
Students meet regularly with faculty and
administrators in The School of Education, creating
a space in which to explore equity, access,
and culturally relevant teaching deeply and
meaningfully.
Students in this elite program are engaged
in experiential and seminar-based programs
where course content is embedded in practice.
Experiences provide students with the opportunity
to develop and implement curricula, engage in
action and reflective research, and study policy and
practices related to education as a whole.
For more information:
Bernadette Zacharuk, Coordinator of
Undergraduate Programs-718-990-2664-
[email protected]
Teacher Certification
Successful completion of all academic
requirements, including student teaching, in
an undergraduate program in The School of
Education entitles a student to request and receive
a university recommendation to the New York
State Education Department for initial teacher
certification.
In addition to the university
recommendation which is provided by a School
of Education certification officer through TEACH
online, students seeking certification must register
for, pay appropriate fees, and complete the
following requirements.
• Mandatory Workshops
Child Abuse Prevention
Violence Prevention
Dignity for all Students (DASA)
NYS Safety Education
• Obtain Fingerprint Clearance
• Pass all required NYS Teacher Certification
Exams (www.nystce.nesinc.com)
• Students seeking initial certification must be
fully aware of the current requirements and
regulations of the NYSED
The School of Education offers guidelines,
contact information and important updates and
we encourage you to visit the following website:
stjohns.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/
school-education/certification-information
Requirements for teacher certification vary
from state to state, therefore, students who seek
teacher certification outside of New York State
should contact the appropriate State Education
Department for information about their latest
certification regulations.
The State of New York mandates that those
who complete requirements for graduation pass
several New York State Certification examinations.
The latest passing rates of St. John’s graduates for
initial certification can be found on the following
website http://data.nysed.gov/higheredcert.
php?instid=800000081568
Programs of Study
B.S.Ed. Childhood Education (1–6)
123 credits
This program requires the completion of course
work in liberal arts (39 credits), professional
education (54 credits) and an academic content
area (24 credits). All students are required to
complete a program of studies, which includes:
Liberal Arts
University Core Curriculum 39 credits
Professional Courses (54 credits)
EDU 101 0 credits
EDU 1000 3 credits
EDU 1001 3 credits
EDU 1003 3 credits
EDU 1041 3 credits
EDU 1042 3 credits
EDU 1055 3 credits
EDU 1006 3 credits
EDU 1007 3 credits
EDU 1008 3 credits
EDU 1010 3 credits
EDU 1011 3 credits
EDU 1015 3 credits
EDU 1016 3 credits
EDU 1066 3 credits
EDU 1027 3 credits
EDU 1021 9 credits
Interdisciplinary Content Area
30 Credits
B.S.Ed. Adolescent Education (7–12)
120 credits
This program requires the completion of
coursework in liberal arts (57 credits), professional
education (42 credits) and an academic content
area (30 credits):
• English
• Mathematics
• Social Studies
• Biology
• Language (Queens Only)
• Science: Biology or Physics (Queens Only)
All students are required to complete a program of
studies which includes:
University Core Curriculum (48 credits)
Professional Courses (42 credits)
EDU 101 0 credits
EDU 1000 3 credits
EDU 1002 3 credits
EDU 1008 3 credits
EDU 1011 3 credits
EDU 1012 3 credits
EDU 1053 3 credits
EDU 1015 3 credits
EDU 1028 3 credits
EDU 1055 3 credits
EDU 1091, EDU 1092, EDU 1093,
EDU 1094, EDU 1095 or EDU 1096
(based on content) 3 credits
EDU 1097 3 credits
EDU 1022 9 credits
B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Childhood Education/Special
Education (1–6) 150 credits
Interdisciplinary Content Area: 30 credits
University Core Curriculum 39 credits
Graduate Courses: 33 credits of graduate
coursework is required to complete the five year
degree. (This is including the 9 graduate credits
taken during your senior year.)
Professional Courses
(59 Undergraduate credits)
EDU 101 0 credits
EDU 1000 3 credits
EDU 1001 3 credits
EDU 1003 3 credits
EDU 1041 3 credits
EDU 1042 3 credits
EDU 1055 3 credits
EDU 1006 3 credits
EDU 1007 3 credits
EDU 1010 3 credits
EDU 1011 3 credits
EDU 1016 3 credits
EDU 1066 3 credits
EDU 1027 3 credits
EDU 1021 9 credits
*Nine (9) graduate credits are to be taken
during senior year of the undergraduate
program.
EDU 7266 3 credits
EDU 9711 3 credits
EDU 9700 3 credits
EDU 9702 3 credits
EDU 9707 3 credits
EDU 9712 3 credits
EDU 9716 3 credits
EDU 9718 3 credits
EDU 9719 3 credits
EDU 3241 3 credits
EDU 3242 3 credits
B.S. Ed./M.S.Ed. Adolescent Education/
Special Education (7-12) 153 Credits
Academic Concentrations: 30 credits
University Core Curriculum: 48 credits
Graduate Courses: 33 credits of graduate
coursework is required to complete the five year
degree. (This is including the 9 graduate credits
taken during your senior year.
Professional Courses
(42 Undergraduate credits)
EDU 101 0 credits
EDU 1000 1 credits
EDU 1002 3 credits
EDU 1011 3 credits
EDU 1012 3 credits
EDU 1053 3 credits
EDU 1028 3 credits
EDU 1055 3 credits
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EDU 1091, EDU 1092, EDU 1093,
EDU 1094, or EDU 1096
(based on content) 3 credits
EDU 1097 3 credits
EDU 1022 9 credits
Nine (9) gradate credits are to be taken
during senior year of the undergraduate
program.
EDU 9704 3 credits
EDU 3215 3 credits
EDU 9706 3 credits
EDU 9003 3 credits
EDU 9719 3 credits
EDU 9726 3 credits
EDU 9742 3 credits
EDU 9705 3 credits
EDU 9744 3 credits
EDU 9711 3 credits
EDU 7267 3 credits
Graduate Courses: 33 credits of graduate
coursework is required to complete the five year
degree. (This is including the 9 graduate credits
taken during your senior year.)
B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Childhood Education/ Literacy
(1–6) 162 credits
Interdisciplinary Content Area: 30 credits
University Core Curriculum 39 credits
Professional Courses
(48 Undergraduate credits)
EDU 101 0 credits
EDU 1000 3 credits
EDU 1000H (honor students only) 3 credits
EDU 1001 3 credits
EDU 1003 3 credits
EDU 1041 3 credits
EDU 1042 3 credits
EDU 1055 3 credits
EDU 1006 3 credits
EDU 1007 3 credits
EDU 1010 3 credits
EDU 1011 3 credits
EDU 1016 3 credits
EDU 1066 3 credits
EDU 1027 3 credits
EDU 1021 9 credits
Nine (9) graduate credits are to be taken
during senior year of the undergraduate
program.
EDU 7266 3 credits
EDU 9711 3 credits
EDU 3220 3 credits
EDU 3230 3 credits
EDU 3200 3 credits
EDU 3210 3 credits
EDU 3240 3 credits
EDU 3200 3 credits
EDU 3250 3 credits
EDU 3264 3 credits
EDU 3270 3 credits
EDU 3283 3 credits
Graduate Courses: 33 credits of graduate
coursework is required to complete the five year
degree. (This is including the 9 graduate credits
taken during your senior year.)
B.S.Ed./ M.S.Ed. Childhood Education/TESOL
(pathway program) 156 Credits
Interdisciplinary Content Area: 30 credits
University Core Curriculum 39 credits
Professional Courses (45 Undergraduate Credits)
EDU 101 0 credits
EDU 1000 3 Credits
EDU 1001 3 Credits
EDU 1003 3 Credits
EDU 1041 3 Credits
EDU 1042 3 Credits
EDU 1055 3 Credits
EDU 1006 3 Credits
EDU 1007 3 Credits
EDU 1010 3 Credits
EDU 1011 3 Credits
EDU 1016 3 Credits
EDU 1066 3 Credits
EDU 1027 3 Credits
EDU 1021 9 Credits
Nine (9) gradate credits are to be taken
during senior year of the undergraduate
program.
EDU 9001 3 Credits
EDU 9002 3 Credits
EDU 9006 3 Credits
EDU 9003 3 Credits
EDU 9004 3 Credits
EDU 9010 3 Credits
EDU 9012 3 Credits
EDU 9014 3 Credits
EDU 9015 3 Credits
EDU 9711 3 Credits
EDU 7266 3 Credits
Graduate Courses: 33 credits of graduate
coursework is required to complete the five year
degree. (This is including the 9 graduate credits
taken during your senior year.)
B.S.Ed./ M.S.Ed. Adolescent Education/ TESOL
(pathway program) 153 Credits
Content Area: 30 credits
University Core Curriculum 48 credits
Professional Courses (48 Undergraduate Credits)
EDU 101 0 credits
EDU 1000 3 Credits
EDU 1002 3 Credits
EDU 1011 3 Credits
EDU 1012 3 Credits
EDU 1028 3 Credits
EDU 1053 3 Credits
EDU 1055 3 Credits
EDU 1091, EDU 1092, EDU 1093,
EDU 1094, or EDU 1096
(based on content) 3 credits
EDU 1097 3 Credits
EDU 1022 9 Credits
Nine (9) gradate credits are to be taken
during senior year of the undergraduate
program.
EDU 9001 3 Credits
EDU 9002 3 Credits
EDU 9006 3 Credits
EDU 9003 3 Credits
EDU 9004 3 Credits
EDU 9010 3 Credits
EDU 9012 3 Credits
EDU 9014 3 Credits
EDU 9015 3 Credits
EDU 9711 3 Credits
EDU 7266 3 Credits
Graduate Courses: 33 credits of graduate
coursework is required to complete the five year
degree. (This is including the 9 graduate credits
taken during your senior year.)
B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. Adolescent Education/
Literacy (7–12) 147 credits
Content Area: 30 credits
University Core Curriculum 48 credits
Professional Courses (42 Undergraduate credits)
EDU 101 0 credits
EDU 1000 3 credits
EDU 1002 3 credits
EDU 1011 3 credits
EDU 1012 3 credits
EDU 1053 3 credits
EDU 1028 3 credits
EDU 1055 3 credits
EDU 1091, EDU 1092, EDU 1093,
EDU 1094, or EDU 1096
(based on content) 3 credits
EDU 1097 3 credits
EDU 1022 9 credits
Nine (9) graduate credits are to be taken
during senior year of the undergraduate
program.
EDU 7267 3 Credits
EDU 9711 3 Credits
EDU 3220 3 Credits
EDU 3230 3 Credits
EDU 3200 3 Credits
EDU 3215 3 Credits
EDU 3240 3 Credits
EDU 3255 3 Credits
EDU 3265 3 Credits
EDU 3270 3 Credits
EDU 3283 3 Credits
University Core Curriculum 57 credits
Graduate Courses: 33 credits of graduate
coursework is required to complete the five year
degree. (This is including the 9 graduate credits
taken during your senior year.)
Middle School Extension
Students currently enrolled at St. John’s University
as undergraduate seniors or graduate students
should meet with their advisor to determine how
to qualify for the
Middle School Extension.
Required Courses in Both Certification Programs
• EDU 7106 Understanding Socio-Emotional,
Cultural and Cognitive Aspects of Middle School
Learners in General and Inclusive Settings (3
credits)
• EDU 7107 Methods and Strategies of Teaching
Middle School Learners in General and Inclusive
Settings (3 credits)
Eligibility for the Programs
Applicants to each program should possess an
undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or
better.
State regulations require that students must
possess New York State initial or professional
teacher certification in either Adolescent or
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Childhood Education, or be in the process of
attaining that credential. The Middle School
Extension can only be granted to individuals who
attain certification.
Academic Information
Advisement
Advisement involves a close relationship between
student and advisor. A student who has questions
about the advisement process should consult
the Undergraduate Studies Office. The student
is scheduled by The Center for Student Success
(Queens Campus) for classes during the first and
second semester of their first year. Freshmen
students on the Staten Island Campus are advised
by the Dean’s Office. For the remaining semesters,
the student should plan a course of studies with the
assigned advisor/dean. All students are advised to
declare a content area by their first year.
Academic Service-Learning
Academic Service-Learning students should
consult with the professor and the Academic
Service-Learning Office in Lourdes Hall.
Academic Service-Learning is encouraged for all
undergraduate majors.
Pass-Fail Option
The pass–fail option is open only to sophomores,
juniors, and seniors, or to a student who has
completed a minimum of 25 credits at St. John’s,
and whose current grade point average is at least
3.0. It is limited to three credits per semester and to
six credits per academic year. The total over three
years, including summer sessions, may not exceed
nine credits. The pass–fail is not available for content
courses or for education (EDU) courses; this includes
student teaching. You may apply for the pass-fail
option for three core (liberal arts) courses.
Application for the pass–fail option should
be completed online (i.e., through the University
Information System) by the last day designated for
withdrawal from class without receiving academic
penalty. See the Academic Calendar for specific
withdrawal dates.
Honors
Summa Cum Laude 3.85
Magna Cum Laude 3.70
Cum Laude 3.50
Academic Standing
A student is in good standing if enrolled as a
matriculated student in a program of study
leading to a degree and is making satisfactory
progress toward the completion of the program
of study.
All students are to maintain a 3.0 cummulative
quality point index. *Failure to maintain a 3.0 may
result in not being able to Student Teach and/or
dismissal from The School of Education.
STUDENT TEACHING
Model 1
RAISE
(Queens and Staten Island Students)
The School of Education offers a unique model of
extended clinical practice called RAISE, Residency
And Internship for St. John’s Educators. This program
places undergraduates in schools for a full year of
student teaching as they near completion of their
program. RAISE Residents complete two days of
student teaching each week in their first semester
of RAISE, and they complete five days of student
teaching each week in their second semester of
RAISE. Our RAISE Residents have the unique benefit
of having School of Education Faculty and adjuncts
embedded in their school placements with them.
The Faculty teach courses to the Residents on-site in
the field placement school. RAISE Student Teachers
generally take 1–2 courses while enrolled in the
RAISE program. These courses range from methods
to theory.
1. Education course work is embedded in the
field placement. Students will be advised to
reserve 6 to 12 credits of Education courses
for RAISE.
2. Student Teaching can only be completed at
the end of program, with exception for those
in a 5-year, dual, or career change program
that will also require additional coursework
or a practicum.
3. Observations and participation for student
teaching must be done in an approved
school under University supervision. The
school site will be selected by the director of
RAISE. Faculty and adjuncts in The School of
Education will be embedded in the schools.
4. As noted in the RAISE application,
requirements must be fulfilled prior to the
first day of student teaching. This includes
completing NYS mandated workshops
and registering for certification exams and
fingerprinting. Note: Virtus Training is only
required for Catholic school placements.
5. Medical clearance as required when you
were first accepted to St. John’s must be met.
Please note, however, some schools and
districts may require you to submit health/
medical forms for your placement to be
confirmed.
6. Student is required to be present at their
school assignment for two days per week in
the first semester and five days per week in
the second semester.
7. During RAISE, Residents will work with
a faculty member or adjunct who is
embedded in their school. Faculty teach
courses, conduct seminars, and provide
feedback on teaching. Seminar dates and
times are established at the orientation
meeting.
8. It is strongly recommended that students not
be employed during the second semester of
RAISE. If it is necessary, the hours should not
interfere with the school site schedule.
Model 2
SUPERVISED STUDENT TEACHING
(Queens only)
This program places undergraduates in schools for
one semester of student teaching in their Senior Year.
Only students who are in good academic
standing and completing an approved School of
Education program including prior fieldwork courses
are eligible for an assignment in Supervised Student
Teaching.
Recommendations for such assignments
depend upon evidence of potential teaching ability
as manifested in part by:
1. Proficiency in both oral and written English.
2. Medical clearance as required when you
were first accepted to St. John’s must be
meet. If all is in order no further action is
necessary. Please note, however, some
schools and districts may require you to
submit health/medical forms for your
placement to be confirmed.
3. Proficiency in education courses, general
courses and areas of specialization.
4. Completion of ALL education coursework
prior to student teaching, as determined by
your advisor.
5. Completion of all state-mandated
workshops: Violence Prevention, Child Abuse,
DASA and NYS Safety Workshop.
Students will attend seminars and special workshops.
With this in mind, students should attempt to
minimize additional course work but, if necessary,
course work should be planned for evening/
weekend classes so as not to interfere with Student
Teaching requirements.
Applications for Student Teaching are
approved by the Director of Field Experience.
Applications for Student Teaching in both the
fall and spring semesters should be submitted
to the Field Experience Office. It is important and
recommended that students use their
St. John’s email, as this will be the source of all
communication regarding student teaching. In
any event, students should feel free to call/visit the
Field Experience offices at any time for information
regarding student teaching. Field Experience
Offices are located on the fifth floor of Sullivan Hall
and third floor in DaSilva for Staten Island campus.
Please note: A student should successfully
complete all prerequisites for Student Teaching
in order to be placed as a Student Teacher. The
University cannot guarantee placement in a specific
school that a student may choose.
Make-Up Exams
The School of Education recommends that any
student needing a make up date please contact
The Undergraduate Studies Office for information.
Instructional Materials Center
The Instructional Materials Center (IMC) is a unique
part of the University libraries support systems and
enriches the programs of The School of Education.
The IMC collects and disseminates specialized
information for the students with the nationwide
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both undergraduate and graduate students
who have achieved academic excellence and
who are committed to service and professional
development.
The vision of Kappa Delta Pi is to help
committed educators be leaders in improving
education for global citizenship individually and
collectively, strive for a high degree of professional
fellowship, leadership, and growth in the field
of education, and serve their students and the
educational community at large.
Professional Association
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in
Education is a prestigious organization that is
dedicated to fostering a community of esteemed
educators. By promoting excellence and advancing
scholarship, leadership, and service, Kappa Delta
Pi strives to create an inclusive environment for
diverse educators. At St. John’s University, the
Kappa Eta Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi welcomes
undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students
who have demonstrated academic excellence
and a strong commitment to community service
and professional learning. The vision of Kappa
Delta Pi is to empower dedicated educators to
become leaders in enhancing education for
global citizenship. Members of Kappa Delta Pi
are encouraged to cultivate a high degree of
professional fellowship, leadership, and growth
in the field of education. Furthermore, they are
encouraged to serve their students and contribute
to the educational community at large. Kappa
Delta Pi members at St. John’s University that
exemplify the qualities required for both induction
and membership are awarded the privilege of
wearing distinguished honors cords during their
graduation ceremony, symbolizing their status as
esteemed graduates of St. John’s University. For more
information, please contact KDP St. John’s University
Faculty Advisor, Dr. Jordan González (gonzalj6@
stjohns.edu).
Course Offerings
101 Introduction to Education (1–12)
This course will guide students on the New
York State and School of Education program
requirements for their program. Students will set
up their TEACH account, complete all workshops,
and complete fingerprinting. Failure to complete
these requirements will result in the student being
re-evaluated as a School of Education student.
Credit: 0 semester hours.
1000 Foundations of Education (1–12)
Designed for pre-service teachers, this course
is a comprehensive overview of the social
foundations of education in the United States
including historical philosophical, sociological/
anthropological legal, comparative and policy
debates within education. This course will
help students develop critical thinking skills in
order to clarify the context of the profession,
develop a philosophical orientation, and facilitate
informed decision making about today’s complex
educational environments. The primary focus is
to prepare reflective teachers who embrace and
assemblage of curriculum guides, textbooks and
accompanying materials, audio-visual teaching aids
and hardware, three-dimensional learning tools,
publisher and distributor catalogues.
The IMC should enable pre-service and
in-service teachers to examine the latest curriculum
materials available in order to develop competency
and familiarity. It is located on the fourth floor of
the Main Library in Queens and DaSilva Hall, Room
109 on the Staten Island campus.
Academic Fairness
To dispute grades please see the Undergraduate
Studies Office on the necessary process.
Graduate Level Courses
Seniors who are student teaching are eligible to
take one graduate course with approval by an
Academic Advisor.
Honor Societies
Dean’s Scholars (Staten Island Campus)
Dean’s Scholars was founded in 1996. It is
comprised of the School’s top students. It is one
of the most prestigious organizations in School
of Education. The Dean’s Scholars represent those
students who combine scholarship, integrity and
maturity. Members act as ambassadors, leaders
and role models to the School of Education and
the University. See the Undergraduate Studies
Office for more information on becoming a Dean’s
Scholar.
JOHN DEWEY SOCIETY
Dr. Cicco is the moderator of the John
Dewey Society, a student-led organization that
values integrity, equality, service, and leadership.
John Dewey believed education and learning are
interactive and social processes. Educators help
students develop skills that are beneficial to overall
development, while accommodating diversity in
students’ learning styles
The John Dewey Society is founded on a
commitment to giving, serving, and inspiring
teachers-in-training to promote societal changes
and reforms and to work collaboratively to achieve
excellence both academically and professionally.
Members work to empower their peers and
students, while engaging in the community to
become experienced teachers and leaders.
The society sponsors a variety of workshops,
guest speaker events, and service opportunities to
allow members and nonmembers to learn about
specific topics pertaining to education. Events are
open to students of all majors and anyone who
hopes to gain a greater appreciation for education
and the role teachers play in the community.
Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta Pi is an international Honor Society in
Education, which aims to sustain
an honored community of diverse educators
by promoting excellence and advancing
scholarship, leadership, and service.
Kappa Delta Pi at St. John’s University inducts
apply theoretical scholarship in social foundations
to improve and enhance the learning environment
for all students. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1001 Learning and Development
Childhood (1–6)
Interdisciplinary study of human learning, growth
and development, and growth sequences as
impacted by cultural, sociological, psychological
and environmental factors through childhood;
principles of motivation, communication,
classroom management and learning processes;
implications for and application to educational
practice for the optimization of students’ growth
and learning. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Learning and Development Adolescent
(7–12)
Interdisciplinary study of human learning,
growth and development focusing on the
adolescent years. Study in dynamics of cultural,
sociological, psychological and environmental
influences; implications for assessments and for
selection of appropriate strategies to address
pupil characteristics and content-area standards.
Appropriate field experiences to integrate
educational theory and practice are required.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1003 Organizational Strategies and Classroom
Environment (1–6)
This course examines theories and methodology
of effective classroom management principles
and the psychosocial development of children,
especially students from diverse cultures in urban
settings, and students with special needs. This
course provides opportunities for students to
observe and analyze effective instructional and
organizational strategies that prevent management
problems, encourage intrinsic motivation to learn,
enhance academic
achievement, and foster the social competence of
all children in the elementary classroom Credit: 3
semester hours. Fieldwork required.
1006 Methods of Teaching Mathematics (1–6)
Study of curriculum development, instructional
planning, instructional strategies and materials
used in the teaching of mathematics for students
within the full range of abilities. Special emphasis
on differentiating instruction to address pupils’
needs, assessing pupils’ progress and utilizing
instructional technology.Credit: 3 semester hours.
Fieldwork required.
1007 Methods of Teaching Science (1–6)
Study of curriculum development, instructional
planning, instructional strategies and materials
used in the teaching of science for students
within the full range of abilities. Special emphasis
on developing thinking strategies through the
scientific method, assessing pupils’ progress,
differentiating instruction in response to
assessments and utilizing instructional technology.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork required.
1008 Special Education Foundations and
Accommodating Student Needs (1–12)
An overview of students within the full range of
abilities encompassing their physical, cognitive,
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social and psychological needs. Focus is on
characteristics of learners with disabilities; the
historical, social and legal foundations of special
education; assessment strategies and intervention
techniques; individualizing instruction and
working as a team member with special student
populations; use of assistive and instructional
technology and vocational considerations in
programming for exceptional children. Credit: 3
semester hours. Fieldwork required.
1010 Planning, Teaching, and Assessing Social
Studies (1–6)
This is a methods course of current practices and
trends in the teaching of social studies in the
elementary grades. It is designed to help students
develop historical, theoretical, and practical
understandings of the teaching of social studies in
today’s classrooms. Course experiences will help
students develop interdisciplinary, inquiry-based
explorations and authentic assessments that
meet Common Core state standards. Students will
experience models of best practice, apply their
learning in elementary and after-school settings.
Student will learn and use reflective praxis to plan,
implement, and assess their own instruction, and
monitor student learning. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Fieldwork required.
1011 Human Relations and Multiculturalism
(1–12)
Working with students with the full range
of abilities as individuals and as members of
groups, with emphasis on personal awareness
and interpersonal communication. Parent and
community involvement as well as focus on
appreciation of the values and cultures of English
language learners. Cooperative learning projects,
seminars and individual projects will be carried
out as models for classroom practice utilizing
human relations skills and group dynamics. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1012 Language Acquisition and Literacy-
Adolescent (7–12)
This course focuses on language acquisition and
literacy development in students from grades 7–12
and English Language Learners. The sociological,
linguistic, and developmental contexts of language
and learning emphasized. Reading and language
arts are approached as:
1. Cognitive-developmental processes;
2. Integrated and interrelated;
3. Occurring within social and cultural contexts
and;
4. Vital for success in school and life. Students
are exposed to curriculum development and
instructional planning using various teacher
communication modes, as well as a variety
of cross-disciplinary teaching methods that
promote skills in listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. Appropriate field experiences
are provided to integrate educational theory
and practice. Credit: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork
Required.
1015 Technology and Society: School,
Community, Workplace (1–12)
This course focuses on technology, in both
instructional and assistive capacities, community
and the workplace, in order that students may
develop skill in technology to acquire information,
communicate and enhance learning across the
seven areas of knowledge described in the State
Learning Standards. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1016 The Arts in Inclusive Settings (1–6)
This course examines the process of integrating
the studio arts into the curriculum for students
with the full range of abilities and considers various
developmental influences from childhood through
adolescence. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Student Teaching and Seminar/
Childhood Education (grades 1–6)
• Completion of pedagogical coursework and
approval by the Office of Field Experience.
• Observation and participation in teaching in an
approved elementary school under University
supervision.
• Student teaching experiences at the 1–3 and
4-6 grade levels.
• Mandatory weekly seminars as well as
workshops are held on campus.
• Reflection on one’s own teaching.
• Attendance is required at the school 4 ½ days a
week.
See section for Supervised Student Teaching for
prerequisites. Credit: 9 semester hours
1022 Student Teaching and Seminar/
Adolescence (7–12)
• Completion of pedagogical coursework and
approval by the Office of Field Experience.
• Observation and participation in teaching in an
approved school under University supervision.
• Student teaching experiences at the 7–12 grade
levels.
• Mandatory weekly seminars as well as
workshops are held on campus.
• Reflection on one’s own teaching.
• Attendance is required at the school 4 ½ days a
week.
See section for Supervised Student Teaching for
prerequisites.Credit: 9 semester hours.
1023 Student Teaching and Seminar/
Childhood Special Education (1–6)
This course entails two extended periods of
observation and participation in Special Education
situations under University supervision. One
student teaching will be with special-needs
children of the first-, second-, or third-grade level,
and one experience will be with comparable
children at the fourth-, fifth-, or sixth-grade level.
Particular attention is paid to issues of assessment,
diagnosis and evaluation of students with
disabilities. Weekly seminars are included. Credit: 6
semester hours.
1027 Educational Theory to Practice-
Childhood (1–6)
A course grounded in educational theory and
research that informs instructional practices
in today’s elementary school classrooms.
Focused on planning for instruction and
assessment, engaging students in classroom
learning environments, and analyzing teaching
effectiveness and learning outcomes concerning
Common Core State Standards in English
Language Arts and Mathematics. This course
builds upon previous teacher preparation
coursework, and serves as final preparation for
the culminating student teaching experience and
its related teacher performance assessment tasks.
Credits: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork required.
1028 Educational Theory to Practice-
Adolescent (7–12)
A course grounded in educational theory and
research that informs instructional practices
in today’s secondary school classrooms.
Focused on planning for instruction and
assessment, engaging students in classroom
learning environments, and analyzing teaching
effectiveness and learning outcomes concerning
Common Core State Standards in English
Language Arts and Mathematics. This course
builds upon previous teacher preparation
coursework, and serves as final preparation for
the culminating student teaching experience and
its related teacher performance assessment tasks.
Credits: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork required.
1041 First and Second Language Acquisition
and Literacy Development (1–6)
This course provides students with an operational
perspective on language acquisition and literacy
development of native English language learners
and those for whom English is a second language.
The sociological, linguistic, and developmental
context of language arts learning is emphasized.
Reading and language arts are approached: a) as
cognitive developmental process; b) as integrated
and interrelated; c) as occurring within a social
context and; d) as vital for success in school and life.
Students are exposed to curriculum development
and instructional planning using various teacher
communication modes as well as a variety of
teaching methods that promote skills in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing. In addition,
appropriate field experiences are required to integrate
educational theory and practice. Credits: 3 semester
hours. Fieldwork required.
1042 Literacy Development for Content Area
Reading and Assessment
(Prerequisite EDU 1041)
This course provides students with an operational
perspective on literacy development in the content
areas of language arts, Social Studies, Mathematics,
Science, and Health. Students are exposed to
curriculum development and instructional
planning using a variety of teaching methods
and teacher communication modes that promote
skill in content area reading and assessment
techniques. In addition, appropriate field
experiences are required to integrate educational
theory and practice. Credits: 3 semester hours.
1053 Organizational Strategies and Classroom
Environment (7–12)
This course examines theories and methodology
of effective classroom management principles and
the psychosocial development of adolescents,
especially students from diverse cultures in urban
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settings, and students with special needs. This
course provides opportunities for students to
observe and analyze effective instructional and
organizational strategies that prevent management
problems, encourage intrinsic motivation to learn,
enhance academic achievement, and foster the
social competence of adolescents in the secondary
classroom. Credits: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork
required.
1055 The Art of Writing for Educators (1–12)
This course focuses on improving writing and critical
thinking educational contexts. Students will experience
writing as a recursive process, producing and
reproducing various forms of texts, with specific focus
placed on persuasive writing. Thereby understanding
writing not only as a process, but also as a situated
practice. Given that genres can shift across disciplines
and literacy, speaking, and reading interact with
writing, this course helps students analyze nuanced
conventions and think about writing as a cross-
curricular pedagogical tool. Approaches to writing
will include: reading and discussing trends in writing
instruction across the curriculum; practicing techniques
for writing with precision, clarity, and rhetorical effect;
revising and editing; writing for different purposes;
writing for different content areas; and writing for
the educational profession. Course will also promote
writing across educational contexts for native English
speakers and students who are English language
learners. Course experiences will provide students with
models for teaching writing in their own classroom.
Appropriate field experiences are provided to integrate
educational theory and practice. Credit: 3 course hours.
Fieldwork required.
1066 Math Content for Elementary Teachers:
Digging Deeper
An in-depth study of the following topics
in mathematics: number and numeration;
operations and algorithms involving whole
numbers, integers, and rational numbers; algebra;
geometry; measurement; statistics; and probability.
Connections to curriculum, instruction, and
assessment related to mathematics content area
are emphasized. Practices that nurture, develop,
and sustain parental engagement and professional
learning communities within schools are included.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork required.
1089 Curriculum Adaptation for Exceptional
Students (1–6)
This course prepares teacher education candidates
with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions
necessary to provide instruction that will promote
the participation and progress of students with
disabilities in the general education curriculum
and prepares candidates with competencies to
work collaboratively with colleagues. Teacher
education candidates across certification areas
and age-ranges are exposed to research-
validated professional practice that result in the
creation effective instructional environments
for all students, with specific focus on those
students who are classified for special education
services and supports with mild, moderate,
and severe disabilities. The historical and
sociological treatment of people with disabilities,
special education law, adapting curriculum
and instruction, understanding Individualized
Education Programs (IEPs), participating in IEP
meetings, and advocacy and collaboration are also
addressed. Candidates are provided with multiple
opportunities to engage in reflective practice
regarding the implications of course content to
their specific educational disciplines in terms of
personalizing instruction and building classroom
communities that support the full diversity of
learners. Credit: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork required.
1090 Behavior Management for Exceptional
Students (1–6) (Prerequisite EDU 1089)
This course is concerned with the application of
the principles of operant learning, focusing on the
relationship between behaviors and environmental
events (e.g., antecedents, and consequences),
which influence behavior. The course also focuses
on functional behavior assessment and positive
behavior supports that lead to meaningful
changes in environments and quality of life will
be emphasized. The course participants will learn
to follow evidence-based protocols to create
and implement ethical and effective behavior
interventions. Credit: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork
required.
1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1096 Innovative
Strategies in Secondary Settings
(Content specific)
This course examines issues, perspectives, and
strategies related to developing a critical pedagogy
of reflective practice in secondary education, and
is designed around four interrelated themes: 1)
exploring models and theories related to methods
of teaching and learning the content (i.e., math);
2) reviewing current literature related to teaching
and learning the content at the adolescent level;
3) examining instruction and assessment through
reflective evaluation; and 4) developing pedagogical
practices responsive to the context of urban school
settings and inclusive of the multifaceted identities
of metropolitan adolescents and their families.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork required. Course
number is dependent on content area.
1097 Research to Practice: Applications for
Secondary Teaching and Learning
This corequisite course supports students’
understanding of the research and practice of
content-area teaching methods learned in their
graduate-level course. Students will engage
in the practical application of theories; they
will implement, document, study, and analyze
instructional activities created in Methods courses
in relation to educational theories and best
practices. Students will work across disciplines to
facilitate teaching and learning opportunities, and
build a strong teaching portfolio that includes
reflections on lessons, practice, and assessments.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Fieldwork required
Anthony Annunziato, Associate Professor, B.A.,
CUNY Queens College; M.S.Ed., CUNY Queens
College; Ed.D., Teachers College Columbia
University. Educational Administration; Educational
Finance; Professional Development; Educational
Policy.
James S. Bethea, Associate Professor, B.S., Mount
Olive College; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., The
University of Iowa. Spirituality in Counseling;
Students with Disabilities, Substance Abuse and
International Rehabilitation in Poor and Developing
Countries.
Brett Elizabeth Blake, Professor, B.A., State
University of New York, Stony Brook; M.A.,
Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of
Illinois at Chicago. Socio-cultural dimensions of
adolescent language and literacy development
among urban and English-language learners;
language acquisition; gender equity; curriculum
reform in middle schools.
James R. Campbell, Professor, B.S., Fordham
University; M.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., New
York University. Instructional Process and Analysis;
Gifted Education.
Elizabeth Chase, Associate Professor, Curriculum
and Instruction, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia
University M.S.T., Pace University, B.A., Barnard
College, Columbia University.
Xioajun June Chen, Associate Professor, B.A.,
Hunan University, China; M.Ed., University
of Manchester, UK; Ph.D., Purdue University.
Interdisciplinary learning and teams, issues of
technology integration, international development
and cultural perspectives on instructional
technology.
Seokhee Cho, Professor, B.A., M.A., Ewha
Women’s University, Korea; Ph.D. in Ed. Psy.,
University of Alberta, Canada; Gifted Education,
Educational measurement and evaluation,
Cognitive Psychology, Learning Psychology,
Individual differences, Education of Learning
Disabled, Instructional Methodology, Teacher
Training, Open Education, Early Childhood
Education.
Gina Cicco, Associate Professor, B.S., M.S., Ed.D.,
St. John’s University. Online instruction, the use
of online education for counselors-in-training,
partnerships among school counselors and
teachers, perceptions on the role of school
counselors.
Barbara Cozza, Professor, B.F.A., CUNY-Hunter
College; M.S. CUNY-Hunter College; Ph.D. Fordham
University. Curriculum and instruction, professional
development, cog-nition, international education.
Catherine DiMartino, Professor, B.A., Haverford
College; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia
University; M.A., Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences, Columbia University; M.S., Teachers
College, Columbia University; Ph.D., New York
University, The Steinhardt School of Culture,
Education, and Human Development.
Ming-hui Li, Associate Professor, B.A., Soochow
University, Taipei, Taiwan; M.A., University of
Colorado; Ed.D., Texas Tech University. Counselor
Education; Stress and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of
Coping; Counseling Socially Troubled Children and
Parent-Child Relationships.
Mary Ann Maslak, Professor, B.M.T., B.M.E.,
Shenandoah University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
State University. Gender Equity in Education;
Social Mobility and Education; International and
Comparative Education.
Donald R. McClure, Associate Professor, B.Mus.,
Central Michigan University; M.Ed., University of
Notre Dame; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Maria Paula Mello, Assistant Professor, B.A.,
Swarthmore College, M.Ed., Ph.D., Vanderbilt
University. Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
Intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism,
independent living skills, postsecondary education,
housing, and parent advocacy.
Regina Mistretta, Professor, B.S., St. John’s
University; M.S., Brooklyn College; Ed.D., Teachers
College at Columbia University. Mathematics
Education in Elementary, Middle and Secondary
School Levels, Professional Development 1–8,
Technology Education in Mathematics. Parental
involvement in mathematical learning.
Nancy Montgomery, Associate Professor, B.S.,
M.S., Indiana University; PhD., New York University.
Adolescent Education; English/ Literacy Education;
especially the teaching of writing, writing with
computers and cooperative learning; Arts
Education.
Nancy Morabito, Assistant Professor, B.A.,
University of Virginia; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University;
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University. Teacher’s conceptions
and Teachings of the nature of science.
Audrey Figueroa Murphy, Associate Professor,
B.A., Queens College, Spanish Education; M.S., St.
John’s University, Bilingual Education; P.D., Ed.D, St.
John’s University, Administration and Supervision.
Daniel Ness, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction,
Ph.D., Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences, M.S., Columbia University, Teachers
College, M.A., Columbia University, Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences, M.A., Columbia
University, Teachers College, B.A., SUNY at Albany.
Barbara R. Peltzman,Associate Professor,B.S.,
Elementary Education, Mills College of
Education,M.S., Early Childhood Education, St.
John’s University,EdD, Curriculum and Teaching,
Teacher Education, Elementary and Early
Childhood, Teachers College
Yvonne Pratt-Johnson, Professor, B.A.. State
University of New York at Stony Brook; M.S.,
Georgetown University; M.A., M.Ed., Ed. D, Teachers
College, Columbia University.
Heather Robertson, Associate Professor,
B.A., Syracuse University, M.S., Texas A&M
University; Ph.D., Virginia Tech.
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THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Robert Eschenauer, Associate Professor, B.A.,
St. Francis College; M.S., St. John’s University;
Ph.D., St. John’s University; Adv. Certificate School
Psychology, City College, Counselor Education;
Assessment, Individual Counseling, Outcome
Research, Therapeutic Communi-cation, Clinical
Hypnosis, Reflective Practice.
Jordan González, Assistant Professor, B.A.,
Cornell University; M.A, New York University; M.A,
New School University; Ed.M, Teachers’ College,
Columbia University; Adv. Certificate in Adolescent
Education, CUNY Hunter College; Adv. Certification
in Educational Leadership, St. John’s University;
Ph.D., St. John’s University. 
E. Francine Guastello, Associate Professor, B.S.,
M.S., Ed.D., St. John’s University. Literacy; Exploring
multi-sensory techniques for teaching dyslexic
children and adults; Effective practices in literacy
leadership; Parental involvement in student
academic success; Improving teacher effectiveness
in writing instruction.
Smita Guha, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A.,
University of Calcutta; M.Ed., Ph.D. State University
of NY at Buffalo. Math and Technology in Early
Childhood Instructions.
Aliya E. Holmes, Professor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.,
University of Albany. Teacher mentoring related
to technology integration in the classroom,
online learning, professional development.
Samuel E. Jackson, Assistant Professor, B.S., York
College; M.A., Brooklyn College Graduate School
of Education; Ph.D.,The Graduate School and
University Center, City University of New York.
Urban Education.
Elena Jurasaite-O’Keefe, Associate Professor, is an
author of international comparative publications
focused on how teachers learn in informal settings.
Previously, she has worked as a Senior Research
manager at the International Baccalaureate
Organization. Earlier she worked as an Assistant
Professor of Education at Hofstra University, NY,
USA, lead an international child development
program at the Open Society Fund-Lithuania,
worked as a school principal, and taught English
as a foreign language. She holds two doctoral
degrees - from Siauliai University, Lithuania and
University of Michigan, USA.
Ishita Khemka, Assistant Professor, B.A., Delhi
University: M.A., Teachers College, Columbia
University; Ph.D., Columbia University, NY
Research in special education, intellectual
and developmental disabilities and autism;
interpersonal decision-making theory, peer-
victimization, bullying, and abuse prevention
training; arts and literacy.
Stephen Kotok, Associate Professor, B.A., University
of Wisconsin; M.S., University of Pennsylvania; M.A.,
Teachers College, Columbia University.DD
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Michael R. Sampson, Professor, B.S. East Texas
State University; M.Ed., Texas A & M-Commerce;
Ph.D., University of Arizona. Reading
comprehension, English language acquisition
and historical research as an author of children’s
literature.
Mary Beth Schaefer,Associate Professor,BA,
Secondary Education, Queens College City
University of New York, MA, English Literature,
Queens College (CUNY),MA, Supervision and
Administration, Texas Woman’s University,EdD,
Literacy, University of Pennsylvania
Qiana M. Spellman, Ed.D., Health Education,
Teachers College, Columbia University; MS,
Community Health Education, Teachers College,
Columbia University; MS, Bilingual School
Counseling, Long Island University; BS Psychology,
Xavier University
John Spiridakis, Professor, B.A., State
University of New York at Stony Brook; M.S.,
Ph.D., Florida State University.
Olivia G. Stewart, Assistant Professor, Education
Specialties, Ph.D. Learning, Literacies, &
Technologies, Arizona State University, M.Ed.
Curriculum and Instruction in Language and
Literacy, Arizona State University, B.A. Secondary
Education and English, University of Arizona.
Research in Multiliteracies, Digital literacies,
Multimodal Composition, Digital Media.
Jenny Yang, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, B.S., Stony
Brook University; M.A., Stony Brook University, Ed. D
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Maciek Nowak, B.S.E, M.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D., Dean,
Joseph H. and Maria C. Schwartz Distinguished Chair
and Professor of Decision Sciences.
Charles M. Clark, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Director, Center
for Global Business Stewardship.
Michele Dell’Anno, B.A., Assistant Dean.
Nina Dorata, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., CPA, Associate
Dean of Strategic and External Partnerships.
Michael S. Fahid, B.S.Ed., M.P.S., Assistant Dean.
Adrian P. Fitzsimons, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., CPA, CISA,
CMA, CFA, CFE, Director for Academic Advisement.
RoHiKa Hardas, B.S., M.B.A., Assistant Dean.
Niall C. Hegarty, B.S., M.B.A., Ed.D., Director,
Thomas J. Cox, Jr. Honors Program.
Glenda Lander Lugo, B.S., M.B.A., Ed.D., Assistant
Dean.
Kristine A. McGovern, B.B.A., M.B.A., Assistant
Dean for Planning and Compliance.
Donna M. Narducci, B.S., M.S., Ed.D. Associate
Dean and Director of Tobin Programs, Staten Island
Campus.
William Reisel, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Director for
Global Initiatives.
Alma Rivera, B.A., Academic Advisor, Manhattan
Campus.
Daniel Rubin, B.S., B.A., M.B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Innovation.
Sheila M. Russell, B.A., M.A., Senior Assistant Dean
and Director of Fast Track Program Advisement.
Carol J. Swanberg, B.S., M.B.A., Assistant Dean,
Staten Island Campus.
Objectives
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business prepares
graduates for rewarding managerial and
professional careers.
Its educational programs combined with
progressive technology provide the practical
experience, solid knowledge base, strong ethical
foundation and global perspective graduates need
to make immediate and valuable contributions as
business professionals.
The Tobin College of Business faculty
carries out its responsibility for this preparation
through excellence in teaching, supported by a
commitment to applied business research.
Programs of Study
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business offers
the Bachelor of Science degree with majors in
Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business Analytics,
Economics, Finance, Interdisciplinary Business,
International Management, Management,
Marketing, and Risk Management and Insurance.
The Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk
Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, a
division of The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
offers the B.S. degree in Actuarial Science and Risk
Management and Insurance. The first two years
of study for these programs are completed at the
Queens campus, with the major field coursework
being completed in the last two years at the
Manhattan campus. Actuarial Science students
are strongly encouraged to take and pass the
first two examinations (1/P and 2/FM) prescribed
by the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty
Actuarial Society. They can continue to pass
more examinations while working to become an
Associate or Fellow in this professional field.
The B.S. in Interdisciplinary Business allows
students to select six advanced courses from
the major disciplines in the Tobin College of
Business. Thus, the student is able to create an
independent, yet focused major within the B.S. in
Interdisciplinary Business.
Fast-Track Program: The Tobin College
of Business offers many Fast Track B.S./M.S. and
B.S./M.B.A. programs. The Fast Track programs
in Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics,
Finance, Interdisciplinary Business, International
Management, Management, Marketing, and
Risk Management and Insurance provide a
unique opportunity to complete both B.S./M.S.
or B.S./M.B.A. degrees typically within five years
of full-time study. Interested students, who have
maintained strong grades, should apply to the
program in the second semester of the junior year
(75 credits completed) of undergraduate study.
The Tobin College of Business Fast-Track
programs provide an economic and competitive
advantage to St. John's University undergraduate
students by reducing the financial burden of the
graduate Tobin Master of Science and Master of
Business Administration programs. Because the
Fast-Track programs provide an opportunity for St.
John's undergraduates to take up to four graduate
classes during their senior year, students only need
to complete the remaining graduate classes (24
credits or less) in their fifth year at our campuses
or online. Applications for the Fast-Track programs
should be completed by the end of your third
year of study and admission is based primarily
on undergraduate academic performance at
St. John’s. A grade point average of 3.0 to 3.25,
program dependent, is required.
CPA Licensure Qualifying Program: The
Fast Track Bachelor of Science in Accounting
leading to a Master of Business Administration in
Accounting, or a Master of Science in Accounting,
Risk and Financial Advisory, Finance or Taxation
are registered 150 credit hour licensure qualifying
programs for Certified Public Accountancy, in the
State of New York, and recognized in many other
jurisdictions. Likewise, Bachelor of Science degrees
with majors in Economics, Finance, Management,
Marketing, and Risk Management and Insurance,
leading to a Master of Science in Accounting, are
registered/licensure qualifying programs.
Double Major: The Tobin College
of Business permits double majors in the
following areas: Business Analytics, Economics,
Finance, Interdisciplinary Business, International
Management, Management, Marketing, and
Risk Management and Insurance. Double majors
require the same 120 semester hours to graduate
and no additional tuition but results in two
majors within the Bachelor of Science degree.
The four Business/General electives and six major
requirements are combined to provide 10 courses.
Each major requires 18 credits with two courses
designated by the faculty to be double counted
for each major. Undergraduates applying for a
double major should obtain approval from their
academic adviser by the end of their second
year of study. Admission is based primarily on
undergraduate academic performance at
St. John's.
Programs of study in the Tobin College of
Business are reviewed from time to time. The
faculty expressly reserves the right to make
revisions to the curriculum consistent with the
needs of business.
Professional Accreditation
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business is among
only 25 percent of business schools accredited by
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business – AACSB and among less than five
percent of the world’s business schools to earn
dual accreditation for its business and accountancy
programs.
Accreditation standards have evolved to
meet the contemporary needs of business, the
professions, government and graduate and
professional schools. By exceeding the quality
standards for accreditation in professional
education for business and management, the
Tobin College of Business constitutes a sound
choice for the prospective student. AACSB
standards include an evaluation of faculty
adequacy and competence, admission standards
and performance standards for the student
body, library facilities, computer equipment,
financial support of the institution and the
content and breadth of both the professional
and non-professional curricular requirements. The
professional curriculum in an AACSB accredited
school stresses a working knowledge of the major
business disciplines, proficiencies in the use of
analytical techniques in arriving at logical solutions
to management problems and an appreciation
for and dedication to the social and ethical
responsibilities of the business manager.
Specific Entrance
Requirements
16 high school units
(or appropriate score on the GED):
English 4
History 1
Science 1
Mathematics 4
Academic Electives 6-7
The recommended sequence of high school
mathematics courses includes Algebra, Geometry,
and Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry.
For strong consideration, a fourth year of
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
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mathematics, including calculus or statistics is
preferred.
Those students who wish to transfer to the
Tobin College of Business from another institution
or from within the University should consult the
appropriate section of the Bulletin.
Advanced Placement and
College Extension Courses
Applicants to Tobin are encouraged to take
examinations of the Advanced Placement (AP)
program, as well as college extension courses.
Credit is reviewed and awarded based on the
scores/ grades earned, and the applicability to
their selected degree program. Test results and/or
transcripts should be sent to Office of Admission.
Transfer Student Policy
Credit may be considered for transfer if it was
earned at a college/university that is accredited
by a regional accrediting organization (e.g. Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools).
Students with credit from other countries will be
asked to provide a credential evaluation from a
NACES-member organization before credits are
reviewed. Only courses with grades of C or better
will be considered for transfer.
Students who wish to be considered for
admission to the Actuarial Science major must
have a cumulative GPA of a 3.0, or higher, and must
take and have a “B” or better average in Calculus I
and II.
Students planning to take their first two years
of work at a community college are advised to take
a majority of their work in the arts and sciences,
including macro- and micro-economics and a
strong background in mathematics. For strong
consideration, it is recommended that students
have pre-calculus or calculus complete prior to
enrollment. Transfer students should take only
those business courses that are offered freshman-
and sophomore-level courses in the Tobin College
of Business. These lower division courses are
numbered 1301 through 2399.
A limited number of courses that are
offered as upper-division work in the Tobin
College of Business may be considered. A grade
of “B” or better is required for any major course
consideration.
No remedial work will be accepted
for transfer.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 120 semester hours of credit is
required for all non-actuarial science majors.
Tobin students may complete a dual business
major in Business Analytics, Economics,
Finance, Interdisciplinary Business, International
Management, Management, Marketing or Risk
Management and Insurance. A minimum of 122
semester hours for Actuarial Science and the Risk
Management: Quantitative Risk and Insurance
track are required to graduate from their respective
programs. A minimum of a 2.0 cumulative quality
point index and a 2.0 major field index are
required for the Bachelor of Science degree in the
Tobin College of Business.
Actuarial Science majors must maintain an
average GPA of 3.0, or higher, in MTH 1730, 1740,
ACT 2322, 2333, and 2334 in order to progress
in the Actuarial Science program, (or in order to
register for ACT courses of 3000-level or higher.)
Please refer to the Core Curriculum section
in the front of the bulletin and consult the Tobin
Office of Undergraduate Programs for most
current degree requirements.
We reserve the right to make program changes, as
necessary.
Basic Liberal Arts Core
All Majors Except Actuarial Science
major and Quantitative Risk and
Insurance track in Risk Management
and Insurance Major
BUA 1333 3
ECO 1301 3
ECO 1302 3
ECO 1320 3
ENG 1100 3
FYS 1000* 3
FYW 1000 3
HIS 1000** 3
Language*** 6
Liberal Art Electives**** 9-15
PHI 1000 3
PHI 2220 or THE 3305 3
PHI 3000***** 3
SCI 1000 3
SPE 1000 3
THE 1000 3
THE: Sacred Texts***** 3
Actuarial Science majors and Quantitative
Risk and Insurance track in Risk Management
and Insurance Major only:
Instead of BUA 1333, must take:
MTH 1730 4
MTH 1740 4
Total 60–62
* External transfer students transferring less than
24 credits may be required to complete FYS 1000.
If social science transfer credit was not already
awarded to substitute this credit, students should
see the Tobin Office of Undergraduate Programs
to determine an alternate course to complete this
credit requirement.
** External transfer students who have taken an
applicable history course may receive 3 credits
for HIS 1000.
*** International Management majors, only, must
complete 2 semesters of foreign language.
**** Required number of Liberal Art Elective credit
is dependent upon major.
***** External transfer students who have earned
an associate degree, prior to enrollment, may
be waived from THE: Sacred Texts and/or PHI
3000, provided they have liberal art transfer
credits, in excess of degree requirements, to
substitute these course(s).
Basic Business Core
Accounting majors:
ACC 2370 3
ACC 2371 3
AIS 2354 3
BUA 2334 3
Business Elective 6
FIN 2310 3
General Elective 3
LAW 1310 3
MGT 1301 3
MGT 4329 3
MKT 2301 3
RMI 1301 3
Note: Business Core may vary if pursuing a Fast
Track program.
Actuarial Science majors:
ACC 2370 3
Business Elective 3
FIN 3311 3
FIN 3388 3
LAW 1310 3
MGT 1301 3
MGT 3325 3
MGT 4329 3
MKT 2301 3
RMI 1301 3
RMI ELEC 3
TECH ELEC 3
Note: Business Core may vary if pursuing a Fast
Track program.
Quantitative Risk and Insurance track in
Risk Management and Insurance major:
ACC 2370 3
BUA 2334 3
Business Elective 3
FIN 3311 3
FIN 3388 3
General Elective 6
LAW 1310 3
MGT 1301 3
MGT 3325 3
MGT 4329 3
MKT 2301 3
RMI 1301 3
TECH ELEC 3
Note: Business Core may vary if pursuing a Fast
Track program.
Non-Accounting, Non-Actuarial Science and
Non-Quantitative Risk and Insurance track
majors:
ACC 2370 3
BUA 2334 3
Business Elective* 6-9
FIN 2310 3
General Elective 6
LAW 1310 3
MGT 1301 3
MGT 3325 3
MGT 4329 3
MKT 2301 3
RMI 1301 3
TECH ELEC** 3
* BUA majors, only, require 9 credits of BUS ELEC,
3 credits of which will replace the TECH Elective.
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** The TECH ELEC for the Economics and Finance
majors are ECO 3345 and FIN 3309, respectively.
Note: Business Core may vary if pursuing a
FastTrack program.
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Fields of Specialization
Accounting:
(Queens)
ACC 3372, 3373, 4345; AIS 3355; TAX 3361 15
Professional Electives:
6 credits from 3000 or 4000 level ACC/AIS/TAX
courses. 6
TOTAL 21
Actuarial Science:
(Manhattan)
ACT: 2322, 2333, 2334, 3335, 3336, 3349, 4347,
4348.
TOTAL 24
Business Analytics:
(Queens)
BUA 3330, 3336, 3337, 3350 12
Professional Electives:
Chose one course from Analytics Electives:
BUA 3310, 3311, 3312, 3313, 3338, 3346, IS 1332,
3339, 3347, 3351, 3352 3
Choose one course from Applied Electives:
ACC 3352, ECO 3345, FIN 3339, FIN 3388, MGT
4324, MKT 3313, RMI 3388 3
TOTAL 18
Economics:
(Queens)
ECO 3303, 3341, 3343 9
Professional Electives:
9 credits from the following:
ECO 3306, 3307, 3313, 3328 3335, 3344, 3346, 3348,
3349, 3360, 3361, 4340, 4350, 4399, 4400; no more
than three credits from outside of economics; FIN
3311, 3312, 3315, 3316, 3318, 4317; MKT 3312. 9
Note: Economics majors are urged to take
ECO 4350 among their elective courses.
TOTAL 18
Finance:
(Queens)
FIN 3311, 3312 6
Professional Electives:
12 credits from the following:
FIN 3315, 3316, 3318, 3319, 3351, 3388, 4314,
4317, 4320, 4327, 4328, 4339, 4350, 4351, 4399,
4400, and ECO 3345. 12
Note: Finance majors are urged to take
FIN 4350 among their elective courses.
TOTAL 18
Interdisciplinary Business
(Distance, Manhattan, Queens)
Professional Electives:
18 credits from 3000 or 4000 level courses offered
by Departments within The Peter J. Tobin College
of Business.
Students in the B.S. Interdisciplinary Business degree
program may select the coursework of any minor as a
track within this major.
TOTAL 18
International Management
(Queens, Manhattan)
IB 3341, MGT 3391 6
Professional Electives:
6 credits Global Experience: Global Destination
Course (GDC), Global-oriented Internship, IB
4312 (GLOBE) or a maximum of 3 credits of
chosen language.
6
6 credits from the following:
IB 4312; MGT 2331, 3339, 4326, 4334, 4338;
MKT 3317; GDC
6
TOTAL 18
Management:
(Queens)
MGT 2331, 3323 6
Professional Electives:
12 credits from the following: MGT 3310, 3330,
3332, 3336, 3337, 3339, 3340, 3342, 3344, 3346,
3353, 3391, 4311, 4320, 4324, 4326, 4333, 4334,
4335, 4336, 4338, 4347, 4348, 4399, 4400, IB 3341,
4312. 12
TOTAL 18
Marketing:
(Queens)
MKT 3311, 3312 6
Professional Electives:
12 credits from the following: MKT 3305, 3306,
3307, 3308, 3309, 3310, 3313, 3314, 3315, 3316,
3317, 3318, 3319, 3320, 3321, 3322, 3324, 3325,
3326, 3327, 3328, 3330, 3331, 3332, 3350, 4305,
4306, 4316, 4318, 4350, 4399, 4400, IB 3341,
4312. 12
TOTAL 18
Risk Management and Insurance*:
(Manhattan)
RMI 3335, 4360, 4390 and RMI 3333
or RMI 4334 12
Professional Electives:
6 credits from the following: RMI 3350, 3361,
3388, 4311, 4364, 4399, 4400 6
TOTAL 18
Quantitative Risk and Insurance Track:
ACT 2322, 2333, 2334 9
RMI 3388 3
Professional Electives:
6 credits from the following:
RMI 3333, 3335, 3350, 4311, 4334, 4364 6
TOTAL 18
Certificate in Risk
and Insurance
The Certificate in Risk and Insurance is a two
semester 24-credit certificate program, based
at the Manhattan campus, and admits students
in the Fall semester. Students take four courses
in each of the Fall and Spring semesters. While
an undergraduate degree is not a prerequisite
for admission, most people who enroll in this
certificate program possess a minimum of an
Associate degree, significant college level study
and/or industry experience. For additional
consumer information, the applicant may
refer to the website at stjohns.edu/academics/
undergraduate/tobin/risk.
Certificate Courses
RMI 1301 Principles of Risk Management
and Insurance
RMI 3333 Commercial Property Risk
Management and Insurance
RMI 3335 Life, Health and Employee Benefits
RMI 3361 Insurance and Alternative
Risk Transfer
RMI 4334 Commercial Liability Risk
Management and Insurance
RMI 4360 Corporate Risk Management
RMI 4364 Reinsurance
RMI 4390 Insurance Industry Operations
Double Majors
Please see the Tobin Office of Undergraduate
Programs for program and course requirements
for the Dual Business majors in Business Analytics,
Economics, Finance, Interdisciplinary Business,
International Management, Management,
Marketing, and Risk Management and Insurance.
Minors
In addition to The Peter J. Tobin College of
Business minors offered below, Tobin students
may choose a minor from another college within
St. John’s University. All minors must be chosen
in consultation with a Tobin College of Business
Advising Dean. Most minors cannot be completed
within the normal credit hour requirements of
the baccalaureate degree. Students may declare a
minor upon completion of 24 credit hours at
St. John’s University.
All prerequisites, including BUA 1333 or
MTH 1320 or equivalent must be met (consult the
current undergraduate bulletin).
There may be no overlap of courses between
major and minor. In addition, for Tobin students,
only one course may overlap with the minor and
the Business Core.
Accountancy Minors
Accounting
12 credits
ACC 2370, ACC 4345, TAX 3361, 3 credits ACC or
AIS Elective at 3000 or greater level.
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Accounting Information Systems
12 credits
ACC 2370, AIS 2354, AIS 3355, and 3 credits AIS
Elective at 3000 or greater level.
Business Analytics Minor
12 credits
BUA 2334, plus 9 credits (3 courses) from: BUA
3310, 3311, 3312, 3313, 3336, 3337, 3338, 3346,
3350, IS 3339, 3347, 3351, 3352.
Economics Minor
15 credits
ECO 1301, 1302 plus 9 additional credits of 3000-
or 4000-level Economics courses.
Finance Minor
12 credits
FIN 2310, plus 9 additional credits of 3000- or
4000- level Finance courses..
Financial Technology (FinTech)
Minor
12 credits
FIN 2310, 3319, 4320 and 4321.
Law Minor
12 credits
LAW 1310, plus 9 credits (3 courses) from the
following: a minimum of 6 credits must be taken
from Tobin course offerings: LAW 3313, 3314, 3315,
3316, 3317.
Management Minors
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management
12 credits
MGT 1301, MGT 3310, MGT 4311; and choose
3 credits (1 course) from ACC 2370 (non-Tobin
students only), LAW 3316, MKT 3322, MGT 3346.
Global Supply Chain Management
12 credits
MGT 3325, plus 9 credits (3 courses) from: MGT
3330, 3344, 4326, 4338; IB 3341.
Human Resource Management
12 credits
MGT 1301, MGT 3332, MGT 4335, plus 3 credits
(1 course) of MGT 4333, 4334, 4336.
Upon successful completion of the above
coursework, students will have the opportunity
to sit for certification exam offered by the
Society for Human Resource Certificate Institute
(HRCI).
International Management
12 credits
MGT 1301, plus 9 credits (3 courses) from the
following: MGT 3339, 3391, 4334, 4338, IB 3341.
Organizational Management
12 credits
MGT 1301, MGT 2331, plus 6 credits from the
Management department course offerings
other than the MGT core.
Sustainability and Social Enterprise
12 credits
MGT 1301, 3336, 3353; plus 3 credits
(1 course) from the following: IB 4312 (with
faculty approval) or MGT 3337, or ACC 3358.
Marketing Minors
Experiential Marketing
12 credits
MKT 2301, 3309; plus 6 credits (2 courses) from
the following: MKT 3313, 3314, 3316, 3318, 3319,
3320, 3322, 3350, 4399.
General Marketing
12 credits
MKT 2301, plus 9 credits (3 courses) of 3000- or
4000-level Marketing courses.
Human-Centered Business Design
12 credits
MKT 2301, plus 9 credits (3 courses) from: 3309,
3311, 3322, 3331, or 3350.
Marketing Analytics
12 credits
MKT 2301, 3313, plus 6 credits (2 courses) from:
3312, 3319, 3330, or 4399.
Marketing of Services
12 credits
MKT 2301, plus 9 credits (3 courses) from: MKT
3309, 3313, 3320, 3321, or 3350.
Risk Management and Insurance
Minor
12 credits
RMI 1301 plus 9 credits (3 courses) from the
following: RMI 3333, 3335, 4334, 4360, 4390.
Sports Leadership and Branding
Minor
13 credits
BUS 1101, MGT 2331, MKT 3319, plus 6 credits (2
courses) from MGT 2360, 3310, MKT 3314, or SPM
1036
Student Responsibility
It is the responsibility of students to make certain
that their academic records are in proper order at
the time they make application for the bachelor’s
degree. Should students be unable for any
reason to take a prescribed course in the regular
semester, it is their responsibility to take the
course later. They should not expect a waiver for
the course at a subsequent date, nor should they
expect that the course be offered at an unusual
time to meet their personal circumstances.
Special Programs
Applied Finance Institute
The Applied Finance Institute (AFI) provides the
opportunity for high-performing finance majors
and minors to distinguish their achievements
by joining the Applied Finance Fellows Program.
AFI Fellows benefit from applied and experiential
finance curricular and co-curricular activities,
relevant for careers in finance. Scholarships are
available to AFI Fellows for CFA prep course and
sponsorship, finance GDC course, and finance
conferences. AFI Fellows receive preferential access
to many finance-related events. A graduation
medallion and Certificate of Completion are
earned after meeting all the AFI Fellows program
requirements: taking an applied experiential-
designated finance course (which may also fulfill
your major/minor requirement), participating in
the required set of applied/experiential activities,
and maintaining adequate grades.
Undergraduate students are encouraged
to apply after taking Foundations of Finance
(FIN 2310), in their sophomore or junior year. The
requirements to apply are 3.3 overall GPA and
at least a grade of B- in every finance course. To
inquire about joining the Applied Finance Fellows
program, please contact AFI Executive Director, afi@
stjohns.edu.
Executive-in-Residence Program
The Executive-in-Residence Program (EIRP) builds
from the overall mission of the Tobin College of
Business: to provide students with experiential
learning opportunities that prepare them to
be effective leaders in business and in society.
Under the guidance of select Tobin faculty, EIRP
students execute real-world business strategy
and management consulting engagements for
prominent organizations in the New York City metro
area. Students in the program develop expertise
in how to critically analyze the strategic challenges
and opportunities that their clients confront.
They use these analyses to generate actionable
recommendations that EIRP student teams
communicate back to clients through professional
presentations and written reports.
Student participation in EIRP is highly
competitive and generally open to Tobin’s top
senior undergraduates who have attained a
cumulative GPA of at least 3.5/4.0. Students who
satisfy EIRP prerequisites are invited to interview
for the program during their junior year. Those
selected into the program are organized into
cohorts of 18 students who participate in EIRP
over two semesters. Participation in EIRP satisfies
the requirements of MGT 4329 – Managerial
Strategy and Policy (i.e., which is required for all
undergraduate business students).
National Student Advertising
Competition
The National Student Advertising Competition
(NSAC) provides students with real-world
experience in developing and executing a
strategic marketing campaign for a corporate
client. Competing against schools nationwide, the
American Advertising Federation (AAF) sponsored
competition culminates with students pitching
their campaigns to esteemed industry professionals.
Student participation in NSAC is highly
competitive. Those interested are encouraged to
apply to and interview for the program during
the Spring semester of their junior year. Those
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THE PETER J. TOBIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
selected for the program participate in NSAC over
two semesters, satisfying course requirements for
MKT 4305 – Advertising Research and MKT 4306 –
Advertising Project.
Scholars Program
The Department of Accountancy's Scholars
Program is an exciting and innovative program
which features the opportunity for accounting
majors to complete a full-time winter internship
in the spring semester of the fourth year of study.
These "busy season" internships are full-time from
January through March and generally lead to job
offers which start after graduation in the fifth year.
Students in the Scholars Program have completed
internships at Big-4 CPA firms, national CPA firms,
Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, and
a host of other organizations. The program features
professional development seminars, office visits to
Big-4 and national CPA firms, a Global Destination
Course, and service opportunities. Admissions
into the program is selective and requires a
minimum GPA of 3.75 at the end of sophomore
year or acceptance into the TJC Honors Program.
Scholars Program alumni have a high success rate
on the CPA exam, with CPA licensure, and in their
respective careers.
Thomas J. Cox, Jr. Honor’s Program
The Dean’s Distinguished Scholars Program
brings together a limited number of high
performing students in specific courses designed
to challenge, enhance, and improve the learning
experience delivered by Tobin. Students will be
expected to conduct research with professors,
complete internships, participate in co-curricular
activities geared towards improving business
acumen, and participate in a college-sponsored
global destination course. This program seeks to
produce graduates that can readily contribute
to an organization at a high level or proceed to
advanced study at the graduate level. Students
must maintain a 3.5 GPA within both their major
and overall average to remain in the program.
GLOBE
GLOBE, a student-managed academic program
and microfinance fund at St. John’s University, the
Peter J. Tobin College of Business, provides loans
to entrepreneurs in the developing world. Through
GLOBE, students are educated about the world of
microfinance while applying their business skills
to help the poorest of the poor lift themselves
and their families out of poverty. Students with a
minimum of a 3.0 cumulative index may apply for
this course for their junior or senior year, and may
earn 3 credits toward their major or a business
elective.
Global Destination Courses
For-credit Global Destination Courses offer
students short-term international travel in
conjunction with an on-campus business course.
During a period of one-to-two weeks’ travel
to a global destination, students participate in
business site visits, guest lectures and cultural
excursions. Courses and travel locations change
each semester.
GSRM Apprenticeship Program
The Ellen Thrower Center for Career Services at The
Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance
and Actuarial Science (GSRM) administers the
GSRM Internship & Apprenticeship Program,
allowing students to apply their classroom
knowledge to paid professional work with major
employers in the insurance, risk and financial
services industry.
The program helps students prepare
and connect with employers who are offering
one semester internships or multiple semester
“apprenticeship” opportunities. The program
is open to undergraduate students in Risk
Management & Insurance and Actuarial Science
with a minimum cumulative index of 3.0.
Participants attend a pre-placement session prior
to employer referrals. Work schedules may include
full-time (35 hours/week) employment during
summer and part-time (15-20 hours/week) during
spring and fall semesters. Students who complete
a multiple semester apprenticeship will have the
experience noted on their academic transcript.
Students may also pursue academic credit through
an internship course after consulting with their
Tobin
Student Managed Investment Fund
The undergraduate Student Managed Investment
Fund (SMIF) allows students an opportunity to
manage a real equity portfolio, valued at close
to $5 Million dollars. The fund is currently offered
to undergraduate students through two courses
(FIN 4327 & 4328), allowing students to partake in
the fund for up to two semester. The courses are
among the flagship offering of the department,
and as demand for the courses is high, students
must submit an applications in order to gain
admission. Applications are available from all
student advisors in the Undergraduate Programs
Office, and from the SMIF Instructors, and are due
on the third Friday in November (for spring classes)
and April (for fall classes).
The courses are designed to give students
hands-on experience at performing investment
research, investing money and managing a real
portfolio prior to entering the work force. Students
are expected to generate investment ideas,
research investment opportunities and make
recommendations based on their analysis. Some of
the research is performed individually while most
of the work is conducted in teams. Students make
heavy use of the FactSet and Bloomberg software
tools as part of their work. Upon completion
of their research, student analyst teams deliver
presentations to their classmates and may
recommend the purchase or sale of securities.
The class votes on the recommendations, and, if
approved, a second presentation is delivered to
the funds Investment Committee comprised of
Tobin College of Business faculty, a representative
from Business Affairs, and various guest business
executives. If the Investment Committee approves
the recommendation, the transaction is executed.
Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance Program
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
(VITA) at St. John’s University is a “virtual” tax
preparation center housed in the Tobin College
of Business. The VITA program is partnered
with the Food Bank for New York City. Each tax
season, student volunteers are required to pass
an e-learning course and exam administered by
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), participate in
an eight-hour tax software training session, and
volunteer approximately 4 hours per week during
tax season.
The VITA program is open to all University
students who meet the IRS requirements
and allows for application of technical and
communication skills to real income tax scenarios.
The VITA program exemplifies the University’s
Vincentian mission by providing valuable services
to clients who could not otherwise afford
professional tax services. VITA clients typically
receive tax refunds through the refundable Earned
Income Tax Credit, which can be used to pay for
essentials such as food, clothing, and housing.
Annually, KPMG through matched alumni gifts
awards scholarships to VITA student volunteers.
Co-Curricular Activities
To encourage professional development
outside formal coursework, the Tobin College of
Business offers its students professional societies
in each major field of study. These societies are
run by the student members with the guidance
of a faculty moderator. Though each society
emphasizes a particular business discipline,
membership is generally open to all students.
Among the co-curricular activities in the
Tobin College of Business are:
• Accounting Society
• Actuarial Club
• APICS, The Educational Society for Resource
Management
• Advertising Club
• Ascend–Pan Asian Student Organization
• Economics and Finance Society
• Gamma Iota Sigma (Risk Management and
Insurance)
• Marketing Club
• National Association of Black Accountants
Academic Information
Pass-Fail Option
This option is available to a student whose current
cumulative grade point average is at least a 2.0
and has completed at least 24 semester hours at
St. John’s University. Students may pass/fail courses
in the Liberal Art Core (except BUA 1333-Modern
Statistics I) or a General Elective, ONLY. Additionally,
courses in the Business Core, major field or minor
sequence may NOT be pass/failed.
A maximum of 12 credits may be taken pass/
fail, with no more than any one course in a given
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semester. In no case will the quality point index be
affected; a Pass will be credited toward the degree.
However, courses in the student’s major or minor
which are to be used for general elective credit are
not eligible for the Pass-Fail Option.
Application for this option may be made
online through UIS approximately two weeks prior
to the withdrawal deadline. A student may also
change the status from the Pass-Fail Option to a
regular grade up until the withdrawal deadline.
Repeat of Passing Grade Policy
This option is NOT available to students enrolled
in The Peter J. Tobin College of Business. Tobin
students are not permitted to repeat previously
passed coursework.
Academic Standing and Degree
Progression
Academic standing is based on a semesterly
review of a student’s academic progress. Students
who fail to satisfactorily progress will be placed on
academic probation. Academic probation can lead
to a discontinuance of future course registration.
To remain in good academic standing, a student
must maintain a minimum grade point average
of 2.0 both cumulatively and in their major field
of study.
If a student falls under a 2.0 cumulative
grade point average, the following probation
standards for continued study at The Peter J. Tobin
College of Business are implemented: a minimum
cumulative index of 1.5 at the end of the first
year, 1.75 at the end of the second year and 1.9
at the end of the third year. Eligibility for future
registration will be dependent on satisfactory
progress within the required credit hours of a
student’s degree. Course registration in excess
of degree requirements to meet the 2.0 grade
point average is not permitted.
If a student is placed on probation they
are permitted to register for a maximum of 15
credits, and must meet any additional standards
for progression as outlined in their probation
letter. Please contact the Tobin Undergraduate
Program Office for information concerning these
requirements
A full-time student’s program may range
from a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 18
hours (credits) per semester. First Year students’
schedules are typically 15 semester hours (credits).
A student who receives a grade of F for a required
course must repeat the course. Please refer to the
Office of the Registrar section of this Bulletin for
additional information regarding the University’s
Repeat “F” Policy.
Both a cumulative and major field grade
point average of at least a 2.0 are required for
graduation.
Honor Societies
Alpha Delta Sigma
This is the national advertising honor society
sponsored by the American Advertising
Federation.
Alpha Mu Alpha
Alpha Mu Alpha is a national marketing honor
society sponsored by the American Marketing
Association to recognize and reward scholarship
among students of marketing.
Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Alpha Psi is the national scholastic honor
society in accounting. Its objective is to encourage
and recognize scholastic excellence in that field.
Beta Gamma Sigma
Iota Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the national
scholastic honor society for colleges
of business administration, was established
at St. John’s University in 1968, following the
accreditation of the College by the American
Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Theta Chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the
national honor society in economics, was
established at St. John’s University in 1958.
Sigma Iota Epsilon
Sigma Iota Epsilon is the national scholastic
honor society in management. Its general
purpose is two-fold: to encourage and recognize
scholarly excellence and to promote cooperation
between the academic and practical aspects of
management.
Course Offerings
All course credits are listed in semester hours.
For descriptions of courses other than those
listed here, consult the index for location of other
departments.
Each course number has four digits. The first
of these digits shows the class level of the course.
These are designated as follows:
1 designates freshman level
2 designates sophomore level
3 designates junior level
4 designates senior level
The second digit shows the number of credit
hours for the course. The last two digits reflect the
course number. For example, Management 4329
would be interpreted as follows: The first digit
(4) indicates that this is a senior level course. The
second digit (3) indicates that this is a 3-credit
course. The last two digits indicate that this course
is Management 29, i.e., Managerial Strategy and
Policy.
No student is permitted to enroll in any
junior-or senior-level business course without the
designated prerequisite(s). Additionally, no student
is permitted to enroll in any junior-level business
course until Math 1320 or BUA 1333 has been
completed.
Accountancy
Benjamin R. Silliman, Ed.D., C.P.A., Chair
ACC 2370 Financial Accounting and Reporting
This introduction to financial accounting includes
such topics as the basic accounting framework
and concepts; cash flows, income reporting and
financial position; the accounting process; and
financial statement elements. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
ACC 2371 Intermediate Accounting I
Prerequisite: ACC 2370, or an equivalent course. The
use of accounting in the control and reporting of
business transactions and events are examined
using U.S. and international financial reporting
standards as a means of communicating necessary
information to interested parties. Topics affecting
income determination and conformity with GAAP,
such as, accounting for current assets, long-term
assets, and intangible assets are examined. Credit:
3 semester hours.
ACC 3372 Intermediate Accounting II
Prerequisite: ACC 2371, or an equivalent course.
Financial statements, account balances, and
business transactions and events are analyzed using
U.S. and international financial reporting standards
as the means of communicating necessary
information to interested parties. Topics affecting
income determination and conformity with GAAP,
such as, accounting for current liabilities and
contingencies, long-term liabilities, stockholders’
equity, dilutive securities and earnings per share,
investments, revenue recognition, as well as
accounting and the time value of money, are
examined. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACC 3373 Intermediate Accounting III
Prerequisite: ACC 3372. Financial statements,
account balances, and business transactions and
events are analyzed using U.S. and international
financial reporting standards as a means of
communicating necessary information to
interested parties. Topics affecting income
determination and conformity with GAAP, such as,
accounting for income taxes; pensions and post-
retirement benefits; leases; accounting changes
and error analysis; statement of cash flows; full
disclosure in financial reporting; partnership:
formation, operation, termination, and liquidation;
as well as, SEC financial reporting requirements are
examined. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACC 4343 Advanced Accounting I
Prerequisite: ACC 3373, or an equivalent course.
Accounting theory and problems are applied
to the formation, acquisition and liquidation of
corporations. International and U.S. accounting
principles that are applicable to consolidated
financial statements of parents and subsidiaries are
reviewed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACC 4344 Advanced Accounting II
Prerequisite: ACC 3373, or an equivalent course.
Special accounting principles, procedures
and problems are applied to such entities as
partnerships, estates, trusts, governmental, not
for profit, and foreign business entities and their
subsidiaries.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACC 4345 Cost Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC 2370 or an equivalent course.
Techniques and methods associated with cost
accounting, including product costing; planning
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and control in both functional-based and activity-
based costing systems; as well as, key elements of
cost accounting approaches, such as activity-based
customer and supplier costing, strategic cost
management, activity-based budgeting, process
value analysis, and quality costing are examined.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACC 4358 Sustainability Accounting
and Reporting
Prerequisite: ACC 2370 or an equivalent. This course
introduces students to (a) the fundamental
concepts of corporate sustain ability and how
sustainable development issues influence
company accounting and reporting practices,
(b) the systems and procedures that help ensure
sustainability issues are considered in decision
making and reporting, (c) the accounting tools
to help assess and manage the social and
environmental impact of business operations,
as well as, (d) contemporary approaches and
techniques to account for a company’s social,
economic, and environmental impacts.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACC 4360 Sustainability Implementation and
Disclosures
The background and subject matter of sustainability
information reporting, sometimes referred to as
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), reporting are
examined. Publicly available and internationally
recognized guidelinses and standards are
introduced and how firms can best select, organize
and present their CSR disclosures. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
ACC/TAX 4399 Accounting/Tax Internship The
internship provides students with the opportunity
to develop accounting or tax skills in an actual work
setting outside the classroom. This internship is a
one term, part-time, credit-bearing position within
a supervised work environment. This course is
open to junior accounting majors with 60 credits
completed and a 2.75 cumulative index and at least
one semester of academic credit completed at St.
John’s University. Coursework appropriate to the
internship and permission of the Department is
required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACC/TAX 4400 Accounting/Tax Internship
A second internship, or continuation of ACC/TAX
4399, which may be used as a General Elective,
and the earned grade is included in the major field
index. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Assurance and
Information Systems (AIS)
AIS 2354 Accounting Information
Systems I
This course provides a comprehensive overview
of information technology applications used in
the accounting profession. These applications
allow the accountant to gather and transform data
into useful decision-making information. Credit: 3
semester hours.
AIS 3355 Accounting Information
Systems II
Prerequisite: ACC 2370. Various accounting information
and communication systems controls used by an
entity with complex systems to monitor and to assess
system risks are examined. Potential weaknesses
in systems are identified to enable students to
recognize appropriate mitigation controls. Credit: 3
semester hours.
AIS 4347 Principles of Auditing
Prerequisite: ACC 3373 or an equivalent course.
Auditing theory and techniques are introduced
and applied to audits of financial statements and
internal controls over financial reporting. Auditing
standards promulgated by the AICPA, PCAOB, and
IAASB are discussed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
AIS 4348 Advanced Auditing
Prerequisite: ACC 4347 or an equivalent course. The
selection and application of auditing procedures
to specific assertion objectives, risks, and internal
controls relating to balance sheet and income
statement accounts, business transactions
and events, and overall financial statement
presentation and disclosure are examined. Various
reports rendered and other services provided by
Certified Public Accountants are examined. Credit:
3 semester hours.
AIS 4356 Principles of Internal Audit
Prerequisite: ACC 2370 or an equivalent course. The
objectives, concepts, principles, and techniques
of internal auditing are covered, including the role
of the internal auditor; types of audits; enterprise
risk management; and the planning, performance,
communication, and follow-up of audit. Credit: 3
semester hours.
AIS 4360, Fraud Examination
Prerequisite: ACC 2370 or an equivalent course.
This course will help students understand the
ways business-related fraud and occupational
abuse occur and identify areas of exposure.
Various prevention, detection, and investigation
techniques will be explored. The course will
focuses on frauds that have occurred in recent
years and addresses: (a) the nature of the scheme
and how the fraud was perpetrated, (b) how
the fraud was covered up, (c) why the auditors,
the board of directors, and the regulators did
not discover the fraud, (d) what should have
been done by auditors, board members and
regulators to prevent and detect the fraud, and
what weaknesses in controls existed to allow the
situation to occur. Credit: 3 semester hours.
AIS 4361 Advanced Fraud Examination
Prerequisite: AIS 4360. This course will introduce
undergraduate business students to regulations
and rules related to fraud, in particular the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This advanced course will
also explore specialized areas in fraud, such as
Tax Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, Divorce Fraud, and
Identity theft. The fraud examiner’s role in matters
such as White Collar Crime, Organized Crime,
Counterterrorism, and Anti-Money Laundering will
be addressed. Various prevention, detection, and
investigation techniques will be explored. Credit: 3
semester hours.
AIS 4364 Accounting Information: Cyber-
Security Processes
Prerequisite: AIS 4347/AIS 4356 or an equivalent
course. This course provides an understanding of
information security fundamentals, and key system
security engineering, analysis and assessment
techniques, tactics and procedures that are
internationally accepted information security
practices. The course will also prepare students to
handle security incidents more effectively leading
to improved business response and reduced
adverse impact. Credit: 3 semester hours.
AIS 4367 Accounting Information: Enterprise
Resource Planning
Prerequisite: None. This course is based in SAP, an
enterprise resource planning system commonly
used by businesses. Students will obtain a
working knowledge of transaction flow in SAP
ECC 6.0 modules: Procurement Logistics (MM),
Sales Logistics (SD), Financial Accounting (FI),
Controlling (CO), Human Capital Management
(HCM), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), and
Warehouse Management (WM). Credit: 3 semester
hours.
AIS 4368 Accounting Information: Analytics
and Forensics
Prerequisites: AIS 4347/AIS 4356 or an equivalent
course. This course addresses the theories,
concepts, and applications related to accounting
information and the use of analytics to monitor
and detect information technology frauds. The
course reviews how different substantive and
rigorous tests can be used to detect fraud, errors,
estimates, or biases in financial data using data
analytics. The tests range from high-level data
overviews to assess the reasonableness of data,
to highly focused tests that give small samples of
highly suspicious transactions.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
AIS 4382 Sustainability Accounting
Attestation
Prerequisite: ACC 2370 or an equivalent course.
This course, provides background on the subject
matter of sustainability information, defines
the objectives of an examination or review of
sustainability information under AICPA attestation
standards, provides guidance on applying the
engagement preconditions of AICPA attestation
standards to a potential attestation engagement
on sustainability information, as well as guidance
on agreeing to the terms of the engagement and
requesting a written assertion with respect to
sustainability information.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
AIS 4385 Advanced Internal Auditing
Prerequisite: AIS 4356 or an equivalent
course. This course builds on the principles
of Internal Auditing curriculum to provide
students with additional introduction to topics
related to the management of the Internal
Audit function. Topics that are included in this
course are: corporate governance, enterprise risk
management, quality assurance review process,
environmental and process quality audits, and
value added activities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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TAX 3361 Federal Income Taxation:
Individuals
Prerequisite: None. Federal income tax laws
with respect to how individuals and property
transactions are taxed are examined from both
tax compliance and tax planning perspective. Tax
laws governing the rules for income inclusion,
income exclusion, and allowed deductions,
exemptions and credits are studied. Students
will be introduced to tax filing requirements, the
Internal Revenue Code, applicable regulations,
and court decisions. The AICPA’s Statements on
Standards for Tax Services as it applies to a code
of professional conduct for tax practitioners is
incorporated into the course. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
TAX 4362 Federal Income Taxation:
Businesses
Prerequisite: TAX 3361, or an equivalent course.
Federal income tax law as it applies to the
allowance for cost recovery, the alternative
minimum tax, tax accounting principles and
regular C corporations. The tax rules applicable
to corporations are examined with regard to
organization, operation, distributions, redemption,
liquidations and reorganizations. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
Business Analytics and
Information Systems
(BUA/IS)
Ahmad Vakil, Ph.D., Chair
BUA 1333 Modern Statistics I
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 1320 or equivalent.
The course discusses the introductory descriptive
statistical measures and statistical theory of
estimation and hypothesis testing relevant to
economic problems. Topics include: methods of
data presentation, measures of central tendency
and dispersion, probability theory and classical
probability distributions, sampling distributions,
hypothesis testing and estimation, including the
use of statistics packages such as EXCEL, MINITAB,
and SPSS. Credit: 3 semester hours.
BUA 2334 Modern Statistics II
Prerequisite: BUA 1333. The course discusses
the intermediate statistical techniques and
emphasizes exploring and estimating relationships
among variables. Topics include: analysis of
variance, regression and correlation, time series
analysis, index numbers, nonparametric statistics
and quality management. Application of the
aforementioned techniques to solve real-world
economic problems using popular statistics
packages such as EXCEL, MINITAB, and SPSS will be
emphasized. Credit: 3 semester hours.
BUA 3310 Data Visualization Principles and
Techniques
Prerequisite: BUA 1333 or equivalent. This course
is primarily focused on data visualization for
business. Increasingly, business practitioners are
being asked to use data as a crucial component of
everyday decisions. In this course, students learn
about the fundamentals and best practices of data
visualization analysis. Students will focus on data
visualization techniques through applied, hands-
on projects. Credit: 3 semester hours.
BUA 3311 Fundamentals of Machine Learning
Prerequisite: BUA 1333.. This course provides an
introduction to machine learning techniques and
their applications in the business environment.
In this course, students will learn about the most
effective machine learning techniques applicable
in business settings, and gain practical and hands-
on experience implementing them. Credit: 3
semester hours.
BUA 3312 Sport Analytics: A Managerial
Perspective
Prerequisite: BUA 1333. This course is designed
to introduce students to various analytical tools
useful in decision making in different areas of
sport. Students will learn how to apply analytical
techniques and principles in a wide range of
applications such as evaluating performance,
identifying directions of causation, and quantifying
the magnitude of various effects. Students will
gain practice applying analytical tools to various
sport data sets. Credit: 3 semester hours.
BUA 3313 Applied Text Analysis for Business
Prerequisite: BUA 3330. This course focuses on
advanced techniques of data analytics. Students
are introduced to analytical techniques for
business decision making that are suitable for
free-text data. Popular data mining techniques
like decision trees, neural networks, and cluster
detection are also introduced. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
BUA 3330 Introduction to Business Analytics
Prerequisite: BUA 1333 or equivalent. This course
is designed as an introduction to Business
Analytics. Business Analytics is an area of business
that concentrates on the extensive use of data,
methods, and fact-based decision making.
Furthermore, business analytics uses data and
models to explain the performance of a business
and how it can be improved. This course discusses
the benefits of utilizing business analytics and
its structured approach to problem-solving in
different business disciplines. Major business
analytics software would be utilized throughout
this course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
BUA 3336 Big Data and Data Mining
for Business
Prerequisite: BUA 2334 or equivalent. In this course
students will learn about many commonly used
data mining techniques. These techniques help
students to acquire knowledge from large data
sets. Specifically, this course introduces methods
such as association, clustering, classification,
classification and regression trees, principal
components, visualization, etc. Students utilize a
hands-on approach by using different specialized
data mining computational tools such as XLMiner,
R, or Python. Credit: 3 semester hours.
BUA 3337 Predictive Analytics and
Business Forecasting
Prerequisite: BUA 2334 or equivalent. This course
provides an extensive coverage of major
topics used in developing predictive modeling
and statistical forecasting models that are
extremely important to business analytics.
These topics assist business professional
in utilizing historical data and patterns to
develop quantitative models for predicting the
future events in business. Modern forecasting
techniques are extensively covered in this
course. Major business analytics software
would be utilized throughout this course.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
BUA 3338 Optimization and Simulation
Methodology
This course introduce students to modeling,
optimization and simulation, as they apply
to the study and analysis of decision making.
The introduction of optimization models and
algorithms provide a framework for decision
making under different restrictions. Different
simulation methods are examined and
implemented in this course. Applications of
optimization and applications of simulation and
advanced business analytics are emphasized in
this course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
BUA 3346 Optimization for Business Decision
Making
Prerequisite: BUA 2334 or BUA 3310.This course
provides the student with the knowledge,
concepts, techniques and software application
to optimize the objectives of a wide variety of
business problems. Throughout the course, the
student will be taught how to apply optimization
techniques in the context of decision making.
Practical examples from different business
disciplines are covered throughout this course.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
BUA 3350 Business Research Methods
Prerequisite: BUA 2334 or equivalent. This is a
research-oriented course with an emphasis
on quantitative and analytical methods.
Topics include business research and decision
making; information, research and knowledge
management; research design; sampling methods
and data collections; analytical procedures;
research reporting and evaluation; and ethical
considerations in business research. Case studies
of analytical methods applications are discussed
and assigned. Credit: 3 semester hours.
IS 1332 Computer Systems and Software for
Business Applications
Prerequisite: None. This course will provide students
with a solid foundation on which to build a strong
and hands-on experience in business software
applications. The software suite includes Microsoft
Excel and Microsoft Access 2019 (or later), and
is used throughout the course to illustrate
the spreadsheet computations and database
management for business activities. Special
attention is dedicated to hands-on Excel and
Access demonstration, class practice, projects and
computer assignments. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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IS 3339 Business Applications Software
The course is designed to enhance student’s
critical-thinking and problem-solving ability
through the intensive applications of software
tools to solve real-world projects. Selected
software tools include, but not limited to, MS Excel,
MS Access, MS Project, MS Visual basic and XML
applications. The course is taught using a hands-
on approach with project-based tutorials. Credit: 3
semester hours.
IS 3345 Web Design and Development
This course is designed to help students learn
the Web design principles and techniques. In this
course, students will learn how to identify topics,
develop content, organize presentations, and
design interfaces. Upon completion of the course,
students will be able to apply the design principles
and use a variety of commercially available Web
design software packages to create an industrial-
grade websites or online learning courses. Credit: 3
semester hours.
IS 3347 Business Data Communications and
Network
This course covers the fundamental concepts,
business application aspects and emerging
trends of data communications and networking.
Selected topics include communications hardware,
software, and protocols; network basics; network
design and topology; local area networks (LAN);
wide area networks (WAN); internet and TCP/
IP architecture, intranet and extranet; wireless
networks, virtual private networks (VPN); networks
security, ethical issues, and management; and web
technology. Credit: 3 semester hours.
IS 3348 Computer and Network Security
Prerequisite: IS 3347. This is the second course in
communications network with the emphasis on
network security and computer forensics. The
course covers topics including security policies
and standards, network vulnerabilities, firewall
planning, design, configuration and administration,
Virtual Private Network, contingency planning,
intrusion detection and prevention systems, digital
forensics, ethical issues, and management. Hands-
on case application will be used to enhance the
various topics of networks security discussed in
the course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
IS 3351 Object Oriented Programming
This course will prepare students with little
programming background a solid foundation
in programming methodology using (at the
instructor’s discretion) one of the commercially
popular OOP languages such as Python, JAVA
and C + +. The course uses sound programming
techniques through hands-on exercises and offers
real-world business-related examples. Credit: 3
semester hours.
IS 3352 Database Management
This course gives an intensive treatment on
database processing. Emphasis is centered
on the Data Base Management System’s
(DBMS) underlying concepts, theories, designs,
implementations as well as future trends. Lab
exercises and projects on the implementation of
the designed data models, utilizing major DBMS
packages (Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, MS
Access, Visual Basic), will be discussed and assigned
throughout the course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Courses to be offered upon demand
IS 3349 Advanced Computing and
Methodology
IS 4340 Business Simulation and Model
Building
IS 4342 Business Software Design and
Development
IS 4399; 4400 Computer Information Systems
Internship
Economics and Finance
(ECO/FIN)
Jason Berkowitz, Ph.D., Chair
Economics
ECO 1301 Principles of Economics I
General introduction to economic analysis: cause
of economic growth, inflation, depression and
recession. Impact of government on the national
economy via fiscal and monetary policy. Credit: 3
semester hours.
ECO 1302 Principles of Economics II
General introduction to the theory of how business
firms determine what goods to produce, prices
charged and the wages paid in a free economy.
The effects of government regulations and controls.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 1320 Economics of Poverty and income
Inequality
This course provides an overview of the economic
issues of poverty and income inequality as they exist
in developed countries (USA, Europe). The course will
examine the economic, social and political causes of
poverty and income inequality with special emphasis
on policy. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 1326 Historical Development of the
Global Economy
A survey of the changes in the organization of
economies over time. Course examines how
technology, institutions, culture, migration and
markets change economies and societies. Special
emphasize on the Industrial Revolution and
Globalization. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3303 History of Economic Thought
Prerequisite: ECO 1302. This course looks at the
history of economic ideas, with special emphasis
on the major economists (Smith, Ricardo, Marx,
Keynes) and schools of thought (Classical Political
Economy, Neoclassical Economics) as well as
various heterodox schools. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3306 Comparative Economic Systems
Prerequisite: ECO 1302. A survey of the structure and
functioning of different economic systems used to
coordinate economic activity, focusing especially
on the varieties of market capitalist systems, and
on the post-communist economies in transition.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3307 Labor Economics
Prerequisite: ECO 1301 and ECO 1302. Introduces
students to different schools of thought in labor
economics and their implications and intentions.
Will discuss and examine labor markets and
policies, intentions and outcomes. Identifying the
cause and potential solutions of major macro and
microeconomic issues related to labor, such as
unemployment, wage disparity, and treatment
of the work force or a segment of the work force.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3313 Public Finance
Prerequisite: ECO 1301 and 1302. Overview of the
role of the national government plays in the
economy, with emphasis on spending, taxation,
public goods and market failures. Credit: 3
semester hours.
ECO 3328 (co listed as MKT 3328) Behavioral
Economics
Prerequisite: MKT 2301 or ECO 1302.
Behavioral economics integrates insights from
psychology to better understand how people
make decisions in the real-world, supported by
findings from laboratory and field experiments.
The course will investigate how the principles
of behavioral economics may guide economic
activity and outcomes. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3341 Macroeconomic Theory
Prerequisite: ECO 1301, 1302. National income
accounting as a tool of economic analysis.
Presentation of the pure theory of income, with
emphasis on the expenditures approach, analysis
of consumer and business spending decisions and
saving. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3343 Microeconomic Theory
Prerequisite: ECO 1301 and 1302. Advanced
presentation of price determination and individual
and firm decision making. Topics include: theory
of value and distribution, consumer behavior,
partial and general equilibrium analysis, analysis
of competitive and monopolistic markets, welfare
economics and externalities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3344 International Economics
Prerequisite: ECO 1301 and 1302. International trade,
flow of commodities and capital across national
boundaries, impact of international organizations
on flow of trade. Analysis of foreign investment
and balance of payments. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3345 Introduction to Econometrics
Prerequisites: BUA 1333, ECO 1301, 1302. Review of
random variables, probability distributions and
hypothesis testing. Introduction of regression
analysis and application to time series and cross
section data. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3346 Economic Growth and
Development
Prerequisite: ECO 1301. An empirical and analytical
study of the difference in economic growth and
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performance among various countries, both
developed and less developed. Major theories of
economic development are examined. Credit: 3
semester hours.
ECO 3348 Environmental Economics
Prerequisite: ECO 1302. Environmental economics
involves using evidence to understand the
overlapping relationship between society and
nature as humans undertake the process of
social provisioning. Topics include: externalities
and market failures; cost/benefit analysis; the
environment and well-being; climate change and
sustainability. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3349 Business Economics
Prerequisite: ECO 1301, 1302. This course helps students
to develop analytically robust and structurally sound
methods of producing an economic report, which
encompasses understanding and evaluation of
variables and data sets. While the focus is on the U.S.
economy, the methodology used is also relevant in
cross-country analysis. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3360 Marxian Economics
Prerequisite: ECO 1301 and 1302. The course
presents the survey of Marxian economics with
a focus on how Marx’s work can shed light
on problems with which modern economists
continue to grapple. This course will introduce
students to analytical traditions that receive scant
attention in the standard economics curriculum.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 3361 Economics of Global Inequality
Prerequisites: ECO 1301, 1302, 3341. The issue of
distribution is central to economic theory and
to many contemporary economic issues. This
course examines how inequality is measured and
the various policies that have been proposed to
reduce inequality. Students will conduct empirical
research on various data sets to evaluate theories
and policy proposals. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 4340 Managerial Economics
Prerequisite: ECO 1302 and MTH 1320. Explores
potential contribution and economic theory
to formulation of business policy decisions.
Concentrates on those economic concepts which
can be applied to management problems. Credit: 3
semester hours.
ECO 4350 Seminar in Economics
Prerequisites: ECO 1301, 1302 and permission of the
instructor. A research-oriented course focusing
on selected topics in theoretical and applied
economics, in which emphasis is given to a more
advanced treatment of economic issues. Credit: 3
semester hours.
ECO 4399 Economics Internship
The internship provides students with the
opportunity to develop applied economic skills in
an actual work setting outside the classroom. This
internship is a one term, part-time, credit-bearing
position within a supervised work environment. This
course is open to junior economic majors with 60
credits completed and a 2.75 cumulative index, and
at least one semester of academic credit completed
at St. John’s University. Coursework appropriate to the
internship and permission of the instructor is required.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO 4400 Economics Internship
A second internship or continuation of ECO 4399,
which may be used as a business elective, and the
earned grade is included in the major field index.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ECO courses to be offered
upon demand
ECO 2327 Development of American Business
Enterprise
ECO 3323 Economics of State and Local
Governments
ECO 3335 Mathematical Economics
Finance
FIN 2310 Foundations in Finance
Prerequisite: ECO 1302; Corequisite or Prerequisite:
ACC 2370. An introductory course. Topics include
time value of money, stock and bond valuation,
financial analysis, optimum capital structure,
working capital management and financial
markets and institutions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 3309 Tech & Analysis for Finance
Prerequisite: FIN 2310 and BUA 1333. This course
introduces students to the data sources
and software most widely used by finance
professionals, with a strong focus on finance
related applications. Credits: 3 semester hours.
FIN 3311 Corporate Financial Analysis
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. This course provides the
tools for making business investment decisions
(capital budgeting and cost of capital); how the
firm should finance these investments (capital
structure); and how the firm distributes profits
to its owners (dividend policy). Credit: 3 semester
hours.
FIN 3312 Investments
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. The basic theories and
techniques of investment are covered within
an ethical framework. Emphasis is on valuation
models for equity, fixed income and derivatives
securities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 3315 Commercial Banking
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. This course covers both
theoretical and practical aspects of bank
decision-making. Analysis of the operations and
management of commercial banks is emphasized.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 3316 Capital and Money Markets
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. Study of financial markets,
instruments and institutions. Additional focus on
market crisis, central banking and financial risk
management. Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 3318 International Banking and Finance
Prerequisite: ECO 2309 or FIN 2310.
Examines global finance and economic
environments, with emphasis on foreign exchange
markets. Focus on corporate finance concerns,
including currency forecasting and hedging. Credit:
3 semester hours.
FIN 3319 FinTech in Financial Services
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. Introduces and explores the
fundamentals of financial technology, including
P2P lending, equity crowdfunding, robo advising,
blockchain technology and basic understanding
of machine learning and textual analytics based
financial service. Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 3351 Applied Finance Analysis
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. Covers contemporary topics
in business and finance with projects and readings.
Students gain experience in conducting data analyses
as well as critical thinking. This discussions-based
course provides the opportunity to enhance oral and
written communication skills. Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 3388 Derivative Markets
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. Introduces students to financial
derivative instruments (forwards, futures, options, and
swaps), their markets, derivative-pricing models, and
their applications to investment strategy, hedging,
and risk management to create value.
Credits: 3 semester hours.
FIN 4314 Real Estate Finance and Investments
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. Provides an overview of
real estate and real estate markets. Focus is on
understanding the theory and application of
evaluating, valuing and investing in commercial
real estate. Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 4317 Securities Analysis and Portfolio
Management
Prerequisite: FIN 3312. Analysis of the various types
of corporate securities and a discussion of the
techniques of portfolio management in light
of differing investment objectives. Theoretical
and applied approaches are examined. Credit: 3
semester hours.
FIN 4320 Application of Machine Learning in
Finance
Prerequisites: BUA 1333; Corequisite or Prerequisite:
Fin 3319. This course covers the application of
machine learning models in the financial sector.
This class seeks to equip students with important
new techniques to analyze the big financial data
and obtain a leading edge in the marketplace.
Topics to be covered include: financial modeling,
including credit risk modeling, bankruptcy risk
modeling, return forecasting, default risk analysis,
supervised learning and major machine learning
algorithms. The class will be based on R. Credit: 3
semester hours.
FIN 4321 Crypto Assets and Trading
Strategies
Prerequisites: FIN 2310. This course covers the
basics of cryptocurrencies. The course will provide
students with information on how to trade in
cryptocurrencies and what considerations traders
should keep in mind before purchasing these
assets. At the end of the course, students manage
a ”real” blockchain portfolio that is part of the
University’s endowment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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FIN 4327; 4328 Managing
Investment Funds
Prerequisite: FIN 3312 or 2310, and permission of
instructor. Admission is by application. These courses
enable students to manage a “real” investment fund.
Students perform functions of a Wall Street securities
analyst or mutual fund analyst. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
FIN 4339 Fixed Income Markets and
Instruments
Prerequisites: FIN 2310 and 3312. This course
examines the major categories of fixed income
instruments and markets, and the users of these
instruments. Students will learn how to value the
securities, as well as analyze the major factors that
impact the prices of these financial instruments.
Students will also learn how to create portfolios
from fixed income instrument, and how to
evaluate such portfolio. Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 4350 Seminar in Finance
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. Various topics in finance are
covered from semester to semester. A research-
oriented course focusing upon selected topics
in theoretical and applied finance, where there is
more advanced treatment of the issues in finance.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 4351 Applied Finance Research Seminar
Prerequisite: FIN 2310. Students conduct qualitative
research that emphasizes critical thinking, and
quantitative research that utilizes standard data
analysis techniques. This discussion-based course
focuses on contemporary topics and enhances
oral and written communication skills.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 4399 Finance Internship
The internship provides students with the
opportunity to develop applied financial skills in
an actual work setting. This internship is a one
term, part-time, credit-bearing position within a
supervised work environment. This course is open
to junior finance majors with
60 credits completed and a 2.75 cumulative index,
and at least one semester of academic credit
completed at St. John’s University. Coursework
appropriate to the internship and permission of
the instructor is required.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
FIN 4400 Finance Internship
A second internship or continuation of FIN 4399,
which may be used as a business elective, and the
earned grade is included in the major field index.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Law (LAW)
John P. Clarke, J.D., Chair
BUS 1101 Name, Image and Likeness Law
and Planning
Prerequisite: None. This course helps students
learn how to manage Name, Image, and
Likeness compensation to achieve short-term
and long-term financial goals and security.
In this course, students learn about career
decisions, money management, financial security,
credit management, resource management,
risk management, retirement planning,
estate planning and consumer rights and
responsibilities. The course will help students
build a strong knowledge base and develop life
skills as they study Name, Image, and Likeness
law, and money management. Credit: 1 semester
hour.
LAW 1310 Law in a Business Environment
Examination of the role of law in society, the
international legal environment, ethical issues,
and the application of the U.S. Constitution.
Torts, contracts, business entities, bankruptcy and
environmental protection are studied. Credit: 3
semester hours.
LAW 3313 Uniform Commercial Code
Prerequisite: LAW 1310. Study of the legal system
relative to commercial transactions, specifically
covered by the Uniform Commercial Code
including sales, negotiable instruments, and
secured transactions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
LAW 3314 Government and Business
Prerequisite: LAW 1310. Regulation of business
under federal and state administrative agencies.
Examination of issues relative to antitrust, securities
regulations, and advertising and the work of the
S.E.C. and F.T.C. Credit: 3 semester hours.
LAW 3315 Employment Law and Legislation
Prerequisite: LAW 1310. A study of the laws enacted
to protect the individual rights of employees
focusing on potential discrimination in the
workplace based on race, gender, age, and sexual
orientation. Emphasis on the civil rights inherent in
the hiring, promotion, and retention of employees
in the private sector. Credit: 3 semester hours.
LAW 3316 Law of Small and
Family-Run Business
Prerequisite: LAW 1310. Examination of the legal
challenges and opportunities inherent in starting
and managing a small business, including family
run and new entrepreneurial start-up businesses.
Review of the laws applicable, including use of
corporations, limited liability companies and
limited liability partnerships. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
LAW 3317 Introduction to Real Estate Law
Prerequisite: LAW 1310. This course offers
undergraduate students an overview of the
manner in which legal issues arise in the course of
the selection, acquisition, development, financing,
ownership, and management of real estate; the
nature of those legal issues; and how they may
best be identified and addressed. This course
focuses on informing students about how an array
of federal, state, and local laws impact, directly
and indirectly, a variety of real estate transactions
and issues, while also addressing the use of a
wide variety of legal agreements to govern the
particular relationships between the parties.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Management,
Entrepreneurship,
Consulting and
Organization (MGT)
John Angelidis, Ph.D., Chair
IB 3341 Principles of International Business
Prerequisite: MGT 1301 and MKT 2301. This
course provides an introduction to the field
of international business. It examines the
international environment and provides insights of
the world of global corporations.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
IB 4312 GLOBE-International Social
Entrepreneurship
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. GLOBE,
a student-managed academic program and
microfinance fund provides loans to entrepreneurs
in the developing world. Through GLOBE, students
are educated about the world of microfinance
while applying their business skills to help the
poorest of the poor lift themselves and their
families out of poverty. Students with a minimum
of a 3.0 cumulative index may apply for this course
for their second semester junior year or senior
year may earn credit toward their major or a
business elective. For more information see Special
Programs. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 1301 First Year Experience:
Entrepreneurship and Management of
Organizations
This course is designed to introduce the students
to entrepreneurship and effective management of
organizational behavior as well as understanding
and using Career Services resources. Students
working in groups are required to develop an
entrepreneurial idea and to pitch it in class.
The top team in each course will advance to
the finals to pitch before a judging panel. The
course will provide a comprehensive overview
of managerial and leadership behaviors, and all
students will begin the preparation for professional
career planning. Contemporary challenges
such as globalization, continuing technological
innovations, workforce diversity, and ethical
dilemmas will be covered. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 2331 Strategic Leadership
in a Global Environment
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. This course is designed to
provide an overview of the fundamental concepts
of basic leadership models and theories, as well
as an in-depth understanding of contemporary
issues and perspectives on leadership in a global
environment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 2360 Managing Sports Careers
Prerequisite: None. This course enables students
to acquire skills in managing individual and team
sports. Credits: 3 semester hours.
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MGT 3310 Entrepreneurship
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. The course teaches students
to use the entrepreneurial perspective in business
decision making. Students enhance their capacity
to envision, anticipate, and orchestrate events in
new business ventures.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 3323 Organizational Decision Making
Prerequisite: MGT 1301, BUA 2334. Focuses on
the integration and application of both the
quantitative and the qualitative concepts, and
tools necessary to the evaluation and selection of
alternatives in the administrative decision making
process. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 3325 Managing Operations
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. Introduction to the
fundamentals of operations management. Areas
of study include aggregate planning, scheduling,
inventory control, quality control, production
control, productivity.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 3330 Project Management
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. This course is an
introduction to modern project management.
It provides a detailed overview of concepts
and techniques applied to the management
of projects. The ability to plan, implement,
and manage activities to accomplish specific
organizational objectives is a part of the project
management. Specialized functions unique to the
project management environment including time
management, cost management, human resources
management, risk management and others are
introduced and explained.
Credits: 3 semester hours.
MGT 3332 Personnel Administration
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. This course
examines the problems and processes of the
management of human resources, emphasizing the
principles and practices of personnel management
and the functions of the executive as applied within
the context of personnel administration. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MGT 3336 Social Enterprise Management
Prerequisite MGT 1301. This course explores
the concept of social enterprise in relation to
social entrepreneurship and corporate social
responsibility. It presents ways and means for
scaling the impact of high-performing social
enterprises, be they nonprofit, for-profit or hybrid
organizations. Reasons and methods for using
business to address social problems and seize
social opportunities are described as are concepts
for leveraging impact investing and driving social
change through organizational practices. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MGT 3337 Corporate Social Responsibility
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. A conceptual review of
the interaction between management and the
environment in which it functions is provided. The
relationship of the organization with the outside
public, community, and society is explored. Credit:
3 semester hours.
MGT 3339 Global Organizational Behavior
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. This course is designed
to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date
introduction to the field of international
organizational behavior and managerial
requirements in the global context.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 3340 Managing the IT Function
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. While maintaining a focus
on information technology resources, this course
explores alternative approaches for managing IT
resources, coordinating business and IT strategies,
purchasing IT resources, and what the user-manager
and the systems professional need to know to make
effective use of IT technologies. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
MGT 3342 Systems Analysis and Design
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. Students are introduced to
the use of tools and techniques typically applied
by systems analysts during the development of
new business-related information systems. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MGT 3344 Decision Support Systems
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. Students learn to make
and support managerial decisions by providing a
thorough understanding of the support aspect of
Decision Support Systems (DSS). Credit: 3 semester
hours.
MGT 3346 Electronic Commerce
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. This course explores
the process of buying and selling goods,
services, and information electronically through
telecommunications networks, and primarily the
internet. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 3391 Global Business Strategy
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. This is a course in the
development and implementation of global
business strategies. It utilizes cases to study
strengths and weaknesses of multinational
organizations, preparing students to evaluate
global strategies that multinational organizations
use to position themselves in the global business
marketplace. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 3353 Sustainable Management
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. The increasing risk
engendered by climate change for the world and
its people and businesses has been burgeoning.
Though, individual businesses can adhere to
sustainable practices that might well increase
the likelihood of their achieving their strategic
objectives. This course will cover the issues
and opportunities associated with managerial
recognition of this epochal challenge. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MGT 4311 Small Business Management.
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. This course is designed
to introduce students to current theory and
practice related to managing small firms. It
covers basic principles of organization and
management appropriate for a small business
environment. Skills and activities needed for the
successful management of small firms, whether
traditional family businesses, franchises or new
entrepreneurial ventures are taught.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 4320 Management of Service Operations
Prerequisite: MGT 1301 and MGT 3325. This
course focuses on the management of service
operations within the pure service sector (banking,
transportation, travel and the hospitality industry,
government, etc.) and within the service functions
of manufacturing (after-sales support, financing,
etc.). Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 4321 Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
Prerequisite: MGT 1301 and Law 1310. The course
provides an understanding of the theory and
practice of negotiation and conflict resolution
and, in particular, the mediation process. The
course examines communication during conflict,
negotiation styles, theories of mediation and
alternative dispute resolution. Credit: 3 semester
hours. .
MGT 4322 Management Information Systems
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. The course provides
an investigation of principles governing the
design, testing, and implementation of business
procedures and information systems within the
framework of computerized environment. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MGT 4324 Advanced Operations Management
Prerequisite: MGT 1301, MGT 3325. Selected
production processes are surveyed and production
problems considered in depth. Emphasis is given
on the analytical methods used in the design,
implementation and control of production systems.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 4326 Global Supply Chains
Prerequisite: MGT 1301, MGT 3325. The principles
and practices of supply management are surveyed
with emphasis on procurement- its organization
and its analytical methods and techniques. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MGT 4329 Strategic Management
Prerequisite: Taken in last 12 credits, may take in
summer only if graduating. The course concerns
enterprise-wide strategic management. In this
course students learn how to develop and
implement business strategies. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
MGT 4333 Industrial and Personnel
Psychology
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. (Cf. PSY 33) The course
studies the psychological aspects of individual
differences, efficiency working conditions, accident
prevention, human engineering, industrial mental
health and counseling. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 4334 Managing a Culturally Diverse
Workforce
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. This course provides a study
of the formal social structures and organizational
environments, organizational environments and the
factors facilitating and impeding the harmonious
integration of culturally diverse workforce personnel.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
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MGT 4335 Management of Compensation
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. This course covers principles
underlying management’s application of monetary
incentives. Generally, wage theory, principles and
practices are investigated. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 4336 Development of Human Resources
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. Students learn applications
of management and teaching-learning principles
of job training, supervisory development, executive
growth and the role of business in meeting urban
personnel needs, organization and administration
of programs, methods of instruction, evaluation
and research. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 4338 International Management and
Operations
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. The course provides a survey
of managerial actions and practices within the
global setting. The impact of economic, political, and
social-cultural differences on international business
management is explored. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 4347 Managing Through Social Media
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. The course is an overview
of the emerging opportunities for managers to
utilize social media as management tools. In this
course students will learn to deploy social media as
platforms for collaboration, communication, creative
problem solving and project management. Credit: 3
Semester hours.
MGT 4348 Emerging Trends in MIS
Prerequisite: MGT 1301. Current issues and trends
in the MIS field are explored through lectures,
discussions, and case analyses. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
MGT 4399 Management Internship
The internship provides students with the
opportunity to develop management skills in an
actual work setting outside the classroom. This
internship is a one term, part-time, credit -bearing
position within a supervised work environment.
This course is open to junior management majors
with 75 credits completed and a 2.75 cumulative
index, and at least one semester of academic credit
completed at St. John’s University. Coursework
appropriate to the internship and permission of the
instructor is required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MGT 4400 Management Internship
A second internship or continuation of MGT 4399,
which may be used as a business elective, and the
earned grade is included in the major field index.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Marketing (MKT)
Iris Mohr, Ph.D., Chair
MKT 2301 Principles of Marketing
This course is designed to develop knowledge
and understanding about the basic principles of
marketing and its role in directing and blending all
activities of an organization.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 2301 Principles of Marketing Honors
This course is designed to develop knowledge
and understanding about the basic principles of
marketing. A service learning project will need to
be completed by each honor student. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MKT 3305 Advertising
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. Advertising is surveyed as
a major part of a brand’s integrated marketing
communications process which presents brand
information and spurs consumer behavior. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MKT 3306 Integrated Marketing
Communication
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. The course introduces
the students to the fundamental principles
and theories of sale promotion and integrated
marketing communication (IMC). Credit: 3 semester
hours.
MKT 3307 Principles of Retailing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. The student examines
the planning, organization, management and
operations of the retail (e-tail) firm. Strategic and
tactical factors leading to growth in retail (e-tail)
sales and earnings are emphasized. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MKT 3308 Principles of Direct and Interactive
Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. This course aims to provide
an in-depth and critical perspective of direct
and interactive online media within an overall
integrated marketing communications mix.
Specifically, the course covers the planning, design,
and execution of direct marketing programs,
including methods for utilizing databases and
targeting techniques. Students will learn how to
design direct mail, telephone, catalog, email, and
internet-based marketing programs for consumer
goods, services, and industrial markets, and, the
principles of database design for marketing, as well
as gain an overview of the basic data analysis for
targeting and testing.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3309 Experiential and Event Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. This course is designed to
introduce students to the various aspects of event
marketing. In the course, students learn to identify
and use various marketing and media tools—from
the traditional to the emerging to successfully
promote different type of events. The course
reviews the concepts and tools used to design
and implement a successful event marketing
strategy, which are applicable to festivals, fashion
events, movie premieres, sporting events, award
ceremonies, community celebrations, cultural
events, and other events. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3310 Sales Management
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. This course is a
comprehensive survey of sales force management;
organizing, staffing, and training a sales force;
directing sales force operations; sales planning;
and evaluating sales performance. This course is
designed to be a hands-on introduction to sales
management. Speakers, films, case studies, class
participation and team projects offer students a
“real world” experience. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3311 Consumer Behavior
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. This course addresses issues
related to consumer behavior from a number of
different viewpoints. It examines the influences of
psychological, sociological, and cultural variables
on buying behavior and marketing strategy
development. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3312 Marketing Research
Prerequisite: BUA 1333, MKT 2301. Marketing
Research is a scientific approach commonly used
to identify problems and their causes, collect
relevant information, analyze and present this
information within the management decision
making process.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3313 Analytics for Consumer Insight
Prerequisite: BUA 1333 and MKT 2301. This course
is designed to introduce students to current
theory and practice related to analytics and
consumer insights/behavior. It covers analysis and
interpretation of advanced analytic techniques,
including price sensitivity, regression analysis,
principal components analysis, and principal
components regression. Skills and activities needed
for the successful analysis of consumer data and
to identify priorities for improvement (i.e. key
drivers analysis) are taught. Topics include basics in
approaching data, outliers and significance testing,
basics of pricing, price sensitivity, and regression
analysis for consumer insights. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
MKT 3314 Sports Marketing and Media
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. The purpose of the Sports
and Media course is to provide an overview
of various aspects of the sports marketing,
sponsorship and media industry with an
experiential marketing aspect. This includes
an introduction to the broad sports marketing
environment; the marketing strategies for multiple
sports properties, platforms, sponsorships and
events; the current issues regarding the marketing
of sports products, leagues, teams and athletes;
the interaction between sports marketing and
media; and the application of course concepts
to contemporary market planning, strategy and
decision making. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3315 Product and Brand Management
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. This course offers students
with an overview of new product management
planning techniques, and explores branding from
a consumer perspective. Specifically, the course
provides insight into how profitable product
strategies are created for the purposes of attracting
and maintaining customers, and the implications
for brand management professionals. Overall,
this course is designed to develop knowledge,
skills, and perspectives to support the application
of managing products and developing brand
strategies in today’s marketing environment. Credit:
3 semester hours.
MKT 3316 Film and TV Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. Making a film is creative,
but just like any other product or service, the
goal is to make it marketable. Film marketing
is a comprehensive and informative course
designed to give students a basic overview and
understanding of all aspects of a domestic and
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international specialized theatrical film marketing
campaign. The focus will be on film positioning,
branded entertainment, promotional tie-ins,
publicity, word of mouth, social media, competitive
landscapes, media plans, festival positioning,
theatrical distribution opportunities, and sales and
award campaigns. This course will also examine the
business of television, the rise of digital platforms,
and their impact on film marketing.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3317 Global Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. This course is designed to
expand the students’ perspective of marketing
from a domestic to global orientation. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MKT 3318 Fashion Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. Fashion Marketing
introduces students to the fundamentals of fashion
marketing and prepares them for a marketing
career in the field of fashion. Students will
develop skills in such areas as fashion economics,
marketing segmentation and target marketing,
promotion, and, retailing and distribution. Besides
covering fashion marketing fundamentals, the
course addresses the latest business and retail
trends, technology innovations, and new retail
formats and business models related to fashion
for satisfying the ever-changing fashion market, as
well as much talked about issues related to fashion,
including social and environmental challenges for
the clothing industry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3319 Digital Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. The purpose of the course
is to introduce students to the complex world of
digital marketing. In this course, students learn
how digital has revolutionized the interactions
between firms and consumers. Digital marketing
offers powerful tools to reach consumers. The
course covers digital marketing from its inception
to the present time and provides an overview of
the major technologies and platforms, ecosystem
participants, measurement and other services that
support marketing, and also reviews consumer
privacy concerns which have grown over time.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3320 Service Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. The course focuses on the
unique challenges of managing services and
delivering quality service to customers.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3321 Financial Services
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. In this course we will look
to apply marketing principles—especially those
related to services marketing—to the financial
services industry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3322: Creativity and Innovation for
Business and Society
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. Taking a broad, service-
oriented view of the marketplace, this course
examines the relationship between creativity/
innovation and positive change with an
emphasis on what it takes to conceive, nurture
and birth sustainable ideas that create value
for firms, customers and other marketplace
actors. Individual, community and organizational
aspects of creative problem solving are explored
through hands-on exercises and community-
based projects designed to provide students
with the tools and skills they need to approach
complex challenges in new ways.
Credits: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3324 Food Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. The purpose of this course is
to provide students with an understanding of the
considerations that are unique to the marketing
of foods. Applying solid marketing principles
to the context of foods, this course will explore
how consumers make food-related decisions,
the impact of marketing efforts on consumption
behaviors, how food preferences vary across
groups and time, the ethics of marketing foods
(e.g., its role in the obesity epidemic, marketing
to children, fast-food sponsorships of athletics,
misleading labeling), and decisions relating to the
marketing mix. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3325 Integrated Public Relations
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. The purpose of this course is
to provide students with an understanding of the
role of public relations in the context of marketing
and to establish a foundational understanding
of best practices of public relations. Adopting an
integrated marketing communications perspective,
this course will explore topics such as how to
develop public relations communications to
achieve strategic marketing objectives, how to
effectively communicate with various stakeholders,
and how marketing and public relations
practitioners can tear down organizational silos to
work more seamlessly. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3326 Political Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. This course will provide
students with a basic understanding of the
Political Marketing concept; how candidates,
parties, elected officials and governments around
the world utilize marketing concepts and tools
win elections and remain in office. This course
examines a wide range of political marketing
topics including the rise of the political consumer,
market intelligence and segmentation, market
strategy, branding, marketing in government, etc.
In addition, students will have the opportunity
to evaluate and formulate political marketing
strategies, build and manage strong political
brands, and measure political competitiveness and
performance. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3327 Socially Responsible Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. This course examines the
marketing function of organizations and their
engagement in CSR and sustainability issues.
Specific topics will cover how these issues are
influenced by consumer trends and how they are
communicated to consumers. Marketing problems
found in the non-profit, for-profit and public
sectors will be examined, and socially responsible
and irresponsible practices will be explored.
Guest speakers, case studies, class discussions
and a group project will help students build
knowledge and the skillset to be a positive social
and sustainability change agent through ethical
reasoning in marketing management.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3328 Behavioral Economics
Prerequisite: MKT 2301 or ECO 1302. This course
will introduce students to the field of behavioral
economics. Whereas traditional economic theory
assumes that human beings are rational, utility
maximizers, behavioral economics makes no
such assumptions. Instead, behavioral economics
integrates insights from psychology to better
understand how people actually make decisions
in the real-world where they regularly violate the
assumptions of traditional economics. Supported
largely by findings from laboratory and field
experiments, this course will help students
understand how and why human beings make
seemingly irrational decisions and how the
principles of behavioral economics may be applied
to guide the behaviors of others. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
MKT 3330 Pricing Strategies and Tactics
Prerequisite: MKT 2301 and ECO 1302.This course
introduces students to the fundamentals of pricing
strategy, and to a variety of pricing research and
analytical techniques. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3331 Social Media Content Creation
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. The purpose of this course
is to provide students with an understanding of
how to develop a social media strategy and the
ability to create social media content that will
achieve strategic objectives. In this course, students
will come to understand the role of Social Media
Marketing within a broader Integrated Marketing
Communications campaign, learn how to identify
and effectively communicate with target audiences
across various social media platforms, monitor
social media for brand mentions using social
listening tools, and measure the performance of
social media efforts according to various social
media metrics. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 3332 Entrepreneurial Marketing
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. Startups face challenges
with customer acquisition at stages from customer
discovery to scaling. This course will explore these
issues and learn about the models, frameworks,
processes, and tools that can help entrepreneurs
succeed during these stages. It is crucial for
startups to understand and navigate the relevant
buyer journey(s) while conserving scarce capital
and moving from early adopters to early traction
and then more mainstream customer groups.
This course is an introduction to the current best
practices and how to put these practices into place
at the early start-up stage of a venture. Credit: 3
semester hours.
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MKT 3350 Strategic Service Design
Prerequisite: MKT 2301. Building upon an
understanding of product and service marketing,
this course takes an interdisciplinary view of what
it takes to conceive, nurture and birth services that
customers want/need, while sustaining profitably.
Topics covered include: qualitative and quantitative
research methods, value co-creation with multiple
stakeholders in complex service ecosystems,
identification of customer and employee “pain
points” and visualization of intangible service
experience such as service blueprints, customer
journey maps, storyboards and other tools that are
commonly used in service design practice. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MKT 4305, Advertising Research
MKT 4306, Advertising Project
Prerequisites: MKT 2301 and 4305, respectively,
and permission of the instructor. As part of the
National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC),
students gain real-world experience developing
a strategic marketing campaign for a corporate
client. Facing-off against schools from across the
country, the American Advertising Federation (AAF)
sponsored competition culminates with students
pitching their campaigns to esteemed industry
professionals. Credits: 3 semester hours each.
MKT 4316 Marketing Management
and Policies
Prerequisite: MGT 2301, MKT 2301. A capstone, case-
oriented course, emphasizing the development
of marketing management skills. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
MKT 4350 Marketing Seminar
A senior-level course focusing on the current
and critical marketing issues being addressed by
today’s firms. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 4399 Marketing Internship
The internship provides students with the
opportunity to develop marketing skills in an
actual work setting outside the classroom.
This internship is a one term, part-time, credit
-bearing position within a supervised work
environment. This course is open to junior
marketing majors with 60 credits completed
and a 2.75 cumulative index, and at least one
semester of academic credit completed at St.
John’s University. Coursework appropriate to
the internship and permission of the instructor is
required. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT 4400 Marketing Internship
A second internship or continuation of MKT 4399,
which may be used as a business elective, and the
earned grade is included in the major field index.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
MKT courses to be offered upon
demand
MKT 4318 Marketing Seminar in International
Topics
Maurice S. Greenberg
School of Risk
Management, Insurance
and Actuarial Science
Mark J. Browne Ph.D., Chair
RMI 1301 Principles of Risk Management
Prerequisites: None. Surveys fundamental principles
of risk and risk management, examines how
insurance offers protection for individuals and
society and how the insurance market is structured
and regulated, and discusses theories in risk
management and insurance. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
RMI 3333 Commercial Property Risk
Management and Insurance
Prerequisite: RMI 1301. Identifies property loss
exposures that corporations commonly face and
examines how they manage these exposures,
discusses the theories and principles governing
insurance contracts, and analyzes the commercial
property insurance industry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
RMI 3335 Life, Health, and Employee Benefits
Prerequisite: RMI 1301. Surveys market-based and
government-based insurance tools designed
to manage risks of premature death, disability
and loss of health. Examines social security and
retirement funding issues. Credit: 3 semester hours.
RMI 3350: Insurance Leadership
in Markets and Society
Prerequisite: RMI 1301. Presents an opportunity
to develop familiarity with the global insurance
industry and practice in the critical-thinking and
communication skills essential for success in that
industry, and covers experiential learning, including
study abroad possibility. Credit 3 semester hours.
RMI 3361 Insurance and Alternative Risk
Transfer
Prerequisite: RMl 1301 and FIN 2310. Presents
advanced methods of combining insurance and
other financial tools into solutions for funding a
firm’s exposure to risk in ways that create and/
or improve economic value of the firm. Credit: 3
semester hours.
RMI 3388 Computer Applications in Insurance
Prerequisite: None. Provides students with hands-
on experience in different computer software
to perform various data analysis tasks that
are commonly required of entry-level jobs in
insurance industry. Basic and intermediate statistics
concepts are reviewed in the context of insurance
applications. Credit: 3 semester hours.
RMI 4311 Cases in Insurance Research
Prerequisite: RMI 1301, and permission of the
instructor. Students obtain familiarity with a set
of current financial service sector issues and
hone their ability to think creatively about risk
issues. The course is conducted as a hybrid
course, namely a combination of face-to-face
meetings of the entire class, student-led research
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paper discussions and feedback forums, research
presentations by the most recognized scholars
and significant on-line activities, plus individual or
small group synchronous tutorials.
RMI 4334 Commercial Liability Risk
Management and Insurance
Prerequisite: RMI 1301. Identifies liability loss
exposures that corporations commonly face and
examines how they manage these exposures,
discusses the theories and principles governing
insurance contracts, and analyzes the commercial
liability insurance industry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
RMI 4360 Corporate Risk Management
Prerequisite: RMI 1301. Through case examples,
help students gain experience with the process
of managing operational, financial and strategic
risks of private and public organizations. Credit: 3
semester hours.
RMI 4364: Reinsurance
Prerequisite: RMI 1301. Surveys reinsurance products
and programs as well as the supply and demand
for reinsurance in insurance markets. Credit: 3
semester hours.
RMI 4390 Insurance Industry Operations
Prerequisite: RMI 1301. Provides an overview of the
industrial organization of the insurance markets,
including the competitive and regulatory impacts
on both consumers and firms, and examines
the interaction between the firm’s actuarial,
underwriting, claims, investment, marketing
functions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
RMI 4399 Internship
Prerequisite: RMI 1301. Provides students with
the opportunity to develop applied skills in
a supervised, actual work environment. This
internship is a one term, part-time, credit -bearing
position within a supervised work environment.
This course is open to junior RMI majors with
60 credits completed and a 2.75 cumulative
index,and at least one semester of academic credit
completed at St. John’s University. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
RMI 4400 Internship
Prerequisite: RMI 1301. A second internship or
continuation of RMI 4399, may be used as a
business elective. The earned grade is included
in the major field index. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACT 2322 Actuarial Science 2
(Mathematical Statistics)
Prerequisite: MTH 1740. Provides an introduction to
mathematical statistics; approved for Society of
Actuaries Validation by Education Experience (VEE)
credits. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACT 2333 Actuarial Science 3
(Probability Theory)
Prerequisite: MTH 1740. Provides a review and
extension of probability theory to prepare students
for the first actuarial examination (1/P). Credit: 3
semester hours.
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ACT 2334 Actuarial Science 4
(Theory of Interest)
Develops the concepts of financial mathematics
to prepare students for the second actuarial
examination (2/FM). Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACT 3335 Actuarial Science 5
(Life Contingences I)
First of a two-course sequence, promotes students
to develop knowledge of long term actuarial
models and apply them. Prepare students for
advanced actuarial examination (LTAM). Credit: 3
semester hours.
ACT 3336 Actuarial Science 6 (Life
Contingences II)
Second of a two-course sequence, promotes
students to develop knowledge of long term
actuarial models and apply them. Prepare students
for advanced actuarial examination (LTAM). Credit: 3
semester hours.
ACT 3349 Actuarial Science 9
(Applied Statistics) This course introduces
methods and models for analyzing data; Prepares
students for advanced actuarial examinations on
statistics (MAS/SRM).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACT 4347 Actuarial Science 7 (Construction
and Evaluation of Actuarial Models I)
First of a two-course sequence, develops the
student’s knowledge of modeling and actuarial
methods with business applications; Prepare
students for advanced actuarial examination (MAS/
STAM). Credit: 3 semester hours.
ACT 4348 Actuarial Science 8 (Construction
and Evaluation of Actuarial Models II)
Second of a two-course sequence, develops the
student’s knowledge of modeling and actuarial
methods with business applications; Prepare
students for advanced actuarial examination (MAS/
STAM). Credit: 3 semester hours.
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Faculty
Maciek Nowak, Dean, Joseph H. and Maria C.
Schwartz Distinguished Chair and Professor of
Decision Sciences, B.S.E, University of Michigan;
M.S.E., M.S.E., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Georgia
Institute of Technology.
Ivan Abel, Associate Professor of Marketing, BEE.,
The City College, City University of New York;
M.B.A., Baruch College; Ph.D., City University of New
York.
Geeta Ali, Visiting Professor of Accountancy, M.S.,
Queens College; M.Phil, Long Island University.
Vaibhav Anand, Assistant Professor of Risk
Management and Insurance, B.Tech., Indian
Institute of Technology; M.B.A., Indian Institute
of Management; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-
Madison.
John Angelidis, Chair and Professor of
Management, B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology,
MS., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
Mark Aquilio, CPA, Professor of Accountancy, B.S.,
J.D., Fordham University; LL.M., New York University.
Rachel Atkins, Associate Professor of Economics,
B.S., West Chester University; M.G.A., University
of Pennsylvania; M.P.A., New York University;
Ph.D., Milano School of Policy, Management, and
Environment, The New School.
Shima Azizi, Assistant Professor of Business
Analytics and Information Systems, B.S., University
of Tabriz, Iran; M.S., University of Kurdistan, Iran;
Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Joan Ball, Associate Professor of Marketing, B.A.,
University of New York, Albany; M.S., Nyack College;
Ph.D., International School of Management.
Vipul K. Bansal, CFA, Professor of Finance, B.A.,
Jiwaji University; M.B.A., University of Delhi; Ph.D.,
University of Mississippi.
Albert J. Beer, F.C.A S., M.A.A.A, Assistant Professor
of Actuarial Science, B.S., Manhattan College, M.A.
University of Colorado.
Mikael Bergbrant, Associate Professor of Finance,
B.S., M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida
Jason Berkowitz, Chair and Associate Professor of
Finance, B.B.A., M.S., George Washington University,
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Alexander Berman, Assistant Professor of
Management, B.S., Cornell University; M.B.A.,
Boston University; Ph.D., Temple University.
Mark Browne, Chair and Professor of Risk
Management and Insurance, Robert Clements
Distinguished Chair, B.S.E., M.A., Ph.D., University of
Pennsylvania.
Alexander Buoye, Associate Professor of Marketing,
B.B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
William Ryall Carroll, Associate Professor of
Marketing, B.A., University of Rochester, M.Sc.
University of Texas, Ph.D., Baruch College.
David Y. Chan, CPA, CIA, CFE, Associate Professor of
Accountancy, B.S., M.S., St. John’s University; Ph.D.,
Rutgers University.
Chiang-Nan Chao, Professor of Management, B.A.,
Jilin University, China; M.B.A., Lamar University;
Ph.D., Arizona State University.
Yeong C. Choi, CPA, Professor of Accountancy,
B.A., M.A., M.S., YeungNam University, Korea; M.S.,
University of Delaware; Ph.D., Drexel University.
Young Back Choi, Professor of Economics, B.A.,
SUNY Old Westbury; M.A., Ph.D., University of
Michigan.
Charles M. Clark, Professor of Economics, B.A.
Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., New School for
Social Research, Senior Fellow, Vincentian Center
for Church and Society.
Sylvia Clark, Associate Professor of Marketing, B.B.A.,
Baruch College, M.B.A., New York University; Ph.D.,
Baruch College.
John P. Clarke, Chair and Visiting Professor Law,
B.B.A., St. John’s University, J.D., St. John’s University
Law School.
Patrick R. Colabella, CPA, Associate Professor of
Accountancy, B.S., St. John’s University; M.B.A., Pace
University, Ed.D., St. John’s University.
Timothy Coville, CPA, Associate Professor of
Accountancy, B.S., SUNY Albany; M.B.A., New York
University; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Gerald P. Cusack, Associate Professor of
Management, B.A., M.B.A., St. John’s University; M.A.,
New School for Social Research; Ph.D., New York
University.
Andre de Souza, Assistant Professor of Finance,
B.A., M.B.A., Goa University, India; Ph.D., New York
University.
Natalie Dixon, CPA, Assistant Professor of
Accountancy, B.S., University of the West Indies,
Mona; M.ACC., D.B.A., University of Scranton.
Nina T. Dorata, CPA, Professor of Accountancy,
B.S., M.B.A., St. John’s University, Ph.D., Rutgers
University.
Reza Eftekharzadeh, Associate Professor of
Business Analytics and Information Systems, B.A.,
Tehran, Iran; M.B.A., St. John’s University; M.B.A.,
M.Phil., Ph.D., Baruch College.
I. Hilmi Elifoglu, CISA, CISM, Associate Professor
of Accountancy, B.S., Ankara University; M.B.A.,
University of Minnesota; M.S., Ph.D., New School for
Social Research.
MarjanFadaviArdekani,Instructor of Economics
and Finance,B.A.,Shahid Beheshti University,
Tehran, Iran; M.A., Alzahra University, Tehran,
Iran;Ph.D.,The New School for Social Research.
Robert B. Fireworker, Professor of Business
Analytics and Information Systems, B.S., Brooklyn
College; M.S., Ph.D., New York University.
Adrian P. Fitzsimons, CPA, CISA, CMA, CFA, CFE,
Professor of Accountancy, B.S., M.B.A., St. John’s
University; Ph.D., New School for Social Research.
Ingrid Fray, Associate Professor of the Practice,
Management, B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University;
M.B.A., University of Phoenix.
Tracey L. Freiberg, Visiting Professor of Economics,
B.A., Coe College; M.A. Duke University; Ph.D.,
The New School; M.Phil., Milano School of Policy,
Management, and Environment.
Leonora Fuxman, Professor of Management, B.S.,
Kiev State University, Ukraine; MA., Ph.D., Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania.
Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan, Henry George Chair and
Associate Professor of Economics, B.S., M.S., Louisiana
State University; M.Phil., Ph.D., The New School.
Sylwia Gornik-Tomaszewski, CMA, CFM, Professor
of Accountancy, MS., Academy of Economics,
Katowice, Poland; M.S., Kent State University; D.B.A.,
Cleveland State University.
Niall Hegarty, Associate Professor of Management,
Director, Thomas J. Cox, Jr. Honors Program, B.S.,
M.B.A., Ed.D., St. John’s University.
Michael Herley, Assistant Professor of the Practice,
Business Analytics and Information Systems, B.S.,
State University of New York (SUNY) Old Westbury;
M.B.A., St. John’s University; M.S., Fairfield University;
D.B.A., Sacred Heart University.
Sven Horak, Professor of Management, M.Sc.,
London South Bank University, U.K; Ph.D., University
of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
Shreekant G. Joag, Associate Professor of
Marketing, B. Tech. Mech., Indian Institute of
Technology; B.A., Indian Institute of Management;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
Timothy Keiningham, Professor of Marketing, and
J. Donald Kennedy Endowed Chair in E-Commerce,
B.A., Kentucky Wesleyan College; M.B.A., Vanderbilt
University; Ph.D., Staffordshire University.
JamesKinsley,Instructor of Management,M.A.,
Oxford University, UK;M.B.A.,Cranfield School of
Management, UK.
Deborah Kleiner, Associate Professor of Law, B.A.,
Brooklyn College; J.D., New York University School
of Law.
W. Jean Kwon, C.P.C.U., Professor of Risk
Management and Insurance, B.B.A., University of
Maryland, M.B.A., The College of Insurance; Ph.D.,
Georgia State University.
Wenchu Li, Assistant Professor of Risk Management
and Insurance, B.S., Henan University of Economics
and Law; M.S., Australian National University; Ph.D.,
Temple University.
K. Thomas Liaw, Professor of Finance, B.A., National
Chenchi University, Taiwan; Ph.D., Northwestern
University.
Xiao Joyce Lin, Associate Professor of Risk
Management and Insurance, B.A., B.S., Peking
University, Beijing; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-
Madison.
Chris P. Long, Professor of Management, B.A.,
University of Connecticut; M.P.P., Harvard University;
Ph.D., Duke University.
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Raja Vatti, Associate Professor of Business Analytics
and Information Systems, B.A. Andhra University,
India; M.S., Emory University; M.B.A., Iona College;
Ph.D., New York University.
Ping Wang, Professor of Actuarial Science, AON
Endowed Chair, B.S, M.S. and Ph.D., Nankai University
(China); Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Paul L. Walker, CPA, Professor of Risk and Insurance,
James J. Schiro Zurich Chair in Enterprise Risk
Management, B.B.A., University of Texas at Arlington,
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder.
Charles Wankel, Professor of Management, B.B.A.,
Iona College; M.B.A., Ph.D., New York University.
Roy Weissman, Assistant Professor of Management,
B.S., M.B.A., Syracuse University.
Kwok-Fai Matthew Wong, CFA, Professor of
Finance, B.A., Acadia University, Canada; M.B.A.,
University of Manitoba, Canada; J.D., Fordham
University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
Xin Zhao, Assistant Professor of Accountancy, M.B.A,
University of Maryland; Ph.D., Temple University.
Yun Zhu, Associate Professor of Finance, B.A.,
Fudan University, China; M.S., South Dakota State
University; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Emeritus Faculty
Joseph A. Giacalone, Professor of Economics,
B.A. Ph.D. Columbia University; M.B.A. St. John’s
University.
F. Victor Lu, Professor of Business Analytics and
Information Systems, B.S., Cheng Kung University,
Taiwan; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D.,
Syracuse University.
Laura Lee Mannino, CPA, Associate Professor of
Accountancy, B.S., Fairfield University; J.D., Hofstra
University; LL.M., New York University.
Anna Martin, Alois J. Theis Professor in Global
Finance, Professor of Finance, B.S., Purdue University,
M.B.A., University of Miami, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic
University.
Brenda L. Massetti, Associate Professor of
Management, B.A., University of South Florida;
M.B.A., University of Alabama in Birmingham; Ph.D.,
Florida State University.
James P. Minas, Director of Undergraduate Business
Major, Assistant Professor of Business Analytics and
Information Systems, B.Sc., University of Melbourne;
Ph.D., Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Iris Mohr, Chair and Professor of Marketing, B.S.,
SUNY at Albany; M.A., Hebrew University; M.B.A.,
Ph.D., Baruch College.
Gary Mongiovi, Professor of Economic, B.S., St.
John’s University; M.A., New York University; Ph.D.,
New School for Social Research.
Ronald L. Moy, Associate Professor of Finance, B.A.,
M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Harry L. Nagel, Professor of Business Analytics and
Information Systems, B.S., Brooklyn College, The
City University of New York; M.S., Ph.D., New York
University.
Jay Nathan, CFPIM, APP, CPM, Professor of
Management, M.E., University of Florida; M.B.A.,
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
John J. Neumann, Associate Professor of Finance,
B.S.E., University of Pennsylvania; D.B.A., Boston
University.
Raymond C. Niles, Visiting Professor of Economics,
B.A. University of Florida; M.B.A. New York
University; Ph.D., George Mason University.
Theresa Pactwa, Associate Professor of Finance,
B.B.A., University of Iowa, M.S., Drexel University;
Ph.D., Florida International University.
Cynthia R. Phillips, CPA, Associate Professor of
Accountancy, B.B.A., Hofstra University, M.B.A., Ed.D.,
St. John’s University.
Biagio Pilato, Associate Professor of the Practice,
Law, CPA, B.S., J.D., St. John’s University, LL.M., New
York School of Law.
Yanni Ping, Assistant Professor of Business Analytics
and Information Systems, B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong
University; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology;
Ph.D., Drexel University.
Maria Pirrone, CPA, Associate Professor of
Accountancy, B.S., M.B.A., J.D., St. John’s University;
LL.M, New York Law School.
Simcha Pollack, Professor of Business Analytics and
Information Systems, B.S., CUNY Brooklyn College;
M.S., Ph.D., New York University.
Ronnie Rong Qi, Associate Professor of Finance,
B.S., Renmin University, China; M.A., Columbia
University; Ph.D., Columbia University.
Jack Raisner, Professor of Law, Boston University,
J.D. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.
William Reisel, Professor of Management, M.A.,
M.B.A., Ph.D., The City University of New York.
Ralph Rogalla, Met Life Associate Professor of
Actuarial Science, M.S., Technical University Berlin;
Ph.D., Habil., Goethe University Frankfurt.
Daniel Rubin, Associate Professor of Marketing, B.S,
B.A., Stony Brook University; M.B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Baruch College, The City University of New York
Manuel G. Russon, Associate Professor of Business
Analytics and Information Systems, B.A., University of
Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
Anthony Sabino, Professor of Law, B.S., J.D., St.
John’s University.
Ansel Schiavone, Assistant Professor of Economics,
B.A., Denison University; Ph.D., University of Utah.
Nicos A. Scordis, Professor of Risk Management
and Insurance, John R. Cox/ ACE Ltd. Chair of Risk
and Insurance, Ph.D., University of South Carolina,
M.B.A., University of Georgia; B.S., Florida State
University.
Zenu Sharma, Associate Professor of Finance,
B.Com., M.S., Punjab University; Ph.D., Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.
Norean R. Sharpe, Professor of Business Analytics
and Information Systems, B.A., Mount Holyoke
College; M.S., University of North Carolina; Ph.D.,
University of Virginia.
Vincent Shea, CPA, Associate Professor of
Accountancy, B.B.A., M.B.A., University of North
Florida; Ph.D., Kent State University.
Victoria Shoaf, CPA, Professor of Accountancy, B.A.,
California State College; M.B.A., Pace University;
Ph.D., Baruch College, City University of New York.
Benjamin R. Silliman, CPA, Chair and Professor
of Accountancy, B.ACCY., M.ACCY, University of
Mississippi; M.Tax, University of Denver; M.A., Ed.D.,
New York University; M.A. Columbia University;
M.P.A. University of North Carolina.
Abraham Stefanidis, Associate Professor of
Management, B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Athens University.
Kevin Jailin Sun, Associate Professor of
Accountancy, B.A. Shanghai University, Ph.D.,
University of Colorado at Boulder.
Ralph A. Terregrossa, Associate Professor of
Economics, B.A., SUNY Cortland; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY
Binghamton.
BasilThompson,Instructor of Risk Management
and Insurance,B.S.,St. John’s University.
Joseph Trainor, CPA, CFE, Associate Professor
of Accountancy, B.S., Southern New Hampshire
University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.
Ahmad Vakil, Chair and Associate Professor of
Business Analytics and Information Systems, B.S.,
National University, Tehran, Iran; M.B.A., LaSalle
University; M.S., Ph.D., Temple University.
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College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Anne Y.F. Lin, Dean, B.S. Pharm, Pharm.D.
Joseph M. Brocavich, Senior Associate Dean, B.S.
Pharm., Pharm.D.
Joseph V. Etzel, Associate Dean, B.S. Pharm.,
Pharm.D.
Vivek Gupta, Associate Dean, B.S., PhD
Cathleen A. Murphy, Associate Dean, D.C., M.S.
Emily M. Ambizas, Assistant Dean, B.S. Pharm.,
Pharm.D., MPH
Diana J. Patino, Assistant Dean, B.S., M.S.
Jennifer G. Chiu, Executive Director, B.S., MBA,
Ed.D.
Patricia Haas, Academic Advisor,B.A., M.S.
Steven Ferriolo, Academic Advisor, B.A., M.H.C.
Statement
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
commits to academic excellence, scholarship and
service to humanity through the discovery and
application of biomedical knowledge.
We facilitate and advance scholarship by
offering innovative programs of study utilizing
active learning approaches that are student-
centered, outcomes-oriented and that inspire
lifelong learning.
As compassionate healthcare professionals
and scientists, we serve humanity through our
dedication to excellence in health care and
biomedical research. Building on a commitment
to cultural diversity and benefiting from our
metropolitan location and strategic alliances with
the leading health care institutions, we strive to
serve as effective leaders, good citizens and moral
and ethical individuals.
We commit ourselves to the discovery,
communication and application of biomedical
knowledge as a critical component for the
development of health care professionals and
scientists. Through innovative basic, social and
clinical research initiatives, we contribute to
scientific knowledge, address contemporary
health care issues and seek solutions to health care
problems.
Our mission embodies the principles of the
University’s mission statement: to provide a quality
education in an environment that is Catholic,
Vincentian, Metropolitan, and Global.
Objectives
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
seeks to prepare students to meet the present and
future demand for pharmacists, nurses, clinical
laboratory scientists, radiologic technologists,
and toxicologists to qualify them for their
responsibility in matters of public health, to make
them conscious of the opportunity to serve their
fellow man, to emphasize the highly specialized
professional service rendered to and for members
of the other professions as well as to the public,
to instill in the students an appreciation of the
ever-changing character of the health professions,
to provide an opportunity for broad general
education and to inspire students to pursue
graduate study in specialized fields of interest.
The College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences has adopted the following Vision
Statement: The College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences will be a nationally recognized model of
distinctiveness for the preparation of exemplary
healthcare providers dedicated to meeting the
needs of all patients particularly the medically
underserved in urban areas, distinguished scholars
and leading researchers in the pharmaceutical and
biomedical sciences.
The following areas are emphasized in our various
programs:
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Program:
Goal 1: Demonstrate core competencies as they
relate to the field of pharmacy
• Demonstrate the ability to think logically, analyze
information, problem solve and make decisions
• Discuss scientific methods in a competent
manner
• Demonstrate effective written and oral
communication skills
• Demonstrate the application of information
systems and integrated computer technologies in
the practice of pharmacy
Goal 2: Demonstrate Practice Competencies
• Demonstrate patient-centered care in
cooperation with patients and other members of
the health care team
• Evaluate the legal, ethical, social, cultural,
economic, and professional issues as related to
patient specific care
• Participate actively in the drug use decision
making process
• Manage and use resources of the health care
system to promote health and provide, assess,
and coordinate safe, accurate and time-sensitive
medication distribution
• Demonstrate knowledge of informatics
• Collect, interpret, and analyze professional, lay,
and scientific literature to disseminate accurate
drug information and counseling to patients,
their families or care givers, and other health care
providers
• Design a patient-specific medication regimen
including the selection of appropriate agent,
dosage form, formulation, route of administration
and/or delivery systems to improve therapeutic
outcomes of medication use
• Determine, recommend, and monitor dose and
dosing schedules by applying the principles of
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• Counsel patients effectively about their
medication regimens in terms of efficacy and
toxicity
• Monitor patients’ progress effectively with regard
to drug therapy
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully manage a
patient-centered practice
• Demonstrate the ability to promote health
improvement, wellness, and disease prevention
in the community
Goal 3: Address issues of ethical behavior and
social responsibility in pharmacy, critically and
reflectively in accordance with the Vincentian
Mission
• Identify the nature, range and scope of ethical
considerations in pharmacy and relate the
discussion to the principles of the “Oath of the
Pharmacist”
• Describe situations that are ethically ambiguous
and the actions you would take and relate the
discussion to the principles of the “Oath of the
Pharmacist”
• Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to cultural
diversity
• Explain continuing professional development.
Biomedical Sciences Program:
Development of critical thinkers with
proficiency in scientific methods who are
capable of meeting the evolving needs of the
biomedical field;
Preparation of students for entry into medical
and/or dental schools, other healthcare-
related professional degree programs, as well
as graduate programs (M.S. and/or Ph.D.) in
biomedical/pharmaceutical sciences /pharmacy
administration/public health
Provision of analytical skills and laboratory
techniques routinely applied in biomedical and
pharmaceutical research;
Development of students’ written and verbal
communication skills, which will enable them to
formulate concise and accurate reports and to
communicate with the scientific community;
Development of biomedical professionals who
practice within a legal and ethical framework.
Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS) Program
Goal 1: Demonstrate basic knowledge of
clinical laboratory sciences
Goal 2: Demonstrate competency in the
biomedical sciences
Goal 3: Illustrate and apply the ethical principles
of a laboratory professional
Goal 4: Demonstrate effective oral and written
skills
Goal 5: Satisfy the objectives of the professional/
clinical year
Goal 6: Demonstrate accuracy and precision in
the performance of laboratory analyses
Radiologic Sciences (RAD) Program
Goal 1: Demonstrate clinical competency
by mastering both the didactic and clinical
portions of the program.
Goal 2: Exhibit professionalism and ethical
conduct.
Goal 3: Effectively communicate in a
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professional manner.
Goal 4: Demonstrate critical thinking skills to
obtain quality diagnostic images while ensuring
patient safety and comfort.
Toxicology (TOX) Program
Goal 1: Demonstrate competency in science and
math
Goal 2: Demonstrate the application of
fundamental competencies in toxicology
Goal 3: Demonstrate skills in the practice of
toxicology
Goal 4: Apply knowledge and skills to the public
understanding of toxicology
Nursing (NUR) Program
At the completion of the baccalaureate program
the student will demonstrate:
Goal 1: Integrate knowledge, skills, and
values from the liberal arts and sciences and
professional nursing education to provide
humanistic, safe, quality care (AACN Essentials,
Domain 1: Knowledge for Nursing Practice and
Domain 2 Person-Centered Care)
Goal 2: Apply knowledge and skills of
organizational and systems leadership, quality
improvement and patient safety in promoting
safe, quality care for diverse patients across
complex healthcare systems and environments
(AACN Essentials, Domain 5: Quality and Safety).
Goal 3: Apply a systematic process consistent
with professional standards and evidence-
based practice to prevent illness and injury;
promote, maintain, and restore client health
(AACN Essentials, Domain 4: Scholarship for
Nursing Discipline).
Goal 4: Demonstrate skills in using patient
care technologies, information systems, and
communication devices to facilitate delivery of
safe and effective patient care (AACN Essentials,
Domain 8: Informatics and Healthcare
Technologies).
Goal 5: Advocate for financial and regulatory
healthcare policies, processes, and
environments that improve the nature and
functioning of healthcare delivery systems and
ethical and legal accountability in addressing
healthcare issues (AACN Essentials, Domain 7:
Systems-Based Practice).
Goal 6: Employ oral and written communication
and interprofessional collaboration in providing
safe, high-quality care to improve client
health outcomes (AACN Essentials, Domain 6:
Interprofessional Partnerships).
Goal 7: Promote individual and population
health by assessing factors that influence
health outcomes and apply culturally
appropriate health promotion, management,
and restoration strategies to diverse
populations in a variety of settings (AACN
Essentials, Domain 3: Population Health).
Goal 8: Demonstrate consistent application of
the core values of the profession of nursing
and the standards of moral, ethical, and
legal conduct (AACN Essentials, Domain 9:
Professionalism).
Goal 9: Understand the scope of generalist
nursing practice and apply its principles
in clinical practice to diverse patients
and populations across the lifespan in an
ever-changing and complex healthcare
environment (AACN Essentials, Domain 9:
Professionalism).
General Entrance
Requirements
16 High School Units or appropriate score on GED
English 4
History 1
Science 1*
Foreign Language 2
Mathematics 3
Electives 5
At least three electives must be from the academic
grouping.
*While the above are basic admission requirements,
it is required that students who intend to matriculate
for the Pharm.D., CLS, Nursing, BMS and TOX degrees
include Chemistry and Biology in their high school
programs. High school Physics is also recommended.
Admission Requirements
No student who, because of academic or
disciplinary reasons, has been dismissed from or
has been placed on probation in another school is
eligible for admission to the College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences.
Admission to the Pharm.D. program is highly
competitive and admission and scholarship criteria
are determined each year on the strength of
the applicant pool. In addition to the academic
transcript, all students must submit two letters of
recommendation (one must be from a science or
math teacher), complete an essay of 250 words,
submit an extracurricular activities report, and a
signed copy of the program’s Technical Standards.
Standardized tests (SAT/ACT) are optional.
Candidates for admission to the pharmacy
program must be at least 16 years of age and must
be graduates of a four-year accredited secondary
school.
For admission into the BMS and Nursing program
the following requirements must be met:
• Official high school transcript(s) with one biology
course and one chemistry course
• High school GPA > 90%
• Official standardized test scores: Minimum SAT
score > 1070, or ACT equivalent
Admission of Transfer
Students to Advanced
Standing
Transfer applicants are admitted to the Pharm.D.
on a space-available basis only. Internal or external
transfer applicants must complete an in-person
interview.
A student transferring from another college or
university must present the following:
1. A statement of honorable withdrawal.
2. An official transcript of high school and
college records.
3. A marked copy of the catalog of the college or
university attending showing courses for which
credits are sought.
Transfer students must meet all
programmatic requirements under liberal arts and
sciences.
Candidates for the Clinical Laboratory
Sciences, Radiologic Sciences, Biomedical
Sciences and Toxicology must meet the University
requirements for Admission to Advanced
Standing. Only credit for comparable courses in
the pre-professional sequence will be granted. No
transfer credit is allowed for professional courses.
Currently, transfer students to Nursing are
not considered.
Degrees, Majors, and
Minors Available
Doctor of Pharmacy Program
The entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
degree is designed to develop students into
competent pharmacists who possess the knowledge
and skills needed to provide the highest quality of
patient-centered medication therapy management.
This curriculum provides students with a strong
foundation in the liberal arts and sciences that is
consistent with a strong academic program of study.
The program is configured as a six-year course of
study that admits students directly into the major
and incorporates the pre-pharmacy curriculum.
Professional pharmacy coursework is introduced
early in the program to increase the students’
awareness of their chosen profession. The final
four years concentrate on integrating basic and
applied pharmaceutical, administrative and clinical
sciences in the classroom, lab and practice settings.
The curriculum employs an integrated approach to
learning, and stresses the application of knowledge
that is patient specific and focused.
Graduates of this program are prepared to
meet the challenges associated with becoming an
effective practicing pharmacist and serve as experts
in drug therapy to improve the use of medication for
diverse populations.
Technical standards, as distinguished from
academic standards, refer to the minimum cognitive,
professional and behavioral abilities required for a
student to satisfactorily complete of all essential
aspects of the curriculum. To successfully progress
in and ultimately complete the didactic, laboratory
and experiential components of the Doctor of
Pharmacy program, students must understand
these qualifications. All students will be required to
read and sign the technical standards document to
indicate they understand these qualifications. The
signed document will be kept as a permanent part of
the student’s record.
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program
This four-year program leading to a Bachelor
of Science with a major in Clinical Laboratory
Sciences degree consists of three years of pre-
professional instruction. The senior (professional)
year of the program, accredited by NAACLS
(National Accrediting Agency for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences), provides didactic instruction
in all areas of laboratory medicine concurrently
with clinical rotations at the University’s affiliates.
Technical standards, as distinguished from
academic standards, refer to the minimum
cognitive, professional and behavioral abilities
required for a student to satisfactorily complete all
the essential aspects of the curriculum
Radiologic Sciences Program
The Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences
is designed to prepare students for a career as a
radiologic technologist. The curriculum is designed
to develop and enhance effective communication
skills, technical skills, and professionalism while
inspiring excellence in practice. The junior and
senior years of the program provides a balanced
clinical education complimented with a didactic
atmosphere conducive to fostering teamwork
and self development to provide a foundation for
academic and career advancement.
This four-year program consists of two
years of pre-professional courses and two years
of professional coursework at the Dr. Andrew J.
Bartilucci Center and affiliate clinical sites.
Technical standards, as distinguished from
academic standards, refer to the minimum
cognitive, professional and behavioral abilities
required for a student to satisfactorily complete all
essential aspects of the curriculum.
All students will be required to read and
sign the technical standards document to indicate
they understand these qualifications. The signed
document will be kept as a permanent part of the
student's record.
Toxicology Program
Toxicologists work to protect human health
and the environment from the adverse effects
of harmful materials. Toxicology students take
courses in chemistry, biology, physiology, and
pharmacology in addition to diverse courses
in toxicology. Students can participate in
on-campus activities such as undergraduate
research in faculty laboratories or become
involved in the Toxicology Club.
The Toxicology Program is a four-year
program providing a minor in chemistry. After
graduation, students may be eligible for careers
in biomedical or analytical laboratories as well
as admission to post baccalaureate degree
programs, (i.e. graduate school, medical school,
dental school, physician assistant programs, etc.)
Biomedical Sciences
The Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical
Sciences is a four-year program which will provide
an interdisciplinary academic program of study
that will foster competencies in areas related to
biomedical sciences as well as core competencies
in the liberal arts and sciences. Since the healthcare
industry contains a wide range of professions, this
program will prepare graduates to identify and
address administrative, management, and policy
issues within the healthcare industry. In addition,
this program will prepare graduates for further
education and training in clinical practices and
advanced scientific research within the health
sciences.
Nursing
The baccalaureate 4-year nursing program is
designed for undergraduate students who have
no previous experience in professional nursing.
The program leading to a Bachelor of Science
(BS) degree in Nursing will be a cumulative of 128
credits, 68 credits in Liberal Arts and Sciences and
60 credits in the major. The program is designed to
prepare nurses to practice in complex healthcare
systems and assume various roles: provider of
care; designer, manager, coordinator of care; and
member of a profession. The curriculum framework
is designed to produce an entry-level professional
nurse for generalist nursing practice. The program
offers coursework in health assessment, nursing
research, evidence-based practice, cultural
competency, health promotion, nursing care
through the lifespan with clinical, information
literacy, therapeutic communication, nursing
foundations, pharmacology, pathophysiology,
community health, mental health, leadership
and management, healthcare policy, quality
improvement, safety, advocacy, informatics,
preparation for the NCLEX-RN, and a clinical
preceptorship. Nursing majors must maintain an
overall GPA of 2.75 to remain in good standing in
the program.
The Nursing program provides care
and nurturance within the context of our
Catholic and Vincentian tradition, rich in its
perspectives of human dignity, freedom, justice,
truth, and respect for the natural world. A
Vincentian education provides students with a
solid foundation for intellectual, spiritual, and
professional growth. This traditional 4-year
program is a licensure qualifying program open
to applicants with good moral character and
who have demonstrated academic ability. The
curriculum provides a solid liberal education
in the arts and sciences to provide a broad
knowledge base from which to draw and apply
to nursing practice as a responsible citizen. The
energy created by faculty and students provide
an enriching experience that responds to societal
needs. The culture in the College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences stimulates curiosity and
self-motivation to produce nurse leaders who
are prepared to reach their highest potential
personally and professionally within the broadest
definition of community. The baccalaureate
graduate understands and respects the variations
of care, the increased complexity, and the
increased use of healthcare resources inherent in
caring for patients. The mission of the Bachelor
of Science degree in Nursing Program carries
out St. John’s University’s mission by educating
and preparing competent nursing graduates to
provide evidenced-based, safe, quality nursing
care in a diverse and dynamic global healthcare
environment and to serve as collaborative leaders
in the advancement of healthcare for individuals
and populations. The program fosters lifelong
learning and a spirit of inquiry.
Minors Approved for Pharmacy
Students
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Health and Human Services
Philosophy
Psychology
Public Administration and Public Service
Sociology
Social Justice
Theology and Religious Studies
Minors Available for Health Sciences
(Biomedical Science, Clinical Laboratory
Sciences, Nursing, Toxicology, and Radiologic
Sciences)
Business
Chemistry (not available for BMS)
Computer Science
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
English
French
German
Government and Politics
Health and Human Services
History
Italian
Philosophy
Psychology
Russian
Sociology
Social Justice
Spanish
Theology and Religious Studies
Accreditation
The Doctor of Pharmacy degree program
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (www.acpe-accredit.org).
The Clinical Laboratory Science degree
program is accredited by the National Accrediting
Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (www.
naacls.org).
The Radiologic Sciences degree program
is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on
Education in Radiologic Technology (jrcert.org).
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The Nursing degree program is registered and
accredited by the New York State Board of Regents
(NYSED) (http://www.op.nysed.gov/programs/
nursingaccreditation.html).
Pass-Fail Option
This option is open only to health sciences
students who are classified as sophomores or
above and who have a current quality point
index of at least 2.0. It is limited to one course
per semester for a four-year degree program, the
total during the three years, including summer
sessions, may not exceed six courses. It may not be
exercised in connection with major requirements
or with courses being applied to a minor, including
math, science, and professional courses. The
quality point index will not be affected; however, a
“Pass” will be credited toward the degree.
Application for the Pass-Fail Option must
be made through UIS. A student may elect the
Pass-Fail Option at any time during the semester
up to and including the last date designated for
withdrawal from class without academic penalty.
Pharm.D. students do not have the Pass-Fail Option
except in courses already designated as Pass-Fail.
Academic Standing
Academic standing for consideration of
progression within each program, progression
on probation, or dismissal for poor scholarship is
based on review of each student’s progress.
Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy students must achieve an
overall and a math/science/professional GPA of
3.0 or better to interview for progression into the
first professional year (3rd year) of the program. All
other students will be evaluated for eligibility on a
case by case basis by the program’s Subcommittee
on Progression.
Once progressed into the first professional
year (3rd year) of the pharmacy program, students
may receive no more than three (3) letter grades
below a C (years 3–6). If a student receives two
letter grades less than C, the student will be placed
on an academic success plan. If a student receives
a fourth grade less than C, the student will be
referred to the Doctor of Pharmacy Subcommittee
on Progression and be subject to dismissal from
the Pharmacy Program.
In addition, earning a letter grade less than
C in any professional course will be considered
an inadequate grade and will be treated as if
the student failed the course (except for GPA
calculation).Students will be required to repeat
the course and will not be permitted to take
courses for which the course with the inadequate
grade is a prerequisite.Students who fail to receive
an adequate grade (letter grade greater than C)
after two attempts will be subject to dismissal.
Students are required to maintain an overall
grade point average of 2.0 to remain in good
academic standing and to graduate from the
program.
All students must meet the program’s
progression criteria in order to enter the
professional years (years 3–6) of the Doctor
of Pharmacy program. To be considered for
progression, all students must attain a cumulative
math/science/professional courses grade point
average of 3.0 (letter grade of B) by the end
of the second year. Additionally, all students
must demonstrate satisfactory written and oral
communication skills prior to entering the third
year. The latter two criteria are mandated by the
program’s accreditation agency, the Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). In order
to meet this mandate, all pharmacy students
will complete an in-person interview with two
faculty members prior to the third year of the
program. Students are also required to clear an
annual criminal background check during their
professional years in order to participate in the
program’s experiential learning activities. In
the event that an evaluation reports a positive
finding, the student will be reviewed by the
Dean. If the offense prohibits the student from
qualifying for a Pharmacy intern permit, he/she
may be dismissed from the program.
A pharmacy major will be required to
successfully complete a competency examination
before beginning the advanced pharmacy
experiential portion of the program.
Biomedical Sciences
Students must maintain a programmatic GPA of
2.0, and an overall GPA of 2.0. Students that fall
below the minimum requirement will be placed
on probation if the GPA is repairable in one
semester. If a student is unsuccessful to increase
the programmatic or overall GPA above the
minimum requirement they will be recommended
for dismissal.
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Students are required to maintain a 2.30 overall
GPA and a 2.30 math and science GPA for
promotion within the major. For promotion into
the clinical year, students are required to have a
2.30 GPA overall as well as in math and science.
Students will be interviewed prior to progression
into the clinical year. Students must repeat a
course when it is next offered if the letter grade
of C+ is not achieved. If a student unsuccessfully
completes the repeated course or is unsuccessful
in achieving a C+ in more than one course,
the student will be recommended for program
dismissal.
Students are required to maintain a C+ or
greater in each course of the professional program
in order to graduate.
Toxicology
Students are required to maintain a 2.30 overall
GPA as well as in their math and science courses
for promotion within their major each year.
Radiologic Sciences
Students must maintain a 2.30 overall GPA
in the pre-professional courses each year to
progress within their major. The 2.30 overall
GPA is required for students to progress into the
junior and senior years of the Radiologic Sciences
program. Students must pass an interview prior
to entering the professional year as part of their
progression process.
Within the junior and senior years, students
must maintain an overall GPA of 2.30, earn a
letter grade of C+ or greater in each didactic and
clinical course, and adhere to the attendance
policy to progress from semester to semester.
Nursing
The nursing program requires that students
demonstrate knowledge and skills in the Liberal
Arts and Sciences, including Mathematics,
Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, History, the
Arts, and basic communication, and in the use
of information technology. Please note that the
traditional 4-year program is a licensure qualifying
program open to applicants with good moral
character who have demonstrated academic
ability by maintaining an overall GPA of 2.75 on a
4-point scale while in the nursing major.
Any student unable to maintain the above
progression criteria will be put on nursing
academic probation. Students on nursing
academic probation should plan to retake a failed
course the next time it is offered. Students must
score a grade of B in a course that is repeated.
• Students must maintain a cumulative grade
point average (CGPA) of at least 2.75 to progress
through the nursing program and be eligible for
graduation.
• While in the Nursing Program students are
allowed to fail two science courses (CPHS, BIO,
CHE) or one science and one nursing course or
two nursing courses and allowed to retake a failed
science or nursing course one time.
• A grade of B is required for a course that is
retaken.
• The Nursing Program does not allow Pass/ Fail
grades in nursing major courses unless specified in
the course syllabus
• A student who receives a “C-” in a clinical nursing
course may not progress in the nursing sequence.
They must repeat the entire course, both didactic
and clinical, the next time it is offered.
• Academic requirements include a grade of “C”
or 75% in all nursing courses. Failure in a repeated
or subsequent nursing course results in dismissal
from the nursing program. The student must
achieve a grade of “B” when a nursing course is
repeated.
• A student may be dismissed from a nursing
clinical course at any time, if, by consensus of the
clinical instructor or the clinical coordinator, a
student’s clinical performance is deemed unsafe.
Regulations on Discipline
New York State law provides for suspension or
revocation of a license to practice the healing
arts if, among other things, an individual is
convicted of a crime or is a habitual drinker or has
been addicted to, dependent on, or a habitual
user of narcotics, barbiturates, amphetamines,
hallucinogens, or other drugs having similar
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effects. In light of this statute, any student who,
after appropriate procedures, is found to have
violated University regulations and policies relating
to drugs /alcohol may be subject to dismissal
from the College or be required to undergo
rehabilitation before continuing progress toward
a degree.
Special Requirements for
Experiential Programs
Students in the Pharmacy, Nursing, Clinical
Laboratory Sciences, and Radiologic Sciences
programs must complete annual criminal
background checks and must complete Health
Information Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) training.
Pharmacy students participating in
experiential programs are required to have a
medical examination, an immunization series,
health, accident and sickness insurance. Some
experiential sites may require other tests
or documentation (i.e., urine drug testing).
Experiential education requires attendance at off-
campus sites. Travel and housing, if needed, are
the responsibility of the student.
Additionally, these students must purchase
malpractice insurance through the University, and
must complete PHR 5000.
Pharmacy students may not take an elective
or required didactic course concurrently with the
advanced experiential courses. .
In the Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Nursing,
and Radiologic Sciences programs, students
entering the clinical sites for the professional
year(s) are required to have a medical examination,
an immunization series, health, accident and
sickness insurance for the duration of their
professional studies. Some clinical sites may
require other tests or documentation (i.e. criminal
background check, urine drug testing). Additional
requirements may be stipulated by the clinical
sites. Clinical rotation requires attendance at
off-campus sites. Travels, meals, and housing (if
applicable), are the responsibility of the student.
Pharmacy, Nursing, Clinical Laboratory
Sciences, and Radiologic Sciences program
students must register at the University for each
semester that they are at the clinical site and pay
applicable tuition and fees.
Pharmacy Intern Permit
Upon completion of their first professional
year, students are required to obtain a New York
Pharmacy Intern Permit by submitting a form and
fee directly to the State office.
All Pharmacy students must meet the State
requirements for the intern permit. Failure to
obtain a Pharmacy Intern Permit will exclude the
student from participating in both introductory
and advanced experiential components of the
program.
Licensure and/or
Certification
Professional licensure and certification
requirements often vary from state to state. St.
John’s University has not determined requirements
for individual states beyond New York. If you
reside or plan to reside outside New York, you are
strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate
state licensing agency in that state to seek
information and guidance before beginning the
program.
Pharmacy
The Pharmacy program offered by the College
of Pharmacy and Health Sciences meets the
educational requirements for admission to state
licensing examinations. Each state may require,
in addition to academic work, a period of
internship. When these and other requirements
which have been established by the State and/
or Federal Government have been met, the
applicant is admitted to the state licensing
examination. Successful candidates are granted a
license to practice.
For information concerning the admission
to the practice of pharmacy in New York State,
write: New York State Board of Pharmacy in New
York, 89 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, Albany,
NY 12234.
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
The Clinical Laboratory Sciences program
offered by the College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences meets the educational requirements
of the Department of Education and has
been deemed licensure-qualifying. Successful
completion of the professional component of the
Clinical Laboratory Sciences program allows the
student to apply for admission to the American
Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) MLS certifying
exam.
Successful completion of courses leading
to the BS degree and passing the ASCP certifying
exam allow graduates to obtain a New York State
Department of Education license to practice as a
Clinical Laboratory Technologist.
Nursing
Graduates will be eligible to take the NCLEX-
RN licensing exam and work as professional
nurses prepared to practice with individuals,
families, groups, communities, and populations
across the lifespan in an ever-changing
healthcare environment. Technical standards,
as distinguished from academic standards, refer
to the minimum cognitive, professional and
behavioral abilities required for a student to
satisfactorily complete all essential aspects of the
curriculum. All students will be required to read
and sign the technical standards document to
indicate they understand these qualifications.
Radiologic Sciences Certification
The Radiologic Sciences program offered by the
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences meets
the educational requirements for admission
to the American Registry for Radiologic
Technologists (ARRT) certification examination in
Radiography. Successful completion of courses
leading to the BS degree and passing the ARRT
certifying examination allow graduates to obtain
a New York State Department of Health license to
practice as a Radiologic Technologist.
The Academic Success
Center (ASC)
Joseph V. Etzel, Pharm.D.
Associate Dean for Student Success
The Academic Success Center (ASC) was
developed to provide academic support to
enhance student success in the various programs
offered on the undergraduate level of the College
of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.Tutoring
services are provided for discipline specific courses
that may not be available through the services
provided by University Learning Commons.
Additionally, the ASC provides workshops and
presentations on various topics pertinent to
student success including time management,
study skills, and test taking.
Affiliate Clinical
Pharmacy Sites
Emily M. Ambizas, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., MPH,
Assistant Dean for Pharmacy Experiential Education
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinators:
Philip McAvoy, B.S. Pharm., M.S., Pharm.D.
Frank Nania, B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D.
Andrea Watson, B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D.
(sites subject to change)
Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Acurity Inc.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Alliance Pharmacy
Allergan
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Pharmacist Association
American Regent, Inc. / Luitpold
Americare Pharmaceutical Services
Annadale Family Pharmacy
Apthroprx Pharmacy
Auburndale Pharamcy, Inc.
Avanti Health Care
Bay Ridge Rx Specialty Pharmacy
Belle Mead Pharmacy, Inc.
Belle Harbor Chemists
Bellevue Hospital Center
Best Care Pharmacy
Bethpage Pharmacy
BGB Communication, LLC
Bristol-Myers Squib
Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy Services
CareMed Pharmacy
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Catholic Health Services
CDM New York
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cherokee Indian Hospital
City Chemists
Clinical Solutions Corporation
Columbo Pharmacy
Coney Island Hospital
Cureatr Clinic, LLC
CVS Health
Delco Drugs
Duane Reade
Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center
Elmhurst Hospital
FCB Health
Fidelis Care New York
Fleetwood Specialty Pharmacy
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Food and Drug Administration
Franhill Pharmacy
Franklin Square Pharmacy
Franwin Pharmacy
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gotham Health NYC Health + Hospitals
Guardian Consulting Services
Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center
Halethorpe Pharmacy
Harpell Chemists
Havas Health and You
Haymarket Media, Inc.
HealthFirst Management Services
Health Mart Pharmacy
Health Smart Pharmacy
HealthWhiz
Hill Pharmacy
HMH Pharmacy at Palisades
Hospital for Special Surgery
Jacobi Medical Center
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Jubliant Radiopharma
Kaiser Permanente
King Kullen
Kings County Hospital
Kings Park Pharmacy
Larchmont Pharmacy
LI Script
Lincoln Medical Center
Little Neck Drug Store
Marben Pharmacy
Meijer Specialty Pharmacy
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mercy Medical Center
Metropolitan Hospital
Midtown Pharmacy
Molina Healthcare
Montefiore New Rochelle
Montefiore Nyack
Monter Cancer Center
Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai Health Partners
Mount Sinai Hosptial Queens
Mount Sinai South Nassau
My CHS Rx
Narayan Pharmacy
Nassau University Medical Center
Neergaard Pharmacy
New City Pharmacy
New Jersey Pharmacist Association
New Victory Pharmacy
New York City Poison Control Center
New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York City Health + Hospitals
New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
New York-Presbyterian Columbia University
Medical Center
New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
New York-Presbyterial Morgan Stanley Children’s
Hospital
New York-Presbyterian Queens
New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical
Center
New York-Presbyterial Westchester Behavioral
Health Center
North Central Bronx Hospital
Northport VA Medical Center
Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Medical
Center
Northwell Health North Shore University Hospital
Northwell Health Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Northwell Health Glen Cove Hospital
Northwell Health Huntington Hospital
Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Forest Hills
Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
Northwell Health Peconic Bay Medical Center
Northwell Health Phelps Hospital
Northwell Health Plainview Hospital
Northwell Health Syosset Hospital
Northwell Health South Oaks Hospital
Northwell Health South Shore University Hospital
Northwell Health Stern Family Center for
Rehabilitation
Northwell Health Geriatric Medical Group
Northwell Health Physician Partners Rheumatology
Northwell Health Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver
Diseases
Northwell Health Division of General Internal
Medicine
Northwell Health Division of Infectious Disease
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Nuclear Diagnostic Products of LI
NYHTC and HANYC Employee Benefit Funds, Inc.
NYU Hospitals Center
NYU Langone Hospital Long Island
NYUPN Clinically Integrated Network
Onco360 Pharmacy
ONPOINT Pharmacies
Palisades Medical Center
Park Chemist
Park West Pharmacy
Perla Pharmacy
PetNet Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer, Inc.
Phelps Memorial Hospital
PQA (Pharmacy Quality Alliance)
Precision Pharmacy of Bellmore
Precision Compounding Pharmacy
PRI Healthcare Solutions
Price Chopper Pharmacy
Project Renewal
Queens Hospital Center
Radioisotope Life Sciences
Rite Aid Pharmacy
Rockville Centre Pharmacy
Rosebank Pharmacy LLC
S and M Pharmacy
Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center
Salzman Chemists
Silver Rod Pharmacy
Southampton Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
Stony Brook Infirmary Pharmacy
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook World Trade Health and Wellness
Program
Stop & Shop Pharmacy
Sunrise Pharmacy
Sunlight Pharmacy
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Target /CVS Pharmacy
The Brooklyn Hospital
The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
The Institute for Family Health
The Medicine Shoppe
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores
The Socio-Esthetician
The University Hospital
Thrift Drugs
Town Drug & Surgical
Town Pharmacy
Town Total Compounding Center
The University Hospital
Total Care Rx
Town Drug and Surgical Manhattan
Town Drugs East Northport
Town Total Compounding Center
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Trinity Home
Twin City
VA Hudson Valley Health Care System
Valley Hospital Lukow Pavillion
Value Mart
Village Pharmacy (Queens Village)
Village Pharmacy of Syosset
Vivo Health Pharmacy
Walgreens Pharmacy
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Wayne’s Pharmacy
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Westchester Medical Center
West Hempstead Pharmacy
Woodhull Hospital
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
Xcenda
Affiliate Clinical
Laboratory Sciences Sites
Robina Colclough-Davy, B.S., M.S., MLS(ASCP)cm,
Program Director
(sites subject to change)
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New York Presbyterian/Queens
Northwell Health System Labs
NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU Langone-Long Island
St. Francis Hospital
True Tox Labs
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
Affiliate Nursing
Clinical Sites
Janina Galdamez, MPA,
Clinical Coordinator of Nursing
(sites subject to change)
New York Presbyterian/Queens
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York City Health + Hospitals
Mount Sinai Health System
VNS Health
Catholic Health Services of LI
Blythedale Children’s Hospital
Gurwin Health Care System
Little Neck Care Center
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
Affiliate Radiologic
Sciences Sites
Jennifer G. Chiu, B.S., M.B.A., Ed.D.,
Program Director
(sites subject to change)
NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst
NYU Langone Health System (NYU Grossman
School of Medicine)
Lenox Hill Radiology & Medical Imaging
Associates, PC
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Main Street Radiology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Montefiore Medical Center
New York Presbyterian/Queens
NYU Langone Hospitals
Endowed Scholarships,
Awards and Honors
Through the generosity of our alumni, friends and
benefactors, the College is fortunate to offer a
number of endowed scholarships. Some of these
endowments include the following:
Andrew J. Bartilucci Scholarship Award
Ann Paula Zero ‘63MT, ’72GP Memorial Scholarship
Charles Husking Award
Christina Veal-Grega Scholarship
Dean’s Health Science Excellence Award
E. Burke Giblin Award
John Colligas ’38 Expendable Scholarship
Vincenzo J. Mantia Memorial Scholarship Award
Bangladeshi -American Pharmacists Association
Scholarship
Carl Calcagni Endowed Scholarship
Carl and Ralph Martorana Award
Christina Fontana Entrepreneurship Scholarship
CVS Health Spanish-Speaking Scholarship
CVS Health Scholarship Award
Dr. Joseph V. Etzel Professional Development
Award
Dr. Robert A. Mangione Endowed Scholarship
Fund
Dr. Tanaji Talele Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry
Scholarship
Duane Read Scholars Endowed Award
Facts and Comparisons Award for Excellence
Fernandez Family Scholarship
Harry and Mary Doukas Scholarship
Herbert J. and Patricia Marie Kett Scholarship
Keegan Schmidt Memorial Scholarship
Korean American Pharmaceutical Society Award
L.W. Frohlich Award
Lambda Kappa Sigma Award
Marion and Michael Mangione Memorial
Scholarship
Mary-Beth Konecsni Scholarship
Mary Jane Fay Pharmacy School Scholarship
Maya Babayev Mitzvah Scholarship
Michael and Alfred Seul Award
Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database
Recognition Award
Mitchell S. Krauss Memorial Award
Pakistani-American Pharmacists Award
Phi Delta Chi Award
Raymond C. and Dorothy I. Schlotterer Memorial
Education Fund
Rho Chi Academic Excellence Award
Sandy Irene and Family Awards
Scheer Family Endowed Award
Seung K, and Yi J. Yoo Endowed Scholarship Fund
St. Luke’s/St. Giovanni Leonardi Award
Suzie R. and Vincent J. Franze Endowed
Scholarship Fund
TEVA Pharmaceuticals Award
The John Family Beacon of Hope Scholarship
Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship
Walgreens Diversity & Inclusion Excellence
Scholarship
Please contact the Office of the Dean for
information regarding scholarship and awards.
Academic Student
Organizations
Pharmacy Honor Society
The Beta Delta Chapter of the Rho Chi Society, the
national pharmaceutical honor society seeking
the advancement of the pharmaceutical sciences
through encouragement and recognition of high
scholarship and research, was established at St.
John’s University in 1954. Pharmacy students who
have achieved fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-year status,
who have a cumulative quality point index of 3.5
or better and are in the top 20% of the class are
eligible for nomination to membership.
Pharmacy Leadership Society
The Xi Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma, a
pharmacy leadership society, seeks to promote
the development of leadership qualities in
pharmacy students. With the fundamental
assumption that leaders are made not born, the
Society encourages participation in all pharmacy
activities, provides opportunities for leadership
development, and aids in selecting those who
may wish to identify and demonstrate their
leadership abilities. Pharmacy students who have
achieved fourth- or fifth-year status, who have
a cumulative quality point index of 2.5 or better
and who have been nominated on the basis of
their demonstration of dedication, service and
leadership in the advancement of pharmacy are
eligible for membership.
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Honor Society
The Sigma Upsilon Chapter of the Lambda Tau,
the national clinical laboratory sciences honor
society, was established to recognize outstanding
academic achievement among students, to
develop a spirit of cooperation and unity
among the students entering this profession,
to encourage research and to help develop the
professional character of the profession itself and
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to interest other students in this profession. Juniors
and seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher are eligible
for induction into this honor society.
Radiologic Sciences Honor Society
The Epsilon Chapter of Lambda Nu, the National
Radiologic Sciences Honor Society seeks to foster
academic scholarship at the highest academic
levels, promote research and investigation in the
radiologic and imaging sciences, and recognize
exemplary scholarship. Third and Fourth year
students in the professional phase of the program
with a professional GPA of 3.0 and higher and are
nominated on a basis of their service and leadership
are eligible for induction into this society.
Program Requirements
Entry Level Pharm.D.
(Minimum of 201 semester hours)
The faculty expressly reserves the right to
make alterations in the curriculum consistent with the
needs of the profession.
First Year
Fall Semester Credits.
FYW 1000 3
THE 1000* 3
CHE 1110, 1111, 1112 4
MTH 1250 3
FYS 1000 3
PHR 1000 0
TOTAL 16
Spring Semester
ENG 1100* 3
THE SACRED TEXTS 3
CHE 1120,1121,1122 4
MTH 1260 3
PHI 1000* 3
CPP 1101 1
TOTAL 17
Second Year
Fall Semester
Social Justice 3
PHI 2240* or THE 3300* 3
BIO 2000 3
CHE 1130, 1131, 1132 4
RCT 1005* 3
PAS 2301 1
TOTAL 17
Spring Semester
PHI 3000 3
PAS 2201 3
PHS 3504 3
PHS 2101 3
PHS 2201 4
PHS 2301 1
TOTAL 17
Note: *These courses will be taught both semesters.
Third Year
Fall Semester
PHS 3601 4
PHS 3507 3
[PHS 3505 2]
[PHS 3506 2]
PAS 3301 3
CPP 3201 2
PHS 3602 1
PHS 3302 1
TOTAL 18
Spring Semester
PHS 3603 4
[PHS 3508 2]
[PHS 3509 2]
PHS 3510 3
CPP 3203 1
PHS 3604 1
PHS 3303 1
Elective 2
TOTAL 16
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
[PHR 4105 4]
[PHR 4109 3]
[PHR 4110 3]
PHS 4601 3
CPP 4301 2
PHR 4201 1
TOX 5301 2
TOTAL 18
Spring Semester
[PHR 4107 3]
[PHR 4111 3]
[PHR 4112 4]
PHS 4602 3
PAS 4305 2
PHR 4202 1
CPP 4402 2
TOTAL 18
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
[PHR 5108 4]
[PHR 5106 3]
[PHR 5107 3]
PAS 5202 4
PHR 5201 1
CPP 5301 3
TOTAL 18
Note: The bracketed courses will be taught
sequentially.
Spring Semester
CPP 6101 3
CPP 6102 3
PHR 6101 2
Professional Elective 3
Professional Elective 3
PHR 5000+ 0
TOTAL 14
Note: + Course required for APPE’s.
Sixth Year
Fall Semester
APPE Rotations 12
CPP 5203 5
TOTAL 17
Spring Semester
APPE Rotations 15
There are a total of nine Advanced Pharmacy
Practice Experiences (APPEs) in the entry-level
Doctor of Pharmacy Program. The rotations are
divided in four-week blocks at three credits each.
The rotations are as follows:
Required APPE Rotations
1. CPP 5413 Advanced Community Pharmacy
2. CPP 5414 General Inpatient Care
3. CPP 5407 Ambulatory Care Clerkship
4. CPP 5415 Focused Inpatient Care or CPP
5417 Ambulatory Care II or CPP 5418 Advanced
Community II
5. CPP 5416 Health Systems Pharmacy
Elective APPE Rotations
1. CPP 5404 Elective Clerkship I
2. CPP 5408 Elective Clerkship II
3. CPP 5409 Elective Clerkship III
4. CPP 5410 Elective Clerkship IV
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
(Minimum of 138 semester hours)
The faculty expressly reserves the right to make
alterations in the curriculum consistent with the
needs of the profession.
First Year
Fall Semester Credits.
FYW 1000 3
MTH 1250 3
CHE 1110/1/2 4
ALH 2101 2
THE 1000 3
FYS 1000 3
TOTAL 18
Spring Semester
FYW 1000 3
MTH 1260 3
CHEM 1120/1/2 4
BIO 2000 3
BIO 2001L 1
PHI 1000 3
TOTAL 17
Second Year
Fall Semester
CHEM 1130/1/2 4
PHS 3103 3
PHS 3104 1
PHY ELECTIVE 3
PHI 2240 3
LANG1 OR LAC1000 3
TOTAL 17
Spring Semester
SOC SCI ELECT 3
PHS 3105 3
PHS 2101 3
PHS 3101 3
PHI 3000C 3
LANG2/FINE ART/MUSIC 3
TOTAL 18
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Third Year
Fall Semester
TOX 1401 3
TOX 1402 1
TOX 4413 3
TOX 4414 2
THE SACRED TEXTS 3
SPE 1000 3
TOTAL 15
Spring Semester
BIO 2280/1 4
BIO 3460/1 4
HIS 1000 3
SOCIAL JUSTICE 3
PHS 4204 3
TOTAL 17
Fourth Year
Summer Semester*
ALH 4140 2*
Fall Semester
ALH 4148 3
ALH 4149 1
ALH 4153 2
ALH 4154 3
ALH 4155 4
ALH 4156 2
ALH 4157 2
TOTAL 17
Spring Semester
ALH 4150 2
ALH 4170 2
ALH 4163 2
ALH 4164 2
ALH 4165 4
ALH 4166 2
ALH 4167 2
ALH 4168
TOTAL 17
* STJ summer tuition applies
Toxicology
(Minimum of 127 semester hours)
The Toxicology Program continues undergoing
revision. The faculty expressly reserves the right to
make alterations in the curriculum consistent with
the needs of the profession.
First Year
Fall Semester Credits.
FYW 1000 3
MTH 1250 3
CHE 1210/11/12 5
FYS 1000 3
HIS 1000 3
TOTAL 17
Spring Semester
THE 1000 3
MTH 1260 3
CHE 1220/21/22 5
BIO 2000 3
BIO 2001L 1
TOX 1101 1
TOTAL 16
Second Year
Fall Semester
CHE 2230/31 5
PHS 3103 3
PHS 3104 1
PHY 1610/11/12 4
TOX 2403 3
TOTAL 16
Spring Semester
CHE 2240/41 5
PHS 3105 3
PHY 1620/21/22 4
PHI 1000 3
TOX 2202 1
TOTAL 16
Third Year
Fall Semester
TOX 1401 3
TOX 1402 1
TOX 3405 4
PHI 2240 or THE 3300 3
THE Sacred Texts 3
PHS 3101 3
TOTAL 17
Spring Semester
PHS 2201 4
PHS 2201 4
PHS 2301 1
TOX 3406 4
ENG 1100 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 18
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
TOX 4404 4
TOX 4405 1
TOX 4413 3
TOX 4414 2
Social Justice 3
TOTAL 13
Spring Semester
TOX 4403 4
TOX 4412 4
PHI 3000 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 14
Radiologic Science
(Minimum of 128 semester hours)
The faculty expressly reserves the right to
make alterations in the curriculum consistent with
the needs of the profession.
First Year
Fall Semester Credits
FYW 1000 3
FYS 1000 3
THE 1000 3
PHI 1000 3
SPE 1000 3
TOTAL 15
Spring Semester Credits
ENG 1100 3
RAD 1101 2
MTH 1050 3
Social Science 3
HIS 1000 3
PAS 340 3
TOTAL 17
Second Year
Fall Semester Credits
PHI 2240 3
LAC 1000 or Language I
THE Sacred Texts 3
PAS 3401 3
PAS 4201 3
RAD 1110 3
TOTAL 18
Spring Semester Credits
PHI 3000 3
Fine Arts/Music or Language 2 3
Social Justice 3
PAS 4202 3
RAD 1111 3
PHY 1360 3
TOTAL 18
Third Year
Fall Semester
RAD 1203 4
RAD 1206 4
RAD 1114 3
RAD 1127 1
TOTAL 12
Spring Semester
RAD 1207 4
RAD 1208 3
RAD 1115 3
RAD 1129 4
RAD 1128 3
TOTAL 18
Summer Semester*
RAD 1150 0
TOTAL 0
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
RAD 2105 3
RAD 2124 1
RAD 2127 3
RAD 2207 3
RAD 2208 4
TOTAL 14
Spring Semester
RAD 2109 4
RAD 2123 4
RAD 2132 3
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RAD 2211 or RAD 2213 2
RAD 2128 3
TOTAL 16
*summer tuition may apply
Biomedical Science
(Minimum of 121 semester hours)
First Year
Fall Semester Credits
BIO 1000 4
CHE 1210/1211/1212 5
FYS 1000 3
FYW 1000 3
TERM CREDIT: 15
Spring Semester Credits
BIO 2000 3
BIO 2001L 1
CHE 1220/1221/1222 5
MTH 1260 3
THE 1000 3
BMS 1000 1
TERM CREDIT: 16
Second year
Fall Semester Credits
CHE 2230/2231L 5
PHS 3103 3
MTH 1250 3
PHI 1000 3
SPE 1000 3
TERM CREDIT: 17
Spring Semester Credits
CHE 2240/2241L 5
PHS 3104 1
PHS 3105 3
PAS 2500 3
HIS 1000 3
TERM CREDIT: 15
Third Year
Fall Semester Credits
PHY 1610/11/12 4
BMS 2200/2201 4
PAS 3402 3
ENG 1100 3
BMS (PHS) elective 3
TERM CREDIT: 17
Spring Semester Credits
PHY 1620/21/22 4
BMS 2400/01 4
Social Science Elective 3
PHI 2240 OR THE 3300 3
BMS (PAH) Elective 3
TERM CREDIT: 17
Fourth Year
Fall Semester Credits
THE Sacred Texts 3
Social Justice 3
BMS elective* 3
BMS elective* 3
TERM CREDIT 12
Spring Semester Credits
General Elective 3
PHI 3000 3
BMS Elective* 3
BMS Elective* 3
TERM CREDIT: 12
*BMS electives: PAS 2201, PAS 3401, PAS 3502, PAS
3503, PAS 4201, PAS 4202, PAS 4305, PAS 4501, PAS
4502, PAS 4503, PAS 3951, PAS 3952, PHS 2101,
PHS 3101, PHS 4204, PHS 3951, PHS 3952, BMS
2300/01, BMS 2500/01, BMS 2600/01, BMS 2700,
BMS 2800/01, TOX 1401/02, TOX 2403, TOX 3405,
TOX 3406
Nursing
(Minimum of 128 semester hours)
The faculty expressly reserves the right to make
alterations in the curriculum consistent with the
needs of the profession.
First Year
Fall Semester Credits.
DNY 1000 3
FYW 1000 3
BIO 2000 3
BIO 2001L 1
PHS 1100 3
PHS 1100L 1
NUR 1100 1
TOTAL 15
Spring Semester
THE 1000 3
ENG 1100 3
PSY 1003 3
PHS 3103 3
PHS 3103L 1
NUR 1000 3
TOTAL 16
Second Year
Fall Semester
PHS 3101 3
PHS 3105 3
PHS 3105L 1
PHI 1000 3
SPC 1000 3
Language I or LAC 1000 3
TOTAL 16
Spring Semester
BMS 2400 3
BMS 2400L 1
NUR 2000 4
NUR 2100 3
HIS 1000 3
Language 2 or Fine Arts 3
TOTAL 17
Third Year
Fall Semester
NUR 3000 5
NUR 3100 3
NUR 3200 1
NUR 3300 3
PHI 2240 3
MTH 1250 3
TOTAL 18
Spring Semester
NUR 3400 5
NUR 3500 5
NUR 3600 3
THE SACRED TEXTS 3
TOTAL 16
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
NUR 4200 5
NUR 4100 4
PHI 3000 3
SOCIAL JUSTICE 3
TOTAL 15
Spring Semester
NUR 4300 4
NUR 4400 3
NUR 4500 3
NUR 4600 2
NUR 4700 3
TOTAL 15
Pharmacy Course
Offerings (PHR)
1000 Introductory Seminar for
Pharmacy Students
This mandatory seminar course will introduce all
new students to the activities, responsibilities and
requirements for students enrolled in Doctor of
Pharmacy Program. During this course, areas such
as an overview of the curriculum, advisement,
experiential and academic service learning,
professionalism and legal and technical standards
required for degree completion will be presented.
Completion of this seminar is required for enrollment
in CPP 1101 in the Spring semester. Lecture. Credit: 0
semester hour.
4105 Drugs and Infectious Diseases
Prerequisites: All courses of the first three years. This
course is designed to instruct the student in the
area of infectious diseases. Teaching emphasis
will be a sequential method of instruction
relevant to specific disease states to incorporate
the areas of pathophysiology, pharmacology,
medicinal chemistry, therapeutics, and self
care therapies. This course will incorporate
interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty from
varied areas of expertise and experience. Credit: 4
semester hours.
4107 Drugs and Diseases of the Respiratory
Systems
Prerequisites: All courses of the first three years. This
course is designed to instruct the student in the
area of respiratory disease. Teaching emphasis
will be a sequential method of instruction
relevant to specific disease states to incorporate
the areas of pathophysiology, pharmacology,
medicinal chemistry, therapeutics, and self-
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care therapies. This course will incorporate
interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty from
varied areas of expertise and experience. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4109 Introduction to Drugs and Diseases
This course is designed to introduce the student
to the patient evaluation process and the
therapeutic management of special populations
in select diseases of the skin, connective tissue,
gout and glaucoma. Teaching emphasis will be
a sequential method of instruction relevant to
these disease states to incorporate the areas
of pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal
chemistry, and therapeutics (including self-
care therapies). This course will incorporate
interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty from
varied areas of expertise and experience. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4110 Drugs and Diseases of the
Cardiovascular/Renal Systems I
Prerequisites: All courses of the first three years. This
course is designed to instruct the student in the
areas of cardiovascular and kidney disease and
electrolyte imbalances. Teaching emphasis will
be a sequential method of instruction relevant
to specific disease states to incorporate the areas
of pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal
chemistry, therapeutics, and self care therapies.
This course will incorporate interdisciplinary
instruction utilizing faculty from varied areas of
expertise and experience. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4111 Drugs and Diseases of the
Cardiovascular/Renal Systems II
Prerequisites: All courses of the first three years; PHR
4110. This course is designed to instruct the
student in the area of cardiovascular and kidney
disease. Teaching emphasis will be a sequential
method of instruction relevant to specific disease
states to incorporate the areas of pathophysiology,
pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, therapeutics,
and self-care therapies. This course will incorporate
interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty from
varied areas of expertise and experience. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4112 Drugs and Diseases of the
Nervous System
Prerequisites: All courses of the first three years. This
course is designed to instruct the student in the
area of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Teaching emphasis will be a sequential method
of instruction relevant to specific disease states
to incorporate the areas of pathophysiology,
pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, therapeutics,
and self care therapies. This course will
incorporate interdisciplinary instruction utilizing
faculty from varied areas of expertise and
experience. Credit: 4 semester hours.
4201 Pharmacy Practice Laboratory III
Prerequisites: All required third-year course work.
Corequisites: PHR 4105; PHR 4109; PHR 4110; PHS
4601. This laboratory will integrate the didactic
coursework of the Drugs and Diseases courses
and Extemporaneous Compounding and provide
the student the opportunity to apply data in a
simulated pharmacy setting. The student will
assess patient findings, evaluate new prescription
orders, and consider how these new orders will
impact on current therapy, prepare the new order,
and address any and all potential problems that
are identified, and dispense the preparation to the
patient. Additionally, students will learn to triage
patients and assess the role of over-the-counter
medications in light of other patient factors.
Laboratory: 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.
4202 Pharmacy Practice Laboratory IV
Prerequisites: All required third-year course work;
PHS 4601. PHR 4201 Corequisites: PHR 4107; PHR
4111; PHR 4112. This laboratory will integrate the
didactic course work of the Drugs and Diseases
courses and Extemporaneous Compounding and
provide the student the opportunity apply data
in a simulated pharmacy setting. The student will
assess patient findings, evaluate new prescription
orders, and consider how these new orders will
impact on current therapy, prepare the new
order, and address any and all potential problems
that are identified, and dispense the preparation
to the patient. Additionally, students will learn
to triage patients and assess the role of over-
the-counter medications in light of other patient
factors. Laboratory: 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.
5000 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Techniques and First Aid
This Standard First Aid course provides the student
with the basic principles of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) and leads to CPR and first aid
certifications. Certification must be obtained prior
to the advanced experiential rotations. Lecture: one
5-1/2 hour course. Credit: 0 semester hour.
5106 Drugs and Diseases of the Endocrine
and Reproductive Systems
Prerequisites: All courses of the first four years. This
course is designed to instruct the student in the
area of endocrine and reproductive disorders.
Teaching emphasis will be sequential method
of instruction relevant to specific disease states
to incorporate the areas of pathophysiology,
pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, therapeutics,
and self care therapies. This course will
incorporate interdisciplinary instruction utilizing
faculty from varied areas of expertise and
experience. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5107 Drugs and Diseases of the
Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tracts
Prerequisites: All courses of the first four years. This
course is designed to instruct the student in
the area of diseases of the gastrointestinal and
genitourinary tract. Teaching emphasis will be
sequential method of instruction relevant to
specific disease states to incorporate the areas
of pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal
chemistry, therapeutics, and self care therapies. This
course will incorporate interdisciplinary instruction
utilizing faculty with varied areas of expertise and
experience. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5108 Drugs and Neoplastic and
Associated Diseases
Prerequisites: All courses of the first four years. This
course is designed to instruct the student in the
area of neoplastic disorders. Teaching emphasis
will be a sequential method of instruction relevant
to specific disease states to incorporate the areas
of pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal
chemistry, therapeutics, and self care therapeutics.
This course will incorporate interdisciplinary
instruction utilizing faculty from varied areas of
expertise and experience. Credit: 4 semester hours.
5201 Biomedical Laboratory IV
Prerequisites: All courses of the fourth year; PHR
4202. Corequisites: PHR 5108; PHR 5106; PHR 5107.
Demonstration and experimentation of basic
principles of medicinal chemistry, pharmacology,
Toxicology, and biotechnology. Laboratory: 3 hours.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
6101 Basic Concepts and Clinical Application
of Nutraceutics
Prerequisites: All courses through the fourth year. This
course will address the basic issues of development,
modes of administration, efficacy, and marketing of
nutraceuticals– foods or parts of foods and chemical
components of foods, which provide medical
benefits including the prevention and/or treatment
of disease. In addition, vitamins, minerals, and other
dietary supplements will be discussed in terms of
their role in contributingto or maintaining health.
The role and statusof herbal products, nutritional
supplementsand naturopathy as alternative therapies
to mainstream medicine will also be covered. Credit:
2 semester hours.
6103 Leadership Development in
Pharmacy Practice
This professional elective course provides
leadership, professionalism and political advocacy
development for pharmacy students. Students
explore how they can become better leaders and
advocates of change within the profession. Through
the use of interactive lectures, self assessment
exercises and group projects, students gain an
understanding of leadership theory and advocacy
skills that will be applied to current health care and
pharmacy practice issues. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6104 Critical Care
Prerequisites: All courses through the fourth year. This
course focuses on the therapeutic management
of patients in the critical care setting. Emphasis
will be placed on the pathophysiology of
acute illnesses as well as on rational treatment
modalities and therapeutic drug monitoring of
critically ill patients. Each of the disease states and
pharmacotherapeutic topics discussed will be
reinforced through the use of related clinical care
studies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Clinical Health
Professions Course
Offerings (CHP)
Tina Kanmaz, Pharm.D., Chair and
Clinical Professor
As of September 2023 the Department of Clinical
Health Professions has been separated into three
distinct departments.
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Department of Health Professions
Sandra Beysolow, M.S.Ed., PhD., Chair and
Associate Professor Industry Professional
Department of Nursing
Francine Laterza, EdD, RN, PNP, CNE, Chair and
Associate Professor Industry Professional
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Tina Kanmaz, PharmD, Chair and Clinical
Professor
Objectives
The department seeks to provide students with
the opportunity to acquire the knowledge,
develop the attitudes and master the skills
required for contemporary clinical pharmacy
practice.
Lectures, utilization of the multi-media
programs in the Resource Center, and individual
and group conferences with faculty and
preceptors give the student the opportunity to
acquire the knowledge base required to be a drug
advisor on the health care team.
By participation in health care
settings throughout the curriculum and through
interactions with patients, physicians, nurses,
paraprofessionals and pharmacists, assistance is
given to the student to develop the professional
attitudes and acquire the communication
techniques and skills that are prerequisites
for health practitioners who wish to apply
academic knowledge to practical situations.
Utilization of the Pharmacy Practice and
Patient Assessment Laboratories and primary
health care settings, including community
pharmacies, allows the student to become
familiar with the legal, administrative and clinical
aspects of successful pharmacy practice. In
addition, other clinical training sites are utilized as
resources for student instruction in therapeutic
drug monitoring, provision of drug information
and patient interviewing and education. These
include major metropolitan area medical centers,
community hospitals and clinics, and institutions
emphasizing the care of specific patient
populations (e.g., pediatric, psychiatric, geriatric
care).
Health Sciences Course
Offerings (ALH)
Objectives
To provide a strong foundation in the basic allied
health and the necessary tools to work in selected
health sciences.
The following courses are ALH courses:
1201 Introduction to Health Care
Problems in the development of competency
health services in the United States; characteristics
of a profession; development of modern medical
practice; medical terminology; consideration of
the many health professions that form the health
team. Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.
2101 Introduction Clinical Laboratory
Sciences
Historical development of the clinical laboratory
sciences profession. Introduction to the types of
tests performed in a clinical laboratory. Lecture, 2
hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.
3220 Fundamentals in Clinical Laboratory
Science
Pre-requisites: ALH 2101, BMS 2200/01, TOX
1401/1402. Co-requisites: ALH 3221L. This course
will prepare students for their professional
year and clinical practicum experiences. It will
expose students to manual techniques, reagent
preparation, instrumentation methods, sample
handling and processing procedures used in
various areas of the clinical laboratory. In addition,
infection control, universal precautions, HIPPA,
quality control, and clinical electives will be
emphasized. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semesters
hours.
3321L Fundamentals in Clinical Laboratory
Sciences Laboratory
Co-requisite: ALH 3220. This laboratory course will
reinforce the theoretical knowledge acquired
in didactic coursework. It will focus on the
applications of manual techniques, reagent
preparation, instrumentation methods, sample
handling, and processing procedures used in
various areas of the clinical laboratory. Laboratory 3
hours. Credit: 1 semester hour
4140 Transition to the Clinical
Laboratory (CLS)
This course will introduce the student to the
standards, functions, and procedures of clinical
laboratory practice. The course will include the
history of medical technology at this university,
a history of the profession, HIPAA and safety
regulations, spectrophotometry, quality control
(including standards, controls, etc), universal
precautions, the professional code of ethics,
phlebotomy, and an introduction to hematology,
microbiology, mycology, urinalysis, and
immunohematology. Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2
semester hours.
4148 Clinical Bacteriology (CLS)
The various classes of antibiotics are introduced
to the student. Different types of susceptibility
testing using manual and automated
methodologies are presented. Discussion of
bacteria implicated in human infection is begun.
Gram positive organisms such as Staphylococcus,
Streptococcus, Corynebacterium and Bacillus
are discussed both in diseases caused and
identification methods used in the clinical
microbiology laboratory. Discussion of Gram
negative bacteria such as Haemophilus and
Neisseria are also included. Discussion of the
biochemical tests involved in the identification of
the Enterobacteriaceae is begun. The application
of these tests as a means to identify these
organisms is presented. The diseases caused by
these organisms is also included and discussed.
Includes clinical practicum. Credit: 2 semester hours.
4149 Immunology for Clinical Laboratory
Science (CLS)
This course is composed of the study of cellular
and antigen-antibody reactions. Topics covered
include the types of immunity and factors
associated with immunologic disease. Antibody
synthesis and function are introduced. Functions
of the various cellular components are also
discussed including T and B lymphocytes and
plasma cells. Discussion will also include a
description of various other types of nonspecific
mediators of the immune system. An overview
of molecular diagnostics is presented. The
latest laboratory testing methods that aid in the
diagnosis of bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases
are presented to the students. Includes clinical
practicum. Credit: 2 semester hours.
4150 Clinical Bacteriology and
Virology (CLS)
This course covers in depth the biochemical
identification of other Gram negative organisms
such as nonfermentating Gram negative rods and
Vibrio. Anaerobic organism’s role in disease as well
as identification is also covered. Less frequently
seen organisms such as the spirochetes and
Chlamydia are also discussed.
Mycobacteria and their differences in
specimen processing, culturing, identification
and staining are introduced. A brief review of
clinical virology is also included. Discussion also
includes application of molecular diagnostics
to microbiology as well as immunodiagnostics
that can be used to detect infectious diseases.
Includes clinical practicum. Credit: 2 semester
hours.
4153 Clinical Immunohematology I (CLS)
This course will begin with a review of the
immunology as applied to Immunohematology
such as antigens, immunoglobulins and blood
antibodies. Also discussed are ABO and Rh typing
and antiglobulin testing. Other major blood group
antigens (Kell, Lewis, etc.) and rare blood groups
(Colton, Diego, etc.) are introduced. Other topics
include compatibility testing, crossmatching and
antibody identification. Laboratory methodologies
used in Immunohematology are also covered.
Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2
semester hours.
4154 Clinical Hematology I (CLS)
This course is designed to present the students
with the theory of blood and bone marrow
formation and diseases related to these cells. The
erythrocytic and leukocytic cell series are explored
in relation to their development, maturation,
function, and identification. Through the use of
audiovisuals and microscope work, identification
of each cell type is discussed and abnormal
cells reviewed as to composition and related
diseases. The course covers iron metabolism,
absorption, transport, and storage. The synthesis
of hemoglobin for both normal and abnormal
varieties as well as electrophoresis and other
identifying methodologies are explained and
the various instruments used in the study of
hematology are taught. Students are exposed to
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all the various procedures the laboratories perform
including the maintenance and troubleshooting
of instrumentation. The mechanisms of hemostasis
including blood vessels, platelets, and fribrinolysis
are discussed. The structure of blood vessels
and their relationship to hemostasis is covered.
Platelet formation, maturation, and function will
be discussed as well as qualitative and quantitative
disorders. The course will include factors involved
inn the coagulation cascade and include tests
used in the laboratory to diagnose disorders
of hemostasis. The students will perform these
procedures in the hospital laboratory. Includes
Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester
hour.
4155 Application, Analysis and Lab Practice in
Clinical Chemistry I (CLS)
The course is designed to introduce the students
to clinical chemistry theory and laboratory
practice. It is the study of serum and other
body fluids by biochemical analysis using the
latest instrumentation for the test procedures.
The course discusses laboratory calculations,
principles of photometry; nephelometry,
chemiluminescence, fluorometry and “tagged
assays,” electrolytes, trace elements and mineral
metabolism. Principles of EIA, instrumentation
concepts and discussion commonly used analyzers
in the clinical lab are also presented. Classification
of enzymes in relation to body organs, clinical
significance of the test used and factors affecting
the testing will be covered. Structure and function
of lipids and lipoproteins, methods used to analyze
these products will be examined. Cholesterol
utilization and formation including HDL and
LDL and triglycerides will be covered along
with laboratory analysis. This course requires the
students to perform all analysis on the instruments
and analysis listed above.
Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 4 hours. Credit: 4
semester hours..
4156 Urinalysis and Body Fluids I (CLS)
This course will address the structure and function
of the kidney in its role in the formulation of urine.
Routine urinalysis tests will be discussed for each
analyte found in the urine specimen utilizing
both manual and automated testing procedures.
Metabolic disorders requiring special tests will also
be covered. Kodachrome slides and CD-Rom will
be used for the microscopic analysis of casts, cells,
crystals and other miscellaneous particles seen
in sediment. Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 2
hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.
4157 Mycology and Parasitology I (CLS)
The course will introduce the student to the
classification of those parasites that infect man.
Preparation and examination of specimens will be
discussed. Lectures will cover important parasites
including the hemoflagellates such as Leishmania
and Trypanosoma, trematodes infecting the intestine,
liver-lung, and blood and cestodes. The student will
also be introduced to the glossary of terms used
in the examination of specimens for fungal agents.
Specimen collection, media for the isolation of these
agents, staining used for microscopic examination
and special procedures will be discussed. Lectures
will cover those fungal agents that affect man
including dermatophytes, superficial mycoses, and
subcutaneous mycoses. Includes Clinical Practicum.
Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.
4163 Clinical Immunohematology II (CLS)
This course will cover red blood cell platelet
preservation, metabolism, and current trends
in their use. Donor selection, processing and
component preparation will be introduced. Also
discussed is the HLA system, hemolytic anemias
and transfusion therapy and reactions. New
concepts in molecular biology, safety, quality
control, and quality assurance will also be covered.
Includes Clinical Practicum.Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2
semester hours.
4164 Clinical Hematology II (CLS)
The course will present to the students the
various diseases of erythrocytes and Leukocytes
to include all anemias, leukemias, lymphomas
and other red cell and white cell disorders.
Correlation between instrument results,
microscopic analysis and medical information
will enable the student to recognize and assess
these conditions. Specific laboratory tests utilized
for diagnosis of anemias and leukemias will be
taught and results evaluated. Molecular detection
and monitoring of hematologic malignancies
will be presented in its use as a diagnostic tool
for genetic/chromosome disorders. Students will
perform and evaluate manual and automated
Cell Profiles and differentials in the laboratory
and compare the results obtained from each as
well as all other procedures fro special testing
that is required of them. Includes Clinical Practicum.
Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.
4165 Application, Analysis and Lab Practice in
Clinical Chemistry II (CLS)
This course discusses the assessment of renal
function, creatinine metabolism and renal control
of acid-base balance and liver function tests
for hepatitis, cirrhosis and other liver disorders,
bilirubin metabolism and analytical aspects of
liver enzymes and their relation to specific organs
of the body. The chemistry and metabolism of
proteins along with various testing methodologies
are analyzed. Carbohydrate metabolic disorders;
analysis and diagnosis are discussed. The testing
and analysis of toxic and therapeutic drugs
including investigation of toxic agents, antibiotics,
cardiac medication, analgesics, antidepressants,
heavy metals, drugs of abuse and related testing
methodologies are presented. Clinical aspects
of hormones and receptors are discussed along
with the testing methods. Molecular diagnostics
will be covered where applicable. Includes Clinical
Practicum. Lecture, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours..
4166 Urinalysis and Body Fluids II (CLS)
This course includes the study if the diseases of
the kidney to include: Acute and Chronic Renal
Failure, Nephrotic Syndrome, Glomerulonephritis,
and Pyelonephritis etc. The various fluids of the
body will be discussed such as Cerebral Spinal
Fluid, Pleural, Peritoneal etc. All tests used to
diagnose conditions related to these diseases will
be covered. Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 2
hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.
4167 Mycology and Parasitology II (CLS)
This course will continue the introduction of
the student various parasites that infect man.
Emphasis will be on protozoa including amoeba,
flagellates, ciliates, and coccidia. Staining of
clinical material and important characteristics for
diagnosis will be discussed. Diagnosis of malaria
and microfilariae found in the blood will also
be examined. Intestinal and tissue nematodes
will be included in this course. Continuation of
important fungal agents will also be included.
These include the systemic fungi, yeast and yeast-
like organisms and the Actinomycetes. Lastly,
contaminants will be discussed as possible causes
of opportunistic infections and their identification
in the laboratory. Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture,
2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.
4168 Clinical Education, Management and
Research (CLS)
This course will introduce the student to
educational methodologies used in clinical
laboratory science program. Topics covered
include in-service education, continuing
education and laboratory interdepartmental
rotation. Teaching mechanisms, objectives
and testing methodologies will be discussed.
Students are exposed to the management
including various agencies accrediting
the laboratory, financial management and
reimbursement, staffing, job analysis and the role
of human resources in laboratory management.
The basics of research as applied to the clinical
laboratory will also be discussed. Topics will
include research protocols, adherence to the
protocols, data collection methods and analyzing
of results of data obtained. Lecture, 1 hour. Credit:
1 semester hour.
4170 Advanced Seminar in Clinical
Laboratory Sciences (CLS)
This course will prepare students for the
transition to entry-level clinical laboratory
technologists. It will expose students to
information on both NY State licensure and the
ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) examination
application. In addition, job search strategies
including resume writing, and interviewing
preparation will be discussed. Published
examination review sources and computer mock
exams will be used as framework for students to
practice and develop experience with analysis
and synthesis of laboratory produced data. Case
studies will be used to reinforce material taught
in lecture. Students will also prepare a portfolio
documenting their professional year. Credit: 2
semester hours.
Pharmacy Practice (CPP)
1101 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice
Prerequisite: PHR 1000. This course is designed
to provide the student with an overview of the
pharmacy profession and contemporary practice
issue. Focus is drawn to analysis of the attributes
of the pharmacy profession, expectations and
realities of a pharmacy student and pharmacist,
and the concept of pharmaceutical care. Also,
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emerging and unique roles of the pharmacist on
the health care team is discussed. Given on a Pass/
Fail basis. Lecture. Credit: 1 semester hour.
CPP 3153 Introduction to Alternative and
Complementary Medicine.
Prerequisites: CPP 1101 & PAS 2301. This course
is intended to provide an introduction to the
basic principles, indications, and philosophy
of various alternative medicine modalities. In
addition, it will provide an overview of regulatory/
legal issues, equity issues related to access, how
to obtain reliable information on alternative
practices, ethical considerations and exploration of
alternative modalities, and review the educational
requirements of practitioners involved in these
practices. Credit: 2 semester hours.
3154 Community Health Advocacy
and Outreach
Prerequisites: All courses through the second year
of study. This course explores the important
role of pharmacists in community health. It
provides a competency understanding of key
concepts related to pharmacy initiatives for, and
contributions to, patient advocacy, education
and outreach. Students will work together on
assignments and engage in various community
outreach programs, emphasizing the value of
pharmacists participation in community health
interventions. Credit: 2 semester hours.
CPP 3155 Building Health Equity: Critical
evaluations of structural inequity,racism and
health outcomes.
Developing a historical and conceptual
understanding of racism, privilege, and oppression
at the interpersonal/professional, institutional,
social, and cultural level are key to ensuring
health care practitioners are equipped to serve
an increasingly diverse population in a way that
centers on equity and justice. We will be using
Intergroup Dialogue as the pedagogical approach
for students to engage these topics in this learning
environment. We will also be using a critical social
justice theoretical perspective that recognizes
that society is significantly stratified (divided and
unequal) along social group lines that include
race, class, gender, sexual identity, and ability.
Furthermore, critical social justice recognizes
inequity as deeply embedded in the fabric of
society (i.e. as structural), and actively seeks to
change this dynamic. Using this framework, we
will be centering race, racism and antiracism, as
well as examine how other social identities (i.e.
class, gender, sexual identity, and ability) intersect
with race and ethnicity in our discourse to 1)
decenter dominant narratives and surface counter-
narratives; 2) disrupt hegemonic approaches to
healthcare and healthcare delivery, and 3) analyze
systemic oppression, its root causes and its impact
on health, healthcare and healthcare delivery.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3201 Essentials of Pharmacy Practice
This course is designed to introduce the student
to skills necessary to provide patient oriented
pharmacy services. This course is designed
to introduce the student to the essential skills
necessary to provide patient centered care. This
course will discuss ethical, cultural, professional
issues encountered in health care practice. Credit:
2 semester hours.
3203 Experiential Pharmacy I
Prerequisites: CPP 3201; PAS 3301. This course is
designed to transition the student from didactic
training to experiential training; to allow the
student to apply the skills and knowledge
acquired thus far to the process of prescription
preparation and the practice of patient care.
The major goal of this course is to foster
professionalism within the student, towards their
patients, other healthcare professionals, and the
profession and to apply didactic knowledge.
The student will work under the supervision of
pharmacy preceptors from affiliated practice
sites who will assist them in the growth of their
patient care skills and to guide them through the
experiential process. This course will introduce the
student to the medication dispensing process,
including patient medication profiles, to drug use
reviews/ evaluations, and to patient counseling
in accordance to state and federal regulations
guiding pharmacy practice. The student will
also be exposed to the administrative, financial,
and clinical activities that pharmacists routinely
perform during the practice of the profession.
Experiential Hours: Total 52 hours and one credit
experiential hours (one four-hour day per week for 13
weeks) Credit: 1 semester hours.
3951 Research in Clinical Pharmacy I*
Students participate in clinical research studies
under the direction of clinical faculty. Permission
for student participation must be obtained from a
clinical faculty member prior to course registration.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3952 Research in Clinical Pharmacy II
(See 3951) Prerequisite: CPP 3951. Opportunity for
students to continue clinical research activities or
undertake additional projects. Same requirements
as stated in CPP 3951 description. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4301 Drug Information and Laboratory
Prerequisites: CPP 3201; PHS 3508; PHS 3509. The
philosophy and fundamentals of drug information
practice and the application of drug information
skills in the delivery of pharmaceutical care will be
discussed. The student will acquire the basic skills
necessary for the provision of drug information
through lectures, homework, and laboratory
project assignments in the areas of drug
information retrieval, drug literature evaluation,
and quality assurance. Laboratory: 1 hour. Credit: 2
semester hours.
4402 Literature Evaluation and
Research Design
Prerequisite: CPP 4301. Literature evaluation
and research design will provide the student
with a basic understanding of appropriate
research design and methodology, biostatistics,
and reporting of results. The objective of this
course is to provide the student with the skills
and knowledge base to critically evaluate the
primary literature and understand the practical
implications of such literature. Credit: 2 semester
hours.
5203 Experiential Pharmacy II
Prerequisites: CPP 3203. This course will build
upon Experiential Pharmacy I, transitioning and
developing the skills of the student to become
a more active participant in the healthcare
delivery system for both the institutional and
community settings. The goals of this course
include continuing to develop professionalism
within the student and applying the knowledge
and skills gained thus far to the provision of
patient care. The student, under the supervision
of pharmacy preceptors from affiliated practice
sites, will actively become involved in preparing
prescriptions for the patient, utilizing and
evaluating the patient medication profile,
participating in quality assurance activities, and
actively develop patient counseling skills. They will
be exposed to all aspects of medication therapy
management, including administrative, financial
and clinical activities. Experiential Hours: 208*
hours experiential off-campus hours. Credit: 5
semester hours.
*This is a longitudinal pharmacy practice learning
experience. It will begin in fall of fourth year and must
be completed by fall of fifth year. Scheduling of hours
will be at the discretion of the pharmacy preceptor
from the affiliated pharmacy practice sites and the
student. A formalized schedule will be prepared by
the College to assist with student scheduling.
5301 Clinical Applications of
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Prerequisite: PHS 4602. This course is designed to
explore prevailing topics in the areas of applied
clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,
toxicokinetics and include some aspects of special
drug delivery systems. Application of advanced
pharmacokinetic principles will be covered
including examples of drugs and exhibit linear and
non-linear pharmacokinetics. Clinically relevant
pharmacodynamic principles will be covered.
Principles and physio-chemical properties of
drugs removed by extracorpeal systems will be
discussed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5404 Elective I Clerkship
Prerequisites: All required courses through fifth
year and successful completion of the competency
examination. This rotation will introduce the
student to a specialized area of pharmacy practice.
This area may be selected according to the
student’s interest or an area of medicine in need
of further emphasis. This rotation may involve
direct interaction with patients, may involve
managerial aspects of pharmacy practice or
research pertaining to pharmacy practice. Credit: 3
semester hours.
5407 Ambulatory Care I
Prerequisites: All required courses through fifth
year and successful completion of the competency
examination. The course is a required advanced
pharmacy practice experience (APPE) designed
to ensure student pharmacist preparedness for
entry-level practice. This experience provides the
student an opportunity to practice and enhance
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skills relative to the application of utilizing the
Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process (PPCP) to
patients in the ambulatory care setting. Students
are expected to become active members of the
healthcare team by monitoring patients’ drug
therapy, providing therapeutic recommendations,
and counseling patients. Emphasis will be
placed on pharmacist-patient relationships and
collaboration in order to promote and deliver
safe medication use. In addition, students will
develop value based patient care plans, practice
communication skills, and ensure an optimal
patient care experience. The goal of this course
is to provide adequate experience to enhance
knowledge and skills acquired through didactic
education and Introductory Pharmacy Practice
Experiences (IPPEs) and apply them to direct
patient care activities in an ambulatory care
setting. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CPP 5408 Elective II Clerkship
Prerequisites: All required courses through the fifth
year and successful completion of the competency
examination. This rotation will introduce the
student to a specialized area of pharmacy practice.
This area may be selected according to the
student’s interest or an area of medicine in need
of further emphasis. This rotation may involve
managerial aspects of pharmacy practice or
research pertaining to pharmacy practice. Credit: 3
semester hours.
CPP 5409 Elective III Clerkship
Prerequisites: All required courses through the fifth
year and successful completion of the competency
examination. This rotation will introduce the
student to a specialized area of pharmacy practice.
This area may be selected according to the
student’s interest or an area of medicine in need
of further emphasis. This rotation may involve
managerial aspects of pharmacy practice or
research pertaining to pharmacy practice. Credit: 3
semester hours.
CPP 5410 Elective IV Clerkship
Prerequisites: All required courses through the
Fall of fifth year and successful completion of the
competency examination. This rotation introduces
the student to a specialized area of pharmacy
practice. This area may be selected according
to the student’s interest or an area of medicine
in need of further emphasis. This rotation may
involve managerial aspects of pharmacy practice
or research pertaining to pharmacy practice. Credit:
3 semester hours.
5413 Advanced Community Pharmacy
Practice I
Prerequisites: All required courses through fifth
year and successful completion of the competency
examination.
This course is a required Advanced Pharmacy
Practice Experience (APPE) designed to ensure
student pharmacist preparedness for entry-level
practice in a community setting. The experience
provides the student the opportunity to practice
and enhance their skills relative to the application
of the Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process (PPCP) to
patients in the community setting. The learning
outcomes of the experience are concentrated in
four aspects of community pharmacy practice:
patient care through prescription processing,
pharmacist-assisted self-care, immunization
services, and the provision of Medication Therapy
Management services. Other areas of practice that
may be experienced include disease management,
preventative health screening, prescription
compounding, management, and/or other
advanced practice activities. The goal of the course
is to provide adequate experience to enhance
knowledge and skills acquired through didactic
education and Introductory Pharmacy Practice
Experiences (IPPEs) and apply them in direct
patient care activities in a community setting.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
5414 General Inpatient Care
Prerequisites: All required courses through fifth
year and successful completion of the competency
examination.
This course is a required advanced pharmacy
practice experience (APPE) designed to ensure
student pharmacist preparedness for entry-
level practice in a general inpatient setting. The
experience provides the student the opportunity
to practice and enhance their skills relative to the
application of the Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process
(PPCP) to patients in a general inpatient setting.
Students are expected to provide this care in
collaboration with the patient, their preceptor and
healthcare providers. Students will utilize resources
of the health care system to maximize therapeutic
outcomes and medication use in a diverse
inpatient population. Emphasis will be placed on
pharmacist-patient relationships, team dynamics
and collaboration in order to promote and deliver
safe medication use, develop value based patient
care plans, communication skills and ensure an
optimal patient care experience. This experience
is fundamental in developing the abilities outlined
in the Doctor of Pharmacy Program Outcomes
statement. The goal of the course is to provide
adequate experience to enhance knowledge and
skills acquired through didactic education and
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs)
and apply them in direct patient care activities in a
general inpatient setting. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5415 Focused Inpatient Care
Prerequisites: All required courses through fifth
year and successful completion of the competency
examination and successful completion of CPP 5414.
This course is an advanced pharmacy practice
experience (APPE) designed to ensure student
pharmacist preparedness for entry-level practice
in a focused inpatient setting. The experience
provides the student the opportunity to practice
and enhance their skills relative to the application
of the Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process (PPCP)
to patients in the inpatient setting. Students are
expected to provide this care in collaboration
with the patient, their preceptor and healthcare
providers. Students will utilize resources of the
health care system to maximize therapeutic
outcomes and medication use in a focused
inpatient population. Emphasis will be placed on
pharmacist-patient relationships, team dynamics
and collaboration in order to promote and deliver
safe medication use, develop value based patient
care plans, communication skills and ensure an
optimal patient care experience. This experience
is fundamental in developing the abilities outlined
in the Doctor of Pharmacy Program Outcomes
statement. The goal of the course is to provide
adequate experience to enhance knowledge and
skills acquired through didactic education and
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs)
and apply them in direct patient care activities in a
focused inpatient setting. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CPP 5416 Health System Pharmacy
Prerequisites: All required courses of fifth year
and successful completion of the competency
examination.The course is a required advanced
pharmacy practice experience (APPE), designed
to ensure student pharmacist preparedness for
entry-level practice in a health-system pharmacy
setting. The experience provides the student the
opportunity to practice and enhance their skills
relative to the application of the Pharmacist’s
Patient Care Process (PPCP) to patients in the
health-system pharmacy setting. During this
APPE, the student will experience the scope
and functions of pharmacy administration in an
integrated health care system. The student will
work as an integral and collaborative member of
the pharmacy management team. Throughout
the rotation, the student will gain exposure to
and an understanding of the responsibilities
of Pharmacy Administration within a complex
integrated health care system, including pharmacy
operations, planning and project management,
clinical pharmacy services and program
development, quality assurance and improvement,
the management of human resources, the
management of financial resources, use of
technology, and system-wide interdisciplinary
issues. The goal of the experience is to enhance
knowledge and skills acquired through didactic
education and Introductory Pharmacy Practice
Experiences (IPPEs) and apply them in patient
care activities along with healthcare and other
professionals. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5417 Ambulatory Care II
Prerequisites: All required courses through fifth
year and successful completion of the competency
examination and successful completion of CPP 5407.
The course is an advanced pharmacy practice
experience (APPE) designed to ensure student
pharmacist preparedness for entry-level practice.
This experience provides the student an
opportunity to practice and enhance skills relative
to the application of the utilizing Pharmacist’s
Patient Care Process (PPCP) to patients in the
ambulatory care setting. Students are expected to
become active members of the healthcare team
by monitoring patients’ drug therapy, providing
therapeutic recommendations, and counseling
patients. Emphasis will be placed on pharmacist-
patient relationships and collaboration in order
to promote and deliver safe medication use.
In addition, students will develop value based
patient care plans, practice communication skills,
and ensure an optimal patient care experience.
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The goal of this course is to provide adequate
experience to enhance knowledge and skills
acquired through didactic education and
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
(IPPEs) and apply them to direct patient care
activities in an ambulatory care setting. Credit: 3
semester hours.
5418 Advanced Community Pharmacy
Practice II
Prerequisites: All required courses through fifth
year and successful completion of the competency
examination and successful completion of CPP 5413.
This course is a required Advanced Pharmacy
Practice Experience (APPE) designed to ensure
student pharmacist preparedness for entry-level
practice in a community setting. The experience
provides the student the opportunity to practice
and enhance their skills relative to the application
of the Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process (PPCP) to
patients in the community setting. The learning
outcomes of the experience are concentrated in
four aspects of community pharmacy practice:
patient care through prescription processing,
pharmacist-assisted self-care, immunization
services, and the provision of Medication Therapy
Management services. Other areas of practice
that may be experienced include disease
management, preventative health screening,
prescription compounding, management, and/
or other advanced practice activities. The goal of
the course is to provide adequate experience to
enhance knowledge and skills acquired through
didactic education and Introductory Pharmacy
Practice Experiences (IPPEs) and apply them
in direct patient care activities in a community
setting. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6101 Case Studies in Drugs and Diseases
Issues in Pharmaceutical Care
Prerequisites: All courses through fourth year.
This course is a patient case based interactive
learning experience designed to strengthen
the student’s ability to provide pharmaceutical
care. The cases discussed will cover particular
therapeutic dilemmas or challenges and reflect
current treatment guidelines. Emphasis will be
placed on patient assessment and development of
a pharmaceutical care plan. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6102 Prevention and Management of
Drug Induced Diseases
Prerequisites: All courses through fourth year. A
general understanding of adverse drug events
including monitoring, evaluating, preventing, and
managing these events will provide a basis for
organ system specific drug induced disease issues.
Drug activity effecting untoward biochemical
enzymatic changes related to cellular, organ,
and system functions will be explored. Topics
to be emphasized will include blood dyscrasias,
neurologic, dysfunction, as well as undesirable
drug effects on the gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal,
dermal, and other systems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6104 Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
Prerequisites: All courses through fourth year.
Corequisites: CPP 6101, CPP 6102, CPP 6103, PHR
6101. This course is designed to introduce the
student to the physiologic, pharmacologic, and
sociologic aspects of aging. The course will focus
on: 1) physiological and practical aspects of
medication use in the elderly; 2) the pharmacist’s
role in geriatric care; and 3) the management of
disease states and syndromes that predominantly
occur in the elderly. The use of a case study
format will allow the student to gain experience in
designing and monitoring drug regimens for the
geriatric patient. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6105 Contemporary Community
Pharmacy Practice
Prerequisites: All courses through fourth year. This
course will expose the student to contemporary
issues in community pharmacy practice. The role
of the community pharmacist in the provision
of pharmaceutical care will be explored in
depth. Particular emphasis will be placed upon
the emerging function of the pharmacist as an
ambulatory care provider and integral part of the
heath care team. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6106 Advanced Concepts in the Management
of Allergy and
Immunologic Diseases
Prerequisites: All courses through the fall of fourth
year. This course is intended to facilitate the
development of the skills and competencies
necessary for the provision of pharmaceutical
care to patients suffering from allergic and
immunologic disorders. Contemporary issues
in the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic
prevention and management of these disorders
will be investigated in detail. Emphasis will
be placed on patient assessment and the
development of appropriate pharmaceutical
care plans for both the ambulatory and inpatient
settings. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6107 Pharmacotherapy of
Autoimmune Disorders
Prerequisites: All courses through fourth year. This
course is intended to facilitate the development
of the skills and competencies necessary for the
provision of pharmaceutical care to patients
suffering from autoimmune disorders. The
pathophysiology for each disease state will
be reviewed along with the pharmacology
and therapeutics for the drugs available for
their treatment. Emphasis will be placed on
patient assessment and the development of
pharmaceutical care plans for patients suffering
from autoimmune disorders. Elective. Credit: 3
semester hours.
6108 Pediatric Pharmacotherapy
Prerequisites: PHR 4105; PHR 4107. This course is
designed to introduce the student to the field
of pediatric pharmacotherapy, emphasizing the
maturational process involved from the neonatal
period into adulthood that influences drug
therapy. The units of instruction are developed to
prepare future pharmacists in understanding the
dosing and use of drugs specific to the pediatric
population. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6109 Comprehensive Management of HIV/AIDS
Prerequisite: PHR 4105. This course is intended
to facilitate the development of the skills and
competencies necessary for the provision
of pharmaceutical care to patients infected
with HIV. The course is intended to review the
pharmacologic management of HIV infection and
associated AIDS indicator conditions. Emphasis
will be placed on patient assessment and the
development of pharmaceutical care plans for
patients suffering from HIV. Elective. Credit: 3
semester hours.
6110 Advanced Topics in Infectious Disease
Prerequisite: PHR 4105. This course is designed to
build and expand upon the principles of infectious
diseases. A compendium of literature, studies,
and guidelines in infectious diseases will be
examined to obtain and in-depth knowledge of:
pharmacodynamics of antimicrobial agents, the
treatment of select disease states not covered
by Drugs and Infectious Diseases (PHR 4105)
and administrative methods to ensure optimal
antimicrobial use. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6111 Pharmacotherapy of Psychiatric
Disorders
Prerequisites: All professional courses through
the fourth year. Students taking this course will
learn advanced principles in the therapeutic
management of psychiatric disorders. This course
is designed to expand on the principles learned
in the Drugs and Diseases course. The student
will learn about special topics in the treatment
of schizophrenia, major depressive disorder,
bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders. Treatment
guidelines as well as other factors influencing
pharmacotherapy will be discussed. The didactic
component of the course will be supplemented
with active learning activities including case
studies and student presentations. Lecture, 3 hours.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
6112 Advanced Therapeutic Management of
Oncology Patients
Prerequisites: All courses through the fourth year.
This is an advanced-level course focusing on the
therapeutic management of cancer patients. A
competency list of oncology-related topics will
be covered with a goal to develop advanced
clinical skills and competencies necessary for
pharmacists to provide care to cancer patients.
This course is designed to improve independent
and active learning abilities enabling students to
advance their knowledge, understanding and skills
in managing the complex clinical issues facing
cancer patients. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6113 Advanced Education in Patients
with Diabetes
Prerequisites: CPP 3201. This course is designed to
provide students the opportunity to learn in-depth
knowledge of diabetes through didactic and
hands-on learning. A competency list of diabetes-
related topics will be covered with a goal to
develop advanced clinical skills and competencies
necessary for pharmacists to provide advanced care
and education to patients with diabetes. A service-
learning component will be incorporated into the
course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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6115 Veterinary Pharmacy
Prerequisites: All courses through Fall of 5th year.
This course is an asynchronous online elective
designed to develop students’ knowledge
and skills in the area of veterinary pharmacy. It
will explore the pharmacist’s role in providing
care for veterinary patients with a focus on
special therapeutic considerations in veterinary
medicine. Emphasis will be placed on appropriate
medication selection for the prevention and/
or treatment of common acute and chronic
conditions affecting domestic animals. Credit: 3
semester hours.
6116 Vincentian Health Care: Caring
for the Underserved
This course will demonstrate to students how
health care professionals can apply the University’s
Vincentian mission in providing health care for
the underserved/poor. The course will expose
the student to the sociology of poverty and its
impact upon illness and healthcare delivery. The
special health care needs of the underserved/
poor experiencing health disparities will be
emphasized. The course will address the health
care needs of poor patients, including homeless
individuals, newly arrived poor immigrant groups
and the working poor. The challenges that patients
encounter attempting to access health care and
medicine, and the challenges that health care
professionals must overcome to provide care to
poor patients, will be addressed. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
6117 Pharmacist as an Immunization Provider
This course will prepare the student to actively
participate in a pharmacy-based immunization
program. It will provide a comprehensive overview
of the role of the pharmacist as an immunization
provider and prepare the student to apply the
pharmacist’s patient care process to immunization
services. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Radiologic Sciences
Courses (RAD)
The following courses are RAD courses:
1101 Introduction to Radiologic Sciences
An introduction to the field of radiology
technology explains the guidelines of the
program, developments of the field, organizational
structure of the radiology Department and an
introduction to the standards for radiographers
promoting professional conduct. This course also
includes basic radiation protection, the value of
patient rights and the role of the radiographer.
Introductory law, the elements of malpractice and
cause for actions, employment issues, contracts,
litigation and the radiographers responsibility to
deliver healthcare that is free from bias will also be
discussed. Lecture,
Credit: 2 semester hours.
1110 Radiographic Human Structure and
Function I
This course will acquaint the student on the
structure and function of the human body.
Cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems will be
described and discussed as components of their
respective systems. Emphasis to physiology and
clinical application will give the students a better
understanding of anatomical concepts. Lecture,
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1111 Radiographic Human Structure
and Function II
This course is a continuation of Radiographic
Human Structure and Function II. Students
will complete their study of the human body
and the organs within their respective organ
system. Organs and systems will be described
and discussed. Organs will be discussed as
components of their respective systems.
Organs and systems described will include the
respiratory system, digestive system, urinary
system, reproductive and fetal development
system. Emphasis is placed on physiology and
clinical applications to give the student a better
understanding of the anatomical concept.
Lecture, Credit: 3 semester hours.
1114 Radiation Physics and
Imaging Equipment I
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses. These
courses provide the student with the knowledge
of fundamental principles of mathematics
essential for mastering radiographic physics,
basic physics, mechanics, structure of matter,
basic electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism,
electrical physics, radiation physics, and basic
x-ray circuitry. Production of ionizing radiation,
interaction between x-rays and matter, aspects
of the emission spectrum and radiation units
of measurements are discussed. Radiographic
equipment including the x-ray tube, fluoroscopy,
and the imaging system as a whole will be
discussed. Lecture, Credit: 3 semester hours.
1115 Radiation Physics and
Imaging Equipment II
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses and
third year fall semester courses. These courses
provide the student with the knowledge of
basic electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism,
electrical physics, radiation physics, and basic
x-ray circuitry. Production of ionizing radiation,
interaction between x-rays and matter, aspects
of the emission spectrum and radiation units
of measurements are discussed. Radiographic
equipment including the x-ray tube, fluoroscopy,
and the imaging system as a whole will be
discussed. Lecture, Credit: 3 semester hours.
1203 Patient Care and Medical Terminology in
Radiologic Sciences
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses.
This course provides students with the basic
concepts of optimal patient care, including
consideration for the physical and psychological
needs of the patient and family. A focus will be on
ethical and legal issues surrounding patient care.
Routine and emergency patient care procedures
are described as well as infection control and
medical terminology. This course also includes an
introduction to a word-building system and an
orientation to understanding radiographic orders
and diagnostic report information, including
abbreviations and symbols. The role of the
radiographer in patient education and radiation
protection is emphasized. Radiographic contrast
agents and basic concepts of pharmacology will
be discussed, as well as the basic techniques of
venipuncture for the introduction of contrast
agents and/or intravenous medications. Lecture,
Credit: 4 semester hours.
1206 Radiographic Anatomy & Procedures
with Lab I
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses.
This course is designed to introduce the student to
aging procedures with a focus on the radiographic
anatomy and procedures of the thorax, abdomen
and the upper extremity with consideration for
pediatric, geriatric and trauma patients. Particular
focus will be on how to distinguish between
optimal and sub-optimal images and identify
abnormalities related to any underlying pathology.
Acceptable practices and principles are discussed
and reinforced. Information will be reinforced
through the use of active learning strategies such
as, but not limited to, case studies, simulations
and problem-based learning. Lecture/Lab, Credit: 4
semester hours.
1207 Radiographic Anatomy and Procedures
with Lab II
Prerequisites: All pre-professional and third year fall
semester courses. This course will focus on the
radiographic anatomy and procedures of the lower
extremity, pelvic girdle, vertebral column and bony
thorax with consideration for pediatric, geriatric
and trauma patients. A focus will be on the ability
to distinguish between optimal and sub-optimal
images and identify abnormalities related to
any underlying pathology. Acceptable practices
and principles are discussed and reinforced.
Information will be reinforced through the use of
active learning strategies such as, but not limited
to, case studies, simulations and problem-based
learning. Lecture/Lab, Credit: 4 semester hours.
1208 Medical Imaging: Principles of
Radiographic Exposure and Digital Imaging
Prerequisites: All pre-professional and third year
fall semester courses. This course is designed to
familiarize students with the various imaging
systems in radiography, including an emphasis
on digital imaging. A comprehensive analysis of
technical, procedural, and geometric factors as
they relate to and influence the production of a
radiographic image is provided. The impact of the
aforementioned factors on radiographic quality
and patient dose is emphasized. Lecture, Credit: 4
semester hours.
2105 Advanced Radiation Protection and
Radiation Biology
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses and third
year professional courses. An advanced level
course designed to address the need for radiation
protection, biological effects of ionizing radiation.
Patient protection, personal radiation monitoring,
and radiation measuring instrumentation, as well
as applicable state and federal laws are discussed.
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The interaction of radiation on biologic systems,
and their correlation with concepts studied
in Physics, Biology, and Physiology. Acute and
chronic effects of radiation are discussed. Lecture,
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2109 Radiographic Anatomy and
Procedures IV
Prerequisites: All pre-professional, third year
professional courses, fourth year fall semester
professional courses. This course provides
students with an understanding of the advanced
imaging techniques required for producing
image of specialized areas of the body. Anatomy,
indications, specialty procedures, contrast media,
equipment and positioning are discussed.
Introduction to advanced imaging areas such as
CT, MRI and PET scanning are discussed along
with the advanced education requirements
necessary for certification in these and other areas.
Many of these examinations are done within the
confines of the imaging department, but may
not necessarily be routine diagnostic procedures.
Specialized equipment and /or specially trained
personnel may be involved in offering these
services. Specialty exams discussed include
Arthrography, Myelography, Venography, Central
Nervous System including Angiography, and
Hysterosalpingography with a brief introduction to
cross-sectional anatomy Lecture, Credit: 4 semester
hours.
2123 Pathophysiology with Film Review
Prerequisites: All pre-professional, third-year
professional courses, fourth-year fall semester
professional courses. Content is designed to
introduce theories of disease causation and the
pathophysiologic disorders that compromise
healthy systems. Etiology, pathophysiologic
responses, clinical manifestations, radiographic
appearance and management of alterations in
body systems will be presented. All necessary
QA/QC equipment as well as state and federal
guidelines will be discussed. Lecture,
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2124 Introduction to Quality Assurance
Prerequisites: All pre-professional, third-year
professional courses. Content will include discussion
of the integration of federal and state standards,
role, responsibility, monitoring maintenance,
program evaluation, and establishing and
maintaining a quality diagnostic radiograph. The
student will be able to identify the importance of
quality control in today’s Radiology Department,
and analyze how to enhance the imaging quality
considering all the variables, and to discuss how
effectively, the image quality can be tested and
how to correct the problems. Lecture, Credit: 1
semester hours.
2132 Registry Review
Prerequisites: All pre-professional, third-year
professional courses, fourth-year fall semester
professional courses. The course is designed to
prepare students for the American Registry of
Radiologic Technology Certification exam and the
New York State Licensing exam. This course will
provide students with an overall review of all classes
taken in the previous two years of coursework in
preparation for the certification exam. Lecture, Credit:
3 semester hours.
2207 Radiographic Sectional Anatomy
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses, third year
professional courses..This course will focus on gross
anatomical structures and their location in axial
(transverse), sagittal, coronal, and orthogonal
(oblique) planes. Illustrations and anatomy images
will be compared with Magnetic Resonance (MR)
and Computerized Tomography (CT) images in
the same imaging areas and levels. Emphasis will
be placed on characteristic appearances of each
anatomical structure as it appears in CT and MR
images. Lecture, Credit: 3 semester hours.
2208 Radiographic Anatomy and Procedures
with Lab III
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses and third-
year professional courses Co-requisites: RAD 2127.
This course will focus on the radiographic anatomy
and procedures for the various procedures
related to the biliary system, gastrointestinal tract,
urinary system and cranium with consideration
for fluoroscopic studies, pediatric, geriatric and
trauma patients. A focus will be on the ability to
distinguish between optimal and sub-optimal
images and identify abnormalities related to
an underlying pathology. Acceptable practices
and principles are discussed and reinforced.
Information will be reinforced through the use of
active learning strategies such as, but no limited
to case studies, simulations and problem-based
learning. Lecture/Lab, Credit: 4 semester hours.
2211 Introduction to Computed Tomography
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses, third-year
professional courses, and fourth-year fall semester
professional courses.
This course will provide an introduction to the
basic understanding of the operation of computed
tomography (CT) equipment. An overview of
scanner components, data acquisition, digital
imaging, image reconstruction, image analysis,
image display and manipulation, and quality
assurance will be provided. Current imaging
applications will be explored and radiation
protection will be emphasized. Lecture, Professional
elective, Credit: 2 semester hours.
2213 Fundamentals of Mammography
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses, third-year
professional courses, and fourth-year fall semester
professional courses. Corequisites: RAD 2128.
This mammography course introduces students
to the concepts necessary to perform a
mammogram. The focus will be on theories
and practices inherent in standard and
mammographic positioning, compression, breast
anatomy and physiology, imaging techniques
for breast pathology, clinical image evaluation,
digital image processing, quality assurance/quality
control QA/QC of mammographic equipment and
the Mammography Quality Standards Act and
Program (MQSA) Federal guidelines. Professional
elective, lecture, Credit: 2 semester hours.
1127, 1128, 1129, 1150, 2127, 2128, 2130
Clinical Education
Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses and
previous semester courses. Corequisites: All
professional courses in the semester. A well designed
and developed competency based education at
supervised clinical education sites. This provides
the students with an active role in developing
the skills required to deliver high quality imaging
services. Objective competency evaluations are
used for consistent methods of measuring student
outcomes for each ARRT mandated part. Students
will begin their clinical experience observing the
technologist, and as they progress, and students
have been tested didactically, they will work with
direct supervision until competency has been
achieved. After competency has been achieved
the student may work under indirect supervision.
1575 hours total.
Elective Courses
Professional elective courses are made available by
several departments of the College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences.
Non-professional electives may be selected
from the courses offered by other departments
of the University, with the approval of the
appropriate Dean.
Those contemplating medical, dental, law
or graduate study after graduation are advised
to consult the appropriate school bulletin, since
specific courses may be required for admission.
Elective credits. may be utilized to satisfy these
requirements.
Courses selected as electives must be
approved in advance by the Dean of the College
of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Nursing Course Offerings
(NUR)
1000 Introduction to Transcultural Nursing
Prerequisites: NUR 1100. Corequisites: None. The
purpose of this course is to explore and describe
the evolution of nursing as a profession and how
historical, cultural, and contemporary issues in
nursing have impacted current nursing practice.
Transcultural nursing is defined. This introductory
nursing course enables students to begin
developing an understanding of the professional
nursing role. Core nursing concepts (caring,
compassion, wellness, health promotion, disease
prevention, therapeutic use of self) are integrated
as the student learns about the complex nature
of providing culturally competent nursing care of
individuals and their families. Professional nursing
conduct, appearance, image, and communication
skills will be discussed. Professional standards
of nursing practice, the Nursing Code of Ethics,
holistic nursing practice, and nursing theory
will be introduced. The course introduces the
concept of health promotion as a framework for
nursing practice within the healthcare delivery
system. Opportunities to examine and implement
health promotion programs on the individual
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nursing. Care of the patient with burns will be
discussed. Alterations in nutrition, activity, rest
and sleep, altered metabolic function, cognitive
changes in the older adult will be discussed.
Concepts of oncology nursing are introduced.
Emphasis will be placed on developing critical
thinking skills and clinical judgement during
simulation. Students will participate in acute
medical simulation scenarios and demonstrate
patient safety, medication administration,
therapeutic communication, interprofessional
collaboration, evidence-based practice and
culturally competent nursing care. Lecture, 3 hours.
Credit: 3 semester hours, 3 credits.
3200 Medication Calculations
Prerequisites: NUR 2000; NUR 2100. Corequisites: NUR
3000; NUR 3100; NUR 3300.
This course emphasizes critical thinking
techniques to calculate dosages of medications
accurately and safely. It includes reading,
interpreting, and solving calculation problems
for various methods of administration to patients
across the lifespan. Students are required to apply
mathematical principles to the calculation of
drug dosages. This includes addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division of decimals and
fractions. A thorough knowledge of the metric
system with emphasis on the conversions is
required. Students use dimensional analysis
for calculating dosages of oral; powdered and
parenteral; pediatric and adult weight–based; and
intravenous medications. Clinical application is
integrated into the clinical nursing courses. Credit:
1 semester hour, 1 credit.
3300 Pharmacology for Nurses
Prerequisites: NUR 2000; NUR 2100. Corequisites:
NUR 3000; NUR 3100; NUR 3200. This course
focuses on the basic drug classification, concepts,
and principles of pharmacology with special
consideration for the nursing role in developing
a comprehensive approach to the clinical
application of drug therapy. This course introduces
basic pharmacological principles and terminology
associated with medication administration, drug
nomenclature, sources of drug information,
federal legislation, cultural, ethical, legal, and
lifespan considerations. Medications of different
pharmacologic categories will be introduced
and discussed by classification, mechanism of
action, side effects, and system for which they
are prescribed. The foundation for safe, effective
drug therapy and the role of the nurse in health
promotion, disease management, prevention, and
restoration are integrated throughout the course.
Nursing implications relative to the utilization of
medication therapy are examined. Lecture, 3 hours.
Credit: 3 semester hours, 3 credits.
3400 Adult/Elder Nursing II
Prerequisites: NUR 2000; NUR 3000; NUR 3100;
NUR 3200; NUR 3300. Corequisites: NUR 3500;
NUR 3600. This second medical-surgical course
is designed to help students understand the
priority and related needs that the nurse will
address when providing safe, evidence-based,
patient-centered care of adults and older adults
with chronic or non-complex illness. A systems
and community level are explained. Information
seeking strategies in the health sciences will
be discussed with emphasis placed on use of
current evidence-based resources and use of
APA formatting for required coursework and
assignments. The Nursing Electronic-Portfolio is
introduced. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours,
3 credits.
1100 Medical Terminology
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This hybrid
course provides the student with basic medical
language skills and definitions of medical terms
used in nursing practice. The body’s organization
is presented, and students are encouraged to use
terminology to “orienteer” through the body. The
courseware provides excellent reinforcement in
the form of lively interactive, self-guided online
exercises and practice tests. Learning is enhanced
by going beyond the scope of the text and inviting
students to explore unique features within each
body system and the associated terminology.
This hybrid course is designed to be used with
the textbook to provide a comprehensive course
covering the essential word parts, terms, and
abbreviations associated with safe nursing practice.
Students identify and define a word stem, a prefix,
a suffix, and technical terms with an emphasis on
proper spelling, pronunciation and applications
related to body systems. Students learn the
terminology common to the basic steps of patient
interactions: presentation, examination, diagnosis,
and therapy. Credit: 1 semester hour, 1 credit.
2000 Health Assessment and Promotion
Prerequisites: PHS 1000; PHS 1000L; NUR 1000; PHS
3105; PHS 3105L. Corequisites: NUR 2100; BMS
2400; BMS 2400L. This hybrid course focuses
on the theory and development of physical
assessment skills and health pattern evaluation
skills that are essential to culturally sensitive
clinical judgments, therapeutic interventions, and
achievement of desired health outcomes across
the lifespan. Students obtain health histories,
perform physical and psychosocial assessments,
establish a database, and formulate initial nursing
plans using the nursing process. The nursing
process, diagnostic processes, and risk factors
that lead to illness are discussed in relation
to health promotion and disease prevention.
Developmental aspects, sociocultural influences,
health-illness perceptions, normal variations of
health-status findings, and documentation are
highlighted throughout the course. The laboratory
portion of this course is designed to develop
the health assessment and physical assessment
skills that are necessary to professional nursing
practice. Students become familiar with the use
of assessment instruments through practice in a
supervised on-campus laboratory. Lecture, 3 hours.
Lab, 1 hour. Credit: 4 semester hours, 4 credits.
2100 Clinical Pathophysiology for Nurses
Prerequisites: NUR 1000. Corequisites: BMS 2400;
BMS 2400L; NUR 2000. This course relates
manifestations of disease, risk factors for disease,
and the principles of pathology underlying illness
and injury to therapeutic nursing interventions
and outcomes. Students gain an understanding
of the progression of disease to identify the
disease and implement treatment options for
their patients across the lifespan. A systems
approach is used to explore the interrelationships
among pharmacology, pathophysiology, and
the therapeutic goal of physiologic integrity
from a nursing perspective. Human responses
to disruption in selected functional health
patterns which threaten the individual’s level of
wellness are explained. Objective and subjective
manifestations of common health problems
resulting from environmental, genetic, and stress-
related maladaptation are assessed and analyzed.
Assessment findings, diagnostic testing, and
interventions for specific health problems are
discussed. Pharmacologic treatments for specific
health problems are explored. Students relate
clinical manifestations of common diseases to
the underlying pathophysiologic processes. A
holistic perspective prepares students to provide
individualized nursing care to the child, adult,
and older adult populations. To help students
“connect the dots,” a series of high-fidelity
simulations is integrated into the course. These
simulations integrate content from assessment,
pathophysiology, and concepts courses, allowing
students to apply what they are learning to the
care of a simulated patient. Credit: 3 semester hours,
3 credits.
3000 Fundamentals of Transcultural Nursing
Prerequisites: NUR 2000; NUR 2100. Corequisites: NUR
3100; NUR 3200; NUR 3300. This course is the first
of a series of three medical-surgical and critical
care nursing courses designed to prepare the
baccalaureate student for professional nursing
care of adults, elder adults and families through
didactic and simulated experiences. This course
provides an overview of the nursing concepts
and the health concepts related to medical-
surgical nursing. The scope and principles of
emergency care and disaster preparedness will be
introduced. Assessment and care of the patient
with fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalance
will be examined. Students will learn the concepts
of perioperative nursing care. Care of patients
with infection or problems with immunity will
be discussed. An emphasis will be placed on
developing critical thinking skills and clinical
judgement during simulation. Students will
participate in acute medical simulation scenarios
and demonstrate patient safety, medication
administration, therapeutic communication,
interprofessional collaboration, evidence-based
practice and culturally competent nursing care.
Lecture, 3 hours. Lab, 2 hours. Credit: 5 semester
hours, 5 credits.
3100 Adult/Elder Nursing I
Prerequisites: NUR 2000; NUR 2100. Corequisites: NUR
3000; NUR 3200; NUR 3300. This course is the first
of a series of three medical-surgical and critical
care nursing courses designed to prepare the BSN
student for professional nursing care of adults,
elder adults and families through didactic and
simulation experiences. This course provides an
overview of nursing concepts for medical-surgical
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approach is used to discuss the effects of illness on
the individual and the family, and to examine the
disruption of growth and development patterns
across the lifespan from young adults to senior
years. Students learn nursing care of the patient
with health problems involving cardiovascular,
respiratory, hematological, neurological, sensory,
gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and endocrine
systems. The course includes a clinical experience
to allow students the opportunity to apply
theoretical concepts to clinical practice in diverse
adult populations. Emphasis is placed on the
use of the nursing process and in developing
competence in providing and coordinating adult
and older adult nursing care. During simulation
students will apply learning related to quality
and safety, teaching-learning, therapeutic
communication, inter-professional collaboration,
and culturally competent nursing care. Clinical
rotation 90 contact hours. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 5
semester hours, 5 credits.
3500 Maternal Child Nursing
Prerequisites: NUR 2000; NUR 3000; NUR 3100; NUR
3200; NUR 3300. Corequisites: NUR 3400; NUR 3600.
This course concentrates on the nursing and
developmental theories, processes, and desired
outcomes related to nursing management of
children and childbearing families. Students
provide evidence-based nursing care to children,
childbearing women and their families in
various acute care and community settings.
This course focuses on professional nursing role
development in clinical judgment, critical thinking,
communication, and interventions to facilitate
therapeutic outcomes. Common diagnostic
techniques and procedures using a family-centered
approach to pediatric and obstetric patients
are included. Adaptations to childbearing are
explained along with those conditions that can
complicate pregnancy and delivery. The health and
teaching needs of the antepartum, intrapartum,
and postpartum patient and newborn will be
emphasized. The pediatric portion of the course
includes principles of growth and development,
physical assessment, safety, play therapy and pain
management in children. Emphasis is placed on
providing developmentally appropriate care to
children and their families. Nursing management
for the child with alterations in oxygenation,
nutrition/elimination, immunologic function,
circulation, neurosensory functions, metabolism,
and mobility will be emphasized. An overview
of the assessment and management of pediatric
emergencies will be introduced. Two clinical
rotations, 45 contact hours each. Lecture, 3 hours.
Credit: 5 semester hours, 5 credits.
3600 Principles of Evidence-Based Practice
and Nursing Research
Prerequisites: MTH 1250C. Corequisites: NUR 4300;
NUR 4400; NUR 4600. This course addresses the
role of research in nursing practice. Students will
learn the basic elements of the research process
including the importance of dissemination of
research findings and models for applying evidence
to clinical practice to advance nursing practice.
Topics on various research designs including
epidemiological study designs, and pros and
cons of different data collection methods will be
discussed. In addition, students will learn about
the protection of human subjects in the conduct
of research, evaluate the credibility of information
sources, and systematically retrieve, appraise, and
synthesize evidence to improve patient outcomes.
Furthermore, basic statistics will be discussed for
students to have the appropriate knowledge to
interpret and critically appraise published research
studies. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours,
3 credits.
4100 Adult/Elder Nursing III
Prerequisites: NUR 3400; NUR 3500; NUR 3600.
Corequisites: NUR 4200. This course presents
critical thinking and problem-solving strategies for
the care of adults with acute or complex illness
and/or injury. It builds on NUR 3100 Adult/Elder
Nursing I and NUR 3400 Adult/Elder Nursing II,
a systems approach to analyze and intervene
in health problems of individuals and their
families in acute and critical care settings. Case
studies will be used to identify clinical issues and
develop critical thinking skills. The course aims
to equip students with essential knowledge and
skills to perform in the critical care setting, to
ensure the delivery of safe, holistic and quality
care to patients. Students will apply knowledge
of physical and behavioral sciences to discern
probable consequences of medical, surgical, and/
or nursing interventions related to shock, sepsis,
and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, acute
respiratory failure, cardiac failure, problems as well
as fluid, electrolytes and acid-base imbalances.
Best practice guidelines for end-of-life care will be
discussed. The principles of emergency and trauma
nursing with an emphasis on triage, resuscitation,
teamwork and interprofessional collaboration
will be described. The course includes clinical to
allow the student the opportunity to integrate
theoretical concepts and practice to generate the
best possible evidence-based patient-centered
care solutions. Clinical rotation 90 contact hours.
Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours, 4 credits.
4200 Public Health and Community Nursing
Prerequisites: NUR 3400; NUR 3500; NUR 3600.
Corequisites: NUR 4100. This course provides a
solid foundation in community, public, and
global health nursing concepts; interventions
for families, communities, and populations;
health promotion; and the multifaceted role of
the population-oriented nurse. The focus is on
developing competence in assessing the needs
of a population, developing and implementing
appropriate interventions and evaluating their
effectiveness. Tools for community assessment
and diagnosis as well as concepts of health
promotion, disease prevention, risk reduction and
rehabilitation, and evidence-based practice for
the health of groups is presented. Community
health nursing is a blend of public health science
with its roots in epidemiology. Emphasis is placed
on “community-as-client” to critically examine
a population-focused practice of nursing in a
geographic community. Students identify the
role of the nurse as a community health leader
in promoting, maintaining, and restoring health.
The health and care of diverse individuals, families,
and groups in community settings are the focus of
the experiential learning. Clinical experiences are
designed for students to practice promoting the
health and the prevention of disease and disability
for clients and aggregates in the community.
Clinical rotation 90 contact hours. Lecture, 3 hours.
Credit: 5 semester hours, 5 credits.
4300 Mental Health Nursing
Prerequisites: NUR 4200; NUR 4100. Corequisites: NUR
4400; NUR 4500; NUR 4600; NUR 4700. This course
provides an overview of the significant legal,
ethical and professional issues in mental health
nursing. Application of the nursing process with
emphasis on critical thinking, therapeutic nursing
interventions, and effective communication
and interpersonal skills as they relate to persons
with psychiatric mental health conditions will
be emphasized. students will apply theories and
implement evidence-based care for clients with
psychiatric/mental health issues, psychosocial
concepts; cultural, ethical, and legal influences; and
wellness of individuals and family groups. Anxiety
and related disorders, personality disorders, mood
disorders and disorders of affect, thought disorders,
disorders of childhood/adolescence, addictive/ self-
destructive disorders, and cognitive disorders will
be presented. Psychiatric medications categorized
by type, disorders treated by each type, action,
use and side effects and nursing responsibilities
will be discussed. Cultural and spiritual issues in
caring for clients with mental health disorders will
be discussed. Development of professional role
in psychiatric/mental health nursing is outlined.
Clinical rotation 45 contact hours. Lecture, 3 hours.
Credit: 4 semester hours, 4 credits.
4400 Advocacy in a Multicultural Society
Prerequisites: NUR 4100; NUR 4200. Corequisites:
NUR 4300; NUR 4500; NUR 4600; NUR 4700. This
course examines health policy development and
the professional nursing role in advocacy and
influencing policy in health care delivery. The
course also examines basic knowledge of health
care policy, finance, and regulatory environment,
including local, state, national, and global health
trends. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours,
3 credits.
4500 Leadership and Management in Nursing
Prerequisites: NUR 4100; NUR 4200. Corequisites: NUR
4300; NUR 4400; NUR 4600; NUR 4700. This course
is designed to study the coordinating role of
professional nurses within the health care delivery
system. Current theories of nursing leadership,
management, and change are examined and
related to contemporary health care trends and
challenges in nursing. The demographic profile of
nursing in the United States will be examined. This
knowledge is synthesized to develop innovative
approaches to quality leadership and planning
strategies, health care safety, and education and
policy initiatives to promote quality and safety in
professional nursing. The course explores issues
of responsibility and accountability for practice
and continuing personal and professional growth
and development. Role responsibilities as well as
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and contemporary society, including the ways in
which they can be instrumental in improving the
health and well-being of others. A review of all
major nursing content consistent with the NCLEX-
RN test plan. Using prescribed tools to measure
nursing knowledge, students assess their strengths
and weaknesses. With professor input, students
formulate and implement a plan for remediation
as needed in each general nursing content area.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours, 3 credits.
Pharmacy Administration
and Public Health
Course Offerings (PAH)
Jagannath Muzumdar, Ph.D., Chair
Objectives
The department provides students with
knowledge, attitude, and skills from social/
behavioral/administrative sciences required for
contemporary healthcare practice. The program
provides health students with the theoretical
knowledge and research skills required to advance
pharmacy administration scholarship that is
practice focused, patient-centered, and outcomes-
oriented. Faculty in the Pharmacy Administration
program are committed to academic excellence,
scholarship, and service to our community.
Pharmacy and
Administrative Sciences
(PAS)
The following courses are PAS courses:
2000 Introduction to Healthcare Informatics
This course will introduce the student to key areas
in health informatics (HI), the field devoted to the
optimal use of data and information to advance
individual health, health care delivery and health-
related research. Students will learn the history
of HI and the role of Electronic Health Record
(EHR) in advancing healthcare safety and quality,
health data security and other emerging topics
in Health Information Technology (HIT). Ongoing
governmental efforts to protect individual
health information will also be discussed. Upon
successful completion of this course, students will
gain an understanding of key elements and the
application of HI in a variety of healthcare fields,
such as HI infrastructure, systems interoperability,
knowledge management and decision support
systems, technology for communication, and data
security.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
2201 Introduction to Pharmacoeconomics
Prerequisites: MTH 1250; MTH 1260; PAS 2301. This
course is designed to provide the student with
introductory concepts of pharmacoeconomics as
it relates to patient care. Overview of economic
principles, which may enhance the understanding
of the theory underlying pharmacoeconomic
analysis, will be integrated in this course. A special
licensure application procedures are discussed
relative to meeting state licensing requirements for
the professional nurse. are trends and challenges
in nursing. The demographic profile of nursing
in the United States will be examined. This
knowledge is synthesized to develop innovative
approaches to quality leadership and planning
strategies, health care safety, and education and
policy initiatives to promote quality and safety in
professional nursing. The course explores issues
of responsibility and accountability for practice
and continuing personal and professional growth
and development. Role responsibilities as well as
licensure application procedures are discussed
relative to meeting state licensing requirements
for the professional nurse. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3
semester hours, 3 credits.
4600 Senior Clinical Preceptorship
Prerequisites: NUR 4100; NUR 4200. Corequisites:
NUR 4300; NUR 4400; NUR 4500; NUR 4700. This
course is a clinical preceptorship that will include
experiences like those students are likely to
have as a new graduate nurse. The student will
be assigned to an experienced BSN-prepared
nurse preceptor in a clinical agency. This course
is designed to support the role transformation
of students and promote clinical confidence at
the BSN preparation level. Emphasis is placed on
weekly faculty led seminars dedicated to preparing
students for professional practice. Students engage
in precepted practice to enhance their physical
and psychosocial assessment skills. Students will
demonstrate leadership/management skills in
the planning, supervision, and coordination of
holistic and comprehensive care in the clinical
setting. Students integrate principles of advocacy
collaboration, communication, delegation,
evaluation of interprofessional care to meet the
complex needs of patients. Clinical Practicum for
90 contact hours. Credit: 2 semester hours, 2 credits.
4700 Transitions and Contemporary Issues
Prerequisites: NUR 4100; NUR 4200. Corequisites:
NUR 4300; NUR 4400; NUR 4500; NUR 4600. The
purpose of this course is to prepare the student
for role-transition from student to graduate
professional nurse within a contemporary health
care environment. Organizational structures
and processes of health care as a context for
professional nursing practice are discussed. The
collaborative role of the professional nurse within
the interprofessional framework of legislative,
economic, and regulated health care environments
are analyzed. There is a focus on critical thinking,
role-development and role-transition in ethical
decision making, professional accountability,
and advocacy. Classes are in seminar format
with active student participation expected to
promote rigorous intellectual exploration of
the connections between oneself, health, and
global society essential to development of a
professional identity as a nurse. Students will
complete an electronic portfolio and reflect on
the influence their nursing education had on
meeting the graduate outcomes. Students are
challenged to reflect on accountability to oneself,
their clients/patients, the nursing profession,
emphasis is also placed on applying the economic
evaluation and quality of life concept to improve
the allocation of limited health care resources.
Lecture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2301 Social Aspects of Pharmacy Practice
Prerequisites: CPP 1101. This course is designed
to introduce the student to the social aspects
of pharmacy practice. Important areas to be
discussed include the pharmacy as a profession,
professionalization of the student, and the image
of pharmacist held by patients. The role of the
pharmacist in various practice settings as related
to patient care and interaction with other health
care professionals will be explored. An overview of
how the pharmacist plays a key element in drug
therapy, drug product selection, and therapeutic
interchange will also be discussed. Special
emphasis will be placed on understanding the
social aspects of drug use in today’s society and
the importance of providing pharmaceutical care
to the patient. Credit: 1 semester hour.
2500 Introduction to Medical Economics
This course serves as an introduction to the
role of economics in medicine. It builds on
microeconomic and macroeconomic principles
of supply and demand and covers topics such as
the market for medical care, the market for health
insurance, the role of government in health care
and health care reforms. The economic principles
and concepts in relation to healthcare will be
incorporated in the course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3301 Pharmacy and The U.S. Health
Care Environment
Prerequisite: PAS 2201. This course is designed to
introduce the students to the U.S. health care
delivery system and explore the social, political,
and economic factors, which influence the flow
of pharmaceutical products and services within
the system. Special emphasis will be placed on
the role and function of pharmacy in the new
paradigm of ever-changing health care. An
overview of the current structure and financing
will be provided. Focus will be given to the public
and private sectors of health care, the major
players, the pharmaceutical industry, third party
plans, and managed care. In addition, the role of
the pharmacist in health promotion and disease
prevention will be emphasized. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3352 Communication Techniques
in Pharmacy
This course is designed to provide the student with
opportunity of employing promotional techniques
as a method of communication between the
community pharmacy practitioner and the
public. The aspects of pharmaceutical promotion,
and copy writing will be discussed as well as
the methods employed by the pharmaceutical
manufacturer to familiarize medical and
pharmaceutical practitioners with the knowledge
of pharmaceutical products that are marketed.
Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.
3353 Contemporary Legal Issues Affecting the
Pharmaceutical Industry
Prerequisite: PAS 2301. The purpose of this course
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is to introduce students to contemporary legal
issues that affect pharmacy practice and their role
as employees, potential employers and consumers
in the health care industry. Students will learn
about changes in employment law and business
law and be introduced to risk management issues,
privacy issues and alternative dispute resolution
techniques. Elective. Credit: 2 semester hours.
3354 Contemporary Issues in
Hospital Pharmacy
Corequisite: PAS 2301. Hospital pharmacy history,
theory, techniques, and administrative procedures.
It acquaints the student with the pharmacy as a
hospital department and the pharmacist’s role
within the institution and the health care system.
Elective. Credit: 2 semester hours.
3355 Environment of
Pharmaceutical Marketing
Prerequisites: PAS 2201; PAS 2301. This course is
designed to provide the student with a lucid
and thorough overview of marketing in the
pharmaceutical industry. It will cover important
topics like the environment of the pharmaceutical
marketing, the intuitions that comprise the
industry, market and market research, secondary
data for commercial suppliers, strategic
development, and corporate and competitive
analysis, at the macro and micro levels.. Elective.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
3356 Quality Issues in Managed
Care Pharmacy
Prerequisite: PAS 2301; PAS 3301. This course is
designed to provide the student with an overview
of the issues related to the medication use process
within a managed care setting. The course
emphasizes the provision of pharmacy benefit
management services and its impact on the inputs,
outputs, processes and participants of an ideal
drug use system. The major goal of the course is
to familiarize students with newer methodologies
used to provide high quality pharmacy services
while controlling pharmacy costs in a managed
care setting. Elective. Credit: 2 semester hours.
3357 Computer and Pharmacy
Data Management
Prerequisites: CPP 1101; PHR 1101. This course is
designed to introduce students to up-to-date
computer terminology, hardware and application
programs for Pharmacy information systems.
The major focuses are on the understanding of
technical aspects of pharmacy computer system
and the development of pharmacy database
management skills. Didactic components are
offered in the instructional computer classroom.
Hands-on experience with database software
packages such Microsoft ACCESS® is provided
through student use of open computer labs.
Elective. Credit: 2 semester hours.
3401 Personnel Management Issues in Health
Care Institutions
The objective of this course is to develop skills in
the Allied Health student to handle interpersonal
issues confronted among and between
professionals and the patients they serve in health
care institutions. Because of the interdependent
nature of leadership and management across a
spectrum of management process in health care
institutions, this course incorporates application
with theory and emphasizes critical thinking,
problem solving, and decision making. Case studies
and learning exercises will promote critical thinking
and interactive discussion. Students will enhance
their problem-solving skills by connecting real-life
experiences to the content of the course. Content
in key areas relevant to health care institutions,
such as supervision, staffing, transformational
leadership, motivation, delegation, organizational,
political, and personal power, and time
management will be strengthened. Lecture, 3 hours.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3402 U.S. Health Care Delivery
This course is designed so the radiologic scientist
will understand the various methods of health care
delivery to remain knowledgeable in the changing
face of technology. The political context of health
care organization and delivery, with specific focus
on the mechanisms for policy formulation and
implementation will be discussed. Lecture, 3 hours.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3501 Statistics for Biomedical Sciences
Prerequisites: Math 1250 and Math 1260. This
course will allow the student to develop mastery
of theories behind the most frequently used
statistical methods in the field of biomedical
sciences. Grounded on these theories, the student
will develop skills that are necessary in selecting
the appropriate statistical test for a given scenario.
Student will develop computational abilities using
in-vitro and in-vivo data by applying formulae.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3502 Behavioral Determinants
of Health Care
Prerequisites: PAS3402. This course is designed
to introduce the student to social concepts and
processes that influence behaviors in healthcare.
The course will provide an introductory
background to the kinds of social and behavioral
theories that guide our understanding of health-
related behavior and explore some of the ways
in which these theories and approaches may be
used in health care practice and research. The
course will also provide insights into psychosocial
issues in health care and familiarize students with
key sociobehavioral factors related to behavior
change, community, organizational climate, and
family. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3503 Introduction to Epidemiology
This course will provide students with a
fundamental understanding of the general
principles of epidemiologic methods and
their application to identify emerging health
problems and to improve population health. It
will introduce key epidemiologic concepts such
as measures of disease frequency, association,
bias, confounding, as well as the main
epidemiologic study designs. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3951 Research in Administrative Science I
An elective course designed to familiarize the
student with basics associated with the design,
implementation, and data analysis essential to
conducting research in Industrial Pharmacy,
Cosmetic Science, and the administrative areas
of pharmacy practice. The student is required
to conduct an actual research project under
the guidance of the faculty member in an area
of mutual interest to both student and faculty
member. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3952 Research in Administrative Sciences II
An elective designed to familiarize the student with
basics associated with the design, implementation,
and data analysis essential to conducting research
in industrial pharmacy, cosmetic sciences, and the
administrative areas of pharmacy practice. The
student is required to conduct an actual research
project under the guidance of the faculty member
in an area of mutual interest to both student and
faculty member. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4201 Health Care Law for Practitioners
This course is designed to introduce students to
the legal issues that have an impact on the delivery
of care in the American health care system and
influence the ability of health care professionals
to competently practice their professions. It will
also survey current federal and New York State
regulatory schemes governing the provision of
health care. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4202 Health Care Finance
This course provides the student with a broad
overview of the health care organizations
financial challenges. Students will learn the
financial challenges of health care organizations
including: enhancing revenues, managing
costs, accessing capital at reasonable rates, and
ensuring the integrity of financial reporting.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4305 Pharmacy Law
Prerequisites: PHI 1000C; PHI 2240; PHI 3000C. The
purpose of this course is to provide the students with
an understanding of the legal basis of pharmaceutical
care. As professional persons empowered by state
licensure to protect patients from risks, students will
learn about the responsibilities of the pharmacists
under the law and the limits of their responsibilities.
Pharmacist’s role in preventing liability by reducing
drug-related morbidity will be covered. Principles of
criminal and civil liability and business and business
and contract law where applicable to pharmacy
practice are included. Specific attention is given to
rules of professional conduct as defined by the New
York State Board of Pharmacy. Credit: 2 semester hours.
PAS 4501 Health Care Management
Prerequisites: PAS 3502. This course introduces
students to healthcare management in a wide
variety of health care settings such as hospitals,
nursing homes, clinics, and home health care
agencies. Students will examine principles of
effective management including cost management,
strategic planning and marketing, information
technology, organizational design, leadership,
teamwork, and human resources. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4502 Health Care Marketing
Prerequisites: PAS 3402. To meet the demands of
the dynamic health care market, this course is
designed to deepen student’s knowledge and
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services and assesses its impact on inputs, outputs,
processes and participants to optimize patient
care and outcomes. The major goal of the course
is to familiarize students with current pharmacy
benefit strategies used to provide safe, efficacious
and cost-effective pharmaceutical care in extensive
managed care demographic populations. Lecture, 3
hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Course Offerings (PHS)
Vijaya Korlipara, Ph.D., Chair
Objectives
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is
committed to providing a solid background in the
biomedical sciences to allow students in pharmacy
and allied health programs to acquire critical
learning skills and to develop successful careers
rendering health service to the public in industrial,
aca demic and clinical settings. The department
provides students with the fundamental
knowledge base that enables them to interpret
and remain current with the scientific literature in
clinical and basic research. Students are prepared
to explain the action of drugs in current use and
to understand the manner in which these drugs
are employed in clinical and basic science settings.
Students are expected to acquire the necessary
critical skills and background in chemistry,
physiology, toxicology and pharmacology
that are essential to understanding the nature,
composition, standardization and evaluation of
natural and synthetic substances used in the
diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease.
The following are PHS courses:
PHS 1100 Biomedical Chemistry for Nurses
This course introduces basic concepts in general,
organic and biochemistry to provide students with
the chemistry background needed for the scope of
the nursing practice. Within the general chemistry
section, the course provides an overview of
methods and measurement, chemical calculations,
structure of atoms and molecules, solutions,
acid-base chemistry, buffers and redox chemistry.
Within the organic chemistry section, the course
introduces nomenclature, structure and properties
of common functional groups that are part of
biologically important organic molecules. Finally,
the course provides the basic knowledge on the
structure, properties and function of biological
molecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, amino
acids, proteins and nucleic acids. The course will
utilize relevant clinical perspectives to teach the
listed topics within the units of instruction. Lecture,
3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PHS1100L Biomedical Chemistry Laboratory
for Nurses
Corequisite: PHS1100; This laboratory course
reinforces the foundational knowledge acquired
in biomedical chemistry (PHS1000). The student
performs laboratory experiments and exercises
that incorporate measurements and scientific
calculations relating to general chemistry
providers. Specific attention is devoted to
strategies that improve the pharmacist’s decision-
making and communication skills. The intertwining
of the didactic and actual pharmacist interactions
will prepare the student for the real world
environment. The knowledge and skills gleaned
from this course will assist the student with
the planning and execution of communication
activities routinely encountered by the practicing
pharmacist. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6205 Personal Management in
Pharmacy Practice
Prerequisites: All fifth-year courses; PAS 5202. As
pharmacy students move from school to practice,
they may find they are supervising technicians
and their peers. This course will help them prepare
for their supervisory role by addressing the
pharmacy supervisor’s foremost concern: planning,
controlling, directing, and staffing—the four key
components of supervision. With case studies
and examples, ways to motivate employees,
how to bring about change, workplace rules and
expectations, reward, discipline, complaints and
grievances, this course will enable students to be
better enhancers of the environment for optimal
patient care. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6206 Fundamentals of Regulatory Affairs
Prerequisites: All required fifth-year courses. This
course will provide students with a fundamental
understanding of the general principles of
regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industry. It will introduce the basic
concepts of drug discovery and the drug approval
process, foundations of GXP, ethical considerations
of scientific inquiry and the regulatory scheme
involved. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6208 Health Care Data Analysis and
Interpretation
Prerequisites: All required fifth-year courses; CPP
4402. This course is designed for those students
who seek to enhance their skills in clinical and
health care services research and to extend
their knowledge in drug literature assessment.
The purpose of this course is to provide an
adequate working knowledge of SAS and to
offer a fundamental base of technical skills for
statistical data evaluations. SAS is the most
accepted statistical tool in health care research
field and has been accepted as an FDA standard
for accepting and archiving data sets. The student
will learn the strategy and skills in how to prepare,
organize, analyze data and interpret the results.
Hands-on experience with real data from a wide
variety of applications will be offered to enable
students to master the skills needed for effective
data management, data analysis, and report
presentation. Other statistical packages such a
SPSS and BMDP will also be discussed. Elective.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
6213 Operations of Managed Care Pharmacy
Prerequisites: All fifth-year courses. This course is
designed to provide the student with an overview
of key operating issues related to the management
of prescription utilization within the managed
care setting. The course emphasizes the design
and provision of pharmacy benefits management
skills of health care marketing by addressing
how traditional promotional and business
techniques are used in this industry. The course
involves analysis, evaluation, and implementation
of marketing strategies within the health care
environment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4503 Fundamentals of Regulatory Affairs
This course will provide students with a
fundamental understanding of the general
principles of pharmaceutical legislation and
regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industry. It will introduce the
FDA’s laws and regulations as they relate to
drug discovery and the drug approval process,
foundations of GXP, ethical considerations of
scientific inquiry and the regulatory scheme
involved. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5202 Pharmacy Management and Advanced
Pharmacoeconomics
Prerequisites: PAS 2201; PAS 3301; PAS 4305.
This course provides the student with a broad
information base essential to successful
pharmacy management and efficient resource
allocation in various professional practice
settings. Students learn to apply management
principles; planning, organizing, directing, and
controlling in operating pharmacy resources. The
course prepares pharmacy students to address
change, increase competitiveness, and optimize
patient’s services. Credit: 4 semester hours.
6201 Self-Care Pharmaceuticals
Prerequisite: PHR 4105. This Course is designed
to focus on the therapeutic aspects of self-care
pharmaceuticals. The course will center on the
pharmacist’s role in making professional decisions
concerning these medications and in providing
advice to patients in selecting drugs for self-
medication. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6202 Experimental Designs in Clinical Trials
Prerequisites: PHR 5106; PHR 5108. Clinical trial
has a prominent role in the research and
approval of new drugs. To conduct clinical trials,
future pharmacists need an understanding
of the carious experimental designs used in
research studies. This course will introduce the
student to the terminology used to classify the
design of a research study and to explore in
detail observational research as represented
by the case report, case control study, and
cohort study. it will describe the study design
characteristics that distinguish experimental
research, as in clinical trial, from other types of
drug research. Methods for enhancing validity
through the use of appropriate controls,
randomization, and blinding will be discussed.
Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6203 Communication Skills for the
Pharmacist
Prerequisites: All required fifth-year courses. This
course exposes the student to interpersonal
communication as it applies to pharmacy practice
from a patient-focused approach. It highlights the
importance of the pharmacist’s responsibility in
communicating with patients and other healthcare
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principles, including preparing solutions of
different concentrations, determination of the
solubility of chemical compounds, acid-base
chemistry, and the concept of specific heat related
to calorie intake. Instruction in scientific techniques
and laboratory skills is provided to reinforce
the concepts of chemical reactivity, chemical
methods to identify organic functional groups,
carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. Laboratory
experiments and exercises include activities
covering the physical and chemical analyses of
biological fluids. The laboratory instructions include
a combination of hands-on practical exercises
and virtual demonstrations. This laboratory course
provides the needed general practical skills
for students pursuing a career path in nursing.
Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit:1 semester hour.
2101 Public Health
Prerequisite: BIO 2000. All aspects of public
health including organizations, administration,
environmental social health problems will be
discussed. The study of epidemiology and disease
control will be emphasized. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2102 Inside-Out Prison Exchange
This class will meet once a week for 3 hours at Rikers
Island and will be comprised of equal numbers
of Inside (incarcerated) and Outside (university)
students not to exceed 24. The pedagogy employs
highly interactive, participatory process in which
the professor acts as facilitator. Students will be
challenged to describe the issue, identify, analyze
and communicate the multiple determinants and
suggest possible strategies to remedy these issues/
crises. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2201 Biopharmaceutical Chemistry/
Biotechnology
Prerequisites: CHE 1110, 1111, 1112; CHE 1120, 1121,
1122; CHE 1130, 1131, 1132; BIO 2000. Corequisites:
PHS 2301. The course is an intermediate level
undergraduate biochemistry and molecular biology
lecture course. The Chemistry of macromolecules,
i.e. proteins, lipids assemblies, nucleic acids, and
polysaccharides, enzymology, an introduction
to metabolic pathways to energy utilization in
cells is the bulk of the material. In addition, the
fundamental biochemical notions of nucleic acid
metabolism, including DNA replication and repair
mechanisms, RNA, and protein synthesis is covered.
Vitamins and trace metals are discussed from the
standpoint of their role in enzymatic reactions and
metabolic sequences, and where possible related
to health consequences. Lecture. Credit: 4 semester
hours.
2301 Biomedical Laboratory I
Prerequisites: CHE 1110, 1111, 1112; CHE 1120, 1121,
1122; CHE 1130, 1131, 1132; BIO 2000. Corequisites:
PHS 2201. Demonstration and experimentation of
basic principles of pharmaceutical biochemistry
and biotechnology. Laboratory: 3 hours.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
3101 Introduction to Pathology (for allied
health and toxicology students)
Prerequisite: PHS 3103. A detailed discussion of the
relationships between the normal and pathologic
anatomy of the human body and disease
mechanisms occurring in the major organ groups.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3103 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (for
allied health and toxicology students)
Detailed study of the mechanisms whereby the
human body maintains homeostasis in the major
functional systems of the body to provide a
foundation for the study of pharmacology. Lecture,
3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PHS3103L Human Anatomy & Physiology I
LAB
Prerequisites: BIO 2000, BIO 2001L, PHS1100; Human
Anatomy & Physiology I lab is the first of a two-
course sequence. It is a practical study through
laboratory exercises of cell structure and tissue
organization, the anatomy and physiology of
integumentary, skeletal, muscular, circulatory,
lymphatic, respiratory and digestive systems, the
interrelationships between the human organ
systems, and the regulation of physiological
functions involved in maintaining homeostasis.
Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour
3104 Human Anatomy and Physiology
Laboratory I (for allied health and toxicology
students)
Corequisite: PHS 3103 or PHS 3105. Demonstration
and study of major functional systems of the body.
Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.
3105 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (for
allied health and toxicology students)
Prerequisite: PHS 3103. A study of the structure
and function of the major body systems: nervous,
endocrine, urinary, body fluids and electrolytes,
reproductive system. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3
semester hours.
PHS3105L Human Anatomy & Physiology II
LAB
Prerequisites: PHS3103L; Human Anatomy &
Physiology II lab is the second part of a two-course
sequence. It is a practical study through laboratory
exercises of anatomy and physiology of Nervous,
Endocrine, Urinary and Reproductive systems and
Embryology. It also includes the interrelationships
between the human organ systems and the
regulation of physiological functions involved in
maintaining homeostasis. Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit:
1 semester hour
3151 Calculations in Pharmacy Practice
Corequisites: PHS 3601, 3602. This course deals
with pharmaceutical calculations involved
in preparation, dispensing, and delivery of
pharmaceutical products. Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2
semester hours.
3152 Introduction to Product Development
Corequisites: PHS 3601, 3602. This course deals with
considerations involved in product development
and formulation of a dosage form. Lecture, 2 hours.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
3302 Biomedical Laboratory II
(for pharmacy students)
Prerequisite: PHS 2301; PHS 3504. Corequisites:
PHS 3504; PHS 3506; PHS 3507. Demonstration
and experimentation of basic principles of
human anatomy and physiology, microbiology,
immunology, and biotechnology. Laboratory: 3
hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.
3303 Biomedical Laboratory III
(for pharmacy students)
Prerequisites: PHS 2301; PHS 3302. Corequisites:
PHS 3508; PHS 3509. Demonstration and
experimentation of basic principles of medicinal
chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and
biotechnology. Laboratory: 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester
hour.
3504 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
(for pharmacy students)
Prerequisites: BIO 2000; PHS 2201. A study of
the structure and function of the major body
systems: molecular aspects of cell biology, cell
physiology, cell structure and organization, tissues,
integumentary, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular,
lymphatic, respiratory, and digestive systems. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3505 Clinical Immunology
Prerequisites: BIO 2000; PHS 2201; PHS 2101. A study
of the lymphatic system, immune response, and
immunity in humans. Principles of antibody–
antigen relationship will be discussed. Special
emphasis will be placed on molecular biology
of the immune response, genes controlling
antibody synthesis, its development, function, and
immunopathology will be discussed. Methods
of detection of immunogenic molecules and
immunotherapy will also be discussed. Credit: 2
semester hours.
3506 Introduction to Infectious Diseases
Prerequisites: BIO 2000; PHS 2201; PHS 2101. A study
of the general microbial concepts, principles of
infectious disease, and host parasite relationships.
Special emphasis will be placed on pathogenic
microorganisms of man, inflammatory responses to
infectious agents and clinical aspects of infections.
Credit: 2 credit hours.
3507 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
(for pharmacy students)
Prerequisites: PHS 2201; PHS 2301; PHS 3504.
Corequisite: PHS 3302. A study of the structure and
function of the major body systems: nervous,
endocrine, urinary, body fluids and electrolytes,
reproductive system.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3508 Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry
Prerequisites: PHS 2201; PHS 2301; PHS 3302.
Corequisites: PHS 3303. This course will introduce
the student to the specific principles, which
are fundamental to medicinal chemistry and
foundation to the integration of this basic
pharmaceutical science into therapeutics.
Specifically, the course will introduce the
student to the various drug categories with
particular emphasis on chemical nomenclature,
physicochemical properties and chemical aspects
of the dynamics of drug action. Credit: 2 semester
hours.
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3509 Introduction to Pharmacology
Prerequisites: PHS 2201; PHS 3504; PHS 3507;
PHS 2301; PHS 3302. Corequisites: PHS 3303.
This course will introduce the student to the
scientific principles, which are fundamental
to pharmacology and foundational to the
integration of this basic pharmaceutical science
into therapeutics. Specifically the course will
introduce the student to the various drug
categories and their mechanism of action
including receptor interactions and the dynamics
of drug action. Credit: 2 semester hours.
3510 General Pathology and Clinical
Laboratory Data
Prerequisites: PHS 2101; PHS 3504; PHS 3505; PHS
3506; PHS 3507; PHS 3302.. Corequisites: PHS 3303.
A detailed study of the basic principles involving
the mechanisms of disease are discussed. Special
emphasis will be placed on degeneration,
inflammation and repair, disturbances in
hemodynamics, developmental defects and
neoplasia. Clinical correlates will be covered with
respect to laboratory data. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3601 Pharmaceutics I
Prerequisites: MTH 1250; MTH 1260; CHE 1110, 1111,
1112, CHE 1120, 1121, 1122, CHE 1130, 1131, 1132;
BIO 2000. Corequisite: PHS 3602. Pharmaceutics is
the applied science and technology of pharmacy
and is based upon the physical, chemical, and
biological principles used in the preparation,
preservation, and utilization of drug products
and/or pharmaceutical dosage forms. The first
semester concentrates on the specific physical,
chemical, and biological principles that govern
homogeneous liquid dosage forms. The course
integrates fundamentals and theory with the
pharmaceutical dosage forms to which they best
apply. This course also delineates methods and
procedures essential to solving the mathematical
problems typically associated with pharmacy
practice. Credit: 4 semester hours.
3602 Pharmacy Practice Laboratory I
Corequisite: PHS 3601
This laboratory course enables the student
to correlate the principles and theory with
experimental observation of homogeneous
systems and affords the opportunity to become
familiar with the apparatus and techniques of
measurement. Upon completion of the laboratory
course, the student should be able to apply the
important principles of pharmaceutical science
and technology and to use the techniques in the
preparation of stable homogeneous liquid dosage
forms. Laboratory: 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.
3603 Pharmaceutics II
Prerequisites: PHS 3601; PHS 3602. Corequisite: PHS
3604. Pharmaceutics is the applied science and
technology of pharmacy and is based upon the
physical, chemical, and biological principles used
in the preparation, preservation, and utilization
of drug products and/or pharmaceutical dosage
forms. The second semester concentrates on
the specific physical, chemical, and biological
principles that govern heterogeneous fluid, semi-
solid, and solid systems. The course integrates
fundamentals and theory with the pharmaceutical
dosage forms to which they best apply. Students
are also introduced to the concepts of degradation
of pharmaceutical products, pathways of
degradation, factors affecting drug stability,
approaches to maximize stability of a product.
Credit: 4 semester hours.
3604 Pharmacy Practice Laboratory II
Prerequisites: PHS 3601; PHS 3602. Corequisite:
PHS 3603. This laboratory enables the student
to correlate the principles and theory with
experimental observation of heterogeneous
systems. Upon completion of the laboratory
course, the student should be able to apply
the important physicochemical principles of
pharmaceutical science and technology and to use
the apparatus and techniques in the preparation of
stable heterogeneous dosage forms. Laboratory:
3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.
PHS 3605 Intro to Pharmacogenomics
Prerequisites: Bio 2000, PHS 2201 and PHS 3507. This
course will review the principles of molecular biol-
ogy in terms of the underlying genetic mechanisms
that drive cellular function. The central dogma and
functional concepts of molecular pharmaceutical
science is reviewed and tied into the larger context
of gene expression and genome function. Upon
completion of the course students will possess a
working framework in molecular pharmaceutical
sciences, genomic scale analysis and pharmacoge-
nomics. Students will be prepared to integrate new
molecular technologies and paradigms as they
emerge. In addition, this course will introduce
students to the role of pharmacogenomics in the
pharmacotherapy of various diseases as well as in-
troductory information on the ethical, marketing,
economic, legal, and social issues in pharmacoge-
nomics. The course will also stress the use of a range
of resources available to health professionals. Elec-
tive Credit: 3 semester hours.
3951; 3952 Research in Pharmaceutical
Sciences I; II
An elective course designed to familiarize
the student with opportunities for research
(conducting an actual research project under the
guidance of a faculty member in the student’s
chosen area). Credit: 3 semester hours.
4204 Introduction to Clinical Chemistry
The study of clinical laboratory tests based on
chemical principles or procedures and their use
in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of
diseases. Information is provided on routine test
specimens, the analytical principles underlying
common laboratory tests and home test kits, and
the correlation of laboratory results with patient’s
health status. Attention is also given to the effects
of physiological, dietary and drug-related factors
on laboratory values. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4601 Extemporaneous Compounding
Prerequisites: PHS 3603; PHS 3604; Corequisite: PHR
4201. Extemporaneous compounding is the
preparation of a medication for an individual
patient following receipt of a legal order
(prescription) from a prescriber. The course is
structured to provide the students training and
expertise to ascertain the quality, safety, and
technique required to compound and dispense
the prescription in community and institutional
pharmacy practice. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4602 Biopharmaceutics and Basic
Pharmacokinetics
Prerequisites: PHS 3603; PHS 3604. Biopharmaceutics
is the study of the factors influencing
bioavailability of a drug in man and animals and
the use of this information to optimize therapeutic
activity of drug products in clinical application.
This course includes the study of (a) factors which
may influence availability and disposition as well
as pharmacological and toxicological response
of drugs, and (b) pharmacokinetic mathematical
models to assess drug absorption, distribution,
metabolism and elimination process, including
continuous and intermittent drug infusion. Credit:
3 semester hours.
6204 Advanced Pharmacy Calculations
Prerequisites: Completion of all fourth year courses.
This course deals with pharmaceutical calculations
involved in contemporary pharmacy practice.
Special emphasis is placed on improving the
skills of pharmacy students and stimulating their
thinking in the application of mathematical
concepts in contemporary pharmacy practice,
e.g., extemporaneous compounding, preparing
intravenous admixtures, electrolyte balance,
radiopharmaceuticals, calculation of dosage
regimen during multiple dosing and calculation of
dosage regimen. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
6207 Contemporary Parenteral Practice
Prerequisites: PHR 5201, and all courses taught through
fourth year. This course is designed to enhance
understanding of the techniques encountered in
the practice involving parenteral dosage forms. The
state of the art in special equipment, components,
and devices necessary to prepare these delivery
systems will be studied in detail. This course will
provide additional exposure to mathematics as well
as the influence of physical and chemical properties
of drugs and how they relate to excipient, delivery
devices and preparation mechanism. This course
will cover topics such as intravenous admixtures
(IV Ads), total parenteral nutrition (TPN), irrigation,
ophthalmic and other parenteral products, their
content, dosing, stability and compatibility. Lecture,
3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6209 Drug Delivery and Targeting
Prerequisites: all required fourth year courses. This
course is designed to review controlled release
technology primarily as it relates to medicinal
applications. Students will learn about the design,
fabrication, methods of controlling release, and
theoretical considerations of various classes of
drug delivery systems (matrixes, membrane
controlled reservoir systems, and bioerodible
systems) as well as the application of these
systems for various routes of delivery (parenteral,
oral, transdermal, nasal, pulmonary, etc.). Lecture, 3
hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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6210 Special Drug Delivery Systems
Prerequisites: Completion of all fourth year courses.
This course will cover modified release drug
delivery systems administered by transdermal,
intranasal, ocular and parenteral routes. The major
emphasis will be placed on the mechanisms of drug
absorption through various routes, pharmacokinetic
considerations, physico-chemical characteristics
of drugs, and principles involved in the design,
development and manufacture of these delivery
systems. Specific formulation excipients employed
in these delivery systems and physicochemical
characteristics desirable from these aids will be
discussed. In addition, evaluation of these drug
delivery systems, especially in vitro and in vivo
evaluation, and their correlation will also be covered.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6211 Contemporary Product Development
Prerequisites: PHS 4303, and all required courses
through the forth year. This course deals with
the processes involved in development and
formulation of pharmaceutical products from
their inception to the marketing of dosage forms.
Special emphasis is placed on the technology
involved in their preparation, bioavailability
considerations, and in vitro:in vivo correlation.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6212 Delivery of Biotechnology-
Derived Drugs
Prerequisites: Completion of all required fourth year
courses. This course will cover delivery systems
for biotechnology-derived drugs and techniques
used to evaluate these delivery systems. The
major emphasis will be placed on important
aspects utilized in the design and development
of delivery systems for biotechnology-derived
drug substances, such as peptides and proteins.
Novel approaches to deliver gene therapy will
also be discussed. In addition, studies such as
in vitro drug release studies, cell culture studies
used to determine drug absorption, and in vivo
pharmacokinetic studies for the evaluation of
biotechnology derived products will be covered.
Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Toxicology (TOX)
The following courses are TOX courses:
1101 Perspectives in Toxicology
Toxicology is the science that evaluates the safety
and hazards of chemical and biological agents for
people, animals, and the environment. This course
will utilize lectures, active learning exercises and
discussions to introduce students to the discipline
of toxicology and how it is involved in protecting
health and the environment. Students will also
explore the sub-disciplines of toxicology and
the career paths open to toxicologists. Lecture, 1
semester hours.
1401 Toxicogenomics
This course reviews the principles of cell biology
in terms of the underlying molecular mechanisms
that drive cellular function. The central dogma and
functional concepts of molecular pharmaceutical
science is reviewed and tied into the larger context
of gene and genome function. Upon completion
of the course, students will possess a working
framework of molecular pharmaceutical sciences,
genomic scale analysis and toxicogenomics.
Students will be prepared to integrate new
molecular technologies and paradigms as they
emerge. The course stresses the use of a range of
resources available to health professionals. Lecture,
3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1402L Toxicogenomics Lab
Corequisite: PHS 1401. Students are exposed to
new emerging molecular technologies and
paradigms in a series of hands-on bench work
and computational exercises. This series support
the students already developing framework of
molecular biology and genomic scale analysis
from the accompanying didactic course. In this
lab, students are given a set of modular online
labs to introduce, reinforce, and expand upon
the concepts covered in the Toxicogenomics
course. Online modules use existing academic
and federal research institute resources wrapped
into a modular format to introduce the students
to information outlets for health professionals. The
lab exercises teach and reinforce the concepts of
evaluating whole systems, i.e., expression data sets,
multiple allele analysis, etc. Laboratory, 3 hours.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
2202 Applied Laboratory Mathematics
for Toxicology
This self-paced course will give students the
mathematical background for the quantitative
reasoning and calculation skills needed in the
senior toxicology laboratory courses, TOX 4414
(Analytical & Quantitative Toxicology Laboratory)
and TOX 4405 (Pharmacotoxicology Laboratory).
The emphasis will be on learning by doing rather
than lecture format. Student will have access to
sequential modules to complete at their own
pace. Each module will consist of an instructional
preamble followed by a series of problem sets
with escalating difficulty. The instructional
strategies will encourage the student’s discovery
of an independent approach to solving problems
rather than requiring a particular method. Credit: 1
semester hours.
2403 Current Issues in Toxicology
Toxicology is the science concerned with
understanding the nature of toxic chemicals and
how they interact with living organisms. Public
issues and controversies where toxic chemicals
are involved are studied with respect to the social,
political and scientific values that impinge on their
resolution. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3405; 3406 Principles of Toxicology I; II
(formerly 2401, 2402)
An introduction to toxicology with emphasis on
material involved as well as systems affected. A
discussion of the classifications of poisons and
the preventive aspects. Lecture, 4 hours. Credit: 4
semester hours.
4403 Toxicology Colloquium
(formerly PHS 3403)
The student is prepared for the process of
identifying a research question of toxicological
interest, research design and the handling of
research data. Lecture, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester
hours.
4404 Pharmacologic Toxicology
Prerequisites: PHS 2201 or biochemistry
Co-requisites: TOX 4405. This course provides the
foundation to understand the biochemical and
physiological basis for actions of pharmaceutical
and chemical agents. In Module 1 there will be
in-depth consideration of the factors influencing
drug and chemical responses and dose-response
relationships. Students will learn the ways in which
agents act in the body to achieve a pharmacologic
response. ADMET (absorption, distribution,
metabolism, elimination, and toxic) pathways will
be described. In Module 2, biological systems
affected by chemicals will be considered from the
point of view of mechanisms of action, adverse
effects and therapeutic applications. Major classes
of drugs and chemicals will be examined. Student
learning and skills development will bereinforced
by interactive workshops after each module.
Lecture, Credit: 4 semester hours.
4405 Pharmacologic Toxicology Laboratory
Prerequisite: PHS 3509. This laboratory will provide
the student with opportunity to experience the
effects of drugs and other toxic substances on
living systems, in coordination with the course
on Pharmacologic Toxicology. Laboratory, 3 hours.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
4412 Regulatory Toxicology and Risk Analysis
Prerequisites: TOX 4404. Advance concepts of
safety evaluation and monitoring for human and
environmental responses to chemicals. Methods
of evaluation of toxic hazards will be considered
for pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, food
contaminants, and environmental chemicals.
Students acquire an appreciation for the role
of uncertainty and quality of data in hazard
assessment through experiential involvement in a
formal risk analysis of a hypothetical toxic incident.
Lecture, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.
4413 Analytical and Quantitative Toxicology
Prerequisites: CHE 2240. Corequisites: TOX 4414 and
TOX 4405. This course introduces students to
principles of analysis for drugs and environmental
contaminants as well as methods used in
toxicological research. Topics will include sample
preparation, analyte extraction, and detection.
Techniques and instrumentation covered will
include spectrophotometry, chromatography
(TLC, GC, HPLC), mass spectrometry, immunoassay
methods (EMIT, ELISA), and molecular biology.
Lectures will emphasize theoretical and practical
aspects of analysis and instrumentation. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4414 Analytical and Quantitative Toxicology
Laboratory
Prerequisites: CHE 1210-1220 or equivalent, CHE 2230-
2240 or equivalent. Corequisites: TOX 4413. Hands-on
laboratory experiments with quantitative and
qualitative analytical techniques and instruments
in the areas of drug metabolism and forensic,
environmental, pharmaceutical, and molecular
toxicology. Laboratory, 6 semester hours.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
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5301 Toxicology and Drugs of Abuse
Prerequisite(s): All required courses in the first three
years. Students are instructed in the principles of
toxicology with an emphasis placed on clinical
toxicology and the management of the drug
overdose victim and the adverse effects caused by
drugs of abuse. Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2 semester
hours.
Biomedical Sciences (BMS)
The following courses are BMS courses:
1000 Introductory Seminar to Biomedical
Science
This is an introductory course taken by students
earning a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical
Sciences (BMS) in their freshmen year. The goal
of this course is to introduce the students to
disciplines within Biomedical Sciences and to
provide guidance to the students as they progress
through the program, when assessing their
options upon completion of their degree. From
this course students will understand what they
are expected to learn during their undergraduate
education about their specialization and how
to apply that knowledge towards careers in:
1) healthcare providers and allied healthcare
professionals, 2) drug development and
management, 3) health services management
and pharmacy administration, 4) public health,
5) pharmaceuticals and medical devices industry,
and 5) medical and biotechnology research. Credit:
1 semester hour.
2101 Public Health
This course will introduce students to the field of
public health. This will include a description of
government and non-governmental agencies and
organizations that are part of the public health
system. Also the political process leading to laws
and regulations impacting the public health will
be discussed. The application of public health to
control of infectious diseases as well as chronic
diseases will be explored. Socioeconomic factors
impacting health and the health care system as a
public health issue will be considered. The global
dimensions of public health issues will be included
in class discussions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2200 Biomedical Biochemistry
Prerequisites: Biology 2000 and 3000 (or equivalent);
General Chemistry I and II (or equivalent); Organic
Chemistry I and II (or equivalent). This course
provides information on the chemical features and
physicochemical properties of the major classes
of biomolecules present in the human body that
are needed to understand the contributions of
these biomolecules to cellular structure, body
functions, intermediary metabolism, bioenergetics,
nutrition, membrane composition and functions,
solute transport and signaling mechanisms. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2201 Biomedical Biochemistry Laboratory
Corequisite: BMS2200. A laboratory course
intended to reinforce the theoretical knowledge
acquired in the classroom on the major classes
of biomolecules through the application of
fundamental principles and the performance
of biochemical techniques and methodologies.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
2300 Fundamentals of Pharmaceutics
Prerequisites: Completion of 2nd year in Biomed Sci
Program. The subject of Physical Pharmaceutics
deals with physical, chemical and biological
principles of development, preparation,
preservation and utilization of pharmaceutical
dosage forms. Physical Pharmaceutics is a two-
semester course. Physical Pharmaceutics – I deals
with basic principles involved in the formulation of
liquid dosage forms. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2301 Fundamentals of
Pharmaceutics laboratory
Corequisite: BMS2300. This laboratory course will
deal experiments and equipment demonstration
of topics covered in Fundamentals of
Pharmaceutics. Credit: 1 semester hour.
2400 Medical Microbiology
Prerequisite: BIO 2000, BIO 3000 or equivalent.
This course will examine the basic biology of
microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi
and parasites, with a special focus on pathogens.
The course will explore the characteristic features
of the organisms, mechanisms of infection and
pathogenesis. Selected species will be studied to
illustrate microbial mechanisms relevant to human
disease. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2401 Medical Microbiology Lab
Corequisite: BMS 2400 Medical Microbiology. This
laboratory course is intended to reinforce the
theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom
on the basic biology of microorganisms with
a focus on those implicated in human disease.
Through active participation in laboratory
activities, students will acquire practical skills
and knowledge associated with microbiology.
The laboratory will incorporate basic techniques
including growth and culture of microorganisms,
microscopy, including staining techniques,
and laboratory testing techniques. Students
will be instructed in performing methods of
biochemical and genetic identification of selected
microorganisms, as well as current methods of
determining antibiotic sensitivity for organisms
relevant for human disease. Credit: 1 semester hour.
2500 Fundamentals of Pharmacology
Pre/corequisites: PHS 3103, 3105, Biology I and
II (or equivalent), General Chemistry I and II (or
equivalent), Organic Chemistry (or equivalent),
Biopharmaceutical chemistry. This course will
introduce the student to the major concepts
of pharmacology for the Biomedical Sciences.
Introduction to the major categories of drugs
will be considered from the point of view of
biochemical and molecular mechanisms of action,
fundamental understanding of Drug-Receptor
Theory, Dose-Response analysis, adverse effects,
drug-drug interactions and clinical application of
drugs. Specific areas covered following general
introduction to pharmacology will include
autonomic nervous system pharmacology, central
nervous system pharmacology, gastrointestinal
pharmacology, and the pharmacology of smooth
muscle. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2501 Fundamentals of Pharmacology
Laboratory
Corequisite: BMS 2500, Hands-on laboratory/
exercises using in vivo and in vitro simulation
approaches designed to introduce students to
common experimental methods in pharmacology.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
2600 Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry
Prerequisites or corequisites: Organic Chemistry I and
II, Biomedical Biochemistry. This course focuses on
fundamental principles of medicinal chemistry,
including an understanding of drug structure-
activity relationships, chemical characteristics
of drugs and drug targets, prediction of
physicochemical properties of drugs (acid-base
properties, solubility, drug-receptor/enzyme
interactions, basic knowledge of major pathways
of drug metabolism and excretion, concept of
prodrugs and soft drugs, chemical principles
of pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic,
overview of drug discovery process and
nomenclature of organic medicinal agents. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2601 Fundamentals of Medicinal
Chemistry Laboratory
Corequisite: BMS2600. The overall goal of this
laboratory is to provide hands-on experience with
various laboratory techniques that are routinely
practiced in medicinal chemistry research
laboratories. In order to achieve this goal many
skills such as determination of partition coefficient,
determination of optical rotation, extraction and
measurement of CYP450 protein, in vitro drug
metabolism, monitoring reaction progress by
chromatography, work-up procedures to separate
organic compounds, chromatography of reactants
alongside final products, recrystallization/
purification, determination of melting point,
qualitative colorimetric tests to judge purity,
molecular modeling to build 3D structures and
prediction of physicochemical properties have to
be developed. These skills will be taught through
this well designed laboratory course. Credit: 1
semester hour.
2700 Clinical Immunology
This study of the body’s defense systems will
include structure of the lymphatic system and
the specific and non-specific immune responses
in humans. The emphasis is on principles of
innate and adaptive defenses, antibody – antigen
interactions, molecular biology of the immune
response, genes controlling antibody synthesis,
primary and secondary immune responses. An
introduction to immunopathology, diagnostics
utilizing immune molecules and immunotherapy
will be included. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2800 Fundamentals of Pharmacogenomics
Prerequisites: All required 3rd year courses of the
BS Biomedical Sciences —Basic Science Track;
Corequisite: BMS2801. Students are versed in the
scientific foundation of pharmacogenomics.
Concepts from the principles of molecular
biology in terms of the underlying genetic
mechanisms that drive cellular function, the
central dogma and functional concepts of
molecular pharmaceutical science are reviewed
and tied into the larger context of the genetic
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basis for disease and drug action, alteration of
drug metabolism. Upon completion of the course
students will possess a working framework of
molecular pharmaceutical sciences, genomic
scale analysis, pharmacogenomics, genotyping
and the use of genome wide markers including
single nucleotide polymorphisms. Students will be
prepared to integrate new molecular technologies
and paradigms as they emerge. The course stresses
the use all resources available to health care
professionals including online datasets and current
research literature. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2801 Fundamentals of
Pharmacogenomics Laboratory
Corequisite: BMS2800. The overall goal of this
laboratory course is to assess how the presence of
genetic markers and the expression of these gene
products can alter response to pharmaceutical
drugs. In order to achieve this goal many genetic,
microscopy, molecular biology and human cell
culture laboratory skills have to be developed.
These skills collectively include bioinformatics and
sequencing, karotyping and intracellular staining,
cloning and transfection to altered DNA content
in cultured cell, nucleotide isolation and PCR,
drug metabolism in cultured cells and cellular
toxicity to drug delivery. Credit: 1 semester hour.
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Gregory J. Hughes, Associate Clinical Professor,
Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Samantha Jellinek-Cohen, Associate Clinical
Professor, Pharm.D., Long Island University.
Tina Kanmaz, Clinical Professor, B.A., Hofstra
University, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Sum Lam, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,
University of Connecticut.
Chung-Shien Lee, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Yuman Lee, Associate Clinical Professor, Pharm.D.,
St. John’s University.
Celia Lu, Associate Professor Industry Professional,
Pharm.D, St. John’s University.
William M. Maidhof, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s
University.
Nicole M. Maisch, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.
Phm., Pharm.D., Albany College of Pharmacy.
Maria Mantione, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm.,
Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Nissa Mazzola, Associate Clinical Professor,
Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Samantha Moore, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Kimberly Ng, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Michele Pisano, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Gerard Quinn, Assistant Clinical Professor, PharmD,
St. John's University
Maha Saad, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S., Rosary
School Mansourieh, Lebanon; B.S., Phm., Pharm.D.,
Lebanese American University.
Sharon See, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,
Rutgers University.
Hira Shafeeq, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Sarah Smith, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., University of Kentucky.
Damary Torres, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.,
Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Department of Pharmacy
Administration and Public Health
Yolene Gousse, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, DB.S., St. John’s University; MPH, CUNY
Hunter College; Dr.P.H., SUNY Downstate Medical
Center.
Sen Anna Gu, Associate Professor, M.A., M.S.,
Ph.D., University of Maryland, M.D. Tongji Medical
University, China.
Monica Hwang, Associate Professor, B.S. Sung Kyun
University, South Korea, M.S., Ph.D. University of
Wisconsin – Madison.
Martha L. Mackey, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A.,
J.D., St. John’s University.
Margaret Hickey, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, M.S. in Nursing, Walden University, B.S.
in Nursing, Molloy University
Francine Laterza, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Ed.D, Western Connecticut State
University, M.S. in Nursing/Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner, Hunter College, B.S. in Nursing, St.
Joseph’s College
Nancy Spear Owen, Assistant Professor Industrial
Professor, Ed.D, Teachers College, Columbia
University, M.A., Pace University, B.S. in Nursing,
University of Rhode Island
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Ebtesam Ahmed, Clinical Professor; Pharm.D.,
St. John’s University.
Vibhuti Arya, Clinical Professor, Pharm.D.,
St. John’s University.
Carmela Avena-Woods, Associate Clinical
Professor, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Judith L. Beizer, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm., St.
Louis College of Pharmacy; Pharm.D., University of
Tennessee.
Jennifer Bhuiyan-Qadeer, Assistant Professor
Industry Professionals, Pharm.D., St. John’s University;
MPH, Johns Hopkins University.
Nicole Bradley, Assistant Clinical Professor,
Pharm.D., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences.
Joseph M. Brocavich, Associate Clinical Professor,
B.S. Phm., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and
Science; Pharm.D., Duquesne University.
Tina Caliendo, Assistant Professor Industry
Professionals, B.S. Phm., St. John’s University;
Pharm.D., University of Florida.
Manouchkathe Cassagnol, Clinical Professor,
Pharm.D., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
University.
John Conry, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,
St. John’s University.
Gladys M. El-Chaar, Clinical Professor, B.A.,
East Stroudsburg University; B.S. Phm., St. John’s
University; Pharm.D., Medical University of South
Carolina.
Joseph V. Etzel, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.
Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Danielle C. Ezzo, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.
Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Laura M. Gianni, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.
Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Regina Ginzburg, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm.,
Pharm.D., St John’s University.
Olga Hilas, Professor Industry Professional, B.S. Phm.,
Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Kathleen Horan, Assistant Clinical Professor,
PharmD, St. John's University
Mary Ann Howland, Clinical Professor, B.S., Wake
Forest University; B.S. Phm., Rutgers University;
Pharm.D., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and
Science.
Department of Health Professions
Corinne I. Alois, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., Pace
University.
Sandra Beysolow, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., Long Island University; M.S.Ed.,
Capella University; PhD., Capella University.
Jennifer G. Chiu, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., Binghamton; M.B.A., St. Joseph’s
College; Ed.D., Dowling College.
Yon Choi-Gomes, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, BS, St. John's University, MA, University
of Arizona
Robina Colclough-Davy, Assistant Professor
Industry Professional, B.S., York College; M.S., Long
Island University.
Pamela Gregory-Fernandez, Associate Professor
Industry Professional, B.S., St. John’s University, M.S.,
A.T. Still University.
Danielle Kruger, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., St. Francis College; M.S.Ed., Capella
University.
Louise Lee, Associate Professor Industry Professional,
B.S., Stony Brook, M.H.A. St. Joseph’s College, Ed.D.,
Northcentral University.
Zaidalynet Morales, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S. Lehman College M.S., St. Joseph’s
College.
Mary Jo Perry, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, A.S., Northeastern University; B.S.,
Adelphi University; M.S., Long Island University, C.W.
Post College.
Daniel Podd, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S.,
University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Alyssa Quinlan, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S. Marist College, M.S.
Pace University.
Stacey Singer-Leshinsky, Associate Professor
Industry Professional; B.S., Brooklyn College, M.S.Ed.,
Capella University.
Gregory Torsiello, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, B.S. St. John’s University, M.S. Concordia
College of New York.
Kathryn Vavrica, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, BS, New York City College of
Technology, MS, Central Michigan University
Department of Nursing
Regina Cardaci, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, PhD, CUNY Graduate Center, Certified
Nurse Midwife, SUNY Downstate, M.S. in Nursing.
Adelphi University, B.S. in Nursing, Adelphi
University
Richard Castellino, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, M.S. in Nursing, Primary Care Nurse
Practitioner, St. Joseph’s College, B.S. in Nursing,
Gwynedd Mercy University 
Eileen Engelke, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Ed.D, Teachers College, Columbia
University, M.A., Teachers College, Columbia
University, B.S in Nursing, Adelphi University
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COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Department of Health Professions
Corinne I. Alois, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., Pace
University.
Sandra Beysolow, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., Long Island University; M.S.Ed.,
Capella University; PhD., Capella University.
Jennifer G. Chiu, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., Binghamton; M.B.A., St. Joseph’s
College; Ed.D., Dowling College.
Yon Choi-Gomes, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, BS, St. John's University, MA, University
of Arizona
Robina Colclough-Davy, Assistant Professor
Industry Professional, B.S., York College; M.S., Long
Island University.
Pamela Gregory-Fernandez, Associate Professor
Industry Professional, B.S., St. John’s University, M.S.,
A.T. Still University.
Danielle Kruger, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., St. Francis College; M.S.Ed., Capella
University.
Louise Lee, Associate Professor Industry Professional,
B.S., Stony Brook, M.H.A. St. Joseph’s College, Ed.D.,
Northcentral University.
Zaidalynet Morales, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S. Lehman College M.S., St. Joseph’s
College.
Mary Jo Perry, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, A.S., Northeastern University; B.S.,
Adelphi University; M.S., Long Island University, C.W.
Post College.
Daniel Podd, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S.,
University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Alyssa Quinlan, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S. Marist College, M.S.
Pace University.
Stacey Singer-Leshinsky, Associate Professor
Industry Professional; B.S., Brooklyn College, M.S.Ed.,
Capella University.
Gregory Torsiello, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, B.S. St. John’s University, M.S. Concordia
College of New York.
Kathryn Vavrica, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, BS, New York City College of
Technology, MS, Central Michigan University
Department of Nursing
Regina Cardaci, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, PhD, CUNY Graduate Center, Certified
Nurse Midwife, SUNY Downstate, M.S. in Nursing.
Adelphi University, B.S. in Nursing, Adelphi
University
Richard Castellino, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, M.S. in Nursing, Primary Care Nurse
Practitioner, St. Joseph’s College, B.S. in Nursing,
Gwynedd Mercy University 
Eileen Engelke, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Ed.D, Teachers College, Columbia
University, M.A., Teachers College, Columbia
University, B.S in Nursing, Adelphi University
Margaret Hickey, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, M.S. in Nursing, Walden University, B.S.
in Nursing, Molloy University
Francine Laterza, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Ed.D, Western Connecticut State
University, M.S. in Nursing/Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner, Hunter College, B.S. in Nursing, St.
Joseph’s College
Nancy Spear Owen, Assistant Professor Industrial
Professor, Ed.D, Teachers College, Columbia
University, M.A., Pace University, B.S. in Nursing,
University of Rhode Island
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Ebtesam Ahmed, Clinical Professor; Pharm.D.,
St. John’s University.
Vibhuti Arya, Clinical Professor, Pharm.D.,
St. John’s University.
Carmela Avena-Woods, Associate Clinical
Professor, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Judith L. Beizer, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm., St.
Louis College of Pharmacy; Pharm.D., University of
Tennessee.
Jennifer Bhuiyan-Qadeer, Assistant Professor
Industry Professionals, Pharm.D., St. John’s University;
MPH, Johns Hopkins University.
Nicole Bradley, Assistant Clinical Professor,
Pharm.D., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences.
Joseph M. Brocavich, Associate Clinical Professor,
B.S. Phm., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and
Science; Pharm.D., Duquesne University.
Tina Caliendo, Assistant Professor Industry
Professionals, B.S. Phm., St. John’s University;
Pharm.D., University of Florida.
Manouchkathe Cassagnol, Clinical Professor,
Pharm.D., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
University.
John Conry, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,
St. John’s University.
Gladys M. El-Chaar, Clinical Professor, B.A.,
East Stroudsburg University; B.S. Phm., St. John’s
University; Pharm.D., Medical University of South
Carolina.
Joseph V. Etzel, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.
Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Danielle C. Ezzo, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.
Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Laura M. Gianni, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.
Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Regina Ginzburg, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm.,
Pharm.D., St John’s University.
Olga Hilas, Professor Industry Professional, B.S. Phm.,
Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Kathleen Horan, Assistant Clinical Professor,
PharmD, St. John's University
Mary Ann Howland, Clinical Professor, B.S., Wake
Forest University; B.S. Phm., Rutgers University;
Pharm.D., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and
Science.
Gregory J. Hughes, Associate Clinical Professor,
Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Samantha Jellinek-Cohen, Associate Clinical
Professor, Pharm.D., Long Island University.
Tina Kanmaz, Clinical Professor, B.A., Hofstra
University, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Sum Lam, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,
University of Connecticut.
Chung-Shien Lee, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Yuman Lee, Associate Clinical Professor, Pharm.D.,
St. John’s University.
Celia Lu, Associate Professor Industry Professional,
Pharm.D, St. John’s University.
William M. Maidhof, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s
University.
Nicole M. Maisch, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.
Phm., Pharm.D., Albany College of Pharmacy.
Maria Mantione, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm.,
Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Nissa Mazzola, Associate Clinical Professor,
Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Samantha Moore, Assistant Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Kimberly Ng, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Michele Pisano, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Gerard Quinn, Assistant Clinical Professor, PharmD,
St. John's University
Maha Saad, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S., Rosary
School Mansourieh, Lebanon; B.S., Phm., Pharm.D.,
Lebanese American University.
Sharon See, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,
Rutgers University.
Hira Shafeeq, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Sarah Smith, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, Pharm.D., University of Kentucky.
Damary Torres, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.,
Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
Department of Pharmacy
Administration and Public Health
Yolene Gousse, Associate Professor Industry
Professional, DB.S., St. John’s University; MPH, CUNY
Hunter College; Dr.P.H., SUNY Downstate Medical
Center.
Sen Anna Gu, Associate Professor, M.A., M.S.,
Ph.D., University of Maryland, M.D. Tongji Medical
University, China.
Monica Hwang, Associate Professor, B.S. Sung Kyun
University, South Korea, M.S., Ph.D. University of
Wisconsin – Madison.
Martha L. Mackey, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A.,
J.D., St. John’s University.
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Jagannath M. Muzumdar, Associate Professor,
B.S., Mumbai University; M.S., Mississippi State
University; M.S., University of Toledo; Ph.D.,
University of Minnesota.
Rajesh Nayak, Associate Professor, B.S. Phm., M.S.
Phm., Mangalore University; Ph.D., University of
Florida.
Somnath Pal, Professor, B.S. Phm., M.S., Jadavpur
University; M.B.A., Calcutta University; Ph.D.,
University of Iowa.
Taehwan Park, Assistant Professor, B.S. Chung-
Ang University, South Korea; M.S. Seoul National
University; and Ph.D. University of Minnesota.
Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Saurabh Agarwal, Assistant Professor, B.S.,
University of Kanpur, India; M.S., Jiwaji University,
India; Ph.D., University of Lucknow, India.
Andrew J. Bartilucci, Dean Emeritus and Executive
Vice President Emeritus, B.S., Phm., St. John’s
University; M.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., University
of Maryland.
Blase C. Billack, Professor, B.S., University of
Richmond; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Pengli Bu, Assistant Professor, B.S., Shandong
University, P.R. China; M.S., Peking Union Medical
College, P.R. China; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Medical Center; harnessing herbal medicine
for Leydig cell protection and novel biomarker
characterization for liver cancer.
Jerome Cantor, Professor, B.A., Columbia
University; M.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Joseph M. Cerreta, Associate Professor, B.S., M.S.,
Ph.D., Fordham University.
Carlos Chavez, Assistant Professor, B.Sc., University
of Concepcion, Chile; M.Sc., University of La Laguna,
Spain; Ph.D., University of La Laguna, Spain.
Zhe-Sheng Chen, Professor, M.S., Sun Yat-Sen
University of Medical Sciences, P.R.China; M.D.,
Guangdong Medical and Pharmaceutical College,
Guangdong Province, China; Ph.D., Institute for
Cancer Research, Kagoshima University, Japan.
Xingguo Cheng, Associate Professor, Ph.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center.
Hyunah Cho, Assistant Professor, B.S. Pharm., M.S.,
Sookmyung Women’s University; M.A., Fairleigh
Dickinson University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-
Madison.
Russell J. DiGate, Professor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
University of Rochester
Vikas Dukhande, Associate Professor, B.S., Mumbai
University, India; Ph.D., Idaho State University.
Sue M. Ford, Associate Professor, B.S., Cornell
University; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Diane Hardej, Associate Professor, B.A., Queens
College; M.S., Ph.D., St. John’s University.
Sei Higuchi, Assistant Professor, B.S., Josai
University; PhD, Fukuoka University
Vijaya L. Korlipara, Professor, B.S. Phm., Banaras
Hindu University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Sunil Kumar, Assistant Professor,
B.S. Guru
Jambheshwar University; M.S. and Ph.D., St. John’s
University
Nitesh Kunda, Assistant Professor,
B. Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and
Sciences, India; M.Sc., London School of Pharmacy,
UK; Ph.D., Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Chul-Hoon Kwon, Professor, B.S. Phm., Howard
University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Senshang Lin, Professor, B.S. Phm., Taipei Medical
College; Ph.D., Temple University.
Woon-Kai Low, Associate Professor, B.S., University
of Waterloo; Ph.D., University of Toronto.
Lin Mantell, Professor, M.D., Beijing University;
Ph.D., Stony Brook University.
Ashley Thomas Martino, Associate Professor,
B.A., California State University Northridge; Ph.D.,
University of Florida.
Aaron Muth, Associate Professor, B.S., SUNY
Binghamton; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D.,
University of Central Florida.
Raymond S. Ochs, Professor, B.S., Purdue
University; Ph.D., Indiana University.
Ketankumar Patel, Associate Professor, B.Pharm.,
Pharmacy College, Anand, India; M.Pharm., Bombay
College of Pharmacy Mumbai University, Mumbai,
India; Ph.D., Institute of Chemical Technology,
Mumbai, India.
Jeanette Perron, Assistant Professor, B.S., Ph.D.,
University of Miami.
Sandra E. Reznik, Professor, A.B. Harvard
University; M.D., Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of
Medicine.
Bhagwan D. Rohera, Professor, B.S. Phm., M.S.,
Saugar University; Ph.D., University of Basel,
Switzerland.
Francis A.X. Schanne, Associate Professor, B.A., La
Salle College; Ph.D., Temple University.
Abu Serajuddin, Professor, B.S. Phm., Dhakra
University, Bangladesh; M.S., Columbia University;
Ph.D., St. John’s University.
Emilio Squillante, Associate Professor, B.S. Phm.,
M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island.
Tanaji Talele, Professor, B.S., University of Pune,
India; M.S., Ph.D., Mumbai University, India.
Louis Trombetta, Professor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.,
Fordham University.
Shanzhi Wang, Associate Professor, B.S., Jilin
University, P.R. China; Ph.D. Texas A&M University.
Development of new therapeutics through protein
characterization and engineering.
John N.D. Wurpel, Associate Professor, B.S.,
Belmont Abbey College; M.S., Fairleigh Dickinson
Univesity; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Sabesan Yoganathan, Associate Professor, B.Sc.
McMaster University, Canada; Ph.D. University of
Alberta, Canada.
Please visit the following webpage for a complete
list of our faculty, including current part-time faculty.
www.stjohns.edu/academics/undergraduate/
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Luca Iandoli, Dean, and Lesley H. and William L.
Collins Distinguished Chair, Associate Professor of
Computer Science, B.S., MS.E., Ph.D
Craig Baron, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
and Associate Professor of Theology, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Robert Barone, Associate Dean of Strategic
Planning and Special Projects, B.S., M.S. M.B.A., P.D.
Andrew A. Bhola, Associate Dean/Director
of Advising, B.S., M.B.A.
Gail M. Chiarovano, Associate Dean,
B.A., M.A.
Max Hergenrother, Associate Dean of Academic
Technology & Pedagogic Innovation and Director of
the SJU Design Factory, B.F.A., M.F.A.
Geraldine Castelli, Assistant Dean, B.S., M.S
Rev. Michael J. Cummins, C.M., Assistant
Dean, Director of Internal Research and Enrollment
Management, C.M., M.Div., Th.M.
Diana Morgan, Assistant Dean/Director of Senior
Related Services, B.S., M.B.A., P.D.
Randolph D.J. Ortiz, Assistant Dean, Military
Science Liason, B.A., M.A.L .S., Ed.D.
Theresa Peros, Assistant Dean, B.S., M.B.A.
Maria Rappa, Assistant Dean and Associate Director
of Marketing and Outreach, B.S., M.B.A.
Christine Munch, Marketing and Communication
Specialist, B.S.
Richard Martinez, Senior Broadcast Engineer, B.S.,
M.S.
Ann Margrett V. Rodriguez, Director of Fiscal &
Administrative Affairs, B.S.
Carolyn Rutigliano, Associate Production
Manager, CCPS Labs: Television and Film Center, B.S.
Dennis Vernaleo, Technology Coordinator, CCPS
Labs: Television and Film Center, B.S.
Programs of Study
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College
of Professional Studies, the largest college of
the University, fulfills the mission and goals of
St. John’s by offering specialized professional
programs on both campuses. Undergraduate
students may choose a four-year [baccalaureate]
degree, a two-year [associate] degree, or a
concentrated certificate course of study. The
College also offers dual degree and pathway fast
track programs.
Objectives
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies enjoys a unique combination
of multidisciplinary design and innovation paired
with a focus to educate every student that we
welcome to our university. “We Educate the
Next VIPs” that is the Vincentian Innovators and
Professionals. Through both classroom learning
and career experience, CCPS students apply
professional competencies with the ethical, moral,
and humanistic foundation that is the strength
of our University. Like St. Vincent DePaul, CCPS
students become social innovators within their
professions who contribute their compassion,
human dignity and sense of social justice to all
they accomplish.
CCPS has a strong tradition of student-
centered education. Our mission to focus
on students is achieved through our college
objectives and academic priorities:
• To build learner-centered environments with full
support services such as to encourage student
success.
• To coordinate integrated advisement and career
support that assists students in identifying
the training path that best fits their interest,
inclinations and job demands
• To expand research and combined degree
opportunities with research, internships and
other experiential learning opportunities
• To provide hands-on learning opportunities that
inspire creativity and innovation through lab
activities, classroom discussion and internship
experiences
• To embed technology across disciplines and
within centers of excellence that focus on the
intersections between innovation, security,
computing and communication.
• To incorporate liberal arts and science
innovations that transform students into effective
communicators, compassionate leaders and
innovative problem solvers.
• To build global, professional experiences through
internship opportunities and international
programming.
• To provide a variety of degree programs,
including associate, baccalaureate and graduate
degrees and certificate programs responsive to
market needs and the employment sector.
Student Support
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies students receive an extensive
array of support services. The faculty emphasize
the pursuit of teaching excellence and are
available to meet with students in order to further
class discussions, provide individual instruction
and create a caring student-faculty relationship.
Faculty and Deans advise all students in
the planning of their academic programs, paying
special attention to student needs and career
development. Tutoring is also available.
Numerous internships with prestigious
firms and institutions in the metropolitan area
provide the professional field experience which
supplements classroom instruction and can
lead to future employment. Co-curricular and
extra-curricular clubs provide not only a social
environment, but one that is closely linked to
the academic, making learning a lively, involving
activity. For example, The Mock Trial Team has
won national acclaim in recent competitions.
Professional societies, career nights and
extensive alumni networking all bridge the gap
between college life and future careers. As an
integral part of The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies, the instructional
Television, Film, and Radio Center, digital video
editing lab and WSJU, the University radio station,
all provide a professional environment for students
to hone their skills and enhance their college
degree.
Degrees, Majors and
Minors Available
Bachelor of Science
Majors Available:
Administrative Studies
Advertising Communication
Creative/Production Track
Account Management/Media Track
Communication Arts
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Forensic Psychology Option
Cyber Security Systems
Enterprise Regulations: Profit and Nonprofit
Fashion Studies
Game Development and Emerging Media
Health and Human Services
Healthcare Concentration
Human Services Concentration
Healthcare Informatics
Business Option
Homeland Security
Hospitality Management
Information Technology
Journalism
Legal Studies
Networking Systems
Business Option
Photojournalism
Public Relations
Sport Management
Business Option
Coaching Option
Television and Film
Minors Available:
(Students may also choose minor areas offered
through other undergraduate units.)
Advertising
American Military History
Applied Data Mining
Business Administration
Business Law
Business Technology
Communication Arts
Computer Science
Correctional Counseling
Court Administration
Criminal Justice
Criminalistics
Cyber Security Systems
Digital Forensics
Digital Media Design
Dramatic Arts
Entrepreneurship
Equity and Inclusion
Event Management
Fashion Industry Sustainability
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies
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Fashion Studies
Film Studies
Fire and Arson Investigation
Food Service Management
Forensic Psychology
Forensics
Fraud Examination and Economic Crime
Game Development and Emerging Media
Healthcare Informatics
Health Service Administration
Homeland Security
Hospitality Management
Hotel Management
Human Service Administration
Information Technology
International Communications
International Criminal Justice
International Studies
Journalism
Legal Studies
Lodging Management
Mathematics (CUS, CYB, HCI, NET majors)
Media Graphics
Military Leadership
Multicultural and Ethnic Studies
Networking Systems
Photojournalism
Pop Culture
Public Relations
Sport Management
Television Studies
Tourism Management
Video Game Development
*Some of the minors may require completion of additional
credits beyond the minimum necessary for the degree. For
additional information, please contact the CCPS Dean’s office.
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Studies
Associate in Arts
Liberal Arts
Associate in Science
Business Administration
Cyber Security Systems
Criminal Justice
Legal Studies
Networking Systems
Television and Film Studies
Certificate Programs
Certificate programs are offered to meet the
needs of mature students who are interested in
advancing their knowledge and enhancing their
abilities in new areas to meet their professional
goals and interests. Such programs are for three
groups of individuals, namely: holders of bachelor’s
degrees who are interested in developing
competencies in an additional or complementary
field of learning; individuals with no prior collegiate
experience who wish to explore a particular
field of study and who are unable to pursue a
degree program at the present time; individuals
who are presently enrolled in a degree program
in an unrelated field who wish to broaden their
educational experiences but who do not desire to
pursue an additional major field of study. Students
must complete certificate program courses with a
minimum cumulative index of 2.0. The following
programs are available: No financial assistance is
available for certificate programs.
Business Administration—requires the
successful completion of 21 credits including ACC
1007, 1008; BLW 1001; ECO 1001, 1002; MGT 1000
and three credits chosen from BLW 1005; CUS 1102;
MGT 1001, 1003 and MKT 1001. Individuals who
do not intend to pursue an undergraduate degree
in business may substitute an additional business
elective from those courses listed above.
Computer Science—requires the successful
completion of 18 credits including CUS 1115, 1116,
1126, 1156, and six credits from CUS 1162, 1163,
1165, 1166.
Criminal Justice—requires the successful
completion of CRJ 2000, 2001 and 12 credits
chosen from CRJ 2002, 2004, 3000, 3003, 3100,
3101, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3116, 4000.
Cyber Security Systems—requires the successful
completion of 18 credits including CUS 1115, 1116;
NET 1001; CSS 1005, 1011, 1012.
Health Services Adminstration—requires the
successful completion of the following 18 credits
including HSA 1100, 1101, 1002, 1005, 1011, 1012.
Substitutions may be made where appropriate to
student’s objectives.
Homeland Security—requires the successful
completion of 18 credits including HSC 1001, 1003,
1004, 1007 and 6 additional credits chosen from
HSC 1002, 1006, 1009, 1010, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015,
1017, CRJ 3101, 3107, 3108, 3112, 3116, CSS 1001,
CUS 1106.
International Criminal Justice—requires the
successful completion of 18 credits including 12
credits required from CRJ 2000, 3108, 4106, 5005;
six credits from the following courses: CRJ 2001,
3106, 3107, 5202.
Legal Studies—requires the successful
completion of 18 credits including LES 1100, 1101,
1102, 1004, 1015, and any 3 credits from the Legal
Speciality Elective courses listed in the LES major
area requirement section. Students must have
successfully completed 60 undergraduate credits
to be accepted to the LES Certificate Program.
Approved by the American Bar Association.
Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to
the public, except as permitted by law
Microcomputer Systems—requires the
successful completion of 18 credits including CUS
1103, 1104, 1115, 1116, NET 1001, and three credits
from chosen from CUS 1124, 1147, 1165, 1172.
Admissions
Prospective students seeking admission to
a certificate program must meet the regular
entrance requirements for The Lesley H. and
William L. Collins College of Professional Studies.
Admission of new students is dependent upon all
past educational experiences and other significant
activities. For admission to the certificate program
in legal studies, applicants must have completed
a minimum of 60 college credits in liberal arts/
sciences.
Students who are currently matriculated for
a degree must be in good academic standing to
qualify for admission into a certificate program.
Matriculated students may not pursue a
certificate program in their major field of study.
For further information, please contact The Lesley
H. and William L. Collins College of Professional
Studies Office.
Transfer Credit for Certificates
A maximum of six credits attained prior to
enrollment in a certificate program may be used in
fulfillment of the requirements for the certificate.
All courses completed in a certificate program
may be used toward the partial fulfillment of
requirements for a bachelor’s or associate’s degree,
where applicable.
Awarding of Certificates
Following the same schedule of degree conferrals,
certificates are awarded in September, January
and May to candidates who have successfully
completed all course requirements with a
minimum grade point index of 2.0.
Dual Degree Programs
B.S./M.A. Communication Arts/
Sociology
B.S./M.A. Communication Arts/
Government and Politics
B.S./M.A. Communication Arts/
International Communications
B.S./M.A. Criminal Justice/Sociology
B.S./M.A. Criminal Justice/ Government
and Politics
B.S./M.A. Journalism/ Sociology
B.S./M.A. Journalism/ Government and
Politics
B.S./M.A. Legal Studies/ Sociology
B.S./M.A. Legal Studies/ Government
and Politics
B.S./M.B.A. Computer Science/Business
Administration
B.S./M.B.A. Cyber Security Systems/
Business Administration
B.S./M.B.A. Information Technology/
Business Administration
B.S./M.B.A. Networking Systems/
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B.S./M.P.S. Criminal Justice/ Criminal
Justice Leadership
B.S./M.S. Communication Arts/
International Communication
B.S./M.S. Computer Science/Data
Mining and Predictive Analytics
B.S./M.S. Computer Science/
Accounting
B.S./M.S. Cyber Security Systems/
Accounting
B.S./M.S. Information Technology/
Accounting
B.S./M.S. Information Technology and
Library Information Systems
B.S./M.S. Networking Systems/
Accounting
CCPS Pathway Programs
Pathways exist between the following
undergraduate and graduate programs:
B.S. Advertising Communication/ M.S.
Integrated Advertising Communications
B.S. Communication Arts–
Media Management /
M.S. Integrated Advertising
Communications
B.S. Computer Science/
M.S. Computer Science
B.S. Cyber Security Systems /
M.S. Cyber & Information Security
B.S. Health and Human Services–
Healthcare /
M.S. Healthcare Systems
B.S. Health and Human Services–
Human Services /
M.S. Healthcare Systems
B.S. Homeland Security /
M.P.S. Homeland Security and Criminal
Justice Leadership
B.S. Hospitality Management / M.S.
International Hospitality Management
B.S. Journalism /
M.S. International Communication
B.S. Legal Studies /
M.P.S. Homeland Security and Criminal
Justice Leadership
B.S. Legal Studies /
M.S. International Communication
B.S. Public Relations /
M.S. Integrated Advertising
Communications
B.S. Public Relations /
M.S. Intenational Communications
B.S. Sport Management /
M.P.S. Sport Management
Dual degree and pathway programs permit qualified
students to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s
degree in an integrated program within a shortened
time frame. Instead of the usual five-and-a-half to
six years required to obtain the two degrees, it is
possible to earn them in just five years.
Each program is designed to enable students
to complete the University and departmental
requirements of 120 credits for the bachelor’s
degree in four years. By completing 120 credits in
the first four years, including 12 graduate credits,
the student is assured of completing the bachelor’s
degree if for any reason he/she decides not to
continue for the fifth year. The student can opt to
earn the master’s degree according to a normal
schedule, either after the fourth year or at a later
period.
Applicants to any of these programs must
have completed at least 60 credits including 12
credits in their major areas and have achieved
the qualifying cumulative and major area GPAs.
Transfer students may apply at the time of
enrollment. For additional information, please
visit www.stjohns.edu/ccpsfasttrack and contact
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies Dean’s Office..
B.S./J.D.
This program permits qualified students to earn
both a bachelor’s and a law (juris doctor) degree
in an integrated program within a shortened
time frame of six years of full-time study.
The program is designed to enable a student
pursuing specific bachelor’s degree offered by the
College, to apply up to 27 credits earned in the
first year of law school as the final 27 credits of his
or her bachelor’s program. These credits may only
be applied to a bachelor’s program in the manner
specified by the University. Students may apply
after the successful completion of 60 academic
credits.
Applicants to this program must have at least
a 3.5 cumulative quality point index at the time of
completing their 60 academic credits. If accepted
into the program by The Lesley H. and William L.
Collins College of Professional Studies, the student
must then take the Law School Admission Test
(LSAT) and achieve an acceptable score, after
which the student must make application to St.
John’s University School of Law and be accepted.
This combined degree program is run in
conjunction with St. John’s University School
of Law only and with no other law school. Students
must meet with the designated pre-law advisor to
apply.
CCPS Undergraduate
Digital Badges
Overview
CCPS offers several graduate digital badges and
one undergraduate digital badge. Digital badges
are online credentials you can display on a variety
of platforms, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook,
and on your résumé or curriculum vita (CV). They
demonstrate your skill and knowledge in the
designated area and give you a professional edge
in a competitive global market.
For more information and full listing of
requirements, please visit https://www.stjohns.edu/
academics/schools/college-professional-studies/
about-lesley-h-and-william-l-collins-college-
professional-studies/digital-badges.
Undergraduate Level Badges:
Corrections
Criminal Investigation
Cybercrime
Data Science
Digital Forensics
Equity and Inclusion
Fashion Design
Fashion Entrepreneurship
Fashion Ethics & Sustainability
Fashion Management
Fashion Marketing
Forensics
General Fashion Studies
General Hospitality
Healthcare Informatics
Hospitality Event Management
Hospitality Law
Hospitality Lodging
Legal Studies
Managing Inclusivity at Work
Police Leadership
Secure Coding
Social Entrepreneurship
Sport Business
Sport Coaching
Sport Communication
Sport E-Technology
Sport Industry
Sport Law
Sport Name, Image, Likeness (NIL)
Sport Technology
Student Specialization ENT Badge
(Specialized Entrepreneurship)
Evening Programs
Queens Campus
St. John’s University, recognizing the special
needs and commitments of working adults, offers
a wide selection of degree programs during
evening hours and online for students who have
only certain hours available each week to pursue
their education. Classes are arranged for working
students’ convenience.
The Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of
Science degrees and the Associate in Arts and
the Associate in Science degrees are offered in
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the evening in most major areas. Please see the
description under each major for the sessions in
which the major is offered.
A bachelor’s degree requires completion
of 120 credits. These credits provide a broad
liberal arts education and a specialized major
concentration. An associate’s degree requires
completion of 60 credits. These credits are the
equivalent of approximately half the requirements
for a bachelor’s degree, and introductory
knowledge of a major area is included. Associate
degree recipients have all their credits transfered
into the bachelor’s sequence if they continue study
in the same field or in one that is closely related.
It is also possible to take classes leading to a
certificate in the evening. Please see the section on
certificate programs to note the variety offered.
Special Assessment
Program
The University understands that learning need not
be confined to the classroom. The Lesley H. and
William L. Collins College of Professional Studies
student may be awarded up to 24 academic credits
for knowledge that is equivalent to that required
in the degree course. Such knowledge may have
come through work, in-service training programs,
independent study, reading and research, travel, or
other lifetime endeavors.
To qualify for special assessment academic
credit, a candidate must be a mature person with
a level of theoretical and practical knowledge
appropriate to the program of study for the degree
sought. The student should have completed a
minimum of 12 semester hours of credit with a
minimum GPA of 2.5 in course work offered by the
University and must be a matriculated student in
a degree program of The Lesley H. and William L.
Collins College of Professional Studies. Students
are required to complete one or a combination
of the following methods of assessment: written
examination (standardized tests), internal
examination, portfolio and oral examinations. The
granting of credit is based on faculty evaluation.
Students wishing additional information should
obtain the special assessment packet at the College
office.
Advanced Placement/CLEP
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies awards credit to those students
who earn a requisite score on AP/CLEP and other
credit-by-test exams, providing the exams are
appropriate to the degree program.
Credits awarded through Special Assessment,
AP and CLEP do not affect the GPA.
Transfer Credit
External
The general university policy for students
requesting transfer from other colleges and
universities is stipulated in the Admissions section
of this bulletin. Students accepted by The Lesley
H. and William L. Collins College of Professional
Studies will receive an evaluation of their transfer
record listing the courses applicable to their
requested program of study.
Basis for Awarding Credit from
American Institutions
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies does not differentiate between
course modes when evaluating transfer credit.
To be considered for possible credit, coursework
should:
• Be offered through an accredited institution
listed on U.S. Department of Education Database
of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and
Programs
(http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/)
• Contain subject matter that is compatible to
subject mattered offered through
St. John’s University
• Be completed successfully with a grade of C
or better (or equivalent) without an associate’s
degree from the outside institution or a grade of
D or better with an A.A, A.S. or A.O.S. conferred
by the outside institution
• Be applicable to the requested degree of study
at St. John’s University
Basis for Awarding Credit from Foreign
Institutions
For credit from foreign institutions, students are
requested to provide a World Education Service
(WES) evaluation or a National Association of
Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) evaluation
before transfer credits will be awarded.
Maximum Amount of Transfer Credit
Applied
Below are the maximum credit totals for transfer
credits applied to the programs offered through
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies:
• For Associate Degrees: CCPS will apply up to 30
transfer credits to A.A. and A.S. degrees.
• For Bachelor’s Degrees: CCPS will apply up to 90
transfer credits to B.A. and B.S degrees. Of these
90 credits, a maximum of 72 credits can be from
a two-year institution (community college, junior
college, etc.)
Course Waivers for Transfer Students:
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies will honor the following course
waivers for transfer students. Please note: these are
not credit waivers. Students must fulfill all credit
requirements by completing general electives in
place of the waived courses.
• For students who have not completed an
associate’s degree at an outside institution,
DNY 1000C (Discover New York) will be
waived. Transfer students must complete 3
additional credits in general electives to fulfill
the required amount of credits for this course.
• For students who have completed an A.A., A.S.
or A.O.S. degree at an outside institution, the
following four courses will be waived:
o DNY 1000C (Discover New York)
o PHI 3000C (Metaphysics)
o PHI 1020 series elective (Ethics elective)
o THE 1040 series elective (Moral elective)
Transfer students with associate’s degrees
must complete 12 additional credits in general
electives to fulfill the required amount of credits
for these courses.
Internal
The general University policy for students
requesting transfer from other colleges within the
University is stipulated in the Office of the Registrar
section of this bulletin. It is recommended that
new internal transfer students meet with their
advising dean before registering for their first
semester as a CCPS student.
Internship Program
Credit-bearing internships are available to
selected students enrolled in most of the Bachelor
of Science degree programs of The Lesley H.
and William L. Collins College of Professional
Studies. The internship is a supervised off-campus
experience arranged by the Division Chairperson
or Program Director to provide practical
experience for selected students, in particular
majors, who have completed the essential courses
in the major area, including any prerequisite
courses and who have achieved a qualifying
cumulative GPA.
Student interns generally do not get paid
except for a small stipend. Since so many students
consider the internship experience to be a
valuable part of their undergraduate preparation,
competition is keen. Additional requirements
specific to individual majors can be found in the
internship sections of the program descriptions.
Students are strongly urged to apply,
in writing, for internship consideration to the
appropriate program director or chair during
the registration period for the semester in which
they would like to intern. Students may not carry
internship coursework as part of an excess credit
load. Further information is available at the office
of the respective chair or program director. Student
internships may begin in the fall, spring, or in some
programs, summer. Registration for internships is
completed at these times.
Internship Registration
After approval by the program director, students
must register for an internship in the Office of the
Dean. Failure to do so will invalidate academic
credit for the internship.
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Double or Triple Majors
Students interested in completing a second or
third major program of study must apply to the
academic dean for permission to complete the
second or third major. Specific requirements for
each major are available in the respective Dean’s
Office.
Co-Curricular
Organizations
Co-curricular organizations and clubs are
specifically designed to enhance the students’
experience and learning in a variety of fields. Clubs
associated with The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies programs include
the following:
Category 5
Category 5 is a student-led, fully functioning,
advertising agency. Membership provides
students with real-world, hands-on, experience
while servicing Academic Service clients such as
New York City Blood Drive, Habitat for Humanity,
American Cancer Society, American Red Cross,
the St. John’s The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies and the St. John’s
Women’s Basketball team. All St. John’s students
are invited to join Advertising and PR majors as
members of Category 5.
St. John’s University
Television Club (WRED-TV)
The St. John’s University Television Club prepares
members for the competitive television/media
industry. Interested students have the opportunity
to learn and use state-of-the-art television
equipment and to write, direct, produce, edit and/
or act in video productions. Eligible members may
register for academic credit while working under
the guidance of the faculty moderator.
The Society of Film and Visual Arts
The Communication Arts Film Society is a
co-curricular unit of The Lesley H. and William
L. Collins College of Professional Studies with
membership open to all St. John’s University
students. Members write, produce and shoot their
own motion pictures; run a series of weekly film
screenings and engage in a variety of motion
picture related activities. Academic credit may be
earned by members actively participating in the
organization. For further information, contact the
Chair of the Division of Mass Communication.
WSJU
WSJU is the student-run campus radio station.
It is a co-curricular organization, offering both
academic credit and practical broadcast experience
to those students interested in the field of radio.
Open to all St. John’s University students,
WSJU is an official member of the Intercollegiate
Broadcasting System (IBS).
Criminal Justice Association
The Criminal Justice Association is an academic
and social organization whose memberhip is
open to all St. John’s University students. The main
objective is to bring students into contact with the
structures and procedures of the criminal justice
system. The association acts as an information
center concerning career opportunities and job
availability.
Hospitality Management Organization
The Hospitality Management Organization is an
official representative body of all students in the
hospitality management program. The association
aims to initiate academic and social activities to
enhance the linkage between academics and
the current hospitality and tourism industry. The
association coordinates various events such as
the annual HMT Career Fair and HMT Networking
Night. It also acts as an information center
concerning career opportunities, internships,
scholarships and other related activities.
Membership requires attendance to such events
and scheduled meetings, as well as active
participation in service to the academic and social
communities.
The Legal Apprentice
A legal publication that gives St. John’s
undergraduate students the chance to publish
their legal research. Articles are selected for
publication through a blind review process by
faculty editors.
Legal Society
The Legal Society is a student organization that
works to enhance the relationship of the Legal
Studies Program and the legal profession by
various student-organized activities such as
guest speakers, field trips and publications. The
association assists students in preparing for a
career in the legal profession in the greater New
York area.
St. John’s University Mock
Trial Team
Since the mid 1990s, the team has made the
National tournament over 20 times, and has finished
as high as second place in that tournament.
Sport Management Association
The Sport Management Association is the official
student organization for all undergraduate
students majoring in sport management. The
club coordinates events, activities, and site visits
to prepare students for their careers in the sport
industry. Sponsored events include an annual career
night and several guest speakers throughout the
academic year. The club also disseminates a wide
range of relevant information such as internship
opportunities and latest industry news.
Honors
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies Honor
Society
The College’s Honor Society recognizes its
baccalaureate students who, by their continued
academic excellence and involvement in the
life of their school, church or community have
demonstrated that they are honor students.
Students who apply for membership must have
completed a minimum of 60 credits, and 30 of these
credits must have been taken in The Lesley H. and
William L. Collins College of Professional Studies. The
applicant must have achieved the qualifying GPA in
all college work.
Alpha Phi Sigma–Alpha Epsilon Rho
Chapter—Criminal Justice Honor
Society
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College
of Professional Studies chapter recognizes
outstanding students majoring or minoring in
criminal justice who have a 3.2 overall index for all
previous coursework (including transfer credits)
and a 3.2 index in criminal justice courses after
completeing at least 24 credits.
Lambda Epsilon Chi—National Legal
Studies Honor Society
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies chapter was established to
recognize academic excellence in legal studies. Legal
studies students enrolled in the A.S., B.S. or certificate
programs and students who minor in legal studies
are eligible to apply for the society if they achieve an
overall grade point index of at least 3.25 and a major
GPA of at least 3.50 after completion of one half of
all course requirements for their degree.
Tau Episilon Alpha—Human Services
Honor Society
The purpose of Tau Epsilon Alpha National
Organization for Human Services Honor Society
is to honor academic excellence; to foster lifelong
learning, leadership and development; and to
promote excellence in service to humanity. These
students exemplify the requisite qualities and are
being inducted into this honor society because
they have maintained an average of 3.2 or above,
provided service to the community through
volunteer work and internships.
Academic Awards and
Distinctions
For awards and distinctions that require using
grade point average to determine awards, all
college work applies.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Certificates of
Achievement recognize students in each major
who have attained the first, second and third
highest cumulative indices in the graduating
class.
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The Bessie and Isidor Shapiro Memorial Award,
sponsored by Professor Irving Shapiro, recognizes
a member of The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies graduating class
majoring in criminal justice or legal studies who
has demonstrated character, scholarship, and a
strong work ethic.
The Communication Arts Award, recognizing
academic excellence and ethical communication,
is presented to a student who not only exhibits
a commitment to academic excellence but
also pursues ethical means of communication
grounded on the examination of truth, love, and
respect in relation to others.
The Craig Collins Award, named in honor
of the former Director of Criminal Justice,
recognizes a criminal justice major who has
attained an exemplary grade point index and has
demonstrated excellence in the field of criminal
justice.
The Francis Flynn Award for Excellence in
Mathematics, named in honor of a former faculty
member, recognizes a graduating student in
an undergraduate degree program offered by
the Division of Computer Science, Mathematics
and Science who has completed the greatest
number of high level mathematics courses in the
graduating class with the highest index.
The Franklin Camerano Award for Excellence
in Healthcare, sponsored by Franklin Camerano,
Associate Professor of Health Services
Administration, recognizes a student in the
health service program who has demonstrated
academic excellence.
The Marianne Noonan Award, named after
a former student in the sport management
program, recognizes academic performance and
outstanding contributions to the program.
The Michelle Doherty Award, is given to a female
student who is graduating with the highest major
grade point average in the sport management
program.
The Outstanding Journalism Graduate Award,
recognizes a graduating journalism major who
has contributed to the journalism profession both
inside and outside the classroom and has achieved
an exemplary grade point index.
P. Kevin Castel Award, is presented to the student
most likely to succeed in the study of law.
The Panayiotis Papdopoulos Award, sponsored by
Dr. Louis Gesualdi, recognizes a graduating senior
who has demonstrated extraordinary humanitarian
qualities.
The Vincentian Spirit Award, recognizes
outstanding contributions of CCPS students to
their co-curricular life on campus.
The William Trunkes Memorial Scholarship
Fund, was donated by Judge Thomas T. Trunkes, a
graduate of St. John’s University and its School of
Law, in honor of his uncle Wiliam A. Trunkes. The
scholarship is awarded to a New York City police
officer or his or her child who is pursuing a degree
in criminal justice with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and
who preferably lives in Brooklyn.
Academic Information
Academic Advisement Program
The Academic Advisement Program of the College
provides each student with personal treatment
and attention as he/she proceeds through a
degree program. It is concerned with the choice
of a program of study, course selection, academic
standing and other related scholastic matters.
To achieve the objectives of the program,
the student periodically consults with an advisor
to develop an understanding of his or her
program and the possibilities for further study and
employment.
Each student must understand that the
responsibility for arranging an appropriate program
and for meeting all degree requirement rests with
the student. Academic advisement is offered to
assist students in meeting this responsibility.
Credit Load
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College
of Professional Studies limits the program
of any student enrolled on the basis of such
considerations as achievement in high school or
in previous college courses and the amount of
time available for study, especially if the student is
employed.
Matriculated students in an associate’s degree
program or the conditional LST program who are
not employed on a full-time basis may carry a
maximum of 15 credits per semester.
Matriculated students in a baccalaureate
degree program who are not employed on a full-
time basis may carry a maximum of 18 credits per
semester.
Non-matriculated students who are not
employed on a full-time basis may carry a
maximum of 12 credits.
Students who are enrolled in an internship
may not carry an excess credit load. An excess
credit load includes anything over 20 credits.
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies Core
Foreign Language or Cultural Studies
Requirement
The University Distributive Core Requirements
includes as one of its core knowledge requirements
the ability to describe cultural and linguistic
perspectives in the contem-porary world. Each of
the undergraduate units of the university defines
this requirement in a different way. In The Lesley
H. and William L. Collins College of Professional
Studies this requirement is defined as six (6) credits
in a foreign language or in cultural studies.
If the student decides to fulfill the
requirement with studies in a foreign language the
following options are allowed:
1. Two courses in one foreign language
in which the student already has some
background. If a student uses this option
he or she will take the modern foreign
language placement test offered in the
language lab located in St. Augustine
Hall and then follow the placement
recommendations based on that test result.
2. Two courses in one foreign language
in which he or she has no previous
background. The university offers courses
in a wide variety of languages including
Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek
(Modern and Ancient), Hindu, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian, and
Spanish.
3. Through credit earned by assessment tests
offered by the College Level Examination
Program (CLEP) of the College Board or by
the Foreign Language Proficiency Testing
Service of the NYU School of Continuing
and Professional Studies.
If the student decides to fulfill this
requirement with the cultural studies option he or
she must complete ART 1000C Creativity and the
Arts and a LAC (Language and Culture) course.
If The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College
of Professional Studies student transfers to another
undergraduate school or college within St. John’s,
foreign language credit earned by examination
might not be accepted in fulfillment of the foreign
language or cultural studies requirement of that
school or college.
NOTE: Students in the BS degrees through
the Division of Mass Communications; Journalism,
Television and Film will complete six credits in one
foreign language to fulfill this requirement.
Tutoring and Academic Support
Services
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies has a commitment to help
students achieve their educational goals. Faculty
office hours are available in the Dean’s Office so
that students may consult with their professors,
should they need extra help.
Probation
As part of our commitment to personal
advisement, The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies office monitors
students whose index falls below a 2.0 (C)
average. These students will report periodically
to their dean so that the office may assess their
academic progress. They may be required to
present notebooks, marked quizzes and exams,
and reports to their dean, and may not carry
a full credit load. Credit loads for probation
students may be limited by the Dean’s office.
This strategy is designed to allow the student
time to adjust to college schedules and college-
level course requirements.
Fresh Start Rule
An undergraduate student accepted for
readmission to The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies after an absence
of five or more years from the University may
ordinarily petition to the Dean to recalculate the
cumulative index of his/her previous residency. If
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the petition is approved, all courses taken remain
on the permanent record with their original grades.
Only grades of C or above are counted for credit.
No other grades are counted for credit. If the
petition is approved, the student resumes his/her
academic program with no cumulative or major
index, and thereafter is subject to the conditions
of warning, probation and dismissal which govern
all students. The student will fulfill all degree
requirements in effect at the time of readmission.
Under the provisions of this rule, before
graduation a student will complete a minimum of
30 credit hours which shall include advanced major
field courses typically taken in the senior year. All
courses ever taken on the college level are used in
the calculation of the index required for graduation
with honors.
This rule applies to The Lesley H. and William
L. Collins College of Professional Studies only. A
student who is readmitted to the College under
this rule and subsequently transfers to another
undergraduate unit of St. John’s University
becomes subject to the regulations of that college.
Other undergraduate units may not permit index
recalculation.
Attendance Policy
Regular and prompt attendance is expected
of all students and is an individual student’s
responsibility. Absence from class does not excuse
a student from any work missed. Students are
responsible for all announced exams and for
submitting all assignments on time. Ignorance of
such exams and assignments is not an acceptable
excuse for failure to complete them. Individual
faculty members determine participation
requirements and if a makeup exam will be
given as stated within their course outlines and
requirements.
Several types of courses such as writing
courses, science laboratories, global language
and culture courses, art studios and speech
performance courses are not covered under
this general requirement and may have specific
attendance requirements. Students are responsible
for the published attendance requirements in any
course for which they are registered.
Pass-Fail Option
The Pass-Fail Option has been instituted to
encourage students to enroll in more challenging
courses outside their major area of concentration
without affecting their grade point average. Credits
earned through a grade of “pass” (P) can be applied
to the student’s degree.
This option pass/fail option, which does not affect
the student’s GPA, it towards the degree is available
to CCPS students who:
• Are enrolled in baccalaureate or associate’s
program
• Have achieved sophomore status (at least 25
credits currently completed)
• Have achieved a minimum SJU GPA of 2.0
Pass/fail is not an option for current or future
major/minor area requirements (including ancillary
courses). Pass/fail is limited to one course per
semester (including summer), not to exceed:
• Six courses for the baccalaureate degree.
• Two courses for the associate’s degree.
(Any pass/fail courses approved in the AA/AS
program will count towards the six-course P/F limit
in the BA/BS program.).
The Pass-Fail Option may not be used in
connection with the students’ major/minor
requirements (including ancillary courses required
for the students’ degree). This option does not
affect the student’s grade point index, although a
“Pass” is credited toward the degree.
Application for the Pass-Fail Option must be
made on-line through UIS. In any given semester,
a student may elect the Pass-Fail Option up to and
including the last date designated for withdrawal
from class without academic penalty. The Pass-Fail
Students are encouraged to discuss the pass/fail
option with their dean before submitting their
request through UIS. Once approved the pass/fail
request may not be rescinded..
Make-up Examinations
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies adheres to the general
University policies regarding examinations
as stated in the Academic Information and
Regulations section of this bulletin. Tests, term
papers and assignments are given at the discretion
of the instructor. Credit is not given for a course
unless all assignments have been satisfactorily
completed. All work must be submitted no later
than the last meeting of the course.
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College
of Professional Studies does not give “Incomplete”
grades to undergraduate students. At their
discretion, faculty may issue a special grade of
UW (Unofficial Withdrawal) to a student who
has stopped attending and has not completed a
substantial amount of the assigned work. Faculty
may also issue a final grade of “F“ to any student
who, in their judgment, has not satisfactorily
completed the stated course requirements in an
acceptable manner.
A special grade of ABF (Absent from Final)
may be given to any student who has completed
all course requirements but who misses the final
examination because of circumstances that are
typically beyond the control of the student. The
“ABF” will be calculated as an “F” in the student’s
GPA unless a make-up exam is approved and
passed. Make-ups are to be completed in the most
immediate time frame that is reasonable for the
circumstances of the case.
Graduation
For graduation, students enrolled in a
baccalaureate program must complete a
minimum of 120 semester hours. Students
enrolled in an associate degree program
complete a minimum of 60 semester hours for
all programs, with a minimum cumulative index
of 2.0 and a minimum major index of 2.0. All
students must complete the last two full time
semesters of their degree at St. John’s University.
Students who complete their graduation
requirements are invited to participate in the May
Commencement ceremony. An undergraduate
student who is one to two courses short
(maximum 9 credits) and not subject to academic
discipline can submit a written request to
participate in the May ceremony. Request letters
must be submitted to the Dean’s office by the
determined deadline in the spring semester and
are reviewed by the College Commencement
Committee to determine student eligibility.
Granting such requests is the sole discretion of
the Dean’s office.
Student Responsibility
It is the responsibility of students to make certain
that their academic requirements have been
satisfied at the time they make application for
the associate or bachelor’s degree. Any questions
regarding degree requirements or course
scheduling should be brought to a college
administrator.
Prerequisite
A prerequisite is a course that is required before
the student enrolls in a certain class.
Electives
The electives within specified fields of study (e.g.,
social science elective) are subject to restrictions.
Consult the degree requirement headings on
the previous pages or a college administrator
concerning any course, to ensure that it satisfies
that elective requirement.
The requirement for FREE electives will be
fulfilled by any course(s) for which the student has
the proper prerequisites.
Repeat Courses
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies students who retake courses
they already have completed with a grade of D
or higher, will not receive credit for the second
course. Exception to this rule is granted to students
enrolled in the Fresh Start Program.
Dean’s Exception
When appropriate, the CCPS faculty and Dean’s
office may evaluate requirements and/or policy to
meet the needs of individual students.
Degree Requirements
Candidates must complete the specified
minimum number of semester hours of credit
for a prescribed program of study. The curricula
include required core courses, courses in the
major area sequence, courses in a related
area and free electives. A cumulative quality
point index of 2.0 for all courses taken, and
a cumulative quality point index of 2.0 for
all courses in the major and minor areas are
required.
Normally a full-time day session student
may complete his or her degree program in eight
semesters of study with credit loads of 15 semester
hours (five courses) in six of the eight semesters
and credit loads of 18 semester hours (six courses)
in two of the eight semesters. For information
on accelerated and summer study and credit by
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examination, please consult the specific sections of
this bulletin, and the CCPS Dean’s office.
University Core Requirements
Note: All courses are three credits unless otherwise
noted.
University Core requirements for ALL CCPS
bachelor’s degree programs (39 credits)
ENG 1100 Literature in a Global Society
FYS 1000* First year Seminar
FYW 1000 English Composition
HIS 1000 Emergence in a Global Society
PHI 1000 Philosophy of the Human Person
PHI 3000** Metaphysics
SCI 1000 Scientific Inquiry
SPE 1000 Public Speaking for College Students
THE 1000 Perspectives in Christianity
Mathematical, Logic, Quantitative,
Computational Reasoning:
3 credits chosen from BUA 1333, MTH 1100, PHI
3400, PSY 2030 (& lab), or SPM 4993
Social Justice
3 credits chosen from ANT 1000, CRES 1000, ECO
1320, ENG 1077, ENG 2100, ENG 3750, HIS 1505,
HIS 2313, HIS 3160, HIS 3375, HIS 3711, HIS 3712,
ITA 3904, PHI 3740, RCT 1010, RCT 1155, SOC
1170, SPA 3917, SPM 1552, THE 3240
Ethics
3 credits chosen from PHI 1020, PHI 1024, PHI
2200C, THE 1040/2300, THE 1042/THE 3300, THE
1043/3350, THE 2320, THE 3310, THE 3350, THE
3360
Sacred Texts chosen from**
3 credits chosen from THE 1030/2200, 1050/2810,
1060/2860, 1070, 1071, 2110, 2120, 2205, 2210,
2401, 2501, 2502, 2820, 2850, 3000, 3245, 3255,
3400, 3920
Exceptions
• Students majoring in the computer science
option will apply a lab science in place of SCI
1000
• Students majoring in computer science,
cyber security systems, healthcare informatics,
information technology and networking systems
will complete higher-level math sequence in
place of math/logic/quantitative/computational
reasoning requirement.
Note for all CCPS programs:
*External transfer students and non-conditionally
admitted LST students are not required to
complete FYS 1000. Students should see the CCPS
Dean’s office to determine an alternate course to
meet this credit requirement.
**External transfer students who have earned an
associate degree outside of SJU are not required
to take PHI 3000 and the Sacred Text elective.
Students should see the CCPS Dean’s office to
determine alternative courses to meet these credit
requirements.
B.A. Liberal Studies
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
The Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies is designed
to provide a quality, multidisciplinary education.
Its flexible approach is geared especially to the
nontraditional student, typically pursuing a
degree at night, while working full-time during
the day. Instead of choosing the traditional
single academic major area of study, the liberal
studies major studies a variety of areas centered
on the humanities, the social sciences, science
and mathematics and a minor area, including
one of the many career areas offered, such as
administrative studies, business, computer science,
criminal justice, health services, journalism or legal
studies.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
45–48 credits that include:
• Humanities: choose 15 credits from non-
University core English, philosophy, and theology
courses.
• Social Science: choose 15 credits from non-
University core anthropology, economics, history,
political science, psychology, sociology courses
(in addition to three credits required under the
“additional liberal arts requirements”).
• Computer Science, Mathematics, and
Science: choose 12 credits from non-University
core biology, chemistry, computer science,
mathematics and physics courses.
• LST 1000: 3 credits (This course is required
only for conditionally admitted students. All
other students should see the CCPS Dean’s
office to determine a course to meet this
requirement).
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and
Science Requirements: 9 credits that include 3
credits social science elective and 6 credits in
ART 1000/LAC 1000 or in one modern foreign
language..
General Electives: 27–36 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Administrative Studies
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
The curriculum in administrative studies leading to
the baccalaureate degree is designed to prepare
students for administrative and managerial jobs in
today’s technologically oriented workplace. With a
solid grounding in writing, critical thinking, office
software systems and a basic understanding of the
business world, ADS graduates will be trained for
entry-level positions in both the private and public
sectors of the economy.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Human Relations Area: 18 credits that include
PSY 1019, SOC 1021, SOC 1003 or HSC 1065, SOC
1004 or SOC 1002 and 6 credits chosen from
ADS 2000, BLW 1005, BLW 1015, ECO 1002, HIS
1006, HIS 1037, HMT 1010, HSA 1005, LES 1020,
MGT 1005, MGT 1014, MGT 1021, MGT 1024,
MGT 1026, MGT 1027, MGT 1050, PRL 2100, PSY
1017, PSY 1025
• Technology & Quantitative Reasoning Areas:
15 credits chose from: COM 1001, COM 1002,
COM 2401, COM 2600, COM 3294, CRJ 3006,
CSS1001, CSS 1005, CUS 1102, CUS 1110, DFR
1001, DMD 1001, DMD 2100, HCI 1001, HMT
1075, HSA 1004, HSC 1060, HSC 1100, IT 1011,
MTH 1007, MTH 1009, MTH 1021, NET 1001, NET
1011, SPM 1035
• Major Elective Area: 3 credits chosen from
the remaining elective in human relations or
technology/quantitative reasoning or through
internship.
Business Area Requirements: 12 credits chosen
from any business elective.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements: 18 credits that Include ECO
1001or ECO1002, ENG 1006, a three-credit
English Literature elective, and six credits in
social science electives and 6 credits in liberal
arts or science electives..
General Electives: 12–21credits selected under the
guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Advertising
Communication
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
The curriculum in advertising communication
leading to the baccalaureate degree in the
educational, managerial, and creative phase of
advertising along with the understanding of the
advertising agency.
Areas of Concentration
Courses may be selected to provide a
concentration in creative production or account
management-media.
Internship Program
For information on internships in advertising
communication, see “Internship Program” under B.S.
Communications.
Requirements for Creative/ Production
Track
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
54 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 12 credits in COM 1001, COM
1002, DMD 1001, COM 2500.
• Advertising Sequence Courses: 30 credits in
MKT 1001, ADV 2100, ADV 2400, ADV 2301, ADV
3200, ADV 3301, ADV 3400, ADV 3500, ADV 4600,
TVF 1200.
Creative Production Track: 12 credits chosen from
ADV 3401, ADV 4305, ADV 4306, ADV 4402, ADV
4601, ADV 5001, ADV 5002, COM 2401, COM
3294, ENT 1000, PHO 2100, PRL 2100, TVF 2204,
TVF 3206, VGD 1002.
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College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
and Science Requirements: 12 credits that
include three-credit English Literature elective
and 3 credits in social science electives and 6
credits in liberal arts or science electives.
General Electives: 15–24 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
Requirements for the Account
Management/Media Track:
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements: 48 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 12 credits in COM 1001, COM
1002, COM 2401, COM 2403.
• Advertising Sequence Courses: 27 credits iin
MKT 1001, ADV 2100, ADV 2400, ADV 3300, ADV
3400, ADV 3401, ADV 3403, ADV 4500, ADV 4402.
• Account Management-Media Track:
9 credits chosen from ADV 3200, ADV 3301,
ADV 4305, ADV 4306, ADV 4601, ADV 5001, ADV
5002, ADV 5003 CUS 1110, ENG 1006, ENT 1000,
PRL 2100, SPE 1010, TVF 1200.
Business Area Requirements: 12 credits from any
business course in ACC, BLW, ECO, MGT.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements: 9 credits that include 3 credits
in social science electives and 6 credits in liberal
arts or science electives.
Free electives: 12–21 credits selected under the
guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Communication Arts
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
The curriculum in communications leading to
the baccalaureate degree provides a professional
dimension in the educational, managerial and
creative phases of radio, television, film, and print,
and online media to develop an understanding of
the global communications media in combination
with the basic disciplines of the liberal arts and
business administration. It may also serve as
preparation for further academic and professional
study.
Departmental Minors
Any baccalaureate student may select
the following minors in communications:
communication arts, advertising communications,
public relations, journalism, photojournalism, tv/
film, and media graphics.
Internship Program
Students are eligible to apply for up to 12 hours of
internship credit in advertising communications,
communication arts, journalism, and public
relations and up to six hours in television and
film. In order to be eligible, students must have
completed 72 credits including 12 credits in their
major and have a minimum cumulative grade
point average of 2.75.
Mass Communication Advisory Council
The council is composed of leading executives
from the radio, television, motion picture,
advertising and public relations industries.
The council provides continuing support
to the University in curriculum, equipment,
facilities, expansion of programs, adjunct faculty,
recruitment campaigns and the development of
the total educational program.
Communications is so fluid that a
university must remain sensitive to fast-breaking
programmatic and technical innovations.
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies is committed to the reality that
education in this rapidly changing and expanding
area must maintain continuous contact with
practicing experts, such as the members of the
Advisory Council.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements 36 credits that include
• Required courses: 9 credits in COM 1001, 1002,
2401.
• Series courses: 12 credits that include.
• 3 credits from global communication chosen
from COM 3101, 3102, 3103, 3110.
• 3 credits from production chosen from: COM
2290, JOU 2201, JOU 2204, TVF 1200, TVF 1230.
• 3 credits from writing chosen from: ADV 2301,
JOU 2300, PRL 2301, TVF 2301, TVF 2302, TVF
2303.
• 3 credits from industry practices chosen from
ADV 2100, COM 2402, COM 2403, COM 2404,
JOU 1000, JOU 1400, PRL 2100, TVF 1400.
• Elective courses: 15 credits chosen from any
ADV, COM, PHO, PRL, TVF, VGD. (A maximum of
9 credit scan be chosen from English literature,
DRM, JOU, RCT or SPE).
Business Area Requirements: 18 credits including:
9 credits in COM 2403, COM 2404 and MGT 1001
and 9 credits chosen from ACC 1007, ACC 1008,
ADV 2100, ADV 3400, BLW 1001, BLW 1005, COM
2402, ECO 1001, ECO 1002, ENG 1006, JOU 1400,
JOU 3303, MGT 1003, MKT 1001, PRL 2100, TVF
3404.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements: 9 credits that Include 3 credits
in social science electives and 6 credits in liberal
arts or science electives.
General Electives: 18–27 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Computer Science
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
The BS program in Computer Science is accredited
by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET), a recognized U.S. accreditor
of college and university programs in applied
and natural science, computing, engineering and
engineering technology. For more information on
ABET, visit https://www.abet.org/.
The curriculum in computer science
leading to the baccalaureate degree provides a
professional education leading to careers such as
computer programmer for business and scientific
applications, systems analyst, and information
technology manager. It also serves as preparation
for further academic and professional study in
computer science and operations research.
Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of C on
CUS 1116 and CUS 1126 courses, is required
for students to be allowed to continue in the
computer science major (including computer
science option programs).
University Core Requirements: 33 credits
Major Area Requirements 45 credits that include
• Required Courses: 36 credits in CUS 1115,
1116, 1126, 1151, 1156, 1162, 1163, 1165,
1166, 1168, 1185, NET 1011.
• Elective Courses: 9 credits that include:
• 3 credits from CUS 1186, 1187, 1188.
• 6 credits chosen from any course above
CUS 1126.
Additional Liberal Arts Requirements:
• 15 credits in MTH 1009, 1010, 1013, 1014,
1022.
• 6 credits from MTH 1011, 1012, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019.
• 3 credits in ECO 1001 or 1002
• 8-10 credits from: BIO 1000, 1001L, BIO 2000,
2001L, CHE 1210, 1211L, 1212R, CHE 1220,
1221L, 1222R, PHY 1610, 1611L, 1611R, PHY
1620, 1621L, 1622R.
General Electives: 8–10 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor
Internship Program
Internships are available for qualified computer
science, cyber security systems, healthcare
informatics, information technology, and
networking and telecommunications majors
enrolled in the Bachelor of Science degree
program of study in The Lesley H. and William
L. Collins College of Professional Studies. The
internship is a non-paid, supervised, off-campus
experience to provide practical experience in a
field allied to the student’s major.
The following guidelines assist the student
applying for internship consideration.
Students must:
a) Be in junior or senior year.
b) Have completed all required major area courses
and the majority of major area electives.
c) Have a cumulative index of 2.75 or higher in all
course work for the three-credit internship and
3.00 or higher in all course work for the six-credit
internship. In addition, the student must have a
major area index of 2.50 or higher.
d) Have permission of the director to enroll in an
internship.
Students may not carry internship course
work as part of an excess credit load. Student
interns receive academic credit upon successful
completion of the non-paid internship
experience.
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B.S. Criminal Justice
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
The Bachelor of Science curriculum in criminal
justice offers the student a unique and rewarding
opportunity to prepare for a challenging career
in the field of justice administration. It may also
serve as preparation for further academic and
professional study.
Internship Program
Internships are available for criminal justice majors
enrolled in the Bachelor of Science degree in
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies. The internship is a supervised
off-campus experience arranged by the Director
of Criminal Justice to provide practical experience
in various fields of criminal justice. The following
guidelines assist the student applying for
internship consideration:
a) Must be in junior or senior year
b) Completed majority of courses in Criminal
Justice major
c) Cumulative index of 2.5 or higher in all course
work
d) Students may not carry internship coursework as
part of an excess credit load.
e) Student interns receive no salary; receive course
credit
f) Permission of the Director for Internship
consideration
For those students enrolled in a criminal justice
minor, an internship for three credits may be
selected with the above provisions.
Police/Correction Academy Credits
Students who have successfully completed training
courses at the New York City Police, Correction,
or at the Nassau County or New York State Police
academies may be entitled to receive credit toward
the B.S. degree in Criminal Justice.
Co-Op Education Program
The objective of this program is to provide
experience in professional positions with select
criminal justice agencies in the metropolitan
area. Program open to criminal justice majors
to contribute to the enrichment of educational
programs by providing educationally related
experience for the students.
Criminal Justice Advisory Council
The Criminal Justice Advisory Council is comprised
of distinguished leaders in the police service, law,
corrections, and public safety administration who
provide counsel to the criminal justice program in
the areas of curriculum development and research
needs. The advisory council plays an important
role in ensuring that the program’s curriculum is
meeting the needs of the criminal justice system in
the 21st century.
Criminal Justice Association
The Criminal Justice Association is an academic
and social organization whose membership is
open to all St. John’s University students. The main
objective is to bring students into contact with the
structures and procedures of the criminal justice
system. The association acts as an information
center concerning career opportunities and job
availability. It sponsors guest lectures, seminars,
on-site visits and opportunities to meet and speak
with practitioners in the field.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that including:
• Required Courses: 15 credits from CRJ 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.
• CRJ Elective Courses: Choose 21 credits from
any CRJ elective.
Business Area Requirements: 9 credits chosen in
any business area.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements
24 credits that include PSY 1001, SOC 1001, a
three-credit social science elective chosen from
HIS 1017, PSC 1001, PSY 1007, PSY 1017, PSY
1019, SOC, 1026, SOC 1028, a 3-credit English
literature elective and 3 credits in math electives
and 6 credits in liberal arts or science electives.
General Electives: 15–24 credits selected
under the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Criminal Justice
(Forensic Psychology Option)
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
The Bachelor of Science in criminal justice
with a specialization in forensic psychology
offers students training in the application of
psychological principles within the legal system.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits including:
• Required Courses: 15 credits from CRJ 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.
• CRJ Elective Courses: Choose twelve credits from
CRJ 3005, 3008, 3102, 3105, 3108, 4102 and nine
credits in any CRJ elective.
Business Area Requirements: 6 credits chosen
from any business courses.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements: 24 credits that include a three-
credit English literature elective 3 credit math
elective., 6 credits in liberal arts or science
electives, PSC 1001, PSY 1001, SOC 1001 and
six credits hosen from PSY 1007, PSY 1010,. PSY
1017, PSY 1019.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected
under the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Cyber Security Systems
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
The BS program in Cyber Security Systems
is accredited by the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (ABET), a recognized
U.S. accreditor of college and university programs
in applied and natural science, computing,
engineering and engineering technology. For more
information on ABET, visit https://www.abet.org/.
St. John's University has been designated
by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a
National Center of Academic Excellence (NCAE)
in Cybersecurity Defense (CD) through academic
year 2027. The Cybersecurity center is the central
point of multidisciplinary research, education,
training, and practice in the field of Cybersecurity.
This university-wide center has been created with
the vision to promote collaboration and interaction
with other students, faculty, and programs
within St. John’s University and the Cybersecurity
community as a whole. For more information, visit
https://cybersecurity.stjohns.edu.
The curriculum in computer security systems
leading to the baccalaureate degree provides a
professional education leading to careers such
as cryptanalyst, computer crime investigator,
network security administrator, computer forensic
specialist, and cyber law enforcement specialist. It
also serves as preparation for further academic and
professional study in computer security, computer
science, and networking and telecommunications.
University Core Requirements: 36 credits
Major Area Requirements: 45 credits that include:
CUS 1115, CUS 1116, CUS 1126, CUS 1185, CSS
1005, CSS 1006, CSS 1011, CSS 1032, CSS 1035,
DFR 1001, IT 1175 NET 1011, NET 1015
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements: 24 credits that Include ECO 1001,
ECO 1002, MTH 1009, MTH 1013, MTH 1014,
MTH 1022 and 6 credits in liberal arts or science
electives.
General Electives: 15–24 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Enterprise Regulation:
Profit and Non-profit
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
This program in which students majoring in
business-related law will learn about the laws that
form the framework for the successful operation
of organizations in our economy and the social,
ethical and economic forces that shape those
laws. Through the study of laws supporting
governmental, commercial and nonprofit
enterprises, students will gain insight into decision-
making in various sectors of the economy. The
major courses include ethics, general business
law and sector-specific law courses such as Legal
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Aspects of Health Organizations. The program
will prepare students to analyze complex
problems, think critically, work collaboratively and
communicate effectively through course work and
related activities, such as internships. Students will
develop the skills needed in today’s workplaces,
including synthesizing information, identifying
factual and legal issues and policy considerations,
analogizing and developing persuasive arguments
based on ethics, public policy and law.
This degree program offers a uniquely
integrated curriculum fusing career-specific and
liberal studies subject matter. The 120–credit
interdisciplinary curriculum allows 18 credits of
non-business electives and integrates the following
areas of study:
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements: 36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 18 credits from BLW 1001,
1005, 1015, 1020, 1030, REM 1003.
• Elective Courses: 18 credits chosen from: COM
2404, CSS 1021, CUS 1175, FAS 1055, HCS 1002,
HMT 1007, HSA 1011, HSA 1038, JOU 1402, NET
1051, REM 1013, SPM 1010.
Business Requirements:
15 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 6 credits from ACC 1007, ACC
1008.
• Elective Courses: 3 credits chosen from: MKT
1001 or MGT 1001.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements: 21 credits that include ECO 1001,
ECO 1002, ENG 1006, 3 credits chosen from PSC
1001, PSY 1001, SOC 1004, SOC1031, 3 credits
in liberal arts or science electives and 6 credits
chosen from either ART 1000/LAC 1000 or in
one modern foreign language
General Electives: 15–24 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Fashion Studies
(120 Credit Hours)
Fashion generates billions of dollars in business
worldwide. The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in
Fashion Studies degree program, offered through
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College
of Professional Studies at St. John’s University,
provides a comprehensive, in-depth, and global
approach to studying the business aspects of the
fashion industry. The core curriculum consists
of courses in various areas of fashion business,
ethics, and sustainability. Foundational knowledge
and skills in fashion studies are supported by
courses in liberal arts and sciences and business
administration. Although the program’s emphasis
is not on fashion design, an overview is offered
through an introduction to design course. This is
helpful for students who are considering further
study on the graduate level in this area. In keeping
with St. John’s University’s Catholic and Vincentian
mission, students examine fashion industry
practices and develop ideas for improvements
in sustainable practices, human resources, and
more. This ethical emphasis makes the University’s
Fashion Studies program unique.
Internship Program
Fashion internships may be completed in New
York or at one of the University’s global campuses
or locations in Rome, Paris, and Limerick. Courses
examine fashion industry operations in Rome, Italy;
Paris, France; and Limerick, Ireland and in newly
emerging centers of fashion around the world.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that including:
• Required Courses: 18 credits from FAS 1055, 1056,
1065, 1070,1075, 1076
• Elective Courses: 18 credits from FAS 1015,
1016, 1079, 1080,1081, 1082, 1090, 1091,
1092, 1095.
Business Requirements:
18 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 12 credits in ACC 1007, BLW
1001, MGT 1001, MKT 1001
• Elective Courses: 6 credits from BLW 1005, BLW
1015, MGT 1003, MGT 1006, MGT 1021, MKT
1003, MKT 1020.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements: 18 credits that include ECO 1001,
ECO 1002, 6 credits in one modern foreign
language and 3 credits in liberal arts or science
electives
General Electives: 9-12 credits selected under the
guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Game Design and
Emerging Media
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
The bachelor of science degree with a major in
Game Development and Emerging Media aims
to prepare students to enter the video game
development field, a billion-dollar industry rich
with robust career opportunities in edutainment,
simulation, and visualization. The Collins College of
Professional Studies currently offers a minor area
of specialization in Video Game Development.
At the University’s co-curricular e-sport events,
hundreds of students attend and participate. There
is a palpable and thriving demand among students
of St. John’s University to push the boundaries
of storytelling genres, craft unique interactive
experiences, and engage audiences through
play. Students actively ask for a comprehensive
production degree program in Game Development
and Emerging Media so that they can graduate
as nimble, inventive media-makers and future
thought leaders in media augmented by novel
technologies.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
44 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 21 credits in: COM 1001, COM
2500, CUS 1100, VGD 1001, VGD 1002
• Series Electives: 6 credits chosen from:
• Writing: Choose 3 credits from VGD 2300 or
VGD 3301
• Art: Choose 3 credits from TVF 2207 or ART
1135
Major Area Electives: Choose 24 credits from: ART
1105, ART 1115, ART 2125, DMD 1001, CUS 1115,
CUS 1116, CUS 1126, CUS 1179, TVF 2211, TVF
2230, TVF 3207, TVF 3211 or any VGD elective.
Business Area Requirements: 6 credits including: 3
credits chosen from VGD 2401 or SPM 1038 and
3 credits chosen from ADV 2100, BLW 1001, ECO
1001, MGT 1001, MKT 1001
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and
Science Requirements: 18 credits that include 3
credits in social science electives, and 15 credits
in liberal arts/science electives
General Electives: 12–21 credits under the
guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Health and Human
Services
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
Students can prepare for the profession and
related fields through the Bachelor of Science
degree program in Health and Human Services at
St. John’s University. Offered by the Lesley H. and
William L. Collins College of Professional Studies,
the program provides a solid foundation in the
theory, application and management of the health
administration, social and behavioral sciences and
their role in promoting cultural awareness and
sensitivity by developing social and health policies,
utilizing local resources and serving individuals,
families, and communities.
The 120-credit degree program stresses
the health, social, and behavioral science
concepts, interpersonal communication skills, and
ethical values needed for the profession. Both
concentrations combine classroom theory with
valuable internship experience so that students are
prepared to become leaders in their fields.
Requirements for the Healthcare Concentration:
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
39 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 18 credits from: HHS 3000,
HSA 1002, HSA 1100, HSC 1100,
HSC 1102, HSC 1020.
• Health Concentration: 21 credits that include
HSA 1003, 1004, 1011, 1012, 1020, 1040 and 3
credits HSA 1023, 1024, 1025, 1035, 1042, 1200.
Professional Area Requirements: 9 credits
that include ACC 1007, MGT 1001 and a three-
credit business elective.
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College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
and Science Requirements:
21 credits that include ENG 1006, 3 credits in any
math elective, 3 credits in any sociology elective,
6 credits chosen from PSC 1001, ECO 1001 PSY
1001, SOC 1001 or any HIS elective, and 6 credits
in liberal arts or science electives.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
Requirements for the Human Services
Concentration:
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
39 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 18 credits from: HHS 3000,
HSA 1002, HSA 1100, HSC 1100,
HSC 1102, HSC 1020.
• Human Services Concentration: 24 credits that
include HSC 1030, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074 and 6
credits from HSC 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085.
Professional Area Requirements:
12 credits that include MGT 1001 and 6 credits
chosen from HSC 1049, HSC 1060, HSC 1065, HSA
1035, HSA 1040, HSA 1042, HSA1100.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements: 21 credits that include ENG 1006,
PSY 1001 3 credits chosen from MTH 1003 or MTH
1021, 3 credits chosen from PSY 1017, SOC 1001
or SOC 1026 and 6 credits in liberal arts or science
electives.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Healthcare Informatics
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
Recognizing the growing need to enhance
the efficiency, quality, and accessibility of our
healthcare system, the baccalaureate degree
program in healthcare informatics is designed
to teach students how to apply specialized
information technology tools within the healthcare
delivery process, and will prepare our graduates
for a number of occupations that require
in-depth knowledge of both computer science
and the healthcare system, including healthcare
informaticians, healthcare software engineers,
healthcare technology support specialists,
healthcare database administrators, and health
information systems managers.
University Core Requirements: 36 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• 18 semester hours of courses in computer science
and networking and telecommunications: CUS
1115; 1116; 1126; 1167; 1179; NET 1001.
• 18 semester hours of courses in healthcare
informatics: HCI 1001; 1002, 1015; 1021, 1022;
three additional credits in healthcare informatics
or CSS 1008.
Specialized Area Requirements
18 semester hours of courses in health services
administration: HSA 1002, 1003; 1012; 1042; 1100;
1101.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
24 credits that include *BIO 1050 or BIO 1060,
ECO 1001, ECO 1002, MTH 1004, MTH 1008, MTH
1009, MTH 1013, MTH 1014.
General Electives: 6–15 credits selected under the
guidance of an advisor.
Internship Program
See details under B.S. Computer Science.
B.S. Healthcare Informatics
(Business Option)
University Core Requirements: 36 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 33 credits from CUS 1115,
CUS 1116, CUS 1126, CUS 1167, CUS 1179, HCI
1001, HCI 1002, HCI 1015, HCI 1021, HSA 1100,
HSA 1101.
• HCI Elective Courses: Choose three credits from
any HCI course or CSS 1008.
Specialized Area Requirements:
18 credits that include: ACC 1007, ACC 1008, BLW
1001, MGT 1001, MGT 1003, MKT 1001.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
24 credits that include: BIO 1050 or BIO 1060,
ECO 1001, ECO 1002, MTH 1008, MTH 1009, MTH
1013, MTH 1014.
General Electives: 6–15 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
Internship Program: See details under B.S.
Computer Science.
B.S. Homeland Security
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
The curriculum in homeland security leading to
the baccalaureate degree is designed to provide
a professional dimension to the managerial and
technological phases of homeland and corporate
security. It may also serve as preparation for further
academic and professional study.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 18 credits from HLS 1001,
1003, 1004, 1008, 1010, 1016.
• Major Area Elective Courses: Choose 18 credits
from HLS 1002, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1009, 1011,
1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020,
1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1090,
1100.
Computer Science Business Area Requirements:
12 credits that include
CUS 1102 and 9 credits from any
business courses.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
21 credits that include PSY 1001, SOC 1001, SOC
1002, 3 credits in math chosen from MTH 1003
or MTH 1021, a 3 credit English literature elective
and 6 credits in liberal arts and science electives.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor
B.S. Homeland Security
(Emergency Management Track)
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 21 credits from HLS 1001,
1003, 1004, 1008, 1010, 1016, 1100.
• Intellegence Required Courses: 9 credits from
HLS 1020, 1021, 1024.
• Major Area Elective Courses: Choose 6 credits
from any HLS course.
Computer Science and Business Area:
12 credits that include CUS 1102 and nine credits
from any business courses.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
21 credits that include PSY 1001, SOC 1001, SOC
1002, 3 credits in math chosen from MTH 1003
or MTH 1021, a 3 credit English literature elective
and 6 credits in liberal arts and science electives.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Homeland Security
(Intelligence Track)
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 21 credits from HLS 1001,
1003, 1004, 1008, 1010, 1016, 1100.
• Intelligence Courses: nine credits from
HLS 1011, 1018, 1019.
• Major Area Elective Courses: Choose six credits
from any HLS course.
Computer Science and Business Area:
12 credits that include CUS 1102 and nine credits
from any business courses.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
21 credits that include PSY 1001, SOC 1001, SOC
1002, 3 credits in math chosen from MTH 1003
or MTH 1021, a 3 credit English literature elective
and 6 credits in liberal arts and science electives.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
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B.S. Homeland Security
(National Security Track)
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 21 credits from HLS 1001,
1003, 1004, 1008, 1010, 1016, 1100.
• National Security Required Courses:
nine credits from HLS 1025, 1026, 1027.
• Major Area Elective Courses: Choose six credits
from any HLS course.
Computer Science and Business Area:
12 credits that include CUS 1102 and nine credits
from any business courses.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
21 credits that include PSY 1001, SOC 1001, SOC
1002, 3 credits in math chosen from MTH 1003
or MTH 1021, a 3 credit English literature elective
and 6 credits in liberal arts and science electives.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Homeland Security
(Organizational Security Track)
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 21 credits from HLS 1001,
1003, 1004, 1008, 1010, 1016, 1100.
• National Security Required Courses: nine credits
from HLS 1002, 1006, 1007.
• Major Area Elective Courses: Choose six credits
from any HLS course.
Computer Science and Business Area:
12 credits that include CUS 1102 and nine credits
from any business courses.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
21 credits that include PSY 1001, SOC 1001, SOC
1002, 3 credits in math chosen from MTH 1003
or MTH 1021, a 3 credit English literature elective
and 6 credits in liberal arts and science electives.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Hospitality
Management
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
The purpose of the hospitality management
program is to prepare students for leadership
careers in hospitality and tourism management,
both nationally and globally, emphasizing the
integration of theory and practical applications
to satisfy the diverse needs of the industry.
The curriculum focuses on the fundamental
competencies that are vital for managers in
the lodging, food service, tourism, and event
management industries. Like all St. John’s students,
Hospitality Management majors benefit from
the broad knowledge and communications skills
gained through our core curriculum, a must for
the well-educated professionals sought by today’s
employers in all fields.
With the program’s extensive professional
connections in the industry, students gain real-
world experience through valuable internships
throughout the New York metropolitan area and
abroad. With this knowledge and experience,
graduates build rewarding careers as administrators
and creative professionals in hotels, restaurants,
resorts and country clubs, conference centers,
airlines, cruise lines, travel agencies, tourist bureaus,
corporate travel departments, event planning firms,
and many other types of organizations.
Beyond the University Core, the program
consists of a wide variety of general business
courses, several required hospitality management
courses, and hospitality management electives
selected with an eye towards the student’s
preferred area within the industry, be it in lodging,
food service, tourism, or event management.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 21 credits from HMT 1000,
1003, 1005, 1007, 1009, 1030, MGT 1003.
• Elective Courses: 15 credits chosen from
any HMT elective. Students may choose their
electives based on one of the four study areas.
Four Study Areas:
Event Management: 15 credits that include
HMT 1050, 1061 and nine credits chosen from
HMT 1025, 1065, 1070, 1071, 1073, 1094.
Food Service Management: 15 credits that
include HMT 1020, 1025 and nine credits from
HMT 1004, 1006, 1010, 1022, 1035, 1040, 1075,
1094.
Lodging Management: 15 credits that
include HMT 1001 and twelve credits chosen from
HMT 1002, 1010, 1045, 1055, 1065, 1072, 1074,
1075, 1094.
Tourism Management: 15 credits that
include HMT 1070, 1071 and nine credits chosen
from HMT 1061, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1094,
2001A.
Computer Science and Business Area
Requirements: 21 credits from CUS 1102,
ACC 1007, ACC 1008, BLW 1001, ECO 1001, ECO
1002, MGT 1001.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements:
21 credits including ECO 1001, ECO 1002, ENG
1006, 3 credits chosen from PSY 1001 or SOC 1001,
6 credits chosen from ART 1000/LAC 1000 or one
modern foreign language, 3 credits in any liberal
arts or science elective.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor. (Students may meet
course requirements for a business minor by
completing MKT 1001 as a free elective – see an
advising dean for full requirements and details).
B.S. Information
Technology
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
The BS program in Information Technology
is accredited by the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (ABET), a recognized
U.S. accreditor of college and university programs
in applied and natural science, computing,
engineering and engineering technology. For more
information on ABET, visit https://www.abet.org/.
Recognizing that computer systems
and software technology are now integral to
organizations of any size, the baccalaureate degree
program in information technology is designed
to provide the student with broad knowledge
and skills in existing information technologies,
in new and emerging technologies, and in the
administrative practices used in the effective
management of these technologies. Careers
include technical services manager, user support
specialist, entrepreneurial software designer, and
technical marketing representative.
University Core Requirements: 36 credits
Major Area Requirements: 45 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 30 credits in: CUS 1110, CUS
1115, CUS 1116, CUS 1150, CUS 1167, CUS 1172,
CSE 3200, CSS, 1005, IT 1011, IT 1141, IT 1166, IT
1175, NET 1011.
• Major Area Elective Courses: 6 credits chosen
from: CUS 1126, CUS 1179, CUS 1194, CSS 1006,
HCI 1002.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements:
18 credits in ECO 1001, ECO 1002, MTH 1022,
MTH 1009, MTH 1013, MTH 1014. and 6 credits
in liberal arts or science electives.
General Electives: 15-24 credits in free electives
chosen under the guidance of an advisor.
Internship Program
See details under B.S. Computer Science.
B.S. Journalism
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
At St. John’s, the journalism program is distinctive
in its focus on professional, hands-on training,
preparing students for the converged world of
journalism. Faculty members have a vast breadth
and quality of professional experience.
The course work is challenging and rich in its
variety and emphasizes professional classes.
The program’s objectives are to provide
students with basic preparation in reporting,
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writing and producing for all journalistic media
and to prepare students for graduate work, both
in journalism and other fields. You learn everything
from multimedia writing and audio and video
production to investigative reporting; from
newspaper and magazine journalism to radio,
television and web-based news reporting; from
photojournalism and graphic design to interviews,
critical reviews and feature writing. Other courses
introduce you to the legal and ethical constraints
on the media, international reporting and the
roles of government and the press. Guest speakers
and informal student-faculty gatherings enhance
classroom and applied learning.
Many law students, for example, have found
journalism training a useful preparation for the law.
The journalism program includes enough
courses in each medium to permit students to
graduate with a strong general foundation and
an area of content specialization. The major also
includes substantial amounts of course work in the
liberal arts, along with business classes and a large
number of free electives.
Internship Program
In emphasizing hands-on experience, the
St. John’s journalism major offers an extensive
internship program. Student interns receive
academic credit for their work at approved
professional newspapers, wire services, internet
news sites, radio and television stations, public
relations firms and advertising agencies.
Students have interned at local and major
media in and around New York City including the
New York Daily News, Newsday, Queens Tribune,
Queens Ledger, Amsterdam News, Broadcasting and
Cable magazine, Seventeen and Vogue magazines,
WOR radio, WFAN, Westwood One Radio Sports,
WABC-TV, WNBC-TV, MTV, ESPN, NY1, NBC News
and CBS News. Adding professional experience to
classroom instruction, the internship program is
an extremely important and integral part of the
journalism major.
Areas of Concentration
Students may elect a concentration in either print
media (newspapers, magazines, wire services,
digital news services and other new media) or in
broadcast media (television and radio stations and
networks, cable and satellite news channels and
other electronic media).
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements
42 credits that include:
• Required courses: 21 credits from COM 1001,
COM 1002, COM 2500, JOU 1000, 1402, 2300,
2307, 2312, 3300.
• Specialized Track: Complete six credits by
choosing one of the following tracks:
PRINT TRACK: JOU 2300 and JOU 2301
BROADCAST TRACK: JOU 2312 and
JOU 3312.
• Elective Courses: Choose 12 credits from any
JOU course under the guidance of an advisor.
Internships (JOU 5000 series courses) require
director’s approval.
Business Requirements: Choose six credits from
MGT 1001 or ENT 1000.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements: 18 credits that include HIS 1017,
a 6-credit English literature elective, a 6-credit
social science elective and and 6 credits in
liberal arts or science electives..
General Electives: 15-24 credits selected under the
guidance of an advisor. Students are strongly
urged to take at least 15 credits be taken in
areas other than journalism and communication
(e.g. health, science, business, criminal justice,
etc.).
B.S. Legal Studies
ABA Approved
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
The Legal Studies Program prepares students
to work in law-related fields by teaching the
skills that young professionals will need to
adapt to the ever-changing demands of the
legal profession and the work force generally,
including, critical thinking, research, writing, oral
communication, and information literacy.
Students in the Legal Studies Program
have obtained internships in, and graduates
of the Legal Studies Program have obtained
employment in, federal and state courts,
governmental agencies, prosecutors’ offices,
legal clinics, non-profit organizations, and private
law firms. Graduates also have been accepted
to major accredited law schools throughout the
country.
Candidates are required to complete 120
semester hours of credit of a prescribed program
of study with a minimum cumulative quality
point index of 2.0. The curriculum includes
required and elective courses in the liberal arts
and sciences, business administration electives
and a number of professionally related courses.
The Legal Studies Program is an American
Bar Association-approved Paralegal Studies
Program, and the Program is a member of the
American Association for Paralegal Education.
Paralegals may not provide legal services directly
to the public, except as permitted by law.
Internship Program
Students pursuing either the Bachelor of Science
or the Associate in Science degree in legal studies
may choose to partake in one or both of the
internship opportunities (LES 1005 and 1006). For
baccalaureate students, the internship may be
taken in either the junior or senior year. Students
in the associate degree program may take an
internship as an elective only after successful
completion of 45 academic credits.
Legal Society
The Legal Society is a student organization that
works to enhance the relationship of the Legal
Studies Program and the legal profession by
various student-organized activities. The society
assists students in preparing for a career in the
legal profession in the greater New York area.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements: 30 credits that include:
• Required courses: 15 credits in: LES 1100, LES
1101, LES 1102, LES 1004, LES 1015.
• Legal Specialty Requirements: 9 credits in Legal
Specialty electives: LES 1003, 1007, 1009, 1010,
1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1020,
1021, 1024, 1040 or 1106.
• Law Related Electives: 6 credits from any
elective in LES, BLW, CRJ, HLS, ACC, MGT, ENT,
FIN, CUS, IT, NET, CSS, DFR, HCI.
• Professional Area Requirements: 9 additional
credits chosen from any elective in LES, BLW,
CRJ, HLS, ACC, MGT, ENT, FIN, CUS, IT, NET, CSS,
DFR, HCI.
• College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
21 credits that include PSY 1001 or SOC 1001;
and 18 credits from ECO, ENG, GOV, HIS, PHI,
PSC, PSY, SOC, SPE, THE, BIO, CHE, MTH, PHY,
ARA, CHI, FRE, GER, HIN, ITA, JPN, KOR, RUS, SPA.
• General Electives: 21–30 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Networking Systems
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
The curriculum in networking systems leading
to the baccalaureate degree provides a
professional education leading to careers such
as telecommunications analyst, systems analyst,
network manager and first-line supervisor. It may
also serve as preparation for further academic
and professional study in networking, computer
science, and decision sciences.
University Core Requirements: 36 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 21 credits from:
CUS 1115, CUS 1116, CSS 1005, CSS 1011,
DFR 1001, NET 1011, NET 1015.
• Networking Electives: Choose 15 credits from
NET 1021 or higher or CSS 1015.
• College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
27 credits that include ECO 1001, ECO 1002, MTH
1009, MTH 1010, MTH 1013,
MTH 1014 and six credits chosen from
MTH 1011 through 1018 and three credits
in any science elective.
• General Electives: 21–30 credits selected
under the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Networking Systems
(Business Option Program)
(120 Credit Hours)
The curriculum in networking systems leading to
the baccalaureate degree may be enhanced with
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an option in business. Careers associated with
this option include telecommunications systems
analyst, network deployment engineer, and
telecommunications manager.
University Core Requirements: 36 credits
Major Area Requirements:
36 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 21 credits from:
CUS 1115, CUS 1116, CSS 1005, CSS 1011;
DFR 1001; NET 1011, NET 1015.
• Computer Science Elective: Choose three credits
from CUS 1176, or IT 1175.
• Networking Electives: choose 12 credits from
NET 1021 or higher or CSS 1015.
• Specialized Area Requirements: 18 credits
that include ACC 1007, ACC 1008, BLW 1001, MGT
1001, MGT 1003, MKT 1001.
• College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
21 credits that include ECO 1001,
ECO 1002, MTH 1008, MTH 1009,
MTH 1013, MTH 1014 and three credits in any
science elective and 3 credits in liberal arts or
science electives.
• General Electives: 6–15 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
Internship Program
See details under B.S. Computer Science.
B.S. Public Relations
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
The career-oriented Bachelor of Science degree in
public relations is interdisciplinary in nature and
integrates critical areas of study in communications
and business in the realm of public relations and
corporate communications. The program prepares
students for careers in public relations, corporate
communications, marketing communications, and
new media. Students gain the knowledge and skills
necessary to succeed in today’s information-rich,
technologically-driven workplace.
Internship Program
The public relations program offers placement for
select students to intern throughout New York in
public relations firms, advertising and marketing
companies, and the corporate communications
departments of non-profit organizations and
Fortune 500 companies. The approval of the
Director of Public Relations is required for students
to take internship courses.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements
36 credits that include:
• Required courses: 30 credits from
COM 1001, COM 1002, PRL 2100, PRL 2301, PRL
3400, PRL 4600, PRL 4601, COM 2401, COM 2404,
COM 2600, ADV 2100.
• Production courses: 3 credits from
COM 2290 or PRL 3420 or DMD 2100.
• Major elective: 3 credits chosen from
COM 2403, COM 4600, COM 4601,
JOU 1000, MTH 1021, PRL 3401, PRL 5001, PRL
5002, PRL 5003.
Professional Elective courses: nine credits chosen
from COM 3101 or 3102, CRJ 2000, HMT 1000, HSA
1100, HSC 1020, LES 1100, SPM 1003, 1018.
Business Requirements: nine credits from
BLW 1001, MGT 1001, MKT 1001.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
9 credits that include 3 credits in social science
and 6 credits in liberal arts and science electives.
General Electives: 15–24 credits selected
under the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Sport Management
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day)
The purpose of the sport management program
is to prepare graduates to manage a variety of
diversified responsibilities in the business of
sport at the professional, collegiate, secondary
school, or the community level, both globally and
nationally. Integrating academic theory with the
internship program provides students with the skills
and practical experience needed for successful
administration of a sport program.
The program of study is based on the
curricular standards set forth by the North American
Society for Sport Management. Seven “Common
Professional Components” should be adequately
covered within the content of undergraduate sport
management programs; our curriculum is designed
to meet or exceed the minimum requirement in
each topic area. After completing the program,
students will be able to:
• Critically evaluate the social, psychological and
international foundations of sport.
• Demonstrate competency in the management
and leadership dimensions of sport.
• Analyze the role of ethics in sport management.
• Prepare effective sport marketing and
communication materials.
• Apply the principles of finance, accounting, and
economics to the sport industry.
• Assess the impact of the law on the sport
industry.
• Complete an integrative sport management
experience such as an internship.
The program also offers study abroad sport
management courses as part of its curriculum.
These courses provide students with a global
perspective on issues related to the profession
and an understanding of the role athletics play in
international relations. The experience provides a
unique opportunity for students in the program
to gain an edge as future managers in the sports
and recreation industry.
Globalization has changed the face of the
sports industry, so St. John’s has begun offering
more study abroad courses as part of its sport
management curriculum. Based on St. John’s
campus in Rome, Italy, these international sport
management courses provide students with an
understanding of the global development of
sports, introducing them to a range of problems
and issues confronting sports managers and the
strategic thinking needed in an international
era. A student exchange program with the
University of Leicester (UK) provides students to
complete an internship with professional rugby
and basketball clubs in Leicester. Additionally,
a student exchange program exists with the
University of Leicester and Leeds Beckett
University, in England, in Sport Management
which can include an internship with professional
soccer, rugby and basketball clubs.
Internship Program
An internship program is available for qualified sport
management students. These internships provide
students with an opportunity to apply what has
been learned in class to practical situations in the
field. The experience gained through internships
has assisted graduates in obtaining positions
in public and media relations, advertising and
sales promotion, marketing, ticket sales, finance,
purchasing, and the general administration of sports.
Our location in New York City and the
partnerships that we have built over the past 50
years gives our students the opportunity to work
with some of the best-known organizations in the
sports industry. Our students have interned with
virtually every major and minor league franchise,
athletic facility, and college athletic department in
the Greater Metropolitan area and beyond. Interns
have also been placed with The National Football
League, The National Basketball Association, Major
League Baseball, FOX Sports, CBS Sports, and WFAN
Radio to name just a few.
Sport Management Advisory Board
To ensure the continued effectiveness of the sport
management program board, St. John’s benefits
from an advisory board comprised of recognized
leaders in various areas of the industry. The board
members provide valuable guidance to ensure that
the sport management curriculum conforms to the
current needs of the industry.
Steve Cohen, Vice President, Brooklyn Cyclones
Summer Comstock (Alumna) Associate General
Counsel, Arizona Diamondbacks
Derek Cradle, Principal, High School of Sport
Management
Robert Dranoff, Ed.D. (’78 SVC), Commissioner, East
Coast Conference
Ken Fiore (’90 SVC), Vice President of Player
Personnel, National Football League
Chidozie Ibeabuchi (Alumnus) Senior Director of
Player Engagement, Major League Soccer
Joyce Jelks, Head of People and Culture at Wieden
and Kennedy, NYC
Lenny Kaplan (’88 SVC), Associate Vice President
and Director of Athletics, New Jersey Institute of
Technology
Megan (Murphy) McMurray (Alumna) Associate
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Producer, ESPN
Kathleen Meehan (’75 ED), Senior Deputy Athletics
Director/Senior Women’s Administrator, St. John’s
University
Michael Minnella (’14 CCPS), Director of Business
Development, National Football League
Matt Mirchin (’82) Consultant (Self-Employed);
Former President of North America, Under
Armour
Eddie Motl (’04 CCPS). Director, FOX Sport
Communication
Jonathan Servil (’05 CCPS, ’11 MPS), Senior Manager,
Client Services, Wasserman
Mike Verna (’02 CCPS), Vice President, Account
Activation, Marketing Partnerships, Madison
Square Garden
Nadia Zaman (Alumna) Apple TV Sports Marketing
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements
36 credits that include:
• Required courses: 27 creditsin SPM 1001, 1003,
1004, 2001, 2003, 2005, 3001, 3003, SPM 4001.
• SPM electives: 6 credits chosen from
any SPM elective except SPM 3999
• Internship requirement: 3 credits chosen from
SPM internship.
Business Requirements: 12 credits from ACC 1007,
BLW 1001, MGT 1001, MKT 1001 (Students may
qualify for a business minor by successfully
completing ACC 1008 and MGT 1003 in addition
to the business area requirement).
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements: 21 credits that include ECO
1001, ECO 1002 and 15 credits in liberal arts and
science electives.
General Electives: 12–21 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Sport Management
(Business Option)
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements
36 credits that include:
• Required courses: 27 credits in SPM 1001, 1003,
1004, 2001, 2003, 2005, 3001, 3003, SPM 4001.
• SPM electives: 6 credits from any SPM elective
except SPM 3999.
• Internship requirement: 3 credits in SPM
internship.
Business Area Requirements: 18 credits from ACC
1007, ACC 1008, BLW 1001, MGT 1001, MGT
1003, MKT 1001 (These courses are equilvalent
to those required for a business minor).
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts and Science
Requirements: 21 credits that include ECO
1001, ECO 1002 and 15 credits in liberal arts and
science electives.
General Electives: 6-15 credits selected under the
guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Sport Management
(Coaching Option)
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements
39 credits that include:
• Required courses: 27 credits in SPM 1001,
1003, 1004, 2001, 2003, 2005, 3001, 3003, 4001.
• Coaching courses: 9 credits in SPM 3991, 3992,
3993.
• Practicum requirement:3 credits in SPM 5101.
Business Area Requirements: 18 credits from ACC
1007, BLW 1001, ECO 1001, ECO 1002, MGT
1001, MKT 1001.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
21 credits that include ECO 1001, ECO 1002 and
15 credits in liberal arts or science electives..
General Electives: 9–18 credits selected under the
guidance of an advisor.
B.S. Television and Film
Studies (TVF)
(120 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
The baccalaureate in Television and Film Studies
provides intensive study in television, video and
in the theory, history, planning, scripting, and
producing of film, television, and digital media. This
background prepares the student for the Senior
Project and for possible internships. Students
can participate in WRED-TV, the co-curricular
television club and the Film Club, the co-curricular
organization that produces short student film
projects. Upper level and studio courses are offered
only on the Queens campus. Internship credits are
limited to six credits: 5001 and 5002.
University Core Requirements: 39 credits
Major Area Requirements
57 credits that include:
• Required courses: 21 credits in COM 1001, COM
2500, TVF 1200, TVF 1230, TVF 2205, TVF 4601,
TVF 4602.
• Communication Arts Elective: 3 credits from any
COM course
• Production Electives: 6 credits that include 3
credits chosen from TVF 2201, TVF 2203, TVF
2204 and 3 credits chosen from TVF 3203, 3204,
3205, 3206.
• Writing Series Electives: 6 credits chosen from
COM 2303, DRM 3300, JOU 2312, TVF 2301, 2302,
2303, 3303. 3 credits from any COM course
• Cinema Studies Series Electives: 6 credits chosen
from any TVF 1500 elective.
• Major Area Electives: 15 credits chosen from TVF
1400, 2200, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2207, 2210,
2211, 2230, 2402, 2403, 2510, 3200, 3203, 3204,
3205, 3206, 3207, 3208, 3208, 3211, 3220, 3404,
3405, 4200, 4205, 4230, 4701, 4702, 4703, 4707,
5002, 5003, DRM 1200.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
9 credits that include 3 credits in social science
elective and 6 credits in liberal arts or science
electives.
General Electives: 15–24 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
Partnership with the
New York Film Academy
Students who have successfully completed either
the 1-year or 2-year certificate programs at the
New York Film Academy may apply to The Lesley
H. and William L. Collins College of Professional
Studies at St. John’s for admittance with advanced
credit toward a B.S. in Television and Film.
The New York Film Academy is located in
Manhattan with two campuses, and has state-of-
the-art equipment and professional faculty to aid
in the training of the art of filmmaking. Related
courses and programs such as screenwriting,
acting, editing are also offered.
The combination of a one-year or two-year
education at the New York Film Academy, together
with a broad introduction to the liberal arts, as well
as study in additional television and film courses
at St. John’s, leads to a distinguished education
geared for the television or film industries.
Interested students from the New York
Film Academy should contact the Dean’s Office
of The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies.
Partnership with the
American Academy of
Dramatic Arts
One of the oldest acting conservatories in the
world, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts,
located in Manhattan, offers an Associate Degree.
In conjunction with The Lesley H. and William L.
Collins College of Professional Studies, students
who successfully graduate from AADA, are
awarded credits toward a B.S. in Television and
Film at St. John’s.
AADA’s program has seen such stars as Grace
Kelly, Edward G. Robinson, Katherine Hepburn,
Kevin Spacey, Adrien Brody, and Danny DeVito
as graduates of its program. Students learn all of
the elements of acting, from voice, movement,
make-up, costuming, while engaging in staged
performances.
Students from AADA who are interested
in pursuing a B.S. degree in Television and Film
at St. John’s should contact the Dean’s Office at
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies.
Associate Degree Programs
Associate degree programs are offered that lead
to the degree of Associate in Arts (A.A.) with a
concentration in liberal arts and the degree of
Associate in Science (A.S.) with
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concentrations available in a variety of business
and career-oriented areas. Normally, a full-time day
session student may complete his or her degree
program in four semesters of study, with credit
loads of 15 semester hours (five courses) in each
semester. For information on accelerated and
summer study and credit by examination, please
consult the specific sections of this bulletin. Credits
from the associate’s degree may be applied to a
bachelor’s degree.
University Core requirements for all CCPS
associate degree programs (24 credits)
All courses are 3 credits.
ENG 1100 Literature in a Global Society
FYS 1000* First year Seminar
FYW 1000 English Composition
HIS 1000 Emergence in a Global Society
PHI 1000 Philosophy of the Human Person
PHI 3000 Metaphysics
SCI 1000 Scientific Inquiry
THE 1000 Perspectives in Christianity
External transfer students are not required to
complete FYS 1000.. Students should see the CCPS
Dean’s office to determine an alternate course to
meet this credit requirement.
Associate in Arts Degree
A.A. Liberal Arts
(60 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
Candidates for the degree of Associate in Arts
with a concentration in liberal arts are required
to complete a minimum of 60 semester hours
of credit in a prescribed program of study with a
minimum cumulative quality point index of 2.0.
See Dean’s Office for requirements.
University Core Requirements: 24 credits
Liberal Arts and Science Area:
24 credits that include: SPE 1000, 3 credits in
social science, 3 credits chosen from ART 1000,
LAC 1000 or any modern foreign language 3
credits chosen from MTH 1100, PHI 3400 SPM
4553, or PSY 2030 & lab, 3 credits in Sacred Text
and 9 credits in liberal arts or science electives
General Electives: 12–15 credits selected
under the guidance of an advisor.
Associate in Science
Degree
A.S. Business (Non-Accounting)
(60 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
Candidates are required to complete 60 semester
hours of credit of a prescribed program of study
with a minimum cumulative quality point index of
2.0 for all courses and for all courses in the major
area. The curriculum includes required and elective
courses in the liberal arts and sciences, managerial
accounting and business administration.
University Core Requirements: 24 credits
Major Area Requirements
24 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 21 credits in ACC 1007, 1008,
BLW 1001, CUS 1102, ECO 1001, ECO 1002, MGT
1001.
• Business Elective: 3 credits chosen from BLW
1005, BLW 1030, ECO 1320, ENG 1006, MGT 1003,
MKT 1001.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
6 credits in mathematics chosen with advisor
assistance.
General Electives: 6-9 credits selected under the
guidance of an advisor..
A.S. Criminal Justice
(60 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
Candidates are required to complete 60 semester
hours of credit of a prescribed program of study
with a minimum cumulative quality point index of
2.0 for all courses and for the major area. Graduates
of the New York City Police Department may be
awarded credit for field training.
University Core Requirements: 24 credits
Major Area Requirements:
18 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 15 credits in
CRJ 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.
• Elective Course: 3 credits chosen from any CRJ
elective.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements: 9 credits from PSY 1001, SOC 1001,
and 3 credits chosen from MTH 1100, PHI 3400,
SPM 4553 or PSY 2030 & lab.
General Electives: 9–12 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
A.S. Cyber Security Systems
(60 Credit Hours)
(Day)
Candidates are required to complete 60 semester
hours of credit of a prescribed program of study
with a minimum cumulative quality point index of
2.0 for all courses and for all courses in the major
area. The curriculum includes required courses in
the liberal arts and sciences, computer science,
networking and telecommunications, computer
security systems, and elective courses.
University Core Requirements: 24 credits
Major Area Requirements:
18 credits in:
CUS 1115, 1116, CSS 1005, 1011,
DFR 1001; NET 1011.
Business Area Requirements:
6 credits from:
ACC 1007, ACC 1008.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements: 6 credits in math chosen from MTH
1007, 1008*, 1021*.
*Qualified students may take MTH 1009 and MTH
1013 instead of 1008 and 1021.
General Electives: 6–9 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
A.S. Information Technology
(60 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening Sessions)
Candidates are required to complete 60 semester
hours of credit of a prescribed program of study
with a minimum cumulative quality point index of
2.0 for all courses and for all courses in the major
area. The curriculum includes required courses in
the liberal arts and sciences, computer science,
networking and telecommunications and elective
courses.
University Core Requirements: 24 credits
Major Area Requirements:
18 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 15 credits in CUS 1102, 1110,
1115, 1116, NET 1011.
• Elective Course: 3 credits chosen from CUS 1126,
1167, 1172, IT 1175.
Business Area Requirements: 6 credits from
ACC 1007, ACC 1008.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements: 9 credits in math chosen from MTH
1007, 1008*, 1021*.
*Qualified students may take MTH 1009 and MTH
1013 instead of 1008 and 1021.
General Electives: 6–6 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
A.S. Legal Studies
ABA Approved
(60 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
Candidates are required to complete 60 semester
hours of credit of a prescribed program of study
with a minimum cumulative quality point index
of 2.0 for all courses and for the major area. The
curriculum includes required courses in the liberal
arts and sciences and the major area and elective
courses. ABA Approved. Paralegals may not provide
legal services to the public except as permitted by
law.
University Core Requirements: 24 credits
Major Area Requirements:
21 credits that include:
• Required Courses: 15 credits in LES 1100, 1101,
1102, 1004, 1015
• Legal Studies Electives: 6 credits from the Legal
Specialty Elective Area: LES 1003, 1007, 1009,
1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1016, 1017, 1018,
1020, 1021,1024, 1040, and 1106
Business Area Requirements: 3 credits from ACC
1007 or MGT 1001.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements:
6 credits including 3 credits chosen from MTH
1100, PHI 3400, SPM 4553, PSY 2030 & Lab and 3
credits chosen from PSY 1001 or SOC 1001.
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General Electives: 6–9 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
A.S. Networking Systems (Queens)
(60 Credit Hours)
(Day)
Candidates are required to complete 60 semester
hours of credit of a prescribed program of study with
a minimum cumulative quality point index of 2.0 for
all courses and for all courses in the major area. The
curriculum includes required courses in the liberal arts
and sciences, computer science, computer security,
networking and telecommunication and elective
courses.
University Core Requirements: 24 credits
Major Area Requirements: 18 credits in
CUS 1115, 1116, CSS 1005, NET 1011, 1015 and 3
credits selected from NET 1021
or higher.
Business Area Requirements:
6 credits from ACC 1007, ACC 1008.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements: 6 credits in math chosen from MTH
1007, 1008*, 1021*.
*Qualified students may take MTH 1009 and MTH
1013 instead of 1008 and 1021.
General Electives: 3–6 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
A.S. Television and Film Studies
(60 Credit Hours)
(Day and Evening)
Candidates are required to complete 60 semester
hours of credit of prescribed program or study
with a minimum cumulative quality point index
of 2.0 for all courses and for all courses in the
major area. The curriculum includes required and
elective courses in liberal arts and sciences and
communication arts courses.
University Core Requirements: 24 credits
Major Area Requirements:
21 credits that include:
• Required courses: 6 credits from COM 1001, TVF
1200.
• Production courses: 9 credits from TVF 2200, TVF
2203 or 2204, TVF 2205, TVF 3203, 3204, 3205,
3206, 3220.
• Major Elective courses: Choose 6 credits from
TVF 1400, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1505, 1506,
1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 2301, 2302,
2303, 2402, 2403, 3303, 3404, 3405, COM 2303,
2403, 2500, 3101, 3102.
College Core/ Additional Liberal Arts
Requirements: 6 credits including SPE 1000 and
3 credits chosen from MTH 1100, PHI 3400, SPM
4553, PSY 2030 & Lab .
General Electives: 9–12 credits selected under
the guidance of an advisor.
Minor Areas of Study
The following guidelines for minors have been
approved by The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies Faculty Council:
a. Minors are available only to students enrolled in
baccalaureate programs.
b. Students may choose from any of the
undergraduate units of the University
any available minor program that is
clearly differentiated from their major area of
concentration.
c. New freshmen may declare a minor after
the completion of two semesters of college.
Transfer students may declare a minor after
the completion of one semester at St. John’s
University.
d. Students must have the written permission of
the Dean.
e. Only one three-credit course may be used
for both a major and minor provided that the
minor sequence has at least 18 credits. For
minors with fewer than 18 credits, no overlap is
possible.
f. The Pass-Fail option is not available in the
fulfillment of minor requirements.
g. The successful completion of a minor (with a
minimum index of 2.0) is noted on the student’s
transcript.
h. Transfer credit for minor courses can be applied
but may not make up more than 50 percent of
the total credit.
Advertising
18 credits including MKT 1001, ADV 2100, ADV
3400, ADV 3500, ADV 4402 and 3 credits from
ADV 2301, ADV 3200, or ADV 3401.
American Military History
21 credits including HIS 1000C, HIS 1018, HIS 1026,
HIS 1041, 1042, 1043 and 3 credits chosen from
HIS 1003, 1004, 1017.
Applied Data Mining
18 credits including MTH 1013, 1014, CUS 1119,
CUS 1165, CUS 1179 plus 3 credits from MTH
1009 or MTH 1022.
Business Administration
18 credit hours including ACC 1007, 1008, (BLW
1001 or 1005), MGT 1001, 1003;
MKT 1001.
Business Law
15 credits including BLW 1001, 1005 and 9 credits
in electives from BLW 1015, 1020, 1025, 1030,
1040, 1050 or 6 credits from above and 3 credits
from: CRJ 3112, COM 2404, FAS 1055, JOU 1402,
HLS 1002, HMT 1007, HSA 1011, HSA 1038, NET
1051, SPM 1010. No overlap between major and
minor.
Business Technology
21 credits including: CUS 1110, CUS 1115, IT 1011
plus 3 credits from MGT 1000 or MGT 1001,
3 credits from ACC 1007 or ACC 2000 and 6
credits chosen from CUS 1103, CSS 1001, HCI
1001, NET 1001.
Communication Arts
18 credit hours including COM 1001 and 15 credits
chosen from offerings in communication arts,
advertising, journalism, public relations and
television and film, chosen under the guidance
of an advisor.
Computer Science
18 credit hours including CUS 1115, 1116, 1126,
1156 and six additional credits from CUS 1162,
1163, 1165, 1166, six credits of MTH is required.
Correctional Counseling
18 credits chosen from CRJ 2000, 2001, 2004, 3105,
3120, 3121, 5003, 5201; PSY 1003, 1005, 1007,
1008.
Court Administration
18 credits including CRJ 2003 and 15 credits
chosen from CRJ 2000, 3112, 3114, 3116, 3120,
5002, 5200; CUS 1101; LES 1004; MGT 1001.
Criminalistics
18 credits including CRJ 2000, 3103, 5066, 5203,
and six credits chosen from
CRJ 3101, 3106, 4102.
Criminal Justice
18 credit hours from CRJ 2000 and 2001 and 12
credits chosen from CRJ 2002, 2004, 3003, 3100,
3101, 3102, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3113, 3114, 3116.
Cyber Security Systems
18 credit hours including CUS 1115,1116:
NET 1011; CSS 1005, 1011, DFR 1001.
Digital Forensics
18 credit hours including CSS 1005, DFR 1001,
DFR 1011 and nine additional credits in digital
forensics or CSS 1008.
Digital Media Design
15 credit hours including DMD 1001, 2100 3100,
PHO 2100 and 3 credits from ADV 3200, COM
3282. COM 3283 no overlap between major or
minor.
Dramatic Arts
18 credits including DRM 1200, 2200, (2236 or
2237}, 3200, 3300, 4600 (Audition required).
Entrepreneurship
18 credits including 6 credits in ENT 1000, ENT
1001 6 credits chosen from ENT 1002, ENT 1003
(MGT 1026), ACC 1007, BLW 1001, MKT 1001,
ECO 1001 and 6 chosen from any ENT elective.
Equity and Inclusion:
18 credits including 6 credits in HSC 1102, PSY 1019
and 12 credits chosen from COM 3101,COM,
3102, COM 3103, CRJ 3002, CRJ 3003, CRJ 3005,
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ENG 1077, ENG, 1079, ENG 1080, ENG, 1081, FAS
1096, HHS 3100, HIS 1018, HIS 1024 HMT 1040,
HSC 1074, LAC 1000, LES 1012, MGT 1077, MGT
2002, MGT 2003, SPM 1003, SPM 1552, SPM
4551, TVF 1511, THE 1050, THE 1056, THE 1060
Event Management
18 credits including HMT 1000 or 1005; HMT 1030
or MGT 1001; HMT 1061 and 9 credits chosen
from: HMT 1000, 1003, 1005, 1025, 1030, 1050,
1065, 1070, 1071, 1073. (Any HMT course can be
taken once student has completed MGT 1001).
Fashion Studies
15 credits chosen from: FAS 1006 (MKT 1006) FAS
1015, (MKT 1015), FAS 1055 (BLW 1055), FAS
1056, FAS 1065 (ECO 1065), FAS 1070, (MGT
1070), FAS 1075 (MGT 1075), FAS 1078, FAS 1080
(MGT 1080), [MGT 1000 or MGT 1001], FAS 1083,
1084. No overlap between major or minor.
Film Studies
15 credits including TVF 1200 and 1400 plus
9 credits from the following (at least nine
credits must be taken from CCPS courses): TVF
1504,1505,1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511,
1512, TVF 2301, 2302, 2303, 3220, 3303, 3404,
3405, 4205 COM 2500, ENG 1058, ART 1810,
1820, 1830, 1840, MUS 1240.
Fire and Arson Investigation
18 credits including CRJ 2000, 3101, 3103, 3109,
3110, 3111.
Food Service Management
18 credits including 1003; 1020; 1030 or MGT 1001;
and nine credits from HMT 1000, 1004, 1022,
1025, 1030, 1035, 1040. (Any HMT course can be
taken once student has completed MGT 1001).
Forensics
18 credits including 6 credits chosen from CRJ 2000,
2001, 2002 and 12 credits chosen from CRJ 2007,
3102, 3103, 3109, 3110, 3116, 3117, 3118, 4102,
5006, 5203, CSS 1001.
Forensic Psychology
18 credits including 6 credits chose from: CRJ 2000,
2001, 2002 and 12 chosen credits from 3004,
3005, 3006, 3007, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3105, 3106,
3108, 3116, 3117, 4102, 5000, 5102, CSS 1001.
Fraud Examination and Economic
Crime
18 credits from ACC 1007, ACC 1008, ACC 1030, CRJ
2012, CRJ 3101, CRJ 3107 and 3 credits chosen
from ACC 1035, ACC 1040.
Healthcare Informatics
For Computer Science, Computer Security
Systems, and Networking Systems majors: 18
credit hours including HSA 1100, 1101, HCI 1001,
1002, 1015, 1021.
For Health and Human Services (Healthcare
concentration only) majors: 18 credit hours
including CUS 1115, 1116, HCI 1001, 1002, 1015,
1021.
For all other majors: 24 credit hours including CUS
1115, 1116, HSA 1100, 1101, HCI 1001, 1002,
1015, 1021.
Health Services
18 credits including HSA 1002. 1004, 1100 plus 9
credits chosen from: HSA 1003, 1011, 1012,
1015, 1020, 1100.
Homeland and Corporate Security
18 credits including HSC 1001, 1003, 1004, 1007
plus six additional credits chosen from HSC
1002, 1006, 1009, 1010, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015,
1017, CRJ 3101, 3107, 3108, 3112, 3116, CSS
1001, CUS 1106.
Hospitality Management
15 credits including HMT 1000, 1003, 1005, 1061
and 3 credits from chosen any HMT elective
(except HMT 1009, 1094, 1095).note: there is no
overlap between major
and minor.
Human Services
18 credits including HSC 1020, 1060, 1071, 1074,
1072 (or 1100) and 1073 (or 1102).
Information Technology
18 credits from IT 1011, CUS 1115, CUS 1116, NET
1011, plus 6 credits chosen from CUS 1110,
1126, CUS 1172, IT 1175.
International Communication
24 credits to be satisfied through completion of
one of the following options:
Non-Study Abroad Option: COM 1001, COM 3101,
COM 3102, 6 credits in foreign language and 3
credits from each list:
LIST I: GOV: 2650, 2660, 2690, 3630, 3710/ASC 2710,
GOV 3720/ASC 2710, 3820
LIST II: ASC 1230 or ASC 1250
LIST III: GEO 1001, ENG 1069, TVF 1508
Study Abroad Option: COM 1001,
COM 3101, GOV 1610, 3 credits chosen from
COM 3102*, 7001, 7002, 6 credits in a foreign
language, 6 credits taken with the Study Abroad
Program. An Internship abroad is available to
those with excellent foreign language skills and
a minium cumulative
GPA of 2.75.
* Students opting to do a semester in Rome are
advised to complete COM 1001, COM 3102 and
6 credits in language before departure and COM
3101A and GOV 1610A as part of their Rome
semester.
International Studies
18 credit hours to be satisfied through completion
of any combination of the following:
• Courses offered by St. John’s which are based
outside the U.S. such as Study Abroad courses*
• Courses that have an international and/or
comparative focus as their primary area of study.
(HIS 1000C and ENG 1100C CANNOT be used for
the minor)
• A maximum of two courses at St. John’s in a
foreign language
* Note: Students completing this minor through
Global Study should contact the CCPS Dean’s Office
for details.
Journalism
18 credit hours including JOU 1000 (or COM 1001),
JOU 2300, (or COM 2301), JOU 1402 or JOU 1500
and 9 credits of JOU courses.
Legal Studies
18 credits including LES 1100, 1101, 1102, 1004,
1015 and 3 credits selected from any of the
legal specialty elective courses listed in the LES
major area requirement section. ABA Approved.
Paralegals may not provide legal services to the
public except as permitted by law.
Lodging Management
18 credits from HMT 1000; 1001; 1030 or MGT 1001:
and 9 credits from HMT 1002, 1045, 1055, 1065,
1072, 1074. (Any HMT course can be taken once
student has completed MGT 1001.)
Managing Inclusivity at Work
18 credits including 3 credits from MGT 1001 or
MGT 2008 and 12 credits chosen from BLW
1015, MGT 1005, 1014, 1021, 1025 1027, 1077,
2002 or 2003.
Mathematics
(Designed for students in the CUS major.)
A minor in Mathematics is a 30-credit minor that
requires 12 credits to be chosen from Mathematics
courses numbered MTH 1009 or above, (except
MTH 1021) in addition to the core Mathematics
requirement. MTH 1011 is required.
Media Graphics
COM 2290 (or FNA Electronic Media) plus 15
credits chosen from the following (at least
12 credits must be taken from The Lesley H.
and William L. Collins College of Professional
Studies courses): COM 3292, 3294, 3295, ART
1105, 1110, 1130, 1290, 2125.
Military Leadership
MGT 1001, MSC 31, MSC 32, MSC 41, MSC 42 and
3 credits from PSY 1025, HSC 1065, SOC 1003 or
SOC 1004.
NOTE: All MSC courses listed have a co-req of
leadership labs.
Multicultural and Ethnic Studies
Students may choose a program of courses to either
support a broadly based minor in the comparative
study of multiculturalism and ethnicity or in
one particular area of multicultural and ethnic
studies. Areas of possible specialization include
Asian-American Studies, African-American Studies,
Eastern and Western European Studies, East Asian
Studies, Latin American, Caribbean Area Studies,
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Near Eastern Studies and other specializations.
The minor utilizes interdepartmental support to
provide a great degree of flexibility and choice to
interested students. Any list of courses available
depends on the particular area of study which may
be selected by a student. Accordingly, interested
students should arrange to meet with the Director
or the Assistant Director of Multicultural and Ethnic
Studies, The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College
of Professional Studies.
Completion of the minor requires 18 credit hours
to be satisfied through a combination of the
following:
1. A minimum of six credits in the area of literature of
multicultural and ethnic groups.
2. A minimum of six credits in the area of history of
multicultural and ethnic groups.
3. A minimum of six credits in the areas of
government and politics and sociology of
multicultural and ethnic groups.
Networking
18 credit hours including CUS 1115, 1116, CSS
1005, NET 1011, 1015 and 3 credits from NET
1021 or higher.
Photojournalism
18 credit hours including PHO 1500, 2100, 2200,
2201, 4200, 4600.
Pop Culture
19 credits including PCU 1001 and 15 credits from
ADV 3500, COM 2290, 2401, 2500, 2570, ENG
1015, 1054, 1058, 1068, 1072, 1074, 1078, 1079,
1081, FAS 1065, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1082, HIS 1017,
PHO 1500, SPM 1003, SPM 1008, SPM 1038, THE
1058, TVF 2202, TVF 1500 series electives.
VGD 2510
NOTE: Students may not apply more than 9
credits from the same subject area.
Public Relations
18 credit hours including ADV 2100, PRL 2100,
2301, 3400, 4600, and 3 credits from COM 2209,
COM 2290 or COM 2301.
Sport Management
15 credit hours including SPM 1001, SPM 1003 and
9 credits chosen from SPM electives.
Television Studies
15 credits including TVF 1200 and 2200 plus 9
credits selected from: TVF 1501, 1502, 2202,
2203, 2204, 2301, 2302, 2303, 2402
TVF 3200, 3203, 3204, 3303, 4200, 4205 COM
2401, 2500.
Tourism Manangement
18 credits including HMT 1005; (1030 or MGT 1001);
(1070 or 1071); and 9 credits from HMT 1000,
1061, 1073, 1074, 2001A
(Any HMT course can be taken once student
has completed MGT 1001).
Video Game Development
18 credits including VGD 1001, 1002, 2600 plus 9
credits chosen from COM 2290, CUS 1100, VGD
2300, 2401, 3202, 3203, 3301, SPM 1038.
Some of the minors may require completion of
additional credits, beyond the minimum necessary for
the degree. For additional information, please check
the respective degree listing for total and elective
total credit numbers and the credit totals above.
Students must complete minor area courses with a
minimum cumulative index of 2.0.
Divisions of The Lesley
H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional
Studies
Administration and Economics
Almerinda Forte, Ph.D., Chair, Administration and
Economics
Seunghyan (Brian) Park, Ph.D., Director,
Hospitality Management
Arts and Humanities
Kathleen Marks, Ph.D., Arts and Humanities
Computer Science, Mathematics and
Science
Joan DeBello, Ed.D., Chair, Computer Science,
Mathematics and Science
Syed Ahmad Chan Bukhari, Ph.D., Coordinator,
Healthcare Informatics
Bonnie MacKellar, Ph.D., Director , Computer
Science (UG)
Erald Troja, Ph.D., Coordinator, Cyber Security
Systems
Nikhil Yadav, Ph.D., Director, Information
Technology,
Criminal Justice Legal Studies and
Homeland Security
Keith Cozine, Ph.D., Chair, Criminal Justice and
Homeland Security
James O’Keefe, Ph.D., Director, Criminal Justice
(SI)
Jeffrey Grossmann, J.D., Director of Homeland
Security
Jie Xu, Ph.D., Director of Criminal Justice
Health and Human Services
Joan Tropnas, Ph.D., Chair, Health and Human
Services,
Randolph Ortiz, Ed.D., Coordinator,
Administrative Studies
Legal Studies
James Croft, J.D., Chair and Director, Legal Studies
Mass Communication
Basilio Monteiro, Ph.D., Chair, Mass
Communication
Alla Baeva, M.F.A., Director Television and Film
Mark Juszczak, Ed.D., Director, Communication
Arts
Nancy DiTunnariello, Ph.D., Director.
Communication Arts (SI)
Tiffany Mohr, Ph.D., Coordinator, Public Relations/
Advertising Communication
Michael Rizzo, M.A., Director, Journalism
Sport Management
David Hedlund, Ph.D., Chair, Sport Management
Simon Pack. Ph.D., Director of Sport Management
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Course Offerings
All course credits are listed in semester hours.
Courses are listed and described in alphabetical
order by subject. Students enrolled in The Lesley
H. and William L. Collins College of Professional
Studies may also select elective courses from
among the course offerings of the other colleges
of the University. For additional information, please
consult with the advisors in The Lesley H. and
William L. Collins College of Professional Studies
office.
Accounting (ACC)
1007 Fundamental of Accounting (non-
accounting majors)
This course covers financial and managerial
principles and concepts that form the basis of the
external and internal reporting by business entities.
The course explains how financial information is
communicated to management, stockholders,
creditors and others interested in the status of the
business enterprise. This course also focuses on
managerial planning and control with respect to
budgeting, product pricing and production profit-
volume analysis, direct costing, short-term decision
making, and capital budgeting. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1008 Corporate Accounting Assessment and
Fraud Detection
Prerequisite: ACC 1007. Accounting for Partnerships
and Corporate Forms of Business Organizations
are emphasized. This survey course examines best
practices in forensic accounting, financial forensics,
and the prevention, deterrence, detection,
investigation and remediation of fraud in various
industries. While providing students with an
integrated coverage of the latest development in
the environment and methodology of accounting
assessment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 Financial Reporting and Analysis
Prerequisites: ACC 1007 and ACC 1008. An analysis
of financial accounting from both the user’s and
the preparer’s perspectives. Students will utilize
actual financial statements and will engage in
their analysis and interpretation. They will learn
to understand and analyze real financial reports.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
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1035 Accounting Assessment
Prerequisites: ACC 1007 and ACC 1008. A
comprehensive and integrated coverage of the
latest developments in the environment and
methodology of accounting assessment. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1040 Accountant’s Professional Responsibility
Prerequisites: ACC 1007 and ACC 1008. An overview
of the myriad situations confronting the
accounting professional with a special focus on
professional responsibility and appropriate decision
making. Recent reforms in the accountability and
governance of business entities and professional
accounting are covered. Topics include the ethical
and justice theories, corporate social responsibility,
distributive justice, whistling blowing, tax
avoidance and tax evasion. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2000 Financial Accounting Reporting
This introductory financial accounting course
focuses on the requirements of preparing and
understanding reported financial information
and the link between accounting information
and decision-making. Topics include the basic
accounting process and its underlying framework
and concepts, performance reporting, through
preparation and analysis of the income statement
and the statement of financial position, the
measuring and reporting of assets, and cash flows.
This course is designed for CCPS students who plan
on transferring to the Tobin School of Business and
plan on majoring in accounting. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
Administration
2000 How the Other Side Lives—
The Issues and Problems of Daily Life in
Hungary
Students have a chance to live and study abroad
and learn some of the daily problems faced by
Hungarians. The course shows and analyzes the
difficulties Hungarian society faces as it moves
towards democracy. Difficulties and obstacles
faced by society, the government and commercial
enterprises are also discussed. Open to all St. John’s
University students. No prerequisites. Free elective.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Administrative Studies (ADS)
2000 Leadership Development
An interactive exploration of personal leadership
development involving active learning on the part
of each student as an essential component of this
course. The course will examine a broad range of
areas associated with effective leadership, including
leadership language, theory and style.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3000 Internship in Administrative Studies
Prerequisites: Permission of the Director/Chair,
completion of at least one Business course, one
Technology course, and two Social Science courses.
Must be a Junior or Senior, and have a minimum
GPA of 2.5. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Advertising Communication (ADV)
2100 Introduction to Advertising
Communication
Prerequisite: MKT 1001. Advertising on the national
and local levels is covered in depth.
Topics include defining advertising objectives,
media’s influence on consumer choice,
selection, evaluation and development of criteria for
advertising. Credit: 3 semester hours (Cf. MKT 1002)
2301 Basics of Copywriting and Concepting
Prerequisite: ADV 2100. This course is a workshop
in how to create the copy for print and television
commercials, and to help students produce a
portfolio of their work to be shown when looking
for a job in advertising. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2400 Creative Strategy and Consumer
Research in Advertising
Prerequisites: ADV 2100 and MTH 1021. A synthesis
of consumer behaviors, perceptions, and
segmentation will be utilized to develop highly
targeted audiences and relevant creative strategies
that will result in ads that resonate with potential
consumers. Through the use of in-class lectures,
readings, real world examples, industry expert
guest speakers and a team based, “creative work
plan” project, advertising students will become
familiar with the process of account planning and
the tools and practices necessary to manage the
process of delivering efficient, effective, creative
strategies in advertising. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3200 Advertising Print and Web Production
Prerequisite: ADV 2100. This course engages students
to explore and collectively solve an applied
advertising problem. Students learn fundamental
creative concepts and digital design production
techniques for print, web, and broadcast with the
goals of conceptualizing, designing and producing
actual ads. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3301 Copywriting II: Content Developement
Prerequisite: ADV 2301. This course is a continuing
workshop on how to create the
copy for direct and digital media. It is designed to
help the students work on their portfolio which
they need to get creative jobs an advertising
agency. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3400 Integrated Advertising Communication
Prerequisites: MKT 1001 and ADV 2100. The nature,
structure and operation of marketing systems
as applied to the communications industry
are covered. Recent trends and policies in the
communications field are also covered. Credit 3
semester hours.
3401 Advertising Media Planning
Prerequisite: ADV 3400. To provide students with the
basic skills in media planning and buying. Students
learn how to select which media are best suited
to an advertiser’s message and how to prepare a
media plan. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3402 Digital and Social Media: Planning,
Buying and Measurement
Prerequisites: ADV 3401 and MTH 1021. This is a
hands-on class in which students will create a
digital media plan for an identified brand. Topics
covered include how to identify, reach, engage,
purchase, monitor and evaluate advertising in
current interactive channels. Emphasis will be
placed on online display and video advertising,
search engine marketing, programmatic buying,
social and mobile media, data collection of
consumer and usage data and measuring
outcomes via web analytics tools. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4305 NSAC Research Project
Prerequisite: ADV 2100 and permission of the program
director. This is an advanced advertising research
course that uses a real-world advertising challenge
of a prominent company to teach students how
to think through a complex advertising problem
within the context of the National Student
Advertising Competition. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4306 NSAC Creative Development
and Presentation
Prerequisite: ADV 2100 and permission of the Program
Director. This is an advanced course that involves
students in hands-on development, execution and
presentation of an actual advertising campaign
within the context of the National Student
Advertising Competition, thereby performing
all the functions of a contemporary advertising
communications agency. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4402 Leadership and Coaching in Creative
Organizations
Prerequisite: ADV 3400 and Senior Status, Advertising
and Public Relations Majors Only. In an evolving
world of advertising, traditional methods of
the advertising account executive are simply
not enough to lead increasingly sophisticated
Integrated Advertising Communications teams.
Advertising students will become familiar with
the tools and practices necessary to manage the
process of delivering efficient, effective, brand-
focused IAC advertising programs. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4500 History of Advertising and Evolution of
Advertising Principles
Prerequisite: ADV 2100. A study of the people that
have shaped the advertising business and of the
basic advertising tents that have been developed
over the years that will remain timeless, despite
rapidly occurring changes in media delivery,
message integration and interactivity with the
consumer. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4600 Advertising Portfolio
Students are provided with an opportunity to
develop a digitally designed, print-based
portfolio book, a multimedia-based web portfolio,
and/or a broadcast reel. Final grading is assessed
on completion of an effective portfolio(s) that
meets advertising industry standards. Students are
free to use a variety of digital tools to create their
advertising portfolios. Open to juniors and seniors
only. (Cf. PRL 4601) Credit: 3 semester hours.
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4601 Seminar in Advertising Communication
Prerequisite: MKT 1001. An overview covering the
three basic aspects of advertising: how to
create ads that sell; how to market products to the
public; and: the proper use of media to
promote products. Students write creative
strategies and copy, learn visual techniques and
prepare draft layouts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5001 Advertising Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An
off-campus experience with a professional
advertising organization. Open to juniors and seniors
only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5002 Advertising Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An
off-campus experience with a professional
advertising organization. Open to juniors and seniors
only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5003 Advertising Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An
off-campus experience with a professional
advertising organization. Open to juniors and seniors
only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5004 Advertising Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An
off-campus experience with a professional
advertising organization. Open to juniors and seniors
only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6100 Introduction to Media: Advertising
An introduction to the world of advertising, with
an emphasis on the basics of positioning within
the marketplace, creating the brand personality,
developing a brand advertising strategy, ideation
of the advertising idea and development of
an actual ad for the assigned brand. For non-
matriculated students and by program director’s
permission only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Biology (BIO)
1002 Principles of Biology
Introduction to biological principles with an
emphasis on understanding the cell, genetics and
physiology. The course is designed for students
whose career objectives are not in the physical or
natural sciences. Credit: 3 semester hours. BIO 1050 (SI)
1004 Topics in Health
A survey of present-day health problems including
nutrition, exercise, heart disease, cancer, and the
aging process. The emphasis is on recent research
and its implications for students in their daily lives.
The basic biological principles underlying these
topics are stressed. Credit: 3 semester hours. BIO 1050
(SI)
1005 Biological Aspects of Anti-Social
Behavior
Prerequisite: BIO 1002 or 1004. A biology course
designed for the criminal justice student. The
course deals with the physiological aspects of
deviant behavior and of drug addiction and
alcoholism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1007 Health for Women and Men
The course deals with reproductive anatomy
and physiology, with an emphasis on gender
differences; health, nutrition and fitness issues are
stressed. Credit: 3 semester hours. Free elective only.
1008 Anatomy and Physiology
An introduction to the anatomy and physiology of
the human body. The major systems of the body
will be studied, emphasizing structures, functions,
and mechanisms. Topics will be supplemented
with clinical information and terminology relevant
to the healthcare profession. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1011 The Physiology of Exercise
This course includes a discussion of the physiology
of contraction of striated, smooth and cardiac
muscles, factors in exercise and the effects of
training on muscles. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1012 Issues in Biology
This course is designed to give the student
an understanding of the process of science
in terms of basic biological concepts. No
prerequisites. Primarily for communication arts
and journalism majors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1014 Ecological and Environmental Studies
This course studies different levels of ecological
organization including population, community,
ecosystem and biosphere. Emphasis is placed upon
current environmental concerns. No prerequisites.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Women in Biology
This course examines the contributions women
have made historically, as well as those they
are currently making, to the field of biology. No
prerequisites. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 Biology for Elementary Teachers
This course reviews important topics in biology
relevant for elementary education majors. A
main objective is to provide a foundation of
subject matter that enables students to become
scientifically literate. Open only to The School of
Education students. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1031 Environmental Biology for
Education Majors
The purpose of this course is to review important
topics in environmental biology which would
be relevant for education majors. The course is
designed to meet the National and New York
State Science Education Standards. The course
focuses on science content rather than methods
of teaching. However, activities are provided that
may be adapted to the classroom. Important topics
in the news will be the focus, including: loss of
habitat and biodiversity, pollution, climate change,
the energy crisis and sustainable lifestyles. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Business Law (BLW)
1001 Law and Business
A study of the United States legal system
emphasizing its origins, development, and
operation and a survey of the substantive law of
contracts, torts, and crimes as well as procedural
law (with emphasis on civil procedure), with
applications in the business environment. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1005 Topics of Business Law
This course replaces the former BLW 1002.
A brief study of the United States legal system and,
in-depth study of selected substantive business
law subjects such as legal entities employed
in commerce (corporations, partnerships, etc.),
agency, property (real and personal), bailments,
and sales. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Legal Environment of the Workplace
Prerequisite: BLW 1001 or BLW 1005. An examination
of the legal environment of Human Resources,
including federal and state laws that establish
the rights and responsibilities of employers and
employees. It aims at improving students’ abilities
to prevent, analyze, and resolve employment-
related problems in the workplace through a study
of various topics, including at-will employment,
discrimination, harassment, privacy, fair labor
standards, and collective bargaining. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1020 International Business Law
Prerequisite: BLW 1001 or BLW 1005.
A survey of U.S. and foreign laws governing
international business transactions. Antitrust and
other trade regulation laws, foreign exchange and
investment restrictions, tax and corporate laws
relevant to the location of an enterprise, licensing
requirements and international treaties affecting
commercial transactions are considered.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1025 Real Estate Finance
Prerequisite: BLW 1001. Real Estate Finance is a
business law and finance course examining federal,
state and local laws which pertain to the real
estate industry. It includes the topics of estates
in land, forms of ownership, easements and
covenants, transfer of ownership, land contracts,
deeds, mortgages, leases, liens, and property taxes.
The primary goal of the course is to familiarize
students with the history and practice of real
property law and finance and the fundamental
legal and financial requirements and issues that
are encountered in the management of real estate.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1026 Moot Court
Prerequisite: Any law course. The preparation of a
case for trial, including basic research of the legal
issues, gathering and analyzing the evidence and
examination of witnesses. Presentation of the
case in an actual trial setting in the fictitious state
of MOOT, with members of the faculty acting as
judges. Emphasis on basic research skills, analytical
thinking and preparation of arguments, and oral
presentation of the case. Students interchange
roles as parties, advocates, jurors and witnesses.
This course is not open to A.S. business students. (Cf.
LES 1040) Credit: 3 semester hours. Free elective only.
Intersession and pre-session only.
1040 Inside the Courts of New York
This course is designed to provide students with
a view inside civil and criminal trial and appellate
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courts in the State of New York. Following lectures
on litigation and the court system, students will
observe trials and other proceedings in federal and
state courts in the metropolitan area, including
some or all of United States District Court, New
York State Supreme Court, Surrogate’s Court,
Family Court, County Court, New York City Civil and
Criminal Courts, and Nassau County District Court.
Credit: 3 semester hours. Free elective only. Intersession
and pre-session only.
1030 Business Litigation – Small Claims
Study of resolution of small business disputes
in the judicial system and by alternative dispute
resolution processes. Special emphasis will be
given to mediation, arbitration, and small-claims
court process. Disputes typically encountered by
small businesses will be analyzed from attempts
to settle through collection. Mock proceedings
will be conducted examining typical procedural
and substantive issues arising in small-claims
disputes. Basic legal concepts with which
everyone should be familiar will be reviewed.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1050 Legal Aspects of the
Entertainment Industry
Prerequisites: BLW 1001 and 1005. Entertainment
Industry Law is a theory law course examining the
legal environment of the major branches of the
entertainment industry. Students will examine the
application of laws and regulations deriving from
contract, tort, labor, intellectual property, agency,
privacy, and other areas to various branches of the
entertainment business, such as film, television,
radio, live theater, music, and publishing. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1055 Legal Aspects of the Fashion Industry
Legal Aspects of the Fashion Industry, is a theory
law course involving a newly distinct area of law
which applies to a multi-billion dollar international
business. This legal discipline includes merchandise
licensing and counterfeiting, commercial
agreements, employment law and import and
customs law as applied to the fashion industry. (Cf.
FAS 1055). Credit: 3 semester hours.
Chemistry (CHE)
1001 Topics in Chemistry
This course is designed to provide the student who
is not a science major with an introduction to the
fundamentals of chemistry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Communication Arts (COM)
1001 Introduction to Mass Communications
An examination of the role of the mass media
significant aspects of contemporary life as they
relate to culture, politics, and education. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1002 Storytelling Across Media
This course is designed to introduce students to
critical thinking, writing, and media skills necessary
to communicate effectively. A multimedia survey
course which integrates critical thinking and
writing skills with the sounds and images of media
platforms such as radio, television, and the Web.
Student will apply theory and skills in effectively
target audiences. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2001 Media and Communication Theory
Prerequisites: COM 1001 An overview of theories
of mass media through an exploration of
major schools of thought in communication—
ranging from mass communication in the 19th
century to contemporary digital media and
culture— students will examine the theoretical
underpinnings that drive scholarly research and
understandings of media models. The course will
cover the theoretical roots of social science as a
context for various aspects of communication,
political economy of the media, media effects and
audiences, and the relationship between media
production, reception, and texts. Credit: 3 semester
hours..
2201 Introduction to Broadcasting
and Announcing
Prerequisite: SPE 1000C. An introduction to the radio
environment and radio broadcaster’s
role. Students acquire skills in audio recording,
analysis, interpretation, and communications in
a variety of announcing projects (Cf. JOU 2201)
Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2204 Sports Broadcasting
Prerequisite: SPE 1000C. Techniques utilized in
the preparation of play-by-play descriptions and
analysis of sports are covered. Students learn to
prepare and broadcast sports programs, and write
copy as well (Cf. JOU 2204) Laboratory fee: $30.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2290 Fundamentals of Media Graphics
An introduction to the use of computers in the
creation and manipulation of graphic imagery.
Covers graphics software, input devices and the
use of computer-generated visuals in the media.
Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2401 New Media
Prerequisite: COM 1001. An examination of the
electronic and digital technologies of mass
media. Topics include the technological
background of cable, satellites, social media, fiber
optics, digital television. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2402 The Business of Radio
Prerequisite: COM 1001. The commercial and
public aspects of radio broadcasting, including
ratings, research, selling, advertising/ underwriting
promotion, public relations, and technical
operations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2403 Media Management
Prerequisite: MGT 1001. The major functions of
management as applied to the communications
industry. Topics include planning, organizing,
and controlling the communications business
enterprise. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2404 Law of Public Communication
Prerequisite: BLW 1001. A survey of contract law and
the role of government regulation relating to the
communications industry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2405 Ethical Values for Communications
Prerequisite: COM 1001. The ethical concepts and
problems involved in print media, radio, television,
film, theater and advertising. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2500 Visual Aesthetics
Prerequisite: COM 1001. An examination of visual
design basics and forms in general and in
particular, of theories of visual art and of critical
approaches and applications to the visual arts.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2570 Video Games and Gaming
An overview of the history and genres of video
games, and of the video game industry, critical
analysis and evaluation of the content of games
and the social and emotional aspects of gaming.
Attention will be given to the social and ethical
implications of human-computer interactions (Cf.
JOU VGD 1001) . Credit: 3 semester hours.
2600 Seminar in Communications Research
Prerequisite: COM 1001. Introduction into the
nature of marketing and communications research
covering the use of data, and the tabulation and
analysis of results. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3101 International Communications: Europe
Prerequisite: Juniors and seniors only. An examination
of the historical, structural and political aspects of
the communications industries throughout Europe,
the Near East, Africa, Latin and South America.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3102 International Communications: Asia
Prerequisite: Juniors and seniors only. A survey course
covering aspects of Asian and Asian-American
cultures and their communications industries.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3110 Mass Communication: Scandinavia
Prerequisite: COM 1001. Key debates in world
communication, as governed by global media
infrastructure and policy will be subjected
to analysis within economic, political and
cultural frameworks of thinking. Topics include
globalization, cultural and media imperialism,
alternative media, power and propaganda, social
media, media cultures, diasporic media and
hybridity. Embedded travel is required. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3103 International Communication and
Global Development
Prerequisite: Juniors and seniors only. Students
will learn how communication plays a central
role in global development in a pluralistic
society. This course encompasses a broad
range of theoretical and historical studies of
communication and media, their role in shaping
and effecting public policy, and understanding
development communication, development of
global communication structures; a particular
focus will be paid to development media and the
inter-relationship between communication and
development, and advocacy communication.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3202 Radio Production Workshop
Prerequisites: SPE 1000C and COM 2201. Training in
the production of radio programs, commercials
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writing, producing, editing, sound effects, musical
bridges and background music. Laboratory fee: $30.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3292 Publication Graphics
Prerequisite: COM 2290. A course in desktop
publishing for journalism majors and public
relations students. The course explores the
integration of writing, design and the visual
elements of brochures, newsletters and magazines.
(Cf. CUS 1104, and COM 3292). Fee: $30. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3294 Web Design and Development
Prerequisite: COM 2290. This course will focus on
design strategies developers must consider when
creating websites. Topics will include the use
of text, color and graphics as they apply to the
creation of quality and effective websites. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3296 Multimedia Screen Design
Prerequisite: COM 2290. An introduction to the
design and layout of projects and presentations
using computers, including the study of color
theory and typography. Included is the study of
presentations on the computer, titles for video and
film, multimedia and interactive screen design, the
Internet and preliminary designing of a Web page.
Fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3402 The Broadcast Representative’s Role in
Radio and Television Sales
Prerequisite: MKT 1001. Discusses the broadcast
representative’s role in place radio and television
ads. Topics include research, marketing, computer
applications, programming, and contractual
relationships. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4600 Individual Research: Topic in
Communication
Prerequisite: Permission of the Chair. Individualized
independent study. Under the guidance of a
faculty member, students pursue an in-depth study
of the communications field or participate in a
communications production project. Credit: 1, 2,
and 3 semester hours.
4601 Current Issues in Communications
Prerequisite: Juniors or seniors who have completed a
minimum of 18 credit hours of CAS, have a cumulative
GPA of 3.0 or higher and the permission of the Director
or the Chair of the Division of Communications,
Journalism and Media Studies. An examination of
prevailing issues of importance in communications.
Specific topics vary and are based on current
industry concerns. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4602 Computational Media Analysis
Prerequisites: COM 1001, COM 2600. Upper-level
seminar introducing students to computational
media analysis – methods and analysis that
integrate AI, computational methods and
emergent analytical tools, such as distributed
server share systems. Learn to differentiate data
analytics from computational modeling for critique
and analysis. Credit: 3 semester hours..
4620 Senior Capstone Course in
Communication Arts
Prerequisites: COM 1001, COM 2600 and Senior
Status. In this independent study, students
produce a thesis or project as the culminating
experience of their undergraduate careers.
Students apply knowledge from communication
arts to examine a scholarly issue in media
studies. Designed with a faculty advisor,
the capstone showcases verbal and written
communication proficiency, exhibits critical
skills acquired throughout the program, and
frames future career and advanced academic
opportunities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4701, 4702, 4703 WSJU Radio Practicum
Prerequisite: Permission of the Faculty Moderator.
Active members of the campus radio station,
WSJU, develop their own radio project under the
guidance of the station moderator. Credit: 1, 2 and 3
semester hours.
4704 Communication Arts Practicum
This communication arts course involves the
practical application of theories, concepts, and
critical thinking, writing, and oral presentation
skills learned in the classroom. The focus is
on obtaining practical learning experiences
in communication-oriented departments on
campus that help to prepare students for future
industry work experiences. Credit:1 semester hour.
4706 Communication Arts Practicum
This communication arts course involves the
practical application of theories, concepts, and
critical thinking, writing, and oral presentation
skills learned in the classroom. The focus is
on obtaining practical learning experiences
in communication-oriented departments on
campus that help to prepare students for future
industry work experiences. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5001 Communications Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An off-campus
experience with a professional communications
organization. Open to juniors and seniors only.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
5002 Communications Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An off-campus
experience with a professional communications
organization. Open to juniors and seniors only. Credit:
3 semester hours.
5003 Communications Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An
off-campus experience with a professional
communications organization. Open to juniors and
seniors only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5004 Communications Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An
off-campus experience with a professional
communications organization. Open to juniors and
seniors only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
7000 Communications in New York
Through field trips, this course explores media in
NYC, including the newspapers, magazines, radio
and TV stations; advertising and public relations
agencies; and film studios. Credit: 3 semester
hours. Free elective credit only. Laboratory fee: $60.
Intersession.
8001 Mass Media in Russia
This study abroad course examines history,
politics, structure, business and content of mass
communication and media industries in Russia.
During the course, students will contrast and
compare mass media in the former Soviet Union
and in the present Russian Federation with that of
the United States. Credit: 3 semester hours.
8002 Mass Communication in Italy
This course examines the role of mass media as
related to culture, politics and education in Italy. It
will also explore contemporary developments of
mass communications, their technologies and their
impact on Italian society. Credit 3 semester hours.
8006 Media, Culture and Communication:
France
France has a rich cultural history and dedicated
institutions that provide opportunities to study
culture, media and communication. Paris is home
for UNESCO, numerous museums and media
institutions; it provides resources to study how
culture is integral to media development, and how
public policies are being shaped. This study abroad
course examines the developments of media, and
communication through historical and cultural
lenses. It will also focus on learning how culture is
communication and communication is culture, and
the role of media on the intersection of both. Credit
3 semester hours.
8008 Mass Communication in Spain
This course will examine the role of mass media as
related to culture, politics and education in Spain.
It will also explore contemporary developments
of mass communications, media technologies and
their impact on Spanish-speaking countries. Credit:
3 semester hours. (Planned for summer, 2016)
8009 Communications in California
This “study away” course allows an opportunity to
meet professionals in communication industries
and to visit sites of activity in the worlds of film,
broadcast, print media, public relations, advertising,
animation, videogames, internet, and other new
media. Credit: 3 semester hours. Intersession.
Computer Science (CUS)
1100 Introduction to Game Programming
Basic tools and techniques for programming in
Processing and Java to create computer games
and introduce accompanying computer science
principles. This course will explore the power of
algorithms for solving problems in computer
science related to game development. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1101 Introduction to Computer Programming
Basic principles and operations of a computer
system. The Visual Basic programming language;
data representation; input/output; structured
program design. (Not open to computer science or
electronic data processing Majors). Credit: 3 semester
hours. CSC 1000 (SI)
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1102 Software Applications
Investigation of the computer as a tool; computer
concepts and the use of productivity software;
using a word processor; creating and using
electronic spreadsheets; databases and database
management systems. (Not open to students who
have completed CUS 1107 or 1165.) Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1103 Spreadsheet and Database
Prerequisite: CUS 1102. Comprehensive analysis of
electronic spreadsheet and database software,
including concepts and applications. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1104 Presentation Graphics
Concepts and applications of presentation graphics
packages; graphics capabilities of spreadsheets
and databases; hypertext presentations; Computer
Assisted Instruction; associated hardware concepts
including image scanners, digital film recorders,
laserdiscs, CD-ROMs, TV Center graphics equip-
ment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1107 Computer Applications in the Law Office
Prerequisite: LES 1100. Introduction to word
processing and software applications used in the
contemporary law office. Specific applications
include drafting and editing documents, document
and file management, use of data bases for
litigation support, time accounting and billing,
docket control, calendar management, forms
generation and general ledger. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1109 Computer Science and Wall Street
Survey of computer science techniques that have
a demonstrated value in the financial community
for use in decision-making. Topics are drawn
from artificial intelligence, oper-ations research,
econometrics and financial statement analysis.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1110 Introduction to Data Analytics
An introduction to data acquisition and analysis
focusing on the impact of big data on business
decision making, digital marketing, risk and fraud
management, healthcare, financial services, social
media, and social networks. Basic tools of big
data analysis, predictive analytics, and business
intelligence will also be covered. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1115 Computer Programming Fundamentals I
Introduction to computer programming concepts
and applications using a current, object-oriented
programming language. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1116 Computer Programming Fundamentals II
Prerequisite: CUS 1115. An intensive treatment of
programming techniques, algorithmic problem
solving, and software design. Topics include
fundamental data types, objects and classes,
control structures, arrays, and object-oriented
design. A minimum grade of C is required in CUS
1116 and CUS 1126 courses, for students to be
allowed to continue in the computer science major
(including computer science option programs).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1119 Programming Fundamentals for
Analytics
As an introduction to programming for data
analytics, this course includes programming
fundamentals as well as language-specific features
of R and Python for statistical analysis and scientific
computing. Essential tasks along the data analytics
pipeline will be covered such as reading data
into a program, implementing programs to solve
a problem, performing statistical analysis, and
visualizing data. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1123 Assembler Language
Prerequisite: CUS 1116. This course examines
the architecture and instruction sets of
microprocessors. Topics include: instruction types;
indexing; addressing; arithmetic operations;
branching and control instructions. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1126 Introduction to Data Structures
Prerequisite: CUS 1116. Introduction to data
structures concepts, including lists, stacks, queues,
and trees using Java. Students will learn how to
implement algorithms to perform specific tasks
such as sorting and searching, and will also explore
the use of graphical user interfaces. A minimum
grade of C is required in CUS 1116 and CUS 1126
courses, for students to be allowed to continue in
the computer science major (including computer
science option programs). Credit: 3 semester hours.
1131 Business Data Management
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Sequential file creation,
processing and updating; data editing and report
generation, sort and search routines; string
processing, subprograms and table processing.
Real-time business applications. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1145 Unix Operating System
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Fundamentals of the UNIX
operating system; managing files, redirecting,
filtering and piping; Korn shell features; controlling
processes, connections to network services. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1148 Introduction to XML
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. A review of XML source
documents, Document Type Definitions, XSD
Schemas, XSLT (the presentation technology),
XPATH, XML Web services (includes UDDI,
WSDL Contracts, and DISC Advanced C#.NET
Programming and Web Service). Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1150 Systems Programming in Linux
Prerequisites: CUS 1116. An introduction to the
process of writing programs that interact directly
with a computer system’s operating system. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1151 Advanced Data Structures and
Algorithms
Prerequisite: CUS 1126, and MTH 1022. Dynamic data
structures: stacks, queues, tables, trees, graphs,
priority queues, heaps and objects; searching
techniques and sorting methods. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1153 Survey of Languages
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Concepts and applications
of the LISP programming language; language
definition and structure; storage allocation; control.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1154 Event-Driven Programming
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Fundamentals of event-
driven programming and application development:
user interface design; programming with
objects; accessing data; working with graphics;
programming with components. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1156 Software Design Methods
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Intermediate software design
in an object-oriented environment. Students will
learn effective software design and development
methods, including test-driven development,
object-oriented design, the role of concurrency,
and the use of frameworks and design patterns.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1159 Advanced C#.NET Programming and
Web Services
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. A review of the Microsoft.
NET Framework 3.0; fundamentals of the C#
programming language; an in-depth review of
classes, data types, keywords, inheritance and
polymorphism; operator overloading, struts and
interfaces, object-oriented programming strings
and regular expressions, exception handling,
event-driven programming, and properties.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1161 Logical Design
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Basic logic design;
combinational and sequential circuits; Boolean
Algebra; minimization techniques for completely
and incompletely specified problems; introduction
to computer architecture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1162 Computer Architecture
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Hardware design of a computer
system, register transfer, micro operations, timing
and control, CPU organization, ALU design, I/O
organization and interrupts, bus organization,
memory organization, parallel, vector and pipeline
processors, fault-tolerant systems, tessellated
computers and case studies of non-conventional
computer architectures. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1163 Operating Systems
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Aspects of operating
systems; memory management and resource
allocation; virtual memory, paging and
segmentation; multiprogramming; scheduling;
interrupt handling; thrashing, deadlock detection
and prevention; cache memory. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1164 Compilers and Program Translation
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Compiler construction;
symbol tables; lexical scanning, syntax analysis;
memory allocation; object code generation;
optimization techniques; interpreters. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1165 Database Management Systems
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Relational, hierarchical, and
network database systems; file organization and
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access techniques; query and update languages;
database security and integrity. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1166 Information Technology Capstone
Prerequisite: CUS 1156 and CUS 1165. Issues and
techniques in the design and implementation of
complex computer systems with emphasis on
the software component. Topics include software
project planning, software design principles,
quality assurance and testing techniques. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1167 Systems Analysis
Prerequisite: CUS 1116. Design and evaluation
of systems. Topics include: information as a
resource, types of information systems, systems
development life cycle, economic aspects of
systems selection, and feedback control. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1168 Theory of Programming Languages
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. The role of programming
language in the software life cycle. Topics include
data abstraction, binding time, activation stack,
parameter passing mechanisms, strength of
typing, and type equivalence. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1169 Web Enabled Databases and ASP. NET
Prerequisite: CUS 1165 or HCI 1021. An introduction
to web-enabled databases and web services
programming utilizing the services of ASP.NET
2005, the .NET Framework 2.0, C#.NET, and Active
Data Objects (ADO.NET). Students will learn
about ASP.NET events, server-side controls, both
basic and advanced controls. Tracing, debugging,
and error handling in ASP.NET is examined.
Students also learn to apply the fundamental
concepts of Web Data Access, while interacting
with databases and XML files. Additionally,
Application Logic and Configuration focuses
on deployment using XML Config files. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1171 Distributed Systems
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. An introduction to
the concepts and design principles used in
distributive computer systems. Topics will include
data currency, distributive file systems, security,
interprocess communications, directory services,
job transfer and management, and fault-to-
tolerance. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1172 Web Application Development
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. An introduction to web
application development. Topics will include
basics of HTML, CSS and SASS; overview of
JavaScript concepts such as variables, control
structures and functions; server-side/back-end
development using current web development
frameworks and modern databases and; front-
end web development using current front-end
framework. Additional related topics will be
explored such as web database design, user
experience, scalability, security, and application
deployment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1173 Dynamic Web Page Development
Prerequisite: CUS 1172. A second course in
designing and programming web pages. Topics
will include JavaScript objects, the theory and
history of DHTML, controlling the placement and
appearance of objects on a web page, dynamic
content and styles, image object properties and
event handlers, and cross-browser web page
design. Additional related topics will be explored
as they become popular Internet authoring
tools. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1174 Artificial Intelligence
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Study of the automation
of intellectual processes. Topics include: heuristic
methods of problem solution, game-playing
programs, expert systems, automatic theorem-
proving. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1176 Electronic Commerce
Prerequisite: CUS 1116. An examination of current
and projected developments in electronic
commerce. Topics include the information
technologies upon which electronic commerce
is based; telecommunications infrastructure;
electronic consumers and advertising; the effect
of e-commerce on logistics and supply chain
management; electronic financial markets and
digital payment mechanisms; security issues such
as authentication and payment in e-commerce;
introduction to symmetric and public-key
encryption; digital signatures and certificates;
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Transport Layer Service
(TLS), and secure electronic payment protocols.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1178 Service-Oriented Architecture,
Technology, and Design
Prerequisites: CUS 1148, CUS 1159, 1165, 1169. An
intensive introduction and review of the evolution
of Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services.
Utilization of the services of XML, SOAP, WSDL,
the .NET Framework, and J2EE. Interoperability
between diverse platforms, systems, and
programming languages. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1179 Data Mining
Prerequisite: CUS 1165 or HCI 1021, MTH 1014.
Introduction to the analysis of databases for
relationships, patterns, and trends. Both visualizing
data and developing graphical representations
of data will be stressed. Students will learn to
select, prepare, visualize, analyze and present data
findings that lead to the discovery of novel and
actionable information. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1181; 1182 Operations Research I and II
Prerequisite: CUS 1126 for CUS 1181, MTH 1009 and
1013. Probability; stochastic processes; Markov
chains; queueing theory; inventory theory;
linear programming; duality; assignment and
transportation problems; game theory. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1183 Simulation
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Generation of random
numbers and variates; queueing theory and
stochastic processes; com puter modeling and
simulation of systems, with applications in selected
areas. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1185 Data Security and Cryptography
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Methods for maintaining
security and integrity of computer data;
mathematical treatment of contemporary topics
in cryptography; overview and selected topics in
data security. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1186 Theory of Computation
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Fundamentals of theoretical
computer science: computable functions; primitive
recursive functions and predicates (PRC classes);
the halting problem, Godel numbers and pairing
functions; recursively enumerable sets; universality;
Post-Turing programs; simulations; Turing Machines.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1187 Finite Automata and Formal Languages
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Deterministic and non-
deterministic finite automata; regular languages;
Kleene’s Theorem; context-free grammars and
languages; derivation trees; regular grammars;
bracket languages; pushdown automata;
compilers and formal languages. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1188 Analysis of Algorithms
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Analysis of the performance
of algorithms. Topics covered include analyzing
the efficiency of algorithms, sorting and
searching algorithms, graph algorithms,
dynamic programming, proba-bilistic algorithms,
introduction to complexity. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1191 Computer Science Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. Supervised
practical experience to further prepare majors
for their professional careers. Only open to juniors
and seniors majoring in computer science. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1192 Computer Science Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. Supervised
practical experience to further prepare majors
for their professional careers. Only open to juniors
and seniors majoring in computer science. Credit: 6
semester hours.
1194 Special Topics in Computer Science
Prerequisites: CUS 1126 and the permission of the
Director. Selected topics from recent advances in
computer science and technology. Course content
will vary from year to year. Students must be juniors
or seniors to register. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1196 Individual Research: Topics in Hardware
Prerequisite: CUS 1126 and the permission
of the Director. This course is designed to
provide individualized independent study in
microcomputers. Under the guidance of a faculty
member, the student pursues an in-depth study of
a recent development in the microcomputer field.
A research paper is required. Credit: 1 semester hour.
1197 Individual Research: Topics in Software
Prerequisite: CUS 1126 and the permission of the
Director. This course is designed to provide
individualized independent study in computer
software and applications. Under the guidance
of a faculty member, the student will pursue an
in-depth study and implementation of some
software application that was not already studied
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in the work of other courses. A research paper is
required. Credit: 1 semester hour.
Criminal Justice (CRJ)
2000 An Introduction to the Criminal Justice
System
This course surveys the American criminal justice
system and addresses the individual elements of
the justice process. Topics covered in this overview
course include: the police service, the courts,
correctional services, the development of laws
and public policies, and pressing issues facing the
criminal justice system. The course also addresses
the United States Constitution with respect to
criminal justice administration. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2001 Theories of Crime
This course examines the problem of crime in
contemporary society. Theories and explanations
of criminal behavior are analyzed in detail, along
with the range of activities that are defined as
crimes. SOC 1110 (It is recommended that students
take this course and CRJ 2000 during the same
semester.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
2002 The Police and the Community
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. This course traces the history
of American policing and examines a variety of
innovative police models used across the United
States. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2003 The American Judicial System
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. This course traces the history
of both the federal and state courts and examines
the roles of the prosecutor, judge and defense
attorney. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2004 American Correctional Systems
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. This course examines the
history and development of both institutional and
community-based correctional models. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2006: Introduction to Cybercrime
This course will provide essential information on
the types of crimes classified as cybercrimes. It will
outline the emerging area of crime and examine
the implications for victims, offenders, and the
criminal justice system. A major component of
the course will be a focus on the approaches and
techniques used to perpetrate such crimes. Credit:
3 semester hours.
2007 Crime Scene Investigation
This course will introduce students to the basic
scientific techniques applied in crime scene
investigation. Emphasis will be placed on crime
scene protection and the development, collection,
packaging, and processing of physical evidence
found at the crime scene. The writing of evidence
reports and preparation for testifying in court
will also be major focuses of the course. Credit 3
semester hours.
2009 Crime Mapping
This course will introduce students to the use of
geographical information systems to conduct
spatial analysis of crime and other events. Focus
will be on creating maps to display analysis results.
Students will learn the theoretical framework,
analytic procedures, and skills necessary to study,
design, and implement crime prevention programs
using crime mapping techniques. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2010 Police Tactical Decision Making (Lab)
Prerequisites: CRJ 2000, not open to freshmen without
instructor’s permission. An analytical analysis of the
tactical challenges faced by U.S. law enforcement
ocers is provided within this course. This course
uses the Simulation Laboratory with a combination
of lecture, case studies and simulations to identify
tactical law enforcement decision-making
strategies and techniques necessary for success
in critical law enforcement encounters. Issues of
ocer safety and use of force will also be identied
and examined. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2011 Serial Killers and Their Victims
Prerequisites: CRJ 2000 or PSY 1001, not open to
freshmen without instructor’s permission. An in-depth
examination of the methods, characteristics,
motives and victims of serial killers. Typologies of
murder as well as theoretical explanations for the
crime of murder will be examined. Additionally,
the role of criminal proling in the discovery,
investigation and apprehension of various types of
murderers will be explored. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2012 Fraud Examination and Investigations
Prerequisites: CRJ 2000 and ACC 1008. Theories,
principles and methodologies of fraud examination
and investigation are explored within this course.
Students will learn how and why fraud occurs, how
fraudulent conduct is detected, how fraudulent
conduct can be deterred, and how allegations of
fraud are investigated and prosecuted. Fraudulent
schemes and investigative techniques for
discovering fraud will also be examined. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3000 Professional Ethics in the Criminal
Justice System
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. This course explores the
ethical issues confronting the criminal justice
practitioner. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3001 Public Policy and Criminal Justice
This course explores the development and
implementation of criminal justice policy in the
United States. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3002 Minority Groups and the Criminal Justice
System
An intensive study of ethnic, racial and religious
minorities and the criminal justice system. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3003 Women and the Criminal Justice System
The emerging status of women in contemporary
society has been accompanied by a dramatic
rise in the overall participation of women in the
criminal justice system. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3004 Victimology
The study of the nature and causes of victimization,
including the interaction that takes place between
the offender and victim. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3005 Contemporary Social Problems in the
Criminal Justice System
Social problems such as violence, substance abuse,
race and ethnic relations and suicide are explored
with specific attention given to how these issues
impact on the criminal justice system. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3006 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. This course will introduce
the research methods used in criminal justice and
criminology. Emphasis will be on the logic, design,
and execution of the research process, including
the development of researchable questions and/
or hypotheses, collection and analysis of data, and
writing of a scientific report. Special attention will
be given to the use of computers in the research
process. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3008 Hostage Negotiations and Crisis
Intervention
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000 or approval of the Director. The
course will deal with criminal justice organizations
and their role in dealing with critical and crisis
situations as well as hostage negotiations. Students
will review literature and have opportunities to
role play types of behaviors and psychological
pressures both on the subject of the act as well as
the criminal justice agency personnel.
3100 Police Organization and Management
This course examines the organizational design of
the contemporary police service and the delivery
models used to serve the public. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3101 Criminal Investigation
An examination of the steps leading up to the
decision to take a suspect into custody. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3102 Forensic Psychology
An exploration of the behavioral techniques
employed in the criminal justice field. Relevant
illustrations from law enforcement and
corrections are employed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3103 Introduction to Forensic Science
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. A course designed to
demonstrate and examine physical evidence
relevant to criminal or civil investigations. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3104 Modern Investigation and Protection
Technology
Contemporary developments in scientific devices
and techniques that relate to the fields of security,
safety and investigation. (Cf. HCS 1007.) Credit: 3
semester hours.
3105 Juveniles and the Criminal Justice
System
The etiology of juvenile delinquency including
contemporary techniques in rehabilitation. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3106 Drug Use and Abuse
An analysis of the current use and abuse of drugs
in contemporary society. The problem of crime and
its relationship to drugs is studied. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
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3107 Organized Crime
An analysis of organized crime in contemporary
society—its extent and influence. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3108 International Terrorism
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000 or HCS 1001. A study of
the history and causes of the multinational
phenomenon of terrorism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3109 Forensic Fire Investigation
This course presents essential knowledge for
conducting a forensic fire investigation. It describes
the elementary chemistry of combustion and the
factors that control fire behavior, including why fire
behavior is not precisely predictable. It discusses
the fundamental properties of liquid, gaseous
and solid fuels as well as electrical, clothing
(fabric), hazardous material and vehicular fires and
explosions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3110 Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction
This course presents a methodology for
determining the origin, cause and liability of a
fire. It involves the identification of a variety of
variables common to the fire scene that help
establish human activities. The information,
placed in context with principles of fire
engineering and human behavior, is used to
reconstruct the fire scene and evaluate all
investigator hypotheses. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3112 Reading and Interpretation of
Legal Documents
Prerequisite: Eng 1000C and 1100C. An intensive
study in the analysis of legal documents. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3113 Penal Law
An examination of the penal law of New York State.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3114 Criminal Procedure Law
An analysis of the criminal procedure law. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3115 The Criminal Justice Adversary System
An in-depth examination of the functions,
responsibilities and authority of the criminal justice
practitioners in the criminal adversary process.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3116 Law of Evidence
A study of the law of evidence, including the
statutory and common-law foundations governing
the admissibility of evidence in state and federal
courts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3117 Cybercrime and the Law
Cybercrime and Law will examine the federal and
state laws that address cyber crime and computer
intrusion. The focus will be on the key legal issues
raised by cyber crimes, as well as the skills needed
to understand the constantly evolving cyber law
concepts. Among the topics to be addressed are
protection of computer software, information
access and control, privacy and security. The course
will explore specific problems in applying the
law to cyberspace in a variety of areas, including
content control, and the bounds of jurisdiction.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3118 Cybercrime Investigation
This course is designed to provide students with the
basic philosophical understanding of the cybercrime
investigative process. The new and emerging
investigative techniques available to investigate
these crimes will be examined. Emphasis will be on
the entire investigative process where the consistent
flow of information facilitates the application
of different scientific methodologies. Topics to
be covered include crime scene processing,
identification, preservation, collection of physical
evidence, and the presentation of digital evidence in
court. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3120 Probation and Parole
A study of extra-institutional supervision of
convicted offenders. Pre-sentence investi-gation,
case-load classification and success prediction.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3121 Corrections Law
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. A survey of legal rights of
those convicted and sentenced to prison. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3122 Constitutional Law
Prerequisites: CRJ 2000 or HLS 1001 or HLS 1003
or LES 1100. This course offers a survey-level
examination of the U.S. Constitution. The history,
organization, and authority of the U.S. Government,
constitutional civil liberties, and other limitations
on governmental powers are discussed. Emphasis
is placed upon U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
Contemporary constitutional issues, particularly
those affecting homeland security, and the criminal
justice system are discussed (Cf. LES 1107). Credit 3
semester hours.
3201 American Law Enforcement Practicum
To study and critically examine law enforcement
agencies at all levels of government, the
role of the law enforcement agent, and the
contemporary problems and issues that affect
American policing. Credit: 3 semester hours. Free
elective only. Intersession and pre-session only.
3202 Justice and the D.A.’s Office
Course explains the functions, powers, duties and
career opportunities presently existing in local
and national prosecuting agencies, including the
county D.A.’s, state attorneys general and the U.S.
attorneys. Credit: 3 semester hours. Free elective only.
Intersession and pre-session only. (SI)
3204 Crime Mapping Practicum
Through a series of step-by-step exercises, students
will be introduced to crime mapping using ARCGIS
software. The major focus will be on designing
maps and using them for crime prevention and
analysis. Credit: 3 semester hours. Intersession and
Pre-Session only.
3205 Emergency Preparedness, Response and
Planning for Hazardous Materials
This course will provide a basic understanding
of techniques for in-house or on-site emergency
response contingency planning. Students will
develop plans that emphasize assessment,
equipment requirements, collateral support
agreements and actual response. Definitions will
be covered which will promote and facilitate
discussions concerning planning and response and
provide a framework upon which the student can
engage in problem formulation. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3206 Terrorism and Emergency Management
The purpose of this course is to investigate the
role of emergency management in response to
the growing threat of domestic and international
terrorism. To achieve this goal the course will
define what terrorism is, discuss why politically
motivated acts of violence occur, and provide
an overview of terrorists groups and their tactics
of intimidation and fear. The course will also
uncover the effects of terrorism (including those
emanating from weapons of mass destruction) and
compare how their consequences are both similar
to and different than other types of natural and
technological disasters. Utilizing recent legislation
and policies regarding crisis and consequence
management as a framework, the steps that
emergency management agencies and others are
taking to deal with terrorism are identified. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3207 Emergency Management and Homeland
Security Law
This course is designed to provide an overview
of homeland security law and policy. Emergency
response, emergency management, and terrorism
after 9/11 will be discussed. Several topics
including the law for first responders, incident
management, weapons of mass destruction,
volunteers, Governors’ powers, FEMA, Department
of Homeland Security, civil rights, and international
anti-terrorism efforts will be explored. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3208 Sociology of Disaster
The focus of this course will be on human
behavior in a natural and man-made disaster e.g.,
hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, floods; and
chemical spills, nuclear power plant accidents,
riots, etc. Case studies of a number of disasters
will be used to illustrate the material discussed.
In addition, students will be introduced to the
emerging profession of “emergency management
and contingency planning” and acquire an
understanding of the general precepts of disaster
planning. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3209 Computer Applications in
Emergency Management
This course provides the student with an
introduction to the use of computer technology
in emergency management. Spreadsheets,
database applications, and electronic
communications will be covered. Specific
computer programs currently used in use
for contingency planning, tracking chemical
inventories and response resources, modeling
of toxic plumes, and decision making during
disasters will be explored. Hazard and risk
evaluation will be covered along with attendant
hazard identification, vulnerability analysis, risk
and consequence analysis. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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3210 Fraud in the Public Sector
An examination of the issues of fraud, waste,
abuse and corruption in public, nonprofit and
other publicly funded organizations from the
perspectives of management, law, economics
and other social sciences. The individual dynamics
that sustain fraud, waste, abuse and corruption
within organizations will be explored. The role
of organizational culture, control systems and
oversight structures in the prevention and
detection of public sector fraud will also be
reviewed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3211 Unsolved Murders: Case Study Analysis
of Investigative Technique
A review of contemporary unsolved criminal
cases where a death has occurred, with particular
emphasis being given to the investigative process.
Focus will be on conducting qualitative case study
analyses, via a detailed review of missing person’s
cases, using public records. The investigative
processes utilized in each case will be examined.
The media attention devoted to each case will also
be explored. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3212 Domestic Extremism and Hate Crime
Prerequisites: CRJ 2000, not open to freshmen
without instructor’s permission. The foundations
of domestic extremism and hate crime and their
relationship with criminal behavior are explored
within this course. The focus of this course is on
the organizational structure, philosophies, and
networks of domestic extremists and hate groups.
Federal and state statutory laws addressing acts
of domestic extremism and hate crimes will also
be explored, as well as their impacts on criminal
behavior. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3213 Forensic Photography
An introduction to industry standards and ethics
for the use of photography. The course provides
the framework for photographing situations
and materials as part of Forensic Investigations.
The course integrates scientific methods, codes
of ethics, and quality control. The presentation
of evidence is emphasized. Practice of the
presentation of evidence through oral and written
demonstrations is important in development of
technical/scientific speaking and writing skills.
Credit: 3 semester hours..
4000 Special Topics
This seminar course includes an in-depth
examination of current issues and problems in
the field of justice administration with topics
to be announced by the instructor at the time
of registration. (Open only to seniors in CRJ with
permission of the Director of the Institute of Criminal
Justice.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
4001 Contemporary Legal Issues in Private
and Public Protection
An analysis of legal aspects of private and public
protection including the major constraints
imposed upon security and public safety
operations and personnel by the law. (Cf: SEC
1002.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
4102 Forensic Psychology II
A course designed to provide the student
with knowledge and expertise relevant to the
availability of psychological services to be utilized
in criminal and/or civil justice systems. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4104 Criminal Justice Leadership
and Services
Prerequisite: CRJ 3100. An in-depth examination of
the role and function of leadership practices and
theories and services that support the criminal
justice system. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4105 Transnational Crime and Criminals
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. An in-depth study of
crimes that cross national borders such as
drug smuggling; air and sea hijacking; money
laundering; weapons merchants; crime syndicates;
environmental crimes; economic crimes. Criminal
justice majors only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4106 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. A comparison of the criminal
justice systems in selected European, African,
Middle Eastern, North and South American
countries. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4107 Comparative Police Systems
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000. A study of the various
typologies and styles of police systems of the
world, including their organization, administration,
organizational procedures and behavior. Criminal
justice majors only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4108 Criminal Justice Classical Writings
In this seminar for seniors, the classical writings
in the field of criminal justice will be analyzed.
The original writings from authors such as Cesare
Beccaria, Felix Frankfurter, and John Augustus,
which pertain to the development of criminal
justice legislation, the judiciary, police, corrections,
and criminology that have had a major impact
on the development of the system, will be
read and discussed in relation to contemporary
developments in the field. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5000 Criminal Justice Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of Criminal
Justice required. An internship with a selected
criminal justice or social agency in the public or
private sector. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5001 Investigative Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of Director. Interns are
assigned to participate in a specific investigative
project currently under study by one of the
Inspector General Offices within New York City,
or any approved criminal justice or social service
agency in the public or private sector. Credit: 3
semester hours.
5002 Internship in Court Administration
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of the Institute
of Criminal Justice. An intensive investigation of
a selected project currently under study by the
Office of Court Administrator. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
5003 Probation and Parole Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of Director. Students
involved in this program are assigned to an office
of probation in the metropolitan area. Credit: 3
semester hours.
5004 Juvenile Advocacy Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of Director. Student interns
are assigned to a juvenile advocacy program,
sponsored by an agency in the public or private
sector that serves youngsters who are in crisis
situations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5005 International Criminal Justice Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An
internship course for students pursuing the minor
area of study in international criminal justice.
The internship student is assigned to an on-site
sponsor agency in the private or public sector in
the field of international criminal justice. Hours are
arranged. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5006 Criminalistics Internship
Prerequisite: CRJ 3103. An internship course for
students who are assigned to a sponsor agency in
the public or private sector to perform supervised
or independent laboratory or field study. (Hours to
be arranged and with the permission of the Director of
CRJ.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
5200 Seminar in Court Administration
A study of selected topics in court administration,
including such areas as case flow management,
extra, judicial remedies, judicial selection and
discipline, jury management. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
5201 Criminal Justice Counseling
This course is a survey of various counseling,
interviewing, classifying, and testing techniques
within the criminal justice system. Specific areas
will include critical incident debriefing, post
traumatic stress disorder, brief psychotherapy and
use of community resources. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
5202 Criminal Justice Practicum
Prerequisite: CRJ 2000 and the permission of the
instructor. This course examines critically the
various components of the American criminal
justice system at all levels of government, the
function and role of the practitioners within these
components and the contemporary problems and
issues that affect criminal justice. Open to criminal
justice baccalaureate students above the freshman
level. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5203 Criminalistics
Prerequisite: CRJ 3103. Course focuses on the role
of the criminalist in the specializations of serology,
trace evidence and document examinations. Credit:
3 semester hours.
6000 Criminal Justice Honors Research
An individualized program of research and
readings dealing with contemporary topics in the
area of justice administration under the direct
supervision of a criminal justice faculty member.
Conferences and a research paper are required.
Open only to junior or senior criminal justice majors
who have at least a 3.2 major index and a 3.0 overall
index. Credit: 3 semester hours.
6001 Criminal Justice Honors Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of Director required. An
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internship with a selected justice administration or
social service agency in the public or private sector.
Open only to senior Criminal Justice majors who have
a 3.5 index in two-thirds of courses completed in the
major area (24 credits) and an overall index of 3.3.)
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1081 Independent Study
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of Criminal
Justice. Independent study. Under the guidance
of a faculty member, student pursues an in-depth
study of the criminal justice field or participates in a
criminal justice project. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Free elective.
Cyber Security Systems (CSS)
1001 Introduction to Information Security
An introduction to the various technical and
administrative aspects of information security and
assurance. Topics covered include understanding
the key issues associated with protecting
information assets, determining the levels of
protection and response to security incidents, and
designing a consistent, reasonable information
security system, with appropriate intrusion detection
and reporting features. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1005 Fundamentals of Cyber Security
Issues involving hackers, malware, social theories,
protocols, firewalls, and intrusion detection will be
addressed. The prevention and containment of
intrusion incidents, the incident response process,
and the forensic examination of a computer will be
discussed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1006 Management of Information Security
Prerequisite: CSS 1005. Information security
management logistics, consisting of organizational,
process, operational, and technology domains.
The main focus will be on the analysis and
management of information security systems and
their architectures.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1008 Healthcare Information Security
Prerequisite: CSS 1005 or HCI 1001: Introduction to
the computer and networking methodologies
used within healthcare environments to achieve
healthcare privacy and the security of electronic
medical records. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 Scripting for Administration, Automation
and Security
Prerequisites: CSS 1005 and CUS 1116. A hands-on
approach towards the automation of common
system administration, security and networking
tasks through commonly used scripting languages.
This hand-on course will allow students to learn by
example by applying real life solutions to common
system administration, security and networking
tasks both on Linux and Windows platforms in
order to illustrate similarities and dierences in the
scripting languages and environments. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1011 Network Security
Prerequisites: CSS 1005 and NET 1011. Network
security fundamentals, including network defense,
network auditing, psychological approaches to
social engineering attacks, Web application attacks,
penetration testing, data loss prevention, cloud
security, and disaster continuity planning. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1012 Network Perimeter Security
Prerequisites: CSS 1011. An examination of the
critical defensive technologies needed to secure
network perimeters. The main focus will be on
network security threats and goals, advanced TCP/IP
concepts, router security, intrusion detection, firewall
design and configuration, IPSec and virtual private
network (VPN) design. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Wireless Security
Prerequisite: CSS 1011. An understanding of how
wireless technology is used to commit crimes will
be considered with emphasis on their prevention.
The student will have hands-on involvement with
common tools used to attack wireless systems
in order to recognize and understand how to
defend against them. The course will address
issues involving hackers, malware, and intrusion
detection. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1019 Cloud Computing and Security
Prerequisites: CSS 1005 and IT 1175 or CUS 1165. An
overview of Cloud Computing and capabilities
across the various cloud service models, the
building blocks and the enabling technologies.
Students will gain hand-on experience solving
relevant problems through projects utilizing public
cloud infrastructure (Amazon Web Services and/
or Microsoft Azure). Understand cloud-native
architectures, cloud-native infrastructure and cloud-
native applications, and related technologies such
as container and serverless (Functions as a Service).
The course also covers the cloud computing
security model and cloud resource management
and monitoring capabilities from an architectural
design perspective. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1018 SQL and Cloud Database Security
Prerequisites: CUS 1005 and CUS 1165. Techniques
and industry accepted methodologies for
achieving database security, with emphasis on
essential best practices in cloud and Big Data
security. Various security breaches related to web
attacks, SQL injection, and Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
will be analyzed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Cyberlaw and Ethics
Prerequisite: CSS 1005. An introduction to legal
protection of identities, properties and privacy in
the real time environment. All current Federal and
International laws will be studied. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1025 Intermediate Linux and UNIX Security
Prerequisites: CSS 1011, CUS 1145: An examination of
the principal methods for maintaining the security
and integrity of the UNIX and Linux operating
systems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1032 Cyber Threats and Detection
Prerequisite: CSS 1011. An examination of protocols,
scanners, rootkits, trojans, worms, and viruses as
they are used in the commission of a network
intrusion. An overview of the prevention and
containment of an intrusion incident as well as the
methodology of the incident response process will
be presented. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1035 Secure Software Development
Prerequisite: CUS 1126. Introduction to secure
software development and automation scripting.
Secure software development best practices
reduce insecure coding practices that can lead to
exploitable vulnerabilities in production. Scripting
allows organizations to scale their analysis. This
course introduces students to the security best
practice guidelines to control the structure of
their programs above what is specified by the
programming language definition. The course
also introduces students to automation scripting
geared at incident response and forensic analysis.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1091 Computer Security Systems Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the director. Supervised
practical experience to further prepare majors for
their professional careers. Only open to juniors and
seniors majoring in computer security systems. Credit:
3 semester hours.
Digital Forensics (DFR)
1001 Introduction to Digital Forensics
A study of the methods used in computer
forensics. Topics include file structures, boot
processes, computer forensic tools, digital evidence
controls, data acquisition, computer forensic
analysis and image file recovery.
(Cf. CSS 1031.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Network Forensics
Prerequisite: DFR 1001. Fundamentals of computer
networking and the layered protocol architectures,
detection and prevention of intrusion and attack,
digital evidence collection and evaluation, and the
legal issues involved in network forensic analysis.
Documented cyber crimes and intrusion records
will be used as case studies. The course emphasizes
both the conceptual models and the hands-on
experience of using tools with the Internet and the
Web browsers as the underlying media. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1005 Management of Digital Evidence
Prerequisite: DFR 1001. A study of the
methodology used to handle and capture digital
evidence in a legal manner. The course examines
where digital evidence can be located, how it
should be preserved free from contamination,
how it may best be analyzed, and how to
present it in statements, affidavits, and court
proceedings. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1011 Advanced Computer Forensics
Prerequisites: DFR 1001 and CSS 1005. Identification
and preservation of digital evidence via advanced
techniques applied to various operating systems,
including those on mobile devices, Linux,
Macintosh, and virtual environments. Topics
include: file structure, boot process, computer
forensic tools, digital evidence controls, data
acquisition, metadata analysis, registry analysis, and
image file recovery. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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1015 Digital Incident Response and Crisis
Management
Prerequisites: DFR 1001 and CSS 1005. Techniques
used to prepare for and execute a proper
digital incident response involving corporate
or governmental organizations. Topics include
contingency planning, how to profile an intruder’s
digital fingerprints, proper identification of digital
evidence, and deploying of appropriate resources
during a major network intrusion investigation.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Malware Analysis and Reverse
Engineering
Prerequisites: DFR 1001, CSS 1011, and CUS 1116.
Concepts and techniques that will prepare
students to become effective malware analysts.
Topics include basic malware characteristics
and propagation, attack vectors, and reverse
engineering of malware from multiple sources
using programming languages such as JavaScript
and VBScript. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1031 Mobile Device Forensics
Prerequisite: DFR 1001. Methods of identifying,
tracking, and apprehending cyber criminals who
utilize wireless networks and mobile devices such
as PDA, iPod, iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry
to commit cybercrimes. Students will learn how
to collect and process evidence in a forensically
sound manner, and will gain hands-on experience
working with case studies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Digital Media Design (DMD)
1001 Principles of Digital Media Design
Presents the critical history, tools, and professional
practice techniques used in digital media design.
Students engage in the use of design research,
strategy, and proposal writing to develop solutions
to digital communication problems. Critical aspects
of project planning, client consulting, and creative
problem solving are applied in developing course
projects. The historical roots of digital media
design and modern media works are explored and
critically discussed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2100 Digital Publishing and Print Design
The tools and professional practice techniques
used in publication design and digital media
publishing are explored in this laboratory course.
Students engage in the use of design research
and creative development techniques to design
short editorial publications, digital images, and
illustrations for digital and print delivery. Critical
aspects of project planning, client consulting,
and creative problem solving are applied in
developing course projects. Publishing workflows,
e-book development, raster and vector images,
prepress requirements, and professional output
technologies are examined and executed. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2200 Advanced Digital Publishing and
Print Design
This laboratory course presents advanced
principles and practices used in print media
publishing. Students engage in the use of design
research and creative development techniques to
design long form editorial publications, advanced
digital image development, and advanced editorial
illustrations. Project planning, client consulting,
advanced publication design, and creative problem
solving are applied in developing course projects.
Publishing business practices, freelance strategies,
digital workflows, prepress requirements, and
professional output technologies are examined
and executed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3100 Interactive Multimedia Design
This laboratory course presents principles and
practices used in interactive multimedia design.
Students engage in the use of design research,
multimedia based tools, and creative development
techniques to design interactive digital media
projects including UI/UX portals and web apps.
Instruction includes producing projects with
sound, interactive controls, 2d animation & motion
graphics, and short video clips. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3200 Web and Mobile Design and
Development
Presents principles and practices used in website
design and mobile application development in
a laboratory course. Students engage in the use
of design research, UI/UX, multimedia based
tools, web programming, and CSS to create web
and mobile based sites and apps. Instruction
includes producing websites, micro-sites, and web
advertising. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3300 Advanced web and Mobile Design and
Development
This principles and practices used in CSS
driven website design and basic Actionscript
Programming are explored in this advanced
laboratory course. Students engage in the use of
design research, UI/UX, multimedia based tools,
Flash Development, and CSS to create web and
mobile based applications. Instruction includes
producing websites and creating dynamic web
applications. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4800 Digital Media Senior Project
Provides major and minor students the opportunity
to develop a comprehensive digital media project
that incorporates conceptualization, research,
prototype design, evaluation, and final delivery of a
multi-faceted project. Final work will be displayed
in a public exhibit. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4900 Digital Media Portfolio Seminar
Major and minor students develop a digital media
industry specific resume and cover letter and a
comprehensive digital media portfolio/reel in print
and web formats. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5001-3 Digital Media Internship
Major and minor students work in an external
setting to complete design and industry research
and digital media projects under the guidance of
an industry professional. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Dramatic Arts (DRM)
1200 Introduction to Acting Technique
This course will introduce students to the
“actor’s process,” with concentration on the actor
developing the basic skills of imagination, focus,
sensory awareness, expressiveness and working
collaboratively with fellow actors. Special emphasis
will be given to internal and external demands of
a performance, including the actor being aware
of his or her emotional and physical habits which
could occlude a performance. Students will be
expected to prepare and perform monologues and
scenes, and the class will culminate with the actor
performing a scene with a fellow actor before an
invited audience. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2200 Intermediate Acting Technique
Working in a studio setting, students will sort through
the creative and theoretical challenges actors face in
developing honest and persuasive performances for
both the stage and camera. The first half of the course
will be devoted to students honing their creative and
professional skills by working collaboratively with their
fellow actors in groups of two or more. The second
half of the semester will concentrate on students
making the transition from the stage to the camera,
first by way of monologues then in scenes. As part
of this process, students are expected to direct and
block their performances for the camera, understand
on-camera terminology, specific angles and framing,
and how an on-camera performance differs from
one prepared for the stage. Finally, students should
be continuously crafting their creative techniques for
performing, developing their artistic and theoretical
philosophy of acting, and demonstrating a critical
eye for how to “read” a performance. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2236 Post Colonial Drama
The theater has had a long history of confronting
the historical, geographical, aesthetic, social,
and economic structures that colonization
has imposed. Lectures will unpack how
the Postcolonial drama has examined the
phenomenon of colonized self, and how many
modern societies identify themselves. Emphasis
throughout the semester will be on assessing the
didactic and allegorical drama, and the challenges
each presents a performance. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2237 Political Theater
Political theatre confronts those governing politics
that are central to defining the “Oppressor” and the
“Oppressed” as a way to encourage audiences to
question their own beliefs about the societies in
which they live. Throughout the semester, lectures will
examine selected playwrights who have confronted
the political and social attitudes of particular epoch,
while performances will work through the difficulties
of staging such dramas. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3200 Advanced Acting Technique
Prerequisites: DRM 1200 and DRM 2200. An actor’s
capacity to deconstruct, interpret and create a
performance requires a self-awareness of the
creative and theoretical challenges actors face
in developing a character. Advanced Acting
Technique will expand upon those theories
students learned in DRM 1200 and DRM 2200, to
further the practical application of personalization
and identification of the character. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3300 Playwriting
This course is designed to expand the actor’s
creative and critical understanding of performance
by teaching him or her to write for the stage.
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Through the reading of plays, class workshops and
collaboration with his or her fellow actors, students
will sort through the artistic, theoretical and
professional challenges of developing and writing
an original one-act play for public exhibition. Credit:
3 semester hours.
4200 Directing the Play
Designed to expand upon the work completed
in DRM 3300 Playwriting by staging the original
one-act play written for that class for a public
performance. This will be a semester-long process
that will have students will sort through the artistic,
theoretical, and professional challenges of staging
a dramatic work for the stage. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4600 Advanced Acting Technique
Prerequisites: DRM 2200, DRM 2236. DRM 2237, and
DRM 3300. An actor’s capacity to work is built
up his or her ability to properly prepare for a
professional career in the performing arts. Acting
Seminar will draw upon all the work, theories
and preparation students learned in the previous
Dramatic Arts courses, and bring them together
to properly prepare for a professional career in the
performing arts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Economics (ECO)
1001 Principles of Economics I
Introduction to the fundamentals of the
economic system. The “macroeconomic” approach
to employment, prices and economic stability.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Principles of Economics II
Microeconomic analysis involving relative price
determination in individual product and factor
markets. Selected topics: problems of monopoly,
trade and efficiency. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1003 Elementary Money and Banking
Prerequisite: ECO 1002. A survey of the principles of
money and credit. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1006 Personal Finance
A study of the techniques of personal
financial management, including the financial
considerations involved in the acquisition,
preservation and disposition of real and personal
property. Open to baccalaureate students only.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1011 Development of American Business
Enterprise
Prerequisite: ECO 1002. A survey of the forces
contributing to the development of American
business enterprise, culminating in the growth
of multinational corporations. Special focus is
on the diverse and evolving forms of market
structure, behavior and industry life cycles. Open
to baccalaureate students and A.S. business majors
(except accounting). Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Economic History of the
Western Community
Evolution of the Western economic system from
the middle of the 16th century to the present: the
agricultural revolution, impact of technological
change, organization of trade and commerce,
the diffusion of international trade, demographic
changes, and the role of government in economic
development. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1022 International Economics
Prerequisite: ECO 1001. An introductory study
of theories and issues of international trade,
commercial policies, tariff and other trade
restrictions, foreign investment and multinational
corporations, foreign exchanges and balance
of payment adjustment, international financial
institutions and systems, and regional trade
organizations. Open only to baccalaureate
students. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1027 Economic and Financial Institutions
in Europe
Prerequisites: ECO 1001, 1022. A survey of the
economic and financial institutions of the nations
of Europe, with particular emphasis on how
they interface with the Common Market. Money
and capital markets are considered, along with
industrial, agricultural, and trade practices and
policies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1050 Financial institutions of the
European Union
This course is designed to acquaint the student
with the types and functions of financial
institutions within the Union. The institutions
studied will be the European Central Bank, the
European Investment Bank, and the European
Investment Fund. The goals of the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development will also be
studied. The role of the Court of Auditors will also
be examined, as will the aims and the tools of FIN-
NET, the Cross-border Out-of-Court Complaints
Network for Financial Services Disputes Settlement
System. This course is offered exclusively online.
Credit 1 semester hour.
1060 Making Sense of Market Data and
Economic Indicators
Prerequisite: ECO 1001. Designed to introduce
economic indicator analysis, this course will
examine where the economy is in the business
cycle and place each indicator in a framework
offering better understanding of the seemingly
contradictory market reactions to released
indicators. It will provide skills for interpreting and
reporting on government and corporate data and
critically analyze news and data from financial and
economic news sources. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1061 Financial Services Regulations
Prerequisites: ECO 1001, and (BLW 1001 or 1005).
Financial Services Regulation examines the
banking and financial services industries, including
studies of the most highly regulated functions
of banks and other financial firms, the reasons
for regulating each of the key areas or functions,
the agencies regulating the industries, and the
regulations relating thereto. The primary goal of
the course is to familiarize students with current
financial services regulation from enforcement and
compliance perspectives. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1065 Current Issues in Fashion
The many issues currently impacting the fashion
industry will be studied. The basic issues include
comparative advantage, economic indicators,
trade barriers, regulations and, especially, those
economic issues related to textiles, clothing and
footwear. Additionally, the role of the global
employer will be examined in terms of labor
costs, working hours, social development and
labor relations. The tools of the economics of
e-commerce will be used to analyze issues
affecting consumers and business to business
e-commerce. (Cf. FAS 1065) Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2001 The Economics of the European Union
Examines the economic and political policies and
processes of the European Union. This course looks
at the history and institutions of the EU. Topics
discussed are European monetary policy, the role
of the European Central Bank, the new currency,
the euro and trade and competition policy. The
reasons why some countries opted out of using
the euro and why some countries have not met
the criteria for the adoption of the euro are also
examined. Prerequisites: None. This is a non-technical
course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
English (ENG)
1100C Literature in a Global Context
See description under University Core courses.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1001 Effective Strategies for Writing Fiction
and Non-Fiction
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. Students
have an opportunity to refine their writing skills.
This course is NOT a substitute for any required
composition and literature courses. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1006 Effective Business Writing
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This course
will review the principles of good writing and study
different strategies and formats for writing a variety
of business documents, including email, memos,
proposals, text messages, and reports. Students
will deliver a group presentation and examine the
effects of technology on business communication.
In addition, students will prepare an effective
resume and cover letter and prepare for a job
interview. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1007; 1008 Survey of American Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. Covers the
literature and historical backgrounds of America,
beginning with the New World and extending
through colonial America, the 18th century and
concluding with the literature of the American
Renaissance (1836–1865). The second semester
(1008) extends from 1865 to the present. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1009; 1010 Survey of English Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
A survey of the literary trends and significant
writers in the development of English literature
from the Anglo-Saxon period to the neo-classical
period and, in the second semester, from the
Age of Wordsworth to the 20th century. Credit: 3
semester hours.
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The following elective courses are scheduled on a
rotating basis to provide students with a variety of
choices each semester. Students should consult course
schedules at registration periods to determine term and
summer offerings.
1011; 1012 Literature of the Western
Civilization
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
A study of the masterworks of European literature
(in translation). First semester: From the ancient
Greeks to the early Renaissance. Second semester:
From the late Renaissance to the 20th century.
Credit: 3 semester hours. (Students may not receive
credit for both ENG 2000 and 1011 or ENG 2001 and
1012.)
1014 Representative Plays of Shakespeare
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This course
entails reading selected plays of Shakespeare; a
critical, historical and aesthetic study of the works
chosen. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Twentieth Century Drama
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. A study
of the major changes in the content of modern
dramatic literature that have modified classical and
Renaissance drama and given rise to new forms,
from Ibsen to Brecht. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1016 The English Novel 1700–1870
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.A study
of the development of the English novel from its
earliest stages to the late Victorian period. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1017 The Modern Novel
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.. A
study of the novel as a modern genre, with
special emphasis on critical approaches to
characterization, theme and structure. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1018 Modern Poetry
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
A study of the major tendencies, themes and
techniques in modern American and British poetry;
an introduction to different critical approaches in
interpreting modern poetry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021; 1022 Masterworks of Black Writers I
and II
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C, 1021: A
critical survey of African American Literature from
Colonial times to the Civil War. 1022; A survey of
African American literature from Reconstruction to
the present. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1024 The Short Novel in World Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This course
is designed to acquaint the student with the short
novel and to develop an appreciation for this form.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1025 Literature and Mythology
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. A basic
premise of this course is that literary plots,
characters, themes and images are basically
complications of similar elements in myths and
folktales. This course examines the appearance in
literature of various archetypal characters as well
as a number of mythical patterns. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1027 Contemporary Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. An
introduction to the novel, short fiction, and poetry
of the period from the 1950s to the present. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1029 The Short Story
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
An examination of strategies and techniques of
short fiction from its modern beginnings with Poe
and Hawthorne to the works of contemporary
writers. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 Literature Seminar
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C and six
credits of literature. Professor and course content
to be announced prior to registration. A special
literary challenge in areas not covered by current
courses. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1031 Themes in Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. Professor
and course content to be announced prior to
registration. A particular theme is explored (e.g.,
the theme of love in modern literature). Credit: 3
semester hours.
1045 Sleuths, Spies and Thrillers
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
This course examines the conventions of detective
and spy stories, traces their sources in earlier
fiction and myth, and demonstrates how serious
writers have used these genres in their own fiction.
Intersession only: Free elective. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1051 Fantasy in Fiction
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This course
attempts to answer the questions, What is fantasy?
What are its values as literature? by examining the
varieties of fantastic literature and considering
recent theoretical speculations on its special
nature. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1052 The Bible as Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. An
examination of the Bible as literature and its
influence on a number of modern writers. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1053 The Literature of Mystery and Detection
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
This form of literature is examined from three
perspectives: a historical survey of representative,
classic works in the genre; a consideration of the
value and use of “popular” literary types; and an
analysis of the fictional detective hero.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1054 Tragedy and Comedy
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. An
exploration of tragedy and comedy as forms of
drama, examining classical and contemporary
definitions of the terms through readings and
discussions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1055 Literature of Satire
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. Students
read a wide variety of satirical literature—poems,
plays, and novels––from the classical to the
contemporary period. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1058 Literature, Film and Visual Media
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This course
examines the mutual influences that literature and
visual media have exerted on one another in the
20th century. Fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1059 Introduction to Islamic Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
A survey of the origins of Islam, considering the
nature of Allah’s call to Muhammad and the
subsequent westward spread of the movement.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1060 Utopian Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. A general
survey of ideas and idealists through detailed
study of selected masterpieces in the field. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1061 Madness in Modern Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. The course
considers the 20th century’s fascination with
irrationality in the arts. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1062 Medieval Storytelling: Epic Romance
and History
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This course
examines a variety of narrative types important in
the Middle Ages: epic (chanson de geste), romance,
lai, saga, and romance compilation. They range
in time from around 1100 to 470 and represent
diverse literary cultures. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1064 The American Novel
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. A study of
the development of the novel in America from its
origins to the present as represented in selected
works. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1067 Visualizing American Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. A study
and comparison of selected readings from various
periods of American literature with counterparts
in the visual arts (especially painting, theater and
film). Intersession only. Free elective. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1068 Women’s Voices in Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. Students
are acquainted with major works of literature by
and about women, including fiction and poetry.
Works from a variety of cultural backgrounds are
repre sented. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1069 The Literature of Ireland from the Irish
Revival (1890s) to the Present
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
Representative drama, fiction and poetry read and
analyzed. The course begins with an examination
of works from the Irish Literary Revival in the 1890s,
and concludes with attention to the literary voices
of modern Ireland. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1070 Literature of the American South
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
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This course focuses on the great writers of the
South, whose masterpieces reflect the geography,
history, politics, culture and attitudes of that region
so unique in the American experience. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1072 The Fairy Tale in Literature and Film
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This course
will examine the fairy tale tradition in literature,
especially through the collection of fairy tales by
Giambattista Basile, Charles Perrault, the Brothers
Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen. It will also
consider reworkings and new creations of this
form by modern practitioners, especially women.
Attention will be paid to the way the more
popular versions of some of these tales have been
translated into commercial films and TV shows.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1074 Writing about Music: Pop, Rap, Rock, and
More
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. In this
writing intensive course, students will learn to
write about popular music in its various forms:
pop, rock, rap, jazz, etc. Students will develop
their skills at writing features, profiles, reviews,
and interviews. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1076: Italian-American Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100. This course
explores the depiction of Italian-American identity
in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry by Italian-
American writers beginning with narratives of
immigration to current work by assimilated writers.
Challenging stereotypes, this course explores the
changing family relationships, gender definitions,
and social and political concerns expressed in the
literature. The contribution this literature makes
to American literature will be explored. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1077 Toni Morrison: Selected Novels
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This course
explores the fictional worlds, created through
the novels of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni
Morrison. Foci will include Morrison’s uniquely
African-American story-telling; her exquisite prose;
as well as her connections to ancestral roots,
the African-American experience, the classics,
mythological patterns, and slavery. Students will
engage at least five (5) of Toni Morrison’s eleven
(11) novels through reading, studying, discussing,
assessing, and writing about the novels selected.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1078 The Literature and Language of Sports
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100. This course
will examine sport as subject, symbol, motif, and
metaphor in literary and artistic texts including
novels, short stories, plays, poems, essays, painting,
and film. The writing-intensive course will analyze
the intersection of literary texts and sport to
discover what sport reveals about our culture and
character. Students will be offered opportunities to
develop their skills at writing creative and critical
essays. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1079 Harlem Renaissance: A Gateway to
Modernity
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This course
explores the importance of popular culture in
the contemporary world. The course will define
popular culture; study the intersection between
everyday life, mass media, politics and popular
culture; consider the effects of popular culture
on identity and self-identification; study fan
culture, scenes, and countercultures; analyze the
production, consumption, and dissemination of
popular culture; and introduce students to theories
on popular culture. The course will discuss a range
of popular culture media, genre, trends, products,
representations, and expressions in their cultural,
political, historical and/or economic contexts.
An understanding of how popular culture forms
develop and trend is crucial to many majors.
Like no other time in history, popular culture
has developed into an influential force shaping
individual and global thought and becoming a
global economic force. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1080 Traditional African American Voices:
Writers and Speakers
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. An
exploration of the thoughts, ideas, and principles
which underpin traditional African-American life
and values of faith, freedom, family, education,
and self-reliance, reflected therein, and rooted in
the ideals and religious beliefs of the Black Church
in America and African folk tales. These thoughts,
ideas, beliefs, principles, and values are presented
theoretically in essays and applied to the real-life
experiences, as contained in biographical and
autobiographical presentations. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1081 African-American Drama in the Modern
World
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. Modern
African-American Drama has its roots in the 18th
and 19th centuries and comes of age in the 20th
century as African-Americans re-define themselves
as “New Negroes.” This personal renaissance
begets an artistic rebirth, known as the Harlem
Renaissance, which encouraged and supported
the creation of art, literature, and drama by, for,
and about African Americans. In addition to the
Renaissance, students assess other significant
20th-century Black theater movements, including
pageantry, Niagara Movement, the Black Unit of
the Federal Theater Project, and the Black Arts
Movement, while engaging a minimum of twelve
(12) plays. During this engagement, students
explore the impact of past cultural encounters
in people’s lives, analyze cultural expressions in
relation to modernity, and evaluate changing ideas
of race. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1082 Zora Neale Hurston: Harlem Renaissance
Artist, Writer, Folklorist
Zora Neale Hurston is a luminary of the Harlem
Renaissance, an accomplished novelist, folklorist,
playwright, essayist, and writer of short fiction. As
an artist/writer, Hurston’s guiding principle is that
in artistic and written creations African Americans
must be authentically represented as they are, live,
speak, and behave in reality when white people
are not present; accordingly, many of her works
contain dialectic speech and detailed descriptions
of personal interactions and behaviors. Her primary
subject focus is Blacks in Alabama and Florida. In
this course, a selection of Hurston’s major works,
including her most recently published work by the
executors of her estate, Barracoon: The Story of the
Last “Black Cargo,” her autobiography, novels, plays,
short stories, essays and folklore tales are read,
engaged, analyzed, and assessed. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1085 Fashion and Literature: Textile
and Text
Prerequisites: ENG 1100C & FYW 1000C. The course
explores how literature illuminates the eld of
fashion studies. The two milieus are linked as
the apparel in fashion and the written words in
language, the garments and words, textile and text,
that share a common etymology. The course will
explore these commonalities and the diverse range
and representations of clothing in the nineteenth
and twentieth-century literature. Focus will be
on how fashion history and literary history, when
examined together, prompt fresh understandings
of the complexities of class and sexual identity. .
Credit: 3 semester hours
2000 Literature and Culture: Classics of
Continental and British Authors from Ancient
Times to the Early 16th Century
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C.
This course embraces the acknowledged literary
masterworks of Western civilization from Homer
to Cervantes. Representative works by Continental
and British writers are studied. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2001 Literature and Culture: Classics of
Continental, British and American Authors
from the Early 17th Century to the Present
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. This
course continues the study of masterworks by
Continental, British, and American authors from
Moliere to the present. Major intellectual and
cultural developments are studied. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Honors English
The following Honors English courses are available
only to students in the Honors Program or to
students with at least a 3.3 GPA.
HON 2012; 2014 Great Books of the Western
World I and II
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. The
first semester studies major books of Western
civilization (in translation) from the ancient world
to the Renaissance. The second semester begins
with works from the Enlightenment and concludes
with 20th-century masterpieces. Credit: 3 semester
hours. (Students may not receive credit for both HON
2012 and ENG 1011 or HON 2014 and ENG 1012).
HON 2016 Seminar: American Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. Four to six
major American authors, ranging from the 18th
century to the present, are studied intensively.
Credit: 3 semester hours. (Students cannot receive
credit for HON 2016 and either ENG 1007 or1008.)
HON 2018 Seminar: British Literature
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and ENG 1100C. Four to six
major British authors are studied intensively. Credit:
178
3 semester hours. (Students cannot receive credit for
HON 2018 and either ENG 1009 or 1010).
Entrepreneurship (ENT)
1000 Creativity, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Organizations and society advance when
individuals and communities are able to
deal with current and emerging problems
by developing new and creative solutions to
address them. This course is designed to help
students understand the role of creativity and
innovation in entrepreneurship, in economic
development but also in one’s own life/career.
Key concepts, models and techniques to develop
creative skills and problem solving habits are
introduced and are applied with in-class exercises
and interviews of startup owners. This course is
specifically intended for undergraduate students
exploring the opportunities that innovation
and entrepreneurship activities may open in
their chosen field of study and across disciplines
(design, arts, business, computing) and industries
(technology, manufacturing, lifestyle, service, etc.).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Social Entrepreneurship
As the traditional lines blur between nonprofit
enterprises, government, and business, it is
critical that business students understand
the opportunities and challenges in this new
landscape. This course will not only address how
to start a social driven business/institution, but also
how it is possible for major companies to move
social responsibility form a cost center to a profit
center. This course will therefore address through
case discussions, lectures, readings, guest speakers,
and student presentations this emerging field.
Students will be expected to develop a pitch for
a business plan for a social enterprise or a plan/
strategy for an already existing company to move
its social responsibility function to a profit center.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1003 New Venture Initiative
Prerequisite: MGT 1000 or 1001, MKT 1001. Introduces
the challenges and opportunities/ risks in starting
a business, including researching and analyzing
business opportunities. The course covers the
fundamentals, and students design and develop a
full-fledged business plan. (Cf. MGT 1026). Credit: 3
semester hours.
1005 Hospitality Tourism and
Entrepreneurship
The overall objective of this course is to provide
a comprehensive understanding of the different
types of entrepreneurship within the hospitality
and tourism industry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1006 Restaurant Entrepreneurship
An exploration of the process for starting
and growing a new restaurant including the
development of a business plan and bringing a
product to market. The course includes case studies
and in-class visits to help the student identify
business opportunities, develop business models,
raise finances and build and grow a venture. The
course will also provide the student with the tools
necessary to successfully start, grow and maintain a
new venture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1007 Digital Entrepreneurship
This course focuses on the high-tech small business
sector and reviews the role that technology and
technological innovation plays in such sector. It
studies the “digital” entrepreneur’s characteristics,
talent and activities that enable technology ideas
and organizations to scale. The course reviews
both existing and emerging technologies that are
used to start, operate and grow a small business
as well as studies the theories about the role of
technology in “disrupting” existing business models
and organizations. Students will apply what
they learn about new technologies and tools by
building a mock e-commerce site for a for-profit/
non-profit startup. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1008 Corporate Entrepreneurship
The course centers on understanding corporate
culture and practices that stimulate innovation
and entrepreneurship within medium and large
organizations (intrapreneurship). It explains how to
generate agency, innovation and change in various
organizations and reviews best practices that
nurture creativity, adaptability and competitiveness
in large companies. Students are exposed to
theories and examples, case studies and readings
that focus on the application of knowledge
to specific innovation scenarios across several
industries. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 Managing a Bed and Breakfast Inn I
Planning, purchasing, establishing, licensing,
marketing, hosting, and managing a bed and
breakfast inn are course foci. Selected topics
include: defining a bed and breakfast inn/ guest
house, assessing innkeeper lifestyle, selecting a
property/location, writing a business plan, buying
a turnkey business or creating a new business,
paying taxes, keeping records, decorating,
marketing and advertising, networking, defining
policies, hosting guests from a personal welcome
to farewell, preparing a memorable breakfast
and other food amenities, housekeeping, solving
problems, providing concierge services, and
creating a memorable visit. (Cf. HMT 1160). Credit: 3
semester hours.
1012 Managing a Bed and Breakfast Inn II
Financial, accounting, employment, human
resources, risk management, and legal aspects of
Bed and Breakfast management are course foci.
Selected topics include: complying with laws/
regulations, including ADA requirements; preparing
for inspections (health, housing, fire, etc.), being
properly insured (homeowner’s, liability, income
replacement, workers’ compensation, flood
insurance); recruiting, training, retaining staff;
hiring independent contractors; minimizing liability
risks; documenting accidents/injuries; creating/
maintaining accurate accounting/financial records;
assessing accounting/reservation software
packages; identifying, forecasting, and responding
to occupancy challenges and tourism trends; and
planning new initiatives. (Cf. HMT 1161). Credit: 3
semester hours.
1013 Entrepreneurship Business Law
Prerequisites: One course from either ACC 1007, BLW
1001, MGT 1000, or MGT 1001.
This course introduces laws entrepreneurs need to
support their efforts to start a business. It is a survey
of areas of law related to entrepreneurs’ most
common legal and managerial activities. Topics
include selecting the form of business that best
serves the entrepreneur’s goals, tax considerations,
hiring and employment/labor-related laws, laws
dealing with finance, real property, contracts,
intellectual property, owner liability, risk and
insurance including key person (formerly key man),
and selling/terminating a business. Family owned
businesses and partnerships are considered. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1076 Fashion Entrepreneurship and
e-Technology
Introduces students to the various components
and concepts of a business plan, financial planning
and e-Technology. Students will assess and
apply practices and procedures involved with a
fashion retail business from a practical, real-world
approach. (Cf: FAS 1076 & MGT 1076). Credit: 3
semester hours.
Fashion Studies (FAS)
1006 Fashion Marketing
This course introduces the student to the products
and concepts of fashion marketing, also defined
as lifestyle marketing. The course will include
the manner in which marketing both creates
and interprets the needs and wants of society.
The overall concept of fashion marketing will be
discussed along with the role the consumer plays
and how fashion marketing functions in a global
arena. (Intersession, pre and post only) (Cf. MKT
1006)
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Introduction to Fashion/Lifestyle
Branding
An introduction to the fundamentals of branding
and its placement in the fashion/lifestyle industry.
A review of the fashion products ability to sustain
its place in the market by an understanding of
the value added promise as part of the branding
process. The sustainability of products in both our
local and global environments is at the heart of the
importance of the value of the brand ownership
and brand reputation of product name and image.
A review of the current brand products and
how brands are developed into “lifestyle brand
products,” will be part of the focus of this course.
A review of the challenges placed on brands
especially in the global marketplace will indicate
the importance of a well developed and managed
brand strategy. (Cf. MKT 1015) Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1016 Fashion Forecasting
The course focus is the forecaster of product-lines
that are created and developed in the fashion
industry. The course includes the concepts
of innovation and fashion change. Part of the
courses addresses popular culture contributions to
lifestyle products, color and textile forecasting. A
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competitive analysis of multiple domestic markets
as well as global market activity are also reviewed
as part of the course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1055 Legal Aspects of the Fashion Industry
Legal Aspects of the Fashion Industry, is a theory
law course involving a newly distinct area of law
which applies to a multi-billion dollar international
business. This legal discipline includes merchandise
licensing and counterfeiting, commercial
agreements, employment law and import and
customs law as applied to the fashion industry. (Cf.
BLW 1055) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1056 Fashion and Ethics
Students will deal with strategies needed to
develop and practice ethical decision-making
skills in the fashion industry. Corporations all
over the world today are addressing the issues of
environmental protection and ethical business in
the fashion industry. Fashion designers and textile
producers are trying to produce goods that do not
harm the environment and are cruelty-free.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1065 Current Issues in Fashion
The many issues currently impacting the fashion
industry will be studied. The basic issues include
comparative advantage, economic indicators,
trade barriers, regulations and, especially, those
economic issues related to textiles, clothing and
footwear. Additionally, the role of the global
employer will be examined in terms of labor
costs, working hours, social development and
labor relations. The tools of the economics of
e-commerce will be used to analyze issues
affecting consumers and business to business
e-commerce. (Cf. ECO 1065) Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1070 Management Aspects of the
Fashion Industry
Examines the management of the fashion
production process, the small and large
organizations through which the industry
creates, produces and changes fashion, and the
human resource management process used to
employ and manage fashion industry employees.
(Cf. MGT 1070) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1075 Introduction to the Fashion Industry and
Careers
An introduction to the basics of the fashion
industry and career opportunities within the
industry. The course will include the industry’s
organization within the U.S. and its organization
globally. It will also include global sourcing,
product trends, product forecasting, product line
development, and related product-to-market
delivery. The student will also learn about the
primary level of fashion, materials and textiles,
and the secondary level of fashion, design and
production. (Cf. MGT 1075) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1076 Fashion Entrepreneurship and
e-Technology
Introduces students to the various components
and concepts of a business plan, financial planning
and e-Technology. Students will assess and
apply practices and procedures involved with a
fashion retail business from a practical, real-world
approach. (Cf. MGT 1076) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1078 Intersection of Fashion, Architecture and
Fine Arts
The emphasis of this class is fashion from 1900 to
the present. The student will specifically explore
how fine art and architecture have intersected with
fashion and culture from 1900 to present. Students
are required to research a select group of fashion
designers and make connections between fine
art and/or architecture, as well as research various
aspects of marketing and the cost of producing
fashion collections. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1079 Leadership and Management in the
Fashion Industry
Successful leadership and management in the
fashion industry requires a firm understanding
of designer brands, products, retail, and
communication strategies. Fashion leaders focus
on vision, mission, goals, objectives, promote
change, and encourages creativity in order to
ensure continued success. Students will be
introduced to successful leadership skills in the
fashion industry. (Cf. MGT 1076) Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1080 Global Fashion Management
An examination of the fashion industries around
the globe, considering major fashion movements
and designers in various countries around the
world, particularly newly developing countries.
Fashion industry development including
labor supply, entrepreneurship, supply chain
management, and rising designers are topics
considered against the backdrop of major
historical, social, cultural and environmental
influences in the focus countries. (Cf. MGT 1078)
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1081 The Fashion Design Process
The class is an introduction and overview of
the fashion design process. It is intended for
Fashion Studies and other students who do not
plan to design fashion, but who may want some
background and knowledge into the design
process, its importance, the work of designers and
other key fashion personnel, and the way in which
technology has changed the work of designers
today. Terminology, creativity and other elements
of design are introduced. (Cf. FNA 1081).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1082 Fashion History in Film
Prerequisite: One 3 credit course in fashion studies.
This course traces the history of fashion using
both commercial and documentary films as they
reflect their times and cultures. Significant fashion
designers in history, the historical development of
fashion as a global industry, and the importance of
fashion to culture are examined. (Cf. FNA 1082).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1083 Fashion Industry Sustainability
This course focuses on the origin and the future
of sustainable fashion. The course provides an
awareness of environmental and ethical concerns
associated with the fashion industry. This course
will also provide insights into the viability and
challenges of the sustainable fashion industry.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1084 Social Responsibility in the
Fashion Industry
This course will provide students with the
necessary knowledge to develop greater social
responsibility and accountability in the global
apparel supply chains. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1090 Fashion Studies Internship
Prerequisite: Fashion Studies senior student status.
A professional internship experience in Fashion
Studies. Normally taken in the student’s last
semester or year of study. The internship is a
professional experience at a fashion house, a
retail establishment or store or an applied fashion
business location. It is chosen by the student
with his or her program academic advisor and it is
geared to the student’s career interest in fashion.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1091 Fashion Studies Internship II
Prerequisite: Fashion Studies senior student status.
A professional internship experience in Fashion
Studies. Normally taken in the student’s last
semester or year of study. The internship is a
professional experience at a fashion house, a
retail establishment or store or an applied fashion
business location. It is chosen by the student
with his or her program academic advisor and it is
geared to the student’s career interest in fashion.
Credit: 6 semester hours.
1092 Fashion Studies Research: Capstone
Course
Prerequisite: At least 21 credits of FAS major area
courses. The capstone course is intended for senior
level students in the Fashion Studies major who
have completed at least 21 credits of the major
area courses. This course involves faculty guided
research for the student in fashion topics and
the writing of a research paper. Normally taken
in the student’s last year of study. The FAS faculty
member serves as the student’s research guide,
helps students select research topics, reviews the
student’s plan for the research paper, and leads
weekly seminar meetings at which the students
discuss their research and their writing. Students
produce research papers at the conclusion of the
course. The course is normally taken in a student’s
senior year. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1093 Color in Life and Fashion
The importance of color and color theory in life
and in fashion. The course examines the meaning,
perception, and tradition of color, and color’s
impact in fashion, lm, photography, culture,
religion, retailing, architecture, and interiors. Color
in various historical periods is also discussed. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1094 Virtual Fashion Merchandising
An introduction to basic principles of retail fashion
sales and merchandising. Using a hands-on virtual
approach, students create “dream jobs, with job
titles, duties, and positions in the retail fashion
industry hierarchy; denes customers served,
fellow employees and colleagues, and creates
a sample organization chart depicting the job
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in its company. The goal is to bring the student
“inside” retail fashion, to imagine the perfect job,
and to give retailing, merchandising and virtual
reality applications life in the class project. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1095 Fashion Journal Practicum
Prerequisites: FYW 1000C and permission of the Chair
or Program Director. This is a hands-on experience
in producing the fashion program’s journal of
fashion industry topics, entitled Journal of Fashion
Ethics, Culture, and Business (FECAB). With faculty
guidance, students take an active role in all aspects
of journal production including identifying issue
themes, inviting submissions, acting as first readers,
editing submissions, preparing final copy, and
learning and using appropriate software for journal
publication. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1096 Fashion Crimes and Scandals
An examination of crimes, scandals and injuries in
the fashion industry. Factory res, unsafe fabrics
made with radium, owing clothes that caught in
machinery, scarf strangulation, murder and suicides;
the list is almost endless. Selected events and issues
in fashion from the Victorian era to the present time
are analyzed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1097 Construction of Denim: Past, Present
and Future
An exploration of the importance of denim, its
history, and the psychology of its use and global
appeal as apparel, most notably as jeans. The art
of indigo, selvage, work wear (Levi/Lee/Wrangler),
designer, Japanese, and washes/nishes is
examined. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Healthcare Informatics (HCI)
1001 Introduction to Healthcare Informatics
An introduction to information technology as
it is applied to health care and health related
organizations. An examination of how information
is captured, converted and stored in machine
readable form and used in the various facets of
the health care system; the impact of Electronic
Medical Record (EMR) and mobile computing on
the healthcare system. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Healthcare Information Management
Systems
Prerequisite: CUS 1115. A study of the flow and
use of health information through healthcare
processes and across healthcare systems, through
the generation of information, documentation of
encounters, and subsequent storage and access.
An in-depth examination of the role of electronic
documents in healthcare information systems
in relation to privacy, confidentiality, information
security, and the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1011 Medical Terminology and Healthcare
Classifications
A study of the grouping and classification of
health-related terminology, and its encoding in
machine-readable representation for storage
and access; the design of messages for various
tasks and information systems. An exploration
of MeSH, SNOMED and UMLS, using health data
terminologies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Data Standards, Vocabularies and
Interoperability in Healthcare
Prerequisites: HCI 1001 and CUS1126. Discussion of
the nomenclatures, vocabularies, and ontologies
that are used to represent medical information, and
the data standards that are used for interchange
of clinical data. Issues and problems in clinical
data interoperability, both within and between
healthcare organizations will also be discussed.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Healthcare Database
Management Systems
Prerequisites: CUS 1116 and HCI 1002. A study of the
design of databases used in healthcare. Types of
database architectures, normalization techniques,
file and access techniques, query and update
languages, data integrity, use of health record
systems, and applications of databases to support
the healthcare system. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1022 Healthcare Enterprise Systems
Prerequisite: HCI 1021. A study of healthcare
enterprise systems used for patient support,
decision support, and administrative processes;
diagnostic imaging systems; data integration;
application integration; web services; human-
computer interface design; system integration;
system evaluation; HL7 messaging; distributive
health care technologies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1091 Healthcare Informatics Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. Supervised
practical experience to further prepare majors for
their professional careers. Only open to juniors and
seniors majoring in healthcare informatics. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Health and Human Services (HHS)
3000 Introduction to Health and Human
Services
This course introduces the student to the field
of Health and Human Services. It will identify the
various professionals in the field and it will examine
topics such as the U.S. Health Care System, the role
of government in health care, and behavioral and
psychotherapeutic approaches to assisting people
in need. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3100 Health Equity
An introduction to the current thinking and
social science research on health disparities in
the United States. It focuses on key theoretical
frameworks (such as social determinants of
health, intersectionality, and structural racism)
and provides an overview of health disparities
across various domains such as maternal and child
health, occupational health, and Covid-19. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Health Services Administration (HSA)
1002 Introduction to Health Services
Administration
Problems and processes of management.
Emphasis is placed on the principles and practices
of management and the functions of the
executive with attention to the unique, complex
organizational structures and relationships of
diverse health facilities, including governmental,
voluntary non-profit, and proprietary institutions.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1003 Ethical Issues in Health Care
This course involves an in-depth analysis of ethical
issues in health care, including end-of-life decisions,
organ retrieval and donation, informed consent,
medical experimentation, reproductive issues, and
confidentiality in testing. Management practices
involving decision making, resource allocation,
conflicts of interests, and codes of professional
ethics are also examined. Principles of ethical
reasoning from various philosophical schools are
explored. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1004 The Health Care Labor Force and the Use
of Technology
This course examines the occupational
composition, training, credentialing and
responsibilities of the health care labor force. The
education and specialization of physicians and
other independent practitioners and allied health
personnel are also studied. The nature and purpose
of selected medical tests, instruments, treatments,
and procedures are explored and relevant medical
terminology is introduced. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1011 Legal Aspects of Health Organizations
Prerequisite: BLW 1001. Presentation and
examination of statutes, cases and readings in law
related to health care providers and organizations.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1012 Financial Administration of Health Care
Institutions
This course examines the nature and interpretation
of health care financial management and health
care financial reports, including techniques
of financial planning and control, budgeting,
inventory control, third-party reimbursement, and
capital planning in hospitals and other health care
settings. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1013 Advanced Financial Administration of
Health Care Institutions
Prerequisite: HSA 1012. Applies the foundation
concepts of the introductory course HCA 1012 to
financial report writing and report analysis. The most
current finance concepts in health care delivery,
such as insurance industry systems and integrated
delivery systems, are studied and analyzed. Managed
Care financial models and their effect on the delivery
of and access to health care are examined. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1015 Introduction to Global Healthcare
Systems
This course examines major global health
challenges, programs and policies. Students will
be introduced to the world’s vast diversity of
determinants of health and disease. Students
will analyze current and emerging global health
priorities, including emerging infectious diseases,
poverty, conflicts and emergencies, health inequity,
health systems reforms, and major global initiatives
for disease prevention and health promotion.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
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1020 Advanced Health Services
Administration
Prerequisites: HCA 1002 and HCA 1012. Examination
of selected problems in managing health
care organizations. Emphasis on health care
institutions through review of current research
and available case studies. Open to HSA juniors and
seniors only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Health Program Evaluation
Prerequisites: HCA 1100 and 1101. The uses
of evaluation as part of health program
development and as a management tool to
analyze the efficiency, effectiveness, and
impact of health programs. Various analytic
approaches and design techniques studied. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1023 Internship in Institutional Health
Services Administration
Prerequisites: Permission of the Director and HSA 1002.
HSA seniors are provided with an opportunity to
gain practical experience in a health care institution.
Students are required to maintain an administrative
log of activities and to periodically meet with
the supervisor and course instructor to evaluate
experience in addition to submitting a written
evaluation at the completion of the internship. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1024 Internship in Institutional Health
Services Administration
Prerequisites: Permission of the Director and HCA 1002.
Credit: 6 semester hours.
1025 Internship in Health Service
Organizations
Prerequisites: Permission of the Director and HSA 1002.
HSA seniors are provided with an opportunity to
gain practical experience in a health care service,
agency or organization. Students are required to
maintain an administrative log of activities and to
periodically meet with the supervisor and course
instructor to evaluate experience in addition to
submitting a written evaluation at the completion of
the internship. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1026 Internship in Health Service
Organizations
Prerequisites: Permission of the Director and HSA 1002.
Credit: 6 semester hours.
1027; 1028 Senior Extended Internship in
Institutional Health Services Administration
Prerequisites: For 1027: Permission of the Director
and HSA 1002. 1027 is a prerequisite for 1028. HSA
seniors gain practical experience in a health
care institution. Students must maintain an
administrative log of activities and periodically
meet with the supervisor and course instructor
to evaluate experience in addition to submitting
a written evaluation at the completion of each
semester. (This is a two-semester internship.) Credit: 3
semester hours.
1029; 1030 Senior Extended Internship in
Health Services Organizations
Prerequisites: For 1029; Permission of the Director
and HSA 1002. 1029 is a prerequisite for 1030. HSA
seniors gain practical experience in a health care
agency or organization. Students must maintain
an administrative log of activities and periodically
meet with the supervisor and course instructor
to evaluate experience in addition to submitting
a written evaluation at the completion of each
semester. (This is a two-semester internship.)
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1033 Drugs: Legal and Illegal; Use and Abuse
Overall study of contemporary use and abuse
of legal and illegal substances including
alcohol, tobacco, prescriptions and “over-the-
counter” medicines, narcotics, mood-changers,
hallucinogens, and synthetics. The effects on
individuals and society and the roles played by
diverse participants. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1035 Ambulatory Care: Organization and
Administration
Prerequisite: HSA 1002. An examination of affiliated
and non-affiliated, connected and free standing
ambulatory care centers; their organizational
diversities and styles of administration. Included
are pre-paid and fee-for-service arrangements,
community outreach programs, venture capital
needs, governmental regulations and agencies’
interests, public and private responses to the
community. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1037 Introduction to Gerontology
The study of aging as part of the social as well as
biologically determined life cycle. Issues examined
include work, retirement, income, family life and
support systems, and the health and other services
provided to the elderly population. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1038 Patient Rights, Responsibilities and
Advocacy
The role and function of the patient advocate in
various health care facilities and settings. Some of
the topics discussed include community ombuds-
programs, informed consent, patient’s bill of rights
and responsibilities, and health care proxy laws.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1039 Introduction to Health Education
An overview of the processes of human learning.
The management of general and specific
educational programs in the health area for the
individual, the organization and the community are
explored. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1040 Long-Term Care Administration
An examination of management practices and
policy issues of nursing homes and home care
organizations, including hospice care. The effects
on patients, the family and the community are
explored. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1042 Introduction to Managed Health Care
Prerequisites: HSA 1002, HSA 1012 and HSA 1100. This
is a course on economies of health care and the
central economic issue of managed health care.
The course gives a comprehensive overview of the
basic concepts and practices associated with the
dynamic world of managed health care.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1100; The U.S. Health Care Systems
Examination and analysis of the organization,
delivery and finance of health services including
public health and personal health care. Emphasis
is given to the changing role of physicians, the
impact of regulation and competition on the
cost and quality of care and the institutional and
political contexts shaping the system. The social
determinants of health status are analyzed. This
sequence should be taken during the first year of the
HSA program. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1200 History of Rehabilitation: Health,
Exercise and the Body
The course examines the rehabilitation of mental
and physical disabilities in a historical perspective.
An interdisciplinary analysis of the history and
future of rehabilitation and the role of health care
administrators is provided. The course reects on
the changing perceptions of ways rehabilitation
is delivered over the years within the medical
discourse. It gives useful reference in designing
exercise rehabilitation programs for patients with
various disabling illnesses and conditions.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
History (HIS)
1000C Emergence of a Global Society
See description in University Core Courses. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1003 American History
This course traces the development of our nation’s
history from its European beginnings and earliest
colonial times to the Civil War, with special
attention given to institutions and politics. Credit: 3
semester hours. HIS 2700; 2710 (SI).
1004 American History
This course traces the development of our nation’s
history from the Reconstruction period to World
War II, with special attention given to institutions
and politics. Credit: 3 semester hours. HIS 2720;
2730/40 (SI).
1005 History of Modern World:
The 19th-Century
A course examining the main trends, factors
and problems in the nineteenth century world
(1789–1914). Topics covered include: Liberalism, the
rise of socialism, the industrial revolution, emerging
nationalism and imperialism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1006 History of the Modern World:
The 20th Century
A course examining the main trends, factors, and
problems in the twentieth century world (1914–
present). Topics covered include: World War I, the
rise of fascism, Soviet totalitarianism, World War II,
the end of the colonial empires, the Cold War, and
the Sino-Soviet split. Credit 3 semester hours.
1009 History of the Soviet Union
The main political, social and economic
developments in the Soviet Union from the
Bolshevik Revolution to the present; the world
power role of the U.S.S.R.; the Communist Bloc.
Credit: 3 semester hours. HIS 3650 (SI).
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1016 Contemporary World Issues
This course assists students in an examination of
current issues confronting the modern world. The
basis for the course, that current events may only
be fully analyzed by placing them in the context
of historical development, leads to a selection of
topics on the national and international scene
which vary from semester to semester and is
dependent upon the instructor. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1017 Contemporary United States
Selected political, social, economic and cultural
developments and problems from the Second
World War to the present. Credit: 3 semester hours.
HIS 2750 (SI).
1018 The Vietnam War
A military, diplomatic and cultural history of the
American war in Vietnam. Particular attention
is devoted to studying the Vietnam War as an
outgrowth of the Cold War, assessing its military
and diplomatic components and measuring its
formative impact upon American life. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1020 History and Structure of the Court
System
An examination of the history and structure of
the New York State court system with particular
emphasis on the criminal and Supreme Court
structure of New York City. CRJ 1025. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1022 United States Supreme Court
An intensive study of the history and development
of the Supreme Court. Both traditional source
material and contemporary scholarship are
analyzed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1024 Black American History: Colonial Times
to The Civil War
Designed to survey the historical contribution of
African Americans. The period of focus begins with
the arrival of the first slaves in the colonies in the
17th century and continues to the outbreak of the
Civil War. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1025 Black American History: The Civil War to
World War II
Examines the history of black Americans from the
Civil War and Reconstruction period to 1914. The
course focuses both on the position of African
Americans in society and on their contribution to
that society. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1026 Geography and Global History
An examination of the physical geography of
the world and its relationship to global historical
development. Topics included are the location
and climate of states, their topography and size,
their raw materials and soil, their demographic
development, etc. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1027 African Civilization I
The foundation and the development of
African civilizations are examined, as well as the
contributions of these civilizations to world culture.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1028 African Civilization II
The continued development and the expansion
of African civilizations are explored. Emphasis is
placed on the contact between Africa and the
outside world. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1029 The African American Community from
World War I to the Present
Examines in detail the personalities and
movements that have influenced African-
American communities in 20th-century United
States. Political, social, and religious movements are
examined. Special emphasis is placed on the civil
rights movement. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 The History of Immigration in the United
States
A discussion of why different ethnic groups came
to the U.S. and how immigrants adjusted to or
modified the society they found. There is also an
examination of the hostilities faced by all groups
as well as how U.S. immigration policies have
developed and changed over the years. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1031 History of Modern Eastern Europe
This course analyzes events in Eastern Europe from
approximately 1918 to the present. It provides cultural,
historical and political frameworks for an examination
of recent events in this area. The focus of attention
is on the individual nations of Eastern Europe, with
concluding coverage of the region as a bloc. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1035 Women in Western Society:
1800 to the Present
An examination of the particular roles women
have played in Western society from the eve of
industrialization to the present time. By focusing
on women, the course informs the student about
the nature and impact of industrialization in society.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1036 Ancient and Colonial Influences on
Modern Africa
Focuses on the culture, traditions and political
life of ancient and colonial African civilizations,
especially those of West Africa. It provides an
analysis of historical, cultural and socio-economic
dynamics that gave rise to the contemporary
re-Africanization movement. The course is taught
in Senegal and Ghana. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1037 United States Labor History
A survey of working class organization from its
18th-century journeyman origin to the present. The
course focuses on the development of the labor
movement as it has responded to the challenges of
economic development and the policies of employers
and government. The contrasting organizational
structures, policies and ideologies of the Knights of
Labor, the IWW, and AFL and CIO unions are studied.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1038 Intellectual and Cultural History of the
Western World
A survey of the intellectual and cultural
movements that have given the West its identity.
An interdisciplinary approach is used to study
the great movements of Western civilization as
reflected in art, architecture, historical discourse,
literature, music, philosophy, poetry and the social
sciences and how these influenced political and
social history. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1041 War and Peace
This course will be a history of causes and
consequences of war and peace. It will survey
the evolution of war, its changing patterns and
its effect on the human experience in modern
times. Issues and questions related to how and
why nations go to war and the human cost and
consequences of war will be emphasized. (Cf. HON
1041.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1042 American Military History: 1917–2003
The course examines and analyzes American
military history from 1917 to 2003. The students
will apply critical thinking and decision-making
skills to military problems. Ethical issues in U.S.
military engagement will be discussed. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1043 Genocide from 1900 to Present
An examination of genocide (1900 to the present)
focusing on their commonalities including shared
socio-psychological, historical, political, cultural,
and economic processes. Topics to be covered
include the Ottoman/Turkish Genocide, the
Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and the Darfur
genocide/Sudanese Civil Wars. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1044 World War II and the Century of
Total War
This course studies World War II as a “total war”
which unleashed change in every form of human
endeavor. It altered the geopolitical basis of global
power, eclipsed all previous military engagements,
transformed economies, hastened social change
and transformed numerous dimensions of human
culture. The military history of World War II, from its
origins to its long lasting legacies, will be studied
with both traditional historical and interdisciplinary
methods. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1045 Democracy and Social Justice
in America
This course provides a history of American freedom,
examining how the evolution of institutions,
changing legal definitions of individual liberties
expressed in the Constitution and extension of
those rights to more inclusive groups of people
has driven social and cultural change in the United
States. It will study the roles of active citizenship,
advocacy and activism in promoting institutional
change that has redefined and transformed the
meaning of social justice in critical periods of the
American past. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1046 Communication Technology Revolutions,
Political Culture and Social Change
This course will study the impact of
communication technology revolutions—the
original printing press, mass print, film, radio,
television, satellite and digital systems—in driving
rapid cultural and political change. It will examine
the ways in which increasing mass access to
information and increasingly mass communicative
exchange has altered political landscapes for better
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and worse in different historical contexts in the
emergence of global society. Particular attention
will be devoted to the Internet Age in which the
World Wide Web has revolutionized concepts of
personal identity, redefined community, driven
social change and developed new challenges for
democratic institutions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Homeland Security (HLS)
1001 Introduction to Homeland Security
An analysis of various types of investigation
and protection organizations, departments and
services. (Cf. CRJ 4104.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Legal Issues in Organizational Security
An analysis of legal aspects of private and public
protection including the major constraints
imposed upon security and public safety
operations and personnel by the law. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1003 Introduction to Organizational Security
An exploration of current problems in loss
prevention and business security. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1004 Introduction to Emergency Management
This course focuses upon the various emergency-
response techniques that have been developed to
counter natural and man-made disasters as well as
the administrative control of hazardous materials
and services. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1005 Crime Prevention and Security
Consulting
This course explores the methods by which the
security professional or government administrators
can educate organizations and individuals on
recognition, prevention, and damage minimization.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1006 Security Concepts and
Organizational Leadership
This course focuses upon the management of
proprietary security and safety personnel, as well
as organizational planning within a corporation or
government agency. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1007 Security Investigations
Contemporary developments in scientific devices
and techniques that relate to the fields of security,
safety and investigation. (Cf. CRJ 3104.) Credit: 3
semester hours.
1008 Global Threats to Security
The phenomenon of globalization has resulted in a
blurring of the lines between threats to security as
being a domestic or foreign issue. This course seeks
to explain globalization as it relates to security
and provide students with understanding of the
various challenges and threat that result from the
phenomenon. In addition, various methods of
addressing these threats on an international scale
will be covered. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1009 Internship in Homeland Security I
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. Supervised
fieldwork with a proprietary (in-house) Security
Department within the retail, hotel, education,
health care, insurance, manufacturing, banking or
recreation industries. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 Introduction to Intelligence
An analysis of proactive investigative techniques
and protective counter measures employed in
industry and government to secure trade secrets,
classified documents, and confidential information
sources. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1011 Intelligence Planning, Collection, and
Processing
This course will provide a detailed examination of
the planning, collection and processing stages of
the intelligence process. Key issues addressed will
include; planning and direction of collection efforts
specifically to meet intelligence requirements,
the variety of collection disciples such as human,
technological, and open sources, the methods
and means utilized to process data collected into
raw intelligence, and the various legal and ethical
issues related to the collection of intelligence.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1012 Internship in Homeland Security II
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. Supervised
fieldwork within a government agency or
division of any municipality, state or the federal
government specializing in safety regulation,
disaster control, emergency services, civil defense,
code enforcement, crime prevention, or public
safety. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1013 Internship in the Protection Technology
Industry
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. Supervised
fieldwork in a business specializing in the
manufacture, sale or installation of protection
or investigative devices, including intrusion
detection, access control, electronic surveillance,
screening and sensing products, weapons, security
communications, and K-9 training. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1014 Advanced Internship in Commercial
Security or Governmental Public Safety
Prerequisite: HCS 1008 or 1009 or 1012 or 1013 and
permission of the Director. Supervised advanced
fieldwork in proprietary or contract security,
governmental public safety or security technology.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Legal Aspects of Modern Security
Investigation
An examination of the various responsibilities
assigned to private or government investigators
by trial attorneys or litigation departments during
civil, criminal or administrative proceedings. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1016 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
Protection
This course provides an overview of the challenges
associated with the protection of key national
resources. Students will examine vulnerability
and risk reduction strategies, contingency
planning, and strategic partnership models as
they are applied to the critical infrastructure
sectors (Water, Power and Energy, Information
and Telecommunications, Chemical Industry,
Transportation, Banking and Finance, Defense
Industry, Postal and Shipping, Agriculture and
Food, Public Health, and Emergency Services).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1017 Public Safety Regulatory and
Enforcement Agencies
An overview of municipal, state and federal
government agencies having the responsibility to
regulate activities and enforce laws pertaining to
public safety. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1018 Intelligence Analysis, Production, and
Dissemination
This course will provide detailed examination of
the analysis, production and dissemination stages
of the intelligence process that culminates in
finished intelligence. Key issues examined include:
Kent’s Principles of Analysis, methods of analysis,
competitive analysis, writing and organizing
analysis into a finished intelligence product, and
assessing the value of products through peer-
review and feedback. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1019 Homeland Security Intelligence and
Counter-Terrorism
This course will provide an overview of the role
of intelligence in all levels of both the public
and private sectors. The need to protect against
intelligence intrusions will also be examined.
Key issues addressed will include; the domestic
and foreign elements of homeland security
intelligence; information sharing and cooperation
between federal, state and local government,
intelligence fusion center, offensive and defensive
counterintelligence methods; and the role of
the private sector in both a homeland security
intelligence enterprise and an operational security
system. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 Terrorism and Emergency Management
The purpose of this course is to investigate the
role of emergency management in response to
the growing threat of domestic and international
terrorism. To achieve this goal the course will
define what terrorism is, discuss why politically
motivated acts of violence occur, and provide
an overview of terrorists groups and their tactics
of intimidation and fear. The course will also
uncover the effects of terrorism (including those
emanating from weapons of mass destruction) and
compare how their consequences are both similar
to and different than other types of natural and
technological disasters. Utilizing recent legislation
and policies regarding crisis and consequence
management as a framework, the steps that
emergency management agencies and others are
taking to deal with terrorism are identified. (Cf. CRJ
3206.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Emergency Management and Homeland
Security Law
This course is designed to provide an overview
of homeland security law and policy. Emergency
response, emergency management, and terrorism
after 9/11 will be discussed. Several topics
including the law for first responders, incident
management, weapons of mass destruction,
volunteers, Governors’ powers, FEMA, Department
of Homeland Security, civil rights, and international
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antiterrorism efforts will be explored. (Cf. CRJ 3207.)
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1022 Sociology of Disaster
The focus of this course will be on human
behavior in a natural and man-made disaster e.g.,
hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, floods; and
chemical spills, nuclear power plant accidents,
riots, etc. Case studies of a number of disasters
will be used to illustrate the material discussed.
In addition, students will be introduced to the
emerging profession of “emergency management
and contingency planning” and acquire an
understanding of the general precepts of disaster
planning. (Cf. CRJ 3208.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1023 Computer Applications in Emergency
Management
This course provides the student with an
introduction to the use of computer technology in
emergency management. Spreadsheets, database
applications, and electronic communications will
be covered. Specific computer programs currently
in use for contingency planning, tracking chemical
inventories and response resources, modeling of
toxic plumes, and decision making during disasters
will be explored. Hazard and risk evaluation will be
covered along with attendant hazard identification,
vulnerability analysis, risk, and consequence
analysis. (Cf. CRJ 3209.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1024 Introduction to CBRNE
The prospect of states or other actors such
as terrorists unleashing chemical, biological,
nuclear, radiological and explosive weapons on a
defenseless public is almost too terrifying for most
people to consider. Yet, in the past, numerous
incidents have occurred. We cannot forget the
threats posed by our adversaries. This course
seeks to conduct a comparative assessment of
the understanding of CBRNE and how they can
be used. While much of the specifics of CBRNE
weapons doctrine remain within the classified
domain and thus beyond the scope of this course,
we can outline the primary strategic and tactical
factors relating to these weapons. This lesson will
introduce strategy and tactics of CBRNE weapons.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1025 Border, Transportation, and Maritime
Security
Those charged with securing national borders
are challenged with the need to facilitate the
flow of legitimate trade and travel while also
protecting the nation and its people from external
threats. Accomplishing this goal requires not
just screening individuals and goods, but also
securing the global aviation, ground, and maritime
transportation networks. The issues addressed in
this course will include: the various challenges
to border, transportation, and maritime security:
an examination of the various related security
strategies of these different challenges; the impact
of technology; and the roles and responsibilities
of various government and private stakeholders.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
ates many of the topics from the major areas of
hotel, restaurant, travel and tourism. Students
apply cumulative knowledge and experience while
completing their projects. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1026 Comparative Homeland Security
When it comes to protecting the homeland, the
United States differs from other countries in legal
traditions, political and bureaucratic institutions
and policies, and natural and man-made threats it
faces. This course seeks to compare and contrast
the experiences and practices of other countries
when facing homeland security-related issues such
as terrorism, pandemics, transnational organized
crime, and emergency response. Major practices
of these nations will be examined to determine
if there are lessons to be learned which can be
incorporated into the strategic policies of the
United States. Credit: 3 semester hours. .
1027 International Security Cooperation
Historically, the main security threat facing a
particular nation has come from other nation
states. Globalization has increased the threat
matrix facing a nation state. There has been a
shift from nation enemies to natural threats such
as pandemics and man-made threats such as
those posed by terrorist or other non-state actors.
Often these threat types affect multiple countries
simultaneously, resulting in a blurring of lines and
national borders. This course seeks to examine
how various governments, and on occasion non-
governmental organizations, utilize instruments of
global governance when dealing with threats that
are global in nature. Credit: 3 semester hours..
1030 Homeland Security Lab I Preparedness
and Response
This course uses the Homeland Security Simulation
Laboratory with a combination of lecture and case
study to identify current or potential threats, and
demonstrate innovative, operational procedures,
and tactical-level response to all-hazard challenges.
Credit: 3 semester hours..
1031 Homeland Security Lab 2—Incident
Management
Prerequisite: HLS 1030. This course uses the
Homeland Security Simulation Laboratory with
a combination of lecture and case study to
identify current or potential threats, and execute
innovative, forward-thinking incident management
procedures to counter all-hazard threat challenges.
Credit: 3 semester hours. 1060 Introduction
to Unmanned Aircraft Systems I This course
will provide an understanding of the integral
components comprising the Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles/Systems Industry in the National Airspace
System. The student will be introduced to historical,
current, and future perspectives of UAV/UAS’s and
become familiar with drone operations and law
This course is for free elective only and cannot be
applied to the major area. Credit: 3 semester hours..
1090 Selected Topics in Homeland Security
This course is an examination of a selected topic
in homeland security. A different topic will be
featured each session, enabling students to explore
a pressing contemporary issue challenging both
homeland security professionals and society at
large. Topics for examination will be based upon
the instructor’s area(s) of expertise. Intersession and
pre-session only. Credit: 3 semester hours..
1100 Homeland Security Capstone
Homeland Security Capstone provides
engagement in a student-centered, content related
learning experience that serves as a summary and
synthesis of courses in a student’s undergraduate
academic career. Students select an area of interest
related to their academic track and engage in an
activity leading to a research project or applied
project reflective of comprehensive knowledge
gained in undergraduate studies and demonstrate
their knowledge of the outcomes of the Bachelor
of Science degree. Credit: 3 semester hours..
Hospitality Management (HMT
1000 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
A survey course of the hospitality industry to a
historical perspective of the industry, organizational
structure of the industry, place of the industry in
both the local and national economy and current
and future trends for the hospitality industry. Credit:
3 semester hours..
1001 Principles of Hotel Operations
Prerequisite: MGT 1001. A study of the management
functions as they pertain to hotel operations.
Emphasis is placed on the techniques and tools of
management, planning, organizing, staffing and
controlling. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Front Office Operations
Prerequisite: MGT 1001. A study of the front office
procedures including both human and non-
human resources. Emphasis is placed on forms
and programs, from reservations through the night
audits. Credit: 3 semester hours. .
1003 Food and Beverage Service
Prerequisite: MGT 1001. A study of food and
beverage service with emphasis on general
management functions. Topics include service
styles, practices, and principles and procedures
in food and beverage service operations. Credit 3
semester hours.
1005 Travel and Tourism
Prerequisite: none. A survey of management
activities as they pertain to the travel and tourism
industry. Topics include tourism geography,
industry organization, travel and behavior tourism
planning. Credit: 3 semester hours..
1007 Hospitality Law and Ethics
Prerequisite: BLW 1001. Legal aspects of the
innkeeper and guest relationship with emphasis
placed on personal and property liability.
Appropriate federal, state and local cases
examined. Credit: 3 semester hours. 1009 Capstone
Hospitality Management Prerequisite: Senior status.
Summarizes and integrates many of the topics
from the major areas of hotel, restaurant, travel and
tourism. Students apply cumulative knowledge
and experience while completing their projects.
Credit: 3 semester hours..
1010 Hospitality Human Resource
Management
Prerequisites: HMT 1000, MGT 1001. As the very
nature of hospitality service is people, this
course provides an overview of human resource
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management emphasizing its application in
the hospitality environment. Topics include
planning, recruitment, selection, placement,
training, supervision, compensation and benefits,
motivation, performance appraisals, productivity of
employees, workforce diversity, employment and
labor law specific to the hospitality industry. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1020 Restaurant Management
Prerequisite: HMT 1000; HMT 1003. An anal-ysis
of the food service systems and operations
including menu management, purchasing, pricing,
marketing, beverage management, food service
sanitation, and management principles applied
to a restaurant operating environment. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1022 Wine Appreciation and Management
Prerequisite: HMT 1000; HMT 1003 or permission of
instructor. A study of principles and practices for
managing wine and wine sales. Topics include:
wine appreciation, selection, purchasing, storage,
compiling of wine lists, serving wine, and pairing of
wine and food. (Special note: Classes may be offered
externally under instructor’s supervision. Supply fees
for wine tasting may be required. LEGAL DRINKING
AGE IS REQUIRED FOR COURSE REGISTRATION.)
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1025 Cost Controls
Prerequisite: ACC 1007. Basic principles of cost
control of food, beverage (including non-food
items) and labor. Emphasis placed on systems
used for product identification, receiving, storing,
budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 Hospitality Marketing
Prerequisites: MKT 1001; HMT 1000. Overview of
the discipline of marketing as it applies to the
hospitality industry and understanding how a
marketing strategy is devised and executed in
relation to the hospitality objectives. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1040 International Cuisines
Prerequisite: HMT 1003. A study of culinary
characteristics combined with history, life-style, and
culture to define the food elements and patterns
unique to countries and regions around the
world. ADDITIONAL FEES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR
RESTAURANT VISITS. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1045 Housekeeping Management and
Operations
Prerequisite: HMT 1000. Application of various
systems, procedures and controls associated
with housekeeping departments. Emphasis on
management delegation scheduling systems,
routines, equipment requirements and laundry
operations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1050 Hospitality Facilities Management
Prerequisite: HMT 1000. A survey of the problems
and opportunities inherent in managing hospitality
facilities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1055 Global Leadership in Hospitality
Management
Prerequisite: HMT 1000. A study of management
principles and effective leadership in global
hospitality environments. Topics include the
application and development of international
policies, regional analysis of social and work
environment, global business ethics, leadership
principles, and conflict management strategies
to accommodate individual and organizational
changes. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1061 Introduction to Conventions and Event
Management
Prerequisite: HMT 1000. An introduction to the
process of leadership and management techniques
for the planning, coordinating, and promoting
events. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1063 Event Management Practicum:
Community-Campus Partnerships
Supervised participation in event management
at instructor-approved venues through hands-on
involvement in the planning and staging of one
or more special events. Special emphasis will be
placed on institutional events relevant to academic
service-learning activities.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1065 Special Events and
Meeting Management
Prerequisites: HMT 1000, MGT 1001. A study of
convention and meeting planning principles
and procedures with emphasis on program
development and coordination, budgeting,
marketing, public relations, food and beverage
elements, hospitality functions, current practices,
and technology advances as related. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1070 Current Issues in Hospitality
and Tourism
Prerequisite: HMT 1005. Analysis of current issues
in the hospitality and tourism industry with
emphasis on historical, current and future trends,
and their short- and long-term implications for the
management. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1071 International Travel Destinations and
Cultures
Prerequisite: HMT 1005. An introductory survey course
of world travel destinations including an exploration
of the customs, habits, festivals, and historical
sights as these are related to the travel and tourism
industry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1072 Resorts Management
Prerequisite: HMT 1000. This course provides
students with comprehensive need-to-know
information on the management and operation
of today’s wide range of resorts, from golf courses,
ski resorts, spas, and casinos to theme parks and
cruises. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1073 Cruise Operations Management
Prerequisites: HMT 1000; HMT 1005. This course
provides a comprehensive analysis of the
international cruise lines industry including
the history, development, market trends, and
operational insights into its management
and marketing. Operating structures,
systems, management practices, and current
industry issues are discussed based upon the
contemporary cruise experience. A FIELD TRIP
WITH ADDITIONAL FEES WILL BE REQUIRED.
CONSENT OF THE INSTRUCTOR REQUIRED BEFORE
REGISTRATION. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1074 Gaming Operations Management
This course provides an overview of the operation
and management of commercial casinos and
casino hotels focusing on the internal and external
environment of the current gaming industry.
Topics include: Historic development of gaming,
organizational and business structure of a casino
hotel, casino hotel operations, government
regulations, casino marketing and design, gaming
consumer behavior, economic and social impact
of gaming. SPECIAL NOTE: CLASSES MAY BE OFFERED
EXTERNALLY UNDER INSTRUCTOR’S SUPERVISION.
SITE VISITS WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FEES. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1075 Hospitality Information Technology
Prerequisites: HMT 1000; CUS 1102. A study
of technology used within the hospitality
environment. Emphasis is placed on cutting
technology for managing every aspect of
hospitality operations, as well as best practices in
web, mobile, and social media. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1076 Food Service Operation Management
This course introduces managerial and operational
principles for restaurant management. The course
also gives students the opportunity to utilize
food service operation principles in quantify food
preparation and service for food and beverage
services. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1093 Independent Study in Hospitality
Management
Prerequisite: Junior or senior HMT major with a
minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and Director’s
permission. Individualized indepen-dent study.
Under the guidance of a hospitality management
faculty member, a student will pursue an in-depth
study of a significant issue or problem in lodging
management, restaurant management, travel or
tourism, or participate in a lodging management,
restaurant manage-ment, travel, or tourism project.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1094 Hospitality Management Internship I
Prerequisite: Junior or senior HMT major with a
minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and Director’s
permission. An off-campus experience with a
professional hotel, restaurant, food service, or
tourism organization, with supervised practical
experience to further prepare HMT majors for their
professional careers. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1095 Hospitality Management
Internship II
Prerequisite: Junior or senior HMT major with a
minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and Director’s
permission. A second off-campus experience with
a professional hotel, restaurant, food service or
tourism organization, with supervised practical
experience to further prepare HMT majors for their
professional careers. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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1155 Global Leadership in Management
Strategies: Hospitality and Tourism
Perspectives
A study of effective leadership emphasizing
management principles and strategies for success
in the global business environment from the
hospitality and tourism perspectives. Topics
include global entrepreneurship, leadership and
business practices, multicultural organizational
values and constituencies, professional ethics, and
interdisciplinary approaches to complex global
issues. Credit: 3 semester hours. Intersession and pre-
session only. Site visits with additional fees will apply.
1160 Managing a Bed and Breakfast Inn I
Planning, purchasing, establishing, licensing,
marketing, hosting, and managing a bed and
breakfast inn are course foci. Selected topics
include: defining a bed and breakfast inn/guest
house, assessing innkeeper lifestyle, selecting a
property/location, writing a business plan, buying
a turnkey business or creating a new business,
paying taxes, keeping records, decorating,
marketing and advertising, networking, defining
policies, hosting guests from a personal welcome
to farewell, preparing a memorable breakfast
and other food amenities, housekeeping, solving
problems, providing concierge services, and
creating a memorable visit. (Cf. ENT 1010). Credit: 3
semester hours.
1165 Establishing and Operating a Bed and
Breakfast Inn
Prerequisites: HMT 1000. Create and operate a
successful B&B including evaluating a property/
physical location; preparing a detailed business
plan; assessing the impact of local, state, and
federal law and regulation; designing operating
policies and procedures, a welcoming exterior, and
an interior layout to provide a memorable guest
stay and positive personal customer service. The
vital role of the owner entrepreneur to the B &
B’s success. Planning food, writing the marketing
plan; integrating community events; strategies for
sustaining operations during pandemics and other
crises. Credit: 3 semester hours
1161 Managing a Bed and Breakfast Inn II
Financial, accounting, employment, human
resources, risk management, and legal aspects of
Bed and Breakfast management, and legal aspects
of Bed and Breakfast management are course
foci. Selected topics include complying with
laws/regulations, including ADA requirements;
preparing for inspections (health, housing, fire,
etc.), being properly insured (homeowner’s, liability,
income replacement, workers’ compensation,
flood insurance); recruiting, training, retaining staff;
hiring independent contractors; minimizing liability
risks; documenting accidents/injuries; creating/
maintaining accurate accounting/ financial
records; assessing accounting, reservation software
packages; identifying, forecasting, and responding
to occupancy challenges and tourism trends; and
planning new initiatives
(Cf. ENT 1012). Credit: 3 semester hours.
2001 Hospitality Management Study Abroad
International Internship II
A second HMT international academic internship,
that is an unpaid internship, with a hospitality
organization in France, Italy, and Spain during a
semester abroad. This practical experience will help
prepare HMT majors for their professional careers.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2001A International Tourism Management: An
Italian Approach
Prerequisite: HMT 1000; HMT 1005. This is a 5-week
summer study abroad program offered at
Università di Perugia in Assisi, Italy. The course
combines classroom lectures with supervised
field trips to various hospitality establishments
in the Umbria region, the heart of Italian tourism
industry and tradition. Additional program
fees will be required. Consent of the instructor
required before registration. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2003 Disney Internship Experience I
This is an experience-based course for
students who are accepted to the Disney
College Internship Program only, and who
successfully complete the program. Students
apply directly to Disney for the internship
program and should obtain the approval of
their academic advisors and dean at St. John’s
to enroll in St. John’s classes so they can
receive credits for the Internship experience.
Acceptance decisions to the Disney Program,
and assignments to internship duties at Disney
are made solely by the Disney Corporation.
In the internship program, students will learn
about hotel and resort operations, customer
service, public relations, and other topics related
to entertainment sales and services. More
information about the Internship program is at
DisneyCollegeProgram.com. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2004 Disney Internship Experience II
This is an experience-based course for
students who are accepted to the Disney
College Internship Program only, and who
successfully complete the program. Students
apply directly to Disney for the internship
program and should obtain the approval of
their academic advisors and dean at St. John’s
to enroll in St. John’s classes so they can
receive credits for the Internship experience.
Acceptance decisions to the Disney Program,
and assignments to internship duties at Disney
are made solely by the Disney Corporation.
In the internship program, students will learn
about hotel and resort operations, customer
service, public relations, and other topics related
to entertainment sales and services. More
information about the Internship program is
at www.DisneyCollegeProgram.com. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2005 Hospitality Management Study Abroad
International Internship I
HMT students will experience an international
academic internship, that is an unpaid internship,
with a hospitality organization in France, Italy
and Seville, Spain during a semester abroad. This
practical experience will help prepare HMT majors
for their professional careers. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2005A International Travel and Tourism: Italy
A survey of international travel and tourism to
study Italian tourism and learn how the tourism
industry works in Italy. Topics include: international
travel, major tourism destination regions in Italy,
cultural aspects of tourism, current trends, and
management issues specific to the travel and
tourism industry in Italy. SPECIAL NOTE: THIS
IS A STUDY ABROAD COURSE OFFERED IN ITALY,
ADDITIONAL FEES WILL BE REQUIRED. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2010 Managing & Designing Special Events
Students will be introduced to major concepts and
activities that involve planning and purchasing
food and beverage items. Students will be
introduced to room setups, staffing, budgeting
events, negotiating with vendors, contracts and
negotiations. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2011 and 2012 Tourism/Event Management
Internship I and II: Cape May MAC (Museum
Art Culture)
Pre-requisite: HMT 1000 and 3 credits from MGT
1000, MGT 1001 or MKT 1001 and permission of
program coordinator/director. Cape May MAC is the
premier non-profit organization in our Nation’s
Oldest Seashore Resort, Victorian Cape May, New
Jersey. For more than 50 years, Cape May MAC
has partnered with area non-profit organizations
and for-profit businesses to offer tours, sponsor
festivals, organize special events, re-create history,
and design exhibits to support tourism and to raise
funds for the preservation of local historic sites and
structures. The project goal is to assist the Special
Events Manager with planning, coordinating,
implementing, marketing, and managing at least
two special events to support Cape May’s tourism
industry and potentially to assume coordinator
responsibilities for at least one special event.
Training in Cape May MAC’s history, goals, and
operations will be a part of this internship. This
is a non-paid on-site internship at Cape May
MAC, located at the Emlen Physick Estate,1048
Washington Street, Cape May, New Jersey 08204.
Interns are responsible for their living/housing
arrangements. Available summer sessions and fall
semester only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2015 Disney Internship Experience III
This is an experience-based course for students
who are accepted to the Disney College Internship
Program only, and who successfully complete
the program. Students apply directly to Disney
for the internship program and should obtain
the approval of their academic advisors and dean
at St. John’s to enroll in St. John’s classes so they
can receive credits for the Internship experience.
Acceptance decisions to the Disney Program, and
assignments to internship duties at Disney are made
solely by the Disney Corporation. In the internship
program, students will learn about hotel and resort
operations, customer service, public relations, and
other topics related to entertainment sales and
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services. More information about the Internship
program is at DisneyCollegeProgram.com.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2022A Italian Culture Through Food and Wine
Profile of Italian history and culture through
the analysis of gastronomic documents and
literary texts that span from the ancient Greeks
to contemporary times. Special emphasis will be
given to the study of the regional cuisines and
wines, and their development. Credit: 3 semester
hours. A study-abroad mini-session course. Additional
program fees apply.
2025 Appreciation of Italian Food,
Wine and Culture
Profile of Italian history and culture through
the analysis of gastronomic documents and
literary texts that span from the ancient Greeks
to contemporary times. Special emphasis will be
given to the study of the regional cuisines and
wines, and their development. This course will be
taught on the Rome campus. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2030 Appreciation of French Food, Wine &
Culture
A profile of French history and culture through
food and wine. Grapes for producing wines are
grown in several regions. Food has been a passion
in France. This has led to the development of
haute cuisine. Haute cuisine emphasizes complex
preparations and carefully crafted presentation
to please the eye as well as the palate. Provincial
French cooking is less elaborate. Special emphasis
will be given to the study of regional cuisine and
wines, and their development. This course will be
offered to 'study-abroad' students on the Paris
Campus. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Human Services (HSC)
1020 Survey of Human Services
Introduction to the field of human services: history,
theories, principles and values of human services.
Survey of roles for human service workers, clients
to be served, and delivery of services to clients.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 Dimensions of Human Behavior
Study of human physical, mental, social, emotional,
and moral growth and development from the
prenatal to later adult years. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1049 Career Theory and Planning in the
Human Services
Developing strategies and skills for facilitating
entry into the human services job market for a
systematic approach to career development and
implementation of career goals. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1060 Methods and Policies for the Human
Services
Survey of selected knowledge and skills related to
models and methods of intervention, including
competence in interviewing; case management
skills; vocational, social and psychological skills;
client advocacy skills; problem-solving skills, and
selected counseling skills. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1065 Group Dynamics for the Human Services
The course provides students with exercises and
analyses related to the dynamics of social group
interaction as they function in the human services
environment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1071 Gerontology
Methods and materials for meeting the special
needs of the aging. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1072 Child Advocacy
Methods and materials for understanding
interpersonal violence and for meeting the special
needs of the abused and neglected child. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1073 Chemical Dependency
Methods and materials for meeting the special
needs of the drug/alcohol abuser. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1074 Behavioral Health in the Community
Methods and materials for meeting the needs of
the mentally disabled. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1081 Gerontology Internship
Twelve clock hours of supervised field experience
per 12 weeks in an appropriate agency,
accompanied by an on-campus weekly seminar.
Credit: 6 semester hours.
1082 Child Advocacy Internship
Twelve clock hours of supervised field experience
per 12 weeks in an appropriate agency
accompanied by an on-campus weekly seminar.
Credit: 6 semester hours.
1083 Chemical Dependency Internship
Twelve clock hours of supervised field experience
per 12 weeks in an appropriate agency,
accompanied by an on-campus weekly seminar.
Credit: 6 semester hours.
1084 Behavioral Health in the Community
Internship
Twelve clock hours of supervised field experience
per 12 weeks in an appropriate agency,
accompanied by an on-campus weekly seminar.
Credit: 6 semester hours.
1085 Child Care Internship
Twelve clock hours of supervised field experience
per 12 weeks in an appropriate agency,
accompanied by an on-campus weekly seminar.
Credit: 6 semester hours.
1100 Research Course
This course is an introduction to survey research.
It will introduce the different data collection
procedures and methods used for studies in
research. This course will cover both qualitative
and quantitative methods of data collection
and interpretation. Emphasis will be on students
getting an actual research experience. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1102 Social Justice
This course examines the principles of social justice
(such as equality of opportunity and freedom from
want) and their application to American society.
Particular emphasis will be given to inequalities
of race/ethnicity, gender, anger and class as they
affect individuals, families and organizations in the
United States and how this impacts on the delivery
of services by human service professionals.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Information Technology (IT)
1011 Information Technology for Business
Principles and concepts of information technology
with application to business decision-making. The
approach taken in this course will be to cover the
development of business goals and initiatives and
then to demonstrate how technology supports the
realization of these initiatives. Essential concepts
in business intelligence, business operations,
and business innovation will be covered. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1141 User Interface Design and Development
This course focuses on the design of good
interfaces founded on interaction design and
human-computer interaction discipline. Students
are introduced to key theories of human and
social cognition for their application to interface
design. The proposed design methodology is
framed within a design-thinking framework and
inspired to humanistic design approaches (Positive
Computing, Inclusive Design). Students are
required to design the interaction component of a
real-world computing application. The focus of the
project will be on digital applications for learning
in order to a) orient interaction design towards
users’ betterment and wellbeing, b) help students
improve their design skills through a deeper
understanding of how users process information
when learning how an unfamiliar technology
works. Credit: 3 semester hours
1166: Secure Software Development
Prerequisites: CUS 1116 .A focus on foundational
and advancedtopics for building secure software
by applying security principles to the software
development lifecycle. Students will be equipped
with practical skills required for developing
and testing for secure software based on user
requirements, while also learning security
fundamentals from real world case studies. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1175 Database Information Systems
Introduction to database management systems,
focusing on relational DBMSs. Students will
learn query and update languages, database
administration, database security and integrity,
database design, and the role of database systems
in organizations. Credit: 3 semester hours
Journalism (JOU)
1000 Introduction to Journalism
An overview of all the media of journalism, from
newspapers and wire services to radio, television
and online news sites. The course will focus on the
wealth of opportunities in journalism from major
media to newsletters, trade magazines, iPods and
others. The course will emphasize the different styles
of writing required in each medium and the role of
journalism in a democracy. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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1200 Photojournalism
Its principles and practices, including the role of
the photojournalist, techniques of photography,
picture editing and ethics of photojournalism.
(Note: students must own a still camera, preferably 35
mm.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1400 Introduction to Magazine Publishing
A survey course designed to introduce students to
magazines as a form of journalism and a business
enterprise. Subjects include the functions and
problems of editorial, circulation,
advertising, production and other magazine
departments. Cross-referenced with COM 2406.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1402 Ethics and Law in Journalism
Prerequisite: COM 1001 or JOU 1000. A study of the
ethical and legal problems involved in the print
media, radio, TV, and other media. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1500 The History of Journalism
An historical and interpretive study of the
development of journalism from its earliest days in
Colonial America to the present. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1501 The Press and Government
An inquiry into political and legal relationships
between mass communication and government,
problems in freedom of information, and
government regulations affecting newsgathering
and news dissemination. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1502 The Press and the Cinema
This course explores, both historically and
aesthetically, how the press has been portrayed
on the screen. Feature films are screened and
discussed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1504 Religious Journalism
Prerequisites: JOU 2300 or JOU 2312 and THE 1050.
Students learn sociological concepts and methods
used to analyze the world religions and the
changing place of religion in American and global
public life. This course approaches the issue from
cultural and institutional perspectives, focusing on
such topics as civil religion, church-state relations,
the role of congregations in local communities,
and religious voluntary and philanthropic concerns.
Students learn that reporting on religion requires:
respect for the role of faith in people’s lives,
immense curiosity about religion and a willingness
to learn—and keep learning—about it, an abiding
sense of fairness and balance, a commitment to
covering all kinds of diversity of faith, both within a
particular denomination and outside of it, and the
ability to accurately and fairly describe the nuances
of different beliefs. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2201 Introduction to Broadcasting and
Announcing
Prerequisite: SPE 1000C. An introduction to the
radio environment and radio broadcaster’s role.
Students acquire skills in audio recording, analysis,
interpretation, and communications in a variety of
announcing projects. (Cf. COM 2201) Laboratory
fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2204 Sports Broadcasting
Prerequisite: SPE 1000C. Techniques utilized in the
preparation of play-by-play descriptions and
analysis of sports are covered. Students learn to
prepare and broadcast sports programs, and write
copy as well. (Cf. COM 2204) Laboratory fee: $30.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2300 News Reporting and Writing for Print
and Online Media
Prerequisite: JOU 1000 or COM 1001. An intensive
introduction to the principles and techniques
of reporting and writing news for print and
online media. Multimedia storytelling, like any
good account of people, issues and events, is
rooted in the art of solid news reporting and
clear writing. Building upon the principles of
journalism learned in JOU 1000 (Introduction to
Journalism), the course provides students with a
practical introduction to the work of a journalist
for both traditional print media like newspapers
and emerging digital media, and prepares them for
advanced reporting and news writing in JOU 3300
(Feature Reporting and Writing). Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2307 The Craft of Interviewing
Prerequisite: JOU 2300 or COM 2301. An in-depth
overview of the dimensions of the interview
process, this course discusses preparation, the
formulation of questions, television and print
interviewing, and the writing of the interview
article. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2312 News Reporting and Writing for
Television and Radio
Prerequisites: JOU 1000 or COM 1001. An introduction
to the techniques and principles of writing and
producing news copy for electronic media. It
provides students with a writing foundation that is
expanded upon in JOU 3312 (Advanced Reporting
and Writing for Television and Radio) and JOU 4702
(Practicum II: TV and Radio.). Credit: 3 semester hours.
2313 Podcasting and Innovative Journalism
Trends
Prerequisites: JOU 1000. .An examination of
innovative techniques in the production,
presentation, and distribution of journalism. New
methods of connecting with news consumers like
the growth of podcasts and the entrepreneurial
development of newsletters through websites like
Substack, Ghost and Revue will be analyzed for
their success and potential. Students will apply and
practice the skills and attributes to write, report
and produce news on these trending platforms.
Credit: 3 semester hours..
3300 Feature Reporting and Writing
Prerequisite: JOU 2300. Advanced training and
practice in the reporting and writing of in-depth
feature articles that concern public and community
affairs, crime, human interest stories, and profiles.
Special emphasis will focus on the use of research
of public and private documents, and other
sources of information. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3301 Copy Editing
Prerequisite: JOU 2300. A study of the principles and
practices of copy editing as applied principally to
newspapers, including a study of how words are
used and misused. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3302 Magazine Journalism
Prerequisite: JOU 1400 or JOU 3300. An advanced
magazine journalism course designed to prepare
students to write nonfiction articles for consumer
and business magazines. Intended for the student
contemplating full-time magazine editorial work or
freelance writing. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3303 Business Journalism
Prerequisite: JOU 1400 or 3300. An advanced course
to introduce students to the world of business
publications, which far outnumber consumer
magazines and offer many more employment
opportunities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3304 Sports Writing
Prerequisite: JOU 2300 or COM 2301. A study of and
practice in writing sports stories and feature articles
for newspapers, broadcast and online media. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3305 Online News
Prerequisite: JOU 2300 or 2312. An introduction to
the ways journalists use computers to discover,
access, retrieve and evaluate information from
the Internet and government, organizational,
commercial, and other databases; how they use
computers in survey research and content analysis;
and how they organize the information in properly
written news and investigative articles. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3309 The Journalist as Critic
Prerequisite: JOU 2300 or JOU 3312. A survey course
designed to introduce students to writing critical
reviews. Students review film, theater, literature,
music (both popular and classical), dance and
restaurants. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3310 Investigative and In-Depth Reporting
Prerequisite: JOU 2300. A study of the techniques
necessary to carry out extensive investigations
of significant issues, both on local and national
levels, with particular emphasis on moral and legal
problems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3311 Crime Reporting
Prerequisite: JOU 2300 or JOU 2312. An examination
of the ethics and newsgathering techniques of
police beat reporting. The relationships between
the press, the public and law enforcement
agencies are examined in depth. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3312 Advanced News Reporting and Writing
for Television and Radio
Prerequisite: JOU 2312. This course is an extension
of JOU 2312 (News Reporting and Writing for
Television and Radio). Students learn a variety
of more complex news gathering, reporting,
interviewing and writing techniques used in
electronic media. The amount and complexity of
work required make this course appropriate only
for advanced journalism majors. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
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4301 International Reporting
Prerequisite: 3.25 GPA in major and JOU 3300 or
permission of instructor. Students are prepared
for the task of reporting international news, on
scene or from afar via modern communications
technology. Students learn journalistic techniques
and become familiar with key issues and logistics
involved in working outside their home countries,
in print,visual, aural, online or across platforms.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4302 Opinion Writing
Prerequisite: JOU 2300 or 2312 or 3300 or 3312. An
introduction to the techniques, principles, history,
legal issues and ethical concerns involved in the
editorials, columns and other forms of journalistic
opinion writing and presentation in various media.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4600 Independent Study in Journalism
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. Individualized
independent study under the guidance of a faculty
member. Students pursue an in-depth study
or participate in a journalism project. Approval
of project is at the discretion of the Director of the
Journalism Program. Credit: 1 semester hour.
4601 Independent Study in Journalism
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. Individualized
independent study under the guidance of a faculty
member. Students pursue an in-depth study
of a topic or participate in a journalism project.
Approval of project is at the discretion of the Director
of the Journalism Program. Credit: 2 semester hours.
4701 Print Journalism Practicum
Prerequisite: JOU 1000 and JOU 2300. A laboratory
course designed to offer journalism majors the
experience of working on a traditional and/or
online college newspaper. Students regularly
report and write articles for publication. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4702 Broadcast News Reporting Practicum
Prerequisites: JOU 1000 and JOU 2312.
A laboratory course designed to offer journalism
majors the experience of working on a television
or radio newscast. They regularly report, write, and
produce stories for air. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4703 Applying Journalism Principles and
Skills
Prerequisites: JOU 3301 or 3312. An examination
of the application of the principles and skills
of journalism. Students will learn the skills and
knowledge necessary to work in multiple media
including print, online and broadcast on a weekly
basis. Research and observation to find stories to
cover, collect elements for those stories, report
on and write those stories for publication, posting
or broadcast, and then correcting those stories
applying professional journalism will be regular
requirements. Proper techniques for story coverage
and analysis of stories submitted will be examined
along with how stories were crafted and how the
class work meets journalistic standards. Reviews of
case studies and trends in journalism will engage
students in critical thinking on professional actions
and the future of this discipline. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
5001, 5002, 5003, 5004 Journalism Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director
Credit: 3 semester hours each.
6100 Introduction to Media: Journalism
An overview of journalism, its history, the interplay
of technology with journalism, the skills needed
by journalists and applying practices of reporting,
writing and storytelling. For non-matriculated
students and by program director’s permission
only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Legal Studies (LES)
1003 Tort Law
Prerequisite: LES 1100. A preliminary investigation of
tort law, including personal injury, products liability
and defamation. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1004 Litigation Practice (Civil)
Prerequisite: LES 1100. Students will be introduced to
foundational concepts in the pre-trial civil litigation
process, including jurisdiction, venue, complaints,
service, responding to a complaint, motions to
dismiss, discovery and summary judgment. And,
students will read and work with statutes, court rules
and court documents relevant to such concepts.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1005 Legal Studies Internship I
Prerequisites: LES 1100, LES 1101, LES 1102 and
permission of the Director. An internship: a
supervised practical learning experience in a legal
environment. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1006 Legal Studies Internship II
Prerequisite: LES 1005 and permission of the Director.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1007 Family Law
Prerequisite: LES 1100. An examination of the aspects
of family law practice including divorce, separation
and child custody. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1009 Legal Research and Writing III
Prerequisites: LES 1100, LES 1101 and LES 1102. Under
the close supervision and guidance of a legal
studies faculty member, students will conduct
in-depth research on a contemporary legal issue
and write a detailed research paper on that
topic. Over the course of the semester, students
will be required to research their chosen legal
issue, outline their research and draft and edit
their paper. During class sessions, the professor
will reinforce effective legal research techniques,
the class will discuss the research and writing
processes and the professor will meet with
students on an individual basis to discuss their
research and writing. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 Probate and Estate Administration
Prerequisite: LES 1100. Understanding the means
and processes involved in the transmission of
personally controlled wealth after death. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1011 Real Estate Law I
This course will teach future paralegals and legal
assistants who will be entering a law office practice
in the area of real estate law the basic tenets of
the law. Students will become proficient in the
law of agency, estates and interests, deeds, and
closings and will also learn to file real estate closing
documents through the use of technology such as
the ACRIS system required in the City of New York.*
Credit: 3 semester hours. *TLES 1011 and LES 1012
together count as 77 credit hours toward a New York
State Real Estate Salesperson’s license.
1012 Real Estate Law II
This course will give future paralegals and legal
assistants who will be entering a law office practice
in the area of real estate law a more sophisticated
understanding of the law. Students will become
proficient in the law of residential and commercial
interests, transfer of property through sale, estates and
court orders, leases, and evictions. Students will also
perform every aspect of a real estate sales closing and
prepare documents with the use of technology such
as the ACRIS system required in the City of New York.*
Credit 3 semester hours. *LES 1011 and LES 1012 together
count as 77 credit hours toward a New York State Real
Estate Salesperson’s license.
1013 Bankruptcy and Debtor—
Creditor Practice
Prerequisite: LES 1100. An introduction to the
area of debtor and credit law and bankruptcy,
with particular attention to the different types of
bankruptcy proceedings under the Bankruptcy
Code. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1014 Insurance Law
Prerequisite: LES 1100. A general introduction to
insurance. Special attention to various types of
insurance such as life, health, property and liability.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Legal Ethics
Pre-requisite: LES 1100. Students will be introduced
to the rules governing the ethical practice of
law by lawyers and paralegals, including the
rules regarding confidentiality, the unauthorized
practice of the law, conflicts of interest, attorney
advertisements, the client retention process and
the handling of client funds. Student will work
with relevant statutes and rules, including the
New York Rules of Professional Conduct. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1016 Corporation Law and Practice
Prerequisite: LES 1100. A brief review of the New
York Business Corporation Law (BCL). Preparing and
filing the required forms with the NY Secretary of
State. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1017 Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
Prerequisite: LES 1100. A study of the laws governing
the acquisition of property rights in trademarks,
copyrights and patents. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1018 Immigration Law
Prerequisite: LES 1100. Introduces students to the
basic law and legal concepts involved in the
immigration and naturalization process. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1020 Employment Law and Practice
Prerequisite: LES 1100. The collective bargaining
process with emphasis on its dynamics, processes,
powers and politics. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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1024 Elder Law
Prerequisite: LES 1100. An examination of the varied
topics in the law affecting older persons, including
financial and estate planning, health care, personal
planning and protection.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1040 Trial and Appellate Advocacy
Prerequisite: LES 1100. An opportunity to simulate
the experience of preparing for and conducting
both a trial and an appeal in the fictitious State
of Moot. Students will act as parties, witnesses,
advocates and jurors with the professor serving as
the judge. Students will be required to research
legal issues, draft motions, and briefs, prepare and
examine witnesses, conduct trials and present oral
arguments. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1042 Social Justice Advocacy
Prerequisite: LES 1100. This course will teach
students to use paralegal skills to study and work in
a chosen area of the law that relates to an aspect
of the University’s mission. The course will include
an overview of the American legal system’s impact
on Catholic, Vincentian, and metropolitan issues
and will identify current points of controversy and
opportunity. Credit 3 semester hours.
1100 Introduction to Legal Studies.
Students will read primary legal texts, including
statutes and cases. Students will begin to develop
their ability to conduct legal analyses—to identify
relevant facts, to identify relevant laws and to apply
laws to facts. Students will begin to develop their
ability to effectively communicate such analyses in
writing. Students will learn the basic structure of the
U.S. and New York State court systems. Students will
be introduced to various areas of substantive and
procedural law. And, students will be introduced to
the use of legal research databases. Credit: 3 semester
hours..
1101 Legal Research and Writing I
Pre-requisite LES 1100. Students will analyze legal
problems, will report on legal sources in writing,
will apply legal sources to legal problems in
writing, and will work on improving their writing
process. Students will learn how to cite cases,
how to cite statutes and how to quote from such
sources. Students will learn the basic legal research
skill of finding legal texts using citations. Credit 3
semester hours.
1102 Legal Research and Writing II
Pre-requisite LES 1101. Students will learn how to
independently find relevant legal sources and
to verify the continued validity of such sources.
Students will also continue to develop their ability
to perform a legal analysis and to effectively
communicate such analysis in writing. Credit 3
semester hours.
1104 Independent Study: Topics in Legal
Studies
Prerequisites: LES 1100, LES 1101, LES 1102. Under the
close supervision and guidance of a legal studies
faculty member, students will research, in depth,
a legal issue and prepare a research paper on that
topic. Students should have considered a research
topic prior to seeking permission to register for the
course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1105 Selected Topics in Legal Studies
This course will give students the opportunity to
explore, in depth, selected legal topic(s). The topic
for each course will be announced at the time of
registration. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1106 Reading and Applying Corporate
Contracts
Prerequisites: LES 1100, LES 1101. Students will
closely review and apply typical corporate
contracts for the purpose of answering the kinds
of questions that entry-level professionals are
often asked to answer in practice. Such contracts
may include incorporation documents, bylaws,
commercial loan agreements, commercial leases,
employment agreements and plans, commercial
vendor agreements, purchase and sale agreement,
confidentiality agreements and commercial license
agreements, among others. Attention also will be
paid to those contractual provisions and principles
of contract law of particular relevance to entry-
level professionals, including notice provisions,
exculpatory provisions, choice of law clauses,
forum selection clauses, merger and integration
clauses and the parole evidence rule. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1107 Constitutional Law
Prerequisites: CRJ 2000 or HLS 1001 or HLS 1003
or LES 1100. This course offers a survey level
examination of the U.S. Constitution. The history,
organization, and authority of the U.S. Government,
constitutional civil liberties, and other limitations
on governmental powers are discussed. Emphasis
is placed upon U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
Contemporary constitutional issues, particularly
those affecting homeland security, and the criminal
justice system are discussed. (Cf. CRJ 3122). Credit 3
semester hours.
1108 Ron Brown Prep I
This is a course for students who are accepted to
the Ronald Brown “Prep Program Foundations” or
to the Ronald Brown “Prep Program I,” and who
successfully complete such Program. Students
apply directly to the Ron Brown Prep Program.
Acceptance decisions to the Ron Brown Program,
and assignments and internship duties as part
of the Program are made solely by the Ron
Brown Program. In “Prep Program Foundations”
and in “Prep Program I,” students will complete
coursework in the law and will complete a legal
internship. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1109 Ron Brown Prep II
This is a course for students who are accepted to
the Ronald Brown “Prep Program Foundations” or
to the Ronald Brown “Prep Program I,” and who
successfully complete such Program. Students
apply directly to the Ron Brown Prep Program.
Acceptance decisions to the Ron Brown Program,
and assignments and internship duties as part
of the Program are made solely by the Ron
Brown Program. In “Prep Program Foundations”
and in “Prep Program I,” students will complete
coursework in the law and will complete a legal
internship. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1110 Ron Brown Prep III
This is a course for students who are accepted to
the Ronald Brown “Prep Program Foundations” or
to the Ronald Brown “Prep Program I,” and who
successfully complete such Program. Students
apply directly to the Ron Brown Prep Program.
Acceptance decisions to the Ron Brown Program,
and assignments and internship duties as part
of the Program are made solely by the Ron
Brown Program. In “Prep Program Foundations”
and in “Prep Program I,” students will complete
coursework in the law and will complete a legal
internship. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1111 NSLT Certification.
This is a course for students who complete the
National Society for Legal Technology Certication.
Students work directly with the National Society for
Legal Technology to complete their certication.
Decisions with respect to available technology
modules and assignments and assessments within
such modules are made solely by the National
Society for Legal Technology. Completing the
National Society for Legal Technology certication,
students will be instructed in the use of law oce
technology, including document management
software, electronic discovery software and legal
billing and time tracking software. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
Liberal Studies
LST 1000 Course Description:
Students’ success in college is measured by their
ability to write effectively, think critically and read
on a college level. To achieve these goals this
course will introduce students to a wide variety of
contemporary issues which will serve as a basis for
discussion, analysis and writing. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
BLS 1099 Independent Study
Independent work in the humanities [literature,
philosophy, or theology] and/or the social sciences
[economics, history, political science, psychology,
or sociology]. All work is conducted under the
mentorship of a faculty member. Written approval
required from a specific faculty member before
registering. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Management (MGT)
1000 Introduction to Business
An approach to understanding the function of
business in society and what society can expect
from business. Major topics: economic and social
responsibilities; the functional areas; marketing,
production, and finance; how businesses
are organized and managed; quantitative
management tools; the future of business. Credit:
3 semester hours. Open to two-year business and
accounting students only.
1001 Principles of Management I
Problems and processes of management; emphasis
is placed on the principles and practices of
management and the functions of the executive.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1003 Financial Management
Prerequisites: ACC 1007, ECO 1001 and 1002. Survey
of corporate financial management. Emphasis is on
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financial statement analysis; time value of money;
and, an overview of risk and return, valuation, cost
of capital, capital budgeting, and dividend policy.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1005 Industrial and Personnel Psychology
Prerequisite: MGT 1001. Social and
psychological aspects of interpersonal
relationships, individual differences, efficiency,
working conditions, accident prevention, industrial
mental health, and counseling. Not open to two-
year business students. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1006 Small Business Management
Prerequisite: 3 credits in management. This course
discusses the dynamic role played by small business
firms in the American economy. It involves the study
of the small firm responding creatively to a rapidly
changing economic and social environment. Not
open to two-year business students. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1014 Introduction to International Business
This course stresses the similarities and differences
in international business management functions,
processes and structures as related to the
changing cultural, social, economic and political
environment. The changes in management
philosophies and practices as well as their
adaptations to fit the political conditions in
different countries are also be considered. (Open to
baccalaureate students only.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Cultural Environment of Human
Resources
Prerequisite: MGT 1014. An analysis of how different
cultural values and language affect labor resources.
Areas of study include the impact of socio-cultural
factors on management selection training; the
advantages and disadvantages of international
assignments; profiles of U.S. subsidiaries and local
firms. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1024 Doing Business with Europe
Prerequisite: MGT 1014. A survey course discussing
the fundamental elements of doing business with
European countries. Detailed discussion of how
the specific environmental factors affect business
transactions. Special attention is paid to the role
of government and the legal system in fostering
international business, with an analysis of the
recent regional trade agreements. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1025 Women in Enterprise
An examination of women managers’ experiences
using an interdisciplinary analysis. Emphasis on
historical and global perspectives; individual and
organizational issues such as ethnicity, health
and personal and family life-styles; and exploring
current trends in the issue of job discrimination
and the restructuring of organizations. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1026 New Venture Initiative
Prerequisites: MGT 1000 or 1001, MKT 1001.
Introduces the challenges and opportunities/
risks in starting a business, including research-ing
and analyzing business opportunities. The course
covers the fundamentals, and students design
and develop a full-fledged business plan. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1027 International Implications for
Organizational Behavior
This course is designed to break down the
conceptual, theoretical, and practical boundaries
that limit our ability to understand and work
with people in countries and cultures around the
world. It will also help students to understand the
complexities of managing people in international
settings, while specifically focusing on the human
relationships in a cross cultural setting. Credit: 3
semester hours. (Mini-session only)
1050 Organizational Management in the EU
Various profit and not-for-profit organizations
operating in the European Union need
management that is diverse and skilled in global
activities. Students examine management practices
in EU member nations. Management functions
of planning, organizing, leading and controlling,
and decision-making in a complex context of
diverse cultures, languages and currencies are
considered. Large, small-and medium-sized
enterprises are considered. Staffing, social
responsibility, and sustainability are considered.
American organizations with divisions in the EU
are compared with organizations operating in their
home nations. This course is offered exclusively online.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
1051 European Union – International Business
This course is designed to introduce the student to
the concepts of international business as it pertains
to the European Union (EU). The overall concepts
of international business strategy and international
exchange systems will be discussed along with the
role played by the environments of culture, politics,
law and regional economics within the EU and
surrounding areas. This course is offered exclusively
online. Credit: 1 semester hour.
1065 Business on Wall Street
The overall objective of this course is to provide
a basic understanding of the American business
system. Wall Street is the World Financial Center
of business. In this course students will learn
about the daily operations of the New York Stock
Exchange, Depository Trust, Standard and Poor’s
and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Credit: 3 semester hours. (Mini session only)
1070 Management Aspects of the
Fashion Industry
Examines the management of the fashion
production process, the small and large
organizations through which the industry creates,
produces and changes fashion, and the human
resource management process used to employ and
manage fashion industry employees. (Cf. FAS 1070)
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1075 Introduction to Fashion and Fashion
Industry Careers
An introduction to the basics of the Fashion
Industry and career opportunities within the
industry. The course will include the industry’s
organization within the U.S. and its organization
globally. It will also include global sourcing,
product trends, product forecasting, product line
development, and related product-to-market
delivery. The student will also learn about the
Primary Level of Fashion, materials and textiles,
and the Secondary Level of Fashion, design and
production. (Cf. FAS 1075) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1076 Fashion Entrepreneurship and
e-Technology
Introduces students to the various components
and concepts of a business plan, financial planning
and e-Technology. Students will assess and apply
practices and procedures involved with a fashion
retail business from a practical, real-world approach.
( Cf. FAS 1076 and ENT 1076). Credit: 3 semester hours.
1077 African American Business Leaders in
United States History
Prerequisites: MGT 1000 or MGT 1001 or MKT 1001 or
BLW 1001 or ECO 1001 or 1002.
An examination of business organizations
developed by African American business leaders
in the United States and their successes and
contributions to business historically and today.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2001 Eye on Washington—
Managing the Federal Government
The powerful federal administrative agencies,
most of which operate under the supervision
of the executive branch, are the main focus of
this course. This course provides students with
an understanding of the rule, authority and
contribution that agencies make to the managing
of the government and the nation. Prerequisites:
None. Open to two-year and four-year students.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2002 Fredrick Douglass: Profile in Leadership
Frederick Douglas’s life is a blueprint for
extraordinary leadership from achieving freedom
to becoming a national leader to counseling
American presidents. Armed with literacy (mostly
self-taught), his religious beliefs, and a keen
intellect, Douglass freed himself from enslavement
and became noted as an abolitionist, prolific writer,
dynamic speaker, civil rights activist, diplomat, and
counselor to five American presidents. Douglass’s
leadership traits, behaviors, and successes will
be analyzed and assessed against Douglass’s
evolving leadership styles using historic theories,
for example, Great Man, heroic man theory,
trait theory, and more current styles, such as
transformative leadership, visionary leadership,
servant leadership, Steven Covey’s Leadership
principles, and more. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2003: Management and the Underground
Railroad
This course focuses on the important management
principles and the operations of the successful
Underground Railroad which these principles
guided. The Underground Railroad is a storied
part of American History. This heroic outcome
required the efforts of brave American conductors
who guided runaway enslaved people along
prearranged routes. This freedom operation
survived and thrived because of bravery,
commitment, cunning, versatility, and the
application of sound management principles to
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planning, organizing, leading, and controlling this
vital entrepreneurial enterprise. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2008 Managing Inclusivity at Work:
Prerequisites: MGT 1000 or MGT 1001
Building on the topics of managing human
resources, and managing a diverse workforce,
introduced in Management Principles course (MGT
1001), students learn about the role managers have
in creating and managing inclusive work teams.
Today, principles of inclusivity apply to people
in classrooms, clubs, businesses, and non-profit
organizations. Managers need to help organization
members feel welcomed and included so they
can safely contribute their skills and talents in
the workplace without hesitation or fear. Credit: 3
semester hours.
5000 Business Internship: (Museum Art
Culture)
Prerequisites: ACC 1007 and 3 credits from MGT
1000, MGT 1001 or MKT 1001 and permission of
program coordinator/director. Cape May MAC is
the premier non-profit organization in our Nation’s
Oldest Seashore Resort, Victorian Cape May, New
Jersey. For more than 50 years, Cape May MAC
has partnered with area non-profit organizations
and for-profit businesses to offer tours, sponsor
festivals, organize special events, re-create history,
and design exhibits to support tourism and to raise
funds for the preservation of local historic sites and
structures. The project goal is to create combined
spreadsheets with information pulled from a
finance database software system (SAGE) and
place it in a manipulative format (Excel). The data
would be both Tour Operations and Special Events/
Visitors Services information. Training in SAGE will
be a part of this remote internship. The internship
will introduce students to the use of data in short-
and long-term planning. This is a non-paid remote
internship. Student interns may visit Cape May
MAC, but there is no requirement to do so. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Marketing (MKT)
1001 Principles of Marketing
The role of marketing and marketing management
in the operation of an economic system is studied.
The environment within which the marketing
system operates and the structure, operations,
resources and variables subject to the control of
the marketing executive are examined. Marketing
principles, trends and policies are emphasized.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Fundamentals of Advertising and Sales
Promotion
Prerequisite: MKT 1001. The function of
advertising and its relationship to the growth
and development of markets for new and old
products. (Cf. ADV 2100) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 The Marketing of Fashion
This course introduces the student to the products
and concepts of Fashion Marketing, also defined
as Lifestyle Marketing. The course will include
the manner in which marketing both creates
and interprets the needs and wants of society.
The overall concept of fashion marketing will be
discussed along with the role the consumer plays
and how fashion marketing functions in a global
arena. Credit: 3 semester hours. (Mini session only)
1015 Introduction to Fashion/Lifestyle
Branding
An introduction to the fundamentals of branding
and its placement in the fashion/lifestyle industry. A
review of the fashion products’ ability to sustain its
place in the market by an understanding of the value
added promise as part of the branding process. The
sustainability of products in both our local and global
environment is at the heart of the importance of the
value of the brand ownership and brand reputation
of product name and image. A review of current
brand products and how brands are developed into
“Lifestyle Brand Products,” will be part of the focus
of this course. A review of the challenges placed
on brands especially in the global marketplace will
indicate the importance of a well developed and
managed brand strategy. (Cf: FAS 1015) Credit: 3
semester hours.
1020 International Distribution:
Marketing Strategies
Prerequisite: MKT 1001. A survey of how products
and services are distributed internationally. A
comparison of the methods and systems of
product development, assessment, acceptance
and distribution in relation to the product life cycle.
Emphasis on the application of basic marketing
principles to the international environment and
specific marketing situations. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
Mathematics (MTH)
Students are placed in an appropriate initial course
in mathematics selected from 1003 or 1007 or
1009. Unless otherwise specified, MTH 1003 may
be followed by 1004 or 1005 or 1007 or 1008 or
1021; 1007 may be followed by 1009 or 1005 or
1008 or 1021; 1009 may be followed by 1010 or
1008 or 1021. Consult specific requirements for
your major before selecting a second mathematics
course. It is advised that required mathematics
courses be taken in consecutive semesters.
1001 Introduction to Algebra
Review of signed numbers and numerical fractions;
polynomials; factoring; equations; algebraic
fractions; exponents; coordinate system; graphs
and equations of lines; functions. Open only to
freshmen. Credit: 3 semester hours. Class meets
fourhours per week.
1003 Introduction to College Mathematics I
Real numbers; exponents, polynomials; rational
fractions; equations, inequalities and systems;
functions. (Not open to students who have completed
MTH 1007 or MTH 1009.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1004 Introduction to College Mathematics II
Prerequisite: MTH 1003. Coordinate geometry;
limits; continuity; differentiation; exponential and
logarithmic functions. (Not open to students who
have completed MTH 1007 or MTH 1009.) Credit: 3
semester hours.
1005 Mathematical Ideas and Applications
Prerequisite: MTH 1003. An elementary treatment
of topics chosen for their interest and/or practical
application. Materials are selected from the fields of
logic, probability, statistics, algebra, matrix algebra
and number theory. Use of calculators is suggested
where appropriate. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1007 College Algebra and Trigonometry
The complex numbers; review of basic algebra;
functions and graphs; linear, quadratic and other
algebraic functions; exponential and logarithm
functions; trigonometric functions and identities;
inverse trigonometric functions. (Not open to
students who have completed MTH 1009.) Credit: 3
semester hours.
1008 Matrix Methods
Prerequisite: MTH 1003 or equivalent. Matrices; systems
of linear equations; linear programming; simplex
method; applications to business problems. (Not
open to students who have completed CUS 1182.)
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1009 Calculus I
Prerequisite: MTH 1007 or equivalent. Limits;
continuity; the derivative; applications of the
derivative; the definite integral; fundamental
theorem of calculus; integration of polynomial
functions; areas; exponential and logarithmic
functions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 Calculus II
Prerequisite: MTH 1009. Trigonometric func-tions;
polar coordinates; applications of the definite
integral; indeterminate forms; im-proper integrals;
techniques of integration. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1011 Calculus III
Prerequisite: MTH 1010. Solid analytic geometry;
partial differentiation; multiple integrals; infinite
series. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1012 Linear Algebra
Prerequisite: MTH 1009. Systems of linear equations;
matrices and determinants; vectors and vector
spaces; linear transformations; similarity of matrices;
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1013; 1014 Probability and Statistics I; II
Prerequisite: MTH 1013 or MTH 1014. Basic probability
laws and their application; combinatorial analysis;
conditional probability and Bayes’ rule; discrete and
continuous distributions. Central limit theorem;
statistical inference; sampling theory; estimation;
hypothesis testing; goodness of fit; regression;
correlation; analysis of variance. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1015 Numerical Analysis
Prerequisite: MTH 1009. Numerical solution of
algebraic and transcendental equations; solutions
of systems of linear equations; ill-conditioning;
methods of interpolation; numerical differentiation
and integration; initial value problems for ordinary
differential equations; error estimates. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1016 Software Applications for Mathematics
Prerequisite: MTH 1009. Mathematical computer
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software, such as equation processors, function
plotters, and graphics packages, are used to
explore mathematical concepts from the areas
of calculus, geometry, linear algebra, differential
equations, logic, numerical analysis, and probability
and statistics. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1017 Mathematical Logic
Prerequisite: MTH 1009. The logical development
of the number systems; set theory; sets of axioms
and their properties; structures (algebraic and
geometric) and their properties; intuitionism
and formalism and aspects of logic that relate to
computers. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1018 Differential Equations
Prerequisite: MTH 1010. Equations of order one;
linear differential equations; the LaPlace Transform;
systems of linear differential equations; solutions by
series; applications. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Introduction to Statistics
Prerequisite: MTH 1003 or equivalent. Permutations,
combinations, addition and multiplication rules;
conditional probability; confidence intervals;
hypothesis testing; regression; correlation;
applications to business, economics and social
science. (Not open to students majoring in Business.)
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1022 Discrete Mathematics
Introduction to the concepts of discrete (abstract)
structures of computer science including an
introduction to logic, proofs, sets, relations,
functions, counting, and probability, with an
emphasis on applications in computer science.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1030 Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher
Provides elementary education majors with
competence in essential areas of mathematics and
integrates those areas into the study of science.
Students study sets, functions, logic, counting
methods, probability, statistics, and geometry.
Open to The School of Education students.Credit: 3
semester hours.
1031 Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher
Provides elementary education majors with
competence in essential areas of mathematics and
integrates those areas into the study of science.
Students study the metric system, algebra, real
number system and patterns, sequences and
number theory. Open to The School of Education
students. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Military Science (MSC)
OBJECTIVES
To prepare students to serve as Second Lieutenants
in the United States Army on either Active Duty or
with the Reserves Components.
BASIC COURSES
MSC 11 Introduction to ROTC
Learn basic military concepts. Increase self-confidence
and knowledge through team study and activities
in basic drill, physical fitness, rappelling, leadership
reaction course, first aid, and map reading. Credit: 1
semester hour.
MSC 12 Organization of the U.S. Army and
Introduction to Leadership
Learn and apply principles of effective leadership
and Army ethics. Develop communications skills
to improve individual performance and group
interaction. Learn rifle marksmanship. Credit: 1
semester hour.
MSC 21 Effective Military Leadership
Continue to develop individual abilities and
contribute to the building of effective teams.
Prepare, present and analyze a military battle using
the Principles of War. Credit: 1 semester hour.
MSC 22 Military Skills and Team Development
Introduction to individual and team aspects
of small unit operations using Troop Leading
Procedures (TLP) and the Military Decision Making
Process. Examine staff functions. Credit: 1 semester
hour.
ADVANCED COURSES
Require Departmental approval.
MSC 31 Advanced Leadership and
Management Techniques
Assess organizational cohesion and develop
strategies to improve it. Emphasis is placed on the
Officer Evaluation System, the Army legal system,
and training management doctrine. 3 semester
hours.
MSC 32 Advanced Land Navigation and Small
Unit Tactics
A detailed study into leader responsibilities, TLPs,
operations orders and small-unit tactics. Students
complete physical fitness training in preparation
for the National Advanced Leaders Camp. Credit: 3
semester hours.
MSC 41 Military Ethics and Training
Management
Assess organizational cohesion and develop
strategies to improve it. Emphasis is placed on the
Officer Evaluation System, the Army legal system,
and training management doctrine. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Note: Students must also register for the
leadership lab for each class listed above. The
leadership lab provides hands-on training in skills
taught in the classroom.
MSC 41 Leadership Challenges and Goal
Setting
Prerequisite: MSC 31, 32 and departmental
approval. Plan, conduct and evaluate activities
of the ROTC cadet organization. Articulate goals,
put plans into action to attain them. Assess
organizational cohesion and develop strategies
to improve it. Develop confidence in skills to
lead people and manage resources. Emphasis is
placed on the officer evaluation system; advanced
discussions of the challenges of platoon-level
leadership; detailed study of the Army’s legal
system; an introduction to the Army’s training
management and logistics systems. Field trips, a
written after-action report and battle analysis are
required. Two hours and a required leadership lab
(MSC LL), plus required participation in three one-
hour sessions for physical fitness. Credit: 2 semester
hours.
MSC 42 Duties of a Junior Military Science
Officer and Military Justice
Prerequisites: MSC 41 and department approval. An
advanced study of military leadership designed to
transition the student from cadet to Lieutenant.
Emphasis is placed on understanding Army
doctrine and tactics at the squad level and higher;
introduction to military operations other than
war; study of the Battle of Gettysburg including a
field trip to the site; debates on the role of the U.S.
Constitution and civilian control of the military.
Field trips, a battle analysis and a military letter to
the students’ first assignments are required. Two
hours and a required leadership lab (MSC LL), plus
required participation in three one-hour sessions
for physical fitness. Credit: 2 semester hours.
MSC LL Leadership Laboratory
Practical exercise on topics discussed in class to
aid in developing leadership skills. The advanced
students are offered the opportunity to plan,
prepare and execute the laboratories. Basic course
students participate in the training and are given
opportunity to learn new skills and develop team
cohesion. Students develop, practice and refine
leadership skills by serving and being evaluated
in a variety of responsible positions. Laboratory
is conducted once weekly, usually on Thursday.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
Networking Systems
1001 Data Communications
An overview of data communications, networking,
communications architecture and standard,
data transmission, data encoding, digital data
communications techniques, data link control,
networking techniques, packet switching,
protocols and architecture. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1011 Introduction to Networks
An overview of the most important topics in TCP/
IP networking including terminology, concepts
and protocols; how networking devices send data
over Ethernet LANS; fundamentals of wide area
networks (WANS); fundamentals of addressing and
routing and the TCP/IP transport and application
networking functions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1015 Routing and Switching Essentials
Prerequisite: NET 1011. An introduction to router
concepts and terminology including configuring
routers and switches; also includes virtual LANS,
subnetting, routing protocols, routing table entries
and IP addressing. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Scaling Networks
Prerequisite: NET 1015. Advanced switch
configuration, switching protocols and
troubleshooting; the OSPF and EIGRP
routing protocols; designing home and small
business networks including switches, routers,
configurations and allocation of IP addresses.Credit:
3 semester hours.
1025 Connecting Networks
Prerequisite: NET 1015. Wide Area Networking
(WAN) concepts including the different types of
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connections such as Point-to-Point, Multipoint
and Mesh networks; the Frame Relay and HDLC
protocols as well as IPv6 addressing; also covers the
management of networking devices, managing the
IOS operating system and back-up and recovery of
network files. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1031 Wireless Networking
Prerequisite: NET 1011. Wireless technologies and the
implementation of these technologies in wireless
networks. Emphasis is placed on the areas of
design, planning, implementation, operation, and
troubleshooting. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1035 Network Operating Systems
Prerequisite: NET 1015. An introduction to basic
network operating system concepts, management
and administration, and network security. Physical
components, network services and troubleshooting
are also treated in depth. Students will explore a
variety of topics including installation procedures,
security issues, back-up procedures and remote
access. Network Operating Systems is an intensive
introduction to multi-user, multi-tasking network
operating systems from both generic and vendor
specific perspectives. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1041 Voice Over IP (VoIP)
Prerequisite: NET1015. The telephony infrastructure:
how it was built and how it works today, the major
concepts concerning voice and data networking,
transmission of voice over data, and IP signaling
protocols used to internetwork with current
telephony systems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1051 Networking Regulation
Prerequisite: NET 1015 or CUS 1124 or 1126.
United States laws as applied to networks,
telecommunications, and computers. International
regulations will be studied as needed. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1061 Advanced Routing I
Study of Cisco router connectivity in LANs and
WANs at medium-to-large network sites, and the
methodology for selection and implementation
of Cisco IOS services for building scalable, routed
networks. Topics include: basic network and routing
protocol principles; introduction of both IPv4 and
IPv6; review of EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP; exploration of
enterprise Internet connectivity; discussion of routing
updates and path control; and presentation of today’s
router security best practices. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1062 Advanced Switching II
Prerequisite NET 1061. The study of the design
and architecture of switched networks through
key technologies vital to implementing a robust
campus network. Students will learn, step-by-step
commands for configuring Cisco switches to control
and scale complex switched networks. The course
covers the International Standards Organization
Model Level 2 (the data link layer at which switches
operate), infrastructure security and infrastructure
services. The focus of the course is on the network
switch including its place and function in the
network, how to configure or program the switch
and how to design networks utilizing the switch’s
functionality, efficiencies and security features. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1063 Advanced Network Troubleshooting
Prerequisite: NET 1062: Development of a structured
troubleshooting approach and a solid network
maintenance plan as a key component of network
design. We identify many popular models,
structures, and tasks that should be considered
by all organizations. A discussion of protocols,
concepts, configuration, and troubleshooting
strategies will be included for each model.
The focus is on developing methodologies for
troubleshooting advanced routing and switching
networks. This will include the use of Cisco
IOS tools and features designed for network
maintenance and troubleshooting. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1091 Networking Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. Supervised
practical experience to further prepare majors
for their professional careers. Only open to
juniors and seniors majoring in networking and
telecommunications. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Philosophy (PHI)
Students pursuing an associate degree are required
to complete PHI 1000C. Students pursuing a
bachelor’s degree are required to complete PHI
1000C, one course from the 1020 series, and PHI
3000C.
1000C Philosophy of the Human Person
See description under University Core Courses.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020=2200C Ethics
Prerequisite: PHI 1000C. Human happiness and
the essential means of achieving it; universal and
objective morality vs. relativism and subjectivism;
principles used in formulating a rational moral
judgment; the functions of law and the conscience;
prudence and the moral virtues as the heart of the
moral life. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 Moral and Political Philosophy
Prerequisite: PHI 1000C. A critical analysis of the
interdependence of concepts of moral good and
human nature and theories of the ideal or best
state in the major political and social philosophies
of the Western tradition. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Fall.
1022=2220C Business Ethics
Prerequisite: PHI 1000C. The development of the
general principles of the moral life in regard to
happiness and the means to attain happiness. The
objective moral principles which impact on one’s
life in its various dimensions— personal, familial,
social and political. Special emphasis is placed on
the application of ethical principles to accounting,
economics, finance, management and marketing.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1023 Issues and Arguments in Bioethics
Prerequisite: PHI 1000C. A philosophical analysis
and evaluation of ethical positions and arguments
in medical science and practice and in the life
sciences. The course begins with a survey of the
major ethical theories and uses them to analyze
and evaluate such issues as abortion, euthanasia,
cloning, and stem cell research. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1024 Media Ethics
Prerequisite: PHI 1000C. This course is designed
for students planning careers in a variety of mass
media such as advertising, print, electronic and
photojournalism, public relations, and television
and film. It will prepare them to confront and
resolve ethical issues that they may encounter as
media practitioners. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1025 Bullying and Moral Responsibility
Prerequisites: PHI 1000C. A philosophical and
moral inquiry into the contemporary issue of
bullying. The nature of bullying will be explored
as a foundation for moral evaluation through the
application of traditional ethical theories. Close
attention will be paid to 21st century bullying,
cyber-bullying. Subsequent to the drawing of
ethical conclusions, students will collaborate
with public relations practicum students on an
academic service learning project, developing
an anti-bullying on campus campaign. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1040 Topics in Philosophy and Literature
Prerequisite: PHI 1000C. A critique of various aspects
of Western culture and philosophical themes in
Western literature such as human nature, the soul,
the nature of good and evil, free will and moral
responsibility, and the nature of God and man’s
relationship with God. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Spring.
1050 Logic
An introduction to the principles of formal
and informal reasoning that are essential to
the development of skills needed to critique
arguments, construct sound powerful arguments,
and recognize and avoid common fallacies. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3000C Metaphysics
See description under University Core Courses.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Photojournalism (PHO)
1500 Photography and Society
This course examines photography’s cultural,
psychological and ethical impact. Since the
nineteenth century, photography has changed
the structure of society from how we perceive
war to our own memories. The masters as well
as the evolution of photography from historical
document to art object to Instagram will be
explored as a way of investigating how the
photograph has (and continues to) shape attitudes.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2100 Digital Photography Fundamentals
This course will introduce students to the
fundamentals of digital photography. As an
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introductory course, emphasis will be on students
mastering the language, mechanics, techniques
and formats (RAW, DNG, TIFF and JPEG) of digital
photographic production, while developing
their compositional and aesthetics skills in taking
pictures. Experimentation will be encouraged so
students begin to develop an individual style. A
review of career opportunities for the professional
photography will also be discussed. (A DSLR is
required.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
2200 Digital Darkroom
Prerequisite: PHO 2100. This course will build
upon the skills acquired in Digital Photography
Fundamentals with greater emphasis placed on
developing an individual style and a deepened
appreciation of composition, subject matter and
lighting techniques. Students will master the
process of digital photographic production using
digital darkroom software; i.e., how to import and
organize digital assets into libraries, edit metadata,
and build digital catalogs. The bulk of the course,
but will be on students retouching photographs,
creating good black and white prints and exploring
more experimental and aesthetic versions of their
work. Production for web portfolios, slideshows,
and time-lapse movies will also be covered. (A DSLR
is required.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
2201 Photojournalism
Prerequisites: PHO 2100 and PHO 2200. This course
will instruct students on the history, principles
and practices of photojournalism, as well as
using photography as a means of documenting,
communicating and translating the course of
human events. Students will examine and debate
photojournalistic ethics and the law, as well as learn
about historical and contemporary photojournalists.
(Cf. JOU 1200) (A DSLR is required.) Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3200 Commercial Digital Photography
Prerequisites: PHO 2100 and PHO 2200. This course
will emphasize students developing an aesthetic
style with a deepened appreciation composition,
subject matter and lighting techniques as they
apply to photographing for magazine features,
catalog and web illustration, and public relations.
Through this course, students will develop a critical
understanding of historic and contemporary
photographers, and their influence on modern
attitudes and popular culture. The work of
photographers Annie Leibovitz and Richard
Avedon will be explored in depth. Students will be
encouraged through a variety of assignments to
explore different forms of portrait and illustration
photography, and create a final project that
demonstrates strong technique and individual
aesthetics. (A DSLR is required.) Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4200 Documentary Photography
Prerequisites: PHO 2100, PHO 2200, PHO 2201. This
course examines documentary photography
as a medium for exploring and examining the
individual, social, and political complexities of
modern life. Students will be asked to critically
study the impact the extended photo essay has
had on our perceptions of the American and
global identities. The goal is to get students
thinking about the power the visual image has in
communicating broad as well as narrow ideas of
human interactivity. Students will be responsible
for creating a photo documentary of their own
choosing but will be subject to instructor’s
approval. This project will be presented in a printed
book, web gallery and photo Podcast. (Cf. JOU
1200). (A DSLR is required.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
4600 Digital Photography Portfolio
Prerequisites: PHO 2100, PHO 2200, PHO 2201, PHO
3200, PHO 4200. This course will concentrate on
students creating three unique traditional and
digital photography portfolios, a résumé, and other
branding materials to prepare them for a career in
professional photography. Areas covered will be
traditional print portfolios as well as digital portfolios
such as slideshows, Podcasts, PDF books, and web
galleries for presenting and exhibiting their work.
Current market opportunities for the professional
photographer will be covered in depth. (A DSLR is
required.) Credit: 3 semester hours.
Physics (PHY)
1001 The Physical Universe
An appreciation and understanding of the physical
world through a historical develop-ment of the
methods, principles and concepts of the physical
sciences. Topics include motion, heat, electricity,
magnetism, elements of matter, atom models,
nuclear physics and astronomy. Designed for
students whose career objectives are not in the
physical or natural sciences. (SI) SCI 1520. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1002 Practical Physics and Modern
Technology
This course is intended to explain new
technologies as practical applications of the
physical sciences. It covers laser scanners, Doppler
radar, particle beam weapons, surveillance
cameras, computers, communication satellites,
cable TV, and other modern topics. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1003 Perspectives in Astronomy
The formation of the solar system; description of
the sun, the planets and moons of our solar system;
the birth and death of stars; the Milky Way and
other galaxies; the Big Bang and other cosmological
theories of our expanding universe. (Not open to
students who have taken PHY 6.) NDC: PHY 58. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1009 Elementary Physics I
Corequisite: MTH 1009. A mathematical introduction
to the fundamental laws and principles of
mechanics, heat, wave motion and sound. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1010 Elementary Physics II
Corequisite: MTH 1009. A mathematical introduction
to electricity, magnetism, optics and modern
physics. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1031 Physical Science for the Elementary
Education Major
Introduces prospective elementary school teachers
to important concepts of physics, chemistry, and
earth science. Topics covered include the scientific
method and the role of measurement matter
and energy with emphasis on elements mixtures,
compounds and potential energy kinetic energy.
Open only to elementary education majors. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Political Science (PSC)
1001 American National Government
The nature of United States federalism; the
structure and work of the national government,
the executive branch; the Congress, with emphasis
on its committee system and executive-legislative
relationships; the federal judiciary with reference
to appropriate constitutional cases, and the
departments and administrative establishments.
(SI) GOV 1030. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 The American Political System
The democratic character of the American political
system as expressed through national party
politics; their interaction with America’s role in
foreign affairs; selected principles and institutions
of political science. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Popular Culture (PCU)
1001 Pop Culture in the Modern World
This course explores the importance of popular
culture in the contemporary world. The course
will define popular culture; study the intersection
between everyday life, mass media, politics and
popular culture; consider the effects of popular
culture on identity and self-identification; study fan
culture, scenes, and countercultures; analyze the
production, consumption, and dissemination of
popular culture; and introduce students to theories
on popular culture. The course will discuss a range
of popular culture media, genre, trends, products,
representations, and expressions in their cultural,
political, historical and/or economic contexts.
An understanding of how popular culture forms
develop and trend is crucial to many majors.
Like no other time in history, popular culture
has developed into an influential force shaping
individual and global thought and becoming a
global economic force. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020 The Soundscape of American Popular
Culture
Examines the pop cultural landscape through the
perspective of sound. In addition to a variety of
musical genres, other representations of sound will
be explored. These will include voices of activism
and protest, comedy and drama, and performance
art among others. Intersession and pre-session only.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Psychology (PSY)
1001 General Psychology
An introduction to scientific psychology and its
methods. (SI) PSY 1020. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Educational Psychology
A study of intellectual functioning, individual
differences, problems of learning, motivation and
study habits. (SI) PSY 2050.
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1003 Lifespan Development
Psychology of the developmental stages from
childhood through adolescence and adulthood.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1004 Early Development
This course examines human development from
conception through the prenatal period, birth
processes, infancy, young and middle childhood.
Physical, cognitive, language, social, and personal ity
development are also explored. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1005 Adolescent Psychology
The physical, intellectual, emotional, and social
aspects in the development of the personality of
the individual in the transitional period between
childhood and maturity. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1006 The Psychology of Adulthood
This course examines human development
from young adulthood through “middlehood”
and adulthood. Physical, cognitive, social, and
personality growth and changes are explored.
Particular emphasis is given to topical and cross-
cultural issues. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1007 Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1001. An introduction to abnormal
psychology dealing with the major causes of
abnormal psychological behavior and therapeutic
treatment of the abnormal personality. (SI)
PSY 2200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1008 Introduction to Psychotherapy
Prerequisite: PSY 1001. An introduction to the basic
principles involved in psychotherapy. Open to
baccalaureate students only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1009 The Psychology of Aging
An examination of the latter stages of the
developmental process, exploring the intellectual,
emotional and social consequences of aging.
Special attention is devoted to the programs,
facilities and institutions for the elderly. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1010 The Psychology of Aggression and
Destructiveness
Introduces the student to the anatomy of human
destructiveness in a world in which violence and
aggression in every form seem to be increasing.
The course analyzes the epidemiology of malignant
aggression and destructiveness and conditions that
elicit the destructive character. Mini-session only.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1017 Social Psychology (formerly
SOC 1017)
An analysis of human behavior in terms of
the influences of social and cultural forces. (SI)
PSY 3320. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1018 The Psychology of Death and Dying
An examination of the genesis and development of
present-day attitudes and behavior toward death.
Issues included are an analysis of the different
theories of death and an examination of how
different societies handle their dying and ritualize
death. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1019 The Psychology of Prejudice and
Discrimination
An examination of the theoretical, historical, and
functional aspects of prejudice and discrimination.
Research in the areas of interpersonal relations, group
dynamics, social power and personality assessment is
included. Special attention is devoted to racism, anti-
semitism, sexism, ageism and homophobia. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1021 Person-Centered Psychology
This course offers the student an opportunity to
create an environment which enables people from
all cultures to build skills in the person-centered
approach to psychology. Emphasis is placed on
cross-cultural communication which can be used
in the fields of education, psychotherapy, personal
counseling, social work, industrial relations and
management. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1022 The Psychology of Women
A course designed to introduce the topic of
women in a framework of psychology. Emphasis
is placed on sex-role stereotyping for males and
females, as well as on the numerous and varied
roles women perform in today’s society. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1023 Women’s Issues in Mental Health
This course explores issues in the relationship
between women and the field of mental health.
It examines the treatment of women by mental
health practitioners, psychological theories of
women’s mental health and women’s role in
therapy. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1025 Organizational Psychology
This course examines the major theories, models,
research techniques and findings of the social
science of organizational psychology. The focus
is on the theoretical and the applied. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Public Relations (PUBR)
2100 Principles of Public Relations
Prerequisite: COM 1001. This survey course
introduces students to the theory, history, and
practice of public relations. Coverage includes
examination of the public relations function and
its role within all types of organizations. Students
examine ethics and study the range of roles and
responsibilities of a public relations practitioner.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2301 Public Relations Writing
Prerequisite: PRL 2100. In this course students learn
about the theory and practice of public relations
writing by completing a range of communication
writing pieces including pitch letters, fact sheets,
backgrounders, news releases, and brochures.
Students learn critical skills of the field and
examine all types of print, broadcast, and internet
writing techniques. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3250 Corporate Video Design
and Production
Corporate video design and production engages
students to use digital video technology, graphic
design, editing, web design, and animation to
create corporate video projects. The course focuses
on teaching students how to develop an idea and
client brief, execute pre-production (script writing
and planning), production (location and shooting),
post-production (editing, graphics, voice-overs,
music, animation, and output), and Web publishing
to various social media platforms and their own
video portal Website. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3400 Public Relations Strategies
Prerequisite: PRL 2100. Students learn from
case study analysis and apply this knowledge
to pragmatic communications problems
and planning. Students develop general
communication strategies, use public relations
actions to support managerial decisions, and
evaluate the effectiveness of public relations
activities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3401 Public Relations Practicum
Prerequisite: PRL 3400. This advanced public
relations course introduces and involves students
in the applied theories, concepts, technology,
interpersonal skills, and writing skills used in
organizational communication. Focus is on
practical application of exploring and executing
the role of the corporate (in-house) and non-profit
public relations professional while working on
a pro bono project with a sponsor organization.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3402 Special Event Publicity
Prerequisites: PRL 2100, PRL 2301, HMT 1061 This
advanced public relations course will introduce
and involve students in the special event
publicity and planning process within corporate
communications departments. This course
engages the student to use of strategy and
writing to publicize corporate events. Students
will examine aspects of promoting and executing
a successful special event: the planning stages,
production schedules, external publicity, and
on-site event coverage for corporate in-house
events, fund raisers, trade shows, and annual
meetings. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3403 Special Topics
Presrequisite PRL 2100. This course will examine
prevailing issues of importance in Public Relations.
Specific topics will vary and will be based on
current industry issues. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3404 Crisis Communication
Prerequisites: PRL 2100. Interdisciplinary approach
is used (public relations, reputation management,
disaster/crisis informatics, rhetoric) to emphasize
the role of communication in conveying critical
information in a timely and ethical manner that
resonate with their target audience(s). Credit: 3
semester hours..
4600 Seminar in Public Relations Campaigns
Prerequisite: PRL 3400. This course focuses on
the development of public relations campaigns
and examines event planning. Students
participate in team-based projects that utilize
client and audience research, which culminate
in the creation and execution of action-based
communication campaigns. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
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4601 Public Relations Portfolio Seminar
Prerequisites: PRL 2100 and PRL 2301. This course
provides students with an opportunity to
develop a digitally designed, print-based portfolio
book, and a multimedia-based web portfolio.
Instruction includes conceptualization through
personal reflection, categorization of works,
and production of a public relations portfolio
for print and the Internet. Portfolio-based
interview techniques, résumé, and cover letter
development, and professional interviewing and
presentation skills are covered. Students use a
variety of digital tools to create their portfolios.
(Cf. ADV 4600.) Credit: 3 semester hours. Open to
juniors and seniors only.
5001, 5002, 5003, 5004 Public Relations
Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of Director or Chair. Students
gain public relations job experience in leading
corporations and agencies in the entertainment,
music, sports, human services, marketing, non-
profit, government, and public relations sectors.
Interns work in off-campus settings performing
public relations activities that help introduce them
to the profession. Credit: 3 semester hours. Open to
juniors and seniors only.
4602 National Public Relations
Competition I
Prerequisites: PRL 2100 and permission of the Program
Coordinator. Students will engage in hands-on
creation, execution, presentation, and evaluation of
a public relations campaign within the context of
the Public Relations Student Society of American
Bateman Competition. Students will perform all
the functions of a public relations agency. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4603 National Public Relations
Competition II
Prerequisites: PRL 4602 and permission of the Program
Coordinator. Students will engage in hands-on
creation, execution, presentation, and evaluation of
a public relations campaign within the context of
the Public Relations Student Society of American
Bateman Competition. Students will perform all
the functions of a public relations agency. Credit: 3
semester hours.
Sociology (SOC)
1001 General Sociology
This is an introductory course about the nature of
sociology, including the sociological perspective,
principal theories, and the sociological method. Key
topics are socialization, culture, deviance, groups and
organizations, and inequality, as it relates to class,
gender, and race/ethnicity. Credit: 3 semester hours. (SI)
SOC 1010.
1002 Sociology of Institutions
Analyzes social institutions in contemporary society.
Key institutions such as the economy, politics, family,
religion, education and health are studied in detail.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1003 Group Dynamics
Prerequisite: SOC 1001. This course is about the dynamic
nature of human group interaction and process. Key
group characteristics, such as pressures to conformity,
leadership, authority, power and influence, are
examined in detail. The course provides students with
the opportunity to develop practical skill through
the analysis of group meetings, the transactions of its
members and individual group adjustment. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1004 Organizational Sociology
Prerequisite: SOC 1001. This course examines the nature
of organizations in American society, including their
structures and outcomes. Key substantive areas of
analysis include organizational processes, such as
power, leadership and change, and organiza-tional
environments and interorganizational relationships.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1005 Introduction to Women’s Studies
This course traces the development of women’s
studies as an academic field of inquiry. The specific
concepts, issues, and methods of the field are explored
in relation to their historical development and current
articulations. These include gender construction and
gender relations, systems of oppression and domination,
the movement toward self-determination and social
change. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1007 Sociology and Television
Television, as an important social institution, will be
examined in terms of its reflection of and influence
on society. The effects and messages of television
programming are studied in detail with the intention of
cultivating a critical interpretive eye in the viewer. Credit:
3 semester hours. Open to CAS majors as a free elective only.
1011 Urban Sociology
Prerequisite: SOC 1001 or 1002. This course examines the
history, organization, and dynamics of life in American
metropolitan areas—both cities and suburbs. Topics
to be covered include community and neighborhood,
urban lifestyles, ethnicity/race, crime, and inequality.
Credit: 3 semester hours. (SI) SOC 63.
1020 Sociology of Violence in
American Culture
“Is violence part of the American way?” The existence of
violence examined in diverse cultural practices ranging
from interpersonal relationships, child rearing, sports,
television and movies. The functions of violence are
examined and alternative cultural practices are evalu-
ated. Credit: 3 semester hour. Free elective only. Intersession
and pre-session only.
1021 Sociology of Community
The course examines the varied aspects of
community life in general. Particular emphasis
is placed on the economic, social, political and
religious aspects of community development.
The classes are devoted to identification of critical
problems involving community, and include films
and field trips. 3 credit hours. Intersession, pre-session
and post-session.
1025 The Sociology of Sport
An examination of the development and dynamics
of sport in American society and an analysis of the
social-psychological and social structural aspects of
sport. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1026 Sociology of Deviance
This course examines deviant behavior, both
historically and as it exists in contemporary society.
The changing nature of deviance and deviants
is an essential aspect of the course. Emphasis is
placed on theoretical interpretations of deviance,
as well as on concrete topics, such as deviance
of elites, mental illness, deviance associated with
male domination (domestic violence, rape and
prostitution, for example) and sexual variance.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1027 Multi-Cultural Images in the Visual Media
This course explores the diverse range of
multicultural images that have appeared in the
visual media. These images are analyzed within a
sociological perspective that assumes the media
contributes to the reflection of society and the
production of individual consciousness. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1028 The Sociology of White Collar Crime
The course examines the magnitude and costs of
white collar crime. Particular emphasis is placed
on employee theft, embezzlement and computer
crime, fraud and deception, bribery and corruption,
unfair business practices, violation of civil liberties,
violations of worker safety laws, environmental
crimes and unsafe business products. Different
theories and solutions are presented. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1029 The Italian-American Experience
The Italian-American family and community from
1880 to the present are examined. Economic,
social, political and religious experiences of this
group are analyzed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1031 The Sociology of Work
This course surveys the sociology of work from
classical and contemporary perspectives. Students
examine contrasting sociological theories so as
to gain an understanding of the complexity of
the subject, including macro theories that offer
perspectives on how work is organized and micro
theories that identify and explain the patterns of
behavior of individuals in organizations. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1032 The Sociology of Thriller Films
This course will offer a sociological examination
and analysis of thriller films, including the
thriller film as genre, the content of thriller films
and reasons for the pervasive and widespread
attraction of thriller films in Western society.
Various theoretical perspectives will be utilized in
the analysis, including symbolic interactionism,
Freudian theory, Marxist theory and Mertonian
functionalism. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Speech (SPE)
1000C Public Speaking for the College
Student
See description under University Core Courses.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1005 Group Communication
Prerequisite: SPE 1000C. A study of how groups
interact with one another. Participation and
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leadership roles; learning to negotiate, define
issues, and conduct panel discussions; feedback in
group discussion; and status, power, self-defense is
reviewed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1010 Speaking for Success
Prerequisite: SPE 1000C. A course designed for the
student who wishes to speak more effectively both
professionally and socially. A practical approach to
improving speaking skills. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1012 Oral Presentation of American
Multi-Cultural Literature
Prerequisite: SPE 1000C. Students deliver readings
chosen from a wide variety of multi-cultural literary
backgrounds, including, among others, African-
American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American,
Irish-American, Italian-American and Jewish-
American. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1014 Persuasion and Debate
Prerequisite: SPE 1000C. Application of persuasive
communication for contemporary issues and
problems. Ways of preparing and delivering
persuasive messages. Debate theory and practice,
including reasoning, analysis, critical thinking, use
of evidence and strategies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Sport Management (SPM)
1001 Principles of Sport Management
This introduction to the professional area of sport
management discusses basic philosophy and
principles of sport at all levels. The term sport refers
to all recreational competitive sports, exercise
and fitness activities and dance. Management
encompasses the activities associated with
administration, supervision and leadership.
Credit: 3
semester hours.
1003 Current Issues in Sport
The current state of organized athletic activity in
the United States as background for discussion
of topical issues and concerns; among those
considered: violence, drug abuse, recruiting
practices, role of media, labor relations.
Credit: 3
semester hours.
1004 Managerial Aspects of Sport
Management
Prerequisites: SPM 1001 and MGT 1001.
This course
examines the development of sport management
theory and practice and analyzes and compares
various successful management styles.
Credit: 3
semester hours.
1551 Opportunities in Sport for Athletes,
Managers and Coaches
Designed to provide an in-depth understanding
and appreciation of the multitude of sport issues
facing students, athletes, sport managers and
coaches, in addition to an overview of how to
manage and capitalize on current and future
prospects both within and outside of sport. The
course will introduce current issues facing current
and future athletes, sport managers and coaches,
while also paying particular attention to arising
opportunities in sport, business, entertainment and
beyond.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1552 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sport
Multifaceted issues and perspectives on the
past, present and future interactions between
sport and diversity, equity and inclusion in
society will be examined. Emphasis is placed on
examinations of sport-focused topics including
social justice, equality, sustainability, tolerance, bias,
discrimination and inclusivity, and their connection
and overlap with gender, racial, ethnic, age,
sexual orientation, religious, disability and other
types of issues faced by marginalized individuals
and groups (e.g., athletes, teams, and sport
organizations).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2000A International Sport Management: The
Emergence of Modern Sport (Study Abroad
Course)
The course examines the following processes:
The medieval roots of modern sports forms, the
emergence of modern sports and its link with
the process will be considered. Credit: 3 semester
hours. Study abroad course –additional fees may
apply.
2001 Legal Aspects of Sport Management
Prerequisite: BLW 1001.
Introduces legal issues
that confront contemporary organized athletics
and sport management. Examines the role of
legal services within sports organizations and in
individual athlete representation.
Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2002A Strategic Thinking in the Management
of Sport (Study Abroad Course)
This course explores the basic concepts of strategic
business management as they relate to sport
organizations. Students will be exposed to various
methods of strategic planning and measuring
organizational effectiveness. Attention will be
focused on the differences between the North
American and European models of sport. Study
abroad course –additional fees may apply.
Credit 3
semester hours.
2003 Stadium and Arena Management
The problems related to planning, designing,
financing, and selecting of sites for a new stadium
or arena, or leasing existing facilities. Field trips are
included.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2005 Sport Communication
The writing and preparation of press releases,
production of media brochures and programs;
conducting press conferences; design of schedule
cards and tickets; production of recruiting
brochures are areas of focus.
Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2551 Sport History
An exploration of the history of sport through the
medium of film. The course recognizes the need
for history to compete with the popular media
and culture for the attention of students and takes
advantage of the popularity of film. Using classics
as well as documentaries the course provides
examples how sports have changed over the
years and makes clear the importance of historical
perspectives in understanding the existing
sport governing system domestically as well as
internationally.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2552 Sport Psychology
An introduction to the interdisciplinary area of
sport psychology. Students will examine the
applications of psychological principles in sport
settings. Topics include sport-focused examinations
of personal and social psychology, health and
well-being, and the growth and development of
athletes and teams.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2553 Sports, Culture and Society
Prerequisites: SPM 1001.
Focuses on sport from
the perspectives of inequality, political economy,
and cultural studies. In this course, students will
develop the knowledge and skills necessary to
engage with 21st century sport at a mature level.
The focus of this course is to aid students in
understanding how they can better understand
how sport interfaces with the previously
mentioned aspects of Western society. Throughout
this course, students will be compelled to reflect
on how modern sport resolves into their day-to-
day lives and experiences.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2999 Olympic Games in the 21st Century
This course provides a general knowledge of the
global platform in which sport is performed and
consumed within the Olympic Movement.
Credit: 3
semester hours.
3001 Sport Marketing
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rerequisite: MKT 1001.
Techniques of marketing for
individual and team sports on a professional and
college level are studied.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3003 The Economics of Sport
Prerequisite: ECO 1001
A study of contemporary sports using an
economic approach. Issues including the wages
of professional athletes, the impact of competitive
balance on team profits, the alleged exploitation
of student-athletes, and the pricing of television
rights are subjected to economic analysis. Public
policy issues such as antitrust legislation and the
public financing of arenas and stadiums are also
examined.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3551 Social Media in Sport
An examination of how social media affects sport.
Students will learn to critically analyze and develop
social media strategies using a variety of online
applications. Related theory and best practices
will establish how social media influences media
professionals and their various stakeholders while
enhancing students’ own digital literacies.
Credit: 3
semester hours.
3552 Administration and Management of
Intercollegiate
Athletics The focus of this course is on
understanding how intercollegiate athletics are
managed and opportunities and challenges are
faced and overcome. Students will develop an
understanding of the issues facing collegiate sport
programs and the knowledge and skills necessary
to work in these programs.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3553 Strategic Management in Sport
A survey of the basic concepts of strategic
management as they relate to the sport industry.
Topics include strategic planning, decision
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making, measuring organizational effectiveness,
technological adaptation, effective leadership, and
managing change.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3991 Principles, Philosophy, and Organization
of Athletics in Education
An introduction to the integral role of athletics
in general education. Topics include state, local
and national regulations and policies related
to athletics; legal considerations; function and
organization of leagues and athletic associations
in New York State; personal standards for the
responsibilities of the coach as an educational
leader; public relations; general safety procedures;
and general principles of school budgets, records,
purchasing and use of facilities.
Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3992 Health Sciences Applied to Coaching
This course is an overview of health sciences
applied to sport/anatomy, exercise physiology,
and sport psychology. The physical conditioning
of athletes, pharmacology in sports, use of licit and
illicit drugs; prevention and care of athletic injuries,
therapeutic modalities, and sport nutrition are also
examined.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3993 Theories and Techniques of Effective
Coaching
Examines the theoretical perspectives and
assorted concepts related to coaching in a variety
of settings, including primary and secondary
school, colleges and recreation programs. Specific
topics considered will be performance skills,
technical information, and effective organization
and management practices. The training and
conditioning of the athletes in specific sports,
equipment fitting and specific safety precautions
along with officiating methods will be introduced.
Special attention will be given to the development
of New York State interscholastic athletics.
Credit: 3
semester hours.
3999 Introduction to Professional Tennis
Management
Stakeholders and events in the tennis ecosystem,
career pathways and experiences, the challenges,
and opportunities of working in the industry, and
the management and operations of grassroots
community programs to premier international
events in the world like the US Open will all be
explored. Important concepts, activities and
experiential learning opportunities such as the
management of tennis programs and events,
player development, the use and integration of
tennis’ American Development Model for athletes,
and athlete-centered coaching strategies will also
be examined.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4001 Seminar in Sport Administration
Prerequisite: SPM 1004, and senior status.
An
intensive study of the field of sports and sports
management. Guest experts from professional,
amateur, collegiate and interscholastic sports
organizations assist in discussions.
Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4551 Sport Ethics and Social Justice
An analysis of the meaning of social justice and
how it is applicable to the sport industry. The
course considers the question of when, where,
under what conditions, and how sports might
become a vehicle for promoting social change
nationally and internationally. The role and
responsibilities of athletes, leagues, governing
bodies, corporations, governments, and non-
forprofit organizations are examined.
Credit: 3
semester hours.
4552 Sport Sales Sponsorship and Revenue
Generation
An examination of effective sales management
practices in the sport industry. A required part of
the course is a practicum in which students will
participate in sales and/or fundraising efforts with
a professional, intercollegiate, or charitable sport
organization.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4553 Sports Analytics
Examines the theory, development, management,
practices and applications of analytics in sports.
Students will learn about how sports analytics are
practiced at various levels (ranging from coaches
and athletes to paid sports analysts), used and
managed within sports organizations, and applied
by various stakeholders (fans, players, coaches,
management/ownership, and league officials).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4554 E-Sport Administration and
Management
Examines the history, development, management
and operations of e-sports. In this course, the
metamorphosis of e-sports from video games
played by individuals to multi-million dollar
prizewinning events where individuals and teams
of players are connected through online/electronic
mediums is examined. The focus of this course is to
aid students in understanding the challenges and
issues with managing e-sports players, teams and
competitions as a sustainable sector of the sport
industry.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4555 Sports Risk Management
The practical aspects of sport law and risk
management are surveyed in this class.
Students will develop practical knowledge
and skills necessary to recognize, reduce and
manage potentially dangerous situations in
sport environments. This course will provide
students with opportunities to study specific
risk management theories to mitigate risk and
potential liability (e.g., negligence) facing sport
organizations.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4991 Special Topics in Sport Management
Focused on special topics impacting those working
and participating in sports. In this course, students
will develop knowledge of numerous potential
topics and issues in the sport industry. The focus
of this course is on introducing and educating
students about important opportunities and
challenges frequently arising in the sport industry.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4992 Special Topics
An in-depth analysis of selected topics in
international sport. A different topic will be
examined each semester when the course
is offered as part of the Dean’s International
Initiative Program. An intensive cross-cultural
experience in international sport will be offered
during the one week stay on Rome Campus. This
includes educational tours to international sport
organizations, facilities, institutions of higher
education, and sporting events to enhance
students’ understanding of international sport
governance and operational practices. The
international experience will be combined with
a semester long in class analysis of pressing
contemporary issues challenging both the field of
sport management and society at large.
Credit: 3
semester hours.
5001 Sport Management Independent Study
Prerequisites: SPM 1001 and SPM 1004, cumulative
GPA of 3.0 and Permission of Program Director.
A planned program of independent study
designated for study and research in an area of
Sport Management. Under the supervision of a
faculty member, a student will work on a particular
topic or creative project. Independent studies are
graded courses, the details of which are formulated
by the student and his or her instructor; these
specifics are described in the Independent Study
proposal and submitted to the Chair’s Office for
approval.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
5101 Practicum in Athletic Coaching
Prerequisite: Permission of Chair or Program Director.
Field experience as a sport coach with a sport
organization under the supervision of a faculty
member to develop knowledge and skills in the
application of the principles and practices of sport
coaching in a non-classroom setting.
Credit: 3
semester hours.
5111, 5112, 5113, 5114 Sport Management
Internship
Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director.
The internship provides students with in-depth
experience in a sport management work setting.
Management practices will be applied to enhance
the students’ network and job placement
opportunities. A member of the faculty completes
final agreements and arrangements.
Credit: 1
semester hour.
5333, 5334, 5335, 5336, 5337, 3558 Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of Chair or Program Director.
Field experience with a sport organization under
the supervision of a faculty member to develop
knowledge and skills in the application of sport
management theory in a non-classroom setting.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
5666 Internship in Sport Management
For description see SPM 1301.
Credit: 6 semester
hours.
5999 Internship in Sport Management For
description, please see SPM 1301.
Credit: 9 semester hours.
Television and Film (TVF)
1200 Introduction to Production
Required for all production series classes. An
introduction to the problems and procedures
200
of one-camera cinematic communication, with
an emphasis on the basic craft elements and
techniques of shot determination, composition,
camera movement, exposure, sound recording,
editing, story telling and documentation. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1230 Audio Production I
Students learn theory and practice of audio
techniques for radio, television and film production.
Sound recording, audio board operation,
microphone use and software based programs are
covered. Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1400 Motion Picture Industry Practices I
Current procedures in the film industry, the
functions of the various contributors to a film,
film grammar, theory and analysis. The course is
designed for students who wish to know how
Hollywood movies are made. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1501 Contemporary American Television I:
The Early Years
An examination of American television from 1948
to the late 1960s, covering the development of
prime time, day time, children’s programming and
news. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1502 Contemporary American Television II:
A Time of Innocence, A Time of Change. The
changes in content and programming in
American television since 1970. Topics include the
development of television genres, the influence
of new technologies, and television’s effect on its
audience. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1503 Special Television Studies
This course will cover a single aspect of television
history and/or aesthetics. Class content will vary
from term to term. Genres may include: sit-coms,
news, game shows, soap operas, talk shows, reality
programming, or drama. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1504 Film Rhetoric
Prerequisite: TVF 1400. An examination of how
photography, composition, editing, story and
theme play a role in a feature length film, video, TV
commercial or comedy. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1506 Hollywood Films of the Studio Era
The development of the Hollywood studio system
from 1927 to the mid-1960s with emphasis on the
genres, directors and stars. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1507 International Cinema
An introduction to the history, aesthetics and
auteurs of the foreign cinema from France,
Germany, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Russia, and Eastern
Europe are screened. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1508 Contemporary Cinema
An examination of trends in theatrical motion
pictures from 1970 to the present. Students
learn to critically analyze film’s cultural content,
style and influence on contemporary practices.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1509 The Hollywood Musical
The development of the Hollywood musical film
from the arrival of sound to the present. Emphasis
is placed on genres, auteurs and the comparisons
between musical films and Broadway productions.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1510 Special Cinema Studies
Topics change each semester: for example,
1526.01–Woody Allen; 1526.02–Alfred Hitchcock;
1526.03–Westerns; 1526.04–Italian Cinema;
1526.05–Science Fiction; 1526.06– Screen Comedy.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1511 East Asian Cinema
A survey of trends in film production in East Asia
on the cinema of Japan, Hong Kong, the Republic
of China and the People’s Republic of China since
the end of WWII to the present. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1512 American Film of the Independent Era:
1960-1990
An examination of the American motion picture
industry from the late 1960s, the era of non-studio
financing of feature films, to the reconstitution of
the studio structure in the late 1980s–early 1990s.
Film is studied as a “popular art” with emphasis
placed on its formal aesthetic development and its
thematic connections with American society at the
time. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2201 Editing Adobe Premiere
Prerequisite: TVF 1200. A hands-on workshop,
introducing a non-linear editing system, Adobe
Premiere, that is used in various professional
settings. Students will learn the equipment,
procedures and techniques of editing while using
this non linear editing application. Each class will
be a combination of theory and practice. Students
will learn to master this craft by a combination of
in-class demonstrations and by completing their
own projects.Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2202 On Camera Presentation
Prerequisite: SPE 1000C. A performance course
covering the skills needed for on-camera work
including multi-camera acting, hosting and news
reading. Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2203 Editing: Final Cut
Prerequisite: TVF 1200. A hands-on workshop in
non-linear editing technique using Final Cut
Studio. Students learn to master both the technical
and aesthetic aspects of the craft by doing their
own editing projects. Laboratory fee $30. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2204 Editing: Avid
Prerequisite: TVF 1200. A hands-on workshop in
non-linear editing techniques using AVID Media
Composer. Students learn to master both the
technical and aesthetic aspects of the craft by
doing their own editing projects. Laboratory fee
$30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2205 Digital Cinematography
Prerequisite: TVF 1200, TVF (2201 or 2203 or 2004)
and TVF 2205. A hands-on camera craft workshop
that provides a practical approach and technical
knowledge as well as visual aesthetics of
shooting with digital video cameras. Students will
explore and master complex digital equipment,
software and workflows while also deepening
their understanding of classical cinematography.
Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2207 Introduction to Motion Picture Graphics
and Animation
Prerequisite: TVF 1200. An introduction to designing
two-dimensional, motion graphics for television
and film. Included will be the examination of
thematic elements in a visual narrative, identifying
good composition as it relates to motion design
and maintaining conceptual continuity. Skills
learned will be in the use of the most current
software. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2210 Animation 2-D
Prerequisites: TVF 1200 and TVF 2207. Students
learn fundamentals of 2-D animation, content
development in animation and new design
concepts utilizing current animation software.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2211 3D MODELING 1
Creates realistic 3D assets for high-end visual eects
in lm and TV commercials. Students will learn
various professional approaches, such as NURBS
(Non-uniform rational basis spline) and Polygon 3D
modeling methods to create realistic 3D models. It
will also cover lighting, texturing, essential camera
movement, assets rendering, and positioning
cameras in 3D scenes. Students will learn to
embed professional 3D production pipelines and
workows concepts in lm production. Credit: 3
semester hours.
2220 Introduction to Character Design and
Animation
Prerequisites: TVF 1200 and TVF 2207. A project based
class that teaches how to conceive, develop and
model an animated character with a personality, and
a range of body and facial expressions. Lectures and
labs will focus on modeling base characters with an
emphasis on students designing and creating 2D
and 3D animated characters for film, television and
multimedia. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2221 Introduction to Environment Design in
Animation
Prerequisites: TVF 1200 and TVF 2207 Lectures and
labs will focus on the creation of environments
in animation with emphasis on the principles of
environment design in it relation to the scenario
of a narrative-based animation. There will be a firm
focus on concept, research and execution of the
final design within a chosen genre of storytelling.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2230 Sound: Production and Post
Prerequisite: TVF 1230. This is a hands-on workshop
combined with lectures and demonstrations
intended to introduce students to the science and
art of audio recording during film and television
productions, post-production sound design and
mixing. Students will learn the basic skills necessary
to record, edit, mix, and output synchronized sound
for film and television using Pro Tools software
application. Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
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2301 Screenwriting: Television
Prerequisites: ENG 1000C and ENG 1100C. Students
write all materials necessary to produce a TV series,
including the story concepts, character attributes,
head and tail bumpers, and a series of scripts ready
for production. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2302 Screenwriting: Documentary
Prerequisites: ENG 1000C and ENG 1100C. An
examination of the forms and techniques of
documentary, educational and other nonfiction
film and video productions. Students develop
scripts from treatment to completed screenplay.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2303 Screenwriting: Narrative
Prerequisites: ENG 1000C and ENG 1100C. Covers
the forms, methods, and techniques of dramatic
writing for motion pictures and television. Students
develop their own scripts from the idea stage to
complete screenplay. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2402 The Business of Television
Prerequisite: MKT 1001. Television is discussed from
the client, agency and network station standpoints,
with emphasis placed on the buying, planning,
selling, and negotiating processes. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
2403 Broadcast Operations
Prerequisite: COM 1001. An examination of the
electronic and digital technologies of mass media.
Topics include technological background of
broadcast, cable, satellite, computers, fiber optics,
and digital television. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2510 Production Design and Art Direction
Using film and television studios in New York City,
the role of production design and art direction in
film and television will be examined. Laboratory fee:
$30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3200 Television Production II
Prerequisites: TVF 2201 and (2203 or 2204). A
workshop providing additional hands-on
experience in cameraoperation, technical directing,
and audio. Technical aspects of production are
stressed.Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3203 Documentary Production
Prerequisites: TVF 2205 and TVF (2201 or 2203 or 2204)
A production class covering the conception, pre-
production, production and post-production of
the documentary form. Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3204 Television Field Production
Prerequisites: TVF 2205 and TVF (2203 or 2204).
A hands-on class introducing the procedures,
techniques and equipment used in television field
production. Students light, shoot, and record in a
variety of field situations. Laboratory fee: $30. Credit:
3 semester hours.
3205 Narrative Production
Prerequisites: TVF 2205 and TVF (2201 or 2203 or
2204). A studio course introducing the problems
and procedures of writing, producing, directing,
and editing one-camera fiction video.
Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3206 Advertising Commercial Production
Prerequisites: TVF 2205 and TVF (2201 or 2203 or
2204). A studio course introducing the problems
and procedures of writing, producing, directing,
and editing one-camera advertising videos
(television and internet commercial).
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3207 Film Compositing
This course is designed to create advanced
compositing projects using motion graphics,
visual effects and chroma-key live action shots that
meet the demands of television and film industry
productions. Refining mattes, keying and tracking
techniques, roto-brush, paint and cloning tools
and mastering digital image processing for color
finishing film/video of final projects are covered.
(Cf. COM 4281). Credit: 3 semester hours.
3211 3D Animation
Learn professional approaches and principles of
3D animation. Students will be trained as entry-
level 3D animators for lm and high-end TV
commercials and also build a solid foundation for
3D game productions. The course will underline 3D
animation principles and will learn hard and soft
skills required by the relevant industries. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3208 Film Visual Effects Principles
Prerequisite: TVF 2207. Film visual effects is a
discipline that requires comprehensive knowledge
and skills in a variety of areas and subjects. To
fully understand this field and the job prospects,
students at the university level need a greater
awareness of appropriate knowledge and skills
which can equip them for a career in this industry.
This course is designed and focused on building
the professional understanding of the visual
effects industry and its standard and demands.
VFX Principles course will cover a series of lectures
and workshops and real-world VFX production
examples for film and high-end TV commercials,
and students will gain an in-depth understanding
at all stages of VFX for film and high-end TV
commercial productions and furthermore prepare
skills and knowledge required by potential VFX
facilities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3220 Film Production
Prerequisites: TVF 2205 and TVF (2201 or 2203 or
2204). A hands-on workshop providing students
with a practical approach to16 mm film making.
Students write, shoot and edit their own films.
Laboratory fee: $60. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3295 Advanced Graphics
Prerequisite: TVF 2207. Students will explore various
methods of manipulating imagery and
moving images, from traditional cell animation, to
clay-mation techniques to the newest morphing
techniques. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3303 Advanced Screenwriting
Prerequisite: TVF 2303 or TVF 2301. Students learn
to identify, experience, and master problems
of extended visual narrative, in an advanced
workshop that covers methods and techniques of
extended visual narrative. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3404 Producing Film and Television
Prerequisites: TVF 1400 and MKT 1001. How to
produce, sell and distribute film and video
productions from pitching an idea; funding; legal
considerations, to merchandising and advertising.
Limited to juniors and seniors. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
3405 Film and Television Production
Management
Prerequisite: TVF 1200 or 2200 or 1400. An
introduction to the procedures and techniques
used in the planning of a film or video production.
Useful for students preparing for careers as unit
production managers, assistant directors or line
producers. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4200 Television Production III
Prerequisite: TVF 3200. An in-depth examination
of the advanced skills required in the use of
professional video equipment. Laboratory fee: $30.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
4205 Directing Film and Television
Prerequisites: TVF 2200 (or 3203 or 3204 or 3205
or 3206) and TVF (2203 or 2204). Introduces the
processes of directing single camera film and
video. The creative aspects of directing, working
with actors, camera placement and visualization
are covered. Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
4206 Television Program Development
Prerequisites: TVF 3200 and TVF (2201 or 2203 or
2204) and any other approved television course. An
advanced workshop in video production. The
class develops and produces their own television
production project. Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4601 Senior Project
Advanced work in video, film, or graphics under the
guidance of a faculty member. Script development,
a short film or video, advanced research are
suggested topics. Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3
semester hours. Open to TV/film studies majors only.
4602 Senior Project II
Advanced work in video, film, or graphics under the
guidance of a faculty member. Script development,
a short film or video, advanced research are
suggested topics. Laboratory fee: $30. Credit: 3
semester hours. Open to TV/film studies seniors only.
4701, 4702, 4703 Television Club Practicum
Prerequisite: Permission of the Faculty Moderator.
Active members of the University’s Television
Club develop their own video project under the
guidance of the club moderator. Credit: 1, 2, and 3
semester hours.
4704, 4705, 4706 Communications Film Club
Practicum
Prerequisite: Permission of the Faculty Moderator.
Active members of the Communications Film Club
develop their own film project under the guidance
of the club
moderator. Credit: 1, 2, and 3 semester hours.
4707 Television Practicum
Prerequisites: TVF (2200 or 3200) and (2201 or 2203
202
or 2204). A laboratory course, supplemented
by lecture, offering students practical hands-
on experience and technical knowledge in the
production of iptv through live streaming or
recording of on-campus multi-camera sports
events and interviews. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5001 Television Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An off-
campus experience with a professional
television or video organization with supervised
practical experience to further prepare majors
for their professional careers. Open to juniors and
seniors only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
5002 Film Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director. An off-
campus experience with a professional film or
video organization, with supervised practical
experience to further prepare majors for their
professional careers. Open to juniors and seniors only.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
6100 Introduction to Media:
Television and Film
An introduction to the problems and procedures
of a single camera production, in television and/
or film industries, with an emphasis on the basics
of camera work, interviewing techniques, editing,
sound design and motion graphics. For non-
matriculated students and by program director’s
permission only. Credit: 3 semester hours.
Theology (THE)
Students pursuing an associate degree are required
to complete THE 1000C. All students registered
in a bachelor’s degree program are required to
complete THE 1000C and two other courses,
one from the 1040 series and any other course.
THE 1000C is a Prerequisite for all other theology
courses.
1000 Perspectives on Christianity:
A Catholic Approach
See description under University Core Courses.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
1001=2100 Introduction to the Bible
Introduction to the history, literary forms and
theology of the Old and New Testaments. The Old
Testament concentration includes Deu-teronomic
history, the prophets and wisdom literature. The
New Testament concentration includes the Gospels
and Pauline literature. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1020=3100 The Gospels of Matthew,
Mark and Luke
This course explores the message of and about
Jesus of Nazareth found in the oldest written
Christian narratives concerning him, called
“gospels.” Special attention is given to forces
that shaped the memory of Jesus’ story by early
Christian communities. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1021 The Historical Jesus: Quest, Methods and
Conclusions
Prerequisite: THE 1000C. An introduction to the
recent search, methodology and conclusions in
the quest for the historical Jesus. The course will
outline the three phases in the modern quest,
referencing and evaluating the methodologies
implied by each phase, and evaluating the
proposed conclusions. The relationship between
the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith will be
foundational in the analysis of the quest. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1030=2200 The Mystery of God
The Christian theology of the triune God, with its
implications for issues such as faith and reason,
theological language, Christian praxis, and dialogue
with other religious traditions. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1040=2300 Christian Responsibility
An overview of Christian ethics, including
introductory moral foundations and selected
ethical issues in individual and social morallity on
the basis of Christian revelation. Credit: 3 semester
hours.
1042=3300 Moral Theology of Health Care
An exploration of moral decision-making as
it relates to the health care professions, with
attention to specific issues, including the right to
health care, social justice and health; conscience,
abortion, euthanasia, prolongation of life, genetics,
contraception, sterilization, drug use, chemical
addition, human experimentation, professional
competence, and the principles of governing
cooperation. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1043: Ecology and Environmental Ethics
Prerequisites: THE 1000C. An examination of the
theologies of the environment within Christianity
and the world religions. The course will also discuss
moral responsibility regarding the environment
and will draw on the history and ethical practices
of the various religious traditions to articulate an
appropriate ecological theology and praxis. Credit:
3 semester hours.
1045=3230 Christian Marriage
An exploration of the theological, psychological
and sociological dimensions of marriage and
family life. This course places particular emphasis
on marriage as a sacrament, on the sacredness
of family, and on the challenges related to
contemporary family life. It compares elements of
Christian marriage theory and practice with that of
other religious traditions. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1050=2810 Religions of the World
A critical introduction to the study of world
religions, exploring the beliefs, rituals, and ethical
ideals of representative religious manifestations
of the past and present. Characteristic traits and
patterns in tribal, imperial, naturalistic, mystical, and
national religions. Credit: 3 semester hours. Spring.
1054 Christian Philosophical Theology
Prerequisite: THE 1000C. A historical overview of
the Catholic philosophical/theological tradition
with special attention given to the contemporary
relevance of the “faith and reason” approach
to understanding God, the world, and human
existence. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1055 Religion and Popular Culture
Prerequisite: THE 1000C. An examination of how
religion influences and is influenced by popular
culture. Students will study such topics as theories
in the study of religion, the diversity and stability
of American and global faiths, and religion and
its impact on various aspects of popular culture,
including sport, film, politics, and routine. Credit: 3
semester hours.
1056 Introduction to Hinduism
An introduction to the Hindu religious traditions
of South Asia. It will survey the philosophical,
theological and ethical teachings of Vaishnavism,
Shaivism and Shaktism and the role of ritual,
contemplation and renunciation. Special attention
will be given to the sacred text of the Bhagavad Gita.
The impact of colonialism on India, the emergence
of transnational Hinduism, and the Hindu
relationship with modernity and the Western world
will also be discussed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1060 Introduction to Buddhism
Prerequisites: THE 1000C. An introduction to
Buddhism. It will survey the philosophical,
theological and ethical principles of the main
traditions of Buddhism and the role of ritual,
contemplation and renunciation. Diversity within
Buddhism will be noted within its manifestation in
South East and East Asia. The impact and inuence
of Buddhism on modernity and the Western world
will also be discussed. Buddhist–Christian dialogue
will be addressed. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1070: Krishna
Prerequisites: THE 1000C. A theological and historical
examination of Krishna one of the principal deities or
avatars of Hinduism. The course will also explore the
“intense” devotional tradition or bhakti movement
surrounding him in Gaudiya Vaishnavism: the
writings of the 15th century saint Chaitanya and the
contemporary Hare Krishna Movement. The primary
textual sources will be the Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavata
Purana and the Mahabharata and they will serve as the
foundation of the course. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1071: Introduction to Vatican II
Prerequisites: THE 1000C This introduction to
Vatican II (1962-1965) will survey the nature of
an ecumenical council, the convening of and
preparation for the council in particular the role
of the Curia, the achievement of each of the four
sessions. An overview of each Vatican II document
will be presented with particular attention to the
four constitutions. The role and contributions of the
council periti will be noted in the context of the
theological ‘schools’ emergent at the council. The
impact of Vat II will be discussed
as well as the debate over its interpretation and
reception. Credit: 3 semester hours.
1072: JRR Tolkien and Theology
Prerequisites: THE 1000C. JRR Tolkien said of The Lord
of the Rings that it “is of course a fundamentally
religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first,
but consciously in the revision...the religious element
is absorbed into the story and the symbolism.” This
comment is true of all his work and Tolkien is his
writing saw himself as engaged in ‘sub-creation’.
Consequently, the influence of Roman Catholicism
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and Catholic theology in the life, thought, and
especially writing of JRR Tolkien is addressed in this
course Credit: 3 semester hours.
Video Game Development (VGD)
1001 Video Games and Gaming
An overview of the history and genres of video
games, and of the video game industry, critical
analysis and evaluation of the content of games
and the social and emotional aspects of gaming.
Attention will be given to the social and ethical
implications of human-computer interactions. (Cf.
COM 2570) Credit: 3 semester hours.
1002 Principles of Game Design
Prerequisite: VGD1001. This course is an introduction
to integrating core design essentials, such as critical
analysis, mechanics and aesthetics, prototyping,
level design, into game design. With over 200
images from some of the best-selling, most creative
games of the last 30 years, this is an essential
introduction to industry practice, helping readers
develop practical skills for video game creation.
This book is for those seeking a career making
video games as part of a studio, small team or as an
independent creator. Discussions will include how
games engage, entertain and communicate with
their audience. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2300 Storytelling and Character Development
for Video Games
Prerequisite: VGD1001. This course explores the role of
the game writer as a story teller and problem solver
through the study of games and the creation of
characters and stories for games. Game writing is a
type of storytelling where the reader is also a player.
Everything about the game, like the environment,
the characters, the rules and the gameplay can be
opportunities to tell the story. This makes game
writing extremely collaborative, technical and
iterative. Credit: 3 semester hours.
2401 Business of Games and
Entrepreneurship
Prerequisite: VGD1001. This course seeks to
develop and enhance media and entertainment
research skill sets. The course breaks down
qualitative and quantitative research processes
into phases exploring the role of marketing and
entrepreneurship in the video game marketplace.
This course will consider industry profiles, strategic
communication, entrepreneurship, industry case
studies, as well as roll-out strategies exclusive
to the video game marketplace. The class will
culminate with a market research project involving
ethnographic and survey work from students.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
2600 Critical Issues in Video Gaming
Prerequisite: VGD1001. This course seeks to discuss
critical issues within the video game industry.
Topics will include lectures surrounding addiction,
bullying, sexual exploitation, micro-transactions
and other controversial elements within the video
game industry. The goal in this class is to imbue
students with a sense of morality and understanding
surrounding why these issues exist, and what we
can do as a society to reduce their prevalence in the
video game industry. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3202 Introduction to Visual Design of
Characters for Videogames
Prerequisites: COM 2290 and VGD 1001. The course
emphasizes the conceptual and creative thinking
and skills needed for designing video game
characters. The relationship between character,
story and gameplay will be examined. Students
will be introduced to basic principles of character
development in its relation to the scenario of a
videogame. Basic software as well as drawing
exercises will be used as methods of learning. In
the end, students will design several compelling
characters for a variety of game types. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3203 Introduction to Environmental Design
for Videogames
Prerequisites: COM 2290 and VGD 1001. The
course emphasizes the creation of game-ready
environment design. Students will be introduced to
the principles of environment design in its relation
to the scenario of a videogame. Basic software as
well as drawing exercises will be used as methods of
learning. The course will focus on concept, research
and execution of the final design within a chosen
genre of videogames. Credit: 3 semester hours.
3204 Game Engines
Prerequisites: VGD 1002 and CUS 1100. This
intermediate production course explores the
development pipeline using an industry-leading
3D game engine. Working collaboratively as part
of a team, students rehearse key roles and share
development responsibilities. Students learn
how to integrate game assets and implement
game logic to create an aesthetically coherent,
compellingly interactive experience. Credit: 3
semester hours.
3301 Interactive Storytelling
Prerequisites: VGD1002 and VGD2300. This course
explores the theory, writing, and production
techniques for nonlinear narratives and playable
media. This exploration of digitally-mediated writing
investigates interactive storytelling in its many forms:
hypertext, interactive fiction, net.art, flash poetry,
expressive code, generative literature, installation,
sound poetry, video games, and more. This
investigation of emerging literary, performative, and
playful forms enables students to craft immersive
participatory experiences, and develops their
storytelling sensibilities for the design of compelling
video games.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
3501 Physical Computing and Emerging
Media
Prerequisites: VGD 1002 and CUS 1100This advanced
production course investigates new methods in
authoring media using emerging technology, with
a focus on physical computing. Students apply
concepts in experience design and embodied
cognition as they integrate dynamic and responsive
digital content, write custom software, and utilize
microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators. Credit: 3
semester hours.
4001 Capstone I in Game Development &
Emerging Media
Prerequisites: VGD 1002 and CUS 1100. This is the
rst half of the Capstone sequence in Game
Development & Emerging Media, focusing
on conceptualization and preproduction of a
signicant game or media project. The course
focuses on professionalization of the student’s
creative practice, and developing a digital portfolio
containing representative examples of previous
work. Credit: 3 semester hours.
4002 Capstone II in Game Development &
Emerging Media
Prerequisites: VGD 1002 and CUS 1100. This is the
second half of the Capstone sequence in Game
Development & Emerging Media, focusing on the
production and packaging of projects proposed in
VGD4001 Capstone I. Students extend and rene
working proofs-of-concept toward the completion
of a major project. In addition to production
and critique, students professionalize their craft,
creating a press kit, distribution and community
engagement plan, and rening their digital
portfolio. Credit: 3 semester hours.
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Faculty
Luca Iandoli, Dean and Professor of Computer
Science, B.S.E., M.S.E., University of Naples Federico ii
(Italy); Ph.D. University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy).
Susan Abramowitz, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Mathematics, B.S., CUNY, B.S., Yeshiva University
College: Stern College for Women; M.S., New York
University: Courant Institute, M.S., Long Island
University.
Sonia Adams, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
and Speech, B.A., City University of New York; M.A.,
Queens College; M.F.A., St. John’s University.
Salvatore Alessandro, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Accounting, B.S., M.S. State University of New
York.
Lilly Alexander, Adjunct Associate Professor, Ph.D.,
University of Alberta, Canada.
Eric Alvarado, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Computer Science, B.S. Cornell University; M.Eng.
Cornell University; M.S. St. John’s University.
Natalie Amiama, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English, B.A., UC Davis; M.A., SUNY, Stony Brook.
Panayiotis Andreou, Adjunct Professor of
Accounting, B.S., St. John’s University, M.B.A., St.
John’s University.
Scott Angarola, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.S., M.S., University of Central Florida;
Ph.D., New York University.
Danielle Bacigalupo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English and Speech, B.A., St. John’s University; M.S.Ed.
M.A., CUNY College of Staten Island; Ph.D. St. John’s
University.
Alla Baeva, Director and Associate Professor
of Television and Film, M.S., Belarussian State
University, M.A., Minsk State Linguistic University;
M.F.A., Florida State University.
Michael Baldassano, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal
Justice, B.S. St. John’s University; M.P.A. Marist
College.
Craig Baron, Associate Dean, CF Faculty, and
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies,
B.A., York College; M.A., Mount St. Mary’s Seminary;
Ph.D., Duquesne University.
Robert A. Barone, Assistant Dean/Director of the
TV Center; Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer
Science, B.S., New York Institute of Technology; M.S.,
Long Island University; M.B.A., Fordham University;
PD, ABD, Pace University.
Richard Baslaw, Adjunct Professor of Mathematics,
B.A., M.S., Long Island University, C.W. Post.
Gareld Benjamin, Adjunct Instructor of History,
B.A., St. John’s University; M.A. CUNY Queens
College.
Mary Pat Beirne, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Sport Management, B.A., M.A., St. John’s University
Ginetta Bernard, Adjunct Professor of Speech,
B.A. Université Laval, Quebec; M.S. Mercy College;
M.A. Conservatoire de musique de Quebec; Ph.D.
Conservatorio Santa Cecelia, Rome, Italy.
Kim Berson, JD, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Legal Studies, BA Binghamton University, JD Touro
Law.
Bernard Bertone, Adjunct Professor of English, B.A.
Iona College; M.A. St. John’s University.
Nicole Y. Beveridge, Adjunct Associate Professor,
Hospitality Management, M.S., Long Island
University; B.A., Huston Tillotson University.
Andrew A. Bhola, Associate Dean, Adjunct
Professor of Management, B.S., M.B.A.,
St. John’s University.
Weedens Blanchard, Assistant Professor of English
and Speech, B.S., M.B.A, Ed.D. St. John’s University.
Edward A. Blankmeyer, Adjunct Associate
Professor of Sport Management, B.S., M.S., Seton Hall
University.
Bernard Blomquist, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Hospitality Management, B.S., Wagner College.
Ellen Boegel, Professor and Director of the Legal
Studies Program, Staten Island, B.A., Le Moyne
College; J.D., George Washington University Law
School.
William Bonifati, Adjunct Professor of Business
Law, B.S., CUNY, Queens College; J.D., University of
Bridgeport.
Anthony Borgese, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Sport Management, B.A., Brooklyn College, M.B.A.,
Baruch College, D.S.M., United States Sports
Academy.
William J. Boyle, Associate Professor of Philosophy,
A.B., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Toronto, Canada.
Ashley Bozian, Adjunct Instructor of History, B.A.,
Manhattanville College’ M.A., Hunter College; M.A.,
Manhattanville College; Ph.D., St. John’s University.
Francesca Brancato, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Business Law, B.A. Fordham University, J.D., Touro
Law Center.
Dennis Breslin, Assistant Professor of Criminal
Justice, B.A., Marist College; M.S., Richmond College.
Michael A. Brown, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Speech. B.A., Texas Tech University. M. Ed., Texas Tech
University. Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
Syed Ahmad Chan Bukhari, Assistant Professor
and Director of the Healthcare Informatics
Program, B.S., M.S., Punjab University, Lahore; M.S.,
Gyeongsang National University, Korea; P.D., Ph.D,
University of New Brunswick, Canada.
Mark Buro, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Accounting, B.S., M.B.A., St. John’s University.
Rick Butler. Adjunct Associate Professor. B.F.A.,
Boston University, M.F.A., Yale School of Drama.
Dolore Bushati, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Economics, B.S., University of Tirana; M.S., Ph.D., The
University of Kansas.
Gerard Cajas, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
and Speech, B.A., M.A. St. John’s University.
Anthony Canale, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Economics, B.S., C.W. Post College, L.I.U.; M.B.A., St.
John’s University, Ph.D., Kansas State University..
Anthony Cannatella, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Theology, B.A. St. John’s University; M.A. Pontifical
Faculty of the Immaculate Conception.
Stephen Carpio, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Health Services, B.A St. Joseph’s College; M.S. Stony
Brook University.
James Carroll, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division
of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security, B.S.,
CUNY-John Jay College, M.A., CUNY-John Jay
College
Geraldine Castelli, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English and Speech, B.S. St. John’s University; M.S. St.
John’s University.
Giles W. Casaleggio, Associate Professor of
Criminal Justice and Homeland Security, B.S.,
Fairleigh Dickinson University; J.D., St. John’s
University.
Francesco Catarisano, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Business Law, B.A., St. John Fisher College; J.D.,
Syracuse University; B.S., New York University;
M.B.A., Dartmouth College.
Alison Celaya, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
and Speech, B.S. University of Scranton; M.S. C.W.
Post, Long Island University.
Janet Cerulli, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Mathematics, B.S., M.S. CUNY/Queens College.
Anil Chacko, Adjunct Assist Professor of
Cybersecurity, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S.,
Fordham University, M.B.A.
Terrence Chapman, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, B.S., Southern Nazarene University;
M.S., New York University.
Kuros Charney, Adjunct Assistant Professor. B.A.,
University of California/San Diego, M.F.A., University
of Southern California.
Gail Chiarovano, Associate Dean, Adjunct Assistant
Professor of English, B.S., St. Francis College; M.A.,
Queens College.
Linda T. Chin, Associate Professor, B.A., CUNY,
M.A., Pace University, M.A., Teachers College, J.D.,
Brooklyn Law School.
Rene Christian, Adjunct Instructor, Division of
Computer Science, Mathematics and Science, B.S.,
M.B.A., St. John’s University
Christoforos Christoforou, Associate Professor
of Computer Science. B.S., University of Nicosia;
M.S. City College of CUNY; M. Phil., Ph.D., CUNY
Graduate Center.
Natale Cipollina, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Political Science, B.A., Hunter College, Ph.D., Brandeis
University.
Christopher Cleary, Associate Professor of Criminal
Justice and Homeland Security, B.S., New York
Institute of Technology, M.S., United State Naval
Postgraduate School.
David Colby, Adjunct Professor, Division of
Administration & Economics, B.A., University of
Southern Maine; J.D., University of New Hampshire
School of Law
Bret Cohen, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Economics, B.A., M.A. Brooklyn, College.
Sr. Eileen Connor, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Philosophy, B.A., Molloy College; M.A., Fordham;
M.A., Boston College; M.S., SUNY, Stony Brook; Ed.D.,
St. John’s University.
Marie Connor, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English, B.A., CUNY, Hunter College; M.A., Long
Island University C.W. Post; Ph.D.,
New York University.
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Kenneth Corey, Adjunct Instructor Criminal Justice,
B.A Pace University; M.P.A. Marist College.
Rob Cosentino, JD, Assistant Professor of Legal
Studies, BS, MA and JD, St. John’s University.
Keith Cozine, Chair and Associate Professor of
Homeland Security, B.A., Ramapo College, M.A.,
Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Thomas Creelman, Adjunct Professor of Criminal
Justice, B.A., M.P.A., CUNY, John Jay College; M.P.S.,
Long Island University at C.W. Post.
Giancarlo Crocetti, Adjunct Professor of Computer
Science, B.S., University of Rome La Sapienza,
M.A., University of Rome La Sapienza, D.P.S., Pace
University.
James A. Croft, Chair and Associate Professor of
the Legal Studies Program, Queens, B.A. University
at Albany S.U.N.Y., J.D., St. John’s University School
of Law.
Antonio Cruz, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.S. SUNY Empire State College;
M.A, ED. S, Seton Hall University.
Tonia Cummings-Gordon, Adjunct Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.A., John Jay College; New York
Paralegal School; M.P.S., St. John’s University.
Joseph Curatolo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English and Speech, B.A. SUNY Farmingdale; M.S.
Long Island University.
Jody B. Cutler, Adjunct Assistant Professorof Mass
Communication, B.A., New York University, M.A., The
City College, CUNY, Ph.D., Art History and Criticism,
SUNY/Stony Brook.
William Dalton, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Science, B.S., CUNY, Brooklyn College; M.S., Adelphi
University.
Joan D’Andrea, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English, B.A., M.L.S., St. John’s University; M.A., Long
Island University.
Maureen Daniels, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English, B.A., Hunter College; M.F.A., City College of
New York; Ph.D., St. John’s University.
Steven D’Ascoli, C.P.A., Adjunct Associate
Professor of Accounting, M.A. New York University;
B.A. Columbia University.
Joan E. DeBello, Chair and Associate Professor of
Computer Science and Mathematics, B.S., M.A., St.
John’s University; Ed.D., Columbia University.
Lucian Delescu, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Philosophy, Ph.D. University of Strasbourg; M.A.
University of Paris; M.A. Babes-Bolyai University.
Michael Delohery, Adjunct Associate Professor
of Computer Science, B.A. Santa Clara University,
Teaching Credential, San Jose State University,
M.B.A. Santa Clara University, J.D., Notre Dame Law
School.
John Denesopolis, Adjunct Professor of Criminal
Justice, B.S. John Jay College; M.P.A. Marist College.
Lindy Desciak, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Theology,
Patrick DeVito, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Division of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security,
B.S., Brooklyn College, M.A., Marist College.
Michael Dibrizzi, Adjunct Professor of Criminal
Justice, B.S., John Jay College; M.S., J.D., Seton Hall
University.
Geoffrey Dick, Visiting Associate Professor of
Computer Science, B.B.A. University of Southern
Queensland;M. COM., Ph.D., University of New
South Wales.
John DiMarco, Professor of Mass Communication,
B.A., University at Buffalo, The State University of
New York; M.A., Ph.D., Long Island University.
Nancy DiTunnariello, Assistant Professor and
Director of the Communication Arts Department, S.I.,
B.A Penn State University; M.A. Kean University;
Ph.D., North Dakota State University.
Denise M. Dragos, Associate Professor of
Cybersecurity, B.S., M.S., Pace University.
Robert Dranoff, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Sport Management, B.S., M.S., St. John’s University;
Ed.D., Dowling College.
Damien L. Duchamp, Assistant Professor of
Hospitality Management, B.A., State University of
New York, New Paltz; M. Ed., Clemson University.
Lisa Ellrodt, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Cybersecurity, M.S., B.S. Pace University.
Aziz Elmrini, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, B.S. New York Institute of Technology;
M.S. New York University; M.S. Stony Brook
University; Ed.D. St. John’s University.
Alexander Engineer, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Hospitality, B.P.S., M.H.R.M. New York Institute of
Technology.
Paul Entes, Adjunct Professor of Psychology and
Sociology, B.S. State University of New York; M.A.
Long Island University.
Paul Erriah, Adjunct Assistant Professor English,
B.A., Sir George Williams University; M.A., Carleton
University.
Michael Fahid, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.S., St. John’s University; M.P.S., St.
John’s University.
Michael Falco, Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies,
B.A., Queens College of the City University of New
York; J.D., St. John’s University.
Leonardo Falcon, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
History, B.A., University of North Texas; M.A., Florida
International University; Ph.D., Florida International
University.
Laura Farrell, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Economics, B.S., M.B.A., Wagner College.
Virginia Faughnan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice Program, B.S. St. John’s University;
M.P.S., St. John’s University.
Ronald W. Fechter, Associate Professor of
Mathematics and Computer Science, B.S.,
City College of NY, CUNY; M.S., M.A., Ph.D., New
York University.
Neil Feinstein, Associate Professor. B.A., SUNY/
College at Oneonta; M.S., New York University.
Theresa Fenster, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English, B.A., M.A., Hunter College.
Daniel Fernandez, Adjunct Instructor of
Philosophy; B.A., Binghamton University, SUNY; M.A.,
New School University.
Bernard Ferrera, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Legal Studies, B.S. Fordham University; J.D. St. John’s
University Law School.
Peter Feuerherd, Adjunct Associate Professor, B.A.
St. John’s University, NY; M.A. University of Albany,
NY.
Felix Fischman, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Computer Science, B.S., M.S. New York Institute of
Technology; Ph.D. Hagen University, Germany.
Carol A. Fletcher, Associate Professor of Sport
Management, B.S., Edinboro University; M.S.,
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Obispo; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
D.C. Flynn, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, B.S., The Cooper Union, M.S. CUNY,
Lehman University; Ph.D., Concordia University.
Elizabeth Fondren, Associate Professor, B.A.,
University of Heidelberg, Germany; M.A., City
University of London, UK;, Ph.D., Louisiana State
University.
Endrex Fontanilla, Assistant Professor, B.A., M.F.A.,
Brown University.
Tracyavon Ford, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Health Services, B.A, M.S.W, Adelphi University.
Almerinda Forte, Chair, Division of Administration
and Economics and Professor of Management,
B.S., M.B.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D., New York
University.
Loren Fossum, Adjunct Instructor of History,
Alon Friedman, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, B.S., M.S., University of Florida; Ph.D.,
Long Island University.
Barbara Friedman, Adjunct Professor of Sociology,
B.A., SUNY, Buffalo; M.A., SUNY, Stony Brook; M.P.A.,
New York University.
Howard Friedman, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Management and Marketing, B.A., CUNY, Queens
College; M.B.A., St. John’s University.
Todd Friedman, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Economics and Management, B.A., CUNY, Queens
College; M.B.A., St. John’s University.
Vanessa Gabb, Adjunct Associate Professor
of English. M.A., St John’s University, B.A., Tufts
University; M.F.A., CUNY, Brooklyn College.
Erin Gallagher, Adjunct Associate Professor,
B.A. University of California, Berkley; M.A. CUNY
Brooklyn College; M.Phil. Trinity College, Dublin
Ireland; Ph.D. St. John’s University.
Christopher Galleta, Adjunct Associate Professor,
B.A., St. John’s University, M.A. Columbia University.
John Garett, Adjunct Professor of Psychology and
Health Services, B.S. Perdue University; M.B.A. New
York University; Ph.D, Northcentral University.
Richard N. Garrett, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Sport Management, B.S., M.S., St. John’s University,
C.A.S., Hofstra University.
Murat Genc, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Computer Science, B.S., M.S., New York Institute of
Technology; DPS, Pace University.
Joseph Gentile, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.A., J.D., Fordham University.
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Louis J. Gesualdi, Professor of Sociology, B.A.,
B.S., University of Connecticut; M.A., St. John’s
University; Ph.D., Fordham University.
Puya Ghazizadeh, Assistant Professor of Computer
Science, M.Sc. Science and Research Branch of Azad
University, Iran; Ph.D. Old Dominion University,
College of Sciences, VA.
Carmine P. Gibaldi, Associate Professor of
Management, B.A., M.B.A., St. John’s University; M.A.,
M.Ed., Ed.D., Columbia University.
James Gillespie, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal
Justice, B.S., M.A., St. John’s University.
Aaishatu Glover, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Economics, B.S., Lincoln University; M.S., M.B.A., St.
Joseph’s College; M.S., SUNY Buffalo State; Ph.D.,
University of the Virgin Islands.
Mario Gonzalez, Adjunct Associate Professor, B.A.,
SUNY-Cortland, M.S., Dowling College.
Christopher Granato, Adjunct Associate Professor
of Homeland Security, B.S., M.P.S. St. John’s University.
Jennifer Grauso, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English and Speech, M.S. New York University; B.S. St.
John’s University.
Jacqueline Grogan, Adjunct Professor of Speech,
Douglas Green, Adjunct Professor of Marketing,
B.A., Fordham University; M.B.A., Rutgers University.
Alexis Maxine Greenidge, Adjunct Associate
Professor of Networking, B.A. University of Phoenix;
MIT, American Intercontinental University.
Jaime Grillo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
and Speech, B.A., M.S. Syracuse University.
Jacqueline Grogan-Gillespie, Adjunct Professor of
Speech, B.S., M.B.A., P.D., Ed.D., St. John’s University.
Jeffrey P. Grossmann, Associate Professor of
Homeland Security and Director of the Homeland
Security Program, B.S., St. John’s University, J.D.
Touro Law Center.
Fred Haller, Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies, B.S.,
St. John’s University; J.D., New York Law School.
Stephen HaIler, Adjunct Associate Professor of
History, B.A., St. Joseph’s University; M.A., St. John’s
University; Ph.D., St. John’s University.
Brian Harte, Associate Dean and Associate Professor
of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security, B.S.,
University of Central Texas, M.S., Tarleton State
University, Ph.D., Touro College.
Vilia Hayes, Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice
and Legal Studies, B.A. Marymount College; J.D.
Fordham University School of Law.
Donald Hazelton, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Management and Business Law, B.S., J.D., M.B.A., St.
John’s University.
Jean Hazelton, Adjunct Assistant Professor Business
Law, B.S., J.D., St. John’s University.
David P. Hedlund, Chair, Sport Management
Program and Professor of Sport Management, B.A., St.
Olaf College, M.P.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University,
Ph.D., Florida State University.
Morrie Helitzer, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English, B.S., Cornell University; A.M., University of
Chicago.
Maureen Henry, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Mathematics, B.S., Adelphi University; M.S., St. John’s
University; P.D., CUNY, Brooklyn College.
Diane Hergenrother, Adjunct Professor of
Management, B.S., Bentley College; M.B.A.,
Simmons College; P.D., Ed.D., St. John’s University.
Sabrina Misir Hiralall, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Humanities, B.A., M.A., New Jersey City University;
Ed.D. Montclair State University.
Karl Hoffman, Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice,
B.S. CUNY, City College of NY; M.S., St. John’s
University.
Francis T. Holland, Associate Professor of
Theology, B.A., University College, Dublin Ireland;
B.D., Bacc. Phil., Milltown Institute of Theology
and Philosophy; Ph.D., University College, Dublin,
Ireland.
Kathleen Holliday, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, B.A., M.A. St. John’s University.
Camille Horihan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, B.S., St. Peter’s College; M.S., Stevens
Institute of Technology.
Minna Aslama Horowitz, Adjunct Assistant
Professor of Mass Communications, B.A. Schiller
International University, M.S. Helsinki School of
Economics, Ph.D., University of Helsinki.
Raymond P. Howell, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Sport Management, B.A., M.S., St. John’s University.
Thomas Hughes, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Philosophy,
Paulettte Hughes, Adjunct Associate Professor
of English, B.S., Fordham University, M.A., CUNY
Brooklyn College.
Vincent F. Immiti, Adjunct Professor of Health
Services Administration, B.A., New York University;
B.S., Long Island University; M.B.A., CUNY.
Denise Inzirillo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.S., M.P.S., St. John’s University.
Jack Irving, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mass
Communications, B.S., Wagner College.
Emese Ivan, Associate Professor, Health and Human
Services, B.A., M.A., University of Business and
Governance (Budapest), M.S. Purdue University,
Ph.D. University of Western Ontario.
Fred Jacobs, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Speech,
B.A., New York University, M.S., Hofstra University.
Kevin James, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Management, B.A., M.B.A., St. John’s University.
Ambeeka Jewnandan, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Computer Science, B.S., Ed.D., St. John’s University;
M.S., Hofstra University.
Bernard Jones, Assistant Professor of Criminal
Justice Homeland Security, B.S., University of
Phoenix, M.S., Kean University, M.S., New Jersey
Institute of Technology, Ph.D., New Jersey City
University.
Ieisha M. Jones, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Sociology, B.S., St. John’s University; M.A., St. John’s
University.
Mark Juszczak, Assistant Professor, B.A., Columbia
University; M.A., Warsaw University, Poland; Ed.D.,
Columbia University.
Fr. Joseph Kahumburu Kiragu, Adjunct
Assistant Professor of Theology, S.T.L., Pontificio
Istituto Liturgico, St. Anselmo, D. Min., Graduate
Theological Foundation, Indiana, M.A., Fordham
University, Ph.D., Fordham University.
Daniel Kane, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.A., M.A. CUNY College of Staten
Island; Ed.D, United States Sports Academy.
Kevin Kane, Adjunct Assistant Professor in
Economics, B.S., Manhattan College; M.B.A., St.
John’s University.
Arlene Karole, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Hospitality Management, B.S., St. John’s University;
M.S., Central Michigan University.
Nancy Kaplan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. St. John’s University.
Matthew Kehoe, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.S., Mercy College; M.S., St. John’s
University.
Emily Keller, Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.A., Butler University; M.A., The Ohio
State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.
Joseph G. Kenny, Associate Professor of Business
Law, B.A., LeMoyne College; J.D., St. John’s University.
Joseph Kenny, Jr., Adjunct Associate Professor of
Business Law, B.A., St. John’s University; J.D., Seton
Hall University.
Fazel Keshtkar, Associate Professor of Computer
Science,. B.S., Shahid Bahonar University; M.S., Ph.D.,
University of Ottawa.
James Kilfoil, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.S., M.B.A. St. John’s University.
Sungwon Kim, Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.S. University of Illinois; M.S.
University of New Mexico; Ph.D. University of
Florida.
Lawrence King, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.S., M.S. St. John’s University.
Thomas M. Kitts, Professor of English, B.A., St.
John’s University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
Thomas Klein, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Accounting, B.B.A. University of Notre Dame; M.S.
Fordham University.
Timothy Koller, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.S., St. John’s University; J.D., Pace
University.
Kayla Koch, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.A. Farmingdale State College; M.P.S.
St. John’s University.
Nectaria Krokidis, Adjunct Instructor of Homeland
Security, B.S. Stony Brook University; M.P.S. St. John’s
University.
Susan Kuhn, Adjunct Associate Professor of Mass
Communications, B.S., University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill; M.A., Columbia University.
Mark Ladzinski, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Accounting, B.S., M.B.A. St. John’s University.
Elisa Lagos, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Journalism, B.S., Boston University; M.A., New York
University.
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Krishna Lala, Adjunct Instructor Professor of
Computer Science, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S.,
Stevens Institute of Technology.
James Lally, Adjunct Instructor of English and
Speech, M.B.A. Hofstra University; B.A., M.S. St. John’s
University.
Glenda Lander-Lugo, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Computer Science, B.S., CUNY; M.B.A., New York
University.
John Kieran Larkin, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Theology, B.A., St. Francis College; M.A., New York
University.
Gerald Latzman, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Mathematics, B.A. CUNY, Hunter College; M.S. SUNY
at Buffalo.
Brook Lauro, Associate Professor of Biology, B.S.,
M.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., CUNY, Queens
College.
Nicholas Legakis, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mass Communications, B.S., St. John’s University.
Scott Lemperle, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Division of Administration & Economics, B.A.,
Lehman College; M.B.A., St. John’s University.
Phillip Lerner, Adjunct Assistant Professore, B.A.
Ithaca College, M.S. Boston University.
Ariella Levine, Adjunct Assistant Professor, B.A.,
University of Buffalo, M.A., Syracuse University.
Andrea Licari, Professor of Management, B.S.,
M.B.A., St. John’s University, D.P.S., Pace University.
Milton Lipitz, Adjunct Professor of Management,
B.B.A., CUNY, Bernard Baruch; M.A., New York
University.
Yu-Hsuan (Sean) Liu, Assistant Professor, Division
of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security, B.A.,
Central Police University, Taiwan, M.A., National
Chen-Chi University, Taiwan, Ph.D., CUNY Graduate
Center.
Edmond Lleshi, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Computer Science, M.S., Stevens Institute of
Technology; M.S., Polytechnic University of Tirana,
Albania.
Tzu-Ying (Michelle) Lo, Assistant Professor,
Division of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security,
B.A., Central Police University, Taiwan, M.A., Central
Police University, Taiwan, Ph.D,. CUNY Graduate
Center.
Michael Lombardi, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Economics, B.S., M.S., SUNY, Binghamton University.
James Luongo, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., New
York University.
Robert Lynch, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Business Law, B.A., J.D., St. John’s University.
Vivian Valvano Lynch, Professor Emeritus of
English, B.A., M.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D., SUNY,
Stony Brook.
Bonnie K. MacKellar, Associate Professor and
Director of Computer Science, B.S., Boston University;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Walter J. Magnuson, Adjunct Associate Professor
of Criminal Justice, B.A., M.B.A., Adelphi University.
Allyson Maida, Adjunct Professor of Criminal
Justice, B.S. College of New Rochelle; M.S.W.,
Fordham University, Graduate School of Social
Services.
William G. Malone, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Biology, B.S., M.S., St. John’s University.
Edward J. Manetta, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Sport Management, B.S., St. John’s University; M.A.,
Fordham University.
Peter Mango, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Philosophy, Ph.D.Pontifical Athenaeum Regina
Apostolorum; Ph.L. Pontifical Athenaeum Regina
Apostolorum.
Michael Manley, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, B.S., M.B.A.,
St. John’s University; M.S., CUNY, Queens College.
Kathleen K. Marks, Chair and Associate Professor
of English and Acting Chair, English and Speech, B.A.,
Thomas More College; M.A., Ph.D., University of
Dallas.
Charisse Marshall, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Psychology and Health Services, B.A. Long Island
University; M.S.W, D.S.W. University of Pennsylvania.
Jermaine Marshall, Adjunct Associate Professor
of Theology, Ph.D. Regent University School of
Divinity; Th.M. Candler School of Theology; M.Div.
Interdenominational Theological Center; B.A.
University of Florida.
David Martin, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Cybersecurity, B.B.A. Baruch College; M.B.A. New
York University.
Christopher Martinez, Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice and Homeland Security, B.S., Enbry-
Riddle Aeronautical University, M.A., Saint Leo
University, Ph.D., Northcentral University.
Gina Martinez, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Philosophy, M.A. Fordham University; B.A. Ateneo
de Manila University.
Richard Martinez, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Mass Communications, B.S., M.S., St. John’s
University.
Ayat Masoud, Adjunct Assistant Professor, B.S. St.
John’s University; J. D. New York
Law School.
Moire Matheson, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of English and Speech, B.A., M.A. CUNY Queens
College; Ph.D. St. John’s University.
Susan Maurer, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Theology, B.S., SUNY, Empire State College, M.A. ,
D.A., St. John’s University.
Thomas Mauro, Adjunct Professor of Criminal
Justice, B.A., CUNY, College of Staten Island; M.A.,
SUNY, Albany.
Nicholas Mayer, Adjunct Instructor of Sport
Management, B.S., Ithaca College, M.B.A., St. John’s
University.
Brian McCarthy, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.S. John Jay College; M.S. Aspen
University.
Carol McCarthy, Adjunct Professor of English, B.A.,
Pace University; M.A., CUNY, Queens College.
James E. McCabe, Assistant Professor, Division
of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security, B.A.,
Queens College, M.A, CUNY-John Jay College, Ph.D.,
CUNY Graduate Center.
Robert McCauley, F.M.S., Adjunct Associate
Professor of Mathematics, B.A., Marist College; M.S.,
Rutgers University.
Emma McClendon, Assistant Professor of Fashion
Studies, B.A., University of St. Andrews, M.A., The
Courtauld Institute of Art; M.Phil., Bard Graduate
Center.
Kyle McDonnell, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English and Speech, B.A. Long Island University;
M.P.S. St. John’s University.
Rosemary McDonnell, Adjunct Associate
Professor of English and Speech, B.S., M.P.S. St. John’s
University. D.P.S.; St. John”s University
Timothy P. McGhee, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Sport Management, B.S., Cornell University, M.B.A.,
Columbia University.
Martin McGloin, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Philosophy,
Peter McKenna, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English and Speech, B.A. University of Albany; M.A.
University of Albany; Ph.D. St. John’s University.
Fr. William A. McLaughlin, Adjunct Assistant
Professor of Theology, B.A., M.A., St. John’s University,
M.Div., M.A., Seminary of the Immaculate
Conception.
Sean McNicholas, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Division of Administration & Economics, B.S.,
Fordham University; J.D., St. John’s University
Michael Melendez, Adjunct Associate Professor
Theology, B.A., Cathedral College; M.A., St. John’s
University; M.Div., Seminary of the Immaculate
Conception.
Christopher Mercado, Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.A. State University of New York at
Albany; M.P.A. John Jay College of Criminal Justice;
M.A. Naval Postgraduate School; Ph.D. Graduate
Center,City University of New York.
April M. Merenda, Assistant Professor of Hospitality
Management, B.S., M.P.S., St. John’s University.
Alam Miah, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics and Computer Science, B.A., CUNY,
Queens College; M.S. CUNY, City College of New
York
Allyn R. Michalek, Adjunct Professor of Sport
Management, B.A., Springeld College; M.Ed.,
Springeld College; M.B.A., University of New
Haven.
Alexander Miller, Adjunct Associate Professor
of Theology, Ph.D. Fordham University; M.A. The
Catholic University of America; M.A. University of
Notre Dame.
Tiffany Mohr, Assistant Professor, B.A. Wright State
University, Ohio; M.A. University of South Florida,
FL; Ph.D. University of Florida, FL.
Kathryn Molfino-Logan, Adjunct Assistant
Professor of Mathematics, B.S. St. John’s University;
M.S. College of Staten Island.
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Mark Molinari, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.S. St. John’s University; M.A. Naval
Postgraduate School.
Linda A. Mollo-Holmes, Adjunct Associate
Professor of Mathematics, B.A., St. John’s University;
M.S., College of Staten Island.
Christopher Monosiet, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Accounting, B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., J.D.,
University of Denver.
Basilio Monteiro, Chair and Associate Professor
of Communication Arts, B.A., SUNY, Empire State
College; M.A., Fordham University; Ph.D., The Union
Institute.
Barbara L. Morris, Professor of English and Speech,
B.A., St. John’s University; M.A., Ed.D., Columbia
University.
James Mosley, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Communications, M.P.E., Berklee College.
Barry Moskowitz, Adjunct Associate Professor, M.,
Manhattan College, M.A., St. John’s University.
William Murphy, Associate Professor of Legal
Studies, BA, NYU; JD, Touro College Jacob D.
Fuchsberg Law Center.
Avneet Nagra, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Accounting, B.S., M.S., St. John’s University.
Sajed Naseem, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Computer Science, B.S., SUNY at Stony Brook, M.A.,
St. John’s University; M.S., NYU.
Yevgenia Nayberg, Adjunct Associate Professor.
B.F.A., The National School of Art, Kiev; M.F.A.,
California State University, Long Beach, CA.
Mary Noe, Professor of Legal Studies, B.A., CUNY,
Brooklyn College; J.D., St. John’s University.
Chamberlain Nwanne, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Computer Science, B.S. Abia State University,
Nigeria; B.S. St. John’s University; M.A. Adelphi
University; M.S. SUNY Downstate Medical Center;
Ph.D. Rutgers University.
Vinod Ochani, Adjunct Associate Professor
of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, B.A. St. John’s
University; J.D. St. John’s University Law School.
Mary Ann O’Donnell, Adjunct Associate Professor
of History, B.A., Molloy College; M.A., Long Island
University; D.A., St. John’s University.
Joni-Marie O’Hagan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English and Speech, B.A. University of Delaware; M.S.
St. John’s University.
James O’Keefe, Vice Provost, Associate Professor
of Criminal Justice, B.S., St. John’s University; M.A.,
Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.
Yonette, O’Neal, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Economics, B.S., University of Guyana, West Indies;
M.B.A., St. John’s University.
Peter Orgas, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, B.S., DeVry University, Long Island
City, NY; M.B.A., University of Hong Kong Pok Fu
Lam, Hong Kong
Jorge Ortiz, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Cybersecurity, B.S. New York Institute of Technology;
M.S. Fordham University.
Randolph D. J. Ortiz, Assistant Dean, Director,
Administrative Studies, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Sociology, B.A., CUNY, Queens College; M.A.L.S.,
Skidmore College; Ed.D., St. John’s University.
Simon M. Pack, Associate Professor of Sport
Management and Director of the Undergraduate
Sport Management Program, B.A., B.S., University of
Florida; M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.
Rev. Robert Pagliari, Adjunct Professor, M.R.E., Mt.
St. Alphonsus; M.A., Westeld State; Ph.D., University
of Denver.
Ipshita Pal, Assistant Professor of Health and
Human Services, B.A., MSW., University of Delhi,
MSC., University of Oxford, Ph.D., Columbia
University.
Adrian Pandev, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Business Law, B.A., McGill University; J.D., University
of Georgia School of Law.
Peter A. Pantina, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English, B.A., St. John’s University; M.A., Ed.D., Hofstra
University.
Tuija Parikka, Associate Professor of
Communication Arts, M.S., University of Helsinki,
Doctor of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki.
Seunghyun Park, Associate Professor of Hospitality
Management, B.S., M.S. Hanyang University (Seoul,
Korea); Ph.D. Kansas State University.
Davanjit Parmar, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, B.S. Stony Brook University; M.S. Long
Island University Post.
Anthony Pelliccio, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Criminal Justice, A.S., SUNY Farmingdale; B.A., SUNY
Westbury; M.A., John Jay College.
Robert Pennachio, C.P.A., Adjunct Associate
Professor of Administration and Economics, B.S., St.
John’s University.
Martin Perry, Adjunct Associate Professor, Division
of Mass Communication, B.S., M.S., St. John’s
University
Fr. Krystian Piasta, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Theology, M.A., New York University; M.A., Catholic
University of Lubin.
Barbara Pinnola, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Theology, B.S. St. John’s University; M.A. Seminary of
the Immaculate Conception.
Nicholas Pisano, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Economics, B.S., M.B.A., St. John’s University;
Professional Certificate, American Management
Association.
James Piscitelli, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Business Law, B.F.A. Long Island University; J.D.
California Western School of Law.
Filippo Piscopo, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Milan
Film School, Italy; L.L.M. Milan Law School, Italy;
M.F.A New School University, NY.
Lawrence Pitilli, Associate Professor of Speech,
B.B.A., St. John’s University; M.S., Adelphi University.
Charles Pizzo, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Speech, B.S., M.B.A., P.D., Ed.D. St. John’s University.
Nicholas Plakoris, Adjunct Associate Professor
of Mass Communications, B.S., M.B.A., St. John’s
University.
Tracy Porpora, Adjunct Assistant Professor, B.S. St.
John’s University, NY; M.A. Hunter College, NY.
Brian T. Porter, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.A., Morehouse
Robin Michelle Prue, Adjunct Associate Professor
of Management, B.S., St. John’s University; M.P.A.,
Long Island University.
Jeremy Rambarran, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Computer Science, B.S., CUNY, City College of
Technology; M.S., Touro College Graduate School of
Technology.
Dharmendra Ramdehal, Adjunct
Associate
Professor of Accounting and Management, M.B.A.
Keller Graduate School of Management; Ph.D.
University of Phoenix.
Ramon Ramos, Adjunct Instructor of Sport
Management, B.A. Villanova University.
James T. Record, Assistant Adjunct Professor of
Homeland Security, B.S., M.B.A., Dowling College.
Eric Reinecker, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.A. State University of New York at
Plattsburgh; M.Ed. Springfield College.
Saba Riazi, Adjunct Assistant Professor, B.A.
University of Tehran, Iran; M.FA. Queens College,
NY; M.F.A. New York University, NY.
Christopher Rising, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Criminal Justice, J.D., B.S., St. John’s University.
Michael Rizzo, Assistant Professor and Director of
the Journalism Program, B.A. Fordham University;
M.B.A., St. John’s University.
Candice Roberts,
Associate
Professor of
Communication Arts and Director of Mass
Communication Programs Queens, Ph.D., Drexel
University, M.A., East Tennessee State University,
B.A., The University of North Carolina.
Wayne Robins, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Journalism, B.S., University of Colorado; M.A., New
York University.
Jaime Eloy Rodriguez, Associate Professor of
History; B.A., Walla Walla College; M.A., University of
Wisconsin Madison; Ph.D., Columbia University.
April Rogers,
Associate
Professor of Health and
Human Services, B.A., St. John’s University, MBA.,
Davenport University Sneden School of Business,
M.D., Saint Matthews University School of
Medicine, M.P.H., New York University College of
Global Public Health.
Robert J. Romano, Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.S. Southern Connecticut State
University; M.S. Columbia University; J.D. Loyola
University.
Barrie Rosen, Adjunct Professor of English, B.A., Post
College; M.A., St. John’s University.
Daniel Rudofossi, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Criminal Justice, B.A. City University of New York;
M.A. Ph.D. New York University.
Catherine J. Ruggieri, Professor of Management
and Dean Emeritus, B.S., M.B.A., St. John’s University,
J.D., CUNY, Brooklyn Law School.
John Rullan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Networking, B.A. NYC College of Technology; M.S.E.
Fordham University.
Marybeth Ruscica, Adjunct Associate Professor of
English, B.A., M.A., St. John’s University; P.D., Hofstra
University.
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Robert N. Russo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Mass Communications, B.A., Fordham University.
Terence G. Ryan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Sport Management, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S.,
St. John’s University; P.D., Dowling College.
James Salvadon, Adjunct Professor in Mathematics,
B.S. Ramapo College; M.S., Stevens Institute of
Technology.
Melissa Sanchez, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Business Law, B.S. St. John’s University; J.D. Touro
Law School.
Alfred G. Santasiere, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Sport Management, B.S., Misericordia University,
M.S., St. Thomas University.
Anthony Santoro, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Speech, B.A., M.A., Queens College.
Michael Savallo, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal
Justice, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., Long Island
University.
Claire Schirtzer, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Theology, B.A. College of New Rochelle; M.A.
St. John’s University; D.Min. Seminary of the
Immaculate Conception.
Antoinette Collarini Schlossberg, Associate
Professor of Criminal Justice, B.A., Fordham University;
M.S., CUNY, Hunter College; M. Phil., Ph.D.,
Columbia University.
Suzanna Schmeelk, Assistant Professor of Cyber
Security, B.S., University of Richmond; M.S., William
and Mary University; M.S. New York University;
M.S., Parsons School of Design; M.S. University
of Maryland; Ed.D, Rutgers University; D.P.S. Pace
University.
Christina L. Schweikert, Associate Professor of
Computer Science and Director of the Data Science
Graduate Program, B.S., Fordham University, M.S.,
New York Institute of Technology; Ph.D., CUNY
Graduate Center.
Dominic Scianna, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Sport Management, B.S., Columbia College (IL).
Richard Scorce, Associate Professor of Computer
Science, B.A., Fordham University; M.A., CUNY,
Brooklyn College.
Frank Servas, Jr., Associate Professor of
Mathematics and Computer Science, B.S., Pratt
Institute; M.A., M.Phil., Columbia University.
Thomas Shannon, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Business Law, B.A., SUNY, Albany; J.D., St. John’s
University School of Law.
Sally J. Shapiro, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Marketing, B.A., State University of New York; M.S.,
New York University, School of Professional Studies.
James Sheehan, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Theology, B.A., St John’s University; M.A., Boston
College; D.A. St. John’s University; D.Min., Seminary
of the Immaculate Conception
Christine Sherlock, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English, B.A., St. John’s University; M.A., St. John’s
University.
Barry Sherman, Associate Professor of Mass
Communications, B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A.,
University of Chicago; M.F.A., New York University.
Dana S. Simon, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Business Law, B.A., St. John’s University; J.D.,
Northeastern University School of Law.
Gerald Singh, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Management, B.S., SUNY; M.B.A., Dowling College.
Satyanand Singh, Professor of Mathematics, B.S.,
CCNY, M. Phil., CUNY, Ph.D., CUNY.
Sejal Singh, Associate Professor of Legal Studies,
B.A., Rutgers College; J.D. Brooklyn Law School.
Sana Siwolop, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Journalism, B.A., University of California at Santa
Cruz; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ronald Sklar, Associate Professor of Computer
Science and Mathematics, B.A., CUNY, Queens
College; M.S., University of Connecticut; Ed.D.,
Columbia University; M.S., Polytechnic Institute of
New York.
Angela Smith, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
English, B.A., M.A., Brooklyn College.
Mariann Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Theology, B.A., M.A., St. John’s University.
Edward Soloff, Adjunct Professor of English, B.A.,
CUNY, Brooklyn College; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY, Stony
Brook.
Marina Sorochinski, Assistant Professor of Criminal
Justice, B.A. Concordia University, Montreal Canada;
M.A. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY; Ph.D.
CUNY Graduate Center.
Robert J. Soto, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Computer Science, B.A., M.A. St. John’s University.
Deanne Southwell, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Speech, B.S., M.A., St. John’s University.
Lequez Spearman, Associate Professor of Sport
Management. B.A., University of Wisconsin, M.A.,
University of Iowa; PhD. University of Tennessee.
Ira Spiegel, Adjunct Assistant Professor. B.A., Clark
University, Worcester, Ma.; M.A. London Film
School, London, England.
Lynn Stravino, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of English and Speech, B.S., M.A. St. John’s University.
Regina Stuart,Assistant Professor of Legal Studies,
B.A. Fordham University; J.D. St. John’s University
School of Law.
Debra Sukhoo, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of English and Speech, B.S., L.M.S.W. St. John’s
University; M.S.W. Hunter School of School Work.
John Swan, Director of Advertising Communication,
Associate Professor of Mass Communications, B.S., St.
John’s University; MBA, Fairfield University.
James Swike, Adjunct Instructor of Sport
Management, B.S., Dowling College, M.A., St. John’s
University.
Paolo Rico Tagatac-Chan, Adjunct Instructor of
History,
Edward Talisse, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Accounting, B.B.A., Pace University, M.B.A., SUNY,
Oswego University.
Mark Tannian, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Computer Science, B.E.E. University of Delaware; M.S.
George Washington University; Ph.D. Iowa State
University.
Devon D. Taylor. Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Sport Management, B.S., Morehead State University,
M.S. Long Island University.
Mary Tedeschi, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Computer Science, B.B.A. Baruch College; M.S. Pace
University; D.P.S. Pace University.
Richard Thomas, Associate Professor of Mass
Communications, B.A., Ramapo College of New
Jersey; M.F.A., University of London, M.F.A., William
Patterson University; M.S.A., Montclair State
University.
Jennifer Tibbels, Adjunct Associate Professor of
English and Speech, B.A. Eastern University; M.F.A.
Columbia University.
Alexander Tiger, Assistant Professor of Legal
Studies, B.A. Princeton University; J.D. University of
California Law School.
Robert R. Tomes, Professor of History, B.A., M.A.,
Ph.D., New York University; P.D., CUNY.
Renée Tone, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English,
B.A., SUNY at Buffalo; M.A., SUNY, Stony Brook.
Erald Troja, Assistant Professor and Director of the
Cyber Security Program, B.S., M.S. Brooklyn College,
CUNY, Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Joan Tropnas, Chair, and Director of Health and
Human Services; Associate Professor of Human
Services, B.A., North Carolina Central University;
M.S.W., Fordham University; M.P.A., New York
University; Ph.D., Fordham University.
Roger Tsai, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science,
B.S., National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; M.S.
Purdue University; Ph.D. University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
Ellen Tufano, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Computer Science and Mathematics, B.S., St. John’s
University; M.S., Polytechnic University, Ph.D., Long
Island University.
Mary Tzallas, Adjunct Professor of English, B.A.,
Aristotelian University; M.A., St. John’s University.
Edith Updike, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Journalism, B.A., St. John’s College; M.S., Columbia
University.
Michael Vaisfeld, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Mathematics, B.S./M.S., State University, Kazan,
Russia, Ph.D., State University, Kazan, Russia.
Edwin Valdez, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Philosophy, M.A. Boston College; Ph.D. Binghamton
University.
Mark Ventimiglia, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Marketing/Management, B.S., M.B.A., St. John’s
University
Mauricio Vergara, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Mathematics, B.S., M.S., Ponticia Universidad
Catolica de Chile; M.S., Universidad de Chile.
Alan B. Wachtel, Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy,
B.A., Clark University, M.A., St. John’s College, M.A.,
Marquette University.
Iram Wajahat, Adjunct Instructor, Division of
Computer Science, Mathematics and Science, Pharm
D, The University of Lahore, Pakistan
Marianne Webber, Adjunct Instructor Professor of
Fashion Studies, B.P.A., Marist College.
Thomas Weber, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Sport Management, B.S., M.B.A., Wagner College.
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Jeffrey R. Weiser, Adjunct Associate Professor of
Mass Communications, B.A., Ohio State University;
M.A., New Science University.
Joseph Weisler, Adjunct Instructor, B.A. Florida
Atlantic University; M.A. Southern New Hampshire
University.
Gregory A. Wilson, Associate Professor of English,
B.A., M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., Brandeis
University.
Juanita Wing, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Legal
Studies Program, B.S. St. John’s University; J.D. St.
John’s University.
Richard Wolcott, Adjunct Assistant Professor &
Director of Conference Services, B.A., Ed.M. University
of Buffalo.
Jie Xu, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and
Homeland Security, M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Nikhil Yadav, Associate Professor of Computer
Science, B.Eng, National University of Lesotcko,
M.S. University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Notre
Dame.
Sharon Yamen, JD, Assistant Professor of Legal
Studies, BA University at Bualo, JD Hofstra
University.
Penelope Zagalis, Adjunct Assistant Professor
in Business Law and Legal Studies, B.A., Columbia
University; J.D., Cornell Law School.
Michael Zanca, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sport
Management, B.S., University of California at Los
Angeles; M.S., New York University.
Elisa Zervos, Adjunct Instructor of Speech, B.S.,
Adelphi University; M.B.A., St. John’s University.
Jin Zhi, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication,
B.A. Academy of the Fine Arts, China; M.A., Seoul
National University, North Korea; M.S., University of
Westminster, UK; D.D.es, Seoul National University,
North Korea.
Hongxi Zhu, Adjunct Assistant Professor in
Mathematics, B.S., Fudan University, China; M.S.,
M.B.A., Johns Hopkins University.
Paul Zimmerman, Adjunct Associate Professor.
B.A., Bennington College, M.F.A., Yale School of
Drama.
Patrick Zwosta, Adjunct Instructor of English and
Speech, B.A. Siena College; M.A. St. John’s University.
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General Information
University Libraries
The St. John’s University Libraries engage in
teaching and learning process by providing
information resources, instructional services,
research assistance and other information
services. The University Libraries are comprised
of a Main Library on the Queens campus with
additional collections on the Staten Island
and Rome Campuses. The University Libraries
provide onsite access to all physical resources
and to study space, as well as a growing digital
collection of resources and services available
remotely to all authenticated members of the
University community and in support of our global
campuses and online learning programs.
St. John’s University School of Law separately
maintains the Rittenberg Law Library on the
Queens campus.
The Davis Library on the Manhattan campus
is independently managed by St. John’s School
of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial
Science, and is open to all St. John’s University
students and faculty. The Davis Library houses one
of the largest collections of contemporary and
historical insurance materials in the world.
The Main Library on the Queens Campus is a
selective depository for United States government
documents, and houses Special Collections and
the University Archives. The Main Library also
oversees the Chin Ying Asian Library located in
Sun Yat-Sen Hall.
The Loretto Memorial Library is a focal point of
the Staten Island Campus.
On campus and virtually, subject specialist
librarians deliver discipline-specific research
support and instruction appropriate to advanced
levels of research and scholarship. Cooperative
arrangements with other libraries provide regional,
national and international access to materials.
Administration and Professional Staff
Caroline Fuchs, University Librarian, Dean of
Libraries and Professor, University Libraries, B.A., M.A.
(English), M.A. (History), Queens College of the City
University of New York, M.L.S., St. John’s University.
Dermot Cooper, University Records Manager, B.A.,
City College of the City University of New York;
M.L.S., St. John’s University.
Arlene Coscia, Executive Assistant to the
Dean of Libraries.
Shilpa Karnik, Director of Strategic Projects and
Applied Information Technologies, B.S., Parle College
(Bombay, India); B.S., M.L.S., St. John’s University.
Ian Lewis, Archives Librarian, B.A. Kean University,
M.L.S.,St. John's University.
Dorothy McGovern, Circulation Services
Supervisor, B.A., Fordham University.
Brittany Partinico, Health Sciences Librarian,
B.S.N., Adelphi University; M.L.I.S., St. John’s
University.
Vicky Vagenas, Library Budget and Planning
Analyst, University Libraries, B.A., York College of
the City University of New York.
Maureen B. Weicher, Electronic Resources
Librarian, B.A., Barnard College; M.S., Baruch
College of the City University of New York; M.L.I.S.,
Pratt Institute.
Faculty
Heather Ball, Associate Professor, B.A. New York
University; MLitt, University of Glasgow; M.L.S.,
Queens College of the City University of New York.
Muhammed Billah, Associate Professor, B.S.,
Diploma in LIS, M.A. in Library Science, University
of Dhaka; M.L.S., St. John’s University; M.A., Queens
College of the City University of New York.
Cynthia D. Chambers, Assistant University
Librarian for Digital and Technical Services and
Associate Professor, B.A., Capital University, Ohio;
M.L.S., Kent State University; M.T.S., Trinity Lutheran
Seminary.
Lois Cherepon, Associate Professor, Director,
Staten Island Library, B.A., Rutgers College; M.A.,
State University of New York at Binghamton; M.L.S.,
Rutgers University.
Anna M. Donnelly, Associate Professor, B.A., St.
John’s University; M.S., Columbia University; M.A.,
New York University.
Ann M. Jusino, Associate Professor, B.A. Villanova
University; M.L.S. Rutgers University; M.A., College
of Staten Island of the City of New York.
Kathryn Shaughnessy, Associate University
Librarian for Teaching, Research and Scholarship
and Associate Professor, B.A., Loyola College; M.A.
Fordham; M.L.S., St. John’s University.
Victoria Tamborrino, Associate Professor, B.S.,
M.S., M.L.S., St. John’s University.
Anthony Todman, Associate Professor, B.S., Boston
University; M.L.S., Pratt Institute; M.S., Iona College.
Ben Turner, Associate Professor, B.A., Concordia
University; M.L.S., University of British Columbia;
M.A., Hunter College of the City University of New
York.
Tian Xiao Zhang, Associate Professor, B.A., Hunan
Normal University; M.A., Fordham University; M.L.S.,
St. John’s University.
Law Library
Administration
Courtney Selby, Associate Dean for Library Services
and Professor of Legal Research, B.A., University
of Tulsa; M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma; J.D.
University of Tulsa College of Law.
Christopher Anderson, Collection Services &
Digital Initiatives Librarian, B.A., The College of
William and Mary; J.D., Syracuse University College
of Law; LL.M., New York University School of Law;
M.S.L.I.S., St. John's University.
Saadia Iqbal, Reference & Scholarly Services
Librarian, B.A. University of Florida, M.L.S. University
at Buffalo, J.D. University at Buffalo College of Law.
Josh LaPorte, Reference & Access Services Librarian,
B.A., Trinity College; Paralegal Certificate, Univ. of
Hartford.
Davis Library
Administration
Ismael Rivera-Sierra, Director, Davis Library, B.S.
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus;
M.S.L.S. Florida State University.
Richard Waller, Assistant Director, Access
and Digital Services, Davis Library, B.S. Virginia
Commonwealth University; M.S.L.S., Columbia
University; M.A., St. John’s University.
Vincentian Institute for
Social Action
The Vincentian Institute for Social Action was
created to embed St. John’s mission more visibly
into the educational experience of its students.
The Institute houses the Ozanam Scholars,
Academic Service- Learning (AS-L) and Vincentian
Service and Social Justice. Students are afforded
the opportunity to connect course concepts,
theoretical frameworks, and current research in
understanding the critical nature of the world
around them. Faculty members are supported to
pursue research and guide students through this
process.
Academic Service-
Learning
Academic Service-Learning at St. John’s University
was implemented in 1995 and is a classroom/
experiential based learning pedagogy that
engages students within the community to
understand and meet course objectives and
concepts, while serving the common good.
Through class reflection assignments, students are
asked to examine issues pertaining to social justice
and civic responsibility. While reflecting on their
service experiences, students are also able to gain
insight into how their service in the community
fulfills the St. John’s mission as a Catholic and
Vincentian university. Academic Service-Learning
can be incorporated in both graduate and
undergraduate courses across all disciplines, as
well as in courses taught globally and online.
For further information on Academic Service-
Learning, please contact:
Frank Peluso, Director of AS-L,
718-990-8289 or [email protected]
Louis Saavedra, Assistant Director,
718-990-6499 or [email protected]
Lorraine Wright, Coordinator of AS-L,
718-990-3415 or [email protected]
Ozanam Scholars Program
The Ozanam Scholars Program provides a platform
for students to critically examine the systems that
perpetuate poverty and take action to advance
social justice through academic scholarship,
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Vincentian service, and global citizenship. As such,
the program seeks to help students develop as
social justice advocates – in all fields of study –
and become responsible citizens in their local
and global communities. The Ozanam Scholars
program provides students with the necessary
tools to analyze social issues and propose workable
solutions to these issues. For further information
on the Ozanam Scholars program, please contact
Domenico Angerosa, Associate Director, at 718-990-
6888 or [email protected].
Vincentian Service &
Social Justice
CRS Ambassadors & the Global Campus
The CRS Global Campus Committee is the
University’s investment to Catholic Relief Services
and a lived experience of solidarity, while
offering an opportunity to research, analyze, and
create systematic changes and solutions to the
world’s injustices. The purpose of CRS Student
Ambassadors is to spread the mission of Catholic
Relief Services to students at St. John’s University.
Students engage in programs, activities and
advocacy efforts centered on social justice issues
according to Catholic social teaching.
Vincentian Service
Vincentian service links service, faith and justice
together as part of the development and
education of our students. By serving our local
community and; with Vincentian communities
domestically and internationally, our students are
afforded the opportunity to be engaged and act/
work in solidarity with society’s most marginalized
communities. As students are engaged in service,
they are given time to reflect on these experiences
– transformation and long-term application in
their lives are essential to every Vincentian service
experience.
Weekly Experiences invite our student body into
service through a Vincentian lens (prayer, service,
prayer/reflection).
Sites include:
• Midnight Run
• Aftercare programs
• Catholic Charities Food Pantries
• St. John’s the Baptist Soup Kitchen and
Mobile Kitchen
Plunge (Immersion) Experiences offer students
an extended service opportunity where they serve
those in need in/outside of the New York City
area. Key elements of the plunges are Community
building, Spirituality, Simple Living, Solidarity, and
Service.
Sites can include with Vincentian Partnerships…
• Queens, NY with St. John’s local partnerships
• Denver, CO with Colorado Vincentian
Volunteers
• St. Louis, MO with Vincentian Mission Corps
• El Paso, TX with the Daughters of Charity
• Benson, Vermont with the Mercy Eco
Spirituality Center
• Lourdes, France with North American
Volunteers
• Panama with Vincentians
For further information on Vincentian Service and
Social Justice, please contact Angela Seegel, at
718-990-2680 or [email protected].
Student Consumer
Information
The following is a summary of the Student
Consumer Information that is available to students.
Please refer to www.stjohns.edu/consumer for
additional and the most up to date student
consumer information.
For information on degrees conferred, enrollment,
and other student data, please refer to the University
Fact Book at www.stjohns.edu/factbook
Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) affords students certain rights with
respect to their educational records. They include
the right to: (1) inspect and review educational
records; (2) request an amendment to these
records; (3) consent to disclosures of personally
identifiable information in these records; (4)
restrict disclosure of information designated
as directory information that may be released
without consent of the student; and (5) file a
complaint with the U.S. Department of Education
for alleged failure by St. John’s University to
comply with FERPA requirements.
FERPA provides that “Directory Information” may be
released to any person without the written consent
of the student, unless the student has requested
that such information not be disclosed. For further
information go to www.stjohns.edu/FERPA
Services for Students
with Disabilities
The Office of Disability Services (ODS) provides
students with disabilities with appropriate
academic adjustments and auxiliary aids and
services that are necessary to afford an individual
with a disability an equal opportunity to
participate in St. John’s University programs. The
appropriate academic adjustment will be based
on the student’s disability and individual needs.
Academic adjustments may include auxiliary aids
and services, as well as modifications to academic
requirements as necessary to ensure equal
educational opportunity. Examples of adjustments
include arranging for priority registration; reducing
a course load; substituting one course for another;
and extended time for testing.
In providing an academic adjustment, the
University is not required to lower or substantially
modify essential requirements. For example,
although the University may be required to provide
extended testing time, it is not required to change
the substantive content of the test. In addition,
the University does not have to make adjustments
that would fundamentally alter the nature of a
service, program, or activity, or that would result
in an undue financial or administrative burden.
Moreover, the University does not have to provide
personal attendants, individually prescribed
devices, readers for personal use or study, or other
devices or services of a personal nature, such as
tutoring and typing.
Guidelines Determining Eligibility for
Academic Adjustments
The student must inform ODS of the disability
and the need for an academic adjustment, and
should do so as early as possible, as some academic
adjustments may take more time to provide than
others.
The University requires documentation showing
that a student has a current disability and needs
academic adjustment. Such documentation must
be prepared by an appropriate professional, such
as a medical doctor, psychologist, or other qualified
diagnostician. The documentation must include
the following: a diagnosis of the current disability,
as well as supporting information, such as the date
of the diagnosis, how that diagnosis was reached,
and the credentials of the diagnosing professional;
information on how the disability affects a major
life activity; and information on how the disability
affects the student’s academic performance. An
individualized education program (IEP) or Section
504 plan may help identify services that have
been effective for the student. This is generally not
sufficient documentation, however, because of the
differences between postsecondary education and
high school education.
Once ODS receives the necessary documentation,
it will review the student’s request in light of the
essential requirements for the relevant program.
The University may also conduct its own evaluation
of the student’s disability and needs.
To notify ODS of a disability and request
academic adjustments, or to request more
information about Services for Students with
Disabilities, please contact:
St. John’s University
Office of Disability Services
St. John’s University
Marillac Hall, Room 134
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, New York 11439
Tel.: 718-990-6867
Fax: 718-990-2609
[email protected]
Internal Grievance Process for Students with
Disabilities
Internal complaints related to services and
accommodations for students with disabilities
provided through ODS should be directed to:
Danielle Haynes
Director of Equal Opportunity, Compliance and
Title IX Coordinator
St. John’s University
214
Office of Human Resources
Suite C, University Center
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, New York 11439
Tel.: (718) 990-2660
[email protected]
External Grievance Process for Students with
Disabilities
External complaints may be filed with:
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education
Building
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Tel.: 800-421-3481
[email protected]
Accessible Parking Permits
Accessible parking spaces are limited and,
pursuant to law, only individuals with appropriately
issued accessible parking permits can park in
these locations. Any member of the University
community with a disability requesting permission
to park in accessible parking areas must apply
to the appropriate municipal authority to secure
a New York State accessible parking permit. A
parking zone identified with a sign bearing the
international disability symbol is restricted at all
times for use by vehicles bearing BOTH a valid
SJU parking permit and New York State issued
accessible parking permit.
Temporary Accessible Parking Permits
St. John’s University supports the provision of
disability parking spaces at a reasonable proximity
to campus buildings for people with a temporary
disability. Accessible parking privileges will be
granted only after submission of documentation
of need to the Office of Disability Services. Medical
documents or physician’s letter, which include
diagnostic statement and healthcare provider’s
license number, must indicate that the applicant
has established physical limitations. Upon the
approval of documentation, a temporary accessible
parking permit may be obtained from the Office
of Public Safety, provided that the community
member has a valid parking permit and a valid
photo ID.
Queens Campus
Marillac, Room 134
Tel: 718-990-6867
Fax: 718-990-2609
Staten Island Campus
Spellman Hall, Room 101
Tel: 718-390-4451
Fax: 718-390-4036
For more information about the Office of
Disabilities services and hours of operation please
visit www.stjohns.edu/disabilityservices
Accessible Parking Permits
Accessible parking spaces are limited and,
pursuant to law, only individuals with appropriately
issued accessible parking permits can park in
these locations. Any member of the University
community with a disability requesting permission
to park in accessible parking areas must apply
to the appropriate municipal authority to secure
a New York State accessible parking permit. A
parking zone identified with a sign bearing the
international disability symbol is restricted at all
times for use by vehicles bearing BOTH a valid
SJU parking permit and New York State issued
accessible parking permit.
Temporary Accessible Parking Permits
St. John’s University supports the provision of
disability parking spaces at a reasonable proximity
to campus buildings for people with a temporary
disability. Accessible parking privileges will be
granted only after submission of documentation
of need to the Office of Disability Services. Medical
documents or physician’s letter, which include
diagnostic statement and healthcare provider’s
license number, must indicate that the applicant
has established physical limitations. Upon the
approval of documentation, a temporary accessible
parking permit may be obtained from the Office
of Public Safety, provided that the community
member has a valid parking permit and a valid
photo ID.
Queens Campus
Marillac, Room 134
Tel: 718-990-6867
Fax: 718-990-2609
Staten Island Campus
Spellman Hall, Room 101
Tel: 718-390-4451
Fax: 718-390-4036
For more information about the Office of
Disabilities services and hours of operation please
visit www.stjohns.edu/disabilityservices
Annual Security and Fire
Safety Report
In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure
of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime
Statistics Act (Clery Act) St. John’s University
publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety
Report (ASR). The ASR includes three years’
worth of campus crime statistics for incidents
that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus
buildings; in property owned or controlled by St.
John’s University; and on public property within,
or immediately adjacent to and accessible from,
campus. The report also contains information
regarding campus security and personal safety,
including topics such as crime prevention and fire
safety.
You can view the University’s campus crime
statistics in the ASR at www.stjohns.edu/
annualsecurityandfiresafetyreport. This information
is also available from the United States
Department of Education at https://ope.ed.gov/
campussafety/#/institution/search.
Procedures for reporting a missing student are also
available in the ASR.
Printed copies are available upon request from
Public Safety at, 718-990-1435.
Graduation Rates
Student Right to Know/Completion and
Graduation Rates
Retention Rates
• 82% of Fall 2021 full-time, first-time
Baccalaureate/PharmD seeking freshmen
students returned in Fall 2022. 81% of Fall
2019 full-time, first-time Associate and
Baccalaureate/PharmD degree seeking
students returned in Fall 2022.
GRADUATION RATES
WITHIN 150% of
normal time – Fall
2016 Full-time Cohort
All* Baccalaureate/
PharmD
Seeking
Students
Overall 69% 69%
Gender:
Male 65% 65%
Female 73% 73%
Ethnicity:
Black or African
American
60% 60%
Asian
67% 67%
Hispanic/Latino 68% 68%
White 76% 76%
American Indian or
Alaska Native
71% 71%
Non-Resident 62% 62%
Unknown 63% 63%
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
— —
Two or More Races 70% 70%
By Aid
Recipients of Federal
Pell Grant
62% 62%
Recipients of a
subsidized Stafford
Loan who did not
receive a Pell Grant
69% 69%
Students who did
not receive either
a Pell Grant or a
subsidized Stafford
Loan
76% 76%
4 yr. Average
64% 64%
Student Athlete(SA) 2016-17 Graduation Rate: 70%;
SA Four-yr. Class Average: 62%
*All includes students includes those pursuing a Baccalaureate/
PharmD degree as well as those pursuing an Associate degree.
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Student Body Diversity
(Full-time Undergraduates): 2022
• Gender Distribution of Full-time
Undergraduates
• 45% Male and 55% Female
• Ethnicity of Full-time Undergraduates:
• 14% Black or African American
• 16% Asian
• 22% Hispanic/Latino
• 39% White
• .1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
• 3% Non-Resident (International)
• 4% Two or More Races
• .1% American Indian or Alaska Native
• 1% Unknown
• 36% of the population were Federal Pell
Grant Recipients
Athletic Program Participation Rates
and Financial Support Data
Completion and graduation rates for students who
receive athletically-related student aid and the
annual Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Report
that contains participation rates, financial support
and other information on men’s and women’s
inter–collegiate athletic programs please call Doug
Trani at extension 6803.
Teacher Education Preparation
Programs
Our teacher preparation program is approved
by the New York State Education Department
and was previously accredited by the Teacher
Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). We
maintain that accreditation while moving toward
new accreditation—the Association for Advancing
Quality in Education Preparation (AAQEP).
A student spends an average of 28 hours a week
student teaching depending on the program. The
most current pass rates are available at https://
title2.ed.gov.
Copyright Infringement Policy
and Sanctions
Sharing copyrighted works without the owner’s
permission is illegal and in violation of University
policy. Copyrighted works may include songs, films,
television shows, video games, software, and other
original creative works. Information on University
policy can be found at https://www.stjohns.edu/
computer-and-network-use-policy
Complaint Resolution for Online
Learning
St. John’s University is committed to providing
online learning students with an exceptional
education experience that is transparent, efficient,
stimulating and fair. If, as a prospective or current
student, you feel that your experience with a online
learning course or program for the University has
not lived up to those standards, you may register
a complaint. For more information, please see
https://www.stjohns.edu/who-we-are/leadership-
and-administration/administrative-offices/office-
provost/state-authorization-and-complaint-process.
Other General Institutional
Information
St. John’s University Alcohol
and Drug Policy
https://www.stjohns.edu/who-we-are/leadership-
and-administration/administrative-offices/division-
student-success/policies-and-procedures
Placement Rates
For detailed information on placement rates, please
visit: https://www.stjohns.edu/life-st-johns/career-
development/career-outcomes
Financial Aid
For additional information on Financial Aid offered
at St. John’s University, please refer to the Financial
Aid section of this bulletin or visit
https://www.stjohns.edu/admission/tuition-and-
financial-aid
Vaccination Policy
St. John’s University’s policy on vaccinations can be
found at https://www.stjohns.edu/healthservices
Voter Registration
St. John’s University makes voter registration forms
available to their students at locations throughout
the University. Additional information and links
to registration forms can also be found at https://
www.stjohns.edu/academics/office-registrar
Officers of Administration
Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., S.T.L., Ph.D., B.A.,
Providence College; Ph.L., The Catholic University of
America; M.Div., S.T.L., Dominican House of Studies;
Ph.D., University of Toronto; President
Rev. Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. ’78C, B.A., St. John’s
University; M.Div., Mary Immaculate Seminary;
Executive Vice President for Mission
Simon G. Møller, Ph.D., B.S., University of Leeds;
M.S., Imperial College London; Ph.D., University of
Leeds; Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs
Sharon Hewitt Watkins, C.P.A., B.S., New York
University; M.A., Columbia University;
Vice President for Business Affairs, Chief Financial
Officer, and Treasurer
Nunziatina A. Manuli ’97MBA, B.A., State
University of New York at Albany; M.B.A.,
St. John’s University; Vice President, Chief of Staff
to the President, and University Secretary
Joseph E. Oliva, Esq. ’91CBA, ’94L, B.S., J.D.,
St. John’s University; M.A., Seminary of the
Immaculate Conception; Vice President for
Administration, and General Counsel
Rachel Pereira, Ed.D., Esq., B.A., Hunter College,
City University of New York; M.S., Ed.D., Rutgers
University; J.D., University of Pennsylvania Carey
Law School; Vice President of Equity and Inclusion
Christian P. Vaupel, Ed.D., B.S., M.S., Adelphi
University; Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania;
Vice President for Advancement and University
Relations
Sarah Jean Kelly, B.A., Wellesey College; M.Ed.,
University of Virginia; J.D., Georgetown Law; Vice
President for Student Success
Recognition/Accreditation
Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology – Computing Accreditation
Commission (ABET-CAC )
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
(ACPE)
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for
the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC
International)
American Bar Association (ABA)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Library Association (ALA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and
Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Council on Academic Accreditation - American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CAA)
Joint Review Committee on Education Program(s)
in Radiologic Technology (JRCRT)
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(MSCHE)
1007 North Orange St
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801
Telephone: (267) 284-5011
E-mail: [email protected]g
Spanish: españ[email protected]g
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences (NAACLS)
National Association of School Psychologists
(NASP)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
(NASAD)
New York State Education Department (NYSED)
Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
currently managed by the Council for the
Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business (AACSB International) (Business and
Accounting)
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Newman Hall houses the central University
executive and administrative offices. It also houses
IT Service Center, Enrollment Management,
International and Graduate Admission, Office of
Institutional Research, Registrar, Office of Financial
Services (Financial Aid/Bursar) Information
Technology and Business Affairs.
O’Connor Hall houses the Learning Communities
(entrance at rear of building).
Residence Village is the on-campus housing
environment that contains the six residence
buildings, O’Connor Hall, Carey Hall, DaSilva Hall,
Janetschek Hall, Donovan Hall, Hollis Hall, and the
women’s softball field.
Seton Complex is the off-campus student
housing that contains the Speech & Hearing
Center, and Center for Psychological Services.
St. Albert the Great Hall houses the College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the science
departments, Environmental Health and Safety.
In addition to classrooms, science laboratories
and faculty offices, the building also contains an
auditorium and an animal care facility.
St. Augustine Hall houses the University Libraries
and the The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies. The building is
comprised of other special features or facilities
such as seminar rooms, carrels, exhibition areas,
the McNair Scholars Program, the Honors Program,
the Center for Student Success, the Writing Center,
Writing Across Communities, First Year Writing, the
Learning Commons, and Library quiet study rooms.
St. John the Baptist Hall houses International
Student Services, Liberty Partnership, the Graduate
Division of ESL Program, Gear Up, Committee on
Latin American and Caribbean Studies, St. John’s
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Division
of Special and Opportunity Programs, and the
Chaplain. It contains fine arts studios, photography
darkrooms, classrooms and faculty offices.
St. Louise de Marillac Hall houses Campus
Ministry, a closed-circuit Television Center,
classrooms, faculty offices, the Counseling Center,
Office of Global Studies, Psychology Department,
an auditorium, and the main food court. The
Marillac Food Court seats over 500 people. The
University bookstore is located on the lower level.
St. Thomas More Church is a freestanding
church that houses the Campus Ministry office.
Sullivan Hall houses the offices of The
School of Education, The School of Education
Recruitment Center, V.I.S.A & Campus Ministry,
classrooms, lecture rooms, and special purpose
teaching facilities.
Sun Yat-Sen Hall houses the Chin Yang Asian
Library, Chung-Cheng Art Gallery, Faculty Dining
Room, Vincentian Center for Church and Society,
and the Inclusivity Resource Center.
The Dr. Andrew J. Bartilucci Center is a 40,000
square foot building. The facility is utilized for
instruction in some academic programs and
various certificate programs offered by the College
of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.
The University maintains membership in many
professional organizations.
Founded by the Vincentian Community.
Chartered by the Board of Regents of the
University of the State of New York.
Queens Campus Facilities
Queens Campus, housing the principal
administrative offices of the University, is located
on a 105-acre tract in the Hillcrest section of the
borough.
Belson Hall and Finley Hall house The School
of Law, including the Office of the Dean, Registrar,
Admissions, Career Services, Clinics, the Law
Library, the Writing Center, LLM Center, the Belson
Moot Court Room, classrooms, faculty offices,
student lounges, a cafeteria, and other areas to
support The School of Law.
The Bursar is located in the garden level of The
Peter J. Tobin College of Business across from
Carnesecca as well as a Jewish Prayer Room.
The home of The Peter J. Tobin College of
Business includes high-tech classrooms, faculty
offices, a student collaboration space, the Lesley
and William Collins Business Analytics Lab, and the
Paul and Carol Evanson Career Services Center. It
also houses the Division of Student Success.
Carnesecca Arena, the athletic center, houses
the main gymnasium seating approximately
5,000, an auxiliary gymnasium, various athletic
activities rooms, coaches’ offices, the Little
Theatre and classrooms for hygiene and physical
education. The Belson Soccer Stadium and varsity
baseball field are also located on the Queens
campus. Student Development for Athletes.
Jack Kaiser Stadium and varsity baseball field
are also located on the Queens campus.
Chiang Ching-Kuo Hall houses the Offices for
Career Services.
Council Hall houses Undergraduate Welcome
Center.
D’Angelo Center houses Office of Student Life,
mailboxes and offices for student organizations
and locker rental services, Board Room,
Multipurpose Room, lounges, meeting rooms,
seminar rooms, classrooms, Division of Student
Success Office, Dining Room and Coffee House.
DaSilva Hall houses the Office of Health Services
(entrance on the residence walkway).
De Paul Complex is the off-campus student
housing.
Donovan Hall houses the Office of Residence Life
(entrance behind Donovan Hall at garden level).
Founders Village is the on-campus housing
environment that contains townhouses.
Henley Road off-campus housing.
Lourdes Hall houses the Health Education
Resources Center.
Montgoris Dining Facilities
Primary dining hall for Residence Village.
The Rev. John B. Murray House is the residence
that provides living accommodations for the
Vincentian Fathers and is located near St. Thomas
More Church. The spacious, three-story building
boasts a common living room with a working
fireplace, a reading area/library, chapel and dining
room.
The Second Lt. Thomas J. McDonald Reserve
Training Center is named for a distinguished
alumnus of St. John’s College who was killed
in World War II. It was erected by the federal
government on a portion of the campus leased
from the University. Campus Facilities and
Services, Public Safety, Storm Card Office, Printing
and Distribution, University mail services, and the
ROTC facilities are housed here.
University Center houses Alumni Relations,
Office of University Events, Marketing and
Communications, Institutional Advancement,
Community Relations, Undergraduate Admission,
and Human Resources.
Taffner Field House
The facility houses:
Department of Athletics:
• ( 2) varsity basketball courts, with amenities
for volleyball poles
• ( 2) teams’ locker rooms, bathrooms, shower
rooms, and lounges for the men’s and women’s
players
• Office level with (2) private bathrooms,
locker rooms and pantries to accommodate the
men’s and women’s basketball coaches
• A weight training room and medical training
room, designed specifically for basketball
• A basketball equipment storage room.
• ( 2) recreational basketball courts, with
amenities for volleyball poles
• ( 2) recreational locker rooms, bathrooms, shower
rooms
• Recreational gathering area featuring a
community lounge,
• A recreation equipment storage room.
Staten Island Campus
Facilities
Staten Island Campus is located on Grymes Hill
in Richmond County.
Campus Center On the upper level of this
building is the gym, the lower level houses the
cafeteria, game room, Student Success offices,
Student Government (SGI) and the health office.
DaSilva Center Academic Center Housed in this
building, on the third floor, are faculty offices for
St. John’s College and the School of Education. On
the second floor are classrooms and the School of
Education Dean’s office. On the first floor are the
RCSF Finance/Accounting Lab and Technology
Hub and the School of Education Teaching and
Learning Classrooms.
Flynn Hall, the Administration building, houses
the offices of the Vice Provost and Campus
Operations. Also in this building is the University
Career Center and the Dean’s offices of St. John’s
College and Tobin College of Business.
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Kelleher Center houses Admissions and the
Office of Student Enrollment Services along
with the Fitness Center, Student Lounge and
various meeting spaces, including our premier
event space, the Kiernan Suite.
Lavelle Hall contains classrooms, the St. Vincent
DePaul Chapel, offices for Campus Ministry and
ROTC and the Speech Pathology Lab.
Mahoney Hall provides classrooms, the Student
Success Center. The Rathskeller/Student Lounge is
located on the lower level,
is a multi-function student space and is equipped
with vending machines.
Notre Dame House Campus Ministry is
housed in this building as well as the Facilities
office and shop.
Rosati Hall The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies faculty offices and
Alumni Relations are housed here.
Spellman Hall houses the following Offices: The
Peter J. Tobin College of Business faculty offices,
Public Safety, The Center for Counseling and
Consultation and the Blackbox Theatre.
The Loretto Memorial Library is committed to
the teaching and learning processes by providing
information resources and instructional services.
It contains over 134,000 volumes of books,
periodicals, microfilm, and microfiche which
support the undergraduate and graduate programs
of the University. An instructional program
provides training in the use of library materials
through class lectures, orientation programs and
individual instruction. Computer terminals located
throughout the library provide access to numerous
databases, including the catalogs of three St. John’s
libraries and other consortium libraries, journal
citation databases and full-text document
services. Cooperative arrangements with other
libraries provide regional, national and
international access to materials. The library also
contains the Language Laboratory and lounge
where art exhibits and other
community events are held.
Manhattan Campus
Facilities
The Manhattan Campus is located in Lower
Manhattan at the Astor Place Plaza opposite
Cooper Union’s historic building. It occupies both
part of the concourse and first floor and the entire
2nd floor. There are 14 classrooms, Public Safety,
Library, MPR, Computer Labs, Administative offices,
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business Graduate
Office, The School of Education, the St. John’s
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the
School of Risk Management.
Directions to Queens Campus
By Automobile
From Long Island (North): Option One
Take the Northern State Parkway to the Grand
Central Parkway, exit at 188th Street. Turn left at
the light, and make an immediate right onto the
service road. Follow the service road to Utopia
Parkway; bear right to campus.
Option Two
Take the Long Island Expressway and exit at
Utopia Parkway. Make a left on Utopia Parkway
and proceed to Union Turnpike. The campus is
on the right.
From Long Island (South): Take the Southern
State Parkway to the Cross Island Parkway.
Proceed to the Grand Central Parkway (West),
and exit at 188th Street. Turn left at the light,
and make an immediate right onto the service
road. Follow the service road to Utopia Parkway
and bear right to campus.
From the Bronx: Triboro Bridge to Grand Central
Parkway (East), exit at Utopia Parkway. Left at
light to campus.
Throgs Neck Bridge to Clearview Expressway
(South) to Union Turnpike (West) exit. Right on
Union Turnpike to Gate 4 (175th Street).
From Westchester, Rockland and Connecticut:
Proceed with directions from the Bronx.
From Brooklyn: Jackie Robinson (Interboro)
Parkway onto Grand Central Parkway to exit for
Parsons Blvd. Remain on service road until you
reach Utopia Parkway and make a left at the
light to campus.
From Manhattan: Queens Midtown Tunnel onto
Long Island Expressway, exit at Utopia Parkway
(exit 25), right on Utopia to Union Turnpike.
From New Jersey: George Washington Bridge
onto Cross Bronx Expressway to Throgs Neck
Bridge to Clearview Expressway (South). Proceed
as under Bronx above. Verrazano-Narrows
Bridge to Belt Parkway to Van Wyck Expressway.
Proceed as under Brooklyn.
By Public Transportation
IND: “E” or “F” train to Union Turnpike -
Kew Gardens station. Q46 bus to Utopia Parkway
and Union Turnpike.
“F” train to 169th St. station. Q30 bus or Q31 bus to
St. John’s University.
IRT: Flushing subway to Main St., Flushing;
Q17 bus to Utopia Parkway and Long Island
Expressway. Transfer to Q30 or Q31 bus for St.
John’s University.
LIRR: Jamaica Station. Q30 or Q31 bus to 169th
St. and Hillside Ave. Flushing station. Q17 bus
to Utopia Parkway and Long Island Expressway.
Transfer to Q30 or Q31 bus for St. John’s
University.
Bus: Express bus from Manhattan to Queens
campus via Union Turnpike. Additional bus
lines serve the immediate vicinity from Nassau,
Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx.
Directions to
Staten Island Campus
By Automobile
From Manhattan: West Side Highway or F.D.R.
Drive to Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. Follow signs
“Staten Island” and/or “Verrazano-Narrows
Bridge” to Staten Island. Take Staten Island
Expressway (Interstate 278) West to the
Richmond Road/Clove Road exit. Proceed on
service road past two traffic signals and turn
right at the third (Clove Road). Turn right at the
next traffic light (Howard Avenue) and proceed
approximately one mile on Howard (eight
minutes from bridge).
Take the Staten Island Ferry from South Ferry,
Manhattan to St. George, S.I., and proceed as
from St. George.
From St. George: Proceed straight into Bay Street.
Turn right at Victory Boulevard. At Eddy Street
(opposite Silver Lake), turn left. At the end of
Eddy Street turn right on Howard Avenue to
Greta Place which leads to the campus.
From Brooklyn: Belt Parkway or Brooklyn-Queens
Expressway to Verrazano-Narrows Bridge;
proceed as from Manhattan.
From New Jersey: Via Bayonne or Goethal
Bridge, stay on Staten Island Expressway
(Interstate 278 East) to the Richmond Road/
Clove Road exit. Follow service road to first
traffic light. Turn left onto Clove Road. Turn right
at Howard Avenue (second light) and proceed
approximately one mile on Howard. Campus is
on the left. Via Outerbridge Crossing—follow
West Shore Expressway (Rte 440N) to Staten
Island Expressway (278 East) and proceed as
above.
By Public Transportation
From Manhattan: Staten Island Ferry from South
Ferry, Manhattan to St. George, S.I., and follow
directions from St. George to the campus.
From St. George, S.I.: Buses marked S61, 62,
66, or 67. Get off at Clove Road and Victory
Boulevard and transfer to Grymes Hill Shuttle
bus direct to Arlo Road, adjacent to the campus.
From Brooklyn: Take the S53 bus (at 86th St.
and Fourth Avenue) across Verrazano-Narrows
Bridge to Clove Road and Howard Avenue.
Transfer to Grymes Hill shuttle bus direct to Arlo
Road, adjacent to the campus.
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Directions to
Manhattan Campus
By Automobile
From Western Upstate New York: New York
State Thruway to Route 81 south, to Route 17
East, to New York State Thruway at Harriman,
New York. Proceed to Palisades Parkway, to
George Washington Bridge, to Henry Hudson
Parkway, which becomes the West Side
Highway South. Proceed past Canal St. Take
the 1st left onto W Broadway. Turn right onto
W Houston St. Turn left onto Lafayette St. Turn
right onto Astor Place.
From Eastern Upstate New York: Take the Major
Deegan Expressway (Route 87) to the Triboro
Bridge, cross the bridge to Manhattan and onto
the FDR Drive South. Exit at 23rd Street. Turn
right onto E 25th St. Turn left onto 2nd Ave. Turn
right onto E 9th St. Turn left onto 3rd Ave.
From New Jersey: Proceed through the Holland
Tunnel to Canal Street. Take the 1st left onto W
Broadway. Turn right onto W Houston St. Turn
left onto Lafayette St. Turn right onto Astor
Place.
From Long Island: Take the Long Island
Expressway. Head west on I-495 W towards Exit
51. Take the exit on the left toward E 35th St.
Take the 1st right onto 2nd Ave. Turn right onto
E 9th St. Turn left onto
3rd Ave.
Parking is available at Alliance Parking Services, at
the corner of E 9th St. and 3rd Ave.
By Public Transportation
From Queens: Take E Train Heading towards
World Trade Center, Transfer to Downtown 6
Train at Lexington Avenue-51 St., Get off at
Astor Place.
Take F Train Heading towards Manhattan,
Transfer to Downtown N or R Train at 34th St.
Herald Square, Get off at 8 St. NYU.
Take 7 Train Heading towards Manhattan,
Transfer to Downtown 6 Train at Grand Central
42 St., Get off at Astor Place.
From Brooklyn: Take L Train Heading towards
14th St., Transfer to Downtown 6 Train at 14th
St.-Union Square, Get off at Astor Place.
Take N,R Train Heading towards Manhattan, Get
off at 8 St. NYU.
Take B,D,F,M Train Heading towards Manhattan,
Transfer to Uptown 6 Train at B’way-Lafayette St.,
Get off at Astor Place.
Take 4,5 Train Uptown, Transfer to 6 Train at
Brooklyn Bridge City Hall, Get off at Astor Place.
From Bronx: Take 6 Train to Brooklyn Bridge
City Hall, Get off at Astor Place.
Take 4,5 Train Downtown, Transfer to 6 Train at
Grand Central 42 St., Get off at Astor Place.
Take 1,2 Train Downtown, Transfer to N or R Train
at Times Square 42 St., Get off at 8 St. NYU.
Take B,D Train Downtown, Transfer to N or R
Train at 34th St. Herald Square, Get off at 8 St.
NYU.
.From Staten Island: Get off Staten Island Ferry,
Take 4,5 Train Uptown at Bowling Green,
Transfer to 6 Train at Brooklyn Bridge City Hall,
Get off at Astor Place.
Get off Staten Island Ferry, Take R Train Uptown
at Whitehall St. South Ferry, Get off at 8 St. NYU.
From Penn Station and Port Authority Bus
Terminal:
Take E Train Heading towards World Trade
Center, Transfer to L Train at 14 St., Take L Train
Heading towards Brooklyn until 14 St-Union
Square, Transfer to 6 Train Downtown, Get off at
Astor Place.
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A
Academic advisement
Education, The School of, 87
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 33
Professional Studies, College of, 139
Academic Calendars
2023 Fall, 3
2024 Fall, 3
2024 Spring, 3
2024 Spring, 3
Academic Excellence Scholarship Program, 18
Academic information and regulations, 8–16
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 97-98
Education, The School of, 87-90
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of,
33–37
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
112-121
Professional Studies, College of, 149-150
Academic leave of absence policy, 12-13
Academic Service-Learning, 87, 212-213
Academic standing, 13
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 98
Education, The School of, 87
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 34
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
115
Academic Success Center (ASC), 116
Academic Support Services, Division of, 15–16
College Bound: Liberty Partnerships Program, 15
GEAR UP, 15
Graduate Admission Assistance Program (GAAP),
15
Honors Program, 15
McNair Scholars Program, Ronald E., 15
Student Support Services Program (SSS), 15
Upward Bound, 15
Accident insurance. See Insurance
Accounting
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of
B.S. degree, 94, 95, 98-99
Minors, 95-96
Professional Studies, College of, 163-64
Accreditation
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 93
Education, The School of, 83
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
114-115
Recognition/Accreditation, 215-216
Actuarial Science
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of
B.S. degree, 94, 95, 107-108
Administration, Ocers of, 215-216
Administration (courses), 164
Administrative Studies
B.S. degree, 151
Course oerings, 164
Admission, 4–7
Application deadlines, 4
Application fee and deposit, 6
Certicate Program, The Lesley H. and William L.
Collins College of Professional Studies, 145
First year applicants, 4, 6
Home-schooled applicants, 6
International students, 5
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions,
College of, 113
to practice of Pharmacy, 116
Pre-College Opportunity Programs, 5–6
Re-admission policy, 5
Test Optional, 4
Transfer, 5
External transfer, 5
Internal transfer, 11
Adolescent Education, 36, 83-84, 85-86
Adolescent/Literacy, 83, 86
Adolescent/TESOL, 83, 86
Advanced Placement/CLEP
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 94
Education, The School of, 84-85
Professional Studies, College of, 147
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 34
Advertising, Minor in, 161
Advertising Communication
B.S. degree, 151
Course oerings, 164-165
Advisement. See Academic advisement
Africana Studies, 40
Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS), 18, 20
Alcohol and drug policy, 215
Allied Health Professions, College of. See Pharmacy
and Allied Health Professions, College of
Alumni Relations, Oce of, 26
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, partnership with,
159-160
American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Higher Education
Grant Program for, 20
American Military History, Minor in, 161
American Studies, 40
Ancient Studies, 40
Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, 214
Anthropology, 37, 40, 43
Application
Deadlines, 4
for Diplomas, 13
Fee and deposit, 6
Financial aid application, 17–20
Re-admission applications, 5
Applied Finance Institute, 96
Arabic, 40, 43-44
Army ROTC Scholarships, 20
Art and Design, 37-39
Art History, 40
Asian Studies, 41
Aspire Mentor Program, 28
Associate in Arts degree
Professional Studies, College of, 13, 145, 160
Associate in Science degree, The Lesley H. and William
L. Collins College of Professional Studies, 13,
45, 160-161
Assurance and Information Systems
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 99-100
Athletics program, 26
Participation rates and nancial support data, 215
Attendance regulations, 7
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 34
Auditing courses, 11
Awards and honors. See also Financial aid
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 36
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
118-119
Professional Studies, College of, 148-149
B
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 13,
33, 37
Professional Studies, College of, 13, 145, 146-147
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 13,
33, 37
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 13, 93
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 13,
33, 36, 37-38
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College
of, 13, 114
Professional Studies, College of, 13, 144
Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.) degree
Education, The School of, 13, 83
Biology
B.S./O.D. combined degree, 8, 36
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 38
Professional Studies, College of, 165
Biomedical Sciences, 114, 115, 121
Course offerings, 138-139
Objectives, 112
Bio-Optometry, 4
Business
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of B.S. degree,
93
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 41
International Business Concentration for Language
Majors, 42
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 10, 93
Professional Studies, College of
A.S. degree (Non-Accounting Option), 160
Minor in, 41, 161
Sport Management Option in, 144
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 93-108
Academic information, 97-98
Academic standing, 98
Accounting, 94, 95, 98-99
Accreditation, 114-115
Advanced placement, 94
Applied Finance Institute, 96
Assurance and Information Systems, 99-100
Bachelor of Science, 10, 93
Accounting, 94, 95, 98-99
Assurance and Information Systems, 99-100
Business, 93
Business Analytics, 95, 96, 100-101
Certificate programs, 95
Co-curricular activities, 97
Collaborative programs with St. John’s College, 36
Combined degree programs
Bachelor’s/M.B.A. program, 35, 36, 93
Bachelor’s/M.S. program, 35, 93
Core Curriculum, 94-95
Course offerings, 98-95
Degree requirements, 94
Degrees available, 10
Economics, 95, 96, 101-102
Entrance requirements, 93-94
Executive-in-Residence Program (EIRP), 96
External transfer, 5
Faculty, 109-110
Finance, 95, 96, 101-103
Global Destination Courses, 95
GLOBE, 97
Graduation requirements, 13
Honor Societies, 98
International Management, 96
Law, 96, 103
Majors (fields of specialization) available, 10,95
Management, 95, 96, 103-105
Marketing, 95, 96, 105-107
Master of Business Administration, 10
Master of Science, 10
Minors available, 95-96
Objectives, 93
Pass-Fail Option, 97-98
Programs of study, 10, 95
Index
220
Quantitative Risk and Insurance, 94, 95
Risk Management and Insurance, 95, 96
Special programs, 96
GSRM Apprenticeships Program, 97
Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF), 97
Student responsibility, 96
Thomas J. Cox, Jr. Honors Program, 97
Transfer credit, 94
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, 97
Business Analytics and Information Systems, 95, 96,
100-101
Business and Organization Communication, 80
Business Technology, Minor in, 161
C
Calendar. See Academic Calendars
Campus Activities, 27
Campus Ministry, 26
Campus Recreation, 27-28
Capstone ASP Seminar, 40
Career Services, 28
Category 5, 148
Catholic Scholars Program, 17-18
Catholic Studies, 41
Center for Student Success, 30
Certification
Clinical Laboratory Science, 116
Nursing, 116
Pharmacy, 116
Radiological Sciences, 116
Teacher, 85
Chemistry
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 38,
41, 48-49
Professional Studies, College of, 166
Childhood Education, 85-87
Childhood Education/Literacy, 83, 86
Childhood Education/Special Education, 83, 85
Childhood Education/TESOL, 83, 86
Chinese, 49-50
Classics, 41, 50
CLEP (College Level Examination Program). See
Advanced Placement/CLEP
Clinical Health Profession (CHP) course offerings,
122-123
Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program
Academic standing, 115
Accreditation, 114
Affiliate sites, 118
B.S. degree, 114
Certification of, 116
Honor Society, 118-119
Licensure/Certification, 116
Objectives, 112
Program requirements, 119-120
Co-curricular organizations
Professional Studies, College of, 148
College Advantage Program, 5
College Bound: Liberty Partnerships Program, 15
College Level Examination Program (CLEP). See
Advanced Placement/CLEP
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.
See Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions,
College of
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of
Professional Studies. See Professional Studies,
College of
Combined degree programs
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of
Bachelor’s/M.B.A. program, 35, 36, 93
Bachelor’s/M.S. program, 35, 93
Education, The School of
B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. program, 36, 83, 85-86
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of
Bachelor’s/J.D. program, 13, 36, 146
Bachelor’s/M.B.A. programs, 35. 36. 93
Bachelor’s/M.S. programs, 35, 36, 85-86, 93,
146
Bachelor’s/O.D. programs, 36
Professional Studies, College of
Bachelor’s/J.D. programs, 13, 36, 146
Bachelor’s/M.B.A. programs, 35, 36, 93
Bachelor’s/M.P.S. programs, 146
Communication, 28, 38, 41, 50-51, 78
Communication Arts
B.S. degree, 152
Course offerings, 166-167
Minor in, 161
Communication Arts Award, 149
Communication Arts Film Society, 148
Communication Sciences and Disorders, 40, 50, 78
Communications facilities, 28
Complaint Resolution for Online Learning, 215
Completion and Graduation Rates, 214
Computer facilities, student, 29
Computer Science
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 38,
39, 41
Professional Studies, College of
B.S. degree, 144, 152
Certificate program, 145
Course offerings, 167-170
Minor in, 144
Consortium agreement, 24
Co-Op Education Program, 153
Copyright infringement policy and sanctions, 215
Core Curriculum, 31–32
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 94-95
Honors Program and, 15
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 37
Core Foreign Language or Cultural Studies
Requirement, 149
Correctional Counseling, Minor in, 161
Counseling and Consultation, Center for, 27-28
Course offerings
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 98-108
Education, The School of, 88-90
Honors Program, 15
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of,
43-77
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College
of, 121-139
Professional Studies, College of, 163-203
Court Administration, Minor in, 161
Credit load, Professional Studies, College of, 149
Credits. See also Transfer credits
Hour guidelines, 11
Special assessment academic credit; The Lesley H.
and William L. Collins College of Professional
Studies, 147
Time limitation for undergraduate course credits,
11
Criminal Justice
A.S. degree, 160
B.S. degree, 153
Certificate program, 145
Co-Op Education Program, 153
Course offerings, 170-173
Forensic Psychology Option, 153
Minor in, 161
Police/Correction Academy Credits, 153
Criminal Justice Advisory Council, 153
Criminal Justice Association, 148, 153
Criminalistics, Minor in, 41, 161
Cyber Security Systems
A.S. degree, 160
B.S. degree, 153
Certificate program, 145
Computer Science Option in, 152
Course offerings, 173-174
Minor in, 161
D
D’Angelo Center, 29
Dean’s List, 13, 35
Dean’s Scholars, 88
Degree requirements
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 94
Education, The School of, 83-84
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 37
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
119-121
Professional Studies, College of, 150-151
Degrees available, 8–10
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 10, 93
Education, The School of, 9–10, 83
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 8,
33
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
9, 113-114
Professional Studies, College of, 9, 144-145
Deposit requirements
Admission, 6
Digital Forensics
Course oerings, 173-174
Minor in, 1161
Digital Media Design
Course oerings, 174
Minor in, 161
Dining facilities, 29
Diplomas, application for, 13
Directions
to Long Island Graduate Center, 217
to Manhattan campus, 218
to Queens campus, 217
to Staten Island campus, 217
Disabilities, guidelines determining eligibility for, 213
Disability Services, Oce of, 27
Discipline
Regulations on (general), 13
Discover France program, 14
Discover Italy program, 14
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Program, 113
Academic standing, 115
Aliate sites, 116-118
Application deadlines, 4
Course oerings, 121-122
Objectives, 112
Program requirements, 119
Dramatic Arts
Course oerings, 174-175
Minor in, 161
Drug and alcohol policy, 215
E
Early Admission Program, 5
Economics
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of
B.S. degree, 95, 101-102
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of
B.A. degree, 38
Professional Studies, College of, 175
Education, The School of, 83-92
Academic fairness, 88
Academic information, 87-88
Academic Service-Learning, 87
Academic standing, 87
Accreditation, 83
Adolescent Education, 83, 85-86
Adolescent/Literacy, 83, 86
Adolescent/TESOL, 83, 86
Advanced Placement, 84-85
Advisement, 87
Assessment of professional qualities, 84
Bachelor of Science in Education, 83
Certication, Teacher, 85
Childhood Education, 85-87
Childhood Education/Literacy, 83, 86
Childhood Education/Special Education, 85
Childhood Education/TESOL, 83, 86
Combined degree programs
B.S.Ed./M.S.Ed. program, 83, 85-86
Course oerings, 88-90
Degrees available, 9–10, 85-87
Examinations, make-up, 87
Faculty, 91-92
Goals and Objectives, 83
Graduate level courses, 88
Graduation requirements, 13
Honor Societies, 88
Honors programs, 85, 87
Instructional Materials Center, 87-88
Majors available, 9–10, 85-87
Pass-Fail Option, 87
Programs of study, 85-87
RAISE, 87
Student responsibilities, 83-84
Student teaching, supervised, 87-88
Transfer students, 84
Emergency Management Track, Homeland Security,
155
English
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 38
Professional Studies, College of, 175-177
English as a Second Language (ESL), 55
Enrollment requirements, 6
Enterprise Regulation: Prot and Non-Prot
B.S. degree, 153-154
Entrance requirements
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 93-94
Global Studies Programs, 14
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 33
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
113
Entrepreneurship,
Minor in, 161
Environmental Science, 38
Environmental Studies, 38
Environmental Sustainability and Decision-Making, 38
ESL. See English as a Second Language
Evening programs
Professional Studies, College of, 146-147
Event Management, Minor in, 162
Examinations and reports
Education, The School of, 84
General information, 11
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 34-
35
Professional Studies, College of, 150
Exchange programs, 14
Executive-in-Residence Program (EIRP), 96
Expenses
Completing registration, 6
Fees, 6-7
Payment regulations, 6
Room and board, 6
Tuition rates, 6
Experiential programs, requirements for, 116
F
Facilities
Communications facilities, 28
Computing facilities, student, 29
Dining facilities, 29
Manhattan campus, 217
Queens campus, 216
Staten Island campus, 216-217
Faculty
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 109-110
Education, The School of, 91-92
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of,
78-81
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College
of, 140-142
Professional Studies, College of, 204-210
University libraries, 212
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 213
Fashion Studies
B.S. degree, 154
Course offerings, 178-180
Minor in, 162
Fees. See Expenses
Film Society, Communication Arts, 148
Film Studies
A.S. degree, 161
B.S. degree, 159
Course offerings, See Television and Film (TVF)
Minor in, 162
Finance
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of
B.S. degree, 93, 101-103
Minor in, 96
Financial aid, 17–25, 215. See also Awards and honors
Academic progress and pursuit requirements
Federal, 20
New York State, 18-20
St. John’s University, 17-18
Application for, 17
Grants-in-aid, 18
Maximum loan amount, 21
Scholarships from outside the University, 18
Scholarships from the University, 17
Suspension and waivers, 23
Termination, 23
Withdrawal from university and, 24–25
Fine Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 33,
37, 38
Fire and Arson Investigation, Minor in, 162
Fire Safety, 214
Food Service Management, Minor in, 156
Forensic Psychology, Minor in, 162
Forensic Psychology Option (Criminal Justice), 153
Forensics, Minor in, 162
Francophone Studies, 41
Fraud Examination and Economic Crime, Minor in, 162
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), 17
French, 38-39, 41
Fresh Start Rule
Professional Studies, College of, 149-150
G
General Information, 212-218
Geography, 57
German, 57
Global Destination Courses, 97
Global Development and Sustainability, 39
Global Language and Culture Center, 16, 29
GLOBE, 97
Government and Politics
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 39,
42, 58-60
Professional Studies, College of, See Political
Science
Grade-point average (GPA), computation of, 12
Grading system, 11–12
Graduate Admission Assistance Program (GAAP), 15
Graduate-level courses, 35
Graduation and Completion Rates, 215
Graduation requirements
Professional Studies, College of, 150
University, 13
Grants-in-aid, 18
Graphic Design, 39
Greek
Ancient, 60
Modern, 60
H
Handshake platform, 28
Health and Human Services
B.S. degree, 154-155
Course oerings, 180
Health insurance. See Insurance
Health Professions Loan Program, Federal, 20
Health Sciences (ALH) course oerings, 123-124
Health Services, Minor in, 162
Health Services, Student, 27
Health Services Administration
Course oerings, 180-181
Healthcare Informatics
B.S. degree, 155
Computer Science Option in, 162
Course oerings, 180
Minor in, 162
Hearing Center, Speech and, 30
Hebrew, 60
Higher Education Grant Program for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives, 20
Hindi, 60
History
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 39,
42, 60-63
Professional Studies, College of, 181-183
Homeland and Corporate Security, Minor in, 162
Homeland Security
B.S. degree, 155-156
Certicate program, 145
Course oerings, 183-184
Emergency Management Track, 155
Intelligence Track, 155
National Security Track, 156
Organizational Security Track, 170–71
Home-schooled applicants
Admission, 4
Enrollment requirements, 6
International applicants, 4
Honor Societies
GENERAL INFORMATION
222
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 98
Education, The School of, 88
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 35
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
118-119
Professional Studies, College of, 148
Honors Program, 15
Course oerings, 15
Education, The School of, 85
Professional Studies, College of (English), 177
Hospitality Management
B.S. degree, 155-156
Course oerings, 184-187
Minor in, 162
Hospitality Management Organization, 148
Housing, o-campus, 28
Human Services
Course oerings, 187
Minor in, 162
I
ID Cards (StormCards), 29
Illustration, 39
Immunization requirements, 6
Independent study, 37
Information Technology
A.S. degree, 160
B.S. degree, 156
Course offerings, 187
Minor in, 162
Instructional Materials Center, 87-88
Insurance, Accident and sickness, 6
Insurance, Quantitative Risk and, 94
Insurance, Risk Management and, 95, 96
Intelligence Track, Homeland Security, 155
Interfaith Studies, 42
International Communications, Minor in, 145
International Criminal Justice Certificate program, 145
International Management, 95, 96
International students
Admissions, 4
Application deadlines, 4
English proficiency, 4-5
Home-schooled applicants, 6
Services available, 29
International Studies, Minor in, 162
Internship program
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 56,
59, 72
Professional Studies, College of, 147, 151, 12, 153,
154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159
Internships, 36
Italian, 39, 63-64
Italian Studies, 42
J
Japanese, 64-65
Journalism
B.S. degree, 156-157
Course oerings, 187-189
Minor in, 162
K
Korean, 65
L
Language and Culture, 65
Languages and Literatures
English as a Second Language (ESL), 55
Faculty, 79-80
International Business Concentration for Language
Majors, 42
Latin, 65
Law and Government, 42
Law course offerings, 103
Law Library administrators, 212
Legal Apprentice, The, 148, 157
Legal Society, 162, 172
Legal Studies
A.S. degree, 160
B.S. degree, 157
Certificate program, 145
Course offerings, 189-190
Minor in, 152
Liability (student), 10
Liberal Arts, A.A. degree in, 160
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 33–81
Academic advisement, 33
Academic standing, 34
Adolescent Education Certification, 36
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate,
34
Ancient Studies, 40
Anthropology, 37, 40, 43, 81
Arabic, 40, 43-44
Asian Studies, 41
Attendance policy, 34
Awards and honors, 35
Bachelor of Arts, 33
Anthropology, 37
Asian Studies, 47
Communication Sciences and Disorders, 50
Core Curriculum and Major requirements, 38
Economics, 38
English, 38
French, 38-39
Government and Politics, 39
History, 39
Italian, 39
Mathematics, 39
Philosophy, 39
Psychology, 40
Public Administration and Public Service, 40
Rhetoric and Public Address, 40
Sociology, 42
Spanish, 42
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology,
42
Theology and Religious Studies, 42
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 33, 37
Core Curriculum and Major requirements, 37
Fine Arts (major), 38
Graphic Design, 39
Illustration, 39
Photography, 39
Requirements, 37
Bachelor of Science, 33
Biology, 38
Chemistry, 38
Core Curriculum and Major requirements, 37
Environmental Science, 38
Mathematical Physics, 39
Mathematics, 39
Physical Science, 39
Physics, 40
Biology, 38, 41, 47-48
Business and Organization Communication, 41
Business (minor), 41
Chemistry, 38, 41, 48-49
Chinese, 49
Classics, 41, 50
Collaborative programs with Tobin College of
Business, 36
Combined degree programs, 36
Bachelor’s/J.D. program, 13, 36, 146
Bachelor’s/M.B.A. programs, 35, 36
Bachelor’s/M.S. programs, 35, 36
Bachelor’s/O.D. programs, 36
Communication, 38
Communication Sciences and Disorders, 50-51
Computer Science, 51-53
Core Curriculum, 37, 85-86
Course offerings, 43-66
Degree requirements, 37
Degrees available, 8, 33
Economics, 38
English, 38
English as a Second Language (ESL), 55
Entrance requirements, 33-34
Environmental Science, 38
Examinations, make-up, 34-35
Faculty, 77-81
Fine Arts, 33, 38
Francophone Studies, 41
French, 41, 56-57
Geography, 57
German, 57
Global Development and Sustainability, 39
Government and Politics, 39
Graduate-level courses, 35
Graduation requirements, 13
Graphic Design, 39
Greek, Ancient, 60
Greek, Modern, 60
Hebrew, 60
History, 42
Honor Societies, 35
Illustration, 39
Independent study, 36
Interdisciplinary minors, 33–34
Interfaith Studies, 42
International Business Concentration for Language
Majors, 42
Italian, 42, 63-64
Italian Studies, 42
Japanese, 64
Korean, 65
Linguistics, 42
Majors available, 8, 33
Make-up examinations, 34
Mathematical Physics, 39
Mathematics, 39
Minors available, 33, See also specific programs of
study in the college
Music, 42
Objectives, 33
Other academic policies, 35
Pass-Fail Option, 34
Philosophy, 39
Photography, 39
Physical Science, 39
Physics, 40
Pre-Health Studies/Pre-Health Advisory Program,
36
Pre-Law Advisory Program, 36
www.stjohns.edu/bulletins 223
Programs of study, 8, 33
Psychology, 40
Public Administration and Public Service, 40
Religious Communication, 42
Religious Studies, Theology and, 42
Rhetoric and Public Address, 42
Russian, 72
Social Work, 42
Sociology, 42
Spanish, 42
Special programs, 35-36
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 40
Theological Studies, preparation for, 36-37
Theology and Religious Studies, 42
Writing, 43
Liberal Studies
B.A. degree, 151
Course offerings, 190
Libraries. See University libraries
License. See Certification
Licensure, Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions,
College of, 116
Linguistics, 42, 65
Loan programs. See Financial aid
Lodging Management, Minor in, 162
M
Major areas of study, 8–10
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 10, 93
Education, The School of, 6, 83
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 8, 33
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
10, 113-114
Professional Studies, College of, 9, 144-145
Management, 95
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of
B.S. degree, 95, 103-105
Minors in, 96
Professional Studies, College of, 190-192
Manhattan campus, 217
Directions to, 218
Marketing
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of
B.S. degree, 95, 105-106
Minors in, 96
Professional Studies, College of, 192
Mass Communication Advisory Council, 152
Mathematical Physics, 39
Mathematics
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 39,
42, 65-67
Professional Studies, College of
Course oerings, 192
Minor in, 162
Matriculation status, 6
McNair Scholars Program, Ronald E., 15
Media Graphics, Minor in, 162
Military Leadership, Minor in, 162
Military Science, 193-194
Minors available
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 95-96
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 33,
See also specic programs of study in the
College
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
113-114
Professional Studies, College of, 144-145, 152
Multicultural and Ethnic Studies
Professional Studies, College of, 162-163
Music, 42, 67
N
National Security Track, Homeland Security, 156
New York Film Academy, partnership with, 159
New York State financial aid, 18
New York State Math & Science Teaching Incentive
Program, 19
O
Objectives. See specic college or school
O-campus housing, 28
Oce of Alumni Relations, 26
Oce of the Registrar, 10–14
Ocers of Administration, 215
Online high school applicants, enrollment
requirements for, 6
Online learning, complaint resolution for, 215
Opportunity programs. See Academic Support
Services
Organizational Security Track, Homeland Security, 156
Ozanam Scholars Program, 212-213
P
Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students, Federal
(PLUS), 21-22
Paris Semester, See Discover France: Paris
Pass-Fail Option
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 97-98
Education, The School of, 87
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 34
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
115
Professional Studies, College of, 150
Pell Grant Program, Federal, 20
Pharmaceutical Sciences (PHS) course oerings, 134-
137
Pharmacy Administration and Public Health, 132
Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences (PAS) course
oerings, 132-134
Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 112-142
Academic information and regulations, 112-116
Academic standing, 115
Academic Success Center (ASC), 116
Accreditation, 114-115
Admission requirements, 113
Advanced standing, transfer student admission to,
113
Aliate sites, 116-118
Awards and honors, 118
Biomedical Sciences (BMS) course oerings, 138-
139
Biomedical Sciences Program, 112, 114, 115
Certication of Clinical Laboratory Science, 116
Certication of Radiological Services, 116
Clinical Health Profession (CHP) course oerings,
122-123
Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, 114,
116
Combined degree programs
Bachelor’s/M.S. program, 10
Course oerings, 121-139
Degrees available, 10, 113-114
Discipline, regulations on, 115-116
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Program, 4, 112,
119, 121-122
Entrance requirements, 113
Experiential programs, requirements for, 116
External transfer, 5
Faculty, 140-142
Graduation requirements, 13
Health Sciences (ALH) course oerings, 123-124
Honor Societies, 118
Leadership Society, 118
Licensure, 116
Majors available, 10, 113-114
Minors available, 113-114
Objectives, 112
Pass-Fail Option, 115
Pharmaceutical Sciences (PHS) course oerings,
134-137
Pharmacy Administration and Allied Health
Sciences (PAH) course oerings, 132
Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences (PAS)
course oerings, 132-134
Pharmacy Intern Permit, 116
Pharmacy (PHR) course oerings, 121-122
Program requirements, 119-120
Programs of study, 113-114
Radiologic (RAD) course oerings, 128-129
Radiologic Sciences Program, 114, 115, 116, 188,
121-122
Statement, 112
Toxicology Program, 114, 120
Toxicology (TOX) course oerings, 137-138
Pharmacy Intern Permit, 116
Pharmacy (PHR) course oerings, 121-122
Pharmacy Program. See Doctor of Pharmacy
(Pharm.D.) Program
Philosophy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 39,
42
Professional Studies, College of, 194
Philosophy of Law, 42
Philosophy of Science, 42
Photography, 42
Photojournalism
Course oerings, 194-195
Minor in, 163
Physical Science, 39
Physics
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 40,
69-70
Professional Studies, College of, 195
Placement rates, 215
Police/Correction Academy Credits, 153
Political Science
Professional Studies, College of, 195
Popular Culture
Course Oerings, 195
Pre-College Opportunity Programs, 5–6
Pre-Health Studies/Pre-Health Advisory Program, 36
Pre-Law Advisory Program, 36
Pre-Professional Advisory Programs, 36
Probation, at The Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies, 149
Professional Studies, College of, 144-203
Academic information, 149-150
Academic support, tutoring and, 149
Accounting, 163-164
Administration, 164
Administrative Studies, 151, 164
Advanced Placement/CLEP, 147
Advertising Communication, 151-152, 164
GENERAL INFORMATION
224
Advertising (minor), 161
Advisement, academic, 149
American Military History (minor), 161
Associate Degree programs, 159-161
Associate in Arts; Liberal Arts, 160
Associate in Science, 160
Business (Non-Accounting Option), 160
Criminal Justice, 160
Cyber Security Systems, 160
Information Technology, 160
Legal Studies, 160
Networking and Telecommunications, 161
Television and Film Studies, 161
Awards and distinctions, academic, 148
Bachelor of Arts, 145
Liberal Studies, 151
Bachelor of Science, 145
Administrative Studies, 151
Advertising Communication, 151-152
Communication Arts, 152
Computer Science, 152
Criminal Justice, 153
Cyber Security Systems, 153
Enterprise Regulations: Prot and Non-Prot,
153-154
Fashion Studies, 154
Health and Human Services, 154-155
Healthcare Informatics, 155
Homeland Security, 155-156
Hospitality Management, 156
Information Technology, 156
Journalism, 156-157
Legal Studies, 157
Networking Systems, 157-158
Business Option, 157-158
Public Relations, 158
Sport Management, 158-159
Business Option, 159
Coaching Option, 159
Television and Film Studies, 159
Biology, 165
Business, 160
Business Administration, 161
Business Law (minor), 161
Business Technology
Minor in, 161
Category 5, 148
Certicate programs, 145
Admission, 145
Business Administration, 145
Computer Science, 145
Criminal Justice, 145
Cyber Security Systems, 145
Health Services Administration, 145
Homeland Security, 145
International Criminal Justice, 145
Legal Studies, 145
Microcomputer Systems, 145
Transfer credit, 145
Chemistry, 166
Co-curricular organizations, 148
Combined degree programs, 145-150
Bachelor’s/J.D. programs, 8, 13
Bachelor’s/Master’s programs, 8
Bachelor’s/M.B.A. programs, 8
Bachelor’s/M.P.S. programs, 8
Communication Arts, 152, 161, 166-167
Communication Arts Film Society, 148
Computer Science, 145, 152
Minor in, 161
Core Foreign Language or Cultural Studies
Requirement, 149
Core requirements, 151
Correctional Counseling (minor), 161
Course oerings, 163-203
Court Administration (minor), 161
CCPS Pathway programs, 146
Credit load, 149
Criminal Justice, 153, 160
Minor in, 161
Criminal Justice Association, 148
Criminalistics (minor), 161
Cyber Security Systems, 153, 160, 175
Minor in, 161
Dean’s Exception, 150
Degree requirements, 150-151
Degrees available, 144-145
Digital Forensics, 173-174
Minor in, 161
Digital Media Design, 174
Minor in, 161
Divisions of the the Lesley H. and William L. Collins
College of Professional Studies, 163
Double majors, 148
Dramatic Arts, 174-175
Minor in, 161
Dual Degree programs, 145-146
Economics, 175
Electives, 150
English, 175-177
Entrepreneurship, 178
Minor in, 161
Evening college programs, 146-147
Event Management (minor), 161
Examinations, make-up, 150
Faculty, 204-210
Fashion Studies, 154, 178-180
Minor in, 162
Film Society, Communication Arts, 148
Film Studies, Television and, 159, 161
Film Studies (minor), 162
Fire and Arson Investigation (minor), 162
Food Service Management (minor), 156
Forensic Psychology (minor), 162
Forensics (minor), 162
Fraud Examination and Economic Crime, 162
Fresh Start Rule, 149
Graduation requirements, 13, 150
Health and Human Services, 154-155, 180
Health Services Administration, 180
Health Services (minor), 162
Healthcare Informatics, 155, 180
Minor in, 162
History, 181-183
Homeland and Corporate Security
Minor in, 162
Homeland Security, 155-156
Emergency Management Track, 155
Intelligence Track, 155
National Security Track, 156
Organizational Security Track, 156
Honors, 148
Honors Program, English, 177
Hospitality Management, 156, 184-186
Minor in, 162
Hospitality Management Organization, 148
Human Services (minor), 162
Information Technology, 156, 187
Minor in, 162
International Criminal Justice, 145
International Studies (minor), 162
Internship Program, 147, See also specic area of
study
Journalism, 156-157, 187-189
Minor in, 162
Legal Apprentice, 148
Legal Society, 148, 157
Legal Studies, 157, 160-161
Minor in, 162
Liberal Arts, 160
Liberal Studies, 151, 190
Lodging Management (minor), 156
Majors available, 9, 144
Make-up examinations, 150
Management, 190-192
Marketing, 192
Mathematics (minor), 162
Media Graphics (minor), 162
Microcomputer Systems, 145
Military Leadership (minor), 162
Military Science, 193-194
Minors available, 144-145
Multicultural and Ethnic Studies (minor), 162-163
Objectives, 144
Pass-Fail Option, 150
Philosophy, 194
Photojournalism, 194-195
Minor in, 163
Physics, 195
Political Science, 195
Pop Culture (minor), 163
Popular Culture, 195
Probation, 149
Programs of study, 9, 144-147
Psychology, 195-196
Public Relations, 196-197
Minor in, 163
Repeat courses, 150
Sociology, 197
Special assessment academic credit, 147
Speech, 197-198
Sport Management, 158-159, 198-199
Minor in, 163
Sport Management Association, 148
Student responsibility, 150
Student support, 149
Television and Film Studies, 159, 161
Television Club (WRED), 148
Television Studies (minor), 163
Theology, 202-23
Tourism Management (minor), 156
Transfer credit, 145, 147
Triple majors, 148
Video Game Development, 203
Minor in, 163
WSJU (radio station), 148
Programs of study, 8–10. See also specic college or
school
Psychology
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 40,
42, 70-72
Professional Studies, College of, 195-196
Public Administration and Public Service, 40
Public Relations
B.S. degree, 158
Course oerings, 196-197
Minor in, 163
Q
Quality points, 11–12
Quantitative Risk and Insurance, 94
Queens campus
Dining facilities, 29
Directions to, 217
Facilities, 216
www.stjohns.edu/bulletins 225
Title IX - Reporting and Responding to Sex
Discrimination, 28
Tobin College of Business. See Business, The Peter J.
Tobin College of
Tobin Dean’s Distinguished Scholars Program, 97
Tourism Management, Minor in, 156
Toxicology Program, 114
Academic standing, 115
Course oerings, 137-138
Objectives, 114
Program requirements, 120
Toxicology (TOX) course oerings, 154
Transfer credits, 23
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of, 94
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 34
Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, College of,
admission to advanced standing, 113
Professional Studies, College of, 147
Transfer students
Admission
External transfers, 5
Internal transfers, 11
Education, The School of, 84
Enrollment requirements, 6
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 34
Tuition
Rates, 6
Refund policy, 7
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), 18
U
University libraries, 30, 212
Administrators and faculty, 212
Instructional Materials Center, 87-88
Upward Bound, 16
V
Vaccination policy, 215
Veterans and their dependents, 13
Video Game Development, 203
Minor in, 163
Vietnam Veterans Tuition (VTA) Awards, 18-19
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, 97
Voter Registration, 215
W
Wellness, Department of Student, 27
Withdrawal from courses, 7, 10–11
Withdrawal from university, 24–25
Work-Study Program, Federal, 20
World Trade Center Memorial Scholarships, 19
Writing, 43
Western Europe Semester, 14
R
Radio station (WSJU), 148
Radiologic Sciences Program
Academic standing, 115
Affiliate sites, 118
B.S. degree, 114
Certification of, 116
Course offerings, 128-129
Objectives, 114
Program requirements, 120-121
Re-admission policy, 5
Refund policy
Tuition, 7
Registrar, Office of, 10–13
Registration, 7, 10
Regulations. See Academic information and
regulations
Religious Communication, 42
Religious Studies. See Theology and Religious Studies
Repeat grade replacement for failing grade, 12
Repeat grade replacement for passing grade, 12
Residence halls and off-campus housing, 28
Retention Rates, 214
Rhetoric and Public Address, 42
RAISE, 87
Risk and Insurance, Certificate in, 115
Risk Management and Insurance
Business, The Peter J. Tobin College of
B.S. degree, 96
Rome Semester, 15
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, 16
Room and board
Withdrawal percentages, 7
Russian, 72
S
Scholars Program, 5
Scholarships
Army ROTC, 20
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
(Awards and Honors), 118-119
New York State, 18-20
from outside the University, 18
from the University, 17-18
Service-Learning, Academic, 87
Sexual Violence Outreach, Awareness and Response
Oce, 27
Sickness insurance, 6
Social Justice, 26
Social Work, Minor in, 42
Sociology
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 40,
72-74
Professional Studies, College of, 197
Spanish, 40, 74-75
Minor in, 42
Special assessment program, The Lesley H. and William
L. Collins College of Professional Studies, 147
Special Education/Childhood Education, 85
Speech, 197-198
Speech and Hearing Center, 30
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 40, 42
Sport Management
B.S. degree, 158-159
Business Option, 159
Coaching Option, 159
Course oerings, 198-199
Minor in, 163
Sport Management Advisory Board, 158-159
Sport Management Association, 148
GSRM Apprenticeships Program, 97
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. See
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of
Staten Island campus
Directions to, 217
Facilities, 216-217
StormCard (ID Card), 29
Student advisement reports, 10
Student Success, Division of, 26–29
Student Body Diversity (full-time undergraduates), 215
Student Consumer Information, 213
Student Loans, Federal, 21–24
Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF), 97
Student Right to Know/Completion and Graduation
Rates, 214
Student Support Services and Resources
Alumni Relations, Oce of, 26
Athletics, 26
Campus Activities, 27
Campus Ministry, 26
Campus Recreation, 27–28
Career Services, 28
Communications facilities, 29
Dining facilities, 29
Global Language and Culture Center, 16, 19
Housing, o-campus, 28
ID card (StormCard), 29
Insurance for accidents and sickness, 6
International student services, 29
Libraries, University, 30–31
Residence halls and o-campus housing, 28
Services for Students with Disabilities, 27
Sexual Violence Outreach, Awareness and
Response Oce, 27
Speech and Hearing Center, 30
StormCard (ID Card), 29–30
Student Success, Division of, 26–28
Student Health Services, 27
Title IX - Reporting and Responding to Sex
Discrimination, 28
Wellness, Department of Student, 27
Student Support Services Program (SSS), 15
Student teaching, supervised, 87
Study Abroad Programs, 14
Discover France, 14
Discover Italy, 14
Entrance requirements, 14
Exchange programs, 14
Short-term programs, 14
Western Europe, 14
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal,
20
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Taxation. See Accounting
Teacher certication, 85
Teacher Education preparation programs, 215
Teaching, supervised student, 87
Television and Film Studies
A.S. degree, 161
B.S. degree, 159
Television Club (WRED), 148
Television Studies, Minor in, 163
Termination of Financial aid, 23
Test Optional Admission, 4
Theology and Religious Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John’s College of, 40,
42
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