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CATALOGStudents plan their course work according to the catalog under which they enter the College and remain continuously enrolled. If a new catalog is issued while a student is pursuing a degree, he/she may choose the new catalog and then follow all the new policies and requirements in their entirety. Permission to change catalogs is given by the academic advisor. If a student withdraws from the College or is not enrolled for one academic year, he/she must follow catalog requirements and academic policies in effect at the time of readmission or new registration. Limit of time:A student may enroll continuously for a degree under a single catalog for a maximum of ten years. After that time, credits will be evaluated for current majors in the catalog that is operative at the expiration of the ten-year limitation. The numbering of the catalog is meant to distinguish course offerings in terms of difficulty and sequence. Lower biennium courses (100-200) are basic courses taken in the first two years. Upper biennium courses (300-400) are more advanced courses which build on the first two years’ work. | Back To Top | LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATIONAs a liberal arts college, Notre Dame strongly affirms its belief in the worth of the liberal and fine arts as values in themselves and further as a basis for all other undergraduate professional and technical studies. The General Education Requirements serve as a basis for students to share a common tradition of learning while pursuing an academic major. This core of liberal arts courses provides the means of striving for an integrated picture of the reality of God and humankind. The General Education Requirements also lead students to address and develop the specific insights and competencies needed in our contemporary society. To aid transfer students, General Education Requirements are stated in courses rather than credit hours. However, courses which are used to fulfill General Education Requirements or the academic major must transfer to the semester system at no fewer than two semester credits. One of the objectives of the General Education Requirements is to provide students with learning experiences in disciplines other than their academic major. However, if a course is used to complete a section of the General Education Requirements and it is also part of the student’s major, it will usually fulfill both requirements. The credit hours, however, may be counted only once toward fulfilling the degree requirement of 128 semester credits for a baccalaureate degree or 64 semester credit hours for an associate degree. | Back To Top | GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (GERs)The following courses fulfill the 42-43 credit General Education Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science Degree. A course may be used only once to fulfill a General Education Requirement, although these requirements may overlap with requirements for major or minor areas of study. Equivalent courses from other institutions may fulfill the General Education Requirements pending approval of the Registrar. Selected Topics courses that fulfill the core requirements will be listed in the Schedule of Courses.
| Back To Top | GENERAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTSA candidate for a BACHELOR’S degree must meet the requirements listed below. The student shall
A candidate for an ASSOCIATE’S degree must meet the requirements listed below. The student shall
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSThe following General Education Requirements form the foundation for all associate in arts degree programs. English Composition 1 course | Back To Top | MAJOR FIELDS OF STUDYTo ensure a program of study characterized by both breadth and depth, each student is expected to pursue a major area of study in addition to the courses fulfilling the General Education Requirements. The academic major deepens the student’s knowledge in a particular field and provides the perspective from which to view a complex universe. Degree candidates are encouraged to choose a major by the end of the sophomore year. In some majors, however, an intent for a major needs to be made apparent in the first year in order to fulfill all requirements in four years. This situation is particularly true in the natural sciences, mathematics, and education. Some other disciplines may also encourage early determination. Some programs have both entrance and graduation requirements for a specific grade point average during the time of study. The Education Division requires a minimum 2.75 average and the Intelligence Analysis and Research program requires a minimum 3.0 average for formal admission and for continuation in the program. All others require a minimum cumulative 2.00 average in the major courses as well as a minimum cumulative 2.00 average in all other courses for the degree. | Back To Top | MINOR FIELDS OF STUDYNotre Dame College provides a wide variety of disciplinary minors. Minors allow students to have a meaningful concentration of courses in areas that may be of value in support of the major. Carefully chosen minors can be an asset in obtaining employment and in facilitating career change. Requirements for minors generally range from 18-24 credit hours. | Back To Top | DOUBLE MAJORSome students may wish to complete two majors while at Notre Dame College. The student completes all the requirements in effect in the catalog for each major. If the two majors are listed under different degrees in this catalog, the student chooses to receive either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. Only one degree will be granted to any student at the time of graduation. The student must be aware that it may not be possible to complete two majors in only four years. | Back To Top | PROGRAMS OF STUDYMajors, minors, and areas of certification are listed here. See the indicated discipline’s section of the catalog for specific requirements. | Back To Top | DEGREE PROGRAMS A Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is available with
these majors: Interdisciplinary Majors (Bachelor of Arts degree) Individually Designed Majors (Bachelor of Arts degree)
and Minors A student with a GPA of at least 3.0 may apply. Approval should be obtained before the end of the sophomore year. Exceptions may be made for transfer students. Forms for Application and Guidance for Procedure are available in the Office of Student Records. A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree is available in
these majors: An Associate in Arts (AA) degree is available with
these majors: An Associate in Sciences is available with a major in Health Sciences. An R.N. to BSN completion program is also available. Minors are available in these areas: | Back To Top | LICENSURE AREASEarly Childhood Education (Pre-K - Gr. 3) Middle Childhood Education (Gr. 4 - 9) Adolescent/Young Adult Education (Gr. 7 - 12) Multi-Age Education (Pre-K - 12) | Back To Top | CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Accounting (Business Administration) | Back To Top | GRADUATE PROGRAMSGraduate programs are offered in education. For further information, please contact the Office of Adult and Graduate Admissions at 216.373.5173 for a copy of the graduate bulletin, or logon to www.notredamecollege.edu/ academics/graduatePrograms.html. | Back To Top | ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF LEARNING ASSESSMENTNotre Dame College acknowledges the fact that learning acquired outside the traditional classroom setting can be equivalent to college-level learning. When this knowledge has been properly documented and assessed, academic course credit may be granted by the College. The number of credits earned through alternate methods of learning assessment may not exceed 32 semester hours. Credits earned through this process must be requested before the beginning of the academic year in which the degree is to be granted. Credits granted in this manner will be listed as part of the student’s official academic record only after all appropriate fees have been paid. All credits will be subject to the approval of the division chairperson and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Experiential Learning Credits Proficiency Examinations College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Independent Study and Laboratory Research A student with senior standing and a minimum grade point average of 3.00 both in his/her general studies and in the major field of study may qualify for these options. For Independent Study, a student works with a faculty member who helps him/her define the project, and develop the learning objectives and the method of presentation for the project. A student who wishes to pursue a laboratory research project follows the same procedure and may choose to work with a faculty member who is carrying out a large research project. The grade and credits earned for the project are included in the academic major and general degree requirements for graduation. Cross-Registration | Back To Top | CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Professional Development Certificate Programs:
Senior Citizens: For more information contact the Center for Professional Development at 216.373.5219 or visit our Website at www.notredamecollege.edu, and click on professional development. | Back To Top | OTHER POLICIES AND PROCEDURESA DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENT is one who follows a planned program of studies at Notre Dame College leading to a degree. Minimum credit requirements for class standing are as follows: Sophomores 28 semester credits A FULL-TIME STUDENT is one who carries twelve (12) or more credits per semester. A student with a high scholastic average may, with the permission of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, carry more than nineteen (19) semester credits during a given semester. A PART-TIME STUDENT is one who is registered for fewer than twelve (12) semester credits per semester. AN AUDITOR is a student permitted to attend classes on a non-credit basis. Requirements to be met by auditors are set by individual instructors. | Back To Top | PLAGIARISMPlagiarism, a serious academic offense, occurs when an individual presents the ideas, thoughts or words of another as his/her own. Some examples of plagiarism include the following:
An assignment containing plagiarized material will receive a grade of “F,” seriously affecting the student’s final grade in the course. All incidents of plagiarism are reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and a letter citing the incident is included in the student’s official file. Should a second incident of plagiarism occur during the student’s pursuit of a degree, he/she will earn an “F” in that course, and a letter regarding the incident will be entered into the student’s official file. Should a third incident of plagiarism occur, the student will be dismissed from the college; his/her readmission is unlikely. All letters in the student’s file will be destroyed upon graduation. | Back To Top | STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESNotre Dame College makes reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. A qualified student with a disability may request support services from the Learning Center on a yearly basis. In order to receive services at Notre Dame College, students with disabilities must provide documentation such as a statement from a medical doctor or licensed psychologist which meets state and federal standards for indicating the presence of a disability. | Back To Top | TRANSFER STUDENTS/ TRANSFER CREDITSStudents wishing to transfer from a regionally accredited college or university will be admitted to advanced standing upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of scholarship and character. Credits will be given for courses which correspond with the curriculum offered at Notre Dame College in which the applicant received a grade of “C” (2.0) or better, which are from regionally accredited institutions, and which are not considered remedial. Generally a 2.50 grade point average on a 4.00 scale is required. Transferred courses carry the credit hours earned only. Credits which are five years old or older will be evaluated on the basis of the student’s general achievement profiled on the transcript, and the student’s declared academic major at Notre Dame College. Transfer credit is not granted for courses that duplicate coursework taken at Notre Dame College. | Back To Top | STANDARD FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAMS OF STUDYFull-time students normally complete requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree in four academic years (eight semesters). Students entering the College under less than Full Admission may take as many as five academic years (ten semesters) to complete requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree. Students in certain majors and those who choose to earn a double major may also need more than eight semesters to complete their degrees. Students consistently enrolled on a part-time basis will take a proportionately longer period of time to complete requirements for a degree. Students are normally expected to carry to completion courses for which financial aid is being received. “Carrying to completion” is defined as receiving one of the following grades: A, A-, B+, B, B-,C+, C, C-, D, F, P, CR, NC. Although students may drop a course for significant reasons, they are normally expected to carry 75-80% of courses per semester to completion (4 courses per semester for full-time students). Since a 2.00 GPA is required for graduation, it is also assumed that 2.00 is the minimum average a student must maintain in order to be considered in good standing or making satisfactory progress toward a degree. A student earning less than a 2.00 cumulative average is placed on academic probation. A student who does not make satisfactory academic progress may be declared academically ineligible to continue at Notre Dame College by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The student will receive a letter regarding academic status with a recommended and/or required course of action. Students who do not have a 2.00 grade point average by the end of the sophomore year are usually not permitted to continue studies at Notre Dame College. | Back To Top | FINANCIAL AID RECIPIENTSIf a student does not achieve a 2.00 GPA, and if it is judged that the student should be permitted to continue to attend classes, the student may be eligible for certain portions of the financial aid package if the other conditions for financial aid eligibility have been met. The student must demonstrate steady improvement toward the 2.0 GPA. | Back To Top | GRADING SYSTEMLetter grades are used to indicate academic achievement in accord with the standards of scholarship maintained at Notre Dame College. The interpretation of each grade and its corresponding point values are specified below:
If a student earns an “F” as a final grade in a required course, the course must be repeated. If a student repeats a course in which an “F” or “D,” grade was received, and in so doing earns a higher grade, that higher grade will replace the former in computing the GPA. A course may be counted only once toward graduation requirements. No course may be repeated more than once unless permission is obtained from the Vice President for Academic Affairs. CR/NC (Pass/Fail) are grades which may be earned in specific instances. CR (Pass) means that a student has achieved a grade of “C” or higher in a course; however, the grade is not computed into the student’s grade point average. NC (Fail) means that a student has not earned academic credit. Ordinarily, a maximum of one course per semester may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. Normally, courses which the student may take on a Pass/Fail basis must be outside
Change of registration from CR/NC to a letter grade or vice versa must be carried out through the Office of Student Records during the first week of the semester. Departments may declare which of their course offerings may be open for the Pass/Fail option, as well as the number of students who may be admitted on a Pass/Fail basis. A student who wishes to contest a course grade must initiate the appeal process in writing no later than two weeks after the date the grade was issued. The designation of “Incomplete” is not a grade. It denotes a limited period of time allotted for a student to complete a course after the end of the term because of extenuating circumstances. An Incomplete is granted only upon the student’s request and with permission of the instructor. If the “I” is not removed within six weeks after the last day of examinations for semester courses, or two weeks after the last day of examinations for Weekend College courses, the grade is automatically changed to an “F.” W (Withdrawal) indicates the student has withdrawn with permission while passing and within a specified time limit. F (Withdrawal without Permission) or after the specified time limit. | Back To Top | ATTENDANCE AT CLASSESAttendance regulations reflect the effort of Notre Dame College to admit students who can be responsible for their educational progress. It is expected that the student attend each meeting of a course. Attendance policies, however, are set by the instructor, and the student must adapt to the demands of each course. In case of unsatisfactory work because of excessive absence from class, the instructor may give ample warning to the student and then recommend that the student drop the course up to the deadline established for withdrawal. | Back To Top | ACADEMIC PROBATIONA report of scholarship is given to the student at the close of each semester. A student whose grade point average is below 2.00 is placed on academic probation. Unless the student gives evidence of scholastic improvement during the semester after being placed on probation, the student may be declared academically ineligible to return to Notre Dame College. Scholastic improvement means that the grade point average has been raised above the average of the previous semester. If the student is dismissed, he/she may request reinstatement only under certain conditions. (Please see Reinstatement in the Admission section.) | Back To Top | WITHDRAWAL FROM COURSESA student may drop a course and add another only during the first week of the semester. A student may drop a course after the opening week of classes until the 10th week of the semester with a designation of “W” with permission of the Office of Student Records. No new classes may be added. In the Weekend College no courses may be added once the term has begun. A course may be dropped with a designation of “W” before the 4th session of the course. There is a drop/add fee for this service. The student also needs to examine the financial policies statement regarding any refunds for tuition. | Back To Top | TRANSCRIPTS OF RECORDRequests for official transcripts of record must be made in writing by the individual student concerned, presented in person, or mailed to the Office of Student Records. For each transcript, the current fee should accompany the written request. TRANSCRIPTS AND GRADES WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE A FINANCIAL OBLIGATION TO NOTRE DAME COLLEGE. | Back To Top | HONORS AND AWARDSTo be eligible for graduation with honors, “cum laude,” a student must earn a grade point average of 3.50; for graduation “magna cum laude,” he/she must earn an average of 3.75; for “summa cum laude,” he/she must earn an average of 3.90. Furthermore, the student must have earned at least 128 semester credits, including 64 from Notre Dame College. Dean’s List (Day/Evening Students) In recognition of academic excellence, a Dean’s List is compiled each academic semester. To qualify, a student must have an average of 3.50 or greater and must have completed 12 or more hours of graded course work by the end of that semester. An incomplete grade (I) precludes such recognition. President’s List (Day/Evening Students) In recognition of a superior level of academic achievement, a President’s List is compiled each academic semester. To qualify, a student must have an average of 4.00 and must have completed 15 or more hours of graded course work by the end of that semester. An incomplete grade (I) precludes such recognition. Dean’s List (Weekend College Students) In recognition of academic excellence, a Dean’s List is compiled each WECO Term. To qualify, a student must have an average of 3.50 or greater and must have taken a graded course in each time slot of that Term. An incomplete grade (I) precludes such recognition. President’s List (Weekend College Students) In recognition of a superior level of academic achievement, a President’s List is compiled at the end of WECO Term III. To qualify, a student must have an average of 4.00 and must have completed three consecutive WECO terms in a given academic year and must have taken a course in each time slot in each of the three Terms. Dean’s List (Combination Students) Students doing work in both Semester and Weekend College are Fall Dean’s List-eligible if they meet the qualifications in any combination of Semester I and WECO I courses, and Spring Dean’s List-eligible if they meet the qualifications in any combination of Semester II, WECO II and WECO III courses. Dean’s List qualification requires a student to have earned a GPA average of 3.5 or better and have completed 12 or more hours of graded work within the designated time frame. President’s List (Combination Students) Students doing work in both Semester and Weekend College are Fall President’s List-eligible if they meet the qualifications in any combination of Semester I and WECO I courses, and Spring President’s List-eligible if they meet the qualifications in any combination of Semester II, WECO II and WECO III courses. President’s List qualification requires a student to have earned an average GPA of 4.00 and have completed 15 or more hours of graded work within the designated time frame. St. Catherine Of Alexandria Medal The Medal of St. Catherine of Alexandria is awarded annually by Kappa Gamma Pi to a Master’s Degree candidate at Notre Dame College on the basis of unusual and unselfish service to the College. The Sr. Mary Agnes Bosche Award is presented to a traditional undergraduate student. The recipient is chosen based on his or her embodiment of the qualities evident in the life and service of Sr. Mary Agnes Bosche, SND. The recipient must demonstrate honesty and trustworthiness, a commitment to excellence, and selfless service to Notre Dame and the larger community. The Sr. Mary LeRoy Finn Award is conferred upon an adult student who has demonstrated academic excellence and leadership qualities in and out of the classroom. The recipient must have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.5. He or she must also embody the characteristics inscribed on the custom-made award presentation bowl: “Scholarly, Catalyst, Diligent, Spiritual, and Resilient.” The national Catholic college graduate honor society admits ten percent of the graduating class to its membership. Graduating seniors are selected by the faculty. Criteria for membership include qualification for graduation with academic honors, demonstrated leadership and service during the undergraduate years, and strong indications that the students will assume leadership in the future in their Church, or larger civic or professional community. Each year the seniors elect 10% of their class into membership of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Election is based on participation in campus life, activities, service, and leadership. | Back To Top | STUDENT DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AWARDSThese awards are presented to students who have been leaders in a formal way as well as to those who contribute in a supportive, behind-the-scenes manner. Students selected for Who’s Who are ineligible. | Back To Top | ACADEMIC AWARDSA number of disciplines have special awards for high achievement: Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry
English/Communication/Theater
Fine Arts
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Social Science
Psychology
Special Awards
| Back To Top | DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARDSince 1981, the Distinguished Faculty Award has been presented annually to a full-time faculty member selected by a faculty committee from nominations made by students, alumni, and faculty. The criteria include excellence in teaching, scholarship, and College and community service. Recent recipients of the award have been:
| Back To Top | OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARDIn 1987 the Outstanding Teaching Award was instituted to recognize the excellent teaching done by part-time faculty who are a regular part of the teaching staff each year. Based on nominations from students, alumni, and faculty, the criteria for selection include excellence in teaching, service, availability to students, and a commitment to the mission of the College. Recent recipients of the award have been:
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