2011-2012 Academic Catalog

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by  Aquinas College

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Photos: In celebration of the 125th Anniversary of Aquinas College we
selected a montage of photographs from our archives.

Academic Catalog Editor: Diana Dixon, M.M.
Office of the Registrar
Academic Catalog Layout: Michelle Lindale, B.S.E., B.F.A.
Graphic Services Coordinator

The information in the 2011-2012 Aquinas College Academic Catalog is sub-
ject to change without notice in order to reflect the decisions made by federal
and state governments and by the Aquinas College Board of Trustees and
Administration. These changes may include the elimination or modification
of programs, departments, courses, policies, or other academic activities,
the scheduling of classes, the cancellation of scheduled classes, and the ad-
justment of fees. If changes are made, the College may offer or require rea-
sonably practical alternatives. Payment of tuition shall constitute a student’s
acceptance of the College’s rights set forth in this paragraph.
Academic Catalog
2011–2012
Aquinas College: 125 Years of Prayer, Study, Community and Service
Aquinas College had its origins in a training school that Dominican sisters estab-
lished in Traverse City in 1886 to train novices to teach in Michigan’s Catholic
schools. That teacher certification program, known as Novitiate Normal School,
moved to Grand Rapids in 1911. In 1922, the school underwent a name change
to Sacred Heart College when it admitted lay women for the first time. The next
name change—to Marywood College—came in 1927 to reflect the school’s loca-
tion at the Marywood Motherhouse on Fulton Street. In 1931, under the leader-
ship of Mother Eveline Mackey, O.P., and with the cooperation of Bishop Joseph
Pinten, the school evolved into Catholic Junior College and admitted male stu-
dents, becoming the first Catholic coeducational college in the United States
to be run by an order of religious women. It evolved into the four-year Aquinas
College in 1940.
Throughout the years, the College has kept true to its founding values of prayer,
study, service and community. As it weathered two world wars, the Great De-
pression, and the social upheavals of the late 20th century, the College’s admin-
istration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni recognized that what made Aquinas
unique was its adherence to the Catholic Dominican intellectual tradition.
Founded by a religious order of women and staffed primarily by religious sis-
ters and priests during its first sixty or more years, Aquinas College has always
recognized that the life of the mind and the life of the spirit are interfused. The
sacramental life of the Catholic Church was, and is, the source of the College’s
constant self-renewal.
An Aquinas education is rooted in the liberal arts tradition that began in the Eu-
ropean Middle Ages with the rise of the universities. The general education pro-
gram emphasizes the integration of faith and reason as it seeks to expose stu-
dents to various academic disciplines in addition to the student’s major.
Throughout its history, Aquinas College and its predecessor schools were not
just institutions of book learning and job preparation. From the start, the College
called on itself to serve the world. Whether it was the original teaching sisters of
the order staffing many of the parish schools in northern and western Michigan in
the 1800’s, the men and women students who enlisted in the armed services, the
various groups of students and staff who took service trips to Appalachia with Fa-
ther Bukowski in the 1950’s, or those in the College who helped found the East-
own Community Organization in the 1960’s, the College saw service to the world
as part of its essential Catholic Christian purpose. All of this has fostered the
growth of a strong community, which often refers to itself as the Aquinas “family,”
and that sense of an enduring community is one of Aquinas’s greatest strengths.
Academic year 2011-2012 marks the 125th anniversary of this premier Catholic
liberal arts college dedicated to prayer, study, community and service.
Contents
Seal of Aquinas College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i
125th Anniversary of Aquinas College Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
2011–2012 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
I. The College .............................................1
Vision Statement
Mission Statement
Diversity Statement
Integrity Statement
Overview
Accreditation and History
II. Admissions and Registration ...............................15
Admissions
Traditional-Age Student
Transfer Student
Continuing Education
International Student
Registration
Student Classification
Academic Advising
Drop/Add
Courses
Independent Study
Credits
Additional Methods of Credits
Academic Progress, Probation and Dismissal
Transcripts
III. Expenses and Financial Aid ...............................31
Expenses
Tuition
Room and Board
Payment
Refund Policy
Financial Aid
Federal Assistance Programs
Withdrawal and Refund Policies
State of Michigan Programs
Aquinas Scholarships and Grants
Spectrum Scholarship Program
Adult Student Scholarships
Privately Funded Scholarships
Other Forms of Financial Aid
IV. Academic Programs......................................81
Degree Programs
Programs of Study
General Education Program
Other Degree Requirements
Academic Opportunities
Graduate Degree Programs
Courses of Instruction
V. Academic Policies.......................................291
Attendance
Class Withdrawal
Academic Dishonesty
Academic Grievances
Student Records
Academic Probation and Dismissal
Honors
VI. Student Life ...........................................299
Student Resources
Academic Opportunities
Residential Living
Activities and Organizations
Policies and Regulations
VII. Directories ............................................317
Board of Trustees
Administration
Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
Emeriti Faculty
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
Students with Sister Benedicta O’Rourke, O.P. (1907)
Calendar
2011 Fall Semester
August
18 Convocation
19 Project Unite
21 Welcome Mass at 8:00 pm
22 Classes begin
22 Mon. & Wed. Weekday Masses begin at 4:30 pm
22 Print and Poster Sale
23 Continuing Education Orientation at 5:15 pm in Wege Ballroom
26 Last day to add a semester or 1st Quad class
26 First session of Directed Study classes
September
2 Last day to drop a semester or 1st Quad class w/o financial penalty
4 No 8:00 pm Mass
5 Labor Day – No Classes
5 No 4:30 pm Mass
7 Memorial Mass at 4:30 pm
14 125th Anniversary Blessing Ceremony 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross Mass at 4:30 p.m.
16 Last day to drop a 1st Quad class w/o academic penalty
16 Last day to drop a Directed Study class w/o financial penalty
16 Second session of Directed Study classes
18 125 Anniversary Mass at 10:00 a.m., Cathedral of St. Andrew
24 Homecoming Mass at 5p.m.
October
7 Our Lady of the Rosary at 3:00 pm
8 Third session of Directed Study classes
9 Blessing of Service Trips and Travelers at 8:00 pm
12 Memorial Mass at 4:30 pm
15 1st Quad Ends
16-22 No Masses
17–21 Mid-Term Break
24 Classes resume at 8:00 am
28 Last day to add a 2nd Quad class
28 Last day to drop a semester long class w/o academic penalty
28 Fourth session of Directed Study classes
November
1 All Saints Day Mass at 4:30 pm
4 Last day to drop a 2nd Quad class w/o financial penalty
8–12 Fair Trade Sale
16 Memorial Mass at 4:30 pm
18 Last day to drop a 2nd Quad class w/o academic penalty
23 Thanksgiving vacation (for 16-week classes) begins after last class
27 1st Sunday of Advent at 8:00 pm
28 Classes resume at 8:00 am
28–30 Advent On Campus Retreat
December
3 Final session of Directed Study classes
4 Blessing of December Graduates at 8:00 pm
8 Immaculate Conception at 4:30 pm
11 Blessing of Study Abroad students at 8:00 pm
17 2nd Quad ends
12–17 Final examinations according to printed schedule
21 Grades Due in Registrar’s Office
2012 Spring Semester
January
8 Epiphany Mass at 8:00 p.m.
9 Baptism of the Lord at 4:30 p.m.
9 Classes begin
13 Last day to add a 3rd Quad or semester long class
13 First day of Directed Study class
16 Blood Drive from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
16 MLK Jr. Prayer Service at 12:15 pm
18 Memorial Mass at 4:30 pm
20 Last day to drop a 3rd Quad or semester class w/o financial penalty
22-29 St. Thomas Aquinas Week
February
3 Last day to drop a 3rd Quad class w/o academic penalty
3 Last day to drop a Directed Study class w/o financial penalty
3 Second session of Directed Study class
15 Memorial Mass at 4:30 pm
22 Ash Wednesday Masses at 12:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
24 Third session of Directed Study class
March
4 3rd Quad Ends
7–11 No masses on campus
5-9 Mid-Term Break
13 1st Sunday of Lent at 8:00 pm
12 Classes resume at 8:00 am - 4th Quad begins
14 Memorial Mass at 4:30 pm
16 Last day to drop a semester long class w/o academic penalty
16 Last day to add a 4th Quad class
16 Fourth session of Directed Study class
23 Last day to drop a 4th Quad class w/o financial penalty
26 Annunciation of the Lord Mass @ 4:30 p.m.
26-28 Lenten On Campus Retreat
April
1 Palm Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
3 Campus Wide Stations of the Cross
5 Holy Thursday Liturgy at 4:30 pm
5 Last day to drop a 4th Quad class w/o academic penalty
5 Easter vacation begins after the last class
8 No mass on Easter Sunday
9 No mass on Easter Monday
9 Classes resume at 6:00 pm
18 Memorial Mass at 4:30 pm
25 Student Research Symposium 12:30-1:30pm 2nd floor of AB
May
4/30-5/4 Final Examinations according to schedule
4 4th Quad ends
5 Baccalaureate at the Cathedral at 10:00 am
5 Commencement at 2:00 pm
9 Grades Due in Registrar’s Office
11 Directed Study Summer Session begins
14 Mini I and First 8 Week Summer I begins
18 Last day to drop a Mini I w/o financial penalty
25 Last day to drop 8 Week Summer I w/o financial penalty
25 Last day to drop a Mini I w/o academic penalty
25 Last day to drop Directed Study course w/o financial penalty
June
8 Last day to drop a Summer I w/o academic penalty
11 Mini II and Second 8 Week Summer II begins
15 Last day to drop Mini II w/o financial penalty
22 Last day to drop 8 Week Summer II w/o financial penalty
22 Last day to drop a Mini II w/o academic penalty
July
6 Last day to drop an 8 Week Summer II w/o academic penalty
Dates for Quadmester Format Classes: 2010–2011
First Quad Monday* Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 8/22/11 8/23/11 8/24/11 8/25/11 8/26/11
2 8/29/11 8/30/11 8/31/11 9/1/11 9/2/11
3 9/12/11 9/6/11 9/7/11 9/8/11 9/9/11
4 9/19/11 9/13/11 9/14/11 9/15/11 9/16/11
5 9/26/11 9/20/11 9/21/11 9/22/11 9/23/11
6 10/3/11 9/27/11 9/28/11 9/29/11 9/30/11
7 10/10/11 10/4/11 10/5/11 10/6/11 10/7/11
8 *10/15/11 10/11/11 10/12/11 10/13/11 10/14/11
*Due to Labor Day, Monday classes substitute a Saturday class, either 10/15/11 for exams OR an
alternate Saturday during the Quad, possibly a Directed Study Saturday if rooms are available.
Mid-Term Break October 17 - 21, 2011
Second Quad Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 10/24/11 10/25/11 10/26/11 10/27/11 10/28/11
2 10/31/11 11/1/11 11/2/11 11/3/11 11/4/11
3 11/7/11 11/8/11 11/9/11 11/10/11 11/11/11
4 11/14/11 11/15/11 11/16/11 11/17/11 11/18/11
5 11/21/11 11/22/11 11/23/11 12/1/11 12/2/11
6 11/28/11 11/29/11 11/30/11 12/8/11 12/9/11
7 12/5/11 12/6/11 12/7/11 12/15/11 12/16/11
8: Exam Week 12/12/11 12/13/11 12/14/11 *12/17/11 *12/17/11
*Due to Thanksgiving, Thursday classes substitute a Saturday class, either 12/17/11 for exams OR
an alternate Saturday during the Quad, possibly a Directed Study Saturday if rooms are available.
Third Quad Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 1/9/12 1/10/12 1/11/12 1/12/12 1/13/12
2 1/16/12 1/17/12 1/18/12 1/19/12 1/20/12
3 1/23/12 1/24/12 1/25/12 1/26/12 1/27/12
4 1/30/12 1/31/12 2/1/12 2/2/12 2/3/12
5 2/6/12 2/7/12 2/8/12 2/9/12 2/10/12
6 2/13/12 2/14/12 2/15/12 2/16/12 2/17/12
7 2/20/12 2/21/12 2/22/12 2/23/12 2/24/12
8 2/27/12 2/28/12 2/29/12 3/1/12 3/2/12
Mid-Term Break March 5 - 9, 2012
Fourth Quad Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 3/12/12 3/13/12 3/14/12 3/15/12 3/16/12
2 3/19/12 3/20/12 3/21/12 3/22/12 3/23/12
3 3/26/12 3/27/12 3/28/12 3/29/12 3/30/12
4 4/2/12 4/3/12 4/4/12 4/5/12 4/6/12
5 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/11/12 4/12/12 4/13/12
6 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/18/12 4/19/12 4/20/12
7 4/23/12 4/24/12 4/25/12 4/26/12 4/27/12
8: Exam Week 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/2/12 5/3/12 5/4/12
Directed Study Program
2011 First Semester: 8/26 & 27, 9/16 & 17, 10/7 & 8, 11/4 & 5, 12/2 & 3
2012 Second Semester: 1/12 & 13, 2/2 & 3, 2/23 & 24, 3/16 & 17, 4/6 & 7
Summer Session 2011
5/14/2012: Mini I and First 8 Week Summer I begins
Directed Study Dates: 5/11 & 12, 6/1 & 2, 6/22 & 23, 7/13 & 14, 8/3 & 4
6/11/2012: Mini II and Second 8 Week Summer II begins
*Course dates may change due to holidays. Additional summer session dates are posted at
www.aquinas.edu/summer
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