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Avila c o our Pathway to Success CATALOG 19 9 8 9 9 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 in https://archive.org/details/avilacollegecouravil_18 2 Avila College Correspondence Persons wishing further information should write or telephone: Office ofAdmissions Avila College 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 (816) 942-8400, Ext. 2204 D-Admissions @Mail.Avila.edu Visitors are welcome at the college. While it is advisable to make appointments in advance, the Office ofAdmissions will be happy to arrange a tour ofthe campus for visitors during the regularoffice hours which are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This catalog is not to be construed as a contract. The college reserves the right to change fees, tuition, orothercharges; add ordelete courses; revise academic programs; oralterreg- ulations and requirements as deemed necessary. Avila College offers both equal education and equal employment opportunities. I#PRINTEDWITH SOYINK Avila College 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Academic Calendar 4 General Information 5 Introducing the College 6 Mission Statement 6 Purposes 6 Value Statements 7 History ofAvila College 7 Philosophy 8 Campus Buildings 8 Library 9 Academic Computer Facilities 10 Faculty 11 Student Body 11 Accreditation 11 Membership 11 Campus Policies 12 Campus Life 15 StudentAffairs 16 Student Development Activities 19 Student Policies 21 Admission/Expenses 23 Admission 24 Financial Regulations 31 Financial Aid 38 Academic Information 43 Academic Programs 44 Academic Policies 52 Undergraduate Programs/Courses 61 Core Curriculum 64 Programs and Courses ofInstruction 69 Graduate Programs 153 Administration/Faculty 171 Addresses forAccrediting Agencies 186 Index 187 Map 190 1 4 Avila College ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1998-99 Fall, 1998 Day/Evening Classes Begin August 31 Labor Day Weekend September 5 - September 7 Weekend Classes Begin September 1 Avila Day October 16 Thanksgiving November 25 - November 27 Final Week December 14 - December 17 Spring, 1999 Day/Evening Classes Begin January 19 Weekend Classes Begin January 22 Spring Break March 8 - March 14 Easter Break April 1 - April 4 Classes Start April 5 Final Week May 10 - May 13 Commencement May 14 - May 15 Avila College 5 GENERAL INFORMATION 6 Avila College Introducing Avila College Avila College is a Catholic, four-year, co-educational college with liberal arts and professional programs. It is situated on 48 rolling acres in south Kansas City, Missouri. Avila College was founded in 1916 and is sponsored by the Sisters ofSt. Joseph ofCarondelet. From its modest beginnings, Avila has become a flourishing, comprehensive college offer- ing a variety ofdegree programs. Foundedas the College ofSt. Teresa, thecollege grew and expanded to a largercampus in 1963. It was at this time that the college name was changed toAvila to honor St. Teresa ofAvila. Avila College’s commitment to excellence, to service of students and the community, to quality education ofspirit, mindand body, and togrowthofthe whole person isdeeply rooted in its Catholic heritage and in the lives and beliefs ofthe founding Sisters ofSt. Joseph. Students, faculty andstaffatAvilaCollege provideasupportive, caringyetchallengingenvi- ronment in which students receive close personalized attention with a student-faculty ratio of 13:1. A strong emphasis is placed on integrating the liberal arts into all programs so as to prepare students for a lifetime ofpersonal fulfillment and career growth. Carefully-planned courses in the humanities, arts, natural and social sciences are designed to develop each student’s ability to think critically, analyze written material and write and speak effectively. AtAvila College, students acquire those skills necessary for success in a chosen career as well as preparation for graduate or professional studies. Mission Statement ofAvila College Avila College is a value-based community of learning, Catholic, coeducational and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph ofCarondelet. In a climate respecting the worth and dignity of each individual, the college provides liberal arts, professional undergraduate and graduate education for students’ responsible life-long contributions to the contemporary world, (adopted 1986-87) Purposes ofAvila College • Pursue academic excellence by providing an educational experience rooted in the Catholic tradition and in the spirit ofthe Sisters ofSt. Joseph, both ofwhich emphasize collaboration, examination ofsocialjustice issues, responsiveness to needs ofothers, and respect for the worth and dignity ofeach individual. • Offer liberal arts and professional undergraduate and graduate programs grounded in scholarship with well defined educational outcomes which emphasize communication and thinking skills, knowledge, and personal, social and spiritual development of each student. • Strive forexcellence throughresponsiveness toon-goingassessment,evaluation, andself- reflection. Avila College 7 • Promote student learning by emphasizing teaching-learning strategies which actively engage the student in the learning process. • Foster development ofthe whole person for life-long learning and service to the contemporary world through curricular and co-curricular programs. • Serve a community of learners - primarily from the midwest - with diverse back- grounds and needs by providing a variety ofeducational formats. • Address the broader educational needs ofthe greater Kansas City area by exploring, ini- tiating, and supporting partnerships within the community, (adopted 1996) Value Statements ofAvila College TheAvila Community Values . . . • Excellence in teaching and learning • The Catholic identity ofthe college • The sponsorship and contributions ofthe Sisters ofSt. Joseph • The worth, dignity and potential ofeach human being • Diversity and its expression • Commitment to the continual growth ofthe whole person • Interaction with and service to others (adopted 1988) History ofAvila College The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded in LePuy, France, in 1650 to serve their neighbors by responding to the needs of society. In 1836, six Sisters arrived in America and traveled up the Mississippi to St. Louis, Missouri, and settled in asmall town south ofthe city known asCarondelet. These womenestablished several schools and were soonknown as the Sisters ofSt. Joseph ofCarondelet. In 1866, five Sisters came to Kansas City and opened the first private high school foryoung women, St. Teresa’s Academy. In 1916, the academy administration chartered the first private college for women in Kansas City, the St. Teresa College, and offered a two-year pro- gramleadingtoanAssociateofArts Degree. Fifteenyears later, St.Joseph’s Hospital School ofNursingbecameaffiliatedwith thecollegeand nursingstudents wereenrolledin basic science and humanities courses. In 1940, the college was expanded to a four-year liberal arts college with professional programs in nursing, education and business. It was fully accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education ofthe North Central Association ofColleges and Schools in 1946 and was called the College ofSt. Teresa. The college established KansasCity's first baccalaureate degree program in nursing in 1948 and was accredited by the National League for Nursing in 1966. Additional programs in allied health, social work, and special education were developed to complement strong programs in the liberal arts. 8 Avila College The growth ofthe college resulted in a move to its present campus in 1963, which is locat- ed in suburban South KansasCity, three miles from Interstate435. Seekingtoserve adiverse population, the college became coeducational in 1969, established graduate programs in business, education and psychology in 1978 and began Kansas City’s firstWeekend College in 1984. Since its founding in 1916, Avila College has been committed to excellence in teaching and learning in an environment that respects the uniqueness ofeach person and stresses responsible service to others. Philosophy ofAvila College Avila College, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, is an academic community dedicated to education in the liberal arts and the professional areas. Avila is aCatholic college that seeks to fosterthe intellectual, spiritual and social growth of its members. The college community includes men and women with a diversity ofreligious convictions. The administration, faculty, staff and students work together to create an environment wherein the quality ofChristian hope permeates and enlivens an objective search fortruth. Avila students are encouraged to develop values which enable them to grow in freedom and responsibility as they respond to contemporary, social and moral issues. The Avila community provides an atmosphere offaith and support in which members may gain insight into themselves, their relationship with God, and their place of service in the world community. Avila College Campus Avila College isjust minutes offan interstate highway network and is convenient to Kansas City’s many attractions. Its ten buildings are situated on 48 acres in suburban South Kansas City and include residence halls; a fieldhouse; a sports complex for baseball, softball and soccer; the library; theater; chapel and classroom facilities. Campus Buildings/Centers Blasco Hall (1963) Administrative Offices, Admissions, Student Resource Center. O’Rielly Hall (1963) Primary academic building with science laboratories, computerlaboratories, lecture hall and classrooms. Carondelet Hall (1965) Residence Hall.