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'•IT? g^-jjJJjAA if * Academic Catalog "• ( 2009-2010 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/saintleouniver200910sain Saint Leo University Undergraduate Catalog Announcements contained in this publication are subject to change without notice and may not be regarded in the nature ofbinding obligations to the University. The Uni- versityreserves the right to change anyprovisions orrequirements. When students matriculate with Saint Leo University, they come under the academic requirements of the edition of the University catalog at that time. Students may graduate under these academic requirements within a period of seven years even though subsequent catalogs may change. Academic requirements include curriculum matters. Grading practices, tuition, fees and other matters are subject to change at the discretion of the Universityand are not considered to be "academic requirements." Should new changes be to their advantage, students may graduate under the conditions ofthe newer catalog. However, because academic programs are subject to requirements imposed by outside accrediting or certifying agencies, such outside requirements shall supersede prior conditions. Saint Leo University is committed to policies that ensure that there is no dis- crimination on the basis ofage, sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, or disabil- ity. Saint Leo University complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (as amended). The University is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity employer. Copyright © 2009 byThe Trustees ofSaint Leo University. All rights reserved. ii Contents President's Message vi 1: The University 1 Mission Statement 1 Values Statements 1 History ofthe University 1 Accreditation and Affiliation Statement 2 Academic Organization and Locations 3 Majors/Minors/Specializations 5 Educational and Learning Goals 8 Admissions Policies and Procedures 21 Student Services 22 Office ofUniversity Ministry 23 Centerfor Catholic-Jewish Studies 25 Intercollegiate Athletics 26 Alumni Association 27 2: Campuses, Centers, and Degree Programs 29 University Campus 29 University College Academic Calendar 2009-2010 30 Special Academic Areas ofStudy 32 OtherAcademic Issues 37 Student Services 38 University Ministry 42 Division ofContinuing-Education 44 Majors/Minors/Specializations 45 School ofArts and Sciences: Associate ofArts and Bachelor ofArts 45 School ofArts and Sciences: Bachelor ofScience 45 School ofBusiness: Associate ofArts, Bachelor ofApplied Science, BachelorofArts 46 School ofBusiness: BachelorofArts Business Administration Specializations 46 School ofBusiness: BachelorofScience 47 School ofEducation and Social Services: Bachelor Degrees 47 School ofEducation and Social Services: BachelorofArts in CriminalJustice 47 Centers and Their Degree Programs 48 3: Undergraduate Policies and Procedures 59 Academic Procedures and Definitions 59 The LINK General Education Program 59 LINK Assessment: The MAPP 59 Majors 60 Minors 60 ill Specializations 60 Electives 61 Degree Requirements 61 Academic Term 68 Academic Advising 69 Admissions Policies and Procedures 71 Student Financial Assistance 78 Other Financial Information 83 Admission Procedures and Requirements forUniversity College 84 Application Procedures for Freshmen 85 Student Financial Assistance for University College Undergraduate Students 90 Tuition and Fees 91 Admission Procedures for the Division ofContinuing Education and Student Services 95 Admission Criteria for Continuing Education Centers 95 Distance Learning 97 Financial Assistance 98 Registration, Drop/Add, and Withdrawal Policies 98 Financial Information 99 Admission to the Center for Online Learning 102 Financial Information 105 Financial Aid 107 4: Undergraduate Programs ofStudy 109 Mission ofthe LINK Program 109 Foundation Courses 110 Perspective Courses Ill Transfer Students 114 General Education (LINK) Requirements 114 School ofArts and Sciences 117 School ofBusiness 118 School ofEducation and Social Services 120 Saint Leo University Undergraduate Degree Programs 121 Associate's Degree Programs 121 Bachelor's Degree Programs 123 Courses ofInstruction 177 5: Division ofContinuing Education and Student Services 255 Continuing Education Centers 255 Student Services 256 Centerfor Online Learning 257 Academic Regulations and Definitions 258 Student Services, Academic Advisement, and Program Coordination 260 IV 6: Administration and Faculty 263 Board ofTrustees 263 Administration 264 Faculty 269 University Campus Full-Time Faculty 271 Division ofContinuing Education Full-Time Faculty 278 Division ofContinuing Education Annual Contract Faculty 279 Lead Contract Faculty 286 Administrators 287 7: Directory for Correspondence 297 Saint Leo University (University Campus) 297 Continuing Education Centers 300 Index 307 President's Message We are delighted thatyou are pursuing a Saint Leo University degree. Your deci- sion to improve your life, your base of knowledge, your values, and your skills is one of the mostsignificant decisions inyour life. Our catalog details the curriculum and academic policies and procedures developed over many years to ensure that our degree programs meet the standards of quality, integrity, fairness, and completeness that assure you a university degree that meets the highest standards ofacademic excellence. However, Saint Leo University is notjust about policies and procedures. While these are necessary, our University is, most ofall, about people with a mission to educate and prepare other people to make a good living and a better life for themselves and their communities. Benedictine monks and nuns founded Saint Leo University. We emphasize today the core Benedictine values ofcommunity, respect for all, and responsible stewardship, along with the values of excellence, personal development, and integrity. We work hard in all of our many locations to fulfill our mission and establish environments that manifest these values. Saint Leo University is a larger and more complicated University than people generally realize. Our enrollment ranks us among the five largest Catholic institutions in the United States. We ranked fourth in the nation for the number of African Americans graduating with a bachelor's degree in business, management, or marketing in 2008. We serve nearly 14,000 students in California, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, and around the world through our 16 centers and our online degree programs. We do so with the same commitment to our Catholicism, to the liberal arts and sciences as the basis of all learning, to student learning and development, and to our values. Saint Leo University puts students first in all of its considerations and promises a commitment to quality in all of its programs. Our aim is to make you a more compassionate, concerned, committed, competent, and confidenthuman being. Our catalog also details many ofthe opportunities available to studentswithin and outside the classroom. Please review them carefully withyour faculty oracademic advisor, who is a critical component in ourstudent-first practices. Welcome to Saint Leo University. We are gladyou are here. X^SZ^Z^)Jy Arthur F. Kirk,Jr. President, Saint Leo University VI The University 1 : MISSION STATEMENT Saint Leo University is a Catholic, liberal-arts-based university serving people of all faiths. Rooted in the 1,500-year-old Benedictine tradition, the University seeks balanced growth in mind, body, and spirit for all members of its community. On its home campus and many regional continuing education centers, Saint Leo University offers a practical, effective model for life and leadership in a challenging world, a model based on a steadfast moral consciousness that recognizes the dignity, value, and gifts ofall people. To accomplish its mission, the University community creates a student-centered environment in which love oflearning is ofprime importance. Members ofthe community are expected to examine and express their own values, listen respectfully to and respond to the opinions ofothers, serve the community in which they live, welcome others into their lives, and care forall ofGod's creations. VALUES STATEMENTS — Excellence Saint Leo University is an educational enterprise. All ofus, individually and collectively, work hard to ensure that our students develop the character, learn the skills, and assimilate the knowledge essential to become morally responsible leaders. The success of our University depends upon a conscientious commitment to our mission, vision, and goals. — Community Saint Leo University develops hospitable Christian learning communities everywherewe serve. We foster a spirit ofbelonging, unity, and interdependence based on mutual trust and respect to create socially responsible environments that challenge all ofus to listen, to learn, to change, and to serve. — Respect Animated in the spirit ofJesus Christ, we value all individuals' unique talents, respect their dignity, and strive to foster their commitment to excellence in our work. Our community's strength depends on the unity and diversity of our people, on the free ex- change ofideas, and on learning, living, and working harmoniously. — Personal Development Saint Leo University stresses the development ofevery person's mind, spirit, and body for a balanced life. All members of the Saint Leo University community must demonstrate their commitment to personal development to help strengthen the character ofour community. — Responsible Stewardship Our Creator blesses us with an abundance of resources. We foster a spirit of service to employ our resources for University and community development. We must be resourceful. We must optimize and apply all of the resources of our community to fulfill Saint Leo University's mission and goals. — Integrity The commitment ofSaint Leo University to excellence demands that its members live its mission and deliver on its promise. The faculty, staff, and students pledge to be honest,just, and consistent inword and deed. HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY Saint Leo University is a Catholic, coeducational liberal arts university offering the associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. The University was chartered on June 4, 1889, when the Florida legislature au- thorized the Order ofSaint Benedict ofFlorida to "have and possess the right and power of SLUUndergraduateCatalog2009-2010 l:TheUniversity l conferring the usual academic and other degrees granted by any college in this state." Saint Leo University was the first Catholic college in Florida and opened with the dedication of its main building on September 14, 1890. Established initially by monks from Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Penn- sylvania, the Benedictine mission in whatwas formerly called the "Catholic Colony ofSan Antonio, Fla." was transferred to thejurisdiction of Mary Help of Christians Abbey (now called Belmont) in North Carolina in 1888. Saint Leo University and Abbey are named for its first abbot, Leo Haid, the principal founder and first president ofthe University. There were 32 students in the pioneer year of 1890-1891. The basic curriculum was a mix of liberal arts and commercial courses leading to the degree of Master ofAc- counts. Periodically, the University went through a military phase, with uniforms and re- quired drilling, to instill discipline and order. The first Master of Accounts degrees were conferred on the pioneergraduating class offive students onJune 20, 1893. In 1920 the college was phased out as the faculty decided to focus on becoming what one longtime Benedictine called "a serious English-style prep school." It was accredited by the Southern Educational Association in 1921. After a variety of name changes (including Saint Leo Academy and Benedictine High School), the institution settled on Saint Leo College Preparatory School in 1929 and continued as such until 1964. Reaching for a larger mission, Saint Leo opened as a college again in 1959. Its efforts were assisted by the neighboring community of Benedictine sisters at Holy Name Priory. Operating first on the associate's level, the college moved quickly to a four-year program and began to again confer bachelor's degrees on April 23, 1967. It was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on November 29, 1967, retroactive to include the charter bachelor ofarts class. In 1969 the University was reorganized when the Order ofSaint Benedict ofFlorida transferred title and control to an independent board oftrustees. In a noteworthy broadening ofits purpose, which echoed its military roots, Saint Leo responded in 1974 to requests from the armed services to offer degree programs on military bases. In 1994 the University further expanded its service to working adults as it responded to the needs ofFlorida residents by taking its degree programs to the campuses ofcommunity colleges. More recently, in 1998, Saint Leo began offering degree programs over the Internet. In December 1994, the University was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities to offer the master's degree, retroactive to January 1, 1994. In August 1999, Saint Leo College changed its name to Saint Leo University. The eleventh change in the institution's name recognizesthe broad reach ofSaint Leo today. ACCREDITATION AND AFFILIATION STATEMENT Saint Leo University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges ofthe Southern Asso- ciation ofColleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; tele- phone 404-679-4501) to award the associate's, bachelor's, master's, and specialist's degrees. Saint Leo University's School of Business received initial accreditation by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) in September 1999. Saint Leo University's degree program in social work is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education (BSW level). Saint Leo's undergraduate sport management program is nationally "approved" (accredited) by the Sport Business Program Review Council (SMPRC) and has been accepted into candidacy for the new Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA). Saint Leo University has Teacher Education Programs approval by the State of Florida Department of Educa- tion. Saint Leo University holds membership in the American Council on Education 2 SLUUndergraduateCatalog2009-2010 1:TheUniversity