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Minnesota State University Moorhead THE BULLETIN 2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog www.edu Frequently Called Phone numbers Area Code 218 Academic Affairs .2161 Advising Support Center .2131 Continuing Studies / Customized Training .5862 Counseling and Personal Growth Center .2227 Financial Aid and Scholarships .2211 Housing and Residential Life .2171 TDD Users calling offices at Minnesota State University Moorhead without TDD's should contact the Minnesota Relay Service at 1.3529 Table of Contents Accreditation. 1 Access to Information. 6 Baccalaureate Degrees • Liberal Arts and Professional Majors • Teacher Preparation • Bachelor of Fine Arts • Certificate Programs • School of Business • Pre-Professional Studies • Dual Degree Programs with University of Minnesota • 2+2 Technical Transfer Program • Two-Year Associate Degree • Graduate Studies • Teaching License Programs • Licensure in Special Fields • State University Common Market • Tri-College University • Reserve Officers Training Corps • Individualized Major • University Studies Major • Corrick Center for General Education • Continuing Studies • National Student Exchange • Academic Service Learning • Internship • International Study Opportunities Facilities and Services. 15 Residence Halls • Dining Facilities • Campus Security • Comstock Memorial Union • Livingston Lord Library • Science Facilities • Planetarium • Regional Science Center • Bookstore • Roland Dille Center for the Arts • Alcohol/Drug Awareness Program • Advising Support Center • Counseling and Personal Growth Center • Write Site • Instructional Media • Disability Services • Speech/Language/ Hearing Clinic • Veterans Office • Early Education Center • Career Services • Job Shop • Minnesota State University Moorhead Alumni Foundation, Inc.
• The Women's Center • Student Judicial Services • Wellness Center Student Information. 21 Student Affairs • Student Senate • Peer Advisor Program • Student Activities and Organizations • Athletics • Speech-Theatre Activities • Music Performance Activities • Roland Dille Center for the Arts • Comstock Memorial Union • Other Fee-Funded Activities • Student Organizations • Parking and Traffic Regulations • Housing Policies • Health Service • Health Insurance • Immunization Requirements • Senior Citizens Admission. 25 Office of Admissions • Freshman Admission • Admission to the Corrick Center for General Education • Non-Traditional Students • Transfer Admission • International Student/Non-immigrant Admission • Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) • Early Enrollment Option • Undergraduate Special Students • Readmission • Resident Financial Information. 31 University Expenses • Tuition Rates • Comprehensive Student Fee • New Student Fee • Resident and Non-Resident Tuition Status • Reciprocal Tuition Agreements • Minnesota-Manitoba Reciprocity • Payment of Tuition and Fees • Refund of Tuition/Fee Payments Due to Withdrawal • Housing and Dining Contracts • Financial Aid • Types of Financial Aid • Policy Standards for Financial Aid • Satisfactory Academic Progress • Scholarship Funds Academic Information.
42 Academic Change of Requirements • Academic Year • Units of Credit • Policy on Credit-Hour Definitions • Graduation Requirements • Multiple Majors and Multiple Degrees • Four-Year Graduation Guarantee • Liberal Studies Program Sunset Date • The Dragon Core • Liberal Studies • Minnesota Transfer Curriculum • Freshman Year Requirements • First Year Experience (FYE) • Advising • Individualized and University Studies Majors • Minors Through Tri-College University Exchange • Teaching Majors and Minors • Associate Degree • Resident Credits • Armed Service Credits • Transfer of Credits • Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Two-Year Colleges • Program Collaboration and Articulation Agreements • Advanced Placement • Credit by Departmental Examination • International Baccalaureate • Credit by CLEP Examination • Credit for Prior Learning • Pass-No Credit Grades • Pass-Fail Courses • Auditing Courses • Grades and Grade Points • Grade Point Average • Incomplete Credits • Repeating Courses • Academic Standing • Academic Forgiveness Policy • Academic Honesty • Academic Probation and Suspension • Academic Honors • Classification of Students • Internship Policies • Background Checks • Student Liability • Registration Procedures • Evening Course Registration • Off-Campus Registration • Late Payment • Tri-College University Registration • Excess Credit • Change of Program—Adding or Dropping Courses • Withdrawal from Enrollment • Military Withdrawal • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act • Appeal of Academic Policies • Liberal Studies Worksheet • Academic Planning Worksheet • Dragon Core Worksheet Curricula. 361 THE BULLETIN • MSU Moorhead Accreditation • North Central Association • Commission on Accreditation of Undergraduate Program Athletic Training Programs Minnesota State University Moorhead is accredited Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Athletic Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission and a member Training Program is accredited by the Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and on Accreditation of Athletic Training Programs. Schools, (see www.org, • Commission on Collegiate Nursing 312-263-0456) to offer undergraduate four-year Education college programs leading to Baccalaureate degrees. Both the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) The departments of Educational Leadership, program and the Master of Science (MS) (with a Nursing and Technology have recently been major in Nursing) program are accredited by the approved to offer online only programs.
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The BSN is accredited as an MSUM program and the Graduate Program MS is accredited as part of the Tri-College University Minnesota State University Moorhead is accredited Nursing Consortium (TCU-NC). The TCU-NC by the Higher Learning Commission of the North consists of Minnesota State University Moorhead, Central Association of Colleges and Schools at the Concordia College and North Dakota State University. master’s degree-granting level and the Education Specialist level in School Psychology and • Council for the Accreditation of Educational Leadership.
Counseling and Related Educational • National Council for Accreditation of Programs (CACREP) Teacher Education Minnesota State University Moorhead’s graduate Minnesota State University Moorhead is accredited program in Counseling and Student Affairs has by the National Council for Accreditation of specialized accreditation for its “Community Teacher Education as a five-year teacher education Counseling” and “Student Affairs Practice in institution offering the degrees of Bachelor of Higher Education” programs of study. The Science and the Master of Science in Education. specialized accreditation is granted by CACREP which is an accrediting body recognized by the • American Bar Association Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Minnesota State University Moorhead’s program in Paralegal Studies is approved by the American Bar • Council on Social Work Education Association.
Minnesota State University Moorhead is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education to offer a • American Chemical Society Bachelor of Social Work degree. Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Chemistry Department is on the approved list of the American • National Association of Industrial Chemical Society. Technology Minnesota State University Moorhead’s program in • American Council of Construction Industrial Technology in the Department of Education Technology is accredited by the National Minnesota State University Moorhead’s degree in Association of Industrial Technology. Construction Management in the Department of Technology is accredited by the American Council • National Association of Schools of Art for Construction Education (ACCE).
and Design The Minnesota State University Moorhead • American Speech-Language-Hearing Department of Art and Design is an accredited Association institutional member of the National Association of Minnesota State University Moorhead’s graduate Schools of Art and Design. MSUM offers the program in Speech-Language Pathology in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and department of Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees. is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American • National Association of Schools of Music Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Music Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
2006-2007 1 Access To Information MSU Moorhead • THE BULLETIN Minnesota State University Moorhead makes race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, Access To Information available or distributes the following information to disability, marital status, status with regard to public all students, employees, prospective students and assistance, sexual orientation, or membership or prospective employees: activity in a local commission as defined by law. Inquiries regarding compliance should be referred to Academic Policies and Procedures the Affirmative Action Officer/Title IX Coordinator, The University’s academic policies may also be found Owens 214B, 218. This in the Faculty Guide to Resources and Policies and information will be made available in alternate Student Handbook. Information on academic policies format, such as Braille, large print or audio cassette and procedures may be obtained at the offices of tape, upon request by contacting Disability Services at Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Admissions, 218.
Records, and Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid. MSUM Student Alcohol and Other Drug Campus Security Report Policy MSUM’s Annual Campus Crime Report is available General Philosophy Statement: on the Internet at www.edu/security or Minnesota State University Moorhead recognizes that through the University’s Web Page at the misuse of alcohol and other drugs is a serious www.edu under the Prospective Students, problem in our society and our community. This Current Students, Alumni and Friends, and Faculty University seeks to create a campus environment and Staff sections. which promotes healthy and responsible living that is The Report contains conducive to the intellectual and personal develop- • statistics for the previous three years of crimes ment of students.
The University is committed to reported on campus; in buildings or property establishing and enforcing clear campus policies owned or controlled by the University; and on regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs. public property within, or immediately Minnesota State University Moorhead complies with adjacent to, the campus and reported to the and supports the Minnesota State Colleges and University and/or the Clay County Sheriff’s University Board of Trustees policy governing Department or the Moorhead Police Department, alcohol and other drugs on campus, the Drug Free • crime prevention tips and campus safety programs, Schools and Community Act, the Drug Free • policies and procedures concerning safety and Workplace Act, the Campus Security Act and security on the campus of Minnesota State Minnesota State law. Refer to the Student Handbook University Moorhead including information required for a detailed version of the policy. by the Student Right To Know, the Jacob Wetterling Act, Megan’s Law, the Violent Crime and Drug Free Workplace and Schools Control Law Enforcement Act of 1994, and the Minnesota State University Moorhead provides Drug Free Schools and Campuses Act.
information regarding University policies for alcohol If you are unable to access this Report and wish a and drug use on the campus in the class schedule and printed copy, or have other concerns about the the Annual Campus Crime Report. This information is Report, please contact the Director of Security, provided in compliance with the Drug Free Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug Free Schools MN 56563 or call (218) 477-5869. and Communities Act Amendments of 1989. The report includes Emergency Cancellation • campus policies regarding alcohol and drug use Classes/programs are subject to cancellation or • campus sanctions for possession/consumption of changes in the event of an emergency.
alcohol or illicit drugs • legal penalties for possession/consumption of Non-Discrimination Statement alcohol or illicit drugs Minnesota State University Moorhead is committed • health risks associated with use of illicit drugs to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment & and alcohol education opportunity and is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. Additional copies of the Drug Free Workplace No person shall be discriminated against in the information may be obtained from the Campus terms and conditions of employment, personnel Security Office or by going to the Security web page practices, or access to and participation in, at www.