PROGRAMS OF STUDY

 

The baccalaureate degree requires at least 120 semester hours of credit. These are to be

distributed among the core requirements for general education, the major, and the remainder as free electives or additional requirements in subjects other than the major.

 

Students should note that enrollment in other than registered or otherwise approved programs may jeopardize eligibility for certain student aid awards. Daemen College is authorized by the Board of Regents of the State of New York to award degrees and certificates. Following is a listing of degree programs registered by the New York State Education Department. Certificate programs are listed on page 42. All Daemen College programs are approved by the New York State Education Department for the training of veterans and other eligible persons. The list is arranged in alphabetical order. LOOK IN THE INDEX TO THIS CATALOG TO FIND DEPARTMENTS, PROGRAMS, MAJORS, AND SUBJECTS OR TOPICS THAT MAY NOT APPEAR IN THIS LIST OR THAT MAY BE KNOWN BY ANOTHER NAME.

 

The number prefixes are the HEGIS codes assigned by the New York State Education Department when programs are registered. The programs, academic disciplines, and departments at Daemen College are grouped into two academic divisions:

 

            Arts & Sciences        (A & S)

            Health & Human Services (H & HS)

 

Refer to the indicated division section later in this catalog for degree requirements and course descriptions. Entry-level BS/MS and DPT programs are described in this Catalog. For post-baccalaureate graduate programs (including the post-professional Transitional DPT Program), consult the Daemen College Graduate Bulletin.

 

Degrees are available in the following majors:

HEGIS CODE                       DEGREE                               DAEMEN DIVISION

0502               B.S.                 Accounting   H &HS

0502               B.S./M.S.**     Accounting/Professional Accountancy   H &HS

0401.01          B.S.                 Adolescence Education: Biology  A & S

0803               M.S.                Adolescence Education: Biology, English, French,

                                                Mathematics, Social Studies, Spanish    H &HS

1501.01          B.A.                 Adolescence Education: English             A & S

1102.01          B.A.                 Adolescence Education: French A & S

1701.01          B.A.                 Adolescence Education: Mathematics    A & S

2201.01          B.A.                 Adolescence Education: Social Studies             A & S

1105.01          B.A.                 Adolescence Education: Spanish            A & S

1203.10          M.S.                Adult Nurse Practitioner     H &HS

0899.50          M.S.                Alt Cert: Childhood Special Education

                                                (TRANS B)-Initial/Professional     H &HS

0899.50          M.S.                Alt Cert: Early Childhood Special Education

                                                (TRANS B)-Initial/Professional     H &HS

1009   B.F.A.             Applied Design        A & S

1002   B.F.A.             Art       A & S

1002   B.S.                 Art       A & S

0414   B.S.                 Biochemistry A & S

0401   B.S.                 Biology           A & S

0506   B.S.                 Business Administration    H &HS

0802   B.S.                 Childhood Education          H &HS

0802   M.S.                Childhood Education Initial/Professional Certification H &HS

0802   M.S.    Childhood Education Professional Certification           H &HS

0808   B.S.     Childhood Education/Special Education: Inclusive

                        Childhood Education          H &HS

0808   B.S.     Early Childhood Education/Special Education: Early

                        Childhood Education          H &HS

1501   B.A.     English          A & S

0599   M.S.    Executive Leadership and Change         Inter-divisional

1102   B.A.     French           A & S

0506   M.S.    Global Business      H &HS

1009   B.F.A. Graphic Design        A & S

1201   B.S.     Health Care Studies            H & HS

2205   B.A.     History and Government    A & S

4901   B.A.     Individualized Studies        Inter-divisional

1701   B.A.     Mathematics A & S

4902   B.S.     Natural Science       A & S

1203.10          B.S.                 Nursing          H &HS

1203.10          B.S./M.S.*      Nursing/Adult Nurse Practitioner  H &HS

1203.10          M.S.                Nursing Education  H & HS

1203.10          M.S.                Nursing Executive Leadership      H &HS

1203.10          M.S.                Palliative Care Nursing      H &HS

1212   DPT    Physical Therapy     H & HS

1212   DPT+  Physical Therapy     H & HS

1201/1299.10            B.S./M.S.**     Health Sciences/Physician Assistant Studies   H &HS

1299.10          M.S.                Physician Assistant Studies          H &HS

2207   B.A.     Political Science      A & S

2001   B.A.     Psychology   A & S

1510   B.A.     Religious Studies    A & S

2104   B.A.     Social Work   H &HS

1105   B.A.     Spanish         A & S

0808   M.S.    Special Education: Childhood Education

                        Initial/Professional Certification    H &HS

0808   M.S.    Special Education: Childhood Education Professional

                        Certification  H &HS

1002   B.S.     Visual Arts Education         A & S

 

* accelerated dual-degree program leading to B.S./M.S. degrees

** entry-level Masters program leading to B.S./M.S. degrees

+ Transitional DPT curriculum

 

Minors for Non-Majors:

 

NOTE: All requirements for a minor must be completed in full by the time the requirements for one’s major are fulfilled.

 

Minors for Non-Majors are available in:

 

Accounting

Art

Arts, History of

Arts Minor with Partial Specialization in Art or Music or Theatre

Balanced Arts (Art, Music, Theatre)

Biology

Black Studies

Business - General

Chemistry

Civil Society & Sustainable Communities

Composition/Writing

Computer Science

Criminal Justice

Digital Media (offered by the Business Administration Department)

European Studies

Forensic Studies

French

Graphic Design

Hispanic Studies

History

Human Resource Management – (limited to Accounting and Business majors and General Business minors)

Illustration

International Business

International Studies

Literature

Marketing – (limited to Accounting and Business majors and General Business minors)

Mathematics

Painting

Philosophy

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Political Science

Pre-Law

Psychology

Public Policy

Public Relations

Religious Studies

Spanish

Special Education – (limited to non-teacher certification majors)

Theatre Arts

Women’s Studies

 

Core hours and free electives may be structured to fulfill various minor sequences upon advisement. Students interested in pursuing a minor(s) are required to file a Declaration of Minor form in the Registration Office.

 

The following specializations are available within degree programs:

 

Communications/Public Relations

Community Health

Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practices

Drawing/Illustration

Environmental Studies

Forensic Science

General Business

Health & Fitness Training

Health Science

Human Resource Management

Human Services

Individualized Studies (as part of the       Natural Science degree)

International Business

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Painting

Pre-Professional Studies (Pre-Medicine, Pre-Veterinary, Pre-Dentistry)

Printmaking

Sculpture

Sport Management

 

Sequences and Plans of Study are available in:

 

Child Care Field (Childhood Education)

Child Care Field (Early Childhood Education)

Child Care Field (Childhood/Special Education)

Music

Pre-Law (individualized advisement within the History & Government major)

Adolescence Education

Teacher Certification

 

Certificate Programs, designed primarily for the adult, non-degree, part-time population, are available in:

 

Hegis Code/Undergraduate Certificates:

 

5002   Accounting (30 credit hours)

5622   Government and Urban Problems (18 credit hours)

5099   Human Resource Management (33 credit hours)

 

Post-Master’s Advanced Certificates:

 

1203.12          Adult Nurse Practitioner (24 credit hours)

1203.12          Nursing Education (12 credit hours)

1203.12          Nursing Executive Leadership (24 credit hours)

1212.00          Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (30 credit hours)

1203.12          Palliative Care Nursing (16 credit hours)

 

Less comprehensive than full-fledged degree programs, certificate and advanced certificate programs are intended to provide formally certified documentation (credentials) that a person has earned academic credit for studying a specialized topic. See the Courses and Curricula section of the Catalog for information on requirements for certificate programs, and the Graduate Bulletin for information on requirements for the advanced certificate programs.

 

Foreign Language Requirement

 

Students in BA programs and the B.S. Business Administration - International Business program must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the intermediate level. Depending on any previous preparation in a foreign language, a sequence of course work may be recommended. A student with no prior experience would likely take a four-course sequence: elementary and intermediate. A student with two years of high school language study would likely take only the intermediate course sequence. A student with three or more years of language study may be prepared to take the departmental proficiency examination without need of any further course work. In any case, all students with this requirement must demonstrate intermediate proficiency by passing the Daemen College Foreign Language Department's proficiency exam. This exam will be offered regularly.

 

In addition, regardless of demonstrated proficiency, all programs leading to teacher certification require completion of a minimum of six credit hours in one foreign language.

 

Additional programs may also have a foreign language requirement. See The Courses and Curricula section of the catalog for information on requirements for specific programs. Students are encouraged to begin their language sequence early in their college career in order to take advantage of high school study.

 

Hours in the Major

(includes specialization which may reflect some interdisciplinary studies)

 

                                                Entry-level

B.A.                B.S.                B.S/MS.         B.F.A.

33 to 77          51 to 90          90 to 122        77

 

Free Elective Hours

(some programs allow a portion of these electives to be taken in the major)

 

                                                Entry-level

B.A.                B.S.                B.S/MS.         B.F.A.

0 to 42                        0 to 12                        0 to 12                        0

 

For more detailed information, consult specific program requirements. Complete curricular planning sheets for every degree program are available on departmental and the Registrar’s official website, from the Registrar, Registration office and appropriate Faculty Chairpersons.

 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR ENRICHMENT & ACADEMIC CREDIT

Cross Registration with Area Colleges

 

Any full-time matriculating student may request enrollment in a course at another college in the Western New York Consortium of Colleges. Cross registration enables Daemen College students to enrich their programs of study by taking specialized undergraduate courses available only at other campuses, and it provides some flexibility for meeting graduation requirements in a timely manner. The Cross Registration option is applicable to semester registrations only.

 

A Cross Registration Request form must be completed in full and bear the signatures of student, required faculty, and the Cross Registration Officer (who is an administrative staff member in the Daemen Registrar’s office), and presented to the other institution at the time specified for cross registration. Students must maintain a full-time course load (12 credits minimum) at the home institution during the semester in which they cross register. If the course load at the home institution drops below full time, the home institution (Daemen) will notify the visiting institution which will determine if a student will either be dropped from the cross registered course or will remain enrolled and incur tuition charges from the visiting institution. Only one course may be taken as a cross registration in any one semester. Only undergraduate courses may be completed via cross registration. Course loads which exceed 17 semester hours (inclusive of the cross registration course work) will result in additional Daemen tuition charges. Select participating institutions may enforce NYS or Erie County residency requirements in order to waive cross registration tuition charges from the “visiting” institution. (Students are strongly encouraged to consult the “visiting” institution’s Cross Registration Officer before cross registering.) Cross-registered courses do not fulfill Daemen College residency requirements, nor do they satisfy competencies. Refer to the Residency Requirement section of this catalogue for details on the residency requirement. Only with written authorization of the Core Director will a cross-registered course fulfill Quantitative Literacy and/or Research and Presentation (for which departmental approval will also be solicited by the Core Director) and/or Writing Intensive requirements. Only in extraordinary circumstances, and only with the written authorization of the Core Director, will a cross registered course fulfill Service Learning requirements. Military Science courses are allowed through cross registration but may not be taken for core credit. Consult the Military Science section of this catalog for complete details regarding acceptability of Military Science credits and tuition charges.

 

Off-Site Programs in Nursing

 

The Nursing Department offers off-site courses in various locations in the Western New York area. In addition, on-line nursing courses and web-enhanced coursework are available. Registered nurses can complete course work and clinical experiences leading to the Nursing baccalaureate degree in their own community.

 

Electronic Learning & Distance Learning

 

Daemen College students have access to state-of-the art electronic learning facilities to provide both on-line and video conferencing opportunities. The College has multiple videoconferencing classrooms that provide high quality classes to students who choose to access our programs from remote locations. Our capabilities extend beyond the region to include national and international locations. The College currently offers graduate and undergraduate classes in nursing by videoconferencing. Opportunities exist for regional high school students to earn Daemen College credit through our “Jumpstart” program. Opportunities for e-learning are also increasingly available through our Blackboard on-line learning environment. Daemen College currently offers many classes in a web-based format and is developing more on-line learning opportunities, including audio and video media segments, to effectively serve the evolving needs and interests of our students.

 

Global Education (Study Abroad)

 

Students in all majors at Daemen are encouraged to pursue part of their college studies abroad. Daemen is affiliated with several excellent programs and can supply information on a variety of options for study in other nations. Inquiries for all programs should be made through the Director of Global Education.

 

Daemen College is a member of the Consortium on North American Sustainability (CNAS). Students in all majors are invited to participate in this consortium of U.S., Canadian and Mexican universities. Students may study for one or two semesters in Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Mexico City or Guanajuato. The program includes traditional classroom learning as well as service learning components in areas of study that may complete or complement the student’s major. Professional internships in schools, businesses and social service agencies are also available.

 

Daemen College is affiliated with a consortium of liberal arts colleges which sponsors study abroad at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies in Seville, Spain and Córdoba, Argentina. Participating students take classes in Spanish in a variety of subject areas including language, literature, art history, business, and sociology while experiencing the culture of contemporary Spain or Argentina. Students may participate for one or two academic semesters or one or two summer sessions.

 

Daemen College awards Core credit for study in the NECA (New Etrurian College Association) program in Florence, Italy. Students of all majors may study for a semester or summer and take a variety of courses in Italian language as well as interdisciplinary courses taught in English in a variety of studio art classes, art history, business, economics, literature, film, culture and design and fashion.

 

Daemen College is partnered with Athlone Institute of Technology in Ireland, Birkenfeld University in Germany and Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic in Finland in a U.S.-European Union program involving wound therapy research. Students in the Natural and Health Sciences should seek information from Dr. Kathleen Murphy in the Natural Science Department.

 

Students interested in studying French abroad may choose from programs in France or at Université Laval in Quebec.

 

Students who intend to study abroad must have their proposed course work approved by their academic advisor and the Director of Global Education before departure. Students may either enroll for regular courses at a foreign institution or earn credits through Daemen’s Study Abroad (SAB) courses. International study as part of Daemen’s Study Abroad (SAB) program results in the inclusion of specific course listings and grades on the Daemen transcript and in the calculation of the Daemen quality point average. Official transcripts from a foreign institution must be sent directly to the Daemen College Registrar to ensure credit approval.

 

Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning (CIEL)

 

Daemen College is a member of the Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning (CIEL), a growing network of distinguished, progressive higher education institutions. Daemen College students can present their academic work in CIEL’s online student journal and at its annual symposia, and they can participate in exchanges at CIEL member campuses or in study abroad programs offered through the network. Current member institutions include: Alverno College, Berea College, Daemen College, The Evergreen State College, Fairhaven College at Western Washington University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University, Hampshire College, Johnson C. Smith University, New Century College and University Life of George Mason University, New College of Florida, Pitzer College, and Prescott College. All members of the consortium share a common goal: to advance innovations in student learning. Opportunities to meet and work with students at schools within the consortium provide powerful learning opportunities. To learn more, please visit http://www.cielearn.org and/or contact Dr. Mary Fox at mfox@daemen.edu.

 

Credit for Learning from Life Experience (CLLE)

 

Daemen students may receive academic credit for training courses in the armed forces or other non-educational organizations, for acquired proficiency as determined by College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests or Excelsior College examinations, or for equivalent knowledge acquired through occupational or avocational life experiences. See the earlier CLLE entry under the Academic Regulations section for rules pertaining to life experience credit.

 

THE COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM USED BY DAEMEN COLLEGE

 

Courses numbers generally reflect the course-level (100-299 being lower division baccalaureate level; 300-499 being upper division baccalaureate level courses and 500-700 being post-baccalaureate level.) Two-part courses are normally assigned course numbers in sequence. Odd numbers are generally assigned to the first part and even numbers to the second part of the course sequence. However, for specific course offerings, consult the current Class Schedule published on the website by the Registrar’s Office each semester/summer.

 

Daemen College is organized academically into two divisions, whose departments offer the various majors. In this catalog, courses are grouped alpha-numerically by academic discipline or degree program, and then listed under the name of the department offering the program. Please refer to the index to find subjects or topics whose Divisional/ Departmental affiliation may not be otherwise apparent.