Undergraduate Catalog - New Jersey City University

24 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2011-2014 NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Hepburn Hall, Rm. 309
201-200-3003
http://web.njcu.edu/dept/academicaffairs
Dr. Joanne Bruno, Vice President
jbruno@njcu.edu
Dr. Deborah Gee Woo, Interim Assistant
Vice President
dwoo@njcu.edu
The Office of Academic Affairs houses the
Vice President for Academic Affairs, who
is the chief divisional administrator of the
University’s academic programs, policies
and procedures. The vision of the Division
of Academic Affairs is to lead New Jersey
City University in becoming a nationally
recognized leader in urban, public, higher
education.
The Division of Academic Affairs is
committed to creating and sustaining a
higher education environment for New
Jersey City University’s students and faculty
that is grounded in a culture of evidence
and that values excellent teaching, scholarly
achievement, creative activity, service, and
lifelong learning. The Division supports the
mission of the University by providing high
quality academic degree and certificate programs
with urban and global perspectives,
as well as a robust faculty-development
program.
The Division of Academic Affairs, as
the academic and intellectual core of New
Jersey City University, is committed to providing
a richly diverse student population
with a high quality education in an urban
setting. The Division strives to uphold
the value of a liberal arts education for its
students by maintaining a highly qualified
and diverse faculty, offering dynamic
and challenging academic programs, and
providing an integrated academic support
system to promote student retention and
achievement.
The Office supervises the faculty and
professional staff assigned to all academic
departments within the College of Arts
and Sciences, the College of Education,
and the College of Professional Studies, the
Graduate Studies and Continuing Education
Offices, the Congressman Frank J.
Guarini Library, and all academic support
departments:
Academic Career Planning and Placement
Academic Computing
Center for Teaching and Learning
Grants and Sponsored Programs
Institutional Research
Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center
Online Learning
Office of Academic Services for Evening
Students (OASES)
Office of Specialized Services for Students
with Disabilities
Pre-College Programs
University Advisement Center
Youth Corps/AmeriCorps
Additional information can be obtained
by visiting the office, located in Hepburn
Hall, Room 309, or by calling
201.200.3003 between 9am and 5pm.
ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS
New Jersey City University offers a wide variety
of undergraduate and graduate degree
programs through the William J. Maxwell
College Arts and Sciences, the Deborah
Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education,
and College of Professional Studies. In
addition, interdisciplinary study and special
certification programs are provided within
each school.
Program descriptions, which appear later
in this Catalog, provide students with the
general scope of study in each area. Elective
courses are alternated on a semester and/
or yearly basis so that a student will have a
broad choice of courses.
The University offers undergraduate degree
programs in liberal arts, education, and
professional fields such as business administration,
criminal justice, fire science, health
sciences, nursing and professional security
studies. Some undergraduate programs provide
pre-professional preparation for careers
that require advanced study, e.g., dentistry,
medicine, or law. The liberal arts programs
are sufficiently flexible so that students
may develop a degree of competence for immediate
employment by completing a block
of professional/area courses in conjunction
with liberal arts majors. The University also
offers several joint degrees and programs
with the University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT),
whereby students can graduate with either a
joint degree from both institutions or a degree
from New Jersey City University along
with a certificate in a specialization, such as
advanced practice, from UMDNJ.
Baccalaureate Degree Programs
1. Bachelor of Fine Arts
William J. Maxwell College of Arts
and Sciences:
Art
2. Bachelor of Arts
William J. Maxwell College of Arts
and Sciences:
Applied Physics
Art
Biology
Chemistry
Economics
English