Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 - Immaculata University

ACADEMIC LIFE
Immaculata is a comprehensive liberal arts university. The
curriculum stresses the integration of knowledge rather than the
fragmentation of learning which results from intense specialization
within a narrow subject area. All students at Immaculata are guided
through a common liberal arts curriculum which introduces them to
the basic academic disciplines and provides solid grounding in the
cultural foundations upon which the world civilizations, Christian
culture, and democratic societies have been built.
The University, through its curriculum and co-curricular
activities, aims to develop the whole person. The primary aim is to
assist the student to develop into a liberally educated person. All
students follow an academic program with a liberal arts core.
Professional courses and those required for teacher certification are
generally taken during the sophomore, junior, and senior years.
Many of Immaculata’s graduates go on to graduate or
professional schools, where they may follow specialized
professionally-oriented programs in fields such as medicine, law,
music, economics-business administration, biology, dietetics,
history, languages, mathematics, computer science, social services,
and education.
Immaculata offers each student a solid foundation in the
humanities and the social and natural sciences. The program of
liberal studies is the unifying element in the education core and
stands as the firm basis for the various fields of specialization. It is
hoped that the student will develop a broad vision of life and an
awareness of the depth, meaning, and value of that vision.
Academic Offerings
DEGREES AND PROGRAMS OF
CONCENTRATION
Immaculata University is chartered by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to grant the following degrees: Psy.D., Ed.D., M.A.,
B.A., B.S., B.Mus., B.S.N. for Registered Nurses, A.A., and A.S. The
University reserves the right to set the requirements for these degrees.
For the B.A. degree, programs of concentration are offered in
biology, criminology, English, financial management, French,
general science, health care management, history, information
technology in business, human performance management, liberal
studies, mathematics, music, organization dynamics, political
science/international relations, psychology, sociology, Spanish, and
theology. Programs of concentration are also offered in the
combined areas of biology-psychology, international business
foreign language, Spanish-psychology, and Spanish-sociology.
For the B.S. degree, programs are offered to prepare students in
the fields of accounting, allied health science, biology, business
administration, chemistry, dietetics, exercise science, fashion
merchandising, marketing management, finance, foods in business,
and family and consumer sciences for nursery school through grade
12, health care management, information technology, and
mathematics-computer science. Students may also obtain a B.S.
degree in the field of family and consumer sciences with
certification in early childhood and elementary education.
For the B.Mus. degree, programs of concentration in music
education are offered to prepare students for teaching music from
kindergarten through grade 12, and for certification in music therapy.
For the B.S.N. degree, an upper-division program is offered for
registered nurses who enroll in an accelerated degree completion
program.
For the A.A. degree, programs of concentration are offered in
biology, chemistry, economics, English, history-politics,
international studies, intercultural communication, liturgical studies,
mathematics-computer science, pre-law, professional Spanish,
theater arts, theology, urban studies, and communication.
The A.S. degree is offered in accounting, business
administration, fashion marketing, information technology,
institutional foodservice management, and allied health sciences
with a concentration in nursing.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
To qualify for a baccalaureate degree, a candidate must:
• fulfill the general curriculum requirements of the college
• earn a minimum of 126 credit hours if a student in the College
of LifeLong Learning and 128 credit hours if a student in the
College of Undergraduate Studies, with a minimum GPA of
2.00 (C). Students in the College of Undergraduate Studies are
required to complete FYE 100, EXS 101 and two contact hours
in physical education
• meet the departmental requirements appropriate for the
concentration program chosen.
To qualify for an associate degree, a candidate must:
• fulfill the general curriculum requirements of the college
• earn a minimum of 63-65 credit hours with a minimum GPA of
2.00 (C). Students in the College of Undergraduate Studies are
required to complete two contact hours in physical education
• meet the departmental requirements appropriate for the
concentration program chosen
Every student is responsible for knowing the requirements for
the degree being sought and for arranging the program of study
accordingly. Students are required to complete a credit check
during the second semester of the junior year (69-89 credits) with
the Registrar or their College of LifeLong Learning advisor.
Students are responsible for working out course schedules to ensure
that requirements set forth in the credit check are met.
The maximum time frame for an undergraduate full-time student
to complete degree requirements is six years; for a part-time
student, it is twelve years.
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
To fulfill Immaculata’s objectives as a Catholic liberal arts
institution, students studying for the baccalaureate degree must
complete the following liberal arts program:
Liberal Arts Core
for the College of Undergraduate Studies and
the College of LifeLong Learning’s
Continuing Education Programs
Semester
Hours
HUMANITIES 36
English (9) – 6 credits in Composition; 3 credits in Literature
Philosophy (6)
World Civilization (6)
Foreign Languages (6)*
Theology (9) – 3 credits in Christian Ethics
SOCIAL SCIENCES 6
Economics
Psychology
Geography
Sociology
Politics
Integrative Course
*ESL 215, 220 satisfies this requirement for foreign students.
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