11824_JFKU_Catalog Front Cover.indd - John F. Kennedy University

College ofUndergraduateStudiesCOLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES brings together undergraduatecompletion programs in business, health sciences, law enforcement leadership, legalstudies, liberal studies and psychology to provide a rich, diverse learning environment.e community thrives on the values of building critical thinking skills, honoring diverseperspectives, creating space for dialogue, and engaging the whole person in atransformative learning experience.e academic excellence of the College’s programs prepares students to pursue graduatedegrees, advance their careers, follow a new career path, return to the job market, oradvance their own personal growth. e curriculum is continually reviewed to ensurethat coursework is grounded, relevant, conceptually interesting and dynamic.e College’s dedicated faculty and staff create a supportive learning community,encouraging students along the path of achieving their educational goals. Classes inBusiness Administration and Legal Studies are taught by successful practitioners in theirfields so that the content is current and lessons learned in class can be readily appliedon the job.To further assist students in realizing their educational goals, the College offers twounique programs:• Credit by Assessment. Students in the Business Administration and Law EnforcementLeadership programs can earn credit up to 30 quarter units of undergraduate credit forwork-related projects, including corporate training, professional workshops, and volunteertraining; and• Linking Program. Qualified undergraduate students who are accepted into one of the JFKUmaster’s programs can apply graduate-level units toward both a bachelor’s and master’sdegree. Participation students :• Save time and money by completing an undergraduate degree while earning up to 21units towards an MA or MBA degree.• Expand their depth of learning by attending graduate-level classes and through withworking graduate students; and• Broaden their selection of available courses.Students interested in the linking option can obtain details about the linking processfrom their undergraduate program chair or advisor.e admissions process to the College of Undergraduate Studies examines both theacademic and personal qualifications of applicants to ensure that students accepted intoits programs have the ability to benefit from and contribute to the University’s integratededucational experience. All applicants must complete the University’s general admissionsrequirements as stated in the front of this catalog. Individual programs have additionalrequirements which can be found in the following sections.