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VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

CATALOG

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

2017 - 2019

EXPANDED VERSION

INCLUDES COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

While this catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication, all information, including statements of fees, course offerings, admissions, and graduation requirements, is subject to change without notice or obligation. Please consult the electronic catalog at for more recent information as well as the web sites listed for the particular policies, programs and services found in this catalog. VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CATALOG (USPS348770) is published by VillanovaUniversity, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085-1699. Second -class postage paid at Villanova, PA, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Villanova University Catalog, Tolentine 103, Villanova University, 800

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General Information

The University campus is situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania, on Lancaster Pike (U.S. Route 30) six miles west of City Line Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The post office address is 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania19085-1699. University offices are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The telephone number is 610 -519-4500. The Web address is www.villanova.edu.

Prospective students may obtain add

itional information by contacting the Director of Admissions, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085-

1699, tel.

610-519-4000, email: gotovu@villanova.edu

Villanova University is an affirmative action institution, and it is the continuing policy of Villanova not to discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, non-job-related disability or any other basis prohibited by law. NOTE: In order that programs offered by Villanova University reflect current advances and additions to knowledge and upgraded professional requirements, Villanova University reserves the right to change programs and requirements without prior notice. Students generally are bound to the requirements in effect and published on the world wide web for the year in which their class begins its first year of study. Students who enter in fall 2016 or fall 2017 should check the world wide web catalog for changes. Special requirements may be in effect for students who have left the University and are being readmitted. Students are advised to check with the web catalog or with their college offices regarding changes that may affect them. Additional academic information may be obtained from the various college offices and the web sites listed for the particular policies, programs and services found in this catalog.

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Table of Contents

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CATALOG ....................................................................... 1

General Information ...................................................................................................... 2

Table of Contents .......................................................................................................... 3

Academic Calendar: 2017-2018 .................................................................................... 7

Academic Calendar: 2018-2019 .................................................................................... 9

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Academic Programs and Services ................................................................................13

Campus Programs and Services ...................................................................................23

Admission ....................................................................................................................30

Tuition and Fees, 2017

- 2018......................................................................................37

Financial Assistance .....................................................................................................40

Academic Policies ........................................................................................................57

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ................................................................................78

History .........................................................................................................................79

Academic Mission........................................................................................................80

Academic Goals ...........................................................................................................81

Mission to Students, Faculty, and Staff........................................................................82

Learning Objectives .....................................................................................................83

Office for Undergraduate Students ..............................................................................86

The Baccalaureate Degree

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The Core Curriculum ...................................................................................................92

Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Credit ....................................100

Mathematics Placement .............................................................................................104

Academic Policies and Procedures ............................................................................105

Academic Programs ...................................................................................................109

Aerospace Studies Program and Minor (Air Force ROTC) .......................................109

Africana Studies Program ..........................................................................................109

Arabic Language and Cultural Studies .......................................................................110

Arab and Islamic Studies ...........................................................................................111

Art History .................................................................................................................112

Asian Studies Program ...............................................................................................113

Astrophysics and Planetary Science ...........................................................................114

Biochemistry ..............................................................................................................115

Biology .......................................................................................................................116

Business Minor ..........................................................................................................117

Chemistry ...................................................................................................................118

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Chinese Language and Cultural Studies .....................................................................119

Classical Studies ........................................................................................................120

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience ...................................................................121

Cognitive Science ......................................................................................................122

Communication ..........................................................................................................123

Comprehensive Science .............................................................................................124

Computing Sciences (Computer Science) ..................................................................125

Criminology

Cultural Studies Program ...........................................................................................127

Economics ..................................................................................................................128

Education and Counseling

English .......................................................................................................................130

Environmental Science and Studies ...........................................................................131

Ethics .........................................................................................................................133

French and Francophone Studies ...............................................................................134

Gender and Women's Studies ....................................................................................135

Geography ..................................................................................................................136

Global interdisciplinary studies (GIS)........................................................................137

History .......................................................................................................................140

Honors Program .........................................................................................................141

Humanities .................................................................................................................142

Individually Designed Major (IDM) ..........................................................................143

Center for Irish Studies ..............................................................................................143

Italian Studies .............................................................................................................144

Japanese Language and Cultural Studies ...................................................................145

Latin American Studies ..............................................................................................146

Liberal Arts Major .....................................................................................................146

Mathematics and Statistics .........................................................................................147

Military Science Program and Minor (Army ROTC) ................................................148 Naval Science Program and Minor (Navy ROTC) ....................................................148

Center for Peace and Justice Education .....................................................................149

Physics .......................................................................................................................151

Political Science .........................................................................................................152

Psychology

Public Administration ................................................................................................154

Russian Area Studies Concentration ..........................................................................155

Russian Language and Cultural Studies .....................................................................155

Sociology ...................................................................................................................156

Spanish Studies ..........................................................................................................157

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Sustainability Studies .................................................................................................158

Teacher certification ..................................................................................................159

Theatre .......................................................................................................................160

Theology and Religious Studies .................................................................................161

Writing and Rhetoric Concentration ..........................................................................162

Villanova School of Business ........................................................................................163

History .......................................................................................................................163

Mission .......................................................................................................................164

Vision .........................................................................................................................164

The Clay Center at VSB The O'Donnell Center for Professional Development .......164

Degree Program .........................................................................................................167

Academic Policies and Information ...........................................................................171

Academic Programs ...................................................................................................172

Accountancy ..............................................................................................................172

Business Analytics .....................................................................................................173

Business Law .............................................................................................................174

Economics ..................................................................................................................174

Entrepreneurship ........................................................................................................175

Finance .......................................................................................................................176

International Business ................................................................................................177

Management ...............................................................................................................179

Management Information Systems.............................................................................179

Marketing ...................................................................................................................181

Real Estate Co-Major .................................................................................................182

Programs for Non-VSB Students ...............................................................................183

College of Engineering ...................................................................................................186

History .......................................................................................................................186

Mission Statement ......................................................................................................187

Objectives ..................................................................................................................187

Degrees Offered .........................................................................................................188

Minors Offered ...........................................................................................................188

Degree Requirements .................................................................................................188

Degree Programs ........................................................................................................192

Academic Policies & General Information ................................................................198

Chemical Engineering ................................................................................................202

Departments ...............................................................................................................202

College of Nursing ..........................................................................................................203

History .......................................................................................................................203

Mission .......................................................................................................................204

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Degrees and Programs ...............................................................................................206

Degree Requirements .................................................................................................207

Academic Policies and Information ...........................................................................208

BSN Program for Registered Nurse Students ............................................................212

Facilities for Instruction and Practice.........................................................................216

College of Professional Studies ......................................................................................217

History .......................................................................................................................217

Academic Mission......................................................................................................217

Admission ..................................................................................................................218

Degrees Offered .........................................................................................................219

Degree Requirements .................................................................................................220

For more information on summer sessions and assistance with registration, please call (610) 519 -4300 or visit summersession.villanova.edu. .............................................236

Flexible Enrollment Options ......................................................................................236

Academic and Student Policies and Information .......................................................237

Board o

f Trustees .......................................................................................................241

INDEX

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Academic Calendar: 2017-2018

Fall Semester (2017)

Aug. 19-22 (Sat-Tu) New Student Orientation and Registration

Aug. 23 (W) Classes Begin

Aug. 26 (Sat) Saturday Classes begin for Part-Time Studies only Aug. 29 (Tu) Last day for requesting Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Aug. 29 (Tu) Last day for dropping and/or adding classes

Sept. 4 (M) Labor Day (No Classes)

Sept. 19-24 (Tu-Sun) St. Thomas of Villanova Celebration

Oct. 6 (F) Mid-Term

Oct. 9 (M) Semester Recess

Oct. 16 (M) Classes Resume

Oct. 18 (W) Grades Due (Noon)

Oct. 20 (F) Registration Advising Begins

TBD Registration Begins for Spring 2018

Nov. 8 (W) Last Day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic

Penalty (WX)

Nov. 21 (Tu) Thanksgiving Recess Begins after last class

Nov. 27 (M) Classes Resume

Dec. 11 (M) Final Day of Classes

Dec. 12 (Tu) Reading Day

Dec. 13-19 (W-Tu) Final Examinations (No exams on Sun. Dec 17) Jan 2, 2018 (T) Final Grades Due Fall 2017 Semester (12 Noon) Jan 26, 2018 (F) Last day for submission of work to remove incomplete ("N") grade Feb 9, 2018 (F) Last day for "N" grade conversion to final grade (Fall 2017

Semester). Grade change forms must be received by

Registrar before 5:00 PM

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Spring Semester (2018)

Jan. 15 (M) Martin Luther King Day (No classes)

Jan. 16 (Tu) Classes Begin

Jan. 22 (M) Last day for requesting Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Jan. 22 (M) Last day for dropping and/or adding classes

Mar. 2 (F) Mid-Term

Mar. 5 (M) Semester Recess

Mar. 12 (M) Classes Resume

Mar. 14 (W) Grades Due (Noon)

Mar. 16 (F) Registration Advising Begins

TBD Registration Begins for Fall 2019

Mar. 28 (W) Easter Recess begins after last class

Apr. 3 (Tu) Classes Resume

Apr. 4 (W) Last Day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic

Penalty (WX)

May 1 (Tu) Deemed a Friday Class Day and follows a Friday schedule (UG Day only) May 2 (W) Deemed a Monday Class Day and follows a Monday schedule (UG Day only)

May 3 (Th) Final Day of Classes

May 4 (F) Reading Day

May 5-11 (Sat-Fri) Final Examinations (No exams on Sunday, May 6) May 14 (M) Final Grades Due - Spring 2018 semester (12 Noon) May 18-19 (Fri-Sat) Baccalaureate and Commencement June 30 (F) Last day for submission of work to removed incomplete ("N") grade July 13 (F) Last day for "N" grade conversion to final grade (Spring

2017 Semester). Grade change forms must be received

by Registrar before 5:00 PM

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Academic Calendar: 2018-2019

Fall Semester (2018)

Aug. 23-26 (Th-Sun) New Student Orientation and Registration Aug. 25 (Sat) Saturday Classes begin for Part-Time Studies only

Aug. 27 (M) Classes Begin

Aug. 31 (F) Last Day for dropping and/or adding classes and last day for requesting Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Sept. 3 (M) Labor Day - No Classes

TBD St. Thomas of Villanova Celebration

Oct 12 (F) Mid-term

Oct 15 (M) Semester Recess

Oct. 22 (M) Classes Resume

Oct. 24 (W) Grades Due (Noon)

Oct. 26 (F) Registration Advising Begins

TBD Registration Beings for Spring 2019

Nov 14 (W) Last Day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic

Penalty (WX)

Nov 20 (Tu) Thanksgiving Recess begins after last class

Nov 26 (M) Classes Resume

Dec 11 (Tu) Deemed a Friday and will follow a Friday Class

Schedule (Undergraduate Only)

Dec 13 (Th) Final Day of Classes

Dec 14 (F) Reading Day

Dec. 15-21 (Sat-F) Final Examinations (no exams on Sunday, December 16) Jan. 2, 2019 (W) Final Grades Due Fall 2018 Semester (12 Noon) Jan. 25, 2019 (F) Last day for submission of work to remove incomplete ("N") grade Feb. 8, 2019 (F) Last day for "N" grade conversion to final grade (Fall 2018

Semester). Grade change forms must be received

by Registrar before 5:00 PM 10

Spring Semester (2019)

Jan. 14 (M) Classes Begin

Jan. 18 (F) Last Day for requesting Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Jan. 21 (M) Last Day for dropping and/or adding classes

Jan. 21 (M) Marting Luther King Day (No Classes)

Mar 1 (F) Mid-term

Mar.4 (M) Semester Recess

Mar. 11 (M) Classes Resume

Mar. 13 (W) Grades Due (Noon)

Mar. 15 (F) Advising Begins

TBA Registration Begins for Fall 2019

Apr. 3 (W)

Last Day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic

Penalty

Apr. 17 (W) Easter Recess begins after last class

Apr. 23 (Tu) Classes Resume

Apr 30 (Tu)

Deemed a Friday Class Day and will follow a Friday Class schedule (UG Day only)

May 1 (W)

Deemed a Monday Class Day and will follow a Monday Class schedule (UG Day only)

May 2 (Th) Final Day of Classes

May 3 (F) Reading Day

May 4-10 (Sat-F) Final Examinations (No exams on Sunday, May 5) May 13 (M) Final Grades Due - Spring 2019 semester (12 Noon)

May 17-18 (F-Sat) Baccalaureate and Commencement

June 28 (F)

Last day for submission of work to remove incomplete ("N") grade

July 12 (F)

Last day for "N" grade conversion to final grade (Spring 2019 Semester). Grade change forms must be received by Registrar before 5:00 PM

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Background

For a century and a half, Villanova has been directed by the Order of St. Augustine, known as the Augustinians (http://heritage.villanova.edu/), one of the oldest religious teaching orders of the Catholic Church. The first American foundation of the order within the present limits of the United States was established in 1796 at old St. Augustine's Church in Philadelphia. Villanova University traces its lineage from this foundation and from St. Augustine's Academy, which was opened there in 1811.

In January 1842, the Augustinians at

old St. Augustine's took possession of Belle Air, the country estate of the Revolutionary officer and merchant John Rudolph. In accordance with the old Catholic custom, the new foundation was placed under the patronage of a saintly hero of the past. For their patron the Augustinians chose St. Thomas of Villanova, a 16th century Spanish Bishop who was a distinguished Augustinian writer and educator. The school soon became known as Villanova and gave its name to the surrounding countryside. Classes were opened in the old mansion house at Belle Air during the fall of 1843. On March 10, 1848, the Governor of Pennsylvania, Francis R. Shunk, signed the Act of the Legislature incorporating The Augustinian College of Villanova in the State of Pennsylvania and conferring on Villanova College the right to grant degrees in the Arts and Sciences. The Liberal Arts College took its first step toward university status in 1905 with the establishment of what is now called the College of Engineering. The Science unit, inaugurated in 1915, is now an integral part of the present College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In 1918, what is presently known as the Part-Time Studies Division of the

College of Professional Studies

came into being. The College of Commerce and Finance was founded in 1922 and became the Villanova School of Business in 2006. The College of Nursing and the School of Law were founded in 1953. The College of Professional

Studies was founded in 2014

Villanova's development over the years into a complex institution of higher education received official sanction when, on November 10, 1953, pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its charter was amended to permit its being designated Villanova University.

Mission Statement

Villanova University is a Catholic Augustinian community of higher education, committed to excellence and distinction in the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge. Inspired by the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, the University is grounded in the wisdom of the Catholic intellectual tradition and advances a deeper understanding of the relationship between faith and reason. Villanova emphasizes and celebrates the liberal arts and sciences as foundational to all academic programs. The University community welcomes and respects members of all faiths who seek to nurture a concern for the common 12 good and who share an enthusiasm for the challenge of responsible and productive citizenship in order to build a just and peaceful world.

ENDURING COMMITMENTS

In pursuit of this mission, we commit ourselves to academic excellence, to our values and traditions, and to our students, alumni and the global community. To foster academic excellence, we as a University: Create a diverse community of scholars, united and dedicated to the highest academic standards; Emphasize the liberal arts and sciences as our foundation and foster in our students active engagement, critical thinking, life-long learning and moralquotesdbs_dbs23.pdfusesText_29

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