Table Of Content

Union College 2014-2015 Academic Register Contents The 2014-15 Calendar ...................................................................................................................................10 Union College Mission Statement .................................................................................................................13 General Information ......................................................................................................................................14 About Union College .....................................................................................................................................14 A Brief History ..........................................................................................................................................14 Presidents of Union College ......................................................................................................................16 The College Grounds .................................................................................................................................16 Further Information ...................................................................................................................................19 Admissions ....................................................................................................................................................20 Application and Admission Procedures .....................................................................................................20 International Students ................................................................................................................................21 Transfer Students .......................................................................................................................................22 Visiting Students .......................................................................................................................................22 Admissions Timetable ...............................................................................................................................22 Costs ..............................................................................................................................................................23 Withdrawal Deadlines, Refunds, and Obligations .....................................................................................25 Fees ............................................................................................................................................................26 Financial Aid .................................................................................................................................................27 Applying for Financial Aid........................................................................................................................27 Aid Awards ................................................................................................................................................27 Disbursement of Aid ..................................................................................................................................27 Annual Renewals .......................................................................................................................................28 Refunds ......................................................................................................................................................28 Satisfactory Academic Progress ................................................................................................................28 Academic Eligibility for Federal Title IV Programs .................................................................................28 New York State: Academic Eligibility Requirements ...............................................................................29 Student Rights and Responsibilities ..........................................................................................................30 Financial Aid Programs .............................................................................................................................31 Federal Aid ............................................................................................................................................31 Grants ....................................................................................................................................................31 Work Study ............................................................................................................................................31 Loans .....................................................................................................................................................31 State of New York Aid ..........................................................................................................................32 Other State Aid ......................................................................................................................................32 Institutional Aid .........................................................................................................................................33 Scholarships ...........................................................................................................................................33 Loans .....................................................................................................................................................33 Student Life ...................................................................................................................................................33 Residential Life .........................................................................................................................................33 College Residences ....................................................................................................................................33 Student Activities ......................................................................................................................................35 The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life ................................................................................................35 Athletics.....................................................................................................................................................36 Student Services ............................................................................................................................................37 The Academic Program .................................................................................................................................39 Degree Requirements ................................................................................................................................40 Academic Calendar and Enrollment Requirements ...................................................................................40 The Common Curriculum (General Education at Union) ..........................................................................41 The Major ..................................................................................................................................................41 The Minor ..................................................................................................................................................42 Combined Degree Programs ......................................................................................................................42 International Programs ..............................................................................................................................43 Academic Policies .........................................................................................................................................43 Registration for Courses ............................................................................................................................43 Attendance and Completion of Courses ....................................................................................................44 Academic Standing ....................................................................................................................................46 Academic Honesty .................................................................................................................................47 Transfer Credit Policy ...........................................................................................................................47 Transfer Students Only ..........................................................................................................................49 Proficiency Examinations ......................................................................................................................49 Participation in Graduation ....................................................................................................................49 Academic Honors and Recognition .......................................................................................................50 Academic Honor Societies ........................................................................................................................50 College Policy Resources ..........................................................................................................................52 Students' Rights and Confidentiality of Student Records ......................................................................52 Student Right-to-Know Act .......................................................................................................................52 Academic Support and Services ....................................................................................................................53 Academic Affairs.......................................................................................................................................53 Academic Achievement Office .................................................................................................................53 Academic Opportunity Program/Higher Education Opportunity Program ...............................................54 Advising ....................................................................................................................................................54 Disabilities .................................................................................................................................................54 Health Professions Program ......................................................................................................................54 Information Technology Services..............................................................................................................55 Language Center ........................................................................................................................................56 Prelaw Advising ........................................................................................................................................56 National Fellowships and Scholarships .....................................................................................................56 Registrar's Office .......................................................................................................................................56 Schaffer Library.........................................................................................................................................57 Undergraduate Research ............................................................................................................................57 Writing Center ...........................................................................................................................................57 Special Curricular Opportunities ...................................................................................................................58 Scholars Program.......................................................................................................................................58 Seward Interdisciplinary Fellows ..............................................................................................................58 NSF-STEM Scholars .................................................................................................................................58 Community-based learning........................................................................................................................59 Independent Study .....................................................................................................................................59 Internships .................................................................................................................................................59 Hudson-Mohawk Association Consortium (HMAC) Courses ..................................................................59 Part-Time Undergraduate Study ................................................................................................................60 Union University .......................................................................................................................................61 Common Curriculum (General Education) ...................................................................................................61 Courses that Build Intellectual Foundations ..............................................................................................62 Courses that Explore the Liberal Arts .......................................................................................................62 Courses that Create Connections across Boundaries .................................................................................62 Writing Across the Curriculum .................................................................................................................63 Divisions ....................................................................................................................................................63 Degrees Offered ............................................................................................................................................64 Academic Programs.......................................................................................................................................66 Africana Studies ........................................................................................................................................66 American Studies.......................................................................................................................................68 Anthropology .............................................................................................................................................72 Asian Studies .............................................................................................................................................75 Biochemistry .............................................................................................................................................77 Bioengineering ..........................................................................................................................................79 Biological Sciences ...................................................................................................................................84 Chemistry ..................................................................................................................................................87 Classics ......................................................................................................................................................97 Computational Methods ..........................................................................................................................102 Computer Engineering .............................................................................................................................102 Computer Science ....................................................................................................................................110 Digital Media (minor only)......................................................................................................................115 Economics ...............................................................................................................................................116 Electrical Engineering .............................................................................................................................121 Energy Studies .........................................................................................................................................127 Engineering .............................................................................................................................................129 English .....................................................................................................................................................129 Entrepreneurship......................................................................................................................................139 Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering .....................................................................................141 Ethics Across the Curriculum ..................................................................................................................154 Film Studies .............................................................................................................................................155 Geology ...................................................................................................................................................157 History .....................................................................................................................................................161 Interdepartmental/Interdisciplinary .........................................................................................................165 International Programs ............................................................................................................................166 Jewish Studies .........................................................................................................................................173 Latin American and Caribbean Studies ...................................................................................................174 Law and Humanities ................................................................................................................................179 Law and Public Policy .............................................................................................................................180 Leadership in Medicine/Health Care Management Program ...................................................................182 Managerial Economics ............................................................................................................................186 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) .........................................................................................................188 Master of Business Administration and M.B.A in Health Care Management .........................................190 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and Master of Science in Energy Systems .................................................................................................................191 Mathematics ............................................................................................................................................191 Mechanical Engineering ..........................................................................................................................195 Modern Languages and Literatures .........................................................................................................198 Music .......................................................................................................................................................206 Nanotechnology .......................................................................................................................................210 Neuroscience ...........................................................................................................................................212 Organizing Theme ...................................................................................................................................218 Philosophy ...............................................................................................................................................219 Physics and Astronomy ...........................................................................................................................224 Political Science ......................................................................................................................................233 Psychology ..............................................................................................................................................238 Religious Studies .....................................................................................................................................243 Russia and Eastern European Studies ......................................................................................................252 Science, Medicine, and Technology in Culture .......................................................................................253 Sociology .................................................................................................................................................266 Theatre & Dance......................................................................................................................................269 Visual Arts: Art History and Studio Fine Arts ........................................................................................271 Women's and Gender Studies ..................................................................................................................280 World Musics and Cultures .....................................................................................................................282 Academic Course Listing ............................................................................................................................283 Art History ...............................................................................................................................................284 Dance .......................................................................................................................................................297 Anthropology ...........................................................................................................................................304 Arabic ......................................................................................................................................................317 Astronomy ...............................................................................................................................................317 Theater .....................................................................................................................................................320 Studio Arts ...............................................................................................................................................330 Biochemistry ...........................................................................................................................................343 Biological Sciences .................................................................................................................................345 Bioengineering ........................................................................................................................................358 Chemistry ................................................................................................................................................362 Chinese ....................................................................................................................................................368 Classics ....................................................................................................................................................373 Computer Science ....................................................................................................................................381 Electrical Engineering .............................................................................................................................391 Economics ...............................................................................................................................................401 English .....................................................................................................................................................412 Environmental Science & Policy .............................................................................................................434 Engineering Science ................................................................................................................................438 Film Studies .............................................................................................................................................438 First-Year Preceptorial ............................................................................................................................440 French ......................................................................................................................................................440 Geology ...................................................................................................................................................448 German ....................................................................................................................................................456 Greek .......................................................................................................................................................464 Health Care Management ........................................................................................................................467 Hebrew ....................................................................................................................................................467 Biblical Hebrew .......................................................................................................................................468 History .....................................................................................................................................................469 Interdepartmental .....................................................................................................................................496 Italian .......................................................................................................................................................499 Japanese ...................................................................................................................................................500 Latin American and Caribbean Studies ...................................................................................................503 Latin ........................................................................................................................................................504 Mathematics ............................................................................................................................................508 Master of Business Administration .........................................................................................................518 Mechanical Engineering ..........................................................................................................................518 Modern Languages & Literatures ............................................................................................................525 Music .......................................................................................................................................................525 Philosophy ...............................................................................................................................................535 Physics and Astronomy ...........................................................................................................................546 Portuguese ...............................................................................................................................................553 Political Science ......................................................................................................................................554 Psychology ..............................................................................................................................................573 Religious Studies .....................................................................................................................................583 Russian ....................................................................................................................................................585 Science, Medicine, and Technology in Culture .......................................................................................589 Sociology .................................................................................................................................................589 Spanish ....................................................................................................................................................598 Sophomore Research Seminar .................................................................................................................614 Terms Abroad Courses ............................................................................................................................615 Women's & Gender Studies .....................................................................................................................615 Prizes, Honors, and Scholarships.............................................................................................................616 Endowed and Annual Prizes ................................................................................................................616 Special Awards and Prizes ..................................................................................................................622 Endowed Scholarships .........................................................................................................................622 Albany Law School and Albany Medical College Scholarships .........................................................652 Annual Scholarships ............................................................................................................................653 Fellowships ..........................................................................................................................................654 Officers of the College ................................................................................................................................656 Board of Trustees ....................................................................................................................................656 Life Trustees ........................................................................................................................................656 Term Trustees ......................................................................................................................................657 President of the College .......................................................................................................................657 Alumni Trustees ..................................................................................................................................657 Chair, President's Council ...................................................................................................................657 Campus Trustees .................................................................................................................................658 Trustees Emeriti...................................................................................................................................658 Officers of the Board ...........................................................................................................................658 The Faculty ..............................................................................................................................................658 Departmental Assistants and Technicians ...........................................................................................671 Endowed Professorships ..........................................................................................................................672 The Administration ..................................................................................................................................674 Office of the President .........................................................................................................................674 Office of Academic Affairs .................................................................................................................674 Academic Deans ..................................................................................................................................674 Academic Support Services .................................................................................................................674 Athletics...............................................................................................................................................675 Information Technology Services........................................................................................................677 International Programs ........................................................................................................................678 Mandeville Gallery & Permanent Collection ......................................................................................678 Registrar ..............................................................................................................................................678 Schaffer Library...................................................................................................................................678 UCALL (Union College Academy of Lifelong Learning) ..................................................................679 Office of Admissions and Financial Aid .............................................................................................679 Office of College Relations .................................................................................................................680 Office of Alumni Relations .................................................................................................................680 Office of Communications ..................................................................................................................680 Office of Development ........................................................................................................................681 Office of Finance and Administration .................................................................................................682 Bookstore.............................................................................................................................................682 Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance ...................................................................................682 Facilities Services ................................................................................................................................682 Financial Services ................................................................................................................................683 Human Resources ................................................................................................................................683 Printing Center ....................................................................................................................................683 Office of Student Affairs .....................................................................................................................683 Dean of Students Office ......................................................................................................................683 Stanley R. Becker Career Center .........................................................................................................684 Campus Safety .....................................................................................................................................684 Community Outreach - Kenney Center ...............................................................................................684 Counseling Center ...............................................................................................................................684 Dining Services ...................................................................................................................................685 Fraternity and Sorority Life .................................................................................................................685 Minerva Programs ...............................................................................................................................685 Office of Religious and Spiritual Life .................................................................................................685 Residential Life ...................................................................................................................................686 Student Activities ................................................................................................................................686 Faculty and Administration Emeriti ........................................................................................................686 Catalog Home The Union College Academic Register describes the College's academic program, including the Common Curriculum and individual department and program majors, minors, and course offerings, as well as academic policies and regulations. The Academic Register also contains information about Union College, including life on campus as well as costs and financial aid. The information in this Academic Register was prepared as of September 1, 2014. Provisions of this publication are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the student and Union College. The College reserves the right to make changes in its course offerings, degree requirements, regulations and procedures, and fees and expenses as educational and financial considerations require. Union College does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religious belief, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin. The College's policy of nondiscrimination extends to all areas of college operations, including but not limited to admissions, student aid, athletics, employment, and educational programs. All the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded to all full-time matriculated students of the College are accorded on a nondiscriminatory basis. The 2014-15 Calendar August 2014 8 Fall tuition due September 2014 7 Residence halls open for First Year and new transfer students only 7-9 First-year and transfer student orientation 9 First-year and transfer student advising and schedule adjustments 9 Residence halls open for returning upper class students 10 Fall term classes begin; add/drop starts 10-12 Off-campus and commuter student registration data verification Last day to add an open course without instructor's written approval; last day to add/drop without a late 16 fee 23 Last day to drop a course without a "W" and to finalize fall term class schedule 30 Last day to declare a course "Pass-Fail"

Description:

Hudson-Mohawk Association Consortium (HMAC) Courses . landscaped in part with gifts from parents of Union College students. It serves two-level bookstore, and a variety of office and activity rooms for student SPN 432 - Islands Adrift: Race, Politics, and Diasporas in the Hispanic Caribbean

Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 PDF

692 Pages·2014·2.79 MB·English

Checking for file health...

Save to my drive

Quick download

Download

Download Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 PDF Free - Full Version

by Unknow| 2014| 692 pages| 2.79| English

Download Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 by in PDF format completely FREE. No registration required, no payment needed. Get instant access to this valuable resource on PDFdrive.to!

Free Download PDF

About Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015

Detailed Information

Author:	Unknown
Publication Year:	2014
Pages:	692
Language:	English
File Size:	2.79
Format:	PDF
Price:	FREE

Download Free PDF

Safe & Secure Download - No registration required

Why Choose PDFdrive for Your Free Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 Download?

100% Free: No hidden fees or subscriptions required for one book every day.
No Registration: Immediate access is available without creating accounts for one book every day.
Safe and Secure: Clean downloads without malware or viruses
Multiple Formats: PDF, MOBI, Mpub,... optimized for all devices
Educational Resource: Supporting knowledge sharing and learning

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it really free to download Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 PDF?

Yes, on https://PDFdrive.to you can download Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 by completely free. We don't require any payment, subscription, or registration to access this PDF file. For 3 books every day.

How can I read Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 on my mobile device?

After downloading Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 PDF, you can open it with any PDF reader app on your phone or tablet. We recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Books, or Google Play Books for the best reading experience.

Is this the full version of Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015?

Yes, this is the complete PDF version of Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 by Unknow. You will be able to read the entire content as in the printed version without missing any pages.

Is it legal to download Union College - Academic Register 2014-2015 PDF for free?

https://PDFdrive.to provides links to free educational resources available online. We do not store any files on our servers. Please be aware of copyright laws in your country before downloading.

The materials shared are intended for research, educational, and personal use in accordance with fair use principles.