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Case Western Reserve University is one of the nation's leading independent research universities, with programs that encompass the arts and sciences, engineering, the health sciences, law, management, and social work.
Although its origins date to 1826, the University in its present form is the result of the 1967 federation of Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University. The two institutions had shared adjacent campuses since the late nineteenth century, and were involved in cooperative efforts for many years. Western Reserve College was founded in 1826 in Hudson, Ohio, a town 26 miles southeast of Cleveland. The College took its name from that of the region which, at the time of the American Revolution, was known as the Western Reserve of Connecticut. In 1882, renamed Western Reserve University, the institution moved to the Cleveland site that later became known as University Circle. The Case School of Applied Science was established in downtown Cleveland in 1880 through the bequest of Leonard Case, Jr., a leading citizen of Cleveland. It moved to its current site, adjacent to Western Reserve, in 1883. The name Case Institute of Technology was adopted in 1947 to reflect the institution's growing stature.
Today, Case Western Reserve's enrollment and resources, distributed among undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, achieve a balance that is distinctive among American universities.
The academic programs of Case Western Reserve University are administered through its schools and colleges. Undergraduate students are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Case School of Engineering, the Weatherhead School of Management, or the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. Postbaccalaureate programs are offered through all the schools and colleges.
The College of Arts and Sciences (est. 1992, but tracing its origins to 1826) offers courses of study leading to B.A. and B.S. degrees in a full range of disciplines in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences. Departmental faculty also conduct research and offer instruction leading to M.A., M.S., M.F.A., and Ph.D. degrees in these fields.
The Case School of Engineering (est. 1992, but tracing its origins to 1880) offers curricula leading to B.S., M.S., M.Engr., and Ph.D. degrees in a wide range of engineering disciplines. The school's faculty conduct a substantial body of research and maintain close ties to industry as well.
The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (est. 1916) offers curricula leading to the M.S.S.A. degree in social work, and to the Ph.D. degree in social welfare. The school also offers a joint program with the School of Management leading to the Master of Nonprofit Organizations (M.N.O.) degree through the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations. A continuing education program for social work practitioners is also available.
The School of Dentistry (est. 1892) offers a curriculum leading to the D.D.S. degree, and postdoctoral training in several dental specialties leading to the M.S.D. degree. In conjunction with its curriculum, the school also operates a dental clinic where students provide dental services to the community under faculty supervision.
The School of Graduate Studies (est. 1892) confers M.A., M.S., M.F.A., and Ph.D. degrees upon students who have completed advanced study in the arts and sciences, engineering, and various professional fields. The school is an administrative unit with no faculty of its own. Graduate instruction is provided by faculty in CWRU's colleges and professional schools.
The School of Law (est. 1892) offers curricula leading to the J.D. degree and to the graduate degree of LL.M. in taxation and in U.S. legal studies.
As part of its curriculum, the school maintains a legal clinic in which law students, under faculty supervision, provide services to clients from the community.
The Weatherhead School of Management (est. 1967) offers curricula leading to the B.S., M.S., M.Acc., M.B.A., E.D.M. (Executive Doctor of Management), and Ph.D. degrees in various areas of business administration. Through the George S. Dively Center for Executive Education, the school also offers a wide range of programs for professional managers.
The School of Medicine (est. 1843) offers a curriculum leading to the M.D. degree. Pre-clinical departments offer instruction leading to the M.S., Ph.D., and M.D.-Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences. Faculty are extensively involved in biomedical research, and those in the clinical disciplines have a major commitment to patient care and close supervision of services provided to patients by medical students.
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (est. 1923) offers curricula leading to the B.S.N. degree, with an emphasis on acute care; the M.S.N. degree in several nursing specialties; the N.D. (Doctor of Nursing) degree, a professional degree for students who already hold baccalaureates in the liberal arts or sciences; and the Ph.D. in nursing. The school's faculty also maintain an active research program.
From a settlement that began nearly two centuries ago on the banks of the Cuyahoga River, Cleveland has grown into a metropolis of more than 2 million people. The heritage of this Great Lakes port includes industrial achievement as well as cultural and scientific advances. The Cleveland area is headquarters for many of the nation's major corporations. The city is also a major banking center; the Fourth District Federal Reserve Bank, one of 12 in the nation, is located here.
Health care is another thriving Cleveland industry. Dozens of hospitals and medical centers are concentrated in the area. University Hospitals of Cleveland, the Cleveland Clinic, the MetroHealth Medical Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, and others are internationally recognized for outstanding patient care and contributions to medical research.
Greater Cleveland is dotted with shopping malls, theaters, and opportunities for sports and amusement. The latter include Lake Erie; the 17,000-acre Metropark system; professional teams in baseball, basketball, soccer and hockey; and facilities for softball, skiing, hiking, cycling, picnics, and other activities.
More than 60 ethnic groups are represented in Cleveland; summer festivals continue traditions brought to the region from throughout the world.
Case Western Reserve University is located in University Circle, a 550-acre, park-like concentration of nearly 40 cultural, medical, educational, religious, and social service institutions located at the eastern edge of the city.
In addition to the University, which is the largest institution in University Circle, the community includes Severance Hall, home of the world-famous Cleveland Orchestra; the Cleveland Museum of Art, housing one of the nation's finest collections; the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Cleveland Institute of Art; University Hospitals of Cleveland; Mount Sinai Medical Center; the Western Reserve Historical Society; the Cleveland Botanical Garden; the Cleveland Museum of Natural History; and many others. All are within walking distance of the University.
University Circle attracts visitors from throughout the region to its concerts, theater performances, athletic events, art shows, public lectures, exhibits, and restaurants. Housing, shopping, and recreational facilities are all located in the area.
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This new center, created in the fall of 1994, was formed to serve CWRU faculty in their central tasks of teaching and education. Faculty who wish to improve their classroom teaching, or who wish to undertake innovations in teaching methodology or education programs work with the UCITE director toward those ends. The center offers class videotaping, class visitation, mentoring and consultation with regard to teaching. UCITE also conducts workshops and seminars on areas of interest in pedagogy such as learning styles, lecturing, how the brain learns, leading discussions, and catalyzing deeper learning. A program of regular teaching discussions is organized for new and inexperienced teachers each year, and these serve as an important function in faculty development and socialization to the university culture, as well as growth of teaching skills. The director of UCITE also writes articles on various aspects of teaching which appear occasionally in Campus News.
Fostering faculty use of the Electronic Learning Environment (ELE) provided by CWRUnet, the University Library system, and the World Wide Web is a major goal of UCITE. Outside experts and speakers are frequently brought on campus to increase faculty awareness of the rapid changes in education which are made possible through the ELE. Faculty proposals for creative use of the ELE in teaching and education are entertained by UCITE and supported as resources allow.
UCITE administers a program designed to encourage junior faculty members to develop and experiment with their teaching and education activities: the Glennan Fellows Program. Five stipends of $6,500 are available each year from the income of an endowment provided by the Glennan family. Fellows must be untenured faculty members who exhibit outstanding talent as both teachers and scholars. Glennan fellows are nominated by their peers and awards are made on the basis of proposals which they submit following nominations. It is a significant honor to serve as a Glennan Fellow, and these young faculty become recognized as leaders and role models for all junior faculty.
Periodic gifts are also utilized to support faculty innovations in education. One such program is supported by the family of Walter Nord, and in the 1997-98 academic year, five awards of $10,000 each were made available to CWRU faculty through this avenue. Additional support by gifts and donations of alumni and friends is continually being sought. These funds are used entirely to provide "teaching grants" to CWRU faculty members. UCITE is administered by a director who is a senior faculty member. The center has a full-time secretary,a half-time development officer, a faculty advisory committee and a student advisory committee.
Information Services is the division of the University that is responsible for information technology and the University Library. It is composed of units providing a wide variety of technology-related services, including generalized user services and training, instructional and research computing, administrative information, digital media, university archives, the campus communications system known as CWRUnet, and data center operations. There is also a development group to carry out projects involving advanced technologies. Central to Information Services are campus-wide strategies and technology standards.
Utilizing CWRUnet, the University's technologically advanced communication network, students, faculty and staff have access to computing and information resources both on-campus and distributed around the world. CWRUnet provides direct communication access from approximately 15,000 information outlets, or faceplates, located in residence hall rooms, Greek society houses, classrooms, offices, libraries, and laboratories. CWRUnet supplies a family of communication services for data, video, voice, telemetry, and control signaling.
Data services are provided to users who have computers attached to CWRUnet. This constantly expanding assortment of on-campus CWRUdata resources and services presently includes:
Services are provided to users who have cable-ready televisions or video receivers attached to CWRUnet. Currently, CWRU receives 43 cable channels, as well as generating three of its own (e.g., video bulletin board, CWRU originated and satellite broadcasts). They are distributed in three packages, educational (e.g., ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, C-SPAN, CNN, Court TV, Discovery Channel, Lifetime, SCOLA International, Weather Channel) and entertainment (e.g., HBO, MTV, VH-1).
Services are provided to users who have telephones attached to CWRUnet. CWRUphone is CWRU's telephone service providing on-campus, local and long distance telephone calling. The CWRUphone student long-distance telephone program offers users significant discounts below the costs of other long distance methods, electronic access to account information, electronic billing and electronic payment.
Information Services provides a complete range of CWRUnet support services. These include the installation, operation, maintenance, and evaluation of computer systems and data communication hardware and software. Campus-wide hardware and software maintenance programs are available. Comprehensive consulting and user services are provided in the areas of help desk support, statistical computing, documentation, training and information searching.
The University's libraries are a system made up of the University Library, the Health Sciences Library, the School of Law Library, and the Lillian & Milford Harris Library in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. They support the University's undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs and contain more than two million volumes. All of these libraries maintain World Wide Web sites to facilitate communication of their unique services to the University community. Collections of electronic databases and CD-ROM collections of over 300 disks are available through the campus network. The main collection of the University Library, numbering approximately 1.25 million volumes, is housed in the Kelvin Smith Library in the center of the CWRU campus. The Astronomy and Music Libraries, which are branches of the University Library, are located with their respective academic departments. The University Library currently subscribes to more than 7,000 serials and periodicals and has a particularly large retrospective collection; over 2,350 of these serials are in electronic formats and may be used over the campus network. Collections for the biological sciences, medicine, nursing, and dentistry are located in the Health Sciences Library, which is open to all CWRU students, faculty, and staff.
The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences has the distinction of being one of the few schools of social work that maintains a professional library for the use of its students, staff, faculty and alumni, as well as the general university community. The Harris Library contains approximately 25,000 volumes and subscriptions to some 250 periodicals to support these academic programs. The library also has a variety of electronic media and other materials which are available for classroom use by faculty. This library's Web site provides information resources for social work students, faculty, practitioners, and other human service workers in the greater Cleveland area.
Collections on the Law are located in the School of Law Library, which has holdings of more than 250,000 volumes, including complete collections of statutory and case law, law reviews, the National Reporter System, state reports, administrative reports, current law services; there is also an extensive British collection and special collections in taxation, labor law, and foreign investments.
EuclidPLUS is the University's comprehensive on-line, public-access catalog; it has search and display functions for the cataloguing records of all holdings in the campus' libraries. It is also accessible through the World Wide Web and from the Internet. Computer workstations are located in each library to facilitate use of all digital library information resources. From any port on the campus network, students, faculty and staff may search the holdings of other academic and research libraries and local public and specialized libraries and request the delivery of books or journal articles which are not locally held.
Case Western Reserve University is a founding member of the OhioLINK consortium which provides a unified catalog for all the major academic libraries in Ohio. OhioLINK also provides access to many online databases and collections of CD-ROMs. Through reciprocal borrowing arrangements, Case Western Reserve University students may also borrow from all the universities participating in OhioLINK, including libraries at Cleveland State University, Kent State University, Youngstown State University, the University of Akron, the College of Wooster, and Oberlin College. Materials from the Cleveland Public Library may be borrowed for three weeks with a CleveNET card which many be obtained with proper student identification. Other libraries in University Circle include those in the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Western Reserve Historical Society, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the Cleveland Botanical Garden. The University is a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) which includes 119 of the largest academic research libraries in the United States and Canada. CWRU is also a member of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) which gives the campus community access to more that 3.5 million volumes in addition to our own collections.
The general standards of conduct expected of members of an educational institution also apply to the use of University computing, network facilities and resources. These resources include:
University computing, network facilities and information resources are made available to individuals to assist in the pursuit of educational goals. In order to promote the most effective use of these it is expected that users will cooperate with each other and respect the ownership of works and information even though it is in electronic form rather than printed form. Individuals and organizations will be held no less accountable for their actions in situations involving computers, network facilities and information resources than they would be dealing with other media. Though some of them are intangible, these computing resources, network facilities, and information resources are the property of the University. Rules prohibiting theft or vandalism apply to software and data as well as to physical equipment. Conduct which violates the University's property rights with respect to computing, network facilities and information resources is subject to University disciplinary action. This conduct includes:
The University seeks to protect the civil, personal, and property rights of those actually using its computing, network facilities and information resources and seeks to protect the confidentiality of University records stored on its computer systems. The University also seeks similarly to protect those computing, network facilities and information resources of other institutions to which University personnel have access via the University-owned computing, network facilities and information resources. Conduct which involves use of University computing, network facilities and information resources to violate another's rights is subject to University disciplinary action. This conduct includes:
Some of the University computing, network facilities, and information resources require that each user have a unique identity, (e.g. CWRUnet ID) to gain access to or otherwise use the system or facility. The identity is used to represent a user in various system activities, to provide access to certain software and data based on his/her credibility and purpose for requiring such access, and to associate his/her own software and data with his/her identity. As such, this computer identity is another instrument of identification and its misuse constitutes forgery or misrepresentation. Conduct which involves misuse of computer identities is subject to University disciplinary action. This conduct includes:
Case Western Reserve University's computing, network facilities, and information resource environment is networked on campus and to other locations. Data on networks is considered to be private. Tapping the network for the purpose of examining data other than that destined for the user's system is considered unacceptable conduct and is subject to disciplinary action.
The management of University computing, network facilities and information resources is distributed among several University bodies. Rules and regulations governing specific resources are available through the individual managing bodies.
Conduct in violation of the principles set forth above with respect to the use of University computing resources may be subject to criminal or civil legal action in addition to University disciplinary action.
The Instructional Television Network (ITN) is operated by Case Western Reserve University. Since 1972, employees of business and government organizations across North America have earned graduate academic credit for courses offered via the ITN. Selected courses from the School of Graduate Studies are videotaped by the ITN during the spring and fall semesters. For its part, Case Western Reserve University:
Employees who want to take courses leading to a graduate degree via the ITN pay the same tuition rates and meet the same admission and graduation requirements as do on-campus matriculants. After admission to an advanced degree program the employee must contact the specified engineering department to retain an adviser. The faculty adviser provides counseling and assistance with course selection as well as project or thesis work. Employees who are not immediately interested in pursuing a graduate degree program may take courses for credit as non-degree students. Should a non-degree student later wish to pursue a degree program, he or she must apply for admission and be accepted by a specific engineering department. Upon acceptance, only that portion of graduate level work completed with a grade of "B" or better as a non-degree student which is recommended by the department chairperson and approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research may be applied in partial fulfillment of degree requirements. Employees who have not matriculated and want to audit a course may do so through a "Special Audit". Special auditors pay one half of the current hourly tuition rate. However, once a course is taken on a special audit basis, the student may not re-take that course at a later time for credit. Employees who have matriculated and wish to audit a course must pay the current hourly tuition rate.
Squire Valleevue Farm, located on Fairmount Boulevard about ten miles east of campus in the Village of Hunting Valley, is a CWRU-owned beautiful 389 acre property that includes within its boundaries forest, ravines, waterfalls, meadows, ponds, and a self-contained natural watershed. It is the site of several buildings designed for educational, research, and recreational purposes, and seven residences . The buildings accommodate research and instructional laboratories, classrooms, a large greenhouse, and in the Sheep Barn, Pink Pig (a lodge with overnight accommodations), and Manor House, facilities for conferences, retreats, and recreation. There is also a five-mile running (or cross country skiing) trail, a nature trail, several picnic areas, and playing fields for volleyball and softball.
CWRU activities, including academic courses, research, intercollegiate athletic events, picnics, continuing education, and retreats, take advantage of this facility. Squire Valleevue Farm is open and available to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
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The School of Dentistry of Case Western Reserve University maintains a clinic that provides complete dental services to students and faculty as well as the general public.
The University Bookstore in Thwing Center offers the students, faculty, and staff of Case Western Reserve University a wide variety of equipment, supplies, and services. The Bookstore is the campus outlet for all the required and recommended University course books, both new and used, including those for the professional schools. The store also offers an extensive selection of technical, general, paperback, and gift books. At the book service desk, customers can order any book not in stock. The Bookstore will purchase students' used textbooks for cash. Besides books, the store carries a complete stock of art, office, and school supplies as well as calculators, gifts, clothing, greeting cards, boutique items, and office machines.
The University Bookstore computer department carries an extensive line of personal computers at discounts up to 50 percent off list. The Bookstore also carries a complete line of personal computer supplies, such as software, ribbons, diskettes, and paper.
Other services and products include a wide selection of food and beverages, health and beauty aids, and film processing. Special orders are available for books as well as custom orders of clothing and gift items. The University Bookstore accepts personal checks, Discover, VISA, and MasterCard. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday, Thursday, and Friday; 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Saturday.
The CWRU Health Science Bookstore, located in the basement of the west wing of the Medical School (below the main entrance), is the source for medical texts, reference books, medical instruments, supplies, and computers. Gifts and imprinted clothing are also available. Services available at the Health Science Bookstore include special order for books and supplies, film processing, and book buyback. Payments may be made with personal checks, Discover, VISA, or MasterCard. Hours are 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday hours are from 10 a.m. -2 p.m.
A free shuttle bus system that runs on a continual schedule throughout the week serves the 550-acre University Circle area. In the evenings, a loop bus runs every 20 minutes over a specific campus route. Bus schedules are available in the Auxiliary Services Office, Thwing, and several other buildings. In addition, Regional Transit Authority bus routes run through the heart of University Circle, linking the campus with the greater community. Rapid Transit trains run directly from the campus to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
All parking for Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals is administered by University Circle, Inc. (UCI), which has also undertaken a program of increasing the space available for parking.
The privilege of parking on campus is granted first to students who must drive cars to reach the campus and to students who require cars because of physical disability or the special needs of their curricula. Parking privileges are then granted, as space permits, to other students. Students living in residence halls and fraternities must obtain parking permits if they maintain cars while in residence. Resident student parking is granted on a confirmed housing assignment, class seniority basis. Parking on campus is not allowed except by permit and then only in the areas for which the permit is valid.
Students may apply for fall parking permits in the previous spring. To the extent that space is available, full-time students who meet the above qualifications are eligible to purchase parking permits. Part-time students attending classes for fewer than 12 credit hours (undergraduate) or 9 credit hours (graduate) are eligible to purchase permits on the same basis as above at a lower cost. Graduate students registered for 651 or 701 courses must purchase full-time permits. Current proof of part-time registration is required when a request for a part-time parking permit is made. Summer session permits are also available.
Questions about the cost of permits may be directed on or after May 1 to Access Services, Health Service Building, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7237 (216-368-2724 or 216-368-5368). Maps detailing the complete parking inventory of UCI will be issued with each permit.
All students registered at the University must abide by the parking rules of University Circle, Inc. (UCI). Complete copies of the rules are available at the University Circle Parking Department and at Access Services.
Violators are subject to fines, and, if fines are not paid, to towing. A person charged with a violation has the opportunity for a first written appeal to the University Circle Parking Department. In the event of an unsuccessful first written appeal, the alleged violator has the opportunity of reappealing in person, with counsel if desired, before the UCI Parking Appeals Committee. Failure to pay a fine will ultimately result in the withholding of transcripts.
Admission to Case Western Reserve University is competitive. All applicants are evaluated on the basis of high school performance, including class rank, level of courses completed, grades, recommendations, and personal accomplishments. Scores from the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American College Test are also an important consideration. Students are encouraged, but not required, to take three of the College Board SAT II Subject Tests. An interview with an admission counselor is highly recommended. Students who have been out of high school several years may wish to consult the Office of Undergraduate Admission about entrance requirements.
The University operates on a two-semester calendar and has an abbreviated summer session. Students seeking to enroll in the fall may use any one of three application plans. Those for whom Case Western Reserve University is a clear first choice may apply for Early Decision by meeting a January 1 application deadline. They will be notified of the Admission Committee's decision within two weeks of a completed application, and if admitted, will be required to withdraw all applications from other colleges and universities and commit themselves to enroll at Case Western Reserve within three weeks of the admission decision. Students who wish to be considered for the University's Pre-Professional Scholars Program (PPSP) must submit their applications by December 15. They will be notified of the University's decision on their admission in early March, and of scholarship and PPSP results by April 15. delete entire sentence: All PPSP candidates who meet the January 1 deadline must inform the University whether or not they intend to accept its offer of admission by May 1. The regular application deadline is February 1 . Students meeting this deadline will be notified of their admission by April 1, and will be expected to indicate whether or not they will accept the University's offer by May 1.
Applicants for the spring semester or summer session should have all admission credentials on file six weeks before the beginning of the term. Applicants for either term should realize that many programs require that courses be taken in a sequence. Because not all courses are offered every semester, the number available to freshmen entering in the spring or summer may be limited.
Offers of admission are contingent upon successful completion of secondary school work and graduation. Admitted students should arrange to have final semester grades sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
All entering freshmen are expected to have completed 16 units of full-credit academic work in secondary school, including four years of English, three years of mathematics, and one year of laboratory science. Students expressing interest in some fields should present additional courses as part of their 16 units, since those courses provide appropriate background for college-level work in the area of their choice. A fourth year of mathematics is required of students planning to concentrate in mathematics, science, or engineering. Students planning to major in science or math or to pursue pre-medical studies must have at least two years of laboratory science, including chemistry, and, in some cases, courses in physics. Engineering applicants should have one year of chemistry and one year of physics. All applicants are encouraged to have completed two to four years of foreign language study.
Applicants must submit scores from either the American College Testing Program or the SAT I of the College Board. It is recommended that these tests be taken no later than December of the senior year.
For students planning to pursue degrees in engineering and science, the score in the mathematical part of the ACT or SAT I is of particular importance. The curriculum in science and mathematics is based on a student's capacity to analyze and reason by means of mathematical logic. The University strongly recommends that applicants for admission take three College Board SAT II tests by December of their senior year. Results of the tests aid in the admission decision and in placement in freshman courses. Students interested in science or engineering should take subject tests in English Composition, Mathematics Level I or II, Chemistry and/or Physics. Others should take English Composition and two other tests of their choice. Applicants for Pre-Professional Scholars Programs, for full-tuition scholarships, or the Six-Year Dental Program must submit either the SAT I and three SAT II test scores, including English Composition, or the ACT.
An interview is recommended as part of the admission process, but it is not required. Prospective students should schedule an appointment in advance for an interview with an admission counselor. Parents are welcome. Guided tours of the campus and visits to classes are also arranged upon request. The Office of Undergraduate Admission is open for interviews by appointment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and for group information sessions from 9 a.m. to noon on selected Saturdays during the school year. The office is closed on holidays. Students may arrange appointments by writing or calling:
A campus map with directions will be sent with the appointment confirmation.
Before an admission decision can be made, the applicant must submit the following:
To aid the Admission Committee in its decision, applicants should submit, whenever possible, the following supporting materials: SAT II subject test results as noted above and grades for the first semester of the senior year.
Offers of admission are contingent upon successful completion of secondary school work and graduation. Admitted students should arrange to have final semester grades sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
Case Western Reserve University subscribes to the College Board Candidate's Reply Date Agreement. Under this agreement, accepted candidates (except Early Decision Candidates) have until May 1 to accept or decline the offer of admission. Students admitted under the Early Decision plan are required to withdraw applications from other colleges and universities and accept Case Western Reserve's offer within three weeks of admission.
Note: Applicants who have been offered admission by a college or university that requires a response before May 1 should contact that college or university to ask for an immediate extension of its deadline until all the colleges applied to have responded. They should also contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission to inform the Admission Committee of the problem.
CWRU subscribes to the National Association of College Admission Counselors' Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
Students who accept the offer of admission must submit a non-refundable enrollment deposit of $200.00 to reserve a place in the entering class. If a student does not respond to the offer of admission by May 1 or does not make the appropriate deposit, the Office of Undergraduate Admission may release the student's place to another applicant.
Case Western Reserve University grants degree credit and placement in advanced courses on the basis of the College Board Advanced Placement Examinations and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma or the International Baccalaureate higher level examinations. The determination of credit and placement is made by the appropriate academic departments. An Advanced Placement score of 4 or higher or an IB higher level examination score of 5, 6, or 7 may receive favorable consideration. Students who are enrolled in high schools that do not offer Advanced Placement courses but who wish to take the examinations should contact their high school counselors for registration information. It is the student's responsibility to have Advanced Placement scores sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admission. Students may also receive college credit on the basis of proficiency examinations administered by individual departments.
Transfer applicants (any student who has enrolled in a college or university after graduation from high school is considered a transfer student) are considered for admission for the fall semester, spring semester, or summer session. In order to provide adequate time for evaluation, applications should be completed as early as possible and not later than six weeks before the beginning of each semester. The degree requirements for all students are established by the undergraduate colleges. For specific requirements for transfer students, please see the appropriate section under "Undergraduate Studies." It is generally expected that the final two academic years will be taken in residence at the University.
Each transfer applicant is asked to submit:
In order to evaluate transfer credit, the Office of Undergraduate Admission must receive a complete official transcript of all work taken and course descriptions.
In cooperation with a number of liberal arts colleges, Case Western Reserve offers the Binary (3-2) Program in engineering, in which students complete three years of study in the liberal arts college and two years in engineering at the Case School of Engineering and receive degrees from both colleges. For further details, consult the program description found under "Undergraduate Studies."
Students seeking admission to one of the University's joint programs with the Cleveland Institute of Art or the Cleveland Institute of Music should consult the appropriate program descriptions elsewhere in this Bulletin. For information regarding admission as a transient student or adult non-degree student, admission to the Pre-Professional Scholars Program and Six-Year Dental Program, admission to the PreCollege Scholars Program, or admission to the Minority Engineers Industrial Opportunity Program, consult the appropriate section of this Bulletin.
Students register at the time indicated on the "Schedule of Classes." Registration for fall begins in April and continues through the beginning of classes in August; registration for spring begins in November and continues through the beginning of classes in January. Only those students who have no outstanding financial obligations to the University are eligible to register early. Those who register early are billed for the next semester by the University Controller, with payment due by the specified deadline before the start of the next semester. At registration just prior to the beginning of classes, students must have paid all previous charges and be able to pay, or have financial aid equal to one half of that semester's tuition and fees. Each student must have an ID number on record in the student information system. The social security number is used as the student ID number, and it appears on all documents and records. As part of the registration process, photographs are taken of all new freshmen and other first-time students, and ID cards are prepared. Students from other countries who do not have social security numbers are issued student ID numbers. The Schedule of Classes is published once per semester and an electronic version is updated routinely to indicate changes and is available through the World Wide Web.
The Schedule of Classes includes the academic calendar, the dates for late registration and drop/add, and a complete listing of courses offered. Students obtain course selection forms, instructions, and Schedules of Classes in their deans' offices. Completed schedule forms are to be signed by the student's adviser and/or dean, before the student goes to the registrar's office. No zero credit only registrations (e.g. zero credit physical education courses) are allowed unless approved as part of on-going degree programs.
Without the prior signed approval of the student's dean, a student enrolled at the University may not attend another university or college with the expectation that credits earned will be accepted for transfer to Case Western Reserve University.
All courses at the University, except courses in the Medical School, Law School, School of Dentistry, and School of Nursing, are numbered according to the following plan:
Roman numerals (I, II, etc.) after course titles indicate segments of a multi-course sequence. Arabic numerals in parentheses after course titles indicate the semester credit hours for each course. A double-numbered course (i.e., 231, 232) indicates that both semesters must be completed before credit is awarded.
The "Schedule of Classes," published by the Office of the University Registrar before the beginning of each semester, contains information as to when courses are being offered, the instructor, and the location of the class meetings. Students are advised to consult with the appropriate department concerning the proposed scheduling of courses.
The Office of the Veterans' Coordinator, housed in the Office of the University Registrar, 223 Pardee Hall, administers the regulations governing the educational benefits and opportunities open to veterans under various federal laws. The office maintains close contact with the Veterans Administration and is the only office authorized to verify veterans' attendance. For information call (216)368-4320.
The following grading system is used at Case Western Reserve University:
The responsibility for assigning grades rests exclusively with the instructor of a course or section, who must announce the general method of grading to his/her class at the beginning of the course. Grades in all courses are reported to the University Registrar at the end of each semester for all students and at mid-term for undergraduates (midterm grades are not considered part of the student's permanent academic record). Changes to student grades must be reported on grade change cards and have all required signatures.
The grade of I is assigned at the discretion of an instructor provided that:
An Incomplete grade may not be assigned if a student is absent from a final examination, unless the dean has authorized the absence. Unauthorized absence from a final examination will result in a failing grade. When the student completes the work, the Incomplete is changed to an A, B, C, D, P, F, or NP. (Note: not all schools award all of these grades, see first paragraph of "Grading System" above.)
All work for the Incomplete grade must be made up, and the change of grade recorded in the Office of the University Registrar, by the date specified by the instructor, but no later than the 11th week of the session following the one in which the Incomplete grade was received. In certain cases, (such as students on probation or graduating students) the dean may establish an earlier date for completion of courses with Incomplete grades. Failure to meet this deadline for removing the Incomplete will result in a failing grade. An instructor may elect to give the grade of F or NP if the Incomplete is not removed within the specified time limit. For students in the graduate and professional schools: In order to receive credit for a course marked incomplete the student must complete the work by the date specified by the instructor, and in no event later than the end of the next regular semester (fall or spring). If the student fails to remove the Incomplete within the specified time, he or she forfeits the privilege of completing the course for credit and the grade becomes a permanent incomplete unless the instructor elects to give a grade of F.
The Undergraduate Committee on Academic Standing, in considering status actions and honors at the end of a semester, will count Incomplete grades as F unless the failure to complete the course on time is explained in an acceptable petition and supported and signed by the instructor. The petition must be submitted to the dean by the deadline for submission of grades to the University Registrar.
If an Incomplete is removed by the first day of classes of the following semester, and should the grade earned restore the student to good academic standing, any status action taken by the Committee on Academic Standing will be rescinded and the transcript record of the status action will be removed. Should the grade earned qualify the student for honors, the honors will be so noted on the transcript.
The grade of S given graduate students in the School of Graduate Studies indicates satisfactory progress in evaluating exclusively thesis and dissertation research. The grade S is not counted in determining quality averages. The alternative to a grade of S is U (Unsatisfactory). The grade of I (Incomplete) may not be used in evaluating thesis and dissertation research. In other graduate/professional schools, the grade of S may indicate passing performance in designated courses and advanced seminars.
The grade of R is used for work, such as undergraduate thesis and project laboratories, that extends more than one semester. The R grade will be replaced by the letter grade finally reported for the completed work.
The grade of AD (audit) will be given when a student has officially registered to audit a course and has satisfied the requirements specified by the instructor for this grade.
A student may audit a course with the dean's or adviser's approval and the consent of the instructor of the course. An auditor receives no credit for the course.
Registration in a course cannot be changed from audit to credit or the reverse after the end of the drop/add period. However, a student may take for credit a course he or she audited in an earlier semester. At the beginning of the course, the student and instructor should reach agreement regarding the requirements to be met for a grade of AD. The grade of AD is entered on the student's transcript if approved by the instructor of the course. If the instructor does not approve the grade AD, the enrollment is not posted on the transcript.
Dental students: Courses towards degree programs in the dental school may not be audited.
The following statements apply to the schools of Graduate Studies and Management: The instructor may designate that the student has not completed all requirements for auditing the course and that NG (Unsuccessful Audit) be recorded on the student's transcript. A course once audited may not be repeated for credit, nor may any course for which credit has been given be repeated for credit toward degree requirements. Students will be permitted to change their registration in a course from credit to audit (AD), or the reverse, with written consent of their adviser and the instructor only if the change is officially made on or before the date specified in the academic calendar for the given term.
Other graduate and professional schools: Please refer to individual school sections of this publication, or to individual school student handbooks.
The grade of W will be given if a student officially withdraws from a course on or before the date specified in the academic calendar for the given term. This procedure necessitates completion of a form that must be signed by the dean and/or faculty adviser and submitted to the University Registrar. After this date, the grade as determined by the instructor will be posted.
The grade WD is assigned by the University registrar for complete withdrawal from all course work for the semester. All withdrawal forms are to be submitted to the University Registrar prior to the last day of class.
Grade-point averages are calculated by multiplying the number equivalent of the letter grade by the number of credit hours for the course. The semester grade-point average is computed by dividing the total number of grade points earned at the University during a given semester by the sum of the credit hours for all courses in which the student received letter grades of A, B, C, D, or F taken at the University during that same semester. (Not all of these grades are given by all schools.)
For the purpose of semester grade calculations, grade points earned when a grade of Incomplete is replaced by the appropriate course grade are credited to the semester in which the incomplete grade was received, but status action (separation, probation, or restoration to good standing) taken at the end of that semester is not affected unless the grade change occurs by the first day of classes of the following semester. Qualification for honors is based on the same terms.
For students on probation, except those enrolled at the Weatherhead School of Management, grade points earned in a summer session are credited to the preceding spring semester, with a corresponding reevaluation of probationary status. For Weatherhead students, probation is in effect for the next semester in which the student registers for classes. The cumulative grade-point average is computed by dividing the total grade points earned at the University by the sum of the credit hours for all courses included in the grade-point calculation.
See specific colleges and schools for information about courses that may be taken on a pass-no pass basis and similar options.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) contains several provisions that are important to students. First, the University may not release personally identifiable student records to a third party, with certain specific exceptions, unless the third party has requested the information in writing and the student has consented, again in writing, to its release. The University may release directory information about a student, however, unless the student submits a written request that any or all such information not be released. Second, a student may request, in writing, an opportunity to inspect and review the student's official files and records maintained by the University and may, if appropriate, challenge the accuracy of those records. The University is permitted a reasonable time, not to exceed 45 days, to respond to such a request.
Third, a student may file with the Family Policy and Regulations Office of the U.S. Department of Education a complaint concerning what he or she believes to be the University's failure to comply with FERPA.
Finally, a student may obtain from the Office of the Provost a copy of the policy which the University has adopted to meet the requirements of FERPA. The information below is presented in compliance with the provisions of FERPA, which require the University to notify students annually of their rights and the University's policies and procedures. Specific procedures may vary slightly among the schools and colleges of the University, and each student is encouraged to inquire at his or her own dean's office if any question arises.
The following records are generally maintained for each student in the office of his or her dean in order to facilitate and document the student's academic work. Access to these records is normally limited to the staff of the dean's office and to other academic and administrative officers of the University who are judged to have legitimate and appropriate reasons for access.
The following records are maintained for students in order to administer the University's programs of financial assistance. For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, these records are maintained in the University Office of Financial Aid; for the School of Medicine, records are maintained in the office of the dean. Access to these files is normally limited to authorized personnel, to other academic and administrative officers of the University judged to have legitimate and appropriate reasons for access, and to other individuals who must review a student's records when the student applies for externally funded financial assistance. Items marked with an asterisk are not among those to which the student may have access under the provisions of FERPA
The University Registrar's Office files contain current schedules and grade reports. In addition, the Transcript Office maintains the complete historical permanent record of courses and grades on microfilm and on paper for all students who have attended the University. The registrar regularly provides the deans' offices with copies of permanent student records for student files, advisers, and students.
An academic department may maintain a semi-permanent file for a student whose course of study is under the direction of members of that department. The student should check with the chairperson of his or her department with respect to any such file.
A student may request, in writing, an opportunity to review the contents of the student's educational file. Certain materials are excluded from review as specified in FERPA. Among these are:
The office to which the request is made will arrange an appointment within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed 45 days) for the student to review the file in the presence of a member of the office staff.
If, during the course of this review, the student questions the accuracy of a record contained in the file, the staff member will attempt to resolve the problem informally. Should this attempt at resolution be unsuccessful, a formal hearing will be set up and a decision made by a University official or other party chosen by the University who does not have a direct interest in the outcome of the hearing. At this hearing, the student will be given a full and fair opportunity to present evidence relevant to the issue under consideration, and the decision will be given in writing within a reasonable period of time after the hearing.
If, as a result of the hearing, the University decides that the information is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of the student, it will amend the educational records of the student accordingly and so inform the student in writing.
If, as a result of the hearing, the University decides that the information is not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of the student, it will inform the student of the right to place in the student's educational records a statement commenting on the information in the records or setting forth any reasons for disagreeing with the University's decision.
The purpose of this provision of FERPA is to "insure that records are not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of students, and to provide an opportunity for the correction or deletion of any such inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate data contained therein and to insert into such records a written explanation . . . respecting the content of such records." This provision of the act was not intended, in the words of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, "to overturn established standards and procedures for the challenge of substantive decisions made by the institution," nor "to permit a parent or student to contest the grade given the student's performance in a course."
The student may request copies of those records to which he or she has access under the terms of FERPA. The student will be charged a nominal fee per page for these copies.
In general, the University will not release personally identifiable student record information to a third party unless the information has been specifically requested in writing and the student has consented to its release in writing. At the student's request and expense, the University will furnish a copy of the information whose release has been requested. FERPA provides for certain exceptions to the requirement of prior student consent for the release of student record information. These include the release of information:
For the convenience of faculty and fellow students, FERPA provides for a category known as directory information which may be released without requesting the student's or parent's specific prior consent. Rather, the act requires that students be notified annually of the types of information included in this category and be given an appropriate period in which to express, in writing, any preference that such information about themselves not be released. For this purpose, directory information is defined to include:
Any student who would prefer that the University not release such information about himself or herself should so notify the Office of the University Registrar, in writing, prior to the first week of classes in the fall semester. The student should also inform the Office of News Services, Adelbert Hall (368-4440), in writing, as it is the responsibility of that office to provide the student's home-town newspapers with news stories. Students entering the University at mid-year may submit such notice during the first week of classes of the spring semester.
A transcript of grades will be released only upon written request of the student, either in person or by mail. A fee is charged for each transcript copy. Transcripts will not be issued to, or on behalf of, students who have not discharged all delinquent obligations to the University.
It is the policy of Case Western Reserve University to provide a positive, discrimination-free educational and working environment. Sexual harassment is unacceptable conduct which will not be tolerated. All members of the University community share responsibility for avoiding, discouraging, and reporting any form of sexual harassment.
Members of the University community found in violation of this policy may be disciplined, up to and including being discharged for cause or being expelled from the University. Retaliation against persons raising concerns about sexual harassment is prohibited and will constitute separate grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including discharge or expulsion from the University.
This policy and the accompanying procedures shall serve as the only internal University forum of resolution and appeal of sexual harassment complaints."
The University has passed and disseminated to all parties on this campus–students, faculty and staff–a detailed statement titled Policies and Procedures Regarding Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault. Copies are available in the Provost's Office, all the deans' offices and at many of the University offices throughout the campus. Consultation and advice are available in the offices of the Provost, Affirmative Action and Student Affairs. See the section, "Student Affairs," for policies and procedures regarding sexual assault.
The Student's Right to Know and Campus Security Act requires that universities throughout the country produce statistics on the retention and graduation rates for their students, as well as crime statistics on their campuses. This data is available in the Office of the Provost in Adelbert Hall and in the various undergraduate, graduate and professional schools' admissions office.
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