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Academic Affairs
OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
102 Baker Building
Voice: 368-2928
FAX: 368-4718
Undergraduate Studies is responsible for the provision and oversight of
academic advising, the application of academic regulations and standards for
undergraduate students, certification for degrees, and advising for overseas
study, dual degree programs, special programs, and fellowships. This office
maintains the academic records of all undergraduate students, and any questions
about academic regulations or requirements should be referred here. Every
undergraduate student is provided with a copy of The Handbook for
Undergraduates, published by Undergraduate Studies. Students are expected to
be familiar with the academic requirements, rules, regulations, and
opportunities included in the handbook.
Academic Advising. Upon enrollment at the University, each freshman is assigned an academic adviser, who is a member of the University faculty or administration. At the end of the freshman year, or during the sophomore year, a student declares a major and is assigned a departmental faculty adviser. The staff of Undergraduate Studies provides advising for undeclared students after the freshman year, for new transfer students, and for all undergraduates requesting academic information and advice. The Handbook for Undergraduates and the General Bulletin of the University provide detailed information about program requirements. Undergraduates may request these publications in 102 Baker.
Advisers within Undergraduate Studies and in academic departments provide special counseling for students who plan to pursue admission to professional studies in dentistry, medicine, nursing, other health professions, or in law, social work, or management. Entrance test information and registration packets are available in 102 Baker.
Academic Good Standing. Full statements of academic requirements and regulations governing good standing are included in the Handbook for Undergraduates and in the General Bulletin. Students whose academic records fall short of the standards for academic good standing are subject to academic status actions by the University Undergraduate Faculty Committee on Academic Standing. A student who is not in good standing is ineligible to represent the University in intercollegiate activities and may not hold an elective or appointed office or committee chairmanship in any campus organization. Questions about academic standing should be referred to a dean in Undergraduate Studies.
Transfer of Credit. Undergraduate Studies is responsible for transfer credit evaluation for students who have taken courses at other colleges and universities. Students seeking credit at CWRU for work taken elsewhere must provide an official transcript, course descriptions, and certification that the courses for which credit is sought are courses regularly offered at the college for degree credit, and were taken with college students. CWRU students who wish to take courses at another institution must request approval in advance.
Binary Program. The Binary Program (3+2 Engineering, Astronomy or
Biochemistry) enables superior students, enrolled at 55 participating liberal
arts colleges in the continental United States and Puerto Rico, to combine a
strong liberal arts foundation with technical study. During the first three
years at a cooperating liberal arts college, students complete courses in
mathematics, chemistry, physics, and computer science in addition to studies in
the humanities and social sciences. Qualified candidates continue at CWRU for
an additional two years of concentrated coursework in an engineering field,
astronomy or biochemistry. At the conclusion of five years, two baccalaureate
degrees are awarded; one from the liberal arts college and the other a Bachelor
of Science degree in their chosen discipline from CWRU.
Junior Year Abroad. The Junior Year Abroad (JYA) Program allows qualified students to earn up to 32 credit hours towards a CWRU degree while studying during the junior year at a university overseas. In recent years, CWRU students have studied in Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Poland, Scotland, Spain, and Thailand. Most financial aid can be used for study abroad. To be considered for JYA, a student must have a cumulative average of 3.0 or higher, and must file an application in Undergraduate Studies. Dean Robinson and Ms. Anderson-Nhok serve as study abroad advisers and work with each student to find the program and overseas institution which best meet the student's needs.
Teacher Certification. For undergraduates, CWRU provides programs leading to teacher certification (K-12) in art and music, and, through a joint program with John Carroll University, CWRU offers programs leading to secondary school certification in biology, chemistry, earth sciences, English, French, history, mathematics and physics. Certification programs in conjunction with graduate study are offered for art, music, and school speech pathology. Students interested in achieving certification should meet with Professor Tim Shuckerow, education adviser (Wickenden first floor, 368-2714).
Undergraduate Research Opportunities. Undergraduate Studies prepares and publishes a directory of research opportunities available to undergraduate students at CWRU. The directory, available in 102 Baker, contains a list of faculty members with brief statements of their research interests. By their inclusion, the faculty indicate a willingness to oversee research by undergraduates. Students should contact the faculty member to learn about specific opportunities. In some instances a student may earn academic credit for research.
Integrated Graduate/Undergraduate Programs. A number of CWRU programs allw highly qualified students to accelerate into graduate or professional school programs by combining undergraduate and graduate/professional school coursework. The Integrated Studies and Integrated Professional Studies programs permit qualified students, who are admitted after the third year of undergraudate study to graduate studies or to a CWRU professional school, to use the first year of graduate or professional study in place of the senior year of undergraduate studies. The Senior Year in Absentia program affords a similar privilege to qualified students admitted after the junior year to medical or dental studies at a school other than CWRU. The B.S./M.S. program, for students in engineering, computer science, or in mathematics or sciences, allows qualified CWRU undergraduates who have been admitted to a CWRU graduate program to begin graduate study in the senior year, while still enrolled as an undergraduate.
Competitive Fellowships/Scholarships. Undergraduate Studies advises students seeking fellowships and scholarships for advanced undergraduate study, graduate study or for study abroad. Among the competitive national scholarship programs for which the office provides advice and information and/or serves as coordinating office are: Truman Scholarships (open to juniors interested in government/public affairs), Goldwater Scholarships (open to sophomores and juniors interested in science/engineering research), and the following scholarships open to seniors and graduate students: Fulbright Fellowships for overseas study, Rhodes Scholarships for study at Oxford, Marshall Scholarships for study in the UK, Churchill Scholarships in science and engineering for study at Cambridge University, National Science Foundation Fellowships, Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities, Wallenberg Scholarships for study in Israel, and others. The office also has information available about summer scholarship and research opportunities for undergraduates interested in science, engineering, or medicine.
MANDEL SCHOOL OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
11235 Bellflower Road
Voice: 368-2290
FAX: 368-8670
A student handbook is available to all students in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS). The handbook provides an overview of the structure of MSASS and gives other information that may help the student throughout his or her graduate career.
A faculty adviser is assigned to each student upon registration. This adviser plays a key administrative role in the student's program. The mode of communication between the student and his or her adviser is usually established at their first conference.
All MSASS students and organization chairpersons have mailboxes at the school. Messages can also be called in to the Information Office (368-2290).
Student Organizations
Association of Black Student Social Workers
Student Association
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
2123 Abington Road
Voice: 368-3200
FAX: 368-3204
The School of Dentistry offers a four year curriculum leading to the degree of
Doctor of Dental Surgery. Graduate programs in the dental specialties are also
available.
The school includes two major clinical areas and five specialty clinics. Complete dental services are offered to students, faculty, and the general public at a generally significantly lower cost.
The school offers a three-day freshman orientation program for new students. All students are assigned faculty advisers who offer academic guidance, general assistance, and fellowship. An extensive tutoring program is available to all students who request assistance with comprehension of course content, study techniques, problem solving, and laboratory projects. Student services staff also provide administrative, academic, and personal counseling for students.
Student Organizations
The Student Council addresses students academic and social needs, promotes interaction between the students and the administration, and expresses the students' viewpoint to the faculty.
The three dental fraternities, Alpha Omega, Delta Sigma Delta, and Psi Omega are open to both men and women. These organizations are involved in service projects, social activities, and educational programs.
The Cleveland Association of Women Dentists is comprised of women students, faculty, and practitioners to promote professional activities.
The Student American Society of Dentistry for Children supports service projects and educational programs for children.
The Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped addresses the unique needs of managing special patients.
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
119
Baker Building
Voice: 368-4400
FAX: 368-4250
The School of Graduate Studies is the unit through which Case Western Reserve University offers graduate programs in the humanities and social sciences, biological and physical sciences, engineering, and selected disciplines related to professional fields.
The school oversees university-wide standards of quality in admission to and performance in programs leading to degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts (theater), Master of Science, Doctor of Musical Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy.
With guidance and advice from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies, the Graduate Student Senate, community groups, and leadership alumni, the school continually seeks to optimize its programs to meet the needs of contemporary students and to respond to community, national, and international educational needs.
Graduate Student Senate
Students of the School of Graduate Studies are represented by a Graduate Student Senate consisting of one student elected from each department that offers graduate programs. The officers of the senate are elected by the graduate student senators, who also select graduate student representatives to the University Faculty Senate and various Senate and university committees.
Graduate Students' Rights and Responsibilities
The Office of Graduate Studies has copies of the procedures to be followed in cases of graduate student grievances and academic infractions.
Graduate Alumni Fund Awards
Students currently enrolled and registered in the School of Graduate Studies who have completed at least nine semester hours of study are eligible to apply for awards from the Graduate Alumni Fund. Applications will be considered by the departmental chairperson.
Emergency Financial Aid
Students can obtain short term loans through the Office of Graduate Studies in cases of financial emergency.
SCHOOL OF LAW
Gund
Hall
Voice: 368-3283
FAX: 368-6144
Further information about the law school program, student services and policies is printed in the Law School Student Handbook available from the Registrar's Office.
Potential applicants may request an Admissions Bulletin from the Admissions Office, 127 Gund Hall.
(summer & holiday hours are subject to change)
Library Use Policies
No food or beverages are permitted in the library.
WEATHERHEAD SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
310
Enterprise Hall
Voice: 368-2030
Financial Aid. The Weatherhead School offers a package of financial aid options to full-time M.B.A. students, including merit scholarships, minority scholarships, and loans. Application deadlines for scholarships for Fall 1996 is March 15. Contact Linda Gaston at 368-2031 for information on scholarships. Contact Marian Hogue at 368-8907 for information on loans.
Placement. Through Career Planning and Placement, students have access to information and guidance pertaining to career objectives; individual contacts leading to permanent, part-time, and summer management positions; information on types of jobs available; experience in the procedures of applying for and accepting employment; and an opportunity to meet prospective employers through an extensive on and off campus interview program.
Student Organizations
Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA). The GBSA was formed by the students of the Weatherhead School of Management to serve as a liaison between students and faculty and to identify and meet a variety of student needs. Student activities include publishing a student newspaper and coordinating the activities and funding of other student organizations. The GBSA also sponsors many of Weatherhead's social events, such as picnics and the Survival Series.
Black M.B.A. Student Association. The Black M.B.A. Student Association is designed to provide business, academic and social support for Black students at the Weatherhead School of Management through sponsored seminars and forums, academic assistance and social activities.
Council of Club Presidents (COCP). Organized in 1990, the COCP was formed to integrate all Weatherhead clubs through the participation of club presidents and officers. The Council works closely with the GBSA to provide coordinated services and to maintain communication among the clubs. These relationships have resulted in co-sponsorship of speakers and social events, as well as the provision of one club's services to other clubs.
Health Systems Management Association (HSMA). The HSMA was designed to bring in speakers and maintain contact with professionals from various sectors of the health care system. The club also helps students interested in careers in health care to learn about the many available career options through seminars, tours of health care facilities, and informal meetings with faculty from the Health Systems Management Center. The HSMA also encourages participation in professional health care associations Isuch as the Medical Group Management Association and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Human Resource and Labor Relations Association. The Human Resource and Labor Relations Club is composed of M.B.A. students having a special interest in human resource management, labor relations and/or organizational development. Affiliated with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the club provides excellent opportunities to meet human resource professionals on both an educational and social basis, and thus broadens members' exposure to human resource issues and problems at the practical as well as academic levels. Membership in SHRM includes a monthly copy of HRMagazine and HRNews.
International Business Group. The goal of the International Business Group is to prepare its members for an awareness of an interdependent world of economy. The group provides a forum for the informal exchange of international business ideas and the promotion of cross-cultural awareness. Among other things, activities include topical forums, speakers, parties and field trips. The International Business Group also serves as a source of information for students--both members and non-members--about international career opportunities in the United States and abroad.
Investment and Finance (I&F) Club. The I&F Club sponsors seminars and informal lectures to introduce students interested in banking and finance to new career opportunities in these fields and to innovative concepts in both corporate and personal financial planning. The club also hosts guest speakers from the local financial community.
Marketing Club. The Marketing Club brings members of the business community to campus to speak about a wide variety of marketing issues and career paths available to marketing students. The club offers students opportunities for experience in promotion and public relations by serving as the publicity vehicle for club events through the school. By getting involved in the monthly newsletter, students can also polish writing skills and learn about current marketing, sales, advertising and marketing research issues. In addition to these activities, the club manages T-shirt sales for the GBSA, encourages community outreach via participation in Junior Achievement, and urges members to join organizations such as the American Marketing Association and Sales and Marketing Executives International in order to build a network of professional contacts.
Management Information and Decision Systems (MIDS) Club. The MIDS Club was conceived to keep MIDS majors up to date with career opportunities in information systems management and to direct the energies of those involved with management information and decision systems to anticipate future management needs in the area.
Operations Management (OPMT) Club. The OPMT Club is an organization of students who have an interest in planning, control, procurement, production and distribution functions. Club objectives are accomplished through several means, including witnessing first-hand application of current operation practices, establishing relationships with faculty and professionals working in industry, and coordinating events and activities with professional organizations.
Operations Research Society of America/The Institute of Management Sciences (ORSA/TIMS) Student Chapter. The professional chapter of this organization at the Weatherhead School of Management offers students a variety of academic and social activities and provides a direct link to individuals with careers in the profession. The chapter provides information to students on the professional characteristics and practice of operations research as a field of applied science in management.
Weatherhead Consultant Group (WCG). WCG works with local businesses to help solve marketing, financial, operational and other management problems. Project teams are assigned to particular jobs based on interest, experience and availability, and consultants are paid for hours worked upon completion of a project. In most cases, a team leader is assigned for each project. Working with WCG is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience and get involved in the local business community.
Alumni Association. Members of the Weatherhead School of Management Alumni Association include all alumni of the Weatherhead School's graduate and professional programs. The Association works to promote the welfare and advance the objectives of the school and sponsors a range of activities and services for alumni and students which encourage professional development, provide for the exchange of ideas and stimulate social interaction. Each year, the Association selects a graduating student to receive the Student Leadership Award and an incoming M.B.A. student to receive the WSOM Alumni Association Scholarship. Distinguished Alum and Outstanding Alumni Achievement Awards are given periodically. In addition to a very active Weatherhead School Alumni Association, numerous CWRU alumni chapters throughout the country are open to all CWRU graduates.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
2109 Abington Road
Voice: 368-2820
FAX: 368-3013
The School of Medicine offers four years of study leading to the M.D. degree. The curriculum is a unique program in which students are encouraged to take responsibility for guiding their own education. Early clinical exposure, beginning in the first year, is a hallmark of the school. Furthermore, the educational program is centered around systems-oriented subject committees rather than traditional courses. Upon graduation, students enter residency programs to complete their training. CWRU graduates have been unusually successful securing appointments throughout the country. Potential applicants should request an Admissions Handbook at the Office of Admissions, Rm. T308.
FRANCES PAYNE BOLTON SCHOOL OF NURSING
2121 Abington Road
Voice: 368-2544
FAX: 368-3542
The school offers four comprehensive professional and graduate degree programs in nursing: the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), the Doctor of Nursing (ND), the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is an undergraduate program for the preparation of professional nurses. The program is built upon a strong foundation of the liberal arts and sciences and prepares students as beginning professional practitioners. Students must meet the admission requirements of the Case Western Reserve Colleges and the School of Nursing. Graduates of diploma or associate degree programs may enroll in either the RN to BSN or RN to MSN program.
The Doctor of Nursing (ND) program leads to a first professional degree and provides for entry into practice. It is designed for non-nursing college graduates with baccalaureate degrees in the social and natural sciences, humanities and arts. CWRU students of high ability and attainment may be admitted to professional study at the School of Nursing at the end of their junior year. This will shorten their entire course of study by one year. Students granted this privilege may substitute the work of the first year of nursing for that required during the last year in the undergraduate college. Registered nurses with the BSN or MSN degree can enroll in the third or fourth year of the program and earn the ND degree.
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program provides various entry levels for the RN with diploma, Associate Degree or Baccalaureate Degree in nursing. It emphasizes the preparation of clinical nursing specialists who will enhance the effectiveness of nursing care as administrators, clinicians or teachers. Graduate study in nursing is offered that leads to the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN.) degree with a clinical major [community health, critical care, medical-surgical, oncology, nurse anesthesia, nurse midwifery, nurse practitioner (acute care adult, acute care pediatric, neonatal, adult, pediatric, psychiatric mental health, gerontological, family, women's health)]. Students may pursue a dual major by combining a clinical major with nursing administration. An MSN/MBA degree is offered with the Weatherhead School of Management. The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program prepares nurse scientists who extend knowledge relevant to nursing. An MSN/MA is offered in Anthropology as well as Bioethics.
Orientation. An orientation program is planned for all newly enrolled nursing students. The program familiarizes students with the nursing curricula and the university community. It enables them to meet with their advisers and to discover how university resources can be used to develop their interests and abilities.
Student Organizations. The official student organizations of the school are the Undergraduate and the Graduate Student Nurses' Associations. These organizations promote colleagueship among students and provides a medium for social, educational and cultural activities. All students enrolled for nursing study are members of the associations. Nursing students are also eligible for membership in the National Student Nurses' Association.
The Nurses' Christian Fellowship, an affiliate of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, is open to all nursing students and fosters individual spiritual growth, Christian outreach and spiritual care in nursing. The organization meets weekly and sponsors fellowship, community and social service activities.
Sigma Theta Tau is a professional honor society with constituent chapters in collegiate schools of nursing accredited by the National League of Nursing. The CWRU chapter is Alpha Mu. Members are selected from enrolled baccalaureate (BSN), master's and doctoral (ND and PhD) nursing students. They are chosen on the basis of superior scholastic achievement, evidence of professional leadership potential, and desirable personal qualifications.
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