York College of Pennsylvania General Catalog 2011-2013, Vol. 55

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A COEDUCATIONAL COLLEGE GRANTING
ASSOCIATE, BACCALAUREATE, MASTER’S AND DOCTORAL DEGREES
GENERAL CATALOG 2011–2013
Volume LV
Published by
York College of Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania 17403-3651
ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIP
Accredited by:
The Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools
3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 [phone]
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Council on Accreditation, National Recreation and Park Association
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (Mechanical Engineering,
Computer Science)
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Program
Approved by:
The Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
Department of Education for Training Veterans
Pennsylvania Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators (NHA)
Membership in:
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
American College Public Relations Association
American Health Care Association
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
College and University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania
College Entrance Examination Board
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
Council of Independent Colleges
Field Institute for Technology in Nursing Education
Middle Atlantic Association of Schools of Business
Marine Science Consortium
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
National Commission on Accrediting, Inc.
National League for Nursing
National Recreation and Parks Association
Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors
Pennsylvania Association of Administration of Justice Education
Pennsylvania Association of College Admissions Counselors
Pennsylvania Association of Graduate Schools
Pennsylvania Health Care Association
Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
Potomac Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors
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CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTORY
College Policy Dr. George W. Waldner, President
Academic Matters Dr. Dominic DelliCarpini, Dean of Academic
Affairs
Admissions Mrs. Nancy C. Spataro, Director of Admissions
Alumni Affairs Mr. Bruce Wall, Director of Alumni Affairs
General College Information Ms. Mary Dolheimer, Assistant Dean of College
Advancement
Business Matters Mr. C. Matthew Smith, Dean of Business Affairs
Charitable Gifts Mr. Dan Helwig, Dean of College Advancement
Scholarships, Student Aid Mr. Calvin H. Williams, Director of Financial Aid
Student Affairs Mr. Joseph F. Merkle, Dean of Student Affairs
Transcripts/Academic Records Mrs. Debra L. Shimmel, Director of Records
The address for all of the persons listed above is:
York College of Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania 17403-3651
Telephone: [phone]
OR visit our website @ www.ycp.edu
Visitors: York College welcomes visitors. Office hours during the academic
year (September through Spring Commencement) are 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays.
During the summer most offices close at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. The reception desk is
open from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturdays. Please request appointments with the Director of
Admissions well in advance.
Rules: Students are governed by the rules, regulations, and provisions included in
this publication. The College reserves the right to withdraw or modify any course.
The General Catalog of York College presents essential information on
institutional purposes, programs, faculty, extracurricular activities, facilities, and
costs. It is designed to assist prospective students in deciding whether York is the right
place for them to pursue their educational goals and to provide a ready reference for
enrolled students.
Although this catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available
at the time of publication, the College reserves the right to change any provisions,
regulations or requirements set forth within, without notice or obligation.
York College of Pennsylvania does not discriminate because of race, color,
religious creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, disabilities or age in employment
procedures or in recruitment and acceptance of students.
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CONTENTS
MESSagE FrOM gEOrgE W. WaldNEr, PrESidENT 5
iNSTiTuTiONal OvErviEW, HEriTagE, MiSSiON, aNd gOalS 6
lOCaTiON 12
FaCiliTiES 13
STudENT liFE 16
adMiSSiONS aNd FiNaNCES 26
aCadEMiC aFFairS iNFOrMaTiON 48
PrOgraMS OF STudy 72
COurSE dESCriPTiONS 348
rOSTErS 518
CalENdarS 557
iNdEx 559
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
York College of Pennsylvania is a community of learners and learning, whose
members share the common bond of active participation in academic and campus
life. At York, we believe the collegiate experience at its best is a comprehensive
process of holistic personal development, which prepares graduates for productive
roles in society, while facilitating their growth as individuals and lifelong learners. The
hallmark of the York experience is excellence in professional preparation.
At York, we view professionalism as a set of skills, characteristics, and values
that enable the student to build a successful life and career. The ideas central to
professionalism are:
• commitment to mastery of a field and to lifelong learning to stay current in
that field;
• thorough preparation for meetings, assignments, and projects;
• personal responsibility shown by meeting deadlines, making feasible
promises, and keeping promises made;
• integrity in truthfully presenting ideas, products or services to colleagues and
clients;
• facility in working cooperatively with persons of diverse backgrounds;
• capability and confidence to make independent judgments in one’s area of
expertise; and
• thoughtful and constructive engagement in civic affairs, community service,
and charitable activities.
We pursue education in professionalism through the seminars and programs of
our Center for Professional Excellence, but also in the content and philosophy of the
academic program. As a result, York excels in preparing budding professionals that
are ready to move forward in life, providing a very strong return on the time and
resources invested in a college education.
York is a venerable educational institution, tracing its heritage back to the
early years of the American republic. Throughout its long history, York’s commitment
has been to provide high-quality, affordable educational programs that prepare leaders
for meaningful professional roles in business, government, healthcare, industry,
science, social service, and the arts.
York College has achieved recognition in the Middle Atlantic region and at
the national level for excellence in its academic programs and for its commitment
to affordability. As a relatively large college (more than 4,600 full-time students),
York represents a “golden mean” in higher education, combining the broad
academic resources and extra-curricular opportunities of a fine university with the
community spirit and personal attention of a small college.
I hope your experience at York College is a fulfilling one. We of the faculty and
staff are ready to help you attain your academic goals and plan for a successful future.
George W. Waldner, President
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Introduction
INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW, HERITAGE, MISSION, AND GOALS
OVERVIEW
York College of Pennsylvania is a private-sector, independent institution of higher
education, which focuses on offering baccalaureate degree programs in professional
fields as well as the arts and sciences. Students may also enroll in programs leading
to the associate degree, master’s degree, and doctoral degree in selected professional
fields.
The College draws its 4,600 full-time undergraduate and 800 part-time and
graduate students from some 30 states and 15 foreign countries. Typically, 45% of
York’s freshmen hail from Pennsylvania, 20% from Maryland, 15% from each of the
states of New Jersey and New York, and strong contingents from Virginia, Delaware,
Connecticut, and other states.
The College occupies a 190-acre, park-like, suburban campus, in the rolling hills
of the south central part of the state. York is an economically vibrant area, with a
solid industrial base as well as productive service and agricultural centers. Close to
the heart of “Pennsylvania Dutch” country and the spectacular Susquehanna River
recreation area, York is one hour from Baltimore, two hours from Philadelphia or
Washington, D.C., and four hours from New York City, Pittsburgh, or Richmond. Half
of its undergraduate students reside in college housing; others commute from their
homes or live in rental housing in the vicinity of the campus.
York College envisions itself as a center of affordable academic excellence, and
has consistently received favorable regional and national recognition for its success in
offering a program of high quality at a tuition rate substantially lower than institutions
of similar type, scope, and distinction. York’s effective control of tuition costs stems
from its dedication to efficiency and from the long-term, generous support of the
College by its friends in the York community and its alumni. This support has provided
both superior physical facilities and permanent endowment resources sufficient to
fund institutional scholarships and financial aid for needy students. York uses this
fiscal strength in turn to provide a kind of “scholarship” to each of its students, in the
form of relatively modest charges for tuition and campus housing.
York College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools, and has specialized accreditation for
its business, engineering, nursing, allied health, and recreation programs. Teacher
certification programs in education have been approved by the Pennsylvania
Department of Education.
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Institutional Profile, Mission, and Goals 7
HerItaGe
York College of Pennsylvania traces its institutional lineage to the York County
Academy, which received its charter from the General Assembly of Pennsylvania
on September 20, 1787, for the purpose of offering courses of instruction in “the
learned and foreign languages, English, mathematics, and other useful branches of
literature.” The Reverends John Andrews and John Campbell of St. John’s Episcopal
Church played leading roles in the Academy’s establishment and the early years of its
operation. For well over a century the York County Academy functioned as a center of
classical studies and the fine arts, educating thousands of persons who became leaders
in local and national affairs as well as in the professions of education, medicine, and
law.
In 1929, the Academy merged with the York Collegiate Institute, a non-
denominational sister institution that had been founded in 1873 by Samuel Small,
a prominent businessman and philanthropist. In 1941, the trustees accepted the
recommendation of the Institute’s president, Dr. Lester F. Johnson, that the charter
be amended to provide for a two-year program at the junior college level. The new
institution adopted the name York Junior College and appointed Dr. Johnson as its first
president. In the 1950s, the Junior College outgrew its physical facilities in the center
of downtown York, and its academic capabilities advanced beyond the boundaries of a
two-year program. Through the generosity of the trustees and other community leaders,
a 57-acre site for a new campus was acquired and fund-raising began to construct an
entirely new and larger complex of campus buildings. In October of 1965, the new
campus was dedicated, with words of commendation from then-Governor Scranton
that the splendid new buildings testified to “private support and self-help at the local
level.” The new facilities, along with yet another successful capital campaign, also
made feasible the extension of the curriculum to a full bachelor’s degree program
in 1968, leading once again to a change in the institution’s name, this time to York
College of Pennsylvania.
In the last forty-plus years the College has continued its advancement as a center
for learning, scholarship, public service, and cultural affairs. Curricular resources have
grown notably, providing increasingly diverse and sophisticated educational offerings
that compare favorably with those of many research universities. A doctoral program
in nursing practice was instituted in 2011, while master’s degree programs in business,
nursing and education had been added in preceding decades. Campus acreage and
facilities have expanded dramatically. Total enrollment now exceeds 5,000, with
students coming from a widening geographic sphere. Yet, the full-time undergraduate
enrollment of about 4,600 students, the emphasis on teaching excellence, and the
increasingly high proportion of students residing on campus permit the preservation
of the personal collegiate atmosphere that has characterized the York educational
experience for more than two hundred years.
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MISSION OF THE COLLEGE
To make available, at the baccalaureate and associate degree levels, high-quality
academic programs, which include general education components appropriate for the
program’s degree level and which cover a broad range of majors in professional and
career fields as well as the arts and sciences;
To offer carefully selected master’s, doctoral, and other graduate degree programs,
which reflect the enrollment emphases of the undergraduate curriculum and the
professional development needs of the region;
To create a teaching and learning environment characterized by individual attention
to students, high-quality classroom instruction, thoughtful application of relevant
technology, encouragement of lifelong learning, attention to critical thinking skills,
and strict adherence to principles of academic honesty;
To provide York College’s educational programs with a superior degree of
efficiency, in order to maintain the lowest feasible costs for students;
To attract applications from students from a variety of social, economic, and
geographic backgrounds, playing a special role in addressing the higher education
aspirations of the people of York County;
To enroll principally students whose academic preparation places them in the broad
middle to above-average range of applicants for their intended degree programs, while
remaining open to accepting some students who have demonstrated the capacity and
motivation to succeed, even though they have not yet fully achieved their academic
potential;
To provide educational opportunities for traditional-age, adult, full-time, and part-
time students;
To facilitate the holistic development of students who devote full-time to their
collegiate experience through their active participation in campus life;
To build and sustain a stimulating campus community that engages student interest
and involvement in cultural, spiritual, sports, and recreational programs;
To provide appropriate enrichment activities for part-time and adult learners; and
To place at the service of the community to the extent feasible the College’s human
and cultural resources and educational facilities.
Institutional Profile, Mission, and Goals 9
GOALS OF THE COLLEGE
Outcomes Assessment
General education curricula, majors, and minors will reflect the Institution’s mission
and each will be defined in terms of intended learning outcomes; ongoing monitoring
of educational results shall be conducted, with the information obtained used to
improve and revise relevant academic programs.
Other functional areas of College operations—library/learning resources, student
affairs, business affairs, plant operations, athletics, fund-raising, alumni affairs,
career development, admissions, and communications—will also be directed to attain
outcomes defined in relation to institutional mission and goals, and will be monitored
and improved in response to the results attained.
Academic Programs
The College will develop new programs consistent with the College’s mission,
regional economic development needs, and student interests, within the limits of
available resources. While the principal program emphasis is on campus-based credit
courses, the College seeks to be responsive to requests for academic experiences to
be held off-campus, as faculty resources are available through the relevant academic
departments.
Academic requirements are the same for all matriculated day and evening students,
in their respective degree programs. All programs, including those offered off-campus
or in conjunction with other institutions, maintain academic integrity consistent with
the College’s standards.
Faculty
York College is a student-centered, teaching institution. Accordingly, most of a faculty
member’s time is allocated to class preparation and instruction, the evaluation of student
work, and academic advising. The College encourages the scholarly development of
faculty members, providing support for research and the preparation of publications.
Every faculty member has the responsibility to advocate to students, colleagues, and
the public the importance of intellectual curiosity and accomplishment. All full-time
faculty members should be doctorally qualified or hold the relevant terminal degree in
their fields. Faculty members are also encouraged to engage in activities that serve the
needs of the community.
The College employs as adjunct (part-time) faculty members persons who
possess the master’s degree or equivalent academic credentials and who demonstrate
the teaching skills required for full-time faculty members. The College provides
opportunities for adjunct instructors to develop further as teachers and encourages
their participation in appropriate departmental activities and the campus community.