The baccalaureate degree requires at least 120 semester hours of credit. These are to be distributed among the core requirements for general education, the major, and the remainder as free electives or additional requirements in subjects other than the major.

Students should note that enrollment in other than registered or otherwise approved programs may jeopardize eligibility for certain student aid awards. Daemen College is authorized by the Board of Regents of the State of New York to award degrees and certificates. Following is a listing of degree programs registered by the New York State Education Department. Certificate programs are listed following minors and specializations. All Daemen College programs are approved by the New York State Education Department for the training of veterans and other eligible persons. The list is arranged in alphabetical order. LOOK IN THE INDEX TO THIS CATALOG TO FIND DEPARTMENTS, PROGRAMS, MAJORS, AND SUBJECTS OR TOPICS THAT MAY NOT APPEAR IN THIS LIST OR THAT MAY BE KNOWN BY ANOTHER NAME.

The number prefixes are the HEGIS codes assigned by the New York State Education Department when programs are registered. The programs, academic disciplines, and departments at Daemen College are grouped into two academic divisions:

Arts & Sciences (A & S)

Health & Human Services (H & HS)

Refer to the indicated division section later in this catalog for degree requirements and course descriptions. Entry-level BS/MS and DPT programs are described in this Catalog. For post-baccalaureate graduate programs, consult the Daemen College Graduate Catalog.

Degrees are available in the following majors:

HEGIS CODE	DEGREE		DAEMEN DIVISION
0502	B.S.	Accounting	H & HS
0502	B.S./M.S.**	Accounting/Professional Accountancy	H & HS
0401.01	B.S.	Adolescence Education: Biology	A & S
0803	M.S.+	Adolescence Education: Biology, English, French, Mathematics, Social Studies, Spanish	H & HS
1501.01	B.A.	Adolescence Education: English	A & S
1102.01	B.A.	Adolescence Education: French	A & S
1701.01	B.A.	Adolescence Education: Mathematics	A & S
2201.01	B.A.	Adolescence Education: Social Studies	A & S
1105.01	B.A.	Adolescence Education: Spanish	A & S
1203.10	M.S.	Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner	H & HS
1203.10	D.N.P.	Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner	H & HS
0899.50	M.S.	Alt Cert: Childhood Special Education and General Education (TRANS B) – Initial/Professional	H & HS
0899.50	M.S.	Alt Cert: Early Childhood Special Education and General Education (TRANS B) – Initial/Professional	H & HS
1099	B.F.A.	Animation	A & S
1007	B.S.	Applied Theater	A & S
1002	B.F.A.	Art	A & S
1002	B.S.	Art	A & S
1009	B.S.	Arts Administration	A & S
0599	M.S.	Arts Administration	A & S
1299.30	M.S.	Athletic Training	H & HS
0414	B.S.	Biochemistry	A & S
0401	B.S.	Biology	A & S
0401/1223	B.S./M.S.***	Biology/Cytotechnology	A & S
0506	B.S.	Business Administration	H & HS
0506/0506	B.S./M.S.**	Business Administration/International Business	H & HS
0802	B.S.	Childhood Education	H & HS
0802	M.S.+	Childhood Education Initial/Professional Certification	H & HS
0808	B.S.	Childhood Education/Special Education: Inclusive Childhood Education	H & HS
0808	B.S.	Early Childhood Education/Special Education: Early Childhood Education	H & HS
1501	B.A.	English	A & S
0599	M.S.	Executive Leadership and Change	H & HS
1102	B.A.	French	A & S
4901	B.A.	Global and Local Sustainability	A & S
1009	B.F.A.	Graphic Design	A & S
1201	B.S.	Health Promotion	H & HS
1201/1299.30	B.S./M.S.***	Health Promotion/Athletic Training	H & HS
1201/1214	B.S./M.P.H*	Health Promotion/Public Health	H & HS
2205	B.A.	History	A & S
2205	B.A.	History and Political Science	A & S
0506	M.S.	International Business	H & HS
4901	B.A.	Individualized Studies	Inter-divisional
4901	B.A.	Liberal Studies	A & S
1701	B.A.	Mathematics	A & S
4902	B.S.	Natural Science	A & S
4902/1299.30	B.S./M.S.***	Natural Science/Athletic Training	H & HS
4902/1299.10	B.S./M.S.***	Natural Science – Health Sciences/Physician Assistant Studies	H & HS
1203.10	B.S.	Nursing	H & HS
1203.10	B.S./M.S.*	Nursing/Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner	H & HS
1203.10	M.S.	Nursing Education	H & HS
1203.10	M.S.	Nursing Executive Leadership	H & HS
1212	M.S.	Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy	H & HS
1203.10	D.N.P.	Palliative Care Nursing	H & HS
5099	B.S.	Paralegal Studies	H & HS
1212	D.P.T.	Physical Therapy	H & HS
1299.10	M.S.	Physician Assistant Studies	H & HS
2207	B.A.	Political Science	A & S
2001	B.A.	Psychology	A & S
1214	M.P.H.	Public Health	H & HS
1510	B.A.	Religious Studies	A & S
2104	B.A.	Social Work	H & HS
2104	M.S.W.	Master of Social Work	H & HS
1105	B.A.	Spanish	A & S
0808	M.S.	Special Education: Childhood Education Initial/Professional Certification	H & HS
0808	M.S.	Special Education: Childhood Education Professional Certification	H & HS
1002	B.S.	Visual Arts Education	H & HS

* accelerated dual-degree program leading to B.S./M.S. degrees – separate degree conferrals

** entry-level Master’s program leading to B.S./M.S. degrees – combined degree conferrals

*** entry level Master’s program leading to BS/MS degrees – separate degree conferrals

+ inactive program – no new students are currently being accepted

Minors for Non-Majors

NOTE: All requirements for a minor must be completed in full by the time the requirements for one’s major are fulfilled.  Minors for Non-Majors are available in:

• Accounting
• Administration – Public
• Art
• Art History
• Atlantic Studies
• Biology
• Black Studies
• Business – General
• Business – International
• Chemistry
• Civil Society & Sustainable Communities
• Community Health Promotion
• Composition/Writing
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice
• Entrepreneurship
• Forensic Studies
• French
• General Business
• Global and Local Sustainability
• Global Studies
• Graphic Design
• Hispanic Studies
• History
• History – Public
• Human Resource Management – (limited to Accounting and Business majors and General Business minors)
• Illustration
• International Business
• Literature
• Marketing – (limited to Accounting and Business majors and General Business minors)
• Mathematics
• Painting
• Philosophy
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Political Communication
• Political Science
• Pre-Law
• Professional Medical Writing
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Public History
• Public Relations
• Religious Studies
• Sculpture
• Spanish
• Special Education – (open to all students except those pursuing teacher certification in Special Education)
• Sport Management – (limited to Accounting and Business majors and General Business minors)
• Sustainability – Global and Local
• Theatre Arts
• Women’s Studies

Core hours and free electives may be structured to fulfill various minor sequences upon advisement. Students interested in pursuing a minor(s) are required to file a Declaration of Minor form in the Registration Office.

+Plus Programs:

NOTE: All requirements for a +Plus program must be completed in full by the time the requirements for one’s major are fulfilled.

+Plus programs are available in:

• Community Development
• Community Health Promotion
• Global Business
• Health Policy
• Human Resource Administration

Core hours and free electives may be structured to fulfill various +Plus sequences upon advisement. Students interested in pursuing a +Plus program(s) are required to file a Declaration of Minor form in the Registration Office.

The following specializations/tracks are available within degree programs:

• Accounting (option available in the M.S., International Business)
• Business – General
• Business – International
• Communications/Public Relations
• Community Health (with choice of track in: Community Health Education; Administrative Aspects of Health; Community Health Principles)
• Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practices
• Comprehensive Arts
• Drawing/Illustration (with choice of emphasis in Drawing or Illustration)
• Environmental Studies (as part of degree programs in Biology; History & Political Science; Natural Science)
• Fine Arts
• Forensic Science
• General Business
• Health & Fitness Training
• Health Professions (option available in the M.S., Executive Leadership and Change)
• Health Science
• Higher Education (option available in the M.S., Executive Leadership and Change)
• Human Resource Management
• Individualized Studies (as part of the Natural Science degree)
• International Business
• Marketing
• Not-for-Profit Organizations (option available in the M.S., Executive Leadership and Change)
• Painting
• Pre-Professional Studies (Pre-Medicine, Pre-Veterinary, Pre-Dentistry)
• Public Relations/Communications
• Sculpture
• Sport Management
• Theater

Area Studies for majors in Childhood Education, Childhood/Special Education, Early Childhood Education/Special Education majors are available in:

• English
• French
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• Spanish

Sequences and Plans of Study are available in:

• Child Care Field (Childhood Education)
• Child Care Field (Early Childhood Education/Special Education)
• Child Care Field (Childhood/Special Education)
• Forensic Accounting
• Pre-Law (individualized advisement within the History & Political Science major)
• Adolescence Education
• Teacher Certification

Certificate Programs, designed primarily for the adult, non-degree, part-time population, are available in:

HEGIS CODE	UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATES	DAEMEN DIVISION
5002	Accounting (30 credit hours)	H & HS
5099	Human Resource Management (33 credit hours)	H & HS
5099	Paralegal Studies (28 credit hours)	H & HS
5208.30	Perspectives in Oncology Nursing for the International RN (30 credit hours)	H & HS
5012	Visual Effects Training Program (15 credit hours)	A & S
ADVANCED CERTIFICATES
1203.12	Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (24 credit hours)	H & HS
1203.12	Nursing Education (12 credit hours)	H & HS
1203.12	Nursing Executive Leadership (24 credit hours)	H & HS
1299	Partners in Health for People with Disabilities (6 credit hours) *	H & HS

NOTE: * Partners in Health for People with Disabilities program is not currently accepting new students.

Less comprehensive than full-fledged degree programs, certificate and advanced certificate programs are intended to provide formally certified documentation (credentials) that a person has earned academic credit for studying a specialized topic. See the Courses and Curricula section of the Catalog for information on requirements for certificate programs, and the Graduate Catalog for information on requirements for the advanced certificate programs.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students in BA degree programs must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language through the intermediate level. The requirement may be satisfied through the completion of college level coursework or the successful completion of a proficiency examination. A student with no prior experience would likely take a four course (12 credit hour) sequence: elementary and intermediate levels. A student with three years of high school language study would likely take only the intermediate course sequence (6 credit hours). A student with four or more years of language study may be prepared to take a proficiency examination to demonstrate intermediate level proficiency, with no further coursework required.

In addition, regardless of demonstrated proficiency, all programs leading to teacher certification require completion of a minimum of six credit hours in one foreign language.

Additional programs may also have a foreign language requirement. See The Courses and Curricula section of the catalog for information on requirements for specific programs. Students are encouraged to begin their language sequence early in their college career in order to take advantage of high school study.

Hours in the Major

(includes specialization which may reflect some interdisciplinary studies)

ENTRY-LEVEL

B.A.	B.S.	B.S/MS./D.P.T.	B.F.A.
37 to 76	43 to 90	90 to 148	78 to 84

Free Elective Hours

(some programs allow a portion of these electives to be taken in the major)

ENTRY-LEVEL

B.A.	B.S.	B.S/MS./D.P.T.	B.F.A.
0 to 39	0 to 33	0 to 12	0

For more detailed information, consult specific program requirements. Complete curricular planning sheets for every degree program are available on departmental and the Registrar’s official websites.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR ENRICHMENT & ACADEMIC CREDIT

Cross Registration with Area Colleges

Any full-time matriculating undergraduate student may request enrollment in a course at another college in the Western New York Consortium of Colleges. Cross registration enables Daemen College students to enrich their programs of study by taking specialized undergraduate courses available only at other campuses, and it provides some flexibility for meeting graduation requirements in a timely manner. The Cross Registration option is applicable to semester registrations only.

A Cross Registration Request form must be completed in full and bear the signatures of student, required faculty, and the Cross Registration Officer (who is an administrative staff member in the Daemen Registrar’s office), and presented to the other institution at the time specified for cross registration. Students must maintain a full-time course load (12 credits minimum) at the home institution during the semester in which they cross register. If the course load at the home institution drops below full time, the home institution (Daemen) will notify the Cross Registration Officer of the visiting institution who will determine if a student will either be dropped from the cross registered course or will remain enrolled and incur tuition charges from the visiting institution. Only one course may be taken as a cross registration in any one semester. Only undergraduate courses may be completed via cross registration. Course loads which exceed 18 semester hours (inclusive of the cross registration course work) will result in additional Daemen tuition charges. Select participating institutions may enforce NYS or Erie County residency requirements in order to waive cross registration tuition charges from the visiting institution. (Students are strongly encouraged to consult the visiting institution’s Cross Registration Officer before cross registering.) Cross-registered courses do not fulfill Daemen College residency requirements, nor do they satisfy core competencies. Refer to the Residency Requirement section of this catalogue for details on the residency requirement. Only with written authorization of the Core Director will a cross registered course fulfill Quantitative Literacy and/or Writing Intensive requirements. Only in extraordinary circumstances, and only with the written authorization of the Core Director, will a cross- registered course fulfill Service Learning and/or Research and Presentation requirements (the latter for which departmental approval will also be solicited by the Core Director). Military Science courses are allowed through cross registration but may not be taken for core credit. Consult the Military Science section of this catalog for complete details regarding acceptability of Military Science credits and tuition charges.

Distance Education

Daemen College students have access to many distance education opportunities. The College uses both synchronous and asynchronous technology including video, audio, and text based interactions via our Learning Management System. Online coursework is increasingly available for some courses within degree programs from multiple academic departments. Faculty members strive to create dynamic and high quality learning experiences for students that is relevant, engaging, and interactive. Distance education at Daemen College is widely supported through our Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Office of Information Technology, and Quality in Distance Education committee to ensure both students and faculty have a successful and valuable experience.

Global Programs (Study Abroad)

Overview
Students in all majors at Daemen are encouraged to pursue part of their college studies abroad. Italy, Spain, Poland, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica are the most popular countries for study abroad among Daemen students. Daemen College is affiliated with several excellent programs, including American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS), Academic Programs International (API), Center for International Studies (CIS), International Studies Abroad (ISA), and Spanish Studies Abroad (CCCS) that allow students to select a program that best fits their needs. These providers offer internships, service learning, and study abroad programs in over 40 countries.

Many programs required six months to a year of planning so students are advised to visit the Global Programs Office well in advance. To learn more about Daemen’s Study Abroad programs, contact the Global Programs Office at international@daemen.edu.

Study Abroad Opportunities
Consortium on North American Sustainability (CNAS)
Daemen College is a member of the Consortium on North American Sustainability (CNAS), which includes a number of American, Canadian, and Mexican universities. Students in all majors are invited to participate in this consortium to study for one semester in Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Mexico City, or Guanajuato. The program includes traditional classroom learning as well as community-based research in areas of study that may complete or complement the student’s major.

Spanish Study Abroad Program
Daemen College offers study abroad opportunities for Spanish majors and students interested in increasing their Spanish proficiency through Spanish Studies Abroad with the The Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies in Seville and Alicante, Spain; Córdoba, Argentina; Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Participating students take classes in Spanish in a variety of subject areas including language, literature, art history, business, and sociology while experiencing the culture in contemporary Spain, Argentina, Cuba, or Puerto Rico. Students may participate for one or two academic semesters or one or two summer sessions.

Study Abroad for Natural Science Majors
Daemen College is partnered with Athlone Institute of Technology in Ireland, Birkenfeld University in Germany, and Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic in Finland in a U.S.-European Union program. Students in the Natural and Health Sciences should seek information from Dr. Kathleen Murphy in the Natural Science Department.

Study Abroad for First-Year Physician Assistant Majors

Daemen is partnering with University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland to offer selected PA students the opportunity to study abroad for the second semester of their first year and still stay on track towards graduation.  Students will be required to take certain, pre-determined courses per their program plan.   Please see Dr. Gregg Shutts for further information.

Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs
Daemen has a number of short-term faculty-led opportunities which vary year-to-year. Some faculty-led programs are offered annually, including the opportunity to study abroad in Poland for one month each summer to learn Polish history and culture and partake in a service learning project. Interested students can contact Dr. Andrew Wise in the History and Political Science Department for more information.

As part of a course on Italian Art History, Dr. Laura Sommer’s class spends spring break in Florence and Rome visiting selected sites as discussed in class.  This program is not open to first-year students.  Please see Dr. Sommer for further information.

Service Learning Abroad
Many Daemen students choose to fulfill their Service Learning requirements abroad. Each January, students in all majors can choose to spend 2 weeks in the Dominican Republic working with our partner organization, Community Service Alliance (CSA), on sustainable community projects.  Beginning in January 2017, we will be offering a service learning opportunity focused on social work and human trafficking in Northern Thailand.  Contact Global Programs for further information.

Exchange Programs
Students may choose to be exchange students with partner universities, including:
Regents College in London, England
University of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana
La Salle University in Mexico City, Mexico
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China

Study Abroad Requirements
Students who intend to study, intern, volunteer, or conduct research abroad must have at least a 2.5 GPA and must have their proposed course work approved by their Department Chair and the Global Programs Office prior to departure. Students are not allowed to participate if they are on academic probation or suspended from the College. Students are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct of the program in which they are participating and to Daemen’s Code of Conduct. Students may enroll for regular courses at a foreign institution or earn credits through Daemen’s Study Abroad (SAB) courses. International study as part of the Daemen SAB program results in the inclusion of specific course listings and grades on the Daemen transcript and in the calculation of grades earned as part of their Daemen grade point average (GPA). Official transcripts from a foreign institution must be sent directly to the Daemen College Registrar to ensure credit is awarded.

Modern Languages, Spanish Education, and Sustainability majors are required to study abroad. Students need to plan early and work with their department and Global Programs to design a program plan best suited to fulfilling the requirements of their major.

Credit for Learning from Life Experience (CLLE)

Daemen students may receive academic credit for training courses in the armed forces or other non-educational organizations, for acquired proficiency as determined by College Level Examination Program (CLEP) subject tests or Excelsior College examinations, or for equivalent knowledge acquired through occupational or avocational life experiences. See the earlier CLLE entry under the Academic Regulations section for rules pertaining to life experience credit.

The Course Numbering System Used By Daemen College

Courses numbers generally reflect the course-level (100-299 being lower division baccalaureate level; 300-499 being upper division baccalaureate level courses and 500-700 being post-baccalaureate level.) Two-part courses are normally assigned course numbers in sequence. Odd numbers are generally assigned to the first part and even numbers to the second part of the course sequence. However, for specific course offerings, access the Course Schedules on WebAdvisor which is published on the website by the Registrar’s Office each term.

Daemen College is organized academically into two divisions, whose departments offer the various majors. In this catalog, courses are grouped alpha-numerically by academic discipline or degree program, and then listed under the name of the department offering the program. Please refer to the index to find subjects or topics whose Divisional/ Departmental affiliation may not be otherwise apparent.