2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog - inside.nku.edu

1 Design StatementFor the design of this year s Undergraduate Catalog cover, I wanted to create a piece that would represent the diversity and multitude of backgrounds represented by the student body at NKU. Each pathway shown in the design eventually converges to the NKU monogram at the center of the piece. These pathways illustrate each student's journey through the University, and the endless opportunities that NKU offers to each unique design by Nick SmithBFA candidate, Visual Communication Design Visual Arts Program | School of the Arts Class of 2017 The Catalog cover design and the online Catalog banner graphic weredesigned by Nick under the art direction of Professor Julie Mader-Meersmanas an independent TABLE OF CONTENTS Undergraduate Catalog .

2 8 The Catalog .. 8 Catalog 8 University Accreditation .. 8 Employment and Earnings of Kentucky College Graduates .. 8 Disclosures .. 8 About NKU .. 9 Mission .. 9 Our 2018 Vision .. 9 Our Core Values .. 9 Institutional History .. 9 NKU Today .. 10 Accreditations .. 10 Campus Map .. 10 Campus Calendars .. 10 Admissions and 11 General Admissions Information .. 11 Important Admission Deadlines* .. 11 Deadline Definitions .. 11 Admission Requirements and Procedures .. 11 Freshman Applicants .. 11 Home School and Independent Study Applicants .. 12 Application Evaluation .. 12 Kentucky Pre-College Curriculum.

3 12 Admission Status - Freshmen .. 12 Transfer Admission .. 13 Placement Testing .. 14 Readmission Applicants .. 14 Post-Baccalaureate Applicants .. 15 School-Based Scholars Program .. 15 Non-Degree Seeking Students .. 15 Permanent Resident Applicants .. 15 Adult Learner Programs and Services .. 16 Online Learning .. 16 The Program for Adult Centered Education (PACE) .. 16 Project Graduate .. 16 Credit for Prior Learning .. 16 Professional Development and Personal Enrichment Courses .. 17 Professional Continuing Education .. 17 Application and Enrollment Fee Policies .. 17 Application Fee Waivers .. 17 Application Fee Exemptions.

4 17 Enrollment Confirmation Fee .. 17 Residency .. 17 Selective Admissions Programs .. 18 Northern Exposure: Registration and 18 Enrolling and Registering for Classes .. 18 Building a Good Schedule .. 18 Registering for Classes .. 19 Registration Holds .. 19 Housing .. 19 Meal Plans .. 19 International Admissions and Enrollment .. 20 Application Procedures .. 20 English Proficiency .. 20 Placement Testing Requirements for International Students .. 21 Writing Placement Test .. 21 Reading Placement Test .. 21 Mathematics Placement Test .. 21 Developmental Courses .. 21 English Transfer Credit Policy for International Students.

5 22 International Student Transfer Applicants .. 22 Jubail Industrial College .. 22 American English Language Program (AELP) .. 22 Exchange Students (Non-Immigrant J-1) .. 23 Health Insurance Requirement for all F-1 and J-1 Students .. 23 Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid .. 24 Tuition and Fees .. 24 Registration Agreement .. 24 Fees .. 24 Account Statements .. 24 Payment Methods .. 24 Refunds .. 25 Form 1098-T .. 25 Financial Audit .. 25 Financial Assistance .. 26 Third-Party Billing .. 26 Tuition Reimbursement for Employed Students .. 26 4 Veterans' Benefits .. 26 Official Withdrawal from the University.

6 26 Financial Aid and Scholarships .. 26 Financial Aid Application (FAFSA).. 26 FAFSA Priority Dates .. 26 Scholarships .. 26 Donovan Scholars .. 27 Financial Aid Eligibility .. 27 Award Notification .. 27 Types of Financial Aid .. 28 Financial Support Options Specifically for Transfer Students .. 29 Student Employment .. 30 Cost of Attendance .. 30 Satisfactory Academic Progress .. 30 How Withdrawing from Classes Affects Financial Aid .. 33 Academic Program Opportunities .. 35 Academic Common Market .. 35 Cooperative Education .. 35 Requirements .. 35 Academic Credit .. 35 Tuition .. 35 First-Year Programs.

7 35 UNV 101: Orientation to College and Beyond .. 35 Alpha Lambda Delta .. 35 Learning Communities .. 35 The Book Connection .. 36 Grant County Center .. 36 Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities .. 36 Policies .. 36 Member Institutions of GCCCU .. 36 Member Institutions of SOCHE .. 37 Honors Program .. 37 ROTC .. 38 Scripps Howard Center for Civic 38 Service .. 39 Citizenship .. 39 Student Research and Creative Opportunities .. 39 Study Abroad .. 39 Policies and Procedures .. 40 Academic Appeals - Course Related .. 40 Grade Appeals .. 40 Academic Renewal .. 41 Academic Renewal Policies.

8 41 Academic Requirements and Regulations Updates .. 41 Academic Standing .. 41 Academic Warning .. 41 Academic Probation .. 42 Academic Suspension .. 42 ADA 42 Adding a Course .. 42 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Policy .. 42 Auditing a Course .. 43 Catalog of Record .. 43 Class Attendance .. 43 Non-Attendance Policy .. 43 Student Absence Due to Military Service .. 44 Course Load Policy .. 44 Course Numbers .. 45 Course Substitution .. 45 Credit for Prior Learning .. 45 American Council on Education Non-Collegiate Sponsored Instruction (ACE) .. 45 Credit for Prior Learning Portfolio (CPLP) .. 46 World Language Incentive Program.

9 46 Declaring and Changing a Major .. 47 Diplomas .. 47 Dropping a Course .. 47 Dropping a Course - Student 47 Removal from a Course - University Initiated .. 47 Final Exams .. 47 Four-Year Graduation Plans .. 47 Full-time Status .. 47 Grading Policies .. 48 Calculating a Grade-Point Average (GPA) .. 48 Grade Change .. 48 Grading 48 Honors Lists .. 48 Pass/Fail Grading Option: Student-Initiated Option .. 49 Graduate Courses .. 49 Graduation 49 Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree .. 49 Requirements for an Associate Degree .. 51 Graduation Ceremonies .. 52 Honor 52 5 Instructor and Course Evaluations.

10 53 Misrepresentation of NKU Credentials .. 53 Prerequisites and Co-Requisites .. 53 Privacy Rights: 53 Registration Holds .. 54 Repeating a Course .. 54 Sexual Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct .. 55 Violence Against Women .. 55 Student Code of Conduct .. 55 Tobacco-Free Policy .. 56 Transcript Availability .. 56 Transcripts from Other Institutions .. 56 Transfer Credit .. 56 Transfer of Undergraduate Credit .. 56 Transfer of Professional or Graduate Credit .. 57 Military Credit Evaluation .. 57 Withdrawing from the University .. 57 Withdrawal from the University - Student Initiated .. 57 Withdrawal from the University - Military Purposes.