College of St. Catherine: Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2005-2007: Fields of study

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2001-2003 Academic Catalog
2003-2005 Academic Catalog

Fields of study

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
The College offers 14 certificate programs that are available to students whether or not they have earned a bachelor's degree. Additionally, students who have a bachelor's degree from the College of St. Catherine or another institution may obtain a second (post-baccalaureate) major certificate or spiritual direction certificate from the College.

CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE AT ST. CATHERINE'S
ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE I

ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE II

BASIC MEDICAL CODING

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

CODING SPECIALIST

MEDICAL SALES

MONTESSORI EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATE CREDENTIAL

PASTORAL MINISTRY

PHLEBOTOMY

PIANO PEDAGOGY

REIMBURSEMENT ANALYST

SALES CERTIFICATE I

SALES CERTIFICATE II

SECOND MAJOR*

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

URBAN LIBRARY PROGRAM

* Students earning a second major certificate complete the requirements for the major only; refer to the sections of this catalog describing the individual major requirements. (Not available in Social Work.)

ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
There are seven majors available to students seeking an associate degree at the College of St. Catherine. The major is noted on the student's transcript at graduation.

ASSOCIATE DEGREES AVAILABLE AT ST. CATHERINE'S
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS (A.A.)

HEALTH INFORMATION SPECIALIST (A.A.S.)

NURSING (A.S.)

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT (A.A.S.)

PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT (A.A.S.)

RADIOGRAPHY (A.A.S.)

SONOGRAPHY (A.A.S.)

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
There are more than 40 major fields of study available to day program students at the College of St. Catherine, including more than 70 different areas of concentration. More than 30 additional majors are available through the combined resources of the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC).

Weekend College majors include accounting, business administration, communication, elementary education, health information management, information management, management information systems, nursing, occupational science: pre-occupational therapy, philosophy: applied ethics, sales, speech communication and social work. Additional majors in English, theology and women's studies are available in a combined day/evening/weekend format. (The ACTC exchange program does not apply to Weekend College students.)

When students select a major field of study, they ordinarily choose course work from one academic discipline. In addition, several major disciplines offer a choice of concentrations from which the student must select one. Other disciplines offer optional concentrations beyond the core requirements for the major. Students also may choose to do work in a minor field of study. All completed majors and minors are noted on the student's transcript at graduation.

BACCALAUREATE MAJORS AND CONCENTRATIONS AVAILABLE AT ST. CATHERINE'S
ART
Concentrations (must select one of the following concentrations or complete the art major in conjunction with requirements for K-12 Teaching Licensure*):

Art History

Studio Art

ASL/INTERPRETING
Concentrations (must select one):

American Sign Language

Interpreting

BIOLOGY (may be combined with Secondary Education Teaching Licensure*)

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Majors available:
Accounting
Business Administration
Concentrations (must select one):

Marketing/Management

Small Business/Entrepreneurship

Healthcare Management

Information Systems (Day Program only)
Management Information Systems (Weekend College only)
Sales
Concentrations (must select one):

Business-to-Business Sales

Financial Services Sales

Medical Sales

CHEMISTRY (may be combined with Secondary Education Teaching Licensure*)
Concentrations (optional):

American Chemical Society Approved Concentration

Biochemistry

COMMUNICATION (interdepartmental major)
Concentrations (must select one):

Oral

Written

COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Majors available:
Electronic Media Studies
Speech Communication
Communication Arts/Literature (interdisciplinary major; may be combined with Secondary Education Teaching Licensure*)

CRITICAL STUDIES OF RACE/ETHNICITY

ECONOMICS
Majors available:
Economics
Financial Economics

EDUCATION
Majors available:
Elementary Education (Day and Weekend)
Licensures available:

Elementary with Preprimary Specialty (age 3 - grade 6)

Elementary with Middle School Specialty (K - grade 8)

Secondary Education Licensures (Day only)
Licensure in the following areas (student must complete major in the department listed):

Communication Arts/Literature (English, Communication Studies)

Family and Consumer Science (Family, Consumer and Nutritional Sciences)

Mathematics (Mathematics)

Science: Life Science (Biology)

Science: Chemistry (Chemistry)

Social Studies (Social Studies)

K-12 Licensures
Licensure in the following areas (student must complete major in the department listed):

Music (Music)

Physical Education (Exercise Science)

Theatre/Dance (Theatre -- joint offering with UST)

Visual Arts (Art)

World Languages and Cultures: French (French)

World Languages and Cultures: Spanish (Spanish)

Optional License
Parent and Family Education

ENGLISH
Majors available:
English
Concentrations (must select one):

General

Literature

Writing

Communication Arts/Literature (interdisciplinary major; may be combined with Secondary Education Teaching Licensure*)

EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE (may be combined with K-12 Teaching Licensure*)
Majors available:
Exercise Science
Exercise Science and Nutrition

FAMILY, CONSUMER AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
Majors available:
Family and Consumer Science (may be combined with Secondary Education Teaching Licensure*)
Fashion and Apparel
Concentrations (must select one):

Apparel Design

Fashion Merchandising

Foods and Nutrition
Concentrations (must select one):

Business

Dietetics

Foodservice Management

Physical Science

Pre-Med

Social Science

Exercise Science and Nutrition

FRENCH (may be combined with K-12 Teaching Licensure*)

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (Weekend College only)

HISTORY

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (Weekend College only)
Concentrations (must select one):

Business

Computing

General

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

MATHEMATICS (may be combined with Secondary Education Teaching Licensure*)

MUSIC
Concentration (may select the following concentration or complete the music major in conjunction with requirements for a vocal music or instrumental music K-12 Teaching Licensure*):

Performance and Pedagogy

NURSING

OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE
Concentrations (must select one):
Interdisciplinary
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Assistant

PHILOSOPHY
Concentrations (must select one):

Applied Philosophy (Day Program only)

Applied Ethics (Weekend College only)

POLITICAL SCIENCE

PSYCHOLOGY

RESPIRATORY CARE

SOCIAL STUDIES (may be combined with Secondary Education Teaching Licensure*)

SOCIAL WORK

SOCIOLOGY

SPANISH (may be combined with K-12 Teaching Licensure*)

THEATER (may be combined with K-12 Teaching Licensure*)

THEOLOGY
Concentration (optional):

Teaching High School Religion

WOMEN'S STUDIES (joint ACTC program)

*Meets state licensure requirements.

MAJORS WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OPTION
The bachelor of science option is available in the following majors:
Accounting
Applied Science in Biology, Exercise Science, or Psychology (Pre-physical Therapy)
Business Administration
Economics
Financial Economics
Electronic Media Studies
Elementary Education
Exercise Science
Exercise Science/Nutrition
Family Consumer and Nutritional Science
Fashion and Apparel
Foods and Nutrition
Health Information Management (Weekend College only)
Information Management (Weekend College only)
Information Systems
International Business and Economics
Management Information Systems
Mathematics
Nursing
Occupational Science: Pre-Occupational Therapy
Respiratory Care
Sales
Social Studies
Social Work
Speech Communication

Minors
Students who wish to study a particular subject beyond the introductory courses but not to the level required for a major may complete a minor program in addition to their area of major study. The bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degrees require the completion of a major; students may not graduate with only a minor or set of minors. For more information, see the discussion of minors in this catalog.

MINORS AVAILABLE AT ST. CATHERINE'S
American Sign Language
Art, Studio 2D
Art, Studio 3D
Art History
Biology
Business Administration, Finance Track
Business Administration, Marketing/Management Track
Chemistry
Coaching
Communication Studies: Promotional Communication
Computer Science
Critical Studies of Race/Ethnicity
Economics
English: General
English: Language Studies
English: Professional Writing
Exercise and Sport Science
Family, Consumer and Nutritional Sciences: Family Life
Family, Consumer and Nutritional Sciences: Foodservice Management
Family, Consumer and Nutritional Sciences: Foods
Family, Consumer and Nutritional Sciences: Nutrition
Film
Financial Economics
French
History
Information Management (Weekend College only)
Information Systems
International Relations
Mathematics
Mathematics/Computer Science
Middle East Studies (joint ACTC program)
Music
Occupational Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Sales
Social Welfare
Sociology
Spanish
Speech Communication
Theater History, Theory and Criticism
Theater Performance
Theology
Women's Studies (joint ACTC program)

Pre-Professional Programs
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Engineering
Pre-Law
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Air Force ROTC

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