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| Program Title | Hegis Code |
| • Liberal Studies | 4901 |
| Program Title | Hegis Code |
| • Physical Therapy | 1212 |
| Program Title | Hegis Code |
| • Gerontological/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner | 1203.10 |
| • Gifted Education (Extension) | 0811 |
| • Bilingual Education (Extension) | 0899 |
| • Middle Childhood (Extension) | 0804 |
| • Severe and Multiple Disabilities (Annotation) | 0820 |
| • Coordinator for Work-Based Learning | 0838 |
| • Nursing Education | 1203.12 |
Nazareth College offers, at the graduate level, master’s degree programs that initiate or extend professional preparation in selected fields of teacher education, creative arts therapy with specializations in art therapy and music therapy, management, human resource management, gerontological nurse practitioner, speech-language pathology, and social work. The college also offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Students may expect to study, at an advanced level, the areas of knowledge required for professional practice and to acquire the skills necessary for implementing current professional patterns.
Also offered is a program in liberal studies leading to the master of arts degree. Students will study in subjects of lasting and intrinsic human value, exploring a diverse range of human knowledge in a curriculum that is interdisciplinary and comprehensive.
The graduate programs share the general aims of the college to provide an environment of study and scholarship conducive to the intellectual life, always with emphasis on the student. Nazareth is committed to the belief that a strong interaction between student and teacher provides the best promise of achieving these goals.
The distinctive objectives of the graduate programs include the following:
•engage students with faculty and colleagues in the pursuit, discovery, evaluation, and dissemination of knowledge and its application to human thought and behavior;
•discover, explore, and share innovative strategies;
•enable students to make insightful analyses of contemporary trends and problems;
•communicate the results of growth in knowledge and the applications of evidence as discovered in the study of the humanities and social sciences through which the professional and citizen of the global community serves humankind.
• Graduate courses are offered during fall, spring, and summer sessions. Most fall and spring classes are scheduled in late afternoon or evening, once a week, Monday through Thursday. A limited number of classes are taught during the day in the fall and spring semesters. Summer classes meet more frequently each week during the session, and day and evening classes are available.
• All courses in the master’s degree programs are numbered at the 500 and 600 levels, with additional 700 level courses in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. In some instances a course may carry double numbers (cross-listed), indicating that credit may be claimed in more than one area. Students should indicate clearly at registration in which area they intend to receive credit.
• The dates of class registration and the semester calendar are published on the college website, and also in a class schedule brochure for each term. Students are responsible for following registration procedures as communicated to students by the Office of Graduate Student Services.
• Course registration takes place on-line for fully and provisionally accepted students during specific time periods. Mail-in course registration is available only to new students.
• The college reserves the right to cancel, combine, limit, change, or add sections of any published course.
• New students should obtain photo ID cards and parking decals from the Office of Campus Safety.
• All graduate students enrolled in six credit hours or more must comply with New York State immunization requirements. Proof of immunity is needed Rubeola-2 doses, mumps-1 dose, and rubella-1 dose. Those born before January 1, 1957 are exempt from this requirement.
• Attendance - Students are expected to be prompt and regular in attending classes except for illness and unavoidable emergencies. Excessive absence affects the quality of work and therefore the grade. Students with a poor record of attendance may be required to withdraw from a course or be given a grade of “F” at the discretion of the instructor. Instructors should review attendance requirements at the beginning of each semester.
• Weather Policy - In the event of severe weather conditions that create hazardous driving, it may be necessary to cancel classes. Cancellation of classes will be announced on the radio and television stations in the early morning or by mid-afternoon for evening classes. Radio: WYSL (1040 AM), WHAM (1180 AM), WXXI (1370 AM), WXXI (91.5 FM), WZNE (94.1 FM), WCMF (96.5 FM), WPXY (97.9 FM), WVOR (100.5 FM), WRMM (101.3 FM), WDKX (104 FM). TV: Channels 8, 9, 10, 13. Also, the home page of the Nazareth College website will carry emergency closing announcements. The main picture on the home page will be changed to a special picture that says there is an emergency announcement in effect - click for details. Please do not call the college switchboard or the Office of Graduate Student Services, thereby interfering with other college business. Students are expected to exercise good judgment concerning their local environment.