Le Moyne College Catalog
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Le Moyne College welcomes applications from students with various backgrounds and interests who have distinguished themselves by their achievements in high school. All qualified applicants are eligible for admission regardless of race, color, age, sex, physical disability, religion or national origin. Applications for admission are available through the Office of Admission. Admission to Le Moyne is determined by the following criteria:

High-school record: Applicants will typically be expected to have achieved at least an 80-percent average in academic subjects and to rank in the upper half of their class. Strength of the academic program (both the level and the courses taken) is the single most important factor in the admission decision. College policy stipulates that all freshman applicants must have a high school diploma or GED before matriculation to Le Moyne College can occur.

College entrance examination: All applicants are required to take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I) or the test battery of the American College Testing program (ACT). Although not primary, this additional assessment of an applicant's achievement provides important supplemental information in determining admission to the College or to a particular program of study.

Recommendation of the high school: Applicants are required to submit one letter of recommendation from a guidance counselor.

Other information: An outline of principal academic and extracurricular activities and achievements is part of the application form. While not required, campus visits are strongly recommended and personal interviews are encouraged.

The student must graduate from an accredited high school and normally should complete a minimum of 16 academic units in the following distribution:

* While three units in a foreign language is the standard, students are encouraged to continue with language through the senior year in order to best prepare for language study in college.

**Students are encouraged to complete a four unit sequence of college preparatory mathematics courses, including, at a minimum, Algebra I, geometry and Algebra II. In New York, students should successfully complete at least the three Regents' integrated sequence courses and examinations. Students failing to achieve the minimum standard may be accepted at the discretion of the Admission Committee, but these students will be required to successfully complete a non-credit intermediate algebra course in the first year and prior to any credit bearing mathematics course. Students planning to major in biology, chemistry, mathematics or physics should make plans to complete four years of college preparatory mathematics prior to enrollment as a freshman.

Students who wish to transfer to Le Moyne from another institution are welcome and should request an Application for Transfer Admission from the Office of Admission.

Completed applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so it is advantageous to apply well in advance of the announced deadlines.

A completed application package includes:

Applications for transfer admission are evaluated on the strength of the academic program in college, the grades earned and the applicability of the course work to a Le Moyne degree. For students transferring to Le Moyne from regionally accredited institutions and from academic programs similar to the intended major at Le Moyne, the following guidelines usually apply:

Le Moyne makes a sincere effort to transfer credits to the student's best educational advantage, provided that the previous course work is applicable to the Le Moyne degree program.

Transfer of credit is based on a course-by-course evaluation with the primary consideration being equivalency in description of courses offered at Le Moyne. Le Moyne will accept transfer credit only for course work satisfactorily completed (grade of C- or above) at regionally accredited institutions.

Courses taken in technical areas, remedial courses, internships, field experiences, physical education and health courses, courses in which grades of "D" were earned, and courses taken pass/fail will not transfer to Le Moyne. Courses which are more elementary than Le Moyne's introductory level are not accepted for transfer.

A maximum of 60 credit hours may be accepted from a two-year college, and a maximum of 90 credit hours may be accepted from a four-year college. It is, however, very unlikely that 90 credits will apply to the Le Moyne programs since half of the courses listed as "major requirements" in the Le Moyne catalog must be completed at Le Moyne. Students who have completed 60 credit hours at Le Moyne are eligible for degree honors at graduation.

Transfer students are eligible for all forms of need-based financial aid.

Students who have already earned a bachelor's degree (any major from any accredited institution) may earn a certificate in the Physician Assistant Program. If accepted into the certificate program, they will enter the sequence of courses listed as PA courses.

Students are responsible for satisfying the prerequisites of all courses in the certificate program. Prerequisites must be met before entering the program. The prerequisites are: BIO 191-192, BIO 312, BIO 325; CHM 101-102; PSY 101; and quantitative requirements of at least two semesters of statistics, calculus, or computer science. Students entering the PA Program should have a college cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better. The science prerequisite should have been completed within the past five years.

Students should also have health care experience. Applicants with experience exceeding 1000 hours will be given preference.

The Center for Continuous Learning at Le Moyne College offers students the opportunity to study part-time during the daytime, evening, or on Saturday mornings. Part-time students carry fewer than 12 credit hours per semester. Continuous Learning (CL) students typically elect to study on a course-by-course basis (non-matriculated), and then are assisted by CL counselors with the admission process, and, when accepted, work toward a specific degree (matriculated). Student files are reviewed by the Admission Committee and a decision is rendered based on the academic record. The Admission Office will notify students of their status.

Students are eligible to apply for matriculation after completion of between 9 and 18 credit hours with at least 2.5 GPA. The minimum of 9 credit hours must include one course from the core curriculum, one course from the intended major, and if mathematics is required in the intended major, one course in mathematics. In order to continue registering for courses beyond 9 credit hours, GPA of 2.0 must be maintained. Financial Aid in the form of loans may be available to students working toward matriculation.

All matriculating students, regardless of major, must have fulfilled Le Moyne's admission requirements, including the successful completion of three years of college-preparatory mathematics to include intermediate algebra. Students lacking this course work must complete a non-credit intermediate algebra course prior to being admitted.

Students must apply for matriculation after 18 credit hours have been attempted. Students who are not accepted for admission or do not intend to matriculate after completion of 18 credit hours, will be prohibited from registering for additional courses unless they obtain written approval from the director of Continuous Learning. Students whose previous academic record indicates that they will be unable to meet the criteria for matriculation may be prohibited from registering for classes.

All part-time students are encouraged to meet with a CL counselor prior to registering for classes. Counselors can assist with the transferability of course work from other academic institutions to Le Moyne, advisement regarding majors and appropriate course work for meeting goals, assessment of academic and personal needs and counseling or referral to resources to meet those needs, advocacy for non-traditional students on campus, orientation for incoming students, and a variety of other support services. The needs of adult students evolving from the blend of family, work, and academic demands are the focus of all Continuous Learning services.

Le Moyne's summer session is administered by the Center for Continuous Learning. Students may take courses on a credit or an audit basis and may use the session as an opportunity to advance their progress toward an academic degree.

Le Moyne College supports the Advanced Placement program of the College Entrance Examination Board and acknowledges the accomplishments of those students who, through high scores on Advanced Placement examinations, have demonstrated special academic achievement in high school. At the same time, the College recognizes that only students who are judged to be adequately prepared should be admitted to courses and programs. The College will therefore award Advanced Placement and/or credit in English literature and composition, European history, American history, government, Latin, French, German, Spanish, biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, accounting, art, music, economics, computer science, statistics, and psychology if the following conditions are fulfilled: