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  Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)

  The 黑料在线 has a crosstown agreement with the University of Michigan Air Force ROTC Detachment 390.  The Air Force Officer Education Program prepares you to become an Air Force Officer while earning a bachelor’s degree. The program is rigorous and selective.

  Eligibility

  • U.S. Citizen
  • Full-time student at Detroit Mercy
  • 18 years old or have parental or legal guardian consent
  • Physically fit
  • No known medically disqualifying conditions
  • Good moral character
  • In good academic standing and can participate in the program for a minimum of 3 academic years

  Program Overview

  The Reserve Officer Training Corps is one of three ways to gain a commission as an officer in the United States Air Force or Space Force. 

  You will prepare yourself to excel while completing your bachelor’s degree as a college student. Air Force ROTC does have scholarship opportunities that students in the program can compete for during their freshman and sophomore years.

  You begin the program in the training squadrons and progress through the program and move up through the ranks.

  Cadets may enroll in either the three-year or four-year programs by permission of the Air Force ROTC Detachment Commander.  Upon graduation, cadets are commissioned as 2^nd Lieutenants.

  Military Obligation

  After commissioning, graduates of the Air Force ROTC program are called to active duty with the Air Force in a field usually related to their academic degree program..

  For more information on the program, classes, cadet life and how to join, contact the Air Force ROTC Detachment 390 at the University of Michigan.  

  AFROTC@UMICH.EDU 734-647-4094. 

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  American Language and Culture Program

  Office: Engineering and Science Bldg, Room 268-270B
  McNichols Campus
  Phone: 313-993-1205
  Fax: 313-993-1192
  Email: iso@udmercy.edu

  Through assessment, placement, and instruction, the American Language and Culture Program equips students with language skills and cultural understanding necessary for them to meet their educational and professional goals in an American university setting. This pathway program collaborates with University partners, providing English language evaluation, consultation and intercultural exchange to foster a diverse international community.

  Assessment

  Assessment of language skills is made during the week prior to the first official class day.

  Placement

  After assessment testing, students are placed in one of the following courses of study:

  • Intensive English - 21 hours of instruction per week.
  • Intermediate English - 3-9 hours of instruction per week.
  • Academic Writing and Culture Seminar - three hours of instruction per week.
  • Full-time degree-directed study - not taking classes with ALCP.

  Instruction

  Detroit Mercy students in the ALCP are provided instruction on the McNichols Campus. The ALCP courses follow the University’s academic calendar with two 15-week terms in the fall and winter, and one 14-week term in the summer. Please click for the attachment about placement information.

  Course Offerings

  • ALCP 1010
  • ALCP 2011
  • ALCP 2012
  • ALCP 2013
  • ALCP 3150

  Note: Undergraduate students can receive three credits for ALCP 2011, 2012, 2013 and one credit for ALCP 3150. These credits can be counted toward elective credit in an undergraduate degree program. If counted as elective credit, points for the grade are factored into the grade-point averages of undergraduate students. All students receive a letter grade on their transcripts.

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  Black Abolitionist Archive

  Director: Roy E. Finkenbine, Ph.D.
  Office: Briggs Building, Room 318
  McNichols Campus
  Phone: 313-993-1016
  Email: finkenre@udmercy.edu

  The Black Abolitionist Archive is a historical research center devoted to the study of African Americans involved in the transatlantic struggle against slavery—America's "first civil rights movement." The collection is housed in the McNichols Library and contains a wealth of materials that document the lives of some 300 black abolitionists, including some 14,000 documents, an extensive microfilm library, a clippings file, and a library of scholarly books, articles and dissertations. James O. Horton, Ph.D., of the Smithsonian Institution's Afro-American Communities Project, has called it "the most extensive primary source collection on antebellum black activism."

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  Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive

  Director: Gail Presbey, Ph.D.
  Office: Briggs Building, Room 314
  McNichols Campus
  Phone: 313-993-1124
  Email: presbegm@udmercy.edu

  The James Guadalupe Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive's purpose is to serve students, scholars and community members as a depository for materials on Latin American human rights and solidarity work. It offers students and scholars a place to conduct primary research on Latin American solidarity work, human rights and liberation theology through courses, programs and research materials. The archive, staffed by a director, offers the University community and the wider public resources and opportunities to learn more about local community and national groups that work on human rights issues in the United States and Latin America.

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  Catholic Studies Certificate Program

  The Arthur McGovern, S.J., Catholic Studies Certificate Program

  The Catholic Studies Program, recognizing the richness, depth and breadth of the Catholic tradition, seeks to help students understand the Catholic vision, its contribution to various fields of study, and its influence on contemporary life. The course of study aims at developing a thoughtful appreciation of the living tradition of the Catholic faith in dialogue with social and personal experience. Students will earn a Certificate in Catholic Studies.

  The program is guided by the principle that faith should inform life in the real world and awaken a responsibility to seek social justice. The certificate program requires the completion of 18 credit hours in courses from several disciplines that address six content areas:

  • Traditions of Catholic Spirituality and Theology
  • Christian Social Justice Traditions
  • The Catholic Imagination and the Diversity of Its Expression
  • Christian Perspectives on the Human Person and on Human Development
  • Church History as It Informs Today's Church and Society
  • The Meaning and Importance of Vatican Council II

  Student Learning Outcomes

  By engaging these content areas, students will develop in the following ways:

  1. Students will understand the Catholic intellectual tradition.

  2. Students will understand the Catholic imagination.

  3. Students will integrate spirituality, worship, service and social justice.

  4. Students will apply the insights of Ignatius Loyola and Catherine McAuley to their own lives.

  5. Students will explain the importance of Vatican Council II for the Church.

  6. Students will formulate their own vision of what it means to be Catholic.

  7. Students will connect their vision of what it means to be Catholic with their field of study and/or a broader vision.

  The goals of the program are accomplished through nine credit hours of required core courses and nine credit hours of electives, making it an interdisciplinary program. Two of the core courses require service in the community and reflection on that experience in the light of Catholic Social Teaching.

  Core Courses (9 credits)

  • CAS 1000 Catholic Studies and the Self (1 credit)
  • CAS 2000 Catholicism: Spirit & Methods (3 credits) / RELS 2000 Catholicism: Spirit and Methods (3 credits)
  • CAS 3000 Catholic Church History: Crystallizing Moments (3 credits)
  • CAS 4000 Senior Seminar (2 credits)

  Electives (9 credits)

  The other nine credit hours of the program are drawn from courses throughout the University that meet at least one of the following criteria and receive the approval of the director of the Catholic Studies program:

  • Are taught from a Catholic perspective;
  • Have a Catholic content or a content consistent with Catholic theology, spirituality or social thought;
  • Cover a topic in which there is considerable Catholic contribution;
  • Are interdisciplinary with a Catholic component;
  • Raise issues that impinge on religious faith;
  • Deal with topics and issues that have a variety of competing understandings and interpretations, one or more of which are consistent with a Catholic perspective;
  • Have a content that could be augmented by reading and reflection to develop a Catholic content or perspective;
  • Put into practice a Catholic vision, involving spirituality and a concern for social justice;
  • Put into practice a professional skill with a dimension that includes a Catholic vision, involving spirituality and a concern for social justice; and
  • Develop a Catholic imagination

  A Sampling of Courses that May Be Taken for Catholic Studies Elective Credit

  This is not an exhaustive list. Students may find other courses that meet program criteria and seek approval from the director of the program.

  • ADS 4600 Spirituality and Recovery (3 credits)
  • ARCH 2120 Architectural History and Theory I (3 credits)
  • BUS 3190 Ethics, Business Leadership, and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
  • CAS 3530 Dynamics of Spiritual Growth (3 credits) / RELS 3530 Dynamics of Spiritual Growth (3 credits)
  • CAS 4950 Special Topics in Catholic Studies (3 credits)
  • CHM 4900 Recent Advances in Chemistry and Biochemistry (3 credits)
  • CST 3040 Small Group Communication (3 credits)
  • ENL 2350 Study of Fiction (3 credits)
  • ENL 2450 Study of Poetry (3 credits)
  • ENL 2650 Study of Drama (3 credits)
  • ETH 3680 Catholic Health Care Ethics (3 credits)
  • HIS 2000 The Ancient Mediterranean World (3 credits)
  • HIS 2100 Medieval Europe (3 credits)
  • HIS 2200 Early Modern Europe (3 credits)
  • PHL 2020 Person and Society (3 credits)
  • PHL 3020 Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
  • PHL 3030 Philosophy of God (3 credits)
  • PHL 3040 Aquinas: First University Masterpieces (3 credits)
  • PHL 3070 Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)
  • PHL 3560 Peace and Social Justice (3 credits)
  • PYC 3500 Psychology of Religion (3 credits)
  • RELS 2150 The Rise of Christianity (3 credits)
  • RELS 2160 Reformation Era (3 credits)
  • RELS 2200 Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) (3 credits)
  • RELS 2230 Prophets and Visionaries (3 credits)
  • RELS 2240 Jesus and Gospels (3 credits)
  • RELS 2245 Introduction to the New Testament (3 credits)
  • RELS 2300 Catholic Theology Today (3 credits)
  • RELS 2310 Introduction to Theology (3 credits)
  • RELS 2440 Love and Sexuality in Modern Christian Thought (3 credits)
  • RELS 2420 Religion and Science in the West (3 credits)
  • RELS 2500 The Quest For God today (3 credits)
  • RELS 2510 Theology and Literature (3 credits)
  • RELS 2550 Theology of Christian Marriage (3 credits)
  • RELS 2560 God and The Human Condition (3 credits)
  • RELS 3310 The Christian God (3 credits)
  • RELS 3330 Theology of Karl Rahner (3 credits)
  • RELS 3340 Theology of Death and Resurrection (3 credits)
  • RELS 3470 Catholic Social Thought (3 credits) / CAS 3470 Christian Social Thought (3 credits)
  • RELS 3800 Sport and Spiritual Traditions (3 credits) / CAS 3800 Sport and Spiritual Traditions (3 credits)
  • RELS 3810 The Soul of Sport (3 credits) / CAS 3810 The Soul of Sport (3 credits) /
  • RELS 4220 Torah and Historical Writings (3 credits)
  • SWK 3000 Self-Care & Spirituality (3 credits)

  Program Contact Information

  Program Director: Si Hendry, S.J., Ph.D.
  Telephone: 313-578-0352 (Briggs) or 313-993-1664 (Lansing Reilly)
  Email: hendrysi@udmercy.edu

  Arthur McGovern, S.J., Catholic Studies Program
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  4001 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit, MI 48221-3038

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  Extended Off-Campus Instructional Sites

  To meet the learning needs of employed adults wishing to pursue a degree, the University offers certain degree programs at a number of off-campus sites. Degree and major requirements, content of the coursework and faculty are the same as provided in the major courses on the main campuses. Undergraduate programs offered at off-campus sites are:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Aquinas College
  • Health Services Administration programs at University Center, Macomb
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  International Services (ISO)

  Director: Lily Swan
  Office: Engineering & Science Bldg, Room 268
  McNichols Campus
  Phone: 313-993-3323
  Fax: 313-993-1192
  Email: swanls@udmercy.edu

  ISO reserves the exclusive authority to provide lawful immigration advising to F-1 visa holders. Any outside entities who are not Primary/Designated School Officials (P/DSO) are unauthorized to provide this service. F-1 visa holders should only seek assistance from a P/DSO.

  F-1 visa holders are required to maintain their own status per immigration regulation. They are required to know, understand and comply with them. Failure to follow the regulations will jeopardize your F-1 status. Any questions regarding the following ought to be directed to ISO.

  MAINTAINING F-1 STATUS

  Full-Time Enrollment

  It is your responsibility to ensure that you enroll and complete the correct number of credit hours each Fall and Spring Term.

  • Undergraduate: 12 credits
  • Summer enrollment is optional unless it is your first semester at Detroit Mercy. Full-time enrollment is the same as previously stated.
  • Limitation on online courses: only three credits or one online course per semester can count towards the full-time enrollment minimum.
  • If you are considering dropping below less than full-time, you are required to speak with ISO before you take action. You must complete the Reduced Course Load form and be authorized by ISO before you drop your class(es).

  • Acceptable grades to receive: A, B, C, D, and F. Incompletes and audits will not count towards maintaining your status.
  • For incompletes, you must submit a written agreement between you and the faculty member to ISO for documentation purposes.

  Keep Immigration Documents Valid At All Times

  • Passport must be valid for six months into the future.
  • I-20 must have accurate program information and valid dates.
  • I-94 must be valid for Duration of Status (D/S).
  • The visa sticker in your passport may expire while you reside in the U.S. and is to be used for travel purposes only. It is more important to maintain your status (following the rules, keep your I-20 and passport valid) than the sticker. If you choose/need to travel outside of the U.S., you will have to renew it in order to re-enter the U.S. This can only be done outside of the U.S.
    • Canadian students are exempt from acquiring a visa.

  Attend the School That is On Your I-20

  • Only attend the school listed on your current I-20. You must obtain permission from ISO in order to take class(es) at another institution (concurrent enrollment). If you are admitted to another school and would like to transfer to that school, please contact ISO.

  I-20 Extension

  • If you are unable to complete your degree program in the time allotted on your I-20, you must complete and submit an I-20 Extension Form. You and your academic advisor must complete it with an updated degree plan attached before submitting it to ISO.
  • Any student who comes after their I-20 expiry date must apply for reinstatement.

  Reduced Course Load

  There are limited reasons to allow an F-1 visa holder to request a reduced course load. If authorized, it is only valid for one semester. Please contact ISO for more information.

  Reporting Requirements

  Immigration regulations state that you must report the following to ISO in order to maintain status:

  Change of Address

  • 10 days to report your move.

  Change in Level of Education Level or Degree Program

  • For example, from Bachelor to Master; Biology to Psychology. Your I-20 must be accurate.

  Completing Your Program

  Upon program completion, you must do one of the following within the 60-day grace period. This must be done even if your I-20 expires months into the future.

  • Depart the U.S. A copy of your flight itinerary must be submitted to complete your request.
  • Transfer out and receive an I-20 for a new degree program to a different institution.
  • Complete a change of visa status.
  • Apply for OPT – available to degree recipients only.

  EMPLOYMENT

  ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT

  F-1 Students may apply for work on campus as soon as their first semester at Detroit Mercy. Limitations are as follows:

  • No more than 20 hours/week while school is in session; no more than 35 hours/week during school breaks.
  • Approval from ISO is not required in order to work on campus. However, you must be enrolled full-time for the semester and registered for a full course load before you may begin working.

  PRACTICAL TRAINING

  There are two different kinds of off-campus employment: Curricular and Optional Practical Training. Per immigration regulations, you must have completed at least one academic year in your status and must be directly related to your degree program. Once you are eligible, you are required to obtain authorization from ISO or USCIS before you start work. Even one day of unauthorized work is considered to be a direct violation of your status.

  CURRICULAR PRACTICAL TRAINING (CPT)

  CPT is temporary employment for F-1 students that is directly related to his or her major area of study and is an integral part of the established curriculum. The employment must be a degree requirement; or you must earn academic credit(s) from the employment as an internship/clinical/field study/practicum or similar course that requires practical training.

  Students need to apply for CPT for any applicable practical training whether or not they will receive any form of compensation. A student authorized for CPT may only be employed for specific dates and employer as approved by the International Services Office (ISO). Any changes in the employment require a new CPT application. The student must resubmit a new application to ISO and wait for a newly issued I-20 in order to continue employment.

  To apply for CPT, each student will need to submit and complete the following:

  • Completed CPT Request with the required verification and signature from academic department
  • An official letter from the prospective employer (waived if the internship/employment is assigned by academic department). The letter MUST be on original company letterhead and include:
  • A job title and detailed description of your duties
  • Whether it’s paid/unpaid employment
  • The start and end dates of your employment
  • Direct supervisor’s name, title, address, and phone number
  • State the number of hours/week
  • Register for CPT affiliated course. This is done through your academic department.
  • Pick up CPT I-20 with a letter for a Social Security Number (if applicable) from ISO before you start working.

  Even though you may obtain approval from your academic department and have a job offer, you should not begin working until you have completed all the paperwork with ISO and have received your updated I-20 with your CPT on the second page. Failure to comply with these regulations is grounds for termination of your F-1 status. You may visit the ISO for more information.

  OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING

  OPT is “temporary employment for practical training directly related to the student’s major area of study” authorized by USCIS. Students should apply no more than 90 days before the end of the semester. Please see ISO for more details.

  HEALTH INSURANCE

  Detroit Mercy’s policy requires international students on an F-1 visa are required to have valid health insurance while they reside in the U.S.

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  Language and Cultural Training Program

  Language and Cultural Training Program

  Since 1982, 黑料在线's Language and Cultural Training program has been Metro Detroit's premier source for language training. The program provides customized language programs for 黑料在线 students and a variety of professionals including corporate and legal executives, health care providers, governmental personnel and educators.

  Programs are offered in many world languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Latin and Spanish, as well as English as a Second Language including Accent Reduction and American Business English. Coursework may be available for academic credit. Please contact the Language and Cultural Training program for more information on eligibility.

  Cultural Seminars

  Host a full-day, half-day or two-hour mini-seminar at your workplace covering aspects of culture that are essential for business operations or travel abroad. Customize a program that is tailored to meet your company's objectives, as well as your personal and professional needs. The following cultural-training programs are available:

  • Austria
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • South Korea

  Programs are also available focusing on countries located throughout Africa and the Middle East, the European Union, Latin and South America.

  English as a Second Language (ESL)

  Through its offerings in many world languages and English as a Second Language, the Language and Cultural Training Department seeks to imbue students with linguistic and cultural knowledge of contemporary foreign countries. Because today's students live in a multicultural and multilingual world, the curriculum provides the tools, competence, and cultural orientation to enable them to do so successfully.

  Certificates in Foreign Language Studies

  Certificates in Foreign Language Studies are available in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. Visit the Certificates in Foreign Language Studies catalog page for more information.

  High School Dual Enrollment

  黑料在线's language courses are also available for dual high school and college credit. Please visit the Dual Enrollment program page on the University's website.

  Director: Lara Wasner, M.A., MATESOL
  Office: Briggs Building, Room 339
  McNichols Campus
  Phone: 313-993-1102
  Email: wasnerle@udmercy.edu

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  Institute for Leadership and Service

  黑料在线
  Briggs 212
  4001 W. McNichols Road
  Detroit, MI 48221-3038
  313-993-2003
  theinstitute@udmercy.edu

  
  Detroit Mercy’s Institute for Leadership and Service provides opportunities for all members of the University community to engage in social change for the common good. The Emerging Leaders Program (E.L.P.) is designed to educate, engage and empower all Detroit Mercy students. Using the Social Change Model, E.L.P. offers students the opportunity to explore their leadership potential and abilities. Recognition will be given in the form of the Leadership Pin or the Leadership Medallion.

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  Leadership Minor

  All undergraduate students are eligible to add a Leadership minor to their major. The minor is a total of 18 credits and is the largest minor on the McNichols Campus. This minor is a perfect complement to any field of study at the University. Visit the Leadership minor page for more information.
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  Student Success Center

  Location: McNichols Campus Library, Room 319
  Phone: 313-993-1143
  Email: ssc@udmercy.edu 

  The Student Success Center (SSC) provides quality, student-centered academic support services to help students achieve success. 黑料在线's Student Success Center works to achieve the following learning outcomes for its students:

  Learning Outcome 1
  Students will demonstrate steps towards becoming an independent learner.

  Learning Outcome 2
  Students will demonstrate the ability to make self-motivated, personalized decisions in order to be a successful student.

  Learning Outcome 3
  Students will demonstrate a better understanding of one or more concepts in their coursework as a result of an engagement with a tutor.

  The SSC provides services to the university community in the following areas:

  Academic Support Services

  Tutoring

  The Student Success Center provides free tutorial services, including one-on-one tutoring sessions and learning communities, for all registered Detroit Mercy students. An appointment is recommended for individual tutoring sessions, although a limited number of walk-ins are available each day. Students can make an appointment through our online scheduler, TutorTrac, or by visiting the SSC in-person or by calling 313-993-1143. Day and evening appointments are available either in-person or online. The Student Success Center supports first-year level coursework, focusing on basic core curriculum and beginning major-specific courses. Some upper-division tutoring is available, primarily in the math and sciences.

  College Life Coaches

  College Life Coaches is a service offered in the Student Success Center. College Life Coaches are available to meet with students to determine their specific challenges and opportunities to achieve a student's goals, including helping with success skills for the classroom and time management.

  Assessment and Orientation Services

  The Student Success Center is the departmental liaison for placement testing for all new and transfer undergraduate students. The SSC coordinates the placement testing component of student orientation, advising and registration (SOAR) for all first-year students. The SSC also provides an alternative testing site/time testing for students in need of these accommodations.

  King-Chavez-Parks (KCP) Connections Program

  The KCP program offers college life coaching along with informative and fun opportunities, including tutoring and other academic and social programming.

  1st Gen Network

  The 1st Gen Network is student organization sponsored by the Student Success Center and is open to any first-generation student attending Detroit mercy. The 1st Gen Network meets twice a month for food, conversation and community. 

   

  Academic Programs

  Academic Interest & Major Exploration (AIME) program

  The SSC sponsors the University College: Academic Interest & Major Exploration (AIME) non-degree seeking program. AIME's specialized advisors are familiar with the requirements for all degrees and programs offered at Detroit Mercy. AIME is designed to help students explore majors by offering developmental advising and individualized academic plans. 

  All AIME students are required to enroll into UAS 1000 - Success Skills, during their first semester at Detroit Mercy. This course will introduce and reinforce strategies to improve skills such as note-taking, reading textbooks, and preparing for exams to promote academic success. This will include practical experience in successful study strategies such as time management, academic and career exploration. This course will also acquaint you with other strategies, behaviors, and resources for a successful academic and social experience here at Detroit Mercy and beyond.

  Declaration of Major

  All AIME students must declare a major in a degree-seeking program by the first semester of their junior year.

  Health Exploration (HEX) program

  The SSC also sponsors University College: Health Exploration (HEX) program, which is designed for students who wish to explore any major related to the health sciences. HEX is designed to help students explore majors by offering developmental advising and individualized academic plans.

  Additionally, all HEX students are required to enroll into UAS 1000 - Success Skills during their first semester at Detroit Mercy. This course will introduce and reinforce strategies to improve skills such as note-taking, reading textbooks, and preparing for exams to promote academic success. This will include practical experience in successful study strategies such as time management, academic and career exploration. This course will also acquaint you with other strategies, behaviors, and resources for a successful academic and social experience here at Detroit Mercy and beyond.

  Declaration of Major

  All HEX students must declare a major in a degree-seeking program by the first semester of their junior year.

  University Academic Services (UAS)

  The UAS department offers developmental coursework in a variety of courses. These classes are currently offered during the Fall and Winter terms. These courses include UAS 0750-Basic Math Review, UAS 0800-Basic Mathematics, UAS 0950-Elementary Algebra, UAS 0990-Basic Writing, UAS 1000-Success Skills, UAS 1045-Academic Empowerment, UAS 1050-Success Skills II, and UAS 1070-Academic/Athletic Transitions.

  University College (UC) program

  The Student Success Center is home of the University College program. Both the Academic Interest & Major Exploration and Health Exploration programs fall within University College.

  University College is also a readmission program for select students who are readmitted into AIME/HEX. Students are selected for participation in UC through review and interviews with the SSC staff. Students admitted through this process sign a contract agreeing to specific conditions, and are linked to necessary support services, developmental advising, and individualized academic plans of action.

  Testing Center

  The Testing Center is available for students to take tests, quizzes or placement tests, including students with accommodations who are registered with Student Accessibility Services. Any student who would like to use the Testing Center must sign our SSC Testing Agreement form and be monitored by a proctor. 

   

  Program Contact Information:

  Director: Felicia Hartinger
  Office: McNichols Campus Library, Room 319.2
  Phone: 313-993-1265
  Email: mitrovfl@udmercy.edu 

   

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  Study Abroad Programs

  Director: Lara Wasner, M.A., MATESOL
  Office: Briggs Building, Room 339
  McNichols Campus
  Phone: 313-993-1191
  Email: wasnerle@udmercy.edu

  黑料在线 provides students with opportunities to gain global perspective and experience by encouraging them to study abroad. Through its various schools and colleges, the University expands its curricula through study programs in other parts of the world. Interested students should consult with the departments sponsoring the programs for more information. Please refer to the Study Abroad Program page on the University's website for the many opportunities available as semester-study and short-term programs.

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  University Honors Program

  Co-Director: Stephen Pasqualina
  Office: Briggs 230
  Phone: 313-993-2008
  Email: pasquasg@udmercy.edu

  Program Coordinator: Molly Barlow 
  Office: Briggs 233
  Phone: 313-993-2008
  Email: barlowpe@udmercy.edu

  Overview

  The University Honors Program (UHP) at 黑料在线 integrates the intellectual, spiritual, ethical, and social development of its members by fostering a community of scholarly excellence, encouraging exploration of the world beyond the classroom and promoting community engagement both on and off campus.

  The Honors Program Director administers the UHP with the advice and consent of the Honors Leadership Council, the general student membership of the program. Each member of the UHP must fulfill the Honors curriculum and complete 100 hours of community-engaged service.

  The scholarly excellence of the University Honors Program is complemented by a vibrant Honors community. The Honors Executive Board, whose members are nominated and appointed each winter semester, plays an active role in planning the program. The board meets regularly throughout the academic year to help plan social events, lectures, forums, and film nights. Members of the University Honors Program in good standing have the privilege of using the Gardella Honors House.

  Program Requirements

  Membership Requirements - Incoming Students

  • High school GPA of 3.5 or better
  • Involvement in high school extra-curricular activities
  • Based on the above criteria, students are invited to apply to the University Honors Program. Details on how to apply are provided to eligible students.

  Graduation Requirements

  • Fulfillment of University Honors curriculum
  • Fulfillment of 100 hours total of community-engaged service
  • A minimum overall GPA of 3.3 at time of graduation/degree certification

  Curriculum

  University Honors Program students must fulfill nineteen (19) required Honors credits during their University careers by taking:

  • HON 1000: University Honors First-Year Seminar (it is highly recommended that students complete this course in the fall semester of their first year)
  • Fifteen (15) hours of academic Honors elective courses (recommended: one per semester for the first five semesters)
  • Three (3) additional Honors credits, which may be satisfied through one of the following options:
    • Three (3) credit hours (HON 4997, HON 4998, HON 4999) devoted to researching and writing an Honors Thesis under the guidance of a faculty member (students typically take these one-credit thesis sections one semester at a time over the course of three semesters)
    • One (1) additional three-credit academic Honors course.
  • Fulfillment of one hundred (100) hours total of community-engaged service.

  In addition, students must complete one of the following:

  • Honors Thesis: Before completing HON 4999, students must defend and submit their Honors Thesis. The thesis must be approved by the student's thesis committee and submitted to the Honors Program Director. This option is only available for students who enroll in and complete the Honors Thesis sections (HON 4997, 4998, and 4999).
  • Honors Portfolio: Selection of representative work completed in Honors coursework, with an essay that reflects on the student's intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and social development and how their work in the Honors Program has aided in that growth. This option is only available for students who opt to take an additional three-credit Honors course instead of the Honors Thesis sections (HON 4997, 4998, and 4999).

  Note: The Honors Curriculum represents minimum requirements. Students may enroll in additional Honors academic courses.

  Students who complete all the above graduation requirements will have the Honors distinction printed on their diplomas and transcripts as part of their degree name. Graduating Honors students will wear golden Honors stoles at the Commencement ceremony.

  HON 1000: University Honors First-Year Seminar (1 credit)

  The University Honors First-Year Seminar is an opportunity for students to enter into scholarly conversation and engage in intellectual dialogue with their peers and professors. It is also a chance for Honors students to get to know each other during their first semester at 黑料在线. The seminar focuses on developing a better understanding of the world and students’ place within it. Through reading and discussion, students consider the nature of community, vocation, leadership, and service.

  This course is required for all first-year students in the Honors Program.

  Honors Core Curriculum Courses (15 credits or more)

  UHP students must take at least five (5) three-credit Honors Core curriculum courses, all of which are taught by outstanding faculty members who are committed to students' academic, personal, and professional success.

  In their junior and senior years, UHP students have the option to either a.) write an Honors Thesis in the discipline of their choice under the guidance and mentorship of a Faculty Thesis Advisor of their choosing or b.) take an additional three-credit Honors course, followed by the completion of an Honors Portfolio, which includes a selection of representative work they completed in the Honors Program along with a reflection on their intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and social development.

  Students may petition to take up to one (1) non-Honors courses for Honors credit. (Note: students who petition to have an Advanced Placement [AP] score of four or five counted for Honors credit are not eligible to substitute a non-Honors course for Honors credit). Non-Honors courses taken for Honors credit will require additional work above-and-beyond what is required of other students in the course. Students must submit a completed “Taking a Non-Honors Course for Honors Credit” form to the Honors program Director no later than noon on Friday during the first week of the relevant semester. The form must be signed by the student, the instructor, and approved by the Director.

  Honors Thesis: Overview and Timing

  An Honors Thesis is a substantial, independent, intellectual, and creative endeavor initiated by the student. The Honors Thesis provides students a unique opportunity to apply the knowledge, skills, and talents they have cultivated at the university to create an original scholarly or creative work grounded in academic research. In undertaking an Honors Thesis, the student will spend over a year researching literature, working on an experiment, or designing and producing creative work. In taking up this ambitious project, the author is shifting from being a student to becoming a scholar or artist, from being a consumer of knowledge to becoming a producer of knowledge, from performing assignments and exercises to developing and completing an individually shaped project guided by a Faculty Thesis Advisor.

  These transformations will bring a living part of the author’s emerging self out into the world in tangible form, bringing the student significantly closer to intellectual and creative maturity and imbuing the student with a deeper appreciation of both an aspect of the world and their own abilities. In summary, an Honors Thesis should be considered an inspiring, exciting, and unique opportunity to explore a topic of passionate interest to the student. It is, in every sense, a capstone to the Honors experience.

  Students are encouraged to devise the project themselves but develop it in close collaboration with a faculty mentor who will supervise the various stages of the project, from research, data collection, and writing and revision, to an oral presentation of the work before their Thesis Committee and (if the student so chooses) the larger Honors community. The Honors Thesis may derive from the student’s major academic field or from another academic area of interest.

  Students may begin the Honors Thesis any time after completing at least three (3) Honors courses.

  The primary work of the thesis is completed over the course of three one-credit Honors Thesis sections: HON 4997: Thesis Proposal, HON 4998: Thesis Approval, and HON 4999: Thesis Defense. It is recommended that students devote a single semester to each section. Typically, students take HON 4997 in the winter semester of their junior year, HON 4998 in the fall semester of their senior year, and HON 4999 in the winter semester of their senior year.

  Students who are unable to take these three sections one semester at a time may request to take HON 4997 and HON 4998 in a single semester.

  It is highly discouraged that students take all three sections in a single semester. Students taking more than one section in a single semester are strongly encouraged to begin work on the thesis, including collaborating with their Faculty Thesis Advisor, before registering for HON 4997.

  The Honors Thesis must be completed and defended before or during the semester the student intends to graduate. Once completed, the student submits their thesis to their Faculty Thesis Advisor and the other members of their Honors Thesis Committee (the committee must include at least one faculty member beyond the Faculty Thesis Advisor). The student then completes an oral defense of the thesis before their Honors Thesis Committee. The student may elect for the Honors Thesis Defense to be open only to their committee members or open to the entire Honors community.

  Once the student completes the oral defense, they must complete any revisions requested by the Honors Thesis Committee members. The student then resubmits the thesis to the committee within an agreed upon timeframe. When the committee is satisfied with the completed thesis, they sign the Honors Thesis Approval page. The student is then responsible for submitting a final, signed copy of the thesis to the Honors Program Director, who then signs and files the thesis with the library for cataloging.

  Honors Portfolio: Overview and Timing

  Students who are unable or would prefer not to complete an Honors Thesis can complete the Honors Program curriculum by taking an additional three-credit Honors course (completing six [6] Honors courses in total) and an Honors Portfolio.

  Students who choose this option must contact the Honors Director by no later than noon on Friday during the first week of the semester they plan to graduate to request Honors Portfolio materials. Final portfolios are due to the Honors Director by the end of the eighth week of a student’s final semester. Students should select graded projects that represent their best work completed in Honors courses. Students should include five (5) to seven (7) samples of work produced for three (3) or more Honors courses. These artifacts should fulfill the UHP’s six core values: Curiosity, Community, Critical Thinking, Reflection, Diversity, and Service. At least four of the artifacts must consist of written work, prompts, professors’ feedback, and grades received on said work. Students may also collect photographs and other documentation of community-engaged service and UHP-sponsored programming (such as guest lectures, visits to museums, and film screenings) that they took part in throughout their time in the UHP.

  Portfolios must include a 1) Cover Page (provided by the Honors Director), 2) Course Tracking Sheet (provided by the Honors Director), 3) Portfolio Worksheet (provided by the Honors Director), 4) Table of Contents (include the title of each project and the instructor and course for which it was produced), 5) Self-Reflection Essay (750–1,000 words): Along with selected Honors projects (including papers, presentations, or other work produced in Honors courses), students will write a self-reflection essay about their experience in the Honors Program. This essay should include: 1) The student’s reasons for selecting the work included and 2) A self-assessment of the student’s intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and social development at 黑料在线, and how their work in the Honors Program has aided in that growth.

  Honors Study Abroad Option

  The University Honors Program recognizes the value of global learning experiences and, in keeping with its commitments to curiosity and diversity, makes it possible for students to complete a portion of the Honors curriculum through study abroad coursework. To pursue this option, Honors students may petition the Honors Program Director to qualify for the Honors Study Abroad Option, which allows students to substitute up to two courses in a Detroit Mercy-affiliated study abroad program for the same number of required Honors courses.

  黑料在线 offers several study abroad programs in places such as Italy, Poland, France, Greece, Spain, Cuba, Brazil, Ireland, and India. Students participating in non-Detroit Mercy-affiliated study abroad courses may petition the Honors Director for Honors credit. In such cases, students must petition before the study abroad takes place. Interested students should consult with 黑料在线’s Study Abroad Programs for more information and consult with the UHP Director about applying for the Study Abroad Option.

  Transfer Students

  Students who transfer to Detroit Mercy from another institution may apply to join the University Honors Program through the Office of Admissions. Transfer applications will be reviewed carefully by the Honors Program Director to assure students can complete the Honors Program curriculum without adding substantial time to degree completion.

  Honors Degree Progress

  To ensure timely completion of undergraduate degree requirements, students may be required to take 19 credits in one or more academic term. Taking 19 credits in an academic term may require approval of students’ major program of study and incur an additional tuition charge.

  Students are encouraged to take multiple Honors courses in a single term whenever possible. If students are unable to schedule an Honors course for an upcoming term, or begin to fall behind in other requirements, they must contact the Honors Program Director immediately.

  The Honors Director cannot guarantee that the schedule/availability of offered Honors courses (or the University Honors First-Year Seminar) will not conflict with the schedule/availability of other courses required by students’ major program of study.

  Honors Probation

  The following guidelines are designed to assure Honors Program students are on track to graduate from the program in a timely manner:

  GPA Requirement

  In order to graduate with the distinction of an Honors degree, e.g., Honors B.A., Honors B.S. (separate from university Latin honors), students must complete their degree requirements with a minimum overall 3.3 GPA. This minimum GPA must be established by the beginning of the semester in which the student plans to graduate.

  At the end of every semester student’s GPAs will be checked to ensure compliance.

  If a student’s overall GPA falls below the 3.3 requirement but above a 3.0, the student will be issued a warning.

  Students with a GPA above 3.0 but below 3.3 may elect to stay in the program, but they will not be permitted to proceed with the Honors Thesis or Honors Portfolio unless their GPA meets the 3.3 requirement. Students who do not meet the 3.3 GPA requirement by the beginning of the semester in which they plan to graduate will be removed from the Honors Program and transitioned to the non-Honors track of their degree. They may still graduate if they meet the standard program requirements.

  If a student’s overall GPA falls below a 3.0, the student will be placed on Honors probation.

  By the start of the semester following the start of Honors probation, the student must raise their GPA to a 3.0. If the student’s GPA does not reach a 3.0 one semester after being placed on probation, they will be removed from the program.

  As stated above: Students with a GPA above 3.0 but below 3.3 may elect to stay in the program, but they will not be permitted to proceed with the Honors Thesis or Honors Portfolio unless their GPA meets the 3.3 requirement. Students who do not meet the 3.3 GPA requirement by the beginning of the semester in which they plan to graduate will be removed from the Honors Program and transitioned to the non-Honors track of their degree. They may still graduate if they meet the standard program requirements.

  Honors Coursework

  Students must demonstrate that they are progressing toward the fulfillment of the program’s requirements. UHP students who have not completed an Honors course in three consecutive semesters (regular academic year only) will be removed from the Honors Program for failure to make progress toward program requirements. This standard applies to students who have not already completed the Honors coursework requirements.

  If a student elects to leave the Honors Program or is removed for failing to meet the GPA requirement or failing to maintain adequate Honors degree progress, the student will lose their annual Honors scholarship.

  Appeals Process

  Students placed on Honors probation or removed from the Honors Program may appeal their probation or removal by contacting the Director of the University Honors Program. The appeal will be reviewed by the Honors Program Advisory Council. A decision on the appeal will be delivered within one month of submission by the student.

  Majors Ineligible for the Honors Program

  Students enrolled in the following major programs of study are ineligible to enroll in the Honors Program:

  • 5-Year Accounting
  • 5-Year Health Services Administration
  • 5-Year Physician Assistant
  • 6-Year Law - Business Administration
  • 6-Year Pharmacy
  • 7-Year Pharmacy
  • 7-Year Dental
  • Healthcare Operations Management
  • Pre-Dental Hygiene
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  Women's and Gender Studies

  Description

  黑料在线's Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) Program is a diversity and social-justice-focused area of study that examines how our beliefs about gender and sexuality shape our personal identities and the world we live in. The program also examines how gender and sexuality intersect with other facets of our identities such as race, class, nationality, ability and age. WGS draws on many academic disciplines to ask questions about the roles gender and sexuality play in key areas of the human experience such as: politics, popular culture, religion, science, law, history, art, economics, health, education, citizenship and families.

  The WGS Program offers multiple ways for students to discover, engage and transform through the lens of women's and gender issues including an academic minor, social justice activism, grants, writing competitions, events/speakers and arts.

  
  

  Program Contact Information

  Amanda Hiber, MFA
  Co-Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program
  Senior Lecturer, Department of English
  Phone: 313-993-2011
  Email: hiberja@udmercy.edu

  Megan Novell, MA, MLIS
  Co-Director, Women’s and Gender Studies Program
  Title IX Coordinator and Equity and Compliance Specialist
  novellme@udmercy.edu
  Telephone: 313-993-1802