Foreword: University General Information
Accreditation
Administration of the University
Calendar, Academic, 2007-2009
Centers and Institutes, University
Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy
Equality of Opportunity Policy
Extension Services and Non-Credit Offerings
Handicapped Non-Discrimination Policy
History of the University
Location of the University
Minor Areas of Study
Mission, University
Organization of the University
Sexual Harassment Policy
Violence in the Workplace Policy
This publication is for informational purposes and is neither a contract nor an offer to contract. The University reserves the right to change any provision or requirement at any time without notice.
Contained in the following section are the general rules and regulations for undergraduate study at Wayne State University, as well as descriptions and locations of University student services. For additions, amendments, and specific applications of the following regulations, consult the individual School and College sections of this bulletin.
For graduate regulations, degree programs and curricula, consult the Wayne State University Graduate Bulletin.
It is the responsibility of the student to meet and satisfy all University, college and program requirements.
Mission, University
As an urban research university, our mission is to discover, examine, transmit and apply knowledge that contributes to the positive development and well-being of individuals, organizations and society. Wayne State University is a national research institution dedicated to preparing students to excel in an increasingly advanced and interconnected global society.
As a national research university, Wayne State is committed to high standards in research and scholarship. Its first priority is to develop new knowledge and encourage its application. Because it is a national research university, Wayne State develops and maintains strong graduate and professional programs in many fields, and in the arts, it fosters creativity and strives for excellence in performance and exhibition. To maintain its standards, the University seeks to strengthen those programs that have achieved national recognition while, at the same time, fostering programs which show promise for the future. Wayne State strives to maintain its performance ranking as measured by its funded research, the quality of its graduate programs as evaluated by national studies of graduate education, and the effectiveness of all academic programs as assessed by external evaluation.
As an urban teaching university, and because its graduates typically continue to live and work in the area throughout their lives, Wayne State seeks especially to serve residents of the greater Detroit metropolitan area, although it enrolls students from across the State, the nation, and around the world. WSU is dedicated to preparing students to excel in an increasingly advanced and interconnected global community.
The University offers more than 350 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs as well as specialist, certificate and professional programs. It makes available high-quality educational programs in more than six hundred fields of study or concentration leading to more than three hundred different degrees at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. As a nationally ranked university, Wayne State holds high expectations for the educational achievements of its students and consequently maintains selective admissions standards; but as an urban university it recognizes an obligation to develop special avenues that encourage access for promising students from disadvantaged educational backgrounds. The University aspires to implement its curricula in ways that serve the needs of a nontraditional student population that is racially and ethnically diverse, commuting, working, and raising families. Its student body is composed of students of traditional college age together with many older students, and includes many who are from the first generation in their family or neighborhood to attend a university. In its teaching, the University strives to be sensitive to the special experiences, conditions, and opportunities presented by this diversity in its student body. To meet its obligations to its nontraditional students, the University attempts to schedule classes throughout the metropolitan area, during the evening as well as during the day.
Wayne State University recognizes its obligation to serve. Like other major universities, it strives to serve the disciplines and professions represented among its academic programs as well as public and private sector organizations and associations at local, State, and national levels. As an urban university, it makes a special commitment to the Detroit metropolitan area in three ways: first, it uses its metropolitan locale as a setting for basic and applied research and fosters the development of new knowledge of urban physical and social environments; second, it employs its locale as a teaching laboratory and incorporates metropolitan area materials into its curriculum; and third, it brings knowledge to bear to assist and strengthen the metropolitan area. In particular, Wayne State University contributes to the economic revitalization of southeastern Michigan through research programs that develop new technology and teaching programs that educate the citizens who will live and work in the region in the coming years.
Wayne State University respects and protects the personal and academic freedom of its students, faculty and academic staff. The programs and activities of the University are open to all qualified persons without regard to race, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, age, national or ethnic origin, political belief, or physical handicap, except as may be required by law. The University seeks to demonstrate, through all its programs and activities, its appreciation of human diversity and to maintain an atmosphere of tolerance and mutual respect that will nourish human liberty and democratic citizenship.
A relatively youthful state university - part of Michigan's State supported system of higher education only since 1956 - Wayne State University has developed rapidly as a national research university with urban teaching and service missions. Nevertheless, it recognizes that much must be achieved before the goals it holds for itself are fully attained. It is pursuing those goals with pride in its progress and confidence in its future.
History of the University
Wayne State has nearly 220,000 living alumni. More than 165,789 of them live in the State and more than 137,210 live in the Detroit area. Over thirty percent of all degree holding adults in the metropolitan area are Wayne State University alumni.
The early history of the University is an account of originally unrelated colleges and schools which were united in 1933 into a single institution, Wayne University, under the control of the Detroit Board of Education. In 1956, this institution became Wayne State University by formal action of the Governor and Legislature of Michigan. The following specific events are among the most significant in the University's first century of development.
1868 - The Detroit Medical College, forerunner of the School of Medicine, was established.
1881 - The Detroit Normal Training School, forerunner of the College of Education, was established.
1917 - The Detroit Junior College, offering a two-year program in general education, was established in `Old Main' and later developed into the College of Liberal Arts.
1923 - The Detroit Normal Training School became a four-year degree-granting institution under the name of the Detroit Teachers College. The first degrees were granted in 1924. The Detroit Junior College became the College of the City of Detroit with four-year degree programs. The first degrees were conferred in 1925.
1924 - The College of Pharmacy was organized.
1930 - The first regular graduate courses were offered in Liberal Arts and Education. The first Master's degrees were conferred in 1932.
1933 - The College of Engineering and the Graduate School were established.
1933 - The Colleges of Liberal Arts, Education, Engineering, Medicine and Pharmacy and the Graduate School were united by action of the Detroit Board of Education into a university organization, temporarily called the Colleges of the City of Detroit.
1934 - The name Wayne University was adopted, taken from Wayne County and, ultimately, from General Anthony Wayne.
1935 - The School of Public Affairs and Social Work was organized. In 1950 it became the present School of Social Work.
1937 - The Law School, established in 1927 as Detroit City Law School, came into the University.
1945 - The first doctoral programs were authorized in the fields of Chemistry, Physiological Chemistry and Education.
1945 - The College of Nursing, which began as a program in the College of the City of Detroit, became a separate college.
1946 - The School of Business Administration, originating in the College of Liberal Arts, became the tenth academic unit in the University.
1956 - Wayne University became Wayne State University by Act 183 of Michigan Public Acts of 1956.
1959 - Monteith College was established.
1959 - Wayne State University became a constitutionally established University by popularly adopted amendment to the Michigan Constitution.
1964 - The Division of Urban Extension was established.
1973 - The College of Lifelong Learning was established as successor to the Division of Urban Extension.
1973 - The College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions was established.
1974 - The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences was formed from merger of the College of Pharmacy and the Division of Allied Health Professions, School of Medicine.
1985 - The School of Fine and Performing Arts and the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs were established.
1989 - The name of the School of Fine and Performing Arts was changed to the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts.
1993 -The College of Science was established.
2001 - The name of the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions was changed to the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
2002 - The College of Lifelong Learning was discontinued and its programs transferred to other units.
2004 - The College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science were merged into the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
2005 - The College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs was discontinued and its programs transferred to other units.
Location of the University
More than 100 buildings provide housing for the services, instructional and research needs of the University and its students and staff. Most academic and service units of the University are located on the main campus in the heart of Detroit, largely bounded by York Street on the north, Woodward Avenue on the east, Forest Avenue on the south and Trumbull Street on the west. The major classroom, laboratory, library and other academic buildings are located east of the John C. Lodge Freeway; most of the athletics and recreational facilities are on the west side of the freeway.
The School of Medicine and its affiliated teaching hospitals and clinics are located a short distance south and east of the main campus in the Detroit Medical Center. The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is also located on the medical campus. Certain smaller instructional and service units are located in other parts of the metropolitan area.
Organization of the University
The general governance of Wayne State University is constitutionally vested in the Board of Governors, consisting of eight popularly elected members and the President of the University, who is named by the elected members. The President is the chief executive officer of the University and is charged by the Board of Governors with responsibility for its administration. For educational and administrative purposes, the University is organized into major academic units - schools, colleges, divisions, centers and institutes. The following schools, colleges and divisions offer degree programs in their respective areas and together constitute the heart of the University.
School of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
Graduate School
Law School
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Medicine
College of Nursing
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
School of Social Work
The Dean of the College or School is its chief executive officer. More than half the Colleges and Schools are organized into departments or divisions, each administered by a chairperson (or head). Academic standards, curricular development, course revision and similar academic matters are the primary responsibility of the faculty and dean of the College or School, although these matters are subject to review and approval by the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and by the President and, whenever they involve major educational policy decisions, by the Academic Senate.
The Graduate School is the central unit for the supervision and encouragement of graduate work in the University and has basic responsibility for the improvement and review of existing programs and the approval of new graduate programs. Except for applicants and candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, the detailed supervision of graduate students' work is conducted by the College and School and, where appropriate, by the departments.
All degrees are granted by the University through the Colleges and Schools, except that the Dean of the Graduate School, with the approval of the Graduate Council, recommends candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, selected master's degrees and interdisciplinary graduate certificate programs.
Centers and Institutes, University
A center (term used inclusively for center or institute) is defined as a college-wide or university-wide academic grouping of individuals that is supported financially, in whole or in part, by the University and is administered as a separate administrative unit with a separate operating budget. A center generally engages in activities that advance the mission of the University and that generally involve more than one of the traditional academic disciplines. In general, a center is either a "University Center" or a "College Center." A University Center is a center that is engaged in academic activities that involve more than one college (school) and that is subject to the direct administrative supervision of the President or designee. A College Center is a center that is engaged in academic activities that primarily involve one college (school) and that is under the direct administrative supervision of the dean of that college (school). University Centers are established by the Board of Governors on recommendation by the President for the purpose of conducting college- or University-wide interdisciplinary teaching, research and service activities. The principal centers, both University and college, are:
Bioengineering Center
Center for Arts and Public Policy
Center for Automotive Research
Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies
Center for Health Research
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Center for Peace and Conflict Studies
Center for the Study of Citizenship
Center for Urban Studies
Center to Advance Palliative-Care Excellence
Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies
C. S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development
Developmental Disabilities Institute
Douglas A. Fraser Center for Workplace Issues
Humanities Center
Institute for Information Technology and Culture
Institute for Learning and Performance Improvement
Institute for Manufacturing Research
Institute for Organizational and Industrial Competitiveness
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Institute of Gerontology
Labor Studies Center
Ligon Research Center for Vision
Institute of Mental Health
Manufacturing Information Systems Center
Merrill-Palmer Institute and Skillman Center for Children
Extension Services and Non-Credit Offerings
The Division of Metropolitan Programs and Summer Sessions provides extension services for the off-campus credit programs of the Colleges and Schools, as well as University-wide Spring/Summer sessions. Since the University does not have a separate evening program, the Colleges, Schools and instructional divisions have comprehensive responsibility for degrees and degree programs whenever they are offered. For further information, see Metropolitan Programs and Summer Sessions.
Non-credit courses, seminars and programs are offered primarily through the Professional Development Division, the Division of Metropolitan Programs and Summer Sessions, the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, and the various schools, colleges, centers and institutes.
Accreditation
Wayne State University as a whole is accredited as a doctoral degree-granting institution by the regional accrediting agency, The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission, 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504; telephone: 800-621-7440. In addition, more than forty specific programs and curricula are accredited individually by specialized or professional accrediting agencies. A report is produced annually for the Board of Governors which designates the accrediting agencies of the University's programs; the report is available from the Board of Governors' Office, 4231 Faculty Administration Building. The principal accreditation agencies are as follows:
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
School: Accreditation Council of AASCB International -
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
On-line M.B.A.: North Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools -The Higher Learning Commission
EDUCATION
College Accreditation: Michigan Department of Education
Art Therapy Program: American Art Therapy Association
Counseling (graduate only): Council for Accreditation of
Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (graduate only):
Council on Rehabilitation Education, Inc. (CORE)
Physical Education Programs: Michigan Department of Education
ENGINEERING
Division of Engineering (undergraduate): B.S. degrees in
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of
ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1150, Baltimore MD 21202-4012
Telephone: 410-347-7700.
Division of Engineering and Technology (undergraduate):
B.S. degrees in
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
Mechanical Engineering Technology
are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1150, Baltimore MD 21202-4012;
Telephone 410-347-7700
FINE, PERFORMING and COMMUNICATION ARTS
Dance: National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD)
Music: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Theatre: National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
LAW
American Bar Association (ABA) and American Association of American Law Schools (AALS) (Joint Committee)
LIBERAL ARTS and SCIENCES
Chemistry (undergraduate only): American Chemical Society (ACS)
Communication Sciences and Disorders:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology
Nutrition and Food Science (Coordinated Program in Dietetics): Commission on Accreditation for Dietetic Education
Political Science (Master of Public Administration): National
Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
(NASPAA)
Psychology (Clinical Training Program): American Psychological Association (APA)
Urban Planning (Master of Urban Planning): Planning Accreditation Board (PAB)
LIBRARY and INFORMATION SCIENCE
American Library Association (ALA)
MEDICINE
Continuing Medical Education: Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Doctor of Medicine Degree Program (M.D.): Liaison Committee
on Medical Education (LMCE), representing the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges
Genetic Counseling (Master of Science in Genetic Counseling): American Board of Genetic Counseling
Radiological/Medical Physics: Commission on Accreditation of
Medical Physics Educational Programs, Inc.
NURSING
College (Baccalaureate and Master's programs): Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Midwifery Program Pre-accreditation: American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)
Advanced Practice Nursing with Women, Neonates & Children:
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
EUGENE APPLEBAUM COLLEGE of
PHARMACY and HEALTH SCIENCES
Clinical Laboratory Science: National Accrediting Agency for
Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
Cytotechnology: National Accrediting Agency
for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
Industrial Hygiene Program: Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) - Applied Science
Accreditation Commission
Mortuary Science: American Board of Funeral Service
Education, Inc. (ABFSE)
Nurse Anesthesia: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
(Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia
Educational Programs)
Occupational Therapy: American Council on Occupational
Therapy Education (ACOTE)
Pathologists' Assistant Program: National Accrediting Agency
for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
Pharmacy: American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
(ACPE)
Physical Therapy: American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Physician Assistant Program: Accreditation Review Committee on
Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA)
Radiation Therapy Technology (undergraduate):
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology (JCERT)
SOCIAL WORK
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Equality of Opportunity Policy
Wayne State University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity in all of its operations, employment opportunities, educational programs and related activities.
This policy embraces all persons regardless of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. It expressly forbids discrimination, sexual harassment or any form of harassment in hiring, terms of employment, tenure, promotion, placement and discharge of employees, admission, training and treatment of students, extra-curricular activities, in using University services, facilities and in the awarding of contracts.
This policy also forbids retaliation and/or any form of harassment against an individual as a result of filing or being a party to a complaint of discrimination.
Wayne State University complies with the Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as Amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Michigan Public Act 453.
Inquiries regarding equal opportunity policies or complaints may be made to Equal Opportunity, Policy Development and Analysis, 3660 Academic/Administrative Building, Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan 48202; Telephone 313-577-2280 or http://www.deo.wayne.edu.
Handicapped Non-Discrimination Policy
In accordance with federal requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, there shall be no discrimination on the basis of handicap in Wayne State University's programs, operations and activities, in the hiring, terms and conditions or privileges of employment or any matter directly or indirectly related to such employment, or in the admission, education and treatment of students. (See Accessibility Services, Educational (EAS) (for Disabled Students) for accessibility services available to disabled students.)
Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy
Wayne State University is committed to providing a drug- free environment for its faculty, staff, and students. The Board of Governors has made this commitment a formal policy of the University. All faculty, staff and students must abide by the terms of the Board policy as a condition of employment or enrollment at the University. The unlawful possession, use, distribution, sale or manufacture of drugs or alcohol is prohibited on University premises, at University activities, and at University work sites.
Pursuant to that policy, the unlawful possession, use, distribution, dispensation, sale or manufacture of any illicit drugs, and the unlawful possession, use or distribution of alcohol on University property, or at any University work site, or as part of any University activity, is prohibited.
Any employee or student employee who is convicted of a criminal drug offense occurring at the workplace is subject to appropriate employee discipline in accordance with established University policies and collective bargaining agreements, and may be required to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse or rehabilitation program as a condition of further employment or enrollment.
Any student or employee who, while on University premises or at any University activity, engages in the unlawful possession, sale, manufacture, distribution, or use of drugs or alcohol shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, in accordance with established University policies and collective bargaining agreements, and in conformity with local, State and federal law, up to and including expulsion or termination. A student or employee who is found to have violated this policy may be required to participate in a drug or alcohol treatment program as a condition of further employment or enrollment.
The University encourages employees who may have a problem with the use of illicit drugs or with the abuse of alcohol to seek professional advice and treatment. Individuals who seek assistance with such problems may obtain additional information on a confidential basis by telephoning the Substance Abuse Hotline, at 313-577-1010. Access to this hotline is absolutely anonymous. The Substance Abuse Hotline provides information to the caller by means of recorded messages and no record is kept of the caller. Students may also seek referral assistance by contacting University Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), at 313-577-3398.
Sexual Harassment Policy
It is the policy of Wayne State University that no member of the University community may sexually harass another. Any employee or student will be subject to disciplinary action for violation of this policy.
The law of the State of Michigan prohibits discrimination in employment and in education and provides that discrimination because of sex includes sexual harassment, which means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct or communication of a sexual nature when:
(a) Submission to such conduct or communication is made a term or condition either explicitly or implicitly to obtain employment, public accommodations or public services, education, or housing.
(b) Submission to or rejection of such conduct or communication by an individual is used as a factor in decisions affecting such individual's employment, public accommodations or public services, education, or housing.
(c) Such conduct or communication has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's employment, public accommodations or public services, educational, or housing environment. (MCLA 37.2103 (h))
In the area of speech, what the law and this policy prohibit is speech as action: that is, sexual communication which is either directly coercive as demanding favors, or indirectly coercive, as rising to that level of offensiveness which interferes substantially with the victim's education or employment. The determination of what level of offensiveness is actually coercive, and therefore unlawful and prohibited by this policy, will in some cases be difficult. A significant element in the determination is provided by the fact that an unequal power relationship underlies sexual harassment. The more unequal the relationship, the greater the risk is of substantial interference with the victim's education or employment.
In the area of physical contact, physical contact which is unwelcome is so gravely offensive that it always has the effect of substantially interfering with the victim's employment or educational environment. Employees and students should not take for granted that they are welcome to touch other employees or students, since if their contact is in fact unwelcome, they will be in violation of the law and of this policy. (WSUCA 2.28.06.010-2.28.06.080)
Violence in the Workplace Policy
Wayne State University is committed to providing a work and educational environment that is free from threats, assaults, or acts of violence. Threats of violence or of physical harm, and any form of physical or sexual assault or threats of physical assault are prohibited. This includes conduct that harasses, disrupts, or interferes with another person's work performance or creates an intimidating or hostile work or educational environment.
It is a violation of the University's policy to bring certain items on campus, including all types of firearms, explosives, switchblade knives and any knife with a blade longer than three inches, and objects carried for the purpose of injuring or intimidating. Violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action under existing policies.
University personnel are expected to notify appropriate management personnel of any violent or threatening behavior, when that behavior is work-related or carried out on University property. Any individual who has obtained a personal protection order that identifies the workplace as a protected area should notify Public Safety.
Minor Areas of Study
Minor concentrations are groups of courses, usually totalling eighteen to twenty-four credits, focused in a particular subject area. Minors are not noted on diplomas but they do appear on the student transcript. The University does not require students to select a minor, nor are they required for an undergraduate degree. The following list indexes all of the Minors for which program descriptions were available at the time of publication of this bulletin.