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Ana G. Méndez University - Gurabo Campus (Metro Orlando / South Florida / Tampa Bay Campus)ContentsSection I: Universidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo Campus . 6Our Profile . 6Mission . 6Vision . 6Institutional Values Statement . 6Institutional Objectives . 6Accreditation and Affiliations . 7Statement of Licensure . 7Statement of Policy . 8Universidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo Campus Administration . 8Legislative Boards . 9Academic and Student Affairs Commission . 9Section II: Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez .10Profile .10Central Administration and Board of Directors .10Board of Directors .11Non-Discrimination Statement .11Statement of Legal Control .11Section III: Metro Orlando Campus, South Florida Campus and Tampa Bay Campus .12Introduction .12Metro Orlando Campus Administration and Staff.12South Florida Campus Administration and Staff .12Tampa Bay Campus Administration and Staff .12Physical Facilities .13Campuses Address and Telephone Numbers .13Metro Orlando Campus .13South Florida Campus .13Tampa Bay Campus.13Academic Calendars.14First Semester 2020-2021 (202111) .14Second Semester 2020-2021 (202112) .15Summer Semester 2020-2021 (202113) .16Technical Certificates First Semester 2020-21 (202111) .17Catalog 2020-212
Ana G. Méndez University - Gurabo Campus (Metro Orlando / South Florida / Tampa Bay Campus)Technical Certificates Second Semester 2020-21 (202112) .18Technical Certificates Summer Semester 2020-21 (202113) .19Admissions .20Non-Degree Programs .20Undergraduate General Admission .20Graduate General Admission .20Specific Program Admission Requirements .21Appeals of Admission Decisions .21Readmission .21Admission Validity .22Transfer Students form Other Programs or Universities.22International Students .22Dual Language Model .22Dual Language Nature of Degree Programs .23Language Placement Tests and Developmental Courses .23Method of Instruction .24Course Modules and Language of Delivery .24Language Support and E-Lab .25Registration .25Registration Validity .25Maintaining the Academic Offerings, Programing of Courses, Closing and Eliminating Sections .25Transferability of Institutional credits to Other Institutions .26Program Changes, Withdrawals, and Special Permits .26Academic Load, Class Attendance, and Academic Advising .27Evaluation of Student’s Academic Achievement .27Changes, Grade Objections, and Additions .29Repeating Courses .30Independent Study .31Academic Progress .31Graduation Requirements .33Financial Information .34Fees and Tuition Costs .34Cost .34Laboratory Fees .34Catalog 2020-213
Ana G. Méndez University - Gurabo Campus (Metro Orlando / South Florida / Tampa Bay Campus)Technology Fee .35Additional Expenses .35Payment Methods .35Partial Withdrawal: Course Drop/Add Period .35Non-Attendance .35Identifications .35Copies of Credit Evidence .35Other Fees.35Cancellation and Refund Policy .36Refund Formula .36Financial Aid .36Grant-Scholarship Programs .36Loan, Work-Study, and Veterans Programs .37Veterans’ Educational Benefits .37How to apply for Federal Financial Aid .38Student Affairs and Services .38Student Services .38Academic Advising .39Students Feedback and Complains .39Student Conduct and Disciplinary Actions .39General Provisions .40Course Numbering System .40The Course Prefix .40Amendments .41False information .41Student’s Responsibility.41Institution’s Responsibility.41Reserved Rights .41FERPA .41Anti-Hazing Policy .41Change of Name and/or Address .41Section III: Faculty .42Faculty Listing per Campus .42Faculty Listing Metro Orlando Campus .42Catalog 2020-214
Ana G. Méndez University - Gurabo Campus (Metro Orlando / South Florida / Tampa Bay Campus)Faculty Listing South Florida Campus .52Faculty Listing Tampa Bay Campus .67Section IV: Programs of Study .74Bachelor’s Degree .74Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) – Major in Accounting .74Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) – Major in Computerized Information Systems .76Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) – Major in Management .78Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) – Major in Marketing .80Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Major in Elementary Education .82Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing (BSN) – Major in Nursing .85Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing (BSN) – Major in Nursing (RN to BSN) .90Bachelor of Sciences in Community Health (BSCH) – Major in Community Health .93Bachelor of Arts (BSW) – Major in Social Work .96Master’s Degree.99Master’s in Education (M.ED.) – Major in School Counseling .99Master in Education (M.Ed.) – Major in Counseling.102Master in Education (M.Ed.) – Major in Teaching of English as a Second Language .106Master of Science in Public Affairs (MSPA) – Major in Criminal Justice .109Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) – Major in Family Nurse Practitioner .111Master of Education (M.Ed.) – Major in Instructional Design and Technology Integration with ELearning .113Master of Arts (MA) – Major in Forensic Sciences .116Master of Arts (MA) – Major in Multimedia Journalism .118Master in Education (M. Ed.) – Major in Social and Community Services .121Course Descriptions .124Catalog 2020-215
Ana G. Méndez University - Gurabo Campus (Metro Orlando / South Florida / Tampa Bay Campus)Section I: Universidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo CampusOur ProfileUniversidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo Campus is anonprofit institution of higher education located 15miles southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, within easyreach of the entire east-central part of the island. Its140-acre suburban campus and its fifteen buildingsprovide an ideal atmosphere for the learningexperience. The university currently operates five (5)Additional Locations located in Barceloneta, Cayey,Yabucoa, Isabela, and Ponce, and five (5) US BranchCampuses (three (3) in Florida, one (1) in Marylandand one (1) in Texas.It is a professionally oriented institution with avariety of offerings, from technical certificates todoctoral degrees. The institution serves a diversifiedstudent body mostly from the surroundingcommunities, with a variety of economic andeducational backgrounds.Founded in 1972, Universidad Ana G. MéndezGurabo Campus has continued to grow in the newmillennium. The student population of more than15,000 is composed of young adults andprofessionals. The academic staff consists of morethan two hundred thirty-one (231) full-time facultymembers and three hundred forty-seven (347) fulltime equivalent professors. The fulltime facultymembers hold doctorates and master’s degrees intheir fields of expertise. Nearly sixty (60) percent ofUniversidad Ana G Méndez- Gurabo Campus’s fulltime faculty hold a doctoral degree and thirty-five(35) percent of part-time faculty holds a doctoraldegree. The gender distribution of the faculty isequally divided. Universidad Ana G. Méndez- GuraboCampus is a member of the Ana G. MéndezUniversity System.MissionUniversidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo Campus is aninstitution of higher education with broad academicofferings of the highest standards of quality.Committed to excellence in teaching, research,innovation, internationalization, and socialhumanistic values for a diverse academic population,Universidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo Campus formsglobal citizens with critical thinking skills whichcontribute to the development and well-being ofPuerto Rico and other countries.VisionThe vision of the Universidad Ana G. MéndezGurabo Campus is to be the leading educationalinstitution in teaching and research, which promotesinnovation, entrepreneurship, internationalization,and sensibility towards cultural diversity and theenvironment.Institutional Values StatementUniversidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo Campus iscommitted, as an institution of higher education, to:1. Freedom of thought and expression2. Excellence in teaching and the pursuit,generation, dissemination and application ofknowledge3. Respect the dignity of the individual4. Respect nature and the environment5. Promote ethical, social and cultural values6. Recognize and respect diversity7. Promote institutional excellence in planning,operations and service8. Promote human and esthetic sensibility.Institutional ObjectivesTo fulfill its mission, Universidad Ana G. MéndezGurabo Campus:1. Maintains a flexible admissions policy inwhich each academic school establishesrequirements for its programs.2. Provides services to a diversified studentbody to help it achieve academic andpersonal goals.3. Fosters research to strengthen the teachingand learning processes as well as to improveCatalog 2020-216
Ana G. Méndez University - Gurabo Campus (Metro Orlando / South Florida / Tampa Bay Campus)4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.the quality of life in the surroundingcommunities.Promotes the internationalization of itsacademic programs through strategicalliances.Develops and implements a systematicfaculty development plan to improveacademiccredentials,pedagogicalcompetencies and instructional technologyskills.Recruits and develops quality humanresources.Provides academic skills and career‐orientedactivities to precollege students, as well asopportunities for continuing education, thusfulfilling the needs of the community.Promotes the use of innovative andnontraditional teaching methodologies.Promotes ethical values that will allowstudents to exert their professionaljudgment and performance responsibly.Fosters the preservation and disseminationof those values inherent to Puerto Ricanculture in a global context.Establishescollaborativepartnershipsamong universities, government, industry,and community organizations.Contributes to students’ awareness of theirrights and responsibilities as citizens in ademocratic society.For information about professional /acreditacionesIn addition, the UAGM institutions have membershipin the following professional associations: Accreditation and AffiliationsUniversidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo Campus isaccredited by Middle States Commission on HigherEducation (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street,Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone: 267-284-5000.The MSCHE is a regional accrediting agencyrecognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Themiddle States Commission on Higher Education hasextended this accreditation to the Metro Orlando,South Florida, Tampa Bay, Capital Area (Maryland)and Dallas Campuses. American Association for Adult andContinuing EducationAmerican Association for Counseling trars and Admission OfficersAmerican Association of Higher EducationAmerican Council on EducationAmerican Library AssociationAmerican Management AssociationAssociation for Educational Communicationsand TechnologyAssociation for Supervision and CurriculumDevelopmentCenter for Scientific ResearchCollege Entrance Examination BoardCommission on Collegiate Nursing EducationCouncil for Adult Experiential LearningCouncil on Social Work EducationFlorida Association of Post-SecondarySchools and CollegesHispanic Association of Colleges andUniversitiesLibrary Administration and ManagementAssociationNational University Continuing EducationPhi Delta KappaPuerto Rico Association of Higher EducationSupervisors Labor Relations ProgramThe Association for Institutional ResearchThe Society for College and UniversityPlanningStatement of LicensureThe Universidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo Campus inFlorida is licensed by the Florida Commission forIndependent Education, Florida Department ofCatalog 2020-217
Ana G. Méndez University - Gurabo Campus (Metro Orlando / South Florida / Tampa Bay Campus)Education. Additional information regarding thisinstitution may be obtained by contacting theCommission at: 325 West Gaines St., Suite 1414Tallahassee, FL, 32399-0400; Toll Free telephonenumber (888) 224-6684 (www.fidoe.org/cie).The Main Campus and additional locations ofUniversidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo Campus inPuerto Rico are licensed by the Puerto Rico Councilof Higher Education and the Puerto Rico Council ofGeneral Education.Statement of PolicyThis catalog includes the main terms concerning theformal relationship between students and theUAGM: Gurabo Campus. Regardless of its effectivedate, the institution reserves the right to admit, readmit or register a student only for a semester orsession separately. The institution binds itself onlyduring the semester for which the student hasenrolled and paid his/her tuition fees.It is the student’s responsibility to know and complywith the content of this catalogue and all the UAGM:Gurabo Campus rules and regulations. This catalogcomplies with the institution’s bylaws, regulations,administrative orders, and duties under Federal Law.The catalog is subject to subsequent amendments.The first section and second sections of this catalogcontain an overview of the Universidad Ana G.Méndez- Gurabo Campus and UAGM. Informationthat pertains to the Metro Orlando, South Florida,and Tampa Bay campuses is included in Section III.Section IV details information on the programsoffered at Universidad Ana G. Méndez-GuraboCampus, Florida campuses. This catalog iselectronically available to students at least one weekbefore enrollment. Students will be informed of anychanges or amendments made to the Catalog.The UAGM and UAGM: Gurabo Campus maincampus addresses and telephone numbers are:Mailing Address:UAGMP.O. Box 21345San Juan, PR 00928-1345Telephone No. (787) 751-0178Fax No. (787) 766-1706Website: www.uagm.eduMailing Address:Universidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo CampusP.O. Box 3030Estación UniversidadGurabo, PR 00778Telephone No.: (787) 743-7979Fax No.: (787) 744-5394Website: www.uagm.edu/utUniversidad Ana G. Méndez- Gurabo CampusAdministrationDavid MéndezChancellorNydia V. BouVice ChancellorGladys BetancourtVice Chancellor for Administrative AffairsJacqueline Mullen-HuntVice Chancellor of External ResourcesSarai LastraVice Chancellor of Information Resources andDirector of Virtual LibraryBrunilda AponteVice Chancellor of Student AffairsMayra RodríguezManager of Physical Facilities and OperationsVacantDean of Graduate Studies and ResearchCatalog 2020-218
Ana G. Méndez University - Gurabo Campus (Metro Orlando / South Florida / Tampa Bay Campus)Félix R. HuertasDean of General Education Deanshipevaluates hiring, contract renewals, promotions, andleaves of absence for faculty members.Juan Carlos SosaDean of School of Business and EntrepreneurshipThe Academic Board consists of the vice chancellor,the library director, six (6) school associate deans,two (2) student representatives, one (1) facultyrepresentative for each school, and as many electedfaculty members as needed to provide for theirmajority on the board. The chancellor is an ex officiomember of the Academic Board.Elaine GuadalupeDean of School of EducationHéctor RodríguezDean of School of EngineeringVacantDean of School of Health SciencesTeresa Lipsett-RuízDean of School of Natural Sciences and TechnologyMaría del C. SantosDean of School of Social Sciences andCommunicationsAurorisa MateoDean of International School of Design andArchitectureMildred Y. RiveraDean of School of Professional StudiesMaría E. FloresDean of School of Technical ProgramsLegislative BoardsThe Administrative Council of Universidad Ana G.Méndez- Gurabo Campus is the legislative body ofthe Institution. Its main function is to establish theinstitutional policy of the University in accordancewith the bylaws of the Ana G. Méndez UniversitySystem. The Administrative Council includes theChancellor, who chairs it, the vice chancellor, thevice chancellor of student affairs, the manager ofphysical facilities and operations, the deans of theacademic divisions, five (5) faculty representatives,and two (2) student representatives.Academic and Student Affairs CommissionThe Academic and Student Affairs Commission(A.S.A.C.) consists of fifteen (15) members as follows:eight (8) faculty facilitators and seven (7)administrators. The faculty facilitators includerepresentation from the following areas: one (1)from liberal arts and criminal justice, one (1) frombusiness administration, economics, and hospitality,one (1) from natural and health sciences, one (1)from Education, one (1) from languages, one (1) fromBilingual Education and ESOL, one (1) Campus atLarge (South Florida), and one (1) Campus at Large(Tampa Bay Campus). The composition for theadministrators is as follows: three (3) AcademicDirectors, three (3) Directors of Learning ResourceCenter, and the A.S.A.C Chair. Special Guests, otherofficers and facilitators shall be invited to participatein the meetings of the A.S.A.C, when the agendaincludes items that touch on those programs. A.S.A.Creviews and recommends course and programadditions, revisions, and deletions and recommendspolicy related to academic offerings to the threeaffiliated universities in UAGM operations in Florida.The Academic Board recommends the academicpolicy of the Institution, adopts new academicprograms, approves the awarding of degrees andCatalog 2020-219
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