Siena Heights University
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Is an "enabling" institution which seeks to develop cooperative arrangements with a wide variety
of individuals and institutions in the interest of creating effective learning encounters and
environments.
Associations
Siena Heights University holds membership in the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), the
Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities (MICU), the Michigan Colleges Alliance (MCA), the Council of
Independent Colleges (CIC), the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), the Association of Governing
Boards (AGB), the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), the Council for
the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), Directors and Representatives of Teacher Education
Preparation (DARTEP), the Michigan Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE), the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Association (WHAC), the
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), and
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Accreditation
Siena Heights University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools (HLC) at 230 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, Illinois, 60604-1441,
www.ncahlc.org, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the Council on Social Work
Education (CSWE), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the Teacher Education
Accreditation Council (TEAC)/Council of the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Additionally, the
Michigan Board of Nursing has approved the Siena Heights University Nursing Programs.
Siena Heights University is authorized to prepare students for teacher certification in Michigan and other states.
Upon request, students may review University accreditation at the office of the Vice President of Academic
Affairs, Sacred Heart Hall, Room 202, on the Adrian Campus.
Siena Heights University offers online degree completion to students across the United States. Each state has
specific “state authorization” policies to follow in order to offer online learning to state residents. Siena Heights
University monitors individual state authorization policies, and obtains appropriate approvals, as defined by those
policies. In most states with a few exceptions, Siena Heights University is currently authorized, licensed,
registered, exempt or not subject to approval. Students can view Siena Heights University’s current authorization
status by state at http://www.sienaheights.edu/Locations/OnlineLearningPrograms/StateAuthorization.aspx.
It is the policy of Siena Heights University not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, sex, religion or sexual orientation.
Undergraduate students are obligated to fulfill the requirements of the catalog that was in force at the time of their
first registration. Undergraduate readmitted students who return after a period of one session or more must
complete the degree requirements listed in the current catalog at the time of readmission. The readmitted student
may not be entitled to complete a program that is no longer offered by the University. Failure to read this catalog
does not excuse students from the requirements and regulations described herein.
Graduate students are expected to be familiar with, and to follow, the program requirements and policies
described in this catalog. Graduate students are obligated to fulfill the requirements of the catalog that was in
force at the time of their first registration. However, readmitted students who return after a period of two years or
more must complete the degree requirements listed in the current catalog at the time of readmission. Students
who have been reinstated following suspension must complete the degree requirements listed in the current
catalog at the time of readmission. The readmitted student may not be entitled to complete a program that is no
longer offered by the university. Failure to read this catalog does not excuse students from the requirements and
regulations described herein.
The provisions of this catalog are to be considered directive in character and not as an irrevocable contract
between the student and the university. The university reserves the right to make changes that seem necessary
or desirable, including course and program cancellations.
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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