St. Joseph’s College

About

MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY

The University of Saint Joseph provides rigorous professional education for a diverse population of students while keeping in consideration the potential development of women.

The university community encourages the growth of people in caring environment while paying regard to the sense of responsibility and personal integrity.

CORE VALUES OF THE UNIVERSITY

Following are the core values which are given consideration by the university.

COMMITMENT TO WOMEN
The university encourages the women to develop intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically.

COMPASSIONATE SERVICE
The university promotes caring services as an important part of all learning and teaching experiences.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
The university provides value-oriented education that develops students as life-long learners, global citizens and decision makers.

RESPECT/INTEGRITY
The university is committed to demonstrate respect for all people.

HOSPITALITY
The university is a welcoming community where relationships are regarded with openness and mutual respect.

DIVERSITY
The university encourages the growth of community that pays regard to the differences among communities and drive benefits from them.

HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY
The institution received the charter granting authority from Connecticut State Legislature to offer degrees and it began as a junior women college at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, West Hartford.

Within two years the institution became able to acquire its own campus and it also received an approval to change its name to Saint Joseph College. Since that date, the institution has savored the honor of enhancing its enrollment and facilities. The name change was meant for representing advanced degrees and programs offered.

ACCREDITATIONS

Accreditation is an honor or recognition which is granted to an institution if it meets or exceeds the standard criteria of delivering quality education.

Following are the purposes of accreditations:

• Assessing the quality of education provided by an institution.
• Assuring the consistency in the operations of an institution.
• Promoting improvements in the institution.
• Provision of public accountability.

Students get multiple assurances by accreditations of institutions.

• Students get assurance that the institution is financially stable.
• Students get assurance that the institution offers approved and accredited study programs.
• Students get assurance that institutions truthfully advertise the courses.
• Accreditations provide verification that organization meets the standards.

The University of Saint Joseph savors the honor of being institutionally accredited by the following.

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

The university is also accredited by the following

Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education

The university also holds the membership of the following associations.

• Association of American Colleges, the American Council on Education
• National Association of Independent Colleges
• American Association of University Women

Program based Accreditations/Approvals.

The University of Saint Joseph holds the following program based accreditations and approvals.

Program	Accreditations / Approvals
Doctor of Pharmacy	Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Chemistry Program	American Chemical Society for the professional training of chemists.
Preparation of elementary, secondary and special education teachers	Connecticut State Board of Education and the Commission for Higher Education
graduate program in School Counseling	Connecticut State Board of Education
Nursing Program	Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
American Association of the Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy	American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE)
Didactic Program in Dietetics and the Dietetic Internship Program	Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
Baccalaureate Social Work program	Council on Social Work Education

CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER

The career development center of the University of Saint Joseph provides support to the students and alumni to develop and achieve personal and professional goals. The career center adopts an approach of coaching that encourages students to take informed decisions about their careers and improve the job performance.

The career professionals provide assistance regarding writing resumes, job search strategies and interviewing techniques. Additional career services may include: vocational interest assessment, management workshops, career planning, career fairs, on-campus recruitment and help for the selection of academic major.

STUDENT ORIENTATION

The new student orientation program is sponsored by the Academic Affairs Office. The support for orientation program is provided by the student leaders, faculty, staff and administration. The orientation program becomes a source of introducing the students to the student life and academic expectations of the university.

The orientation program is meant for getting the students acquainted to the resources and services available to them.

GRADING POLICY

Following is the grading criterion which is adopted by the university in order to mark or judge the academic outcomes of the students. 

Grade	Grade Points	Numeric Grade Equivalencies
A	Superior	4.00	100-93
A-		3.67	92-90
B+		3.33	89-87
B	Above Average	3.00	86-83
B-		2.67	82-80
C+		2.33	79-77
C	Average	2.00	76-73
C-		1.67	72-70
D+		1.33	69-67
D		1.00	66-63
D-	Lowest Passing Grade	0.67	62-60
F	Failure	0.00	Less than 60
W	Withdrawal - before midpoint of course
I	Incomplete
P	Passing (C- or above)
NR	No Report from Instructor/Never attended class
AU	Audit
XF	Academic Dishonesty