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Kaplan University2011–2012 CATALOG ADDENDUM PUBLISHED: June 27, 2012 Previously issued: AUGUST 17, 2011, September 23, 2011, november 9, 2011, december 5, 2011, February 1, 2012, February 15, 2012, April 27, 2012; MAY 16, 2012 Addenda are published on a periodic basis and reflect changes to policies and programs based on decisions made by the University since the publication of the previous Catalog or Addendum. This Addendum is a compilation of all Addenda issued since the previous Catalog. This Addendum supersedes all previous Addenda. It is not intended to alter any sections of the Catalog that are not specifically addressed herein, and all Catalog sections not addressed in this Addendum shall remain in full force and effect until further notice
Kaplan University Contact Information ONLINE ONLINE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR Office for Returning Students 12650 Ingenuity Drive PRIOR LEARNING 550 West Van Buren Street, 7th Floor Tel: 888.252.7895, Orlando, FL 32826 ASSESSMENT CENTER Chicago, IL 60607 ext. 4911 (Toll Free) Tel: 866.527.5268 (Toll Free) 550 West Van Buren Street, 7th Floor Tel: 866.522.7747 (Toll Free) 4646 East Van Buren Street Chicago, IL 60607 Fax: 800.588.4127 (Toll Free) Phoenix, AZ 85008 ONLINE SUPPORT CENTERS Fax: 800.582.9261 (Toll Free) Tel: 866.527.5268 (Toll Free) 6301 Kaplan University Avenue ONLINE PROGRAMS/ Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 CONCORD LAW SCHOOL 1601 SW 80th Terrace ADMISSIONS Plantation, FL 33324 550 West Van Buren Street, 7th Floor 10866 Wilshire Boulevard, 6301 Kaplan University Avenue Tel: 866.527.5268 (Toll Free) Chicago, IL 60607 Suite 1200 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: 866.522.7747 (Toll Free) Tel: 866.527.5268 (Toll Free) Tel: 310.689.3200 Email: [email protected] Fax: 310.470.3547 CAMPUSES When confirming accreditation, please note that Kaplan University’s main campus is located in Iowa
MAIN CAMPUS Council Bluffs Lewiston Omaha Davenport 1751 Madison Avenue, Suite 750 475 Lisbon Street 5425 North 103rd Street 1801 East Kimberly Road, Suite 1 Council Bluffs, IA 51503 Lewiston, ME 04240 Omaha, NE 68134 Davenport, IA 52807 Tel: 712.328.4212 Tel: 207.333.3300 Tel: 402.572.8500 Tel: 563.355.3500 Des Moines Tel: 800.488.2190 (Toll Free) Tel: 800.747.1035 (Toll Free) 4655 121st Street Fax: 207.333.3305 EDUCATION CENTER Fax: 563.355.1320 Urbandale, IA 50323 Pembroke Pines Maryland Tel: 515.727.2100 10131 Pines Boulevard, Suite B Hagerstown BRANCH CAMPUSES Pembroke Pines, FL 33026 Mason City 18618 Crestwood Drive Tel: 800.987.6038 (Toll Free) Iowa Plaza West Hagerstown, MD 21742 Cedar Falls 2570 4th Street, SW Tel: 800.422.2670 (Toll Free) 7009 Nordic Drive Mason City, IA 50401 Tel: 301.766.3600 Cedar Falls, IA 50613 Tel: 641.423.2530 Nebraska Tel: 319.277.0220 Maine Lincoln Cedar Rapids South Portland 1821 K Street 3165 Edgewood Parkway, SW 265 Western Avenue Lincoln, NE 68508 Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 South Portland, ME 04106 Tel: 402.474.5315 Tel: 319.363.0481 Tel: 207.774.6126 Tel: 800.639.3110 (Toll Free) Fax: 207.774.1715 KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEARNING CENTERS KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEARNING KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEARNING KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEARNING KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEARNING CENTER, AUGUSTA CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS CENTER, PLANTATION CENTER, ST. LOUIS 14 Marketplace Drive, 9000 Keystone Crossing, Suite 800 1601 SW 80th Terrace 1807 Park 270 Drive Augusta, ME 04330 Indianapolis, IN 46240 Plantation, FL 33324 St. Louis, MO 63146 Tel: 207.221.8700 Tel: 877.320.5430 Tel: 954.382.6840 Tel: 314.205.7900 KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEARNING KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEARNING KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEARNING CENTER, DELRAY BEACH CENTER, MILWAUKEE CENTER, ROCKVILLE 3333 South Congress Avenue 201 West Wisconsin Avenue 1390 Piccard Drive, Suite 100 Delray Beach, FL 33445 Milwaukee, WI 53203 Rockville, MD 20850 Tel: 561.381.6340 Tel: 414.223.2105 Tel: 301.258.38002 Kaplan University Program Offerings South Portland Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids Des Moines Hagerstown Mason City Davenport Lewiston Lincoln Omaha Online Cedar Falls PROGRAM Online instruction Program enrollment through campus locations; online instruction X Program enrollment through campus locations; combines onsite and online instruction Professional Law DEGREES Master of Laws (LLM) Juris Doctor (JD) Executive Juris Doctor (EJD) Master’S DEGREES Master of Arts in Teaching Master of Business Administration X X X X X ‡ ‡ X ‡ ‡ Master of Health Care Administration ‡ ‡ Master of Public Administration ‡ ‡ Master of Public Health ‡ ‡ Master of Science in Accounting Master of Science in X ‡ ‡ Criminal Justice Master of Science in Education * Master of Science in Education in * Instructional Technology Master of Science in Educational Psychology§ Master of Science in ‡ ‡ Environmental Policy Master of Science in Finance Master of Science in Health Education Master of Science in Higher Education Master of Science in Homeland Security and ‡ ‡ Emergency Management Master of Science in ‡ ‡ Information Technology Master of Science in Legal Studies Master of Science in Management ‡ ‡ Master of Science in Nursing Master of Science in Psychology BACHELOR’S DEGREES Advanced Start Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X X X X * X X * in Accounting Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X X X X X X X X X X X in Business Administration Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X X X X ‡ X ‡ in Communication † ‡*Effective November 9, 2011 Effective August 24, 2011 Effective May 16, 2012§Not currently available in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wisconsin
South Portland Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids Des Moines Hagerstown Mason City Davenport Lewiston Lincoln Omaha Online Cedar Falls PROGRAM Online instruction Program enrollment through campus locations; online instruction X Program enrollment through campus locations; combines onsite and online instruction Advanced Start (continued) Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X X X X X X X X X X in Criminal Justice Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration ‡ ‡ and Management Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood X X Development Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Environmental ‡ ‡ Policy and Management Advanced Start Bachelor of Science ‡ ‡ in Fire and Emergency Management Advanced Start Bachelor of Science ‡ ‡ in Fire Science Advanced Start Bachelor of Science ‡ X ‡ in Health and Wellness Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X X X X X X ‡ X X X ‡ in Health Care Administration Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X * X * in Health Science Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X X X X X ‡ X X X ‡ in Human Services Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X X X X X ‡ X X ‡ in Information Technology Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in International and Comparative ‡ ‡ Criminal Justice Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X ‡ ‡ in Legal Studies Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Science Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X ‡ ‡ in Paralegal Studies Advanced Start Bachelor of Science ‡ ‡ in Political Science Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X X X in Professional Studies Advanced Start Bachelor of Science X ‡ ‡ in Psychology Advanced Start Bachelor of Science ‡ ‡ in Public Administration and Policy Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science in Accounting X X X X * X X * Bachelor of Science X X X X X X X X X X X in Business Administration Bachelor of Science X X X X ‡ X ‡ in Communication Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice X X X X X X X X X X † ‡*Effective November 9, 2011 Effective August 24, 2011 Effective May 16, 2012 South Portland Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids Des Moines Hagerstown Mason City Davenport Lewiston Lincoln Omaha Online Cedar FallsPROGRAM Online instruction Program enrollment through campus locations; online instruction X Program enrollment through campus locations; combines onsite and online instructionBachelor of Science (continued)Bachelor of Science inCriminal Justice Administration ‡ ‡and ManagementBachelor of Science in Early X XChildhood DevelopmentBachelor of Science in Environmental ‡ ‡Policy and ManagementBachelor of Science in Fire ‡ ‡and Emergency ManagementBachelor of Science in Fire Science ‡ ‡Bachelor of Science in Health ‡ X ‡and WellnessBachelor of Science in Health X X X X X X ‡ X X X ‡Care AdministrationBachelor of Science in HealthInformation ManagementBachelor of Science in X * X *Health ScienceBachelor of Science in X X X X X ‡ X X X ‡Human ServicesBachelor of Science in X X X X X ‡ X X ‡Information TechnologyBachelor of Science in International ‡ ‡and Comparative Criminal JusticeBachelor of Science in Legal Studies X ‡ ‡Bachelor of Science inLiberal StudiesBachelor of Science in NursingBachelor of Science inNutrition ScienceBachelor of Science in X ‡ ‡Paralegal StudiesBachelor of Science in ‡ ‡Political ScienceBachelor of Science in X X XProfessional StudiesBachelor of Science in Psychology X ‡ ‡Bachelor of Science in Public ‡ ‡Administration and PolicyASSOCIATE’S DEGREESAssociate of Applied Science X X X X X X X X X Xin AccountingAssociate of Applied Science X X X X X X X X X X Xin Business AdministrationAssociate of Applied Science Xin Computer ForensicsAssociate of Applied Science X X X X X X X X X X Xin Criminal JusticeAssociate of Applied Science inEarly Childhood DevelopmentAssociate of Applied Science in X XEducational Paraprofessional South Portland Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids Des Moines Hagerstown Mason City Davenport Lewiston Lincoln Omaha Online Cedar FallsPROGRAM Online instruction Program enrollment through campus locations; online instruction X Program enrollment through campus locations; combines onsite and online instructionAssociate’s Degrees (continued)Associate of Applied Science ‡ ‡in Fire ScienceAssociate of Applied Science Xin Graphic DesignAssociate of Applied Science in XHealth Information TechnologyAssociate of Applied Science X X X X X X ‡ X X X ‡in Human ServicesAssociate of Applied Science X X X X X X ‡ X X X ‡in Information TechnologyAssociate of Applied Sciencein Medical Assisting— X XOnline and MaineAssociate of Applied Sciencein Medical Assisting —Iowa, X X X X X X X X XMaryland, and NebraskaAssociate of Applied Science X X X X X X * X X X *in Medical Office ManagementAssociate of Applied Sciencein Medical TranscriptionAssociate of Applied Science X X X X X X X X Xin Paralegal StudiesAssociate of Applied Science inPublic AdministrationAssociate of Science inNursing—Florida(offered in Fort Lauderdale,Florida, only)Associate of Science in X* X* X* X†Nursing—Iowa and NebraskaDiploma programsDental Assistant Diploma XPractical Nursing Diploma X X X X XCertificate programsAdult-Gerontology NursePractitioner Certificate§Applied Behavioral AnalysisPostbaccalaureate CertificateCisco NetworksPostbaccalaureate CertificateComputer ForensicsPostbaccalaureate CertificateCorrections CertificateCrime Scene Technician CertificateFamily Nurse PractitionerCertificate§Graduate Certificate in AccountingGraduate Certificate in AddictionsGraduate Certificate inEntrepreneurship forGrowth VenturesGraduate Certificate inEntrepreneurship for New Ventures †Effective §*Effective November 9, 2011 August 24, 2011 vailable in Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, A‡EffectiveMay 16, 2012 Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Vermont South Portland Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids Des Moines Hagerstown Mason City Davenport Lewiston Lincoln Omaha Online Cedar Falls PROGRAM Online instruction Program enrollment through campus locations; online instruction X Program enrollment through campus locations; combines onsite and online instruction Certificate Programs (continued) Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Graduate Certificate in Information Security Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design for Organizations Graduate Certificate in K−12 Educational Leadership Graduate Certificate in Literacy and Language Teaching Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Teaching Graduate Certificate in Online College Teaching Graduate Certificate in Project Management Graduate Certificate in Teaching With Technology Human Resources Postbaccalaureate Certificate Information Security Postbaccalaureate Certificate Internet Web Design Postbaccalaureate Certificate Legal Secretary Certificate Linux System Administration Postbaccalaureate Certificate Management and Supervision Certificate in Criminal Justice Medical Assistant Certificate X Medical Billing/Coding Certificate X X Microsoft Operating Systems Postbaccalaureate Certificate National Security Administration Postbaccalaureate Certificate Nurse Administrator Graduate Certificate Nurse Educator Graduate Certificate Nurse Informatics Graduate Certificate Oracle Database Administration Postbaccalaureate Certificate Pathway to Paralegal X ‡ ‡ Postbaccalaureate Certificate Phlebotomist Certificate X Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Behavioral Analysis Private Security Certificate Private Security Management Certificate † ‡ *Effective November 9, 2011 Effective August 24, 2011 Effective May 16, 2012Kaplan University Learning Centers provide an opportunity for students to enroll in many online degree-level programs and offer limited onsite support for students. Students should contact their localKaplan University Learning Center for details
Table of Contents Policy Information Graduate Programs University Information Programs Accrediting Agencies, Approvals, and Memberships......................... 9 College of Arts and Sciences Programs........................................... 84 Facilities....................................................................................... 12 School of Business and Management Graduate Division Programs.......................................................... 87 Admissions Information School of Criminal Justice.............................................................. 94 General Policies............................................................................ 13 School of Graduate Education Programs......................................... 98 Policy of Nondiscrimination...........................................................15 School of Health Sciences Programs............................................ 110 Prior Learning Assessment............................................................ 16 School of Legal Studies Programs................................................ 113 Student Technology Requirements for Online Courses.................... 18 School of Nursing Programs........................................................ 115 Discontinued Programs............................................................... 127 Student Information and Services Career Services............................................................................. 19 Graduate Course Descriptions Problem Resolution, Student Complaints, Discontinued Courses................................................................. 128 and Grievance Procedures............................................................. 19 Revised Course Credits................................................................ 128 Revised Course Titles.................................................................. 128 Academic Information Course Prerequisite Changes....................................................... 129 Definition of an Academic Year....................................................... 20 Course Descriptions.................................................................... 129 Dropping or Adding Courses.......................................................... 20 Academic Standards Academic Grading System............................................................. 21 School of Professional and Continuing Education School of Professional and Continuing Education Information Overview.................................................................................... 134 Financial Information Offerings.................................................................................... 134 Enrollment Status......................................................................... 22 Financial Aid Services.................................................................... 22 Refund Policy................................................................................ 23 Concord Law School Scholarships................................................................................. 24 Concord Law School Information Program Objectives..................................................................... 136 The Curriculum........................................................................... 136 Undergraduate Programs School Policies Programs Academic Year and Enrollment Status........................................... 138 College of Arts and Sciences Programs........................................... 25 Grading and Examination............................................................ 138 School of Business and Management Programs.............................. 33 Report/Complaint Procedures...................................................... 139 Bachelor's Division Programs...................................................... 34 Tuition and Fees.......................................................................... 140 Associate's Division Programs..................................................... 38 School of Criminal Justice Programs............................................... 40 Concord Law School Course Descriptions.......................................... 141 School of Health Sciences Programs.............................................. 52 School of Information Systems and Technology Programs............... 61 School of Legal Studies Programs.................................................. 63 Policies for Nondegree-Seeking Students School of Nursing Programs.......................................................... 71 Appendix B: General Nondegree-Seeking Option Courses.................. 142 Discontinued Programs................................................................. 78 General Education Mobile (GEM) Program......................................... 144 Undergraduate Course Descriptions Discontinued Courses................................................................... 78 Academic Leadership and Administration Revised Course Credits.................................................................. 80 Kaplan University Administrators and Academic Leadership.............. 145 Revised Course Titles/Numbers..................................................... 80 Board of Trustees............................................................................ 147 Course Prerequisite Changes......................................................... 80 Course Descriptions...................................................................... 81 Other Information Ownership...................................................................................... 148 Kaplan Higher Education Campuses................................................. 1488 Policy Information Committee on National Security SystemsUNIVERSITY INFORMATION CNSS Secretariat National Security AgencyThe effective dates for changes to the University's accreditation, 9800 Savage Road, Suite 6716approvals, and memberships are noted below: Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-6716 Tel: 888.678.4772 (Toll Free) Tel: 410.854.6805Accrediting Agencies, Approvals,and Memberships PROGRAM ACCREDITATION AND APPROVALS• Kaplan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission • The Iowa certification track of the Master of Arts in Teaching (HLC) and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges program is approved by the Iowa State Board of Education for and Schools (NCA): the secondary teaching concentration area: 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 Grimes State Office Building Chicago, IL 60604-1413 400 East 14th Street Tel: 800.621.7440 (Toll Free) Des Moines, IA 50319-0146 Tel: 515.281.5296School Accreditation and Approvals • Effective November 9, 2011: The online Bachelor of Science in• Concord Law School received initial affirmation of accreditation Nursing program and the online Master of Science in Nursing by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and program are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Training Council (DETC) in 2000 and its most recent reaffirmation Education (CCNE): of accreditation in 2010. The Accrediting Commission of the DETC One DuPont Circle, NW, Suite 530 is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally Washington, DC 20036 recognized accrediting agency for distance learning. Tel: 202.887.6791 The DETC can be contacted at: • Effective November 9, 2011: The Bachelor of Science in Nursing 1601 18th Street, NW program offered online and the Practical Nursing Diploma program Washington, DC 20009 offered onsite in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls, and Des Moines are Tel: 202.234.5100 approved by the Iowa Board of Nursing. The Master of Science in Website: www.detc.org Nursing program offered online and the Associate of Science in• Concord Law School is authorized to operate as a degree-granting Nursing program offered onsite in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, and institution in the state of California and is registered as an unaccredited Des Moines have received interim approval: law school in the distance learning category with the California Iowa Board of Nursing Committee of Bar Examiners: 400 SW 8th Street, Suite B 180 Howard Street Des Moines, IA 50309-4685 San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 515.281.3255 Tel: 415.538.2000 • Effective November 9, 2011: The Practical Nursing Diploma program Website: www.calbar.ca.gov offered onsite in Lincoln and Omaha is approved by the Nebraska• Concord’s unique method of delivering its program—utilizing the Board of Nursing and the Nebraska Department of Health and Internet without a fixed classroom facility—places it in the “distance Human Services. The Associate of Science in Nursing program learning” category under California law. The California Committee offered onsite in Lincoln has received interim approval from the of Bar Examiners registers distance learning schools, and if study is Nebraska Board of Nursing. The Nebraska Department of Health and completed in conformance with Title IV, Division 1 of the Rules of the Human Services can be contacted at: State Bar of California (Admission Rules) and all other requirements Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services are met, graduates of the Juris Doctor program are eligible to sit for the Regulation and Licensure California Bar Examination. P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007• Effective May 16, 2012: Kaplan University’s School of Business and Management and School of Information Systems and Technology • Effective February 1, 2012 (Published February 15, 2012): The have been validated by the Committee on National Security Systems Associate of Science in Nursing program at Pembroke Pines, FL, has (CNSS) as meeting their standards for the Information Systems been placed on probation by the Florida Board of Nursing
Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, NSTISSI-4011, and Senior Florida Board of Nursing Systems Managers, CNSSI-4012, certificates. See the School of 4062 Bald Cypress Way Business and Management—Undergraduate and the School of Tallahassee, FL 32399-3257 Information Systems and Technology—Undergraduate sections of the Catalog and/or Addendum for further details. The CNSS can be For more information, please contact an Admissions Advisor
contacted at: 9 • Effective September 23, 2011: The Associate of Applied Science in e BACB has also approved the following course sequence as Th Medical Assisting program and the Medical Assistant Certificate meeting the coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board program offered at the campuses in the states of Iowa, Maryland, and Certified Behavior Analyst Examination®: Nebraska are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of • PS 512: Research Design in Applied Behavior Analysis Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the • PS 517: Advanced Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB): • PS 522: Behavioral Measures and Interpretation of Data Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health • PS 527: Implementing Behavioral Change Education Programs • PS 532: Clinical Applications of Applied Behavior Analysis 1361 Park Street To become certified, students will need to obtain the necessary Clearwater, FL 33756 number of hours of field experience under an appropriate supervisor, Tel: 727.210.2350 as required by the BACB, meet additional degree and practicum The Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting program requirements, and must also pass the comprehensive BACB exam
offered online and at campuses in the state of Maine is not accredited BACB can be contacted at: by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Behavior Analyst Certification Board 2888 Remington Green Lane, Suite C • The Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology Tallahassee, FL 32308 program offered onsite in Hagerstown is accredited by the Commission Tel: 850.765.0905 on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Kaplan University is pursuing CAHIIM STATE APPROVALS accreditation for the online Associate of Applied Science in Health • Kaplan University has been granted a Certificate of Approval by the Information Technology, which is currently in candidacy status
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
CAHIIM can be contacted at: Alabama students: The University’s programs do not lead to Alabama 223 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150 teacher certification or endorsements. Contact the Teacher Education Chicago, IL 60601 and Certification Division of the Alabama State Department of Tel: 312.233.1183 Education at 334.242.0035, www.alsde.edu, or via local school district administrators to verify that the School of Graduate Education’s • The Associate of Applied Science in Medical Transcription program programs qualify for license renewals and/or salary increases
is approved by the Approval Committee for Certificate Programs (ACCP), a joint committee established by the American Health • Kaplan University is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Postsecondary Education. Additional information regarding the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). University may be obtained by contacting the Board: AHDI can be contacted at: 1400 West Washington, Room 260 4230 Kiernan Avenue, Suite 130 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Modesto, CA 95356-9322 Tel: 602.542.5709 Tel: 209.527.9620 • Kaplan University is certified to offer online degree programs by the • The Phlebotomy Certificate program offered onsite in Hagerstown is Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Arkansas Higher approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Education Coordinating Board certification does not constitute an Sciences (NAACLS): endorsement of any institution or program. Such certification merely 5600 North River Road, Suite 720 indicates that certain criteria have been met as required under the rules Rosemont, IL 60018 and regulations implementing institutional and program certification Tel: 773.714.8880 as defined in Arkansas Code §6-61-301
• The Dental Assistant Diploma program offered onsite in Omaha • Kaplan University is licensed by the Florida Commission is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The for Independent Education, license number 3296. Additional Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by information regarding the University may be obtained by the U.S. Department of Education. The Commission on contacting the Commission: Dental Accreditation can be contacted at: 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414 211 East Chicago Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: 888.224.6684 (Toll Free) Tel: 312.440.4653 • Kaplan University is properly registered with the Idaho State Board of • The Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc.® (BACB®) has Education: approved the following course sequence as meeting the coursework 650 West State Street, Suite 307 requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Assistant P.O. Box 83720 Behavior Analyst ExaminationTM: Boise, ID 83720-0037 • PS 340: Exceptional Needs Children Tel: 208.334.2270 Fax: 208.334.2632 • PS 360: Applied Behavioral Analysis I Website: www.boardofed.idaho.gov • PS 365: Applied Behavioral Analysis II • PS 410: Screening and Assessment • PS 430: Program Design and Evaluation10 • Kaplan University has operating authority granted by the Illinois Board • Kaplan University is certified to operate by the Missouri Coordinating of Higher Education. Additional information regarding the University Board of Higher Education: may be obtained by contacting the Board: 3515 Amazonas Drive 431 East Adams, 2nd Floor Jefferson City, MO 65109 Springfield, IL 62701 Tel: 573.751.2361 Tel: 217.782.2551 Website: www.dhe.mo.gov• Kaplan University is regulated by the Indiana Commission on • Kaplan University is authorized by Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission Proprietary Education: for Postsecondary Education. Additional information regarding the 302 West Washington Street, Room E201 University may be obtained by contacting the Commission: Indianapolis, IN 46204-2767 140 North 8th Street, Suite 300 Tel: 800.227.5695 (Toll Free) Lincoln, NE 68509-5005 Tel: 317.232.1320 Tel: 402.471.2847• Kaplan University is recognized by the Iowa Department of Education. • Effective November 9, 2011: Kaplan University is licensed to operate by Qualified students of the University are eligible to receive Iowa state the Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education (CPE) to offer tuition grants. degree programs containing an experiential or clinical component. The state does not require licensing of online programs that do not contain• Kaplan University is approved by the Iowa and Illinois Divisions an experiential/clinical component. CPE renews licenses every 2 years
of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Iowa Private Industry Area Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education Council
3663 East Sunset Road, Suite 202• Kaplan University is licensed by the Kentucky Council on Las Vegas, NV 89120 Postsecondary Education. Additional information regarding Tel: 702.486.7330 the University may be obtained by contacting the Council: Fax: 702.486.7340 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320 • Effective November 9, 2011: Kaplan University is registered with the Frankfort, KY 40601 New Mexico Higher Education Department: Tel: 502.573.1555 2048 Galisteo Street Fax: 502.573.1535 Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100 Website: www.cpe.ky.gov Tel: 505.476.8400 Note: The Master of Science in Higher Education degree is not Fax: 505.476.8453 recognized for rank change for K–12 teachers in Kentucky. Website: www.hed.state.nm.us• Kaplan University is currently licensed by the Board of Regents of the • Kaplan University is authorized by the Tennessee Higher Education State of Louisiana. Licenses are renewed by the State Board of Regents Commission. This authorization must be renewed each year and is every 2 years. Licensed institutions have met minimal operational based on an evaluation by minimum standards concerning quality of standards set forth by the state, but licensure does not constitute education, ethical business practices, health and safety, and fiscal accreditation, guarantee the transferability of credit, or signify that responsibility. Any grievances not resolved at the institutional level may programs are certifiable by any professional agency or organization. be forwarded to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission: 404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1900• The Lewiston and South Portland campuses are approved by the state of Nashville, TN 37243-0830 Maine to offer the following degrees, which are authorized Tel: 615.741.5293 by the state of Maine legislature: • Associate’s degrees in accounting, business administration, criminal ffective May 16, 2012: The State of Tennessee does not recognize the E justice, educational paraprofessional, medical assisting, and paralegal following graduate certificate programs for initial teacher licensure in studies Tennessee; nor may the certificate awarded be used to add endorsement • Bachelor’s degrees in business administration, criminal justice, early areas to a currently held Tennessee license: childhood development, and nutrition science • Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design for Organizations • Graduate Certificate in K–12 Educational Leadership• The Hagerstown campus is approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission as a coeducational, nonpublic institution • Graduate Certificate in Literacy and Language Teaching of higher education offering bachelor’s and associate’s degrees and • Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Teaching—Elementary Grades certificate programs: • Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Teaching—Secondary Grades Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) • Graduate Certificate in Online College Teaching 839 Bestgate Road, Suite 400 Annapolis, MD 21401 • Graduate Certificate in Teaching With Technology Tel: 410.260.4500 Tennessee educators may use the graduate courses completed through• Kaplan University is registered as a private institution with the the above graduate certificate programs for salary rating purposes as Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to sections 136A.61 to well as for license renewal purposes, when applicable
136A.71. Registration is not an endorsement of the University. • Kaplan University is authorized by the Texas Higher Education Registration does not mean that credits earned at the University Coordinating Board: can be transferred to all other institutions
Minnesota Office of Higher Education Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350 1200 East Anderson Lane St. Paul, MN 55108-5227 Austin, TX 78711 Tel: 512.427.6200 11 • Kaplan University is authorized by the Washington Higher Education The effective dates for changes to the University's facilities are noted below: Coordinating Board (HECB) and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree-Granting Institutions Act. This Facilities authorization is subject to periodic review and authorizes the Each Kaplan University onsite program is taught in specially built University to advertise and recruit for the following degree programs: classrooms, including computer and medical labs. Facilities are partially Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in accessible to persons with physical impairments. Lounge facilities are Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, and available for student use
Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies
Authorization by the HECB does not carry with it an endorsement by CAMPUSES the Board of the institution or its programs. Any person desiring The Davenport, Iowa, campus is located at 1801 East Kimberly Road, information about the requirements of the act or the applicability of Suite 1. This building encompasses 35,100 square feet
those requirements to the University may contact the HECB at the The Cedar Falls, Iowa, campus is located on the south side of the city at following address: 7009 Nordic Drive and encompasses 30,000 square feet
P.O. Box 4343 Olympia, WA 98504-3430 The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, campus is located at 3165 Edgewood Parkway SW. The campus is located on four acres and consists of a 20,000 • Kaplan University is authorized by the Wisconsin Educational Approval square-foot building
Board. Any questions or concerns about Kaplan University that have not been satisfactorily answered or resolved by the University should be The Council Bluffs, Iowa, campus is located at 1751 Madison Avenue, directed to the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board: Suite 750. The campus consists of 16,500 square feet in a newly 30 West Mifflin Street, 9th Floor customized facility at the Mall of the Bluffs
P.O. Box 8696 The Des Moines, Iowa, campus is located at 4655 121st Street. This Madison, WI 53708-8696 campus consists of 38,000 square feet in suburban Des Moines
Tel: 608.266.1996 Website: eab.state.wi.us The Mason City, Iowa, campus is located at 2570 4th Street, SW
The building is a 30,000 square-foot space on the city’s west side
MEMBERSHIPS The University serves students at the South Portland, Maine, campus and at (Effective May 16, 2012) an instructional site in Lewiston, Maine. The South Portland campus is • The Associate of Applied Science in Human Services program and the located at 265 Western Avenue in South Portland, and the Lewiston site is Bachelor of Science in Human Services program are members of the located at 475 Lisbon Street in the Southern Gateway to Lewiston. Both Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE). The locations provide easy access from the communities they serve
CSHSE can be contacted at: The Hagerstown, Maryland, campus is located at 18618 Crestwood Drive
Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE) The campus consists of 3 buildings totaling approximately 50,000 square feet
1935 South Plum Grove Road The Lincoln, Nebraska, campus is located at 1821 K Street. This 47,000 PMB 297 square-foot building is located close to both business and cultural activities
Palatine, IL 60067 The Omaha, Nebraska, campus is located at 5425 North 103rd Street and • Kaplan University is a member of the Association of Private Sector occupies a 42,000 square-foot building
Colleges and Universities: 1101 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 900 LEARNING CENTERS Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202.336.6700 Effective May 16, 2012: The Augusta Learning Center is located at 14 Marketplace Drive and encompasses 20,130 square feet
ADDITIONAL APPROVALS The Delray Beach Learning Center is located at 3333 South Congress • Kaplan University is a licensed testing center for the Travel Institute. Avenue and encompasses 10,920 square feet
Tests are offered at select University locations
The Indianapolis Learning Center is located at 9000 Keystone Crossing, • Kaplan University is approved under the provisions of Title 38, United Suite 800, and encompasses 8,320 square feet
States Code, to train eligible persons and veterans
The Milwaukee Learning Center is located at 201 West Wisconsin Avenue • Kaplan University is approved to train eligible students by the and encompasses 7,355 square feet
Workforce Development Center
The Plantation Learning Center is located at 1601 SW 80th Terrace and • Kaplan University is authorized under federal law to enroll encompasses 6,790 square feet
nonimmigrant, alien students
Effective September 23, 2011: The Rockville Learning Center is located at • Kaplan University programs are recognized by the following agencies 1390 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, and encompasses 8,809 square feet
and federal laws: • Dislocated Workers Center The St. Louis Learning Center is located at 1807 Park 270 Drive and • Iowa Workforce Development Center encompasses 8,468 square feet
• Job Training Partnership Act • Vocational Rehabilitation Services • Work Incentive Act12
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