Campuses
The main campus of Mercy College is located on the scenic Hudson River in picturesque Dobbs
Ferry with additional campus locations in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Yorktown Heights. The
college also offers a thriving online campus. The academic offerings of Mercy College are
available ...
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A Mercy College Education .....................................................................................................2
School of Business .....................................................................................................................6
School of Education ................................................................................................................48
School of Health and Natural Sciences .............................................................................106
School of Liberal Arts ...........................................................................................................185
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences ..........................................................................210
Academic Regulations and Procedures .............................................................................260
Support Services and Resources .........................................................................................269
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this catalog at printing, it is
not a contract and Mercy College reserves the right to alter its degree requirements, regulations, procedures,
and course offerings. The most up to date information can be found in the online catalog, available on Mercy
Connect.
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A Mercy College Education
Mercy College is a private, nonprofit institution, providing an engaging learning experience for
students and offering more than 90 academically challenging undergraduate and graduate
programs, within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts,
and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The main campus is located just outside of New York City,
in Dobbs Ferry, on the picturesque Hudson River, with additional campus locations in the Bronx,
Manhattan, and Yorktown Heights. Proud to be ranked as one of the most affordable, not-for
profit, private institutions in the country, Mercy College is committed to preparing an increasing
number of students for rewarding, indemand careers. The college’s rigorous programs and
comprehensive support services provide students with a strong foundation for academic and
future success.. The Mercy College faculty is dedicated to the scholarship of teaching. Mercy
College professors include Fulbright Scholars, published authors and national authorities in their
fields.
Mission Statement
Mercy College is committed to providing motivated students the opportunity to transform their
lives through higher education by offering liberal arts and professional programs in personalized
and high quality learning environments, thus preparing students to embark on rewarding careers,
to continue learning throughout their lives and to act ethically and responsibly in a changing
world.
Graduate Education-Statement of Purpose
The purpose of graduate education at Mercy College is to provide programs that prepare students
for professional practice, leadership, and scholarship by enabling them to acquire, develop, and
apply the knowledge, skills, and competencies required in their respective fields. Building on an
undergraduate foundation of the liberal arts and sciences, the college’s graduate programs
encourage students to integrate and apply knowledge from various disciplines to the practice of
their profession, to think independently, to engage in research, to apply current technologies, to
maintain high ethical standards, and to understand human differences in culture, gender and race.
As it does at the undergraduate level, at the graduate level the college serves students with varied
obligations and backgrounds through innovative programs and learning methodologies as well
as through flexible scheduling and multiple locations.
,Mercy College History
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1950, Mercy College became a four-year college offering
programs leading to the baccalaureate degree in 1961. The college was accredited by the Middle
States Association’s Commission on Higher Education in 1968. In the next half-decade, Mercy
College boldly set a course for its future with a series of actions including declaring itself
independent, non-sectarian and coeducational. In addition, it doubled the size of the existing
physical plant and initiated the first of many community outreach efforts.
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Mercy College’s innovative spirit soared in the 1970s when it broadened its outreach through the
establishment of extension centers and branch campuses throughout communities in Westchester
County and New York City. This expansion enhanced the college’s reach to the traditional
college market and positioned the college on the leading edge of higher education for those who
were the first generation in their families to seek college degrees and the adult student market.
Always seeking ways to expand academic and career opportunities for its students Mercy College
was authorized to offer its first graduate program (in nursing) in 1981. Since then, 30 diverse
graduate programs have been introduced, and in 2006, the college was granted authorization to
offer its first doctoral program (in physical therapy). Mercy College has become one of the
regional leaders in the preparation of health care professions as well as a leading provider of
teacher education preparation for the New York City Schools and the surrounding communities.
The college expanded its offerings to include online programs in the late 1980s, and was soon
granted the ability to offer entire degree programs online. Thousands of Mercy College students
take one or all of their courses online through the more than 40 undergraduate and graduate
programs offered.
At the heart of Mercy College is its dedication to the motivated student, and the college’s
commitment to quality, student support, and affordability—as well as innovation— remains as
strong today as ever.
Campuses
The main campus of Mercy College is located on the scenic Hudson River in picturesque Dobbs
Ferry with additional campus locations in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Yorktown Heights. The
college also offers a thriving online campus. The academic offerings of Mercy College are
available at all locations, making the educational process more convenient and accessible to
students from the New York metropolitan area. Mass transportation options abound, making
Mercy College easy to access wherever you live.
Online Campus
More students are earning degrees online than ever before. And, a Mercy Online degree is just
as accredited as if you attended one of our physical campuses.
The benefits are
1. Affordability. Pay for classes and tuition, not room and board.
2. Flexibility. Classes revolve around your schedule.
3. 24/7 accessibility. Study anywhere at any time.
Mercy Online offers students an accessible and convenient way to learn. No matter where
students are located, they may take courses, or even entire degrees, on the college’s online
, campus. At Mercy College, there is no distinction between the expectations of traditionally
taught classes and online classes.
Learn more about Mercy Online www.mercy.edu/mercyonline.
Mercy College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and
registered by the New York State Education Department. Mercy Online currently offers
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more than 40 undergraduate and graduate degrees entirely online. Students also may satisfy their
General Education curriculum requirements online. Mercy Online has been accepted as a
member of Apple’s iTunes U.
Libraries
The Mercy College Libraries serve students, faculty, staff and alumni of Mercy College.
Members of the general community are also welcome for in-library use of the resources. The
main library at the Dobbs Ferry Campus holds the majority of collections and supplements those
at three branch campus libraries (Bronx, Manhattan, and Yorktown Heights) through a timely
shipping and delivery system. All library facilities afford space for concentrated learning and
easy accessibility to library holdings and services on and beyond any one campus. Librarians are
available to provide reference service and information literacy instruction. Learning resources in
many media including books, journals, newspapers, audiovisual software and equipment, as well
as workstations, provide access to the Libraries’ online catalogs, course reserves, and selected
electronic databases and Internet resources to support the college’s on-site and distance
education programs. Some databases provide articles in full-text. Off-site users have access to
the Libraries’ catalog, course reserves and databases through the Mercy College Libraries’
website at https://www.mercy.edu/academics/libraries/.
Information resources in all formats are selected for quality and their ability to support the total
curriculum and selected research areas. The libraries’ total print collection numbers
approximately 249,571 volumes, 937 current periodical subscriptions and 736 periodical titles.
Approximately 46,656 electronic journals are available in full-text through the libraries’
databases. The Yorktown Campus Library is a partial depository of United States government
publications. Most of the libraries’ resources are cataloged using OCLC, the major bibliographic
utility in the nation, and KOHA, the Libraries’ integrated online library system. The collection
is arranged according to the Library of Congress classification system. The libraries have in place
a variety of resource sharing arrangements for both electronic and print resources with other
libraries and library systems, principally through WALDO (Westchester Academic Library
Directors Organization) and METRO (Metropolitan New York Library Council). Materials at
other libraries can be requested through Interlibrary Loan; most arrive in a week to ten days, free
of charge. Comments from students, faculty and other library users are welcome and useful to
the libraries as they continue to enhance the services, systems and collection of physical and
electronic resources.
Computer Facilities
Mercy College has an ongoing commitment to excellence in technology and continues to
improve both the technology infrastructure and services to its community. The Mercy College
website, http://www.mercy.edu, includes a secure online Admissions application. A
comprehensive Wide Area Network connects all campuses. The college has 26 student labs and
computer classrooms that provide a foundation for technologybased instruction. Each lab has
approximately twenty computers. Wireless Internet access is available at the Dobbs Ferry,
Manhattan, and Bronx campuses and is being phased in to other campus locations.
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