College of Professional Schools

This is an archived copy of the 2016-17 Catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.norwich.edu/.

Dean: Aron Temkin

The College of Professional Schools covers a unique breadth of fields including accounting, management, computing, cyber defense, nursing, engineering, construction, and architecture. These programs are conducted by faculty in the School of Architecture and Art, the School of Business and Management, the David Crawford School of Engineering, and the School of Nursing.

Across these disciplines students and faculty are engaged in teaching and learning processes that combine strong conceptual foundations with hands-on practice. Our engaged spirit of service combines with a willingness to collaborate that is necessary for tackling real-world challenges. When this is combined with the leadership focus of the university, we position our students to engage the problems of our era and build the industries, systems, processes, machines and structures that are required of the next century.

Mission:
The College of Professional Schools is committed to educating students in the tradition of university founder Capt. Alden Partridge. By providing our students the means, motivation, confidence and empathy to engage in the problems of today, we educate disciplined and innovative thinkers inspired to create the industries, systems, processes, machines and structures that solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Accreditations:
The College includes several accredited programs:

  • The School of Nursing offers a BSN degree accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
  • The School of Business & Management offers degrees in Management and Accounting accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
  • The David Crawford School of Engineering offers degrees in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering -  accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET.
  • In the Fall of 2015 Norwich University applied to the Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC) of ABET for review of the Construction Management Program.  This application was approved and the formal review will occur in the Fall of 2016.
  • The School of Architecture & Art offers a Master of Architecture degree accredited by the National Architecture Accreditation Board (NAAB).
School of Architecture & Art

Director: Cara Armstrong

Mission:
The Mission of the School of Architecture and Art is:

  • To prepare students to excel in the field of Architecture
  • To encourage students to explore the meaning of making and the making of meaning
  • To offer many opportunities for experiential, hands-on learning and reflection
  • To reinforce  students’ ability to think creatively and independently
  • To reflect the University’s ideals to develop citizens with integrity conviction and self-respect
  • To help create educated and motivated leaders with a commitment to helping their communities and the citizens of our larger world


Major, Degree and Minors Offered:
The School of Architecture and Art offers the Bachelor of Science with a major in:


The School of Architecture and Art offers the Master of Architecture degree
The School of Architecture and Art offers minors in:


Accreditation:
The bachelor and master degrees in Architecture are accredited by the  National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).  Architecture is the only NAAB accredited architecture school in northern New England.


In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Next accreditation visit: 2017.

School of Business & Management

Director: David Blythe

Mission:
The School of Business and Management provides a high-quality education that emphasizes technical competence, critical thinking, ethical practices, communication and other interpersonal skills that qualify and equip our students to pursue a variety of life pursuits.

Majors Offered:

Concentrations in Majors:


Minors Offered:


The Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Information Security and Assurance (MSIA) are offered through the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies.

Accreditation:
Norwich University, through its School of Business and Management, is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for the offering of the B.S. in Management and B.S. in Accounting. ACBSP promotes continuous improvement and recognizes excellence in the accreditation of business education programs around the world.

The David Crawford School of Engineering

Director: Stephen Fitzhugh

Mission:
The Mission of the David Crawford School of Engineering is to:

  • Prepare students to excel as engineers.
  • Provide a broad, fundamental, and practical engineering education.
  • Foster creativity and critical thinking in problem solving.
  • Enable students to be leaders in their profession, community, nation, and the world.
     

Majors Offered:

Minor Offered:

The David Crawford School of Engineering offers the Master of Civil Engineering (MCE) degree through the College of Graduate and Continuing studies.

Accreditations:

  • The Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET. 
  • In the Fall of 2015 Norwich University applied to the Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC) of ABET for review of the Construction Management Program.  That application was approved and the formal review will occur in the Fall of 2016.  ABET, http://www.abet.org, 415 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, (410) 347-7700.
School of Nursing

Director: Paulette Thabault

Mission:
The Baccalaureate Nursing Program educates qualified nurses to serve individuals and communities throughout the life cycle in health promotion and disease management. Through educational excellence, this program challenges students to respond to the complex system of health care in order to ensure optimum quality and value inpatient care.

Major Offered:


The School of Nursing also a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) .  The MSN program is offered through the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies.

Accreditation:
The BSN Program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, (202)-887-8476 and approved by the Vermont State Board of Nursing , Office of Professional Regulations, 89 Main Street 3rd Floor, Montpelier, VT 05520-2482, (802) 828-2396.