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Boston College Undergraduate Catalog 1996.1997 Digitized by tiie Internet Arciiive 2012 funding from in witii Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries littp://arcliive.org/details/bostoncollegeund9697bost . Boston College Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog 6-97 19 9 Boston College Chestnut Hill Massachusetts 02167 617-552-8000 BOSTON COLLEGE BULLETIN Volume LXVI, Number 8, May, 1996 TheBoston CollegeBulletin containscurrentinformationregardingtheUni- versity calendar, admissions, degree requirements, fees, regulations and course offerings. Itis notintended to be and should notbe reliedupon as a statement ofthe University's contractual undertakings. Boston College reserves the rightin its sole judgmentto make changes ofanynature in its program, calendar or academic schedule whenever it is deemednecessaryordesirable, includingchangesincoursecontent, there- scheduling ofclasseswith orwithout extendingthe academic term, cancel- lingofscheduled classes and other academic activities, and requiringor af- fordingalternativesforscheduledclassesorotheracademicactivities,inany such case giving such notice thereofas is reasonably practicable under the circumstances. The Boston College Bulletinis publishedsixtimes ayearinApril, May August, September; semimonthly inJuly. Boston College is committed to providing equal opportunity in education and in employment regardless ofrace, sex, marital or parental status, religion, age, national origin orphysical/mental handicap. As an employer, Boston College is in compliance with the various laws and regulations re- quiringequalopportunityandaffirmativeactioninemployment,suchasTitle VII ofthe Civil Rights Act and Federal Executive Order #11246. Boston College's policyofequal educational opportunityis in compliancewith the guidelines and requirements ofTitleVI ofthe Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments Act of 1972, and Section 504 ofthe RehabiHtation Act of 1973 USPS—389—750 Second-class postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Postmaster: send PS Form 3579 toBostonCollege Registrar's Of- MA fice, Lyons 112, Chestnut Hill, 02167. Frontcoverimage transferbyM. A. Laskek; takenfrom origiyialphotograph by Gary Gilbert 1 c O N T N T BOSTON COLLEGE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The University 4 Academic and Career Planning 17 Biology 26 Undergraduate Education 4 Academic Regulations 17 Black Studies 31 Accreditation ofthe University 4 Special Academic Programs 19 Chemistry 33 Academic Resources 4 The Honors Program 19 Classical Studies 36 Scholar ofthe College 20 Arts Programs 6 Communication 38 Departmental Honors 20 The Campus 6 Computer Science 41 Independent Major 20 PoHcy ofNon-Discrimination 6 Economics 43 Bachelor ofArts-Master ConfidentiaUty ofStudent Records .. 6 ofSocial Work Program 20 English 47 Campus Safety and Security Minors in the School of Fine Arts 55 Program 6 Education for Students Art History 55 National Student Loan in Arts and Sciences 20 Studio Art 55 Secondary Education 20 Geology and Geophysics 60 Clearinghouse 6 General Education 20 Germanic Studies 65 Enrollment Statistics and Premedical/Predental Program 20 History 66 Graduation Rate 7 Foreign Study 21 Honors Program 76 Tuition and Fees 7 Interdisciplinary Programs 21 Admission Information 8 Minors 21 Linguistics 76 Admission-in-Transfer 8 American Studies 2 Mathematics 76 Asian Studies 21 Music 80 Financial Aid 9 Biblical Studies 21 Philosophy 83 Student Services 10 Black Studies 21 Physics 88 Residence Accommodations 11 Church History 22 Political Science 90 Academic Regulations 12 Cognitive Science 22 Psychology 94 International Programs 13 Environmental Studies 22 Summer Programs 15 Faith, Peace, andJustice Romance Languages and Studies 22 Literatures 100 Other Opportunities 15 Film Studies 22 French 102 Exchange Program 15 German Studies 22 Italian 105 Special Programs 15 Spanish 106 International Studies 23 Course Numbers and Codes 16 Irish Studies 23 Slavic and Eastern Languages 109 Italian Studies 23 Sociology 1 14 Latin American Studies 23 Theatre 119 Medieval Studies 23 Theology 122 Middle Eastern Studies 23 University Courses 127 Modern Greek Studies 24 Russian and East European Studies 24 Women's Studies 24 Interdisciplinary Programs 24 Center for East Europe, Russia and Asia (CEERA) 24 The Immersion Program in Foreign Languages 24 Areas ofMajor Study 24 Senior Awards and Honors 24 Biochemistry 25 • 3 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE WALLACE E. CARROLL SCHOOL OF COLLEGE OF ADVANCING STUDIES MANAGEMENT Academic Regulations 129 Education for Individuals 163 Academic Honors 131 Objectives 141 Degree Students 163 Majors in Education 132 Requirements for the Degree 141 Special Students 163 Early Childhood Education .... 132 Academic Regulations 142 Evening Courses 163 Elementary Education 132 Special Programs 143 Day Courses 163 Secondary Education 132 Management Honors Program143 Programs ofStudy 163 Human Development 132 Pre-Professional Studies Information and Office Location 163 Special Needs Education 133 for Law 143 . Intensive Special Needs 133 Loyola Lectures 143 Fifth Year Programs 133 The Ethics Initiative 143 SUMMER SESSION 163 Second Majors and A^nors for Senior Awards and Honors 144 DIRECTORY AND OFFICE Students in Education 133 Accounting 144 LOCATIONS 164 InterdiscipHnaryMajors 133 Business Law 146 Child in Society 133 Computer Science 146 ADMINISTRATION 165 Mathematics/Computer Economics 148 CAMPUS MAPS 167 Science 133 Human Development 133 Finance 149 American Heritages 134 General Management 151 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1996-97... 168 Perspectives on the Hispanic Honors Program 151 Experience 134 Marketing 152 General Science 134 Operations and Strategic Minors for Human Development Management 154 134 — Organization Studies Human iVIinor in Bilingual Education .134 Resources Management 156 Minors in Education for Students in the College ofArts and Sciences 134 Minor in Secondary Education134 SCHOOL OF NURSING Minor in General Education... 134 Requirements for the Degree 158 Minor in Health Science 134 Curriculum Plan 158 Minor in Organization Studies- Human Resources Management in Academic Honors 158 the Carroll School of General Information 159 Management 134 Academic Regulations 159 Minor in Human Development Fees 159 for Students in the Carroll School Transportation to Clinical Agencies ofManagement 134 .. 160 Course Offerings 136 Faculty 160 Course Offerings 161 The Unwersity • Academic Resources The University The University, now located in the Boston suburb ofChest- ondfloorofO'NeillLibrary,intheEileenM.and JohnM. Connors Learning Center. nut Hill, Massachusetts, enrolls 8,894 full-time under- TheAcademicDevelopmentCenterisacom- prehensive, inclusiveresource servingall Boston graduates and 4,559 graduate students, hailing from all College students at no charge. To address the 50 states and 91 foreign countries. Boston College offers its diverse needs ofthe great majority ofBC students, the Center provides tutoring for more than 60 — student body state-of-the-art faciHties for learning: a full range of courses in mathematics, physical and life sciences, management, social work, nursing, social computer services including on-line access to databases in business, sciences,history,philosophy, andinclassicaland foreign languages. The ADC also offers occa- economics, social sciences and law, and a library system with nearly sionalworkshopsinsmdyskillsandlearningstrat- egies.Inaddition,graduatetutorsinEnglishhelp 1.6 million books, periodicals and government documents, and nearly studentsstrengthentheiracademicwritingskills. 2.5 million microform units. Theseservicesareavailablethroughouttheregu- laracademicyear, andduringsummerschool.All Boston College awards bachelor's and graduate degrees in more ADC tutors have been recommended by their relevantacademic departments; mostare gradu- than 20 subjects and interdisciplinary areas within the College ofArts ate students or outstanding upper-division students. and Sciences, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees from The ADC offers programs designed to chal- lenge the most academically talented, highest three professional schools: the Wallace E. Carroll School of Man- achievingsmdents, aswell as programs designed agement, founded in 1938; the School ofNursing, founded in 1947; tosupportthosewhoareleastpreparedandmost academicallychallenged. OnememberofADC's and the School ofEducation, founded in 1952. Boston College also full-timeprofessionalstaffprovidesacademicsup- port services for students with learning disabili- awards Master's and Doctoral degrees from the Graduate School of ties, helping to ensure their success at Boston College. Social Work, and theJuris Doctor from Boston College Law School, The Center also sponsors seminars, work- shops, and discussions for faculty and graduate which is consistently ranked among the top 20 law schools in the teaching fellows on strategies for improving teaching effectiveness and student learning. United States. Through these and other related activities, the AcademicDevelopmentCenterplaysanincreas- ingly important role in enhancing the quahtyof t.<?eXs5><J academic life at Boston College. Call 617-5SI- SOS5 for further information. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Education,theAssociationofUrbanUniversities, Audiovisual Facilities the Board ofRegents ofthe University ofNew Inouridealisticmomentswecallacollegeacom- University Audiovisual Services provides pro- munity ofscholars. The phrase implies that not York, the College Entrance Examination Board, grams to the Boston College academic commu- only do collegians meld themselves into a social theCouncilofGraduateSchools,theCouncilon nitywithabroadrangeofinstructionalmediaand and academic whole, but that faculty members SocialWorkEducation, theAssociationofJesuit material supportservices. Theseser\ices include andadministratorsjoinstudentsinforminganin- Colleges and Universities, the Institute ofEuro- access to over thirty types ofclassroom AV/TV^ tegral and discernible community. Boston Col- pean Studies and Institute ofAsian Studies, the equipment. Also available are audio production legeissuchacommunity.Themembersdevelop, InternationalAssociationofUniversities, theIn- services,filmandvideorentals,televisionrecord- inconjunctionwithpersonswhohavesimilarhigh ternational Association ofCatholic Universities, ing, editing, graphic and photographic produc- the Interstate Certification Compact, the Na- AVs hopes forhumanity, those distinctive values that tion. Severalcoursesaretaughtin tele\dsion tchoentCahcrtiswtiitahntthreadrietailopnrcoabnlgeemnseroaftceownhteemnpiotriasriyn ttiioonnaallLCeaathgouleicforEdNuucrastiinog,ntAhsesoNceiawtiEonn,gltahnedNAas-- setrundipoosstw-hperroeduscttuidoenntesdimtainkgeemqaujioprmeunste foofrmtohedi-r sociation ofSchools and Colleges, the National TV experiences. projects. CouncilforAccreditationofTeacherEducation, BCAV is also proud to herald the inaugura- ACCREDITATION OF THE UNIVERSITY PhiBetaKappa,AlphaSigmaNu,andothersimi- tion ofits new Cable TV facilities which offers BostonCollege is amemberof, oraccredited by, lar organizations. educationTalVandcommercialprogrammingon its the following educational institutions: The ACADEMIC RESOURCES 52 cable channels to all student dormitories AmericanAssociationofCollegesofNursing,the across campus. This free cable programming is American Association of Colleges for Teacher Academic Development Center offered through the efforts ofProjectAGORA. Education, theAmericanAssemblyofCollegiate TheAcademicDevelopmentCenter(ADC)isde- TheLanguageLaboraton,',senTiigalldielan- guage departments and English for Foreign Stu- SchoolsofBusiness,theAmericanAssociationof signed to support and to enhance all aspects of University Women, the American Bar Associa- academic excellence in this communityofschol- dents, is located in Lyons 313. In addition to 70 state-of-the-art hstening/recording stations and tion,theAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,the arsbyhelpingundergraduates,graduatestudents, dual-teacher console, the facility includes \"ideo AmericanChemicalSociety,theAmericanCoun- and faculty improve learning qualit\' and teach- cil on Education, the Association ofAmerican ing effectiveness. The ADC, which opened its and film viewing rooms and three audio-inter- Colleges, the Association of American Law doors in September 1991, is located on die sec- faced microcomputers.TheLab's audioand\dd- eotape collection, computer software, and other Schools, the Association for Continuing Higher audio-visuallearningaidsdirectlysupportand/or The University • The Libraries supplementthe curriculum requirements in for- Membership in two academic consortia, the mary source materials consisting ofreports of eign language, literature, and music. The Lan- Boston Library Consortium and the Boston decisions and statutory materials with a broad- guage Laboratory Director and student labora- Theological Institute, adds still greater dimen- basedcollectionofsecondaryresearchtoolsinthe tory assistants are available during the day and sions to the resources ofthe Boston College Li- form oftextbooks and treatises, legalandrelated evening to assist students (undergraduate and braries, providing Boston College faculty and periodicals, legal encyclopedias and reference graduate) and faculty in the operation ofequip- undergraduatestudentswhohavespecialresearch works. Anglo-American in character, the collec- ment and selection ofappropriate materials for needsaccesstothemillionsofvolumesandother tion also contains growing numbers ofinterna- theircourse related orpersonal language needs. services ofthe member institutions. tional and comparative law works. The Library Computing Support, Services and Through membership in New England Li- isalsoasubscribertoLEXISandtoWESTLAW Facilities braryInformation Network(NELINET), there for the law school community. It also has an in- CD-ROM The O'Neill Computing Facihty (OCF) is the is on-line access to publishing, cataloging and house networkof databases. largestpubliccomputingfacilityon campus. Itis interlibrary loan location from the OCLC, Inc. The Bapst Library, a beautiful collegiate open to anyone with a currently valid Boston data base,which containsovertwenty-eightmil- Gothicbuildingthatservedasthemainlibraryfor College identification card. The OCF has more lion records from the Library of Congress and over 50 years, has been restored to its original than 150workstationsavailable,providingaccess frommore than 17,000 contributinginstitutions splendorandnowhousestheresourcesforlibrary to a wide variety ofhardware, software and pe- worldwide. researchinartand arthistoryatBoston College. BostonCollegewasamongthefirstschoolsin Acirculating collection ofcontemporary fiction ripherals. The OCF has software for many academic the country to offer an on-line public computer and non-fiction can be found in Gargan HalL courses, as well as the word processing, spread- catalog ofits collections. The Libraries' Quest Approximately five hundred seats are available sheet,statisticalanalysis,programminglanguages, computersystemprovidesinstantaccesstoinfor- including a Graduate StudyArea. graphics production and database management mationonlibraryholdings, aswellassupporting TheJohnJ. Bums LibraryofRare Books software supported at Boston College for each book circulation and acquisitions' procedures. and Special Collections, located in the Bapst type ofcomputer. Many professors allow elec- Students maybrowse the catalogusingworksta- Library,northentrance,containstheUniversity's tronicfihngofclassassignmentsorprovide elec- tions in all the libraries, and from network con- specialcollections,includingtheUniversity'sAr- tronicinformationforstudentsinfoldersthatare nectionsinhomes.Inaddition,thelibrariesoffer chives. The distinguished and varied collections accessibleonacentralfileserver. Paperoutputis computer searching ofhundreds ofcommercial oftheHonorableJohnJ. BurnsLibraryspeakelo- available from laser printers. data bases in the humanities, sciences, business, quently ofthe University's commitment to the Workstations can access EagleNet, Boston and social sciences through an in-house CD- preservationanddisseminationofhumanknowl- ROM College'scampus-wideinformationnetworkthat network, through access to outside data- edge.TheBumsLibraryisthehomeofmorethan links the IBM mainframe, VAX cluster, UNIX bases, and through the Questlibrarysystem. one hundred thousand volumes, four million workstations and more than 2,000 desktop com- Informationontheuseofthelibrariesiscon- manuscripts, and important collections ofarchi- putersoncampus.EagleNetprovidesaccesstoan tained in the Guide to the Boston College Libraries tectural records, maps, art works, photographs, ever-increasing variety' of services, including: and other brochures available in the libraries. films,artifacts,andephemera.Thesematerialsare courseregistration,grades,academicandfinancial The Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Library, the housedintheclimate-controlledsecureenviron- aid information, electronic mail (e-mail), centralUbraryofBostonCollege,openeditsdoors mentofBurnsLibraryeitherbecauseoftheirrar- QUEST (Boston College's electronic Library tothepublicinSeptember 1984.Thisfacilitycon- ity or because of their importance as part of a catalog), indexes to periodicals, and electronic tains the research collection in the humanities, specialcollection.Whiletreatedwithspecialcare, services ofother affiliated libraries. socialsciences, education, business, nursing, and these resources are available for use at Burns to TheBostonCollegeInfoEagleisarapidlyex- the sciences. There are over one million book all qualified students, faculty, and researchers. pandingelectronicsourceofcampusinformation volumes, 9,500 active serials, 1,550,000 micro- Indeed,theiruseisstronglyencouraged, andvisi- with on-line listings of campus events, phone forms and 146,000 government documents, as tors to Burns are always welcome, either simply numbers,wantads,researchdiscussionsandother well as a growing audio-visual collection. The to browse or to make use ofthe collections. information. The EagleNet is connected to the O'Neill Library is a leader in the utilization of Though itscollectionscovervirtuallythe en- Internet, aworld-wide computernetworkoffer- technologyinlibraryservices.TheLibrary'sElec- tire spectrum of human knowledge, the Burns ing users a wide variety ofinteresting resources tronicInformationCenteroffersstate-of-the-art Libraryhasachievedinternationalrecognitionin and research tools. Electronic mail accounts are computersystemstoassiststudentsandfacultyin severalspecificareasofresearch,mostnotablyin locatinglibrarymaterialsbothlocallyandnation- IrishStudies, BritishCatholicauthors,Jesuitana, available for students. TheOCFisstaffedwithprofessionalsandstu- ally. fine print, Catholic liturgy and life in America, dents who provide assistance. Training tutorials The Resource Center, located in the base- 1925-75, Boston history, Caribbeana, and Con- andsoftware documentationareavailableforuse mentoftheNewtonChapel,providesstudyspace gressional archives. It has also won acclaim for within the facility. for the residents ofthe Newton Campus as well significantholdingsonnursing,detectivefiction, More specialized assistance is provided by as four Macintosh workstations that may be re- Thomas Merton,Japanese prints. Colonial and the Help Center in Gasson Hall. It is open served for use by students, undergraduates hav- early Republic Protestantism, and banking. Re- Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 ingfirstpriority. cently, Burnshasestablishedmajorcollectionsin p.m. on a walk-in, phone-in or electronic mail The School of Social Work Library, BalkanStudies, especiallyRomanianandBulgar- (e-mail) basis. The Help Center telephone McGuinn Hall, contains a collection of over ian Studies. number is 552-HELP, or e-mail to: 35,000 volumes, 340 serials, government docu- TheGeophysicsLibrary,locatedatWeston [email protected]. ments, socialworktheses, doctoral dissertations, Observatory, contains a specialized collection of The OCF and the Help Center are part of andvideotapes.Thecollectioncoversthehistory over8,000monographsandjournalsonearthsci- BostonCollege'sInformationProcessingSupport and philosophy ofsocialwork, its methodology, ences, particularlyseismology. department, which is also staffed by consultants and all aspects of social welfare services. The TheEducationalResourceCenter,located providing advanced computing and networking Library'scollectionsandservicessupportmaster's inCampionHall,servestheSchoolofEducation's support. and doctoral programs offered at the Chestnut faculty and students. The collection includes Hill campus, and master's programs offered at children's books, curriculum and instructional The Libraries four off-campus sites throughoutMassachusetts materials,educationalandpsychologicaltests,and The Boston College Libraries offer a wealth of andMaine. educationallyoriented information technology. resourcesandservicestosupporttheteachingand The Law School Library, located on the research activities ofthe University. The book NewtonCampus,isawell-roundedcollectionof collectionsexceed L5 millionandapproximately legal and related materials in excess of 300,000 18,000 serial titles arecurrentlyreceived. volumes.Theopenstackcollectionincludespri- The University • Arts Programs ARTS PROGRAMS tree-covered Chestnut Hill. Yet it is just a few 1974andtherulesandregulationsforcompUance miles from culturallyand sociallyrich Boston. with the Act onfile in the UniversityLibrary or Theatre Arts The Chestnut Hill campus is tri-level. Dor- in the Office ofUniversity Pohcies and Proce- TheE.PaulRobshamTheatreArtsCenterboasts mitories are on the upper campus; classroom, dures at 25 Lawrence Avenue. a600-seatmaintheatre, theblack-boxBonnStu- laboratory,administrativeandstudentservicefa- Certain personally identifiable information dioTheatre, and also houses the Boston College ciHties are on the middle campus; and the lower fromastudent's educationrecord, designatedby Department of TheaU'e. The Department of campusincludestheRobshamTheatre,theConte BostonCollegeas directoryinformation, maybe Theatre, in association with the Robsham The- Forum, modular and apartment residences, and releasedwithoutthestudent'spriorconsent.This atreArts Center, produces fourMain Stagepro- dining, recreational, and parking facilities. informationincludesname,term,homeandelec- ductions each season, directed by faculty or by TheNewtoncampusissituatedoneandone- tronicaddress,telephonenumber, dateandplace \dsitingg-uestdirectors.TheDepartmentofThe- halfmiles from the Chestnut Hill campus. The ofbirth,photograph,majorfieldofstudy,partici- atrealsoproducestwostudent-directedworkshop LawSchoolislocatedonthiseasilyaccessible40- pation in officially recognized activities and productionsperyear.AllactivitiesattheTheatre acre tract, which also contains undergraduate sports, weightand heightofmembers ofathletic Arts Centerare opento the UniversityCommu- classrooms,dormitories,athleticareasandstudent teams, dates ofattendance, school/college ofen- nity. service facilities. rollment,anticipated dateofgraduation, degrees Boston College Museum of Art and awards received, the most recent previous The Boston College Museum ofArt in Devlin POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATION educational agency or institution attended, and Hallhasspacious galleries forspecialexhibitions BostonCollegeisanacademiccommunitywhose other similar information. A student who so ofinternational importance as well as for its no- doors are open to all students without regard to wisheshastheabsoluterighttopreventreleaseof table permanent collection. Through the use of race, religion, age, sex,maritalorparentalstatus, this information. In order to do so, the student an interactive computer, thevisitoris able to ac- national origin, veteran status, or disability. The mustcomplete aformrequestingnon-disclosure cess information on these works. The Museum Director ofAffirmative Action has been desig- ofdirectoryinformation,whichisavailableinthe alsopublishescataloguesandbrochurestoaccom- natedtocoordinatetheCollege's effortstocom- Registrar's Office. Electronic and print {The panyexhibitionsandsponsorslectures,symposia, plywith and carryoutits responsibilities to pre- Source)accesstoselecteddirector}'informationis and gallery tours. The Museum serves teaching vent discriminationin accordancewith state and availabletomembers outsidetheBostonCollege programs throughout the university and is open federal laws. Anyapplicantfor admission orem- community.Astudentwhowishestorestrictdis- tothepublic. Thestaffseekstoinvolvestudents, ployment, as well as anystudent, memberofthe play ofthis information can complete an elec- especially those students in the Fine Arts, in all faculty and all employees are welcome to raise tronic form available on the U-View menu. To aspects ofmuseum activity including the prepa- questions regardingviolation ofthis policywith suppressdirectoryinformationfrombothprinted ration ofexhibitions and research. Barbara Marshall, Office ofAffirmative Action, and electronic public directories, students must Music More Hall 315, x2947. In addition, any person loginto U-View and specifythe items to be sup- The Music Department and the student-run who believes that an act ofdiscrimination based pressed.Allnon-director}'informationisconsid- Music Guild sponsor professional concerts upon sex has occurred at Boston College, may ered confidentialandwillnotbe released to out- throughout the year, free ofcharge to students. raisethoseissueswith theAssistantSecretaryfor sideinquirieswithouttheexpresswrittenconsent Studentsmayparticipateinmusicalorganizations, Civil Rights ofthe United States Departmentof ofthe student. Education. privateinstruction,andcoursework.Privateprac- CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY tice rooms equipped with Steinway or Yamaha Boston College has designated the Director PROGRAM pianosareavailabletostudentsatseverallocations ofAffirmativeActionasthepersonresponsiblefor oncampus.Electronickeyboardsandmidi-hook- coordinating its efforts to comply with Section In compliance with the Student Right-to-Rnow ups totheMAC SEwith ear-trainingandmusic- 504 ofthe RehabiHtation Act of 1973 (prohibit- and Campus SecurityAct, Boston College pub- writing programs are available at the O'Neill ing discrimination against individuals with dis- lishes the CampusSafetyandSecurityPrograjJi, an Computing Facility. abihtiesinemployment)andTitleDCoftheEdu- aimualreportcontainingtheLTniversity'scampus The Boston College Bands Program cationAmendmentsof1972 prohibitingdiscrimi- safety and security- policies and crime statistics. nation on the basis ofsex. Uponrequest, this reportis availableto anypro- The Bands Program sponsors concerts, festivals, spective student. It maybe obtained, alongAvith and events throughout the year that serve the CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT performersaswellastheaudience.TheBCBands RECORDS omtahkeeraivnafiolarbmlaetuinondetrhethUenSivteurdseinttj'Riisghrte-qtuoirKendotwo pdieernfcoers.mfSotrudleocnatls,mnaatyionpaelr,faonrdmiinntaenrnyatoifotnhaelBauC- Asamatterofnecessity, BostonCollegecontinu- and Campus Securit}' Act, from the Office of Bands and develop skills through technique ouslyrecordsalargenumberofspecificitemsre- UndergraduateAdmissionat617-552-3100orin wTiting from Boston College, Office ofLinder- classes.TheBCBandsProgramalsooffersschol- lating to its students. This information is neces- graduateAdmission, DevlinHall 208, 140 Com- arships to instrumentalists on an audition basis. sary to support its educational programs as well MA The BC Bands Program is located in One Band as to administer housing, athletics and extracur- monwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, 02167- Suite in Conte Forum. ricular programs. TheUniversityalso maintains 3809. Museum of Fine Arts/Museum of certainrecordssuchasemployment,financialand NATIONAL STUDENT LOAN Science accounting information for its own use and to CLEARINGHOUSE complywithstateandfederalregulations. Boston Boston College continues its membership in Boston's Museum ofFine Arts and the Museum College has committed itselfto protect the pri- BostonCollegeisamemberoftlieNationalStu- vacy rights of its students and to maintain the dentLoanClearinghouse.TheNational Student ofScience. All students can view the museums' exhibits free ofcharge by presenting their Bos- confidentiality of its records. In addition, the Loan Clearinghouse will be responsible for the College endorses and complies with the Family processingofStudentLoan Defermentformsfor ton College identification card. Educational Rights and PrivacyActof 1974 (the thefollowingloans:SubsidizedandL^nsubsidized THE CAMPUS Buckley Amendment), a federal statute that re- Staftbrd, SLS, and PLUS. quires that students be permitted to review Since the National Student Loan Clearing- Located on the border between the city ofBos- recordsintheirfilesandoffersthemthepossibil- house isits legallydesignatedagent, Boston Col- ton and the suburb ofNewton, Boston College ity ofcorrecting errors that they may discover. lege isprecluded fi-omcompletingan}'defennent derivesbenefitsfromitsproximitytoalargemet- Studentsorothersseekingcompleteinformation forms for the above mentioned loans. ropolitan cityand its settingin a residential sub- regarding tlieir specific rights and the responsi- urb. Oftencitedasamodelofuniversityplanning, bilities ofthe Universit}' will find copies ofthe thecampus isspread overmorethan200acresof Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of The University • Tuitionand Fees • 7 UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES FOR 1996-97 ACADEMIC YEAR ENROLLMENT STATISTICS AND GRADUATION RATE UNDERGRADUATE TUITION Duringthe fail of1995, Boston Collegeenrolled 8,896undergraduatedaystudents, 1,240College • First semester tuition and fees are due byAugust 15, 1996. ofAdvancing Studies students and 4,559 gradu- • Tuitionfirstsemester—$9,41 0.00 ate students. Ofthe undergraduate day students • Second semestertuition—and fees are due by December 15, 1996. whoenrolledatBostonCollegeinthefallof1989, • Tuition secondsemester $9,410.00 87% completed their Bachelor's degree by the Restrictions will be placed on any accountthat is not resolved bytfie due dates above. These restrictions spring of1995. include denied accessto Housing and theAthleticComplex, useoftheMeal Plan, and the abilityto drop andaddcoursesandtocashchecksattheCashier'sOffice. Inseverecases, studentswillbewithdrawnfrom TUITION AND FEES theUniversity. Inaddition,a $100.00latepaymentfeewill beassessedonanyaccountthatisnotresolved Massachusetts Medical Insurance bytheduedateslistedabove.Therewillbeabsolutelynoregistrationorconfirmationofregistrationallowed after November 1 , 1996, forfirstsemesterand April 5, 1997, forsecond semester. Massachusetts State Law has mandated that all Scholarship holders are not exempt from payment of registration, acceptance fees, insurance and students taking at least 75 percent of full-time miscellaneous fees atthetime prescribed. credit hours must be covered by medical insurance providing a specified minimum coverage. UNDERGRADUATE GENERAL FEES Boston Collegewill offer all students the option • Application Fee (not refundable) $50.00 ofparticipatingintheplanofferedattheUniver- • Acceptance Fee 200.00 sityorsubmittingawaiverform.Thewaivermust include specific insurance information on the Thisfeewill beappliedtowardsstudents'tuition inthesecondsemesteroftheirsenioryear. Studentsforfeit thisfeeiftheywithdrawpriortocompletingtheirfirstsemester. Studentswhowithdrawaftercompletingtheir comparableinsuranceplancoveringthe student. firstsemesteroreentitledtoo refund ofthisfee (providedtheydo nothavean outstanding studentaccount) Waivers are mailed to all students and are avail- i•ftHheeaylftohrmaFleley withdraw priortoJuly 1 for fall semester, or December 1 for spring semester. 262.00 TabhleeuwpaiovnerremquuessttbatetrheetSutrnueddenbtyAJcucnoeun3t0,Of1f9i9c6e,. • Identification Card (Required forall new students) 15.00 forthefallsemesterandbyNovember 15 , 1996, • Late Payment Fee 100.00 forthespringsemester. Studentswhodonotsub- • Recreation Fee—payableannually 154.00 mitawaiverbytheduedatesabovewillautomati- • Freshman Orientation Fee (mandatoryforall freshmen) 160.00 callybeenrolledandbilledfortherequiredMas- sachusettsMedicalInsurance(seeSpecialFees,p. UNDERGRADUATE SPECIAL FEES* 7). However, the insurance charge will be can- — celedifawaiverisreceivedbyOctober 13 forthe • Extra Course persemester hourcredit 627.00 fall semester and February 14 for the spring se- • LaboratoryFee—persemester 105.00-430.00 mester. • Mass. Medical Insurance 455.00 peryear Check Cashing ($1 90.00 firstsemester, $265.00 second semester) • Nursing Laboratory Fee 160.00 Studentswho presentavalid Boston College ID • NCLEX AssessmentTest 45.00 may cash checks ($50 limit) at the Cashier's • Exemption Examination 45.00-90.00 Office,More Hall, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to • Special Students—per semester hourcredit 627.00 4:00p.m.ThereisaSOcservicecharge.Returned • StudentActivity Fee 62.00 peryear checkswill be fined in the f—ollowingmanner: ($30.00 persemester) First three checks retu—rned $15.00 per check All subsequentchecks $25.00 per check RESIDENT STUDENT EXPENSES Any check in excess of $2000.00—$50.00 per — check • Board persemester 1,665.00 Checkcashingprivilegesarerevokedafterthe • Room Fee (includes Mail Service) persemester (varies depending on room) $2,100-2,835.00 third returned check. • Room Guarantee Fee" 200.00 Acceleration Studentsacceptedasresidentsarerequiredtopaya $200roomguaranteefee.Thisfeeisappliedtowards the student's first semester housing charges. Seniors do not have this fee applied to their first semester's Full-time undergraduate students authorized by housing charges; it is refunded after the second semester once any room damage charges have been the Dean's Office to take accelerated programs assessed and deducted. leading to an early graduation will be billed by *All fees are proposed and subjecttochange. StudentAccounts for extra courses taken during ''Incomingstudentswhowithdrawfrom housing byJune 1 will have 100%oftheirdepositrefunded. aregularsemesterattherateof$627.00percredit Incoming studentswhowithdrawfrom housing betweenJune 1 andJuly 15will have50%oftheir taken. Thiswill be in addition to the flatrate tu- depositrefunded. Upperclassmenwhowithdrawfrom housing priortoJuly 1 will hove 100%oftheir itionchargecoveringanormalload(fourcourses deposit refunded. No refunds will be made to incoming students who withdraw after July 15 or to per semester as a senior; five courses per semes- No upperclassmen who withdraw afterJuly 1 . Refunds will be determined by the date thewritten notification terpriortosenioryear). additionalfeewillbe ofwithdrawal is received bythe Office of University Housing. assessed for extra courses taken for enrichment purposesonly.However,whenastudentwhohas takenextracoursesforenrichmentlaterwishesto TheTrusteesofBoston College reservetherighttochangethetuition ratesandtomakeadditionalcharges within the Universitywheneversuch action is deemed necessary. use those courses for acceleration, a fee will be assessed based on the tuition rate thatwas in ef- fect when the courses were taken. Whenever a student has been given approval to take Boston College summer courses for acceleration, he or shewill paythe regular Summer Session tuition for those courses. 8 • TheUnrtrsity•AdmissiOiMInformation Withdra>vals and Refunds ADMISSION INFORMATION submittingthePreliminaryApplicationbyOcto- Fees are notrefundable. BostonCollegeisanacademiccommunitywhose ber 15 andtheSecondaryApplicationbyNovem- Undergraduate tuition is canceled subjectto the doors are open to men and women regardless of ber 1. Candidates will learn of the Admission following conditions: Committee decision before December 25, but race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or • Notice ofwithdrawal must be made in writing handicap. they will have the same deadhne (May 1) as the to the Dean ofthe student's school. other candidates to reserve theirplaces. Boston College seeks to maintain an under- • The date ofreceipt ofwritten notice ofwith- graduate student body that represents a broad drawal by the Dean's Office determines the ADMISSION-IN-TRANSFER varietyofabilities,backgrounds,andinterests.In amount oftuition canceled. selecting students, therefore, the Committee on Applications for admission-in-transfer are ac- •Thecancellationscheduleshownbelowwillap- Admission looks for demonstrated evidence of cepted forbothfall andspringsemesters.Trans- ply to students withdrawing voluntarily, as well academicability,intellectualcuriosity,strengthof fer admission is open to students who have suc- as to students who are dismissed from the Uni- character, motivation, energy, and promise for cessfully completed three or more transferable versityfor academic or disciplinaryreasons. personal growth and development. Requests for courses ata regionallyaccreditedcollege orimi- Undergraduate studentswithdrawingbythe fol- financialaiddonotaffectdecisionsonadmission. versity. Transfer students must normally have a lowingdateswill receive the tuition refund indi- Applicationformsandinformationbulletinsmay 2.5 cumulative grade pointaverage tobe consid- cated below. be obtained from the UndergraduateAdmission ered for admission. Students are encouraged to First Semester Office,BostonCollege, 140CommonwealthAv- finish one full year ofstudies before seeking ad- by August 30, 1996: 100% oftuition charged is enue,DevlinHallRoom208,ChestnutHill,Mas- mission-in-transfer. canceled sachusetts 02167-3809. Transfer applicants must follow the applica- bySept. 13, 1996: 80% oftuitionchargediscan- Admission from Secondary School tionproceduresforregularadmissiontothefresh- celed men class. In addition, transfer applicants must While specificcourses are notrequired, the Un- bySept. 20, 1996: 60% oftuitionchargediscan- dergraduateAdmission Office recommends that submit complete, official transcripts ofcourses celed takeninallsemesters atothercollegesoruniver- studentspursueastrongcollegepreparatorypro- bySept. 27, 1996: 40% oftuitionchargediscan- gram that includes four units ofEnglish, math- sities. celed ematics, and foreign language, as well as three Transfer of Credit by Oct. 4, 1996: 20% oftuition charged is can- units ofalabscience. Suchaprogramprovidesa Transfercreditis evaluated on thebasis ofntmi- celed solid foundation forhigh quality collegework. berofcoursessuccessfullycompletedratherthan Second Semester Applicants to the School ofNursing are re- thecredithoursearned.Thirty-eightcoursesare byJan. 10, 1997: 100% oftuitioncharged iscan- quired tocomplete atleasttwoyears ofa labsci- required for graduation ofwhich a maximum of celed ence,includingaunitofchemistry.Also,students 20 may be transfer courses. The following are byJan. 24, 1997: 80% oftuition charged is can- applying to The Wallace E. Carroll School of principalconditionsaffectingthetransferofcredit celed Management are strongly encouraged to com- to Boston College. byJan 31, 1997: 60% oftuition charged is can- plete fouryears ofmathematics. •Thecoursemustbetakenataregionallyaccred- celed ited college oruniversity Entrance Examinations by Feb. 7, 1997: 40% oftuition charged is can- The following tests ofthe College Entrance Ex- •Thecoursemustbesimilarincontentanddepth celed to a course taughtatBoston College byFeb. 14, 1997: 20% oftuition charged is can- aeamcihnaatpipohncaBnotarndo(laCtEerEBth)anmuJasntubaerycoofmptlheetseedniboyr • A grade of at least C- must be earned in the celed. course year: No cancellations are made after the 5th week of • ScholasticAssessmentTest (SAT I) Residency Requirements classes. • Three SATII SubjectTests in There is a foiu- semester residencyrequirement; Ifastudentdoes notwishtoleave anyresult- (1) Writing; students must spend four semesters as full-time ingcredit balance on his or her account forsub- (2) Mathematics Level I orII; and, students and complete a minimum of18 one-se- sequentuse, he orshe should request, inwriting (3) third testofthe applicant's choice mester courses to be eligible for the degree. orinperson, thatthe StudentAccountOffice is- TheAmericanCollegeTest(ACT)is acceptable Date of Graduation wsgfriiuuhnzieeaednFndaeceeluridvianeenelfdrerueasanrsltdash.TpieipsrtltesliagtecnuucaIledbaVlettenoihtftoronhtoshatueshgehHebsiteatgrenaehnbyaeltiprtmshrEheeodngutrprecoracafoimtcpriieaeoedufnnututArhncaodol-tsf AnigislniCionpsroTlhtayLcemaaeaanrfo.ygifruDsbtatoehgemlteaeSansPkAgtreuoTinafcgiiInecsaitenmeuidnadtcheIyyenI.rtTesTletehhsfceteotrj(tSuEwon.AhiLtTo.aorPkmI.eoTar.tEn)htnd.ehgelITEIihsnsoee-hr- ANtcBooootunsrrtastConreonsaslfnelCsarfeocelgscrtleeuepsdgtiteseeunddtds'eeeisntnmtdeetasrmrttmaaeeinyrsonsffeaedgtcrrhcaaeebdslnyeeudratcatthtoiheeuoerntnsnhfeuuesrmmobdsbmaaeettBriresofsoooy-.fff oPefr1k9i6n5s.(TfohremseerlgyuNiadetfiionneaslpDeirrteacitnSttoudtehnetF)eLdoearna,l bCionmaitniiotnteoeftoenstAdscmoirsessiwonhewinllesvealleucatttihnegbaenstacppolmi-- gthreadfuoaltlioowninagsesxtcaetpetdiionn:thieftarcacnsefpetraanpcpelilectatnetrs,whai\t'he the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemen- cation. attendedaschoolwith anacademicprogramdif- tal Educational Opportunity Grant, the Federal Application Procedures ferentfromBoston College andthe lossofstatus College Work-Study, and the Federal Stafford Regular Freshmen Admission isduesolelytotiredifferencesbetweenacademic andPlusLoanprograms. Insuchcases,theregu- StudentsapplyingtoBostonCollegeshouldsub- systems,studentswillbeallowedtomakeupdieir lations require that a portion of any refund be mit the PreliminaryApplication (available in the status and graduate with theirclass. Please consult the Transfer brochure forad- returnedaccordingtofederalguidelines.Further, Admission Viewbook or Bulletin) byJanuary 1 ifastudentwithdraws,theinstitutionmustdeter- and the Secondary Application byJanuary 15. ditionalinformationaboutadmission-in-transfer. mineifanycashdisbursementsofTitleIVfunds, When the student's completed PreliminaryAp- Special Students madedirectlytothestudentbytheinstitutionfor phcationissubinittedwiththe$50applicationfee, Only those persons who wish to be enrolled as non instructional purposes, is an overpayment the Admission Office will mail the Secondary full-timedaystudentsandcandidatesfordiebac- thatmustberepaidtotheTitleFVprogram.Uni- Application to the student. Candidates are calaureate program for registered nurses are ad- versitypoHcydevelopedtocomplywiththeregu- notified ofaction taken on their applications be- mitted by the Office ofLhidergraduate Admis- lations at Boston College will be available upon tween April 1 and April 15. sion. Students in die baccalaureate program for request from the Financial Aid Office. registered nurses are encouraged to enroll full- Early Action time,butpart-timestudyforindividualsemesters Superior students who are seriously considering maybearrangedbypennissionofdieDeanofthe Boston College may want to apply through die School ofNursing. All other students \vishing Early Action Program. This would necessitate