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A -COLLEGE- RESERVE 2007-2008 LD 3501 .M62 cademic Catalog C272 2007-08 Monmouth Collegeadmitsstudentsandconductsitsacademicandother programswithoutregardto race, religion, sex, nationalorigin, sexual orientation, orphysicalhandicap. This Catalogprovidesinformationonlyanddoesnotconstitutea contractbetween theCollegeandanyperson. Tlie Collegereservesthe righttoalteroramendthisdocumentwithoutnotice. Studentsare encouragedtoconsulttheirfacultyadvisersortheappropriateCollege officerson matterswhichareessentialtotheirdegreeprograms. For questionsaboutCollegeregulationsandpoliciesonstudentlife, students shouldconsultthecurrentstudenthandbook, whichisavailableonline athttp:lldepartment.monm.edu/stuserv/student-handbook/. LO 350f V .JW- 2 C 2007; M ONMOUT IJ 1» JL — rCOLLEGEc-— JLJL r\ t t r? r^ MONMOUTH COLLEGE LIBRARY Catalog 2007 2008 - Monmouth College Monmouth, Illinois61462-1963 309-457-2131 www.monmouthcollege.edu Table Of Contents INTRODUCTION i STATEMENTS OF MISSIONAND PURPOSES 3 ACADEMIC PROGRAM 5 20 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION HONORS PROGRAM 132 136 OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAMS 144 PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS 148 ADMISSION 150 TUITIONAND OTHER CHARGES 158 REGISTERS: FACULTY, ADMINISTRATION, TRUSTEES 168 DIRECTORYOF COLLEGE OFFICES 169 INDEX — Monmouth College: An Introduction LocationoftheCollege. westernIllinois,Monmouthcontinuestohave MonmouthCollegesharesitsnamewith astrongsenseofidentitywithitslocalcommu- thetownthatisitshome,theseatofWarren nityandwiththeregion inwhichitisproudly CountyinwesternIllinois,apleasantandhos- rooted. pitablecommunityof9,800residents.TheMis- Unusualforthetime,MonmouthCol- sissippiRiver,stillthethresholdoftheAmerican legewascreatedasacoeducationalinstitution. West, flowsjustfifteenmilesfromMonmouth's Indeed, itwasoneofthefirstcollegestogive campus. Chicago—is 180milestothenortheast. womenequalitywithmen,and, notsurprisingly, TheQuadCities MolineandRockIslandin women'sinterestshavebeenprominentinthe Illinois, DavenportandBettendorfinIowa College'shistory. straddletheMississippifortymilesduenorth. Monmouthhaschosentoremainthecolle- MonmouthiseasilyaccessiblefromInterstates giateinstitutionitwasfoundedtobe,preferring 80and74. Commercialairserviceisavailable nottoexpandintoauniversity. Monmouthcon- throughMoline, Peoria,andnearbyGalesburg tinuestoinsistthatitspurposeisnottopursue andBurlington, Iowa.Monmouth'slocationalso knowledgeforitsownsake,intheuniversity's permitseasyaccesstootheracademiccommuni- fashion,buttoencouragestudentstoseekvalues ties:WesternIllinoisUniversityisthirtymiles bybringingtogetherknowledgeandbeliefina southinMacomb;AugustanaCollegeislocated coherentwhole.TheCollegehasneithergradu- in RockIsland;andKnoxCollege,Monmouth's atenorprofessionalschoolsandisthereforeable traditionalrivalinathletics, isjust 12milesaway tofocusitsresourcesentirelyonitsundergradu- inGalesburg. ates. Intruecollegiatefashion,Monmouth stressestheunityandequalityoftheacademic ITheCollege'sHistoryandPurpose. disciplinesthatcomposeit.TheCollege'schief Foundedin 1853 bypioneeringPresbyteri- interestliesinprovidingitsstudentsagenerous ans,MonmouthCollegebroughttheblessings understandingofhumanexperience; individual ofcivilizationtothepeopleoftheroughfrontier disciplinesreceivetheirsenseofdirectionfrom andspokeoftraditionalvaluestothosewho thatlargercommitmentratherthanpermitting wereshapinganewworld.Thoughtodayour thespecificinteresttobecomeanendinitself. lifeknowsdifferentfrontiers,theCollegestill — I thinksofitspurposeasitsfoundersdid pre- AccreditationandAffiliation. servingandcelebratingthetraditionsthathave Monmouthisafour-yearcollegeofferingthe beenentrustedtoitwhilepromotingdiscovery bachelorofartsdegreeandisfullyaccredited andinvestigation.Althoughthestudentbody byTheHigherLearningCommissionanda todayincludesmanywhocomefromfarbeyond memberoftheNorthCentralAssociation,30 N. LaSalleSt.,Suite2400, Chicago, IL60602, Toincreasetherangeofopportunitiesfor 800-621-7440.Theprogtamofteachercertifica- itsmemberswhileretainingtheadvantagesof tionisapprovedbytheIllinoisStateCertifica- smallness,Monmouthand 13othercolleges tionBoard, 100North FirstSt.,Springfield, IL similarinkindandpurposecomposeaconsor- 62777-0001,(217)782-2805. tium,theAssociatedCollegesoftheMidwest Recognizingthatnointellectualprocessis (ACM).Thesecolleges,locatedinColorado, valuefree, MonmouthCollegeiscommitted Iowa,Minnesota,andWisconsinaswellasin tothevaluesandecumenical perspectiveofthe Illinois,togetherofferprogramswhichsingly Christianfaithandencouragesitsmembersto theycouldnot.Theseprovideopportunities, exploretheimplicationsofthosevalueslortheir describedinthesectiontitledOff-CampusPro- livesandtheworld.WhiletheCollegechooses, grams, formembersoftheCollegetoengagein quitedeliberately, tomaintain itsaffiliationwith aremarkablerangeofoff-campusstudyprojects, thePresbyterianChurch(U.S.A.), itwelcomes bothinthiscountryandoverseas,forasemester studentsorall faiths. oranacademicyear. Mission And Purposes I MissionStatement. 2. Preparestudentsforpositionsofleader- Asanundergraduateliberalartscollegewe ship,service,andcitizenshipinaglobalcontext. recognizethecloserelationshipoffacultyand 3. Promoteawarenessandexplorationofthe studentstobefundamentaltoourlearning sometimescontradictoryprincipleswhichexist environment.Asacommunityoflearnerswe indemocracy,pluralism,equality,andfreedom. strivetocreateandsustainanenvironmentthat 4.Createandmaintainalearningenviron- isvalue-centered,intellectuallychallenging, aestheticallyinspiring,andculturallydiverse; mentwhichisvalue-centered, intellectuallychal- andweholdascentralourcommitmentto lenging,aestheticallyinspiring,andculturally liberalartseducationandtooneanother.We diverse.Thisincludes: integrateafour-yearprogramofgeneraleduca- a) Providingstudentswithafour-yeargen- tionwithin-depthstudyinthemajorandarich eraleducationprogram, in-depthstudyinthe arrayofco-curricularactivitiesinordertofoster major,andaricharrayofco-curricularactivities. thediscoveryofconnectionsamongdisciplines b) Fosteringthediscoveryofconnections andoflargerpatternsofmeaning.Through theseexperiences,wehelpourstudentsexplore amongdisciplinesandoflargerpatternsof multipleperspectivesonthehumancondition meaning. andpreparethems—elvesforrichpersonaland c) Promotingan understandingofavalue professionallives forleadership,citizenship, systemthatisshapedbyindividualandcollec- andserviceinaglobalcontext. tiveexperiences. MonmouthCollegewasfoundedin 1853by 5. Explorethespiritualdimensionofhuman pioneeringPresbyterians.Asacampuscommu- existenceandtherelationshipbetweenfaithand nitywehonorthatheritageandvaluereligious knowledge. diversityasweexplorethespiritualdimensionof humanexistenceandtherelationshipbetween 6. Introducestudentstomultipleperspec- faithandknowledge.Asbothobserversand tivesonthehumanconditionandpromoteself- participantsweseektodeepenourunderstand- awarenessofglobalperspectivesboththrough ingandappreciationofthecreativetensionthat thecurriculumandthroughcampuslife. existsamongtheprinciplesofdemocracy, plural- 7. Fosterandpromoteintellectual inquiry ism,equality,andfreedominourown nation andcriticalanalysisthroughmentoringrelation- andbeyond. shipscharacterizedbyindividualattention. H 8. Developcreativityandskillsinwritten StatementofPurposes. Asanundergraduateliberalartsinstitution andoralcommunicationandartisticexpression. MonmouthCollegeexiststo: 9.Understandthemethodsofinquiryand 1. Preparestudentsforrichpersonaland expressioninthearts,humanities,sciences,and professionallives. socialsciences.