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--^ Academic Calendar 19934994 FoRSemester Saturday, August28 Newstudentsarrive Sunday, August29 Returningstudentsarrive Monday,August30 Registrationforreturningstudents Tuesday, August31 Registrationfornewstudents Wednesday,September 1 Classesbegin Monday, September6 LaborDayHoliday Friday, October15 BlackCat Friday-Sunday,October22-24 FallBreak Wednesday- Sunday,November24-28 ThanksgivingBreak Monday,December 13 LastDayofClasses Tuesday,December 14 - ReadingDay Wednesday-Saturday,December 15-18 FinalExams (Lastexamat2p.m., twoexamsintheevenings) SpringSemester Wednesday,January 19 Classesbegin Sunday-Sunday,March 12-20 SpringBreak Friday-Sunday,April 1-3 EasterBreak Wednesday,May4 LastDayofClasses Thursday,May5 ReadingDay Friday,May6 ReadingDay(Seniorexamsstart) Saturday-Thursday(exceptSunday),May7-12 FinalExams (SeniorexamsendWednesday,May 11 atnoon) Friday,May 13 Baccalaureate Saturday,May 14 Graduation FortheJ994-1995Calendar,seetheinsidebackcoverofthiscatabg. Agnes Scott College Catalog 19934995 AgnesScottPresidentRuthSchmidt(left)presents TeacheroftheYearawardtoProfessorAyseGarden. TheCollege's8toI student/teacherratiofosters alearningenvironmentinwhichstudentsreceive specialattentionaruieachhasachancetoexcel. ALUMWAEHOUSEl^T AnnaYOLit4& ALUMWAEHOUSE ASC Catalog 19934995 Table ofContents 5 AnOverviewofAgnesScottCollege 12 Admission 16 FinancialAid 22 OutsidetheClassroom 26 ReturntoCollege 28 AthleticProgram 30 AcademicProgram 39 AcademicHonors 41 AcademicStandards 46 SpecialCurricularOpportunities 55 PreparationforGraduateStudy 57 TuitionandFees 60 CoursesofStudy 129 OrganizationoftheCollege 142 Index InsideFrontClnvpr . AcademicCalendar1993-1994 InsideBackCover . AcademicCalendar1994-1995 \^gnesScottCollegedoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,creed, / \ nationalorethnicorigin,orhandicapintherecruitmentandadmissionof JL JLstudents.TTiisnondiscriminatorypolicyalsoappliestoalltherights,privileges, programsandactivitiesgenerallyaccordedormadeavailabletostudentsattheCollege; andtotheadministrationofeducationalpolicies,scholarshipandloanprograms,student employmentandothercollege-administeredprograms. TTiegreatestcareandattentiontodetailisgiventothepreparationofthepro- gramoftheCollegeandeveryeffortismadetoinsuretheaccuracyofitspresentationin thiscatalog,buttheCollegereservestherightinitsdiscretiontomakeatanytime changesaffectingthepolicies,fees,curricula,orothermattersrequiredtocarryoutthe objectivesandpurposesoftheCollege.AgnesScottCollegeisaccreditedbytheSouth- emAssociationofCollegesandSchools. Agnes Scott History A gnesScottbeganwiththefaith UniversityConference. / \ andvisionofasmallgroupof Throughoutitshistory,AgnesScott jL Jl.PresbyteriansinDecatur,Geor- hassoughttomaintaintheidealsvoiced gia.TheyorganizedaChristianschoolin byitsfounders:"theformationand July 1889,and,undertheinfluenceofthe developmentofChristiancharacter"and ReverendFrankHenryGaines,ministerof "ahighstandardofscholarship."The theDecaturPresbyterianChurch,they CollegeisproudofitsPresbyterianheri- decidedthattheschoolwouldprimarily tageandisamemberoftheAssociationof educategirlsandyoungwomen.Founded PresbyterianCollegesandUniversities inthatyearastheDecaturFemaleSemi- relatedtothePresbyterianChurch nary,theschooloccupiedarentedhouse (U.S.A.). andhadslightlymorethan$5,000ofsub- TheCollege'sBoardofTrusteesisa scribedcapital.Therewerefourteachers self-perpetuatingbody.ThieCollege'saca- educating63studentsstudyingatgrammar demicprogramfirmlyadherestothetradi- schoollevel. tionalliberalartsdisciplines.Academic Inthespringof1890,ColonelGeorge andextracurricularopportunitiessupple- WashingtonScott,aleadingDecatur menttheacademicprogramtomeetthe businessman,gave$40,000toprovidea changingneedsofwomeninoursociety. "home"fortheschool.ColonelScotthad Frommodestbeginnings,theassetsof earlierprovided40percentoftheinitial theCollegehavegrowntoincludeanen- capital,andhisgifttothenewschoolwas dowmentofover$200million.Froma thelargestsumgiventoeducationin singlehouseonasmalllot,AgnesScott Georgiauptothattime.Inrecognitionof hasexpandedto21buildingson100acres. hisinterestandsupport,theBoardof Sinceitsfoundingin1889,fivepresidents Trusteeschangedtheschool'snameto haveserved:FrankHenryGaines(1889- AgnesScottInstituteinhonorofColonel 1923),JamesRossMcCain(1923-1951), Scott'smother. WallaceMcPhersonAlston(1951-1973), Within10yearstheInstitutegained MarvinBanksPenyJr.(1973-1982),and accreditationasasecondaryschool.In RuthAnnSchmidt(1982-present). 1906,itwascharteredasAgnesScott Collegeandawardeditsfirstdegrees.In AmoredetailedhistoryofAgnesScott 1907,theSouthernAssociationof CollegemaybefoundinLestWeForget CollegesandSchoolsaccreditedthe byWalterEdwardMcNairandAFull College,whichbecamethefirstcollegeor andRichMeasurebyM.LeeSayrs'69 universityinGeorgiatoreceiveregional andChristineS.Cozzens. accreditation.In1920,theCollegeearned theapprovaloftheAssociationofAmeri- AgnesScottCollege,begunacenturyagoby cChaanpUtneirvserosfitPiheis,BeatnadKianp1p9a26g,ratnhteeUdniittaed aonsemaolfltgheroluepadoifngPrweosmbyetne'rsiacnosll,ehgaessbinecthoeme charter.AgnesScottisalsoacharter UnitedStates.Withmorethan600students memberoftheAmericanAssociationof andanendowmentof$200million, theCol- UniversityWomenandoftheSouthern legeoffersacomprehensiverangeofstudies. AgnesScottCollege 1 i J ^ .0^ ,.^l« ^%^^ Mission and Purpose A gnesScottCollege,aliberalartscollegeforwomen,originatedinthe / \ faithandvisionofasmallgroupofPresbyteriansinDecatur,Georgia.In JL l^July1889,theDecaturFemaleSeminary,laterrenamedAgnesScott College,wasorganizedforthepurposeofeducatingwomen. ThefoundersoftheCollegeenvisionedaninstitutiondedicatedtoexcel- lenceinhighereducationandcommittedtotheChristianfaith.Throughoutits history,AgnesScottCollegehassoughttomaintaintheidealsofitsfounders:"a highstandardofscholarship"and"theformationanddevelopmentofChristian character." AgnesScottCollegeinsistsuponthehigheststandardsofexcellenceinits faculty,staifandstudents,andprovidesabroadcurriculumdesignedtodevelopall aspectsofcompassionate,inquiringpersons.Itsrichliberalartscurriculumseeksto enablewomenbettertounderstandthemselvesandtheworldinwhichtheylive, andtointegratewhattheyknowintoahumaneperspective.Nourishedbytime- honoredtraditionsaswellasbynewdimensionsofliberaleducation,studentsare encouragedtodevelopintellectualindependence,moralinsight,andindividual creativity,totheendthattheymaylivefullandusefullivesintheirfamilies,ca- reers,andtheworld. AgnesScottCollegeaffirmsitsrelationshiptotheJudeo-Christiantradition. ThevaluesofthistraditionarecentraltothelifeoftheCollege.TheChristian faithcontinuestoshapethemissionandpurposeoftheCollege. ThedialoguebetweenfaithandlearningatAgnesScottCollegefostersnot onlyacademicfreedom,butanappreciationofpluralismandadesirefordiversity. Thosewhoshareitslifeareinvitedtoshareitsmissionandpurpose. TheBoardofTrusteesadoptedthisinterpretation ofthecharterstatementofAgnesScottCollegeonMay 13, 1988. AtAgnesScottCollegeourpurpose isto: • helpthestudentgainabasicacquain- andforcreativeachievementinall tEincewith—eachofthreebroadareasof fields, knowledge thehumanities,natural \/ encouragethestudenttodevelopa sciences—andmathematics,andsocial spiritualcommitmentandasetofval- sciences andcompetenceinapar- ueswhichgivevitality,meaning,and ticularphaseofonearea, directiontoherlife, \/ developthroughsuchstudythose \/ fosteraconcernforhumanworthand — qualitiesofmind—analytical,critical, needs,physicalaswellasintellectual andimaginative whichenablethe andspiritual, ^ studenttousethetreasureofthepast cultivateasenseofresponsibilitytoher andmodemcontributionstoknowl- society,bothwithinthecollegecom- edgetoenrichherlifeandtoseeksolu- munityandbeyond, tionstoage-oldandnewproblems. Approvedbythefaculty,November1971 t/ developanappreciationforexcellence Reaffirmed,May 1982 6 AgnesScottCollege — An Agnes Scott Education A nAgnesScotteducationisas Scholarships / \ enduringasourVictorian jL \.RebekahScottHallandas andFinancialAid modemasourRobertW.WoodruffPhysi- Wehaveanotablemerit-basedscholar- calEducationBuilding,whichopenedin shipprogramthatrecognizesoutstanding 1988.Studentsworkhardintheclass- abilityandachievement.In1992-93, room,comingtogripswiththeperspec- morethan75percentofthestudentbody tivesandinnovationssoughtbytoday's receivedscholarshipsand/oraidin leadersinindustry,government,and amountsrangingfrom$100tofullroom, healthandhumanservices. boardandtuition. Inaspaciousroominaresidencehall, Weofferawiderangeoffinancial studentsreadthesametimelessliterature aidopportunitiesbecauseweseekan readbytheirpredecessors.Students economicallydiversifiedstudent learnwhatismostimportantaboutthe population. humanconditionwhilelivinginsur- Today,theCollege'sendowmentper roundingsthatechovaluesproclaimed studentranksthirdamongallcollegesand bytradition. universitiesintheUnitedStates.Manyof AtAgnesScott,studentsexperience ourprogramshavebeenmadepossibleby history,bothphysicallyandintellectually. thegenerosityofAgnesScott'sfriendsand Atthesametime,theyliveintoday's alumnaewhohaveprovidedendowment worldwiththeadvantagesofmodemar- moneythathascontributedsubstantially chitectureandtechnology. totheCollege'sfinances.Thefinancialaid Afterexploringnewpossibilitiesina packagemostappropriateforyourneeds fullyequippedlaboratory,studentsmight shouldbediscussed,personally,withyour wanttoseethestarsatourextraordinary financialaidcounselor.(Formoredetails, BradleyObservatory. seetheFINANCIALAIDsectionofthis Studentsalsohaverichexperiences catalog.) outsidetheclassroomandoffcampus. AnAgnesScotteducationistoo Throughourinternshipprogram,they valuabletobedeniedforeconomic testtheireducationandemergingskillsin reasonsalone. anyofanumberofAtlantaareabusinesses andinstitutions. life atAgnes AgnesScottwomenhaveextendedthe ScottCoUege classroomtoincludetheCentersforDis- easeControl,theCableNewsNetwork, AgnesScottCollegeislocatedin theGeorgiaStateLegislature,theFederal Decatur,acommunityof20,000,onlysix ReserveBankofAtlanta,theCoca-Cola milesfromtheheartofthesouth Company,andGradyMemorialHospital. Atlanta.Agreatuniversitycity,agreat AtAgnesScottCollege,astudent's Americancity,agreatinternationalcity educationhasthedepthandbreadthof andhomeofthe 1996SummerOlympics, theliberalartsandimmediacyof Atlantaisaliveintellectually,culturally the1990s. andsocially.MARTA,thecity'srapid 19934995Cataios AnAgnesScottEducation transitsystem,takesAgnesScottstudents AtlantaishometotheFalcons(football). tomanypartsofthecity.Professionalthe- Hawks(basketball)andtheBraves(base- ater,dance,music,andthevisualsarts ball). flourish.TheRobertW.WoodruffArts ShoppingisthebestintheSoutheast CenterishometotheHighMuseumof andtherearemanymallsandsmall Art,theAllianceTheater,andtheAt- boutiquestosatisfyyoureveryneed. lantaSymphony.TheCollegeEventsSe- Restaurantsservecuisinerangingfrom riesbringstotheAgnesScottcampus SoutherncookingtoFrenchtoCajunto manyworld-renownedperformancessuch Korean.Newrestaurantsseemtoopen astheCapitolSteps,andspeakerssuchas everyday. JohnUpdike.Forotherentertainment AgnesScottisacollegeof600stu- thereisthebeautifulFoxTheater,the dents.Itoffersmanybenefitsoverlarger newlyopenedUndergroundAtlanta,and colleges.Eachindividualisimportantto manyotherfirstrateentertainmentplaces. thegrowthandspiritatAgnesScott. Whenitcomestoprofessionalsports, Livingwithfriendsandlearningtolove Extracurricular Activities Tnasmallcommunity,everyone'stalents AgnesScottCollegeCommunity JLareneededandappreciated.AtAgnes Orchestra Scott,you<wiRexploreoldinterests. LondonFog-ajazzvocalgroup developnewonesandenjoythespecial JoyfulNoise-agospelsinginggroup chemistryofsharedenthusiasms. GleeClub-presentingseveralconcerts StudentGovernmentAssociation Blackfriars-presentingthreemajor HonorCourt dramaproductionseachyear OrientationCouncil AgnesScottCollegeAdventure ResidenceHallAssociation SportingClub SocialCouncil AquaticScotties-synchronized TheProfile-campusnewspaper swimming TheSilhouette-studentyearbook IntercollegiateTennis TheAurora-literarymagazine IntercollegiateSoccer ArtsCouncil IntercollegiateCrossCountry Witkaze-organizationforAfrican- IntercollegiateVolleyball Americanstudents IntercollegiateBasketball Chimo-organizationforinternational StudioDanceTheater-acontempo- students rarycompanywhichperformseach ReligiousLifeCoucil spring StudentsforFeministAwareness- Studentartexhibits-opentothe groupfocusesonwomen'sissues public Spanish,FrenchandGermanclubs LesbianBi-SexualAlliance GAIA-environmentalorganization RacismFreeZone AgnesScottCollege