Agnes Scott College Catalog 1997-1999

128 Pages·1997·6.8 MB·English

by  Agnes Scott College

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Academic Calendar 997-98
1
Fall Semester 1997
Friday, August 22 Newstudents arrive
Friday'Wednesday, August 22-27 New studentorientation
Tuesday, August 26 Returningstudents arrive
Wednesday, August 27 Registrationforreturningstudents
Thursday, August 28 Registrationfornew students
Friday, August 29 Firstday ofclasses
Monday, September LaborDay Holiday
1
Thursday-Sunday, October 16-19 Fallbreak
Wednesday-Sunday, November 26-30 Thanksgivingbreak
Wednesday, December 10 Lastday ofclasses
Thursday-Friday, December 11-12 Readingdays
Saturday-Thursday, December 13-18 Final Exams
Spring Semester 1998
Monday, January 19 Martin LutherKing,Jr. Holiday
Tuesday, January 20 Students arrive
Wednesday,January 21 Registration
Thursday,January 22 Firstday ofclasses
Saturday-Sunday, March 14-22 Springbreak
Friday-Sunday, April 10-12 Easterbreak
Tuesday, May 5 Lastday ofclasses
Wednesday-Thursday, May 6-7 Readingdays
Thursday, May 7 Seniorexams beginat 2p.m.
Friday-Wednesday, May 8-13 Finals, Seniorexams endonMay 13 atnoon;
others endat5 p.m.
Friday, May 15 Baccalaureate
Saturday, May 16 Commencement
Agnes
Scott College
Catalog 19974999
AGNES
SCOTT
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Table of Contents
4 AnOverviewofAgnesScottCollege
11 Admission
15 FinancialAid
19 Outside theClassroom
21 Athletic Program
22 ReturntoCollege Program
24 Academic Program
31 Academic Honors
33 Academic Policies
39 InternationalOpportunities
41 SpecialCurricularOpportunities
46 Post-Baccalaureate Programs and PreparationforGraduate Study
48 TuitionandFees
51 CoursesofStudy
115 OrganizationoftheCollege
122 Index
124 Directions tothe Campus
125 Map
InsideFrontCover Academic Calendar 1997-1998
gnes ScottCollege does notdiscrinninateonthe basisofrace, color, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, ageordisability inthe recruitmentand admission ofstudents. This nondis-
criminatory policyalsoappliestoall the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally
accorded ormade availableto studentsattheCollege; and tothe administration ofeducational
policies, scholarship and loan programs, studentemploymentand othercollege-administered
programs.
The greatestcareand attentiontodetail is given tothe preparation ofthe program ofthe
College and everyeffort is madeto insurethe accuracyof its presentation inthis catalog, butthe
College reservesthe right in its discretion to make atanytime changes affectingthe policies, fees,
curriculaorother matters required tocarryoutthe objectivesand purposes ofthe College. Agnes
ScottCollege isaccredited bytheSouthern Association ofColleges and Schools.
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Agnes Scott History
ThefirstripplesoftheProgressiveErawere BetaKappagranted itacharter. AgnesScottisalsoa
testedinthewatersofDecatur,Georgiain chartermemberoftheAmericanAssociationof
Julyof1889,whenahandfulofreform- UniversityWomenandoftheSouthernUniversity
mindedPresbyteriansfoundedaschoolforgirlsand Conference.
womenandnamed itDecaturFemaleSeminary. Throughout itshistory, AgnesScotthasremained
Thatoneboldstep, initiatedbytheRev. Frank proudofits Presbyterianheritageandcontinuesto
HenryGames, ministeroftheDecaturPresbyterian exploretheconnectionsbetweenfaithandlearning.
Church, turnedthetideofeducationforgirlsand TheCollegevaluesreligiousdiversityandworkshard
womeninGeorgiaandsetthestageforthefounding tocreateanenvironmentinwhichallfaithsare
ofAgnesScottCollege. Initsfirstyear, theFemale honored.
Seminaryoccupiedasinglerentedhouseandhad TheCollege'sacademicprogramfirmlyadheres
slightlymorethan$5,000insubscribedcapital. In tothetraditional liberalartsdisciplines. Academic
thatfirstsessionfour andextracurricularoppor-
teachersinstructed63 tunitiessupplementthe
studentsatthegrammar Agnes Scott College, begun a centuryago academicprogramtomeet
schoollevel. byasmall group of Presbyterians, has thechangingneedsof
Inthespringof1890, becomeoneofthe leading women'scolleges in womeninoursociety.
ColonelGeorgeWash- the United States. Withapproximately700stu- Frommodest
ingtonScott,aleading dentsand an endowmentofover$325 million, beginnings, theassetsof
Decaturbusinessman, theCollegeoffersa liberal artseducationwith an theCollegehavegrownto
gave$40,000toprovide emphasison connected learning and personal includeanendowmentof
a"home"fortheschool. interaction between students andfaculty. over$325 million. Froma
ColonelScotthadear- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ singlehouseonasmall
lierprovided40percent lot,AgnesScotthasex-
ofthe initialcapital,andhisgifttothenewschool pandedto 23 buildingson 100acres.Thecampus is
wasthe largestsumgiventoeducationinGeorgiaup included intheAgnesScott-SouthCandlerStreet
tothattime. Inrecognitionofhis interestandsup- Historic District. Since itsfoundingin 1889, seven
port, theBoardofTrusteeschangedtheschool's presidentshaveserved: FrankHenryGaines (1889-
nametoAgnesScottInstituteinhonorofColonel 1923),JamesRossMcCain (1923-1951),Wallace
Scott'smother. McPhersonAlston (1951-1973), MarvinBanksPerry
Within 10yearsthe Institutegainedaccreditation Jr. (1973-1982), RuthSchmidt(1982-1994),Sally
asasecondaryschool. In 1906, itwascharteredas Mahoney, Interim (1994-95) andMaryBrownBul-
AgnesScottCollegeandawarded itsfirstdegrees. In lock'66 (1995-present).
1907,theSouthernAssociationofCollegesand
SchoolsaccreditedtheCollege,whichbecamethe Amoredetailed historyofAgnes Scott College
firstcollegeoruniversityinGeorgiatoreceivere- may befound in LestWeForgetbyWalter Ed-
gionalaccreditation. By 1920,theCollegeearned ward McNairandA FullandRichMeasureby M.
theapprovaloftheAssociationofAmericanUniver- Lee Sayrs '69and Christine S. Cozzens.
sities,andsixyearslater, theUnitedChaptersofPhi
AgnesScottCollege
Mission and Purpose
AgnesScottCollege, aliberalartscollegefor world inwhichtheyliveandtointegratewhatthey
women,originated inthefaithand vision knowintoahumaneperspective. Nourishedbytime-
ofasmallgroupofPresbyteriansinDecatur, honoredtraditionsaswellasbynewdimensionsof
Georgia. InJuly 1889, the DecaturFemaleSeminary, liberaleducation,studentsareencouragedtodevelop
laterrenamedAgnesScottCollege,wasorganizedfor intellectual independence, moral insightand indi-
thepurposeofeducatingwomen. Since 1906, the vidualcreativity, totheendthattheymaylivefull
Collegehasofferedthe BachelorotArtsdegreeto anduseful livesintheirfamilies,careersandthe
women, and in 1992, theCollegeestablishedaMas- world.
terofArts inTeachingSecondaryEnglish, opento AgnesScottCollegeaffirms itsrelationshiptothe
womenandmenasrequiredbylaw. Judeo-Christiantradition.Thevaluesofthistradi-
ThefoundersoftheCollegeenvisionedaninsti- tionarecentraltothelifeoftheCollege.TheChris-
tutiondedicatedtoexcellence inhighereducation tianfaithcontinuestoshape themissionandpurpose
andcommittedtotheChristianfaith.Throughout oftheCollege.
itshistory,AgnesScottCollegehassoughttomain- Thedialoguebetweenfaithand learningatAgnes
tainthe idealsofitsfounders: "ahighstandardof ScottCollegefostersnotonlyacademicfreedom,but
scholarship"and"theformationanddevelopmentof anappreciationofpluralismandadesirefordiversity.
Christiancharacter." Thosewhoshare itslifeare invitedtoshare itsmis-
AgnesScottCollege insistsuponthehighest sionandpurpose.
standardsofexcellence initsfaculty, staffand
studentsandprovidesabroadcurriculumdesignedto The BoardofTrusteesadoptedthis interpre-
developallaspectsofcompassionate, inquiringper- tationofthecharterstatementofAgnesScott
sons. Itsrichliberalartscurriculumseekstoenable Collegeon May 13, 1988.
womenbettertounderstandthemselvesandthe
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Agnes Scott Values
Agnes Scott College values the following goals:
A Commitment to Women A Commitment to an Appreciation of Di-
Toaholisticapproachtoeducationforwomen, verse Cultures
acknowledgingtheprimacyofintellectualdevel-
opment,withintegratingopportunitiesforphysi- M Tocurriculareflectingawiderangeoforiginal
cal,social, culturalandspiritualdevelopment. sourcesandscholarlycritiques.
Toperspectiveswithintheliberalartstradition Toastudentbodyandafacultywhobringto
thatareparticularlysignificantforwomen. AgnesScottthediverseperspectivesoftheircir-
cumstances,culturesandbackgrounds.
Torespectfulengagementwithdivergent ideas,
A Commitment to Teacliing and Learning philosophiesandperspectivesfromallmembersof
thecollegecommunity.
Toacademicexcellence,rigorandcreativitythat M Toappliedlearningopportunities inlocaland
engenderthejoyoflearning. internationalcommunities.
Topersonalinteractionbetweenstudentsand
facultywithanemphasison independentstudy
andmentoring. A Commitment to a Community that Values
Totheutilizationotwiderangingpedagogical Justice, Courage and Integrity
techniquesandtechnologies.
Toanemphasisoncollaborativelearning. M Toencouragethedevelopmentofaspiritualcom-
mitmentandasetofvaluesthatcanserveas
A Commitment to the Liberal Arts sourcesofvitality, meaningandguidance inthe
livesofstudents.
H Tosupportthedevelopmentofleadershipskills
Totheexperienceofabroadrangeofliberalstud- andcommunityserviceexperiencesneededto
iesdisciplines, includingthehumanities,finearts, becomeeffectivecontributorstoone'sfamily,
naturalandsocialscienceswithsignificantdepth professionandtosocietyandworldcitizenship.
inadisciplinaryorinterdisciplinarymajor.
Totheliberalartsasthe indispensablefoundation Endorsedbythefaculty, April 1995
forprofessionallife.
AgnesScottCollege
An Agnes Scott Education
An
AgnesScotteducation theCoca-ColaCompanyand economicreasonsalone.
isasenduringasourVic- GradyMemorial Hospital. In 1995-
torianRebekahScottHall 96, theCollegelaunched itsPro- Life at Agnes
andasmodemasourRobertW. gramTheAtlantaSemester: Scott College
WoodruffPhysicalEducation Women, LeadershipandSocial AgnesScottCollege islocated
Building,whichopenedin 1988. Change. inDecatur,acommunityof20,000,
Studentsworkhard intheclass- AtAgnesScottCollege, a onlys—ixmilesfromtheheartofthe
room,comingtogripswiththeper- student's educationhasthedepth south Atlanta.Agreatuniversity
spectivesand innovationssought andbreadthoftheliberalartsand city,agreatAmericancity,agreat
bytoday'sleaders inindustry, immediacyofthe 1990s. internationalcityandhomeofthe
governmentandhealthandhuman 1996SummerOlympics,Atlanta is
services. Scholarships alive intellectually,culturallyand
Inaspaciousroominaresi- and Financial Aid socially. MARTA, thecity'srapid
dencehall,studentslearnwhatis Wehaveanotable merit-based transitsystem,takesAgnesScott
most importantaboutthehuman scholarshipprogramthatrecog- studentstomanypartsofthecity.
conditionwhile livinginsurround- nizesoutstandingabilityand Professionaltheatre,dance,music
ingsthatechovaluesproclaimed achievement. In 1996-97,more andthevisualsartsflourish.The
bytradition. than85percentofthestudent RobertW.WoodruffArtsCenteris
AtAgnesScott,studentsexpe- bodyreceivedscholarshipsand/or hometotheHighMuseumofArt,
riencehistory,bothphysicallyand aid inamountsrangingfrom$100 theAllianceTheatreandthe
intellectually. tofullroom,boardandtuition. AtlantaSymphony.TheCollege
Atthesame time, theylive in Weofferawiderangeoffinan- EventsSeriesbringstotheAgnes
today'sworldwiththeadvantages cialaidopportunitiesbecausewe Scottcampusmanyworld-
ofmodernarchitectureandtech- seekaneconomicallydiversified renownedperformancessuchasthe
nology. studentpopulation. "CapitolSteps,"andspeakerssuch
Afterexploringnewpossibilities Today, theCollege'sendowment asJohnUpdike.TheFoxTheatre,
inafullyequippedlaboratory, perstudentranksfifthamongall UndergroundAtlantaandmany
studentscanseethestarsatthe collegesanduniversitiesinthe otherfirstratefacilitiesprovide
BradleyObservatory. UnitedStates. Manyofourpro- entertainment.
Studentsalsohaverichexperi- gramshavebeenmadepossibleby Inprofessionalsports, Atlantais
encesoutsidetheclassroomandoff thegenerosityofAgnesScott's hometotheFalcons (football), the
campus.Throughourinternship friendsandalumnae.Theyhave Hawks (basketball) and the Braves
program,theytesttheireducation providedendowmentmoneythat (baseball)andtheKnights(hockey).
andemergingskillsinanyofa hascontributedsubstantiallytothe Shoppingisthebestinthe
numberofAtlantaareabusinesses College'sfinances.Thefinancial Southeast, andtherearemany
and institutions. aidpackagemostappropriatefora mallsandsmallboutiquestosatisfy
AgnesScottwomenhave student'sneedsshouldbediscussed, everyneed. Restaurantsserve
extendedtheclassroomto include personally,withamemberofthe cuisinerangingfromSouthern
theCentersforDiseaseControl, financialaidstaff. Formoredetails, cookingtoFrenchtoCajunto
theCableNewsNetwork,the seeFINANCIALAID (p. 15). Koreanandnewrestaurantsare
GeorgiaStateLegislature, the AnAgnesScotteducationis openingeveryday.
FederalReserveBankofAtlanta, toovaluabletobedeniedfor AgnesScott isacollegeofap-
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proximately 700students. Itotters electronically. Collectionsand indexing,full-textjournals,and
manybenefitsoverlargercolleges. studyspacesoccupythearchitec- referenceworkssupportingthefull
Eachindividual isimportanttothe turallydistinguishedMcCain rangeofcurricularprograms.Librar-
growthandspiritatAgnesScott. Library,built in 1936. iansofferone-on-oneassistance,
Livingwithfriendsandlearningto ThroughtheCollege'sconsor- workshopsandotherlearningop-
lovethemasextendedfamilyare tiummembership intheUniversity portunitiesdesignedtofosterinfor-
essentialpartsofcampuslife. Some CenterinGeorgia,ourstudents mation-literacyskillsforacademic
ofthefriendshipsyoubegininthe alsoenjoyaccesstothe library successandcareerdevelopment.
residencehallwilllastalifetime. holdings (10millionvolumes) of
AtAgnesScott,weknowhow nineteenlocalcollegesanduniver- Computer Facilities
importantresidencelivingis. sities. Asaparticipant inthestate- TheCollegehasinvested
That'swhyallourhallsarecom- wideGALILEO(GeorgiaLibrary heavilyintechnologytosupport
fortableanddistinctive. LearningOnline) Project,the facultyandstudents.Thecampusis
libraryprovidesover 100electronic fullynetworkedusingthelatestin
Residence Halls databasescontainingperiodical technology, i.e.,alllocationsin-
AgnesScott,RebekahScottand
Inmanhallshavebeenrestoredto
theirVictorianelegancewhile Extracurricular Activities
meetingtoday'sdemandsforeffi-
ciencyandcomfort.Thesehalls inasmallcommunity,everyone's IntercollegiateSoccer
haverecapturedtheirformergrace talentsareneededandappreci- IntercollegiateTennis
withperioddesignandfurnishings ated. AtAgnesScott,youwillex- IntercollegiateVolleyball
(somedonatedbyalumnae) and ploreold interests, developnew JoyfulNoise-agospelsinging
chandeliersintheirlobbiesand onesandenjoythespecialchemis- group
parlors. All threeofthesehallsare tryofsharedenthusiasms. Lesbian Bi-SexualAlliance
nowlisted intheNationalRegister AgnesScottOutdoors LondonFog-ajazzvocalgroup
ofHistoric Places. AgnesScottCollegeCommunity Oracle-organizationfor
Therearethreeothercomfort- Orchestra Muslim students
ableresidencehallsoncampus: AquaticScotties-synchronized Orientation Council
Hopkins,WaltersandWinship. swimming JheProfilecampusnewspaper
AsianCulturalAwareness RacismFreeZone
StudentAssociation ReligiousLifeCouncil
Library
TheAurora-literarymagazine ResidenceHallAssociation
The McCainLibraryprovides Biackfriars-presentingthree ReturningStudentOrganization
studentswiththebestoftwo majordramaproductionseach TheSilhouette-studentyearbook
worlds: the individualizedattention year SocialCouncil
possibleonlyatasmallcollege Chimo-organizationforinterna- Spanish, FrenchandGerman
libraryandthewiderangeofschol- tionalstudents clubs
arlymaterialsavailablethrough CircleK Studentartexhibits-opentothe
newtechnologiesandresource CollegeRepublicans public
sharing.Thestrongliberalartscore CollegeYoung Democrats StudentGovernmentAssociation
CollegiateChorale StudioDanceTheatre
collectioncontainsnearly200,000
DayStudentOrganization TowerCouncil
volumes, 28,000microformsand
HonorCourt VolunteerBoard
morethan7,000materials inother Intercollegiate Basketball Witkaze-organizationfor
media.Curentsubscriptionssup- IntercollegiateClubSoftball African-American students
portapproximately800periodical IntercollegiateCrossCountry
titles, andothersareavailable
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