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\ BOSTON COLLEG RADUATE »Jl:i< TALOG 1993 - Digitized by the Internet Archive 2012 with funding from in Member Boston Library Consortium Libraries http://archive.org/details/bostoncollegeund9293bost BOSTON Boston College Bulletin OiJJtGfe' ICHWfcS Undergraduate Catalog 2-93 19 9 Boston College Chestnut Hill Massachusetts 02167 617-552-8000 BOSTON COLLEGE BULLETIN Volume LXII. Number 4, May, 1992 The Boston CollegeBulletincontainscurrentinformation regardingthe Uni- versity calendar, admissions, degree requirements, fees, regulations and course offerings. It is not intended to be and should not be relied upon as a statement ofthe University's contractual undertakings. Boston College reserves the right in its sole judgment to make changes ofany nature in its program, calendar or academic schedule whenever it is deemed necessaryordesirable, includingchanges incoursecontent, the re- scheduling ofclasses with orwithout extending the academic term, cancel- ling ofscheduled classes and other academic activities, and requiring or af- fordingalternativesforscheduledclassesorotheracademicactivities, inany such case giving such notice thereofas is reasonably practicable under the circumstances. The Boston College Bulletin is published six times a year in April, May, July 1,July 15, August, and September. Boston College is committed to providing equal opportunity in education and in employment regardless ofrace, sex, marital or parental status, religion, age, national origin or physical/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 compliance with the guidelines and requirements ofTitleVI ofthe Civil RightsAct,Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments Act of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. USPS—389—750 Second-class postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Postmaster: send PS Form 3579 to Boston College Registrar's MA Office, Lyons 101, Chestnut Hill, 02167. Frontcoverphotograph by Gary Gilbert; backcoverphotograph by GeoffWhy; design by Boston College OfficeofPublicationsandPrintMarketing, andBoston College Office ofthe University Registrar f % Printed on recycled paper 231 O N T N T BOSTON COLLEGE The University 4 The Program for the Study Other Interdisciplinary Programs...22 Undergraduate Education 4 ofFaith, Peace andJustice 14 Center for East Europe, Russia Reserve Officer Training and Asia (CEERA) 22 Accreditation ofthe University 4 Programs 14 Environmental Studies 22 Academic Resources 4 University Capstone Courses 14 The Immersion Program .... Academic Development Center ..4 Course Numbers and Codes 14 in French 22 Audiovisual Facilities 4 The Immersion Program Computing Support, Service in Spanish 22 and Facilities 5 Senior Awards and Honors 23 The Libraries 5 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Areas ofMajor Study 23 The Campus 5 Academic Regulations 15 Biochemistry 23 Tuition and Fees 6 Special Academic Programs 18 Biology 24 Policy ofNon-Discrimination 6 The Honors Program 18 Chemistry 27 Confidentiality ofStudent Records ..6 Scholar ofthe College 18 Classical Studies 30 iMassachusetts Medical Insurance 7 Departmental Honors 18 Withdrawals and Refunds 7 Independent Major 18 Communication and Theater 32 Communication 32 Bachelor ofArts-Master Admission Information 7 of Social Work Program 18 Theater 33 Financial Aid 8 Bachelor's-Master's Program Computer Science 38 Student Services 9 in Arts and Sciences 18 Economics 39 Residence Accommodations 10 Minors in the School of English 42 Academic Regulations Education for Students 1 Fine Arts 49 in Arts and Sciences 18 Study Abroad Programs 1 Art History 49 Secondary Education 18 Irish Studies at University Studio Art 50 General Education 18 College Cork 13 Programs in Computer Geology and Geophysics 54 Sophia University, Tokyo: Science 18 Germanic Studies 59 Japan/Boston College Exchange 13 Premedical/Predental Program 18 History 60 Foreign Study 19 Universite Robert Schuman: Honors Program 68 Interdisciplinary Programs 19 Strasbourg/Boston College Linguistics 69 Exchange 13 Minors 19 Mathematics 69 University ofNijmegen American Studies 19 Music 73 (Holland) Student Exchange 13 Asian Studies 19 . Honors ProgramJunior Year Biblical Studies 20 Philosophy 76 Abroad: Manchester College; Black Studies 20 Physics 82 Mansfield College, University Church History 20 Political Science 85 ofOxford, England 13 Cognitive Science 20 Psychology 89 Abbey Theatre Summer Faith, Peace, andJustice Program 13 Romance Languages and Studies 20 Boston/Hangzhou Summer Literatures 95 Film Studies 20 French 96 Internship Exchange German Studies 20 Program 13 Italian 99 International Studies 21 Boston/Strasbourg Business Spanish 100 Irish Studies 21 Internship Exchange 1 3 Slavic and Eastern Languages 102 Italian Studies 21 Summer Program in Belgium ... 13 Sociology 105 Medieval Studies 21 The Washington Semester Middle Eastern Studies 21 Theology 1 10 Program 13 Modern Greek Studies 22 University Courses 117 Special Programs 1 Russian and East European Cross Registration Program 13 Studies 22 The PULSE Program 14 Women's Studies 22 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE WALLACE E. CARROLL SCHOOL SCHOOL OF NURSING OF MANAGEMENT The Preparation ofEducators with Requirements for the Degree 148 Handicapping Conditions 119 Objectives 131 Curriculum Plan 148 Academic Regulations 119 Requirements for the Degree 131 Academic Honors 148 Academic Honors 121 Special Programs 133 General Information 149 Majors in Education 122 Management Honors Program133 Registered Nurses 149 Early Childhood Education 122 Minor in International Studies .... Academic Regulations 149 Elementary Education 122 for Management 133 Special Academic Program 150 Secondary Education 122 Pre-Professional Studies Human Development 122 for Law 134 Baccalaureate to Master's Loyola Lectures 134 Articulation Plan 150 Special Needs Education 123 Intense Special Needs 123 The Ethics Initiative 134 Other Regulations ;.... 150 Senior Awards and Honors 134 Faculty 150 Fifth Year Programs 123 Accounting 134 Course Offerings 151 Second Majors and Minors for Students in Education 123 Business Law 135 Interdisciplinary Majors 123 Computer Science 136 Child in Society 123 Economics 138 Mathematics/Computer EVENING COLLEGE OF ARTS AND Finance 138 Science 123 SCIENCES AND BUSINESS General Management 140 Human Development Major 123 ADMINISTRATION 53 ... 1 Honors Program 141 American Heritages 123 Perspectives on the Hispanic Marketing 141 SUMMER SESSION 153 Experience 123 Operations and Strategic ADMINISTRATION 54 Minor in Bilingual Education 124 Management 143 1 . — Majors and Minors in Organization Studies Human CAMPUS MAPS 156 Education for Students Resources Management 146 in the College ofArts DIRECTORY AND OFFICE and Sciences 124 LOCATIONS 157 Minor in Secondary Education for Students in the College of ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1992-93 58 .... 1 Arts and Sciences 124 Minor in General Education 124 INDEX 159 ... Minor in Health Science 124 o<fcXS^> 4 • TheUNivERsmr•Academic Resources The University Having been granted its charter in 1863 by the Common- located on thesecond floorofO'Neill Libraryin the Eileen M. andJohnJ. Connors,Jr. Learning wealth of Massachusetts, Boston College is one of the Center. The ADC is a comprehensive, inclusive re- oldestJesuit-founded universities in the United States. sourceservingalloftheUniversity'sstudentsand During its first fifty years the college was located in the City ofBos- faculty. To address the needsofthe greatmajor- ity ofBoston College undergraduates, the Cen- ton. Shortly before World War I, property was acquired in Chest- ter provides tutoring in a wide range ofcourses such as calculus, statistics, biology, chemistry, nut Hill and the college was relocated to this suburban community nursing, accountingandclassicaland foreign languages along with training workshops in useful six miles west of Boston. study skills and learningstrategies. Graduate tutors in English help students strengthen their During the more than fifty years since its relocation the growth writing skills. All ADC tutors are recommended and certified by their relevant academic depart- of Boston College into today's University was particularly evident ments; most are outstandingseniors or graduate during the 1920s. The Summer Session, the Graduate School ofArts students. TheCenteroffersprogramsdesignedtochal- and Sciences, the Law School, and the Evening College were added lenge the most academically talented, highest achievingstudents, as well as programs designed in rapid succession to the original College of Arts and Sciences. In tosupportthosewhoare leastpreparedand most academically challenged. One member of the 1927, the College of Liberal Arts at Lenox and the Schools of Phi- ADC's professional staffserves the needs ofspe- losophy and Theology at Weston were established as academic units cial populations, particularlythose studentswith learning disabilities, helping to ensure theiraca- of the University. The Graduate School of Social Work was estab- demic success at Boston College. The Center also sponsors seminars, work- lished in 1936, and the College of Business Administration in 1938. shops, and discussions for faculty and graduate teachingfellowsonstrategiesforsuccessfulteach- The latter, and its Graduate School which was established in 1957, ingandlearning.Throughtheseandotheractivi- is now known as the Wallace E. Carroll School ofManagement. The tpileasy,stahneinmpeowrtAacnatdreomleicinDeenvhealncoipnmgenttheCqeuanltietry Schools of Nursing and Education were founded, respectively, in ofteaching and learning at Boston College. Audiovisual Facilities 1947 and 1952. University Audiovisual Services provides the txfcXsbo academicprogramwitha broad range ofinstruc- tionalmediaandmaterialssupportservices.These include access to over thirty types ofclassroom UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AV/TVequipment.Alsoavailable are audiopro- In ouridealisticmomentswecall acollegeacom- Education, theAssociationofUrbanUniversities, ductionservices, film andvideorentals,television munity ofscholars. The phrase implies that not the Board of Regents ofthe University of New recording and editing, graphics production and only do collegians meld themselves into a social York, the College Entrance Examination Board, photographic production. Several courses are and academic whole, but that faculty members theCouncil ofGraduate Schools,theCouncilon taught in AV's television studio. Students make andadministratorsjoinstudentsin formingan in- Social Work Education, theAssociationofJesuit major use of modern post-production editing TV tegral and discernible community. Boston Col- Colleges and Universities, the Institute ofEuro- equipment for their projects. lege issucha community.Themembersdevelop, pean Studies and Institute ofAsian Studies, the The Language Laboratory, serving all the inconjunctionwith personswhohavesimilarhigh International AssociationofUniversities, the In- language departments and English for Foreign hopesforhumanity,thosedistinctivevalueswhich ternational Association ofCatholic Universities, Students, is located in Lyons 313. In addition to the Christian tradition can generate when it is in the Interstate Certification Compact, the Na- its70state-of-the-artlistening/recordingstations contact with the real problems ofcontemporary tional Catholic Education Association, the Na- and dual-teacher console, the facility includes experiences. tional League for Nursing, the New England video and film viewing rooms and three audio- AssociationofSchoolsandColleges,theNational interfacedmicrocomputers.TheLab'saudioand ACCREDITATION OF THE UNIVERSITY Council forAccreditation ofTeacherEducation, videotapecollection,computersoftwareandother Boston College is a memberof, oraccredited by, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Nu,andothersimi- audio-visual learningaidsdirectlysupportand/or the following educational institutions: The lar organizations. supplement the curriculum requirements in foreign language, literature and music. The Lan- AmericanAssociation ofCollegesofNursing,the ACADEMIC RESOURCES guage LaboratoryDirectorand studentlabassis- American Association ofColleges for Teacher tants are available during the day and eveningto Education, the .American AssemblyofCollegiate Academic Development Center assiststudents (undergraduateand graduate) and Schools of Business, theAmerican Association of University Women, the American Bar Associa- The newAcademic DevelopmentCenter(ADC) faculty in the operation ofequipment and selec- is designed to support and enhance all aspects of tion ofappropriate materials for theircourse-re- tion, theAmerican Psychological Association,the academic excellence by helping undergraduates, lated or personal language needs. American Chemical Society, theAmerican Coun- graduate students, and faculty improve learning cil on Kducation, the Association of American quality and teaching effectiveness. The ADC, Colleges, the Association of American Law which opened its doors in September 1991, is Schools, the Association for Continuing Iigher I Tiif University • The Campus • 5 Computing Support, Service and BostonCollegewasamongthefirstschoolsin nonfiction and regularly sponsors programs, ex- Facilities the country to offer an online public computer hibits, and bookdisplays as a partofcampus cul- TheO'NeillComputingFacilityis available to catalog of its collections. The Libraries' Quest tural and educational activities. Approximately anyone with a currently valid BC identification computersystemprovidesinstantaccesstoinfor- five hundred seats are available as study space, card. There are approximately 150 workstations mation on libraryholdings, aswell as supporting including the Graduate StudyArea, an area des- available, providing access to a wide variety of bookcirculationandacquisitionsprocedures.Stu- ignated for the use of Boston College graduate hardware, software, and peripherals. Macintosh dentsmaybrowsethecatalogusingvideodisplay students only. microcomputers are the mostprominent feature terminals in all the libraries, and faculty mayac- TheThomas P. O'Neill,Jr. Office is located ofthefacility.AlloftheMacintoshesareequipped cess the catalog from their houses or offices. In on the fourth level ofBapst Library. The office with hard disks and are networked to a Digital addition, the libraries offer computer searching housesfurnishingsandmemorabiliafrom former 3800 fileserver. There are also Digital VT-type ofhundreds ofcommercial data bases in the hu- SpeakeroftheHouseO'Neill'sCapitol Office in terminals which provide access to the VAX clus- manities, sciences, business, and social sciences Washington, D.C. Visitors are welcome from ter ofsuper-minicomputers. The VAX cluster throughanin-houseCD-ROMnetwork,through 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays, or by special may also be accessed from off-campus locations accesstooutsidedatabases,andthroughtheQuest arrangement. via modem. Modem access to theVAX cluster is library system. TheJohnJ. Burns Library ofRare Books available 24hoursa day, 7 daysaweek.Addition- Information on use of the libraries is con- and Special Collections, located in the Bapst ally, IBM PS/2 microcomputers are available in tained in the Guide to the Boston College Libraries Library,northentrance,containstheUniversity's the Facility for use. and other brochures available in the libraries. special collections, including the University's The Facilityis staffedwith professionals and The Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Library, the Archives.Thedistinguishedandvariedcollections students who provide assistance with all aspects centrallibraryofBostonCollege,openeditsdoors of the HonorableJohnJ. Burns Library speak ofcomputing. Users may also be referred to the to the public in September 1984. This facility eloquentlyoftheUniversity'scommitmenttothe Information Processing Support consultingstaff contains the research collection in the humani- preservationanddisseminationofhuman knowl- located in the basementofGasson Hall formore ties,socialsciences,education, business, nursing, edge. The Burns Library is home ofnearly one specializedassistance.Trainingtutorialsandsoft- and the sciences. There are over 900,000 book hundredthousandvolumes, morethan three mil- ware documentation are available for use within volumes, 9,000 active serials, 1,300,000 micro- lionmanuscripts,andimportantcollectionsofar- the Facility. forms and 120,000 government documents, as chitecturalrecords,maps,artworks,photographs, Software applications available on the VAX well as a growing audio-visual collection. The films,artifacts,andephemera.Thesematerialsare cluster include word processing, programming O'Neill Library is a leader in the utilization of housed intheclimate-controlledsecureenviron- language, statistical analysis packages, graphics technologyinlibraryservices.TheLibrary'sElec- mentofBurnsLibraryeitherbecauseoftheirrar- production, anddatabase management. Asimilar tronicInformationCenteroffersstate-of-the-art ity or because of their importance as part of a arrayofsoftwareexistsinthemicrocomputingen- computersystemstoassiststudentsand facultyin specialcollection.Whiletreatedwithspecialcare, vironment. Outputmaybe obtained from avari- locatinglibrarymaterialsboth locallyandnation- these resources are available for use at Burns to ety ofprinting devices including high speed line ally. all qualified students, faculty, and researchers. printers, high resolutiondot-matrixprinters,and The Resource Center, located in the base- Indeed,theiruseisstronglyencouraged, andvisi- laser printers. mentoftheNewtonChapel, providesstudyspace tors to Burns are always welcome, either simply The GassonHelpCenterislocated in Gas- for the residents ofthe Newton Campus as well to browse or to make use ofthe collections. son Hall, room 12. It provides support with file asareserve readingscollection forcoursestaught Though itscollectionscovervirtuallythe en- recovery, media conversion, and limited-access on that campus, a music listening facility, and tire spectrum of human knowledge, the Burns technology such as scanners and slide-making microcomputers. Libraryhasachieved international recognitionin equipment. It is open Monday through Friday The School ofSocial Work Library, Mc- several specificareasofresearch, mostnotably in from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on a drop-in or Guinn Hall, contains a collection ofover 30,000 Irish studies, British Catholic authors,Jesuitana, phone-in basis. volumes,450periodical titles,socialworktheses, fine print, Catholic liturgy and life in America, The Libraries doctoral dissertations and a growing media col- 1925-75, Boston history, Caribbeana, and Con- The Boston College Libraries offer a wealth of lection.Thecollectioncoversthehistoryandphi- gressional archives. It has also won acclaim for resourcesandservicestosupporttheteachingand losophy ofsocial work, its methodology, and all significantholdingson nursing, detective fiction, research activities of the University. The book aspects ofsocial welfare services. The Library's Thomas Merton, Japanese prints, Colonial and collections exceed one million volumes, and ap- collectionsandservicessupportmaster'sand doc- early Republic Protestantism, and banking. proximately 14,000 serial titles are currently re- toral programs offered at the main campus, and TheGeophysicsLibrary, located atWeston ceived. master'sprogramsofferedatfouroff-campussites Observatory, contains a specialized collection of Membership in two academic consortia, the throughout Massachusetts and Maine. over 8,000 monographs and journals on earth Boston Library Consortium and the Boston The Law School Library, located on the sciences, particularly seismology. Theological Institute, adds still greater dimen- Newton Campus, is awell-roundedcollection of TheEducationalResourceCenter, located sions to the resources ofthe Boston College Li- legal and related materials in excess of 200,000 inCampionHall,servestheSchoolofEducation's braries, providing Boston College faculty and volumes. The open stackcollection includes pri- facultyandstudents.Thecollection includescur- graduatestudentswhohavespecialresearchneeds mary source materials consisting of reports of riculum and instructional materials, educational access to the millions ofvolumes and other ser- decisions and statutory materials with a broad- and psychological tests, and educationally-ori- vices ofthe member institutions. basedcollectionofsecondaryresearchtoolsinthe ented information technology. Through membership in New England Li- form oftextbooks and treatises, legal and related brary Information Network (NELINET), there periodicals, legal encyclopedias and reference THE CAMPUS is on-line access to publishing, cataloging and works. BasicallyAnglo-Americanincharacter,the Located on the border between the city ofBos- interlibrary loan location from the OCLC, Inc. collection also contains growing numbers ofin- ton and the suburb ofNewton, Boston College data base, which contains over twenty million ternational and comparative law works. The Li- derivesbenefits from itsproximitytoa large met- records from the Library ofCongress and from WbrEarSyTiLsAaWls.o a subscriber to LEXIS and to ropolitan city and its setting in a residential sub- more than 6,000 contributing institutions. urb. Oftencitedasamodel ofuniversityplanning, The Bapst Library offers a circulating col- the campus isspread overmore than 200acresof lection of contemporary literature and topical Tut University • TunoN \xn Ff.f.s UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES FOR 1992-93 ACADEMIC YEAR tree-covered Chestnut Hill. Yet it is just a few miles from culturally and socially rich Boston. The Chestnut Hill campus is tri-level. Dor- Undergraduate Tuition mitories are on the upper campus; classroom, • First semester tuition and fees are due by August 15, 1992. laboratory,administrativeandstudentservicefa- • Tuition first semester—$7,290.00 cilities are on the middle campus; and the lower • Second semester tuition and fees are due by December 15, 1992. campusincludestheRobshamTheater,theConte — • Tuition second semester $7,290.00 Forum, modular and apartment residences, and Restrictions will be placed on any account which is not resolved by the due dates above. These restrictions recreational and parking facilities. includedeniedaccessto HousingandtheAthleticComplex, useoftheMeal Plan, andtheabilitytodropand TheNewtoncampusissituatedoneandone- add coursesand tocash checksattheCashier's Office. In severecases, studentswill bewithdrawn fromthe halfmiles from the Chestnut Hill campus. The University. In addition, a $100.00 late payment fee will be assessed on any account which is not resolved LawSchoolislocatedonthiseasilyaccessible40- bytheduedates listed above.Therewill beabsolutelynoregistrationorconfirmationofregistrationallowed acre tract, which also contains undergraduate after November 6, 1992 for first semester and April 8, 1993 for second semester. classrooms,dormitories,athleticareasandstudent Paymentshould be made bycheckor postal moneyorderand mailed to Boston College Cashier's Office, service facilities. Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3819. Scholarship holders are not exempt from payment of registration, acceptance deposits, insurance and fees atthe time prescribed. POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATION Undergraduate General Fees* BostonCollegeisanacademiccommunitywhose • Application Fee (not refundable) $45.00 doors are open to all students without regard to • Acceptance Deposit 200.00 race, religion, age, sex, marital orparentalstatus, Thisdepositwillbeappliedtowardsstudents'tuitioninthesecondsemesteroftheirsenioryear.Studentsforfeit national origin, veteran status, ordisability. The thisdeposit iftheywithdraw priortocompleting theirfirstsemester. Studentswhowithdrawaftercompleting Director ofAffirmative Action has been desig- theirfirstsemesterareentitledtoa refund ofthisdeposit(provided theydo nothavean outstanding nated tocoordinate theCollege's effortstocom- Student account) if they formally withdraw prior to July 1 for fall semester, or December 1 for spring plywith and carryout its responsibilities to pre- ventdiscrimination in accordance with state and semester. federal laws. Any applicant for admission or em- Health Fee 232.00 ployment, as well as any student, member ofthe Identification Card 15.00 faculty and all employees are welcome to raise Late Payment Fee 100.00 — questions regarding violation ofthis policywith Recreation Fee payable annually 136.00 Barbara Marshall, Office ofAffirmative Action, Undergraduate Special Fees* More Hall 315, x2947. In addition, any person Certificates, Transcripts 2.00 who believes that an act ofdiscrimination based — upon sex has occurred at Boston College, may Extra Course per semester hour credit 486.00 — raise those issueswith theAssistantSecretaryfor Laboratory Fee per semester 45.00-150.00 Civil Rights ofthe United States Department of Mass. Medical Insurance 550.00 per year Education. ($230.00 first semester, $320.00 second semester) Boston College has designated the Director Nursing Laboratory Fee (payable for each clinical nursing course) 140.00 ofAffirmativeActionasthepersonresponsiblefor NCLEX Assessment Test 35.00 coordinating its efforts to comply with Section Exemption Examination 30.00-60.00 504 ofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (prohibit- Readmission Fee 40.00 ing discrimination against individuals with dis- — Special Students per semester hour credit 486.00 abilitiesinemployment)andTitleIXoftheEdu- Student Activity Fee 54.00 per year cationAmendmentsof1972 prohibitingdiscrimi- ($27.00 per semester) nation on the basis ofsex. Resident Student Expenses CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT — • Board per semester 1 ,460.00 RECORDS • Room Fee (includes Mail Service) per semester (varies depending on room) ..$1,775.00-2,380.00 • Room Guarantee Deposit** 200.00 Asa matterofnecessity, BostonCollegecontinu- ously records a large number of specific items Studentsacceptedasresidentsarerequiredtodeposita$200roomguaranteefee.Thisfeeisappliedtowards relating to its students. This information is nec- thestudent'sfirstsemesterhousingcharges.Seniorsdonothavethisfeeappliedtotheirfirstsemester'shousing essarytosupportitseducational programsaswell charges; it is refunded afterthe second semester once any room damage charges have been assessed and as to administer housing, athletics and extracur- deducted. ricular programs. The College also maintains *AII fees are proposed and subject to change. certainrecordssuchasemployment,financial and accounting information for its own use and to • 'Incoming studentswhowithdrawfrom housing byJune 1 will have 100%oftheirdeposit refunded. complywithstateand federal regulations. Boston Incoming studentswhowithdrawfrom housing between June 1 and July 15will have 50%oftheir College has committed itselfto protect the pri- deposit refunded. Upperclassmen whowithdrawfrom housing priorto August 15 will have 100% of vacyrightsofitsstudentsandtomaintainthecon- their deposit refunded. No refunds will be made to incoming students who withdraw after July 15 orto fidentialityofitsrecords. Inaddition, theCollege upperclassmenwhowithdrawafterAugust 1 5. Refundswill bedetermined bythedatethewritten notification endorses and complies with the Family Educa- of withdrawal is received by the Office of University Housing. tional RightsandPrivacyActof1974(theBuckley Amendment),a federalstatutewhich requiresthat students be permitted to review records in their TheTrustees of Boston College reserve the rightto changethe tuition rates and to make additional charges files and offers them the possibilityofcorrecting within the University whenever such action is deemed necessary. errorswhich theymaydiscover. Studentsoroth- ers seeking more complete information regard- ingtheirspecificrightsand responsibilitiesofthe University will find copies ofthe Family Educa- tional Rightsand PrivacyActof1974andtherules , Thf University • Admission Information • 7 and regulations for compliance with the Act on gram. However, when a student who has taken that a portion ofany refund be returned to the file in the University Libraryor in the Office of extra courses for enrichment later wishes to use TitleIVProgram. Further, ifa studentwithdraws, UniversityPoliciesandProceduresinMoreHall. those courses for acceleration, a fee will be as- the institution must determine ifany cash dis- Certain personally identifiable information sessed based on the tuition rate thatwas in effect bursementsofTitleIVfunds,madedirectlytothe from a student'seducation record, designated by whenthecoursesweretaken.Wheneverastudent student by the institution for noninstructional Boston College asdirectoryinformation, maybe has been given approval to take Boston College purposes, is an overpayment that must be repaid releasedwithoutthestudent'spriorconsent.This summer courses for acceleration, he or she will totheTitle IVprogram. Universitypolicydevel- information includes name, term and home ad- paythe regularSummerSession tuition forthose oped to comply with the regulations at Boston dress, telephonenumber, dateand place ofbirth, courses. College will be available upon request from the majorfieldofstudy,participationinofficiallyrec- Financial Aid Office. ognized activities and sports, weight and height WITHDRAWALS AND REFUNDS ofmembersofathleticteams,datesofattendance, ADMISSION INFORMATION Fees are not refundable. vdieogurseeesduacnadtiaownaarldsagreenceciyveodr,itnhsetimtoutsitonreactetnetndperde,- Undergraduate tuition iscancelled subjecttothe dBooosrtsonarCeololpeegnetisoamneancaadnedmiwcocmoemnmurnegiatrydlwehsossoef followingconditions: and othersimilar information. Unless advised to ptihnhefooncroemnatntruaimrobyn,e.rtAsheasCntoduldvleeerngitefywwiohlnlolryesalolelawosietshsheterusddeihnratescttetolhreey- t211o..1:2NT,UohntCeiihvcedeesarttsoeniftuowytfitRHrehiegldcilre,siatpwMrtaaalsro,sfmaBwucroshistuttstboeeentntmCsnaool0dtl2ieec1gei6en7,owfLrwiyitotinhns-g grharacnaeddB,iuocacsaottlpeoo.rsn,tCundoaeltnliteongbaeoldsoeyreikwgshinit,cohsmexar,eipnrrteealsiiegninotansn,auagbnerd,oearod-r absolute rightto prevent release ofthis informa- drawalbytheUniversityRegistrardeterminesthe varietyofabilities, backgrounds, and interests. In tion. Inordertodoso, thestudentmustcomplete amount oftuition cancelled. selecting students, therefore, the Committee on afofromramtiroenq,uewshtiicnhg nisonadviasilcalbolseurienotfhediRreegcitsotrryari'ns- a3p.plTyhteosctauncdeelnltastwiionthsdcrhaewdiunlgevsolhuonwtanribley,loawswweillll Aadcamdiesmsiiconabilloitoyk,sinftoerlldeectmuoanlscturriaotseitdy,esvtirdeenngctehooff Office. as to students who are dismissed from the Uni- character, motivation, energy, and promise for MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL INSURANCE versity for academic or disciplinary reasons. personal growth and development. Requests for financial aiddonotaffectdecisionsonadmission. Massachusetts State Law has mandated that all Undergraduate students withdrawingbythe fol- Applicationformsandinformation bulletinsmay students taking at least 75% offull-time credit lowing dates will receive the tuition refund indi- be obtained from the Undergraduate Admission hoursmustbecoveredbymedical insurance pro- cated below. Office, BostonCollege, 140CommonwealthAv- viding a specified minimum coverage. Boston First Semester enue,LyonsHall Room 120, ChestnutHill,Mas- College will offer all students the option ofpar- byAug. 28, 1992: 100% oftuition charged is sachusetts 02167. ticipatingin the plan offered atthe Universityor cancelled Admission From Secondary School submitting a waiver form. The waiver must in- cludespecificinsuranceinformationon thecom- by Sept. 11, 1992: 80% oftuition charged is While specific courses are not required, the Un- cancelled dergraduate Admission Office recommends that parable insurance plan covering the student. Waivers will be mailed to all students and are by Sept. 18, 1992: 60% oftuition charged is studentspursue a strongcollegepreparatorypro- available upon request at the Student Account cancelled gramwhichincludesfourunitsofEnglish, math- Office. The waiver must be returned byJuly 1 by Sept. 25, 1992: 40% oftuition charged is ematics, and foreign language, as well as three 1992 for the fall semester and by November 15, cancelled units ofa lab science. Such a program provides a s1u9b9m2iftoratwhaeivsperribnygstehmeedstueer.daStteusdaebntosvewhwiolldaountoo-t bcayncOecltl.ed2, 1992: 20% oftuition charged is soliAdpfpoluincdaanttsiotnoftohrehiSgchhoqoulaloiftyNcuorlsliegnegwaorrekr.e- matically be enrolled and billed for the required quired to complete at least twoyears ofa lab sci- Massachusetts Medical Insurance (see Special Second Semester ence, includingaunitofchemistry.Also, students Fees, p. 6.) byJan. 15, 1993: 100% oftuition charged is applying to The Wallace E. Carroll School of cancelled Management are strongly encouraged to com- CHECK CASHING byJan. 29, 1993: 80% oftuition charged is plete fouryears ofmathematics. Students who present a valid Boston College ID cancelled Entrance Examination may cash checks ($50 limit) at the Cashier's Of- by Feb. 5, 1993: 60% oftuition charged is The following tests ofthe College Entrance Ex- fice, More Hall, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 cancelled amination Board (CEEB) must be completed by p.m. There is a 50c service charge. Returned by Feb. 12, 1993: 40% oftuition charged is eachapplicantno laterthanJanuaryofthesenior checks will be fined in the following manner: cancelled year: — AFlilrsstutbhsreeqeucehnetcckhsercektsu—rn$e2d5.0$01p5e.r00chpeecrkcheck byFeb. 19, 1993: 20% oftuition charged is •• TSchhroeleasAticchiAepvtietmuednetTTeesstts(SinA:T) cancelled. Any check in excess of $2000.00—$50.00 per 1) English; check Nocancellationsaremadeafterthe 5thweekofclasses. 2) Mathematics Level I or II; and, Check cashing privileges are revoked after the Ifa student does notwish to leave any result- 3) Third Test ofthe applicant's choice third returned check. ingcredit balance on his or her account forsub- The SATmaybetakenineitherthejuniororthe sequent use, he or she should request, in writing senior year. The Committee on Admission will ACCELERATION orin person, that the StudentAccount Office is- select the best combination oftest scores when sue a refund. Full-time undergraduate students authorized by evaluatinganapplication.TheAmerican College Federal regulations establish procedural the Dean's Office to take accelerated programs Test(ACT)isacceptable in placeofthe SATand guidelines applicable to the treatmentofrefunds leading to an early graduation will be billed by whenever the student has been the recipient of the Achievement Tests. StudentAccounts for extra courses taken during Application Procedures financial assistance through any program autho- aregularsemesterattherateof$486.00percredit rizedunderTitleIVoftheHigherEducationAct StudentsapplyingtoBostonCollegeshouldsub- taken. This will be in addition to the flat rate tu- of 1965. These guidelines pertain to the Perkins mit the Preliminary Application (available in the itionchargecoveringa normal load(fourcourses (formerlyNationalDirectStudent)Loan,thePell Admission Viewbook or Bulletin) byJanuary 10 per semester as a senior; five courses per semes- Grant, the Supplemental Educational Opportu- and the Secondary Application byJanuary 25. terpriortosenioryear). Noadditional feewillbe nity Grant, the College Work-Study, and the When the student's completed Preliminary Ap- assessed for extra courses taken for enrichment Stafford (formerly Guaranteed Student) Loan plicationissubmittedwiththe$45 applicationfee, purposesonly, andnottoaccelerateadegreepro- programs. In such cases, the regulations require the Admission Office will mail the Secondary 8 8 . 8 • TheUniversity • FinancialAid Application to the student. Candidates are noti- Advanced Placement at least six three-credit courses or any combina- fiedofactiontakenontheirapplicationsbetween Boston College participates in the Advanced tion ofthese two methods, he or she will be eli- April 1 and April 15. Placement Program of the College gibleforadvancedstanding. Shouldfewerthan 1 Superiorstudentswhoareseriouslyconsider- Entrance Examination Board. Applicants inter- creditsbeearned,thestudentmaystillbeexcused ing Boston College may want to apply through ested in advanced placement should make ar- fromCore requirements;however,electivesmust the EarlyAction Program. Thiswouldnecessi- rangements to take the Advanced Placement be substituted for these Core courses. Thirty- tate submitting the Preliminary Application by Testsgiven bythe C.E.E.B. inMayofeachyear. eightcourseswill still be required forgraduation November 1 and the Secondary Application by The testsmaybetaken inthejunioraswell asthe from Boston College. November 15. Candidates will learn ofthe Ad- senior year ofhigh school. Advanced placement Early Admission missionCommitteedecisionbyDecember 15,but is awarded in specific areas as noted below. NB: Under the Early Admission Program, outstand- they will have the same deadline (May 1) as the In all subjects, advanced placementdoesnotsub- inglygiftedandhighlymotivatedhighschooljun- other candidates to reserve their places. stitute for any of the 38 courses required for iors are sometimes admitted to Boston College Admission by Transfer graduation. oneyearearly. EarlyAdmission candidates must Candidates for admission-in-transfer to Boston English: Studentsreceivinga 3 ontheA.P. exam obtain from theirhighschoola letterstatingthat in Englisharerequired totakeonlyonesemester Collegefromanothercollegeoruniversityshould eithertheyhavecompletedalltheirrequirements ofthe two-semester English Core requirement. followtheprocedureforregularapplicationtothe for graduation, or that theywill receive their di- Studentsreceivinga4or5 on the testareexempt freshman class. In addition transfer applicants plomaafterthefreshmanyearatBostonCollege. from both semesters of the Core requirement. must submit complete, official transcripts of all Two other courses ofthe student's choice must All Early Admission candidates are required to coursestaken in all semestersatothercollegesor arrange for a personal interview at Boston Col- be substituted. universities. lege. Decisions on EarlyAdmission applications Admission-in-transfer is granted for the fall History: The A.P. exam in American History are made after the receipt ofthe final grades in term beginning in September and for the spring does not fulfill the history Core requirement of the junior year. two European historycourses. The A.P. examin term beginninginJanuary. AHANA* Admission Information Usually only those transfer applicants who Equuirroepmeeannt,Hbiusttosrtyuddeonetss rneocteifvuilfnigllat4heorC5oroen trhee- *AHANA is an acronym for African-American, have maintained a grade point average of2.5 or examareallowedtotake twohigher-level history Hispanic, Asian and Native American students. higher will be considered for transfer to Boston courses to fulfill the Core requirement. Boston College welcomes and encourages College. Creditswillbeaccepted fortransferonly NaturalScience:TheA.P. examin sciencedoes applicationsfromstudentsofall backgroundsand forcourses which are equivalentto those offered at Boston College. not fulfill the Core natural science requirement. cultures. Although the entire Admission Staffis The residency requirements for transfer stu- Studentswhohavetakenthe examinsciencemay chargedwith the taskofrecruitingculturallyand dentswillbedeterminedbythenumberofcourses take higher-level courses in the science inwhich ethnically diverse students for Boston College, a accepted in transfer and the number of Boston theytookthe exam, butmuststillcompleteayear select group ofadmission professionals evaluate ofscience. the applications from African-American, Asian, College semesters these courses satisfy. Social Science: Students receiving a 4 or a 5 on Hispanicand NativeAmerican students, review- Transfer students are required to complete a minimumoftwoyears'work(theequivalentof1 tarhee eAx.Pe.mpttestfrionmeihtahlefrtGheovsoecrianlmsecnietncoerCPoorlietirces- ciunlgtutrhaelseanadppeldiuccaattiioonnsailnblaicgkhtgroofunthde.aEpapclihcyaenatr',s courses or 54 semester credit hours) (61 semes- AHANA quirement. a small group of students is invited to ter credit hours are required by the School of The A.P. exams in Economics do not fulfill attend Boston College through the Options Nursing)atBoston Collegeinordertoqualifyfor the Core Social Science requirement. Students Through Education Transitional Summer Pro- an undergraduate degree from the University. whohavetakentheseexamsmaytakehigher-level gram. This program is designed to assist those tusTorranasbfoevresmtuadyenntostadamccietlteerdatteostohepihroamcoardeesmtiac- courses in economics or Core-level courses in students who may have some educational disad- program toadvance thegraduation dateassigned another social science to fulfill the requirement. vantages, butdodemonstrate academicpotential Mathematics/ComputerScience: Studentsre- and motivation. by the Admission Office at the time oftheir acceptance to Boston College. However, transfer ceivinga score of4ormore on theAP Calculus International Student Admission studentsmay,with priorapproval,carryoverload exam, or a 3 or more on the BC Calculus exam, BostonCollegewelcomestheInternationalappli- coursestomakeupdeficienciesortocompletethe are exempt from the two-course Core require- cant. The International StudentAdmission Pro- number ofcourses appropriate to their assigned ment in mathematics. Students receivinga score gram isresponsible forthe recruitment, process- status. of 3 or more on the exam in Computer Science ing and evaluation of all international applica- Pleaseconsultthe TransferStudentInformation are exempt from halfthe mathematics Core re- tions. Students are expected to submit the same Bulletin forinformation on application deadlines, quirement for A&S and Education students. credentials(transcripts,recommendations,SATs, financial aid,andspecificrestrictionsonthetrans- FineArts: Studentsreceivingascoreof3 ormore Achievements, etc.) as American applicants. Any ferofcredit to particularundergraduatedivisions. on the Art History exam or the Studio Art exam internationalstudentwhosenative languageisnot Candidateswhoareacceptedwill atthesametime are exempt from halfthe cluster Core require- English is required to take theTestofEnglish as btoebneotailfileodweodftinhetrtaenrsmfesr.ofadmission and credits Ame&nSt faonrdA&CSSsOtuMdenFtosr.eign Language Profi- ameFnotrseisghnouLladnbgeusaugbemi(tTtOedEFinLE)ngelxiasmh.. IAfllthdeoccrue-- ciencyRequirement: Studentsreceivingascore dentials must be translated, the original must be Special Students of3 or better on the A.P. test, or a score of500 submitted alongwith the translation. Onlythose personswhowish tobeenrolledasfull- or better on the Achievement Test in French, time day students and candidates for the bacca- German, Spanish, or Classics have fulfilled the FINANCIAL AID laureate program forregisterednursesareadmit- language proficiency requirement. ted by the Office of Undergraduate Admission. Advanced placement can also be earned for gBrosatmosntoCohlellepgsetuofdfeenrtssafvianrainecteytohfeiarsseidsutcaantcieopnr.oA- Students in the baccalaureate program for regis- college courses completed at an accredited insti- student wishing financial assistance must com- tered nurses are encouraged to enroll full-time, tution prior to enrollment at Boston College in bbuetaprarratn-gteidmebsytupdeyrmfoirssiinodinviodfuatlheseDmeesatnerosfmtahye wtehri.cOhfftihceiasltucdoelnltegheastreaanrsnceridptasgroafdtehoefseCcoorurbseets- Vp1laelTtihedeaatnBidoosnftiFloenotrChmoelfloelgleoFwiinnagncdioacluAmiedntAsp:plication/ aeSDitcetthaheonenordlofdBoatofhysetNouoErrnvseeiCnvnoiegln.nlgieAgnClegollolcoelntaghseeasr,epssFa,turultdst-ehontontiusmlIMewd[aiAblsalc,shoiinRstn,oagcofttom:or sAwhhuoegutuSlhshdetorub1let.dhfrooaruwsgtahursddueepndetrtioeoartrhpneerA1fd8omroimrsasmnicooenreoOnfcfariemcdieintbis-y, 2r3..ecTAeThnhsteieFgFeniadenbedaornvcaceloiapfTlyoarAxomifsdRsegtFteuoundrreenrnmta'l(slFyAaFbn)decpoamreentasv'aimlaobslte 314, Boston College, Chestnut I [ill, 02167. mum ofthreeA.P. testsorthroughacceptanceof in the Financial Aid Office (Lyons 210) each