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BRYN MAWR THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE CATALOGUE AND CALENDAR 1995-96 Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2011 witii funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/brynmawrundergrad88bryn BRYN MAWR THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE CATALOGUE AND CALENDAR 1995-96 Issue for the Session of 199S-96 August 1995, Volume LXXXVIII, Number 3 BrynMawrCollegeCatalogueandCalendar,USPS947720PublishedApril,July, August,andSeptemberbyBrynMawrCollege,101N.MerlonAve.,BrynMawr,PA 19010-2899 ® Second-classpostagepaidatBrynMawr,Pennsylvania. PrintedinCanada CONTENTS Academic Schedule 1995-96 6 Academic Schedule 1996-97 6 Faculty and Staff 9 Introduction 22 Admission 25 Freshman Class 26 Transfer Students 28 Non-Degree Programs 30 Fees 32 FinancialAidand Scholarships 34 Academic and ResidentialFacilities 35 Student Life 40 StudentAdvising 40 TheHonor Code 41 TheBrynMawr-HaverfordCareerDevelopment Office 42 Residence 43 Health Services 44 TheFamilyEducational Rights andPrivacyActof 1974 46 Student RightTo KnowAct 47 Equality ofOpportunity 48 The RehabilitationAct of 1973, Section504andtheAmericanswith Disabilities Act of 1990 48 GeographicalDistribution 49 Curriculum 52 Requirementsforthe A.B. Degree 52 Academic Regulations 57 CurricularOpportunities 66 Departmental andInterdepartmentalMajors 73 Anthropology 73 Astronomy 77 Biology 79 Chemistry 86 Classical and NearEasternArchaeology 90 Classical Languages 94 Classical Studies 94 Comparative Literature 95 East Asian Studies 98 Chinese 104 Japanese 105 Economics 106 English Ill Fine Arts 121 French and French Studies 123 Geology 130 German and German Studies 134 Greek 138 Growth and Structure ofCities 141 History 146 HistoryofArt 153 Italian 159 Latin 162 Mathematics 164 Music 169 Philosophy 174 Physics 179 Political Science 185 Psychology 192 Religion 199 RomanceLanguages 205 Russian 207 Sociology 211 Spanish 216 Fields ofConcentrationandAdditional Programs 222 Africana Studies 222 Arts Program 224 Computer Science 232 Education 237 Environmental Sciences 240 Feminist andGender Studies 243 General Studies 245 Hebrew andJudaic Studies 246 Hispanic andHispanic-American Studies 247 InternationalEconomic Relations 248 NeuralandBehavioral Sciences 249 Peace and Conflict Studies 250 PhysicalEducationandAthletics 252 Scholarship Funds andPrizes 254 Alumnae Representatives 281 Index 287 Visitors to the College arewelcomeand, whenthe College is in session, student guides are available to show visitors the campus. Appointments forinterviews andforcampus tours shouldbe made in advance by writingto the Office ofAdmissions orbytelephoning (610) 526-5152. The Office ofAdmissions is open Mondaythrough Friday fromnine until five and, duringthefall, on Saturdays from nine until one. Correspondence The Post Office address is Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. MerionAvenue, BrynMawr, Pennsylvania 19010-2899. Telephone (610) 526-5000. Correspondence about thefollowingsubjects should be addressed to: The President Generalinterests ofthe College The Dean oftheUndergraduate College Academic work, personalwelfare, andhealth ofthestudents TheDirectorofAdmissions Admission to the Undergraduate College and entrancescholarships TheDeanofthe Graduate School ofArts and Sciences Admission andgraduate scholarships TheDean ofthe Graduate School ofSocialWork and Social Research Admission andgraduatescholarships StudentLife Offices Rooms in thehalls ofresidence, the campus center, international studies adviser, andstudent activities The Comptroller Payment ofbills TheDirectorofFinancialAid Financialaidandstudent employment The AlumnaeAssociation Regionalscholarships andloanfunds 1 ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 1995-96 1995 First Semester September 4 Classes begin October 13 Fall vacationbegins after last class October 18 Fallvacation ends at 8 a.m. November 22 Thanksgivingvacationbegins afterlast class November 27 Thanksgivingvacation ends at 8 a.m. December 12 Last day of classes December 13-14 Review period December 15-22 Examinationperiod 1996 Second Semester January 22 Classes begin March 8 Springvacationbegins after last class March 18 Spring vacation ends at 8 a.m. May 3 Last day of classes May4-7 Reviewperiod May 8-17 Examination period May 19 Commencement ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 1996-97 1996 First Semester September 2 Classes begin October 1 Fall vacation begins after last class October 16 Fall vacation ends at 8 a.m. November 27 Thanksgivingvacationbegins afterlast class December 2 Thanksgivingvacation ends at 8 a.m. December 10 Last day of classes December 11-12 Review period December 13-20 Examination period 1997 Second Semester January 20 Classes begin March 7 Springvacation begins after last class March 17 Springvacation ends at 8 a.m. May 2 Last day of classes May3-6 Reviewperiod May 7-16 Examinationperiod May 18 Commencement The Board of Trustees of Mawr Bryn College Hanna Holbom Gray Chairman Betsy Zubrow Cohen Vice Chairman R. Anderson Pew Vice Chairman Susan Savage Speers Vice Chairman Barbara Janney Trimble Secretary Trustees Barbara Goldman Aaron Judith Haywood Jacoby Robert M. Aiken, Marion Coen Katzive Jr. Barbara Bettman Allen Roland M. Machold Cathleen A. Asch Lynne Meadow Betsy Zubrow Cohen Ruth Kaiser Nelson Lois Miller Collier Dolores G. Norton Anna Lo Davol David W. Oxtoby Anthony T. Enders Robert M. Parsky Constance Tang Fong Shirley D. Peterson Constance Collier Gould R. Anderson Pew Hanna Holbom Gray Sally Shoemaker Robinson Suzan S. Habachy Marian Scheuer Sofaer Johanna Alderfer Harris Susan Savage Speers Linda A. Hill Barbara Janney Trimble Alan R. Hirsig Jacqueline Mars Vogel Cheryl R. Holland Betsy Havens Watkins Fern Y. Hunt Trustees Emeriti Vera French Bates John S. Price Margaret Bell Cameron Martha Stokes Price William S. Cashel, Jr. Jonathan E. Rhoads Charles Cooper Rosalyn Ravitch Schwartz Barbara CJ.M. Dudley EdmundB. Spaeth, Jr. Alexander Ewing Barbara BradfieldTaft Nancy Greenewalt Frederick Allen McKayTerrell Jacqueline Koldin Levine BarbaraAuchincloss Thacher Alison Stokes MacLean Elizabeth GrayVining Millicent CareyMcintosh James Wood SpecialRepresentatives to the Board Aaron Lemonick John B. Hurford Alice Mitchell Rivlin Chairman ofthe Doreen Canaday Spitzer Board ofManagers of Haverford College SpecialRepresentative to the Board, Emeritus Marie Salant Neuberger Ex Officio Mary Patterson McPherson Leslie Kaplan Glassberg President ofthe College President ofthe AlumnaeAssociation Officers ofthe Corporation Hanna Holbom Gray Donna L. Wiley Chairman Secretaryofthe College BetsyZubrow Cohen Margaret M. Healy Vice Chairman Treasurer (on leave, 1995-96) R. Anderson Pew JerryA. Berenson Vice Chairman Acting Treasurer Susan Savage Speers Maria Colella Wiemken Vice Chairman Comptroller Barbara Janney Trimble Samuel B. Magdovitz Secretary College Counsel Mary Patterson McPherson Karen Snyder President ofthe College Director ofPersonnel Robert Dostal Services J. Provost ofthe College