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Hrehivei Catalog 1996-98 Los Angeles, California MUmml Si. Mairy§ L<oIIege Chalon Campus 12001 Chalon Road LosAngeles, California 90049 (310)476-2237 Doheny Campus 10 Chester Place Los Angeles, California 90007 (213) 746-0450 1996-1998 General Catalog 2 ACCREDITATION MOUNT MARY'S ST. COLLEGE CATALOG 1996-1998 ThisCatalogispublishedtoaidthestudentinmakingdecisionsleadingtoaccomplish- ment ofacademic goals. Each student is responsible for becoming acquainted with academic requirements. The rules and regulations statedherein are forinformation only and in no wayconstitute a contractbetween the student and Mount St. Mary's College.TheCollegereservestherighttomakeprogramchanges,policyrevisions,and fee adjustments at anytime andwithoutpriornotice. Everyefforthasbeen made to ensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthisCatalog. Thestudentshould consultthe appropriatedepartments,offices orthe publishedScheduleofClassesfor currentinformation. Accreditations Charteredbythe State ofCalifornia in 1925, Mount St. Mary's College is accredited by: TheAccreditingCommissionforSeniorCollegesandUniversitiesoftheWestern AssociationofSchoolsandColleges TheCaliforniaStateBoardofEducationCommissiononTeacherCredentialing TheCaliforniaBoardofRegisteredNursing TheNationalLeagueforNursing TheNationalAssociationofSchoolsofMusic AmericanPhysicalTherapyAssociation AccreditationCouncilforOccupationalTherapyEducation Information regarding these accreditations is located in the Office ofthe President, 12001ChalonRoad,LosAngeles,California90049. NondiscriminationPolicy Mount St. Mary's College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, nationalorigin, ageorhandicapinthe administrationofitsadmissionpolicies, schol- arshipandloanprograms,orinitseducationalprograms. The College offers equal opportunity to all members ofits faculty and staffand to applicants for employment without discrimination as to race, color, creed, sex, age, handicapornationalorigin. TheolderfacilitiesofMountSt. Mary'sCollegeprovidelimitedwheelchairaccess. MountSt.Mary'sCollegecomplieswiththeprovisionsoftheFamilyEducationalRights andPrivacyActof1974. InconformancewithCollegePolicy,MountSt.Mary'sCollegeisanAffirmativeAction/ EqualOpportunityEmployer. Inquiries regarding the College's equal opportunity policies may be directed to the DirectorofHumanResources,AffirmativeActionCoordinatorat(310)471-9870. TABLEOFCONTENTS 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction TheAcademicCalendar 4 The College 6 The Campuses 14,17 Maps 15,18 General Information Admission 19 FinancialAid 25 Expenses 30 Academic Information AcademicPolicies 35 TheAssociateDegree 46 The BaccalaureateDegree 54 Graduate Degree Programs 71 StudentAffairs Doheny 49 Chalon 65 Courses ofInstruction CourseNumbering 79 ListingofCourses by Department 80 Faculty andAdministration The BoardofTrustees 285 TheAdministrativeOfficers 285 Academic andStudent Affairs 286 Business Managementand Administrative Services Staff 288 The Faculty 289 CooperatingAgencies and Clinical Centers 300 Index 310 1 ACADEMICCALENDAR 4 Academic Calendar ACADEMIC YEAR 1996 1997 - Fall Semester BusinessOfficeClearanceDeadline July 19 BusinessOfficeClearanceDeadline-HOPEPrograms August9 BusinessOfficeClearanceDeadline-WEC August 19 ChalonOrientation August23,24,25 DohenyOrientation August24, 25 BusinessOfficeClearanceDeadline-GradProgram(notMPT) August23 FallSemesterbegins August26 Mid-SemesterBreak October18 FreshmanClassTrip October 18 Finals December6to 12 SpringSemester ChalonOrientation January13 DohenyOrientation January13 SpringSemesterbegins January14 MartinLutherKingDay January20 SpringBreak March3to7 GoodFriday March28 Mary'sDay April26 Finals May2to8 Graduation May 10 SummerSemester The Weekend College, HOPE Programs, Accelerated Nursing, and all Graduate Programs offer summer sessions with differing dates. Please consult the Registrar's Officeorthespecificprogramformoreinformationregardingthesummercalendar. ACADEMIC YEAR 1997 1998 - Fall Semester BusinessOfficeClearanceDeadline July 18 ChalonOrientation August22,23,24 DohenyOrientation August23, 24 FallSemesterBegins August25 Mid-SemesterBreak October 17 FreshmanFieldTrip October 17 Finals December5to 1 ACADEMICCALENDAR 5 SpringSemester ChalonOrientation January12 DohenyOrientation Jannuary12 SpringSemesterBegins January13 MartinLutherKingDay January19 SpringBreak March2to6 GoodFriday April 10 Mary'sDay April25 Finals May1to7 Graduation May9 SummerSemester The Weekend College, HOPE, Programs, Accelerated Nursing, and all Graduate Programs offer summer sessions with differing dates. Please consult the Registrar's Officeorthespecificprogramformoreinformationregardingthesummercalendar. 6 THE COLLEGE THE COLLEGE History FoundedbytheSistersofSt.JosephofCarondeletin 1925,MSMCisanindependent, Catholic, liberal arts college, primarilyforwomen. The original campus was housed temporarilyat St. Mary'sAcademy, locatedat Slauson and Crenshaw Boulevards in Los Angeles. In 1927, 36 acres in the Santa Monica mountains were purchased and becamethesiteoftheChaloncampus.Twentyyearslater,anadditional20acreswere acquired. Baccalaureate degree programs, including a Weekend College forworking adults,areofferedontheChaloncampus.Since 1929,morethan 11,000degreeshave beengranted. In 1962,theCollegeexpandedtoasecondcampusneardowntownLosAngeles,onthe siteofthehistoricDohenyestate.Centrallylocated,theDohenycampusenrollsmany students from East Los Angeles and the South Central areas ofthe city. Two year associate-in-arts degree programs, as well as graduate curricula, are offered on the Dohenycampus.TheCollege'sAssociateDegreeinNursing,likemanyotherprograms atDoheny,isdesignedinanevening/weekendformattoaccommodateworkingadults. MSMC is committed to providing educational opportunities to underserved women. The Dohenycampus accepts educationallydisadvantagedstudentsintothetwo-year "alternativeaccess"programforstudentswithunderdevelopedskills,whononetheless havedemonstratedpotentialtosucceedincollege.Rigorousacademiccourseworkand comprehensive support system:: ^ve made the programvery successful. More than halfofthosewhoenterthisprogramcompletetheassociatedegreeand/ortransferinto abaccalaureateprogram. MountSt.Mary'salsoattractssomeofthenation'smostwell-preparedstudents.Among recentgraduatesareaTrumanScholar,aFulbrightFellow,andRockefellerBrothers FundScholars. The College enrolls more than 1900 students on two campuses; men are admittedto undergraduatenursingandmusicprograms,thegraduatedivision,theWeekendCol- lege,andsummersessions. Characterization Of Mount St. Mary's College Mission Statement Mount St. Mary's College is an academic communitycommittedto continuingexplo- ration ofrelationship to God, other persons, and nature. This exploration takes the form ofprograms devoted to excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and career preparationattheassociate,baccalaureate,andmaster'sdegreelevels,withaspecial focus on education ofwomen for participation and leadership in our society and our times. TheCatholictraditionoftheCollegeoffersavalueorientationforthestudent's THE COLLEGE 7 personalandprofessionallife,givingthemotivationforaChristiancommitmentthat viewsprofessionallifeasservice. TheCollegeencouragesitsstudentstoactualizetheirgiftsandtalents,andtodevelop the intellectual andprofessionalcompetencenecessaryforintelligent andconcerned citizenship.ThepurposeofaMountSt. Mary'seducation,therefore,encompassesthe developmentofadisciplinedandcontinuingcuriosity,areceptivitytonewideas,and the acquisition ofthe knowledge, skills, and values, both personal and communal, necessarytoevaluatetheseideasandlivetheminsociety. The Religious Commitment TheCatholiccommitmentoftheCollegemanifestsitselfinmanyways. Itisfoundin opportunitiesforworship.Itisfoundinacademicprograms.Itisfoundinthewaythe Collegefunctions.Aboveall,itisfoundinthewholeenvironmentinwhichinquiryand learning take place. Thus, the College embodies Christian convictions supportive of livesofcommitmentandChristianconcerninasecularsociety. Distinctive Services SeveralfactorsemergefromthehistoryandenvironmentoftheCollegethatcreatea distinctivecommunity.Atrueacademiccommunitybecomespossible:thetotalcollege -notjusttheclassroom,theacademicmajororthecourse-isalearningenvironment. Historically, the College is a liberal arts institution with a special concern for the educationofwomen.However,menareadmittedtotheundergraduateMusic,Nursing, PhysicalTherapistAssistantmajors,theHOPEProgramandWeekendCollegeaswell asourgraduateprograms. The current enrollment at the college is approximately 1900 students. The Chalon campusprimarilyoffersbaccalaureateprogramsinliberalartsandsciences,Nursing aswellasamastersprograminPhysicalTherapy.TheDohenycampusoffersavariety ofprogramsrangingfromassociatethroughgraduate. StudentAffairs Onbothcampuses,the StudentAffairs areasponsorsawidevarietyofactivities and servicesrangingfromopportunitiesforparticipationinreligious,social,andleadership programs to health services, career counseling, and student government. Details of these services and activities are contained within the StudentAffairs section ofthe baccalaureateprogramandtheStudentAffairssectionoftheassociateprogram. Family Education Rights and PrivacyAct MountSt.Mary'sCollegefullyconformswiththeFamilyEducationRightsandPrivacy Act(theBuckleyAmendment)of1974.Inaccordancewiththisact,officialrecordsare madeavailabletostudentsandarenotmadeavailabletooff-campuspersonsoragen- cies withoutthe express consent ofthe student, except under legal compulsion or in casesinwhichthesafetyofpersonsorpropertyisinvolved,orforeducationalimprove- ment. SeecurrentStudentHandbookforpolicystatement. THE COLLEGE 8 Legal Responsibility ofthe College Thecollegeendeavorstosafeguardstudentsintheuseofphysicalfacilities,laborato- ries, and athletic equipment. It is clearly understood that students who use college facilities do so entirely at their own risk. The college has no legal responsibility for injuryorotherdamagessufferedbystudentsonoroffcampus,orintraveltoandfrom suchactivitiesorforanyexpensesinconnectiontherewith. The Alumnae Association TheAlumnaeAssociation supportsthe missionandgoals ofthe Collegebystrength- eningthebondofloyaltybetweentheCollegeanditsformerstudents.Thisrelationship is maintainedbycommunications,continuingeducation, socialevents, andfundrais- ing. TheAlumnaeAssociationisamemberoftheCouncilforAdvancementandSupportof Education. Its membersqualifyformembershipin theAmericanAssociationofUni- versityWomen;theInternationalFederationofCatholicAlumnae;KappaGammaPi, thehonorsocietyforoutstandinggraduatesfromCatholiccolleges;andDeltaEpsilon Sigma,honorsocietyforgraduatesofCatholicuniversitiesandcolleges. Degree Programs Associate Degree Program Through the Associate in Arts Program students have the opportunity to develop academic competencies and enhance their self-developmentthroughinvolvementon andoffcampus. Facultyandstaffofferexcellenceintheirspecializedfieldsandshow concernfortheindividualstudent. CoursesofstudyareofferedwhichleadtodegreesinBusiness,EarlyChildhoodEdu- cation, Liberal Arts, Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant,orPre-HealthSciences. AllstudentsenteringtheAssociateDegreeProgramarerequiredtocompleteabattery oftestswhichincludereading,writing,andmathpriortoregisteringforclasses.Four semestersareusuallyrequiredtocompletetheA.A.degree,studentswithdeficiencies inmathematicsorEnglishskillsmayneedoneortwoadditionalsemesters. Thisprogramisdesignedtopreparestudentsfordirectentryintoacareeraftergrad- uation or for transferto a baccalaureateprogramon the Chalon Campus or another institution. Bachelors Degree Programs MountSt. Mary'sCollegeofferscoursesofstudyleadingtothedegreesofBachelorof Arts, Bachelor ofMusic, and Bachelor ofScience. Primarilythese are offered at the ChalonCampus.