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Centenary College of Louisiana 1994-1995 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/centenarycolleg199495cent Centenary College of Louisiana undergraduate CATALOGUE 19944995 ENTENARY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION Centenary College does not discriminate on the basis ofrace, color, religion, age, sex, ordisability; inthe admissionofstudents totheCollege; inanyofthe rights,privileges,programs, andactivitiesgenerallymadeavailabletostudents at the College; in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other programs administered by the College; or in the employment practices ofthe College. The College's designated coordinatorforcompliance with Section 504 ofthe RehabilitationActof1973, Title IXofthe EducationalAmendments of1972 andthe InternalRevenue Service isMr.TomPhizacklea. TheCollegefollows the guidelines for records established by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (1974). A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT WelcometoCentenary College! Weknowyouwill quickly grow to appreciate what students, faculty, and alumni call The Centenary Experience. Thisphenomenondoes not have a single origin, nor does it happen at once or at any one place. Rather, The Centenary Experience comes from many sources, expanding and flourishing with each new academic season. This special Centenary Kenneth L. Schwab Experience begins with our people: the faculty, who are committed to teaching, scholarship, and integra- tion of knowledge; administrators and staff who nurture leadership in activities throughout the community; visiting lecturers and artists-in-resi- dence whose diverse cultures expand ways of thinking; and especially our students, whose ethnic, geographic and racial backgrounds provide a rich and stimulating diversity of cultures. — The Centenary Experience takes shape from our places classrooms, recital halls, museums, faculty homes, field trips, playing fields, tennis courts, porches and gardens. These are common places where uncommonly deep roots of scholarship—and friendship take hold. — Our programs in academics, athletics, and the arts bind The Centenary Experience from class to class. These programs include challeng- ing, rigorous work with rewards of increased self-confidence and competence. A cornerstone ofour programs is The Centenary Plan. Components ofthe plan involve every student in at least one social service project and one experience of living in a different culture such as an Amish community, an Indian Reservation or a large city like London, Paris, or Tokyo. Opportunities will be made available to explore career choices through involvement in career planning and internships. The value of a liberal arts education will never depreciate. It provides us with a course for life while strengthening moral character. If we prepare you properly, then you will take with you a passion for learning and an earnest desire to explore ideas and to chance innovative thinking. Centenary College is rooted in the liberal arts and, at the same time, progressive, pioneering and bold. By joining the Centenary community, you will be given the opportunity to seek the education of a lifetime. Sincerely, KjU>r— -fc^bw^-rA/-- ABLE OF ;;,:,^;>:%^:.4-:.v-; : ;; COLLEGE CALENDAR I. CENTENARY COLLEGE II. III. LIFE ON CAMPUS ADMISSIONS EXPENSES AND FINANCIAL AID V. VI. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS VII. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION VIII. COLLEGE ORGANIZATION I ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1994-1995 FALL SEMESTER 1994 Pre-registrationFacultyConference 8a.m.-12:00noon Wed. Aug. 24 Residencehallsopenfornewstudents 1 p.m.-5:00p.m. Wed. Aug. 24 Orientation Thurs.-Sun. Aug. 25-28 — Residencehallsop—en returningstudents 1 p.m-6p.m. Fri. Aug. 26 DiningHallopens returningstudents 4:30p.m. Fri. Aug. 26 NewStudentAdvising 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m. Fri. Aug. 26 Registrationfornewstudents 1:00-5:00p.m. Fri. Aug. 26 Completionofpre-registration (returningstudents) 8a.m.-11:30a.m. Sat. Aug. 27 Registrationforallotherstudents 1:30p.m-4:30p.m. Sat. Aug. 27 Classworkbegins 8:20a.m. Mon. Aug. 29 LaborDayHoliday Mon. Sept. 5 Lastdayforenrolling,addingcoursesor changingsections 4:30p.m. Tues. Sept.6 Lastdayforremovingincompletegrades from precedingSpring,Module,Summer 12:00noon Fri. Oct. 7 DiningHallclosedforFallBreak 6:15p.m. Thurs. Oct. 13 LimitedFoodServicewillbeavailable. FallBreakbegins 8:00p.m. Thurs. Oct. 13 ClassesresumeandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. Oct. 17 Mid-semestergradesdue Noon Fri. Oct. 21 Lastdayfordroppingcoursesorchanging enrollmentstatus 4:30p.m. Wed. Nov. 2 DiningHallclosedforThanksgivingbreak 1:15 p.m. Tues. Nov. 22 Thanksgivingrecessbegins (Tues.declaredaFri.) 1:50p.m. Tues. Nov. 22 Residenthallscloseforbreak 10:00a.m. Wed. Nov. 23 Residenthallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. Nov. 27 ClassesresumeandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. Nov. 28 Pre'RegistrationWeek (Spring) Tues.'Mon.Nov 29-Dec. 5 . PreparationWeek Mon.-Fri. Dec. 5-9 ClassesEnd Fri. Dec.9 Semesterexams Mon.-Fri. Dec. 12-16 DiningHallclosed,endofsemester 6:15 p.m.. Fri. Dec. 16 Residencehallsclose 2:00p.m. Sat. Dec. 17 SPRING SEMESTER 1995 Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. Jan. 8 DiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. Jan.9 Registration 8:30a.m.-4p.m. Mon. Jan. 9 Classworkbegins 8:20a.m. Tues. Jan. 10 Lastdayforenrolling,addingcoursesor changingsections 4:30p.m. Tues. Jan. 17 ModuleRegistration Mon.-Fri. Jan. 23-Feb. 3 Lastdayforremovingincompletegrades fromprecedingsemester Noon Fri. Feb. 17 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 5 DiningHallclosedforMardiGras 1:15 p.m. Fri. Feb. 24 MardiGrasHolidaybegins 3:00p.m. Fn. Feb. 24 Residencehallsclose 10:00a.m. Sat. Feb. 25 Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Wed. Mar. 1 ClassesresumeandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Thurs. Mar. 2 Mid-semestergradesdue Noon Thurs. Mar. 2 Lastdayfordroppingcoursesorchanging enrollmentstatus 4:30p.m. Mon. Mar. 13 StudentResearchForum 1:00p.m. Fri. Apr. 7 Pre-RegistrationWeek (Summer, Fall) Tues.'Mon. Apr.4-10 DiningHallclosedforSpringBreak 6:15 p.m. Thurs. Apr. 13 Springrecessbegins 8:00p.m. Thurs. Apr. 13 Residencehallsclose 10:00a.m. Fri. Apr. 14 Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. Apr. 23 ClassesresumeandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. Apr. 24 PreparationWeek Wed.-Tues. Apr. 26-May2 Classworkends 8:00p.m. Mon. May 1 StudyDay Tues. May2 SemesterExamsforgraduatingseniors Thurs.-Tues. Apr. 27-May2 SemesterExamsforallothers Wed.-Tues. May3-9 BaccalaureateandCommencement 2:30p.m. Sat. May6 DiningHallcloses 6:15p.m. Tues. May9 Residencehallsclose 2:00p.m. Wed. May 10 MODULE 1995 Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. May 14 ClassworkbeginsandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. May 15 Lastdaytodrop 4:30p.m. Mon. May22 ClassworkendsandDiningHallcloses 5:30p.m. Fri. June2 Residencehallscheck-outforstudents notinSummerSessionI 2:00p.m. Sat. June3 Modulegradesdue Noon Tues. June6 SUMMER 1995 (Tentative-Subject to Change) Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. May 14 DiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. May 15 Registrationandclassworkbegins 8:00a.m. Mon. May 15 Four-weekcoursesmeeting 110min.daily 1stSession Mon.-Fri. May 15-June9 2ndSession Mon.-Fri. June 12-July7 FourthofJulyHoliday Tuesday July4 Lastdayforenrolling,addingcourses,or changingsections 1stSession Wed. May 17 2ndSession Wed. June 14 Lastdayfordroppingcoursesorchanging enrollmentstatus 1stSession Thurs. May25 2ndSession Thurs. June22 DiningHallcloses 6:15p.m. Fri. July7 Residencehallsclose 2:00p.m. Sat. July8 CENTENARY COLLEGE 7 The Centenary Experience PURPOSE STATEMENT As a liberal arts institution, Centenary College has established an educa- tionalcommunitywhichendeavorstopreparestudentsforlifebyofferingthem acourseofstudycenteredonarequiredcoreoftraditionalacademicsubjectsin the humanities and the natural andsocial sciences and amajorconcentration inaparticulardiscipline orarea. Thisformalcurriculum iscomplementedbya richprogramofcultural, intellectual, andrecreationalactivities, andopportu- nities to participate in the governance ofthe College. PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION A liberal arts education is the mostfundamental andbroadlyempowering ofallthevarietiesofeducation.Asaliberalartsinstitution,CentenaryCollege endeavorstoprepareitsstudentsforthefullestandmostharmoniousrealization oftheirpotential as individuals and, through them, topromote thewell-being ofsociety. Centenary has established the following goals for its students: To perceive, think, write, and speak clearly. To become free from the provincialism ofthe present. To study the best that human beings have thought, said, and done. To serve society by exemplifying the highestJudeo-Christian ethic. To develop a capacity for synthesizing ideas. Toprepareforresponsibilityinthefamily,thecommunity,thenation,and the world. To foster an awareness and appreciation ofother cultures. To acquire a detailed and systematic knowledge ofa specialty. To cultivate the personal qualities of integrity, honesty, tolerance, and courage. Centenaryseekstoaccomplishtheseobjectivesinavarietyofways,butwe agree that they are best realized within the context ofa liberal arts education. Because communication may be the most important determinant for personal and professional success, Centenary aims to prepare its students to perceive, think, write, and speak clearly. The most effective and persuasive communication begins with clear perception, is informed by knowledge and logical thinking, and is achieved with imagination and taste. The College expects its students to achieve a high level of proficiency in writing and speaking. A principal goal of liberal education is to liberate students from the constraints and limitations ofindividual consciousness and to enable them to achieve historical perspective. To this end, Centenary seeks to provide its studentswithabasicunderstandingofhumanaffairsandto introduce themto the best that human beings have thought, said, and done, that they may understand, enjoy, and ultimately, enhance these achievements. The College endeavorstocultivateinitsstudentsthecapacitytoviewtheeventsofthepast and the critical issues of the present within increasingly wider contexts. In making our cultural heritage accessible to students, Centenary intends to establish the basis for a common discourse, without which there can be little meaningful sense ofcommunity. Centenary's residential campus with its beautiful gardens and park-like areas fosters a strong sense ofplace and provides aphysical basis for the spirit of community the College strives to cultivate. Centenary believes that the sharing of experiences among members of a diverse, but tolerant, group contributes significantly to the education of its students. In this setting the College seeks to create an experience which is both valuable in itself and a touchstone for a lifetime ofproductive growth. AsaninstitutionoftheUnitedMethodistChurch,Centenaryiscommit- ted to cultivating in its students an awareness and appreciation ofthe values of the Judeo-Christian tradition with its emphasis on the dignity of the individual, its reverence for truth, and its compassionate understanding of humanweaknessesandaspirations.Atthesametime,theCollegeisunequivo- callycommittedtotheprinciplethat, inanopenuniverse, individualsmustbe freetoexamine,refine,and,ultimately,toselecttheirownvalues.Recognizing that while some values are enduring, others change with changing circum- stances and with the growth of knowledge, Centenary does not seek to indoctrinateitsstudentswithready-madevaluesbutteachesthemwhatvalues are and how they are formed, and prepares them to select their own. Centenary aims not only to impart to its students knowledge ofthe fine arts, humanities, mathematics, natural and social sciences, but also to make them aware ofthe assumptions, methods, scope, strengths, and limitations of these diverse fields of inquiry. We believe that human affairs are better understood and that the analysis ofcertainproblems is oftenmoreproductive when illuminatedwith the insights ofvarious disciplines. In this connection, Centenarywishestoempoweritsstudentswithanunderstandingofprinciples and a capacity for synthesizing ideas. Facts are basic, but of far greater importance are the principles and theories which give meaning to facts. Centenaryseekstoprepareitsstudentsforresponsibilityinthefamily, the community, the nation, and the world. If the purpose of civilization is to enhancethewell-beingoftheindividual,Centenaryisconvincedthat,inturn, individualsmustbecomeawareofthe immensedebttheyowe tothecountless men and women whose efforts and sacrifices throughout the ages have built and preserved civilization. The College believes that each individual has the responsibility to contribute to the continuation of the fragile process of civilization. Centenaryholdsthatknowledgeofotherculturesplaysanimportantrole in freeing students from individual and cultural narcissism and in preparing them for living in our highly interdependent contemporary world. Liberal education is aprocess entailinggrowth in manydimensions, agoingfrom the known and familiar to the strange and unfamiliar, and from the sometimes monotonousconfinesofwhatonealreadyistotheexcitingpossibilitiesofwhat one canbe. Cross-culturalknowledge contributes significantly to thisprocess ofgrowth and, indirectly, to the continued vitality ofthe nation. The attainmentofdepth inatleastonefieldofknowledge isbothaprime