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Saai COLLEGE PETERSBURG, FLORIDA ST. 994-96 -I CONTENTS Introduction Page 1 Commitments ofEckerd College 2 Academic Program 5 Descriptions ofCourses and Majors .... 27 Autumn Term and WinterTerm 109 Campus and Student Life 110 Admission 115 Financial Aid 118 Expenses 127 Faculty 134 Administration 138 On the Cover Board ofTrustees 139 The Trumpet Triton shell, Charonia tritonis linne, Index , 142 is afittingsymbol forthe waterfront home ofthe Calendar ofEvents 144 EckerdCollegeTritons. Correspondence Directory 149 ECKERD COLLEGE AN INTRODUCTION ThebasicmissionofEckerdCollegeistoaidthepersonaldevelopment ofhumane and competent persons ofall ages to learn, lead and serve in the local, national, and even international realms of a pluralistic andincreasinglycomplexsociety. In sodoing, EckerdCollegehasas its ultimate aims to assist persons to fulfill their God given potential, to improvethequalityoflifeinoursocietyatlargeand, morespecifically, to contribute to the vitality ofcongregations which are the local expressions ofthe Christian Church. Eckerd College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association ofColleges and Schools to award the Bachelor ofArts and BachelorofSciencedegrees. Acoeducationalcollegeofthe liberal arts and sciences, it is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church(U.S.A.).Thecampus islocatedon 267 acresoftropicalwater- frontproperty in a suburban area ofSt. Petersburg, Florida. The schoolwas founded in 1958 as Florida Presbyterian College, and admitted its first students in 1960. In 1972 the college's name was changedtohonorJackM. Eckerd, a prominentFloridacivicleaderand businessman whose gifts and commitments to the institution have helped to insure its continuingexcellence. More than 4,500 graduates are seeking to lead lives of leadership and service in communities throughouttheworld. ECKERD COLLEGE sist students to clarify their beliefs, assess their BASIC COMMITMENTS values, and learn to act responsiblyon thebasis oftheir convictions. Thiscatalogisdesigned togiveacomprehensive pictureofEckerd College. Weare proudofwhat THE COMMITMENT OF wehaveachieved, andwelcomethereadertojoin FACULTY TO STUDENTS us in anexcitingand continuingeducational ad- venture.Asyou read thisdocument, you should The relatively small size of the Eckerd student beawareofcertainbasiccommitmentsthathave body allows numerous opportunities for close guidedthecollege'shistoryand planning.These personalrelationshipsbetweenstudentsandfac- commitments and the efforts to achieve them ulty. Each Eckerd studenthas afacultyacademic have enabled Eckerd College to be distinctive adviser, known as a "Mentor," who seeks to fa- amongthe 3,000colleges anduniversities inthe cilitate the total growth of students and helps United States. them to getthe mostoutoftheircollegeyears. THE COMMITMENT TO Becausethefacultyiscommittedtotheprimary INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT importanceofteaching, ithas developed a reputation for excellence in the teaching of under- Theprimarypurposeoftheeducationalprogram graduates. ManyEckerdCollegefacultymembers istofosterthepersonaldevelopmentofeachstu- are engaged in primary scholarship and artistic dent. We seek to prepare students for the basic creativity and wherever possible seek to involve responsibilities oflife, and especially forcompe- students in these enterprises. The intention of tent, humane leadership and service. We are vi- the facultyis to provide an educationalenviron- tally concerned with the development ofwhole mentcharacterizedbyhighexpectation,personal persons,andthereforeencouragetheintellectual, attention and enthusiasm forlearning. spiritual, cultural, social, emotional and physi- THE COMMITMENT TO calgrowthofeach student.Whileeducation isa GENERAL EDUCATION lifelongprocesstheEckerdexperienceisdesigned to assist students to go beyond the limitations While Eckerd College is committed to helping imposed by ignorance, narrowness, conformity, students develop competence in a specific field self-centeredness, and irresponsibility. Ouraims ofstudy, itis equallycommitted to general edu- are to help individuals achieve excellence in cation. thought and conduct; and to spark their imag- ination aboutfuture possibilities. The general education program is designed to provideafoundationforlifelonglearningbyhelp- THE COMMITMENT TO ing students to develop a love for learning, ac- CHRISTIAN VALUES quire an informed awareness of the major ele- ments oftheircultural heritage, explorevarious Eckerd College seeks to combine the Christian perspectives on the central concerns ofhuman faith and liberal education in the belief that a existence, assume increased responsibility for Christian college is better able to contribute to theirowngrowth, and mastertheskills thatare individual development than any other type of necessarytounderstand and dealwith a rapidly college. To give focus to its Christian com- changingand increasingly complexworld. mitment,thecollegemaintainsanactivecovenant The general education program for entering relationship with the Presbyterian Church, (nsUta.urSdr.eoAnw.tl)sy;ashenocwdteavsrteiaarfn,f.itInhtdeiinvccoillduluedagelesscaoomfmommnaugnnyiittsdyfeanicsoulmntioy-,t jaFenrctde,scthohmmeepWnoseiissttimeorannd,ecHoeumrppiutotafagettihsoeenq,auufetonrucemeingnintleatrnhgmeuapfgirreos,-t year; one course in each of four value-oriented nations, faiths and points ofview. perspectives in the second and thirdyear; anda As a church-related college commimity, we seek course in the Judaeo-Christian perspective and to give the Christian faith a full hearing in a an integrating issue-oriented seminar in the Se- setting where students are free to accept or re- nioryear. ject, but not ignore it. Confident in the belief that all truth is ofGod, we seek to develop an atmosphere offree and open inquiry into all as- pects offaith and knowledge. Our aim is to as- THE COMMITMENT TO THE THE COMMITMENT TO INTEGRATION OF LIBERAL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN ARTS AND CAREER COMMUNITY PREPARATION There is a rich diversity among Eckerd College The commitment to individual development in- students which is educationally desirable. Stu- cludes a commitment to helping students pre- dentscometocampus from morethan40states pare themselves for a vocation. Through more and 30 foreign countries. They enroll from ur- than thirty formal majors and pre-professional ban, suburban and rural areas; from developed programs,opportunitiesareavailabletodevelop and developingcountries; and from avarietyof theknowledge, skills andattitudes necessaryfor cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds. The successfulcareers. Inaddition,throughindepen- cosmopolitan nature ofthe Eckerd campus en- dentstudyandindividuallydesignedareasofcon- richesthetotaleducationalexperienceasstudents centration, students are encouraged to supple- learn from each other. ment and adapt the formal curriculum to their Builtuponthisdiversityisasenseofcommunity particular interests and aspirations. based upon common objectives, concerns and The college recognizes that significant learning experiences. Academic interests provide the ba- can occur in a variety of settings. Internships, sis fora senseofcommunity, which is enhanced jobs, and otheroffcampus learningexperiences by worship, student activities, athletic events, bothinthiscountryandabroadenablestudents concerts, lectures and other opportunities for to integrate theory and practice, and help them shared experiences. Because most students re- toclarifytheirvalues andcareerchoices. Faculty side on campus, they have the enriched experi- inalldisiplines arecommittedtoaparticipatory ences thatoccurwhen people are learningboth educational process inwhich students engageas how to learn and how to live together. active learners. The aim is to assisteach student tobecomeaself-directed,competent,humaneper- soncapableofmakingasignificantcontribution to society. . . THE COMMITMENT TO BE A 3. Toconductoneselfwith integrity in academic PACE-SETTING INSTITUTION work and as a citizen of the college community. nEcekwerpdroCoglrlaemgsedisensaitginoendaltloydkenaolwdnirefcotrlpyiwoinetehrtihneg 4. To respect the rights and property of other varying needs ofcollege students. It has shown students and their need for an environment conducive to scholarlywork. the will to improve education, and the vision and courage to take steps thatwill facilitate the 5. To respect the rights and property ofEckerd growth ofstudents. Many ofits programs ofin- College and to protect its reputation as a col- terdisciplinary study, independent study, inter- legeofdistinctionwithastudentbodyofhigh national education, values inquiry, and student quality. orientationandadvisinghavebecomemodelsfor 6. To respectand learn from human differences other educational institutions. Within the con- and the diversityofideas and opinions. textofitsobjectives asachurch-related collegeof 7. To seekoutopportunities to prepare foralife theliberal arts and sciences, itcontinues to seek ofleadership and service. betterways ofmeeting its commitments. Each student's commitmentto these ideals obli- A SHARED COMMITMENT gates thatstudenttoabidebycollege regulations andtoworkwithotherstopreventthefollowing Every student upon entering Eckerd College is behaviors thatthreaten thefreedomandrespect asked to sign a promise to uphold the following, that members ofthe Eckerd communityenjoy: statementofShared Commitment: 1 Academic dishonesty Thechoice tojoin the communityofscholars of 2. Chronic interference with the rightto study Eckerd College commits each studenttotheval- 3. Willful destruction ofproperty ues embodied in the mission and objectives of this church-related college ofliberal arts and sci- 4. Theft ences. Inherent in this commitment is the re- 5. Personalviolence sponsibility: 6. Bigotry 1 Touseone'sabilitiesandopportunitiestopur- 7. Disruptive intoxication sue personal and academic growth and excel- Thus all students share a commitmentto excellence. lenceandtothecreationofacollegecommunity 2. To exercise respect for human dignity in atti- in which theycan take pride. tudes and relationships. THE ACADEMIC ternships,off-campusprograms,workexperience, PROGRAM career planning, foreign study, and the many other options that Eckerd offers. Since Eckerd College (then known as Florida THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR Presbyterian College) opened its doors, it has earned a reputation for creating new and better EckerdCollegefollowsamodified4-1-4calendar. opportunities forlearning. Eckerdhas beencon- Thefalland springsemestersarefourteenweeks sistently rated amongthe foremostofAmerican in length, and areeach followedbyexamination colleges and universities. periods.Coursesduringthesemesterareoffered The college looks for superior methods ofedu- for the full fourteen weeks, and ordinarily a cating its students, not in order to be different, full-time student will enroll for four of these butto offer a more rewarding and useful educa- courses each semester. tional experience. The three-week autumn term for Freshmen oc- Forexample,youhaveprobablycomeacrosssuch curs prior to the beginning ofthe fall semester, expressions as "4-1-4," "winterim," "miniterm," while the four week winter term (January) falls "interim," or "winter term." (All ofthem mean betweenthetworegularsemesters. Duringthese essentially the same thing: separating the two shorter terms, students will enroll for no more terms ofan academicyearwith aone month pe- thanoneacademicprojectatatime.Thisformat riodofstudyonasingletopic.)Thewinterterm providesforindependentinvestigationofatopic is an Eckerd College concept. This innovation in a concentrated manner. was created and tested first on the Eckerd Col- THE AUTUMN TERM lege campus; then other colleges found it so ex- citingthatthey adopted it. As a Freshman, you will startyour Eckerd Col- Since the creation ofthe winter term in 1960, lege experience in mid-August, when you enroll Eckerd has discovered and implemented other forautumnterm. Incontrasttotheusual Fresh- innovativewaysofteaching. Perhapsthebestway man orientation oftwo or three days, autumn ofproviding you with an understanding ofthe term lasts three weeks. It is designed for Fresh- Eckerdexperienceistotakeyouona"verbaltour" men only, and provides an intensive foretasteof ofthe academic program. college living and academic work. THE MENTOR Duringautumntermyouwilltakeoneacademic project,forcredit,fromyourMentor.Thisproject Shortly afteryou have been accepted as an Eck- is stimulating in content, teaches basicacademic erd student, you will receive material about se- skills, and focuses on the interdisciplinary na- lection of a Mentor. The original Mentor was tureoflearning. Thecoursewill giveyou aclear the guide and companion ofOdysseys. As you idea ofwhat is expected ofyou at Eckerd. Au- are, in a sense, embarkingon your odyssey, it is tumntermprovidesanexcellentopportunityfor fittingthatyou haveyourown Mentor. certain kinds ofinterestand competencytesting thatwill allow you to begin your academic pro- ThroughoutyourcareeratEckerd, youwill have gram in courses thatare best suited toyourcur- continuing support and counsel from a faculty Mentor, who is more than theconventional fac- rent stage ofdevelopment. ulty adviser. Mentors are faculty members who Youwillalsolearnagreatdealaboutliving,work- have been specially trained to help you in your ingandplayinginacollegecommunity.Thestu- academicprogram,careerplanning,andpersonal dentResidentAdviserinyourresidencehallwill growth.YouchooseyourownMentorbeforeyou beonhandduringautumntermtohelpyoumake enter Eckerd, from a descriptive list ofMentors thetransition intocollegelife. In fact, theentire andprojects.InyourFreshmanyearyouwilltake staffofthe college and the autumn term faculty at least one course from your Mentor, and to- will participate with you in periods ofinquiry, getheryouwillworkouttherestofyouracademic reflectionandfun.Thesenseofcommunitythat program forthe firstacademicyear. develops will assistyou to take full advantage of When you become an upperclass student, you theopportunitiesandresourcesavailableoncam- pus. By the time the upperclass students return may choose a new Mentor—a specialist in your inSeptember,youwillbewellestablishedincam- area ofacademic concentration. The two ofyou pus life. For more information see page 109. will continue to plan your academic program, including independent and directed studies, in- GENERAL EDUCATION sponsoring winter term projects abroad or in An important part ofyour studies throughout major cities and interesting locations in the UnitedStates. Manywintertermprojectsinclude your career at Eckerd College will be in general atleasteightcontacthoursperweek,whichmeets education. the Veteran's Administration standards for full During your Freshman year you will take two tuition benefits. Formore information see page classwide interdisciplinary courses called West- 109. ern Heritage I and II that will explore the cultural riches ofthe past. Yourdiscussion sections THE COLLEGIUM CONCEPT in these courses will be led by your Mentor. In addition you will be expected to demonstrate Duringthepastfewyears,educatorshavebecome writingcompetencybyassemblinga portfolioof awarethatthetraditionaldivisionoflearninginto your collegiate writing for evaluation by the fac- academic"departments"isnotnecessarilythebest ulty; take one college level computation course waytoorganizetheeducationalprocess. Increas- ordemonstratecompetencybyexamination;and inglypopularamongcolleges is the interdiscipli- take one year of a foreign language or demon- nary major, in which the student combines strate competency atthe firstyear byevaluation courses from two or more departments to form ofthe language faculty. an individual academic program. At Eckerd, we have established interdisciplinary "collegia," DuringyourSophomoreandJunioryearsyouwill whichencouragenewcombinationsofstudiesand choosefourcourses,onefromalistofoptionsin- demonstrate the interrelatedness ofknowledge. eachoffourbroad perspectives on human existence: the aesthetic, cross-cultural, environmen- Theword"collegium"goesbacktomedievaldays, tal and social relations. The courses will be dis- when it meant a fellowship ofequals (i.e.; per- tributed over four collegia so as to provide in- sons communicatingwithoutartificial obstacles volvementwith significantly different modes of todiscourse)pursuingacommonobjective(which inquiry. in Eckerd's case is learning). The word vividly describes whatwe aretryingtodo: to bringyou Seniorswill takeacoursethatwill focus oncon- (the student) together with a highly knowledge- temporaryissues from theJudaeo-Christian per- able person (the professor) in an atmosphere spective, and a Senior seminar focusing on the where you can debate freely, challenge one searchforsolutionstoimportantissuesthatthey another'sviewpoints, learn together. arelikelyto face duringtheirlifetimes. In a collegium, subjects are grouped according WINTER TERM to the intellectual discipline required to master them.Youlearnmathematicsandphysicsinsimi- Wintertermisaspecialfour-weekperiodinJanu- larways, forexample; butyoulearndancediffer- arythatemphasizes independentstudy.Youmay ently,andaforeignlanguageinstillanotherway. enroll in projects designed by professors, orde- sign yourown with sponsorship ofa professor. Eckerd faculty members choose to affiliate with a particularcollegium, dependingupontheirap- All winter term projects must have strong aca- proachtotheirsubject.Youwilldothesame.At demic merit A typical project requires you to the end ofyour Freshman year you will focus select a subject, gather information, organize it, upon a majororareaofconcentration andaffili- and present it as a paper, a short story, a paint- ate with the collegium that best suits your per- ing, a performance, or a piece of equipment. ception ofthat study. Your concentration does Freshmen maytake awinterterm in addition to nothavetolieinasinglefield, suchashistoryor autumn term, and substitutea fifthwinterterm biology. You can createyourown concentration for one of the 32 courses required for gradua- by combining those studies that will help you tion. The winter term in the Senioryear is usu- achieveyour career or professional goal. Forex- allyspentworkingon acomprehensiveexamina- ample, ifyou wish to become an environmental tion or senior thesis or project required for economist, you can combine economics and bi- completion ofa major. ology, thus creating your own concentration to Manycollegeshavefollowed EckerdCollege'sex- fityourown goal. The collegium conceptmakes ample in adopting awinter term program, mak- thisinterdisciplinaryapproachtolearninganatu- ing it possible to exchange students and to in- ral one thatis easy to accomplish. crease the range ofprojects offered. Eckerd Col- lege also cooperates with other4-1-4 colleges in Eckerd sees the members of a collegium— stu- panded the notion of the academic adviser to dents and faculty alike—as partners in learning. allowmore help, care, and encouragementto its Professors bring high expectation to the learn- students. Each FreshmanhasaMentorfromthe ingprocess; students areexpectedtobecome in- faculty who helps to guide him or her through dependentlearners and researchers, able to take the Freshman year. maximum advantage oftheir professors' strong 3.WesternHeritage.Allfreshmenarerequired qdueacliisfiiocna-tmiaoknisn.gEgarocuhp,coclolmepgoisuemdhoafspriotfsesosowrns to take Western Heritage I (fall) and Western Heritage II (spring). These courses explore cen- andstudents,whichgives studentsanimportant tral concepts and materials ofWestern civiliza- voice in the academic decisions ofthe college. tion and introduce Freshmen to the themes of THE FOUNDATIONS EckerdCollege'sgeneraleducation program,the COLLEGIUM aesthetic, cross-cultural, environmental, and social relations perspectives. Western Heritage Eckerd College provides a special, perhaps courses are interdisciplinary, using lecture and unique, program for all Freshmen through the discussion formats. The discussion sections are Foundations Collegium. This is the first-year the same groups, with the same instructor, as home for students, helping them to establish a the autumn term groups. foundation for their upper-level studies. The 4. SkillsDevelopment. Everystudentmustdem- collegium's program includes four important onstrate proficiency, or take courses to develop parts: skills, in composition, computation and foreign 1. Autumn Term. Freshmen arrive in mid-Au- language. For more details see page 16 under Degree Requirements, and under Composition gusttotakeathree-weekcoursebeforetheopen- ingofthe fall semesterearly in September. Dur- in thecourselistings. Foundations also provides ing this time, they also complete their testing, a Writing Center to assist students with their orientation, and registration. Freshmen choose writing. from 18 projects limited to about 20 students AttheendoftheFreshmanyear, studentschoose each. The professor for that course will be the an upper-level collegium and a newMentor; any Mentor for those students. students still unsure ofwhat to choose can get 2. The Mentorship. Eckerd College has ex- help from the Foundations office and/orCareer Counseling. AuthorJamesMichenerisamemberofthe AcademyofSeniorProfessiormlsatEckerdCollege (ASPEC) THE UPPER DIVISION THE COLLEGIUM OF COLLEGIA CREATIVE ARTS THE COLLEGIUM OF CreativeArtsCollegiumfacultyarededicatedto BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE promotingthedevelopmentofcreativityineach person and the integration ofthe physical, emo- Members of the Behavioral Science Collegium tional, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of believe that the urgent problems oftoday— rac- the self. Sharingabeliefinthevalueofexperien- ism, environmental pollution, overpopulation, tial learning, members ofthe Collegium recog- worldhungerandcrime—areproblemsofhuman nizethatstudentslearnas muchthroughexperi- behavior. Therefore, there is much to be gained encingthe creative process as in thecompletion by developing methodological and conceptual ofaproduct. In additiontotheprograms inart, tools to understand better both individual and music, theatre, and creative writing, where stu- collective behavior. Students will take introduc- dentsareencouragedtoexploreandexpresstheir torycoursesinpsychologyorsociologyaswellas talents within the context of freedom with a course in statistical methods. In addition, responsibility,theCollegiumincludesthehuman courses are available in the fields ofeconomics, development discipline where learning to help sociology, psychology, management, political sci- others realize their full potential is the primary ence, business administration, finance, account- goal. Interdisciplinarystudy, independentwork, ingand marketing. and application ofknowledge inthecommunity are fostered in the CreativeArts Collegium. THE COLLEGIUM OF COMPARATIVE CULTURES THE COLLEGIUM OF LETTERS The Collegium of Comparative Cultures seeks TheCollegiumofLettersiscomposedofstudents to promote an understanding ofthe breadth of and facultywho have in common an interestin humanculturalachievementsthroughlanguages, human beings, past and present— their history, area studies, anthropology, international busi- literary and artistic products, religious commit- ness, and related disciplines. The Collegium ments,politicalinvolvements, andphilosophical serves as both a window and a gateway to the groupings. The study ofwho we are by looking cultures ofthe world: a window for those who atwhatwe are doing and theworks and institu- learnintheclassroomfrom professorswhohave tions created by our predecessors provides the livedandstudiedinothercultures; agatewayfor relevance,vitality,andexcitementofourprogram. those who wish tovisitthese cultures after pre- This humane interest has value in and ofitself. paratory study on campus. Language study in In addition, it provides a fundamental back- French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, or ground for awidevarietyoffutures—vocational Russiancanbeintegratedintoamajorprogram, or through professional and graduate schools— an interdisciplinaryconcentration with another as the experience ofourgraduates attests. discipline(suchasmanagement,politicalscience, THE COLLEGIUM OF orcomparativeliterature), oritmaysimplyserve NATURAL SCIENCES to round out a student's liberal arts program. Anthropologyallowsstudentstolearnaboutthe The Collegium of Natural Sciences brings to- peoples and cultures of the world, past and gether biologists, chemists, environmentalists, present, while becoming well-versed in the re- earth scientists, marine scientists, computer sci- search methods, theoretical perspectives (such entists, mathematicians, physicists, and those as culture change) and practice applications of interested in the health professions, including anthropology in today's world. Some students medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry and may decide to plan their studies around a par- medical technology. ticularareaoftheworld. In suchcases,theInter- nationalEducationofficegivesassistanceinplan- The major emphasis ofthe Collegium is on the ningappropriatestudyabroadexperiences.Com- development of the skills of observation, ex- parativeCultures graduates have chosen careers perimentaldesign,problem-solving, researchand inteaching,interpreting,foreignservice,religious the studyofthe principlesandconceptsthatare vocations or international business. necessary to successful scientific investigation.