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Course Catalog Academic Year 2011-2012 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/fishercollegecol2011fish Table of Contents Message from the President 2 Day Division Calendar 3 Division ofContinuing Education Calendar 5 General Information 7 College Policies 17 Academic Information 23 Financial Aid 50 Day Division 60 Division ofContinuing Education 74 Program Requirements 78 Minors 136 Course Descriptions 138 Directory 211 Board ofTrustees 211 Administration 212 Full-Time Faculty 213 Continuing Education Staff. 217 Index 218 ThisCatalog is an official publication oftheCollege and is subjectto changeat anytime.The College reserves the right to add, withdraw, or revise anycourse, program ofstudy, provision, or requirement described herein. Message from the President Dear Students, Welcome to FisherCollege! Ourapproach to highereducation centers on the individual student's academic, professional, and personal development.We fosteran environmentwhich encourages curiosityand innovation while providing open access to a stimulating team offacultyand staff- your partners in learning. Our institution's reputation foracademic excellence is reflected by broad curricula in many relevant areas. Combined with a rich selection ofstudent activities and a vibrant multicultural student body, we have succeeded in creating a most uniqueeducational setting forevery student. congratulateyou on yourdecision tojoin the FisherCollegecommunityand I lookforward to seeing you on campus. Sincerely, Dr.Thomas M. McGovern, President 2 1 General Information DAY DIVISION CALENDAR Fall 2011 Saturday, September 3 Residence Halls Open for New Students Saturday-Monday, September 3, 4, 5 New StudentOrientation Monday, September 5 Residence Halls Open for Returning Students Tuesday, September6 Fall SemesterClasses Begin Monday, September 12 Drop/Add Period Ends Monday, October 10 Columbus Day-No Classes Friday, October 21 Mid-SemesterGrades Due Friday, November 1 Veterans Day-No Classes Tuesday, November22 Last DaytoWithdrawfrom Class Wednesday-Friday, November 23, 24, 25 Thanksgiving Break-No Classes Tuesday, December 13 Fall SemesterClasses End Wednesday- Saturday December 14-17 Final Exams Monday, December 19 Final ExamsContinued 3 2 7 General Information Spring 2012 Sunday, January 15 Residence HallsOpen for New Students Sunday-Monday, January 15-16 New Student Orientation Monday, January 16 Residence HallsOpen for Returning Students Tuesday, January 1 Spring SemesterClasses Begin Monday, January 23 Drop/Add Period Ends Monday, February 20 Presidents'Day-No Classes Friday, March 9 Mid -SemesterGrades Due Saturday-Sunday, March 10- 18 Spring Break Tuesday, April 3 Last DaytoWithdrawfrom Class Monday, April 16 Patriots'Day-No Classes Tuesday, May Spring SemesterClasses End 1 Wednesday- Saturday, May 2-5 Final Exams Monday, May 7 Final ExamsContinued Saturday, May Commencement 1 4 11111212111111 General Information DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION September 201 1 Term Labor Day-No Classes September 5, 201 Term/Classes Begin September6, 201 Drop/Add Period Ends September 12, 201 Columbus Day-No Classes October 10, 2011 Last DaytoWithdraw October 19, 201 Final Exams* October 24-29, 201 Term Ends October 29, 2011 November 201 Term 1 Term/Classes Begin October 31, 201 Drop/Add Period Ends November 7, 201 Veterans Day-No Classes November 1 1, 201 Thanksgiving Day-No Classes November 24, 201 Last DaytoWithdraw December 14, 201 Final Exams * December 19-23, 201 Term Ends December 23, 201 1 Fall DegreeConferral December 30, 201 Holiday Recess December 24, 201 1-January 16, 201 January 2012Term Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-No Classes January 16, 2012 Term/Classes Begin January 17, 2012 Drop/Add Period Ends January 23, 201 Presidents'Day-No Classes February 20, 2012 Last DaytoWithdraw February 29, 2012 Final Exams* March 5-10, 2012 Term Ends March 10, 2012 5 22 General Information DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION March 2012Term Term/Classes Begin March 12, 2012 Drop/Add Period Ends March 19, 2012 Patriot's Day-NoClasses April 16, 2012 Last DaytoWithdraw April 25, 2012 Final Exams* April 30-May 5, 2012 Term Ends May 2012 5, May 2012Term Term/Classes Begin May 2012 7, Commencement May 12, 2012 Drop/Add Period Ends May 14, 2012 Memorial Day-No Classes May 28, 2012 Last DaytoWithdraw June 20, 2012 Final Exams* June 25-30, 2012 Term Ends June 30, 2012 July 2012Term Term/Classes Begin July 9, 2012 Drop/Add Period Ends July 16, 2012 Last DaytoWithdraw August 15, 2012 Final Exams* August 20-25, 2012 Term Ends August 25, 201 Summer DegreeConferral August 30, 201 Onlinefinal exam dates areannounced by instructor in advance. General Information General Information -- Day Division and Division of Continuing Education College Mission FisherCollegechanges lives by positioning students in theirquestforthe knowledge and skills thatwill guidethem through a lifetime ofintellectual and professional pursuits. Motto Ubique Fidelis:"Everywhere Faithful" Values • FisherCollegeenables students to earn a degree and seekajob upon graduation. • FisherCollege provides accessto an education to students seeking the tools they need to achieve their goals. • Dedicated, experienced, and caring educators allow FisherCollege to accomplish its mission. • Campus lifeenrichesthe Fishercommunity byoffering students social and educational opportunities. • The Fisherexperienceactivates students to take ownership oftheir learning by preparing them to overcomechallengesand pursue opportunities. • Fisher's small-school setting allows studentsto form enduring and influential bondswith each otherand with their professors. • The Fishercommunity brings cultures and perspectives together in a dynamic arena. • Fisherviews ethical and moral development and public service as imperatives. • Alumni hold an honored place in the life ofthe College and supporttheir alma mater. 7 General Information Historical Background For more than a century, FisherCollege has met itsfounders'call to move lives forward through education. Firmlyestablished in the great collegiatecenter ofBoston, Massachusetts, FisherCollege providesopportunityforstudents ofall ages and experiences.The hallmarkofthe Fisher story is its embrace ofchange.TheCollege is keenly aware ofdevelopments in instruction and technologyas well as the evolving roleofhighereducation institutions. Fisher hascontinually responded bydelivering pragmatic and focused programs. Reinforced bya unique student-centered philosophy, Fisher endures, and servesthis and futuregenerations. College-Wide Learning Outcomes Becauseofits commitment to academic excellence, theCollege requires that its graduates havedemonstrated competencies in written and oral communication, computational skills, critical thinking and research skills, technological literacy, civic responsibility, and racial, ethnic, and cross-cultural understanding.Toward this end, each student is provided the opportunityto demonstratethefollowing competencies, abilities, and interests: • Effectivecommunication skills, including the abilitiesto speakand write cogently, and toconduct research in relevant sources including the useof electronic databases. • Theabilityto understand and apply basic analytic-mathematical operations and to make logical inferencesfrom quantitativedata. • Critical thinking skills to organize and process information and to formulate effectively reasoned conclusions. • Self-confidenceand the abilityto make moral and socialjudgments in the context ofindividual, social, and civic responsibility. • An understanding ofthe multicultural values within a diverse American and global societysufficient to enablethe studentto interact collaborativelywith others ofa different culture. • Learning skills necessaryfor lifelong personal and professional development. 8