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^B®£k i i o9f Iflr^mp** 111*' I """•wate^jlul ^rUMS m turt 1 OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY 2006 - 2008 BULLETIN OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY Make a Life. Make a Living. Make a Difference. 2006-2008 BULLETIN for the Traditional Undergraduate Program and Master ofArts in Teaching - Early Childhood Education (Grades P-5) Plus a Student's Guide to Oglethorpe Oglethorpe's eveningdegreeprogram has aseparate bulletin, available upon request. Oglethorpe University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone 404-679-4500) to award bachelor's degrees and master's degrees. The graduate teacher education program is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. Oglethorpe makes no distinction in its admission policies or procedures on grounds ofage, race, gender, religious belief, color, sexual orientation, national origin or disability. This Bulletin is published by the Office of the Provost, Oglethorpe University. The information included in it is accurate for the 2006-2008 academic years as of the date of publication, August 2006; however, the programs, policies, requirements and regulations are subject to change as circumstances may require. The listing ofa course or program in this Bulletin does not constitute a guarantee or contract that it will be offered during the 2006-2008 academic years. Final responsibility for selecting and scheduling courses and satisfactorilycompletingcurriculum requirements restswith thestudent. Directory of Correspondence Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Road NE,Atlanta, Georgia 30319-2797 404-261-1441 or 1-800-428-4484 wrww.oglethorpe.edu General College Policy Lawrence M. Schall President Academic Policy William O. Shropshire Provost Alumni Relations Barbara B. Henry '85 DirectorofAlumniRelations BusinessAffairs, Financial Planning Marilyn Fowle VicePresidentforBusinessandFinance Campus Safety GuyAntinozzi DirectorofCampusSafety Enrollment, FinancialAd, Scholarships LucyLeusch VicePresidentforEnrollmentandFinancialAid Evening Degree Program Annie Hunt Burriss AssociateProvostofOglethorpe UniversityEveningDegree ProgramandDeputyto thePresidentforCommunity Relations FundraisingandGifts PeterA. Rooney VicePresidentforDevelopmentandAlumniRelations Public Information, Public Relations Kelly Robinson ExecutiveDirectorofMarketingandPublicRelations Student Records,Transcripts Tanya Crump Registrar Student Services (Residence Life, Food, Timothy Doyle Health, Counseling, CareerServices) VicePresidentforStudentAffairsandDeanofStudents StudentTuition, Fees ArthurVaughn DirectoroftheBusiness Office Visitors Oglethorpe University welcomes visitors to the campus throughout the year. To meet with a particular staffor faculty member, visitors are urged to make an appointment in advance. Administrative officesareopen from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. onweekdays. All of the offices of the university can be reached by calling the switchboard at 404-261-1441. The public relations office is available for assistance at 404-364-8447. The admission officecan be reacheddirectlybycalling404-364-8307or 1-800-428-4484. Table of Contents Academic Calendar 4 Mission 7 History 11 Campus Facilities 17 Admission 25 Financial Assistance 35 Tuition and Costs 51 StudentAffairs 57 Student's Guide to Oglethorpe 67 Academic Regulations and Policies 95 Oglethorpe Honor Code 107 Educational Enrichment 117 The Core Curriculum 129 Programs ofStudy 135 Board ofTrustees 235 President'sAdvisoryCouncil 238 NationalAlumniAssociation Board ofDirectors 240 The Faculty 242 UniversityOfficers 247 Campus Map 248 Index 250 1 Academic Calendar Fall Semester 2006 August 26-28 Orientation for New Students August 27 Residence Halls Open for Returning Students August 28 Registration forAll Students August 29 First DayofClasses September 4 Labor Day Holiday September6 Last Day to Drop/Add a Course; End ofLate Registration October 9 Columbus Day Holiday October 20 Midterm November 3 Last Day to Withdraw from a Coursewith a "W" Grade November 13-17 Pre-Registration for Spring Semester November 17 Withdrawal from a Course with a "WF" AfterThis Date November 22-26 Thanksgiving Holidays November 27 Classes Resume December 8 Boar's Head December 1 Last Day ofClasses December 12 Reading/Preparation Day December 13-19 Final Examinations Spring Semester 2007 January 15 OpeningofResidence Halls/Orientation January 15 Martin Luther King,Jr. Holiday January 16 Orientation and Registration January 17 First DayofClasses January24 Last Day to Drop/Add a Course; End ofLate Registration February 14 Oglethorpe DayConvocation March 9 Midterm March 17-25 Spring Holidays March 26 Classes Resume "W March 30 Last Dayto Withdraw from a Coursewith a Grade April 9-13 Pre-Registration for Summer and Fall April 13 Withdrawal from a Coursewith a "WF" AfterThis Date April 18 Symposium in the Liberal Arts May 1 Last DayofClasses May 2 Reading Day/Preparation Day May 3-9 Final Examinations May 12 Commencement 1 1 1 Fall Semester 2007 August 25-27 Orientation for New Students August26 Residence Halls Open for Returning Students August 27 Registration forAll Students August 28 First DayofClasses September 3 Labor Day Holiday September 5 Last Day to Drop/Add a Course; End ofLate Registration October 8 Columbus Day Holiday October 19 Midterm November 2 Last Day to Withdraw from a Coursewith a "W" Grade November 12-16 Pre-Registration for Spring Semester November 16 Withdrawal from a Coursewith a "WF" AfterThis Date November 21-25 Thanksgiving Holidays November 26 Classes Resume December 7 Boar's Head December 10 Last Dayof Classes December 1 Reading/Preparation Day December 12-18 Final Examinations Spring Semester 2008 January 14 Opening of Residence Halls/Orientation January 15 Orientation and Registration January 16 First DayofClasses January2 Martin Luther King,Jr. Holiday January 24 Last Day to Drop/Add aCourse; End ofLate Registration February 13 Oglethorpe DayConvocation March 7 Midterm March 15-23 Spring Holidays March 24 Classes Resume W" March 28 Last Dayto Withdraw from aCoursewith a " Grade April 7-11 Pre-Registration for Summerand Fall April 1 Withdrawal from aCoursewith a "WF" AfterThis Date April 16 Symposium in the LiberalArts April 29 Last DayofClasses April 30 Reading Day/Preparation Day May 1-7 Final Examinations May 10 Commencement Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/oglethorpeuniver0608ogle Mission Oglethorpe University Mission Oglethorpe Universityprovides asuperioreducation in the liberal arts andsciences and selected professional disciplines in a coeducational, largely residential, small-college environment within a dynamic urban setting. Oglethorpe's academically rigorous programs emphasize intellectual curiosity, individual attention and encouragement, close collaboration among faculty and students and active learning in relevant field experiences. Oglethorpe is committed to supporting the success ofall students in a diverse community characterized by civility, caring, inquiry and tolerance. Oglethorpe's talented, self-reliant and motivated graduates are prepared to make a life and to make a living, to grow as life-long learners and to be energetic and intelligent contributors in a rapidly changingworld. The Oglethorpe Tradition Oglethorpe Universitywas established in 1835 and named after GeneralJames Edward Oglethorpe, the founder ofGeorgia. The university was patterned on Corpus Christi College, Oxford, General Oglethorpe's alma mater. Although influenced by other conceptions ofhigher education, Oglethorpe University has been shaped principally by the English tradition of collegiate education, which many observers believe is the finest type produced by Western civilization. Brieflystated, four characteristics have made this kind ofcollegewidelyadmired: 1. Colleges in the English tradition emphasize broad education for intelligent leadership. They recognize that this is a more useful undergraduate education for the able young person than technical training for a specificjob. 2. Colleges such as Oglethorpe stress the basic academic competencies - reading, writing, speaking and reasoning - and the fundamental fields of knowledge - the arts and sciences.These are essential tools ofthe educated person. 3. Close relationships between teacher and student are indispensable to this type of education. A teacher is not merely a conveyor of information - the invention of the printing press and advances in information technology have made that notion of education obsolete. Rather, the most important function ofthe teacher is to stimulate intellectual activity in the student and to promote his or her development as a mature person. 4. A collegiate education is far more than a collection ofacademic courses. It is a process of development in which campus leadership opportunities, residential life, athletics, formal and informal social functions, aesthetic experiences and contact with students from other cultures, in addition to classroom exercises, all play important roles. Versatility and ability to lead are important goals of this type of undergraduate education. Another aspect ofOglethorpe's tradition was contributed by Philip Weltner, president of the university from 1944 to 1953. Oglethorpe, he said, should be a college that is "superlatively good." Only at a college with carefully selected students and faculty, he believed, could young people achieve their fullest intellectual development through an intense dialogue with extraordinary teachers. Thus, a commitment to superior performance is an important element ofthe Oglethorpe tradition.