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1999-2000 BULLETIN U N I Florida's First Private University *•- -a9CAJWT duPof NewstudentslunchwiththeirfamiliesaroundHollerFountain. PhotocourtesyofTheReporter. STETSON UNIVERSITY DeLand, Florida 32720 1999 Volume CXII Number 1 Issued annuallyas third class matter at the Post Office, DeLand, Florida. Directory of Correspondence Address all correspondence as indicated below. Admission ofStudents Dean ofAdmissions Admission to Graduate Programs Dean ofSchool/College Personal Welfare and Housing Office ofCampus Life Re-Entry and TransferCredits Registrar Student FinancialAid StudentFinancial Planning Director cu AlumniAffairs Director ofAlumniAffairs g R.O.T.C Department ofMilitaryScience V Finances Vice Presidentfor Finance na C o For information about a department major, write to the chair ofthe depart- 0- mentor the dean ofthe appropriate college or school. V u For information about graduate studies, write to the dean ofthe appropriate © college or school. t^ The address ofStetson University is 421 North Woodland Blvd., DeLand, FL OP 32720.The telephone numberofthe DeLandcampusis904-822-7000.VisitStetson University's Home Page at http://www.stetson.edu/. O "£ For information concerning the College ofLaw, write to Director ofAdmis- V sions, Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, St. Petersburg, g Florida, 33707. The phone numberofthe College ofLawis 727-562-7800. Visit the College ofLawon the Web at http://www.law.stetson.edu/ Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity institution that admits students of any race, color, sex, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the Uni- versity. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin or handicap in administration ofitseduca- tional policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs, or in the recruitment and employment ofits faculty and staff. This edition of the Stetson Bulletin, edited byJane Bradford, supersedes all others. The contents do not constitute a contract. The faculty and trustees ofStet- son University reserve the rightto change, modify, revoke, oradd to the University academic, financial, or student requirements or regulations at any time, without prior notice. The provisionsofthis Bulletinapply to the DeLand campus. Cover byFred Messersmith,A.W.S.,Artist-in-Residence. 81 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT'S REMARKS 4 THE UNIVERSITY: MISSION, PURPOSE, HERITAGE 6 CURRENT ENVIRONMENT 8 ADMISSION 10 EXPENSES 15 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 20 STUDENT LIFE 31 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 41 COURSE SYMBOLS AND CLASSIFICATIONS 49 COLLEGE OF .ARTS AND SCIENCES 5 s- Special Programs in the College of s o U Arts and Sciences 154 — SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 163 o - SCHOOL OF MUSIC 193 SPECLAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: UNIV. LE\TL 213 GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS 223 Graduate and Professional School Linkages 257 COLLEGE OF LAW 259 FACULTY, .ADMINISTRATION, AND BOARD MEMBERS 263 ENROLLMENT SUMMARY 289 MAP OF CAMPUS 290 INDEX 292 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 298 C PresidentLeeenjoys talkingwith student1,. President's Remarks As Florida's first private university, Stetson University sets the standard for qualityteachingand innovative, superiorprograms.We're proud tobe anationally- recognized leader in education with a commitment to values and social responsibility. Perhaps most important of all, Stetson is committed to making top-quality, private education affordable to adiverse group ofqualified students. StetsonUniversity'srich tradition began in 1883when itwasfoundedbyaNew York businessman, Henry DeLand, and named for his friend, Philadelphia hat manufacturer,John B. Stetson. The first building on campus, DeLand Hall, is still in use, and it serves as an historic landmark forour town and the University. Today the University maintains two campuses: the DeLand campus, which servesabout2,300studentsin aCollege ofArtsand Sciences, School ofMusic, and School of Business Administration; and the St. Petersburg campus, which serves about 680 students in the College ofLaw. Stetson'sfour collegesand schools offer eleven degree programs in more than fifty-five majors and minors, giving students the best oftwo worlds: the great variety ofa university program coupled with the concern for and interaction with the individual student found at small colleges. Stetson ranks fourth among the top regional universities in the South in the 1999 U.S. Newsand WorldReportnationalsurvey,which alsorecognizesourCollegeofLaw as the best in the nation in trial and appellate advocacyprograms. The Universityisadiverse mix of old and new. While the campusispartofDe- Land's beautiful historic district, listed on the National Register ofHistoric Places, theconstruction ofnewbuildingsand renovation ofthe oldwill help meetthe com- plexrequirementsofthe21stCentury.Thankstoan $11 million,donor-fundedcon- struction program.Stetson hasadded three newfacilitiesand renovatedafourth on the DeLandcampus: the HollisCenter,designed forstudentrecreation andwellness activities; the Wilson Athletic Center, offering new and expanded facilities for our sportand exercise science program and athletics; the first phase ofthe Mandy Stoll TennisCenter; and an enlarged, dramatically upgraded duPont-Ball Library. At the College oflaw in St. Petersburg, astate-of-the-art$9 million Law Libraryand Infor- mation Center was dedicated in September 1998. The Stetson University Hatter baseball team also has a new home: the recentlycompleted Melching Field at Con- rad park, made possible bya majorgift from the familyofthe late R. Dale Melching (Class of'44), and a public-private partnership ofthe City ofDeLand, the DeLand Sports RedevelopmentAssociation, and Stetson. Despite these substantial, progressive improvements, Stetson's focus will al- ways be on the heart ofthe enterprise, which is people and performance. With an 11-to-l undergraduate student/faculty ratio, our commitment is to teaching in the liberalartstradition.Wearecommittedtohelpstudentslearn tolearn in aradically changingworld and to help them performwith intensityandself-discipline tomeet the highest standards of graduate schools and employers. Excellence in performance and academic rigor have alwaysbeen the University's hallmark. Atthe heartofourcommitmenttoexcellenceisouroutstandingfaculty.They jj» are all committed to superior teaching. Nearly all hold doctorates, and more im- u portant,allareinvolvedin teachingundergraduates. Classesaresmall toenablestu- 2 dents and professors to engage in intensive interactive teaching and learning § activities. We measure the quality ofour teaching by the quality' of time spent by D£ professors, students, and external partners, such asemployers, in interactive learn- J» ing processes. g Our commitment to student and faculty performance also contains a values V component. We believe that values and ethics are essential aspects ofhuman life •«* andwork, critical to the holistic education processand toauthentic leadership and W careersuccess.We thereforeincorporateethicsintooureducation processandcon- p^ stantly explore new ideas about teaching and the development of external rela- tionships to better prepare studentsfor careersand livesofsocial responsibility. Whenyouadditallup,ourabilitytooffermoreopportunity,innovation,quality and value to a broader group ofstudents is what makes Stetson University the veryspecial place itis. Doug Lee, President STETSON UNIVERSITY A Comprehensive University Mission Ourmission atStetson Universityistoprovidean excellenteducation in an in- tellectually challenging and collaborative learning community We pursue excellence through superior teaching, close student/faculty interaction, creative and scholarlyactivity, and programssolidlygrounded in liberal learning. We seek acad- emicallytalentedstudentswith leadershippotentialand recordsofpersonalgrowth and communityservice. We prepare them forrewardingcareers, selectivegraduate and professional programs, and a lifetime oflearning. Buildingon Stetson's Chris- tian tradition, we pursue truth in an open, caring, and inclusive environment that issociallyandreligiouslydiverse.The Universityencouragesall membersofitscom- munity to be morally sensitive and effective citizens committed to active forms of social responsibility. Purpose Thisofficialstatementofpurposewasdeveloped through thelong-range planning process; it has been reviewed by all constituenciesofthe University, including the facultyand trustees. Stetson Universityaspires to be acomprehensive private university made up of individually strong undergraduate academic programs in various collegesand schools, each ofwhich isrecognizedbyitspeersforintellectuallyex- citing programs, effective teaching, and a selected group of academically distinctive graduate and continuing education programs. The University pro- motes and supports scholarlyand creative activityamong studentsand faculty as a means to enhance teaching, learning and professional development and asa contribution to the broader base ofknowledge. u P Stetson educationstudentsarewelcomedtoalocalelementaryschool. Stetson University provides distinctive programs within a comprehensive uni- versitycurriculum undergirded hyacommitment to the liberal arts. The University also integratesvaluesinto the teachingand learning process, and it providesan environment that affords special opportunities for personal growth and community service; the development ofleadership skills; and the interaction ofstudents, faculty and staff. The Universityalso sharesacommitment to social responsibility and provides services to itswider community through such avenues as continuing education; public service programs; and the volunteer work ofindividual faculty, students and administrators. Stetson seeksstudentswhose basic objective isawell-rounded intellectual and aesthetic self-development program. Many will be pre-professional and career ori- entedstudentswhodesire abroadlybased learningexperience. Stetson attemptsto admit studentswho have demonstrated high academic and leadership potential, as well as a sense ofpersonal and community responsibility. Through a high level of faculty, staff, and alumni involvement, and a de- manding but caring environment, Stetson prepares students to pursue careers, enterhighlyselective graduate programs, pursue lifelonglearning, and lead mean- ingful lives ofservice in theircommunities. Heritage Stetson University. Florida's first private university, was founded in 1883 by Henry A. DeLand, a New York philanthropist, as DeLand Academy. In 1887, the &iD Legislature ofthe State ofFlorida enacted the Charter ofDeLand University as an £ independentand autonomous institution ofhigherlearning. The University' name 'u waschanged in 1889 to honorJohn B. Stetson, the nationally known hatmanufac- nn turerwho gave generouslyofhis time and means to advance the quality' and repu- tation of the institution, and who served, with Mr. DeLand and others, as a founding trustee ofthe University. p** Thefirstcharterstatedthe objectofthe Universityshould be "To promote the '55 general interests ofeducation, and to quality its students to engage in the learned gj professions or other employments ofsociety, and to discharge honorably and use- "3 fully the various duties oflife." Stetson's first president, Dr. John F. Forbes, clearly described the commitment to teachingwhich has been a hallmark ofthe University' throughout its his- tory: "Buildings, libraries and apparatus are good and give added power, but the vital contact ofstudentswith avigorous and stimulating mind and heart, thisisthesinequanon ofasuccessfuleducation . . .Themostimportantthing istofindmen andwomen oflarge heartand mind, aptto teach andfull ofen- thusiasm and stimulat—ing power ... to develop in the student the habitofin- dependentjudgment ofinvestigating statements and principles for oneself, and thus foroneselfdiscover their truth orfalsity." The men and women who constitute the University's current faculty would find nothing to dispute in that statement. DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT ENVIRONMENT General Characteristics Stetson Universitymaintains high academic standards. Approximately 60 percent ofStetson's freshmen are in the top 20 percent oftheir high school classes. Members ofthe faculty have received their advanced degrees from institutions of higher learning located throughout the world, and thus represent diverse back- grounds and ideas. Over 96 percent ofthe faculty have doctoral or equivalent ter- minal degrees. The University community consists of scholars, educators, artists, and administratorswho enjoy a tradition ofrespect, collegiality, and caring within its diverse ranks. This spirit is unusual on university campuses, so it is a quality of academic life that is particularly treasured by the community members. Stetson isan independentprivate university,controlledbyaself-elected Board ofTrustees. Stetson is accredited by the Commission on Colleges ofthe Southern Association ofCollegesandSchools (1866Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia30033- 4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award bachelors, mastersand Specialist in Education degreesin the College ofArts and Sciences; bachelorsdegrees in the School ofMusic; bachelors and masters degrees in the School ofBusinessAdmin- istration; and theJurisDoctordegreein theCollegeofLaw. Thefirstthree colleges and schools are located on Stetson's main campus in DeLand; the College ofLaw «g hasitsown campusin St. Petersburg, Florida. Each school andcollege issupervised U academicallybyits own dean. 3 The Universityisfullyaccredited by the SouthernAssociation ofColleges and § Schools, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Schools of W Music, the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, The National * Council forAccreditation ofTeacherEducation, and theAmerican Chemical Soci- ety. The University is a member ofthe Southern University Conference, the Asse- s' ciation ofAmerican Colleges, the FloridaAssociation ofColleges and Universities, •«< theAmerican Councilon Education, the NationalAssociation ofIndependentCol- leges and Universities, the Independent Colleges and Universities ofFlorida, and gj > theAmerican Association ofUniversityWomen. ^S StetsonUniversity'sundergraduateenrollmentis 1987.Thereare679students enrolled in the College ofLawin St. Petersburgand approximately300studentsin graduate programs in Education (including Counseling), Business, and English. The undergraduate faculty-student ratio is 1 to 11. The mid 50% ofenrolled freshmen in 1998 had total SAT scores between 1030 and 1218. Stetson has a distin- guished facultycommitted to excellence in teachingand scholarly/creative activity and to caring for students. Stetsonwas the first private universityin FloridagrantedachapterofPhi Beta Kappa, the premier national honor society. Stetson has long been committed to quality and to innovation in highereducation. Campus Facilities Stetson'smain campushasaphysical plantof62 buildingssetamongoak, pine, and palm treeson 162 acres. Elizabeth Hall, alandmarkbuildingin the Stetson Uni- versity Campus National Historic District, contains the University auditorium and chapel,classrooms,theofficeoftheDeanofArtsandSciences,administrativeoffices, and faculty offices. Sage Hall is a modern fully-equipped science building. The Eu- gene M. and Christine Lynn Business Center, home of the School ofBusiness Ad- ministration, houses classrooms, seminar rooms, student and faculty offices, and computer laboratories. Presser Hall, home of the School of Music, features an or- chestra hall, rehearsal rooms and private studios, music library, and faculty offices. Thecolonial-style Carlton StudentUnion houses the Universitycafeteria, postoffice,