Student Handbook, 1999-2000

124 Pages·1999·11.5 MB·English

by  College of William and Mary.

THE COLLEGE
OF
WlLLIAM&fMAEY
Handbook
Student
1999-2000
The College ofWilliam and Mary does not discriminate on
the basis ofrace, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual
orientation, disability or age in its programs and activities.
The following person has been designated to handle inquir-
ies regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Ms. Violet Chalkley
Assistant to the President
Old Dominion Hall
The College ofWilliam and Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
[phone]
All students at William and Mary are bound by the regulations noted herein.
The College reserves the right to make changes in the
regulations and procedures listed herein at any time.
COLLEGE CALENDAR 4
EXAMINATION SCHEDULE (FALL 1999) 6
HISTORYOFTHE COLLEGE 7
ACADEMICANDADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 8
President ofthe College 8
Office ofthe Provost 8
Office ofthe Dean ofthe Faculty ofArts and Sciences 8
Office ofAcademic Advising 8
The Graduate Center 9
School ofBusinessAdministration 9
School ofEducation 9
School ofLaw 9
Admission Office 9
Office ofthe University Registrar 10
Office ofthe Bursar 10
StudentAccounts 10
Receivables and Collections 10
Cashier 10
Office ofStudent Financial Aid 10
Campus Police Department 10
Parking Services 11
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office 11
Society oftheAlumni 11
STUDENTAFFADIS OFFICESAND STUDENT SERVICES 12
Office oftheVice President for StudentAffairs 12
Office ofthe Dean ofStudents 12
New Student Orientation 12
Academic Support Services 12
Personal Development and StudySkills 12
Judicial Affairs 13
Disability Services 13
Testing 13
Office ofResidence Life 13
Office ofStudentActivities 13
Academic Organizations 14
Greek Organizations 14
Honor Societies 14
Performance Organizations 14
Religious Organizations
and Campus Ministries United (CaMU) 14
Sport Clubs 14
Office ofStudentVolunteer Services 14
Service Organizations 15
King Student Health Center 15
Counseling Center 16
Health Education 16
Substance Abuse Education 16
F.I.S.H. Bowl 16
Office ofMulticultural Affairs 17
Office ofCareer Services 17
Library Resources 18
Recruiting Services 18
Alumni Connections 18
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Expreiential Programs 18
Programs for Minority and International Students 19
Escort Program 19
Student Legal Services 19
Writing Resources Center 19
UNDERGRADUATEACADEMIC POLICIESAND REGULATIONS 20
Changes in Final Examinations 20
Academic Progress 20
Continuance Standards 22
ClassAttendance 23
Dean's List 23
Declaration ofConcentration 23
Degree Requirement Exceptions 23
Domiciliary Status 23
Drop-Add 24
Final Exams and Tests During the LastWeek ofClasses 24
General Education Requirement 24
Grade Review 24
Grading System 24
Graduation Requirements 24
Normal Load 24
Medical Underload 24
Underload 24
Overload 25
Pass/Fail Option 25
Proficiency Requirements 25
Refunds 25
Registration 25
Reporting ofGrades 25
Reinstatement to Good Standing 25
ReligiousAccommodations 26
Summer School 26
SummerSchool at Other Institutions 26
Transcripts 26
Transfer Credit 27
RequiredWithdrawal from College 27
Withdrawal from the College 27
Medical Withdrawal from the College 27
Withdrawal from a Course 27
SPECIALACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES 28
The RoyR.Charles Center 28
Interdisciplinary Concentrations and Minors 28
Interdisciplinary Courses 28
Scholarships 28
Viewing Lab 28
Language Houses 28
Shared Experience Internship Program 29
Washington Program 29
TheWendyand EmeryReves Centerfor International Studies 29
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) 30
COLLEGE SERVICES 31
StudentID Cards 31
William and MaryExpressAccount 31
Technology Help Desk 31
Computing Services 31
Dining Services 32
College Postal Services 34
Programs and Services for International Students 35
Emergency Loan Program 35
The College Print Shop 35
< CopyMachines 36
Telephone Services 36
Bus System 36
Pianos 36
FACILITIES 37
University Centers 37
The Campus Center 37
The University Center 37
Commonwealth Auditorium 37
Lodge 1 37
College ofWilliam and Mary Bookstore 37
Students' X-Change 38
Museums and Galleries 38
Recreational Facilities 39
Earl Gregg Swem Library 39
ATHLETICS 42
IntercollegiateAthletics 42
Recreational Sports 42
STUDENT GOVERNMENT 43
StudentAssembly 43
Graduate & Professional StudentAssociations & Organizations 44
PUBLICATIONSAND THE MEDIA 45
ACITVmESAND EVENTS 47
Arts and Crafts 47
Charter Day Convocation 47
Concerts 47
FamilyWeekend 47
Films and Movies 48
Green and Gold Christmas 48
Homecoming 48
National Student Leadership Conference
on Race and Culture 48
Yule Log Ceremony 48
STATEMENT OFRIGHTSAND RESPONSIBDLITDES 49
Interpretation Procedure 53
STUDENTAFFAIRS POLICIES 55
Authorities andAgencies 55
General Statement 55
SelfTJetermination Policy 55
Student Code ofConduct 56
Alcoholic Beverage Policy 56
College Computing Policies 72
ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENTLD7E POLICD2S
AND REGULATIONS (JUDICIAL SYSTEM) 77
Basic Policy 77
Judicial Procedures 77
General Principles 82
Appeals 84
Penalties 85
Records ofActions Taken 86
Special Regulations for Recognized
StudentActivities and Organizations 87
THE HONORSYSTEM 87
STUDENT HOUSING CONTRACT 99
Principlies ofSelfDetermination 106
POLICYFORDRUGANDALCOHOLABUSE 108
PolicyforStudents 108
Legal Sanctions 109
Health Risks 110
Counselingand Rehabilitative Resources Ill
ALMAMATER
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1999 Fall Semester
(Dates aresubject to change)
August
9 Monday Tuition and Fees due to Bursar's Office
20-24 Friday-Tuesday Orientation Period (New Undergraduates)
23 Monday Law School and Graduate School ofBusiness classes begin
Graduate Education Registration
21 Tuesday Beginning ofDrop/Add Period - (for divisions beginningAugust 25)
25 Wednesday First DayofClasses: Undergraduate College, Graduate Arts & Sciences, Graduate
School ofEducation, School ofMarine Science
Beginning ofSelection ofPass/Fail Option
September
1 Wednesday Lastday to drop a classforFall 1999 semester
2 Thursday Beginning ofperiod forwithdrawal from coursewith grade "W"
3 Friday Last day to add a class forFall 1999 Semester
Last day to submitan auditform
Lastday to select Pass/Fail option
Notice ofCandidacyforGraduation Forms due for December 1999 candidates
24-25 Saturday-Sunday Family Weekend
October
9-12 Saturday-Tuesday Fall Break (no classes)
25-29 Monday-Friday Graduate Student Registration Period for Spring 2000
29 Friday Last day to withdrawfrom a course with grade of"W" forFall 1999 semester
November
1-6 Monday-Saturday Undergraduate Registration Period for Spring 2000
15-17 Monday-Wednesday Open Drop/Add Spring 2000
19 Friday Notice ofCandidacy for Graduation forms due for May 2000 candidates
24-26 Wednesday Thanksgiving Holidays (no classes)
December
3 Friday End ofUndergraduate Classes
4-5 Saturday-Sunday Reading Period
6-7 Monday-Tuesday Examinations
8 Wednesday Reading Period
9-10 Thursday-Friday Examinations
11-12 Saturday-Sunday Reading Period
13-14 Monday-Tuesday Examinations
14 Tuesday Tuition and Fees due to Bursar's Office for Spring 2000 term. Schedule cancella-
tion forstudents who have cleared fees and/orfines from their records.
15 Wednesday Reading Period
16-17 Thursday-Friday Examinations
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2000 Spring Semester
January
10 Monday Law School classes begin
15-18 Saturday-Tuesday Orientation
17 Monday Graduate Education Registration
Graduate School ofBusiness classes begin
Tuition and Fees due to Bursar's Office
18 Tuesday Drop/Add begins
(fordivisions beginningJanuary 19)
19 Wednesday First Day ofClasses
Undergraduate College
Graduate Arts & Sciences
Graduate School ofEducation
School ofMarine Science
Beginning ofSelection ofPass/Fail Option
26 Wednesday Last day to drop a classfor Spring 2000 semester
27 Thursday Beginning ofperiod forwithdrawal from course with grade of"W"
28 Friday Last day to add a class forSpring 2000 semester
Last day to submit an audit form
Last day to select Pass/Fail option
March
4-12 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break (no classes)
24 Friday Lastday to withdrawfrom a course with grade "W" for Spring 2000
27-31 Monday-Wednesday Graduate Registration Period for Fall 2000
April
3-8 Monday-Saturday Undergraduate Registration Period forFall 2000
17-19 Monday-Wednesday Open Drop/Add forFall 2000
28 Friday End ofUndergraduate Classes
29-30 Saturday-Sunday Reading Period
May
1-5 Monday-Friday Examinations
6-7 Saturday-Sunday Reading Period
8-10 Monday-Wednesday Examinations
11-13 Thursday-Saturday SeniorAppreciation Days
14 Sunday Commencement
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Fall 1999 Undergraduate Examination Schedule
First Period Second Period
8:30-11:30 1:30-4:30
December6 8:00TR
Monday 11:00MWF BUS 301
December 7 3:30TR
Tuesday 9:00MWF BIO 203
December8 Reading Day ReadingDay
Wednesday
December9 3:00-5:00 MWF 10:00 MWF
Thursday BUS 432/343
December 10 12:00 MWF Modern Languages
Friday BUS 323 101,102,201,202
December 13 8:00 MWF 11:00TR
Monday BUS 203
December 14 Math 111, 112, 211 2:00 MWF
Tuesday BUS 361
December 15 ReadingDay ReadingDay
Wednesday
December 16 12:30 TR 1:00 MWF
Thursday BUS 311
December 17 9:30TR 2:00TR
Friday BUS362
Exams for classeswhich meet at 4:30 p.m. orlaterwill be held at the scheduled class rime on the
First regular meeting day during the week of December 6, 1999, in the regularly scheduled
classroom. No changes in this schedule will be permitted to individual students, except where
examination conflicts occur, or where a student has three scheduled examinations in three
consecutive examinationperiods on consecutive days. Such casesshouldbe discoveredas earlyas
possibleandproperarrangementsmadetoresolvethemby5:00p.m. December3, 1999.Requests
for rescheduling in these cases must be made on forms available in the Office of the Dean of
Undergraduate Studies of Arts and Sciences and must be approved by the Dean before they
become effective.
In cases involving all business courses, the Director ofUndergraduate Programs in the School of
Businesswill make arrangements to resolve the conflict.
Students taking a course in which there are two sections taught by the same professor with
different Final examination periods have the option oftaking the exam in eitherperiod (with the
consent ofthe instructor). Requests for takingan exam with a different section may be made on
forms available in the Office ofthe Dean ofUndergraduate Studies ofArtsandSciences. Itis the
student's responsibilityto get consent from the instructor fourweekspriorto the end ofclasses.
For conflicts between group exams: during the fall semester the School of Business Administra-
tion will make arrangements to give make up exams and in the spring semester, the Dean of
Undergraduate Studies inArts and Scienceswill make the arrangements.
The Office ofthe Dean ofStudents handlesrequests from students unable to take theirexamina-
tions at the time scheduled on account ofdocumented illness or othersufficient reason.
Classes meeting at periods for which provision is not made on this schedule should arrange
examination periods to suit the convenience of the instructor and the students. Such special
arrangements, includingthe room tobereserved fortheexamination, mustbereportedinwriting
to the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies ofArts and Sciences and the Office of the
University Registrar.
Dates are subject to change.
<•
ounded in 1693 by the royal charter ofKing William III and Queen Mary II ofEngland, the College of
William and Mary is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. One of the
College's principal halls, the Sir ChristopherWren Building, is the oldest academic building in continu-
ous use in America. The College ofWilliam and Mary has played an important role in the history and
development ofthe nation and the Commonwealth ofVirginia.
The list of patriots who studied at William and Mary is long and distinguished and includes three
—
American Presidents ThomasJefferson,James Monroe, andJohn Tyler, sixteen members ofthe Conti-
nental Congress, foursigners ofthe Declaration ofIndependence, fourjustices ofthe Supreme Court of
the United States, including John Marshall, and many members of Congress, cabinet members, and
diplomats. Additionally, George Washington received his surveyor's license from the College and after
his Presidency served as the College's Chancellor.
WhileJefferson was Governor ofVirginia, his influence was instrumental in a number ofchanges at
William and Mary which resulted in important "firsts" for the College. Chairs ofmodern languages and
constitutional lawwereadded tothe curriculum, and the College adopted the nation'sfirst honorsystem.
In 1776, Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's first intercollegiate fraternity, was established atWilliam and Mary.
And, in 1781, by uniting the faculties oflaw, medicine, and the arts, the College became America's first
true university.
William and Mary suspended operations during the Civil War and again in 1881 when its financial
resources were depleted. President Benjamin Ewell, however, kept the College Charter alive by ringing
the bell oftheWren Building to mark the openingofeach term. In 1906, the Commonwealth ofVirginia
purchased the College, making it part ofthe state system ofhigher education, and in 1918, the College
became co-educational. Afteraperiodofsteadygrowth, the College gave birth tofournewcolleges, three
ofwhich have become four-year institutions in urban areas ofVirginia: Richmond Professional Institute,
nowVirginia Commonwealth University; the Norfolk Division ofthe College ofWilliam and Mary, now
Old Dominion University; Christopher Newport College, now Christopher Newport University; and
Richard Bland College.
TodayWilliam and Mary, still a moderate-sized university, includes five differ-
entschools.Artsand Sciences,with both undergraduate andgraduatesections,
offers instruction in 25 areas ofconcentration, as well as in 12 masters and 6
doctoral programs. The School ofEducation offers an undergraduate concen-
tration in elementary education, a minor in secondary education, and gradu-
ate programs that include 4 masters, 1 educational specialist, and 2 doctoral
degree programs. The School of Business Administration features both the
traditional B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees and also offers part-time and weekend
programs for specially admitted candidates. From the Law School, both J.D.
and LL.M. degrees are available. And finally, the School of Marine Science,
located a short drive from the central campus, provides both masters and
doctoral programs for students interested in the biological and physical sci-
ences.
The College is governed by the Board ofVisitors, 17 members appointed by
the GovernorofVirginiatosupervise the operation ofWilliam and Maryand of
Richard Bland College. The Board ofVisitors is empowered to select a Rector
ofthe College, a Vice-Rector, a President, a Chancellor, and Faculty as neces-
sary. In 1993, the Board of Visitors selected Margaret, the Lady Thatcher,
former Prime Minister of Great Britain, as the twenty-first Chancellor of the
College.
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President ofthe College
TimothyJ. Sullivan, Brafferton 5, 221-1693.
The President is the chief executive officer of the College, administering the College through
powers invested by the Board ofVisitors and through officers to whom authority is delegated.
Office ofthe Provost
Gillian T. Cell, Provost, Brafferton 2, 221-1993.
The Provost is the chiefacademic officer and the primaryvice president ofthe College, adminis-
teringacademic programs through authoritydelegatedbythe Presidentofthe College. Reporting
to the Provostare theAssociateVice ProvostforEnrollmentManagement (includingthe officesof
Admission, Financial Aid, and the Registrar) and the Associate Vice Provost for Information
Technology. In addition, the Provost is responsible for appeals of Honor Council andJudicial
Panel cases.
Office ofthe Dean ofthe Faculty ofArts and Sciences
P. Geoffrey Feiss, Dean ofthe Faculty, Ewell Hall 134, 221-2470; Franz Gross, Dean ofResearch
and Graduate Studies, EwellHall 126, 221-2468; (Appointmentpending), Dean ofUndergraduate
Studies, Ewell Hall 124, 221-2469.
As administrative head of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Dean is responsible for the
educational and fiscal resources critical for teaching and learning within Arts and Sciences. The
Dean is responsible for curriculum development, budgets, faculty concerns, and the general
educationalwelfare ofthe College. The Dean ofthe Facultyisassistedbythe Dean ofUndergradu-
ate Studies and the Dean of Graduate Studies. Office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday
through Friday.
Office ofAcademicAdvising
RandolphA. Coleman,Director, EwellHall 127, 221-2476; SharonReed,AssociateDirector,Ewell
Hall 127, 221-2817; TraceyHowell,Assistant Director, Ewell Hall 127, 221-2823..
The Office ofAcademic Advising functions as the central resource for academic advising. The
Director and Associate and Assistant Directors are responsible for recruiting and training faculty
advisors who advise students prior to their declaration ofconcentration, assigning (and reassign-
ing) faculty advisors to students, processingdeclarations and changes ofconcentrations, granting
students permission to take summer courses at other U.S. institutions, and helping students plan
theiracademic schedules. The Directoralso servesasan advisorforstudentswho are interested in
pre-medical studies or other health-related careers, as well as for those students who need some
direction in choosing a concentration or career path. The Associate and Assistant Directors are
responsible for evaluating transfer credit from other U.S. institutions and from foreign institu-
tionsiftaken beforematriculation atWilliam and Mary,andforreviewingandassistingstudentsin
planning their academic progress until the graduatingsemester.
The Office of Academic Advising maintains current information on degree requirements and
keeps official academic records for each full-time, currently enrolled undergraduate. These
records include the original application, official high school transcripts, and any subsequent
paperwork.
Students may schedule appointments to discuss advising issues and problems. Office hours are
8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.