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AllstudentsatWilliamandMaryareboundbytheregulationsnotedherein.
TheCollegereservestherighttomakechangesintheregulationsandprocedureslistedhereinatanytime.
TableofContents
HISTORYOFTHECOLLEGE 2
UNDERGRADUATEACADEMICCALENDAR 3
COMBINEDGRADUATEACADEMICCALENDAR(FALL2005ONLY) 4
UNDERGRADUATEFINALEXAMSCHEDULE(FALL2005ONLY) 6
ADMINISTRATIVEANDACADEMICOFFICES 7
STUDENTAFFAIRSOFFICES 11
SPECIALACADEMICOPPORTUNITIES 21
COLLEGESERVICESANDFACILITIES 26
EXTRACURRICULAROPPORTUNITIES 39
RIGHTS&RESPONSIBILITIES 47
STUDENTLIFEPOLICIES 54
STUDENTCODEOFCONDUCT 60
ADMINISTRATIONOFSTUDENTLIFEPOLICIES 72
THEHONORSYSTEM 88
STUDENTHOUSINGCONTRACT 100
APPENDIXI:EVENTSWHEREALCOHOLISSERVED 115
APPENDIXII:NOTICEOFPOLICYREGARDINGALCOHOLANDOTHERDRUGS 120
INDEX
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Foundedin1693bytheroyalcharterofKingWilliamIIIandQueenMaryIIofEngland,the
CollegeofWilliamandMaryisthesecondoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnited
States.OneoftheCollege'sprincipalhalls,theSirChristopherWrenBuilding,istheoldest
academicbuildingincontinuoususeinAmerica.TheCollegeofWilliamandMaryhasplayed
animportantroleinthehistoryanddevelopmentofthenationandtheCommonwealthof
Virginia.
ThelistofpatriotswhostudiedatWilliamandMaryislonganddistinguishedandincludes
threeAmericanPresidents,ThomasJefferson,JamesMonroe,andJohnTyler,sixteenmem-
bersoftheContinentalCongress,foursignersoftheDeclarationofIndependence,fourjus-
ticesoftheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates,includingJohnMarshall,andmanymembers
ofCongress,cabinetmembers,anddiplomats.Additionally,GeorgeWashingtonreceivedhis
surveyor'slicensefromtheCollegeandafterhisPresidencyservedastheCollege'sChancellor.
WhileJeffersonwasGovernorofVirginia,hisinfluencewasinstrumentalinanumberof
changesatWilliamandMarythatresultedinimportant"firsts"fortheCollege.Thefirstlaw
schoolinAmericawasestablishedatWilliamandMary;theCollegealsoadoptedthenation's
firsthonorsystem;andachairofmodernlanguageswascreated.In1776,PhiBetaKappa,
thenation'sfirstintercollegiatefraternity,wasestablishedatWilliamandMary.And,in1781,
byunitingthefacultiesoflaw,medicine,andthearts,theCollegebecameAmerica'sfirsttrue
university.
WilliamandMarysuspendedoperationsduringtheCivilWarandagainin1881 whenitsfi-
nancialresourcesweredepleted.PresidentBenjaminEwell,however,kepttheCollegeCharter
alivebyringingthebelloftheWrenBuildingtomarktheopeningofeachterm.In1906,the
CommonwealthofVirginiapurchasedtheCollege,makingitpartofthestatesystemofhigher
education,andin1918,theCollegebecameco-educational.Afteraperiodofsteadygrowth,
theCollegegavebirthtofournewcolleges,threeofwhichhavebecomefour-yearinstitutions
inurbanareasofVirginia:RichmondProfessionalInstitute,nowVirginiaCommonwealthUni-
versity;theNorfolkDivisionoftheCollegeofWilliamandMary,nowOldDominionUniversity;
ChristopherNewportCollege,nowChristopherNewportUniversity;andRichardBlandCollege.
TodayWilliamandMary,stillamoderate-sizeduniversity,includesfivedifferentschools.Arts
andSciences,withbothundergraduateandgraduatesections,offersinstructionin25areas
ofconcentration,aswellasin12mastersand6doctoralprograms.TheSchoolofEducation
offersanundergraduateconcentrationinelementaryeducation,aminorinsecondaryeduca-
tion,andgraduateprogramsthatinclude4masters,1 educationalspecialist,and2doctoral
degreeprograms.TheSchoolofBusinessAdministrationfeaturesboththetraditionalBBAand
MBAdegreesandalsoofferspart-timeandweekendprogramsforspeciallyadmittedcandi-
dates.FromtheLawSchool,bothJDandLL.M.degreesareavailable.Andfinally,theSchool
ofMarineScience,locatedashortdrivefromthecentralcampus,providesbothmastersand
doctoralprogramsforstudentsinterestedinthebiologicalandphysicalsciences.
TheCollegeisgovernedbytheBoardofVisitors,17membersappointedbytheGovernorof
VirginiatosupervisetheoperationofWilliamandMaryandofRichardBlandCollege.The
BoardofVisitorsisempoweredtoselectaRectoroftheCollege,aVice-Rector,aPresident,a
Chancellor,andFacultyasnecessary.
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UndergraduateAcademicCalendar
2005FallSemester
August 19-23 Friday-Tuesday Orientation(NewUndergraduates)
August 24 Wednesday BeginningofClasses: 8a.m.
October 8-11 Saturday-Tuesday FallBreak
November 23 Wednesday BeginThanksgivingHoliday: 8a.m.
November 28 Monday EndThanksgivingHoliday: 8a.m.
December 2 Friday EndofClasses
December 3-4 Saturday-Sunday ReadingPeriod
December 5-6 Monday-Tuesday Exams
December 7 Wednesday ReadingPeriod
December 8-9 Thursday-Friday Exams
December 10-11 Saturday-Sunday ReadingPeriod
December 12-15 Monday-Thursday Exams
2006SpringSemester
January 14-17 Saturday-Tuesday Orientation(NewUndergraduates)
January 18 Wednesday BeginningofClasses: 8a.m.
March 4-12 Saturday-Sunday SpringBreak
April 28 Friday EndofClasses
April 29-30 Saturday-Sunday ReadingPeriod
May 1-5 Monday-Friday Exams
May 6-7 Saturday-Sunday ReadingPeriod
May 8-10 Monday-Wednesday Exams
May 11-13 Thursday-Saturday SeniorAppreciationDays
May 14 Sunday Commencement
2006SummerSessions
May30-June30 Session1(Monday-Friday)
July3-August4 SessionII(Monday-Friday)
JJ -2006
FALL2005 Arts& Graduate Graduate
Sciencesa Schoolof Graduate Schoolof
Bus.Admin Arts& Schoolof Schoolof Schoolof Marine
(UG) Sciences Law Education Bus.Admin. Science
International
StudentsArrive
oncampus TBA Aug.11 Aug.10-11
International
StudentOrientation
(Multicultural
Affairs) Aug.18-19 Aug.12-13 Aug.12-13 Aug.12-13 Aug.12-13 Aug.12-13
Freshmenarriveon
campus Aug.19
TransferStudents
arriveoncampus Aug.19
LegalSkillsfor
ILS Aug.15-19
ONreiwentSattuidoennt Aug.19-23 Aug.21 A(EuPSgPP.LA)C2E3a Aug.23-24
NewStudent
Orientation-
EveningMBA Aug.12-13
Orientation&
Foundations
for1styrMBA Aug.14-26
Orientation
for2ndyr
MBA Aug.17-19
Returning
Students
arriveon
campus Aug.20-23
NewStudent Aug.1-17 Aug.23-
Registration Aug.23 Aug.11-23 Aug.22 Sept.3
Add/Drop Aug.23
periodbegins (3:00pm) Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24
UCSeniorsand
Juniorsmay
beginelection Aug.23
ofPass/FailOption (3:00pm)
Unclassified
Student
Registration Aug.24 Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24
ClassesBegin Aug.24 Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24
Lastdayto
Add/Drop(and
changetoaudit
orpass/failforUG) Sept.2 Sept.2 Aug.26 Sept.7 Aug.26 Sept.2
LaborDay
(classesmeet) Sept.5 Sept.5 Sept.5 Sept.5 Sept.5 Sept.5
mssam
1
FALL2005 Arts8 Graduate Graduate
Sciences8- Schoolof Graduate Schoolof
Bus.Admin Arts& Schoolof Schoolof Schoolof Marine
(UG) Sciences Law Education Bus.Admin. Science
Withdrawal
Periodbegins Sept.3 Sept.8 Sept.10 Sept.3
FamilyWeekend Sept.24 Sept.24 Sept.24 Sept.24 Sept.24
Deadlinetofile
forMayorAugust
Graduation Oct.1 Oct.1 Oct.1 Oct.1 Oct.1 Oct.1
MidtermGrading
Period Oct.3-24
BeginFallBreak
(beginsafterlastclassmeets)
ResidenceHallsopen Oct.8-11 Oct.8-1 Oct.8-11 Oct.8-11 Oct.8-11 Oct.8-11
ClassesResume Oct.12 Oct.12 Oct.12 Oct.12 Oct.12 Oct.12
Homecoming Oct.22 Oct.22 Oct.22 Oct.22 Oct.22 Oct.22
UGAdvisingPeriodOct.17-Nov.4
LastDayto
Withdraw
(seecatalogforcomplete
withdrawalpolicy) Oct.28 Dec.2 Dec.6 Oct.29 Oct.28
AdvanceSpring Nov.7-Nov.18 Oct.31-Nov.4 Oct.31-Nov.6* Oct.31-Nov.6*
Registrationfor
Continuing
Students Nov.19-Dec.2 Nov.17-Dec.2 Oct.24-25 Nov.28-Dec4"Oct.31-Nov.4 Nov.17-Dec.2
BeginThanksgiving
Break(Residence
Hallsclosed) Nov.23 Nov.23 Nov.23 Nov.23 Nov.23 Nov.23
ClassesResume Nov.28 Nov.28 Nov.28 Nov.28 Nov.28 Nov.28
LastdayofFall
classes Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.13 Dec.2 Dec.2
EndMakeupof
Spring20051" Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2
(changetoTafterthisdate)
ReadingPeriod Dec.3-4 Dec.3-4 Dec.3-5 Dec.3-4 Dec.3-4
Exams Dec.5-6 Dec.5-6 Dec.6-16 Dec.7-13 Dec5-19 Dec.5-6
ReadingPeriod Dec.7 Dec.7 Dec.7
Exams Dec.8-9 Dec.8-9 Dec.8-9
ReadingPeriod Dec.10-11 Dec.10-11 Dec.10-11
Exams Dec.12-15 Dec.12-15 Dec.12-15
December
Graduation Dec.21 Dec.21 Dec.21 Dec.21 Dec.21 Dec.21
Fallsemester Jan.2,2006 Jan.2,2006 Jan.13,2006Jan.2,2006 Dec.19,2005 Jan.2,2006
gradesdue (bynoon) (bynoon) (bynoon) (bynoon)
'Degree-seekingonly;"Degree-seekingandreturningunclassifiedstudentswhowereenrolledinSpring2005.
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UndergraduateFinalExamScheduleFall2005
FirstPeriod SecondPeriod ThirdPeriod
8:30-11:30a.m. 1:30-4:30p.m. 6:30-9:30p.m.
forlateafternoon
andeveningclasses
December3-4 READINGDAYS
Saturday-Sunday
DeMcoenmdbaeyr5 8:00MWF 11:00TR 4:3B0IOoLrl1a0t0erF
December6 1M11A,T1H12,120141,,120162,,120183 2:00TR 4:30orlaterW
Tuesday BUAD343
December7 READINGDAY
Wednesday
DeTchuermsbdeary8 12:30TR 1:00MWF orlater4:M30orMW
DecFerimdbaeyr9 9:30TR 9:00TR orlate5r:0T0orTR
December10-11 READINGDAYS
Saturday-Sunday
DecMeomnbdeary12 11:00MWF B8I:O0L02T0R4 or5l:at0e0rR
DecTueemsbdeary13 9:00MWF 3:30TR
DWeecdenmebsedray14 3:00or4:00MWF 10:00MWF
DeTcheumrbsdeary15 12:00MWF MDBL2U0LA1D/1203106/21202
NotesandInstructions
ReschedulingExaminations.Nochangesinthisschedulewillbepermittedtoindividualstudentsexceptunderthefol-
lowingcircumstances:
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instructor).
2.Iefxaasmtumdaenytbheasretshcrheeeduslcehde.duledexaminationsinthreeconsecutiveexaminationperiodsonconsecutivedays,one
3.Ifastudenthasaconflictbetweenscheduledexaminations,oneexammayberescheduled.
Suchcasesshouldbediscoveredasearlyaspossibleandproperarrangementsmadetoresolvethemby5:00p.m.on
thelastdayofclasses.RequestsforreschedulinginthesecasesmustbemadeonformsavailableintheOfficeofthe
DeanofUndergraduateStudiesandmustbeapprovedbytheDeanbeforetheybecomeeffective.Incasesinvolvingall
businesscourses,theDirectorofUndergraduateProgramsintheSchoolofBusinesswillmakearrangementstoresolve
theconflict.
DeferredExaminations.TheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentshandlesrequestsfromstudentsunabletotaketheirexamina-
tionsatthetimescheduledonaccountofdocumentedillnessorotherextenuatingcircumstances(suchasdeathorother
familyemergency,conflictwithareligiousholiday,orparticipationinactivitiesbyastudentrepresentingtheCollege).
Finalexaminationsthataredeferredwillbescheduledforthebeginningofthefollowingregularsemester.
PleasevisittheRegistrar'swebsiteatwww.wm.edu/registrarformoreinformation.
AdministrativeandAcademicOffices
PRESIDENTOFTHECOLLEGE-221-1693
GeneR.Nichol
Brafferton5
Website:www.wm.edu/PRESIDENT
ThePresidentisthechiefexecutiveofficeroftheCollege,administeringtheCollegethrough
powersvestedbytheBoardofVisitorsandthroughofficerstowhomauthorityisdelegated.
OFFICEOFTHEPROVOST-221-1993
P.GeoffreyFeiss,Provost
Brafferton2
Website:www.wm.edu/PROVOST
TheProvostisthechiefacademicofficerandtheprimaryvicepresidentoftheCollege,ad-
ministeringacademicprogramsthroughauthoritydelegatedbythePresidentoftheCollege.
ReportingtotheProvostaretheViceProvostforResearchandGraduateProfessionalStudy,
AssociateProvostforEnrollment(includingtheofficesofAdmission,FinancialAid,andthe
Registrar),ViceProvostforInternationalAffairs,AssociateProvostforPlanning&Assessment
andtheAssociateProvostforInformationTechnology. TheProvostisresponsibleforthereso-
lutionofappealsofHonorandJudicialcases.
OFFICEOFTHEDEANOFTHEFACULTYOFARTSANDSCIENCES
CarlStrikwerda,DeanoftheFaculty-221-2470
(www.wm.edu/FAS/faculty/)
EdwardPratt,DeanofUndergraduateStudies-221-2469
EwellHall(www.wm.edu/FAS/undergradoffice/)
SusanPeterson,DeanforEducationalPolicy
LaurieSanderson,DeanofResearchandGraduateStudies-221-2468
GraduateHouse(www.wm.edu/graduate/gradoffice/index.html)
JoelSchwartz,DeanforHonorsandInterdisciplinaryStudies221-2460
AsadministrativeheadoftheFacultyofArtsandSciences,theDeanisresponsibleforthe
educationalandfiscalresourcescriticalforteachingandlearningwithinArtsandSciences.The
Deanisresponsibleforcurriculumdevelopment,budgets,facultyconcerns,andthegeneral
educationalwelfareoftheCollege.TheDeanoftheFacultyisassistedbytheDeanofUnder-
graduateStudiesandtheDeanofResearchandGraduateStudies.
SCHOOLOFBUSINESSADMINISTRATION
LawrenceB.Pulley,Dean-221-2891-TylerHall,Room204
JohnF.Boschen,AssociateDean-221-2885-Tyler,HallRoom204
WilliamT.Geary,AssistantDean,UndergraduateProgram-221-2893-TylerHall
ChrisAdkins,DirectorofUndergraduateProgram-221-2046-TylerHall,Room241
PriscillaCase,Director,MasterofAccountingProgram-221-2893-TylerHaHRoom104A
JimOliver,AssistantDean,MBAAdmissions-221-7603-BlowHall,Room254
CarlanePittman,Director,MBAProgram-221-2900-BlowHall,Room254
KathyW.Pattison,Director,MBAAdmissions-221-2900-BlowHall,Room268
FranklinE.Robeson,AssistantDean,ExecutiveMBAProgram-221-2913-BlowHallRoom264
SusanHughes,Director,ExecutiveMBAProgram-221-2912-BlowHall,Room255
JeffHenley,Director,MBACareerServices-221-2956-BlowHall,Room237
Website:www.business.wm.edu
TheSchoolofBusinessadministerstheundergraduatebusinesscurriculum,theMasterofBusi-
nessAdministrationProgram(residentandevening),andtheMasterofAccountingProgram
(MAC). TheSchoolofBusinessalsooffersajointMBA-JDinconjunctionwiththeSchoolof
LawandajointMBA-MPPinconjunctionwiththeThomasJeffersonPrograminPublicPolicy.
KfllffllSlMI
SCHOOLOFEDUCATION
VirginiaLMcLaughlin,Dean-221-2315
JonesHall212
ThomasJ.Ward,AssociateDeanforAcademicPrograms-221-2317
ToBeAnnounced,AssociateDeanforProfessionalServices-221-2319
JonesHall100
Website:www.wm.edu/education
TheSchoolofEducationadministerstheundergraduatecurriculumleadingtocertification
inelementary,secondaryandphysicaleducationandallgraduatecurriculaatthemasters
anddoctoraldegreelevels.TheSchool'sOfficeofAcademicProgramsisthepointofcontact
foradmissiontoallundergraduateteachercertificationprogramsandallgraduatedegree
programsinprofessionaleducation.SchoolofEducationstaffmembersprovideinformation
aboutstudentfinancialassistancefromtheSchoolofEducation,assiststudentsinobtaining
licensureforK-12educationandcoordinatefieldplacementsforstudentsinelementary,sec-
ondary,physicaleducation,andspecialeducationprograms.
SCHOOLOFLAW
W
TaylorReveleyIII,Dean-221-3790
LyndaButler,ViceDean-221-3843
JimHeller,DirectoroftheLawLibrary-221-3252
LizbethJackson,AssociateDeanforAdministration-221-3782
FayeShealy,AssociateDeanforAdmissions-221-3784
RobertKaplan,AssociateDeanforCareerServices-221-3804
SallyKellam,AssociateDeanforDevelopmentandAlumni-221-1267
TerriLorincz,LawSchoolCFOandFoundationController-221-1489
Website:www.wm.edu/law
TheSchoolofLawoffersboththeJDandLLM.degrees,ajointJD-M.A.inconjunctionwith
theAmericanStudiesProgram,ajointJD-MBAwiththeGraduateSchoolofBusinessAdminis-
trationandajointJD-MPPinconjunctionwiththeThomasJeffersonPrograminPublicPolicy.
UNDERGRADUATEADMISSIONOFFICE
HenryBroadus,Director-221-3980
BlowMemorialHall
Officehours:8:00am-5:00pmweekdays.
9:00am-12:00noonSaturdays,SeptemberthroughApril.
E-mail:admiss@wm.edu
Website:www.wm.edu/admission
TheAdmissionOfficemakesadmissiondecisionsforapproximately10,000freshmanand600
undergraduatetransferapplicantseachyear.TheAdmissionstafftravelstorecruitstudents,
conductsgroupinformationsessions,andhostson-campuseventsforprospectivestudents
includingFallandSpringOpenHouses,Day/OvernightVisitationsandtheMonroeScholar
program.Detailscanbefoundonthewebsite.Campustoursandinformationsessionsare
offeredthroughouttheyear.
OFFICEOFACADEMICADVISING
JohnCharles,Director-221-7803
SharonReed,AssociateDirector-221-2817
PatLawrence,Assistant-221-2476
EwellHallLobby
Website:www.wm.edu/academicadvising
TheOfficeofAcademicAdvisingfunctionsasthecentralresourceforacademicadvising.Staff
intheofficeareresponsibleforrecruitingandtrainingfacultyadvisorswhoadvisestudents
priortotheirdeclarationofmajor,assigning(andreassigning)facultyadvisorstostudents,and
helpingstudentsplantheiracademicschedules.
JohnCharles,ProfessorofKinesiology,isresponsiblefortheorganizationandadministration
oftheOfficeofAcademicAdvisingwhichisadivisionoftheOBfficeoEftheD—eanofUndergradu-
