Susquehanna University Bulletin; Course Catalog (1999-2001)

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Susquehanna in Brief
ENROLLMENT: Approximately 1,600 men and women, from 25 statesand 1 countries, l-ighty
percent ofourstudents liveon campus.
Location: Selinsgrove, in the heart ofPennsylvania, 50 miles north ofHarrisburg, 90 minutes
from the Pocono ski areas, and about athree-hourdrive from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and
NewYorkCity.
Ai VDEMIC StructurE: Undergraduate universitywiththree schools: School ofArts.
Humanities and Communications; School ofNatural and Social Sciences; and SigmundWeis
School ofBusiness. Degrees: BachelorofArts, BachelorofScienceand BachelorofMusic.
PreprofesSIONAL Programs: Dentistry, law,medicine,ministry,teachingand veterinary
medicine.
Honors Program: Four-yearinterdisciplinaryprogram forexceptional students.About 1
percentofthe first-yearclass isofferedadmission.
Faculty: The student-facultyratioisabout 14to 1.Averageclasssizeis20. Susquehannahasa
facultyofabout 150; 91 percentoffull-time facultyhaveadoctorate.
Campus: Georgianarchitectureand hundredsoftreescreatean attractivecampusof210acres.
More than50buildings, includingtwoontheNational RegisterofHistoric Places, spanaperiod
ofmorethan 140years.
Library: Fullyautomatedwithonlinecatalog, multimediadatabasesandelectronic indexesto
manyperiodicals; morethan 250,000volumesand2,100printandelectronicjournals.
Technology: Fullywiredcampuswithaccesstocampus LocalAreaNetworkand Internet
fromeveryresidencehall room.Thenewbusinessandcommunicationsbuildingoffersdataports at
everyseat. Studentshaveaccesstothe Internet,e-mail accountsandspace forpersonalWebpages
withnoextratechnology fees.
Founded: 1858. Lutheranaffiliation. Wewelcomepeopleofall religiousbackgroundsandthose
withnoreligiouscommitments. Campusgroups includeCatholicCampus Ministry, Chapel Council
andHillel.
Career Services: A four-yearprogramtodevelopprofessionalgoalsandjob-seekingskills.
Includesacredit-bearingcareerplanningcourse, plusJobTrakaccess, workshops, individual
counseling, internships,on-campus interviewsandotherconnectionswithpotential employers.
Placement Record: Typically, 95 percentofthe graduatingclassareplacedwithin six
months.About25 percentofliberal artsand sciencestudentsentergraduateorprofessional school
immediatelyafterSusquehanna.
Campus Life: Morethan100 studentorganizations,22 DivisionIIIvarsitysportsanda nationally
recognizedprogramofvolunteerservice.About25 percentofstudentsjoin fournational sororities
andfournational fraternities.
Admission: Competitive. Morethan 85 percentofourstudentsrank inthetoptwo-fifthsof
theirhighschool classes. Mostscorebetween 1000and 1300onthe SAT. Honors Programstudents
rank inthetop 10percentandscorebetween 1200and 1500onthe SAT. OurWriteOption makes
standardizedtestscoresoptional forstudentswhorank inthetop20percentoftheirclasses.
Financial Aid: More than halfofSusquehanna's studentsreceive some form offinancial
assistance. We also awardscholarships, regardlessofneed, to studentswith special academic or
musicaltalents.
Susquehanna University Bulletin
General Catalog for 1999-2001
School ofArts, Humanities and Communications
School of Natural and Social Sciences
Sigmund Weis School ofBusiness
The One Hundred Forty-Second and Forty-ThirdAcademic Years
514 University Avenue
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 17870-1025
Accreditation: Susquehanna is fully accredited by appropriate state and regional accred-
iting organizations, including the Middle Stales Association ofColleges and Schools, the
Pennsylvania State Department o\'Education, and the Board ofRegents ofthe Universitj
ofthe Stale ofNew York. Education programs are approved by the American Association
ofColleg—es forTeacherEducation.The SigmundWeis School ofBusiness is accredited In
AACSB The International Association forManagement Education. The Department o{
Music isaccreditedby the National Association of SchoolsofMusic, and the Department
ofChemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society. The accounting program is
registered with the University ofthe State ofNew York: itsgraduates are eligible to sit for
the New York State licensure examination in Certified Public Accounting.
Susquehanna is also a member ofthe Association ofAmerican Colleges, the Ameri-
can Council on Education, The American Council of Learned Societies, the Associated
New American Colleges and the Lutheran Education Conference ofNorth America.
NondiscriminationPolicy: Susquehanna University does notdiscriminateon thebasis ol
race, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender or disability in its educational pro-
grams, admission practices, scholarship and loan programs, athletics, other school-ad-
ministeredactivitiesoremploymentpractices.Thisis incompliancewith therequirements
ofTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972, Section 504 ofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act
of 1990,regulationsofthe Internal Revenue Service,andall otherapplicable federal, state
and local statutes, ordinances and regulations. Compliance inquiries may be directed to
Dr. Philip Winger, Assistant tothe President, SusquehannaUniversity, Selinsgrove, Penn-
sylvania 17870-1001, 570-372-4426; or to the Director ofthe Department ofEducation.
Washington, D.C.
CatalogInformation: Thiscatalog isnottobeconsideredanoffertoenterintoacontract
oracontractual agreement between the University andthe student orbetween the proles
sorand the student. While frequent changes are not probable, the administration reserves
the right to make any changes it deems necessary and acknowledges that under certain
circumstancesspecialactivitiesoftheUniversityorpartoftheUniversitycommunitymight
impinge upon the normal academic schedule. All studentsareresponsible foradherenceto
the University's rules, regulations and procedures, whether published in this catalog, the
Student Handbook, orotherofficial media.
Susquehanna UniversityBulletin (USPS 530-060) is publishedquarterly by Susquehanna
University,Selinsgrove,Pennsylvania 17870-1001.PeriodicalspostagepaidatSelinsgrove,
PA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Susquehanna University Bulletin.
Susquehanna University, 514 University Avenue, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 17870-1025.
Series 95, Number 2
JULY 1999
This catalog is printed on recycled paper.
An online versionofthis catalogcan befound
on the Susquehanna University Web site at www.susqu.edu/catalog
Contents
inside front cmor Susquehanna in Brief
3 University Calendars 1999-2000. 2000-2001
6 A Susquehanna Education
The Core Curric—ulum
Study in Depth Majors and Minors
Preprofessional and Joint Degree Programs
Dentistry. Law. Medicine. Ministry, Veterinary Medicine,
Allied Health,—Engineering, Forestry
Active Learning Internships. Study Abroad,
Off-Campus Study. Community Service
22 Schools and Courses of Study —
22 School of Arts. Humanities and Communications Art,
Communications and Theatre Arts, Education, English,
History. Modern Languages. Music; and Philosophy,
Religion and Classical Studies —
102 School of Natural and Social Sciences Biology, Chemistry,
Computer Science, Economics (B.A.), Geological and
Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics. Political
Science, Psychology, and Sociology and Anthropology
165 Sigmund Weis School of Business
Accounting and Information Systems, Economics (B.S.).
Management (Business Administration)
190 Interdisciplinary and Special Programs
Diversity Studies, Film Studies, Focus Programs. Honors
Program, International Studies, Jewish Studies, Legal
Studies, Urban Studies, Women's Studies.
Athletic Training, Personal Development. ROTC
206 Academic Policies and Regulations
215 Campus Life, Student Services and Facilities
225 Admission to Susquehanna
232 Costs and Financial Aid
245 Endowment Funds
Distinguished Chairs, Scholarships and Loans.
Prizes and Awards, Program Endowments
269 Directories
Board of Directors, Faculty, Administration, Coaches,
Alumni Association
2X9 Index
294 Campus Map
inside back cover Correspondence and Telephone Directory
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University Calendar 1999-2001
Kail Semester 1999
August 26 Thursday Opening Convocation, Orientation begins
August 30 Monday Classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
August 30, 31 Mon. & Tues. Check in and registration confirmation
September 7 Tuesday Course drop/add ends
September 8 Wednesday Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses
September 17 Fridaj Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses
Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses
(new first-year students only)
October 8 Friday Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses
(new first-year students only)
October 15 Friday Midterm recess begins, 4:05 p.m.
October 16 Saturday Evening Program recess begins 12 noon
October 20 Wednesday Midterm recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
November 23 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins, 4:05 p.m.
November 29 Monday Thanksgiving recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
December 10 Friday Classes end, 4:05 p.m.
December Saturday Evening Program classes end, 12 noon
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December 11.12 Sat. & Sun. Reading Days
December 13 Monday Final Examinations begin
December 16 Thursday Final Examinations end
Spring Semester 2000
January 17 Monday Classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
January 17, 18 Mon. & Tues. Check-in and registration confirmation
January 25 Tuesday Course drop/add ends
January 26 Wednesday Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses
February 4 Friday Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses
March 3 Friday Spring recess begins, 4:05 p.m.
March 4 Saturday Evening program recess begins, 12 noon
March 13 Monday Spring recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
April 20 Thursday Easter break begins, 4:05 p.m.
April 25 Tuesday Easter break ends, 8:00 a.m.
May 2 Tuesday Classes end, 4:05 p.m.
May 3 Wednesday Reading Day
May 4 Thursday Final examinations begin
May 8 Monday Final examinations end
May 14 Sunday Baccalaureate Service and Commencement
May 15 - June 10 Summer Intensive Term
June 12 -July 29 Summer Session
Religious and Other Dates to Remember
September 10 Friday Rosh Hashanah begins, sundown
September 19 Sunday Yom Kippur begins, sundown
January 17 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
March 8 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
April 19 Wednesday Passover begins, sundown
Susquehanna University
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Academic Calendar 2000-2001
Fall Semester 2000
August 24 Thursday Opening Convocation, Orientation begins
August 28, 29 Mon. & Tues. Check in and registration confirmation
August 28 Monday Classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
September 5 Tuesday Course drop/add ends
September 6 Wednesday Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses
September 15 Friday Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses
Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses
(new first-year students only)
October 6 Friday Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses
(new first-year students only)
October 13 Friday Midterm recess begins, 4:05 p.m.
October 14 Saturday Evening Program recess begins 12 noon
October 18 Wednesday Midterm recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
November 21 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins, 4:05 p.m.
November 27 Monday Thanksgiving recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
December 8 Friday Classes end, 4:05 p.m.
December 9 Saturday Evening Program classes end, 12 noon
December9, 10 Sat. & Sun. Reading Days
December 1 Monday Final Examinations begin
December 14 Thursday Final Examinations end
Spring Semester 2001
January 15, 16 Mon. & Tues Check-in and registration confirmation
January 15 Monday Classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
January 23 Tuesday Course drop/add ends
January 24 Wednesday Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses
February 2 Friday Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses
March 2 Friday Spring recess begins, 4:05 p.m.
March 3 Saturday Evening program recess begins, 12 noon
March 12 Monday Spring recess ends, 8:00 a.m.
April 12 Thursday Easter break begins, 4:05 p.m.
April 17 Tuesday Easter break ends, 8:00 a.m.
May Tuesday Classes end, 4:05 p.m.
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May 2 Wednesday Reading Day
May 3 Thursday Final examinations begin
May 7 Monday Final examinations end
May 13 Sunday Baccalaureate Service and Commencement
May 14 - June 9 Summer Intensive Term
June 1 1 - July 28 Summer Session
Religious and Other Dates to Remember
September 29 Friday Rosh Hashanah begins, sundown
October 8 Sunday Yom Kippur begins, sundown
January 15 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 28 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
April 7 Saturday Passover begins, sundown
1999-2001 Bulletin
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Susquehanna Education
Susquehanna opened in 1858 as the Missionary Institute of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church. The School became a pioneer in coeducation in 1873 when it merged with the
Susquehanna Female College. In 1895, the Institute became Susquehanna University.
Today. Susquehanna is a selective, residential, undergraduate university. It serves a
diverse student population and has been recognized as one of the best regional liberal
arts colleges in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report and is consistently listed
in other selective college guides. Here are some of the reasons why:
Liberal Arts and Career Preparation: A Susquehanna education is solidly grounded
in the liberal arts to b—uild the broad base of knowledge needed to be an educated
citizen of the world to enjoy debate, to appreciate the arts and music, and to
understand the history behind international conflict. At the same time, we offer the
specialized, in-depth preparation students need to succeed in graduate or profes-
sional school or in a job after graduation.
Selective: Susquehanna admits students not only for their academic abilities but also
for their potential contributions. Artistic performance and athletic abilities, leadership,
and community service all enhan—ce campus life. The University recr—uits faculty with
excellent academic credentials 91 percent hold the doctorate and a proven
commitment to teaching.
Residential: Susquehanna is a community designed for living and learning. Several
residence halls contain classrooms and faculty offices; others have seminar rooms
and adjacent faculty apartments. Students organize campus activities and conduct
student government. These experiences prepare them to take active roles in the larger
world community.
Undergraduate: A Susquehanna education focuses entirely on the undergraduate
years. Faculty advisors are readily available and willing to spend time with individual
students. Teaching is interactive. Classes are usually small and are taught by well-
respected professors who encourage lively classroom discussion. Students often
work together to solve problems, complete projects or conduct research. Programs
foster personal development as well as academic competence.
University: Susquehanna offers three separate and distinct Schools and a variety of
interdisciplinary programs. The School of Arts, Humanities and Communications in-
cludes majors in both the liberal arts and those emphasizing practice and performance.
Programs include education, English, history, modern languages, philosophy, reli-
gion, art, music, and communications and theatre arts Collaborative and independent
research are hallmarks of the School of Natural and Social Sciences, which offers
programs in biology, chemistry, mathematical and computer sciences, economics, geo-
logical and environmental science, physics, political science, psycholo—gy and sociol-
ogy. The Sigmund Weis School of Business, accredited by AACSB the Interna-
tional Association for Management Education, focuses on a global economy with
rapidly evolving technology as preparation for positions in accounting, information
systems, economics and management.
Active Learning: Susquehanna's faculty place a high value on effective communica-
tion; listening, writing and speaking are essential in professional and personal devel-
opment. All students become proficient in the use of computers and have access to a
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