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Susquehanna University t 4 - i Susquehanna University Bulletin COURSE CATALOG 2005-2007 Susquehanna in Brief ENROLLMENT: Approximately 1,900menandwomen,from30statesandadozencountries. About80percentofourstudentsliveoncampus. LOCATION: Selinsgrove, intheheartofPennsylvania, 50milesnorthofHarrisburg,90minutes fromthePoconoskiareas,aboutathree-hourdrivefrom Philadelphia,Washington, D.C.,andNew YorkCity,andaboutafour-hourdrivefromPittsburgh. Academic STRUCTURE: Undergraduateuniversitywiththreeschools: SchoolofArts, HumanitiesandCommunications; SchoolofNaturalandSocial Sciences;andSigmundWeisSchool ofBusiness. Degrees: BachelorofArts,BachelorofScienceandBachelorofMusic. PREPROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS: Dentistry,law,medicine,ministry,teachingand veterinarymedicine. HONORS PROGRAM: Four-yearinterdisciplinaryprogramforexceptionalstudents.About 10percentofthemembersofeachfirst-yearclassareofferedadmission. FACULTY: Thestudent-facultyratioisabout 14to 1.Averageclasssizeis20. Susquehannahasa facultyofabout 185;92percentoffull-timefacultyhaveadoctorateorterminaldegreeintheirfields. CAMPUS: Georgianarchitectureandhundredsoftreescreateanattractivecampusof220acres. Morethan 50buildings, includingtwoontheNational RegisterofHistoricPlaces, spanaperiodof nearly 150years. LIBRARY: Fullyautomatedwithonlinecatalog,multimediadatabasesandelectronicindexesto manyperiodicals; morethan280,000volumesand 15,000printandelectronicjournals. TECHNOLOGY: FullywiredcampuswithaccesstothecampusnetworkandInternetfrom everyresidencehallroom.ApfelbaumHalloffersdataportsateveryseat. Studentshaveaccessto theInternet,e-mailaccountsandspaceforpersonalWebpageswithnoextratechnologyfees. FOUNDED: 1858. Lutheranaffiliation(ELCA).Wewelcomepeopleofallreligiousbackgrounds andthosewithnoreligiousaffiliation.CampusgroupsincludeCatholicCampusMinistry,Chapel Council,GospelChoir,Hillel,andInterVarsityChristianFellowship. CAREER SERVICES: Afour-yearprogramtodevelopprofessionalgoalsandjob-seekingskills. Includesacredit-bearingcareerplanningcourse,alumniandInternetnetworking,workshops,individual counseling, internships,on-campusinterviewsandotherconnectionswithpotentialemployers. PLACEMENT RECORD: Typically,96percentofthegraduatingclassisplacedwithinsix months.About25percentofliberalartsandsciencestudentsentergraduateorprofessional school immediatelyafterSusquehanna. CAMPUS Life: Morethan100studentorganizations,23 DivisionIIIvarsitysportsandanationally recognizedprogramofvolunteerservice.About20percentofstudentsjoinoneofournational social sororitiesorfraternities. ADMISSION: Competitive;typically,90percentofourstudentsrankinthetoptwo-fifthsof theirhighschool classes. HonorsProgramcandidatesrankinthetop 10percent. BothSATandACT scoresareaccepted. OurWriteOptionmakesstandardizedtestscoresoptional forstudentswho submitgradedwritingsamples. FINANCIAL Aid: MorethanhalfofSusquehanna'sstudentsreceivesomeformoffinancial assistance.Wealsoawardscholarships,regardlessofneed,tostudentswithspecialacademicor musicaltalents. Susquehanna University Bulletin General Catalog for 2005-2007 School ofArts, Humanities and Communications School ofNatural and Social Sciences Sigmund Weis School ofBusiness www.susqu.edu/catalog The One HundredForty-Eighth andForty-NinthAcademic Years 514 UniversityAvenue Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 17870-1025 Accreditation: Susquehannaisfullyaccreditedbyappropriatestateandregionalaccredit- ing organizations, including the Middle StatesAssociation ofColleges and Schools, the PennsylvaniaStateDepartmentofEducation,andtheBoardofRegentsoftheUniversity ofthe StateofNewYork. EducationprogramsareapprovedbytheAmericanAssociation ofColleges forTeacher E—ducation. The Sigmund Weis School ofBusiness is accredited byAACSB International TheAssociationtoAdvanceCollegiate SchoolsofBusiness. TheDepartmentofMusic isaccreditedbytheNationalAssociationof SchoolsofMusic, and the Department ofChemistry is accredited by theAmerican Chemical Society. The accountingprogram isregisteredwiththeUniversityofthe StateofNewYork; itsgradu- ates are eligible to sit for the NewYork State licensure examination in Certified Public Accounting. SusquehannaisalsoamemberoftheAmericanAssociationofCollegesandUniversities, the American Council on Education, The American Council ofLearned Societies, the AssociatedNewAmerican Colleges andthe Lutheran Educational Conference ofNorth America. NondiscriminationPolicy: Inadministeringitsaffairs,theuniversityshallnotdiscrimi- nate against any person on the basis ofrace, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other legally pro- tectedstatus. ComplianceinquiriesmaybedirectedtoDr. PhilipWinger,executiveassis- tanttothepresident,SusquehannaUniversity,Selinsgrove,Pennsylvania 17870-1001,570- 372-4426;ortotheDirectoroftheDepartmentofEducation,Washington,D.C. Catalog Information: This catalog is not to be considered an offerto enter into a con- tract or a contractual agreement between the university and the student or between the professor and the student. While frequent changes are not probable, the administration reservesthe right to make any changes itdeemsnecessary and acknowledgesthat under certaincircumstancesspecialactivitiesoftheuniversityorpartoftheuniversitycommu- nitymight impinge uponthe normal academic schedule.All studentsare responsible for adherencetotheuniversity'srules,regulationsandprocedures,whetherpublished inthis catalog,theStudentHandbook,orotherofficialmedia. Susquehanna UniversityBulletin(USPS530-060)ispublishedquarterlybySusquehanna University,Selinsgrove,Pennsylvania 17870-1001.PeriodicalspostagepaidatSelinsgrove, PA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Susquehanna University Bulletin, SusquehannaUniversity,514UniversityAvenue,Selinsgrove,Pennsylvania 17870-1025. Series 101,Number2 June2005 Thiscatalogisprintedonrecycledpaper. An onlineversion ofthiscatalogcan befound on the Susquehanna University website at www.susqu.edu/catalog Contents inside front cover Susquehanna in Brief 2 UniversityCalendar 2005-2006 4 ASusquehannaEducation The Core Curriculum — Study in Depth Majors and Minors Preprofessional and Joint Degree Programs Dentistry,Law,Medicine,Ministry,VeterinaryMedicine, AlliedHealth,—Engineering,Forestry,ROTC Active Learning Internships, Study Abroad, Off-CampusStudy,CommunityService 22 Schools and Courses ofStudy — 22 SchoolofArts,HumanitiesandCommunications Art; CommunicationsandTheatre;Education;Englishand CreativeWriting;History;ModernLanguages;Music; Philosophy,ReligionandClassical—Studies 105 School ofNaturalandSocial Sciences Biology,Chemistry, ComputerScience, Economics(B.A.),Earthand Environmental Sciences,Mathematics,Physics,Political Science, Psychology, SociologyandAnthropology 172 SigmundWeis SchoolofBusiness Accounting and Information Systems, Economics (B.S.), Management(BusinessAdministration) 198 InterdisciplinaryandSpecialPrograms ArlinM.AdamsCenterforLawandSociety,AsianStudies, DiversityStudies,FilmStudies,FocusPrograms,HealthCare Studies,HonorsProgram,InternationalStudies,JewishStudies, LegalStudies,Women'sStudies,PersonalDevelopment,ROTC 218 AcademicPoliciesandRegulations 227 CampusLife, StudentServicesandFacilities 239 AdmissiontoSusquehanna 246 CostsandFinancialAid 257 EndowmentFunds Distinguished Chairs, Scholarships and Loans, PrizesandAwards,ProgramEndowments 294 Directories Board of Directors, Faculty, Administration, Coaches, AlumniAssociation 318 Index 324 CampusMap inside back cover Correspondence and Telephone Directory Susquehanna University 2005-2006 Academic Calendar Fall Semester2005 August25 Thursday Opening Convocation, WelcomeWeek begins August29-30 Mon. & Tues Checkinandregistrationconfirmation August29 Monday Classesbegin, 8:00a.m. September6 Tuesday Course drop/add ends September7 Wednesday Withdrawal deadline for7-weekcourses September 16 Friday Withdrawal deadline for 14-weekcourses Withdrawal deadline for7-weekcourses (newfirst-yearstudentsonly) October 7 Friday Withdrawal deadline for 14-weekcourses (newfirst-yearstudentsonly) October 14 Friday Midtermrecessbegins,4:05 p.m. October 15 Saturday EveningProgramrecessbegins, noon October 19 Wednesday Midterm recess ends, 8:00 a.m. November22 Tuesday Thanksgivingrecessbegins, 10:00p.m. November28 Monday Thanksgiving recess ends, 8:00a.m. December9 Friday Classes end, 4:05 p.m. December 10 Saturday Evening Program classes end, noon December 10-11 Sat. & Sun. ReadingDays December 12 Monday Finalexaminationsbegin December 15 Thursday Finalexaminationsend SpringSemester2006 January 16-17 Mon. & Tues. Check-inandregistrationconfirmation January 16 Monday Classesbegin, 8:00a.m. January24 Tuesday Course drop/add ends January25 Wednesday Withdrawal deadline for7-weekcourses February 3 Friday Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses March 3 Friday Springrecessbegins,4:05 p.m. March 4 Saturday EveningProgram recessbegins, noon March 13 Monday Springrecess ends, 8:00 a.m. April 13 Thursday Easterbreakbegins, 10:00 p.m. April 18 Tuesday Easterbreak ends, 8:00 a.m. May 2 Tuesday Classes end, 4:05 p.m. May 3 Wednesday ReadingDay May 4 Thursday Finalexaminationsbegin May 8 Monday Finalexaminationsend May 14 Sunday Baccalaureate ServiceandCommencement May 15 - June 10 Summer Intensive Term June 12- July29 SummerSession Religious and Other Dates to R October3 Monday Rosh Hashanah begins, sundown October 12 Wednesday Yom Kippurbegins, sundown January 16 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March Wednesday Ash Wednesday 1 April 12 Wednesday Passoverbegins, sundown Currentcalendarinformation isavailableathttp://www.susqu.edu/registrar/calendar.htm 2005-2007Bulletin >~%w Biimiar -^ I A Susquehanna Education SusquehannaUniversityeducatesundergraduatestudentsforproductive, creative, and reflective lives ofachievement, leadership, and service in a diverse and interconnected world. Reputation: Susquehanna offers the desirable qualities ofa residential college and a challenging university. It is recognized as a national liberal arts college and, as such, is amongthebestinstitutionsforundergraduatelearninginthecountry. Distinction:ASusquehannaeducationisdistinguishedbystrongliberalartsandsciences programsenhancedbyequallystrongprofessionalprogramsinareaslikebusiness,education andcommunications. The Susquehannaexperi—encebuildsthebroadbase ofknowledge needed to be an educated citizen ofthe world to enjoy debate, to appreciate the arts andmusic,andtounderstandthehistorybehindinternationalconflict.Atthesametime, the university offers the specialized, in-depth preparation students need to succeed in graduateorprofessional schoolorinajobaftergraduation. Selectivity: Susquehannaadmitsstudentsnotonlyfortheiracademicabilitiesbutalsofor theirpotentialcontributionstothecampuscommunity.Artisticperformance,athleticability, leadership,andcommunityserviceal—lenhancecampuslife.Theuniversityrecruitsfaculty withexcelle—ntacademiccredentials 92percentholdthedoctorateorterminaldegreein theirfields andaprovencommitmenttoteaching. Residential Community: With about 80 percent of students residing on campus, Susquehanna is a community designed for living and learning. Several residence halls containclassrooms and faculty offices; othershave seminarrooms and adjacentfaculty apartments. Students organize campus activities and conduct student government - experiences that prepare them to take active roles in the larger world community. Opportunities for student involvement are wide-ranging, with more than 100 campus organizations including music and theatre performance groups, student-run radio and publications,nationally-recognizedvolunteerprograms,andmulticulturalorganizationssuch astheBlackStudentUnion,theAsianStudentCoalitionandtheHispanicOrganizationfor Latino Awareness. There are also 23 Division III varsity sports as well as numerous opportunitiesforclubandrecreational sportsandfitness. Undergraduate: Faculty/student engagement is a priority at Susquehanna, where undergraduatesaretheuniversity'ssolefocus. Facultyadvisorsarereadilyavailableand willingtospendtimewithindividualstudents.Teachingisinteractive.Classesareusually small and are taught by well-respected professors who encourage lively classroom discussion. Many professors from various disciplines invite students to collaborate on their research. Students often work together to solve problems, complete projects or conductresearch.Programsfosterpersonaldevelopmentaswellasacademiccompetence. 2005-2007Bulletin University:Therearethreeschoolsandavarietyofinterdisciplinaryprograms.TheSchool ofArts, Humanities and Communications includes majors in both the liberal arts and thoseemphasizingpracticeandperformance. Programsincludeliberalstudiesleadingto elementaryeducationcertification,English,writing,history,modernlanguages,philosophy, religion,art,arthistory,graphicdesign,music,communicationsandtheatre.Collaborative and independent research are hallmarks ofthe School ofNaturalandSocialSciences, whichoffers programs inbiology,biochemistry, chemistry, mathematical and computer sciences, economics, earth and environmental sciences, physics, political science, psychology,sociologyandanthropology.TheSigmundWeisSchoolofBusiness,accredited byAACSB International -TheAssociationtoAdvance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness, focusesonaglobaleconomywithrapidlyevolvingtechnologyaspreparationforpositions inaccounting,informationsystems,economicsandmanagement. ActiveLearning: Susquehanna'sfacultyplaceahighvalueoneffectivecommunication; listening, writing and speaking are essential in professional and personal development. Students benefit from a sophisticated campus-wide telecommunications network, and facultyusenewinteractivetechnologiestomaximizestudentlearning. Coursesfocuson the intercultural nature ofour world. The goals ofthe residence life program include understanding and appreciation for diversity. All students have many opportunities for valuableexperience-basedlearning. Internships,studyoffcampusandabroad,leadership opportunities,andtheuniversity'saward-winningcommunityserviceprogramscomplement theirstudies. History:Openedin 1858astheMissionaryInstituteoftheEvangelicalLutheranChurch, theschoolbecameapioneerincoeducationin 1873whenitmergedwiththeSusquehanna FemaleCollege.In 1895,theInstitutebecameSusquehannaUniversity. Affiliation: The university's historical relationship with the Lutheran Church benefits Susquehanna and its students. There is an active, broad-based campus ministry. At the sametime,theLutherantraditionisadiverseandacceptingone;thecampuscommunity welcomesindividualsofallreligiousbackgroundsandthosewithnoreligiouscommitments. Campus groups include Catholic Campus Ministry, the Gospel Choir, Hillel and the IntervarsityChristianFellowship. Susquehanna University Elements ofa Susquehanna Education There are three major elements ofcourse work at Susquehanna: - TheCorecurriculum formsthebroad liberal artsbase inpreparation forspecialized study in any field. Core courses are spreadoverfouryears and total aboutone-third ofthegraduationrequirements. - MajorprogramsbuildontheCore foundationandusuallytotal anotherone-third ofcourses taken. Majors are designedto provide abroad introductionto the theory andpractice ofeach field; studentsmaychoosedepartmental, interdisciplinaryor self-designedmajors. - Electives typicallymake uptheremaining one-thirdofcourse work. These maybe used to pursue one ormore minors ora second major, to work in an internship or studyabroadorsimplytodevelopindividual interests,whichmayexpandcareer options. The Core Curriculum The Core is required ofall Susquehanna students and forms the broad liberal arts base for specializedstudyinanyfield.AllCorecoursesemphasize: - theinterconnectednessofknowledge,encouragingsnidentstocrossboundaries betweendisciplines; - criticalthinking, preparingstudentstodraw soundconclusions from observation andresearch,andtoapplybothlogicandinsightinseekingcreativesolutionstoproblems; - educationforcitizensoftheworld,developing insmdentsanunderstandingofthe diversehumancommunity;and - integration ofthe learningexperience, cultivating each students whole mind, talentsandcapabilities. TheCoreisorganizedinfourmajorsegments,withchoicesineachareashownonpages6 through 11. Honors Program students complete Core requirements through specially designed coursesshowninitalics.Coursedescriptionsarefoundindepartmentalsectionsofthecatalog. 1. PCFSOrim Development. Thesecoursesintroduce several importantaspects oflifelonglearning:wellness/fitness,careerplanning,andthepurposeandnatureofacollege education. Theyare includedintheCorerequirementstohelp studentsadjusttocollege life andto prepare forhealthy andeffective futures. Personal Development 2 semester hours PD:104 Core Perspectives .5 semester hour PD:102 Fitness 1 semester hour PD:103CareerPlanning Core Perspectives istaken inthe firstsemester; the Fitnesscomponentmaybetaken at anytimepriortothecompletionofthesecondyear. Studentswhoparticipateforonesemester in avarsity sportare consideredto have completedthe Fitnessrequirement. The CareerPlanning course is taken in the fall orspring ofthe secondyear.