Sweet Briar College Catalogue

164 Pages·1998·7.8 MB·English

by  Sweet Briar College

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OfficeofAdmissions
P.O.BoxB
SweetBriar,Virginia24595
Phone:[phone]
TollFree1-800-381-6142
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E-mail:[email protected]
http://www.sbc.edu/admissions/adm.html
NancyE.Church KatherineK.Allen GretchenG.Gravley
DeanofAdmissions AssistantDirectorofAdmissions AdmissionsCounselor
MargaretA.Williams ElizabethA.Barthen JenniferM.Smith
DirectorofAdmissions AssistantDirectorofAdmissions AssistantDirectorofAdmissions
RachelL.Elkins
AssistantDirectorofAdmissions
Other Communications with the College
MailingAddress:
SweetBriarCollege
SweetBtiar,Virginia24595
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Sweet Briar College Catalog
1998-1999
Contents
SweetBriarCollege,1901-1998 2
AcademicPrograms 6
Pre-ProfessionalPreparation 11
StudentLife 15
GeneralPolicies 20
AcademicHonors 23
Admissions 26
FinancialAid 30
AcademicScholarships 32
CollegeFees,1998-1999 34
AcademicRegulations 37
RequirementsfortheDegree 40
Advisors,1998-1999 43
CoursesofInstruction 44
Faculty,1998-1999 144
BoardofDirectors,1998-1999 150
Administration,1998-1999 151
Index 153
CollegeCalendar,1998-1999 InsideBackCover
Sweet Briar College, 1901-1998
Mission and about 45 miles south of Charlottesville
SweetBriarisafour-year,independentcollege The Blue Ridge Mountains just to the west
whose aim isto prepare women tobeactive, overlook the spacious campusof more than
responsiblemembersofaworldcommunity.Its 3,000 acres, while Richmond, Virginia, and
curriculumisorganizedonthepremisethata Washington,DC,lietwoandthreehoursaway
foundation in the liberal arts and sciences byroadtotheeastandnortheast.
enhances the development of critical and StudentscometoSweetBriarfromallparts
creative abilities, develops the ability to oftheUnitedStatesandabroad.Toencourage
synthesize disparate information, equips the studentstodevelopcapacitiesforinternational
student for graduate and professional study and understanding, Sweet Briar also
education,and encourages the individual to offers opportunities for study abroad in all
continuetolearnlongafterleavingSweetBriar. partsoftheworld.ThustheCollegeenjoysa
Abroadlybasedacademicprogramteachesher stimulating diversity of students, both
toviewherexperiencewithinwidecontexts,to geographicalandsocialwhichenablesstudents
appreciate the achievements of the past, to to appreciate different cultural perspectives.
understandthemethodsandmajortheoriesof The generous financial aid program at the
science,togainanappreciationofthearts,and College helps to ensure that all qualified
tocommunicatewith precisionandcogency. studentsmayattendSweetBriar.
AtSweetBriarthisstudytakesplacewithina Thefacultyishighlyqualified—morethan
residential environment that encourages 95 percent of full-time faculty have the
physical well-being, ethical awareness, doctorateorhighestprofessionaldegreeintheir
sensitivity to others, responsibility for one's fields.Theyarededicatedteachersandscholars
actions,personalinitiative,andtheassumption who know how to motivate students to
ofleadership. performatthehighestacademiclevel.Ourlow
SweetBriarcontinuesitscommitmentasa student/faculty ratio means that classes are
women's college in order to devote all of its smallenoughtoencourageactivelearningin
resourcestotheeducationofwomeninthefull manylecture,seminaranddiscussiongroups.
rangeoftheliberalartsandsciences,including ThescaleofSweet Briarmakesit possiblefor
those subjects that have been traditionally students to become well acquainted with
considered as male domains. The faculty faculty, so the teaching process extends
teachesindividualsonahumanscaleInsmall naturally beyond the classroom at events
classes, students receive the attention that ranging from informal dinner discussionsat
encourages self-confidence and the thechaplain'sresidencetoextendeddiscussion
improvementofskillsforlifeandlivelihood.A and analysis of the many talks and
highly qualified faculty, committed to performances given by nationally known
undergraduate teaching of the highest visitingspeakersandperformingartists.
standards,contributestofulfillingthesegoals. In recent years, Sweet Briar's nationally
TheCollegecontinuestoseekadiversestudent recognizedEwaldScholarsProgramhashosted
body, which is drawn from a national and a symposium on Native Americans which
international pool of applicants. As an broughtsuchluminariesasWilmaMankillerto
independentcollege,SweetBriarpossessesthe campus.Visitingspeakers havealsoincluded
flexibilitytorespondtothemanychallenges formerGovernorAnnRichardsofTexas,Dean
that face higher education in a rapidly of the White Press Corps Helen Thomas,
changingworld. screenwriter Callie Khouri, (of Thelma and
Louisefame),Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
GeneralBackground Doris Kearns Goodwin, and authors Naomi
About six hundred women students are in Wolf(TheBeautyMyth)andAliceWalker(The
residenceeachyearatSweetBriarCollege,where ColorPurple).
they find challenge and excitement in Excellenceinteachingandcommitmentto
pursuingawiderangeofstudiesintheliberal quality have always been given the highest
artsandsciences.SweetBriariscentrallylocated priority.Studentsareencouragedtomeetnew
inVirginia,adozenmilesnorthofLynchburg challenges and responsibilities with an
ever-increasingsenseofmaturity.Thewomen newspaper,becameacivicleader,andamassed
ofSweetBriarareencouragedtodeveloptheir largeholdingsoflandaswellasaconsiderable
academic and professional interests and to fortune
realizetheirmaximumpotentialforleadership. AtthetimeofMrs.Williams'deathin1900,
They are invited to explore diverse fields of herestateconsistedofmorethan8,000acresof
knowledge,andtodeepentheirunderstanding land,includingtheSweetBriarPlantation,and
ofspecificsubjectsinawidechoiceofmajors overhalfamilliondollars.Underthetermsof
and minors leading to a Bachelor of Arts or her will, the Trustees were directed to
BachelorofSciencedegreeThus,aneducation incorporateaneducationalfoundationinthe
atSweetBriarpreparesstudentsforsuccessful stateofVirginia,toestablish it asa perpetual
entranceintomanyprofessionsandgraduate memorialtoherdaughter,andtoturnoverto
schools. itallpropertylefttothemintrust.
In addition, the College offers ItwasMrs.Williams'desire,accordingtothe
pre-professional certificate programs in followingexcerptfromherwill,that
management, arts management, public
administration,andteacherlicensure. itshallbethegenera/scopeandobjectofthe
CampuslifeatSweetBriarcomplementsthe school to impart to its students such
challengesofacademicwork.Itisenrichedby education in sound learning, and such
anextensiveprogramoffreelectures,concerts, physicalmoral,andreligioustrainingas
danceand theater performances,art exhibits shallinthejudgmentoftheDirectorsbest
andfilms.Numerousclubsandorganizations fitthemtobeusefulmembersofsociety"
encouragestudentstoparticipateinactivities
ranging from tutoring in the public schools ThefirstBoardofDirectorsdeterminedthat
andhousebuildingwithHabitatforHumanity the College should be free from
to athletic activities and sports such as rock denominational control and that it should
climbing,hiking,spelunking,canoeing,tennis, maintain the highest academic standards,
swimming, field hockey, riding, skiing and uniting classical and modern ideals of
soccer.Studentsareself-governedthroughthe education.
Student Government Association, and all Sweet Briar College opened formally in
subscribe to and support the Honor System. September1906with51students,including15
Social life is enlivened through mixers and daystudents.ItsAB.degreegrantedforthefirst
informal parties with students from the time in 1910, wassoon accepted forgraduate
University of Virginia, Washington and Lee workinleadinguniversities.
University,Hampden-SydneyCollege,Virginia By1921,SweetBriarheldmembershipinthe
Military Institute, and other neighboring Southern Association of Colleges and
colleges. SecondarySchools,theAmericanAssociationof
TheCollegemaintainsastrongtraditionof UniversityWomen,andtheAmericanCouncil
excellenceineducation,whileitcontinuesto on Education, and was approved by the
develop new waysof keeping that tradition Association of American Universities. Sweet
aliveforthefutureItprovidestheeducational, Briar is accredited by the Department of
recreational, and leadership opportunities Education, the Commonwealth of Virginia,
necessary for the personal development of andtheSouthernAssociationofCollegesand
womenwholiveinarapidlychangingworld. Secondary Schools to award the Bachelor of
SweetBriaralumnaehaveasenseofconfidence Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. It is a
astheyfacethechallengesbeyondcollegeand memberoftheCollegeEntranceExamination
are secure in their ability to make effective Board and a contributing member of the
contributionstothewell-beingofoursociety. AmericanSchoolofClassicalStudiesatAthens.
The Collegeofferscourses leading toteacher
HistoryoftheCollege licensureinVirginiaand29otherstatesatboth
SweetBriarCollegewasfoundedinthe1901by theelementaryandsecondarylevel.Itschapter
Indiana Retcher Williams in memoryof her of Phi Beta Kappa,authorized in 1949, is the
onlydaughter,Daisy,whodiedin1884atthe ThetaofVirginia.AchapterofPiGammaMu,
ageof16.MrsWilliamswasadaughterofElijah theinternationalsocietyinsocialscience,was
Retcher,whocametoVirginiafromVermont, establishedin1983,SigmaDeltaPiestablishedits
intheearlyyearsofthe19' centuryandtaught chapter in 1990 Alpha Lambda Delta was
schoolinAmherstCounty.Laterhemovedto charteredin1992;andtheOmegaMuChapter
Lynchburgwhereheownedand publisheda ofPhiAlphaDeltafraternitywasestablishedin
February,1995.Manygifts,specialendowments, Guion Science Center. Students live in
and bequests have greatly strengthened the residence halls situated around a main
CollegeEndowedchairshavebeenestablished quadrangle at the heart of the campus. The
in English, government, chemistry, physics, earliest residencehalls,alsodesignedbyCram,
ecology, philosophy, psychology, religion, arecomplementedbymorerecenthallsnearby.
history, mathematical sciences, and In addition to student accommodations,
internationalaffairs,and thereareadditional residence halls contain common rooms,
specialprofessorshipsineconomics. kitchens, and apartments for resident
In1978,theVirginiaCenterfortheCreative counselors,whoarefacultyorstaffmembers.
Arts became affiliated with Sweet Briar as a Studentstaketheir mealsat acentraldining
year-round artists'colony situated at Mount hall, Prothro Commons, which contains
San Angelo,a nearbyestatebelonging tothe informal diningareasas wellassmall dining
College roomsforspecialoccasions.
Themainquadrangleisdominatedbytwo
Governance buildings, Pannell Art Centerand Memorial
In May 1927, a Board of Overseers was Chapel.Inkeepingwithpreviousrenovations
established. Its recommendations were designedtokeeppacewithmodernneedsand
submitted to the Board of Directors for requirements, the original Cram-designed
ratification. Alumnae representation on the refectory was extensively remodeled and
Board ofOverseerswas instituted in 1934. In reopenedin1985asthePannellArtCenter.It
1990,theBoardofDirectorsandtheBoardof boastsamodernartgallerywhich housesthe
Overseerswereunitedintoasinglegoverning SweetBriarCollection,aswellasanarthistory
Boardconsistingofnomorethan32members library, offices, and classrooms for the Art
electedannually.Threealumnaemembersare History Department. The spacious Memorial
chosenfromsuccessivegraduatingclasses,one Chapel is the location of daily
perclass,toserveforthree-yearterms.Eightof interdenominational services as well as the
SweetBriar'sninepresidentshavebeenwomen-. settingfornumerousvocalandinstrumental
concertsthroughouttheyear.
MaryK.Benedict(1906-16) While art history students enjoy the
EmilieWattsMcVea(1916-25) facilitiesofthePannellArtCenter,studentsof
MetaGlass(1925-46) the fineartsstudy in the Babcock Fine Arts
MarthaBLucas(1946-50) Center, which houses the departments of
AnneGaryPannell(1950-71) musicstudioart,andtheatrearts.Musicstudios
HaroldBWhiteman,Jr.(1971-83) are well equipped and spacious, while the
NenahElinorFry(1983-90) studio art facilities provide a full range of
BarbaraA.Hill(1990-%) painting, drawing, and print studios.
ElisabethSMuhlenfeld(from1996) Equipmentforsilkscreen,etching,lithography,
andphotolithographyisavailable,andpainting
and printing studios are fully equipped for
TheCampus optimumperformancebythestudentartist.A
The Sweet Briar campus, one of the most photographic darkroom enables students to
beautiful in the country, is situated in the undertakeadvancedprojects.
foothillsoftheBlueRidgeMountains,about20 Thehumanitiesandsocialsciencefaculties
milesfromtheAppalachianTrailandtheBlue are housed in Benedict Building, which
Ridge Parkway. Twelve miles north of includes classrooms, seminar rooms, faculty
LynchburgVirginia,and45scenicmilessouth offices,acomputerlaboratory,agalleryforart
of Charlottesville, the College enjoys the exhibits, and Tyson Auditorium. The Mary
amenitiesofnearbycitiesaswellasspectacular Helen Cochran Library, designed by Ralph
vistasofsurroundingmountains.Onacampus AdamsCramandbuiltin1929atthecenterof
ofwoodlands,dells,and smalllakes,covering thecampusacademicbuildings,isthekeystone
morethan3,000rollingacres,studentsareable oflibraryservicesforSweetBriar.Threeother
toexplorethecountrysideonfoot,bicycle,or libraries on campus, the Junius P. Fishburn
horseback. MusicLibraryintheBabcockFineArtsCenter,
buiIlndintghiss ridaynlgliicngsetitningchasrtaucdteenrtsfsrtoumdythien StchieeFnacennCeynBt.erH,etacnhdetrhSecMiaerntcienLiCbrSahraylliennGbuerigoenr
neo-Georgianredbrickofthenotedarchitect ArtLibraryinthePannellArtCenter,provide
RalphAdamsCramtothemodernlabsofthe students with the largest private
undergraduatecollegelibraryinVirginiaThe Benedict. All are available 24 hours a day.
collections include more than 230,000 book Additional microcomputers are available at
volumes, 350,000 microforms, a current otherlocationsacrossthecampus.Inall,more
periodicallistofover1J50titles,andover5500 than 100 microcomputers are available for
audio-visual materials, all fully accessible to studentuseTheInternet,theglobalcomputer
students. The Library's Media Services network,isavailabletoallstudentsandfaculty.
Departmentprovidesaudio-visualequipment RecreationalfacilitiesaboundatSweetBriar.
andsupport,andmaintainssatellitecapabilities Severalnaturalareashavebeensetasidebythe
fordistributingdownlinksignalsthroughout Collegeforecologicalandbiologicalstudies:the
thecampus. CharlesW.CarryNatureSanctuary,50acresof
In the sciences, the newly renovated and old-growthhickoryandotherhardwoods;the
expanded Guion Science Center provides Nature Center, 12 acres of woodland with
up-to-dateequipmentforbiology,chemistry, markedstudytrails;theBigOaksWoodland,15
physics,psychology,andcomputerscienceThe acresofmatureoaks-somemorethan14'in
biology laboratories contain a new digital circumferencetheWilliamsEcologicalStudies
imaging scanning electron microscope and Preserve, 250 acres consisting of a variety of
otherequipmentforstudyofsuchsubjectsas habitats;theConstitutionOaksSanctuary;and
plant physiology, microbiology, and cell and theScenicStreamPreserve,whichextendsfrom
molecular biology. Chemistry laboratories oneoftwolakesoncampus.
include modern instrumentation for While the walker and jogger can benefit
analytical, organic, and physical chemistry. frommilesofunspoiledcountrysidetherider
Physics laboratories contain equipment for can follow numerous trailsfrom the Harriet
nuclearandopticalspectroscopy,fordetection Howell Rogers Riding Center, one of the
and analysis of sound and light waves, and best-designed riding facilities in thecountry.
computers for data acquisition and analysis. Thecenterincludesalarge(300x120")indoor
Studentstakingsciencecourseshavehands-on arena,a 175'x 275'oval ring with all-weather
accesstoequipmentnotoftenfoundinsmall footing,60boxstalls,threeoutdoorringsand
liberal arts institutions. Examples include a 14 paddocks, schooling outside courses, and
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer threeadditionalteachingstations.Othersports
(NMR); Fourier transform infrared facilitiesincludeaswimmingpoolwhichmeets
spectrometer(FT-1R)anddiodearrayUV/VIS allNCAArequirementsandtheDaisyWilliams
spectrometer;ascanningelectronmicroscope Gymnasium which contains facilities for
withdigitalimagingsystem;plexluminescent physicaleducation,weighttrainingequipment,
sequencing system and modular, computer a Nautilus Center, aerobic fitness center,
controlled instrumentation for physics and trainingroomsanddancestudios.Inaddition,
chemistry-, a calculus computer lab with thereare14tenniscourtsandfieldsforhockey,
Pentium 133 systems, VGA color graphic lacrosse,andsoccer.
adaptersandmonitors,printersandprojection Thusthecampusisanideallocationboth
panels.Alloftheaboveenhancetheclassroom for study and for vigorous recreation at all
andlabexperiencefor students.TheSamuelE. timesoftheyear.Itlendsitselftotheformation
UpchurchWing,openedin1993,hasexpanded of close professional relationships between
laboratory and classroom space in Guion. studentsandfaculty,theenjoymentofawide
Computer science equipment is constantly variety of educational and recreational
updated to provide the latest and best opportunities,andthedevelopmentoflasting
hardwareandsoftwareforusebystudents.In friendships. Classesare smalland personal so
thesocialsciences,too,studentsenjoytheuseof thatthetotalityoftheeducationalexperience
modern equipment and facilities, including is long remembered and appreciated by
computer labs, to carry out a variety of alumnaeofSweetBriar.
experimentsinpsychologyandtopursuestudy
in anthropology, sociology, economics, and
government.
Sweet Briar is committed to providing
studentswithaccesstocomputers.TheWoody
Learning Center, located in Gray, includes a
computer lab which has Macintosh
micro-computers.MS-LOScomputerlabsare
located in the Guion Science Center and in
Academic Programs
AcademicAdvising LibrariesandMediaServices
TheadvisingsystematSweetBriar,coordinated Sweet Briar's Mary Helen Cochran Library
by the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, containsanoutstandingliberalartscollection.
providesassistanceforstudentsastheydevelop All items are housed in open stacks and
theiracademicprogramsanddeterminetheir arrangedforeasystudentaccess.Thelibraryis
educational goals. Advisors interpret College open 109 hours each week; 24 hours a day
requirements, assist with course selection, duringexams.Referencelibrariansareavailable
monitoradvises'academicprogress,andmake tohelpstudentsorganizetheirresearchefforts
referralstocampusresources. and to assist them with information needs.
At the beginning of the first year, each Bibliographic instruction to individuals and
studentismatched withafacultyadvisoron classesatscheduledtimesandbyappointment
the basisof shared academic or co-curricular helpsstudentsgaintheskillsnecessarytouse
interests.Unlessshechoosestochangeadvisors, effectively the vast information resources
the student will work with this faculty available.Thelibraryfacultyalsooffersaseries
memberforherfirsttwoyears. ofnon-creditcoursesinlibraryinstruction.The
Juniorsand seniorsareusuallyadvised by Basic Library Skills course is required of all
the chair of the departments in which they incoming students. Library lab sessions are
have declared their major. Supplementary offeredinconjunctionwith,andrequiredof,all
advising of juniors and seniors is the students taking ENGL 004, Thought and
responsibilityoftheDeanoftheCollege. Expression.
TheDeanoftheCollege,theAssociateDean The resourcesoftheMaryHelenCochran
ofAcademicAffairs,membersofthe faculty, Library are supplemented by those in three
and the Career Services staff share branchlibraries,theJuniusP.FishburnMusic
responsibility for advising students about Library in the Babcock Fine ArtsCenter,the
graduateandprofessionalprogramsandabout FannyB.HetcherScienceLibraryintheGuion
C
careerplans. ScienceCenterandtheMartin Shallenberger
ArtLibraryinthePannellCenter.
AcademicResourceCenter TheSweetBriarCollegelibrariesareleaders
TheAcademicResourceCenter(ARC)provides intheuseofadvancedtechnologytoimprove
informationandinstructioninwriting,study the accessibility of information for students
skills,reading,andtimeandstressmanagement. andfaculty.Asharedautomatedcatalog,LION
LocatedinGray,theARCisavailableforhelp (Lynchburg Information Online Network),
withcurrent projectsand for long-term skill established in cooperation with
development. Randolph-Macon Woman's College,
The ARC staff and trained assistants are LynchburgCollegeandtheCityofLynchburg
available weekdays,evenings, some weekend PublicLibrary,allowsstudentstosearchtheir
hours, and by appointment. Sweet Briar combined library holdings. Students may
students regularly use the ARC for help in borrow items directly from any of the three
writing papers,and to learn effective testing collegelibraries,ormayhavebooksdeliveredto
techniques,reading andstudyskills. SweetBriar.Accesstothecatalogisavailableto
Each term,theARCoffers workshopsfor studentsinbranchlibrariesandcomputerlabs
students and works in conjunction with oncampusandviapersonalcomputerinthe
various departments on campus to help residencehalls.
studentswhoencounterdifficultiesaswellas The Online Computer Library Center
with those who wish to improve their (OCLC)system providesaccesstomillionsof
academicskills. titlesinlibrariesthroughouttheUnitedStates,
TheARCalsocoordinatesthepopularPeer Canada, Mexico, Great Britain and Europe.
TutoringProgramandhelpsstudentsprepare On-line search services provide access to
for graduate study qualifying examinations thousandsofdatabases,indices,andabstracts,
(GRE.,MCAT,LSAT,etc). andofferfulltextsofinformationinhundreds
ofdisciplines.
TheFergusReidRareBooksRoomhouses of the Honors Seminars and other honors
more than 5,000volumes and thousandsof courses, and for programs of lectures, films,
manuscripts to support the curriculum. Of discussions, and other events and activities
specialnotearetheVirginiaWoolfCollection, organized by honors students. Additional
the W.R Auden Collection, the George activitiesarescheduledforothercampusesand
Meredith Collection and the Evelyn Day forRoanokeRichmond,andWashington,DC.
MullenT.E.LawrenceCollection. Honorsstudentsmayparticipateinactivities
The Fanny B. Fletcher Archives hold the sponsoredbytheHonorsProgramwhetheror
recordsoftheCollege.Studentswhotakethe not they are enrolled in honors courses or
courseinhistoricalresearchmethodsusethese writinganhonorsthesis.
recordsasprimaryresearchmaterials. TheHonorsCenteralsocontainstheoffices
The Media Services Department offers ofthedirectoroftheHonorsProgramandthe
satellitetelevisionbroadcastsfromaroundthe HonorsFellow,adistinguishedrecentPh.D.in
world,traininginsimplevideoproductionand thehumanities.Amoredetaileddescriptionof
editing techniques, and provides media the Honors Program is available from the
equipment and support to the College director of the Honors Program or from the
Includedintheresourcesarevideoprojection OfficeoftheDean.See HonorsPrograminthe
facilities,theabilitytobroadcastprogramson CoursesofInstructionbelow.
the campus cable system, and interactive
computer-driven multimedia workstations. ForeignStudy
Thelibraryalsomaintainsextensivecollections Asacorollarytoitsmissiontopreparewomen
of audio and videotape programs, sound to beactive, responsible membersofa world
recordingsandmulti-mediasoftware community,SweetBriarencouragesqualified
studentstospendallorpartofthejunioryear
ComputerLiteracy in study abroad. The College sponsors and
SweetBriarsupportsitsacademicprogramwith directs theSweet BriarJunior Year in France
computer-relatedinstructionofferedthrough and Junior Year in Spain programs and has
the Department of Mathematical Sciences, special relationships with universities in
microcomputer services, and courses in the Englandand ScotlandSweetBriarfinancialaid
natural and social sciences and humanities. maybeusedbystudentstopursuestudiesin
Instructionincludesprogrammingcoursesin the Sweet Briar Junior Year in France and
C++, Pascal, COBOL, and in the use of JuniorYearinSpainprogramsiftheyhavea3.0
computer-based tools to aid writing and cumulative average and are residents of the
business applications. Both Macintosh and United States. The College is prepared to
MS-DOS systems are used throughout the approveother programsforcredit underthe
Collegeand may be purchased at substantial sponsorshipofaccredited four-yeardomestic
discounts through the Sweet Briar College colleges, universities, or educational
BookShop. organizations, or by direct admission to
FormoreinformationonSweetBriar'suseof accreditedforeigninstitutions.Generalforeign
thecomputeracrossthecurriculum,contact study information is available from the
thedirectorofcomputingservices.Forcurrent Coordinator of International Studies in the
prices on computers and related software OfficeoftheDean.
contacttheBookShop. In general, to qualify for approved study
abroadinthejunioryear,astudentshouldhave
TheHonorsProgram a3.0cumulativegradepointaveragebytheend
The Honors Program consists of challenging of her sophomore year. She must also have
courses,opportunitiesforindependentwork, shownstrengthinhermajorareaofstudy.Her
and a seriesofextra-curricular activities. It is proposedprogramshouldincludeatleastone
designedforstudentsofexceptionalinitiative courseinhermajororinrelatedfields.
and ability who may enter the program as Althoughstudyabroadisinkeepingwith
first-yearstudentsbyinvitationorwithinthe the liberal arts tradition, in some fields of
first two years of their college career,on the specializationotheroptionsmaybepreferable.
basis of their grade point average Honors For this reason and in order to plan her
students may make use of the computers, program of study carefully in advance a
audio-visualfacilities,workspaces,andlounge student wishing to spend all or part of the
locatedintheW.M.KeckFoundationHonors junior year abroad should confer with the
Center.TheHonorsCenteristhesiteformany CoordinatorofInternationalStudiesatanearly
date, preferably in her first year but no later areasoflanguage,literature,history,arthistory,
thanNovember30ofhersophomoreyear. economics, geography, and Latin American
Each student wishing to study abroad, studies.
whetherforanentireyearorforasingleterm, Acandidateisexpectedtohaveatleasttwo
mustcompleteadossierofsupportingmaterials yearsofhighschoolSpanishandtwofullyears
includingastatementofherspecific plans,a of college-level Spanish, including an
parental permission form, and a letter of introductory literature course. These
recommendationfromafacultymemberwho requirements should be met by June of the
knows her work. This dossier must be sophomoreyear,studyofSpanishduringthat
completed no laterthan December 15of her year is highly recommended. A course in
sophomoreyear. European or Spanish history is also
Inallcases,theapprovaloftheCollegemust recommended. Minimum requirements
besoughtinadvanceifcredittowardtheSweet include a 3.0grade point average in Spanish
Briar degree is to be granted. In exceptional with a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
cases,modificationstotheguidelinesdescribed Recommendations from the Department of
abovemayberequestedfromtheInternational Modern Languages and Literatures and the
StudiesAdvisoryCommittee. majoradvisorareneededbeforethecandidate
canberecommendedbytheOfficeoftheDean.
JuniorYearinFrance DetailedinformationisavailableintheSweet
Sweet Briar's Junior Year in France offers a BriarJuniorYearinSpainOffice
programofforeignstudyinToursandParisto
well-prepared students who are especially StudyinBritain
interestedinthelanguage,history,andculture SweetBriaroffersa numberofopportunities
of Franceor whodesire to specialize in such for study in Great Britain during thejunior
subjectsasart,history,internationalaffairs,or year.Sincetheearly1930s,SweetBriarhashada
politicalscienceStudentsfrommorethan35 special relationship with St. Andrew's
collegesanduniversitiesacrossthenationstudy University inScotland.Severalstudentseach
inthisdistinguishedprogrameachyear. year are recommended to the facultiesofSt.
Acandidateisexpectedtohaveatleasttwo Andrew'sforadmissionasvisitingstudentsfor
yearsofhighschoolFrenchandtwofullyears the junior year. Candidates for study at St.
of college-level French, including an Andrew's will be considered on the basis of
introductoryliteraturecourse,byJuneofthe theirfieldsofstudyandacademicrecords,their
sophomore year. The candidate should be capacity for independent work, and their
studyingFrenchduringthatyear.Acoursein maturity.Applicationinformationandforms
European or French history is also are available from the Coordinator of
recommended. Minimum requirements InternationalStudiesintheOfficeoftheDean.
includea3.0gradepointaverageinFrenchand TheprogramatRoyalHollowayCollegeof
a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. the UniversityofLondon wasestablished in
Recommendations from the Department of 1983. There Sweet Briar students study with
Modern Languages and Literatures and her Britishstudentsinaresidentialcollegeofabout
major advisor are needed before she can be 5,000,some20milesfromLondon,wherethey
recommendedtotheprogrambytheOfficeof have access to a full range of academic
theDean.Detailedinformationisavailablein programs.
theSweetBriarJuniorYearinFranceOffice. SweetBriaralsosendsstudentstoEngland
and Scotland under the auspices of other
JuniorYearinSpain approvedprograms.Furtherinformationand
The Sweet Briar Junior Year in Spain is an applicationmaterialsareavailableintheOffice
intercollegiate, coeducational study abroad oftheDean.
program. For an academic year or a term,
studentscanenrollintwotypesofcoursesat HeidelbergUniversity,Germany
the University of Seville-, regular university UniversityofMunich,Germany
courses in a wide range of fields and special StudentsofGermanmaystudyforonetermor
coursesforforeignstudents.Botharetaughtin fortheentireacademicyearinHeidelbergwith
SpanishbyUniversityofSevillefaculty,inthe aprogramsponsoredbyHeidelbergCollegeor
for one academic year in Munich with a
programsponsoredbyWayneStateUniversity.