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Bryn Mawr Catalogue and Calendar 1987-88 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/brynmawrundergrad80bryn BRYN MAWR COLLEGE CATALOGUE & CALENDAR UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE Issue for the Session of 1987-88 August 1987, Volume LXXX, Number 3 Bryn Mawr College Catalogue and Calendar, USPS 947720 Published April, July, August, and September by Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010. Second-class postage paid at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. CONTENTS Academic Schedule 3 Board of Trustees 4 Faculty and Staff 6 Introduction , 21 Admission 25 Freshman Class 25 Transfer Students 29 The Division of Special Studies 30 Fees 34 Financial Aid and Scholarships 36 Academic and Residential Facilities 38 Student Life 44 The Honor Code 44 Student Advising 45 Residence 45 Health Service 48 The Bryn Mawr-Haverford Career Development Office 49 The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 50 EquaUty of Opportunity 51 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 52 Geographical Distribution 52 Curriculum 54 Requirements for the Degree 55 Academic Regulations 60 Curricular Opportunities 69 Courses of Study 77 Interdepartmental Work 263 Physical Education 269 Scholarship Funds and Prizes 271 Alumnae Representatives 302 Index 312 Visitors to the College are -welcome and, when the College is in session, student guides are available to show visitors the campus. Appointmentsfor interviews andfor campus tours should be made in advance by writing to The Office ofAdmissions or by telephoning (215) 645-5152. The Office ofAdmissions is open Monday through Fridayfrom nine untilfive and, during the fall, on Saturdaysfrom nine until one. Correspondence The Post Office address is Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsyl- vania 19010. Telephone (215) 645-5000. Correspondence about the following subjects should be addressed to: The President General interests of the College The Dean of the Undergraduate College Academic work, personal welfare, and health of the students The Director of Admissions Admission to the Undergraduate College and entrance scholarships The Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Admission and graduate scholarships The Director of Student Services Rooms in the halls of residence, the campus center, and foreign student adviser The Comptroller Payment of bills The Director of Financial Aid Financial aid and student employment The Alumnae Association Regional scholarships and loan fund ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 1987-88 1987 First Semester September 2 Classes begin October 9 Fall vacation begins after last class October 14 Fall vacation ends at 9 a.m. November 25 Thanksgiving vacation begins after last class November 30 Thanksgiving vacation ends at 9 a.m. December 11 Last day of classes December 12-15 Review period December 16-22 Examination period 1988 Second Semester January 18 Classes begin March 4 Spring vacation begins after last class March 14 Spring vacation ends at 9 a.m. April 29 Last day of classes April 30 - May 3 Review period May 4-13 Examination period May 15 Commencement ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 1988-89 1988 First Semester September 6 Classes begin October 14 Fall vacation begins after last class October 19 Fall vacation ends at 9 a.m. November 23 Thanksgiving vacation begins after last class November 28 Thanksgiving vacation ends at 9 a.m. December 13 Last day of classes December 14-15 Review period December 16-23 Examination period 1989 Second Semester January 23 Classes begin March 10 Spring vacation begins after last class March 20 Spring vacation ends at 9 a.m. May 5 Last day of classes May 6-9 Review period May 10-19 Examination period May 21 Commencement The Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College Hanna Holbom Gray Chairman Edmund B. Spaeth, Jr. Vice Chairman Barbara Bradfield Taft Secretary Trustees Barbara Goldman Aaron Christine A. Philpot William S.Cashel, Jr. Martha Stokes Price Constance E. Clayton Sally Shoemaker Robinson Betsy Zubrow Cohen liana Diamond Rovner Charles J. Cooper Rosalyn Ravitch Schwartz Anna Lo Davol Cynthia W. Shelmerdine Anthony T. Enders Edmund B. Spaeth, Jr. Alexander Ewing Susan Savage Speers Nancy Greenewalt Frederick Jerald L. Stevens Hanna Holbom Gray Barbara Bradfield Taft Nelson G. Harris Barbara Auchincloss Thacher Jacqueline Koldin Levine Barbara Janney Trimble Ruth Kaiser Nelson Joan Connelly Ullman Dolores G. Norton Deborah Jackson Weiss R. Anderson Pew Trustees Emeriti Special Representatives to the Board Margaret Bell Cameron Josephine Young Case Annie Leigh Hobson Mary Hale Chase Broughton Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Helen Bell de Freitas Agnes Clement Ingersoll Barbara C. M. Dudley Alice Palache Jones Marie Salant Neuberger Millicent Carey Mcintosh Alice Mitchell Rivlin Jonathan E. Rhoads Doreen Canaday Spitzer Henry Scattergood John B. Jones, Jr. Allen McKay Terrell Chairman of the Elizabeth Vining Gray Board ofManagers of Haverford College Board of Trustees Ex Officio Officers of the Corporation Mary Patterson McPherson Hanna Holbom Gray President of the College Chairman Judith R. Shapiro Edmund B. Spaeth, Jr. Academic Deputy to the Vice Chairman President Barbara Bradfield Taft Johanna Alderfer Harris Secretary President of the Alumnae Mary Patterson McPherson Association President of the College Judith R. Shapiro Academic Deputy to the President Alexandra Quandt Aldridge Secretary of the College Margaret M. Healy Treasurer Jerry A. Berenson Assistant Treasurer Suzanne Spain Assistant Treasurer Maria Colella Wiemken Comptroller BRYN MAWR COLLEGE FACULTY AND STAFF Mary Patterson McPherson, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), LL.D., Litt.D., L.H.D,, President of the College Alexandra Quandt Aldridge, A.B. (Bryn Mawr College), Secretary of the College Margaret M. Healy, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), L.H.D., Treasurer of the College Catherine Lafarge, Ph.D. (Yale University), Dean of the Graduate School ofArts and Sciences Ruth W. Mayden, M.S.S. (Bryn Mawr College), Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Michele Tolela Myers, Ph.D. (University of Denver), Dean of the Undergraduate College Judith R. Shapiro, Ph.D. (Columbia University), Academic Deputy to the President of the College James Tanis, Th.D. (University of Utrecht), Director ofLibraries Debra J. Thomas, M.A. (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Director ofPublic Information Elizabeth G. Vermey, M.A. (Wesleyan University), Director of Admissions Donna L. Wiley, M.A. (City College of New York), Director of Resources EMERITI Hans Banziger, Ph.D. (University of Zurich), Professor Emeritus of German Ernst Berliner, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Frances B. Berhner, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Lecturer Emeritus in Chemistry Merle Broberg, Ph.D. (The American University), Associate Professor Emeritus of Social Work and Social Research Rachel Dunaway Cox, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), Professor Emeritus of Human Development and Psychology Frances de Graaff, Ph.D. (University of Leyden), Professor Emeritus of Russian Faculty Frederica de Laguna, Ph.D. (Columbia University), Professor Emeritus ofAnthropology Anne Lee Delano, M.A. (Columbia University), Director Emeritus of Physical Education Jose Maria Ferrater Mora, Lie. en Fil. (University of Barcelona), Ph.D., Professor Emeritus ofPhilosophy Elizabeth Read Foster, Ph.D. (Yale University), Professor Emeritus of History Joaquin Gonzalez-Muela, D. en Fil. (University of Madrid), Professor Emeritus of Spanish Robert L. Goodale, A.B., B.Mus. (Yale University), A.A.G.O., Professor Emeritus ofMusic Janet L. Hoopes, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus of Human Development Rosalie C. Hoyt, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus of Physics Joshua C. Hubbard, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor Emeritus of Economics Agi Jambor, M.A. (Royal Academy of Budapest), Professor Emeritus of Music Fritz Janschka, Akad. Maler (Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Vienna), Professor Emeritus ofFine Art Myra Richards Jessen, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus of German Pauline Jones, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus of French Melville T. Kennedy, Jr., Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor Emeritus of Political Science Barbara McLaughlin Kreutz, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Dean Emeritus Marguerite Lehr, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Gertrude C. K. Leighton, J.D. (Yale University), Professor Emeritus of Political Science Katherine D. K. Lower, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin), Professor Emeritus of Social Work and Social Research Ethel W. Maw, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), Professor Emeritus of Human Development Susan E. Maxfield, M.S. (Syracuse \]m\tvs,\\.y). Associate Professor Emeritus of Human Development Agnes Kirsopp Michels,