Fees and Financial Aid

William Paterson Cohege does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, creed, national origin or handicap. College policies and practices are consistent with federal and state laws pertaining to equal opportunity in admission and education policies, scholarship, loan, athletic and other school-administered programs. Specifically, William Paterson College complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI of the civil Rights Act of 1964 and their respective implementing regUlati~ns. The College reserves the right to make changes in its aCiidemic program, courses, schedules, fees or calendar. With respect to such changes, students have a continuing right to pursue programs in the form that applied at the time of their matricUlation or to choose program changes that occur subsequently. For addition~ information, catalogs and applications, write or call: Office of Admissions William Paterson College Wayne, New Jersey 07470 (201) 595-2125 Dear Student, Every William Paterson College stu-,' dent is provided an Undergraduate Cat- ' alog upon enrollment:. This is the only copy of the current catalog you will automatically receive during your stud ies at the College. Should your copy become damaged, or should you misplace it, you can pur chase a new copy at the WPC Book store, located in the Student Center. Always remember to bring your cat alog to registration. Best wishes for success, Office of Admissions General Information .......................... 8 School of the Arts and Communication ............................ 40 School of Education ........................ 66 School of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences ....................... 76 School of Science and Health ........ 128 Directories ..................................... 170 Maps .............................................. 189 Index ............................................. 191 William Paterson College Mission Statement William Paterson College aspires to excellence through Because each member of the William Paterson College educational programs that challenge students to high levels community contributes to the education of all, this educa of intellectual and personal development. This commit tion is enhanced by a membership that is drawn from ment to excellence is reflected in a carefully constructed and diverse ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic and experiential distinctive undergraduate curriculum that offers a broad backgrounds. The College is working to create such a foundation in the liberal arts and a wide variety of majors community and pledges a special effort to improve oppor that help students prepare for productive lives in a plural tunities and programs for minority members, particularly istic SOciety and professional careers in a rapidly changing Blacks and Hispanics, and for nontraditional students. technological world. Graduate programs are deSigned to To achieve the educational excellence outlined above, meet the needs of the surrounding region for in-depth the students, faculty, staff, administrators and trustees are preparation in fields of corresponding institutional strength. committed to strengthening current learning communities The College believes that a measure of true educational and to building new ones; to continuing effort toward excellence is the extent to which its students develop the effective teaching and active involvement in learning; to abilities for and commitment to lifelong learning and con maintaining a stimulating intellectual and scholarly life in tributing to the common good. In order to realize this which students are accepted as contributing members; and excellence, the College seeks to involve students actively to providing effective and efficient support services. An and personally in learning and to help them perceive con integral part of these efforts is a commitment to ongoing nections: across disciplines and between classrooms, from assessment and a willingness to use the results of this individual experiences to those of fellow learners, from the assessment as the basis for making changes in order to campus to the larger world, and from the past and present achieve desired outcomes. to the future. It does this by involving faculty and students As a state-supported institution, William Paterson Col in a rich network of interconnected learning communities lege recognizes a special obligation to serve the public. It that extend throughout the campus and beyond. These are fulfills this responsibility through its graduate and under based on a distinctive educational philosophy that views graduate courses and programs, by offering continuing learning as an active and collaborative process in which education courses on topics of current interest, and by each member contributes to the intellectual and personal serving as a cultural center and educational resource for growth of others. schools, social agencies, businesses and the general public. Through this emphasis on learning communities, the The College seeks to provide access, at a reasonable cost, to College seeks to help students become self-confident learn all in the surrounding region who can properly be served by ers who take responsibility for their own learning and its courses and programs. contribute to the learning of others; who are open to new William Paterson College is committed to participatory ideas and experiences; who can both work collaboratively governance and will actively work to foster mutual respect and accept leadership responsibilities; and who are effective and cooperation among its members. The College reaffirms listeners and communicators. The College further seeks to rigorous adherence to its Affirmative Action and N on provide an educational experience that develops and refines Discrimination Policies. It is further committed to academic intellectual skills and, equally important, ethical standards freedom as important to intellectual inquiry and the devel and an appreciation of the commonality and diversity of the opment of ideas. human experience. This necessarily involves creative con flict that challenges habits, practices and assumptions and Revised: Board of Trustees, September 19,1983 enriches the ability to participate with others while main Revised: Board of Trustees, June 5, 1989 taining individuality and independence of judgment. 2 William Paterson College Since its founding in 1855, William Paterson of the cultural and cosmopolitan resources of College has been educating the people of New New York City adds to the richness of the Jersey. Their needs-and the College-have weave. changed dramatically during the years, yet the The College's diversity of programs is per commitment to education, to the future, to haps the best evidence of the strides made since improving the quality of life where people live its founding. Degree offerings other than those. and work remains stronger than ever. Provid leading to a teaching career were added in ing accessible education, the College is a pri 1966; ranging from the traditional to the con mary resource for training the education, busi temporary, they provide students the educa ness, health care, sCience and art professionals tion most suited to their interests and needs. of northern New Jersey. Students receive a first Today, 31 undergraduate and 15 graduate de class education at a fraction of the cost ex gree programs are offered in the College's four perienced by students at private colleges and schools: Arts and Communication, Education, universities. The College offers value in educa Humanities, Management and Social Sciences tion-the value of our top-notch faculty, edu and Science and Health. cational resources, facilities and services, and Supported by the citizen,s of New Jersey, the value of a future unburdened by excessive William Paterson College is one of nine in debt. the state college system. Operating under the More than a century of meeting diverse edu policy direction of ,the State Board of Higher cational needs has given the College its rich Education and governed by a local board of texture and unique character. Its long history is trustees, the College is accredited by the Mid everywhere symbolized on its 250-acre hilltop dle States Association of Colleges and Second campus in Wayne. Even the shortest stroll ary Schools. around the grounds delights the eye with diver A long tradition of weaving the needs of the sity-from the var~ety of faces, ages and inter people of New Jersey into the fabric of the ests of our 8,000 students to the very fiber of the College has made William Paterson the vital physical institution as well. Here radio and and flexible institution it is today. The chal television transmitters vie with towering pines; lenge for the future is the continued strength modem architecture shares the hillside with ening of our intellectual, economic and cul . historic landmarks; and students pass from tural development. This responsiveness and parking lots to wooded lanes to reach their commitment ensures William Paterson's place destinations. And a location only 20 miles west among the best state colleges in New Jersey. 3 Academic Calendar Summer Session 11992 Spring 1993 MAY JANUARY 25 Monday Memorial Day, College closed Friday New Year's Day, College closed 26 Tuesday Summer seSsion I registration 18 Monday Martin Luther King's birthday 27 Wednesday First day of classes celebrated, College closed JUNE 22 Friday First

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