Gettysburg College Catalog

GETTYSBURG Gettysburg College Catalogue Issue 1980/81 £**<&' '&o L*V r ^* • ^V stfeH? -• % ifTj. J L,. U> £ i§J^3i*i^^ GETTYSBURG Catalogue 1980/81 Gettysburg College Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325 Gettysburg, USPS 218-120 Catalogue Issue, Vol. 70, No. 5, April 1980/Gettysburg College/ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Published seven times a year: August; September; October; January; semi-monthly in April, and July. Second class postage paid at Gettysburg, Pa. 17325. Send POD Form 3579 to Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa. 17325. The provisions of this catalogue are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the College and the student. The College reserves the right to change any provision or requirement at any time. Gettysburg College does not engage in illegal discrimination in its programs, activities, and policies against students, prospective students, employees, or prospective employees, on account of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, age, personal handicap, or sex. Such policy is incompliance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, and regulations. Inquiries concerning the applica- tion of any of these laws may be directed to the Affirmative Action Officer at the College or to the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education, Washington, D.C. for laws, such as Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, administered by that department. Gettysburg College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Gettysburg College — The Community 23 Academic Policies and Programs Academic Purposes, Honor Code, Curriculum, January Term, Degree Requirements, Regis- tration, Grading, Individualized Study and Seminars, Teacher Education Program, Music Education, Off Campus Programs, Preprofessional Preparation, Cooperative Programs, Honors and Awards 47 Courses of Study 115 Campus Life Living Accommodations, Dining Accommodations, Religious Life, Student Conduct, Stu- dent Government, Cultural Activities, Student Communication Media, Student Organi- zations and Activities, Athletics, Student Services, Facilities 129 Admissions, Expenses, and Financial Aid Admissions Policy and Procedures, Comprehensive Academic Fee Plan, Board, Room Rents, Payment of Bills, Housing Policy, Refund Policy, Insurance, Student Financial Aid 141 Register Board of Trustees, Administration, The Faculty, Other Instructional Personnel, Calendar, Statistical Summary, Endowment Funds 161 Index LISTING FOR CORRESPONDENCE Academic Information General Information Dr. David B. Potts, Dean of the College Dr. Allan C. Carlson, Assistant to the President Admissions Delwin K. Gustafson, Director of Admissions Health, Physical Education, and Athletics Dr. Richard T. Wescott, Chairman, Depart- Alumni Affairs ment of Health and Physical Education Robert D. Smith, Director of Alumni Relations Eugene M. Haas, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Bursar Jay P. Brown, Bursar Library James H. Richards, Jr., Librarian Career Services Dea Forney, Director of Career Services Publicity, Publications Paul D. Mangan, News Bureau Director Central Pennsylvania Consortium Bernadine Dorich, Director of Public G. Ronald Couchman, Registrar Relations Chaplain Records and Transcripts The Rev. Karl J. Mattson, Chaplain G. Ronald Couchman, Registrar College Relations Student Accounts Richard Page Allen, Vice President for John J. Schlegel, Business Manager College Relations Student Affairs Counseling Services Dr. Frank B. Williams, Dean of Student Life Dr. William H. Jones, Coordinator of and Educational Services Counseling Mailing Address Financial Aid Gettysburg College Salvatore Ciolino, Director of Financial Aid Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 General College Policy Telephone Number Dr. Charles E. Glassick, President Area Code 717/334-3131 GETTYSBURG Gettysburg College- Wl The Community — Gettysburg College — The Community Most of the roads which bring you to Gettysburg College in the historic town of Gettysburg in South Central Pennsylvania will cross the site of the famous Civil War Battle of 1863. During those three hot July days, Pennsylvania Hall which is still the center of the campus—served as a hospital for both Union and Confederate forces. Today the town of Gettysburg is larger but less turbulent than in 1863. It is virtually encircled by a 3500-acre National Military Park; the surrounding countryside is rural, consisting primarily of farms and orchards in rolling countryside with large expanses of undisturbed woodland. Gettysburg College, like the town of which it is a part, has grown since its Civil War days. It now has a campus of 200 acres and seeks to limit its enrollment to 1900 students. It is a private, inde- pendent college that is one of the 18 colleges affiliated with The Lutheran Church in America. Yet since its founding in 1832 by Lutherans and local community leaders, the College's purpose has remained the same: to offer a quality liberal arts education to students of all faiths. The goals of the educational program at Gettys- burg are to develop your capacity to think logi- cally and use language clearly, to give you a rigorous introduction to the assumptions and the methods of a representative variety of academic disciplines, and to acquaint you with the range and diversity of human customs, pursuits, ideas, values, and longings. Ultimately, this type of education is the most practical of all because it equips you to make a creative approach to problems—present or fu- ture. In addition, Gettysburg believes strongly that such an education will foster in you a high sensitivity to moral and spiritual values along with a quest for knowledge which will continue after completion of formal studies. Although training for specific jobs is not seen as a primary function of a liberal arts education, Gettysburg does not ignore your appropriate concern about careers. The College offers a career services program; preparation and cer- tification for teaching; advisory services for pre- law and premedical students; opportunities for student internships in a variety of fields; and concentration in a major field as preparation either for further specialization in graduate or professional school, or for work in business, in- dustry, or government. — The <3 Gettysburg College Community Academic programs at Gettysburg provide you The College's distribution requirements assure with both a broad range of intellectual experi- your acquaintance with several broad areas of ences and the individual attention you need to study. After you select a major field of study, make the best use of those experiences. One of ample opportunity is provided for electives in the advantages of an education at Gettysburg is fields of your choice. the preponderance of small classes, especially The 4-1-4 academic calendar at Gettysburg al- in courses. student-faculty ra- more advanced A lows you to spend the entire month of January tio of 13:1 helps to assure close relationships concentrating upon one course to provide an between you and your professors. exciting intensive academic experience in an You may select a major field of study from any area in which you have special interest. Individ- one of 21 academic areas: art, biology, busi- ualized study projects in the fall and spring ness administration, chemistry, economics, terms can also help you explore your special English, French, German, Greek, health and interests. The academic program exists to serve physical education, history, Latin, mathematics, you, the individual student. music, philosophy, physics, political science, You will have a faculty adviser assist in psychology, religion, sociology and anthropol- to you planning your program. ogy, and Spanish. academic Academic counseling is available, as is counseling for If you want to concentrate your academic pro- non-academic personal matters. Gettysburg gram on a particular problem or area of investi- wants you to succeed, and the faculty and staff gation which involves courses in several differ- are dedicated to helping you. ent departments, you may design your own major. A Special Major can cover broad areas such as American Studies, or it can focus on a specific topic, such as Community Planning and Administration. Gettysburg College — The Community Gettysburg College — The Community * ;i * Gettysburg College — The Community 11 Through membership in the four-college Cen- tral Pennsylvania Consortium and through other off-campus and cooperative programs, Gettys- burg offers you academic opportunities beyond our campus. The Consortium sponsors a semester in Urban Studies in Harrisburg. Other off-campus programs include the Wash- ington Semester in government or the Washing- ton Economic Policy Semester with American University, the United Nations Semester at Drew University, and the Merrill-Palmer Institute program in human development and family life at the Institute in Detroit. Many students each year study in foreign countries under our Junior Year Abroad program and India program. Gettysburg has cooperative programs in engi- neering with Pennsylvania State University and with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. There is a cooperative forestry program with Duke Univer- sity. Under all of these programs a student be- gins his or her career at Gettysburg and com- pletes it at

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