1975-1976 Catalog
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k1RkWOOb community coll€4€ 1975-76 cedar rapids, iowa KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1975-76 CATALOG A publicly supported community college serving the Iowa counties of merged area ten. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 8. A. Jensen, Chairman Kenneth K. Kupka, Secretary Robert O'Meara, Treasurer R. A. Davidson Lewis M. Dreibelbis John M. Gerber Max E. Lewis Wayne T. Newton Robert Potter James A. Sauter The Rev. Roy Wingate ADMINISTRATION S. A. Ballantyne Superintendent Ira E. Larson Assistant Superintendent Kenneth K. Kupka Associate Superintendent of Administration Vernon R. Pickett Associate Superintendent of Education Michael E. Crawford Director of Development ii BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTENTS The College .. Programs of Instruction .... .7 Student Services & Co-Curricular Activities .. ······ 15 Academic Information and Regulations .. ····· 27 Programs of Study .... ... 39 Course Descriptions .. 93 Adult & Continuing Education ..... ...... 163 Faculty & Administrative Staff .. ... 169 Index .... .... 183 CONTENTS iii SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE The institution described in the following pages is but one example of a rapidly developing educational move ment, the two-year comprehensive community college. Until rather recently, educational opportunities be yond high school were limited to junior and senior colleges and universities. The programs provided by these institu tions served the needs of a relatively select group of indi viduals. As a result, the educational needs of many people went unmet, while the demand for better educated and more highly trained individuals continued to increase. Comprehensive community colleges are being estab lished with increa~ing frequency to serve such needs and demands. The programs provided therein vary widely in design and content, in order that the greatest number of people of widely diverse needs, interests and abilities may be served. Thus, comprehensive community colleges pro vide programs for the career-oriented and the college transfer student, for the mature adult and the recent high school graduate and for the individual who wishes to com plete high school, the one who has completed college, or the elderly. Kirkwood Community College is such an institution. It provides many different educational programs for the peo ple who live in Area Ten. These programs are described briefly in the pages which follow. I hope you will find some thing of interest and worth as you read through them. Selby A. Ballantyne Superintendent V April 12 ACADEMIC through April 16 Student Recess Days April 16 College Holiday, offices closed CALENDAR May27 Last day to drop classes May31 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed. Summer 1975 June 4 Quarter Ends June 5 Commencement June4 Registration June 5 Classes Begin June 11 Last day to register late or add classes July 4 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed Summer 1976 August 20 Last day to drop classes August 27 Quarter Ends June 7 Registration August 30 Commencement Junes Classes Begin June 14 Last day to register late or add classes July5 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed Fall 1975 August 20 Last day to drop classes August 27 Quarter Ends August 28, 29 Registration August 28 Commencement September 2 Classes Begin September 1 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed September 8 Last day to register late or add classes October 27 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed Fall 1976 November 17 Last day to drop classes November 24 Quarter Ends Augus1 30, 31 Registration September 1 Classes Begin September 6 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed Winter 1975-76 September 8 Last day to register late or add classes October 25 November 27, 28 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed College Holiday, no classes, offices closed November 25, 26 Registration November 17 Last day to drop classes November 24 December 1 Classes Begin Quarter Ends December 5 Last day to register late or add classes December22 through Winter 1976-77 January 2 Student Recess Days December 25 College Holiday, offices closed November 25, 26 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed January 1 College Holiday, offices closed November 29, 30 Registration February 16 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed December 1 Classes Begin February 25 Last day to drop classes December 7 Last day to register late or add classes March 3 Quarter Ends December 23 through January 2 Student Recess Days Spring 1976 December 24 College Holiday, offices closed March 4, 5 Registration December 31 College Holiday, offices closed March 8 Classes Begin February 21 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed March 12 Last day to register late or add classes February 23 Last day to drop classes March 2 Quarter Ends vi ACADEMIC CALENDAR Spring 1977 February 22 Las1 day 10 drop classes March 1 Quarter Ends March 3, 4 Registration March 7 Classes Begin Spring 1978 March 11 Las1 day to register late or add classes April 4 March 2, 3 Registration 1hrough March 6 Classes Begin April 8 Student Recess Days March 10 Last day to register late or add classes April 8 College Holiday, offices closed March 20 Mays Last day to drop classes through May30 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed March 24 Studen1 Recess Days June 2 Quarter Ends March 24 College Holiday, offices closed June 4 Commencement May24 Last day to drop classes May29 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed June 1 Quar1er Ends Summer 1977 June 3 Commencement June3 Registration June 6 Classes Begin June 10 Last day 10 regis1er late or add classes July4 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed Augus119 Last day to drop classes Augus1 26 Quarter Ends August 27 Commencement Fall 1977 Augus1 29, 30 Registration August 31 Classes Begin Sep1ember 5 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed September 7 Last day to regis1er late or add classes Oc1ober 24 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed November 16 Last day to drop classes November 23 Quarter Ends Winter 1977-78 November 24, 25 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed November 28, 29 Registration November 30 Classes Begin December 6 Last day to regis1er late or add classes December 23 1hrough January 2 Student Recess Days December 26 College Holiday, offices closed January 2 College Holiday, offices closed February 20 College Holiday, no classes, offices closed ACCADEMIC CALENDAR vii Soon after, Wednesday College and Future College were THE COLLEGE developed through the 2-3-2 program. 2-3-2 means a stu dent may finish two years of college in 3 years by taking 2 classes each quarter. Kirkwood Community College is a publicly supported Thus, in the college's short history, the foundation college serving the Iowa counties of Benton,_ Linn, Jones, has been established for expanded educational opportuni Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Washington as well as portions ties in vocational-technical education, college parallel and of nine adjacent counties which are part of the merged career-oriented programs, adult and continuing educa area. The total land area of the seven major counties tion, student services, and community services. served is 4,408 square miles or 7.8 percent of the total land area of the state of Iowa. MISSION ANO PURPOSES The college operates under the regulation of the Iowa Merged Area Ten represents an emerging socio-poli State Board of Public Instruction with the board of direc tico-economic unit It is an area in transition, mingling tors of merged Area Ten as its governing board. rapidly developing urban centers and rich farm lands dot ted with small rural communities. Within its borders are HISTORY many space-age industries, prosperous farms, a major state university, several private liberal arts colleges, and The history of Kirkwood began in January, 1965 when myriad supportive and service institutions and industries. a steering committee was formed to establish a vocational In this setting of vigorous economic expansion and rapid school in this area. Work on the study began almost imme population growth, advancing technology has created un diately and was completed by July, 1965. precedented demands for formal education and training Soon after, the state legislature passed laws which programs. This same technology has simultaneously provided for the establishment of a system of community placed greater demands upon the individual in his role of colleges and area vocational-technical schools through responsible citizen. out the state. Educators and laymen in Area Ten recogniz For years, American society has taken for granted the ed the need for a comprehensive community college importance of secondary schooling for the many and high which would provide college transfer and adult education er education for the few. Only recently, however, has rec curricula as well as vocational-technical curricula. There ognition been extended to the need for post-high school fore the nine-man board of directors elected by the citi education for the majority of adults. Accordingly, institu zen~ of the area asked for and received permission to tions of higher education, although well suited to the serv establish Kirkwood Community College. The college was ice of a select few, have not been prepared to satisfy the formally established on July 1, 1966. needs of the growing numbers of individuals who desire to The college immediately assumed responsibility for participate in post-high school education. Thus, the citi operating what was then the Cedar Rapids Vocational zens of Iowa have delegated this responsibility to the com Technical School, which had been provided since 1964 by prehensive community college. the Cedar Rapids Community School District Kirkwood Community College is charged by law with The Arts and Sciences, Student Services and Com the responsibilities of identifying the educational needs munity Education Divisions were established in 1967. and desires of adult citizens and of designing educational programs which will help them fulfill their goals. Specifical lion which lead to enjoyable and self-fulfilling use ly, the law directs community colleges to provide the fol of leisure time.