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The University ofAkron Bulletin GENERAL BULLET IN I!)oo·I!Jo7 4- October Issue a descriptive bulletin with explanations of courses and colleges~ at The University of Akron THE U~IVERSITY OF AKRON BULLET!:'\ \'OLL~!£ VI :\t; ~IllER 3 OCTOBER. I 966 The L'niversity of Akron Bulletin is published six time>, a year-July, September, twice in October, l\:ovember, anc'· April-by The University of Akron, 302 E. Buchtel Ave/ Akron, Ohio, 44304. Second Class postage paid at Akron Ohio. • - :------ IHUMB INDEX Page UNIVERSITY OF AKRON STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES ADMISSIONS, GRADES, RULES, FEES AND FINANCIAL AIDS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMMUNITY AND TABLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF CONTENTS GENERAL COLLEGE BUCHTEL COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF \ BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION .................... _... ,_ GRADUATE PROGRAMS COLLEGE OF LAW PUBLIC SERVICE ' PROGRAMS C0lft<SE DES ,qiPTIONS DIRE~mRIES _:~"'\\ ' ~~~,-·.,... ..,-' I I The University of Akron: The University of Akron is a leader in the area of educational planning as demonstrated by its rapid but orderly growth to date. This has been accomplished through years of study and preparation and by directing the institution's total resources into the fulfillment of the established University aims and objectives. As an institution of higher education supported in part by taxes, the University plans its educational services especially to serve the people of the Akron area, Northeastern Ohio and the state of Ohio. 6 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON I II, Objectives To think logically and critically and make sound judgments. The University of Akron, in fulfilling To appreciate beauty in all its its role as an institution of higher forms. education, expects students who qual To understand people and their ify for admission to achieve the fol differences. lowing objectives: To develop an independent spirit To acquire knowledge of man's and a personal sense of values social being and history, of his with the proper regard for the physical and biological nature and environment, of his cultural rights of others and to assume a situation, and of the processes that commitment to a free society and make for personal and group ful the social and civic responsibility fillment through the development as a participant in the world com of his personality and character. munity. To develop and strengthen the To maintain physical health and ability to use in qualitative and vigor and comprehend the impor quantitative ways the English lan tance of appropriate leisure time guage. activities. To be intellectually curious and To determine their future occupa eager for scholarly growth. tions and interests. THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 7 To prepare for greater social and knowledge. individual effectiveness in public Provides expert advice and assist service, the professions, business ance to industrial, civic, and ed and industry, labor, and the fine ucational agencies. arts as set forth in the objectives Offers programs for continuing of the various colleges, divisions, education and dissemination of and departments of the Univer knowledge and culture through sity. various media to the community The University of Akron, in order beyond the University. to provide students the opportunity The degree programs are established to achieve these objectives: in various fields in the colleges as de Strives to create an appropriate termined by the adequacy of their and adequate educational climate resources and facilities to meet the by offering courses and curricula foregoing objectives. in various fields of knowledge. The University recognizes a stu Utilizes faculty and facilities effec dent's level of accomplishment in these tively in instruction. programs by awarding, where appro Conducts research activities di priate, associate, baccalaureate, mas rected to the advancement of ter's or doctor's degrees. Accreditation ... The University's Standing Any educational institution is as American Council on Education, strong as the level of excellence which Association of American Colleges, it demands of itself, as well as of its Association of Urban Universities, faculty and students. American Society for Engineering Ed The University of Akron has set ucation, Ohio College Association, the high standards for itself which result American Association of Colleges for in its being accredited and approved Teacher Education, and it holds asso by the following organizations and as ciate membership in the International sociations: Council on Education for Teaching. The North Central Association of The College of Law has member Colleges and Secondary Schools, Ohio ship in the League of Ohio Law College Association, American Medi Schools and is fully approved by the cal Association, American Chemical American Bar Association. The Col Society, the Engineers' Council for lege of Business Administration is a Professional Development and Na member of the American Association tional Council for Accreditation of of Collegiate Schools of Business. Teacher Education. The University is also a member of ·The University of Akron is a mem the Association of UniversitLh~t~ ber of the following organizations: Colleges. In additio~ y,"':t1is, it is :n - --- 8 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON accredited member of the North Cen Akron can be expected to honor most tral Conference on Summer Schools. of their credits earned at a similarly Women graduates of the University accredited college or university. with approved baccalaureate degrees For the student taking pre-profes (requiring at least two years or a sional courses in order to enroll even minimum of 60 credits of non-profes tually for subsequent study in ad sional, non-technical work credited vanced fields such as medicine, den toward a B.A. degree) are eligible to tistry, law or theology, there is. the membership in the American Associa assurance that courses taken at The tion of University ·women. University of Akron will prepare him Accreditation assures a student that to be accepted by a graduate or pro he is enrolled at a university which is fessional school where he can special recognized and approved by select re ize further. gional and national educational asso For the student who intends to ciations, societies and councils. meet the University requirements for A student has the security of know a Bachelor's Degree or Associate De ing that credits earned at his univer gree and then enter his chosen profes sity have transfer value to comparable sion or vocation, there is the satisfac institutions of learning, just as incom tion of knowing that this degree will ing transfer students learn by check be respected whenever he presents his ing this list that The University of credentials to a prospective employer. THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 9 Engineering College, the institution's History name was changed to The University The University of Akron traces its of Akron and the original name of origin to 1870 with the establishment Buchtel College was perpetuated in of Buchtel College by the Ohio Uni the Buchtel College of Liberal Arts. versalist Convention. The College Since that time, the University has took its name from its most generous made several important strides: benefactor, the Hon. John R. Buch 1915 Evening Sessions were be tel, and, in turn, gave his name to the gun. first building for which construction 1921 The College of Education began in 1871. was established. In 1888 a new building, Crouse Gymnasium, was erected east of the 1935 The General College was main building and three years later established. an athletic field, located four blocks 1953 The College of Business away, was purchased and given the Administration was estab name of Buchtel Field. lished. The orderly growth of the young 1959 The College of Law was es College ran into disaster in 1899 when tablished. Buchtel Hall was destroyed by fire, 1959 The Ph.D. was conferred for but the College and the community the first time. met the challenge by using Crouse Gym and neighboring rooms to con 1964 The Community and Tech tinue classes. Funds were raised for a nical College was estab new structure and a second Buchtel lished. Hall was in use by 1901 on the site of Will the decade of the 1960's pro the burned out remains. The new vide other milestones? The answer is a building, still in use as the major Ad firm YES. This is an era of building ministration Building has in its vesti and planning, improving and growing bule the cornerstone of the original at The University of Akron. The de 1871 structure. mand for higher educational facilities In 1913, plagued with financial has increased rapidly and the Univer problems but still dedicated to edu sity intends to answer this call. cating the young people of its day, By retaining respect for the past Buchtel College and its plant and en but at the same time, turning enthu dowment were turned over to the citi siastic minds and hearts toward a zens of the City of Akron to become hopeful future, the citizens of Ohio the nucleus of the non-sectarian Mu and the students of the University nicipal University of Akron. The fol will be part of an exciting drama of lowing year, with the addition of an progress in the world of tomorrow. One hundred thousand piece Italian glass mural depicting University history-Student Center Designed and executed by Dr. Emily H. Davis, Head of the Art Department, and Assistant Professor of Art, Malcolm J. Dashiell. Academic Offerings The University of Akron's academic ate degree at the end of two years in offerings cover the complete educa such vocations as chemical technology, tional spectrum from two-year Associ electronic technology, mechanical de ate degree programs, through four sign, sales and merchandising. indus year baccalaureate programs, to Mas trial technology, commerce, transporta ter's degree programs as well as pro tion, or secretarial science.