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GENERAL INFORMATION 1 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Seaver College Catalog, 2001-2002 For More Information Requests for further information should be addressed to: Of fice of Admission, Seaver College Pe p p e r dine University Malibu, California 90263-4392 Telephone (310) 506-4392 Facsimile (310) 506-4861 General Information (310) 506-4000 ww w. p e p p e rd i n e . e d u Pe p p e r dine University, Volume Sixty-Four, Number One, March, 2001. Published by Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263-4392. An official publication of Pepperdine University, located at 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California 90263-4392. epperdine is a Christian university Pcommitted to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. 8 As a Christian university, Pepperdine affirms: That God is That God is revealed uniquely in Christ That the educational process may not, with impunity, be divorced from the divine process That the student, as a person of infinite dignity, is the heart of the educational enterprise That the quality of student life is a valid concern of the University That truth, having nothing to fear from investigation, should be pursued relentlessly in every discipline That spiritual commitment, tolerating no excuse for mediocrity, demands the highest standards of academic excellence That freedom, whether spiritual, intellectual, or economic, is indivisible That knowledge calls, ultimately, for a life of service CONTENTS 3 CO N T E N T S Seaver College Academic Calendar. .4 Pr esident’s Message . 8 Dean’s Message . 9 General Information . .10 Student Life. 20 Admission Information . .34 Financial Information . 44 Academic Policies . 62 Academic Prog r a m s . 82 International Prog r a m s . 92 Business Administration Division . .106 Communication Division . .120 Fine Arts Division . .150 Humanities and Teacher Education Division . 176 Natural Science Division . .226 Religion Division. 272 Social Science Division . 288 Center for International Studies and Languages. 312 In t e r disciplinary Prog r a m s . 336 Administration and Faculty. .342 Legal Notices . .370 Course Index. .374 General Index . 375 Seaver College Direc t o r y . .385 Campus Map . .386 4 CALENDAR Seaver College Academic Calendar, 2001-2002 Sunday, July 1– Summer Conference for new freshman students Tuesday, July 3 Fall 2001 (August 27 – December 15, 2001) Friday, Aug. 10 Resident advisors and student advisors return to ca m p u s Mo n d a y Aug. 20 New Student Orientation counselors return to campus We d n e s d a y Aug. 22 Residence hall and apartment check-in for new students who did not attend Summer Conference 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. We d n e s d a y Aug. 22 – Orientation for new students who did not attend Su n d a y Aug. 26 Summer Conference Fr i d a y Aug. 24 Residence hall and apartment check-in for new students who attended Summer Conference 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Fr i d a y Aug. 24 – Orientation for new students who attended Summer Su n d a y Aug. 26 Co n f e r e n c e Fr i d a y Aug. 24 Academic advising and registration for new freshman and transfer students who did not attend Summer Co n f e r e n c e Su n d a y Aug. 26 Residence hall and apartment check-in for returning st u d e n t s Mo n d a y Aug. 27 Classes begin; add/drop period begins; fees effective Fr i d a y Aug. 31 Add/drop period ends Mo n d a y Sept. 3 Labor Day holiday Tu e s d a y Sept. 4 Withdrawal period begins; refund percentage applies Mo n d a y Sept. 10 Last day to change grading option to or from credit/no cr e d i t Mo n d a y Sept. 17 Last day of 75% refund period Mo n d a y Sept. 24 Last day of 50% refund period Mo n d a y Oct. 1 Last day of 25% refund period Fr i d a y Oct. 19 Faculty Conference; no classes meet Tu e s d a y Oct. 23 Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" We d n e s d a y Oct. 24 Last day for filing final copies of thesis or project with committee persons; last day to apply for December graduation (master’s programs) Tu e s d a y Nov. 6 – Advance registration for graduate students and seniors We d n e s d a y Nov. 7 for spring semester We d n e s d a y Nov. 7 Last day to notify the Office of the Seaver Dean of date and time of oral defense of master’s thesis or project; last day to submit tentatively approved copy of thesis and signed thesis routing sheet to the Office of the Seaver Dean (master’s programs) Th u r s d a y Nov. 8 – Advising and advance registration for juniors for Fr i d a y Nov. 9 spring semester CALENDAR 5 Mo n d a y Nov. 12 – Advising and advance registration for sophomores for Tu e s d a y Nov. 13 spring semester We d n e s d a y Nov. 14 Last day for oral defense of master’s thesis We d n e s d a y Nov. 14 – Freshmen advance register with freshman seminar Th u r s d a y Nov. 15 advisors for spring semester We d n e s d a y Nov. 21 Deadline for submission of final (4) signed copies of thesis or project and signed Approval of Master’s Degree form to the Office of the Seaver Dean Th u r s d a y Nov. 22 – Thanksgiving holidays Fr i d a y Nov. 23 Mo n d a y Dec. 3 Last day to withdraw with "WP" (withdraw passing) or "WF" (withdraw failing) instructor-assigned grades Mo n d a y Dec. 3 Last day to apply for April graduation Mo n d a y Dec. 10 – Final examinations Th u r s d a y Dec. 13 Fr i d a y Dec. 14 All residents (except graduating seniors) are to be checked out of residence halls and apartments (9:00 a.m.) Sa t u r d a y Dec. 15 Gr a d u a t i o n Mo n d a y Dec. 24 – Winter holidays; all offices closed Tu e s d a y Jan. 1 Spring 2002 (January 7 – April 27, 2002) Th u r s d a y Jan. 3 Residence hall and apartment check-in for new students and returning students who did not advance re g i s t e r Th u r s d a y Jan. 3 – Orientation for new students Fr i d a y Jan. 4 Fr i d a y Jan. 4 Registration for new students and students who did not advance register Su n d a y Jan. 6 Residence hall and apartment check-in for returning st u d e n t s Mo n d a y Jan. 7 Classes begin; late registration and add/drop period begins; fees effective Fr i d a y Jan. 11 Late registration and add/drop period ends Mo n d a y Jan. 14 Withdrawal period begins; refund percentage applies Fr i d a y Jan. 18 Last day to change grading option to or from credit/no cr e d i t Mo n d a y Jan. 21 Martin Luther King Day (no classes meet) Tu e s d a y Jan. 22 – Advance registration for seniors and graduate students We d n e s d a y Jan. 23 for summer term We d n e s d a y Jan. 23 Deadline for registration for summer term for graduating seniors and those planning to walk in April graduation ceremony Th u r s d a y Jan. 24 Advising and advance registration for juniors for summer term. Fr i d a y Jan. 25 Advising and advance registration for sophomores for summer term. 6 CALENDAR Mo n d a y Jan. 28 Advising and advance registration for freshmen for summer term. Mo n d a y Jan. 28 Last day of 75% refund period Tu e s d a y Jan. 29 – Advance registration for all student levels for summer Fr i d a y Mar. 29 te r m Mo n d a y Feb. 4 Last day of 50% refund period Mo n d a y Feb. 11 Last day of 25% refund period Mo n d a y Feb. 25 - Spring break (no classes meet) Fr i d a y Mar. 1 Tu e s d a y Mar. 5 Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" We d n e s d a y Mar. 6 Last day for filing final copies of thesis or project with committee chairpersons and last day to apply for April graduation (master’s programs) Tu e s d a y Mar. 12 – Advance registration for graduate students and seniors We d n e s d a y Mar. 13 for fall semester Th u r s d a y Mar. 14 – Advising and advance registration for juniors for fall Fr i d a y Mar. 15 se m e s t e r Mo n d a y Mar.