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Catalog2005–2006 catalog 2005–2006 GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1500 N. Verdugo Road • Glendale, CA 91208-2894 818-240-1000 • FAX: 818-549-9436 Web site: www.glendale.edu Welcome to Glendale Community College where for over 75 years educational excellence has been our hallmark, and where student success is our major goal. By your commitment to Glendale Community College, you have made the choice for excellence in a college with one of the highest transfer rates to four-year institutions among the 107 community colleges in the state. For students seeking job retraining or career education programs, the college offers a wide range of curricula to prepare students for the workplace. The college is known throughout the region for state-of-the-art equipment and technology. In order to have the fi nest facilities available, the college has invested more than $85 million during the last decade for new facilities, technology, landscaping and parking. This year we will inaugurate the new Cim- marusti Science Center, which encompasses state-of-the-art science facilities in four different buildings to meet the needs of the rapidly changing scientifi c world. The center will offer the fi nest facilities of any com- munity college in the state. We at the college are grateful for the support of the community and, in particu- lar, the recently passed bond measure to be used for updating and new construction of our facilities. The college offers superior student support services and library holdings, and an outstanding teaching faculty whose major goal is to make your educational dreams, whatever they may be, a reality. Every semester approximately 25,000 students choose Glendale Community College for their educational experience and we hope that you are part of this group. We wish you every success as we continue our diamond anniversary celebration. Dr. John A. Davitt Superintendent/President Contents 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Administration ................................................................................................... 5 Division Chairs .................................................................................................. 6 College Calendar ............................................................................................... 7 General Information ......................................................................................... 11 Mission Statement ............................................................................................. 11 Accreditation ...................................................................................................... 12 Advisory Committees ...................................................................................... 12 Transfer to Four-year Colleges and Universities ......................................... 20 Veteran Education ............................................................................................. 20 College Services ................................................................................................. 21 Student Activities and Organizations ........................................................... 41 Admission and Registration ........................................................................... 43 Eligibility for Courses ....................................................................................... 44 Scholastic Information and Regulations ...................................................... 49 Graduation Requirements ............................................................................... 61 Associate in Arts Majors .................................................................................. 65 AS Majors and Certifi cate Programs ............................................................. 67 College and University General Education Requirements ....................... 79 Transfer Programs ............................................................................................. 83 Course Descriptions .......................................................................................... 85 Faculty ..................................................................................................................209 Emeritus ...............................................................................................................236 Classifi ed Staff ....................................................................................................237 Index .....................................................................................................................241 Campus Map ......................................................................................................245 Off-Campus Locations .....................................................................................246 MyGCC ................................................................................................................247 4 2005-2006 Catalog—GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE In 1926, higher education was reserved for a relative few, but Fast forward to 2005 - Glendale Community College is a farsighted citizens in Glendale recognized the need to open dynamic institution with more than 22,000 students. They doors to academic and vocational instruction to a broader are enrolled in college-credit at the main campus, continu- base of the community. As a result, Glendale citizens voted ing education at the Garfi eld campus, community services to form a community college, or junior college as it was then classes held throughout the community, and the Professional called, as part of the Glendale Unifi ed School District. Development Center located in Montrose. The College serves an ethnically diverse student body with no single group The fi rst semester, 139 students responded to the public notice forming a majority. that college classes were to be offered in the buildings of Glendale Union High School at Broadway and Verdugo. The The faculty has used its energy to develop a wide ranging College was an immediate success and by 1929 the student curriculum intended to prepare students for the 21st cen- population increased to 435, with 27 faculty members. tury. College Services faculty provide invaluable academic, career, and fi nancial counseling to students. Today the goal Through the years Glendale Junior College continued to of those farsighted citizens of Glendale has been achieved. grow. It moved to the present site in 1937 with the support of Higher education is available to all who come to Glendale a bond election and funds matched equally by a WPA grant. Community College. Total cost for purchase and construction of the new 59 acre Source: A History of Glendale Community College, 1927-2003 site was $390,000. by Dr. Marguerite Renner. For complete text contact Glendale College In 1971, as the College became more responsive to the needs Foundation, 818.551.5199. of the greater Glendale community, the name was offi cially changed to Glendale Community College District. FACILITIES LIKE NO OTHER... Once again, farsighted citizens in 2002 approved Measure In spring 2005, ground will be broken for a 42,000 square G, a bond to construct and remodel facilities at Glendale foot building which will house the Allied Health and Digi- Community College and bring the campus to 21st century tal Multimedia programs as well as plant operations and standards. warehouse facilities. Slated for the future is the construc- tion of the Student Services/Laboratory building that will Nestled in the slopes of the San Rafael Mountains overlooking serve as a one-stop center for student services. In addition, the valleys of the Glendale area, Glendale College is described a remodel of the foot ball/soccer fi eld and the track has by long time Architect, Jim Spencer as, ”...an urban village been completed with more renovation slated for the gym patterned after hill towns of southern Europe. Its Mediter- facilities in the future. ranean architecture, its grand plaza and more intimate spaces, its curving stairways, arches and colonnades, as well as its Parking, an issue on every student’s mind, will be addressed almost ‘quirky’ angles and curves all contribue to an element with the construction of a structure to be placed near the of surprise and delight; while its interiors ‘brim’ with function Mountain Avenue off-ramp. Scheduled to open in winter of and the latest in technology.” 2006 it will provide an additional 850 parking slots. Major building began on the campus in the late 80’s with Currently there are 23 buildings on the campus with approxi- the remodeling and construction of seven buildings. The mately 144,000 square feet of lab space for the science com- latest addition can be seen illuminating the night sky - the puters and art departments. Glendale Community College dome from the Cimmarusti Science Center that houses the has an outstanding faculty, comprehensive student services planetarium. Funds from Measure G, along with public and and conveniently located facilities with the latest technology. private funding sources, made possible the construction of The college has a rich history of community support and the Science Center. looks forward to a bright future. GCC is a smart choice to begin, to continue or to return to higher education. Glendale Community College reserves the right to modify its programs, tuition and fees, admission and graduation requirements, schedules and other policies, procedures and regulations stated in this catalog without notice. This catalog does not constitute a contract
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