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Saint Xavier College of CHICAGO >CADEM,c ADVKINa Saint Xavier College OF CHICAGO 1989-91 Undergraduate Academic Catalog SAINT XAVIER COLLEGE/CHICAGO 3700 West 103rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60655 (312) 779-3300 1989-91 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Bachelor's Degree Programs Accounting Education Mathematics Art Early Childhood Music Biology Kindergarten-Primary Liturgical Music "Botany Intermediate-Upper Music Business Business Administration *'Secondary Performance Finance Engineering Natural Science Human Resource English Nursing ManatJ Family Studies Philosophy Marketing French Political Science Management1 Administration History Psychology Management Information Interdisciplinary History and Industrial Psychology Systems Political Science Religious Studies Small Business Interdisciplinary Social Science Sociology Management International Business Spanish Chemistry International Studies Community Service Computer Science Muss Communications Speech and Language Pathology Criminal Justice 'Cooperative program with Morton Arboretum "Mainrs approved lor secondary education certification include: art. biology. English. French, history, interdisciplinary history political science, interdisciplinary social science, mathematics, music, and Spanish "2 + 2 program with Illinois Institute of Technology Pre-professional Minor Programs Weekend College Programs Medicine, dentistry, Anthropology Business Administration optometry, pharmacy, Physical Education Criminal Justice podiatry, veterinary Speech Communication Liberal Studies medicine and law Theater Nursing Writing B.S. completion for the R.N. M.S. courses also available Psychology In addition, traditional minors are available in most of the disciplines offering majors Master's Degree Programs Education -MA Degree Nursing - M.S. Degree Business - M.B.A. Degree Curriculum and liislrm linn Community Health Finance Education (3 tracks- Medical-Surgical International Business Iniliviriudlly Designed, Nursing Administration Management Math-Education and Nursing Education Management Information Criminal Justice Psychiatric Menial Health Systems Counseling! M^^^^^^^^ Marketing Educational Administration learning Disabilities Reading Institutes Family Studies Gerontology ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Pastoral Ministry ^ *»M b, Sain. Xaue, College. Chicago. Illinois. The provisions ul Ihis catalog are not lo be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the student and the College The erves the right In mak, and indicate the effective date of changes in curriculum, course offerings, fees, require- ! lor degrees, and other regulations at any time such changes are deemed necessary or desirable. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 Student Life 6 Admissions and Financial Aid 9 Academic Policies 15 Continuing Education 25 Academic Programs and Course Offerings 27 Accounting 37 Anthropology 165 Art 30 Astronomy 163 Biology 157 Botany 160 Business Administration 37 Chemistry 160 Computer Science 108 Criminal Justice 50 Education 55 Engineering 163 English 69 Family Studies 75 Foreign Languages 78 Geology 164 Gerontology Institute 84 History 87 Humanities 99 Interdisciplinary History and Political Science 90 Interdisciplinary Social Science 90 International Business 37 International Studies 89 Mass Communications 102 Mathematics 108 Music 118 Natural Science 164 Nursing 127 Pastoral Ministry Institute 133 Philosophy 136 Physical Education 142 Physics 163 Political Science- 87 Psychology 145 Religious Studies 151 Science 156 Sociology 165 Speech 173 Weekend College 178 Nursing for Registered Nurses 183 Business Administration 184 Criminal Justice 185 Liberal Studies 186 Psychology 187 Trustees, Administrators and Faculty 189 Index 202 INTRODUCTION HISTORY Saint Xavier College, a coeducational liberal arts college for commuter and resident students, offers undergraduate programs in over 25 major fields and interdisciplinary areas and graduate programs in Business Administration, Education and Nursing. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy and chartered in 1847, Saint Xavier College occupied three different locations in early Chicago. Since 1956, the campus has been situated in southwest Chicago in the heart of a residential area. The institution became coeducational in 1969. The faculty-student ratio is 1 to 13 and the College currently serves nearly 2,600 students. DEGREES AWARDED The College by its charter of 1847 is authorized "to confer on such persons as may be considered worthy, such academic or honorary degrees as are usually conferred by similar institutions." Saint Xavier College awards undergraduate students the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, and graduate students the degree of Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, or Master of Science. ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIPS Saint Xavier College is accredited at both Bachelor's and Master's levels by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Both the Baccalaureate and Graduate programs in the School of Nursing are accredited by the National League for Nursing. The College holds membership in the Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities, The Associated Colleges of Illinois, The Council of Independent Colleges, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the Illinois Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and The American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. For state accreditation of programs in Education, see the catalog section under the School of Education. The School of Nursing holds membership in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the Midwest Alliance in Nursing (MAIN), and the National League for Nursing (NLN). Saint Xavier College is a school approved to train veterans and eligible persons under Title 38, U.S. Code. \ FACILITIES Modern classroom buildings, including the Graham School of Management, laboratories, a gymnasium, auditorium, residence hall, and clinical facilities in Speech, Learning Disabilities and Reading are located on the 50 acre campus. The Byrne Memorial Library has holdings which consist of more than 112,000 books. Files of scholarly and professional periodicals, along with more than 500 leading American and European current periodicals, are also available. Students have access to other library collections in the area as well as those of a nationwide inter-library loan service. Recordings and other non-print materials are available in the Media Services Center. Athletic interests of the student body are served by roads suitable for biking and baseball and Softball fields. GOALS STATEMENT OF SAINT XAVIER COLLEGE Saint Xavier College was founded by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic religious community. From the outset the College has been primarily a teaching-learning institution. The element of service has always characterized the College. The goals of the College reflect these historical realities and are intended to give direction to the future. I. The religious tradition of the College: The College is a "Meeting Place" for the mature intellectual examination of religion in the lives of students, faculty, and all persons who are members in some way of the College community. This exchange should be marked by an ecumenical spirit with an emphasis on the Roman Catholic tradition and the Judeo-Christian heritage, by extensive offerings in religion-theology, and by an advanced campus ministry program. Catholics should find strong support in their total development as Catholics and all members should, by the College's activities in these areas, tend toward moral growth and respect for religion in human life. II. Liberal education for the future: Liberal education and career related academic programs are major "Meeting Places" for simultaneous and integrated approaches to the education of free persons and preparation for and improvement of the world of work. Faculty and students meet as respected adult collaborators in the inquiry and reflection, in the receptive and creative aspects of the learning dialogue. Every plan and decision is examined for its relation to the quality of learning experiences. Curricula must reflect a readiness of students to utilize directly their college education in their career and job options. Faculty must require study that exceeds career preparation. Required studies must engage the student in reflection on the varieties of human behavior, on the many expressions of human communication, and on the perennial questions of mystery that unite humans and all cultures. To the extent that they prepare students for the world of work, all academic programs should strive toward making the experience of work a humane one. The purposes of programs, the modes of communication employed, and the resources available to them should be the objects of concern for everyone. III. The practice of community: In the programs, services and day-to-day operations of Saint Xavier College all members must find "Meeting Places" for personal growth. The variety and quality of services offered, of collaborative efforts, of human interactions of all kinds contribute to the personal growth or diminution of adults. In addition, human qualities learned in community affect both formal learning and modes of service offered to communities outside the campus. Reverence for one another will be seen by many as primary and practical evidence that God acts in the world. Some of the more visible marks of Christianity, for example, can be lost if the College is not concerned for the community — both within the campus boundaries and outside them. •4T STUDENT LIFE The Student Life staff
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