UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG OF COURSES 2018 Major Learning. Minor Pretense. 13 THE SCHOOLS 3 DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS 13 School of Liberal Arts 3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 15 School of Science 4 THE COLLEGE 15 School of Economics and Business 9 COLLEGE POLICIES AND Administration DISCLOSURE SUMMARIES 16 Kalmanovitz School of Education 11 SIGNATURE PROGRAMS 18 ENROLLMENT AND ADMISSION 11 The Core Curriculum 22 TUITION AND FEES 12 Collegiate Seminar 25 FINANCIAL AID 12 January Term 29 ACADEMIC OFFICERS AND SERVICES 35 STUDENT LIFE 42 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS 52 PROGRAM OF STUDY 1 Contents 57 CURRICULUM 144 Interfaith Leadership 58 Accounting 146 January Term 61 Allied Health Science 149 Justice, Community and Leadership 62 Anthropology 154 Kinesiology 67 Art and Art History 159 Mathematics and Computer Science 76 Biochemistry 164 Performing Arts: Dance, Music and Theatre 78 Biology 176 Philosophy 85 Business Administration 179 Physics and Astronomy 92 Chemistry 182 Politics 95 Classical Languages 190 Pre-Professional Curricula 98 Collegiate Seminar 192 Psychology 102 Communication 197 Sociology 107 Economics 201 Studies and Curricular Requirements 112 Education for International Students 115 3+2 Engineering 202 Theology & Religious Studies 116 English and MFA in Creative Writing 211 Women’s and Gender Studies 124 Environmental and Earth Science Programs 216 World Languages and Cultures 129 Ethnic Studies 228 COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION 132 Global and Regional Studies 232 COLLEGE GOVERNMENT 135 History 235 UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY 142 Integral Program 247 CAMPUS MAP 2 Campus/Calendar THE CAMPUS From BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit): Take the SFO / Millbrae – Pittsburg / Bay Point train to either the Orinda or the Lafayette station. From there, take the County Connection bus (Route 106) to Saint The Saint Mary’s College campus is located in the rolling Mary’s College. County Connection buses operate to hills of the Moraga Valley. The 420-acre campus offers and from the College from approximately 6 a.m. until spaciousness and beauty with proximity to the cultural 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Buses also run from centers of the San Francisco Bay Area. 9:30 p.m. to 1:25 a.m. on Thursday and Friday, from 6:30 p.m. to 1:25 a.m. on Saturday, and from noon to 1:25 a.m. INFORMATION on Sunday. For exact times of bus schedules or more For more information about Saint Mary’s College programs, information, phone County Connection at (925) 676-7500. services and activities call the campus operator who will direct you to the appropriate office: (925) 631-4000. DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE From San Francisco Bay Bridge or San Rafael / Richmond Bridge: ACADEMIC CALENDAR Take Highway 580 toward Hayward and then Highway 24 toward Walnut Creek. Once through the Caldecott Tunnel, take the second exit, which will be marked Orinda / Moraga. FALL TERM 2017 Turn right and follow Moraga Way about five miles. Turn left onto Moraga Road, then right onto Saint Mary’s Road. August 28 MONDAY Fall Term CLASSES BEGIN The College is about one mile further on the right. September 4 MONDAY Labor Day Holiday From Walnut Creek / Highway 680: Take Highway 24 west (Oakland direction) to the Central October 19 – 20 Midterm Holiday Lafayette exit. Go right under freeway, right onto Mt. Diablo Blvd. one block, left onto Moraga Road 1/3 mile, November 22 – 26 Thanksgiving Recess and left onto Saint Mary’s Road about four miles. The College will be on the left. December 4 – 7 Final Exams December 8 –January 7 Christmas and New Year’s Recess JANUARY AND SPRING TERMS 2018 January 8 MONDAY January Term CLASSES BEGIN January 15 MONDAY Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday February 2 FRIDAY Last day of January Term February 3 –11 Spring Recess February 12 MONDAY Spring Term CLASSES BEGIN March 24 – April 2 Easter Recess May 21– 24 Final Exams May 26 SATURDAY Undergraduate Commencement 3 THE COLLEGE SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE The liberal arts tradition at Saint Mary’s College seeks to educate and engage the intellect in an attempt to resolve OF CALIFORNIA the great questions that arise from common human experience through a search that probes for fundamental Saint Mary’s is a comprehensive liberal arts university— principles and causes. offering undergraduate and graduate programs that integrate liberal and professional education built upon a This approach develops the intellectual abilities of the whole foundation of Catholic, Lasallian and liberal arts traditions. person, preparing students for life beyond the knowledge A challenging curriculum, exceptional faculty and a focus and skills for any particular profession. It develops critical on student success prepare learners for rewarding thinking, an understanding of and respect for different ways careers and full lives. of knowing, and a desire for lifelong learning. The core Lasallian principles of social justice, faith in The College provides a welcoming environment knowing the presence of God, respect for all persons, inclusive that the best academic achievement and social and community and quality education are reflected in every personal development are realized in an environment aspect of campus life and learning. Rooted in the Christian that is culturally, spiritually and ethnically diverse, where Brothers’ commitment to teaching and learning, Saint every voice is heard and each student has the opportunity Mary’s student-centered education shapes individual lives to grow, succeed and serve. that can transform society. Saint Mary’s faculty are deeply committed to teaching and The Catholic tradition fosters a Christian understanding interacting with students, while also being accomplished of the whole person and defends the goodness, dignity scholars. They are active members of a close community and freedom of each individual in a community that values characterized by small classes, lively discussion and diversity of perspective, background and culture. deep relationships. 4 The College The campus, known for its great natural and architectural In 1940, the Saint Mary’s hillside was graced with the beauty in the Moraga Valley, is only 20 miles east of addition of “La Cruz de la Victoria,” the Cross of Victory. San Francisco. Surrounded by hills and woods, the white The cross has become a familiar landmark among Saint buildings with red tile roofs are designed in Mission Mary’s students, alumni, professors and staff. Hiking up Renaissance style, with the College Chapel as its to the cross is a popular activity. architectural and spiritual heart. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, the United States Navy began using the Saint Mary’s HISTORY campus for pilot training. The Navy’s presence on the campus led to significant changes, including moving the Saint Mary’s College of California is one of the oldest main entrance to the front of campus; this resulted in colleges in the West. Founded in 1863 by the Roman the clear view of the chapel that greets visitors today. Catholic Archdiocese as a college for men, the school The Navy also built Assumption Hall (now a freshman was originally located in San Francisco, operating for residence hall) and the world’s largest indoor pool, which several years under Archdiocesan direction. no longer exists. In 1868, the De La Salle Christian Brothers assumed Saint Mary’s has evolved and changed over the years, direction of the school. Theirs is the world’s largest Roman with location, size and demographics completely Catholic order dedicated to teaching, founded 320 years transformed. Life for SMC’s first students in the 19th ago by St. John Baptist de la Salle, who devoted his century was quite different from the student’s experience life to the ministry of Christian education, especially for today. Tuition was $60 per academic year for day students, the poor. Brother Justin McMahon, FSC, was the first and $250 for boarding students. A student’s day was Christian Brother president of Saint Mary’s, who traveled rigidly scheduled, awakened at 6 a.m. for a day filled with to San Francisco accompanied by nine other Brothers. an unvarying schedule of study, class, prayer, meals and Under their leadership, the College’s student body quickly recreation, then lights out at 8:30 in the evening. increased from 50 to 200 students, with the first SMC bachelors’ degrees awarded in 1872. Nevertheless, traces of the College’s past remain—like the ringing of the chapel bells, the same bells that every The Brothers added a commercial curriculum to the Saint Mary’s student has heard and remembers. And classical and scientific curricula when they arrived in 1868. the College’s commitment to service, learning and The College was incorporated by the state of California community remains very true to its origins. As the SMC on May 20, 1872, and the following year the first Master community looks to the future of Saint Mary’s, we will of Arts degree was conferred. Since that time the continue to honor the common thread that connects Brothers have directed the College and exercised an generations of Gaels. indispensable role in its administration, instruction and funding, working collaboratively with distinguished clerical and lay colleagues who fill many significant administrative and faculty appointments. In 1889, the Saint Mary’s campus moved from San Francisco to Oakland to the corner of 30th and Broadway, occupying a facility affectionately known as the “Brickpile.” The College operated there until 1928, when it was moved to its current location in Moraga. The original Moraga campus was much smaller than the current campus; eleven of the original buildings, constructed in 1928 and 1929, are still in use today. They include the Chapel, Dante Hall and Galileo Hall. 5 The College CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY 1863 Saint Mary’s College on Mission Road in San Francisco dedicated on July 9 by Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany.