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UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2009–10 Rollins College • Hamilton Holt School 203 East Lyman Avenue Winter Park, Florida 32789 407-646-2232 Copyright© 2009 Rollins College. All Rights Reserved. CONTENTS CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 1 CONTACT INFORMATION............................................................................................................ 2 ACADEMIC CALENDAR................................................................................................................ 4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ............................................................................................ 8 ADMISSION .................................................................................................................................. 10 SERVICES AND FACILITIES....................................................................................................... 14 TUITION AND FEES .................................................................................................................... 21 FINANCIAL AID ........................................................................................................................... 23 THE CURRICULUM..................................................................................................................... 30 THE CURRICULUM..................................................................................................................... 30 REGISTRATION............................................................................................................................ 37 ACADEMIC POLICIES................................................................................................................. 39 ACADEMIC CONDUCT............................................................................................................... 47 SOCIAL CONDUCT...................................................................................................................... 50 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS............................................................................................................. 58 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Minor)............................................................................... 58 COMPUTER SCIENCE (Major, Minor).................................................................................. 58 ECONOMICS (Major, Minor).................................................................................................. 61 EDUCATION ........................................................................................................................... 62 ENGLISH (Major, Minor) ........................................................................................................ 64 ENVIRONMENTAL AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT STUDIES (Major, Minor) ........... 66 HUMANITIES (Major, Minor) ................................................................................................ 67 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (Major, Minor)........................................................................ 68 MUSIC (Major, Minor)............................................................................................................. 70 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (Major, Minor)................................................................ 71 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION (Major, Minor).................................................. 72 PSYCHOLOGY (Major, Minor) .............................................................................................. 73 WOMEN’S STUDIES (Minor)................................................................................................. 74 WRITING (Minor).................................................................................................................... 74 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................................................................... 76 BOARD OF TRUSTEES.............................................................................................................. 138 BOARD OF ADVISORS .............................................................................................................. 139 ADMINISTRATION..................................................................................................................... 140 FACULTY.................................................................................................................................... 141 INDEX ......................................................................................................................................... 163 Be advised that the provisions of this catalog are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the student and Rollins College, its officers, or its faculty. The College reserves the right to make changes affecting admission procedures, tuition, fees, courses of instruction, programs of study, academic grading policies, and general regulations. CONTACT INFORMATION Address The Rollins College Hamilton Holt School office is located at 203 East Lyman Avenue, Winter Park. Address all correspondence as follows: Rollins College Hamilton Holt School 203 East Lyman Avenue Winter Park, FL 32789 Telephone 407-646-2232 Fax 407-646-1551 E-mail [email protected] Web site www.rollins.edu/holt Student Services Web site www.rollins.edu/holt/students Frequently Called Numbers Hamilton Holt School Admission/Academic Advising/Student Services (Undergraduate) 407-646-2232 Academic Advising (Graduate) Contact the appropriate graduate program coordinator. Graduate Counseling Program (M.A.) 407-646-1568 [email protected] Graduate Education/Teaching (M.Ed. or M.A.T.) 407-646-1568 [email protected] Master of Human Resources (M.H.R.) 407-646-2653 [email protected] Master of Liberal Studies (M.L.S.) 407-646-2653 [email protected] 2 Career Services 407-646-2232 or 407-646-2195 [email protected] Office of Advancement 407-646-1577 [email protected] Bookstore 407-646-2133 www.rollins.edu/bookstore Campus Security 407-646-2999 www.rollins.edu/campus_security Cashier (Bursar’s Office) 407-646-2252 www.rollins.edu/finance/bursar Financial Aid 407-646-2395 www.rollins.edu/finaid Information Technology (Student Help Desk) 407-646-2655 www.rollins.edu/it Loans/Collections 407-646-2493 www.rollins.edu/finance/bursar Olin Library 407-646-2521 www.rollins.edu/olin R-Card Office (Student Identification Cards) 407-646-1564 www.rollins.edu/rcard Thomas P. Johnson Student Resource Center 407-646-2308 www.rollins.edu/tpj 3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2009–10 FALL TERM 2009 Application deadline July 13 Registration (new students) July 27 - 31 Classes begin August 24 Last day to withdraw without academic penalty October 30 Thanksgiving Holiday November 25 – 27 Classes end December 10 SPRING TERM 2010 Application deadline December 4 Registration (new students) December 7 – 11 Martin Luther King Holiday January 18 Classes begin: Session I January 2 Session II January 11 Last day to withdraw without academic penalty March 26 (Withdrawal deadline varies for intensive courses.) Spring break begins March 8 Classes resume March 14 DEADLINE for HOLT SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FOR 2010-11 March 15 Classes end May 4 Commencement May 8 SUMMER TERM 2010 Application deadline March 22 Registration (new students) April 26 – 30 Classes begin First six-week session May 17 Second six-week session June 29 Twelve-week session May 17 Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: First six-week session June 11 Second six-week session July 23 Twelve-week session July 6 Independence Holiday July 5 Classes end First six-week session June 29 Second six-week and twelve-week sessions August 11 4 ABOUT ROLLINS COLLEGE Rollins College educates students for global citizenship and responsible leadership. We are committed to the liberal arts ethos and guided by its values and ideals. Our guiding principles are excellence, innovation, and community. Rollins is a comprehensive liberal arts college. Rollins is nationally recognized for its distinctive undergraduate Arts and Sciences program. The Crummer Graduate School of Business offers a nationally ranked MBA program. The Hamilton Holt School serves the community through exceptional undergraduate and graduate evening degree and outreach programs. We provide opportunities to explore diverse intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic traditions. We are dedicated to scholarship, academic achievement, creative accomplishment, cultural enrichment, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship. We value excellence in teaching and rigorous, transformative education in a healthy, responsive, and inclusive environment. Rollins College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097; telephone 404- 679-4500) to award associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees and by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (777 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 750, Tampa, FL 33602-5730, telephone 813-769- 6559). Rollins College has been a full member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1931 and has had a chemistry program accredited by the American Chemical Society since 1974. Its programs in education are approved by the Department of Education of the State of Florida, and its counseling program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational