Bridgewater State College 1975-1976 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalogue Bridgewater State College
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Bridgewater State University Virtual Commons - Bridgewater State University Bridgewater State College Catalogs, 1960-2009 Catalogs 1975 Bridgewater State College 1975-1976 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalogue Bridgewater State College Recommended Citation Bridgewater State College. (1975). Bridgewater State College 1975-1976 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalogue. Retrieved from: http://vc.bridgew.edu/bsc_catalogs/22 This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. BRIDGEWiRTER STfTTE COLLEGE 1975-1976 Undergraduate / Graduate Catalogue 1 BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE IS: accredited by The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education on the approved list of The American Chemical Society a member of The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education The American Association of State Colleges and Universities The Council of Graduate Schools in the United States The New England Conference on Graduate Education The Association of Graduate Deans of Northeastern State Colleges The Catalogue is a guide for information and not a contract. The College reserves the right to change requirements for degrees, prerequisites, fees, scheduling, and related matters. All such changes are implemented in such a way that any new curricular requirements will work no hard- ship on a student who has entered under an earlier set of requirements. ^4 Si/^/noki s BRIDGEWfiTER STRTE COLLEGE 75/76 Lfridergraduate/ Graduate Catalogue Behavioral Sciences Creative Arts Humanities Natural Sciences and Mathematics Professional Education Social Sciences Interdepartmental and Pre-Professional Programs CALENDAR FOR THE ACADEMIC (See the Fall, Spring, and Summer brochures of the Division of S M T W T F S FIRST SEMESTER -1975 September September 3 (Wednesday) Classes begin at 8:00 A.M. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 6 (Tuesday) Fall Convocation - 1 1 :00 A.M. 23 (Tuesday) .... Last day of course drop-add for 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 First Semester 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 26 (Friday) .... Last day for graduate students to file request for the November 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Comprehensive Examinations. 28 29 30 October 3 (Friday) .... Last day for receiving completed October master's degree applications for November Admissions. 12 3 4 13 (Monday) Columbus Day - no classes. 17 (Friday) End of First Quarter. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 November 1-30 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Master's degree Comprehensive Examinations. 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 (Monday) .... Last day for undergraduate and graduate students who expect to receive their degree in February November to file the appropriate degree application form. 11 (Tuesday) Veteran's Day - no classes. 1 3 (Thursday) Registration for Second Semester begins. 25 (Tuesday) Thanksgiving Recess begins at close of classes. December 1 (Monday) Classes resume at 8:00 A.M. Last day for undergraduates who expect to receive their degree in May to file degree application form. ' December 11 (Thursday) Reading Day 12 (Friday) . First Semester examinations begin. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Last day for graduate students who anticipate of degree work in May to 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 the completion file the Petition for Acceptance of Transfer Credit. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 (Friday) .... First Semester examinations end. 20 (Saturday) Snow Day - Christmas and 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Inter-semester Recess begin. 28 29 30 31 Graduate Record Examinations, October 18 and December 13 (Lecture Hall, Conant Science Building). YEAR 1975-1976 Continuing Education for its calendar.) s M T w T F s SECOND SEMESTER -1976 January January 1 2 3 12 (Monday) Classes begin at 8:00 A.M. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 (Thursday). Martin Luther King Day - no classes. 16 (Friday) Last day for graduate students 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 I ! who expect to receive their degree in May 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 to file the appropriate degree application form. 25 28 27 28 29 30 31 February - 16 (Monday) . Washington's Birthday no classes. February 27 (Friday) Last day of course drop-add for Second Semester. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Last day for graduate students to file request for April Comprehensive Examinations. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 March 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 (Friday) End of Third Quarter - Spring Recess begins at close of classes. 29 22 (Monday) Classes resume at 8:00 A.M. 26 (Friday) .... Last day for receiving completed master's degree applications for May Admissions. March 1 2 3 4 5 6 \pril 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 I - 30 .Master's degree Comprehensive Examinations. 16 (Friday) Good Friday - no classes. 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 19 (Monday) Patriot's Day - no classes. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 (Monday) Registration for First Semester 1976-1977 begins. 28 29 30 31 May April II (Tuesday) Reading Day. 12 (Wednesday). .Second Semester examinations 1 2 3 begin. 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 (Thursday). .Second Semester examinations end. 4 22-23 Commencement Weekend. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 28 (Friday) .... Last day for graduate students to file request for the July Comprehensive 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Examinations. 26 27 28 29 30 Last day for graduate students who anticipate 25 the completion of degree work in August to file the Petition for Acceptance of May Transfer Credit. 31 (Monday) .... Last day for undergraduate and 1 graduate students who expect to receive their degree in August to file the 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 appropriate degree application form. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Graduate Record Examinations, April 24 and June 12 27 28 29 \ 'J, 25 26 (Lecture Hall, Conant Science Building). 3 CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION 5 The College 6 The Division of Continuing Education 11 Financial Information 12 SERVICES TO STUDENTS 15 General Services to Students 16 Housing 19 Financial Aid 20 THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE 22 Admissions 23 Academic Programs 28 Academic Policies 35 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL 39 Graduate Degree Programs 41 Admissions 42 General Policies and Procedures 45 Graduate Degree Requirements 49 PROGRAM AND COURSE OFFERINGS 53 DIVISION OF BEHAVORIAL SCIENCES 55 Department of Anthropology 56 Department of Psychology 59 Department of Sociology 64 DIVISION OF CREATIVE ARTS 68 Department of Art 69 Department of Communication Arts and Sciences 73 (Formerly Department of Speech and Theatre) Department of Music 80 DIVISION OF HUMANITIES 84 Department of English 85 Department of Foreign Languages 93 Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies 99 DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS 104 Department of Biological Sciences 105 Department of Chemical Sciences 114 Department of Earth Sciences and Geography 121 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science 128 Department of Physics 135 DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 139 Department of Educational Services 143 Department of Elementary Education 148 Departments of Health and Physical Education 155 Department of Instructional Media 168 Department of Library Science 171 Department of Secondary Education 175 DIVISION OFSOCIALSCIENCES 183 Department of Economics 184 Department of History 186 Department of Political Science 192 INTERDEPARTMENTAL AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS 195 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 198 ADMINISTRATION 199 FACULTY 201 4 THE COLLEGE Bridgewater State College, founded in 1840, has grown into a fully accredited, internation- ally recognized multi-purpose institution, sharing the national tradition of providing high qual- ity education supported in large part by the state. The College today has experienced over a decade of growth unprecedented in its long his- tory. The undergraduate student body has grown from 1 ,000 to over 4,000 in less than a dozen years, and the academic programs now available to Bridgewater students include major fields of "study in the areas of Behavioral Sciences, Creative Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Math- ematics, Professional Education, and Social Sciences. The College's faculty currently numbers over 240, and the physical plant consists of eighteen major buildings, six of which were con- structed within the past ten years, to provide the resources to support the increased demand. With that growth has come the College's vigorous reaffirmation of dedication to academic excellence and commitment to encouraging the broad educational preparation which is equally essential for making a maximum contribution to profession, community, and nation, and for developing a sound personal life. THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY The individual and distinguishing spirit that has marked Bridgewater State College's transi- tion from a small teacher training institution to its present status is the philosophy of College Community, evolved on this campus in the early 1960's and continuously developing today. In the words of Dr. Adrian Rondileau, president of the College since 1962, College Community is explained in this manner: "Although Bridgewater State College is a rapidly growing institution in number of students, number of faculty and the extending of our buildings and grounds, it strives to be first-rate academically, rather than to be large. It also strives to retain that all-important sense of the personal touch and genuine humanness. "We of the College are not only proud of our academic excellence, but are equal- ly proud of the sense of College Community in which students, faculty, adminis- trators, alumni, staff and parents have a feeling of belonging, and of working to- gether for great common objectives. This is indeed unusual in this day and age, but it is much more important than it ever has been, if each student is to achieve his full educational potential.