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20 ◆ 2019 Catalog S MITH C OLLEGE 2 019–20 C ATALOG Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts 01063 S MITH C OLLEGE C ATALOG 2 0 1 9 -2 0 Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts 01063 413-584-2700 2 Contents Inquiries and Visits 4 Advanced Placement 36 How to Get to Smith 4 International Baccalaureate 36 Academic Calendar 5 Interview 37 The Mission of Smith College 6 Deferred Entrance 37 History of Smith College 6 Deferred Entrance for Medical Reasons 37 Accreditation 8 Transfer Admission 37 The William Allan Neilson Chair of Research 9 International Students 37 The Ruth and Clarence Kennedy Professorship in Renaissance Studies 10 Visiting Year Programs 37 The Academic Program 11 Readmission 37 Smith: A Liberal Arts College 11 Ada Comstock Scholars Program 37 The Curriculum 11 Academic Rules and Procedures 38 The Major 12 Requirements for the Degree 38 Departmental Honors 12 Academic Credit 40 The Minor 12 Academic Standing 41 Concentrations 12 Privacy and the Age of Majority 42 Student-Designed Interdepartmental Majors and Minors 13 Leaves, Withdrawal and Readmission 42 Five College Certificate Programs 13 Graduate and Special Programs 44 Advising 13 Admission 44 Academic Honor System 14 Residence Requirements 44 Special Programs 14 Leaves of Absence 44 Accelerated Course Program 14 Degree Programs 44 The Ada Comstock Scholars Program 14 Nondegree Studies 46 Community Auditing: Nonmatriculated Students 14 Housing and Health Services 46 Five College Interchange 14 Finances 47 Smith Scholars Program 14 Financial Assistance 47 Study Abroad Programs 14 Changes in Course Registration 47 Smith Programs Abroad 15 Policy Regarding Completion of Required Course Work 47 Smith Consortial and Approved Study Abroad 16 Directory 48 Off-Campus Study Programs in the U.S. 16 The Board of Trustees 48 The Campus and Campus Life 17 Faculty 49 Facilities 17 Administration 66 Student Residence Houses 20 Alumnae Association 68 Athletics Program 20 Standing Committees 68 Intercollegiate Athletics 20 Courses of Study 69 Recreation and Club Sports 20 Deciphering Course Listings 71 Career Development 21 African Studies 73 Health Services 21 Africana Studies 77 Religious Expression 21 American Studies 85 The Student Body 23 Ancient Studies 89 Summary of Enrollment 23 Anthropology 91 Geographical Distribution of Students by Residence 24 Archaeology 96 Majors 25 Archives Concentration 100 Recognition for Academic Achievement 26 Art 102 Prizes and Awards 27 Arts and Technology 115 Fellowships 30 Astronomy 116 Fees, Expenses and Financial Aid 31 Biochemistry 118 Your Student Account 31 Biological Sciences 123 Fees 31 Book Studies Concentration 133 Institutional Refund Policy 32 Buddhist Studies Minor 135 Contractual Limitations 33 Chemistry 137 Payment Plans and Loan Options 33 Classical Languages and Literatures 140 Financial Aid 33 Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration 144 Admission 36 Computer Science 146 Secondary School Preparation 36 Dance 153 Entrance Tests 36 East Asian Languages and Literatures 159 Applying for Admission 36 East Asian Studies 166 3 Economics 170 Buddhist Studies, Five College Certificate Program 399 Education and Child Study 176 Coastal and Marine Sciences, Five College Certificate 399 Engineering 182 Cognitive Neuroscience, Five College Certificate 399 English Language and Literature 188 Culture, Health and Science, Five College Certificate 399 Environmental Concentration in Climate Change 203 Ethnomusicology, Five College Certificate 400 Environmental Concentration in Sustainable Food 206 Film Studies, Five College Major 400 Environmental Science and Policy 208 International Relations, Five College Certificate 400 Ethics 214 Languages, Five College Center for Study of World Languages 400 Exercise and Sport Studies 215 Latin American Studies, Five College Certificate 400 Film and Media Studies 222 Logic, Five College Certificate 400 First-Year Seminars 228 Middle East Studies, Five College Certificate 401 French Studies 233 Native American and Indigenous Studies, Five College Certificate 401 Geosciences 240 Queer and Sexuality Studies, Five College Certificate 401 German Studies 244 Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Five College Certificate 401 Global Financial Institutions Concentration 248 Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice, Five College Certificate 401 Global South Development Studies 250 Government 252 Class Schedule inside back cover History 262 History of Science and Technology 273 Italian Studies 274 Jewish Studies 277 Landscape Studies 283 Latin American and Latino/a Studies 287 Linguistics 290 Logic 291 Marine Science and Policy 292 Mathematics and Statistics 293 Medieval Studies 299 Middle East Studies 302 Museums Concentration 310 Music 313 Neuroscience 319 Philosophy 324 Physics 328 Poetry Concentration 331 Psychology 332 Public Policy 339 Quantitative Courses for Beginning Students 341 Religion 344 Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 348 Sociology 352 South Asian Studies Minor 357 Spanish and Portuguese 359 Statistical and Data Sciences 366 Theatre 370 Translation Studies Concentration 376 Urban Studies 378 Study of Women and Gender 379 World Literatures 388 Interdepartmental and Extradepartmental Course Offerings 395 Five College Academic Departments, Majors and Certificate Programs 399 African Studies, Five College Certificate 399 Asian/Pacific/American Studies, Five College Certificate 399 Biomathematical Sciences, Five College Certificate Program 399 4 Inquiries and Visits Visitors are always welcome at the college. Student guides are available for tours Career Planning and Alumnae References of the campus Monday through Friday and some Saturdays. Please visit www. Stacie Hagenbaugh, Director of the Lazarus Center for Career Development; smith.edu/admission-aid/visits-programs for more information. Administrative Drew Hall, 413-585-2570 offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the academic year. (Refer to the college calendar, p. 5, for the dates that the college College Relations is in session.) In the summer, offices are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. You may be Laurie Fenlason, Vice President for Public Affairs and Strategic Initiatives; able to make appointments to meet with office staff at other times. Any questions Garrison Hall, 413-585-2170 about Smith College may be addressed to the following officers and their staffs by mail, telephone, email or appointment. Development Beth Raffeld, Senior Vice President for Alumnae Relations and Development; Admission Alumnae House, 413-585-2053 Audrey Smith, Vice President for Enrollment Deanna Dixon ’88, Dean of Admission Disability Services 7 College Lane, 413-585-2500; 800-383-3232 Laura Rauscher, Director of Disability Services; College Hall, 413-585-2071 On-campus interviews are available from April through mid-January and must Graduate and Special Programs be scheduled in advance. Campus tours and information sessions are offered Patricia DiBartolo ’89, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Dean for Academic Monday through Friday and on some Saturdays. Please visit www.smith.edu/ Development; College Hall, 413-585-3000 admission-aid/visits-programs for more information. Medical Services and Student Health Financial Aid, Campus Jobs and Billing for Undergraduates Pamela McCarthy, Director of the Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, David Belanger, Director of Student Financial Services; College Hall, 413-585-2800 413-585-2530; email: [email protected] Office for Equity and Inclusion Academic Standing Floyd Cheung, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion; College Hall, 413-585-2141 Susan Etheredge ’77, Dean of the College and Vice President for Campus Life; College Hall, 413-585-4900 Religious and Spiritual Life Reverend Matilda Cantwell, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life; Helen Hills Jane Stangl, Dean of the First-Year Class; College Hall, 413-585-4910 Hills Chapel, 413-585-2750 Tina Wildhagen, Dean of the Sophomore Class, 413-585-4930 Andrea Rossi-Reder, Dean of the Junior Class and Ada Comstock Scholars; School for Social Work College Hall, 413-585-4930 Marianne Yoshioka, Dean; Lilly Hall, 413-585-7950 Danielle Carr Ramdath, Associate Dean of the College and Dean of the Senior Student Affairs Class; College Hall, 413-585-4920 Julianne Ohotnicky, Associate Dean of the College and Dean of Students; Clark Hall, 413-585-4940 Alumnae Association Denise Wingate Materre ’74, Vice President for Alumnae Relations; Alumnae Transcripts and Records House, 413-585-2053 Gretchen Herringer, Registrar, College Hall, 413-585-2550 How to Get to Smith By Car: Northampton is on Route I-91. Take Exit 18, and follow Route 5 north By Train: Amtrak provides north-south train service to Northampton once a into the center of town. Turn left onto Route 9. Go straight through four sets of day. East-west service runs through Springfield, Massachusetts, which is 20 traffic lights, turning left into College Lane shortly after the third set. The Office miles south of Northampton. From the Springfield train station, you can reach of Admission is on your right, overlooking Paradise Pond. Parking is available Northampton by changing trains, or by taxi, rental car or bus. The Springfield next to the office and along Route 9. bus station is a short walk from the train station. By Air: Bradley International, located about 35 miles south of Northampton By Bus: Greyhound and Peter Pan bus lines serve the area. Most routes go to in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, is the nearest airport and is served by all major the main bus terminal