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Contents 2006/07 Catalogue Contents College Calendar . 2 General Information A History of Vassar College . 5 Academic Life . 7 Physical Resources . 0 Student Services and Activities . 7 Admission . 24 Fees . 28 Financial Aid . 33 Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC) . 4 Academic Information Degrees and Courses of Study . 43 Preparation for Graduate Study . 62 Instruction 2006/2007 . 64 Departments and Programs of Instruction . 66 College Organization Board of Trustees . 365 Administration . 366 Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College . 378 Faculty . 379 Degree Programs . 398 Index . 399 For the college website and the catalogue online, please refer to: www .vassar .edu 6--, 2006/07 Catalogue printed on recycled paper 2 Calendar 2006/07 Vacations, recesses, and holidays are shown in underlined figures . JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 3 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 3 NOVEMBER DECEMBER OCTOBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 3 3 FEBRUARY JANUARY S M T W T F S MARCH S M T W T F S 1 2 3 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 25 26 27 28 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 3 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 MAY APRIL S M T W T F S JUNE S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 3 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Although Vassar College has no religious affiliations, it does respect the observance of religious holy days by members of the college community . Academic Calendar 3 Fall Semester, 2006/07 August 11 Friday Last day for payment of first semester fees 27 Sunday Residence houses open at 9:00 am for new students only . All new students arrive before 2:00 pm for beginning of orientation week . First board meal is lunch . 29 Tuesday Residence houses open at 9:00 am for all other students . 31 Thursday Classes begin Registration of Special Students September 6 Wednesday Fall Convocation at 3:30 pm 13 Wednesday Add period Ends 30 Saturday- Freshmen Parents Weekend October 1 Sunday 13 Friday Drop period ends 13 Friday- October Break begins at 5:00 pm 22 Sunday October Break ends at midnight November 6-7 Monday- Preregistration for Spring, 2006 Friday 22 Wednesday - Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 pm 26 Sunday Thanksgiving recess ends at midnight December 8 Friday First semester classes end 9-3 Saturday - Study period Wednesday 14-20 Thursday - First semester examinations Wednesday 21 Thursday Residence houses close at 9:00 am . Last board meal is breakfast Second Semester, 2006/07 January 3 Wednesday Last day for payment of second semester fees 20 Saturday Residence houses open at 9:00 am . New students arrive . First board meal is lunch . 24 Wednesday Second semester classes begin . Registration of special students . February 6 Tuesday Add period ends . March 9 Friday Drop period ends 9 Friday Spring vacation begins at 5:00 pm 10 Saturday Residence houses close at 9:00 am . Last board meal is breakfast 25 Sunday Spring vacation ends at midnight . Residence houses open at 9:00 am on Saturday (24th) . First board meal is lunch on Saturday, March 24th April 2-3 Monday - Preregistration for Fall, 2007 Friday 13-5 Friday- All Parents Weekend Sunday May 2 Wednesday Spring Convocation at 3:30 pm 8 Tuesday Second semester classes end 9-5 Wednesday- Study period Tuesday 16-22 Wednesday- Second semester examinations Tuesday 23 Wednesday Residence houses close at 9:00 am (except seniors) 27 Sunday 143th Commencement . Residence houses close at 9:00 am on Monday, May 28 (for seniors) June 8-0 Friday- Vassar College Reunions Sunday 4 Academic Calendar Four-Year Calendar, 2006/07-2009/10 First Semester 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Classes Begin 8/31 (Thur) 8/30 (Thur) 9/2 (Tue) 8/31 (Mon) October Break: Begins 5:00 p .m . 0/3 (Fri) 10/2 (Fri) 10/7 (Fri) 10/6 (Fri) Ends Midnight 10/22 (Sun) 10/21 (Sun) 10/26 (Sun) 10/25 (Sun) Thanksgiving: Begins 5:00 p .m . /22 (Wed) 11/2 (Wed) 11/26 (Wed) 11/25 (Wed) Ends Midnight 11/26 (Sun) 11/25 (Sun) 11/30 (Sun) 11/29 (Sun) Classes End 12/8 (Fri) 12/7 (Fri) 12/0 (Wed) 12/9 (Wed) Study Period: Begin 2/9 (Sat) 12/8 (Sat) 12/11 (Thur) 12/0 (Thur) End 2/3 (Wed) 12/2 (Wed) 12/4 (Sun) 12/3 (Sun) Final Exams: Begin 2/4 (Thur) 12/3 (Thur) 12/5 (Mon) 12/4 (Mon) End 2/20 (Wed) 12/9 (Wed) 12/9 (Fri) 12/8 (Fri) Second Semester Classes Begin 1/24 (Wed) 1/23 (Wed) 1/21 (Wed) 1/20 (Wed) Spring Break: Begins 5:00 p .m . 3/9 (Fri) 3/7 (Fri) 3/6 (Fri) 3/5 (Fri) Ends Midnight 3/25 (Sun) 3/23 (Sun) 3/22 (Sun) 3/21 (Sun) Classes End 5/8 (Tue) 5/6 (Tue) 5/5 (Tue) 5/4 (Tue) Study Period: Begin 5/9 (Wed) 5/7 (Wed) 5/6 (Wed) 5/5 (Wed) End 5/5 (Tue) 5/3 (Tue) 5/2 (Tue) 5/11 (Tue) Final Exams: Begin 5/6 (Wed) 5/4 (Wed) 5/3 (Wed) 5/2 (Wed) End 5/22 (Tue) 5/20 (Tue) 5/9 (Tue) 5/8 (Tue) Commencement 5/27 (Sun) 5/25 (Sun) 5/24 (Sun) 5/23 (Sun) Note: No classes on Labor Day beginning in 2008 . General Information 5 General Information Will Faller Will The College Bookstore “I cannot live without books .” —Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) A History of Vassar College A pioneer for women’s education and liberal arts education in the United States, Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in 86 . Opening its doors to its first class of 353 students paying $350 for tuition and “residence” on September 26, 865, the college offered young women a liberal arts education equal to that of the best men’s colleges of the day . Coeducational since 969, Vassar College set the standard for higher education for women for more than 00 years and now sets the standard for true coeducation . Recognized as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country, Vassar has successfully fulfilled its founder’s goals . An English-born brewer and businessman, Matthew Vassar established his college in Poughkeepsie, New York, a small city on the Hudson River, 75 miles north of New York City . Soon after opening its doors, Vassar gained a reputation for intellectual rigor that led to the founding of the first chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at a women’s college . For the first time, women were offered courses in art history, physical educa- tion, geology, astronomy, music, mathematics, and chemistry, taught by the leading scholars of the day . From the beginning, the Vassar curriculum was characterized by boldness, breadth, and flexibility, and Vassar graduates were recognized as a “breed apart” for their indepen- dence of thought and their inclination to “go to the source” in search of answers . The Vassar approach to learning was shaped by faculty members such as noted astronomer Maria Mitchell, the first woman to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Frederick Louis Ritter, one of America’s first historians of music . In 869, Maria Mitchell took her students to Iowa to observe an eclipse of the sun, and in the 880s Lucy Maynard Salmon, professor of history, explored the “seminar method” of teaching through original source materials .
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