Gettysburg College Catalog

GETTYSBURG Gettysburg College Sesquicentennial Catalogue Issue 1981/82 (s^e^Rfs 42^5 L,- ^ GTJ,fTrFVCTIIT I'D C* I:jL 11 < Uj jt Catalogue 1981/82 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Gettysburg College — The Community 21 Academic Policies and Programs Academic Purposes, Honor Code, Curriculum, January Term, Degree Requirements, Registra- tion, Grading, Individualized Study and Seminars, Computer Courses, Teacher Education Program, Music Education, Off-Campus Programs, Preprofessional Preparation, Cooperative Programs, Honors and Awards 45 Courses of Study 115 Campus Life Living Accommodations, Dining Accommodations, Religious Life, Student Conduct, Student Government, Cultural Activities, Student Communication Media, Student Organizations and Activities, Athletics, Student Services, Facilities 129 Admissions, Expenses, and Financial Aid Admissions Policy and Procedures, Comprehensive Academic Fee Plan, Board, Room Rents, Payment of Bills, Housing Policy, Refund Policy, Insurance, Student Financial Aid 141 Register Board of Trustees, Administration, The Faculty, Other Instructional and Administrative Personnel, Calendar, Statistical Summary, Endowment Funds 161 Index Gettysburg, USPS 218-120 Catalogue Issue, Vol. 71, No. 5, April 1981 /Gettysburg College/Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Published six times a year: August, October, November, February, April, and May. Second class postage paid at Gettysburg, Pa. 17325. Send POD Form 3579 to Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa. 17325. The provisions of this catalogue are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the College and the student. The College reserves the right to change any provision or requirement at any time. GJLll I iSDUliU | Gettysburg College— The Community fc^j \ A heritage ofexcellence GETTYSBURG COLLEGE rrr 1832/1982 V K MFl'S or E'EXXSYLVAXIA COLLEGE I'AKEX tiii: veah or I'. VTTLK OF (JETTYSliURG This catalogue is designed to help commemorate mitment to teach young people to respond to Gettysburg College's 150th birthday, its Sesqui- change in the contemporary world. Focus on the centennial, which will take place in 1982. The future promise of the College is inherent in the College was granted its charter on April 7, 1832 Sesquicentennial theme: "The Liberal Arts and and was opened for admission of students on Visions of the American Future." November 7, 1832. It is the oldest Lutheran Gettysburg College's heritage of excellence for affiliated college in the United States. 1 50 years is symbolized by the Sesquicentennial The official celebration week for the Sesqui- logo at the top of this page and recounted through centennial will be April 1-7, 1982. During this the significant dates and facts from the College's week the College will both look back upon its rich history that appear on the top of many of the history and look forward to its continuing com- pages that follow. Gettysburg College — The Community Sj\ Ir r r Most of the roads which bring you to Gettysburg Ultimately, this type of education is the most College in the historic of in town Gettysburg South practical of all because it equips you to make a Central Pennsylvania will cross the site of the creative approach to problems— present or famous Civil War Battle of 1863. During those future. In addition, Gettysburg believes strongly three hot July days, Pennsylvania Hall— which is that such an education will foster in you a high still the center of the campus— served as a sensitivity to moral and spiritual values along with hospital for both Union and Confederate forces. a quest for knowledge which will continue after the Today town of Gettysburg is larger but less completion of formal studies. turbulent than in 1863. It is virtually encircled by a 3500-acre National Military Park; the surround- Although training for specific jobs is not seen as a ing countryside is rural, consisting primarily of primary function of a liberal arts education, farms and orchards in rolling countryside with Gettysburg does not ignore your appropriate large expanses of undisturbed woodland. concern about careers. The College offers a Gettysburg College, like the town of which it is a career services program; preparation and part, has grown since its Civil War days. It now has certification for teaching; advisory services for a campus of 200 acres and seeks to limit its prelaw and premedical students; opportunities for enrollment to 1900 students. It is a private, student internships in a variety of fields; and independent college that is one of the 18 colleges concentration in a major field as preparation affiliated with The Lutheran Church in America. either for further specialization in graduate or Yet since its founding in 1832 by Lutherans and professional school, or for work in business, local community leaders, the College's purpose industry, or government. has remained the same: to offer a quality liberal arts education to students of all faiths. The goals of the educational program at Gettysburg are to develop your capacity to think logically and use language clearly, to give you a rigorous introduction to the assumptions and the methods of a representative variety of academic disciplines, and to acquaint you with the range and diversity of human customs, pursuits, ideas, values, and longings. /jg\ 7827 S. S. Schmucker organizes Gettysburg Classical School err Academic programs at Gettysburg provide you with both a broad range of intellectual experiences and the individual attention you need to make the best use of those experiences. One of the advantages of an education at Gettysburg is the preponderance of small classes, especially in more advanced courses. A student-faculty ratio of 13:1 helps to assure close relationships between you and your professors. You may select a major field of study from any one of 21 academic areas: art, biology, business administration, chemistry, economics, English, French, German, Greek, health and physical education, history, Latin, mathematics, music, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology and anthropology, and Spanish. If you want to concentrate your academic program on a particular problem or area of investigation which involves courses in several different departments, you may design your own major. A Special Major can cover broad areas such as American Studies, or it can focus on a specific topic, such as Community Planning and Administration. The College's distribution requirements assure your acquaintance with several broad areas of study. After you select a major field of study, ample opportunity is provided for electives in fields of your choice. The 4-1-4 academic calendar at Gettysburg allows you to spend the entire month of January concentrating upon one course to provide an exciting, intensive, academic experience in an area in which you have special interest. Individualized study projects in the fall and spring terms can also help you explore your special interests. The academic program exists to serve you, the individual student. You will have a faculty adviser to assist you in planning your academic program. Academic counseling is available, as is counseling for non- academic personal matters. Gettysburg wants you to succeed, and the faculty and staff are dedicated to helping you. Gettysburg College — The Community /jZ\ rrr Ov| 1829 Gettysburg Classical School becomes Gettysburg Gymnasium Ir r r Preparation for your career may be very a Through membership in the four-college Central much part of your studies at Gettysburg. the Pennsylvania Consortium and through other off- Through campus and cooperative programs, Gettysburg teacher education programs you can become certified to teach in elementary education, music offers you academic opportunities beyond our education, or in one of 11 different secondary campus. The Consortium sponsors a semester in education fields. Urban Studies in Harrisburg. Other off-campus programs include the Washington Semester in Gettysburg offers all the courses necessary for government or the Washington Economic Policy you to enter the medical, dental, or veterinary Semester with American University and the medicine school of your choice. Prelegal United Nations Semester at Drew University. preparation does not require specific courses, but Many students each year study in foreign for students interested in either medical or legal countries under our Junior Year Abroad program careers, we have special advisory committees to and India program. help students plan their courses and to help them obtain admission to Gettysburg has cooperative programs in the professional school they engineering with Pennsylvania State University, choose. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Washington Gettysburg lets you take much of the respon- University of St. Louis. There is a cooperative sibility for choosing an academic program forestry and environmental studies program with that meets your needs and interests. Regardless Duke University. Under all of these programs a of the courses you select, the classes at student begins his or her career at Gettysburg Gettysburg will challenge you intellectually so and completes it at the cooperating university, you can feel the satisfaction that comes only from earning degrees from both institutions. meeting that challenge and succeeding. Gettysburg College — The Community fj^ rn 7832 April 7: Legislature elevates Gettysburg Gymnasium into 10 ^a Pennsylvania College of Gettysburg /j^\ Gettysburg College — The Community 11 rrr The

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