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Academic Handbook: Policies and Procedures 2016–2017 Academic Handbook: Policies and Procedures 2016–2017 August 2016 Brunswick, Maine bowdoin.edu/academic-handbook Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability. The information in this publication was accurate at the time of publication. However, the College is a dynamic institution and must reserve the right to make changes in degree requirements, regulations, procedures, and charges. In compliance with the Campus Security Act of 1990, Bowdoin College maintains and provides information about campus safety policies and procedures and crime statistics. A copy of the report is available upon request or by accessing bowdoin.edu/security/crime-prevention-personal-safety/ campus-crime-report. Printed using sustainable paper and processes Contents General Information ................................................................................................................... 5 College Calendar ........................................................................................................................ 6 The Offer of the College ............................................................................................................. 9 Admission and Financial Aid ..................................................................................................... 10 Admission to the College .................................................................................................. 10 Financial Aid .................................................................................................................... 11 Expenses ................................................................................................................................... 12 A Liberal Education at Bowdoin College .................................................................................. 15 The Curriculum ........................................................................................................................ 16 Academic Standards and Regulations ........................................................................................ 21 Special Areas of Study ............................................................................................................... 36 Off-Campus Study ................................................................................................................... 39 Explanation of Symbols Used ................................................................................................... 40 Departments, Programs of Instruction, and Interdisciplinary Majors ....................................... 40 Africana Studies ................................................................................................................ 41 Art .................................................................................................................................... 43 Asian Studies .................................................................................................................... 46 Biochemistry .................................................................................................................... 49 Biology ............................................................................................................................ 50 Chemistry ......................................................................................................................... 52 Cinema Studies ................................................................................................................ 55 Classics ............................................................................................................................. 56 Computer Science ............................................................................................................ 60 Earth and Oceanographic Science ..................................................................................... 62 Economics ........................................................................................................................ 64 Education ......................................................................................................................... 66 English ............................................................................................................................. 69 Environmental Studies ..................................................................................................... 72 Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies ........................................................................... 74 German ............................................................................................................................ 76 Government and Legal Studies ......................................................................................... 77 History ............................................................................................................................. 79 Interdisciplinary Majors ................................................................................................... 82 Latin American Studies .................................................................................................... 88 Mathematics ..................................................................................................................... 90 Music ................................................................................................................................ 92 Neuroscience .................................................................................................................... 96 Philosophy ........................................................................................................................ 98 Physics and Astronomy .................................................................................................... 99 Psychology ...................................................................................................................... 102 Religion .......................................................................................................................... 104 Romance Languages and Literatures ............................................................................... 106 Russian ........................................................................................................................... 109 Sociology and Anthropology .......................................................................................... 111 Theater and Dance ......................................................................................................... 114 Educational Resources and Facilities ....................................................................................... 116 Bowdoin College Library ................................................................................................ 116 Bowdoin College Museum of Art .................................................................................... 117 Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum ................................................................................... 118 Arts Facilities ................................................................................................................... 119 Center for Learning and Teaching .................................................................................. 120 Field Stations .................................................................................................................. 121 Student Fellowships and Research ................................................................................... 122 Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good ............................................................. 123 Information Technology ................................................................................................. 124 Student Affairs and the Academic Honor and Social Codes ................................................... 125 Officers of Instruction............................................................................................................. 126 Officers of Instruction Emeriti ................................................................................................. 138 Coaches ................................................................................................................................... 143 Index ....................................................................................................................................... 145 General Information Bowdoin is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational, residential, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 22,000 situated close to the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and about 120 miles from Boston. Terms and Vacations: The College holds two sessions each year. The dates of the semesters and the vacation periods are indicated in the College Calendar on pages 6–7. Accreditation: Bowdoin College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Enrollment: The student body numbers 1,796
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