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V 1887 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY CATALOGUE 1987-89 The publication of a catalogue at a given date obviously does not (and cannot be allowed to) stop the evolution of academic programs. The present catalogue depicts the current status of the programs offered by Gonzaga University—but only as of the January 1 of the year of its publication. Changes in programs do and necessarily must occur; and the University maintains a master catalogue on file in the Registrar's office which constitutes the official status of university policy and programs at all times. Any questions regarding changes since January 1, 1987, may be directed to the Registrar's Office. V GONZAGA UNIVERSITY CATALOGUE 1987-89 Gonzaga's Philosophy and Mission Gonzaga University belongs to a long and distin sibilities that come from commitment to a free society. guished tradition of humanistic. Catholic, and Jesuit In this way we hope to prepare our students for an education. We, the Trustees and Regents, faculty, admin enlightened dedication to the Christian ideals of justice istration, and staff of Gonzaga are committed to preserv and peace. ing and developing that tradition and communicating Our students cannot assimilate the tradition of it to our students and alumni. which Gonzaga is a part nor the variety of human cul As humanistic we recognize the essential role of tures, nor can they understand the problems of the human creativity, intelligence, and initiative in the con world without the development and discipline of their struction of society and culture. imagination, intelligence, and moral judgement. Con As Catholic we affirm the heritage which has de sequently, we are committed at Gonzaga to developing veloped through two thousand years of Christian living, these faculties. And since what is assimilated needs to theological reflection, and authentic interpretation. be communicated if it is to make a difference, we also seek to develop in our students the skills of effective As Jesuit, we are inspired by the vision of Christ writing and speaking. at work in the world, transforming it by His love, and calling men and women to work with Him in loving We believe that our students, while they are develop service of the human community. ing general knowledge and skills during their years at Gonzaga, should also attain more specialized compe All these elements of our tradition come together tence in at least one discipline or profession. within the sphere of free intellectual inquiry characteris tic of a university. At Gonzaga this inquiry is primarily We hope that the integration of liberal, humanistic focused on Western culture within which our tradition learning and skills with a specialized competence will has developed. enable our graduates to enter creatively, intelligently, We also believe that a knowledge of traditions and and with deep moral conviction into a variety of en cultures different from our own draws us closer to the deavors, and provide leadership in the arts, the profes human family of which we are a part and makes us sions, business, and public service. more aware of both the possibilities and limitations of Through its academic and student life programs our own heritage. Therefore, in addition to our primary the Gonzaga community encourages its students to emphasis on Western culture we seek to provide for our develop certain personal qualities: self-knowledge, self- students some opportunity to become familiar with a acceptance, a restless curiosity, a desire for truth, a variety of other human cultures. mature concern for others, and a thirst for justice. In the light of our own tradition and the variety of Many of our students will find the basis for these human societies, we seek to understand the world we qualities in a dynamic Christian faith. Gonzaga tries to live in. It is a world of great technological progress, provide opportunities for these students to express their scientific complexity, and competing ideologies. It of faith in a deepening life of prayer, participation in liturgi fers great possibilities for cooperation and interdepen cal worship, and fidelity to the teachings of the Gospel. dence, but at the same time presents us with the fact Other students will proceed from a non-Christian religi of widespread poverty, hunger, injustice, and the pros ous background or from secular philosophic and moral pect of degeneration and destruction. principles. We seek to provide for our students some under We hope that all our graduates will live creative, standing of contemporary civilization; and we invite productive, and moral lives, seeking to fulfill their own them to reflect with us on the problems and possibilities aspirations and at the same time actively supporting of a scientific age, the ideological differences that sepa the aspirations of others by a generous sharing of their rate the peoples of the world, and the rights and respon gifts. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Table of Contents Page Page I. INTRODUCTION VI. THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS General Facts about the University .... 7 ADMINISTRATION General Information 117 II. GENERAL INFORMATION Accounting 119 Admissions Policies and Procedures ... 13 Economics 121 Financial Aid 16 Finance 122 Financial Information: tuition, General Business 123 fees, etc 18 International Business 124 III. STUDENT LIFE Management 124 Housing Policies and Information 25 Marketing 125 Campus Ministry 26 Operations Management 126 Counseling Center 27 VII. THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Placement and Career Services 28 General Information 131 Health Center 28 Teacher Education 132 Athletics 28 Continuing Teacher Certification 135 Minority Affairs 29 Special Education 135 Student Organizations and Activities ... 29 Physical Education 138 IV. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES: VIII. THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING General Academic Policies 33 General Information 145 Civil Engineering 147 V. THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Electrical Engineering 148 General Information 47 Mechanical Engineering 152 Art 49 Engineering Science 154 Biology 52 Chemistry 55 IX. OTHER SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS Classical Languages 57 The School of Continuing Education . 159 Communication Arts 60 The School of Law 160 Criminal Justice 68 The Graduate School 161 Economics 69 Saint Michaels Institute 162 English 69 The Honors Program 163 History 72 Foreign Study Programs 164 Integrated Studies 75 International Studies Program 165 Integrated B.A./B.S.-M.B.A. Program ... 76 Department of Military Science 167 Italian Studies 76 The Summer Term 170 Literary Studies 77 Mathematics and Computer Science ... 78 X. DIRECTORIES Modern Languages 83 Officers of the Administration 173 Music 89 The Board of Trustees 174 Nursing 93 The Board of Regents 175 Philosophy 95 Endowed Scholarships and Chairs .... 177 Physics 98 University Faculty 185 Political Science 100 Directory for Correspondence 194 Psychology 104 University Academic Calendar 195 Religious Studies 105 Catalogue Index 196 Sociology 110 Map of the University 198 u 1887 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 7 noble renaissance family, a page at the court of Fran Introduction cesco de Medici, entered the Society of Jesus in 1585. Later, while a seminarian in plague-stricken Rome, he The University and Its History: A Century of Leader attended to the sick and dying; as a result of his heroic ship in Higher Education service, he died of exhaustion on June 21, 1591, only As an outgrowth of forty years of pioneer missionary twenty-three years of age. He was declared the patron efforts to bring civilization, culture, and Christianity to saint of youth in 1726. the Pacific Northwest, the Rev. Joseph M. Cataldo, SJ., an Italian Jesuit missionary, initiated plans to build a Location mission school in Spokane. Out of the vision and cour age of early Jesuits, Gonzaga College became a reality Spokane, Washington, forms the hub of the Pacific and admitted its first students in 1887, two years before Northwest's "Inland Empire." A four state region relies Washington became a state. on this area's business, service, and transportation The College became Gonzaga University with the facilities. With a population of 325,000 in the metropoli opening of the School of Law in 1912. In 1916 the School tan area, the City of Spokane offers ample opportunities of Philosophy and Letters for Jesuit Scholastics became for work and relaxation for the students of Gonzaga Uni part of the University. In 1921 the University opened the versity. School of Business Administration and in 1928 a School The campus is situated along the north bank of the of Education. The Graduate School was established in Spokane River. Students are within walking distance of 1931. The School of Engineering granted its first degrees the city center with easy access to department stores, in 1940. The University opened an extension campus in shops, and restaurants. The campus lies some fourteen Florence, Italy, in 1963, which enabled juniors to spend blocks from the Spokane Opera House, the Memorial a year of study abroad. In 1975 the University established Coliseum, and Riverfront Park, the site of Expo '74. the School of Continuing Education, its tenth academic Spokane also boasts many parks, eight golf courses, division. ice and roller skating rinks, theaters, and several art gal Today Gonzaga remains an independent Roman leries. It also supports a symphony orchestra and profes Catholic and Jesuit university governed by a Board of sional athletic teams. Trustees composed of Jesuits, clerics, religious, and laity. Nearby recreation areas are easily accessible to stu The University receives no regular support from the dents. Within a fifty mile radius of the campus are seventy- Roman Catholic Church, but depends on tuition six mountain lakes and five ski areas. Swimming, water revenues, gifts, the income from an endowment fund, skiing, and winter sports are an everyday part of life at and the contributed services of some fifty Jesuits among Gonzaga. Spokane is within six hours driving time of the faculty and administration for its operational needs.