CATALOG 1994-96 William Paterson College Does Not Discriminate on the Basis of Race, Color, Age, Sex, Religion, Creed, National Origin Or Handicap
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UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 1994-96 William Paterson College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, creed, national origin or handicap. College policies and practices are consistent with federal and state laws pertaining to equal oportunity in admission and education policies, scholarship, loan, athletic and other school·administered programs. Specifically, William Paterson College complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Vocational RehabilitationAct of 1973 ,Title VI of the Civil RightsAct of 1964 and their respective implementing regulations. The College reserves the right to make changes in its academic program, courses, schedules, fees or calendar. With respect to such changes, students have a continuo ing right to pursue programs in the form that appied at the time of their matriculation or to choose program changes that occur subsequently. For additional information and applications, write or call: Office ofAdmissions William Paterson College Wayne, New Jersey 07470 (201)595-2125 Dear Student, Every William Paterson College student is provided an Undergraduate Catalog upon enrollment. This is the only copy of the current catalog you will automatically receive during your studies at the College. Should your copy become damaged, or should you misplace it, you may purchase a new copy at the WPC Bookstore, located in the Student Center. Always remember to bring your catalog to registration. Best wishes for success, Office of Admissions General Information .................................. 7 School of the Arts and Communication ................................... 43 School of Education ................................ 70 School of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences .............................. 80 School of Science and Health ................ 135 Directories ... ......................... ................ 179 Maps ...................................................... 199 Index ..................................................... 201 WILLIAM PATERSON COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT William Paterson College aspires to excellence through backgrounds. The College is working to create such a educational programs that challenge students to high lev community and pledges a special effort to improve op els of intellectual and personal development. This com portunities and programs for minority members, particu mitment to excellence is reflected in a carefully con larly Blacks and Hispanics, and for nontraditional students. structed and distinctive undergraduate curriculum that To achieve the educational excellence outlined above, offers a broad foundation in the liberal arts and a wide the students, faculty, staff, administrators and trustees variety of majors that help students prepare for produc are committed to strengthening current learning com tive lives in a pluralistic society and professional careers munities and to building new ones; to continuing effort in a rapidly changing technological world. Graduate pro toward effective teaching and active involvement in learn grams are designed to meet the needs of the surround ing; to maintaining a stimulating intellectual and schol ing region for in-depth preparation in fields of correspond arly life in which students are accepted as contributing ing institutional strength. members; and to providing effective and efficient sup The College believes that a measure of true educational port services. An integral part of these efforts is a com excellence is the extent to which its students develop mitment to ongoing assessment and a willingness to use the abilities for and commitment to lifelong learning and the results of this assessment as the basis for making contributing to the common good. In order to realize changes in order to achieve desired outcomes. this excellence, the College seeks to involve students As a state-supported institution, William Paterson Col actively and personally in learning and to help them per lege recognizes a special obligation to serve the public. ceive connections: across disciplines and between class It fulfills this responsibility through its graduate and un rooms, from individual experiences to those o( fellow dergraduate courses and programs, by offering continu learners, from the campus to the larger world, and from ing education courses on topics of current interest, and the past and present to the future. It does this by involv by serving as a cultural center and educational resource ing faculty and students in a rich network of intercon for schools, social agencies, businesses and the general nected learning communities that extend throughout the public. The College seeks to provide access, at a reason campus and beyond. These are based on a distinctive able cost, to all in the surrounding region who can prop educational philosophy that views learning as an active erly be served by its courses and programs. and collaborative process in which each member con William Paterson College is committed to participatory tributes to the intellectual and personal growth of oth governance and will actively work to foster mutual re ers. spect and cooperation among its members. The College Through this emphasis on learning communities, the reafftrms rigorous adherence to itsMfrrmativeAction and College seeks to help students become self-confident Non-Discrimination Policies. It is further committed to learners who take responsibility for their own learning academic freedom as important to intellectual inquiry and contribute to the learning of others; who are open and the development of ideas. to new ideas and experiences; who can both work collaboratively and accept leadership responsibilities; and Revised: Board of Trustees, September 19,1983 who are effective listeners and communicators. The Col Revised: Board of Trustees, June 5, 1989 lege further seeks to provide an educational experience that develops and refines intellectual skills and, equally important, ethical standards and an appreciation of the commonality and diversity of the human experience. This necessarily involves creative conflict that challenges hab its, practices and assumptions and enriches the ability to participate with others while maintaining individuality and independence of judgment. Because each member of the William Paterson College community contributes to the education of all, this edu cation is enhanced by a membership that is drawn from diverse ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic and experiential 2 WILLIAM PATERSON COLLEGE Since its founding in 1855, William Paterson richness of the weave. College has been educating the people of New The College's diversity of programs is per Jersey. Their needs-and the College-have haps the best evidence of the strides made changed dramatically during the years, yet the since its founding. Degree offerings other than commitment to education, to 'the future, to those leading to a teaching career were added improving the quality of life where people live in 1966; ranging from the traditional to the and work remains stronger than ever. Provid contemporary, they provide students the edu ing accessible education, the College is a cation most suited to their interests and needs. primary resource for training the education, Today, 30 undergraduate and 15 graduate de business, health care, science and art profes gree programs are offered in the College's four sionals of northern New Jersey. schools: Arts and Communication; Education; At William Paterson College, students receive Humanities,Management and Social Sciences; a first-class education at a fraction of the cost and Science and Health. experienced by students at private colleges Supported by the citizens of New Jersey, and universities. The College offers value in William Paterson College is one of nine in the education-the value of our top-notch facUlty, state college system. It operates under the educational resources, facilities and services, policy direction of the State Board of Higher and the value of a future unburdened by ex Education (as of May 1994, legislation is pend cessive debt. ing that may change the State's governance More than a century of meeting diverse edu structure for higher education). Governed by cational needs has given the College its rich a local board of trustees, the College is accred texture and unique character. Its long history ited by the Middle States Association of Col is everywhere symbolized on its 250-acre hill leges and Secondary Schools. top campus in Wayne. Even the shortest stroll A long tradition of weaving the needs of the around the grounds delights the eye with di people of New Jersey into the fabric of the versity-from the v,ariety of faces, ages and in~ College has made William Paterson the vital terests of our 10,000 students to the very fi and flexible institution it is today. The chal ber of the physical institution as well. Here lenge for the future is the continued strength radio and television transmitters vie with tow-' ening of our intellectual, economic and cul ering pines; modern architecture shares the tural development. This responsiveness and hillside with historic landmarks; and students commitment ensures William Paterson's place pass from parking lots to wooded lanes to among the best state colleges in New Jersey. reach their destinations. And a location only 20 miles west of the cultural and cosmopoli tan resources of New York City adds to the 3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR Summer Session I 1994 DECEMBER MAY 19-24 inclusive