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I I I I I I VOLUMEXVIV UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, ANCHORAGE I ANCHORAGE I COMMUNITY I COLLEGE I In Cooperation with The Greater Anchorage Area I Borough School District 2533 Providence Avenue I Anchorage,Aiaska 99504 Phone 279-6622 I I CATALOG I 1973- 1974 I I I I I I I I FOREWORD Welcome to the Anchorage Community College. I Those of you who are returning to continue your educational endeavors will see changes; in facilities, staff, curriculum, services, and activities. Each of these changes has come about because of human interaction. This constructive human interaction is what you have returned to participate in. Hopefully your participation I and the many human interactions will help you achieve your own educational goal(s) and will, at the same time, change not only you, but the other components of this institution. This is what it's all about. I Students new to the Anchorage Community College will undoubtedly be somewhat confused at first- because they are free to attend, free to choose, and will, of necessity, need to make many of the decisions for themselves. Hopefully they will find a non-threatening helpful atmosphere in which to start their I self education. ~ Haveahappyyear. · ~~~ I Eugene Short Dean I Anchorage Community College I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1973-74 TRIMESTER CALENDAR Fall Semester 1973 I Academic Advising . ...... ....... .. ......... ........ .. Aug. 20-24 & Registration ............ .. .. .. .. .. .................... Sept. 10-13 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. I General Faculty Convocation ... ......... .. .. .. .. ........ Sept. 14 Instruction Begins ... .. .. .... .. .. ...... .......... Sept. 17 Late Registration Fees Begin ......... .. .. ...... ....... Sept. 17 Thanksgiving Vacation . ... .. .. ........................ Nov. 22-23 • I End of Fall Semester .. .... .... .. .................... ... Dec. 21 I Spring Semester 197 4 Academic Advising ...... .. .. ... .. ................... Dec. 10-14 & Registration .. ... .. .. ....... ....... .. .......... ... Jan. 21-24 I 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Instruction Begins .... ...... ........ .. .. .......... Jan. 30 Late Registration Fees Begin ..... .... ............... .. Jan. 30 I Easter Vacation ... .... ... .. .. ... ... ............. April 12-13 End of Spring Semester .. .. ... .. ........... .. .... May 3 I Commencement ...... .. ................ .......... .... May 10 I Summer Semester 1974 Academic Advising . .................................. ~ Apr . 29-30 & Registration . ..... .. .... ........................... May 23-24 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. I Instruction Begins ......... .. ....... .................. May 27 Late Registration Fees Begin . .. ... ...... .. ......... .. May 27 Independence Day .. .. .. .. .. .. ......................... July 4 I End of Summer Semester ... ... .. .... ..... .. .. ..... Aug. 23 I I I I I GENERAL INFORMATION I A DEVELOPING CONCEPT Because a community college is designed to function in its own geographic, economic, and cultural community, Anchorage Community College was organized as a cooperative effort between the University of Alaska and the then Anchorage I Independent School District in January 1954. The basic purpose of the Anchorage Community College is to provide educa tional opportunities to people - all people. Courses and programs offered in the I Community College are based upon requirements of individuals and the needs of the community, including local business and industry. Since Anchorage Community College is people-oriented, it operates both day and night, all year, when and where the need occurs. I The College's purposes are expressed in terms of people and educational objectives it serves: 1. The people who expect to transfer to a senior college or university I 2. The people who will achieve their immediate educational goal within a two-year curriculum 3. The people who desire specific training or retraining for a single function I or trade 4. The people of the community who wish to continue to broaden their educational background for personal reasons. I 5. The people who desire educational counseling 6. The people who wish to involve themselves in creative and cultural affairs which frequently have wide community participation. I People are the most dynamic and changing entities in the universe, consequently the community college must continually adapt and change to serve them better. This institutional flexibility is inherent in the community college concept. It will always be a primary purpose of Anchorage Community College to maintain an I attitude that will allow it to find the "better way" to meet the educational needs of its patrons. I HOW TO USE THIS CATALOG 1. The College calendar provides the dates for mass registration, information on late registration, the beginning and closing dates for instruction each I semester and campus holidays. 2. The index at the back of this book permits the reader to locate quickly such necessary information as admissions requirements, academic or career I programs, course descriptions, etc. 3. A period of time will be set aside each semester for student advising. At this time, the faculty will assist students in working out an appropriate I program geared to their needs and goals. I I 8 4. If a student is otherwise unable to work out a program, or if he has specific I problems he is unable to solve with the assistance of the regular faculty and staff, the student is urged to seek assistance from the ACC Counseling Office. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GENERAL INFORMATION 9 I GENERAL COLLEGE INFORMATION The University of Alaska, Anchorage is composed of the Anchorage Community College and the Anchorage Senior College. However, it is a single unit of the I University of Alaska statewide system of higher education. Under the direction of the Board of Regents, the University of Alaska serves the people of America's largest state through seven community colleges and three university campuses, I located in three geographical regions- Northern, Southcentral and Southeastern. Catalogs for the Anchorage campus are available without charge from the Office of Admissions and Records of the Southcentral Region, University of Alaska, Anchorage, 2651 Providence Avenue, Anchorage 99504. Catalogs for other units I in the system may be obtained from each unit. Anchorage Senior College provides upper division and graduate programs of the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Anchorage Community College provides the I first two years of academic programs leading to baccalaureate degrees in addition to its varied associate degree programs and vocational-technical programs. For upper division courses leading to the baccalaureate degree, refer to the Anchorage Senior College catalog. I Anchorage Community College typifies the rapid growth of community colleges throughout the United States. The college first opened in February, 1954, with a total of 414 students who I attended evening classes at West Anchorage High School. In 1962, the Alaskan Legislature incorporated all of the community colleges in the state as part of the University of Alaska's higher educational system. I Oldest of the seven community colleges in the state, Anchorage Community College dedicated its present campus, at Providence A venue and Lake Otis Parkway, on February 8, 1970. The five-building complex is located on an 87-acre site, designed to allow for future campus growth, paralleling the rapid growth of the I Anchorage area. A total of 4,522 attended the college during the 1972-73 scholastic year, either as full-time or as part-time students. The college operates from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. I throughout the year and employs a staff of 154 instructors. In the tradition of open-door community colleges, Anchorage Community College offers lower division courses, leading toward advanced academic degrees, I as well as a broad range of vocational courses, and others, designed for general cultural value. The college provides extensive counseling and testing facilities and maintains a site for seminars, conferences, and other community-related services. Dean Eugene F. Short, a veteran educator and administrator, has directed the I college since 1959. I LOCATION Nearly all of the daytime classes are held in the Anchorage Community College facilities at 2533 Providence Avenue. The majority of the evening programs are I held in these facilities. Some classes meet in various buildings of the Greater I I 10 I Anchorage Borough School District or at the Elemendorf and Fort Richardson military installations. The location of classes is noted in the schedule published each semester. I ACCREDITATION In 1972, Anchorage Community College was fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools as a comprehensive community I college. Additionally, the college is accredited by the same association as a part of the University of Alaska. Anchorage Community College is a unit of the University of Alaska, Anchorage I operated in cooperation with the Greater Anchorage Area Borough School District. On behalf of the Anchorage Borough School District, it offers courses in general education, vocational-technical education, and continuing education for adults in the Greater Anchorage area. I UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHCENTRALREGIONALCENTER I The Office of the Provost is headquartered in the Southcentral Regional Center. The Provost has under his jurisdiction the Kenai, Kodiak, and Matanuska Susitna Community Colleges; Anchorage Community College; Anchorage Senior College; and all off-campus extension classes offered by the University