Academic Year 2013-2014 2013-2014 Catalogue Contents Calendar 4 I. The College 6 II. Admission 24 III. Campus Life and Student Development 31 IV. Finances 47 V. Academic Regulations 54 VI. Degree and Program Requirements 72 VII. Courses of Instruction 85 VIII. The Register 233 wofford.edu Photos by Mark Olencki ’ 75 1 Academic Year 2013-2014 Directory for Correspondence The College in General .................................................................. The President Curriculum and Faculty ............................................ The Senior Vice President and Dean of the College Admission to the College ......................................... The Director of Admission Student Life ........................................... The Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Registration, Student Academic Records, and Summer Session ....................................................................The Registrar Library and Archives .................................................... The Dean of the Library Business Management ............................................. The Chief Financial Officer Student Fees and other Financial Matters ......... The Associate Vice President of Finance Scholarships and other Financial Aid ............... The Director of Financial Aid Alumni and Parents Programs ......................................The Director of Alumni and Parents Programs Public Information and Publications ...................................The Vice President for Communications and Marketing Gifts, Grants, and Bequests ........ The Senior Vice President for Development and College Relations Athletics Programs ...................................................... The Director of Athletics Religious Activities ..........................................................................The Chaplain Career Counseling and Placement ......................... The Director of The Space The mailing address is: Wofford College 429 North Church Street Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303-3663 The telephone number is 864-597-4000. Website: www.wofford.edu Parents, students, alumni and friends are cordially invited to visit the campus, and for information and assistance may inquire at the Admission Office in Hugh S. Black Hall, the Neofytos D. Papadopoulos Building, the Franklin W. Olin Building, or the DuPré Administration Building. 2 Academic Year 2013-2014 Disclaimer and Compliance Statements While Wofford College reserves the right to make changes in its calendar, policies, regulations, fees, prices and curriculum, the information in this Catalogue accurately reflects policy and states progress requirements for graduation effective Sept. 1, 2013. The college complies with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. This act, as it applies to institutions of higher learning, ensures that students have access to certain records that pertain to them and that unauthorized persons do not have access to such records. A full statement of Wofford policy regarding the implementation of the act is in the Academic Regulations section starting on page 54. It is the policy of Wofford College to provide equal opportunities and reasonable accommodation to all persons regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. 3 Academic Year 2013-2014 Academic Calendar for 2013-2014 Fall Semester 2013 August 28-31 Wednesday-Saturday – Orientation for new students 29-30 Thursday-Friday – Pre-session faculty workshop/meetings September 1 Sunday – Orientation for new students 2 Monday – Classes begin 6 Friday – Last day for adding and dropping courses October 1-4 Tuesday-Friday – Registration for Interim Abroad 2014 18 Friday – Fall Academic Holiday 18 Friday – First grading period ends 21 Monday – Mid-semester grades due at 5:30 p.m. 22-25 Tuesday-Friday – Registration for Interim 2014 November 8 Friday – Last day for dropping courses with passing grade (WP) 12-15 Tuesday-Friday – Registration for Spring 2014 semester 27-29 Wednesday-Friday – Thanksgiving holiday, no class December 2 Monday – Classes resume 3 Tuesday – First Interim class – 11 a.m. (professors' option) 6 Friday – Last day of Fall semester classes 9-13 Monday-Friday – Fall semester final examinations 13 Friday – Christmas holidays begin at 5:30 p.m. 16 Monday – Final grades due at 5:30 p.m. Interim 2014 January 5 Sunday – Residence halls open 6 Monday – Interim begins; last day for adding and dropping courses 30 Thursday – Last day of Interim classes 4 Academic Year 2013-2014 Spring Semester 2014 February 2 Sunday – Check-in for new resident students 3 Monday – Classes begin 7 Friday – Last day for adding and dropping courses 10 Monday – Interim grades due at 5:30 p.m. March 4 Tuesday – Summer session registration opens 21 Friday – First grading period ends 24 Monday – Mid-semester grades due at 5:30 p.m. April 7-11 Monday-Friday – Spring holidays, no class 14 Monday – Classes resume 18 Friday – Last day for dropping courses with passing grade (WP) 22-25 Tuesday-Friday – Registration for fall 2014 May 6-9 Tuesday-Friday – Priority registration for Interim Abroad 2015 9 Friday – Last day of spring semester classes 12-16 Monday-Friday – Spring semester final examinations 16 Friday – Final grades due for graduating seniors at 5:30 p.m. 17-18 Saturday-Sunday – Commencement activities 19 Monday – Final grades due at 5:30 p.m. Summer Session 2014 Summer I Term 2014 June 2 Monday – First day of class 3 Tuesday – Last day for adding and dropping courses July 1 Tuesday – Last day for dropping courses with passing grade (WP)) 1 Tuesday – Last day of class 2-3 Wednesday-Thursday – Final exams 5 Friday – July 4th holiday; no classes Summer II Term 2014 July 7 Monday – First day of class 8 Tuesday – Last day for adding and dropping courses August 5 Tuesday – Last day for dropping courses with passing grade (WP) 5 Tuesday – Last day of class 6-7 Wednesday-Thursday – Final exams 5 Academic Year 2013-2014 The College Main Building, 1854 6 Academic Year 2013-2014 Purpose of the College Founded in 1854 and related to the United Methodist Church, Wofford College is a privately supported four-year liberal arts college. The purpose of Wofford College is to function as a liberal arts institution of superior quality. Its chief concern is the development of an intellectual, spiritual and aesthetic atmosphere in which serious and inquiring minds of students and faculty alike will be challenged to a common search for truth and freedom, wherever that search may lead, and in which each person may become aware of his or her own individual worth while aspiring to high standards of learning and morality. In such an environment all members of the Wofford community should develop intellectual curiosity, independence of thought, maturity of judgment, self- discipline, religious faith, and moral character so that they will be ever sensitive to the duties and responsibilities of good citizenship and render effective leadership and generous service to the communities in which they live. This concept of liberal education is in harmony with the ideals of the United Methodist Church, to which the college is related, and should lead to a Christian philosophy of life among all who study and teach and work here. Adopted by the Faculty, Sept. 10, 1965, and the Board of Trustees, Oct. 5, 1965. Mission of the College Wofford’s mission is to provide superior liberal arts education that prepares its students for extraordinary and positive contributions to society. The focus of Wofford’s mission is upon fostering commitment to excellence in character, performance, leadership, service to others and life-long learning. Adopted by the Board of Trustees, May 5, 1998 History of the College On July 4, 1851, the future Methodist Bishop William Wightman came to a beautiful site on a high ridge overlooking the tiny courthouse village of Spartanburg, S.C. As more than 4,000 people looked on, he made the keynote address while local Masons laid the cornerstone for Wofford College. A distinguished professor and journalist as well as a clergyman, Wightman stressed that the new institution would pattern itself after neither the South’s then-elitist public universities nor the narrowly sectarian colleges sponsored by some denominations. Instead, he argued, “It is impossible to conceive of greater benefits — to the individual or to society — than those embraced in the gift of a liberal education, combining moral principle ... with the enlightened and cultivated understanding which is the product of thorough scholarship.” Wofford later experienced both good times and hard times, but it stands more than 160 years later as one of a handful of pre-Civil War American colleges operating continuously and successfully on its original campus. It has offered carefully selected students a respected academic program, tempered with 7 Academic Year 2013-2014 concern for the individual. It has respected the virtues of continuity and heritage while responding with energy, optimism and excitement to the challenges of a changing world. Like many of America’s philanthropic institutions, Wofford came about because of the vision and generosity of an individual. Benjamin Wofford was born in rural Spartanburg County on Oct. 19, 1780. Sometime during the great frontier revivals of the early 19th century, he joined the Methodist church and served as a circuit rider (itinerant preacher) for