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7 7 Number /April 1978 Communications CORRESPONDENCE Information regarding the following matters may be obtained by writing | the appropriate officer at Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia 30030: { Academic Affairs Dean of the Faculty Admissions Director of Admissions Alumnae Affairs Director of Alumnae Affairs Business Affairs Vice-President for Business Affairs Career Planning Director of Career Planning Catalogues Director of Admissions Employment Referrals Director of Career Planning Financial Aid Director of Financial Aid Gifts and Bequests Vice-President for Development Payment of Accounts Accounting Office Public Relations Director of Public Relations Residence and Student Welfare Dean of Students Transcripts of Record Registrar TELEPHONE Area Code (404) 373-2571 (college switchboard). VISITORS The College is located in the metropolitan Atlanta area and is easily accessible to the city's airport and railway and bus terminals. It is served by several interstate highways (1-75 or 85 for most north-south traffic, and 1-20 for east-west). Agnes Scott welcomes visitors to the College. All administrative offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. throughout the year except during holiday periods. The Admissions Office is also open for ap- pointments on Saturday until noon. Saturday hours during June, July, and August are by appointment only. A prospective student who wishes to arrange an interview with a member of the admissions staff should make an appointment well in advance. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE BULLETIN DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030 SERIES 75 MAY 1978 NUMBER 1 Published by Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia 30030. Agnes Scott Bulktin Catalogue Number/ April 1978 Announcements / 1978-1979 1 i i 1 1978 1 T T F S M W S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T f| SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER i 1 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 1? 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 81 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 155 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 223 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 2S] 31 1979 S M T W T F S S T T F M W S S M T W T F S S M T W T Fi JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL 12 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 12 3 4 5 6' 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 va 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 2(1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 2?8 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST 12 3 4 5 1 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 31 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 ICl 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 178 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 5 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1 3 4 5 6 1 12 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7! 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 145 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 212 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 289 30 30 31 1980 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T Fig JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL 1 12 3 4 5 1 2 1 1 2 3 43 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 189 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 2'J 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST 1 2 3 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 156 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 223 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 290 31 College Calendar 1978-79 Fall Quarter September 17 Sunday, 9 a.m. Dormitories open for new students September 17 Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Meeting of new students September 18 Monday, 9 a.m. Registration of new students September 19 Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. Registration of returning students September 21 Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Fall quarter classes begin November 21 Tuesday, 5 p.m. Thanksgiving holiday begins November 22 Wednesday, 10 a.m. Dormitories close November 26 Sunday, 1 p.m. Dormitories open November 27 Monday, 8:30 a.m. Classes resume December 8 Friday Reading day; no classes December 9 Saturday, 9 a.m. Examinations begin December 14 Thursday, 4:30 p.m. Christmas vacation begins December 15 Friday, 10 a.m. Dormitories close Winter Quarter January 2 Tuesday, 1 p.m. Dormitories open [ January 3 Wednesday Winter quarter scheduling j 1 January 4 Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Winter quarter classes begin March 9 Friday Reading day; no classes I March 10 Saturday, 9 a.m. Examinations begin i March 15 Thursday, 4:30 p.m. Spring vacation begins I 16 10 i March Friday, a.m. Dormitories close Spring Quarter March 25 Sunday, 1 p.m. Dormitories open March 26 Monday Spring quarter scheduling March 27 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Spring quarter classes begin May 26 Saturday, 9 a.m. Examinations begin May 30 Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. Senior examinations end June 1 Friday, 11 :30 a.m. Examinations end June 3 Sunday Commencement June 4 Monday, 10 a.m. Dormitories close The College reserves the right in its discretion to make from time to time changes affecting policies, fees, curricula, or other matters announced in this Bulleim. Contents College Calendar 3 General Information 5 Agnes Scott College: History and Purpose The College Community The Campus Admission i^ Financial Information 21 Fees and Expenses Financial Aid Academic Program 29 Requirements for the Degree Curriculum: Organization and Administration Courses of Instruction 1978 - 1979 Directory 121 Board of Trustees Faculty Administration and Staff Register of Students Honors and Prizes Bachelor of Arts Degree 1977 Alumnae Association Index 152 General Information , Agnes Scott College Agnes Scott College Agnes Scott, an independent undergraduate college for women, offers courses' leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. The College is located in Decatur, Georgia, a part of metropolitan Atlanta. Proximity to Atlanta makes available to students and faculty the economic, cultural, social, intellectual, and recrea- tional advantages of a large and progressive metropolitan center. Students, faculty, and admmistrative staff are selected without regard to race, color, creed, and national or ethnic origin. This nondiscriminatory policy alsoj applies (1) to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the College; and (2) to the ad- ministration of educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, student employment, and other college-administered programs. History Founded in 1889 as Decatur Female Seminary, the College first offered [ work of grammar school level. In 1890 it was renamed Agnes Scott Institute '• in honor of the mother of the founder, Colonel George W. Scott, and within ten years was accredited as a secondary school.