Lewis & Clark College Catalog 2004-05 Lewis & Clark College 0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road Portland, Oregon 97219-7899 U.S.A. www.lclark.edu General inquiries, 503-768-7000 Admissions, 503-768-7040 Admissions, toll free 800-444-4111 President, 503-768-7680 Vice President and Provost, 503-768-7200 Dean of the College, 503-768-7100 Dean of Students, 503-768-7115 Registrar, 503-768-7325 Business and Finance, 503-768-7800 Lewis & Clark College is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. Lewis & Clark is a member of the American Council on Education, the Association of American Colleges, the College Entrance Examination Board, and the Northwest Association of Private Colleges and Universities. The College is on the approved lists of the American Chemical Society and the American Association of University Women. Lewis & Clark College reserves the right to withdraw courses at any time, change the fees, change the rules and calendar regulating admission and graduation requirements, and change any other regulations affecting the student body. Changes shall become effective whenever the proper authorities so determine and shall apply not only to prospective students but also to those who are matriculated in the College at the time. The contents of this catalog are based on information available to the administration at the time of publication. Lewis & Clark College adheres to a nondiscriminatory policy with respect to employment, enrollment, and program. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, or marital status and has a firm commitment to promote the letter and spirit of all equal opportunity and civil rights laws, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and their implementing regulations. Questions or complaints regarding the College’s equal opportunity policies and practices may be directed to Jane Atkinson, vice president and provost, at 503-768-7200. Complaints of discrimination or harassment by faculty or staff may be directed to the contact persons for discrimination and harassment complaints, the appropriate dean, or the director of human resources, in accordance with the Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure at www.lclark.edu/dept/ hrpolicy/comp-proced.html. Disability-related reasonable accommodation requests for academic or residence living matters may be directed to Dale Holloway, coordinator of student support services, at 503-768-7191. Questions about the Americans With Disabilities Act or reasonable accommodation requests by faculty or staff may be directed to Greg Walters, director of human resources and ADA coordinator, at 503-768-7835. The security of all members of the campus community is of vital concern to Lewis & Clark College. Information about safety advice, the enforcement authority of the Office of Campus Safety, policies concerning the reporting of any crimes that may occur on campus, and crime statistics for the most recent three-year period may be requested from the Office of Campus Safety by calling 503-768-7855 or by visiting www.lclark.edu/~safety. © 2004 Lewis & Clark College. All rights reserved. Contents History 130 International Affairs 140 Lewis & Clark College 5 Latin American Studies 148 Mathematical Sciences 149 History of the College 6 Music 157 Mission of the College 7 Overseas and Off-Campus Academic Information 9 Programs 171 Philosophy 173 Academic Calendar 10 Physical Education and Athletics 178 The Liberal Arts 11 Physics 181 Program of Study 11 Political Economy 187 Graduation Requirements 12 Political Science 189 Policies and Procedures 18 Pre-Law 198 Pre-Med 199 Programs of Study 35 Psychology 199 Academic Departments, Majors, Religious Studies 206 Minors, and Programs: Sociology and Anthropology 213 Academic English Studies 36 Theatre 223 Art 38 Biochemistry and General Information 235 Molecular Biology 47 Academic Services and Resources 236 Biology 48 Student Services, Resources, and Chemistry 56 Programs 238 Classical Studies 62 Cocurricular Opportunities 240 Communication 64 Admission 244 Computer Science 72 Costs 248 Core 72 Student Financial Services 249 East Asian Studies 73 Financial Resources 256 Economics 78 Campus Buildings 263 Education 87 Engineering 90 Faculty, Administrators, English 91 Board of Trustees 271 English as a Second Language (see Academic English Studies) College Profile 287 Environmental Studies 99 Foreign Languages and Campus Map 295 Literatures 106 Gender Studies 125 Index 301 Geological Science 127 Lewis & Clark College 6 History of the College History of the College Lewis & Clark College was founded in 1867 as Albany Collegiate Institute by a group of Presbyterian pioneers in the Willamette Valley town of Albany, 60 miles south of Portland. From its beginning the College was a coeducational institution, enrolling 43 women and 43 men by 1869. The first class graduated in 1873. In 1934 the College opened a lower-division extension in Portland. Soon Portland enrollments outstripped those of the Albany campus, and in 1938 all operations were moved to the city. In 1942 the Albany College trustees acquired through a gift-sale the Lloyd Frank “Fir Acres” estate in southwest Portland, selected Morgan Odell as the president for the new campus, and adopted the name Lewis & Clark College as a “symbol of the pioneering spirit that had made and maintained the College.” By 1960 the College was thriving, and in 1962 the Overseas Study Program was launched, adding a new dimension to the school. Since the program’s founding, more than 9,050 Lewis & Clark students have lived and traveled in more than 66 countries on six continents as part of their degree work. Established as the state’s law school in 1884, Lewis & Clark Law School is Oregon’s oldest school of law. Reorganized as a private institution in 1915, the law school merged with Lewis & Clark College in 1965. In 1984 postgraduate programs in education, counseling psychology, and public administration were consolidated into the Graduate School of Education. The program in public administration was transferred to Portland State University in 1996. Four presidents have succeeded Morgan Odell. John Howard was president from 1960 to 1981, James Gardner served from 1981 to 1989, and Michael Mooney from 1989 to 2003, and Thomas Hochstettler became president on August 16, 2004. The three schools of the College and their supporting offices occupy a campus of 137 acres. Separately and together, they embrace and promote the values expressed in the College’s motto: Explorare, Discere, Sociare (to explore, to learn, to work together). 7 Mission of the College Mission of the College The mission of Lewis & Clark College is to know the traditions of the liberal arts, to test their boundaries through ongoing exploration, and to hand on to successive generations the tools and discoveries of this quest. By these means the College pursues the aims of all liberal learning: to seek knowledge for its own sake and to prepare for civic leadership. The College carries out this mission through undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences and postgraduate programs in the closely related professions of education, counseling, and law. The College mounts these programs as both separately valid and mutually supportive enterprises. In all its endeavors it seeks to be a community of scholars who are alive to inquiry, open to diversity, and disciplined to work in an interdependent world. Academic Information 10 Academic Calendar Academic Calendar, 2004-05 Fall Spring Payment of semester tuition due Aug. 16, 2004 Dec. 16, 2004 Residence halls open for new students Aug. 25, 8 a.m. Parents Preview Aug. 25-27 New Student Orientation Aug. 25-29 Residence halls open for all students Aug. 29, 9 a.m. Jan. 16, 9 a.m. New student registration Aug. 27-28 Labor Day (no classes) Sept. 6 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) Jan. 17 First day of classes Aug. 30 Jan. 18 Last day to register Sept. 10 Jan. 28 Last day to select credit-no credit Sept. 10 Jan. 28 Last day to add courses Sept. 10 Jan. 28 Last day to drop courses1 Sept. 10 Jan. 28 Fall break (no classes) Oct. 7-10 Midterm grades due Oct. 18-29 Mar. 14-25 Registration for following semester2 Nov. 8-18 April 4-13 Registration advising Oct. 13-Nov.4 Mar. 9-31 Last day to withdraw from a course3 Nov. 5 Mar. 25 Thanksgiving break (no classes) Nov. 25-28 Spring break (no classes) Mar. 19-27 Last day of classes Dec. 8 April 28 Reading days Dec. 9-10 April 29-30 Final examinations Dec. 11, 13-15 May 2-5 Vacation period begins Dec. 16 May 6 Last day to make up incomplete grades: For spring 2004 semester Sept. 24, 2004 For fall 2004 semester Feb. 15, 2005 For spring 2005 semester Sept. 23, 2005 Degree application filing deadlines: For December 2004 degree May 1, 2004 For May 2005 degree Oct. 15, 2004 For August 2005 degree Mar. 1, 2005 Official degree date for each semester Dec. 15, 2004 May 8, 2004 Commencement May 8, 2005 1 Instructor’s approval is not required and course will not appear on transcript. 2 Registration and advising dates may vary. 3 Instructor’s approval is not required; grade indicated on transcript will be W. Withdrawing from courses after November 5 for the fall semester and March 25 for the spring semester requires instructor’s approval; grade indicated on transcript will be W. 11 The Liberal Arts/Program of Study The Liberal Arts An education in the liberal arts at Lewis & Clark serves both as an opportunity to explore classical and enduring ideas and as a touchstone for fresh inquiry.