.Ji 1. Cover design by Sister Mary Angeline. The symbols represent the three divisions: Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. MADONNA COLLEGE BULLETIN Vol. 25 - 1978-1980 (EFFECTIVE AS OF TERM I - 1978) Madonna College guarantees the right to equal educa­ tional opportunity without discrimination because of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, or physical disability. For information, call or write: MADONNA COLLEGE 36600 Schoolcraft • Livonia, Michigan 48150 (313) 591-1200 Contents THE COLLEGE 4 ADMISSIONS 8 STUDENT LIFE 12 FINANCIAL AID 18 EXPENSES 20 STUDENT SERVICE CENTER POLICIES 22 ACADEMIC POLICIES 27 ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES 33 PLAN OF STUDY 38 DIVISIONAL ORGANIZATION 39 PROGRAM AND COURSE DESCRIPTION 104 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 105 ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 107 FACULTY 117 ACADEMIC SUPPORT STAFF 118 INDEX 124 COLLEGE CALENDAR BACK COVER COLLEGE MAP Each Madonna College Student Is responsible for compliance with contents of this Bulletin. The College reserves the right to withdraw or modify information listed in this Bulletin. :~--- The College Madonna College is an independent, stacks area and a second-floor periodi­ private college, rendering public ser­ cal and reference room. The library has vice. It is a coeducational Catholic a spacious reading room and study car­ liberal arts institution sponsored by the rels. It is equipped with a photo-copier, Felician Sisters. The College offers pro­ microfilm and microfiche readers, tape grams leading to bachelor degrees, as­ and record listening equipment. A sep­ sociate degrees, and certificates. arate unit houses audio-visual materi­ Madonna College, founded as a four­ als, television studio, and graphics year institution in 1947, is an outgrowth room for all departments. The College of Presentation Junior College 11937- has installed a computer terminal 1947.) which is connected with the Ohio Col­ lege Library Center in Columbus. THE CAMPUS The Career Resource Center, a na­ Madonna College is located on a tional model for liberal arts colleges, forty-nine acre campus in Livonia, provides opportunities for career coun­ Michigan, a fast-growing suburb of seling and advising to students and Detroit. The campus faces School­ persons of the community. craft Road and the Jeffries, 1-96 Free­ An Activities Center added to the way (exit 173 at Levan or Newburg academic structure in 1971 seats 1,000. Roads) with easy access to downtown It provides facilities for gymnastic ac­ Detroit, the Detroit Metropolitan Air­ tivities, stage productions, convoca­ port, and to important state highways. tions and lectures. The College facilities consist of a The residence halls furnish private modern complex of residence and aca­ and semi-private rooms for students. demic buildings completed in 1965. An adjoining student center includes A two-story multi-purpose academic visiting parlors, recreation lounges, the building houses administrative offices, commons with a snack bar, spacious classrooms, science and language lab­ dining halls and a modern kitchen. A oratories and centers for instructional roof-covered patio and upper and materials and equipment including 11 I lower terraces facing the pond afford a computer, 121 developmental reading pleasant view for recreation and relaxa­ and 131 health. tion. Recently, modifications in the The library wing, built for 100,000 building have been made to remove volumes, consists of a lower level open barriers for the physically handicapped. THE COLLEGE II I The Psycho-Educational Center of American Association for Higher Ed- I Madonna College is located on the ucation ground floor in the east wing of the American Council on Education residence hall. It offers services to the American Library Association surrounding communities in the form American Society of Allied Health of diagnostic and remedial help for Professions children and adults with reading and Association of American Colleges learning problems. In addition, the Association of Catholic Colleges and Center is used for laboratory experi­ Universities ences for pre-service and in-service Association of Governing Boards of teachers. The wing houses the instruc­ Universities and Colleges tional material center for the Teacher Association of Independent Colleges Education Department. and Universities of Michigan The Computer Center serves the Career Educational Association faculty, students and administrators in Catholic Library Association programming and use of computer College and University Personnel facilities. In 1979 the College will have Association an IBM 34 operated by computer cen­ College Placement Council ter personnel, thus replacing the pre­ Cooperative Assessment of Exper­ sent IBM 32. iential Learning Cooperative Education Association Council for the Advancement of Small Colleges Council of Social Work Education APPROVALS AND Detroit Area Consortium of Catholic ACCREDITATIONS Colleges State of Michigan Board of Education Historical Society of Michigan approval of four-year degrees, 1947 Livonia Chamber of Commerce teacher certifications, 1954, 1969 Michigan Association of Collegiate vocational certification and authori- Registrars and Admissions Officers zation, 1969, 1974 Michigan Colleges Foundation learning disabilities certification, 1974 Michigan Committee for Jobs and reading, 1977, Energy emotionally impaired, 1978 Michigan Criminal Justice Educators Michigan Board of Nursing, 1967 Association· North Central Association of Colleges Michigan Registry of Interpreters for and Schools, 1959, 1968, 1978. the Deaf National League for Nursing, 1970 National Association of College and National Council for Accreditation of University Attorneys Teacher Education, 1972 National Association of College and Michigan Department of Public Health: University Business Officers Advanced Emergency Medical Tech­ National Association of the Deaf nician, 1975 National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities National Commission for Cooperative MEMBERSHIPS Education American Association of Colleges for National Fire Protection Association Teacher Education National League for Nursing American Association of Collegiate North Central Association of Colleges Registrars and Admissions Officers and Schools II THE COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT The goal of Madonna College is to educate the whole person in the attainment of Christian humanistic values and the realization of service to others. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES Within the framework of its liberal arts curriculum, the College envisions THE MADONNA COLLEGE GRADUATE to be a person who 1. Is aware of Christian moral princi­ 6. Communicates clearly and effec­ ples and their practical application tively in action as well as words. to personal, familial and societal living. 7. Is prepared in one or more disci­ plines to continue or undertake 2. Supports a Judea-Christian inter­ further graduate work or to fill a pretation in all fields of learning by productive and rewarding career. acquiring a sympathetic under­ standing of religions. 8. Understands the artistic and aes­ thetic dimensions of culture and environment. 3. Has an active concern for the hu­ man dignity and welfare of each 9. Has knowledge of the increasing person. and relentless impact of science and technology on the total human 4. Participates as an active member enterprise. in one's community. 10. Is prepared for meaningful roles in the contemporary world by a study 5. Possesses a spirit of inquiry to of the past and the present and a motivate one to continue to learn. contemplation of the future. MISSION - GOALS II ;e~ Admissions ,ly Madonna College welcomes stu­ The files of applicants who are ad­ I" dents of all age levels and of various mitted for a specific term, but who <J- e9onomic, racial, experiential and reli­ do not enroll, are held in the Admis­ gious backgrounds. Admission is sions Office for a period of one year ~( granted to applicants who can attain following that term. After this per­ l~ their educational goals within the phi­ iod, non-registered applicants must -11 losophy and academic framework of apply for readmission. r the College. ;i Prospective students are expected Notification I j~ to possess qualities of integrity, inter­ The College follows a rolling admis­ a• ests and talents that will enable them sions procedure which permits stu­ '1 to contribute to and benefit from the dents to be accepted as they apply. life and programs at the College. Prospective students are required to Applicants seeking admission to apply for admission at least 15 days be­ Madonna College send the following to fore the opening of the term. Notice of the Director of Admissions: acceptance may be expected within a !t~ II period of two weeks of receipt of the -D.:~a 1. Completed application forms and !r required application materials by the ht $15.00 non-refundable fee (effective Admissions Office. I for new applicants as of September The Admissions Office may grant fU 1, 1978). High school students may provisional acceptance (admission) to !< \ r~ submit applications as early as their students, even if admission information I junior year. is incomplete, thus qualifying them for [n financial aid and waiving the recording i 2. Official high school transcript or fee at registration. General Education Development ra dl (GED) results. Transfer students re­ ,it I quest official transcripts(s) from the Early Admission of i r college(s) they attended. To permit High School Students admission, these should indicate a a. High school students of superior .· :o 1E