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Calvin College The college of the Christian Reformed Church The catalog for 1985-86 CONTENTS The college year 3 The mission of the college 5 II Student lifeand services 11 III Admission and academic regulations 17 IV Financial information 27 V Undergraduate academic programs Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science 45 Special academic programs 49 Teacher education 53 Other professional and preprofessional programs 61 Bachelor of Fine Arts 70 Bachelor of Science in Accountancy 70 Bachelor of Science in Engineering 72 Bachelor of Science in Nursing 75 VI Graduate academic programs Masterof Arts in Christian Studies 79 Master of Arts in Teaching 80 VII Departmental programs and courses 85 VIII The directories The board of trustees 201 The administration 202 Faculty committees 203 Thefaculty 206 The index 221 The campus map 225 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER S III TWTF SS M T W TF S S M T W TF S S M T WTF S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 JANUARy FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL S III TW TF S S III T W T F S S M T W T S S M TWT F S 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST S III T W T F S S M T W T F S S M TWTF S S M TWT F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 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 9 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 15 16 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 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SB'TEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER S III TW T F S S III TW TF S S M T WT S S M TWT F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 'J 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 30 CALENDAR The Fall Semester 1985 SEPTEMBER 3 Tuesday Faculty conference 4 Wednesday Residence halls open 5-7 Thursday- Orientation and registration Saturday 9 Monday First semester classes begin 8:00 a.m. Convocation 9:45- 10:40 a.m. NOVEMBER 6-7 Wednesday, Reading recess and spring/interim advising Thursday 8-19 Friday- Registration for interim and spring Tuesday semester for all currently enrolled students 25 Monday Friday class schedule in effect 26 Tuesday Thursday class schedule in effect 27 Wednesday Thanksgiving recess 10:00 p.m. DECEMBER 2 Monday Classes resume 8:00 a.m. 12 Thursday Classes end 10:00 p.m. 13 Friday Reading recess 14 Saturday Examinations begin 9:00 a.m. 19 Thursday Examinations end 9:30 p.m. Christmas vacation begins The Interim 1986 JANUARY 7 Tuesday Interim term begins 8:00 a.m. 29 Wednesday Interim term ends 5:00 p.m. The Spring Semester 1986 FEBRUARY 3 Monday Spring semester classes begin 8:00 a.m. MARCH 27 Thursday Spring vacation begins 9:00 p.m. APRIL 8 Tuesday Spring vacation ends 8:00 a.m.: Friday class schedule in effect MAY 1 Thursday Honors Convocation 14 Wednesday Reading Recess 15 Thursday Examinations begin 9:00 a.m. 21 Wednesday Examinations end 4:30 p.m. 24 Saturday Commencement 3:00 p.m. The Summer Sessions 1986 MAY 27 Tuesday First session begins 8:30 a.m. JUNE 18 Wednesday First session ends JUNE 26 Thursday Second session begins 8:30 a.m. JULY 4 Thursday No classes 21 Monday Second session ends 22 Tuesday Third session begins 8:30 a.m. AUGUST 13 Wednesday Third session ends The Fall Semester 1986 SEPTEMBER 2 Tuesday Faculty conference 3 Wednesday Residence halls open 4-6 Thursday- Orientation and registration Saturday 8 Monday First semester classes begin 8:00 a.m. 3 Provost Gordon 1. Van Ham and President Anthony J. Diekema THE MISSION OF THE COLLEGE The history of the college and its objectives CALVIN COLLEGE is a college of the Christian Reformed Church, a century-old denomination with a five century-old heritage. It bases its whole faith and life on the sacred Scriptures, God's holy, inspired, infallible Word, and thus takes its stand with the churches which have their roots in the Protestant Reformation. In America the Christian Reformed Church traces its origin to a band of immigrants who sought freedom in the nineteenth century from the established. church of the Netherlands. They settled in western Michigan and, after an early period of religious unrest among the thousands of Dutch settlers who soon joined the earlier immigrants, organized the Christian Reformed Church in 1857. The Christian Reformed Church subscribes to three statements of faith (in addition to the early Christian Apostles Creed) which stem from the Reformation period: the Heidelberg Catechism, which is the most famous and widely trans lated of all Reformation creeds; the Confession of Faith written by the Belgian theologian, Guido de Bres, in 1561; and the Canons of Dordt. The Christian Reformed Church stresses the sovereignty of God in every part of life--in the family, the church, the state; in world affairs; in economic, social, and political life; in business; and in learning and the arts. The founding date of Calvin College and Seminary is 1876. In that year the Christian Reformed Church adopted a six-year curriculum for ministerial train ing. The first four of these years were spent in the Literary Department and the last two in the Theological Department. In 1894 students who were not pre theological students were admitted to an expanded curriculum, and thus the school became a type of preparatory school or academy. In 1900 the curriculum was further broadened and made more attractive to students interested in teach ing or in preparing for preprofessional courses in the universities. By 1906 the Literary Department, which provided the four years of preparatory and two years of college work, became known officially as the John Calvin Junior College. The two-year college in time became a four-year college, and the preparatory depart ment was discontinued. In 1921 Calvin College awarded its first Bachelor of Arts degree. The school, which had started with seven students, grew slowly during the early years, but by 1930 it had reached its pre-World War II size of 350-450 students. By 1950 the enrollment had climbed to 1,270 and last year was approx imately 4,000. In 1956, when it became obvious that the college could expand no further on its Franklin Street campus, the trustees purchased the 165-acre Knollcrest Estate on the edge of the city. The new campus was planned as a unit before the first buildings, the seminary complex, were completed in 1960. Two years later the college constructed four residence halls and a dining hall, thus beginning what MISSION OF THE COLLEGE 5 was to be the decade of the divided campus. In the same year the first section of the library combined with Heritage Hall and a classroom wing, Hiemenga Hall, were opened. Other buildings followed: the Physical Education Building in 1965, the Fine Arts Center and four more residence halls in 1966, a new student Commons in 1967,and a Science Building and two more residence halls in 1968.