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Hope College Digital Commons @ Hope College Hope College Catalogs Hope College Publications 1990 1990-1991. Catalog. Hope College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.hope.edu/catalogs Part of the Archival Science Commons Recommended Citation Hope College, "1990-1991. Catalog." (1990). Hope College Catalogs. 153. http://digitalcommons.hope.edu/catalogs/153 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Hope College Publications at Digital Commons @ Hope College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hope College Catalogs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Hope College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. m Hope college OFFICIAL CATALOG 1 9 9 0 - 1 9 9 1 Volume No. 126 Published August 1, 1990 Hope College is committed to the concept of equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal protection under the law. Hope College admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, creed or handicap to all the rights, privileges, . programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at Hope College. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, creed or handicap in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. With regard to employment, the College complies with all legal requirements prohibiting discrimination in employment. HOPE COLLEGE HOLLAND, MICHIGAN 49423 TELEPHONE (616) 392-5111 a four-year coeducational liberal arts college affiliated with the Reformed Church in America The mission of Hope College is to offer with recognized excellence, academic programs in liberal arts, in the setting of a residential, undergraduate, coeducational college, and in the context of the historic Christian Faith. The “Hope People" personality profiles in this catalog were written by Stephanie J. Wright, a senior from Bethlehem, PA. HOPE AT A G LANCE................................................................................................................... 3 HOPE’S REASON FOR BEING ................................................................................................... 5 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE......................................................................................................... 6 HOPE PEOPLE............................................................................................................................... 12 Faculty......................... 13 Students.........................................................................................................................................25 Administration and S taff........................................................................................................... 38 Alumni...........................................................................................................................................45 THE CAM PUS......................................................... 50 CAMPUS SERVICES................................................................................................................... 61 CAMPUS L IFE ............................................................................................................................... 66 ADMISSION TO H O P E ............................................................................................................... 75 FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS........................................................................................... 81 STUDENT EXPENSES................................................................................................................. 94 THE DEGREE PR O G R A M ....................................................................................................... 96 GENERAL ACADEMIC REGULATIONS..............................................................................109 ACADEMIC SESSIONS..............................................................................................................121 OFF-CAMPUS STUDY PROGRAM S......................................................................................123 THE CURRICULUM A r t............................................................................................................................................... 132 B iology....................................................................................................................................... 137 Chemistry..................... 143 Communication..........................................................................................................................150 Computer Science..................................................................................................................... 156 Dance........................................................................................................................................... 160 Economics & Business Administration .................................................................................. 165 Education....................................................................................................................................172 English................................................. 181 Geology....................................................................................................................................... 189 History............... 195 Interdisciplinary Studies........................................................................................................... 201 Mathematics............................................................................................................................... 211 Modern and Classical Languages................................................................................. 216 M usic........................................................................................................... 232 N ursing....................................................................................................................................... 241 Philosophy................................................................................................................................... 245 Physical E ducation................................................................................................................... 249 Physics..........................................................................................................................................256 Political Science......................................................................................................................... 267 Psychology.................................................................................................................................273 Religion....................................................................................................... 278 Sociology and Social Work ................................... 283 T h eatre.......................................................................................................................................289 Women’s Studies....................................................................................................................... 296 INTERNSHIPS............................................................................................................................. 297 PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS....................................................................................... 298 DIRECTORIES The Board of Trustees............................................................................................................. 305 The Faculty................................................................................................................................. 306 Administrative S ta ff................................................................................................................. 329 Women’s League for Hope College....................................................................................... 340 Alumni Association................................................................................................................... 341 HONORS AND AWARDS Scholarships............................................................................................................................... 342 Honors and Awards (Students)............................... 360 Honors and Awards (Faculty & Staff)................................................................................... 370 CALENDAR (1990-91)..................................................... 376 ENROLLMENT REPORT (1989-90)................................................ 378 IN D E X .................................................................................................... 379 CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTORY...................... 384 HOPE AT A GLANCE In 1851, four years after settlers from the Netherlands founded Holland on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, a school was established to meet the educational needs of the young colony. Battling hostile forces in an untamed land, the Dutch settlers were sustained by a love of liberty and devotion to God that set the guidelines for their new institution. This Pioneer School evolved into the Holland Academy, which in 1862 enrolled its first college class. On May 14, 1866, the institution was chartered as Hope College, and on July 17, 1866, the first class of eight students graduated. Today Hope College is