FOUNDED 1791 BURLINGTON, VERMONT THECATALOGUE 1976-1977 THE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 STUDENT LIFE 9 THE ADMISSION OF STUDENTS 26 STUDENT EXPENSES 32 GENERAL INFORMATION 39 THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE 48 THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 57 THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES 76 THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS and BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 89 DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES 110 SCHOOL OF HOME ECONOMICS 122 SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES 125 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM 131 ROTC 134 THE GRADUATE COLLEGE 136 CONTINUING EDUCATION 139 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 142 PERSONNEL 300 GENERAL INDEX 335 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 339 The University of Vermont reserves the right to make changes in the course offerings, degree requirements, charges and regulations and procedures contained herein as edu­ cational and financial considerations require, subject to and consistent with established procedures and authorizations for making such changes. It is the policy of the University of Vermont not to discriminate against any person on the basis of sex, race, national origin, color, religion, age, or physical/mental handicap, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1972 (Executive Order 11246), Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967 (as amended), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973. The University has embarked on a program to remove architectural barriers to make facilities accessible to and usable by the handicapped. Questions should be referred to the Office of Architectural Barrier Control. * * * Although its legal title is The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, the University is known to its students and alumni as UVM. This popular abbreviation is derived from the Latin Universitas Virdis Montis. 1 CORRESPONDENCE Admissions Requests for a catalogue, or information concerning admissions policies and procedures, rooms and tuition Director of Admissions Academic Divisions College of Agriculture Dean College of Arts and Sciences Dean College of Education and Social Services Dean College of Engineering, Mathematics and Business Administration Dean School of Home Economics Director School of Natural Resources Director Environmental Program Director Graduate College Dean Division of Health Sciences Dean College of Medicine Dean School of Nursing Director School of Allied Health Sciences Director Continuing Education Dean Summer Session Assistant Dean Evening Division Director ACCREDITATIONS UNIVERSITY: New England Association of Schools & Colleges. SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES: Forestry Program — Society of American Foresters. ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS & BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Engineering Programs (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil) — Engineer's Council for Professional Development. Business Administration — American Academy of Collegiate Schools of Business. ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES: Dental Hygiene — American Dental Association. Medical Technology — National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory. Sciences — Council on Medical Education, American Medical Association. Physical Therapy — American Physical Therapy Association — American Medical Association. Radiological Technology — American College of Radiology, American Society of Radiologic Technologists, American Medical Association. Nursing — National League for Nursing. ARTS & SCIENCES: Chemistry — American Chemistry Society. Speech Pathology — American Speech & Hearing Association. Music — National Association of Schools of Music. Clinical Psychology — American Psychology Association. MEDICINE: American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges. AGRICULTURE: Vocational Education & Technology. EDUCATION: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. National Council for Social Work Education. 2 Introduction he earliest public action concerning a university in Vermont was Tthe inclusion in the constitution of the Independent Republic of Vermont of a section dealing with education. In this act adopted at Windsor, July 2, 1977, Section 40 states in part that "one grammar school in each county and one university in the state ought to be estab­ lished by direction of the General Assembly". No action was taken by the Assembly to establish a university except that in granting char­ ters to towns, it did require that one right of land be established for the endowment of a college or university. By 1785 there was a substantial amount of public sentiment in favor of establishing a college or university in Vermont. In that year Elijah Paine of Williamstown offered the General Assembly the sum of 2,000 pounds. Four years later Ira Allen offered the sum of 4,000 pounds. These and other offers caused the General Assembly to appoint a committee to study the matter and to canvass the state in order to deter­ mine where the university should be located. This committee reported to the session of 1791 at which time the General Assembly decided that a university was to be founded to serve the state. A ballot was taken on the question of location and a decision was made in favor of Burlington, presumably because of the substantial support offered by Ira Allen, the Rev. Samuel Williams, and their associates. The General Assembly further voted to create a committee to draft a charter of the University. The report of the committee was adopted with amendments on Novem­ ber 3, 1791, as the charter law of the University of Vermont. The University became the twentieth college in the United States and the fifth in New England chartered to confer the bachelor's degree. It is worthy of note that the University is the second to be established by a state legislature after the formation of the United States. The action of the 1791 Legislature also makes The University of Vermont the oldest institution of higher education in the Green Mountain State. Thus did the founding Legislature of Vermont establish a university which was to develop like no other in the fledgling nation. While the enabling legislation provided for funding to come from rents, those were often fixed at "$.25 per acre as long as grass is green and water runs", and in any event were not reliably collectable. One result is the tradition, born of necessity, which has seen The University of Vermont develop in many of the same ways as the private institutions of the country have developed, with a substantial reliance on alumni and other private philanthropy. The first building was subscribed by citizens of Burlington and when fire destroyed that "edifice" in 1824, its successor, for which General 3 4 INTRODUCTION Lafayette laid the cornerstone, was again made possible by the citizens of Burlington. That building, the Old Mill — still in use today — was only the first in a long line to be made possible by private philanthropy. The list includes all but one of the buildings on University Row: Ira Allen Chapel, Billings, Williams, Old Mill, and The Royall Tyler Theatre. Morrill Hall, the first UVM building to be provided by state funding, did not come until 1907. Other buildings made possible by private philanthropy include Water­ man Memorial, Southwick, Fleming Museum, Converse, Dewey and Lafayette Halls. Medical alumni and other friends raised approximately $7,000,000 to match federal grants to make possible the Given Medical Building, its Medical Alumni Building wing, and the Dana Medical Library. In addition to a challenege grant from the Dana Foundation, the project attracted a $2,000,000 grant from the Given Foundation, the single largest building gift the University has received to date. Alumni and other friends also raised more than $1,000,000 of the $3,000,000 cost the Patrick Gymnasium, Gutterson Field House, Forbush Pool complex. The remainder is being paid by students, through retirement of a bond issue. In like fashion, student rents have made possible most of the campus residence halls, which currently house about 4,000 of the University's 7,400 undergraduates. The University of Vermont was founded in a day when U.S. colleges and universities existed primarily to educate men for the professions, especially for the ministry. Yet, in studying University history, Professor Emeritus Betty Bandel discovered that "this small institution located in a frontier community of New England became a pioneer in the kind of practical education which later became the basis for the establishment of the Land Grant universities — those institutions which made it possible for the sons and daughters of average citizens to aspire to a college education". For example, she noted that the University is believed to be the first non-military institution to have offered engineering courses, and early alumni of the University included men such as John Kasson who was instrumental in founding the international postal system; and Henry Raymond, a founder of The New York Times. Tucked in the northwest corner of the Ira Allen Chapel grounds is a memorial to a late 19th century graduate of this University, philoso­ pher John Dewey, whose ideas about practical education are still de­ bated with passionate vigor. Ten Academic Divisions By contemporary standards, The University of Vermont is a rela­ tively small university. INTRODUCTION 5 Its 7,400 undergraduates enrolling in eight colleges and schools — the Colleges of Agriculture; Arts and Sciences; Education and Social Services; and Engineering, Mathematics and. Business Administration; and the Schools of Allied Health Sciences; Home Economics; Natural Resources; and Nursing — share the