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A Liberal Arts College with a Franciscan and Catholic Tradition 2009-2010 Catalog,Volume 68 2 Table of Contents Page Applying to Siena ...............................................Inside front cover Academic Calendar ......................................................................5 Siena College Description ...........................................................7 Admission Information...............................................................21 Tuition and Fees.........................................................................26 Academic Information and Regulations .....................................30 Undergraduate Degree Requirements ........................................32 Courses of Instruction................................................................53 Military Science and Leadership Department ...........................287 Off Campus Opportunities.......................................................291 Pre-Professional Studies............................................................293 Affiliation/Articulation Agreements and Cooperative Programs....295 Special Programs ......................................................................303 The Siena Community.............................................................306 Student Services .......................................................................314 Career Services.........................................................................320 Financial Aid ............................................................................322 State and Federal Aid Programs.........................................344, 350 Officers of the College.............................................................365 Faculty .....................................................................................371 Index .......................................................................................381 Map of the Siena Area.........................................Inside back cover Right to Modify: All information in this publication pertains to the 2009-2010 academic year to the extent that the information was available on the catalog prepa- ration date.The information in this catalog is not to be intended as creating a bind- ing contract between the student and Siena College.The College reserves the right to change requirements and regulations as necessary at any time without prior notice.This includes the right to modify admission and academic requirements, to change courses, graduation requirements, tuition, fees, and any other regulations affecting the student body. 3 Communications Directory Correspondence should be addressed to the College officers indicated below and mailed to: SIENA COLLEGE, 515 Loudon Road Loudonville, New York 12211-1462. College Switchboard Telephone: (518) 783-2300 FAX: (518) 783-4293 Academic Advising Support Center - 783-2341 Academic Affairs - 783-2307, Vice President for Academic Affairs Academic Records and Transcripts - 783-2310, The Registrar Admissions - 1-888-AT SIENA, Director for Admissions Alumni Relations - 783-2430, Director of Alumni Relations Annual Fund - 783-2461, Director of Annual Fund Athletics - 783-2551, Director of Athletics Career Center - 783-2339, Director of Career Center Change of Address - 783-2310, The Registrar College Chaplain - 783-2332, College Chaplain Community & Public Affairs - 783-6561, Associate Director of Communications Counseling Services - 783-2342, Director, Center for Counseling and Student Development Departmental Programs, Head of the Department Development - 783-2433, Director of Development Financial Transactions - 783-2317, Director of Business Affairs General College Policy, President of the College Health Services - 783-2554, The College Health Service Information and Technology Services - 782-8000, Chief Information Officer Institutional Research - 782-2307, Director of Institutional Research International Programs - 786-5047, Director of International Programs and Study Abroad Registration - 783-2310, The Registrar Residential Life - 783-2919, Director of Residential Life Returning Adult Students and Summer Sessions - 783-2341 R.O.T.C.Affairs - 783-2536, Head of the Department of Military Science Scholarships and Financial Aid - 783-2427, Director of Financial Aid School Programs (School of Liberal Arts - 783-2325, School of Business - 783-2321, School of Science - 783-2440), Office of the Dean Services for Students with Disabilities - 783-4239, Director of Services for Students with Disabilities Student Accounts - 783-2317, Director of Business Affairs Student Affairs - 783-2328, Vice President for Student Affairs Student Employment - 783-2339, Career Center Veterans’Affairs - 783-2310, The Registrar Volunteering - 783-2333, The Franciscan Center for Service & Advocacy 4 Academic Calendar September 2009 – August 2010 September 2009 March 2010 7 Labor Day 19 Mid-semester Grades 8 First Day of Classes Due 15 Last Day to Add a 26 Last Day to Drop with a Course ‘W’ Grade 15 Last Day to Change 26 Last Day to Exercise from Credit to Audit Pass/Fail Option October 2009 April 2010 16 President’s Holiday 1-2, 5 Easter Holidays 30 Mid-Semester Grades 16 Last Day to Drop with due ‘WP’ or ‘WF’ Grade November 2009 May 2010 6 Last Day to Drop with a 3 Last Day of Classes ‘W’ Grade 4 Reading Day 6 Last Day to Exercise 5-8, 10-11 Final Exams Pass/Fail Option 15 Baccalaureate 25-27 Thanksgiving Holiday 16 Commencement December 2009 17 Summer Sessions 1, 3 1 Last Day to Drop with and 4 begin ‘WP’ or ‘WF’ Grade 31 Memorial Day Holiday – 14 Last Day of Classes No Classes 15 Reading Day June 2010 16-19, 21-22 11 Last Day for Students to Final Exams Complete ‘I’ grades from January 2010 Spring Semester 18 MLK Day 11 Summer Session 1 – 19 First Day of Classes Final Exams 22 Last Day for Students to 14 Summer Session 2 Complete ‘I’ Grades begins from Fall Semester 25 Summer Session 3 – 26 Last Day to Add a Final Exams Course July 2010 26 Last Day to Change 9 Summer Session 2 and from Credit to Audit 4 – Final Exams February 2010 August 2010 (No President’s Day 24 Last Day for Students to Holiday) Complete ‘I’ Grades 22-26 Winter Break from Summer Sessions 5 6 Siena College Siena College, founded in 1937, is a coeducational, independent, liberal arts e g college with a Franciscan and Catholic tradition. Situated in the attractive res- e l l idential community of Loudonville, New York,Siena has an ideal location. It o is easily reached from New York City,Boston, Buffalo and, of course, is in the C a center of New York State’s Capital District. n e i The internal growth and development of Siena has been continuous. In S response to the changing needs of our times, the Siena curriculum allows flexi- bility and individual choice for all undergraduates. Students serve with faculty on many campus committees. The College is governed by an independent self- perpetuating Board of Trustees. An active Board of Associate Trustees serves to strengthen the relationship between the campus and the surrounding community. Recognizing that its students come from varied racial,ethnic and cultural back- grounds, Siena College supports the creation of a multi-cultural environment for all of its students. In line with this commitment, racism, whether in word or deed, is unacceptable. Founding of the College Siena is a part of the tradition of higher education founded and nurtured by the Franciscan Order, the followers of St. Francis of Assisi. At the invitation of Bishop Gibbons of Albany,the Franciscan Friars opened Siena in 1937 and placed it under the patronage of St. Bernardine of Siena, the illustrious 15th century Franciscan preacher. St. Bernardine is a fitting patron for a college as he embodies the rich and deep educational tradition that the followers of St. Francis bring to higher education. He stands also as a challenging example for the young, as a man who made the lessons of the classroom take on new life and as a lifelong student who carried his knowl- edge and wisdom into the busy market place and stately halls of government. St. Bernardine serves then, not only as a patron, but as a model of the Arts and Sciences: above all, of the greatest art, which is the art of right-living, and the greatest science, which is the science of bringing to society the blessings of a truly liberal education. Siena received its provisional charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York in 1938.Within four years, when the stu- dent population increased to almost 1,000, a permanent charter was granted. The Franciscan Liberal Arts Tradition Siena College is a Catholic college with a strong liberal arts tradition, founded by followers of Francis and Clare of Assisi. The Franciscan tradition of the pursuit of knowledge is likened to a dance: between the desire of the mind for understanding and intelligibility, and the longing of the heart for love and salvation. 7 Siena College This tradition developed nearly 800 years ago, when four professors at the University of Paris were received into the Franciscan Order. In the early years, St. Bonaventure of Bagnoreggio and Blessed John Duns Scotus in the arts, t n Roger Bacon in sciences and Luca Pacioli in the world of business, made e m scholarship a vibrant part of Franciscan life. Contemporary scholars such as e t Zachary Hayes, Ilia Delio, and many more, have kept the dance alive. a t S In light of this Franciscan tradition, which emphasizes intellectual, social n and religious dimensions, Siena College seeks to foster