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RHODES COLLEGE CATALOGUE 2001-2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION.............................................4 ACADEMIC CALENDAR, 2001-2002........................................5 EDUCATIONAL IDEALS............................................................7 HISTORICAL SUMMARY ........................................................10 ACCREDITATION AND GENERAL POLICIES.....................10 ADMISSIONS .............................................................................12 EXPENSES ..................................................................................19 FINANCIAL AID........................................................................23 STUDENT LIFE...........................................................................35 STUDENT SERVICES ...............................................................43 ADVISING AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT .............................46 CAMPUS REGULATIONS........................................................48 THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM................................53 REQUIREMENT FOR A DEGREE ............................................54 ENGINEERING: DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM........................63 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS...................................................64 OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY .............72 OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDY ABROAD AND OFF CAMPUS STUDY...............................................................75 THE BURROW LIBRARY .........................................................79 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ........................81 MEEMAN CENTER FOR LIFELONG LEARNING ...............82 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION.................................................84 BIBLICAL STUDIES AT RHODES ..........................................85 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION.................................................88 ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY..................................90 ART ..............................................................................................97 BIOLOGY...................................................................................106 Marine Sciences CHEMISTRY..............................................................................115 ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.........121 ENGLISH ...................................................................................132 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES .................141 The Language Center; General Courses; Chinese; French; German; Greek and Roman Studies; Hebrew; Italian; Russian; Spanish GEOLOGY .................................................................................166 HISTORY ...................................................................................168 INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY .............................................180 Urban Studies; Latin American Studies; American Studies; Asian Studies; Earth System Science; Education; Film Studies; Women’s Studies; Interdisciplinary Majors; Interdisciplinary Courses; Course Offerings INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ................................................197 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE ...................207 MUSIC ......................................................................................215 PHILOSOPHY ..........................................................................222 PHYSICAL EDUCATION .......................................................227 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PHYSICS ....................................................................................229 POLITICAL SCIENCE ............................................................234 PSYCHOLOGY .........................................................................240 RELIGIOUS STUDIES ............................................................245 THEATRE .................................................................................251 RHODES STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS............................257 RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAMS .....................261 Aerospace Studies; Military Science MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING..............266 MATTERS OF RECORD ...............................................275 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ...........................................................276 EMERITI ...................................................................................279 ADMINISTRATION ................................................................281 FACULTY...................................................................................287 ENDOWMENTS, AWARDS, AND MEMORIALS ...............293 THE CAMPUS ..........................................................................313 COLLEGE SPONSORED LECTURE SERIES.........................318 COMMENCEMENT, 2000........................................................319 INDEX .............................................................................333 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ACADEMIC CALENDAR, 2001-2002 AUGUST, 2001 ACADEMIC CALENDAR, 1234 567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2001-2002 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FALL SEMESTER, 2001 SEPTEMBER, 2001 Opening Faculty Meeting . .August 16, Thursday 1 2345678 Orientation for New Students . .August 17-21, Friday-Tuesday 9 101112131415 Enrollment Clearance/Registration .August 21, Tuesday 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Classes Begin . .August 22, Wednesday 30 *Opening Convocation . .August 24, Friday OCTOBER, 2001 Drop/Add Period Ends . .August 28, Tuesday 123456 Extended Drop Period Begins . .August 29, Wednesday 7 8 9 10111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Labor Day Recess . .September 3, Monday 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pass/Fail Option Ends . .September 12, Wednesday 28 29 30 31 Extended Drop Period Ends . .September 12, Wednesday NOVEMBER, 2001 Withdraw Period Begins . .September 13, Thursday 123 45678910 Last Day to Remove 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Conditional Grades . .September 19, Wednesday 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 End of First Seven Weeks Classes . .October 10, Wednesday Fall Recess Begins . .October 12, Friday, 5:00 P.M. DECEMEBER, 2001 1 Mid-Term Grades Due . .October 15, Monday, 9:00 A.M. 2345678 Fall Recess Ends . .October 17, Wednesday, 9 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 8:00 A.M. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Withdraw Period Ends . .October 26, Friday 30 31 Registration for Spring Semester . .October 22-November 9, JANUARY, 2002 Monday-Friday 12345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Thanksgiving Recess Begins . .November 20, Tuesday, 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10:00 P.M. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Thanksgiving Recess Ends . .November 26, Monday, 8:00 A.M. FEBRUARY, 2002 12 Classes End . .December 5, Wednesday, 3456789 10:00 P.M. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Reading Day . .December 6, Thursday 24 25 26 27 28 Final Examinations . .December 7-12, Friday- Wednesday End of Fall Semester . .December 12, Wednesday Final Grades Due . .December 14, Friday, 5:00 P.M. SPRING SEMESTER, 2002 Enrollment Clearance/Registration .January 8, Tuesday Classes Begin . .January 9, Wednesday Drop/Add Period Ends . .January 15, Tuesday Extended Drop Period Begins . .January 16, Wednesday Martin Luther King Day Observance January 21, Monday Pass/Fail Option Ends . .January 30, Wednesday Extended Drop Period Ends . .January 30, Wednesday Withdraw Period Begins . .January 31, Thursday Last Day to Remove Conditional Grades . .February 6, Wednesday End of First Seven Weeks Classes . .February 27, Wednesday Spring Recess Begins . .March 1, Friday, 5:00 P.M. 5 ACADEMIC CALENDAR, 2001-2002 Mid-Term Grades Due . .March 4, Monday, 9:00 A.M. MARCH, 2002 Spring Recess Ends . .March 11, Monday, 8:00 A.M. 12 Registration for Fall, 2001 . .March 11-April 5, Monday- 3456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Friday 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Withdraw Period Ends . .March 22, Friday 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Easter Recess Begins . .March 27, Wednesday, 10:00 P.M. APRIL, 2002 123456 Easter Recess Ends . .April 1, Monday, 8:00 A.M. 7 8 9 10111213 *Awards Convocation . .April 16, Tuesday, 9:10 A.M. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Classes End . .April 26, Friday, 5:00 P.M. 28 29 30 Reading Days . .April 27, Saturday, and May 2, MAY, 2002 Thursday 1234 Final Examinations . .April 29-May 4, Monday 567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Saturday 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Final Grades Due . .May 6, Monday, 9:00 A.M. 26 27 28 29 30 31 *Baccalaureate Service . .May 10, Friday, 3:00 P.M. JUNE, 2002 *Commencement . .May 11, Saturday, 9:30 A.M. 1 2345678 9 101112131415 * Formal Academic Occasion 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FIRST SUMMER SESSION, 2002 29 30 Registration for All Students . .May 13-14, Monday, Tuesday JULY, 2002 12345 Classes Begin . .May 13, Monday 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Drop/Add Period Ends . .May 17, Friday 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Memorial Day Recess . .May 27, Monday 27 28 29 30 31 Withdraw Period Ends . .May 31, Friday Classes End . .June 14, Friday SECOND SUMMER SESSION, 2002 Registration for All Students . .June 17-18, Monday, Tuesday Classes Begin . .June 17 Drop/Add Period Ends . .June 21, Friday Withdraw Period Ends . .July 5, Friday Classes End . .July 19, Friday Final Grades Due . .July 31, Wednesday 6 EDUCATIONAL IDEALS RHODES’ EDUCATIONAL IDEALS WHAT ARE RHODES’ EDUCATIONAL IDEALS? Rhodes seeks to educate students to lead the most meaningful and fulfilling lives of which they are capable; to love learning; to understand and be concerned about justice and freedom, peace and security, and the needs of the world; and to translate that understanding and concern into effective action. WHAT LIFETIME SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES DO STUDENTS DEVELOP AT RHODES? Rhodes helps students to acquire