Bryn Mawr College Catalogue and Calendar 1985-1987
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Bryn Mawr College Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work at Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College Publications, Special Bryn Mawr College Calendar Collections, Digitized Books 1987 Bryn Mawr College Catalogue and Calendar 1985-1987 Bryn Mawr College Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.brynmawr.edu/bmc_calendars Part of the Liberal Studies Commons, and the Women's History Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Custom Citation Bryn Mawr College Calendar, 1985-1987. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr College, 1987). This paper is posted at Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work at Bryn Mawr College. https://repository.brynmawr.edu/bmc_calendars/20 For more information, please contact [email protected]. BRYN MAWR Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2011 witii funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/brynmawrundergrad78bryn BRYN MAWR COLLEGE CATALOGUE & CALENDAR UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE Issue for the Sessions of 1985-87 August 1985, Volume LXXVIII, Number 3 Br\-n Mawr College Catalogue and Calendar, USPS 947720 Published April, July, August, and Septem- ber by Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010. Second-class postage paid at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. CONTENTS Academic Schedule 3 Board of Trustees ,. ^_ 4 Faculty and Staff 5 Introduction 16 Admission 18 Freshman Class 19 Transfer Students 21 Foreign Students 21 Special Academic Programs 24 Fees 25 Financial Aid and Scholarships 25 Academic and Residential Facilities 26 Student Life 30 Honor Code 30 Student Advising 30 Health 34 Leave of Absence 34 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 34 Geographical Distribution 37 Curriculum 38 Requirements for the Degree 38 Preprofessional Training 45 Summer Programs in Languages 47 Junior Year Abroad 47 Courses of Study 49 Departmental Courses 50 Interdepartmental Work 171 Women's Studies 174 Racial/Ethnic Studies 176 Physical Education 178 Scholarship Funds and Prizes 179 Loan Funds 199 Alumnae Representatives 201 Index 207 Visitors to the college are welcome and, when the College is in session, student guides are available to show visitors the campus. Appointmentsfor interviews andfor campus tours should be made in advance by letter or by telephone. The Office ofAdmissions is open Monday through Fridayfrom nine untilfive and, during thefall, on Saturdaysfrom nine until one. Correspondence The Post Office address is Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010. Telephone (215) 645-5000. Correspondence about thefollowing subjects should be addressed to: The President General interests of the College The Dean Academic work, personal welfare, and health of the students The Director of Admissions Admission to the Undergraduate College and entrance scholarships The Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Admission and graduate scholarships The Director of Student Services Rooms in the halls of residence, the campus center, and foreign student adviser The Business Office Payment of bills The Director of Financial Aid Financial aid and student employment The Director of the Career Development Office Recommendations for positions and inquiries about students' self-help The Alumnae Association Regional scholarships and loan fund 1 ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 1985-86 1983 First Semester Scptfinber 3 Classes jDcgin October 1 Fall vacation begins after last class October 16 Fall vacation ends at 9 a.m. November 27 Thanksgiving vacation begins after last class December 2 Thanksgiving vacation ends at 9 a.m. December 10 Last day of classes 1- December 1 •12 Review period December 13--20 Examination period 1986 Second Semester January 20 Classes begin March 7 Spring vacation begins after last class March 17 Spring vacation ends at 9 a.m. May 2 Last day of classes May 3-6 Review period May 7-16 Examination period May 18 Commencement ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 1986-87 1986 First Semester September 2 Classes begin October 10 Fall vacation begins after last class October 15 Fall vacation ends at 9 a.m. November 26 Thanksgiving vacation begins after last class December 1 Thanksgiving vacation ends at 9 a.m. December 9 Last day of classes December 10-11 Review period December 12-19 Examination period 1987 Second Semester January 19 Classes begin March 6 Spring vacation begins after last class March 16 Spring vacation ends at 9 a.m. May 1 Last day of classes May 2-5 Review period May 6-15 Examination period May 17 Commencement THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BRYN MAWR COLLEGE Barbara Auchincloss Thacher Chairman Edmund B. Spaeth, Jr. Vice Chairman Barbara Bradfield Taft Secretary Edmund B. Spaeth, Jr. Mary Patterson McPherson, ex officio, Barbara Auchincloss Thacher President of the College Margaret Bell Cameron Richard Gaskins, ex officio, Hanna Holborn Gray Academic Deputy to the President Barbara Janney Trimble Natalie McCuaig May, ex officio, Barbara Bradfield Taft President of the Alumnae Association Alexander Ewing John B. Jones, Jr* R. Anderson Pew Chairman of the Board of Managers of Vera French Bates Haverford College Dolores G. Norton Frances Ehrlich Wolf* Jacqueline Koldin Levine Chairman, Advisory Council of Graduate Nancy Greenewalt Frederick School of Social Work and Social Research Barbara C. M. Dudley Margaret M. Healy Rosalyn Ravitch Schwartz Treasurer Charles Cooper Paul W. Klug Alice Mitchell Rivlin Assistant Treasurer and Business Manager Betsy Zubrow Cohen Edith H. McGrath Susan Savage Speers Assistant Secretary Cynthia W. Shelmerdine Trustees Emeriti Williams. Cashel,Jr. Joseph Young Case Martha Stokes Price Mary Hale Chase Christine A. Philpot Phyllis Goodhart Gordan liana Diamond Rovner Agnes Clement Ingersoll Constance E. Clayton Alice Palache Jones L. Stevens Jerald Dorothy Nepper Marshall Ruth Kaiser Nelson Millicent Carey Mcintosh Barbara Goldman Aaron Jonathan E. Rhoads Connelly Ullman Joan Henry Scattergood Sally Shoemaker Robinson Allen McKay Terrell Helen Bell de Freitas* Elizabeth Gray Vining Marie S. Neuberger* Doreen Canaday Spitzer* * Special Representatives to Board BRYN MAWR COLLEGE FACULTY AND STAFF Mary Patterson McPhcrson, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), LL.D., Litt.D., L. H . D. , President of Ike College Richard Gaskins, Ph.D. (Yale University), Academic Deputy to the President the , J.D. of College and Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Margaret M. Healy, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), L.H.D., Ireasurer of the College Paul Klug, B.S. (Temple University), Assistant Treasurer and Business Manager of the College Catherine Lafarge, Ph.D. (Yale University), Dean of the Graduate School ofArts and Sciences Judith R. Shapiro, Ph.D. (Columbia University), Acting Dean of the Undergraduate College Jenepher Shillingford, M.Ed. (Temple University), Director of Physical Education James Tanis, Th.D. (University of Utrecht), Director of Libraries DebraJ. Thomas, M.A. (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Director of Public Information Elizabeth G. Vermey, M.A. (Wesleyan University), Director ofAdmissions Donna Wiley, M.A. (City College of New York), Acting Director of Resources Frieda W. Woodruff, M.D. (University of Pennsylvania), College Physician EMERITI Hans Banziger, Ph.D. (University of Zurich), Professor Emeritus of German Ernst Berliner, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Frances B. Berliner, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Lecturer Emeritus of Chemistry Eleanor A. Bliss, Sc.D. (Johns Hopkins University), Dean Emeritus Merle Broberg, Ph.D. (The American University), Associate Professor Emeritus ofSocial Work and Social Research Rachel Dunaway Cox, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), Professor Emeritus of Human Development and Psychology Frances de Graaff, Ph.D. (University of Leyden), Professor Emeritus of Russian Frederica de Laguna, Ph.D. (Columbia University), Professor Emeritus ofAnthropology Anne Lee Delano, M.A. (Columbia University), Director Emeritus of Physical Education Jose Maria Ferrater Mora, Lie. en Fil. (University of Barcelona), Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Elizabeth Read Foster, Ph.D. (Yale University), Professor Emeritus of History Joaquin Gonzalez-Muela, D. en Fil. (University of Madrid), Professor Emeritus of Spanish Robert L. Goodale, A.B., B.Mus. (Yale University), A.A.G.O. Professor Emeritus of Music Janet L. Hoopes, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus of Human Development RosalieC. Hoyt, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus of Physics Agijambor, M.A. (Royal Academy of Budapest), Professor Emeritus ofMusic Fritz Janschka, Akad. Maler (Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Vienna), Professor Emeritus of Fine Art Myra Richards Jessen, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus of German Pauline Jones, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus of French Melville T Kennedy, Jr, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor Emeritus of Political Science Barbara McLaughlin Kreutz, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Dean Emeritus Bryn Mawr College Marguerite Lchr, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College), Professor Emeritus ofMathematics Gertrude C. K. Leighton, A.B. (Bryn Mawr College), J. D. (Yale University), Professor Emeritus of Political Science Katherine D. K. Lower, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin), Professor Emeritus of Social Work and Social Research Helen Taft Manning, Ph.D. (Yale University), Professor Emeritus of History Ethel W. Maw, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), Professor Emeritus of Human Development Susan E. Maxfield, M.S. (Syracuse University), Associate Professor Emeritus of Human Development Agnes Kirsopp Michels, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College),