2014-2015 Contents Hollins: An Overview .......................................................................................................... 2 Mission of the University .................................................................................................... 2 History of Hollins ................................................................................................................ 2 Hollins Today ..................................................................................................................... 3 Programs of Study ............................................................................................................. 4 Graduate Programs ........................................................................................................... 5 Special Academic Programs .............................................................................................. 5 Certificate of Arts Management .................................................................................. 5 Certificate in Leadership Studies ................................................................................ 5 Exchange Program ..................................................................................................... 5 Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine ............................................................. 5 Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Nursing ........................................................... 5 Monterey Institute of International Studies .................................................................. 6 Roanoke College Reciprocal Agreement .................................................................... 6 Louis D. Rubin Jr. Semester in Creative Writing ......................................................... 6 Washington Semester ................................................................................................ 6 Study Abroad Programs ..................................................................................................... 7 Hollins Abroad–London .............................................................................................. 7 Hollins Abroad–Paris .................................................................................................. 8 Argentina .................................................................................................................... 8 Cuba ........................................................................................................................... 8 Germany ..................................................................................................................... 8 Ghana ......................................................................................................................... 9 Greece and Italy ......................................................................................................... 9 Ireland ......................................................................................................................... 9 Italy ............................................................................................................................. 9 Japan .......................................................................................................................... 9 Mexico ...................................................................................................................... 10 Puerto Rico ............................................................................................................... 10 School for Field Studies ............................................................................................ 10 South Africa .............................................................................................................. 10 Spain ........................................................................................................................ 11 Other ......................................................................................................................... 11 Horizon Program .............................................................................................................. 12 Academic Support Programs ........................................................................................... 14 Career Center ........................................................................................................... 14 Center for Learning Excellence ................................................................................ 14 Writing Center .................................................................................................... 14 Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Center ................................................................. 14 Eleanor D. Wilson Museum ...................................................................................... 14 Health and Counseling Services ............................................................................... 15 Information Services and Technologies .................................................................... 15 Wyndham Robertson Library .................................................................................... 15 Internships ....................................................................................................................... 16 Admission Guidelines ...................................................................................................... 17 Tuition and Fees .............................................................................................................. 20 Financial Aid .................................................................................................................... 25 Academic Regulations ...................................................................................................... 28 The General Education Program at Hollins ...................................................................... 28 Academic Honors ............................................................................................................ 36 Honor Societies ............................................................................................................... 37 Awards ............................................................................................................................. 38 Student Rights/Education Records .................................................................................. 39 Course Description Codes ............................................................................................... 42 General Education Codes ................................................................................................ 42 Undergraduate Courses ................................................................................................... 43 Faculty ........................................................................................................................... 209 Faculty Emeriti ............................................................................................................... 213 Board of Trustees .......................................................................................................... 216 Administrative Offices .................................................................................................... 217 Graduates ...................................................................................................................... 220 University Calendar ........................................................................................................ 223 Index .............................................................................................................................. 224 1 HOLLINS AN OVERVIEW Hollins was founded in 1842 as Virginia’s first chartered women’s college. The first coed graduate program was established in 1958. Hollins enrolls approximately 750 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs. Students enjoy Hollins’ challenging and supportive academic environment and its focus on personal contact. In preparing students for career excellence in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, Hollins emphasizes a broad liberal arts curriculum that offers strong academic programs, superior teaching, and extensive study abroad, leadership, and internship opportunities. Hollins University has long been recognized for the hundreds of well-known writers it has produced—among them Annie Dillard, Lee Smith, Margaret Wise Brown, Madison Smartt Bell, Kiran Desai, Margaret Gibson, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Jill McCorkle, Henry Taylor, and Natasha Trethewey. Hollins’ distinctions include a nationally ranked graduate creative writing program; active writer- and artist-in- residence programs; a January Short Term that enables students to pursue internships in careers across the globe, participate in travel/study programs, or focus intensely on an unusual course or project; one of the oldest abroad programs in the country; a first-year seminar program; an honors program for first- and second-year students; and a leadership program that offers executive-level training to undergraduates. Hollins’ 475-acre campus is located in Roanoke, Virginia, a metropolitan area of 250,000 set in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway are minutes away. Within an hour’s drive are 10 colleges with an enrollment of 35,000 undergraduate students.