Academic Catalog 2012-2013 For information about Scripps College: Office of Admission (909) 621-8149 Office of Financial Aid (909) 621-8275 Office of the Registrar (909) 621-8273 Office of the Dean of Students (909) 621-8277 Office of Communication and Marketing (909) 621-8280 Produced by: Office of Communication and Marketing Scripps College Catalog TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 SCRIPPS COLLEGE ACADEMIC CATALOG 2012-2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Scripps College ...................................................................... 5 Mission 5 College 5 Founder 5 Setting 6 Curriculum 6 Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities: Histories of the Present 7 General Education Requirements: Competency and Breadth 7 The Major: Disciplines and Area Studies 8 Elective Courses 9 La Semeuse 9 Principles of Community 9 The Claremont Colleges ........................................................11 Pomona College 11 Claremont Graduate University 11 Claremont McKenna College 12 Harvey Mudd College 12 Pitzer College 12 Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences 12 Cross-Registration 12 Courses of Study ..................................................................13 Combined Degree Programs ................................................ 213 Guidelines for Selected Programs in Engineering 213 Guidelines for Programs with the Claremont Graduate University 213 Program in Business Administration 214 Programs with the Center for Politics and Economics 214 Program in Economics 215 Program in Philosophy 215 Program in Religious Studies 215 Special Programs ................................................................ 217 Off-Campus Study 217 European Union Center of California 220 Money Wise Women: The Scripps College Financial Education Program 220 Physical Education 221 Military Science—ROTC 221 Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program 222 Student Life ....................................................................... 225 Residence Halls 225 Policies 225 Co-Curricular Opportunities 226 Rules and Guidelines 229 Indicating Plans for the Following Semester and Withdrawing from Scripps 229 Medical Regulations 229 Possession of Automobiles 230 Insurance 230 Services 230 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Scripps College Catalog Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree ....................... 233 General Requirements 233 Second Major After the BA 235 Discussion of Requirements 235 Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities 236 Writing: Critical Analysis 236 Breadth of Study 236 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 237 Gender and Women’s Studies Requirement 237 Foreign Language 238 Mathematics 239 Requirements for the Major 239 Choices for Majors 240 Minors 241 Honors 241 Enrollment ......................................................................... 243 Cross-Registration at The Claremont Colleges 243 Audit of Courses 244 Quarter Credit (.25) Course Limits 244 Changes in Registration 245 Indicating Plans for the Following Semester 245 Academic Policies and Procedures ........................................ 249 Class Level 249 Course Numbering and Credit 249 Grading Policy 249 Academic Transcript 250 Academic Advisers 251 Preprofessional Advisers 251 Writing Center 252 Academic Freedom 252 Criteria for Student-Designed Courses 252 Independent Study: Reading and Research 253 Internships 253 Resident Credit 254 Transfer Credit 254 Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate 256 College-Level Examination Program 256 Class Attendance 256 Reading Days 256 Examinations 257 Petitioning Process 257 Repeating Courses 258 Policies on Disputed Grades 258 Academic Dishonesty 259 Probation/Dismissal 259 Admission .......................................................................... 261 First-Year Applicants 261 Early Decision 262 Homeschooled Applicants 262 Deferred Entrance 262 Transfer Applicants 263 International Students 263 Credit by Examination 264 Readmission 264 Visiting Students 264 Scripps College Catalog TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Visiting the College 264 Geographical Distribution Report for Scripps College Students Fall 2011 265 Expenses ............................................................................ 269 Comprehensive Fees 269 Miscellaneous Expenses and Fees 269 Payment Schedules 270 Payment Plans 270 Full Payment Plan 271 Monthly Payment Plan 271 Prepayment Plan 271 Refunds 271 Delinquent Accounts 271 Off-Campus Study 272 Fees for the Entering Student 272 Financial Aid ...................................................................... 273 Annual Cost of Education 273 Family Contribution 273 Scholarships and Grants 274 Loans 276 Loan Options 277 Grace Period Provisions for Parent PLUS Loan Borrowers 278 Loan Consolidation 279 Loan Deferments 280 The Student Financial Assistance (SFA) Ombudsman 280 Private and Alternative Loans 281 Selecting the Best Option 281 The Scripps College Installment Payment Plan 281 Other Forms of Assistance 281 International Students 282 Off-Campus Study 282 How to Apply for Financial Aid 282 Financial Aid Regulations 282 Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid 283 Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards 283 Quantitative Standard (Time Based) 283 Qualitative Standards: (Grade Based—the quality of your performance) 284 Consequences of Failure to Make Satisfactory Academic Progress 285 Financial Aid Warning 285 Right to Appeal 285 Financial Aid Probation 286 Loss of Eligibility 286 Financial Aid Awards 286 Verification 286 Financial Aid Disbursement 287 Revision of Award 287 Refunds and Repayments 288 Appeals 288 Renewal of Financial Aid Awards 288 Financial Aid Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics 288 Financial Aid Recipient Rights 289 Financial Aid Recipient Responsibilities 289 Scholarships 290 Annual Fund Scholarships 300 For More Information 300 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Scripps College Catalog Recognition of Academic Achievement ................................. 301 Honors 301 National and International Fellowships and Awards 305 Faculty ............................................................................... 307 Professors 307 Associate Professors 309 Assistant Professors 311 Instructors 313 Adjunct Professors 313 Leaves 313 Lecturers (Part-time Faculty) 313 Faculty Retired and Emeriti 314 Administration ................................................................... 315 Scripps College 315 Emeriti Administrators 315 Board of Trustees 2012-2013 ................................................. 317 Alumnae Leadership Council 2012–2013 ........................................................................... 321 Campus Facilities ................................................................ 323 Residence Halls 323 Janet Jacks Balch Hall 323 Bette Cree Edwards Humanities Building 323 Clark Humanities Museum 323 Ella Strong Denison Library 323 Honnold Mudd Library 323 Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons 324 Performing Arts Center 324 Beatrice E. Richardson Dance Studio 324 Millard Sheets Art Center 324 Harry and Grace Steele Hall 324 Sallie Tiernan Field House 324 Vita Nova Hall 324 W.M. Keck Science Department 325 Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station 325 Academic Calendar 2012-2013 .............................................. 327 Fall 2012 Semester 327 Spring 2013 Semester 327 General Information ........................................................... 329 Accreditation 329 Affirmative Action 329 Nondiscrimination Policies 329 Student Rights and Privacy 329 Student Right-to-Know/Campus Security 329 Information 330 Index ................................................................................. 331 The Claremont Colleges Map ............................................... 339 Scripps College Catalog SCRIPPS COLLEGE 5 SCRIPPS COLLEGE MISSION The mission of Scripps College is to educate women to develop their intellects and talents through active participation in a community of scholars, so that as graduates they may contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity, and creativity. COLLEGE Scripps emphasizes a challenging core curriculum based on interdisciplinary studies in the humanities, combined with rigorous training in the disciplines, as the best possible foundation for any goals a student may pursue. The interdisciplinary emphasis of the curriculum has always been a hallmark of a Scripps education. Because Scripps students learn to see the connections not only among academic subjects, but also among the major areas of their own lives, alumnae often remark that Scripps “prepared me for life.” From its founding in 1926 as one of the few institutions in the West dedicated to educating women for professional careers as well as personal growth, Scripps College has championed the qualities of mind and spirit described by its founder, newspaper entrepreneur and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps. Scripps College remains a women’s college because it believes that having women at the core of its concerns provides the best environment for intellectually ambitious women to learn from a distinguished teaching faculty and from each other. Scripps College aspires to be a diverse community committed to the principles of free inquiry and free expression based on mutual respect. The College chooses to remain a largely residential college of fewer than one thousand students, a scale that encourages its students to participate actively in their community and to develop a sense of both personal ethics and social responsibility. Scripps cherishes its campus of uncommon beauty, a tribute to the founder’s vision that the College’s