HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2006 - 2007 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK General Information..................332-5000 Program Contacts Automated Information.............332-5200 Ronald Abbe .................................332-5131 Coordinator, Art Program Academic Matters Academic Dean ...........................332-5061 Maureen Maloney ..........................332-5170 Chair, Behavioral & Social Sciences Administrative Matters Joan Gallagher ...............................332-5118 President .....................................332-5224 Chair, Business Administration Department Academic Advising Center Phyllis Gutowski ...........................332-5106 Director.......................................332-5154 Director, Clinical Laboratory Technology Academic Support Center Samantha Mannion.......................332-5168 Coordinator, Criminal Justice & Government Visitors are welcome Director.......................................332-5139 Sheila Anderson.............................332-5145 at the College, Admissions, Catalogs Chair, Developmental Studies Director of Admissions................332-5100 and our website, Laurie Noe......................................332-5255 www.hcc.commnet.edu Art Museum Coordinator, Early Childhood Education Museum Director ........................332-5052 Maria Roche ...................................332-5149 Administrative offices are open from 8:30 am Coordinator, English as A Second Language until 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Some Continuing Education and offices are open evenings. Other evening Business & Industry Peter Ulisse ....................................332-5140 hours are available by appointment. Hours Coordinator.................................332-5150 Chair, Humanities of the summer session are published in the Office ..........................................332-5057 Edward Keane................................332-5165 summer session class schedules. The Evening Counseling, Personal and Coordinator, Human Services Division is open until 9:30 pm when classes Student Development...............332-5097 Shirley Zajdel.................................332-5155 are in session. Chair, Mathematics/Science Dean of Students..........................332-5183 Jessica Wolf....................................332-5169 Disabilities Support Center Coordinator, MERGE Mental Health; Catalog Information Coordinator.................................332-5018 Advisor, Children and Youth Mental Health While every effort has been made to ensure Evening Programs Barbara Dolyak .............................332-5105 the accuracy of the information provided, Evening Division .........................332-5056 Coordinator, Nursing Housatonic Community College reserves the Michele Reed ..................................332-5214 right to make any changes at any time without Financial Aid Director, Occupational Therapy Assistant prior notice. The College provides catalog Director of Financial Aid.............332-5047 information solely for the convenience of the Geoffrey Sheehan...........................332-5270 reader and, to the extent permissible by law, Library...........................................332-5070 Coordinator, Theater Arts expressly disclaims any liability that may Media Relations Scott Empric ..................................332-5147 otherwise be incurred. The catalog cannot be Public Information ......................332-5229 Coordinator, Writing Across the Curriculum considered as an agreement or contract between individual students and the College External Events or its administration. Coor dinator.................................332-5058 For individual program advisors, please see Payment of College Charges the Student Handbook. Business Manager........................332-5004 Records and Transcripts Registrar......................................332-5088 © 2006 Housatonic Community College Services for Students Director, Learning Support..........332-5098 Cover photograph by HCC student Jennifer Carter Student Activities Coordinator, Student Life............332-5094 Women’s Center ............................332-5268 CATALOG 2006 - 2007 HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE 900 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604-4704 www.hcc.commnet.edu Photograph by HCC student B. Garrett CONTENTS Information .....................inside front cover Calendar......................................................3 About Housatonic ......................................4 Mission of the College...............................4 Continuing Education .........................5, 11 Business & Industry Services ...................4 Accreditation ..............................................5 Connecticut Community College System Mission .......................................5 Admissions..................................................6 Placement Testing/CLEP/DSST................7 Early Childhood Laboratory School .......24 Fees & Financial Information ..................10 Financial Aid .............................................12 Academic Procedures .............................15 Fresh Start ................................................18 Grading......................................................16 Academic Services...................................19 Library .......................................................20 Graduation ................................................20 Student Services & Activities ..................24 SOS - Student Online Services ...............24 Housatonic Museum of Art .....................26 Important New Course Information .......30 Degree Programs .....................................34 Certificate Programs................................62 Course Descriptions ................................72 People......................................................112 Board of Governors................................112 Board of Trustees...................................112 Regional Advisory Council ....................112 Board of Directors, HCC Foundation ..112 Program Advisory Committees ............113 Administrators, Faculty and Staff ........115 Student Handbook .................................126 Index ........................................................151 2 HCC 2006-2007 Catalog CALENDAR 2006 • 2007 FALL 2006 SPRING 2007 Late Registration Monday - Thursday, Orientation Tuesday, January 16 August 21 - August 24 9:00 am - 2:00 pm No Activities August 31 Wednesday, January 17 Orientation Wednesday, August 18 5:00 - 9:00 pm 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Classes Begin Monday, January 22 Thursday, August 17 Late Registration Tuesday, January 16 - 5:00 - 9:00 pm Friday, January 19 Classes Begin Monday, August 28 (closed Sat. & Sun.) Labor Day Weekend September 2 - 4 Last Day for Enrolled Monday, January 29 (no classes) Students to Add Open Last Day for Enrolled Friday, September 1 Courses without Students to Add Open Special Permission Courses without President’s Day Monday, February 19 Special Permission (no classes) Weekend College Begins Friday evening, September 8 Last Day to Declare Tuesday, February 20 Last Day to Declare Thursday, September 21 Audit Status Audit Status Last Day to Drop Courses Monday, March 5 Professional Staff Day Friday, September 22 and Receive Automatic “W” -No Day Classes Mid Term Grades W ednesday, March 14 Last Day to Drop Courses Thursday, October 5 Entered by Faculty and Receive Automatic “W” Spring Break Monday, March 19 - Columbus Day Holiday Monday, October 9 Sunday, March 25 (no classes) Classes Resume Monday, March 26 Mid Term Grades Wednesday, October 18 Easter Holiday Friday, April 6 - 8 Entered by Faculty (no classes) Last Day to Complete “I” Thursday, November 2 Last Day to Complete Monday, April 9 Grades from Spring 2006 “I” Grades from Fall 2006 and Summer 2006 and Winter 2006 Last Day to Drop Courses Thursday, November 16 Last Day to Drop Courses Monday, April 23 Thanksgiving Holiday Wednesday, November 22 Last Day of Classes Monday, May 14 - Sunday, November 26 Final Exams Tuesday, May 15- (no classes) Monday, May 21 Last Day of Classes Monday, December 11 Final Grades Due Wednesday, May 23 Final Exams Tuesday, December 12 - from Faculty Monday, December 18 Memorial Day Monday, May 28 Final Grades Due Wednesday, December 20 Commencement Thursday, May 31 from Faculty No Classes - February 19; March 19 - 25; April 6 - 8; May 28 No Classes - September 2 - 4, 22; October 9; and November 22 - 26 SUMMER 2007 WINTER 2006 Session I (8 weeks) Monday, June 3 - Thursday, July 26 Classes Begin Tuesday, December 26 Session II (1st 5 weeks) Monday, June 3 - Last Day of Classes Friday, January 12, 2007 Thursday, July 5 and Exams - Winter 2006 Session III (2nd 5 weeks) Monday, July 2 - Thursday, August 9 No Classes - July 4, 2007 College is closed: September 4; October 9; November 23; December 25, 31, 2006 and January 1, 6, 7, 14, 15; February 19; April 6; May 28; and July 4, 2007. See Academic Calendar brochure for a complete listing of when the College building is closed. www.hcc.commnet.edu 3 HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE Role and Scope The student body continues to grow and Academic Goals reflect the diversity of the service region. Housatonic Community College serves Changes in student ages, educational goals, Housatonic Community College is a two- an eleven-town area in Southwestern racial, ethnic, social, and economic diversity year comprehensive community college Connecticut, centering on the City of are responded to with flexibility and responsible authorized to award the Associate in Arts and Bridgeport, Connecticut’s largest