WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY CATALOG, MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT | 2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG, WESLEYAN WESLEYAN CATALOG UNIVERSITY 2011–2012 1 Wesleyan University 2011–2012 Calendar FALL 2011 FIRST SEMESTER AUGUST 23 Tuesday Graduate housing opens 28 Sunday New international undergraduate students arrive 31 Wednesday Class of 2015, new transfer, visiting, and exchange students arrive SEPTEMBer 1 Thursday Mandatory Graduate Pedagogy Session, 8:30 a.m. 2 Friday Course registration for Class of 2015, new transfer, visiting, and exchange students On-campus Enrollment Period for graduates and undergraduates begins 3 Saturday University housing opens for all undergraduates, 9 a.m. 5 Monday Classes begin Drop/Add Period begins On-campus Enrollment Period for graduates and undergraduates ends, 5 p.m. 12 Monday GLSP classes begin 16 Friday Drop/Add Period ends, 11:59 p.m. OCTOBER 12 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from 1st-quarter classes 19 Wednesday 1st-quarter classes end 20 Thursday 2nd-quarter classes begin (2nd-quarter classes may be added or dropped during the five working days following the first class meeting.) 21–26 Friday–Wednesday Fall Break begins at the end of classes on October 21 and ends at 8 a.m. on October 26 NOVEMBer 4–6 Friday–Sunday Homecoming/Family Weekend 22 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins at the end of class day 28 Monday Thanksgiving recess ends, 8 a.m. DECEMBer 2 Friday Last day to withdraw from full-semester and 2nd-quarter classes 9 Friday Undergraduate and graduate classes end GLSP classes end 10–13 Saturday–Tuesday Reading period 12–16 Monday–Friday GLSP final examinations 14–17 Wednesday–Saturday Undergraduate final examinations 18 Sunday University housing closes, noon SPRING 2012 SECOND SEMESTER JanUarY 4 Wednesday All fall 2011 grades (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate) submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Grade Entry System closes at 11:59 p.m. 23 Monday On-campus Enrollment Period for undergraduates and graduates begins 24 Tuesday University housing opens for all undergraduates, 9 a.m. 26 Thursday Classes and Drop/Add Period begin On-campus Enrollment Period for undergraduates and graduates ends, 5 p.m. 30 Monday GLSP classes begin FEBRUARY 8 Wednesday Drop/Add Period ends, 11:59 p.m. MARCH 2 Friday Last day to withdraw from 3rd-quarter classes 9 Friday 3rd-quarter classes end Midsemester recess begins at the end of class day 26 Monday Midsemester recess ends, 8 a.m. 4th-quarter classes begin. (4th-quarter classes may be added or dropped during the five working days following the first class meeting.) APRIL 6 Friday Approved graduate thesis/dissertation titles due in Graduate Office, 4 p.m. 9 Monday MA oral examinations begin 12 Thursday Deadline to register senior thesis/essay in Student Portfolio, 4 p.m. MAY 1 Tuesday MA oral examinations end 2 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from full semester and 4th-quarter classes 4 Friday GLSP classes end PhD dissertations due in Graduate Office, 4 p.m. 7–11 Monday–Friday GLSP final examinations 9 Wednesday Undergraduate and graduate classes end 11–14 Friday–Monday Reading period 15–18 Tuesday–Friday Undergraduate final examinations 19 Saturday University housing closes, noon 21 Monday Spring 2012 grades for degree candidates (seniors and graduate students) submitted to the Registrar’s Office by noon. 24–27 Thursday–Sunday Reunion & Commencement 2012 27 Sunday 180th Commencement 30 Wednesday All remaining Spring 2012 grades (freshman, sophomore, junior, and graduate) submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Grade Entry System closes at 11:59 p.m. SUMMER 2012 JUNE 18–22 Monday–Friday June Immersion Session (GLSP) 25 Monday GLSP regular-term classes begin JULY 4 Wednesday No GLSP classes (Independence Day holiday) AUGUST 3 Friday GLSP regular-term classes end 6–10 Monday–Friday August Immersion Session I (GLSP) 13–17 Monday–Friday August Immersion Session II (GLSP) 11_CourseCat_01_Calendar_0802_am.indd 1 8/12/11 12:08 PM 2 | W ESLEYAN U NIVERSITY C ATALOG Contents Wesleyan University 2011–2012 Calendar ......... 1 Internal Special Study Programs ................... 13 Wesleyan University: A Brief History ............... 4 Summer Study at Wesleyan .............................. 13 Wesleyan Summer Session ............................... 13 Wesleyan’s Curriculum ................................. 5 Graduate Liberal Studies Program ....................... 13 General Education, Essential Capabilities, and the Major Concentrations ............................ 5 Independent Study ....................................... 13 Majors at Wesleyan ....................................... 6 Education in the Field .................................... 13 Teaching Apprentice Program ........................... 14 Student Academic Resources ........................ 6 Tutorials .................................................. 14 Career Advising ........................................... 6 Student Forums .......................................... 14 Health Professions and PreMed Advising ................ 6 Pre-Law .................................................... 7 External Special Study Programs ................... 14 Pre-Business ............................................... 7 Summer Study at Other Accredited National and International Institutions ............................ 14 Cocurricular Opportunities .............................. 7 Transfer of Credit from Other Institutions .............. 14 Community Service .................................. .7 Twelve-College Exchange Program ...................... 15 Internships ........................................... 7 Other Nonresident Programs ............................ 15 Academic Regulations for Students Entering Wesleyan In and After the Fall of 2000 ............ 7 Advanced Degrees ...................................... 16 Degree Requirements ..................................... 7 The MALS and CAS in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program ....................... 16 Graduation Requirements ................................ 7 MA and PhD Programs in Sciences and Music ......... 16 Major ...................................................... 8 The BA/MA Progrm in the Sciences—A Five-Year Plan 61 Departmental Major Programs ........................... 8 General Regulations. 16 Comprehensive Examination ............................. 8 Interdepartmental Major Programs ....................... 8 Enrollment ............................................... 16 Collegiate Programs ....................................... 8 Selection of Courses ...................................... 17 General Education Expectations .......................... 9 Change in and Withdrawal from Courses ............... 17 Auditing .................................................. 17 Academic Standing ...................................... 9 Class Attendance ......................................... 17 Semester Credits and Course Load ....................... 9 Unsatisfactory Progress Reports ......................... 17 Grading System ........................................... 9 Submission or Change of Grades ........................ 17 Sequence Courses ......................................... 9 Incompletes /Completion of Work in Courses .......... 17 Dean’s List ................................................. 9 Repeating Courses ....................................... 18 Honors Program ......................................... 10 Regulations Governing the Scheduling of Classes ...... 18 Phi Beta Kappa ........................................... 10 Reading Week ............................................ 18 Academic Review and Promotion ....................... 10 Examinations ............................................. 18 Advanced Placement Credit, International Baccalaureate Credit, Leave, Withdrawal, Readmission, and Refund Policy .. 18 and Other Prematriculation Credit ...................... 11 Key to Symbols and Abbreviations ................ 20 Acceleration .............................................. 11 African American Studies Program ................ 21 Nondegree Undergraduate Students ..................... 11 American Studies Program ........................... 26 Transfer Students ......................................... 12 Anthropology ............................................ 31 International Study. 12 Archaeology Program ................................. 38 Art and Art History ..................................... 40 Art History ............................................... 42 Art Studio ................................................ 49 11_CourseCat_02_Contents_0802_am.indd 2 8/12/11 1:10 PM T ABLE OF C ONTENTS | 3 Asian Languages and Literatures .................. 51 Philosophy ............................................... 193 Chinese ................................................... 53 Physical Education ..................................... 199 Japanese .................................................. 53 Physics ..................................................... 202 Astronomy ............................................... 54 Psychology ............................................... 207 Biology ..................................................... 56 Quantitative Analysis Center ....................... 214 Center for the Humanities. 64 Religion ................................................... 215 Center for the Study of Public Life ................. 67 Hebrew .................................................. 221 Chemistry ................................................. 68 Romance Languages and Literatures