S w e e t S w e e t B r i a r College B r i a r Colleg e in Virginia think is for girls.® Catalog 2010-2011 Office of Admissions Box 1052 • Sweet Briar, Virginia 24595 Catalog 2010-2011 800.381.6142 • 434.381.6142 [email protected] • www.sbc.edu 2010-2011 College Calendar Communications with the College Fall Semester 2010 Admissions August 21, 2010 ____________________________________________ New students arrive Admissions Office • P.O. Box 1052 • Sweet Briar, Virginia 24595 [P] 434.381.6142 • [TF] 1.800.381.6142 • [F] 434.381.6152 August 25, 2010 _______________________ Registration; Opening Convocation (11 a.m.) [email protected] • www.sbc.edu/admissions August 26, 2010 _________________________________________________ Classes begin September 23-25, 2010 ___________________________________Homecoming Weekend Kenneth T. Huus Paula K. 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Health Services 434.381.6140 Sweet Briar College Catalog 2010-2011 Contents Sweet Briar’s Mission _________________________________________2 The College _________________________________________________3 The Campus ________________________________________________3 A Brief History of Sweet Briar College ____________________________4 Admissions _________________________________________________6 Financial Aid _______________________________________________10 Academic Scholarships _______________________________________12 Student Life ________________________________________________12 College Fees, 2010-2011 ______________________________________18 General Policies _____________________________________________22 Academic Programs _________________________________________25 Academic Regulations ________________________________________34 Requirements for the Degree __________________________________37 Courses of Instruction _______________________________________46 Academic Honors __________________________________________201 Faculty, 2010-2011 _________________________________________206 Board of Directors, 2010-2011 ________________________________213 Administration, 2010-2011 ___________________________________214 Index ____________________________________________________217 Communication with the College __________________ Inside Back Cover Sweet Briar College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone: 404-679-4501) to award the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts in Teaching, and Master of Education. Sweet Briar’S miSSion Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar’s Mission weet Briar College prepares women (and at the graduate level, men as Swell) to be productive, responsible members of a world community. It focuses on personal and professional achievement through a custom- ized educational program that combines the liberal arts, preparation for careers, and individual development. The faculty and staff guide students to become active learners, to reason clearly, to speak and write persua- sively, and to lead with integrity. They do so by creating an educational environment that is both intense and supportive and where learning occurs in many different venues, including the classroom, the commu- nity, and the world. Approved by the Board of Directors, May 2004 Statement of Purpose for one’s actions, personal initiative, and in Support of the Mission the assumption of leadership. Sweet Briar’s curriculum is organized on A highly qualified faculty, commit- the premise that a foundation in the liberal ted to the highest standards of teaching, arts enhances the development of critical engages individuals on a human scale. In and creative abilities, develops the abil- small classes, students receive the atten- ity to synthesize disparate information, tion that encourages self-confidence and equips the student for graduate and pro- the improvement of skills for life and fessional education, and encourages the livelihood. individual to continue to learn long after leaving Sweet Briar. Sweet Briar continues its commitment as an independent undergraduate A broadly based academic program women’s college in order to devote its teaches her to view her experience within resources to the education of women in wide contexts, to appreciate the achieve- the full range of the liberal arts, including ments of the past, to understand the meth- those subjects that have been traditionally ods and major theories of science, to gain considered as male domains. It welcomes an appreciation of the arts, and to com- men as well as women in selected graduate municate with precision and cogency. At programs. The College continues to seek Sweet Briar this study takes place within a diverse student body, which is drawn a residential environment that encour- from a national and international pool of ages physical well-being, ethical aware- applicants. ness, sensitivity to others, responsibility 2 2010-2011 Catalog the College/the campuS ers, and lecturers. These as well as sports events The College are open to the general public and, with rare exceptions, free of charge. The College’s art gal- weet Briar College grants the Bachelor of leries and museum serve both as resources for Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine S the surrounding community and as laboratories Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, and Master for students in arts management and related of Education. The College offers more than 35 fields. For information on current events go to programs of study as well as self-designed and our Web site www.calendar.sbc.edu. interdisciplinary majors. Students create and learn with an exceptional faculty, almost all of whom hold the doctorate or the appropri- ate terminal degree. An 8:1 student/faculty ratio insures that classes are small and each The Campus student’s educational program is customized. weet Briar’s intellectually and socially Each academic year consists of two semesters. vibrant campus is a true community, home Students are guided in the pursuit of special S not only to students but also to approximately interests, not only in academic coursework, but half of our faculty as well as many staff mem- also through internships, research opportuni- bers. It is a living laboratory, which provides ties, summer fellowships, service experiences, hands-on opportunities for exploration and and independent study. The College strongly discovery