The provisions of this catalog are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the student and Marygrove College. We have attempted to present information about the College as accurately and completely as possible. However, the College reserves the right to change provisions or requirements at any time without notice. Marygrove College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) at 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602- 2504, phone: (800) 621-7440. Accreditation information can be found in the Marygrove library or on our website www.marygrove.edu. Marygrove College is approved by the Michigan State Department of Education. The Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Marygrove College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, national or ethnic origin, religion or handicap in its educational or financial aid programs. From the President Welcome to marygrove College! As you explore these pages, you will get a glimpse of what life is really like on the campus of Marygrove College where we’re “learning to change the world.” It’s exciting, challenging, encouraging and life- transforming. These all describe the environment where education takes place and leadership skills are honed. Situated as we are in the urban center that is Detroit, Marygrove has embraced the strategic vision of Urban Leadership. What that means is something special. If you’re looking for a college that gives you the opportunity to apply your classroom knowledge in an urban laboratory, Marygrove is for you. If you’re looking for a college that educates and prepares you to take leadership positions in America’s urban centers, Marygrove is for you. And if you’re looking for an institution that is a leader itself in the life of its community, Marygrove is for you. The Marygrove College environment fosters lifelong learning, a global perspective, personal responsibility, professionalism and leadership. It’s an environment of caring and concern for all members of the campus community as well as the global village in which we live. With the best, highly qualified faculty, a supportive staff and top quality resources, the Marygrove learning experience is rewarding, fulfilling and fun. You can be assured of our commitment to students’ intellectual, cultural, spiritual and professional growth. Our values as a college mandate that we help each other, respect one another, explore together and think and act in ways that we create a more just and humane world. Competence, Compassion and Commitment…these are the values that undergird everything we do at Marygrove. These same values are what students embrace and live out as a result of their time with us. Marygrove College presents many opportunities for students to participate in activities and programs, both intellectual and social, which transform them into competent, compassionate and committed citizens of the world. We’re happy to help. Dr. David J. Fike President 1 For the most updated information, visit marygrove.edu 2 For the most updated information, visit marygrove.edu table oF Contents from the president .......................................... 1 directory .......................................................... 4 academic calendar .......................................... 5 history of the college ...................................... 7 mission and sponsorship ..................................10 hallmarks of the college ...................................11 campus facilities ............................................... 12 campus life .......................................................13 the admissions process ....................................18 financial information.........................................23 academic services ............................................ 28 academic options ............................................31 academic policies .............................................34 appeal/review procedures ............................... 39 degree requirements .......................................43 general education requirements......................48 academic programs .........................................51 board of trustees ..............................................214 college officers & senior administration ..........215 administrative & professional staff ................... 216 faculty ............................................................... 219 index .................................................................223 3 For the most updated information, visit marygrove.edu direCtory ENROLLMENT CENTER FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCe (866) 903-3033 or (313)-927-1692 (313) 927-1692 GENERAL COLLEGe INFORMATION MARYGROVe LEARNING CLINIC (313) 927-1200 (313) 927-1453 aCADEMIC ADVISING AND CAREER SERViCES oFFiCe oF THE REGISTRAR (313) 927-1481 (313) 927-1260 ADMISSIONS STUDENT aFFAIRS (866) 313-1927 or (313) 927-1240 (313) 927-1258 ALUMNI aCTIVITIES RESIDENCe HALL (313) 927-1572 (313) 927-1601 bUSINESS MATTERS VETERANS (Tuition, Fees, Expenses) (313) 927-1260 (313) 927-1227 ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCe TO: CONFERENCe CENTER Marygrove College (313) 927-1407 8425 West McNichols Road Detroit, Michigan 48221-2599 CONTINUING EDUCATION (313) 927-1350 VISIT oUr WEBSITE marygrove.edu For the most updated information, visit marygrove.edu 4 For the most updated information, visit marygrove.edu aCademiC Calendar 5 For the most updated information, visit marygrove.edu 6 For the most updated information, visit marygrove.edu history oF the ColleGe The history of Marygrove does not begin with the year graduates of IHM schools, and Detroit business leaders, 1927 or the city of Detroit, but with the year 1845 and the the Festival alone raised $101,000. Still, the total campaign town of Monroe. On November 10, 1845, three women fund itself could not match the cost of the new buildings. made religious vows at St. Mary Parish in Monroe, formally So, in an act of courage, faith, or sheer bravado difficult beginning a religious congregation known today as the to imagine today, Mother Domitilla and her governing Sisters, Servants of the Immacu late Heart of Mary, or IHMs. council indebted the IHM Congregation for the $4 mil lion necessary to build and equip the College. One of the three, sister theresa maxis, had been invited to come to Monroe by a Redemptor ist missionary priest, Father the new site suggested a new name, and in 1925, with Louis Florent Gillet. Together, they are considered the co- the laying of the cornerstone of the present liberal arts founders of the IHM congregation. building, st. mary College became marygrove College. Two years later, in September 1927, the gates of the Detroit Theresa Maxis, a woman of color, was the first leader of the campus opened, wel coming 287 students, 100 of whom new community. Of Haitian origin, she had formerly served were sophomores, juniors, or seniors. as president of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, a black community of Catholic women in Baltimore, Maryland. When The first class of Marygrove students was greeted by the she arrived in Monroe, she began almost immediately to first lay president of a Catholic women’s college in the U.S. develop a school for young women. dr. George hermann derry (1927-1937). Dr. Derry, On Christmas day, a notice appeared in the Monroe educated at the Catholic University of Paris, was an Advocate announcing the opening of a “Young Ladies educator, a scholar, a philosopher, and a lecturer with an Academy” offering a course of study that included French international reputation. His experience included chairing and English grammar, arithmetic, mythology, bookkeeping, the political science department at Bryn Mawr and the needlework, beadwork, tapestry, worsted flowers, and music. philosophy department at Marquette Univer sity. on January 15, 1846, st. mary academy welcomed its Dr. and Mrs. Derry lived with their three children in the first students. The opening of parochial schools throughout president’s house on campus (now Hartman Hall), often Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania followed this beginning, entertaining intellectual figures of international importance. but the Academy remained the center of innovation and Dr. Derry frequently invited Marygrove undergraduates to progress in the IHM educational system. meet the guests as part of the students’ social and cultural development. Marygrove is the direct descendant of the original St. Mary Academy. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the Mother Domitilla appointed Dr. Derry the first presi dent Academy had begun to offer college-level courses and by of the new college because his philosophy of education 1905, the Sisters had built a separate St. Mary College. In matched the Congregation’s own vision of scholarly 1910, the State of Michigan em powered the college to grant excellence, service to the professions, and commitment degrees, and in 1914, the State Department of Education to social justice. In particular, the Congregation charged authorized it to grant teaching certificates. Those original Dr. Derry with the task of build ing a curriculum that would charters are still in effect at Marygrove today. enable the professional education of women, many of whom would be the first in their families to obtain a college In the early 1920s, it became apparent to the IHM degree. Congregation and to Church leaders in Detroit that the college was outgrowing its buildings and that Detroit would