WWHITTIER COLLEGE 2003 – 2005 ISSUE OF THE WHITTIER COLLEGE CATALOG Volume 87 • Spring 2003 Published by Whittier College, Office of the Registrar 13406 E. Philadelphia Street, P.O. Box 634, Whittier, CA 90608 • (562) 907-4200 • www.whittier.edu Accreditation Whittier College is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. You may contact WASC at: 985 Atlantic Avenue, SUITE 100 Alameda, CA 94501 (510) 748-9001 The Department of Education of the State of California has granted the College the right to recommend candidates for teaching credentials. The College’s programs are on the approved list of the American Chemical Society, the Council on Social Work Education, and the American Association of University Women. Notice of Nondiscrimination Whittier College admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, marital status, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs. Whittier College does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission or access to its programs. Fees, tuition, programs, courses, course content, instructors, and regulations are subject to change without notice. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW . Inside Front Cover Academic Calendar . 4 INTRODUCING WHITTIER COLLEGE . 6 President’s Message . 6 Values . 6 Traditions . 7 Mission . 7 Undergraduate Admission . 8 Credential and Graduate Admission . 10 Student Financing . 11 COLLEGE LIFE . 19 The Faculty . 19 The Academic Advising System . 19 Academic Support Programs and Services . 20 Endowed Professorships . 23 Recognition of Academic Achievement . 25 Student Life . 25 Student Rights & Responsibilities . 28 ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. 29 THE CURRICULUM . 45 Degrees . 45 The Liberal Education Program . 45 Whittier Scholars Program . 46 Writing Program . 47 Requirements for Graduation . 48 Liberal Education Program Requirements . 48 Requirements for the Major . 49 Requirements for the Minor . 49 Requirements for Transfer Students . 49 Whittier Scholars Program Requirements . 50 Requirements for the Master of Arts in Education . 50 COURSES OF STUDY . 51 Academic Divisions . 51 Course Numbering . 51 GRADUATE EDUCATION . 190 WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL . 191 EXPENSES . 193 COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION . 194 BOARD OF TRUSTEES . 196 FACULTY . 199 INDEX . 206 3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2003-2004 FALL SEMESTER 2003 Orientation . August 30-September 3 Fall Semester . September 4–December 12 Fall Semester classes begin . September 4 Mid-Semester Break . October 17 Thanksgiving Break . November 27-28 Fall Semester classes end. December 5 Reading Day . December 8 Finals . December 9-12 JANUARY INTERIM 2004 January Interim . .January 5-30 Martin Luther King Holiday . .January 19 SPRING SEMESTER 2004 Spring Semester . .February 5–May 17 Spring Semester classes begin . .February 5 Spring Break . .March 22-26 Spring Semester classes end . .May 11 Reading Day . .May 12 Finals . .May 13-15,17 COMMENCEMENT 2004 . .May 21 SUMMER TERM 2004 Summer Term . .June 1-August 29 Summer Session I . .June 1-June 25 Summer Session II . .June 28-August 6 Summer Session III . .August 9-August 27 4 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2004-2005 FALL SEMESTER 2004 Orientation . .September 4-8 Fall Semester . .September 9–December 17 Fall Semester classes begin . .September 9 Mid-Semester Break . .October 15 Thanksgiving Break . .November 25-26 Fall Semester classes end . .December 10 Reading Day . .December 13 Finals . .December 14-17 JANUARY INTERIM 2005 January Interim . .January 10-February 4 Martin Luther King Holiday . .January 17 SPRING SEMESTER 2005 Spring Semester . February 10-May 23 Spring Semester classes begin . ..