Undergraduate Bulletin 2004-2005 2/TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents University Phone Numbers . .3 Academic Calendar 2004-2005 . .4 The University . .7 University Facilities . .12 University Services . .16 Student Affairs . .21 Admission . .29 Financial Aid . .34 Tuition and Fees . .45 University Core Curriculum . .50 Academic Degrees and Programs . .54 Academic Degree Requirements and Policies . .58 Academic Programs and Services . .69 Academic Awards and Commencement Honors . .76 University Honors Program . .80 Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts . .83 College of Business Administration . .244 College of Communication and Fine Arts . .271 Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering . .327 School of Education . .422 School of Film and Television . .442 Department of Aerospace Studies . .465 Campus Maps . .468 University Administration . .471 University Faculty . .477 Index . .499 UNIVERSITY PHONE NUMBERS / 3 University Phone Numbers Westchester Campus Offices: Mailing Addresses: Area Code is 310 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY 1 LMU Drive Academic Vice President . .338-2733 Los Angeles, California 90045 (310) 338-2700 Admissions, Graduate . .338-2721 http://www.lmu.edu/ Admissions, Undergraduate . .338-2750 Alumni Relations . .338-3065 LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL 919 South Albany Street Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts . .338-2716 P.O. Box 15019 Campus Ministry . .338-2860 Los Angeles, California 90015-0019 (213) 736-1000 Chancellor’s Office . .338-3070 http://www.lls.edu/ College of Business Administration . .338-2731 College of Communication and Fine Arts . .338-7430 Controller’s Office . .338-2711 Development Office . .338-7545 Financial Aid Office . .338-2753 Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering . .338-2834 Information . .338-2700 Jesuit Community Residence . .338-7445 Library . .338-2788 LMU Extension . .338-2757 Operations and Maintenance . .338-2760 President’s Office . .338-2775 Public Safety . .338-2893 Registrar’s Office . .338-2740 RSHM Residence . .641-4682 School of Education . .338-2863 School of Film and Television . .338-3033 Student Housing . .338-2963 Vice President for Administration . .338-5236 Vice President for Business and Finance . .338-2738 Vice President for Student Affairs . .338-2885 Vice President for University Relations . .338-5127 4/ ACADEMIC CALENDAR Academic Calendar 2004-2005 M=Monday, T=Tuesday, W=Wednesday, R=Thursday, F=Friday, S=Saturday, U=Sunday 2004 FALL SEMESTER Aug 25 W Transfer Student Orientation Aug 28 S New Student Graduate Orientation Aug 28-31 S-T Undergraduate Welcome Days! Aug 30 M Classes begin Sep 3 F Last day to add classes or drop for 100% refund Sep 6 M University Holiday—Labor Day Sep 16 R Mass of the Holy Spirit: Chapel noon (classes end at 11:45 a.m., resume at 1:30 p.m.) Sep 17 F Last day: Undergraduate Students: remove Spring/Summer Incompletes Sep 29 W Last day: Students to file application for December graduation date Oct 1 F Last day: Instructors remove Incompletes: Spring and Summer semesters Oct 5 T President’s Convocation: Hilton 100, 12:15 p.m. Oct 15 F Mid-term deficiency grades due in Office of the Registrar Oct 25-26 M-T Undergraduate Holidays Nov 5 F Last day to withdraw or apply for Credit/No Credit grading Nov 7 U University Open House Nov 15 M Academic Advisement and Advance Registration: Spring semester begins Nov 25-26 R-F University Holidays—Thanksgiving Dec 13 M Registration begins for new students for Spring Dec 13-17 M-F Final Examinations Dec 22 W Final grades due in the Office of the Registrar at 12 noon Dec 23-Jan 1 University Holidays—Christmas 2005 SPRING SEMESTER Jan 3 M Administrative Offices reopen Jan 10 M Classes Begin Jan 17 M University Holiday—Martin Luther King Day Jan 14 F Last day to add classes or drop for 100% refund Jan 14 F Last day: Students to file for May Commencement Jan 28 F Last day: Undergraduate Students: Remove Fall Incompletes Feb 11 F Last day: Instructors to remove Incompletes: Fall semester Feb 25 F Mid-term deficiency grades due in Office of the Registrar Feb 28 M Summer Session registration begins Mar 18 F Last day to withdraw or apply for Credit/No Credit grading Mar 21-25 M-F Easter Break Mar 25 F University Holiday—Good Friday Mar 31 R University Holiday—Cesar Chavez Day Apr 4 M Academic Advisement and Advance Registration: Fall semester Apr 14 R Academic Awards Convocation: Sacred Heart Chapel, 3:15 p.m. May 2-6 M-F Final Examinations May 6 F Baccalaureate Mass: Gersten Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. May 7 S Undergraduate Commencement Exercises: Sunken Garden, 10:00 a.m. May 8 U Graduate Commencement Exercises: Gersten Pavilion, 10:00 a.m. May 11 W Final grades due in the Office of the Registrar at 12 noon ACADEMIC CALENDAR / 5 2005 SUMMER SEMESTER: Session One May 16 M Session begins May 20 F Last day to add classes or drop for 100% refund May 30 M University Holiday—Memorial Day Jun 10 F Last day to withdraw or apply for Credit/No Credit grading Jun 24 F Session ends Jun 29 W Final grades due in the Office of the Registrar 2005 SUMMER SEMESTER: Session Two Jun 27 M Session begins Jul 1 M Last day to add classes or drop for 100% refund Jul 4 M University Holiday—Independence Day Jul 22 F Last day to withdraw or apply for Credit/No Credit grading Aug 5 F Session ends Aug 10 W Final grades due in the Office of the Registrar This calendar represents the University’s best judgment and projection of the course of conduct of the University during the periods addressed herein. It is subject to change due to forces beyond the University’s control or as deemed necessary by the University in order to fulfill its educational objectives. The University THE UNIVERSITY / 7 The University History and Goals 1973. Through this union, the expanded school maintained the century-old mission of Catholic The names “Loyola” and “Marymount” have long higher education in Los Angeles. been associated with Catholic higher education in In articulating a vision for this unique collegiate countries around the globe. Saint Ignatius Loyola, enterprise, the Board of Trustees turned to the founder of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, history of the four-century-old Jesuit educational sanctioned the foundation of his order’s first philosophy as well as to the history and traditions school in 1548. The Religious of the Sacred Heart of the Marymount and St. Joseph’s Sisters. They of Mary have conducted educational institutions also recognized the riches of a variety of religious since their establishment in France by Father Jean traditions represented among the dedicated faculty Gailhac. These two traditions of education have and staff that complemented and enhanced the come together in Los Angeles as Loyola school’s heritage of Catholic values. Marymount University. The University pursues quality in: The present institution is the successor to the pioneer Catholic college and first institution of • Curricula of All Academic Programs higher learning in Southern California. In 1865 the Vincentian Fathers inaugurated St. Vincent’s • Co-curricular Programs and Support Services College for Boys in Los Angeles. When this school • Faculty, Administration and Staff closed in 1911, members of the Society of Jesus opened the high school division in their newly • Students founded Los Angeles College. • Campus Life, Hospitality and Services Rapid growth prompted the Jesuits to commence the collegiate department that same year, seek a Loyola Marymount University: new campus in 1917, and incorporate as Loyola College of Los Angeles in 1918. Relocating to the • Promotes Academic Excellence present Westchester campus in 1929, the school • Provides a Liberal Education achieved university status one year later. • Fosters a Student-centered University Graduate instruction began in 1920 with the foundation of a separate law school. The formation • Creates a Sense of Community on Campus of the Graduate Division occurred in June 1950, though graduate work had formed an integral part • Participates Actively in the Life of the Larger of the Teacher Education Program during the Community preceding two years. • Lives an Institutional Commitment to Roman The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary began Catholicism and the Judeo-Christian teaching local young women in 1923. Ten years Tradition later they opened Marymount Junior College in Westwood which first granted the baccalaureate University Mission Statement degree in 1948. The school later transferred Loyola Marymount University is dedicated to the classes to a new campus on the Palos Verdes education and development of the whole person, Peninsula in 1960. Eight years later, Marymount the pursuit of academic excellence, advancement College moved again, this time to the Westchester of scholarship, the service of faith, and the campus of Loyola University as an autonomous promotion of justice. As a Catholic institution, the college. At this juncture, the Sisters of St. Joseph University takes its fundamental inspiration from of Orange joined the Marymount Sisters as the Jesuit and Marymount traditions of its partners. founding religious orders. Loyola Marymount After five years of sharing faculties and facilities, University seeks to foster in each member of its Loyola University and Marymount College merged community respect for the dignity of the and formed Loyola Marymount University in July individual, a devotion to intellectual and spiritual life, an appreciation for diversity, and a thirst for 8/ THE UNIVERSITY justice in all endeavors. Loyola Marymount life, business, university relations, facilities