1983 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK The Borough of Manhattan Community College is an accredited member of the Middle States Association of Col­ leges and Schools. It is also accredited by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and a member of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. Its health programs are accredited by the appropriate agencies including the National League of Nursing, the American Medical Record Association and the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association. Borough of Manhattan Community College THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 199 Chambers Street, New York, New York 10007 THE PROGRAMS, REQUIREMENTS, TUITION, AND FEES SET FORTH IN THIS CATALOG ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AT ANY TIME AT THE DISCRETION Of THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Of THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. Contents Letter from the President .....................................................1 Profile ....................................................................2 Admissions Information ......................................................3 Tuition and Fees ............................................................5 Financial Aid ............................................................... 7 Registrar Information ........................................................8 Academic Programs .........................................................9 Academic Grading .........................................................37 The library ...............................................................42 Student Services ........................................................... 43 Rules and Regulations ......................................................45 Course Descriptions ........................................................50 Special Courses .......................................................... 106 Continuing Education and Community Service Programs ....................... 107 CUNY/BMCC Special Programs ............................................ 109 BMCC Administration and Staff .............................................110 President's Advisory Council ................................................129 The City University of New York ............................................130 Inventory of Registered Programs ........................................... 132 Index .................................................................. 133 Dear Students and Friends: I would like to welcome you to the new campus of the Borough of Manhattan Community College. The campus represents a monument to the enduring faith of the Governor of the State of New York, the Mayor of New York City, the State Commissioner of Education, the Board and Chancellor of the City University of New York and our own faculty, staff and students. While we have continually attracted superior human resources to accomplish our mission, it was not until February, 1983 that we could boast of having an equally superior campus which provides a first-rate environment for teaching and learning. Our faith continues to lie in the priceless value of an excellent education at affordable costs for all New Yorkers seeking it. By the time you have read halfway through this Catalog, you will begin to appreciate the vastness and variety of the Borough of Manhattan Community College. From esoteric courses in literature and aesthetics to hands on instruction in computer technology and nursing, we offer the best that is available. In addition, you will notice that we offer a full array JOSHUA L. SMITH of support services for students, from personal and career counseling to individu­ COLLEGE PRESIDENT alized tutorial assistance in basic writing skills and English as a Second Language. You have the distinct honor to be among the first to enjoy and explore the tremendous opportunities that the Borough of Manhattan Community College offers its students. State-of-the-art laboratories, three theatres, a Learning Re­ sources Center, student and faculty dining facilities, a first-class gymnasium and swimming pool, and a library with thousands of volumes are some of the facilities now at your disposal. I am proud of the faculty, staff and students. Together, we are BMCC- a family. We work together, we respect and help each other, and we take pride in our accomplishments. We also take pride in our graduates who have gone to greater success. They too are members of the BMCC family. Our doors are open and we look forward to your membership In our growing community. Joshua L. Smith President A PROFILE The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), chartered nience of scattered classroom space, BMCC continued to train skilled in 1963, is part of the City University of New York. BMCC, a two­ workers for employment in business and health careers, to prepare year urban institution providing education for youths and adults, students for transfer to four-year colleges and to help individuals begins the Spring 1983 semester in its new 4.28 acre campus. The develop intellectually, socially and culturally. Nine years passed be­ College, located at 199 Chambers Street, six blocks north of the fore the new campus was finally completed. World Trade Center, is the only diversified community college in Manhattan. At this new location where major corporations and gov­ The New Facility ernmental agencies have their offices, BMCC continues its primary The new campus is a $128 million megastructure which is 1,200 feet mission: to provide educational programs that are relevant to the long, 250 feet wide and seven stories high. The structure is equiva­ needs and interests of Its students and the external community. lent to the Empire State Building lying on its side (minus the tower). The History In addition to the 71 classrooms, eight seminar rooms, numerous When the Borough of Manhattan Community College opened in laboratories and three lecture halls (one hall seats 200 and the others 1964, partnerships were established with community businesses for seat 100), the campus contains a 60,000-volume library. The library the expressed purpose of training students to fill their manpower is equipped with 550 study carrels which will permit use of needs. In fact, when the College was established the educational audio/video cassettes. The new campus will feature a 1,000-seat focus was to train students for business careers and to provide a auditorium, a 299-seat theatre and a 72-seat Drama Workshop. general Uberal Arts education for those who wished to transfer to There is an intercollegiate-size swimming pool, a 17,900 square foot four-year colleges. In addition to supplying graduates and student gymnasium which can be divided into three regulation basketball workers to the business community, the College created on-site train­ courts and space for a day care center. These facilities are available ing and management developmental courses for mid-level for the first time in the College's history. employees. These courses were tailored to the specific needs of the companies. Keeping in step with national and local occupational Other Firsts for BMCC trends, BMCC continuously modified and refined its in-house and • A Media Center containing a television and audio studio. Televi­ on-site programs. sion programs and videotapes will be produced and transmitted here. • A comprehensive College bookstore. By 1974, enrollment had increased from 467 students to over 6,000 • A weightlifting room and an area for a universal gym, rowing day and evening students. Now it became necessary for· BMCC to machines and stationary bicycles. expand its classroom space from two floors in a commercial building • Two dining facilities and a snack bar. to seven locations throughout the midtown area. The phenomenal expense of renting classroom and office space for the College The campus marks a new beginning for the Borough of Manhattan prompted the City of New York to plan and finance the construction Community College. As it has done for nearly twenty years, the of a new self-contained campus. To the disappointment of the Col­ College will continue to cultivate the talents and interests of its diverse lege community, plans and construction were halted due to the City's student body and to prepare its students to enter the mainstream of fiscal crisis. Only the steel frame of the building was erected and the New York City. The College looks forward to meeting the challenges structure remained untouched for five years. In spite of the inconve- of the rapidly changing technological society. ADMISSIONS Anyone who has a high school diploma or a New York State High 4. Application For Non-Degree Status School Equivalency Diploma is eligible to attend the Borough of For students who wiD take coUege courses but do not wish to Manhattan Community CoUege. obtain a degree. Those interested in non-degree status should apply directly to the Admissions Office of the Borough of Manhat­ TO APPLY tan Community CoUege, 199 Chambers Street, Room S300, FlU out one application only and pay a $20.00 application fee. New York, NY 10007. Applications are available at • public high schools • selected com­ 5. Personalized Applications munity centers • the City University's Office of Admissions Services, For current high school seniors in the New York City public 101 West 31 Street (7th Aoor), New York, NY 10001 • the Admis­ schools (and several parochial schools). sions Office at the Borough of Manhattan