Scripps College Catalog TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 SCRIPPS COLLEGE ACADEMIC CATALOG 2011-2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Scripps College ...................................................................... 5 Mission 5 College 5 Founder 5 Curriculum 6 Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities: Histories of the Present 6 General Education Requirements: Competency and Breadth 7 The Major: Disciplines and Area Studies 8 Elective Courses 9 La Semeuse 9 Principles of Community 9 The Claremont Colleges ........................................................11 Pomona College 11 Claremont Graduate University 11 Claremont McKenna College 12 Harvey Mudd College 12 Pitzer College 12 Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences 12 Cross-Registration 12 Courses of Study ..................................................................13 Combined Degree Programs ................................................ 203 Guidelines for Selected Programs in Engineering 203 Guidelines for Programs with the Claremont Graduate University 203 Program in Business Administration 204 Programs with the Center for Politics and Economics 204 Economics 205 Program in Philosophy 205 Program in Religious Studies 205 Special Programs ................................................................ 207 Off-campus Study 207 European Union Center of California 210 Money Wise Women: The Scripps College Financial Education Program 210 Physical Education 210 Military Science—ROTC 211 Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program 211 Student Life ....................................................................... 215 Residence Halls 215 Policies 215 Co-Curricular Opportunities 216 Rules and Guidelines 219 Indicating Plans for the Following Semester 219 Withdrawing from Scripps 220 Medical Regulations 221 Possession of Automobiles 221 Insurance 221 Services 221 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Scripps College Catalog Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree ....................... 225 General Requirements 225 Enrollment 227 Discussion of Requirements 228 Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities 228 Writing: Critical Analysis 229 Breadth of Study 229 Quarter Credit (.25) Course Limits 230 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 230 Gender and Women’s Studies Requirement 230 Foreign Language 231 Mathematics 232 Requirements for the Major 232 Choices for Majors 233 Minors 234 Honors 234 Academic Policies and Procedures ........................................ 235 Class Level 235 Course Numbering and Credit 235 Grading Policy 235 Changes in Registration 236 Academic Transcript 237 Academic Advisers 237 Preprofessional Advisers 238 Writing Center 238 Academic Freedom 239 Criteria for Student-Designed Courses 239 Independent Study: Reading and Research 240 Internships 240 Resident Credit 241 Transfer Credit 241 Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate 242 College-Level Examination Program 243 Class Attendance 243 Reading Days 243 Examinations 243 Cross-Registration at The Claremont Colleges 244 Audit of Courses 244 Petitioning Process 245 Repeating Courses 246 Leaves of Absence 246 Withdrawal from the College 246 Policies on Disputed Grades 246 Academic Dishonesty 247 Probation/Dismissal 247 Admission .......................................................................... 249 First-Year Applicants 249 Early Decision 250 Deferred Entrance 250 Transfer Applicants 250 International Students 251 Credit by Examination 251 Readmission 251 Scripps College Catalog TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Visiting Students 252 Visiting the College 252 Geographical Distribution Report for Scripps Students 2010-2011 252 Post-Bac Pre-Med Program 254 Expenses ............................................................................ 255 Comprehensive Fees 255 Miscellaneous Expenses and Fees 255 Payment Schedules 256 Fees for the Entering Student 256 Student Billing Payment Schedule 257 Installment Payment Plan 257 Prepayment Plan 257 Refunds 257 Delinquent Accounts 258 Off-Campus Study 258 Financial Aid ...................................................................... 259 Annual Cost of Education 259 Family Contribution 259 Scholarships and Grants 260 Loans 262 Loan Options 263 New Grace Period Provisions for Parent PLUS Loan Borrowers 265 Loan Consolidation 266 Loan Deferments 266 The Student Financial Assistance (SFA) Ombudsman 266 Private and Alternative Loans 267 Selecting the Best Option 268 The Scripps College Installment Payment Plan 268 Other Forms of Assistance 268 International Students 268 Off-Campus Study 269 How to Apply for Financial Aid 269 Financial Aid Regulations 269 Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid 269 Financial Aid Awards 270 Verification 270 Financial Aid Disbursement 271 Revision of Award 271 Refunds and Repayments 271 Appeals 272 Renewal of Financial Aid Awards 272 Financial Aid Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics 272 Financial Aid Recipient Rights 272 Financial Aid Recipient Responsibilities 273 Scholarships 273 Recognition of Academic Achievement ................................. 285 Honors 285 Awards 286 National and International Fellowships and Awards 289 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Scripps College Catalog Faculty ............................................................................... 293 Professors 293 Associate Professors 295 Assistant Professors 297 Instructors 299 Adjunct Professors 299 Leaves 299 Lecturers (Part-time Faculty) 299 Faculty Retired and Emeriti 299 Administration ................................................................... 301 Scripps College 301 Emeriti Administrators 301 The Claremont Colleges 302 Board of Trustees 2011-2012 ................................................. 303 Alumnae Leadership Council 2011–2012 ........................................................................... 307 Campus Facilities ................................................................ 309 Residence Halls 309 Janet Jacks Balch Hall 309 Bette Cree Edwards Humanities Building 309 Clark Humanities Museum 309 Ella Strong Denison Library 309 Honnold Mudd Library 309 Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons 310 Performing Arts Center 310 Beatrice E. Richardson Dance Studio 310 Millard Sheets Art Center 310 Harry and Grace Steele Hall 310 Sallie Tiernan Field House 310 Vita Nova Hall 310 W.M. Keck Science Center 311 Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station 311 Academic Calendar 2011-2012 .............................................. 313 Fall 2011 Semester 313 Spring 2012 Semester 313 Fall 2012 Semester 314 General Information ........................................................... 315 Accreditation 315 Affirmative Action 315 Nondiscrimination Policies 315 Student Rights and Privacy 315 Student Right-to-Know/Campus Security 315 Index ................................................................................. 317 Notes ................................................................................. 329 The Claremont Colleges Map ............................................... 332 Scripps College Catalog SCRIPPS COLLEGE 5 SCRIPPS COLLEGE MISSION “The paramount obligation of a college is to develop in its students the ability to think clearly and independently, and the ability to live confidently, courageously, and hopefully.” Ellen Browning Scripps The mission of Scripps College is to educate women to develop their intellects and talents through active participation in a community of scholars, so that as graduates they may contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity, and creativity. COLLEGE Scripps emphasizes a challenging core curriculum based on interdisciplinary studies in the humani- ties, combined with rigorous training in the disciplines, as the best possible foundation for any goals a woman may pursue. The interdisciplinary emphasis of the curriculum has always been a hallmark of a Scripps education. Because Scripps women learn to see the connections not only among academic subjects, but also among the major areas of their own lives, alumnae often remark that Scripps “prepared me for life.” From its founding in 1926 as one of the few institutions in the West dedicated to educating women for professional careers as well as personal growth, Scripps College has championed the qualities of mind and spirit described by its founder, newspaper entrepreneur and philanthropist Ellen Brown- ing Scripps. Scripps College remains a women’s college because it believes that having women at the core of its concerns provides the best environment for intellectually ambitious women to learn from a distinguished teaching faculty and from each other. Scripps aspires to be a diverse community committed to the principles of free inquiry and free expression based on mutual respect. The College chooses to remain a largely residential college of fewer than one thousand students, a scale that encourages women to participate actively in their community and to develop a sense of both personal ethics and social responsibility. Scripps cherish- es its campus of uncommon beauty, a tribute to the founder’s vision that the College’s architecture and landscape should reflect and influence taste and judgment. As one of the founders of The Claremont Colleges Group Plan, Scripps is a principal contributor to the university community, which offers expanded intellectual, curricular, athletic, and social oppor- tunities for students and faculty at each college. Scripps emphasizes high aspirations, high achieve- ment, and personal integrity in all pursuits, and it expects students, faculty, staff, and alumnae to contribute to Scripps