“Our faculty and staff know our students not only by their names; they know them by their dreams.” Dr. Edward G. Boehm, Jr., President March 1996 Keystone College is committed to providing equal education and employ- ment opportunities for all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, or any legally protected classification. Inquiries may be directed to: Keystone College Director of Admissions One College Green La Plume, PA 18440-1099 or 1-877-4-COLLEGE or [email protected] Keystone College encourages you to visit our campus. Appointments for personal interviews should be made in advance and confirmed through the Office of Admissions by calling 1-877-4-COLLEGE, visiting www.keystone.edu, or writing to: Keystone College Office of Admissions One College Green La Plume, PA 18440-1099 The information contained in this catalog was accurate at the time of publication and is valid for the 2003-2004 academic year. The Keystone College Board of Trustees reserves the right to change any provisions or requirements or cancel a program due to underenrollment at any time within a student’s term of enrollment. May 6, 2003 Harris Hall, the oldest building on campus, was built in 1870. Keystone College 2003-2004 Catalog Phone: (570) 945-5141 Toll free: 1-877-4-COLLEGE E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.keystone.edu Table of Contents President’s Welcome................................................................................. 6 The Keystone College Promise ................................................................ 7 Keystone College ...................................................................................... 8 Admission to the College ......................................................................... 13 International Student Programs .............................................................. 23 Weekender Program ................................................................................. 25 Tuition and Fees ....................................................................................... 27 Financial Aid ............................................................................................. 34 Scholarships and Awards.......................................................................... 42 Academic Information and Regulations ................................................. 55 Student Life .............................................................................................. 55 Student Government ........................................................................................... 57 Clubs and Organizations ..................................................................................... 57 Athletics................................................................................................................... 60 Chamberlin Center for Student Services ................................................. 75 General Education Program .................................................................... 78 Academic Programs Bachelor Degrees ..................................................................................... 94 Accounting ............................................................................................................. 95 Biological Science.................................................................................................. 98 Business: Individually Designed .......................................................................... 102 Communication Arts and Humanities ....................... ....................................... 106 Criminal Justice Administration.......................................................................... 111 Early Childhood Education................................................................................ 114 Elementary Education ......................................................................................... 118 Environmental Resource Management ............................................................. 122 Business Administration: Human Resource Management ............................. 125 Information Technology ..................................................................................... 128 Sport and Recreation Management ................................................................... 132 Teaching - Art Education .................................................................................... 135 Visual Art ................................................................................................................ 139 Associate Degrees .................................................................................... 142 Accounting ............................................................................................................. 143 Allied Health .......................................................................................................... 145 Art ............................................................................................................................ 153 Biological Science.................................................................................................. 155 Business Administration ....................................................................................... 157 Communication .................................................................................................... 159 4 Computer Information Systems ........................................................................ 162 Criminal Justice ..................................................................................................... 164 Culinary Arts .......................................................................................................... 166 Early Childhood Education................................................................................ 169 Environmental Studies ......................................................................................... 171 Forestry/Resource Management ........................................................................ 173 Hotel and Restaurant Management ................................................................... 175 Human Resource Management .......................................................................... 177 Information Technology ..................................................................................... 179 Landscape Architecture ....................................................................................... 181 Liberal Studies ....................................................................................................... 183 Liberal Studies - Education................................................................................. 185 Pre-Major ............................................................................................................... 187 Sport and Recreation Management ................................................................... 188 Wildlife Biology .................................................................................................... 190 Post-Baccalaureate, Certificate, and Transfer Programs........................ 192 Computer Information Systems ........................................................................ 193 Culinary Arts .......................................................................................................... 194 Forestry Technology............................................................................................. 196 Human Resource Management .......................................................................... 197 Information Technology ..................................................................................... 198 Microsoft® Certified Systems Administrator.................................................. 199 Microsoft® Certified Systems Engineer........................................................... 200 Paralegal .................................................................................................................. 201 Art Education........................................................................................................ 202 Early Childhood Education................................................................................ 203 Elementary Education ......................................................................................... 204 Minors ....................................................................................................... 208 Course Descriptions ................................................................................. 211 Trustees ..................................................................................................... 292 Faculty ....................................................................................................... 293 Administration .......................................................................................... 300 Professional Staff...................................................................................... 301 Alumni Association................................................................................... 306 Campus Directory .................................................................................... 307 Calendars ................................................................................................... 309 Index ........................................................................................................