Bowdoin College Bowdoin Digital Commons Bowdoin College Catalogues 1-1-1985 Bowdoin College Catalogue (1984-1985) Bowdoin College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues Recommended Citation Bowdoin College, "Bowdoin College Catalogue (1984-1985)" (1985). Bowdoin College Catalogues. 266. https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues/266 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Bowdoin Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bowdoin College Catalogues by an authorized administrator of Bowdoin Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BO W D O I N COLLEGE CATALOGUE FOR 1984-1985 BRUNSWICK, MAINE August 1984 BOWDOIN COLLEGE CATALOGUE FOR 1984-1985 BRUNSWICK, MAINE August 1984 In its employment and admissions practices Bowdoin is in con- formity with all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. It does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, marital status, religion, creed, ancestry, national and ethnic origin, physical or mental handicap. The information in this catalogue was accurate at the time of pub- lication. However, the College is a dynamic community and must reserve the right to ma\e changes in its course offerings, degree requirements, regulations, procedures, and charges. Bowdoin College supports the efforts of secondary school officials and governing bodies to have their schools achieve regional ac- credited status to provide reliable assurance of the quality of the educational preparation of its applicants for admission. Contents COLLEGE CALENDAR v THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE i HISTORICAL SKETCH 3 OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT 7 OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 15 ADJUNCT FACULTY 28 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 30 CAMPUS AND BUILDINGS 36 GENERAL INFORMATION 52 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE 60 SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, AND FINANCIAL AID 66 THE CURRICULUM 74 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 87 AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES 87 ART 90 BIOCHEMISTRY 97 BIOLOGY 97 CHEMISTRY 101 CLASSICS IO5 COMPUTER SCIENCES AND INFORMATION STUDIES I08 ECONOMICS IO9 EDUCATION 115 ENGLISH Il6 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES I24 GEOLOGY 125 GERMAN I27 GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL STUDIES 129 HISTORY 134 INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE STUDY I47 iv Contents INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJORS I47 MATHEMATICS I48 MUSIC I56 PHILOSOPHY l6l PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 1 66 PSYCHOLOGY 170 RELIGION 175 ROMANCE LANGUAGES 1 79 RUSSIAN l86 SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 1 88 DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 197 HAWTHORNE-LONGFELLOW LIBRARY 199 MUSEUM OF ART 203 PERFORMING ARTS 206 STUDENT LIFE AND ACTIVITIES 210 CAREER SERVICES 216 LECTURESHIPS 217 PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS 220 RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES 236 DEGREES CONFERRED 239 APPOINTMENTS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS 244 ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS 254 INDEX 258 College Calendar 1984 183rd Academic Year August 27, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 27-30, Monday-Thursday. Orientation. August 31, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. August 31, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 3, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. September 21-22, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. September 22, Saturday. Homecoming. October 12, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 13, Saturday. Parents Day. October 17, Wednesday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 22, Monday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 21, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morn- ing classes. November 26, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 26, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the spring semester. December 8-12, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). December 13-19, Thursday-Wednesday. Fall semester examinations. 1985 January 16, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 1-2, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 15, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. April 1, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. April 1, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the 1985-1986 academic year. April 26, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. vi College Calendar May 4-9, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). May 10-16, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 24-25, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 25, Saturday. The 180th Commencement Exercises. 1985 184th Academic Year August 26, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 26-August 29. Monday-Thursday. Orientation. August 30, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. August 30, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 2, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. September 28, Saturday. Homecoming. October 4, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 5, Saturday. Parents Day. October 11-12, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 16, Wednesday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 21, Monday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 27, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morn- ing classes. December 2, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. December 2, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid dur- ing the spring semester. December 7-1 1, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). December 12-18, Thursday-Wednesday. Fall semester examinations. 1986 January 15, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 7-8, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 14, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. March 31, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. March 31, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the 1986-1987 academic year. College Calendar vii April 25, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. May 3-8, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each in- structor). May 9-15, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 23-24, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 24, Saturday. The 181st Commencement Exercises. 1986 185th Academic Year August 25, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 25-28, Monday-Thursday. Orientation. August 29, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. August 29, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 1, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. September 20, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. September 21, Saturday. Parents Day. October n, Saturday. Homecoming. October 15, Wednesday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 17-18, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 20, Monday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 26, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morn- ing classes. December 1, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. December 1, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid dur- ing the spring semester. December 6-10, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period. December 11-17, Thursday-Wednesday. Fall semester examinations. 1987 January 14, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 6-7, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 13, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. March 30, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. March 30, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the 1987-1988 academic year. viii College Calendar April 24, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. May 2-7, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period. May 8-14, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 22-23, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 23, Saturday. The 182nd Commencement Exercises. 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