Undergraduate Bulletin 2003-2004 2/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents University Phone Numbers . .3 Academic Calendar 2003-2004 . .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 . .71 Academic Awards and Commencement Honors . .77 University Honors Program . .81 Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts . .84 College of Business Administration . .209 College of Communication and Fine Arts . .236 College of Science and Engineering . .288 School of Education . .379 School of Film and Television . .400 Department of Aerospace Studies . .426 Campus Maps . .429 University Administration . .434 University Faculty . .438 Index . .458 UNIVERSITY PHONE NUMBERS / 3 University Phone Numbers Westchester Campus Offices: Mailing Addresses: Area Code is 310 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY One 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 College of Science and Engineering . .338-2834 Controller’s Office . .338-2711 Development Office . .338-7545 Financial Aid Office . .338-2753 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 2003-2004 M=Monday, T=Tuesday, W=Wednesday, R=Thursday, F=Friday, S=Saturday, U=Sunday 2003 FALL SEMESTER Aug 22 F Transfer Student Orientation Aug 23 S New Student Graduate Orientation Aug 23-26 S-T Undergraduate Welcome Days! Aug 25 M Classes begin Aug 29 F Last day: Late Registration and Change of Program Sep 1 M University Holiday—Labor Day Sep 12 F Last day: Undergraduate Students: remove Spring/Summer Incompletes Sep 18 R Mass of the Holy Spirit: Chapel noon (classes end at 11:45 a.m., resume at 1:30 p.m.) Sep 24 W Last day: Students to file application for December graduation date Sep 26 F Last day: Instructors remove Incompletes: Spring and Summer semesters Oct 7 T President’s Convocation: Hilton 100, 12:15 p.m. Oct 10 F Mid-term deficiency grades due in Office of the Registrar Oct 20-21 M-T Undergraduate Holidays Oct 31 F Last day to withdraw or apply for Credit/No Credit grading Nov 2 U University Open House Nov 10 M Academic Advisement and Advance Registration: Spring Semester begins Nov 27-28 R-F University Holidays—Thanksgiving Dec 8 M Registration begins for new students for Spring Dec 8-12 M-F Final Examinations Dec 17 W Final grades due in the Office of the Registrar at 12 noon Dec 24-Jan 1 Christmas Holidays, Administrative offices closed 2004 SPRING SEMESTER Jan 5 M Administrative Offices reopen Jan 18 U Students move in to University housing, Administrative offices open Jan 19 M University Holiday—Martin Luther King Day Jan 20 T Classes Begin Jan 20 T New Student Orientation Jan 27 T Last day: Late Registration and Change of Program Jan 27 T Last day: Students to file for May Commencement Feb 6 F Last day: Undergraduate Students: Remove Fall Incompletes Feb 20 F Last day: Instructors to remove Incompletes: Fall semester Mar 5 F Mid-term deficiency grades due in Office of the Registrar Mar 15 M Summer Session registration begins Mar 26 F Last day to withdraw or apply for Credit/No Credit grading Mar 31 W University Holiday—Cesar Chavez Day Apr 5-9 M-F Easter Break Apr 9 F University Holiday—Good Friday Apr 12 M Academic Advisement and Advance Registration: Fall semester Apr 15 R Academic Awards Convocation: Sacred Heart Chapel, 3:15 p.m. May 3-7 M-F Final Examinations May 7 F Baccalaureate Mass: Gersten Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. May 8 S Undergraduate Commencement Exercises: Sunken Garden, 10:00 a.m. May 9 U Graduate Commencement Exercises: Gersten Pavilion, 10:00 a.m. May 12 W Final grades due in the Office of the Registrar at 12 noon ACADEMIC CALENDAR / 5 2004 SUMMER SEMESTER: Session One May 17 M Session begins May 21 F Last day for Late Registration or Change of Program May 31 M University Holiday Jun 11 F Last day to withdraw or apply for Credit/No Credit grading Jun 25 F Session ends Jun 30 W Final grades due in the Office of the Registrar 2004 SUMMER SEMESTER: Session Two Jun 28 M Session begins Jul 2 M Last day for Late Registration or Change of Program Jul 5 M University Holiday Jul 23 F Last day to withdraw or apply for Credit/No Credit grading Aug 6 F Session ends Aug 11 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 1973. Through this union, the expanded school History and Goals 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 enterprise, the Board of Trustees turned to the Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, the history of the four-century-old Jesuit educational Jesuits, sanctioned the foundation of his order’s philosophy as well as to the history and traditions first school in 1548. The Religious of the Sacred of the Marymount and St. Joseph’s Sisters. They Heart of Mary have conducted educational also recognized the riches of a variety of religious institutions since their establishment in France by traditions represented among the dedicated Father Jean Gailhac. These two traditions of faculty and staff that complemented and education have come together in Los Angeles as enhanced the school’s heritage of Catholic Loyola Marymount University. values. The present institution is the successor to the The University pursues quality in: pioneer Catholic college and first institution of higher learning in Southern California. In 1865 • Curricula of All Academic Programs the Vincentian Fathers inaugurated St. Vincent’s College for Boys in Los Angeles. When this school • Co-curricular Programs and Support closed in 1911, members of the Society of Jesus Services opened the high school division in their newly • Faculty, Administration and Staff founded Los Angeles College. • Students Rapid growth prompted the Jesuits to commence the collegiate department that same year, seek a • Campus Life, Hospitality and Services new campus in 1917, and incorporate as Loyola College of Los Angeles in 1918. Relocating to the Loyola Marymount University: present Westchester campus in 1929, the school achieved university status one year later. • Promotes Academic Excellence Graduate instruction began in 1920 with the • Provides a Liberal Education foundation of a separate law school. The • Fosters a Student-centered University formation of the Graduate Division occurred in June 1950, though graduate work had formed an • Creates a Sense of Community on Campus integral part of the Teacher Education Program during the preceding two years. • Participates Actively in the Life of the Larger Community The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary began teaching local young women in 1923. Ten years • Lives an Institutional Commitment to Roman later they opened Marymount Junior College in Catholicism and the Judeo-Christian Westwood which first granted the baccalaureate Tradition degree in 1948. The school later transferred classes to a new campus on the Palos Verdes University Mission Statement Peninsula in 1960. Eight years later, Marymount Loyola Marymount University is dedicated to the College moved again, this time to the education and development of the whole person, Westchester campus of Loyola University as an the pursuit of academic excellence, advancement autonomous college. At this juncture, the Sisters of scholarship, the service of faith, and the of St. Joseph of Orange joined the Marymount promotion of justice. As a Catholic institution, the Sisters as partners. University takes its fundamental inspiration from After five years of sharing faculties and facilities, the Jesuit and Marymount traditions of its Loyola University and Marymount College merged founding religious orders. Loyola Marymount and formed Loyola Marymount University in July University seeks to foster in each member of its community respect for the dignity of the 8/ THE UNIVERSITY individual, a devotion to intellectual and spiritual secular, and recognizes the implications of faith life, an appreciation for diversity, and a thirst for for right conduct and service. justice in all endeavors. Loyola Marymount University strives to send forth “men and women All offices of the University—academic, student for others,” to lead and to serve. life, business, university relations, facilities management, campus ministry—are to be Therefore, the University pursues quality in: supportive of the University’s efforts to graduate intelligent, faith-filled men and women for Curricula of All Academic Programs others.