~) , _, I !I I Contents Experience Odessa College 3 I Calendar 10 Curriculum 13 I Admissions 128 Financial Information 132 I Student Services 136 Academic Information 141 I Degrees 151 College Staff 155 I Index 166 I Map 169 Volume Thirty-four Spring 1980 I I I' Information and regulations printed in this catalog are subject to change. The Board of Trustees and the administrative staff may revise programs, courses, tui· I tion, fees, or any other information stated in this catalog. Odessa College Bulletin Published March, April, May, and November by Odessa I College, 201 W. University, Odessa, Texas, 79762. Second-Class Postage paid at Odessa, Texas. Publication Number: 468190. Photos by Cathy Crawford, Postmaster: Send address changes to Odessa College, I Lisa Flournoy, & 201 W. University, Odessa, Texas, 79762. Gregg Young Phone 915 337-5381 -....:,_____·~--~---! ~ ' r. \ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A Taste of New Life A life that is full and rewarding. A life that is challenging. A life that shows you're moving. A taste of new life that is found at Odessa College. Every experience leaves its mark on your life. Every touch can be felt long after the stimulus is gone. Your mind is a storehouse of impressions. No one can take them from you. And no one can rob your mind of the experiences of education. Knowledge is the best investment you'll ever make. It will reward you with dividends throughout a lifetime. Odessa College exists for your lifetime learning. Whatever you want to learn ... for a new career ... for preparing for further study at a university ... for your own enjoyment. Odessa College will give you a taste of new life. 7 A Community College Odessa College's past is interwoven buildings on a 35-acre plot by 1960. with growth and progress. A review of Today the $25-plus million campus is the college's history reveals a success spread over 80 acres and includes story of a public institution that has some 22 buildings that house more maintained the community college than 150 classrooms and laboratories. spirit and has grown by serving the As the college has grown, so has its people of Ector County and the effectiveness. Quality education and Permian Basin. academic excellence have been Beginning with 184 students in 1946, hallmarks of Odessa College. Odessa College's enrollment, programs More than 25 occupational-technical and services have grown steadily programs are currently being offered at through the last 33 years. Through the Odessa College, and additional ones various programs and services offered are being planned to meet the needs of by Odessa College, there are now more citizens who want to learn new or than 16,000 enrollments during a single improve existing career skills. school year. Enrollment in the Approximately one-half of the college's academic credit courses in the tall of students are enrolled in occupational­ 1979 surpassed 4,000 students. During technical programs. the same semester thousands of other A wide variety of university­ students were enrolled in adult and preparatory courses also is offered for continuing education courses. students planning to finish four-year Initially housed in temporary quarters degrees at senior colleges or in Odessa High School, now the home universities. of Crockett Junior High, Odessa Odessa College is a mature college College's first classes were conducted with a youthful spirit. The college is after public school hours in the late proud of its heritage, but sees its afternoons and evenings. Ector County successful past as a challenge tor an taxpayers purchased a five-acre plot in even greater future. the 2500 block of the Andrews Highway As community needs change, and in 1949 erected Baskin Hall as the Odessa College will remold its college's first permanent structure. programs to better serve the people. I The size of the campus grew to 15 I 9 I Why Odessa College Exists Odessa College has but one reason adults,including non-high school for existence - to provide the finest graduates, who wish to begin or to educational opportunities possible for continue a college education; I all the people of the Ector County area. to offer adults in the community an op­ The comprehensive community college portunity to continue their educa­ is dedicated to providing the full spec­ tion which will result in upgrading trum of educational services, limited their occupational skills, cultural I only by the physical and financial enlightenment and personal resources that are available. satisfaction; The open admission policy assures to have an educational environment each person who has the desire and which enables every student an op­ I capacity to profit from post-secondary portunity to maximize his potential education an opportunity to learn. Cur­ through complete student services; ricula and educational services are and designed to assist people to realize to encourage the use of facilities and I more fully their individual potential and programs by the citizens of the com­ to live richer lives and become more munity. responsible and productive members Odessa College is ... of our society. a comprehensive community college I Odessa College specifically intends: dedicated to meeting the educa­ to provide the first two years of college tional needs of the community. It is and pre-professional programs, responsive to community needs and preparing students within a field of provides a wide variety of educa­ I study for further education; tional services to satisfy those to offer programs in occupational­ needs ... technical training and provide a proven college dedicated to ex­ students with the comprehensive cellence in all of its programs ... I skills and knowledge required in a student-centered college that keeps specialized fields; the personal touch. Students to provide a general educational pro­ receive individual attention from gram for all people, preparing them highly qualified faculty and staff I for more effective involvement in who are interested in helping them society, as well as providing oppor­ succeed in their educational tunities for increased personal and development ... cultural enrichment; a progressive college constantly alert I to provide opportunities for all to innovative educational tech­ niques and technologies -a col­ lege committed to constructive change ... a multi-faceted college with a wide variety of programs in university­ parallel areas, technical-vocational studies, developmental courses, personal development studies, com­ munity recreation, and adult and continuing education. This variety assures students that Odessa Col­ lege can design a program specifi­ cally to fit their needs ... a concerned college where students are important as individuals. It's the place for students of all ages to begin a promising future. JUt£ S MT WT F S I 10 1234567 8 9 10111213 14 College Calendar 1980·81 15 16 1718 19 20 21 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9 I Summer, 1980 2930 8 (During the summer, Odessa College operates on a JULY 0 four-day week and closes Fridays.) S MT WT F S I 1 2 3 4 5 First Term 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 1516 1718 19 I *Early registration .................... April 21-May 2 Registration .......................... May 29 (Thur) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930 31 Classes begin ......................... June 2 (Mon) Late registration closes ................ June 4 (Wed) AUGUST Last day to drop or withdraw with i automatic "W" ..................... June 12 (Thur) S MT WT F S Last day to drop or withdraw with "W" or "WF" ....................... June 26 (Thur) 1 2 Final examinations, end of term ......... July 8 (Tues) 3456789 ! 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Second Term 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Registration ............................ July 9 (Wed) 31 I Classes begin ......................... July 10 (Thur) SEPTEMBER Late registration closes ............... July 15 (Tues) Last day to drop with S MT WT F S automatic "W" ...................... July 23 (Wed) Last day to drop or withdraw with 123456 I "W" or "WF" ...................... August 6 (Wed) 7 8 9 10 1112 13 Final examinations, 14 15 1617 1819 20 end of term ...................... August 14 (Thur) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 282930 I Fall, 1980 *Early registration ................ July 16-August 19 OCTOBER No early registration on August 14 Academic year begins .............. August 25 (Mon) SMTWTFS I Registration ....................... August 28 (Thur) 1 2 3 4 Labor Day Holiday ............... September 1 (Mon) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Classes begin ................... September 2 (Tues) 12 13 14 15 1617 18 Last day to register for full class load 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 I (5 classes or fewer) ............ September 8 (Mon) 26 27 28 29 30 31 Last day to complete late registration (3 classes or fewer) ........... September 15 (Mon) NOVEMBER Last day to drop or withdraw with I automatic "W" .................... October 10 (Fri) S MT WT F S Mid-Semester ....................... October 24 (Fri) 1 Last day to drop or withdraw 2345678 with "W" or "WF" ............... November 21 (Fri) 9 10 1112 13 14 15 I Thanksgiving Holiday ............... November 27-28 16171819 2021 22 Begins 5:00p.m. November 26 ........ (Thurs & Fri) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Final examinations ................. December 15-18 30 End of fall semester ............... December 19 (Fri) DECEMBER I Christmas Holidays, offices closed .................... December 22-January 2 S MT WT F S 123456 7 8 9 10 1112 13 I 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I I JANUARY S M T W T F S 11 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midwinter Session 1980·81 I 11 12 1314 15 16 17 9 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 *Early registration ................