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2008-2009 Named after the English colonial site at St. Mary’s City and with roots going back to 1840, St. Mary’s College is a co-educational, small, residential school that believes in the enduring value of the liberal arts and sciences.

18952 E. Fisher RoadSt. Mary’s City, Maryland 20686-3001

240-895-2000www.smcm.edu

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Table of ConTenTs

2-3 AcademicCalendar

5 CollegeandItsMission

9 Admissions

�5 StudentLife

25 ExpensesandFinancialAid

33 LiberalArtsCurriculum

45 AcademicPolicies

57 InterpretingCourseListings

58 Majors,Minors,OtherProgramsofStudy,CourseDescriptions

2�� HonorsandAwards

22� InternationalEducation,NationalStudentExchange,InternationalStudents,Academic

Internships

227 ContinuingEducationandSummerSession

229 Affiliations

23� Facilities

235 DirectoryofTrustees,Faculty,andStaff

263 Appendix

27� Index

Campusmapappearsoninsidebackcover.

St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandisaccreditedbytheCommissiononHigherEducation,MiddleStatesAssociationofCollegesandSchools,3624MarketStreet,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,�9�04;Telephone2�5-662-5606.

TheCollegedoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofage,citizenship,color,disability,nationalorigin,race,religion,sex,sexualorientation,orspecialdisabledveteranandVietnameraveteranstatusintheadministrationofemploymentandeducationalpolicies,orinanyotherprogramoractivity.St.Mary’sdoesnotcondoneharassmentofanykindagainstanyindividualbecauseofage,citizenship,color,disabilitynationalorigin,race,religion,sex,orsexualorientation.SuchharassmentwouldbeclearlyinconflictwiththeinterestsandpurposesoftheCollegeasaneducationalcommunityandinmanycaseswithprovisionoflaw.InquiriesconcerningtheCollege’sresponsibilitymaybedirectedtotheAffirmativeActionOffice.

TheprovisionsofthiscatalogarenottoberegardedasanirrevocablecontractbetweentheCollegeandthestudent,orbetweentheCollegeandtheparentsofastudent.TheCollegereservestherighttochangeanyprovisionsorrequirementsatanytime,butnottomakesuchchangesretro-active.

IncompliancewiththeStudentRight-to-KnowandCampusSecurityAct,Publiclaw�0�-542,St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandwillmakeavailable,uponrequest,areportongraduationratesand/orpublicsafety.

TheprogramsatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandhavebeenapprovedbytheMarylandHigherEducationCommissionfortheeducationofveteransandothereligibledependents.

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July�4-�8Mon-FriNew-StudentDays(firsttimecollegestudents).

Aug28 Thursday New-StudentDay

Aug28 Thursday Residencesopenfornewstudents.

Aug28-Sept� Thurs-MonOrientationforallnewstudents.

Aug3�-Sep� Sun-Mon Residencesopenforreturningstudents

Sep� Monday LaborDayHoliday

Sep2 Tuesday CLASSESBEGIN.

Sep2-�2 Mon-Fri Schedule-adjustmentperiodandlateregistration.

Sep�2 Friday LastdaytodeclareorretractanAuditgradingoption

Sep�2 Friday Lastdaytochangemealplans

Sep�5-Sep26 Mon-Fri AddacoursewithafeeuntilSep�9.Youmaywithdrawwithagradeof“W” witha$25feeuntiltheendofthe�0thacademicweek(Oct.3�)

Sep26 Friday LASTDAYforstudentstosubmitcourseworktofacultytoremoveanIncomplete andtochangegradingoptiontoCredit/No-credit.

Oct2 Thursday LASTDAYtowithdraw,withoutagradepenalty,fromahalf-semestercourse

Oct�0 Friday LASTDAYforinstructorstoremoveanIncomplete.

Oct�3-Oct�4 Mon&TuesFallreadingDays.NOCLASSES.Residencesremainopen

Oct20 Monday Mid-semesterreportdeadline.

Oct20-Oct24 Mon-Fri Half-semestercoursesbegin.

Oct24 Friday LASTDAYtoregisterforahalf-semestercoursebeginningatmid-semester

Nov3-Nov7 Mon-Fri Academicadvisingforalldegreestudentscurrentlyenrolled.

Nov4 Tuesday NOCLASSES.All-dayadvising.

Nov5-�4 Wed-Fri Registrationfordegreestudents.

Nov7 Friday LASTDAYtowithdraw,withoutagradepenalty,fromafull-semestercourse

Nov20 Thursday LASTDAYtowithdraw,withoutagradepenalty,fromahalf-semestercourse whichbeganatmid-semester.

Nov2� Friday St.Mary’sProjectsduetomentor.

Nov25 Tuesday Thanksgivingrecessbeginsat�0:00p.m.Residencescloseat�0p.m. (re-openat2p.m.Sunday,Nov.30

Dec� Monday CLASSESRESUME.

Dec�2 Friday LastDayofregularlyscheduledclasses. St.Mary’sProjectsdueintheregistrar’soffice.

Dec�5-Dec�8 Mon-ThursFinalClassmeetings/exams.Lastclassmeetingscheduledduringexams.

Dec22 Monday Gradesduebynoon.

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Jan�6 Friday Residencesopenandorientation,advising,andregistrationbeginfornewstudents.

Jan�8-�9 Sun-Mon Residencehallsopenforreturningstudents.

Jan�9 Monday NOCLASSES:MartinLutherKingJr.Holiday

Jan20 Tues CLASSESBEGIN

Jan20-Jan30 Mon-Fri Schedule-adjustmentperiodandlateregistration.

Jan30 Friday Lastdaytochangemealplans.

Jan30 Friday LastdaytodeclareorretractanAuditgradingoption

Feb2-�3 Mon-Fri AddacoursewithafeeuntilFeb6.Youmaywithdrawwithagradeof“W” witha$25feeuntiltheendofthe�0thacademicweek(Mar27).

Feb�3 Friday LASTDAYforstudentstosubmitcourseworktofacultytoremoveanIncomplete andtochangegradingoptiontoCredit/No-credit.

Feb�9 Thursday LASTDAYtowithdraw,withoutagradepenalty,fromahalf-semestercourse.

Feb27 Friday LASTDAYforinstructorstoremoveanIncomplete.

Mar9 Monday Mid-semesterreportdeadline.

Mar9-Mar�3 Mon-Fri Half-semestercoursesbegin.

Mar�3 Friday LASTDAYtoregisterforahalf-semestercoursebeginningatmid-semester. Residencescloseat5pm.forSpringBreak(re-openonSunday,March22,at2p.m.)

Mar�6 Monday Springrecessbegins.

Mar23 Monday CLASSESRESUME.

Mar30-April3 Mon-Fri Academicadvisingforalldegreestudentscurrentlyenrolled.

Mar3� Tuesday NOCLASSES.All-dayadvising.

April3 Friday LASTDAYtowithdraw,withoutagradepenalty,fromfull-semestercourses.

Apr�-�0 Wed-Fri Registrationfordegreestudents.

Apr�3 Monday St.Mary’sProjectsduetomentor.

Apr�6 Thursday LASTDAYtowithdraw,withoutagradepenalty,fromahalf-semestercourse whichbeganatmid-semester.

Apr25 Saturday AWARDSCONVOCATION

May� Friday Lastdayofregularlyscheduledclasses. St.Mary’sProjectsdueintheregistrar’soffice.

May4-5 Mon&Tues St.Mary’sProjectpresentations.

May6 Wednesday Readingday.

May7-�2 Thurs-Tues FinalClassmeeting/exams.Lastclassmeetingscheduledduringexams.

May�2 Tues Residencescloseat5p.m.forallstudentsexceptgraduatingseniors.

May�3 Wednesday Seniorgradesduebynoon.

May�6 Saturday Commencement

May�6 Saturday Residencehallsandsuitescloseat3p.m.forgraduates;townhousesandapartments closeat5p.m.forgraduates.

May�8 Monday Gradesduetoregistrarbynoon.

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The Mission of The College

StMary’sCollegeofMaryland,designatedthestate’shonorscollege,isanindependentpublicinstitutionintheliberalartstradition.Wepromotescholarshipandcreativitybychallengingourstudentstoachieveacademicexcellencethroughcloserelationshipswithfaculty,classroomactivities,andexperientiallearning.Ourfacultyandstafffosterintellec-tual,social,andethicaldevelopmentwithinacommunitydedicatedtodiversityandacces-sibility.Weprovidestudentswithopportunitiestounderstandandservelocal,national,andglobalcommunitiesandtoaccomplishsocialchange.

FoundedonthesiteofMaryland’sfirstcapital,theCollegestandsasalivinglegacytotheidealsoftolerance.OurbeautifulresidentialcampusonthebanksoftheSt.Mary’sRiverinspiresourwork,ourplay,andourcommit-menttotheenvironment.

We value: • Creativeandintellectualexploration

• Diversityinallitsforms

• Socialresponsibilityandcivic-mindedness

• Globalengagement

• Environmentalstewardship

• Aspiritofcommunityrevolvingaroundourstudents

St. Mary’s College of Maryland pursues the following goals:• Maintainingahighstandardofacademicexcellence

• Strengtheningstudent/facultyinteractionthroughsmallclassesandclosecollaborations

• Enhancingaccessibility,affordability,anddiversity

• Providinganintegrativecurriculumandfosteringintellectualautonomy

• Expandingglobalengagementopportunitiesforourstudentsandfaculty

• Promotingandmaintainingacommunitybuiltonrespect

• Offeringavarietyofeducational,cultural,andrecreationalexperiencesforthecampusandlocalcommunities

DesCripTion of The College

Non-sectariansinceitsfoundingin�840,St.Mary’senjoysauniquestatusinpublichighereducationasMaryland’spublichonorscollege.Because it is a state college, St. Mary’s is com-mitted to the ideals of affordability, accessibility, and diversity. As Maryland’s public honors college, St.Mary’soffersanundergraduate,liberalartseducationandsmall-collegeexperiencelikethosefoundatexceptionalprivatecolleges.St.Mary’ssharesthehallmarksofprivateinstitu-tions:anoutstandingfaculty,talentedstudents,highacademicstandards,achallengingcurric-ulum,smallclasses,asenseofcommunity,andaspiritofintellectualinquiry.Bycombiningthevirtuesofpublicandprivateeducation,St.Mary’sprovidesauniquealternativeforstudentsandtheirfamilies.ThisspecialidentityunderpinstheCollege’ssuccessanditsreputa-tionforexcellence.ItsspectacularwaterfrontsettingintheheartoftheChesapeakeBayregion,70milessoutheastofWashington,D.C.and95milessouthofBaltimore,enhancestheCollege’suniqueness.TheSt.Mary’scampusisoneofuncommoncharm,inspiringapowerfulsenseofbelonging.

Designatedthestate’spublichonorscollegebytheMarylandlegislaturein�992,St.Mary’shaswonwidespreadrecognitionforthefriendly,caringqualityofcampuslifeandtheacademicexcellenceofitsfacultyandstudents.TheCollegeisconsistentlyrankedasoneofthetoppublicliberalartscollegesinthenationbyU.S. News & World Report.TheWashingtonPostobservedthatSt.Mary’sis“aplacetogetanIvyLeagueeducationatapublicschoolprice.”

Asapublicinstitutionofferingthebenefitsoffineprivatecolleges,St.Mary’spromotesexcellenceineveryfacetofcampuslife.Itsfirst-ratefacultyofteachersandscholarshavegleanedtheirowneducationatmanyoftheworld’sfinestcollegesanduniversities,andapproximately97percentholdthePh.D.orotherterminalacademicdegreeintheirfields.St.Mary’sprofessorsareexceptionallyactiveinresearchandwriting.ElevenofthecurrentfacultyhavereceivedFulbrightawards,andoneisaNationalBookAwardwinner.Yetthefaculty’sprimaryinterestandcentralconcernisteaching.

Smallclasses(thestudent-facultyratiois�3.5to�),dedicatedteachers,andaninformalatmosphereencouragefacultyandstudentstoshareintheintellectuallifeoftheCollege,bothinandoutoftheclassroom.Professors

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serveasacademicadvisers,workwithstudentsinextracurricularprograms,involvestudentsinresearch,andmentortheminindividualizedprojects.

Academicexcellenceextendstothestudentbody.St.Mary’sishometotheZetaChapterofPhiBetaKappaandtheSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandCircleofOmicronDeltaKappa.Inrecentyears,theCollege’sincomingfirst-yearclasshashadthehighestaverageSATscoresinMaryland’spublichighereducationsystem.

St.Mary’salumnihavedistinguishedthem-selvesineveryacademicfieldandcreativepursuit.Theyhaveachievedsuccessinthenation’stopgraduateschools,includingHarvard,Yale,andStanford,aswellasintheworkingworld.WhentheStateofMarylandsurveysgraduatesofitspubliccollegesanduni-versities,St.Mary’salumniconsistentlyreporthigherlevelsofsatisfactionwiththeireduca-tionthandoalumnioftheotherinstitutions.

• St.Mary’ssuccessisrootedinitsidentityasasmall,coed,residentialcommunityofscholars.About�,950menandwomenattendSt.Mary’s;about85%arefull-timestudentslivingoncampus,makingitthemostresiden-tialofallofMaryland’spubliccollegesanduniversities.

• TheCollegeisdedicatedtotheliberalartswithacurriculumdesignedtogivestudentsanexcellentgeneraleducationandhelpthemdevelopkeenintellectualskillsthatwillservethemthroughouttheirlives.TheCollege’sguidingpremiseisthatthebestpreparationforalifeofvalueisaneducationinthehumani-ties:thearts,thesciences,andthesocialsci-ences.Moreover,theSt.Mary’scurriculumstressesthelinksbetweendisciplineswhileallowingforindividualspecializationinpartic-ularacademicfields,emphasizingtherewardsoflifelonglearning.

• St.Mary’sCollegefocusesontheindividual,offeringnumerousopportunitiesforintellectualinteraction,fosteringasupportivelearningenvironment,andencouragingscholarlyexperi-mentationandpersonalgrowth.TheCollegecommunitypromotesindividualdevelopmentthroughavarietyofexperiencesinsideandbeyondtheclassroom.TheSt.Mary’sexperi-enceencouragesstudentstogivemeaningfulexpressiontotheirlivesbybecominginvolvedincommunityservice,attendingthemanyguestlectures,theatricalperformances,con-certs,andotherculturalprogramspresented

oncampuseachyear,aswellasparticipatinginclubs,athletics,andstudentorganizations.And,inkeepingwithitscommitmenttolife-longlearning,theCollegeoffersopportunitiesforadultstocontinuetheireducation.

• St.Mary’sCollegesponsorsprogramsthattakefulladvantageofitsuniquesiteontheverygroundwheresettlersestablishedthefourthpermanentEnglishcolonyin�634.Itisintrinsicallysensitivetoitswatershedenviron-mentalongtheshoresoftheSt.Mary’sRiver.

• Definingitselfasacommunity,St.Mary’sseekstoinspireonitscampusashareddevo-tiontotolerance,respectfortheindividual,thefreepursuitofknowledge,conceptsofleader-shipandhonor,andservicetosociety.

hisTory of The College

Overthedecades,St.Mary’shassoughttobalanceitslegacywithitsfuture,pioneeringneweducationalconceptsandtechnologieswhilemaintainingcontinuitywithhistoricalroots.Thoughthecharacteroftheschoolhaschanged,severalkeyfeatureshaveremainedconstant.Sinceitsfoundingin�840,St.Mary’shasbeenstate-sponsored,publiclysupported,separatelyadministeredbyanindependentboardoftrustees,ferventlynonsectarian,anddevotedtoprovidinganaffordableliberalartseducation.In�992,theMarylandGeneralAssemblygrantedtheCollegeanewinstitu-tionalstatusdesignedtoassurestablepublicfunding.

NamedforSt.Mary’sCity,theCollegewasfoundedasa“femaleseminary”(girls’boardingschool)and“livingmonument”totheoriginalEnglishsettlersofMarylandandtheirtolerant“ActConcerningReligion.”EndorsingthisideaaspresentedbytheSt.Mary’sCountycommunity,theMarylandGeneralAssemblyauthorizedtheestablishmentofSt.Mary’sasa“monumentschool,”aresourceofandforthepeopleofMaryland.Hundredsofthestate’scitizenscontributedmoneytoconstructtheoriginalschool.

Fromtheveryfirst,St.Mary’sembracedtheidealofmakinganexcellenteducationaffordable.In�846,thefirstboardoftrusteesdesignedtuitionandlivingcoststobesubstan-tiallylowerthanthoseatsimilarschools.After�868,whentheGeneralAssemblybegangivingtheschoolannualappropriations,theseminaryfrequentlyeducateduptohalfofitsstudents—representingeverycountyofthestateandeach

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legislativedistrictofBaltimoreCity—freeofcharge.Althoughitstruggledforsurvivalinitsfirsttwodecades,theseminaryenjoyedasuccessfulhalf-centuryfollowingtheCivilWar,benefitingfromstatefunding,popularapproval,andconscientioustrustees,manyofwhomservedforaslongas30years.Duringthe20thcentury,theschoolexpandeditscampusandenrichedthequalityofinstructiontoservethegrowingnumbersofyoungwomen,andeventu-allymen,whodesiredafineeducation.AddingtothestabilityofSt.Mary’swasthefactthatithashadonlysixprincipals/presidentsbetween�900and2008.

Twiceinthe20thcentury—in�924andin�947—crisesthreatenedtodestroytheschool.Eachtime,thepeopleofthecountyandthestateralliedtosavetheir“monumentschool”andtoimproveit.InJanuary�924,duringafreezingblizzard,fireguttedmajestic80-year-oldCalvertHall,despitethevalianteffortsoflocalresidents.Trustees,stateofficials,andhundredsofalumnaeandfriendsquicklyrebuilttheschoolevenasstudentslivedintemporaryquarters.In�927,theireffortswererewardedwhenSt.Mary’sbecameMaryland’sfirstjuniorcollege,affordingstudentstheuniqueopportunitytocompletefouryearsofhighschoolandtwoyearsofcollegeatthesameinstitution.

In�947,theMarylandCommissiononHigherEducationslatedSt.Mary’sFemaleSeminary-JuniorCollegefordissolutionalthoughitwasfullyaccreditedandhadbegunadmittingmalestudents.Beforethegovernorcouldact,alargepublicoutcry,promptedbytirelessalumnae,notonlysavedtheschoolfromextinctionbutcreatedthemomentumforremovingtheword“Female”andrenamingitSt.Mary’sSeminaryJuniorCollege(�949)anditseventualevolu-tionintoafour-yearbaccalaureatecollege(�967).In�992,theMarylandlegislaturedesig-nateditthestate’sonlypublichonorscollege.

Undertheleadershipoffivepresidents—M.AdeleFrance(�923-�948),A.MayRussell(�948-�969),J.RenwickJackson,Jr.(�969-�98�),EdwardT.Lewis(�983-�996),andJaneMargaretO’Brien(�996-present)—St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandhasdevelopedintothefinestpublicliberalartscollegeintheMid-Atlantic.Inthepastdecade,theCollegehasreceivednationalacclaimforthequalityofitsprograms,theexcellenceofitsfacultyandstudents,andthemagnificenceofitswaterfrontcampus.

The CoMMuniTy

St.Mary’sCounty,theCollege’shome,isconsideredthe“MotherCounty”ofMaryland,anamesignifyingitslocationonthesiteofthefirstsettlementoftheMarylandcolony.TogetherwithCalvertandCharlescounties,St.Mary’scomprisesaregionknownasSouthernMarylandortheWesternShoreofMaryland,alarge,cove-andcreek-carvedpeninsulasitu-atedbetweenthelowerPotomacRiverandtheChesapeakeBay.St.Mary’sCountyisthesouthernmostofthesethreecountieswith400milesofshorelineonthePotomacandPatuxentRiversandtheBay,aswellasalongcountlesscreeksandinlets.TheCollegeislocatednearthesoutherntipoftheSouthernMarylandpeninsula,alongtheSt.Mary’sRiver,ashortdistancefromthePotomacRiveranditsconfluencewiththeChesapeakeBay.Althoughitisthefastestgrowingcountyinthestate,withdynamicgrowthinthedefenseindustryandretailestablishments,St.Mary’sremainslargelyrural,withbroadstretchesoffarm-landandforest.Agricultureandtheseafoodindustryhavelongfiguredprominentlyinthelocaleconomy.Watermenstillharvestoystersinthecoolermonths,bluecrabsandfishinthesummer.Wildlifeisplentifulintheregion.Wildswans,ducks,andCanadageesewinterthecreeksandpondsofthecountyeveryyear.Countyliferetainsaruralflavorandmanyruralcustoms.ThecenterofthelocaldefenseindustryandthedrivingeconomicforceinthecountyisthePatuxentNavalAirWarfareCenterwhereNavalwarplanesandrelatedtechnicalequipmentaretestedbeforethemili-taryputsthemintoregularuse.Acommunityintransition,St.Mary’sstrivestopreserveitsruralcharacterwhileaccommodatinggrowth,retainingsomeofitstraditionalcustomsandfolkwaysinthefaceofchange.

ThesitenowoccupiedbythecampusofSt.Mary’sCollegehasplayedanimportantroleintheevolutionofthecommunityandinthehistoryofMaryland.Thecampus,lyingalongabroadbendoftheSt.Mary’sRiver,wasthehomeoftheYoacomacopeopleduringthe�600s.EnglishcolonistsarrivedaboardtheArkandDovein�634,determinedtoestab-lishasettlementunderacharterfromKingCharlesI,authorizingthemtotakedominionofthelandssurroundingtheChesapeakeBay.LedbyLeonardCalvert,secondsonofLordBaltimore,theycameashorewithinsightofwheretheCollegestandstoday,signedatreaty

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ofpeacefulcoexistencewiththeYoacomaco,andnamedtheirtownSt.Mary’sCity.Thoughthesettlementhadceasedtoflourishbytheendofthe�7thcentury,itwasthecapitalofMarylandfor6�years(until�695)andsawthebeginningsofcivilrightsandrepresentativegovernmentonthiscontinent.

ByanActofTolerationadoptedatSt.Mary’sCityin�649,MarylandbecameanearlysiteofreligiousfreedomintheNewWorld.TheActenvisionedtoleranceonlybetweenRomanCatholicsandProtestants,butitrepresentedanenormoustriumphoverthereligiousunrestinEuropeandbecameabasisfortoday’slargerviewofreligiousfreedom.The“FreedomofConscience”monumentonthecampussectionofRte.5commemoratesthatevent.

Thefirstfainttrumpetheraldingthewomen’ssuffragemovementwassoundedinSt.Mary’sCityin�648.There,MargaretBrent,alandownerwhohadperformedsignificantservicetothecolonyinstraighteningoutitsmuddledfinances,appearedbeforethecolonialAssemblytodemandforherselfavoteequaltothatofmalelandownersintheaffairsofthesettlement.Herpleawasdenied,buthercausehaspersistedandflourished.

St.Mary’sCityisthefourtholdestpermanentEnglishcolonyinNorthAmericaandtheonly�7th-centurysettlementsiteremaininglargelyundisturbedbysubsequentdevelopment.Recognizingthis,in�969theU.S.SecretaryoftheInteriordesignatedthearea,includingpartoftheCollegecampus,anationallandmark.ColonialSt.Mary’sCityvirtuallydisappearedafterMaryland’scapitalmovedtoAnnapolisin�695.Duringthe�930s,however,archaeolo-gistsbeganexcavatingtheareainanattempttouncovertracesofthesettlementandlearnmoreaboutcoloniallife.In�966,astateagency,theSt.Mary’sCityCommission,wasformedtopreserve,interpret,anddevelopthisimportantlandmarksite.Intheyearssincethen,researchershavediscoveredthousandsofartifactsalongwiththevestigesofnumerousbuildings—enoughevidencetocreateamapofthe�7th-centurycapitalanddescribethedailylifeofitsinhabitants.Collegehistorians,anthropologists,andstudentshavejoinedwiththeresearchstaffoftheresultingstateparkandlivinghistorymuseum,HistoricSt.Mary’sCity(foundedin�984),toconductexcavationsandhistoricalresearch.ThefoundationsofthebuildingwhereMargaretBrentmadeherplea

areexposedasapermanentinterpretivecenter,completedin2008.

InHistoricSt.Mary’sCity,�7th-centuryAmericacomestolifethroughexhibits,recon-structedbuildings,andstaffinterpretations.St.Mary’sCollegestudentsreceivecomplimen-taryadmissionticketstoallexhibitareas,oneexampleofthemanywaysinwhichthetwoinstitutionscollaborate.In�997,theMarylandGeneralAssemblypassedtheHistoricSt.Mary’sCityAct,whichfacilitatesjointpro-grammingbytheCityandtheCollege.ForSt.Mary’sstudents,thiscollaborationrepresentsarareopportunitytoexploretheAmericanpast.

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St.Mary'sCollegeofMarylandadmitsstu-dentswithrecordsofhighacademicachieve-ment,personalabilities,andaccomplishmentsofsuperiorquality.Highschoolorcollegegrades,thequalityofcourseselection,stan-dardizedtestscores,andlettersofrecom-mendationprovideevidenceofacademicaccomplishmentandpotential.Thesemeasuresaresupplementedbytherequiredapplicationessayandarésuméofco-curricularactivities.Individualinvolvementoutsidetheclassroomandinthecommunityisalsogivenattention.Activitiesthathaveresultedinhonorsandawards,orotherrecognitionofspecialtalents,shouldbelistedontheapplication.

VisiTing The CaMpus anD inTerViews

Acampusvisitisanexcellentwayforprospec-tivestudentstobecomeacquaintedwithSt.Mary'sCollege.Studentsandtheirfamiliesareencouragedtoscheduleaninformationalinterviewandtour.TheseappointmentsareavailableMondaythroughFridayandshouldbescheduledatleastoneweekinadvancebycontactingtheOfficeofAdmissions(�-800-492-7�8�,[email protected]).AdmissionsopenhouseprogramsarescheduledoncertainSaturdaysthroughouttheyear.OpenhousesprovideanopportunitytolearnabouttheCollegeandtalkwithfacultymembersandstu-dents.Applicantsandtheirfamiliescanmakereservationstoattendanopenhouseonline(www.smcm.edu/admissions)orbycontactingtheOfficeofAdmissions.

appliCaTion opTions anD DeaDlines

Inadditiontotheusualapplicationprocess(inwhichcandidatessubmittheirapplica-tionsandsupportingdocumentsbyJanuary�andarenotifiedofadecisionbyApril�),St.Mary’sofferstwoEarlyDecisionprogramsforthosewhoknowSt.Mary’sistheirfirstchoice.CandidatesfortheEarlyDecisionIprogramcompletetheapplicationprocessbyNovember�andarenotifiedbyDecember�.ApplicantsfortheEarlyDecisionIIprogramcompletetheprocessbyDecember�andarenotifiedbyJanuary�.IndividualsseekingEarlyDecisionagreetowithdrawalltheirothercollegeappli-cationsifacceptedbySt.Mary’s.Allcandi-dates,regardlessoftheiradmissionoption,arerequiredtomakeanon-refundabledepositof$300(residentstudents)or$�50(commuting

students)toconfirmtheacceptanceofanadmissionoffer.

Application Admission Deadlines Notice Dates

First-Year StudentsEarlyDecisionI: Notice:November� December�

EarlyDecisionII: Notice:December� January�

RegularAdmission: Notice:January� April�

SpringAdmission: Notice:November� December�

Transfer StudentsFallAdmission:PriorityHousing* Notice:February� May�

SpringAdmission:PriorityHousing* Notice:November� December�

*Housingprioritydoesnotguaranteethathousingwillbeprovidedforalladmissible-transferstudents.However,transferstudentswhoapplybytheprioritydeadlinewillreceivepreferenceifhousingisavailable.

requireMenTs for firsT-year appliCanTs

�. Superiorgradesinhighschool,especiallyincollegepreparatorycourses(forexample,honors,AdvancedPlacement,InternationalBaccalaureatecourses).

2. Above-averageSATIorACTscores.(St.Mary’sfirst-yearstudentsgenerallyhaveSATI/ACTscoreswellabovetheMarylandandnationalaverages.)

3. Completionofthefollowinghighschoolunits:English,four;socialstudies,three;mathematics,three;science,three;otherelectives,seven.

4. PossessionofanearnedhighschooldiplomaorasatisfactoryscoreontheGeneralEducationalDevelopment(GED)examina-tionadministeredbytheStateDepartmentofEducation.

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proCeDures for firsT-year appliCanTs

�. Applications:Submitthecompletedappli-cation,includingtherequiredessay,résumé,andthe$50applicationfee,bytheapplica-tiondeadline.Applicationmaybemadeon-lineatwww.smcm.edu.

2. Transcripts:Havehighschoolssendoffi-cialtranscript(s)directlytotheOfficeofAdmissions,�8952E.FisherRoad,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland20686-300�.

3. StandardizedTestScores:HaveSATIscoresand/orAmericanCollegeTest(ACT)scoressentdirectlytotheCollege.Standardizedtestscoresthatappearontheofficialhighschooltranscriptareaccept-able.Standardizedtestscoresarerequiredonlyforindividualswhohavegraduatedfromhighschoolwithinthepastthreeyears.

requireMenTs for Transfer sTuDenT aDMission

�. Above-averagegrades(recommendedminimumGPAof2.75)inallcollegecoursesattempted.Transferadmissioniscompetitive,basedonspaceavailability.

2. Satisfactorycompletionofatleast�2semester-hoursofcollegecredit.

3. PossessionofanearnedhighschooldiplomaorasatisfactoryscoreontheGeneralEducationalDevelopment(GED)examina-tionadministeredbytheStateDepartmentofEducation.

proCeDures for Transfer sTuDenT appliCanTs

�. Applications:Submitthecompletedappli-cation,includingtherequiredessay,résumé,and$50applicationfee,bytheapplicationdeadline.

2. Transcripts:HaveeachcollegesendanofficialtranscriptdirectlytotheOfficeofAdmissions,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.Transferapplicantswhohavecompletedfewerthan24semester-hoursofcollegecreditmustprovideanofficialhighschooltranscriptandSATIscoresorACTscoreaswell.

noTifiCaTion anD aCCepTanCe

First-yearapplicantswhodonotrequestcon-siderationundertheEarlyDecisionprogramwillbenotifiedofanadmissiondecisionbyApril�.IndividualsofferedadmissionwillhaveuntilMay�toaccepttheofferandmaketherequirednon-refundableadvancepaymentof$300(residentstudent)or$�50(commutingstudent).

Transferstudentsforfalladmissionwillbenoti-fiedinearlyMay.Acceptancewillcontinueuntiltheclassisfilled.SpringtransferstudentswillbenotifiedinearlyDecember.

Transfer of CreDiTs

Forfurtherinformation,see“Transferofcreditfromotherinstitutions”inthe“AcademicPolicies”section.

early MaTriCulaTion

Superiorstudentswhoshowexceptionalmatu-ritymayseekadmissiontoSt.Mary’safterthecompletionofthejunioryearofhighschool.CandidatesforearlymatriculationmusthavetheagreementofthehighschoolthatahighschooldiplomawillbeawardedafterthecompletionofspecifiedcoursesatSt.Mary’s.Candidatesforearlymatriculationmustprovidealetterfromtheirhighschoolprincipalcerti-fyingthehighschool’sagreementtotheaboveconditionandaletterofrecommendationfromthehighschoolguidancecounselor.Candidatesforearlymatriculationmustarrangeacampusinterviewwiththedirectorofadmissions.

Degree anD non-Degree sTuDenTs StudentswhoenrollforcourseworkatSt.Mary'sCollegeofMarylandareclassifiedaseitherdegreestudentsornon-degreestudents.DegreestudentsarethoseseekingadegreefromSt.Mary'sCollegeandwhohavebeenacceptedbytheOfficeofAdmissions.Adegreestudentmayenrollforcoursework(fullorpart-time)foreachconsecutivesemesteraslongasheorsheremainsingoodacademicstandingattheCollege.Aprogramof�2semester-hoursormoreconstitutesafull-timeload;fewerthan�2semester-hoursconstitutesapart-timeload.Non-degreestudentsarethosenotcurrentlyseekingadegreefromSt.Mary'sCollege.TheymustconsultwiththestaffoftheOfficeoftheRegistrar.

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Non-degreestudentsarepermittedtoenrollinfewerthan�2semester-hoursonly.Thereisnolimittothenumberofsemester-hoursthatanon-degreestudentmayaccumulate,andanon-degreestudentmayenrollforasmanytermsasdesiredforthepurposeofenrichmentortransferringcreditstoanotherinstitution.

Studentswhofailtomeetthecriteriaforgoodacademicstandingoutlinedabovewillbesentaletterofwarningandplacedonacademicpro-bation.Non-degreestudentsreceiveadvisingandhelpwiththeregistrationprocessfromtheOfficeoftheRegistrar.

Anon-degreestudentmaybecomeadegreestudentbyapplyingforandbeinggrantedformaladmissionthroughtheOfficeofAdmissions.Applicationmustbemadepriortothestudent'senrollmentinthelast30semester-hoursofacademiccreditrequiredforadegreeatSt.Mary'sCollege.Inaddition,30ofthestudent'slast36semester-hoursofaca-demiccreditmustbecompletedatSt.Mary's.Foradmissionasadegreestudent,anon-degreestudentmustmeetthesamecriteriaasatransferstudent.Theyearofthecatalogunderthetermsofwhichthestudentmaygraduatewillbedeterminedbythedateofhisorheradmissionasadegreestudent.AstudentmustmaintaincontinuousenrollmentintheCollegeinordertobegraduatedunderthatcatalog.Astudentdeniedadmissionasadegreestudentmayenrollasanon-degreestudentunlesspreviouslydeclaredineligibletoregister.Ifaformerstudenthasbeendeniedregistrationbutwishestoreturnasanon-degreestudent,heorshemustreceivepermissiontoenrollfromtheassociateprovostforacademicservices.Normally,astudentdeclaredineligibleforreg-istrationisnotpermittedtoenrollunderanyclassificationuntilonesemesterhaselapsedsincethetimeheorshewasdeclaredineli-gible.Ifastudentwishestoapplylaterasadegreestudent,admissionisdeterminedbythecumulativegrade-pointaverage(GPA)forallofficiallyrecordedcollegecoursework.

re-aDMission

StudentswhohavepreviouslyattendedSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandasdegree-seekingstudentsandwhohavenotbeenacademi-callydismissed,mayapplyforre-admissionthroughtheOfficeofAcademicServices.Ifthestudentreturnswithin5years,heorshewillremainunderthecatalogyearatthetimeof

originaladmissiontoSt.Mary's.Ifthestudentisabsentfor5ormoreyears,heorshemustgraduateunderthecatalogrequirementsoftheyearofre-admission.

Studentswhohavebeenacademicallydis-missedfromSt.Mary’smayapplyforre-admis-sionafteroneyearbywritingtotheAcademicPolicyCommitteenosoonerthantheendofthesecondsemesteraftertheirdismissal(see“AcademicDismissal”).Studentswhoseapplicationforre-admissionisapprovedwillbegiventhesamestatusastransferstudentsregardinghousing.Anystudentwhohasbeenre-admittedafteranacademicdismissalandwhoserecordfollowingre-admissionleadstoaseconddismissalwillbeineligibleforfurtherre-admission.Seere-admissionunderAcademicPolicies,pg.55forfurtherinformation.

parT-TiMe sTuDenTs

Part-timestudentsarethoseindividualsenrolledfor��orfewersemester-hoursduringthefallandspringsemesteror�2orfewerduringthesummersemester.Theymaybeeitherdegreeornon-degreestudents.DegreestudentsmakeregularapplicationtotheCollegethroughtheOfficeofAdmissions.Non-degreestudentscompleteasimpleinfor-mationformatthetimeofregistration.(Amorecompletedefinitionofdegreeandnon-degreestatusisgivenintheprecedingsection,“DegreeandNon-degreeStudents.”)Allpart-timestudentsareconsideredpartofthestudentbodyoftheCollege.Theychoosefromthesamecoursesasfull-timestudentsandmustmeetthesameacademicstandards.Collegeactivities,clubs,andorganizationsareopentopart-timestudentsexceptthosegovernedbyspecialrulesofeligibility,suchasintercollegiateathleticteams.

Part-timedegreestudentsareentitledtopre-registerforcoursesatthesametimeasfull-timestudents.Non-degreestudentsregisteratthetimedesignatedbytheregistrarbeforeeachsemester.

Allpoliciesandfeesregardinglateregistrationanddropandaddproceduresapplytopart-timestudents.Campusrulesasstatedinthe“TothePoint”handbookalsoapply.

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eDuCaTion opporTuniTies for MiliTary personnel

St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandisaninsti-tutionalmemberoftheServiceMembersOpportunityCollege(SOC),agroupofmorethan400collegesanduniversitiesprovidingpost-secondaryeducationtoactivedutymembersofthemilitaryservices.AsanSOCmember,St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandrecog-nizesthedemandsofthemilitaryserviceandiscommittedtoeasingthetransferofrelevantcoursecredits,providingflexibleacademicresi-dencyrequirements,andawardingcreditfromappropriatemilitaryeducationandoccupationprograms.Forfurtherinformation,contacttheOfficeoftheRegistrar.

sTuDenTs wiTh DisabiliTies

StudentsareadmittedtoSt.Mary’sCollegebasedontheirpotentialforacademicsuccess,irrespectiveofphysicalorlearningdisabilities.Administrativestaffandfacultyworkcoopera-tivelytoassiststudentswithdisabilitiesintheireducationalendeavorsandadjustmentstotheCollegecommunity.TheOfficeofAcademicServicesworkstoensurethateducationalpro-gramsareaccessibletoallqualifiedstudents.StudentswithPhysicalorlearningdisabilitiesshouldcontactthecoordinatorofadvisingpro-gramsintheOfficeofAcademicServicesforspecificinformationandassistanceregardingpotentialspecialneeds.

Studentswithdisabilitieswhoseekaccom-modationsintheiracademicprogramsorintheirhousingassignmentsmustsubmitdocu-mentationoftheirdisabilitiestotheOfficeofAcademicServicesbeforereceivingaccom-modations.Becausehousingassignmentsforthefallsemesteraremadeearlyinthesummer,requestsforaccommodationsinhousingshouldbemadeassoonasispracticable,prefer-ablybyJune6,toensuretheavailabilityofspecialhousingassignments.Studentsseekingacademicaccommodationsshouldmakeanappointmentwiththecoordinatorofadvisingprogramsassoonaspossibleafterarrivaloncampus.

inTernaTional sTuDenTs

StudentswhoarenativesofcountriesotherthantheUnitedStatesmustfollowthesameapplicationproceduresspecifiedelsewhereinthissection.

Inadditiontotheserequirements,internationalstudentsmustsubmitthefollowing:

�. ScoresoftheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL).AnystudentwhosenativelanguageisnotEnglishmusttakethisexaminationbeforetheapplicationforadmissioncanbeconsidered.TOEFLscoresof550orhigher(250orhigheronthecomputerversion)aregenerallyrequiredforadmission.Itisrecommendedthatstu-dentsalsosubmitscoresontheScholasticAssessmentTestorAmericanCollegeTest.FurtherinformationcanbeobtainedfromtheOfficeofAdmissions.

2. Transcriptsandcertificatesofallpreviousacademicwork.Theserecordsmustbeorig-inalsorcertifiedcopiesandmustbeaccom-paniedbyEnglishtranslationsifnecessary.

3. FinancialResourceStatement.Anofficialstatementfromtheinternationalstudent’sbankverifyingthestudent’sfinancialresourcesforayearofcollegestudymustbesubmittedalongwithaliteralEnglishtrans-lationifnecessary.

4. HealthExaminationReport.ThisformmustbecompletedandmailedtotheHealthCenterafterthestudentisacceptedforadmission.ThedirectorofInternationalEducationisavailabletoassistinternationalstudents.

resiDenT anD non-resiDenT sTuDenTs

ItisthepolicyoftheBoardofTrusteesofSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandtorecognizethecategoriesofresident(in-state)andnon-resi-dent(out-of-state)studentsforthepurposesofadmissionandtuitionclassification.Thesecat-egoriesaredeterminedbyastudent’sfinancialdependencyandpermanentplaceofabode.Afull-timeactivememberoftheArmedForces,thespouseof,orfinanciallydependentchildofsuchapersonshallbegrantedin-stateresi-dencyprovidedhisorherhomeofresidencyisMarylandorthatheorsheresidesin,orisstationedin,Maryland.Thisin-stateresidencystatusbeginsonthedatethemilitaryassign-mentiseffective.

Thedeanofadmissionsandfinancialaiddeter-minestheresidencystatusfortheprospectivestudentwhiletheregistrarisresponsiblefordeterminingtheresidencystatusoftheenrolledstudent.Astudentrequestingachangein

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statusmustsubmittotheregistrarapetitionform(availablefromtheOfficeofAdmissionsortheOfficeoftheRegistraroronlinehttp://www.smcm.edu/registrar/residency.html)andallappropriatedocumentationnolaterthanthelastdayoflateregistrationofthesemesterinwhichthechangeinstatusisrequested.AstudentmustnotifytheOfficeoftheRegistrarinwritingwithinfifteen(�5)daysofanychangethatmayalterhisorherresidencystatus.Forfurtherinformationorthepolicyonstudentresidencyclassification,contacttheOfficeofAdmissions,theOfficeoftheRegistraroronlinehttp://www.smcm.edu/regis-trar/residency.html.

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Thetimethatstudentsspendlearningoutsidetheclassroom—thehoursdevotedtosports,publications,theater,clubs,socialeventsandstudentgovernment—isavaluablepartofthecollegeexperience.TheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentsprovidesopportunitiesandsupportservicestostudentsduringthistimeofintensepersonaldevelopmentandintellectualgrowth,atimewhennewideasarepursued,valuesystemsreexamined,andattitudesandlife-stylesexplored.Thestudentaffairsstaffplayaleadershiproleindevelopingexperiences,policies,andprogramstoprovidelearningandleadershipopportunitiesforstudentsandtohelpthemgetthemostoutoftheirlivesasmembersofthecampuscommunity.

Dean of sTuDenTs

Studentaffairsissupervisedbythedeanofstu-dents.Thedeanisdirectlyresponsibleforcoor-dinatingandsupervisingeducationalprogramsandservicesintheareasofcounseling,studentconduct,healthservices,new-studentorienta-tion,residencelife,leadershipdevelopment,andstudentactivities.Thedeanofstudentswillfrequentlyincludeandencourageprofes-sionalstaffandstudentstoparticipateinthecommitteesandprogramsthatdirectlyaffectthequalityofstudentlifeatSt.Mary’s.

resiDenCe life

Livingoncampusintheresidencehalls,suites,apartments,ortownhousesisanessentialpartofeachstudent’seducationalexperience.TheOfficeofResidenceLifeattemptstocreateanenvironmentconducivetothesociallearningandtheintellectualandemotionaldevelop-mentofeachmemberofthecommunity.TheCollegeisamemberoftheAssociationofCollegeandUniversityHousingOfficers-International(ACUHO-I).

Fiveresidencehalls,asuite-stylecomplex,anapartment/suitecomplex,andtwotownhousecomplexeshousemorethaneightypercentofthefull-timeundergraduatestudentsattheCollege.TheOfficeofResidenceLifeismanagedbyadministratorswhoaretrainedandexperiencedinhelpingstudentslearnoutsidetheclassroom.ResidenceHallCoordinators(RHCs)andResidentAssistants(RAs)arestudentstaffmemberswholiveoneachwingorineachareaandprovideresidencehallpro-gramming,informalcounselingandadvising,andpolicyenforcementwhenneeded.The

Collegealsoprovidesahousekeepingstafftocleanthepublicareasintheresidencehalls.

OneoftheCollege'shousingoptions,theEdwardT.LewisQuadrangle,openedin200�.This2�0-bedresidencehallconsistsof6-,�0-,and�4-personsuites.Eachsuitecontainsacommonlivingarea,twobathroomsanddoublebedrooms.WaringCommons,ournewesthousingcomplex,openedinAugust2003.AnewadditionopenedinAugust2007.Thisfacilityhassix-oreight-personsuiteswhicharesimilartotheLewisQuadsuites,aswellasapartments.Mostoftheapartmentshavefoursinglebedrooms(afewhavethreesinglebedroomsandonedoubleroom),onebathroom,akitchen,andalivingroom/diningroomcombination.Studentsmusthaveatleastjuniorclassstandinginordertoliveintheapartments.Returningstudentsmustsubmitanapplicationtobeconsideredforthesuitesorapartments.Assignmentsaredeterminedbyearnedcredits.Newstudentsmaybehousedinthesuitesonaspace-availablebasis.

Someofthesuitesandapartmentshousespecialliving-learningcenter(LLC)programs,suchastheinternationallanguagessuite(LewisQuad),theWomeninScienceHouse(WiSHinWaringCommons),andtheEco-House(LewisQuadandTownhouses).FormoreinformationabouttheLLCprograms,whichhavereservedalimitednumberofspacesfornewstudents,pleasecontacttheOfficeofResidenceLife,theInternationalLanguagesandCulturedepartment(Prof.IsraelRuiz),ortheMathDepartment(Prof.KatherineSocha),ortheBiologyDepartment(Prof.BillWilliams).ASubstance-andAlcohol-FreeEnvironment(SAFEHouse),tobehousedinWaringCommonsandQueenAnne,wascreatedin2007.First-yearstudentsmayapplyforthisprogrambycontactingtheOfficeofResidenceLife(KellySmolinsky).

CalvertHallprovidesadifferentresidencehallenvironmentforstudents.Duetotheuniquenatureofthebuilding(administrativeofficesandstudentroomsinonebuilding),extendedquiethoursareenforcedfrom8a.m.–5p.m.inadditiontotheregularquiethoursatnight.Alimitednumberofspacesareavailableinthisbuildingforstudentswhoarehousedinsingles,doubles,triples,andafewquadbedrooms.

TheCollege-ownedtownhousesofferupper-classstudentsanalternativelivingarrange-ment.Thesetwo-bedroomunitsincludeafull

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kitchen,livingroom,diningroom,patio,andbathroom,andprovideanaturaltransitionalexperienceforstudentswhowillsoonbelivingontheirown.Studentslivinginthetown-housespaytheirownelectricbills.Studentsmusthaveatleastjuniorclassstandinginordertoliveinthetownhouses.Returningstudentsmustcompleteaseparateapplicationforavail-abletownhousespaces,andassignmentsaredeterminedbyearnedcredits.

Inadditiontothesuites,apartments,andtownhouses,St.Mary’sCollegealsoofferstraditional-styleresidencehalls.Thesebuild-ingscontainmostlydoubleroomswithsomesinglebedroomsandstudyroomswhichmaybeusedasbedroomsonanas-neededbasis.Eachbuildinghassixbathrooms,asharedkitchenforoccasionalsnacks,arecreationroom,laundryroom,andotheramenities.

Itisconsideredaprivilegetoliveoncampus.Asresidentstudentsgaincertainrightsandprivileges,theyareinturnaskedtoassumecertainresponsibilities.Eachresidentstudentsignsahousingcontractthatservesasacon-tractualrelationshipwiththeCollegeaboutlivingoncampus.Studentsshouldfamiliarizethemselveswithalltermsofthecontract.Inaddition,bysigningthecontract,thestudentagreestocomplywithallCollegeandresidencehall/suite/townhouse/apartmentpolicieslistedinthestudenthandbook,To the Point,aswellasthoselistedontheCollege'sWebsite.

Thehousingcontractisbindingfortheentireacademicyear,andreleaseisconsideredonlyunderthefollowingcircumstances:

�. thestudentgraduates,transfers,takesaleaveofabsence,orwithdrawsfromtheCollege;

2. thestudentparticipatesinaCollege-approvedprogramthatrequiresoff-campusresidency;

3. thestudentisgrantedawrittenreleaseafterhavingsubmittedawrittenrequesttotheassociatedeanofstudentstobereleasedbyestablisheddatesandonlyforspecial,exten-uatingcircumstancesonacase-by-casebasis.Forreturningstudents,thewrittenrequestforfallsemesterreleasemustbesub-mittedbyMay�;fornewstudents,byJune6.ForspringsemesterreleasethewrittenrequestmustbesubmittedbyNovember�.Ifstudentsarenotgrantedawrittenreleasebutchoosetoliveoff-campus,theyarestill

responsibleforthetermsofthecontract,includingpaymentoffeesfortheassignedresidencespace.Inaddition,studentswhoareinvoluntarilyremovedfromhousingfordisciplinaryreasonsarenoteligibleforanyrefundofhousingfees.Studentsareurgednottoenterintoanyoff-campushousingcontractsuntiltheyareformallyreleasedfromtheirhousingcontract.

Twohousingpolicieswentintoeffectduringthe�998fallsemester.Thefirstpolicystatesthatstudentsareguaranteedhousingforamaximumofeightsemesters(excludingsummersessions).Studentsshouldplantoliveoff-campusiftheycontinuetoattendSMCMbeyondeightsemesters.StudentsattendingtheMasterofArtsinTeachingprogramarenoteligibleforhousing.Thesecondpolicystatesthatonlycurrent,registered,residentstudentscanselecthousinginMarchforthefollowingacademicyear.Commutersandtransferswillbeaccommodatedincampushousingonlyafterallnew,first-yearstudentsareassignedtohousinginJune.Studentswishingtobegrantedanexceptiontoeitherofthesepoliciesmustsubmitawrittenrequesttotheassis-tantdirectorofResidenceLifenolaterthanFebruary27.Exceptionswillbemadeonlyforextenuatingcircumstancesonacase-by-casebasis.Thereisnoguaranteethatanexceptionwillbemade,sostudentsshouldplanaccord-inglyandsubmitrequestsearly.

Studentswillbeheldresponsiblefordamagetotheirrooms,damagetothecontentsoftheroom(s),andfordamagetopublicareasintheresidences.TheCollegereservestherighttoinspecttheroomsperiodicallyandrepair,attheexpenseoftheoccupant(s),anyroomandfurniturewhichhasbeendamagedbeyondnormalwear.TheCollegeisnotresponsibleforthelossordamageofanystudentpropertyresultingfromfire,theft,water,oranyothercause.Studentsarestronglyencouragedtoensuretheyhaveappropriatepersonalpropertyinsurance.Allresidentstudentsmustmakearoomsecuritydeposit($50inallresidencehalls;$�50forsuite,townhouse,andapartmentresidents)aspartoftheirannualfees.Thisdepositiscreditedtothestudent’saccountafterallassessmentsaremadeandanydamagesincurredtotheroom,wing,orhallhavebeensubtracted.

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oftheresidencehallsandinthekitchensoftheapartmentsandtownhouses.Theresi-dencehallsareclosedduringCollegevaca-tions,andstudentoccupancyisnotpermitted.Studentslivinginthesuites,townhouses,andapartmentsmayelecttoremainoncampusoverThanksgivingandSpringBreak.AccessthroughtheoutsideentrancestothetraditionalhallsandtoWaringCommonsisbycardkey(thestudentIDcard).Theseresidencesarelocked24hoursaday.AccessthroughtheoutsideentrancestotheindividualTownhouseandLewisQuadunitsisbykey.

expanDeD housing

WhiletheCollegeattemptstoaccuratelypredictthenumberofon-campusresidentialspacesavailablefortheupcomingyear,factorsbeyondtheCollege’scontroloccasionallyresultintemporaryoverflowsituations.Tohonoritscommitmenttoprovidehousing,theOfficeofResidenceLifemayassignstudentstodoubles-as-triples,studyrooms,andputadditionalstu-dentsintocertaintownhousesorapartments.Studentsinvoluntarilyassignedtoadouble-as-tripleortoafive-persontownhouseorapart-ment,orasix-personapartmentwillreceivea$40.00perweek($640persemester)creditontheirstudentaccount.(Note:NaturaltriplesandquadsinCalvertHallarenoteligibleforthecredit.Theseroomsweredesignedtoaccommodatethreeorfourpeople.)Studentsassignedtostudyroomsarenoteligibleforthecreditsincethestudyroomsareconsiderablylargerthanstandardroomsintheresidencehalls.Expandedhousingassignmentsaretem-porary.Assoonasspaceisavailable,studentsintheseexpandedhousingspaceswillbereas-signed.Ifthestudentsdeclinethereassign-ment,therebatewillend,sincethestudentswillbelivingintheexpandedhousingroomvoluntarily.Studentsintheexpandedhousingroomswillhavebasicfurnitureprovidedtothem:abed,desk,chair,anddresser.Closetorwardrobespacemayneedtobeshared.Insomerooms,thebedwillbelofted.Inothercases,bedswillbebunkedinordertoprovidemorefloorspacefortheoccupants.

off-CaMpus housing

Off-campushousingopportunitiesareextremelylimitedinSt.Mary’sCounty.Studentsinterestedinhousingshouldreviewlocalnewspapers,checktheResidenceLife

Webpage,orrequestlistingsfromtheOfficeofResidenceLife.Specialattentionshouldbegiventoavailabilityoftransportationandutilitycostsbeforeastudentselectsoff-campushousing.

Dining serViCes

Ourfoodserviceprogramisan“allyoucaneat”operationintheServery/GreatRoom(locatedintheCampusCenter).First-yearresidentstudentsarerequiredtobeononeofthreemealplans.Sophomores,Juniors,andSeniorslivingintraditionalresidencehallsorsuiteshaveachoiceofsevenmealplans.Allotherstudentsmayelectoneoftheoptionalmealplansifsodesired.ThestudentIDcardservesasthemealcard.Flexdollarsareincludedinmostoftheplanstoallowstudentstoeatanddrinkatthesmallerretaildiningvenues(theUpperDeck,Quiznos®,theDailyGrind,andtheLewisQuad“Grab-n-Go”)inadditiontotheServery/GreatRoom.Flexdollarscanonlybeusedforfoodandbever-ages.Thereisnorefundorcarryoverofunusedflexdollarsattheendofasemester.ThemealplansandfeesarenotedintheExpensesandFinancialAidsectionfoundonpage25.

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New Students

�. AfterbeingadmittedtotheCollege,indi-vidualswishingon-campushousingmustcompletethefollowingprocedures:

a. Newstudentsmustmakea$300advancepaymentbythedatespeci-fiedintheletterofadmission.Anew-studentmailing,sentoutinMayaftertheadvancepaymentisreceivedbytheBusinessOffice,willcontaininforma-tionaboutthe“HousingContract,”“HealthHistoryForm,”“Drug-FreeCampusPolicyandAcknowledgment,”and“HousingQuestionnaire.”Studentswillreceiveinstructionsaboutsubmit-tingtheseformsonline.Torequesthardcopies,pleasecontacttheOfficeofResidenceLife(240-895-4207).

b. Newstudentswhoare�8oroldershouldcompleteandelectronicallysignthehousingcontract,theDrug-FreeAcknowledgmentform,andtheHousingQuestionnaireonline(usingthestudent'sSMARTNetaccount).If

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thestudentisnotyet�8yearsofage,thestudentmaysubmittheDrug-FreeAcknowledgmentformandtheHousingQuestionnaireonline,butthestudentmustsubmitahardcopyofthehousingcontractandaparentorlegalguardianmustco-signthecontract.Thehousingcontract,thesignedDrug-FreeAcknowledgmentform,andtheHousingQuestionnairemustbereceivedbytheOfficeofResidenceLifebyJune6.StudentswhodonotsubmitthehousingcontractbyJune6willnotbeassignedtohousinguntilthecontractissubmitted.Roomassignmentswillbemadeusingthepreferenceinforma-tiononthehousingquestionnaire,andhousingwillbeassignedintheorderthattheadvancepaymentsarereceivedbytheBusinessOffice.Duetospacelimitations,preferencesmaynotalwaysbegranted.Studentsmaybeplacedinavailablespaceswithoutpriorconsulta-tion.

c. Studentsmustalsocompletethe"HealthHistoryForm"andincludeverificationofrequiredimmunizationsbeforebeingpermittedtomoveintoCollegehousing.The"HealthHistoryForm"mustbereturnedtotheHealthCenterintheenvelopeprovided.

d. Shouldthestudentnotmaketheadvancepaymentbytheduedatespeci-fiedintheletterofadmission,he/sheforfeitstheofferofguaranteedhousing.

2. Newstudentswillreceivespecificroomassignments,roommateinformation,andcheck-ininstructionsinJulyforthefallsemester,andinJanuaryforthespringsemester.

3. Newstudentswithdisabilitieswhoseekaccommodationsintheiracademiccoursesorintheirhousingassignmentsmustsubmitdocumentationoftheirdisabilitiestothecompliancecoordinatorpriortoseekingaccommodations.Thedeadlineforsubmit-tingrequestsforhousingaccommodationstotheOfficeofResidenceLifeisJune8.

4. Newstudentswithmedicalconsiderationswhoseekspecialhousingaccommodations,includingtheuseofaCollege-providedwindowairconditioner(foranadditional$�50annualfee),mustsubmitdocumenta-

tionofthemedicalproblemtotheHealthCenterpriortoseekingaccommodations.ThedeadlineforsubmittingrequestsforhousingaccommodationstothatofficeisJune6.Laterequestsmaynotbegranted.Thereisanadditional$�00feeforsubmit-tingalaterequest.

Returning Students

�. Eachreturningstudentmustpickupandsubmitahousingcontractelectronically,orahardcopycanbepickedupfromhisorherRHC,theBusinessOffice,ortheOfficeofResidenceLifeduringthetimeperiodspecifiedinFebruary.Afterpickingupacontract,thestudentmustdothefollowing:

a. Submitthecompletedhousingcontractandadepositof$200electronicallyorinpersontotheBusinessOfficebyFebruary27,2009.

b. Completeandsubmitanyapplicationsforspecialhousing(medical,singleroom,non-traditionalstudenthousing,suite,apartment,ortownhouse)totheOfficeofResidenceLifebythespecifieddate.

c. Gothrough“RoomDraw”(roomselec-tionprocess)inlateMarchifaroomhasnotpreviouslybeenassigned.

2. Specialhousingapplicants(medical,singleroom,non-traditionalstudenthousing,suite,apartment,ortownhouse)willbenotifiedofthestatusoftheirapplicationspriortothegeneral“RoomDraw.”

3. Await-listismaintainedforstudentswhowishtomakeroomchangesafterroomassignmentshavebeenmade.

4. Failuretosubmitahousingcontractandmakeanadvancepaymentbythedeadlinewillresultinthestudentbeingplacedonawaitinglistforhousingandforfeitingtherighttoguaranteedhousingandroompref-erence.

5. Studentsreceivespecificroomassign-ments,roommateinformation,andcheck-ininstructionsinJulyforthefallsemester.

6. Returningstudentswithdisabilitieswhoseekaccommodationsintheiracademiccoursesorintheirhousingassignmentsmustsubmitdocumentationoftheirdisabil-itiestothecomplianceofficerbyFebruary�3priortoseekingaccommodations.The

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deadlineforsubmittingthehousingapplica-tionforspecialhousingaccommodationstotheOfficeofResidenceLifeisMarch5,2009.

7. Returningstudentswithmedicalcon-siderationswhoseekspecialhousingaccommodations,includingtheuseofaCollege-providedwindowairconditioner(foranadditional$�50annualfee),mustsubmitdocumentationofthemedicalproblemtotheHealthCenterbyFebruary�3priortoseekingaccommodations.Thedeadlineforsubmittingthehousingapplica-tionforspecialhousingaccommodationstotheOfficeofResidenceLifeisMarch5,2009.

All Students

�. Fullpaymentoftuition,fees,androomandboardchargesmustbemadetotheBusinessOfficebythespecifiedduedate.Studentswhoneglecttomakepaymentlosetheirreservationandadvancepaymentwhileremainingaccountabletothetermsofthehousingcontract.

2. Returningstudentsmustberegisteredforatleast�2creditsbyJune�forthefallsemesterandDecember�forthespringsemester.Newstudentsmustberegisteredforatleast�2creditsbyAugust�5forthefallsemesterandJanuary�6forspringsemester.Failuretoregisterbythesedateswillresultinthecancellationofthestudent’shousingassignment.Residentstudentsmustberegisteredasfull-time(�2ormorecredits)unlesstheyreceivepriorwrittenpermissionfromtheassociatedeanofstudents.Residentstudentswhoarepermittedtodropbelow�2creditsmuststillpaythefull-timetuitionfeeandarenotpermittedtoberegisteredforlessthaneightcreditsatanytime,andmustmaintainexemplarybehavior.Studentsareurgedtocheckwithinsurancecompaniesfirst,toensurecontinuedcoverage.

3. Questionsaboutthestatusofastudent’sapplicationforon-campushousingshouldbedirectedtotheOfficeofResidenceLife.

4. RoomchangeswillbepermittedafterthefirsttwoweeksofthefallsemesterandafterthelasttwoweeksofJanuarywithwrittenpermissionfromtheassistantdirectorofresidencelife.

JuDiCial affairs

Thecampusjudicialsystemprocessiseduca-tional,withanemphasisonpersonalrespon-sibilityandacommitmenttocommunitystandards.ItisthephilosophyofthisCollege,asreflectedinthejudicialprocess,thatanyinappropriatebehaviorberedirectedratherthanpunished.Seriousandongoingviola-tionsoftheCollege’sStudentConductCode,however,mayresultinsuspensionorexpulsionfromtheCollegeand/orcriminalprosecu-tion.StudentsatSt.Mary'sareentrustedwiththeresponsibilityofupholdingcommunitystandardsassetforthintheStudentCodeofRightsandResponsibilitieswhichisprintedinthestudenthandbook,To the Point,andontheCollege’sWebsite.Formoreinformationaboutthejudicialsystem,pleasecontactthecoordi-natorofJudicialAffairs,theDeanofStudentsOfficeortheOfficeofResidenceLife.

sTuDenT aCTiViTies

TheOfficeofStudentActivitiesprovidesopportunitiesforenrichmentthatenhancetheoverallstudentexperienceatSt.Mary’s.Opportunitiesforleadershipandcommunityinvolvementhelpstudentspreparefortheirrolesasresponsiblecitizens.Throughtheirinvolvementinco-curricularactivities,work-shops,andstudentgovernance,studentslearnthequalitiesofdemocraticleadershipandtheskillstobesuccessfulmembersoftheCollegecommunity.Thevastopportunitiesoffered,includingnew-studentorientationandparentprograms,complementandenhancetheSt.Mary’sacademicprogram.

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ThegoalsoftheorientationprogramaretoaidnewstudentsintheirtransitiontotheCollege,tohelpthemtounderstandthemissionandvaluesoftheinstitutionaswellastheirrela-tionshiptotheacademicenvironment,toprovideinformationandexposuretoavailableservices,andtointroducethemtostudentlife.Theprogramprovidesinteractionwithfaculty,staff,continuingstudents,andothernewstu-dents.

sTuDenT goVernMenT assoCiaTion

Allfull-timestudentsareconsideredmembersoftheStudentGovernmentAssociation(SGA)andarethuseligibletovoteinannualelectionsofofficerstothestudentsenate,theassocia-

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tion’slegislativebody.Allmajorcomponentsofthestudentbodyarerepresentedinthestudentsenate.TheSGA,whichholdsregularweeklymeetings,ischargedwithpromotingthestan-dardsoftheCollege,unifyingthestudentbody,andrepresentingthestudentstothefaculty,administration,andcommunity.IncooperationwiththeStudentActivitiesOffice,theSGAallocatesstudentactivityfeestosupportsuchstudent-initiatedprogramsascampusmedia,studentpublications,guestlecturers,dancesandconcerts,coffeehouses,fineartsperfor-mances,filmseries,andmorethan90clubsandorganizationsreflectingvariedstudentinterests.StudentrepresentativesarealsoselectedtositontheCollege’sboardoftrusteesandonsuchCollegecommitteesasAcademicPolicy,AcademicResources,AdmissionsandScholarship,Curriculum,FacultyIssues,andPlanning.TheProgramsBoardcoordinatesandpromotesstudent-sponsoredeventsoncampus.TheSGApresidentandvicepresidentforadministrationareinvitedtoattendboardoftrusteesandalumnicouncilmeetingsasrepre-sentativesofthestudentbody.

Clubs anD organizaTions

Anumberofclubsandorganizationshavebeenformedovertheyearstomeetthechangingneedsandinterestsofstudents.ThesegroupsapplyforrecognitiontotheSGAbysubmittingaconstitution.TheSGAalsoconsidersfundingrequests.Thetypesoforganizationswhichpres-entlyexistorhavebeenrecentlyrepresentedincluderecreationalgroups,athleticclubs,politicalorganizations,issue-basedgroups,cul-turalgroups,religiousgroups,languageclubs,academicorganizations,communityserviceorganizations,anddiscussiongroupsonsocialissues.Inaddition,classcommitteeshavebeenformedtoplanspecialclassfunctionsandhelpcreateclassunityandspirit.

MeDia anD publiCaTions

Student-producedpublicationsincludethecampusnewspaper,ThePointNews;thelit-erarymagazine,Avatar;andtheyearbook,The Dove.Inaddition,studentsoperateWSMC,theradiostation,whichservetheCollegecom-munity.Campusmediaofferstudentsanoppor-tunitytoexpresstheircreativityandtalentandprovidevaluablepracticalexperienceinsupportoftheiracademicprogramorcareer

interests.Thequalityandprofessionalismofthesemediaareenhancedbystaffadvisers.

DiVersiTy anD aCaDeMiC engageMenT

St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland(SMCM)valuesdiversityinallitsformsandiscommittedtodevelopingacampusenvironmentthatiscon-ducivetotheenhancementofmulticulturaldiversity.Culturallydifferentbackgroundsenrichtheliberalartseducation,andSt.Mary’sisdedicatedtoencouraginglearninganddevel-opmentamongitsstudentsthroughanappreci-ationofdiversecultures.Theareacoordinatorformulticulturalinitiativesprovidesservicestofamiliarizemulticulturalstudentswithsupportservices;assistwiththeadjustmenttotheschool’sacademicandsocialenvironments;andintroducestudentstofaculty,staff,andotherstudentswhoarehistoricallyunderrep-resented.Multiculturalinitiativesutilizepro-gramsthatleveragethewealthofinformationgatheredfromtheexperiencesofhistoricallyunderrepresentedpopulationstotheSMCMcommunity.Thisexchangeofinformationhelpscreateanatmosphereofmutualrespectandacceptanceamongstudentsfromdifferentcultures.Theprogramprovidespersonalandacademicsupportthroughcounselingandworkshopsandalsoworkswithvariousofficestoprovideawelcomingenvironment.Theareacoordinatorworkscollaborativelywithfaculty,students,andstafftoplanorco-sponsoreventsthateducatethecampuscommunityonrel-evantandimportantissues.

serViCe anD soCial Change prograM

St.Mary'sstronglyencouragesandsup-portsopportunitiesforserviceaspartoftheCollege'smissiontoinspirestudentstoservesociety.HundredsofSt.Mary'sstudentsgivebacktothecommunitywhilesimultaneouslyenrichingtheirownlearningthroughworkintheschools,withtheunderprivileged,andfortheenvironment.BeginningwithNew-StudentOrientation,studentscanchoosefrommanyavenuesthatleadintothelargercommunity.Iftheychoosetocontinueinvolvement,stu-dentscanvolunteerthroughouttheyearwithanyofnumerousstudent-runserviceprojectsandalsoblendservicewithlearningthroughcourse-basedservicecomponents,fieldexpe-rience,internships,orSt.Mary'sProjects.TheprogramispartoftheOfficeofStudentActivities.Thecoordinatoroforientationandserviceprogramsandstudentstaffmembersadviseandsupportmostoftheserviceprojects

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andhelpmatchcommunityneedswithcampusresources.

DraMaTiC arTs anD MusiC

Dramaticproductions,sponsoredbythedra-maticartsfaculty,arepresentedintheBruceDavisTheaterperiodicallyduringtheyear.Openreadingsareheldforparts,andstudentsareinvolvedintechnicalproductionaswell.

TheCollegeChoir,theChamberSingers,theWindEnsemble,andtheJazzEnsemble,directedbymembersofthemusicfaculty,provideexcellentopportunitiesforstudents.Thesegroupspresentconcertsoncampusandinthecommunityandhavegoneonconcerttours.Membershipintheseorganizationsisbasedonprivateaudition,andstudentsmayparticipateasaclubactivityorforappliedmusiccredit.Otheractivitiesincludedanceprogramsandmusicaltheaterproductions.

religious life

StudentsatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandmayparticipateinreligiousgroupsoftheirchoice.AnEpiscopalchurchadjoinsthecampus,andaRomanCatholicparishlieswithinamile.AJewishsynagogueisalsonearby.Theseandotherlocalcongregationswelcomestudentparticipation.Oncampus,studentsmayformorganizationsaroundtheirreligiousinterestsandmaysecuremeetingspaceasrecognizedstudentclubs.

religious holiDays

St.Mary’sstudentsmissingclassesduetotheobservanceofspecialreligiousholidaysmustinformfacultymembersinadvanceandmakearrangementswiththemtomakeupmissedworkandassignments.

aThleTiCs anD reCreaTion

TheSt.Mary'sCollegeathleticsandrecreationprogramisbasedonthebeliefthatcompetitiveandrecreationalsportsareessentialelementsofaliberalartseducation.Developmentofthetotalpersonthroughabroadvarietyofexperiencesistheoverallaim.Involvementinathleticsandphysicalactivityisknowntosignificantlycomplementacademiclife,particu-larlyinasmall-collegeenvironment.

VarsiTy sporTs

VarsitysportsatSt.Mary'sareopentoallfull-timestudentsattheCollege.Thereisampleopportunitynotonlyforthosewithsuperiorathleticabilitiesbutalsoforcommittedathleteswhoarewillingtotrainhardandbecoachedtoimprove.Thevarsityprogramincludes�5sports:eightforwomen,sixformen,andonecoed.ThirteenofthevarsityprogramsareregulatedbytheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA),andtheCapitalAthleticConference(CAC)attheNCAADivisionIIIlevel,whilesailing(coedandwomen)areundertheguidanceoftheIntercollegiateSailingAssociation(ICSA)andtheMiddleAtlanticIntercollegiateSailingAssociation(MAISA).ThismeansthattheCollegedoesnotawardscholarshipsforathleticabilityandthatitcompetesfornationalandconferencechampionshipswithsimilarinstitutions.Thevarsityteamsareopentoallstudents,andbroadparticipationisstronglyencouraged,butteammembersmustmaintainanaccept-ablegrade-pointaverageandmakesatisfactoryprogresstowardadegree.TheCollegeoffersthefollowingsportsforintercollegiatecompeti-tion:

Fall Winter SpringFieldHockey Basketball Baseball(women) (men) (men)Sailing Basketball Lacrosse(coed) (women) (men)Sailing Swimming Lacrosse(women) (men) (women)Soccer Swimming Sailing(men) (women) (coed)Soccer Sailing(women) (women)Volleyball Tennis(women) (men) Tennis (women)Formoreinformation,pleasecall240-895-HAWK(4295).

inTraMurals

Therecreationalsportsprogramaimstoprovideabroadrangeofathleticopportunitiestomeettheneedsandinterestsofallmembersofthecampuscommunity.Therecreationalsportsprogrampromotescampusunitythroughhealthycompetitioninasafeandenjoyableenvironment.Participantsfindthatrecreationalsportactivitiesprovidephysical,social,and

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emotionalbenefits.TherecreationalsportsprogramatSt.Mary'sisdynamicandrespondstothewantsandneedsofourfaculty,staff,andstudents.Studentcoordinatorsdeveloptheprogram,selectstudentofficials,andsuperviseeachevent.Listedbelowaresomeoftheeventsthatmaybeofferedaspartoftheprogramduringanacademicyear.

Basketball InnertubeWaterPoloIndoorSoccer KickballRoadRaces Tennis 7-a-SideSoccer FlagFootballFloorHockeyVolleyball Softball CapturetheFlagDodgeballFormoreinformation,[email protected].

Club sporTs

ClubsportsareorganizedandfundedbytheStudentGovernmentAssociation,super-visedbytheOfficeofStudentActivities,andcoachedmostlybystudents.Theyaretypicallyatalevelbetweenvarsityintercollegiatecom-petitionandintramurals.Theseclubsareopentoallmembersofthecampuscommunity.Theyusuallycompeteagainstclubsatothercollegesbuthavealessdemandingschedulethanthevarsityteams.CurrentlyactiveclubsportsatSt.Mary’sCollegeareasfollows:

Cheerleading Rubgy(men&women)Crew SoccerCrossCountry SoftballEquestrian UltimateFrisbee(men&Fencingwomen) WaterPolo

offiCe of Career serViCes

TheOfficeofCareerServicesisalinkbetweentheworldofeducationandlifeafterSt.Mary’sCollege.Thisofficewillprovideassistanceinfindingthatimportantfirstjobandwillalsoteachjobsearchskillsthatareneededthroughoutalifetime.Moststudentshaveadifficulttimedecidingwhichcareertopursue.Advisingisavailableforassessmentofneeds,skills,andworkvalues.Aresourceroomofcareerandgraduateinformationisavailable.Itcontainsinformationaboutcareerplanning,generalandspecificcareerareas,jobsearchskillsandstrategies,companydirectories,annualreports,andgraduateschoolprograms.Throughouttheyear,workshopsandprogramsarepresentedonawidevarietyofcareer-

relatedtopics:résuméwriting,interviewingskills,job-searchstrategies,andcareerpanelsofalumniandprofessionalsincareerfieldsofinteresttostudents.Theendproductofthecareerdevelopmentprocessisaself-directedstudent,abletocompeteforentry-levelposi-tionsorgraduateprograms.TheOfficeofCareerServicesprovideseachstudentwithassistanceindevelopingeffectivegraduateschoolapplicationsorjobsearchstrategies.

Part-timeandsummeremploymentarecrucialsourcesoffundsforstudentsfinancingtheirowneducation.TheCareerServicesstaffencouragesstudentstofindemploymentthatiscareer-related,sincecareer-relatedexperi-enceisavaluablecomponentofastudent’seducationandcareerdevelopment.Theofficeiscommittedtoassistingstudentsinfindingcareer-relatedexperiences,includingcreditandnon-creditinternships,externships,andvolun-teerwork.

Counseling

CounselingServices,locatedinChanceHall,isstaffedbylicensedprofessionals.Thesecounselorsassist,atnocost,full-timestudentswithacademicorpersonalconcerns.Thecollegeyearsrepresentaperiodoftransitionandchangeforalmosteveryone,andattimesaneedtotalkaboutconcernsandissuesmayarise.Thecounselorscanprovideassistancetostudentsdealingwithissuessuchasstress,interpersonalrelationships,concernoverlifegoals,alcoholanddrugabuse,mood,sexuality,oracademics.

Groups,workshops,andconsultationsarealsoavailable.Theservicesarebasedontheshort-termcounselingmodel.Ifastudentrequireslong-termorspecializedtreatment,heorshewillbeappropriatelyreferred.

healTh serViCes

TheHealthCenter,locatedinChanceHall,offerslimitedoutpatientmedicalservicestoallfull-timestudentsbyqualifiedmedicalper-sonnel.ItisamemberoftheAmericanCollegeHealthAssociation.AppointmentsfortheclinicmaybemadeMondaythroughFridayandlimitedhoursonSaturday.Emergencyandafter-hourscareisprovidedthroughlocalurgent-careclinicsandareahospitals.Studentsarestronglyadvisedtocarryanindividualhealthinsurancepolicythatcoversthemfor

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laboratory,x-ray,emergencyservices,andhospitalization,noneofwhicharecoveredbystudentfees.TheCollegedoesnotendorseorsponsoranyparticularhealthinsuranceplan.However,informationonseveralstudenthealthinsuranceplansisavailablethroughtheHealthCenter.

healTh eDuCaTion

TheHealthCenterisaresourceforhealthandwellnesseducationandinformation,providinginformationthatwillassiststudentsinmakinghealthlifestylechoicesnowandinthefuture.Underthedirectionandguidanceofthewell-nessadvocate,programsonavarietyoftopicsandissuesarepresentedthroughouttheaca-demicyear.Alcoholandotherdrugs,sexuality,healthyrelationships,smokingcessation,andbodyimagearesomeofthetopicsaddressed.Studentsinterestedinbeinginvolvedinhealtheducationshouldcontactthewellnessadvo-cate.

publiC safeTy

ThePublicSafetyOfficehastheresponsibilityofprovidingsafetyandsecurityforpersonsandpropertywithintheCollege.Thestaffprovidesthisandotherservicestothecampuscommu-nity24hoursaday,everydayoftheyear.Someoftheservicesprovidedincludecrimepreven-tion,criminalinvestigation,temporaryandvisitorparkingpermits,andbicycleregistration.Theofficeisalsoaprimesourceforinforma-tionaboutthecampusandthesurroundingcommunity.

Allstudent-ownedand-operatedmotorvehiclesmustbeproperlyregisteredwiththeCollegebeforeparkinginanyCollege-regulatedlot.Vehicleregistrationpermitsmaybepur-chasedattheBusinessOffice.AllvisitorsmustregisteratthePublicSafetyOfficeandobtainatemporaryparkingpermit.

esCorT serViCe (sTuDenT seCuriTy assisTanTs)The“Nighthawk”program,astudentsecurityfootpatrol,servesthecampuscommunitybyprovidingwalkingescortssevennightsaweekforanyoneoncampus.Workinginteamsoftwo,andequippedwith2-wayradios,trainedNighthawksalsoassistpublicsafetyofficerswithpatroldutiesforaddedcampussecurity.

regulaTions

Alcohol and Drugs.Onlystudentswhoareoflegaldrinkingage(2�)areallowedtopossessorconsumealcoholicbeverages.Thecampusalcoholpolicyoutlinesregulationsconcerningprivatealcoholconsumptionandexceptionsforbeingservedaton-campusevents.Otherdrugsarestrictlyprohibitedfromthecampus.

ID Cards. AllstudentsareissuedCollegeIDcardsandarerequiredtocarrythematalltimes.TheyarealsorequiredtoprovidethemtoCollegeofficials,includingResidenceLifestudentstaff,uponrequest.

Suspension.St.Mary’sCollegereservestheright,atanytime,tosuspendforanyperiod,ortrytoseparatefromtheCollege,anystudentwhoseacademicperformanceorpersonalconduct,onoroffthecampus,is,inthesolejudgmentoftheCollege,unsatisfactoryordet-rimentaltothebestinterestsoftheCollege.NeithertheCollegenoranyofitstrustees,officers,faculty,oradministrativestaffshallbesubjecttoanyliabilitywhatsoeveronaccountofsuchsuspensionorseparation.

General Rules and Regulations.ThepresidentoftheCollege,actingastheagentoftheboardoftrustees,mustbearultimateresponsibilityforgoverningtheCollegecommunity.Intheareasofstudentlife,thedeanofstudentshasbeenauthorizedtoexercisetheresponsibilityofgovernance.Inpracticeandbyintention,thestudentsrightlyenjoyalargemeasureofresponsibilityintheregulationoftheircon-cerns,particularlyintheresidences.

Theappropriateadministrativeofficers(inthiscase,thepresidentandthedeanofstu-dents)mustnonethelessreservetherighttosuspendorsetasidestudentrulesorinterveneintheenforcementofthoserules,whenintheirjudgmentthelackofsuchactionwouldbedetrimentaltothebestinterestsoftheCollegeandtheindividual.Specificrulesaffectingstudentsareoutlinedinthe“GeneralCollegeRegulations,”whichappearinthestudenthandbook,To the Point, andalsoontheCollege’sWebsite.

sTuDenT e-Mail

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suchastheRegistrar’sOffice,AcademicServices,ResidenceLifeandStudentActivities.E-mailwillalsobeusedtonotifystudentsofcertainemergencies,pendingjudicialaction,andschoolclosingsduetoinclementweather.Mostfacultyandstaffrelyone-mailtocom-municatewithstudents.ItistheresponsibilityofeachstudenttomaintainandchecktheirSMCMe-mailaccountregularly.StudentsareaccountabletoknowinformationdisseminatedthroughtheSMCMe-mailaccount.FailuretoreadCollegecommunicationssenttotheSMCMe-mailaccountdoesnotabsolvethestudentfromknowingandcomplyingwiththecontentofthesecommunications.

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ThetotalcostforanundergraduateMarylandresidentattendingtheCollegeinthe2008-2009academicyearandlivingoncampusisexpectedtobeapproximately$2�,829fortuition,fees,androomandboard.Thedollarfigureslistedbelowaresubjecttochangesincethetrusteesreservetherighttoadjustchargesatanytimeasneedsdictate.

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TuiTion anD ManDaTory fees UndergraduateProgram

TuitionandMandatoryFees

Allfeeslistedareannualchargesunlessother-wisenoted.

Tuition:Full-time,Marylandresident $�0,472

Tuition:Full-time,non-residentofMaryland$2�,322

Mandatoryfee:Full-timestudents(residentandcommuterstudents) $2,�32

Orientationfee:allnewstudents(onetime)$�00

Graduationfee$�00

MasterofArtsinTeachingProgram(M.A.T.)

TuitionandMandatoryFees

Allfeeslistedareannualchargesunlessother-wisenoted.

Tuition:Full-time $�0,472

Mandatoryfee:Full-time $2,�32

Graduationfee$�00

Part-TimeTuition(UndergraduateandMasterofArtsinTeachingProgram)

Tuition-Part-time(percredit-hour) $�60

Retiredpersons60yearsandoldermayapplyforawaiverofpart-timetuitionchargesforcreditcourses.Thisisdoneonaspace-avail-ablebasisduringthelateregistrationperiod.ConsulttheOfficeoftheRegistrarfordetails.

Room(annual)

Room:singleoccupancy $6,0�0

Room:doubleoccupancy $5,3�5

Room:triple/quadoccupancy $5,3�5

Suite:singleoccupancy $6,0�0

Suite:doubleoccupancy $5,685

Townhouse:(utilitiesnotincluded) $6,280

Apartment:singleoccupancy $6,380

Apartment:doubleoccupancy $6,280

Board(annual)

Allfirst-yearstudentslivingintheresidencehallsorsuitesarerequiredtoparticipateinoneofthefollowingthreemealplans:

*600blocks+$0flexdollars(A�) $3,925

*548blocks+$�00flexdollars(A2) $3,920

*488blocks+$250flexdollars(A3) $3,9�0

Upperclassstudentslivingintheresidencehallsorsuitesmustselectamealplanfromoneofthefollowing:

*600blocks+$0flexdollars(A�) $3,925

*548blocks+$�00flexdollars(A2) $3,920

*488blocks+$250flexdollars(A3) $3,9�0

*440blocks+$350flexdollars(B�) $4,�70

*400blocks+$200flexdollars(B2) $3,695



Residencehallandsuiteresidentsmustselectamealplanwhensigningupforaroomassig-ment,otherwisetheywillautomaticallybeassignedtotheA3mealplan.Townhouseorapartmentresidentsandcommutingstudentsarenotobligatedtoparticipateinanymealplan.However,theymayelecttopurchaseanyoftheabovemealplansoroneadditionalmealplan:

*�58blocks+$�50flexdollars(C�) $�,685

ortheymaypayforindividualmeals.Changesinmealplansbyresidentsorselectionofamealplanbycommuterswillbeaccommodatedonlythroughtheendofthesecondweekofthefallorspringsemester.

Blocksandflexdollarsarepre-purchasedunitsofmeasurethatmayberedeemedforfoodandbeveragesinvariousdiningvenues.Blocksareredeemableintheall-you-can-eatGreatRoom,andtheLewisQuadGrab-n-Go,usingthefol-lowingscale:

*Breakfast=�block

*Lunchandbrunch=2blocks

*Dinner=3blocks

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Astudentwhoeats�9mealsperweekwoulduse600blockspersemesterifhe/sheusedonlyblockstoacquiremeals.Flexdollarsareincludedintheplanstoallowstudentstousetheirboardplantoeatanddrinkatthesmallretaildiningvenues(UpperDeck,LewisQuadGrab-n-Go,andDailyGrind)inadditiontotheServeryoftheGreatRoomandselectedvendingmachines.

Asnackbar(TheUpperDeck),Quiznos®,andcafé(TheDailyGrind)forlighterrefresh-mentsareopenintheCampusCenter.Theseretailvenuesacceptcash,flexdollarsanddebitdollars.Additionally,duringlimitedhours,blocksmaybeconvertedusingacashvalueof$2.00perblockwithadailymaximumof4blocksattheretaildiningvenues(UpperDeckandQuiznos®only).

speCial aCaDeMiC fees

Specialacademicfeesareassessedtobothfull-timeandpart-timestudentswhenappropriateasfollows:

Appliedmusic:classinstruction(onehourperweek)$65

Appliedmusic:individualinstruction(onehourperweek) $200

Scubadivingfee: $�75

Teachereducationfee: $250

Studyabroadfee: $250

Feesforexchangeprogramsandsummerpro-gramsvary.ContacttheBusinessOfficeforspecificprogramfees.

TheaterlabfeeTFMS225: $35

TheaterlabfeeTFMS425: $90

MisCellaneous fees

Allfeeslistedarechargedtoallstudents,peroccurrence,asappropriate.

Applicationfee:new-studentapplications(undergrad.andmaster’s) $50

Advancepayment:residencehallstudent(new)$500

Advancepayment:residencehallstudent(returning) $200

Advancepayment:commutingstudent(new)$300

Advancepayment:M.A.T.student(new)$�50

Residencehallsecuritydeposit $50

Townhouse,apartment,andsuitesecuritydeposit $�50

Late-paymentfee(under$�000) $50

Late-paymentfee($�000andover) $�00

Bad-checkhandlingfee(under$�000)$25

Bad-checkhandlingfee($�000andover)$50

Motorvehicleregistration(academicyear)$�00

Motorvehicleregistration(ContinuingEducation,persemester) $�0

Parkingcitation/vehicleviolation $�0to$50

Identificationcardreplacement $�5

Townhouse,apartment,andsuitekeyreplace-ment$26/key

Mailboxkeyreplacement $�0

Course-changefee(perchange) $25

Unauthorizedmealentry $40

Deferredpaymentfee(asneeded,perweek)$25

payMenTs

Alltuitionandfeesaredueinfullatthetimestipulatedonthestatementofaccount.Theonlyexceptionsarethefollowing:

—Studentswhoarereceivingscholarships,loans,orotherfinancialaid.ThesestudentsmaydeferthatportionoftheirsemesterchargescoveredbyfinancialaidwhenpaymentwillberemitteddirectlytotheCollegebythepayingagency.PLUSloans,issuedinboththeparents’andtheCollege’snameandremitteddirectlytotheCollegebythelendinginstitu-tion,canbeusedindeferringpaymentaslongastheyareimmediatelyreturnedtotheCollegeuponrequestforendorsement.Financialaiddocumentationmustbecompletepriortoanypaymentdeadlineinordertobeeligiblefordeferment.Theamounttobedeferredmaybenogreaterthanthesumofthescholarships,loans,andaid.Ifanyaidusedtodeferpaymentisrejectedaftertheduedate,latechargesmaybeappliedinaccordancewiththeCollegelate-paymentpolicy.Collegework-studyprograms

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ExpensesandFinancialAid

cannotbeusedindeferringpayment,sincewagesarebasedonactualhoursworked.

Note:Financialaidwillnotbecreditedtothestudent’saccountpriorto�0daysbeforethefirstdayofclasses.Financialaidlistedonthestatementofaccountpriortothattimeisforinformationpurposesonly.TheCollegewillallowthedeductionoftheamountofaidindi-catedonthestatementwiththeunderstandingthatthestudentwillbeheldresponsiblefortheamountofanyreductionoreliminationofaid.

—Studentswhoareinafederal,state,orcountyvocationalrehabilitationprogram.

Thesestudentsmaydeferthatportionoftheirtuitionandfeesbeingfundedbytheseprograms,aslongaspaymentismadedirectlytotheCollegeandproofofparticipationisprovided.

—Studentswhosetuitionandfeesarebeingpaidbytheir(ortheirparents’)employer.Thesestudentsmaydeferthatportionoftheirtuitionandfeeswhichisbeingpaidbyanemployer,providedtheemployerhasmadepriorarrangementstobebilleddirectlybytheCollege.

Ifthetotalbalanceoftuitionandfeesisnotpaidwithinthedeadlinesspecifiedonthebills,a$50or$�00late-paymentfeewillbecharged,basedonthebalancedue.Inaddi-tion,theinstitutionreservestherighttocancelclassregistration,roomreservation,andotherassignmentsiffullpaymentorfinancialaidarrangementsarenotmadepriortothepub-lisheddeadline.TheCollegenormallywillnotpermitastudenttoregisternorwilltheCollegereleasetranscriptsordiplomasaslongasthestudenthasanoutstandingindebtednesstotheinstitution.AllpaymentsfortuitionandfeesshouldbemadepayabletoSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandandforwardedto:

Cashier

St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

�8952E.FisherRoad

St.Mary’sCity,MD20686

TheCollegedoesnotacceptcreditcardsforpaymentoftuitionandfees.CreditcardtuitionandfeepaymentcanbemadebycontactingTuitionManagementSystemsat�-800-722-4867oratwww.afford.com.Thereisaconve-niencefeeaddedforthisservice.TheCollegeacceptsVISA,MasterCard,orDiscovercreditcardsforapplicationfees,housingandtuition

deposits,andone-carddebitaccountdepositsonly.Contactthecashierat240-895-4302.orsubmitonlinepaymentthroughStudentSMARTNet.

TuiTion payMenT plan

St.Mary’soffersapaymentplanthroughTuitionManagementSystems.Theplanisinterest-free:thereisnointerestassessmentonthebalance.Thepaymentoptionisavail-ableforasmallenrollmentfeeandincludespersonalaccountserviceandcounseling,auto-matedaccountinformation24hoursaday,andaccesstoyouraccountthroughtheirWebsiteatwww.afford.com.Familiesusingtheplanmake5paymentspersemesteroratotalof�0paymentsperyear.

DeposiTs

Housingcontractsarebindingfortheentireacademicyear.Sincecancellationofhousingdirectlyaffectseligibilityforarefund,seethe“Refunds”and“StudentLife”sectionsofthecatalogforspecificdeadlines.Advancepay-mentsforallnewstudentsarenon-refundableandarecreditedtotheirfirst-semesterbilling.Failuretomatriculatewillresultinforfeitureoftheadvancepayment.

NewstudentswishingtoliveoncampusshouldforwardtheresidencehalladvancepaymenttotheBusinessOfficeuponnotificationoftheiradmissiontotheCollege,butnolaterthanMay�.Housingisnotguaranteedfornewstu-dentswhodepositafterMay�.

Newstudentswhodonotwishon-campushousingarerequiredtopaythecommutingstudentadvancepaymentuponnotificationoftheiradmissiontotheCollege.Thisfeemustbepaidpriortotheestablisheddeadlineforthefollowingsemester.Failuretopaybythedead-linemayresultinlossofclassplacement.

Returningresidentstudentsmustsignandcompletethehousingcontractandpaythe$�50housingdepositbyFebruary28,2009forthefall2009semester.Thehousingdepositiscreditedtothestudent’sfirstsemesterbilling.

Defermentofthehousingdepositisnotacceptable,evenforthosestudentsonfullscholarships.ReturningstudentswishingtobereleasedfromthehousingcontractwithnofinancialpenaltiesmustsubmitawrittenreleaserequestbyMay�.PleasecontacttheOfficeofResidenceLifeforadditionalinforma-

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tion.Thesecuritydeposit($50forresidencehallstudentsor$�50fortownhouse,suite,andapartmentresidents)iscreditedtothestudent’saccountafterdamagechargeshavebeenplacedonthestudent’saccount.AnyadditionalCollegechargesareassessedattheendofthespringsemester.Remainingbalanceswillbereflectedasacreditonthenextacademicyear’sfallsemesterbilling.Creditbalancesforgraduatingseniorsareautomaticallyprocessedforarefund.OtherstudentsmayrequestarefundinwritingshouldtheynotbereturningtoSt.Mary’sCollege.

refunDs

AllrefundsareprocessedthroughtheBusinessOfficeandnormallytakeabouttwoweekstoreceive.Refundsforlessthan$20.00willnotbeprocessedforcurrentlyenrolledstudents.

Tuitionandmandatoryfeesarerefundableaccordingtotheschedulebelow.Refundsfornon-creditenrichmentcourseswillbepro-cessedaccordingtothescheduleinthecurrentContinuingEducationProgrambrochure.Specialacademicfeesarenon-refundableafterthelastdayofthelateregistrationperiod.Miscellaneousfeesarenon-refundableonceassessed.Inadditiontothepublishedrefundpolicy,refundswillbeadjusted,asneeded,foreligiblefederalfinancialaidrecipients.Thosestudentswithinternshipsorteachingsitesandplacesofresidencemorethan50milesfromthecampusmayrequestarefundofupto50percentofallmandatoryfeesotherthancourse-relatedfeesforthatsemester.

TuiTion refunDs

WithdrawalfromtheCollegeandLeaveofAbsence

Degree-seekingundergraduatesorMasterofArtsinTeachingProgramstudents(eitherpart-orfull-time)whowithdrawfromtheCollegeortakealeaveofabsencewillreceivetuitionrefundsasfollows:

—Beforeclassesofficiallybegin,�00%oftuitionandmandatoryfeeswillberefunded.Asofthefirstdayofclasses,mandatoryfeesarenon-refundable.

—80%(eighty)oftuitionwillberefundedonlypriortotheendofthesecondweekaftertheofficialbeginningofclasses.

—60%(sixty)oftuitionwillberefundedonlyduringthethirdweekaftertheofficialbegin-ningofclasses.

—40%(forty)oftuitionwillberefundedonlyduringthefourthweekaftertheofficialbegin-ningofclasses.

—20%(twenty)oftuitionwillberefundedonlyduringthefifthweekaftertheofficialbeginningofclasses.

—Afterthefifthweekofclassesnotuitionorfeesshallberefunded.

enrollMenT sTaTus Change

Tuitionrefundsforalldegree-seekingunder-graduateandM.A.T.students,whetherchangingfromfull-timetopart-timestatus,or,asapart-timestudentdroppingoneormoreclasseswhileremainingenrolled:

—Beforeclassesofficiallybegin,�00%oftuitionandmandatoryfeesarerefundabletothestudent.Asofthefirstdayofclasses,man-datoryfeesarenon-refundable.

—Beforetheendofthesecondweekfollowingtheofficialbeginningofclasses,80%ofthetuitionpaymentcanberefunded.

—StartingonMondayofthethirdweekfol-lowingtheofficialbeginningofclasses,0%refund.

rooM refunDs

Forstudentstakingaleaveofabsenceorwith-drawingfromtheCollege,theroomrefundscheduleisasfollows:

—�00%(onehundred)lesspenaltyfeeasnotedontheHousingContractbeforeclassesofficiallybegin.

—80%(eighty)priortotheendofthesecondweekaftertheofficialbeginningofclasses.

—60%(sixty)duringthethirdweekaftertheofficialbeginningofclasses.

—40%(forty)duringthefourthweekaftertheofficialbeginningofclasses.

—20%(twenty)duringthefifthweekaftertheofficialbeginningofclasses.

—Norefundafterthefifthweekfollowingtheofficialbeginningofclasses.RoomrefundsmustberequestedinwritingtotheOfficeofResidenceLife,aspartofbeingreleasedfromtheHousingContract.

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—Note:Dependinguponthedateofnotifi-cation,student-initiatedroomcancellationsmayresultinaliabilityforsomeportionofhousingcostsinadditiontolossoftheadvancepayment.ThisinformationiscontainedontheHousingContract.

boarD refunDs

Allboardrefundswillbebasedonweeklymealplanuse.Thisincludesstudentswhowithdrawortakealeaveofabsenceduringthesemester.

reMiTTanCe of exCess finanCial aiD

Astudentwithacreditbalanceonhis/herstatementofaccount,resultingfromfederalaidmoniestotheCollege,willautomaticallyreceivearefundchecknottoexceedthenetaidamountunlessthestudenthasauthorizedthecreditbalance.Astudentreceivingotherfinancialaidandshowingacreditbalanceonhis/herstatementofaccountmayrequestarefundnoearlierthanthefirstdayofclasses.

finanCial aiD

TheOfficeofFinancialAidhelpsstudentstoidentifyandapplyforfinancialsupportoftheircollegeeducation.St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandbelievesthatqualifiedstudentsshouldhaveanopportunityforacollegeeduca-tion.Theprimaryresponsibilityforpayingthecostofeducationisthefamily’s.However,asapublicinstitutionSt.Mary’sCollegerecognizesthatstudentsandtheirfamiliesarenotalwaysabletofundthefullcostofacollegeeduca-tion.FinancialaidisdesignedtobridgethegapbetweenfamilyresourcesandthecostofattendingSt.Mary’s.

St.Mary’soffersavarietyofprogramsdesignedtoassistinmeetingcollegeexpenses.Theseprogramsincludescholarships,grants,loans,workopportunities,andatuitionpaymentplan.St.Mary’sparticipatesinallapplicablefederalandMarylandfinancialaidprograms.Togainanobjectiveassessmentofacandi-date’sabilitytocontributetoeducationalcost,St.Mary’srecommendsapplicantscompletetheFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid(FAFSA).TheFAFSAprovidesSt.Mary’swiththeexpectedfamilycontributiontothestudent’scomprehensiveexpense,aswellastheestimatedcontributionofanyfederalgrantsforwhichthestudentmaybeeligible.St.Mary’sthenpreparesapackageoffinancialassistanceconsistingofacombinationofloans,

grants,scholarships,and/orworkopportunitiesintendedtomeettheportionofexpensesthatcannotbemetbyothersources.Intheend,thegoalistoensurethatqualifiedapplicantshavetheopportunitytoobtainaliberalartseduca-tionatSt.Mary’s.

how To apply for finanCial aiD

Tobeeligibleformostfederal,state,andinstitutionalaidprograms,studentsmustbeU.S.citizensormustmeeteligiblenon-citizencriteria;beadmittedtoandpursuinganeligibledegreeprogram;andbeenrolledonatleastahalf-timebasis.

firsT-year anD Transfer sTuDenTs

Tobeconsideredformostformsofaid,stu-dentsneedtocompletetheFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid(FAFSA)bytheprioritydeadlineofMarch�.Becauseittakesapproximatelytwotofourweeksforgovern-mentprocessing,applicantsshouldsubmitthecompletedFAFSAformbetweenJanuary�andFebruary�5ofthesemesterprecedingfallmatriculation.Applicantsforspringmatricula-tionshouldfiletheirapplicationsbyNovember�oftheprecedingyear.ByfilingtheFAFSA,applicantsareapplyingforgrants,loans,andwork-study.First-yearapplicantsreceivenoti-ficationoffinancialaidinApril;transferstu-dentsreceivenotificationinMay.

reTurning Degree sTuDenTs

ApplicantssubmitthecompletedFAFSAorRenewalApplicationbetweenJanuary�andarch�.Awardsarebasedonacademicper-formanceand/orfinancialneed.ReturningstudentsreceivenotificationoftheirfinancialaidinJune.

how To aCCepT finanCial aiD

AllStudentsReceivingSt.Mary’sCollegeand/orFederalFinancialAid:UponreceivingtheiraidpackagefromSt.Mary’s,applicantsmakeadecisiontoacceptorrejecteachformofaidoffered(loan,grant,scholarship,work),onceeligibilityhasbeenconfirmed.ApplicantsindicatetheirdecisionontheawardletterbysigningitandreturningittotheOfficeofFinancialAid.

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responsibiliTies of finanCial aiD reCipienTs

Financialaidrecipientsmustdothefollowing:

�. Maintaingoodacademicstandingandmakesatisfactoryprogressasrequired.DetailedinformationmaybeobtainedfromtheOfficeofFinancialAid.

2. Reportchangesinnames,addresses,anddependencystatustotheOfficeofFinancialAid.(ChangesinnameandaddressalsomustbereportedtotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.)

3. ReporttotheOfficeofFinancialAidthereceiptofanyfinancialassistance(scholar-ship,grants,andsoforth)receivedfromothergroupsororganizations.

4. ConsultwiththeOfficeofFinancialAidpriortomakinganychangesinenrollmentstatus(changefromfull-timetopart-time,orwithdrawalfromtheCollege).

5. SubmittheFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid(ortheRenewalApplication)beforetheprioritydeadlineofMarch�.MarylandresidentswhofileaftertheMarch�deadlinemaynotbeconsideredforMarylandstateassistance.

Note:St.Mary’sreservestherighttoadjustaidawardsatanytimewhentherearechangesinenrollmentorresidencystatus,incomediscrep-ancies,orfinancialchanges.

Types of aiD

Grants

Grantsaregiftsofmoneyawardedtostudentswithfinancialneed.Grantsneednotberepaid.St.Mary’sCollegeofferstheFederalPellGrant,FederalSupplementalEducationalGrant(SEOG),andnumerousCollegegrantsforstu-dentswithdemonstratedfinancialneed.

St. Mary’s Scholarships

MeritscholarshipsatSt.Mary’sareawardedtoenteringfull-timefirst-yearandtransferstudentswhoshowexceptionalpromise.CandidatesareencouragedtofileaFAFSAtoallowSt.Mary’stoconsiderthestudentforneed-basedaidaswellasforscholarships.Scholarshipsareawardedcompetitivelytoacademicallytalentedstudents.SothatSt.Mary’scanrecognizetheaccomplishmentsofasmanystudentsaspossible,scholarshipoffers

fromSt.Mary’swillnotexceedthevalueofin-statetuition.(Tuitionwaiversfordepen-dentsofSt.Mary’sCollegeandUniversityofMarylandSystememployeesareaformofscholarshipintheapplicationofthispolicy.).Scholarships,unlessotherwisenoted,areauto-maticallyrenewedforuptofourconsecutiveyearsoffull-timestudyatSt.Mary’saslongasthestudentremainsingoodstandingandmaintainsatleasta3.00grade-pointaverageineachsemester(minimumof�2completedhours).StudentswhofallbelowtheminimumstandardsforGPAorcredithourspersemesterhaveoneprobationarysemesterinwhichtocorrectthedeficiency.Studentswhofallbelowtheminimumstandardsinanysubsequentsemesterwilllosetheirmeritscholarship.TheOfficeofFinancialAid,associateprovostforacademicservices,andtheScholarshipReviewCommitteemonitoracademicprogressofschol-arshiprecipients.

sT. Mary’s sCholarships

St. Mary’s Academic Achievement Awards

Theseawards,giventostudentswithout-standingrecordsofacademicachievement,aremadeintheamountof$3,000andgouptotheequivalentofin-statetuition.RecipientsofSt.Mary’sAcademicAchievementAwardshavechallengedthemselveswitharigorouscourseofstudythatoftenincludesAdvancedPlacement,InternationalBaccalaureate,honorscourses,ormembershipinanacademichonorssociety.

Presidential Merit Awards

Theseawards,giventostudentswithstrongrecordsofacademicachievementandimpres-siveco-curricularaccomplishments,aremadeintheamountof$300to$3,000peryear.RecipientsofPresidentialMeritAwardshavechallengedthemselveswitharigorouscourseofstudythatoftenincludesAdvancedPlacement,InternationalBaccalaureate,honorscourses,ormembershipinanacademichonorssociety.

oTher sCholarship funDs

Endowed Scholarships

TheCollegealsohasanumberofendowedscholarshipswhichprovidefinancialsupporttostudents.ManyofthesearefundedthroughtheSt.Mary’sCollegeFoundation,aprivate,non-profitorganizationdedicatedtosupportingcriticalCollegeneeds.Scholarshipsintheform

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ofone-timefinancialawardsaregivenbytheCollegeandtheCollegeFoundationattheAwardsConvocationceremonyinAprileachyear.Foradescriptivelistofthesescholarshipsandawards,seeHonors&Awards,page2��.

Maryland State Scholarships

TheStateofMarylandoffersawidevarietyofscholarshipsupporttoMarylandresidentsattendingcollegeinMaryland.Theseawardsarebasedonneedandonmerit.AwardsincludeGuaranteedAccessGrant,EducationalAssistanceGrant,DistinguishedScholarAwards,TeacherDistinguishedScholarAward,SenatorialandDelegateScholarships,ScienceandTechnologyScholarship,MarylandTeacherandHopeScholarships,DevelopmentalDisabilitiesandMentalHealthandWorkforceTuitionAssistanceProgram,andMarylandFosterCareRecipients.InformationontheseprogramsisavailablefromtheMarylandStateScholarshipAdministration,MarylandHigherEducationCommission,�6FrancisStreet,Annapolis,MD2�40�(800)974-�024.

expenses anD finanCial aiD

Loans

Aloanisborrowedmoneyandmustberepaidatalatertime.Inmostcases,thestudentistheborrowerandrepaystheloanonceheorsheisnolongerenrolledinaninstitutionofhigherlearning,graduates,orisenrolledlessthanhalftime.Thereareafewloanprogramswheretheparentistheborrowerandbeginsrepayingtheloanwhilethestudentisstillenrolled.Alleducationalloanscarryfavorableinterestrates.Someincludeinterestbenefits,meaningthatthefederalgovernmentpaystheinterestontheloanwhilethestudentisenrolled.Multiplerepaymentplansprovidetheborrowerwithflexiblerepaymentoptions.St.Mary’sCollegeparticipatesinallfederalandstatefinancialaidprograms,suchastheFederalStaffordStudentLoanProgram(FSSL)andFederalParentLoansforUndergraduateStudents(PLUS).St.Mary’sCollegeparticipatesintheelectronicprocessingofallstudentandparentloans.Afteraloanisprocessed,thefundsareelectronicallywiredintothestudent’saccount.Ifapplicable,refundsaresentdirectlytothestudent’slocaladdress.Fordetailedinformationontheseprograms,borrowersshouldconsulttheOfficeofFinancialAid.

Federal Perkins Loan Program

ThisloanprogramwasestablishedbythefederalgovernmentinagreementwithSt.Mary’sCollegetomakelow-interestloansavailabletostudentswithclearlyestablishedfinancialneed.Formoreinformation,contacttheOfficeofFinancialAid.

CaMpus eMployMenT

Part-timeemploymentisanotherwaymanystu-dentsmeettheireducationalcosts.TheOfficeofFinancialAidadministersthefederalwork-studyprogram.Work-Studyaidisbasedonneed,andjobplacementisadministeredthroughtheOfficeofFinancialAid.StudentsareemployedinmanycapacitiesthroughouttheCollege.Incomefrompart-timeemploymentispaiddirectlytothestudentduringeachtwo-weekpayperiodinwhichthestudentworked,andcontributessignificantlytomeetingindividuals’educationexpenses.InformationaboutcampusemploymentisavailablefromtheCareerCenter.St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandisanEqualEmploymentOpportunityemployerandasup-porterofAffirmativeActioninitiatives.

oTher resourCes

Informationonalternativeloanprograms,suchasCitiAssist,TERI,orEMAX,isavailablethroughtheOfficeofFinancialAid.Checklocalcivicorganizationsforpotentialfunds.InvestigatethelocallibraryresourcesectionforoutsidefundingandreviewtheWorldWideWebforothersources.ForWebinformation,trythefollowingWebpages:http://www.finaid.organdhttp://www.smcm.edu/(seethefinancialaidsectionforoutsideresources).

finanCial aiD for sTuDy abroaD

Inmostcases,financialassistanceisavailabletoeligiblestudentsforbothacademicyearandapprovedstudy-abroadprogramsinthesummer.StudentsshouldbeginthisprocessbycontactingtheOfficeofInternationalEducation.Formoreinformationregardingaidavailability,contacttheOfficeofFinancialAid.

VeTerans benefiTs

IndividualswhowishtoapplyforVeteransBenefitsshouldcontacttheOfficeoftheRegistrar,AnneArundelHall.Telephone240-895-4336.

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A sapubliccollegeoftheliberalarts,St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandaimstoeducateitsstudentstoleadproductiveandsatisfyinglivesascitizens.Toaccomplishthisgoal,theprogramofstudyisdesignedtoprovideafirst-rategeneraleducation,topromotecompetenceinatleastoneacademicfield,andtohelpeachstudentdevelopskillsofanalysisandexpressionnecessaryforalifeofvalue.

Allstudentscompletegeneralcollegerequire-ments,includingtwoprogramsofstudy:CoreCurriculum,andamajor.TheCoreCurriculumprogramoffersthestudentabroadunder-standingofseveralfieldsofknowledge.Themajorprovidestheopportunitytopursueonefieldindepth.

The Core CurriCuluM TheCoreCurriculumatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandrepresentsacommitmenttopro-vidingstudentswithabroadgroundingintheliberalarts.Thecurriculumwasdesignedtostimulateaspiritofinquiryaboutarangeofintellectualissuesanddevelopstudents’abilitytothinkcreativelyandcritically,withreasonandimagination.Becausestudentsmustdeveloptheintellectualandethicalresourcestoflourishinourcomplexworld,theCoreCurriculumengagesstudentsindifferentmodesofknowledgeandlearning.ThroughtheCoreCurriculum,ourstudentsdeveloptheabilitiestospeakandwritewithclarityandprecision;constructsoundarguments;applytheoreticalconceptsandintegrateknowledge;anduseinformationandtechnologyresourceseffectivelyandethically.Studentsdeveloptheseabili-tiesacrossalldisciplines,inactivitiesrangingfromcreativeproductioninthefineartstotheuseofscientificmethodsinthesciences.OurvisionoflearningatSt.Mary’sCollegeincludes,welcomes,anddependsuponmanyvoicesandviewpoints.TheCoreCurriculumbeginstheprocessthroughwhichfacultyandstudentsparticipateinongoingconversationsaboutvalue,meaning,understanding,andaction.Astudent’sintellectualgrowthwillthereforeentailadeepeningmoralawareness.TheCoreCurriculumlaysthefoundationthatwillenableSt.Mary’sCollegestudentstodevelopasenseofsocialandcivicresponsibilityandbepreparedtoparticipateethicallyandintelligentlyasinformedcitizensofthecommunitiesinwhichtheyworkandlive.

TheCoreCurriculumwillprovideopportunitiesforstudentsto

• engageinandarticulatethevalueofcre-ativeandintellectualexploration;

• usemultiplemodesofinquiry,resources,andknowledgefrommultipledisciplinestoaskquestions,identifyissues,andsolvecomplexproblems,bothwithinandacrossdisciplinaryboundaries;

• developanopennesstodiversityinallitsformsanddemonstratesocialresponsibilityandcivicmindedness;

• learnaboutthe“globalcommunity”andenvironmentalstewardship;and

• honethefundamentalliberalartsskillsofcriticalthinking,informationliteracy,writtenexpressionandoralexpressionacrossavarietyofdisciplinaryboundaries.

Thefundamentalliberalartsskills(criticalthinking,informationliteracy,writtenexpres-sion,andoralexpression)arethecornerstonesofatraditionalliberalartseducationandareessentialtoanintegrativecurriculum.Allstu-dentsinallmajorsemploythemthroughouttheiracademiccareers.Makingsurethatallstudentsachieveproficiencyinthesefourskillswillleadtotheexcellenceineducationthatourmissionstatementcallsfor.Aliberalartsedu-cationisacomprehensiveeducationdesignedtocultivateautonomousandwell-roundedmembersoftheworldcommunitybydevelopingthefundamentalskillsenablingthefullexerciseandexpressionofone’sperson.Assuch,thesefundamentalskillsdonotmarkmeretech-nique,butrepresentsomeofthecorecapacitiesshapinghumanintelligence.

Criticalthinkingdescribesthecapacitytorec-ognizeandappreciatethecontextofalineofthought(forexample,arhetoricalargument;amathematicalproof;amusicalcomposition,etc.);thecapacitytoevaluateitsconsistency,coherence,importance,andoriginality;andthecapacitytocreateanindependentlineofthought.Informationliteracydescribesthecapacitytoidentifytheneedforinformationandtolocate,analyze,evaluate,andeffectivelyuseallformsofinformation(forexample,written,oral,visual,quantitative,etc.).Writtenexpressionandoralexpressiondescribethecapacitiestoclearlyarticulateacoherent,cre-ative,andcompellinglineofthoughtinwritingandspeech,respectively,withattentiontothepowerofbothlanguageandimages.

Althougheachskillmaintainsitsidentityasthedefinitionsabovesignify,theseskillsinextricablyinformoneanother.Theseskillswillbeintro-

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ducedandpracticedintheCoreCurriculum,butasstudentsmatriculatebeyondtheCoreCurriculumtheoutcomesfortheseskillswillexpand,multiply,anddiverge.Inotherwords,theideaof“allfourskillsinallfouryears”willformanintegralpartoftheacademiccultureatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.Studentswillbegintounderstandthisculturebeforetheyarriveoncampus,becomeimmersedinitduringtheirtimeoncampus,andfurtherdeveloptheseskillsaftertheyleavethecampus.AssessmentoftheseskillswilltakeplaceinavarietyofwaysintheCore,inthemajors,andintheseniorcapstoneexperiences.

sT. Mary’s proJeCTs

IncompliancewithSt.Mary’sCollege’sposi-tionasMaryland’spublichonorscollege,theSt.Mary’sProject(SMP)isthecapstoneofstudyattheCollege.Theprojectisaneight-credit,independent,sustainedendeavorofresearchorcreativeexpressionthatissupervisedbyafacultymentorandpresentedinapublicforum.Eachprojectrealizesseveralofthefollowinggoalsofthishonorscollege:

1. The maintenance of high academic standards

2. The creation of a sense of intellectual com-munity in which the academic disciplines are appreciated as both unique and interrelated

3. The development of each student’s ability to think critically and creatively in order to foster curiosity and promote inquiry

4. The encouragement of each student’s ability to identify personal educational goals and to select the courses that will help to realize these goals

5. An emphasis on learning not only in the class-room, but between faculty and students and between students and their peers

6. Sponsorship of a project of quality as the cul-mination and means of assessing the whole of a student’s education

7. High standards of intellectual and creative endeavor and a sense of responsibility and personal integrity that lead to meaningful per-formance in a world that is increasingly complex and interdependent.

AsMaryland’spublichonorscollege,St.Mary’siscommittedtotheidealofprovidinganexcel-lentandchallengingeducationtoadiversepopulation.Asanhonorscollege,St.Mary’sseekstalentedstudentswhoareseriousabouttheireducation.Asapubliccollege,St.Mary’srecruitsastudentbodythatisdiversesocio-

economically,ethnically,andbyage.Thetwocharacteristicsofacademicstrengthandsocialdiversitydefinethemissionofthiscollege,andtheSt.Mary’sProjectoffersstudentsandfacultythemeanstofulfilltheCollege’suniqueeducationalopportunities.

The MaJor

AtSt.Mary’sCollege,depthofknowledgeisgainedthroughintensivestudyinamajorfield.Byassumingamajor,thestudentgoesbeyondtheintroductorylevelinachosenfield,developsacoherentviewofthesubject,andattainscompetenceintheuseofskillsappropriatetothediscipline.Thisaspectofthecurriculumallowsstudentstoexperiencethechallengeandpleasureofpursuingasubjectindepth.Italsohelpsthemrefinetheirabili-tiesofacquiring,analyzing,andsynthesizinginformation,abilitiesneededtorespondtotheincreasingcomplexityofthemodernworld.

Seepage58foracompletelistingofthemajorsofferedbytheCollege.

DeClaring a MaJor

Bytheendofthesophomoreyear,eachstudentmustdeclareamajorbynotifyingtheOfficeofAcademicServices.AstudentmaychangeamajorordeclareasecondmajoratanytimebeforethestartofhisorherlastsemesterattheCollegepriortograduation,exceptinthecaseofIndependentStudent-DesignedMajors.Inmostcasesthereisnoneedforastudenttodesignateamajoruntiltheendofthesecondyear.However,ifastudentanticipatesmajoringinbiology,chemistry,mathematics,computerscience,naturalscience,ormusic,orplanstopursuetheM.A.T.,afacultyadviserinthefieldshouldbeconsultedearlyinthefirstyear,preferablybeforethestudentenrollsinthefirstsemester.

The Minor

Recognizingthatmanystudentsmaywanttotakeaconcentrationofcoursesunderaspecificdisciplinebutnotwiththeintentionofmajoringinthesubjectmatter,St.Mary’sCollegeallowsstudentstopursueapprovedminors.Minorsrequirestudentstotake�8-24semester-hoursinprescribedcoursework.

Seepage59foracompletelistingoftheminorsofferedbytheCollege.

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The Minor in Cross-DisCiplinary sTuDies

Cross-disciplinarystudiescanincreaseintel-lectualcommunityacrossdisciplines,encouragecohesioninthechoiceofelectives,andpromotecombinationsofmethodsandmate-rialsthatchallengetheboundariesofknowl-edge.Theyinvolveatleastthreeacademicdisciplinesandrequire�8to24semester-hours,atleasteight(8)ofwhichmustbeattheupper-divisionlevel.Cross-disciplinarystudiesincludeanintegrativecomponentsuchasacommoncourseorrequirement.Atthediscre-tionofthespecificcross-disciplinarystudiescommittee,studentsmaycompletetheSt.Mary'sProjectinthestudyarea,providedtheysecuretheapprovalofthedepartmentinwhichtheyaremajoring.Completionofthecourseworkinacross-disciplinarystudyareaisnotedasaspecificminoronastudent'stranscript.CurrentlytheCollegeoffersthefollowingcross-disciplinaryminors:AfricanandAfricanDiasporaStudies,AsianStudies,DemocracyStudies,EnvironmentalStudies,MuseumStudies,Neurosciences,andWomen,Gender,andSexualityStudies.

DeClaring a Minor

Todeclareaminor,eachstudentmustnotifiytheOfficeoftheAssociateProvostofAcademicServicesinAnneArundelHall.Thereisnoabsolutedeadlineforthedecla-rationofaminor,butdepartmentsofferingminorsmustcertifygraduatespriortogradu-ation.Therefore,itishighlyadvisabletodeclareaminorbytheendofthefourthweekofthefirstsemesterofthestudent’ssenioryear.

Degrees

TheCollegeawardsthebachelorofartsdegreeuponsuccessfulcompletionofallrequirements,includingtheCoreCurriculumprogramandoneormoreofthedesignatedmajors.Studentswhocompletetherequirementsformorethanonemajor,asdeterminedbytheappropriateacademicdepartments,willhavethatfactrecordedontheirpermanentrecords.

Aliberalartseducationequipsthestudentforemploymentinawidevarietyofspheres.Forexample,manySt.Mary’sgraduatesenjoysuc-cessfulcareersinbusinessandgovernmentaswellasthearts,education,andthesciences.Manystudentsplanforgraduatestudyinaca-

demicfields,orfortraininginsuchprofessionsaslawandmedicine.

seConD baChelor’s Degree prograM

TheSecondBachelor’sDegreeProgramisintendedtofulfilltheneedsofcollegeanduniversitygraduateswhowishtoachievecom-petencyinafieldofacademicstudydifferentfromtheoneinwhichtheyattainedtheirfirstdegree.StudentsseekingentranceintotheprogrammusthavepreviouslyreceivedabaccalaureatedegreefromSt.Mary’sorfromanotheraccreditedinstitution.Tobeconsideredfortheprogram,theremustbenoextensiveduplicationamongthemajorfieldrequirementsforthetwodegrees.ProspectivestudentsapplytotheOfficeofAdmissionsforentranceintotheprogram.TheOfficeoftheRegistrarwillassessthetransferabilityofcreditsearnedelsewhere.

Studentspursuingasecondbachelor’sdegreearesubjecttoallacademicpoliciesthatnor-mallypertaintoSt.Mary’sdegreestudents.Toearnasecondbachelor’sdegree,astudentmustcompletea)requirements“�”and“4”ofthegeneralCollegerequirementslistedbelowandb)aminimumof32semester-hoursatSt.Mary’sbeyondthoseearnedforthefirstdegree.

Interestedstudentsareurgedtomakeapre-applicationappointmentwiththeOfficeofAdmissionstoreceiveadviceregardingadmis-sionsproceduresandtransfercreditpolicies.

general College requireMenTs

�. Completionofatleast�28semester-hours(credits),includingatleast44semester-hoursofupper-division(300-and400-level)courses,withacumulativegrade-pointaverageofatleast2.00,bothonanoverallbasisandinthosecoursesthatmeetmajorrequirements.

2. Completionofatleast30ofthelast36semester-hoursofacademicworktowardthedegreeatSt.Mary’sCollege.Withthepermissionoftheassociateprovostforaca-demicservices,thisprovisionmaybewaivedforstudentsengagedindepartmentallyapprovedoff-campuslearningexperiences.

3. TheCoreCurriculumrequirements.

4. Therequirementsforamajorfieldofstudy.

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Core CurriCuluM requireMenTs

TofulfillthegoalsoftheCoreCurriculum,statedatthebeginningofthissection,allstudentsmustachievecompetenceinfour“fundamentalliberalartsskills”bythetimetheygraduate.Theseskills,includinga)criticalthinking,b)informationliteracy,c)writtenexpression,andd)oralexpression,willbeintroducedintheFirst-YearSeminars,prac-ticedandhonedinincreasinglysophisticatedwaysthroughouttheCoreCurriculumandthemajors,andthenassessedwithinthemajorpriortograduation.Additionally,studentsarerequiredtosuccessfullycompletedesignatedcoursesineachofthefollowingcategories:I)IntroductiontotheLiberalArts–LiberalArtsSeminars;II)InternationalLanguages;III)LiberalArtsApproachestoUnderstandingtheWorld;andIV)ExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.

I. IntroductiontotheLiberalArts–LiberalArtsSeminars

TheLiberalArtsSeminars,anintegralpartoftheCoreCurriculum,introducestudentstothecampuscommunity,liberalartsculture,andtheexcitementofintellectualinquiry.TheSeminarsareoverseenbythedeanoftheCoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperienceandtaughtbyfacultyfromeverydepartment.Bycompletingthisrequirement,studentswillbeableto

• apply,analyze,synthesize,andevaluatespecificcoursecontentanddisciplinaryorinterdisciplinaryapproachestolearningonwhichtheseminarisbased;

• useavarietyofcriticalthinkingmethodsininteractingwithatopic,question,orgroupoftexts;

• useinformationliteracytocompletecourseassignmentsandactivities,identifytheneedfordiversekindsofinformation,accessinformationeffectivelyandefficiently,eval-uatesourcescritically,andincorporatenewmaterialintotheirexistingknowledgebase;

• writewithanacceptablelevelofproficiencyinorganizingideas,developingathesis,andrevisingandeditingtext,bothinformalandformal,inavarietyofgenresforaudiencesofbothpeersandprofessors;

• useeffectiveoralexpressionstrategiesandmodelcivilityofdiscoursewhenengaginginsmallgroupactivities,participatinginlarge

groupdiscussions,andmakingformalpre-sentations;and

• reflectivelyparticipateinacademicdis-courseasanactivememberofthecollegecommunity.

Studentswhoneedadditionalsupportinmakingthetransitiontocollege-levelwritingarealsorequiredtotakeEnglish�0�,IntroductiontoWriting,intheirfirstsemesterconcurrentlywithaFirstYearSeminar.Enteringstudentswhoscorebelow600ontheWritingSectionoftheSATsmusttakeanEnglishCompositionPlacementExamination,atimedwritingassignment,duringthesummerorduringnew-studentorientation.Thisexam,administeredbytheEnglishDepartmentandscoredholisticallybytrainedreaders,isusedtodeterminewhichstudentswilltakeEnglish�0�.UponcompletingEnglish�0�,studentsmayalsoberequiredtodoadditionalworkontheirwritingattheWritingCenterorinEnglish�02inafollowingsemester.

TosatisfytherequirementfortheLiberalArtsSeminar,studentsmusttakeeitherCORE�0�orCORE30�.StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orhigherinordertosatisfytheLiberalArtsSeminarrequirement.TheFirstYearSeminarmaynotbeusedtosatisfyanyotherCoreCurriculumrequirements,norcantheFirstYearSeminarbeusedtosatisfyanyrequire-mentswithinamajororminor.Incomingfirstyearstudentsandstudentswhotransferinwithfewerthan32creditswilltakeCORE�0�intheirfirstfallsemesteroncampus.Studentswhotransferinwith32creditsormorewilltakeCORE30�intheirfirstspringsemesteroncampus.

CORE 101. The First Year Seminar (4F) TheFirstYearSeminarservesasthegatewaycoursetothehonorscollege.TheSeminarswillencouragestudentstoengagedeeplywithanintellectualtopicthroughexercisingthefourfundamentalliberalartsskills(criticalthinking,informationliteracy,writtenexpression,andoralexpression).TheSeminarsarenotmeanttobeintroductionstodisciplines,noraretheymerelyorientationstothecampusorclinicsonstudyskills.Rather,theyfocusonaquestion,anissue,oragroupoftexts,onwhichstudentswillwrite,speak,research,andthinkcritically.Multiplesectionsofthiscoursewillfocusonawidevarietyoftopics.

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CORE 301. Inquiry in the Liberal Arts (2S) Thiscourse,designedforstudentstransfer-ringtoSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandwith32creditsormore,willfocusonthefourfun-damentalliberalartsskills(criticalthinking,informationliteracy,writtenexpression,andoralexpression)andemphasizetheirimpor-tanceforabroadgroundingintheliberalarts.

CORE 401. Peer Mentoring Practicum (4F)AdvancedundergraduatestudentsmayapplytobepeermentorstotheFirstYearSeminars(CORE�0�).Inadditiontoattendingtheseminarsectiontowhichtheyareassigned,peermentorswillattendregularpracticummeetingsdesignedtoaddressissuesrelatedtomentoring,ethicsinteaching,teachingandlearningtheories,aswellasissuesrelatedtofacilitatingdiscussionandhelpingstudentsdevelopandhonethefourfundamentalliberalartsskills.Prerequisites:JuniororSeniorstanding.StudentsmustapplytothedeanoftheCoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperiencetobeconsideredforthePeerMentorprogram.

II. International Languages

Studentswilltakeoneinternationallanguagecoursebeyondtheirenteringlevelofprofi-ciency.

Bycompletingthisrequirement,studentswillbeableto

• identifykeytopics,questions,andissuescentraltothespecificlanguageandculturebeingstudied,andunderstandothercul-turesfromtheirowninternalperspectives;

• applytheinvestigativestrategiesofthesedisciplinestocollect,organize,andanalyzeinformation,tosolveproblems,andtoreflectonissuesofculturalandsocietalimportance;

• articulatethestrengthsandlimitationsofthesemethodologiesindealingwithprob-lemsandissues,anddescribetheirvalueindealingwithcross-disciplinarytopicsandconcerns;and

• writeandspeakatthelevelofthelanguagecoursetaken,anduseappropriatetoolsofinformationliteracyinethicalwaystoinformtheirengagementwiththeseareasofstudy.

Determiningcourselevel:

Thoughstudentsmayalwaysopttofulfilltherequirementbystartinganewlanguageatthe

�0�level,otherlevelsofplacement(coursenumbers�02,��0,20�,202,206)willbedeter-minedbyone’sscoreontheweb-basedForeignLanguageProficiencyTest(FLPT).ForspecificinformationontheadministrationoftheFLPT,MoststudentswillberequiredtotaketheFLPTbeforetheirfirstsemesteratSt.Mary’s.IfyouneedtofulfilltheInternationalLanguagesrequirementandhavenottakentheFLPTcontacttheOfficeofAcademicServices.

WaystomeettherequirementoutsideoftakingacourseatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland:

�. byprovidingproofofcourseworkinanyforeignlanguageattheCollegelevel(includinglanguagesnotcurrentlytaughtatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland);or

2. bypetitioningthedeanoftheCoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperienceforanexemption,suchasbydemonstratingnativeornear-nativeknowledgeofalanguageotherthanEnglish(thatis,internationalstudentsoranyoneelsewithsignificantlinguisticandculturalbackgroundfromoutsidetheUnitedStates);or

3. bysubmittingevidenceofascoreofa4of5inanAPforeignlanguageexamoraminimumscoreof5inanIB/HLexaminaforeignlanguage.

StudentswhohavealreadysatisfiedtheInternationalLanguagesrequirement,asdetailedabove,arestillstronglyencouragedtocontinuetodeveloptheirproficiencythroughadditionalcollegelevelworkandareencour-agedtotaketheForeignLanguageProficiencyTest(FLPT)todeterminelevelofplacement.

III. Liberal Arts Approaches to Understanding the World

Studentsmusttakeonecoursefromeachofthefollowingsixareas:�)Arts,2)CulturalPerspectives,3)HumanisticFoundations,4)Mathematics,5)NaturalScienceswithLaboratory,and6)SocialSciences.Thepurposeofthisrequirementistointroducestudentstoacademicdisciplinescentraltotheliberalarts(includingtheparticularapproachesandassumptionsofthesedisciplines),aswellastoreinforcebreadthanddiversityofexperience.Eachareaofstudyhasitsowngoals,whicharedescribedinfurtherdetailbelow.

Bytheendoftheirexperiencesincoursesthatfulfillthe“LiberalArtsApproachestoUnderstandingtheWorld”categoryoftheCore

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Curriculum,studentswill,atalevelappropriateforanintroductorycourse,beableto

• selectanareaofstudyforfurtherpursuitbasedonknowledgeofthebasicassump-tions,methodologies,andwaysofinteractingwithinformationinvariousdis-ciplinesorinterdisciplinaryareasofstudy;

• identifykeytopics,questions,orissuescentraltovariousdisciplines;

• applyinvestigativestrategiesofvariousdis-ciplinesorinterdisciplinaryfieldstocollect,organize,andanalyzeinformation,tosolveproblems,andtoreflectonissuesofper-sonalandsocietalsignificance;

• distinguishamongthevariousmethod-ologicalapproachesusedinthestudyoftheliberalartsandarticulatethestrengthsandlimitationsofvariousmethodologiesfordealingwithproblemsandissueswithinparticulardisciplinesaswellaswithcross-disciplinarytopicsandconcerns;and

• writeandspeakusingthelanguageandstylisticconventionsofvariousdisciplines,whileusingappropriatetoolsofinformationliteracyinethicalwaystosupportvariedscholarlyprojects.

Astudentwilltakeonecoursefromeachofthefollowingsixareas:�)Arts,2)CulturalPerspectives,3)HumanisticFoundations,4)Mathematics,5)NaturalScienceswithLaboratory,and6)SocialSciences.Thesixcoursesmustbefromsixdifferentdisciplines.Inotherwords,onlyonecoursewithanygivenprefix—suchasANTH,MUSC,POSCorTFMS—maybecountedamongastudent’ssixLiberalArtsApproachestoUnderstandingtheWorldcourses.

1. Arts: TheArtsincludecourseswhoseprimaryfocusisthestudyand/orpracticeofartisticcreationinliterature,thevisualarts,music,dance,theaterandfilm.Coursesintheartsexaminehowartformsexpressideasandexperiences.Someofthesecoursesfocusonthehistoryofartforms,thecontextsoftheirproductionandrecep-tion,andthetheoriesusedtointerpretthem.OtherArtscoursesfocusonstudentsmaking,writing,orperformingartisticcreations.Bystudyingthearts,studentslearntoattendcarefullytothestructureanddetailsofcreativeworks,tounderstandtheseworksintheirsocialandhistorical

contexts,andtoexpresstheircreativeandcriticalintentionsclearlyandeffectively.

ThefollowingcoursessatisfytheArtsrequirement:

ART�05.IntroductiontoVisualThinkingART204.IntroductiontoDrawingART206.IntroductiontoPaintingART208.IntroductiontoSculptureART2�0.IntroductiontoPrintmakingART2�2.IntroductiontoPhotographyART2�4.IntroductiontoDigitalImagingART233.TopicsinStudioArtART237.TopicsinStudioArt:ColorARTH220.Rock,Paper,Sword:TheMedia

oftheAncientandMedievalWorldARTH250.TopicsinArtHistoryARTH260.TopicsinArtTheoryENGL�06.IntroductiontoLiteratureENGL230.LiteraryTopicsENGL270.CreativeWritingENGL28�.LiteratureinHistoryIENGL282.LiteratureinHistoryIIENGL283.LiteratureinHistoryIIIHIST264.IntroductiontoMuseumStudiesMUSC��2.MusicasCommunicationMUSC203.MusicTheoryI(3)(withco-

requisiteMUSC20�,a�creditcourse)MUSC205.MusicinHistoryMUSC2�7.TheJazzMakersMUST200.IntroductiontoMuseum

StudiesTFMS�30.IntroductiontoPerformanceTFMS�70.StagecraftTFMS�7�.ElementsofTheatricalDesignTFMS200.TheaterinHistoryTFMS220.IntroductiontoFilmandMedia

StudiesTFMS225.TopicsinFilmandMediaTFMS230.ActingITFMS23�.ActingIITFMS250.MovementITFMS255.ModernDanceI(3)TFMS258.DanceinHistoryTFMS260.TopicsinDance/MovementTFMS275.CostumesandClothesin

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Four�-creditMUSAcoursesatthelowerdivisionlevelmayalsosatisfytheArtsrequirementinthefollowingways:�)Studentstakinglessons(atthe200level)mayaccumulatecreditsonlyononeinstru-ment(orvoice)across4semesters.2)Studentsmayparticipateinanensemble(atthe�00level)across4semesters.3)

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Creditsmayalsoaccumulatethroughacom-binationoflessons(inonlyoneinstrumentorvoice)plusanymixtureofensemblesforatotalof4credits.

Lessonsthatcanbeusedtofulfillthisrequirement:

Guitar:MUSA280PianoMUSA28�Brass:MUSA284Strings:MUSA285Voice:MUSA286Percussion:MUSA287Woodwinds:MUSA288

Ensemblesthatcanbeusedtofulfillthisrequirement:

Choir:MUSA�80ChamberSingers:MUSA�82JazzEnsemble:MUSA�86ChamberEnsemble:MUSA�87Orchestra:MUSA�89

2. Cultural Perspectives:Coursesinthiscat-egoryaredesignedtohelpstudentsbetterrecognizethewaystheirowncultureshapestheirthinkingandthewaysinwhichculturemoregenerallyshapesanindividual’sworldview.Coursesincludethoseinwhichtheprimaryobjectofstudyisculturesandlan-guagesusingthemethodologiesofdiversedisciplinesaswellasinterdisciplinarymeth-odologies.Coursesmightexaminetheoriesofraceandethnicity,exploretheexperiencesofpeopleandsocietiesinvariouscultures,orinvestigatediverseissuesrelatedtobothglo-balizationandthevariabilityofexperienceswithinparticularcultures.

ThefollowingcoursessatisfytheCulturalPerspectivesrequirement:

AADS2�4.AfricaandtheAfricanDiaspora

ANTH230.CulturalAnthropologyANTH250.LanguageandCultureASIA200.IntroductiontoAsianStudiesENGL235.TopicsinLiteratureandCultureHIST280.AfricaandtheAfricanDiasporaILAS200.DemocracyinLatinAmericaILC�02,20�,2020r206courses,ifthey

arenotusedtofulfillthelanguagerequirement

MUSC2�6.IntroductiontotheWorld’sMusic

POSC252.ComparativePoliticsPOSC269.InternationalPolitics

TFMS2�0.JapanesePerformanceTraditions

TFMS25�.IntroductiontoTraditionalAfricanDance

3. Humanistic Foundations:Coursesinthiscategorytakeastheirprimaryobjectsofstudytheconstitutiveevents,ideas,beliefs,andpracticesthathaveshaped,andcontinuetoshape,thehumancondition.Methodologically,theyfocusontheana-lyticalinvestigationofhumanexperienceingeneral;oftheexperienceofparticularindividuals;andofthelinksbetweentheparticularandthegeneral—thusrecog-nizingboththeindividualandalsothewayinwhicheveryindividual’sexperienceisshapedbylargersystemsandparadigms.Coursesmayaddressthefundamentalques-tionofwhatitmeanstobehumanintheworld,therebyprovidingstudentswiththeanalytictoolstocriticallyreflectontheirplaceonearth.Intheprocess,studentswillalsobecomefamiliarwiththekeytopics,questions,issues,andmethodologiescentraltothedisciplinesofphilosophy,history,religiousstudies,andwomen,gender,andsexualitystudies.

ThefollowingcoursessatisfytheHumanisticFoundationsrequirement:

ARTH�00.IntroductiontoArtHistoryHIST�04.HistoricalFoundationsofthe

ModernWorldto�450HIST�05.WesternCivilizationHIST�08.HistoryoftheModernWorldHIST200.UnitedStatesHistory,�776-

�980HIST206.EastAsianCivilizationHIST2�9.ColonialAmericanSurveyHIST253.LatinAmericanCivilizationHIST268.RussianCivilizationHIST272.AncientMediterraneanHIST274.Europe,�8�5-�9�4HIST276.TwentiethCenturyWorldPHIL�0�.IntroductiontoPhilosophyPHIL�20.IntroductiontoEthicsRELG��0.IntroductiontoWorldReligionsRELG2�0.BiblicalFoundationsWGSX200.IntroductiontoWomen

StudiesWGSX2�0.IntroductiontoGenderStudies

4. Mathematics:Mathematicsisadisciplinethatstudiesquantitativeaspectsoftheworld.Thecourseswithinthissection

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introducethestudenttobasicmathematicalskillsandconcepts,sometimesthroughtheelementsofcomputerprogramming.Studentsareexpectedtolearnmethodsandtechniquesofproblemsolvingandtodevelopfacilityinthemathematicalmodeofthinking.Theyareexpectedtobecomeacquaintedwiththemajorareasofcurrentinterestinmathematics,withtheprimaryachievementsofthepast,andwiththefun-damentalproblemsofnumber,space,andinfinity.

ThefollowingcoursessatisfytheMathematicsrequirement:

COSC�20.IntroductiontoComputerScience

MATH�3�.SurveyofMathematicsMATH�5�.CalculusIMATH200.DiscreteMathematics

5. Natural Sciences with Laboratory:Thenaturalsciencesareacademicdisciplinesthatstudythenaturalworld,includingbiological,chemicalandphysicalstructuresandphenomena.Coursesinthenaturalsci-encespresentmajorscientificconceptsandtheoriesandteachstudentstoapplyinves-tigativemethodologiestoexplorescientificquestions.Studentswilllearntoanalyzescientificliteratureandtowriteandspeakusingthelanguagesofthesedisciplines.Allcoursesinthisareaincludetherequiredlaboratorycomponent.

ThefollowingcoursessatisfytheNaturalScienceswithLaboratoryrequirement:

ASTR�54.SolarSystemAstronomyASTR�55.StellarAstronomyand

CosmologyBIOL�0�.ContemporaryBiosciencewith

LaboratoryBIOL�05.PrinciplesofBiologyICHEM�0�.ContemporaryChemistrywith

LaboratoryCHEM�05.GeneralChemistryIGEOL�30.IntroductiontoGeologyPHYS�04.BasicPhysicswithLaboratoryPHYS�2�.CollegePhysicsIPHYS�3�.GeneralPhysicsI

6. Social Sciences:Thesocialsciencesareagroupofacademicdisciplinesthatstudyhumanaspectsoftheworld.Thecourseswithinthesocialsciencestakehumanbehavior—individual,ingroups,orinsoci-eties—astheirobjectofstudy.Theyempha-

sizetheuseofscientificmethodologiesinthestudyofhumanity,includingquantita-tivetoolsandnarrativeapproaches.Thegoalofthesocialsciencesistomakestu-dentsawareoftheforcesthathaveshapedandareshapingthemodernworldinordertoenablethemtothinkcriticallyabouttheglobalsocietyinwhichtheyliveandtowriteandspeakeffectivelyaboutthatsociety.Studentswhostudythesocialsci-enceswillhaveawide-rangingappreciationofthefunctioningofabroadspectrumofsocialsystemsandwillappreciatehowthemethodsofsocialsciencecanhelpinterprethumanbehavior.

ThefollowingcoursessatisfytheSocialSciencesrequirement:

ANTH�0�.IntroductiontoAnthropologyECON�0�.IntroductiontoEconomicsPOSC�00.IntroductiontoPoliticsPSYC�0�.IntroductiontoPsychologySOCI�0�.IntroductiontoSociology

CoursesmaybeaddedtoorremovedfromthesixcategoriesintheLiberalArtsApproachestoUnderstandingtheWorldpendingapprovalbythedeanoftheCoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperienceandtheCoreCurriculumCommittee.

IV. Experiencing the Liberal Arts in the World

InthiselementoftheCoreCurriculum,studentswillbridgethegapbetweentheiracademyandtheworldbeyond,transcendingthetheory-praxisdivideandgivingextrameaningtotheiracademiccoursesbyapplyingtheirdevelopingknowledgebasetolifeexperi-encesoutsidetheboundariesofthecollegecampus.Bycompletingthisrequirement,stu-dentswillbeableto

• practicethedynamicinteractionofdoingandreflecting;

• discussthevalueofbeingaparticipant/observerwhilemaintainingafluidbalancebetweenactiveparticipationandastuteobservationwithappropriateattentiontodetails;and

• synthesizetheirexperiencesthroughcriticalreflectionandevaluationoftheexperience.

Thisrequirementcanbesatisfiedinfourways.Eachoptionrequiresthatstudentsa)engageinactivityoffcampus,b)keepajournaldetailing

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theirexperiencesandtheirdevelopingunder-standingoftherelationshipbetweentheiracademiccourseworkandtheiractivity,andc)produceareflectiveproductthatsynthesizeswhattheyhavelearnedaboutthemselvesandtheintersectionofacademicandpracticalknowledge.ThejournalandreflectiveproductaredescribedinCORE350(seebelow).StudentsregisterforCORE350asaco-requi-sitewhenenrollinginanysemesteroryear-longstudyabroad,independentstudy,experientiallearningcourse,orinternshipexperiencethattheywishtousetosatisfythiselementoftheCoreCurriculumrequirements.Beforecom-pletingthisrequirement,studentsshouldeitherhaveattainedjuniorstanding,completedtheirotherCorerequirements,orreceivedapprovalbythedeanoftheCoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperiencetocompletetherequirementpriortothejunioryear.

TherearefouroptionsforsatisfyingtheExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorldrequirement:

�.StudyAbroad:StudentsmaysatisfytheExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorldrequirementbyparticipatinginatleastfourcredithoursofstudy-abroadcoursework.Study-tourcoursesandsemesterorlongerstudy-abroadprogramscounttowardsthisrequirement.

2. Off-campusInternship:StudentsmaysatisfytheExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorldrequirementbyparticipatinginanoff-campusexperientiallearningactivityofatleastfourcredithours.

3. IndependentStudyorDirectedResearch:StudentsmaysatisfytheExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorldrequirementunderfacultydirectionbasedonoff-campusexperiencesintheworldofworkorcom-munityservicenottypicallyassociatedwithaninternshipplacement.StudentsoptingtosatisfytheExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorldrequirementthroughthisoptionwillsubmitaproposalforatleastfourcredithoursofindependentstudyordirectedresearchatthe300or400leveltothedeanoftheCoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperience.

4. ExperientialorServiceLearningCourse:StudentsmaysatisfytheExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorldrequirementbytakingacoursethathasasignificant

experientialorservicelearningcomponent.Studentsmaytakeoneofthefollowingcoursestosatisfythisrequirement:

EDUC204.ReflectivePracticeinHumanStudies

EDUC206.TheChildinAmericaEDUC296.LanguageAcquisitionand

PhonemicAwarenessEDSP/PSYC336.Exceptionality:An

IntroductiontoSpecialEducationEDUC/PSYC368.EducationalPsychologyPSYC4�0.ServiceLearninginPsychologyTFMS392.TheTeachingofTheaterinthe

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CoursesmaybeaddedtoorremovedfromthiscategorypendingapprovalbythedeanoftheCoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperienceandtheCoreCurriculumCommittee.

CORE 350. Reflection on Experiencing the World (0E) Inadditiontoparticipatinginoneoftheaboveoff-campusactivities,studentswillkeepajournalandcomposeareflectivepiecebasedontheirexperience.Notethatthereflectivepiecemayalsobeusedtosatisfyrequirementsfortheservicelearningcourses,internship,independentstudy,orstudy-abroadcourseworkatthediscretionoftheprofessorsforthoseclasses.Thiscourseisaco-requisiteforanycoursewithanexperientiallearningcompo-nent,study-abroadexperience,independentstudy,orinternshipexperiencethatastudentwishestousetosatisfythisrequirementoftheCoreCurriculum.Studentswillreceiveagradeof“PasswithDistinction,”“Pass,”or“Fail.”Studentswhoreceiveagradeof“Fail”willbeinvitedtoreviseandresubmittheirreflectivepiece.

niTze sCholars prograM Fortwodecades,St.Mary’sCollegehaspro-videdspecialeducationalopportunitiestostudentswithexceptionalacademicpotential.Competitivewitheliteandexpensiveprivatecollegesinthequalityofstudentsitenrollsandinthestandardofexcellenceitmaintains,theNitzeScholarsProgramoffersanalternativeapproachthatischallenging,enriching,andflexible.

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whosecareerexemplifiedleadershipandpublicservice.Theprogramisdesignedtoprovideexceptionalopportunitiesforstudentswhohavedemonstratedtheircommitmenttotheliberalartsandsciencesthroughtheiroutstandingacademicsuccessandtheircommitmenttoimprovingsociety,especiallythroughleadershipandservice.

Bycombiningacademicexcellencewithaleadershipandserviceorientation,theNitzeScholarsProgramaimstodevelopinstudentsanunderstandingofleadershipandleaders,especiallythoseindividualswhocaninspireothers.Theprogramoffersanapproachtothestudyoftheliberalartsandsciencesthatischallenging,enriching,andflexible.ItendorsesthesamegoalsastheCoreCurriculum,withitsemphasisonfosteringskillsofanalysis,synthesis,integration,andcommunication.However,becauseitassumesthatitsstudentshavealreadymasteredsomeofthebasicknowl-edgeandlearningstrategiesrequiredincollege-levelcoursework,itfocusesonintegrationacrossthedisciplines,andonusingtheknowl-edgeandstrategiesofthescholarforagreatergood.Theprogramthereforeexpectsstudents,withthehelpofcarefuladviceandguidance,todesignaprogramofstudythatachievesthebreadthoftheliberalartsmission.ItrecognizesthatdifferentstudentscometotheCollegewithdifferentstrengths,anditprovidesaprogramthatisablendofstipulatedseminarsandfoun-dationalcourseswithsubstantialfreedomtoassumeashapethatconformstoeachstudent’sindividualprofile.

NitzeScholarsProgramparticipantsdesignele-mentsoftheirowncorecurriculumtobeanenrichingandchallengingmeansofattainingaliberalartseducationofhighquality,andcombiningacademicrigorandscholarshipwithanunderstandingoftheimportanceofleader-shipandservice.Thesestudentsbenefitfromsuchspecialfeaturesoftheprogramasmoreflexibilityincurricularchoices,individualizedadvisingbytheScholarsProgramdirectororassistantdirector,instructioninspecialsemi-narsthatemphasizeleadershipandserviceanddevelopskillsoforalandwrittencommunica-tion,uniqueopportunitiesforthestudyofforeignculturethroughaninternationaltripinthesecondyearofparticipationintheprogram,andthecreativechallengeofdesigningandmaintainingaleadershipandserviceportfolio.Inaddition,studentsintheNitzeScholarsProgramparticipateinspecialextracurricularactivities,suchasreceptions,fieldtrips,and

honorsconferencesandseminarsfeaturingPaulH.NitzeFellows.TheNitzeFellowsareleadersinnationalandinternationalservicewhoseskills,reputation,andpracticeofleader-shipqualifythemforappointmenttothetime-honoredtaskofmentoringyoungscholars.

Thesmall,selectiveNitzeScholarsProgramadmitsonly�5-20studentsfromeachenteringclass.Thosestudentsadmittedasfirst-timestudentswillbeinvitedtojointheprogrambasedonthestrengthofthecredentialsintheirapplicationtoSt.Mary’sCollege.Highschoolacademicperformance(generallyagrade-pointaverageof3.5orbetter),excellentSATscores(re-centered�350orhigher),breadthofexperi-enceincurricularandextracurricularprograms,anddemonstratedinterestinleadershipandservicewillbeassessed,aswillarequiredessay.AdvancedPlacementandInternationalBaccalaureateexperiencewillbeconsideredaswell.StudentsmayalsoapplytotheprogramaftertheyhavematriculatedatSt.Mary’sCollege.Theiracceptancewillbebasedonboththeiracademicperformanceandinterestintheleadershipandserviceorientationoftheprogram.CurrentSt.Mary’sCollegestudentsshouldconsulttheScholarsProgramdirectorfordetails.

TheNitzeScholarsProgramisadministeredbytheScholarsProgramdirector,assistantdirector,acommitteeoffacultymembers,andstudentrepresentativeselectedbytheNitzeScholars.

TeaCher CerTifiCaTion Teachercertificationinearlychildhoodwithelementarycertification,elementarygrades�-6,secondary,orK-�2certificationinart,musicortheaterisavailablethroughtheMasterofArtsinTeaching(M.A.T.)program.Studentscom-pletetheirfour-yeardegreewhileminoringineducationalstudiesandthen,followinggradu-ation,maybeadmittedtotheM.A.T.,ayear-long,full-time,intensiveprogramleadingbothtoeligibilityforcertificationandthemaster’sdegree.

auDiTing Thosestudentswhowouldliketotakeacourse,buthavenoneedofacademiccredit,mayreg-istertoaudit.Noassignmentswillberequiredandnogradesgiven.(See“AcademicPolicy”section.)

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experiMenTal Courses Occasionallyadepartmentmayofferacoursethatisnotlistedinthecatalog.Designatedasexperimental,suchcoursesmaybeofferedtwicebeforebeingformallyapprovedandincorpo-ratedintothecurriculumordroppedfromtheCollege’sofferings.Suchcoursescarrycreditonthesamebasisascourseslistedinthecatalog.

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aCaDeMiC aDVising

Eachdegreestudentisassignedanacademicadviserfromthefaculty.Thestudentisexpectedtomeetwiththeacademicadviser,whoassistshimorherinbecomingfamiliarwithacademicprogramsoftheCollege,includingrequirements,electives,andsug-gestedareasofstudy.TheadviseralsohelpsthestudentplanacurriculumtomeettheeducationalgoalsoftheCollegewhilefulfillingthestudent’saspirations.Beforeeachterm,thestudentmustconsultwithanadviserwhoassistsinplanningacoursescheduleandwhoalsogivesclearanceforregistration.Althoughtheadviser’scounselcanhavegreatvaluetothestudent,it is the student who bears the ulti-mate responsibility for completing the requirements for graduation.

CaTalog seleCTion

Thecatalogyeardeterminesthesetofgeneralacademicrequirementsthestudentmustfulfillforgraduation.StudentsareheldtotherequirementsofthecatalogyearinwhichtheyenterSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandasadegree-seekingstudent.

StudentsmayrequestchangeofcatalogyearstatusthroughtheOfficeoftheRegistrarunderthefollowingconditions:

�.TransferstudentsfromaStateofMarylandinstitutionofhighereducationhavetheoptionofsatisfyingSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandgraduationrequirementsthatwereineffectatthetimethestudentfirstenrolledattheoriginalinstitution.TheseconditionsareapplicabletoastudentwhohasmaintainedcontinuousenrollmentataStateofMarylandinstitutionofhighereducation.Continuousenrollmentshallbedefinedasregistrationforandcompletionofatleastonecoursepertermineachacademicyear.

2.Studentsmaynotmovebacktoanycatalogpublishedbeforetheirinitialenrollmentasadegreestudent.Theydohavetheoptionofmovingtoanycatalogpublishedaftertheirinitialenrollmentasadegreestudent,butmaynotmovebackafterhavingmovedforward.Studentsshouldbeawarethatbeinggrantedsuchpermissionmeanstheyareheldaccount-ableforalltherequirementsinthatnewcatalog.Theexceptionisthatifanewminorisintroducedinacatalog(s)aftertheiradmissiontoSMCM,studentsfollowtherequirements

forminorsinthenewcatalog,butcompleteallothergraduationrequirementsoftheiroriginalcatalog,unlesstheyofficiallymoveuptothenewcatalogyear.Ifastudenthasdeclaredaminor,andtherequirementsofthatminorchange,theyarerequiredtofollowthecatalogrequirementsfortheminorofthecatalogyearinwhichtheywereinitiallyenrolled.

Studentsareremindedthattheyshouldcheckallgraduationrequirements(major,minor,CoreCurriculum,upperdivisionandover-all)beforetheydecidetoelectachangeofcatalog.

regisTraTion

Studentregistrationtakesplaceonceeachsemesterforthenextsemester.Priortoreg-istration,theBusinessOfficemustclearthestudent’sfinancialaccount.Aregistrationtimeisassignedtoeachstudent,basedonthenumberofearnedsemester-hoursaccumu-lated.Studentsmustmeetwiththeiracademicadviserbeforeregistrationtocompleteaclass-registrationform.Duringtheassignedregistra-tiontimestudentswillregisteronlinethroughtheirSMARTNetaccessaccount.Alatefeeischargedifinitialregistrationiscompletedduringtheschedule-adjustmentperiod.Noinitialregistrationwillbeacceptedaftertheendoftheschedule-adjustmentperiod(thefirsttwoweeksofclasses).

Course loaD

Asemester-houristhesameasacredit-hour.Atypicalcourseloadconsistsof�6to�8semester-hoursduringaregularsemester.Astudentmayenrollformorethan�8semester-hoursonlyduringtheschedule-adjustmentperiod.Thestudent’sadvisermustacknowl-edge,bysignatureontheadd-dropform,courseenrollmentsofmorethan�8semester-hours.TobeeligibletoliveinCollegehousingfacilities,astudentmustenrollinaminimumof�2semester-hourseachsemester.Astudentonacademicprobationmaynotenrollinmorethan�6semester-hours.Themaximumcourseloadforsummersessionisnormallyeightsemesterhours;studentswillingtotakemorethantwelvecreditsmustobtainpermissiontodosoandwillbechargedfull-timetuitionandfees.

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StudentsdesiringeitheradvancedplacementinasubjectordegreecreditforworkdoneoutsideabaccalaureateprogrammaysubmittheresultsoftestsrecognizedbytheCollege.CertificationofhavingpassedsuchtestsmustbeintheformofanofficialreportsentdirectlybytheissuingagencytotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.Thechairoftheappropriatedepartment,inconsulta-tionwiththerelevantfaculty,willdeterminethenumberofsemester-hoursofcredittobeawardedforeachexamination.Creditbyexaminationmaybecountedonlyaslower-divisioncreditandmaynottotalmorethan45semester-hours.(Formoredetailedinformationconcerningtransferofcreditsfromanotheruniversityorcollege,seethe“Admissions”section.)Regulationsgoverningtheuseofspecifictypesofexaminationsincludethefol-lowing:

�. CEEBAdvancedPlacementExaminations:Creditwillbegivenintheappropriatesubjectifascoreof4or5isachieved.

2. CLEPExaminations:Creditisgiventostudentsearningscaledscoresofatleast55onageneralorsubjectexamination,oratleast65ontheEnglishCompositionExamination.BecausesomeCLEPexamina-tionsmaynotbeappropriateforfulfillingcertainCollegerequirements,astudentshouldsecurewrittenapprovalofapartic-ulartestbeforetakingit.ThestudentmustsecurewrittenapprovalfromtheOfficeoftheRegistrarpriortotakingtheexam.Ifastudentdoesnotsecuresuchapproval,theCollegemaynotgrantcredittowardfulfillingagivenCollegerequirement.Note:CreditsearnedbysuccessfulcompletionofanappropriateCEEBAdvancedPlacementExaminationorCLEPsubjectexaminationmaybeusedtosatisfythecorrespondingfour-semester-hourCoreCurriculumrequirement.

3. InternationalBaccalaureateProgram:St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandrecognizestheInternationalBaccalaureateProgram.CollegecreditwillbeawardedforIBcoursestakenatthehigherlevel.Aminimumgradeof5isrequired.PleaseconsultwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrarforcoursebycourseequivalencies.Nocreditshallbeawardedforstandard-levelexaminations.FourcreditswillbeawardedforanIBDiplomain

recognitionofanextendedessayandpar-ticipationinTheoryofKnowledge.

4. Insomecases,studentsmaybeabletosatisfytheprerequisitesforupperdivisioncoursesbytakinganexaminationonthecoursecontentofthelowerdivisioncourse.Todoso,astudentmustobtainthepermis-sionoftheappropriatedepartmentchairbytheseconddayofthesemesterandtaketheexaminationbeforethelastdayoftheschedule-adjustmentperiod(theendofthefirsttwoweeksofclasses).Ifthedepart-mentchair,inconsultationwiththeappro-priateinstructor(s),waivestheprerequisitebasedonthestudent’sexamperformance,nocreditswillbeawardedforthatprereq-uisitecourse,butthestudentmayenrollintheupperdivisionclass.

inTernships

Internshipsforacademiccreditaredesignedtohelpstudentssupporttheiracademicandcareergoalsthroughoff-campussupervisedworkexperiences.InternshipscanbeusedtosatisfytheExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorldrequirementifapprovedassuch.

�. Policies

a. Internshipsareavailabletofull-time,degree-seekingjuniorsorseniorswhohaveacumulativegrade-pointaverageof2.50orhigher.AcceptanceintotheInternshipProgramisbasedprimarilyonthestudent’sabilitytoperformwellinthetypeofinternshipsought,asindicatedbyassessmentofthestudent’sintellectualqualities,reliability,personalmaturity,andabilitytocombineanextensiveacademicassignmentwithon-sitework.

b. Amaximumof�6semester-hoursofinternshipcreditmaybeappliedtowardadegreeatSt.Mary’s.All�6semester-hoursneednotbetakeninasinglesemester.Summerinternshipsmaycarrybetween4and8semester-hours.Studentswhowishtotakemorethan8semester-hoursforasummerinternshipmustobtainwrittenpermissionfromtheassociateprovostofacademicservices.Thenumberofinternshipcreditsthatmaybeappliedtowardfulfillmentofastudent’smajorrequirementisdeter-minedbytheappropriateacademic

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c. Ifthecontractualagreementhasbeenonlypartiallyfulfilled,thestudentmayreceiveonlypartofthecontractednumberofcredits,asdeterminedbythestudent’sfacultysupervisorandthedirectorofcareerservices.

d. Theevaluationoftheinternshipwillbebasedonthespecificsofthelearningagreement.

e. ThemodeofevaluationwillbeCredit/Nocredit.Theacademicprojectwillbeevaluatedbythefacultysupervisorandassignedalettergradethatwillappearparentheticallyonthestudent’sacademicrecord.Thisgradewillnotbeincludedinthecalculationofthestu-dent’sGPA.Theacademicprojectmustreceiveapassinggradeforthestudenttoreceivecredit.Creditfortheinternshipwillbeassignedbythefacultysupervisorafterconsultationwithallappropriateparties,includingthedirectorofCareerServices.

f. Ingeneral,thepolicyisthatstudentsmaynotreceivebothasalaryandcreditforaninternship.However,incertaincircumstancesrelatedtothenatureofasite’sownorganizationalmandates,itmaybepossibleforaninterntoreceivebothcreditandpay.ThestudentshouldpetitiontheAcademicPolicyCommittee,providing�)verificationofthesituationfromthesite,2)approvalfromthecoordinatorforinternships,and3)approvalfromthefacultyintern-shipsupervisor,torequestpermissionforanexceptiontothegeneralpolicyregardingreceivingcreditandpayforaninternship

2. Procedures

a. StudentsinterestedinregisteringforinternshipsshouldmeetwiththedirectorofCareerServicesearlyinthesemesterpriortotheinternshipplace-ment.

b. ThedirectorofCareerServicesandtheappropriatedepartmentchairmustapprovethesiteplacementsofstudentsforanysiteatwhichanSMCMstudenthasnotpreviouslyinternedforcredit.

c. The“InternshipAgreement”willbe

preparedbythestudent,approvedbytheon-sitesupervisor,facultysupervisor,directorofCareerServices,andsub-mittedtothedirectorofCareerServicesbytheendofthesemesterpriortothestartoftheinternship.

d. Boththeinternandon-sitesupervisorwillcompletewrittenevaluationsoftheinternshipforthedirectorofCareerServicesbeforetheendoftheintern-ship.

e. Theinternwillfileacopyoftheaca-demicprojectwiththefacultysupervisor.

inDepenDenT sTuDies (inCluDing guiDeD reaDings anD DireCTeD researCh)Independentstudiesprovideameansforstudentstopursuesubjectsingreaterdepththanotherwiseprovidedbythecurriculum.IndependentstudiescanbeusedtosatisfyCoreCurriculumrequirementsifapprovedassuch.

�. Mentorsmusthavefacultystatus.

2. Toregisterforanindependentstudy,astudentmustcompletealearningcontract.Anofficialformforsuchcontractsisavail-ableineachadministrativeofficefoundintheacademicbuildingsorintheRegistrar’sOffice.Thelevelofstudy(thatis,�00,200,300,or400)isdeterminedbythefacultysupervisor.Thelearningcontractmustbeapprovedbytheappropriatedepart-mentchairandfiledwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrar,ordinarilybythelastdayoftheschedule-adjustmentperiod.

3. IndependentstudiesmaynotbesubstitutedinplaceofcoursesofferedonaregularbasisintheCollegecurriculum.Incasesofunusualneed,exceptionmaybegrantedbytheappropriatedepartmentchair.

4. Amaximumofeightsemester-hoursofsuchworkmaybeappliedtowardfulfill-mentofthestudent’smajorrequirements.Independentstudytakentofulfillmajorrequirementsmustbetakenforalettergrade.

5. Inasmuchasfirst-yearstudentsareencour-agedtopursuebasiccourses,onlysopho-mores,juniors,andseniorsarenormallyallowedtoregisterforindependentstudy.First-yearstudentswantingtotakeaninde-

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pendentstudyshouldpetitiontheappro-priatedepartmentchair,offeringevidenceofsufficientacademicpreparation.

6. Astudentmaynottakemorethaneightsemester-hoursofindependentstudyorfieldstudyduringanysemester,andthestudentislimitedtoamaximumoffoursemester-hoursofindependentstudyduringasummersession.

7. Tobeeligibletoenrollforindependentstudy,astudentmustbeingoodacademicstanding.

8. Asaconditionforindependentstudy,thestudentandtheinstructormustcontracttomeetnolessthantwiceduringthesession(inadditiontothefirstandfinalmeetings)todiscussandassesstheprogressoftheproject.

9. Thedetailsoftheindependentstudyaredeterminedbythefacultymentorwhoworkswithintheguidelinesofdepartmentalrequirementsforindependentstudies.Theunderlyingrequirementisthattheacademicworkmustbeofthesamequalityandquan-tityasaregularcourseofthesamenumberofcreditsandlevel(200,300,400).

�0.Anindependentstudyprojectiscontractedforaspecificperiodoftimeandisassessedatitscontracteddateofcompletion.Thegradecategory“Incomplete”isassignedtoastudentcarryingindependentstudyonlywhenextenuatingcircumstanceshavemadesubstantialcompletionoftheprojectimpos-sible.

inTernaTional eDuCaTion prograMs

St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandencouragesitsstudentstostudyabroad.StudyabroadmakesavailabletotheCollege’sstudentsuniqueedu-cationalandculturalopportunitiesnotofferedatSt.Mary’s.TheCollegeoffersthreecatego-riesofinternationaleducation:(�)Approvedstudy-abroadprogramsofferedthroughothercollegesanduniversities;(2)StudyabroadthroughinstitutionswithwhichSt.Mary’shasacontractualrelationship;and(3)StudytourprogramsthatareofferedthroughacourseatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.Theseinterna-tionaleducationprogramsaregovernedbythefollowingacademicpolicies:

�. Studentsmusthaveaminimumcumula-tivegrade-pointaverageof2.5inorderto

beeligibleforstudyabroad.StudentsmustpetitiontheAcademicPolicyCommitteeforawaivertothisrequirementpriortotheendofthetenthweekofthesemester,supplementingtheirpetitionwithcurrentinformationfromprofessorsabouttheiraca-demicprogressatthatpointintime.

2. Studentswhowishtostudy(forcredit)inotherinstitutions’study-abroadprogramsthathavenotpreviouslybeenapprovedbySt.Mary’sCollegemustsecurewrittenpermissiononastudy-abroadrequestformavailablefromtheOfficeofInternationalEducation.

3. Foranystudy-abroadprogramthestudentmustfileaPre-ApprovalFormforStudyAbroadwiththeOfficeofInternationalEducation.EachcourseastudentplanstotakemustbeevaluatedandapprovedbytheOfficeoftheRegistrarinconsulta-tionwiththechairofthedepartmentmostcloselyrelatedtothecontentofthecourse.TheOfficeoftheRegistrarordepartmentchairwillindicateontheformthetransferequivalencyatSt.Mary’sCollege.Thestudentisresponsibleforfilingthestudy-abroadrequestformswiththeOfficeofInternationalEducationbytheappropriatedeadlineinthesemesterbeforethestudy-abroadprogrambegins(October�5thforspringprogramsandMarch�stforsummerandfallprograms).

4. Ifastudentdoesnotfollowtheproceduresoutlinedinitem3above,theCollegemayrefusetograntcreditforstudy-abroadcoursestakenbythestudent,regardlessoftheprograminwhichtheyweretaken.

5. Creditsearnedinstudy-abroadcoursesandprogramsofferedbyanotherinstitutionandapprovedbySt.Mary’sCollegewillbetransferredtothestudent’stranscriptwhenanofficialtranscriptisreceivedfromtheotherinstitution.

Transfer of CreDiTs froM oTher insTiTuTions

AstudentenrolledatSt.Mary’sCollegemayenrollinanotherinstitutionortakeacorre-spondencecourseandsubsequentlytransferthecreditstoSt.Mary’sCollege.Ifastudentdoesnotsecurewrittenpermissionbeforetakingcoursesatanotherinstitution,theCollegereservestherighttorefusetograntcreditfor

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suchcourses.Thestudentshouldsecurethispriorwrittenpermissionona“Pre-ApprovalofTransferCredit”formfromtheOfficeoftheRegistrar.TheOfficeoftheRegistrarwillindi-cateontheformthetransferequivalencyatSt.Mary’sCollege.Thestudentisresponsibleforfilingthewrittenpermissionwiththeregistrar.Thispolicyincludescoursestakenduringthesummer,whileonleaveofabsence,orwhileconcurrentlyenrolledasastudentatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.

TransferstudentswhoareadmittedtotheCollegewillreceiveanofficialevaluationoftheirtransfercreditsaftertheCollegehasreceivedofficialtranscriptsforallcollegeworkattemptedandthestudenthasconfirmedtheiracceptancewithapaiddeposit.

Anycoursetakenmorethantenyearsago,althoughpossiblyacceptableastransfercredit,mightnotfulfillCoreCurriculumormajorrequirements.Thedeterminationofwhichrequirement(s)suchacoursefulfillsshallbemadebythechairofthedepartmentinwhichthecourseisnormallyoffered.

Creditearnedfromotherinstitutionsisaccept-ablefortransfertoSt.Mary’sunderthefol-lowingconditions:(�)Theinstitutionmustbeaccreditedbytheappropriateregionalaccreditingassociation.(2)ThecoursemustbeapprovedbytheCollegeasbeingcongruentwithitsliberalartsprogram.(3)AminimumgradeofC-forcoursestakenatanout-of-stateschoolorDforcoursestakenataMarylandstatecollegeisrequiredfortransfercredit.Acourseinwhichcredithasbeenearnedbutnolettergradegivenwillbeacceptedfortransferonlyifthestudentwasnotallowedtotakethecourseforalettergrade,orifthestudentcanverifythatthelettergradeequivalentwasC-orbetter.(4)Creditsfortechnical(career)pro-gramswillbeevaluatedonacourse-by-coursebasis.(5)Themaximumnumberofcreditsthatcanbetransferredfromatwo-yearinstitutionis70semester-hours,and90semester-hoursfromafour-yearinstitution.Themaximumtotalnumberofcreditsthatcanbetransferredfromanycombinationofinstitutionsis90semester-hours.(6)Creditsthataretransferredwillbeexcludedfromthecomputationofthegrade-pointaverageatSt.Mary’sCollege.Forfurtherinformation,see“ComputationoftheGrade-pointAverage”inthesectionbelow.(7)Atleasthalfofthecreditsappliedtowardsthestudent’smajormustbecompletedatthe

College.Foraminor,all300-and400-levelcoursesmustbecompletedattheCollege,andnomorethanhalfofcoursesappliedtowardstheminoratthe�00-and200-levelcanbetransferredtotheCollegefromanotherinstitu-tion.(8)StudentstransferringfromMarylandpubliccollegesareentitledtotherightssetforthintheStudentTransferPoliciesoftheMarylandHigherEducationCommission.St.Mary’sCollegecomplieswiththesepolicies.ConsulttheAppendixforthefulltextofthesepolicies.Regardlessofthenumberofcreditstransferred,everystudentmustconformtoalldegreerequirementsatSt.Mary’sinordertoobtainadegree.

aTTenDanCe

Regularattendanceatclassesisexpected;allstudentsareresponsibleforanyclassworkdoneorassignedduringanyabsence.Ineachcourse,twoabsencesshallbeacceptedbytheinstructorduringtheterm.However,whenanyabsenceresultsinastudentmissinganexami-nation,oranassignmentdeadline,theinstruc-tor’spolicycoveringmissedexaminationsorlateworkshallapply.Beyondtwoabsencestheinstructor’spoliciesshallbeineffect.

Change of sCheDule

Thefirsttwoweeksofeachsemesteraredes-ignatedasa“schedule-adjustmentperiod.”Duringthistime,studentsmaychangetheirclassschedulebypresentingcompleted“add-drop”formstotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.Thecourse“drops”madeduringthefirsttwoweeksofthesemesterwillnotbereflectedonthestudent’spermanentrecord.Althoughnofeesareassessedforchangeswithintheschedule-adjustmentperiod,eachcoursechangemadethereafterwillbechargedaschedule-adjust-mentfee.

Ifastudentdoesnotattendanyofthefirstweekofclassmeetings,thestudentmaybedroppedfromtheclassuptotheendoftheadd/drop(changeofschedule)periodatthediscretionoftheinstructor;however,instruc-torstypicallyplaceresponsibilityonthestudentforcompletingtherequisitepaperwork.TheOfficeoftheRegistrarwillnotifystudentsbye-mailiftheyaredroppedbyaninstructor.Without this notification, students must assume they are enrolled in the course.

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studentsmayaddcoursesbypresentingcom-pleted“add-drop”formstotheOfficeoftheRegistrar.(Theonlyexceptionstocoursesthatmaybeaddedafterthefourthweekofclassesareindependentstudies,privatemusiclessons,andtheaterpracticum.Theabsolutedeadlineforaddingindependentstudiesandprivatemusiclessonsisthesameasthelastdaytowithdrawfromacourse,thatis,theendofthetenthweekofclasses.Addingtheaterpract-icumisaccomplishedonlythroughsubmis-sionofofficialrostersbythefacultymember.)Afterthesecondweekandbeforetheendofthetenthweekofclasses,butnotthereafter,studentsmaywithdrawfromcourses.AgradeofWforanycoursefromwhichastudentwithdrawswillbeplacedonthestudent’sper-manentrecord.

TesTing prograMs

Studentsarerequiredtoparticipateinassess-mentandtestingprogramsarrangedforthepurposeofinstitutionalresearchanddevelop-ment.Thesetestingprogramsenablestudentstomeasuretheirownacademicprogressagainstthatofclassmatesandnationalsamples,whilefurnishinggroupdataneededforinstitutionalresearchattheCollege.

eValuaTion

�. Grading

Evaluationsaremadeinaccordancewiththefollowingsystem:

A,A-,B+,B,B-,C+,C,C-,D+,D,F,CR(creditforthecourse),AU(audit),NC(nocreditforthecourse),I(incomplete),IP(inprogress),W(withdrawal).Allgradeswillappearonthepermanentrecord.

2. ChangeofGrade

Achangeofthefinalgradeinacoursemayoccasionallybejustifiedforextraordinaryreasons,suchascomputationalerror.Suchachangemaybeinitiatedbyeithertheinstructororthestudent.Arequestiniti-atedbyastudentmustbeaformalone,submittedinwritingwithjustificationtotheinstructorbytheendofthefourthweekofthefollowingsemester.Anychangesiniti-atedorapprovedbytheinstructormustbeapprovedbythedepartmentchairandsubmittedtotheOfficeoftheRegistrarbytheendofthesixthweekofthesubsequent

semester.Theregistrarwillrecordthegradechangeonthestudent’spermanentrecord.

3. Mid-termReports

Ifastudent’sworkinacourseisunsatisfac-toryatmid-term,theinstructorsubmitsareporttotheregistrar,whosendsacopytothestudentandfacultyadviser.

4. RepeatingClasses

Astudentmayelecttorepeatanycourseinwhichheorshewishestoimprovethegrade.(Ifacourseisdesignated“Mayberepeatedforcredit,”thenitcanberepeatedforabettergradeonlyifthetopicisthesameasthetopicoftheoriginalcourse.)IfthecourseisrepeatedatSt.Mary’sCollege,thegradeearnedonthelatestattempt,nottheoriginalgrade,willbeusedinthecom-putationofthegrade-pointaverage.Theoriginalgraderemainsonthepermanentrecord.Furthermore,iftheoriginalgradewasapassinggrade,andthegradereceivedonthelatestattemptisafailinggrade,thencreditforthatcoursewillberescinded.

Astudentmayelecttorepeatacourseatanotherinstitution.Todoso,thestudentmustfileapre-approvaloftransfercreditformwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrar.IfthegradereceivedattheotherinstitutionisC-orbetter(oraDorbetterfromaMarylandpublicinstitution),thestudentwillbeawardedtransfercreditsforpre-approvedcourses.Althoughtheoriginalgradewillberemovedfromthecomputationofthegrade-pointaverage,itwillremainonthetranscript.Thetransfergradeisnotcalcu-latedintothegrade-pointaverage.

AstudentmaynotrepeatacourseafterearningadegreefromtheCollege.

5. Credit/Nocreditgrading

TherearetwosituationsinwhichastudentmayreceiveaCredit/Nocreditevaluationinlieuofalettergrade.Thesesituationsarespecifiedseparatelyin(a)and(b)below:

a. Coursesinwhichlettergradesarenor-mallyassigned:

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thanthelastdayofthefourthweekofclasses.Whenthestudenthascompletedthecourse,thefacultymemberwillassignalettergradeforthatstudentthatwillberecordedofficiallyasCRifthelettergradeisDorhigher,orNCifthegradeisF.Thesecoursesmaynotincludeanythatarerequiredinastudent’smajorprogramnorthoseusedtosatisfyCoreCurriculumrequirements.Amaximumof�6semester-hourselectedonthecredit/nocreditbasiscanbeappliedtogradu-ation.ForstudentstransferringintoSt.Mary’sCollegewith64semester-hoursormore,amaximumofeightsemester-hourselectedonthecredit/nocreditbasiscanbeappliedtothedegree.

b. Coursesinwhichlettergradesarenotassigned:

Incertaincoursestheassignmentofalettergradeisnotfeasible.Thesecoursesareofferedonlyforcredit/nocreditevalu-ationbytheinstructor.SuchcoursesareapprovedbytheprovostoftheCollegeonrecommendationoftheappropriatedepart-mentandtheCurriculumCommitteeandareidentifiedinthecoursedescriptionsinthiscatalog.Thereisnolimitonthenumberofsuchcoursesthatastudentmaytake;however,thesecoursesmaynotbeusedtosatisfyaCoreCurriculumrequirement,major,orminorrequirements,withtheexceptionofcreditinternshipsapprovedbytheappropriatedepartmentorcrossdisciplinarystudyarea.

6. Incompletework

AnI(Incomplete)maybegivenbytheinstructoronlyattherequestofthestudentwhenextraordinarycircumstances,suchasextendedillnessorotherseriousemergencybeyondthecontrolofthestudent,preventthestudentfromcompletingacoursewithintheacademicterm.ToqualifyforanIncomplete,theextraordinarycircumstancesmusthaveoccurredneartheendofthetermandthestudentmusthavebeenattendingthecourseregularlythroughoutthetermupuntilthatpoint.ToassignanIncomplete,theinstructormustdiscusswiththestudenttheworkthatmustbecompletedandthedeadlineforsubmissionofthatwork.Inaddi-tion,theinstructorwillindicatethereasonfortheIncompletebycheckingtheappro-priateboxonthe“IncompleteRequestForm”submittedtotheregistraratthetimegrades

aredueforthatsemester.Theinstructorwillalsoindicatethegradethestudentshouldreceiveiftheconditionsforcompletionofthecourseworkarenotmetbytheappro-priatedeadline.IfnogradeisspecifiedontheIncompleterequestformorifthereasonfortheIncompleteisnotcheckedontheform,agradeofFwillberecordedonthestudent’stranscript.Thestudentmustsubmitalldesig-natedworktothefacultymemberbytheendofthefourthweekofthefollowingsemester.Thedeadlineforsubmittingthegradechangetotheregistraristheendofthesixthweekofthatsemester.AnyIncompletethatisnotremovedpriortothatdatewillreverttothegradespecifiedbythecontractgrantingtheIncomplete.Theinstructormayextendthedeadlineforsubmissionofworkuntillaterinthesemesterifthestudentrequestssuchanextensioninwriting.However,theIncompletemustberemovedbythelastdayofclassesofthatsemester,orthegraderevertstothegradespecifiedbythecontractgrantingtheIncomplete.NoIncompletemayremainonagraduatingsenior’stranscript,andgradu-atingseniorsareineligibleforIncompletesinthesemesterthatthedegreeisconferred.

7. Withdrawalfromacourse

Astudentwhoformallywithdrawsfromacourseafterthelastdayoftheschedule-adjustmentperiodbutbeforetheendofthetenthweekofregularlyscheduledclassesreceivesagradeofWforthatcourse.AstudentmaynotwithdrawfromacourseafterthetenthweekofclassesunlessthestudentiswithdrawingfromtheCollege.Theassociateprovostforacademicservicesmaygrantexceptionstothislatterprovi-sioninunusualcircumstancesandfollowingconsultationwiththeinstructorandtheAcademicPolicyCommittee.Theschedule-adjustmentperiodandfinaldateofwith-drawalforcoursesthatdonotfollowtheregularacademicschedulewillbepublishedintheacademiccalendar.Forhalf-semestercourses,thisdateisusuallyattheendofthefifthweekofregularlyscheduledclasses.

8. Enrollmentasanauditor

Astudentwhowishestoshowthatheorshehasattendedacourseregularlybutwhodoesnotwishtoearncreditforthecoursemayregisterasanauditorwiththeconsentoftheinstructor.Thefollowingpoliciesgovernsuchregistrations:

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a. Ifattendancehasbeenregular,theinstructorwillassignAUasagrade,butnocredit(eitherattemptedorearned)isenteredandnoqualitypointsarecalculated.

b. Iftheinstructordeemsthatattendancehasnotbeenadequate,thiswillbeindi-catedinthe“remarks”columnofthegraderosterandnorecordofthecoursewillappearonthestudent’sgradereportorpermanenttranscript.

c. Achangefromcredittoauditoraudittocreditmaybemadeonlywiththeconsentoftheinstructorandnolaterthanthelastdayoftheschedule-adjust-mentperiod(thefirsttwoweeksofclasses).

d. Part-timestudentsmustpayforauditedcoursesatthesameratechargedforcreditcourses.

e. Auditedcourseswillnotbeincludedindeterminingthetotalacademicloadofthestudent.

f. Regularattendanceatclassisexpectedoftheauditor,butheorsheisnotrequiredtowritepapersortakequizzes,tests,orexaminations.

CoMpuTaTion of graDe-poinT aVerage

Agrade-pointaverage(GPA)iscalculatedonthebasisofthefollowingqualitypoints:A=4.0,A-=3.7,B+=3.3,B=3.0,B-=2.7,C+=2.3,C=2.0,C-=�.7,D+=�.3,D=�,F=0.ThegradesofCR,NC,I,W,andAUdonotenterintothecomputationofthegrade-pointaverage.TheGPAiscomputedonthebasisofallcoursestakenatSt.Mary’sCollegeforwhichalettergradehasbeenreceived.Thegrade-pointaverageiscomputedonbothasemester-by-semesterbasisandonacumulativebasis.TransfercreditsareexcludedfromtheGPAcomputation.

ClassifiCaTion of sTuDenTs

Astudentisclassifiedaccordingtothenumberofsemester-hoursearned:

0-24semester-hours:first-yearstudent

25-55semester-hours:sophomore

56-89semester-hours:junior

90ormoresemester-hours:senior

aCaDeMiC MisConDuCT

St.Mary'sCollegeofMarylandiscommittedtotheidealsofhonesty,personalintegrity,andmutualtrust.Academicintegrityisaresponsibilityofallstudents,membersofthefaculty,andadministrativeofficers.Allstu-dentsareexpectedtoupholdthehighestidealsofacademicintegritythroughouttheircareeratSt.Mary's.Thefollowingpolicyhasbeenadoptedforfairjudgmentincasesofsuspectedacademicmisconduct.Studentswhocommitactsofacademicmisconduct(see“DefinitionsofAcademicMisconduct”below)aresubjecttoin-classpenaltiesimposedbytheinstructorandtoahearingbeforetheAcademicJudicialBoardwithpossibilitiesofadditionalpenal-ties.(Seethe“CodeofStudentRightsandResponsibilities”includedinthestudenthandbook,To the Point,distributedeachyeartoeverySMCMstudentthroughtheOfficeofStudentDevelopment.)TheCodeofStudentRightsandResponsibilitiesisalsolocatedontheCollegeWebsiteatwww.smcm.edu/stu-handbook.

DefiniTions of aCaDeMiC MisConDuCT

Academicmisconductmayinclude,butisnotlimitedto,thefollowingacts:

�. Cheating

Cheatinginvolvesdishonestconductonworksubmittedforassessment.Specificinstancesofcheatinginclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:

a. Assistinganotherstudentorreceivingassistancefromanyonetocompletequizzes,tests,examinations,orotherassignmentswithouttheconsentoftheinstructor.

b. Usingaidsunauthorizedbytheinstructortocompletequizzes,tests,examinations,orotherassignments.

2. Plagiarism

Plagiarismistheactofappropriatingandusingthewords,ideas,symbols,images,orotherworksoforiginalexpressionofothersasone’sownwithoutgivingcredittothepersonwhocreatedthework.Ifstudentshaveanyquestionsregardingthedefini-tionofplagiarism,theyshouldconsulttheirinstructorforgeneralprinciplesregardingtheuseofothers'work.Amongsources

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commonlyusedfordocumentinguseofothers’workarethestylemanualspublishedbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,theCouncilofBiologyEditors,theModernLanguageAssociation,andTurabian’sManual for Writers of Term Papers.Thefinalauthorityconcerningmethodsofdocu-mentationisthecourseinstructor.Specificinstancesofplagiarisminclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:

a. Word-for-wordcopyingofsentencesorparagraphsfromoneormoresourcesthataretheworkordataofotherpersons(includingbooks,articles,theses,unpublishedworks,workingpapers,seminarandconferencepapers,lecturenotesortapes,graphs,images,charts,data,electronicallybasedmaterials,etc.),withoutclearlyidentifyingtheiroriginbyappropriatereferencing.

b. Closelyparaphrasingideasorinforma-tion(inwhateverform)withoutappro-priateacknowledgementbyreferencetotheoriginalworkorworks.

c. PresentingmaterialobtainedfromtheInternetasifitwerethestudent'sownwork.

d. Minoralterationssuchasadding,sub-tracting,orrearrangingwords,orpara-phrasingsectionsofasourcewithoutappropriateacknowledgementoftheoriginalworkorworks.

3. Falsification

Falsificationinvolvesmisrepresentationinanacademicexercise.Misrepresentationincludes,butisnotlimitedto:

a. Falselyattributingdataorjudgmentstoscholarlysources.

b. Falselyreportingtheresultsofcalcula-tionsortheoutputofcomputerpro-grams,ormaterialsfromotherelectronicsources.

c. Presentingcopied,falsified,orimprop-erlyobtaineddataasifitweretheresultoflaboratorywork,fieldtrips,orotherinvestigatorywork.

4. Resubmissionofwork

Nostudentmayturninworkforevaluationinmorethanonecoursewithouttheper-missionoftheinstructorsofbothcourses.

aCaDeMiC sTanDing

Attheendofeachsemesterandsummersession,theOfficeoftheRegistrarevaluateseverystudent’srecordtodeterminehisorheracademicstanding.

�. Astudentwhosecumulativegrade-pointaverageis2.00orhigherisingoodaca-demicstanding.

2. Astudentwhoearnsagrade-pointaverageoflessthan2.00inanysinglesemesterisgivenanacademicwarning,whichwillappearonthegradereport.

3. Astudentwhosecumulativegrade-pointaveragefallsbelow2.00iseitherplacedonacademicprobationorisdismissedfromtheCollege,asspecifiedinthesectionsbelow.

Non-degree-seekingstudentsareexpectedtomaintainthefollowingcumulativeGPAbasedoncourseworktakenforgrade(A-F)atSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandasindicatedbelow:

Credits(includesSMCMcreditsonly)

MinimumGPA

8-28credits �.5

29–56credits �.75

57andabove 2.0

Non-degree-seekingstudentswhofailtomeetthecriteriaforgoodacademicstandingasout-linedwillbesentawarningletterandplacedonacademicprobation..Afterbeingwarned,ifstudentsdonotmaintaingoodacademicstandinginanysubsequentterm,theirenroll-mentwillbepermanentlydiscontinued.

aCaDeMiC probaTion

Astudentisplacedonacademicprobationifhisorhercumulativegrade-pointaveragefallsbelow2.00.Whenastudentisplacedonacademicprobation,theOfficeofAcademicServiceswillsendthestudent(andhisorheradvisers)aletterdefiningthetermsoftheprobationandindicatingwhatconstitutessatisfactoryprogresstowardremovalofthepro-bationarystatus.Satisfactoryprogressincludesachievingaminimum2.00semestergrade-pointaverageandmeetingtheotherrequirementsintheletter.Astudentremainsonprobationuntilthecumulativegrade-pointaveragereaches2.00.

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Probationarystatusisindicatedontheperma-nentrecordaswellasonthegradereport.Astudentonacademicprobationmaynotregisterformorethan�6semester-hoursforanyregularsemesterduringthetermoftheprobation.Inaddition,thefollowingextracurricularprogramsareavailableonlytostudentsingoodacademicstanding:varsitysports,campusmedia,studentgovernmentoffices,studentcluboffices,dramaproductions,andmusicensembles.(Musicensemblesanddramaproductionsarenotpro-hibitedtothosestudentsonacademicprobationwhoaretakingthemforcreditaspartoftheiracademicloadof�6orfewersemester-hours.)

aCaDeMiC DisMissal

Ifaprobationarystudentfailstomakesatisfactoryprogress,thatstudentwillbedismissed.Studentswillbeevaluatedfordismissalaftereachsemester.Studentswhoaredismissedwillnotbepermittedtoregisterforcreditcourseseitherasadegreeornon-degreestudent(throughtheContinuingEducationProgram).

AppealforexemptionfromdismissalmaybegrantedbytheassociateprovostintheOfficeofAcademicServicesinunusualcircumstancesandfollowingconsultationwiththeAcademicPolicyCommittee.Studentswhoseappealsaregrantedwillbere-admittedtotheCollegeforaperiodnottoexceedtwosemesters onaprovisionalbasis.IfstudentsfailtoattaintheminimalGPAforreten-tionandtheyfailtocomplywiththeconditionsspecifiedintheletterallowingthemtoreturntotheCollege,theywillbedismissedattheendoftheprovisionalperiod.Studentsreceivingfinancialaidand/orscholarshipsfromtheCollegemustmeettheminimumrequiredacademicperformanceandenrollintheminimumnumberofsemester-hoursrequiredforretainingtheiraidand/orscholarships.

Studentswhohavebeenacademicallydis-missedfromSt.Mary’smayapplyforre-admis-sionafteroneyearbywritingtotheAcademicPolicyCommitteenosoonerthantheendofthesecondsemesteraftertheirdismissal.Theapplicationforre-admissionshouldincludethefollowinginformation:educationalgoals;pastacademicdifficultiesandstepstakentoaddressthesedifficulties;plansforensuringfutureacademicsuccess;andtranscriptsofaca-demicworktakenatotherinstitutionsduringtheperiodfollowingdismissal.AcademicallydismissedstudentswhowishtocontinuetheireducationatSt.Mary’sshouldremove

deficientgradesbytakingcourseselsewhereuntiltheircumulativeGPAatSt.Mary’sisatleast2.00.(See“ComputationofGrade-pointAverage”elsewhereinthe“AcademicPolicies”section.)

Inevaluatinganapplicationforre-admission,theAcademicPolicyCommitteewillconsiderevidenceofthestudent’sgrowthandmatu-ritythatwillindicatethestudentnowhasanincreasedprobabilityofbeingacademicallysuccessful.Re-admissionofdismissedstudentsisnotautomaticandwillbegrantedbytheassociateprovostintheOfficeofAcademicServicesinconsultationwiththeAcademicPolicyCommitteeonlyincaseswherethestudentisclearlycapableoffulfillingtherig-orousrequirementsofthehonorscollegecur-riculum.Studentswhoarere-admittedtotheCollegewillbepermittedtoattendasdegreestudentsortoregisterasnon-degreestudentsthroughtheContinuingEducationProgram.Astudentre-admittedafterbeingacademi-callydismissedwillbeplacedonastatusofprovisionaladmissionfortwosemestersafterre-admission.Re-admittedstudentsmustmeetwiththeassociateprovostintheOfficeofAcademicServicestodiscusstheiracademicplans,andmustmeetalloftheconditionsspecifiedintheirletterofre-admission,orfacedismissalattheendoftheprovisionaltwosemestersiftheyhavenotattainedacumula-tiveGPAofatleast2.00.Anystudentwhohasbeenre-admittedandwhoserecordfollowingre-admissionleadstoaseconddismissalwillbeineligibleforfurtherre-admission.

wiThDrawal froM The College

AstudentmaywithdrawfromtheCollegeatanytimeduringthesemesteronorbeforethelastdayofclasses,providedthestudentisnotundertemporarysuspension.TowithdrawfromtheCollege,thestudentmustreceivetheapprovalofthevicepresidentanddeanoftheCollegeortheassociateprovost.AstudentsuspendedonaninterimbasisoragainstwhomatemporarysuspensionorexpulsionmaybeinitiatedmaynotwithdrawfromtheCollegebeforetheconclusionofhis/herjudicialcase.AstudentwhowithdrawsfromtheCollegeorissuspendedorexpelledwillbeassignedagradeofWineachcourseforwhichheorsheiscur-rentlyregistered.ItisassumedthatstudentswhowithdrawfromtheCollegedonotplantoreturn.

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AstudentmaytakealeaveofabsencefromtheCollegeatanytimeduringthesemesteronorbeforethelastdayofclasses,providedthestudentisnotundertemporarysuspension.AnydegreestudentmaybegrantedleavesofabsenceuptoatotalofthreesemestersduringhisorherCollegecareer,includingthesemesterinwhichtheleaveisinitiallytaken.Incasesofunusualneed,degreestudentsmaybegrantedadditionalleavesofabsencebytheassociateprovostforacademicservicesfollowingconsultationwiththeAcademicPolicyCommittee.Ifastudentisaca-demicallydismissedorexpelledfromtheCollegeduringthesemesterprecedingthesemesterforwhichaleaveofabsenceisconditionallygranted,theapprovaloftheleaveiscanceledauto-matically.WhenastudentonleaveofabsencereturnstotheCollege,heorsheisreinstatedasadegreestudentandretainstherightstothepro-visionsofhisorherpriorcatalog.ApplicationsforleavesofabsenceareavailableintheOfficeoftheAssociateProvostforAcademicServicesandtheOfficeoftheVicePresidentandDeanoftheCollegeandmustbefiledbythestudentnolaterthanthelastdayofclassesinthesemesterinwhichtheleaveofabsenceistobegin.

CreditearnedatanotherinstitutionduringaleaveofabsencewillbetransferabletoSt.Mary’sCollegeunderthesameprovisionsasothertransfercredit,withthefollowingexcep-tions:

�. Ifastudentpaysadepositandsubse-quentlyisgrantedaleaveofabsencebeforethedepositdeadline,thedeposit,atthestudent’sdiscretion,maybehelduntilsuchtimeastheleaveofabsenceisterminated.

2. Astudentwhorequestsaleaveofabsenceafterthedeadlineforfeitsthedeposit.

3. Astudentwhodoesnotreturnatthecon-clusionoftheleaveofabsencewillforfeitthedeposit.

4. Astudentwhodoesnotreturnattheconclusionoftheleaveofabsence,butwhosubsequentlywishestoreturn,mustreapplytotheCollegethroughtheOfficeofAdmissions.Re-admissionunderthesecircumstanceswouldbeunderthecatalogoftheyearinwhichthestudentreturned.

re-aDMission

StudentswhohavepreviouslyattendedSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandasdegree-seekingstudentsandwhohavenotbeenacademicallydismissedmayapplyforre-admissionthroughtheOfficeofAcademicServices.Theformtouseinapplyingforre-admissionmaybefoundontheregistrar’sWebsite.Ifthestudentreturnswithinfiveyears,he/shewillremainunderthecatalogyearatthetimeoforiginaladmissiontoSt.Mary's.Ifthestudentisabsentformorethanfiveyearshe/shemustgraduateunderthecatalogrequirementsoftheyearofre-admission.IfthestudentpreviouslycompletedtheGeneralEducationorCoreCurriculumrequirementsunderthecatalogoftheiroriginaladmission,theGeneralEducationorCoreCurriculumrequirementsofthenewcatalogyearwouldbeconsideredcomplete.Althoughdegreerequirementsmaychangeunderthenewcatalogyear,thestudentwouldretainthepreviousnumberofcreditsearnedatSt.Mary’s.

Ifadegree-seekingstudentwhowaspreviouslyenrolledleftonprobationandisgrantedre-admittancetoSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland,he/shewouldremainonprobationforthere-entrytermandbeexpectedtomeettherequirementsofanystudentonprobation.

Studentswhoarere-admittedunderacurrentcatalogmayappealthecatalogyearrequire-menttotheAcademicPolicyCommittee.

StudentswhohavepreviouslyattendedSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandasdegree-seekingstudentsandwhohavenotbeenacademicallydismissedbuthaveattendedanothercollegeoruniversitymustapplyforre-admissionthroughtheofficeofadmissions.

TransCripTs

Transcriptsofastudent’sacademicrecordareissuedtootherinstitutionsorauthorizedpersonsuponcompletionofa“TranscriptRequest”formreceipt,availablefromtheOfficeoftheRegistrar,orbynotifyingtheOfficeoftheRegisterinwriting.TheOfficeoftheRegistrarwillacceptawrittenrequestfortranscriptsbyfaxbutnotthroughe-mail.TheCollegedoesnotfaxore-mailofficialtranscripts.Allrequestsfortranscriptsmustinclude�)thesignatureofthestudent,2)studentIDnumberorsocialsecuritynumber,3)datesofattendance,4)daytimephone

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number,5)numberoftranscripts(officialorunofficial),6)addresswheretranscriptsaretobesent.Transcriptsareissuedfreeofcharge.TheCollegedoesnotusuallyreleaseanofficialtranscriptdirectlytoastudent.Whensuchareleaseisrequired,theCollegeshalldosoinasecuredenvelopewhosesealmustremainintactforthetranscripttoremainvalid.NotranscriptwillbeissuedforastudentwhosefinancialaccountwiththeCollegeisnotpaid.

Degree CanDiDaCy

Tobeacandidateforadegree,astudentmustbeenrolledasadegree-seekingstudentatsometimeduringthe�2monthsprecedinggradua-tion.Inaddition,thestudentmustfileaformalapplicationforthedegreewiththeOfficeoftheRegistrarbythelastdayoftheAprilreg-istrationperiodoneyearbeforetheintendedgraduationdate.

parTiCipaTion in The CoMMenCeMenT CereMony

Onlystudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedallcourseworkandhavebeenverifiedascom-pletebythedepartmentoftheirmajorandtheregistrarareallowedtoparticipateinthecom-mencementceremony.

Insomeinstancesstudentsmayhaveallrequirementscompletedforonemajorbutmaybemissingrequirementsforanadditionalmajoratcommencement.Studentswillbeallowedtoparticipateatcommencementwiththecompletedmajornotedinthecommencementprogramanddiploma.Thestudentwillbeeligibletofinishtheadditionalmajoraslongasthestudenthasnomorethan8semester-hoursofrequiredcourseworkremainingtosatisfythesecondmajorrequirementsandcancompletetherequiredcourseworkinonecalendaryear.

faMily eDuCaTional righTs anD priVaCy aCT (buCkley aMenDMenT)TheFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyActof�974(P.L.93-380)isafederallawdesignedtoprotecttheprivacyofeducationrecords,toestablishtherightofstudentstoinspectandreviewtheireducationrecords,andtoprovideguidelinesforthecorrectionofinaccurateandmisleadingdatathroughinformalandformalhearings.

InaccordancewithTheFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyActof�974(FERPA),disclosureofstudentinformation,includingfinancialandacademic,isrestricted.Releaseofinformationotherthan“directoryinformation”toanyoneotherthanthestudentrequiresawrittenconsentfromthestudent.TheCollegemayrelease“directoryinformation”withoutpriorwrittenconsentfromthestudent.St.Mary’sCollegeconsidersthefollowingtobedirectoryinformation:student’sname,address,phonenumber,e-mailaddress,photographs,dateandplaceofbirth,yearincollege,parents’namesandaddresses,prioreducationalinstitu-tionsattended,datesofcollegeattendance,degrees,scholarships,awardsreceived,weightandheightofmembersofathleticteams,andparticipationinofficiallyrecognizedactivitiesandsports.TheOfficeoftheRegistrarmakesavailablecopiesofthefederalregulations.The“NotificationofRights”appearsinTo the Point,thestudenthandbook.

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Thefollowingparagraphsprovidekeystounderstandingthecodesused.

CourseNumbers.Thenumberofthecourseindicatesthelevelofinstruction:thatis,�00-levelcoursesareappropriateforfreshmen,most200-levelcoursesareappropriateforsopho-mores,300-levelforjuniors,and400-levelforseniors.500-700levelcoursesaredesignatedfortheMasterofArtsinTeachingProgram.Astudentwhodoesnothavethestatedprereq-uisiteforacoursemayregisterforthatcourseonlywiththeconsentoftheinstructor.

Semester-hours.Thenumberinthepar-entheticalentryfollowingthetitleofeachcourseidentifiesthesemester-hoursofcreditthecoursewillearn.Mostcoursescarryfoursemester-hoursofcredit.Someoffervaryingcredits,dependingupontheexactcontentdeterminedbytheinstructor.

FrequencyofOfferings.Theletter(s)appearingintheparentheticalentryfollowingthetitleofeachcourseindicatesthefrequencywithwhichthecourseisoffered.

A: Offeredinalternateyears.

AF: Offeredinalternateyears,usuallyinthefallsemester.

AS: Offeredinalternateyears,usuallyinthespringsemester.

E: Offeredineachsemester.

F: Offeredannuallyinthefallsemester.

S: Offeredannuallyinthespringsemester.

Su: Offeredannuallyinthesummer.

Coursesareofone-semesterdurationunlessotherwisedescribed.Thisinformationispro-videdtoassistthestudentinmakingtentativefour-yearplanswhenheorsheenrollsinSt.Mary’s,eventhoughchangesinacademicneedsandfacultyresourcesmayrequirethatadepart-mentdeviatefromtheanticipatedfrequencyofofferings.Ifnoletterappearsafterthesemester-hoursnumber,astudentcanconsulttheappro-priatedepartmentaboutitscalendarofferings.Coursesbeingofferedinanygivensemesterarelistedintheonline“ScheduleofClasses,”aWebpublicationdistributedwellinadvanceofthebeginningofeachsemester.

ClassTime.Exceptwherecoursedescriptionsshowbothlectureandlaboratoryhours,coursesareconductedprimarilybythelectureordis-

cussionmethod,andclassesmeetforthesamenumberoftotalhourseachweekastherearesemester-hoursforthecourse.

EXAMPLE: ENGL 320. The Victorian Period (4AS)indicatesanEnglishcourseatthejuniorlevel,earningfoursemester-hours,offeredinalternateyears,usuallyinthespring.Classtimeoffourhoursperweekmaybescheduledinseveraldifferentways:forexample,onMondays,Wednesdays,andFridaysforperiodsofonehourandtenminuteseach;onTuesdaysandThursdaysforperiodsofonehourandfiftyminuteseach;oranyequiva-lentplan.The online “ScheduleofClasses”forthesemesterinwhichthecourseisofferedlistsclasshours,sizelimit,location,andinstructor.“Mayberepeatedforcredit”:thisphrasemeansthatthecourseusuallyvariesincontenteachtimeitisoffered.Astudentmayregisterforsuchacoursemorethanonce,earningcrediteachtime,providedthatthetopicsaredif-ferent.Astudentmayrepeatsuchacourseforabettergradeonlyifthetopicisthesameasthetopicoftheoriginalcourse.

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StudentscompleteamajortoearnabachelorofartsdegreefromSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.Studentsmay,inadditiontotheirmajor,completeaminorortakecoursesinaspecializedcur-ricularprogram.

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Anthropology 6�ArtandArtHistory 66Biochemistry 77Biology 78Chemistry 84ComputerScience 86DramaticArts(SeeTheater,Film,andMediaStudies) �90Economics 93Engineering:Dual-DegreeProgramwithUniversityofMd.(See Physics) 99English 99History �08HumanStudies ��7InternationalLanguagesandCultures �20 Chinese �23 French �22 German �22 LatinAmericanStudies �24 Spanish �22 CoursesinTranslation �34Mathematics �35Music �4�NaturalScience �46Philosophy �5�Physics �58PoliticalScience �63Psychology �7�PublicPolicyStudies �77ReligiousStudies �79Sociology �85Student-Designed �88Theater,Film,andMediaStudies �90

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Minors DeparTMenT-baseD Minors ArtHistory 67 ArtStudio 67 Biology 79 ComputerScience 87 Economics 95 EducationalStudies 98 FilmandMediaStudies �92 History �09 InternationalLanguagesandCultures �2� Chinese �2� French �2� German �2� LatinAmericanStudies �2� Spanish �2� CoursesinTranslation �34 Mathematics �36 Music �42 Philosophy �52Physics �59 PoliticalScience �64 ReligiousStudies �79 TheaterStudies �92 Cross-DisCiplinary Minors

AfricanandAfricanDiasporaStudies 60 AsianStudies 74 DemocracyStudies 9� EnvironmentalStudies �06 MuseumStudies �39 Neurosciences �48 Women,Gender,andSexualityStudies �98

addITIonal CurrICular areas noT resulTIng In a Major or a MInorStudyTours �89NitzeScholarsProgram �49PhysicalFitnessandRecreationalSport �55Pre-HealthSciencePrograms �69Pre-Law �70

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afriCan anD afriCan Diaspora sTuDies

TheAfricanandAfricanDiasporaStudiesprogramisdesignedtohelpstudentsexplore,examine,andcriticallyanalyzetheAfricanpresenceinaglobalcontext.ThispresencestretchesbacktoantiquityinEuropeandAsia,andforcenturiesintheAmericas,butseriousandsustainedeffortstounderstandtheprofoundlyrich,dynamic,andcomplexcontri-butionstotheworld'scivilizationshavebeenlacking.Studentsareprovidedbackgroundandtoolstoinvestigatetheagency,experi-ences,andmovementsofAfricanandAfricanDiasporapeoplethatspantimeandplaceandbridgeacademicdisciplines.Theprogramisacross-disciplinarystudyareawithcourseoffer-ingsinanthropologyandsociology,economics,history,politicalscience,finearts,literature,language,psychology,andphilosophythataddresstheblackexperienceinAfrica,theCaribbean,LatinAmerica,andtheUnitedStates.Thebroadgoalsoftheprogramaretoinvestigatethehistoricalandculturallink-agesbetweenAfricanandAfricanDiasporapeopleandbetweenpeopleoftheDiasporaandothergroupsinthecultureswheretheylive;toexaminetheoriesofraceandethnicity;andtoexplorecriticalissuesandcontributionsofDiasporapeopleinmajorfieldsofknowledgeandaspectsoflife.

ThefoundationoftheprogramisthecorecourseAADS2�4,AfricaandtheAfricanDiaspora,whichservesasagatewaytothefieldofAfricanandAfricanDiasporaStudiesandacommonexperienceforallstudentsintheprogram.ThecourseincludesscholarshipproducedbyAfricanandAfricanDiasporascholarsthatrecognizestheintellectualandculturalhistoriesofblackpeople.Itintroducesstudentstoabroaderrangeofscholarshiptoprovideathoroughgroundingintheexperi-encesofpeoplesofAfricanorigin.

Therequiredcorecourseisofferedeveryspringsemesterandprovidesabroadoverviewofthepeoples,languages,culture,history,andinstitutionsacrosstheAfricancontinentandtheAfricanDiaspora.Anystudentwithaninterestinpursuingstudyinthisparticularareashouldconsulttheprogramcoordinator.Formaldeclarationofintenttocompletetheprogram'srequirementsmustbeprecededbycompletionofthecorecourse.Studentsareencouragedtodeclaretheirparticipationandseekcurricular

advisingearly,butnolaterthantheendofthefirstweekofthefirstsemesterofthesenioryear.

Degree requireMenTs for The Minor

TocompleteaminorintheAfricanandAfricanDiasporaStudiesprogram,studentsmustsatisfythefollowingrequirementsdesignedtoprovidethedepthandbreadthofknowledgeconsistentwiththegoalsoftheprogram.

�. GeneralCollegerequirements

2. Allrequirementsinamajordisciplineofstudy

3. A4-creditcorecourse(AADS2�4)

4. Electives:Fromthelistbelowthestudentmustchooseatleast�6semester-hoursofcourses,ofwhich8semester-hoursmustbeupperdivision(300-400level)coursesselectedfromatleasttwodisciplines.StudentsmustobtainaminimumgradeofCineachcourse.

ANTH303:TheGambia,WestAfricaFieldStudyProgram(8ASu)

ANTH348:African-AmericanCulture(4AS)

ANTH360:KinshipandSocialOrganization(4AS)

ANTH390:CulturesofAfrica(4AF)ECON3�6:EconomicsofRaceandGender

(4S)ECON425:Econometrics(4AS)ENGL230:LiteraryTopics:Literatureby

MinoritiesinAmerica(4AS)ENGL365:StudiesinAmericanLiterature:

MulticulturalAmericanLiteratureENGL430:TopicsinLiterature:American

LiteratureandMusicasSocialProtestILCS363:LiteratureoftheAfrican

Diaspora(4)HIST3�7:InOurTimes,�945tothe

Present(4AF)HIST360:EarlyAfricanCivilization(4AF)HIST36�:AfricanCivilization�800-

�900(4AF)HIST369:TheHistoryofApartheid(4AS)HIST400:ComparativeSlaveSystemsin

theAmericas(4AF)HIST40�:TheCaribbeanExperience

(4AS)HIST4�9:AfricanAmericanHistoryin

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IDIS3�6:BlackFilm(4AS)POSC336:PoliticsofSouthernAfrica(4F)RELG220:FoundationsofIslam(4S)SOCI320:SociologyoftheFamily(4F)SOCI347:Minorities(4AF)TFMS200:TheaterinHistory(4AF)TFMS220:IntroductiontoFilmandMedia

Studies(4)TFMS25�:IntroductiontoTraditional

AfricanDance(4F)TFMS258:DanceinHistory(4A)TFMS325:DocumentaryPractices(4AS)

Eachyearthecoordinatorandparticipatingprogramfacultywilldesignateothercourses,includingnewcourses,topiccourses,andspecialofferingsthatwillsatisfyelectiverequirements.Acompletelistofapprovedcurrentofferingswillappearintheonline“ScheduleofClasses."

Studentsareencouragedtoparticipateinanapprovedfieldexperience.Creditsobtainedforsuchactivitieswillcounttowardstheelectivecredit-hours.Activitiesmayincludestudyabroad,internships,independentstudy,directedresearch,andotherhands-oninitia-tives.

Currently,study-abroadprogramsexistinTheGambiaandSénégal.PlansarebeingmadetoestablishprogramsinBrazilandothercoun-tries.

StudentsmaypursuetheirSt.Mary'sProjectinAfricanandAfricanDiasporaStudieswiththepermissionoftheirmajordepartmentandanAfricanandAfricanDiasporaStudiesfacultymemberservingasmentor.Projectcredit(8hours)doesnotapplytowardfulfillmentofthecurriculumrequirementsoftheprogram.

AADS 214: Africa and the African DiasporaThiscourseisdesignedtogivestudentsabroadoverviewoftheexperiencesofAfricansandAfricansinTheDiasporaoverthelast500yearsandtointroducethemtothebroadarrayofconceptsandtechniquesofanalysiswhichhavebeenusedandarestillbeingusedtodescribetheseexperiences.Thecourseispar-ticularlysensitivetohowAfricansandAfricansintheDiasporahavereflectedontheprocesseswhichhavecreatedandsustainedtheDiasporaandchallengesstudentstothinkaboutthewaysinwhichthelinkagesbetweenAfricansandAfricansintheDiasporacommunitiesareconstantlybeingtestedandre-forgedin

aninternationalcommunitythatmarginalizesAfricaandinlocal/nationalcontextshostiletotheclaimsmadebyAfricanDiasporacommuni-ties.Thecoursewillbeteam-taughtbythefacultywithintheAADSprogram.

ANTHROPOLOGYAnthropology,thebroadestofthesocialsciencedisciplines,isthestudyofhumancultureandsocialexperiencethroughspaceandtime—fromearlyhominidancestorstopost-industrialsocieties.Themajorconsistsofafour-fieldapproach:culturalanthropologyandthestudyofhistoricandcontemporarysocieties(ethnography,ethnology,andethno-history),archaeologyandthestudyofmaterialculture(prehistoric,historic,andunderwaterarchaeology),biologicalanthropology(biology,humanevolution,andculture),andlinguisticanthropology(languageandculture).Courseofferingsaddresstopicalareasthatincludeappliedanthropology,Chesapeakearchaeology,ecologicalandeconomicanthropology,kinshipandsocialorganization,food,media,myth,ritual,andsymbolism.Manycoursesaddressissuesofgender,ethnicity,andglobalization.

AffiliationswithHistoricSt.Mary'sCityandnearbyJeffersonPattersonParkandMuseum/MarylandArchaeologicalConservationLaboratoryprovideadjunctfacultyandgen-eraterichopportunitiesformajorstoengageininternships,independentstudies,St.Mary'sProjects,andhands-onprofessionalresearch,laboratory,andfieldwork.Severalstudytourandexchangeprogramsofferexcitingpossibili-tiesforstudyandresearchabroad,includingtheGambiaprogramsponsoredbyanthro-pologyfaculty.

Adegreeinanthropologypreparesstudentsforgraduateworkinthesocialsciencesandprofessions,andprovidesexcellentliberalartsfoundationforawiderangeofcareeroptions—workingineducationalinstitutions,museums,business,privateindustry,orgovernment.

Degree requireMenTs for The MaJor

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�. GeneralCollegeRequirements(see“Curriculum”section),includingthefol-lowingrequirementstosatisfythemajor:

2. Fortysemester-hoursofcourseworkcar-ryinganthropologycreditanddistributedasfollows:

a. RequiredCoreCourses(8semester-hours):

ANTH�0�:IntroductiontoAnthropology

ANTH20�:AnthropologyToolkit

b. Threecourseschosenfromthefollowingtoincorporatethreesubfieldanthro-pologycourses(�2semesterhours):

ANTH230SocioculturalAnthropology ANTH243BiologicalAnthropology ANTH250LanguageandCulture ANTH28�ArchaeologyandPrehistory

c. RequiredUpperLevelCourses(8semester-hours):

ANTH349:AnthropologicalTheory ANTH385:AnthropologicalResearch

Methods

d. Threeelectivecoursesinanthropologyatthe300-or400-level(�2semester-hours)

3.Intheirsenioryear,majorsmayelecttocompleteaSt.Mary'sProject(8semester-hours,ANTH493/494),orcompletetheAnthropologySeniorTutorial(ANTH490)andoneadditionalcourseinanthropologyatthe300-or400-level(4semester-hours).

4. The48semester-hoursofmajorrequire-mentsmayincludefieldexperienceandindependentstudyasapprovedbythedepartmentchair.

5. AllcoursespresentedforthemajormusthaveagradeofatleastC-.

Eachstudentwillplananindividualprogram-withanadvisertoarriveatacombinationofcoursesthatwillmeettherequirementsforthemajorandbemostmeaningfulforthestudent’sgoalsandinterests.Theanthropologyfacultystronglyrecommendsthatthestudentobtainanadviserfromamongthefacultyinthestudent’sareaofconcentrationbythebegin-ningofthejunioryear.Thefollowingmodelissuggestedasapossiblebasicprogramtosatisfytheaboverequirements:

FirstYear:ANTH�0�andonesubfieldanthropology

course

SecondYear:ANTH20�,twosubfieldcourses,andtwo

anthropologyelectives

ThirdYear:ANTH385,ANTH349,oneanthropology

elective

FourthYear:St.Mary'sProjectorANTH490Senior

Tutorialandoneanthropologyelective(300-or400-level)

requireMenTs for TeaCher CerTifiCaTion

AMasterofArtsinTeachingprogramisavailableatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandaftercompletionofthebaccalaureatedegree.StudentswhoareinterestedinbecomingteachersshouldcontactthechairoftheDepartmentofEducationalStudiesoraneducationadviserintheirmajorfieldofstudyforsuggestedcourseworkinHumanStudies,EducationalStudies,andtheirspecificmajor.Theseconsultationsshouldtakeplaceduringthefirstsemesterofthesophomoreyear.

faCulTy

IrisCarterFord(departmentchair),DanielW.Ingersoll,JuliaKing,BillRoberts.Adjunctfaculty:SilasHurry,SusanLangley,KateMeatyard,HenryMiller,TimothyRiordan.

ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES (ANTH)ANTH 101. Introduction to Anthropology (4E)Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofanthro-pology’sapproachtounderstandinghumanityandthehumanconditionfromaholisticperspective.Studentsexaminethefoursub-fieldsofanthropology:archaeology,biologicalanthropology,linguisticanthropology,andsocioculturalanthropology.Studentslearnhowanthropologyprovidesusefulknowledge,perspectives,andskillstobetterunderstandandmeetcontemporarychallengesfacinghumanity.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinSocialSciences.

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ANTH 201. Anthropology Toolkit (4E)Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothebasicanthropologicalconceptsandtoolsnec-essarytocollect,analyzeandinterpretdata;andtoreportfindingsinwritten,verbal,andmultimediaformats.Studentslearntothinkcriticallyaboutinformationfoundinmaps,archivalrecords,archaeologicalcollections,Internetsources,on-linedatabases,andpeer-reviewedarticles.StudentsareintroducedtosoftwareprogramssuchastheStatisticalProgramfortheSocialSciences,PowerPoint,andGIS.Issuessuchasresearchethicsandthepoliticsofrepresentationareaddressed.

ANTH 230. Cultural Anthropology (4S)Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothewayssocietiesuseculturetostructurebehaviorandinterpretexperience.Studentslearnmethodsandtheoriesanthropologistsusetostudyculture;examineaspectsofculturesuchaslanguage,socialorganization,gender,marriage,family,andreligion;andanalyzehistorical,biological,andsocialdeterminantsofculturalinstitutions.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPersectives.

ANTH 243. Biological Anthropology (4F)Thiscourseaddressestherelationshipsbetweencultureandhumanbiology.Topicsincludeprimateclassificationandbehavior,humanoriginsandevolution,andhumanvariationandgenetics.Studentsworkwithfossils,aswellasgeologicalandotherdata,tounderstandthebiologicaldimensionsofhumanpopulations.

ANTH 250. Language and Culture (4S)Thiscourseprovidesabroadintroductiontolinguisticanthropology.Studentslearnhowanthropologistsstudytherelationshipsbetweenlanguageandcultureandsociety;andhowlanguagebothreflectsandshapeshumanbehavior.Topicsaddressedincludehistoricalandcomparativelinguistics,descriptivelinguis-tics,andsociolinguistics.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPersectives.

ANTH 281. Archaeology and Prehistory (4F)Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofthemethodsandtheoriesemployedbyarchaeolo-giststostudyprehistoricpopulations.Studentslearnthemethodsusedbyanthropologiststocollect,analyze,andinterpretarchaeologicaldata.Studentssurveythedevelopmentandcompositionofpasthumancultures.

ANTH 302. Food and Culture (4AF)Thiscoursefocusesontheroleoffoodinhumanevolutionandtheculturaldimensionsoffoodpractices.Studentslearnwhatpeopleeatacrossculturesandwhy;howgroupsget,process,andpreparefood;howfoodisusedtobuildandmaintainsocial,economic,andpoliticalrelationships;andhowfoodislinkedtogender,age,socialclass,andethnicity.

ANTH 303. The Gambia, West Africa FieldStudy Program (8ASu)Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideparticipantswithfirst-handlearningexperiencesinTheGambia.Overthecourseofsevenweeks,participantsstudyvariousaspectsofGambianlanguage,sociallife,andhistorytogainthereq-uisiteknowledgeandskillstopursueresearchonatopicselectedwiththeinstructor.Thecombinationofdirectedresearchandotherper-sonalexperiencesprovidesthebasisforpartici-pantstobetterunderstandandappreciatetheachievementsofAfricanpeopleingeneralandTheGambia’scivilizationsinparticular.

ANTH 304. Anthropology of Media (4AF)Thiscourseprovidesasurveyofmediaaspow-erfulculturalagents.Studentswillacquireabroadunderstandingofmedia(primarilyelec-tronic)andthetheoreticaltoolsnecessarytocriticallyinvestigateculturalandsocialeffects.Thecoursewillfocusonethnographicissuesattheintersectionofpeopleandmediatechnolo-gies,andanthropologicalcritiquesofhowmassmediaareemployedtorepresentandconstructculture.

ANTH 306. Principles of Applied Anthropology (4AF)Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofappliedanthropologyandtheworkofpractitionersfromahistoricalperspective.Thecourseexam-inesthecontextsinwhichpractitionerswork,thetypesofproblemstheyface,andthepolit-icalandethicalchallengesassociatedwiththeirwork.Studentsbecomefamiliarwithandbegintodeveloprequisiteskillstoundertakeappliedworkbycarryingoutaservice-learningprojectinthelocalcommunity.

ANTH 311. Native American Culture andHistory (4AS)ThiscourseprovidesaninterdisciplinaryanthropologicalandethnohistoricalanalysisofNativeAmericansocietiesandculturesintheAmericasfromthefirstpeoplingoftheNewWorldthroughinteractionswithEuro-Americansfromthe�7thtotheearly20th

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century.Archaeological,ethnographic,andethnohistoricalapproachesareemployed.Cross-listedasHIST3��.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.

ANTH 313. African American ColonialCulture (4AF)ThiscoursefocusesontheworldviewandlifestylesofAfricanAmericansduringthecolonialperiod.StudentsexploreearlyAfricanAmericanculturethrougharchaeology,eth-nohistory,andanthropologicallinguistics.TheintentofthecourseistodiscoverwhatitmeanttobehumanduringthecolonialerafromanAfricanAmericanperspective,andtogaingeneralinsightonhowculturedevelopsforallgroups.

ANTH 325. Interpretation of Myth (4AF)Thiscoursefocusesonmajorapproachesandimportantcontributionstothecross-culturalstudyofmyth.StudentsexploreandevaluatetheplaceofmythinWesternculture.

ANTH 341. Economic and Ecological Anthropology (4AF)Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewofcontem-poraryrelationshipsofeconomytosociety,culture,andenvironment.Studentsexaminethemajoranthropologicalapproachestothestudyofhumanadaptationandlivelihood.Thecoursefocusesonbasicprocessesofproduc-tion,exchange,andconsumptionforsocietiesrangingfromsmall-scaleforagerstoglobal-scalecapitalists.

ANTH 343. Ritual and Symbolism (4AF)Thiscoursefocusesontheanalysisofsym-bolismandapplicationofthisanalyticalperspectivetothestudyofritual.Studentsexaminethecapacityofhumanstocreateandusesymbolstoestablishorderandmeaning,andexploretherelationshipbetweenreligiousandsecularrituals.

ANTH 344. American Folk and PopularCulture (4AS)Thecoursesurveyscontributionsfromfolklor-istsandanthropologiststotheunderstandingoftheAmericanvariantofWesternculture.Topicsconsideredincludesocialstructure,kinship,myth,materialculture,andsymbolism.Problemsconcerningethnographicrecordingandobserverbiasreceivespecialattention.

ANTH 346. Analysis of Material Culture (4AS)Thepurposeofthiscourseistoexaminehowanthropologists,archaeologists,folklorists,and

otheranalystsofhumanlyconstructedartifactsandenvironmentsinferculturalsymbolandlogicfromprehistoric,historic,andcontempo-rarymaterialculture.Across-culturalsampleofculturesandsocietiesisconsidered.Materialcategoriesaddressedincludearchitecture,gravestones,measuringinstruments,potteryvessels,clothing,andsettlementpattern.

ANTH 348. African American Culture (4AS)Thiscoursefocusesonthebreadthofcontem-poraryAfricanAmericancultureintheUnitedStatesexploredthroughethnography,ethno-history,anthropologicallinguistics,biologicalanthropology,andculturalcriticism.Theintentofthecourseistoprovideanintroductionandbroadoverviewoftherelationshipofculturetotheformationandmaintenanceofethnicidentity.

ANTH 349. Anthropological Theory (4F)Thiscourseprovidesasurveyofsocioculturalandsocialtheoryinanthropology.Studentslearnthehistoryandevolutionofclassicalandcontemporaryanthropologytheory,andrela-tionshipsbetweentheory,research,andprac-ticeneededforasolidliberalartseducation.ThecoursepreparesstudentsfroSt.Mary'sProjects,generalcareers,andgraduateschool.Prerequisites: ANTH 101 and ANTH 201.

ANTH 351. Underwater Archaeology (4S)Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontounder-waterarchaeologyattheundergraduatelevel.Studentswilllearnthehistoryofthesub-dis-ciplineandabasicunderstandingofthestepsinvolvedinresearching,recording,interpretingandprotectingsubmergedculturalremains.Nodivingisrequiredforthisclass.Studentswhosuccessfullycompletethecoursewillhaveasolidfoundationonwhichtobuildexperiencebyassistingonarchaeologicalprojects.

ANTH 352. Topics in Anthropology (4)Thiscourseprovidesanalysisofsubstan-tiveissuesinanthropology.Topicsvaryeachsemesterthecourseisofferedandreflectcurrentinterestsofstudentsandtheinstructor.Mayberepeatedforcredit.

ANTH 353. Egyptian Archaeology (4AS)Thiscoursepresentsanoverviewofthedevel-opment,florescence,anddeclineofAncientEgyptiancultureusingresearchfromanthro-pology,archaeology,andhistory.Studentsexplorethepolitical,economic,andsocial

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ANTH 357. Archaeological Analysis andCuration (4F)ThiscourseisstructuredtoexposestudentstoavarietyofconceptsandskillsusedtoanalyzeprecontactNativeAmericanandEuro-Americanmaterialcultureofthe�7ththrough20thcenturies.Studentsworkinthearchaeo-logicallaboratory.

ANTH 360. Kinship and Social Organization (4AS)Thiscoursefocusesonthewayssocietiesusekinshiptostructuresocialbehaviorandorga-nization.Studentslearnkinshipterminologyandsystemscross-culturallywithparticularemphasisonfeministandpostmodernchal-lengestocriticallyanalyzethechangingland-scapeofkinshipthatwilldefinefamiliesinthe2�stcentury.

ANTH 385. Anthropological Research Methods (4S)Inthiscoursestudentslearnhowtodesignandconductanthropologicalresearch,andcriticallyassessaresearchproposalandreport.Studentsdevelopresearchskillsbycompletingandpre-sentingindividualorgroupprojects.Topicsincludefundingandthepoliticalcontext,researchdesign,sampling,datacollectionandanalysis,interpretationofdata,andresearchreportwriting.Prerequisite: ANTH 101 and ANTH 201.

ANTH 390. Cultures of Africa (4AS)Thiscourseexaminestheprinciplesthatorga-nizeeverydaylifeintheculturesofAfrica.ThewidevarietyofAfricanculturalsystemsisexamined.TheoriginsofAfricanpeoplesandtheirhistoricaldevelopmentarereviewed.TheimpactofexogenousforcesonAfricanlifeisdiscussed.Africa’splaceinworldaffairsisexploredandprospectsforthefutureinvesti-gated.

ANTH 410. Historical Archaeology FieldSchool (8Su)This�0-weekcourseinarchaeologicalmethod-ologyissponsoredbyHistoricSt.Mary’sCityandSt.Mary’sCollege.Practicalexperienceissupplementedbyseminars.Thiscourseiscross-listedasHIST4�0.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.

ANTH 412. Archaeological Curation,Conservation, and Collections Management(4Su)Thecourseprovidesanintroductiontoarchaeologicalcuration,conservation,andcol-lectionsmanagement,withemphasisonunder-standing,managing,andpreservinghistoricandprehistoricartifactsandtheirdocumentation,includingtheirusebyanthropologistsandhis-torians,andethicalissuesconcerningpreserva-tionofthepast.Studentswilllearntoidentify,document,andphotographartifacts;theywilllearnmethodsofartifactstabilization,conser-vation,andanalysis,workingwithadvancedlaboratoryequipment.

ANTH 450. Historical Archaeology (4AS)ThestudyoftheEuro-AmericaninNorthAmericathroughhistoryandarchaeology.Methodandtheoryareemphasized.Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or ANTH 281, or one or more American history courses, or consent of the instructor.

ANTH 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipsbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: admission to the Internship Program and approval of the depart-ment chair. (See“Internships”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)Credit/Nocreditgrading.

ANTH 199, 299, 399, 499. IndependentStudy (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyananthropologyfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforcompletion,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

ANTH 490. Senior Tutorial (4E)Thiscourseanalyzesaselectedissuefromtheperspectivesofanthropology.Thetutorialenablesstudentstointegrateknowledgegainedinmajorcourseworkandapplyittoaspecifictopic.Thegoalofthecourseistoproducearesearchpaperforpublicpresentationorsub-missiontoaprofessionalconference.

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ANTH 493/494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E)Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Theprojectmaybewithinthisdiscipline,acrossdisciplines,orinanestablishedcross-disciplinarystudiesoption.Theprojectissupervisedbyafacultymentor.Thiscourseisrepeatableforuptoatotalof8semester-hours.Prerequisite: Approval of faculty mentor and department chair of the student’s major(s).Consultfacultymentorforprojectguidelines.StudentsarestronglyurgedtocompleteANTH349(AnthropologicalTheory)andANTH385(AnthropologicalResearchMethods)beforebeginningtheirprojects.

ARTANDARTHISTORYTheartprograminvolvesthestudentinthreebasicapproaches:astudyoftheoriesunderlyingart,astudyofarthistory,andanexplorationofstudioprinciplesrangingfrombasictech-niquestothecreationofartinvariousmedia.Inofferingthiscurriculum,theartfacultyhasthefollowingobjectives:toincreaseintellec-tualunderstandingandaestheticenjoymentofvisualarts,toprovidebasicinstructioninandexplorationofvariousarttechniques,tostimulatestudentstocreativeactivityinthevisualarts,andtopreparestudentsforgraduateworkorforcareersinartandotherprofessions.Studentsinartmayfocustheirstudiesinstudioartsorinarthistory.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinart,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirements:


2. Atleast�3coursescarryingartcreditandaminimumof48semester-hours,inallofwhichthestudentmustearnagradeofC-orbetterandacumulativegrade-pointaverageofatleast2.00,includingthefol-lowing:

3. Twocorecourses:

ART�05:IntroductiontoVisualThinkingARTH�00:IntroductiontoArtHistory

For the studio art focus:

a. Twoadditionalrequiredstudiocourses: ART204:IntroductiontoDrawing ART2�4:IntroductiontoDigital

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b. Threestudioartcourseschoseninconsultationwithandapprovedbyanartfacultyadvisertoconstituteaninte-gratedareaoffocusinstudioart.Thisareaoffocusshouldincludecourseworkonboththeintroductoryandadvancedlevels:

�) Oneadvanced-levelcoursechosenfromthefollowing:

ART304DrawingStudio ART306PaintingStudio ART308SculptureStudio ART3�2PhotographyStudio ART3�4DigitalandTime-Based

Studio 2) Twoadditionalelectivecourses,one

ofwhichmightbetheintroductorycoursethatservesastheprerequisiteforoneofthecourseslistedabove.

c. TwocoursesinArtHistory

d. TwocoursesinArtTheory

e. Oneofthefollowingtwooptionsforaseniorcapstoneexperiencetotaling8credit-hours:

�) ThefollowingtwocoursesfortheSt.Mary’sProject:

ART493:St.Mary’sProjectinStudioArtI

ART494:St.Mary’sProjectinStudioArtII

2) Two300-or400-levelartstudiocourseschoseninconsultationwithandapprovedbyanartadviser.Oneofthesecoursesmustbeselectedfromthefollowinglist:

ART304DrawingStudio ART306PaintingStudio

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Studio Note:someofthese300-levelcourses

abovehaveaprerequisiteofthecor-respondingintroductorycourseinthespecificmediaarea.Thisintroductorycoursemustbetakenbeforecom-pletingthisrequirementandcanbecountedasoneofthethreestudioelectivesrequiredforthestudiofocus.

For the art history focus:

a. Fouradditionalcoursesinarthistory,twoofwhicharefocusedonthestudyofWesternartandtwoofwhicharefocusedonthestudyofnon-westernart.

b. Twocoursesinarttheory.

c. Oneadditionalartstudiocourse

d. SeniorExperience.Thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedinoneoftwoways:

�) ARTH493/494:St.Mary’sProjectinArtHistory.

Withtheapprovalofthedepartment,andinconsultationwithanarthistoryfacultyadviser,thestudentcompleteseightsemester-hoursoftheSt.Mary’sProjectinarthistory,orinanyotherdisciplineorcross-disciplinaryarea.

2) ARTH490:SeniorExperienceinArtHistory.

Withtheapprovalofthedepart-ment,andinconsultationwithanarthistoryfacultyadviser,thestudentcompletesSeniorExperienceinArtHistory(ARTH490).

e. Additionalelectivecoursestobringthecoursestakenforthemajortoaminimumof�3coursesandaminimumof48semester-hours,choseninconsul-tationwithanarthistoryfacultyadviserandapprovedbytheartfacultyasaplanofstudy.Withartfacultyapproval,electivesmayincludecoursesinotherdepartments.


Tocompleteaminorinartstudioorinarthistory,studentsmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements:


2. Allrequirementsinamajorfieldofstudyotherthanartandarthistory.

3. Atleast6coursescarryingartandarthistorycreditthattotalnolessthan22semester-hours,inallofwhichthestudentmustearnagradeofC-orbetter,includingthefollowing:

For the art studio minor:

a. Fourcoursesinartstudio.

b.Oneadditionalcoursechosenfromthefollowing:

ART304DrawingStudio ART306PaintingStudio ART308SculptureStudio ART3�2PhotographyStudio ART3�4DigitalandTime-BasedStudio

c. ARTH�00:IntroductiontoArtHistory

For the art history minor:

a. ARTH�00:IntroductiontoArtHistory

b. Threeadditionalarthistorycourses(atleastonecoursedesignatedasnon-western)

c. Onearttheorycourse

d. Oneartstudiocourse

CooperaTiVe prograMs in arT eDuCaTion

TherequirementsforMaryland’steachercertificationinart(K-�2)canbemetatSt.Mary’sCollege.Completionofthecombinedrequirementsfortheartmajorandteachercer-tificationmightrequirestudybeyondtheusualeightsemestersnecessaryforthebachelor’sdegreealone.Becausecarefulattentiontocourseselectionisnecessaryasearlyasthefirstsemesterofthefirstyear,studentsinterestedinteachingartshouldconsultwiththechairoftheDepartmentofEducationalStudies,andtheirartfacultyadvisersassoonastheyareacceptedforadmissiontotheCollege.

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ART HISTORY COURSES (ARTH)ARTH 100. Introduction to Art History (4E)Anintroductiontobotharthistoryanditsmethodologiesthatwillpreparestudentstoanalyzeandunderstandartandarchitecturefromdiverseregionsandtimeperiods.Criticalexaminationofartworksconsidersboththeirprocessofcreationandtheirmeaninginculturalcontext.Usingcasestudiesfromprehistorytocontemporarytimes,thecourseissubdividedtoexploresomeofthegeneralthemesthatoftenprovidemeaningtoartisticexpression,includingspace/place,thebody,institutionalandprivatepatronage,andself-expression.Specialemphasisisgiventodevelopingskillsofvisual,iconographicandcontextualanalysis,comparativestudy,andtheinterpretationofprimarydocumentsandsecondarysources.Slidepresentations,lec-turesanddiscussion.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

ARTH 220. Rock, Paper, Sword: The Media of the Ancient and Medieval World (4A)Anintroductiontotheartoftheancientandmedievalworld.Utilizingthethreeelementsofrock,paper,andsword,thiscourseexamineshowdifferentWestern,Asian,andIslamiccul-turesapproachedartinthesemedia.Exploringrockinvolvesbotharchitectureandsculpturalrepresentation;examiningpaperengagesissuesoftwo-dimensionalmediaandthesweepingchangescausedbytheintroductionofpaper;andconsideringtheswordincludesboththeproductionofmetalworkandtheartisticscopeofancientandmedievalempires.AmuseumvisitaswellastheCollege’scollectionofplastercastsandartifactswillbeintegraltothecourse.Slidepresentations,lectures,anddiscussion.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

ARTH 224. Ancient American Art and Architecture (4AF)AnintroductiontotheartandarchitectureoftheAmericasbeforetheSpanishConquest.Thecoursesurveysadiverserangeofculturesincluding:NativeAmericansoftheSoutheast,SouthwestandPlainsregionsoftheUnitedStates;theOlmec,Teotihuacan,Maya,andAztecofMesoamerica;andAndeanempiresfromChavinthroughtheInca.Analysistakesaninterdisciplinaryapproachtoexaminetheform,function,andsymbolismofAncientAmericanartandarchitectureanditsrolein

theconstructionandmaintenanceofpoliticalpower,religiousbeliefandpractice,conceptsofspace,andbodilyperformance.Slidepresenta-tions,lecturesanddiscussion.

ARTH 250. Topics in Art History (4)Varioustopicsinarthistory,eachrepresentinganintroductiontoanaspectofthediscipline.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.Foradescriptionofeachcourse,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinArts.

ARTH 306. American Art (4AF)Astudyofarchitecture,sculpture,andpaintingintheUnitedStatesfromthecolonialperiodtothepresent.EmphasisisgiventospecialproblemssuchastheinfluenceofEuropeantraditions,thedevelopmentofspecificallyAmericanvisualforms,theissueofminorityrepresentationasbothartistsandsubjects,andtheemergenceoftheUnitedStatesasacenterofartisticinfluenceinthemodernandcontem-poraryperiod.Slidepresentations,lectures,anddiscussion.FormerlyART252andARTH200.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforART252orARTH200.Prerequisite is one of the following: ARTH 100, 220, 250, ART 105, or consent of instructor.

ARTH 310. Art in Europe, 1500-1850 (4AS)Astudyofpainting,sculptureandarchitectureinWesternEurope.Issuesofreligiousandstatepatronage,thedevelopmentandinfluenceofartacademies,andtherelationbetweenartandcivicidentityarefeatured.Slidepresenta-tions,lectures,anddiscussion.Notopentostu-dentswhohavereceivedcreditfortwoofthefollowingcourses:ARTH2�0,308,3�2,ART260,356,358.Prerequisite is one of the following: ARTH 100, ARTH 220, ARTH 250, ART 105, or consent of instructor.

ARTH 314. Race and Representation (4A)AstudyofartproducedbyracialandethnicminoritiesintheUnitedStates.Thecourseexaminestheproductionofindividualartists,considerssomehistorical,political,andtheoreticalunderpinningsthatinformtheirproduction,andprovidesaparticularlensforexploringthehistoryofracerelationsintheUnitedStates.Dependingontheinstructor,thiscoursewillfocusspecificallyonAfricanAmericanorChicano/aart.Slidepresenta-tions,lecturesanddiscussion.Thiscoursemayberepeatedonceforcreditifthetopicisnot

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repetitive.Prerequisite is one of the following: ARTH 100, 220, 250, ART 105, or consent of instructor.

ARTH 316. Modern Art, 1850-1945 (4AS)Astudyofimportantdevelopmentsinpaintingandsculptureduringthemodernperiod.Theemergenceoftheavant-garde,thedevelop-mentofabstractart,andtherelationbetweenartandmodernculturewillbeexamined.Slidepresentations,lectures,discussion.FormerlyART360.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforART360.Prerequisite is one of the following: ARTH 100, 220, 250, ART 105, or consent of instructor.

ARTH 321. Art and Architecture of the Ancient Maya (4AS)AstudyoftheartistictraditionsandhistoryofMayacivilizationbeforetheSpanishConquest.Thecoursepresentssignificantstructuresandmonuments,impartsabasicknowledgeofthehieroglyphicwritingsystem,andsurveysthevolatilepoliticalhistoryoftheregion.Inparticular,thecourseconcentratesontheroleofthevisualartsintheconstruction,mainte-nanceandpublicpresentationofelementsofroyalidentityandcosmicorderthatreinforcedthetenuouspoliticalpowerofMayarulers.Slidepresentations,lecturesanddiscussion.Prerequisite is one of the following: ARTH 100, 220, 250, ART 105, or consent of instructor.

ARTH 322. Native North American Art and Architecture (4AS)AstudyoftheartandarchitectureproducedbyancientandhistoricNativeAmericanculturesinselectregionsoftheUnitedStatesandNorthernMexico.Aportionofthecoursewillalsofocusonworkscreatedbytwentieth-centuryNativeartistsfromallregionsoftheUnitedStatesandCanada.Thiscoursepres-entsspecificworksofart,architectureandperformanceinthecontextoftheircreationandusagewithinthegreaterculture.ParticularemphasisisplacedontheroleofthevisualartsintheconstructionandrepresentationofNativeAmericanethnicandgenderidentityandEuro-Americanconceptionsofauthen-ticity.Slidepresentations,lecturesanddiscus-sion.Prerequisite is one of the following: ARTH 100, 220, 250, ART 105, or consent of instructor.

ARTH 331. Latin American Art of the 20th Century (4AF)Astudyofthevisualqualities,symbolism,culturalcontextsandconceptualframeworksofmajorstylisticmovementsin20thcentury

LatinAmerica.CountriesconsideredmayincludeArgentina,Brazil,CubaandMexico,amongothers.Nineteenth-centuryAcademicArtprovidesthestartingpointforunder-standingtheemergenceofModernismoattheturnofthe20thcentury.ThecoursethenexploresModernismoasbothavisualartstyleandanoverarchingsocio-culturaltheorythatdefinedtheLatinAmericanavant-gardethroughmid-century.Thisclassalsoconsidersthediverserangeofabstractartproducedinpost-modernLatinAmericaaswellascon-temporaryLatinAmericanartproducedintheearlythe2�stcentury.Slidepresentations,lec-turesanddiscussion.Prerequisite:ARTH�00,220,250,ART�05,orconsentofinstructor.

ARTH 350. Advanced Topics in Art History (4)Varioustopicsinarthistory,eachrepresentingstudyofanaspectofthedisciplineatanadvancedlevel.ARTH350mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.Foradescriptionofeachcourseanditsprerequisites,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”

ARTH 490. Senior Experience in Art History (4E)Advancedworkinarthistorydesignedtosyn-thesizematerialsfromdifferentcourseworkwithinthemajor.Studentsjoinanarthistoryorarttheorytopicscourse(ARTH350/450)asthecontextfortheirseniorexperience.Thesynthesizinggoalisachievedinthewritingofapaperthataddressesthecontentofboththetopicscourseandanotherselectedupper-levelcourse.Selectionofthetwocoursesmustbemadeinconsultationwithandapprovedbythearthistoryfaculty.Prerequisite: approval of art history faculty adviser.

ARTH 493/494. St. Mary’s Project in Art History (1-8E)TheSt.Mary’sProjectinarthistoryisanextensiveindependentstudythatfocusesonartobjects,theories,orissues.Theprojectmaytakemanyforms,suchasaresearchpaper,anexhibitionofselectedobjectspresentedwithacatalog,oravideodocumentingandanalyzinganarchitecturalsiteoradisplayofpublicart.Theworkmaybeundertakeninconjunctionwithstudyabroadoramuseuminternship;oritmaybefocusedtoobjectsinmuseumsinWashington,D.C.,orBaltimore;orintheSt.Mary’sCollegeTeachingCollectionofArt.Inconsultationwithafacultymentor,thestudentidentifiesatopicthatissupported

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bythatstudent’spreviousacademicwork.Aformalproposalincludesastatementofthesubstanceoftheproject,themethodologiesthatwillbeemployed,andthecontributionthattheprojectwillmaketothedisciplineofarthistory.TheprojectwillbepresentedtotheCollegecommunitythroughameansappropriatetotheformoftheproject,suchasanexhibitionorareportofresearchfindings.Theworkissupervisedbyafacultymentor.Prerequisite: approval of the faculty mentor and the chair of the Art and Art History Department. Project guidelines are provided by the faculty mentor.

ARTH 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Off-campusexperientiallearningopportu-nity.Avarietyofinternshipscanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternshipssubjecttotheapprovalofthearthistoryfaculty.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningandeverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: admission to the internship program and approval of the department chair. (See “Internships” under “Academic Polices” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

ARTH 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentreadingorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyanarthistoryfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevalua-tionmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

ART THEORY COURSES

ARTH 260. Topics in Art Theory (4)Selectedtopicsinarttheorystudiedinthecontextoftheworkofanartist,artmove-ment,oraspecialproblem.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepeti-tive.Foradescriptionofeachcourseanditsprerequisites,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

ARTH 370. Issues of Style (4)Thiscourseexplorestherelationshipbetweentheoryandstudiopractice.Throughafocusedsetofreadingsfromareassuchasarthistory,literature,thesciences,andphilosophy,stu-dentsexaminehowtheseideascaninformstylisticapproachesandformaldecisionsforcontemporaryart.Studentsassessthemesthroughstudioassignmentsandwritingproj-ects.Slidepresentations,discussion,andcri-tiques.

ARTH 372. Issues of Content (4)Thiscourseexplorestherelationshipbetweentheoryandstudiopractice.Throughafocusedsetofreadingsfromareassuchasarthistory,literature,thesciences,andphilosophy,stu-dentsexaminehowtheseideascaninformthematicconcerns,content,andsubjectmatterforcontemporaryart.Studentsassessthemesthroughstudioassignmentsandwritingprojects.Slidepresentations,discussion,andcritiques.

ARTH 382. Sexuality and Modernity (4A)Thiscourseexplores20thcenturyandcon-temporaryartthroughchangingconceptionsofsexualidentity.Thecoursefocusesonthevisualartsasaprimarymeansthroughwhichgenderandsexualitywereelaborated,negoti-ated,andenforcedduringthelast�00years,fromtheturn-of-the-centuryemergenceofthe“gayandlesbianindividual”toongoingshiftsinconceptionsofsexandgenderroles.Thecoursewillconsiderstyle,content,andproductioncontextsindiversemedia,includingpainting,sculpture,photography,andperfor-mance.Seminarformat,readings,anddiscus-sion.Prerequisite is one of the following: ARTH 100, 220, 250, ART 105, one course in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, or consent of instructor.

ARTH 410. After Modern Art, 1945 to the Present (4AF)Thiscourseexplorestheconceptualfounda-tionsofcontemporaryartfromabstractexpres-sionismtothepresent,withparticularfocusonissuessuchasthemodernistartist-hero;theemergenceofalternativeornon-traditionalmedia;theinfluenceofthewomen’smove-mentandthegay/lesbianliberationmovementoncontemporaryart;andpostmoderntheoryandpractice.Slidepresentations,lecture,anddiscussion.FormerlyART460.NotopentostudentswhoreceivedcreditforART460.

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Prerequisite is one of the following: ARTH 100, 220, 250, ART 105, or consent of instructor.

ARTH 450. Advanced Topics in Art Theory (4)Selectedtopicsinarttheorystudiedatanadvancedlevelinthecontextoftheworkofanartist,artmovement,oraspecialproblem.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.Foradescriptionofeachcourseanditsprerequisites,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”

ARTH 470. Critical Approaches to the Analysis of Art (4S)Thiscourseexplorestheproductionandanalysisofartandhastwointerrelatedgoals.Thefirstistodevelopstudents’criticalengage-mentwithart,architecture,andmaterialculture.Thesecondgoalistoexplorethehis-toriographyandmethodologiesthatshapearthistoricalinquiry,includingformalist,feminist,Marxist,Foucaultian,andcontemporarycriticaltheories.Organizedaroundseveralmajortopicsthathaveinformedthewaysinwhichartiscreatedandinterpreted,suchasform,narra-tive,representation,andauthorship,theclassalsoprovidesanopportunityforspecificappli-cationsofvariousmethodologicalapproachesthroughvisualanalysesofindividualartworks.Thiscourseoffersafoundationfromwhichstu-dentscandiscussandcriticallyanalyzeartandvisualcultureaswellasbroaderculturalmove-mentsandhistoricaldebates.Seminarformat,readingsanddiscussion.Prerequisite is one of the following: ARTH 100, 220, 250, ART 105, or consent of instructor.

ART STUDIO COURSES (ART)ART 105. Introduction to Visual Thinking (4E)Thistopics-basedcourseservesasabroadintroductiontothevisualartsthroughaninvestigationof2D,3D,and4D(time-basedandsequential)artisticpractices.Thetopicofeachcourse,developedbytheinstructor,servesastheframeworktoexplorethecreativeprocess.Emphasisisplacedonproblemsolving,problemgeneration,andthedevelopmentofideasinvisualartmaking.Studioprojects,critiques,anddiscussionsincorporatereading,research,andwritingcomponentsthatinte-gratecriticalthinkingwithpersonalexpressionwhileencouragingthedevelopmentofconcep-tualandformalskills.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

ART 204. Introduction to Drawing (4E)Anintroductiontothefundamentalissues,materials,andtechniquesofdrawing.Drawingskillsandvisualawarenessareaddressedthroughformalexercisesandcreativeproj-ects.Emphasisisgiventodevelopinganunderstandingofthebasicprinciplesoftwo-dimensionaldesignandthedepictionofformandspace.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

ART 206. Introduction to Painting (4F)Anintroductiontotheprinciplesofpaintingandbasicoilpaintingmethods.Formalandexpressiveproblemsareexploredthroughcre-ativeprojectsfeaturingavarietyoftechniquesandsubjects.Critiquesanddiscussionsofissuesinarthistoryandincontemporaryart.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinArts.

ART 208. Introduction to Sculpture (4F)Anintroductiontotheprinciplesofsculptureandbasicsculpturalprocesses.Creativeprob-lemsareexploredthroughtheuseofavarietyofsubjectsandtechniques,includingmodelingandconstructioninclay,steel,andwood.Critiquesanddiscussionsofissuesinarthistoryandincontemporaryart.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

ART 210. Introduction to Printmaking (4S)Anintroductiontoart-makingthatintegratesdigital,traditionalandexperimentalprint-makingtechniques.Studentswillexploreintaglioprintmakinganddigitalimagingaspracticedinacontextofcontemporaryartpracticeandtheory.Studioart-making,critiques,anddiscussionoftraditionalandcontemporaryart.Previousexperiencewithdrawingandordigitalimagingisencouraged.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

ART 212. Introduction to Photography (4E)Anintroductiontotheprinciplesofpho-tographyandbasicphotographicprocesses.Creativeproblemsareexploredthroughtheuseofavarietyofsubjectsandtechniques,includingexperimentswithpaperandfilm,small-cameraoperation,roll-filmprocessing,enlarging,finishing,andmounting.Critiquesanddiscussionsofissuesinarthistoryandcontemporaryart.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

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ART 214. Introduction to Digital Imaging (4)Anintroductiontotheprinciplesofdigitalimaging.Formalandcreativeproblemsareexploredthroughtheuseofavarietyofgraphicssoftwareandhardware.Critiquesofdigitalartanddiscussionofissuesincontem-porarydigitalmedia.SomeexperiencewiththeMacintoshplatformpreferred.Thiscoursesat-isfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.Prerequisite: one of the following courses; ART 100, 102, 105, 204, 206, 208, 210, 233 or 333, or permission of instructor.

ART 304. Drawing Studio (4F)Anintensivestudiopracticeindrawing.Emphasisisgiventodevelopinganunder-standingoftheuniqueissuesandconcernsofdrawingandhowthesemaycontributetotheexpressionofapersonalvision.Projectsaredirectedtodevelopthestudent’sabilitytoworkindependently.Studioprojects,critiques,anddiscussionsofissuesinarthistoryandcontem-poraryart.Thiscoursemayberepeatedonceforcredit.Prerequisite: ART 204.

ART 306. Painting Studio (4AS)Anintensivestudiopracticeinpainting.Emphasisisgiventodevelopinganunder-standingoftheuniqueissuesandconcernsofpaintingandhowthesemaycontributetotheexpressionofapersonalvision.Projectsaredirectedtodevelopthestudent’sabilitytoworkindependently.Studioprojects,critiques,anddiscussionsofissuesinarthistoryandcontem-poraryart.Thiscoursemayberepeatedonceforcredit.Prerequisite: ART 206.

ART 308. Sculpture Studio (4A)Anintensivestudiopracticeinsculpture.Emphasisisgiventotheissuesandconcernsofsculptureandtotheresolutionofanartisticconceptionthroughallofthestagesofthecreativeprocess,fromdesigningmodelstofab-ricatingfinishedworks.Projectsaredirectedtodevelopthestudent’sabilitytoworkindepen-dently.Studioprojects,critiques,anddiscus-sionsofissuesinarthistoryandcontemporaryart.Thiscoursemayberepeatedonceforcredit.Prerequisite: one of the following courses; ART 102, 105 or 208.

ART 312. Photography Studio (4A)Anintensivestudiopracticeinphotography.Emphasisisgiventotheissuesandconcernsofphotographyandhowthesemaycontributetotherealizationofthestudent’spersonalvision.Projectsaredirectedtodevelopthestudent’s

abilitytoworkindependently.Studioprojects,critiques,anddiscussionsofissuesinarthistoryandcontemporaryart.Thiscoursemayberepeatedonceforcredit.Prerequisite: ART 212.

ART 314. Digital and Time-based Art Studio (4A)Anintensivestudiopracticeindigitalandtime-basedart(digitalvideo,computeranima-tionandWeb-basedapplications).Emphasisisgiventodevelopinganunderstandingoftheuniqueissuesandconcernsofdigitalandtime-basedartandhowthesemaycontributetotheexpressionofapersonalvision.Projectsaredesignedtodevelopthestudent’sabilitytoworkindependently.Studioprojects,critiques,anddiscussionsofissuesinarthistoryandcontemporaryart.Thiscoursemayberepeatedonceforcredit.Prerequisite: ART 214.

ART 485. Practicum in Art Studio Instruction (2E)Supervisedexperienceinorganizing,preparing,andteachingastudioartcourseandsuper-visingstudiolabsessions.Studentsareassignedtoaspecificartstudiocourseandwillassisttheinstructor.Gradeevaluationwillbebasedonattendance,preparation,teachingabilityandspecifictasksassignedbytheinstructor,suchasdesigningademonstrationorpresentationtoillustrateartstudioprinciplesandpractices.Prerequisites: students must be art majors and/or must obtain consent of the instructor.

ART 493. St. Mary’s Project in Studio Art I (4F)Thiscourseprovidesastructuredenviron-mentinwhichstudentsexploreanddeveloptheirownartisticinterestsinthecontextofexchangewithfellowseminarmembersandafacultymentor.Inaselectedareaoffocus(drawing,painting,photography,printmaking,sculpture,orcombinedmedia)studentspursuesustainedindependentstudioprojectsaccompaniedbywrittenformulationofartisticconcernsandresearchintorelatedartandideas.ConsulttheDepartmentofArtandArtHistory’sguidelinesfortheSt.Mary’sProject.Prerequisite: one 300-level studio art course in the student’s chosen area of focus and the approval of the instructor and chair of the Art and Art History Department.

ART 494. St. Mary’s Project in Studio Art II (4S)Inthiscoursestudentscontinuetodevelopandproduceabodyofself-generatedstudioworkculminatinginapublicexhibition.This

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exhibitionwillbeaccompaniedbyawrittenstatementofgoalsplacedwithinanarthis-toricalcontextandapubliclecturethataddressestheproject’sexpressivesignificanceanditsrelationshiptocontemporaryartandarttheory.ConsulttheDepartmentofArtandArtHistory’sguidelinesfortheSt.Mary’sProject.ThiscoursereplacesART490.Prerequisite: one 300-level studio art course in the student’s chosen area of focus selected from the following; ART 304 Drawing Studio; ART 306 Painting Studio; ART 308 Sculpture Studio; ART 312 Photography Studio; ART 314 Digital and Time Based Studio; and the approval of the instructor and chair of the Art and Art History Department.

ART 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Off-campusexperientiallearningopportu-nity.Avarietyofinternshipscanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships,subjecttotheapprovaloftheartfaculty.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperi-encethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningandeverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: admission to the Internship Program and approval of the department chair. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

ART 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyanartfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

TOpICS In STUDIO ART AnD ADvAnCED TOpICS In STUDIO ARTOneofthefollowingcourseswillbeofferedeachyear:

ART 233. Topics in Studio Art (4)Varioustopicspresentedasintroductory-levelcourses,eachfocusingonaparticularstudioartactivity.Topicsmaybedefinedintermsoftechniques,mediumorsubjectmatter.Art233mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.Foradescriptionofeachcourse,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinArts.

ART 237. Topics in Studio Art: Color (4) Anintroductiontocontemporaryandtradi-tionalunderstandingsofcolorandhowcolorfunctionsexpressivelyinvariousformsofart.Coursepresentscontemporaryandhistorictheoriesofcolorclassificationandinteraction,theperceptualinteractionofcolor,thecreativeandexpressiveuseofcolorinstudioartproj-ectsandtheuseofcolorinart,incinemaandindigitalmedia.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

ART 333. Advanced Topics in Studio Art (4)Varioustopicspresentedasadvanced-levelcourses,eachfocusingindepthonaparticularissueinstudioart.Topicsmaybedefinedintermsoftechnique,medium,orsubjectmatter.Thesecoursesaredesignedforstudentswhohavealreadycompleteintroductory-levelworkintheareaofeachtopicoffering.Art333mayberepeatedifthetopicisnotrepetitive.Foradescriptionofeachcourseanditsprerequisites,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”

ART 339. Advanced Topics in Studio Art: Painting and Drawing from Life (4)Theprinciples,practicesandhistoryofpaintinganddrawingfromdirectobservation.Studentslearnadvancedtechniquesofdrawingandpaintingfromdirectobservation,andthecon-ceptualframeworkforavarietyofapproachestolifepaintinganddrawing.Studioworkfromthemodel,stilllife,andlandscape.Critiqueanddiscussionoftraditionalandcontemporaryobservationaldrawingandpainting.Prerequisite: one of the following art studio courses: ART 100, 102, 105, 204, 206, 208, 210, 212, 233, 333 or consent of instructor.

ART 347. Advanced Topics in Studio Art: Book Arts (4)Thiscourseexplorestheartofthebook.Emphasisisplacedonthebookasacommuni-cativemedium,theinterrelationshipsbetweentextandimage,andthecreationofsequence,narrative,andmeaningthroughvisualandtextualmeans.Studentswilldeveloporiginalcontentanddesignforbookprojects,andareencouragedtoexploretheirownpoetry,prose,artworkandothersubjectmatterofinterest.Studentslearnbasicbookbinding,typographyandlayoutskills,reliefandintaglioprint-making,anddigitalimaging.Directedandself-proposedprojects,critiquesanddiscussionoftraditionalandcontemporaryart.Prerequisite: one of the following art studio courses: ART 100,

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102, 105, 204, 206, 208, 210, 212 or consent of instructor. Previous experience with digital imaging is encouraged.

ART 338. Advanced Topics in Studio Art: Figure Sculpture (4AF)Thiscoursefocusesoncreatingsculpturefromdirectobservationofthehumanfigure.Classactivitiesincludebothdrawingandsculptingfromanatomicalaidsandlivemodels.Studentslearnhowtocreateportraitbustsandfullfiguresculpturesinclay.Otherclassactivi-tiesincludegroupcritiquesandresearchoftraditionalandcontemporaryapproachestofigurativesculpture.FormerlyART333FigureSculpture.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforART333FigureSculpture.Prerequisite: one of the following art studio courses: ART 204, 206, 208 or consent of instructor.

ART 425. The Artist in Context (4S)Thiswritingintensivecoursefocusesondevel-opingeffectivepresentationmaterialsbywhichstudioartistscontextualize,articulateanddocumenttheintentionsoftheirowncreativework.Courseactivitiesincludelearninghowtowriteeffectivevisualanalysisandartiststate-ments,photographanddigitallydocumentartworks,createon-lineportfolios,andprepareavarietyofprofessionalpresentationmaterialssuchasrésumésandlettersofapplication.Courseworkculminateswithstudentscreatingtheirownon-lineportfolio.Thiscoursesatisfiesanarttheoryrequirementforartmajorswithaconcentrationinstudioart.Prerequisite: One 300-level studio art course or consent of instructor.

ART 359. Advanced Topics in Studio Art: Scientific Illustration (2)Theinterdisciplinaryfieldofscientificillustra-tionwillbeexploredthroughpracticalwork,assignedreadings,fieldtripsandvisitsfromexpertsinthefield.Skillstoobserveandillus-tratebiological,anthropological,archaeologicaland/orotherscientificmaterialswillbedevel-opedthroughindividualandsmall-groupexer-cises.Theseexerciseswillillustrateavarietyofdifferentmethodsandtechniquesusedinsci-entificillustration,andwillhelptohoneobser-vationalandartisticskills.Workingdirectlywithafacultymember,professionalscientistorillustrator,eachstudentwillcompleteafinalprojecttobeusedinapublication,laboratorynotebookorpublicdisplay.Requiredco-req-uisite:BIOL380:TopicsinBiology:ScientificIllustration.Prerequisite: ART 204 and consent

of instructors. Co-requisite: BIOL 380. Topics in Biology: Scientific Illustration (2).

asian sTuDies

TheculturesofAsiaareamongtheworld'soldestandmostenduringandtheyalsoplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinmodernworldaffairs.EmigrantpeoplesofAsiahavereshapedtheculturesoftherestoftheworldinpro-foundways,expandingwhatisthoughtofasAsiabeyondnationalandcontinentalbound-aries,toincludediasporaculturesinNorthandSouthAmerica,Europe,Australia,andAfrica.Asia'smanydistinctandinterrelatedciviliza-tionsarethusbothancient,datingtotheNeolithicera,andwidespread,geographicallyspanningtheglobe.TheeconomicandpoliticalcentersofAsiaincludethetwomostpopulousnationsintheworldandtwoofthethreelargesteconomiesintheworld.Thus,AsianStudieschallengesstudentstoexploresomeofthemostinfluentialandwidespreadculturesontheglobe.

Becauseofthiswide-ranginghistoricalandgeographicscope,AsianStudiesmustemployaninterdisciplinaryapproach.Thecorerequirementforthestudyareaisthusateam-taught,interdisciplinarycoursewhichoffersstudentsanopportunitytoexplorethebreadthofdisciplinaryapproachestothisstudyarea.FurtherAsianStudiescoursesmaybefoundinthedepartmentsofArtandArtHistory,Economics,History,English,InternationalLanguagesandCultures,Music,PhilosophyandReligiousStudies,andDramaticArts.This"areastudies"approachdemandsthatstudentstakeanactiveandconsciouspartindesigningtheirAsianStudiesprogram.

TheAsianStudiesfacultystronglyrecom-mendsthatstudentsanchortheirstudyofAsiainlanguagestudyandstudyabroad.Inaddi-tiontoChineselanguageofferingson-campus,St.Mary'soffersstudy-abroadprogramsatFudanUniversityinShanghai,China;LingnanUniversityinHongKong,China;andPayapUniversityinChiangMai,Thailand.StudentsmaypursuethestudyofotherAsianlanguagesthroughstudy-abroadprogramsinIndia,Vietnam,Japan,orotherAsiancountries,ortheymaychoosetoattendlanguageprogramsatotheruniversitiesandcollegesintheU.S.

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NostudyofAsiaanditsculturesiscompletewithoutthestudyofanAsianlanguage.

Participationinthestudyareaispossibleinanymajor,andinadditiontobroadeningstudenthorizonsintheliberalarts,itprovidesexcellentpreparationforafuturecareerintheU.S.ForeignService,theUnitedNations,internationalnon-governmentalorganizations,multinationalbusiness,andadvancedacademicstudies.

StudentsmustdeclaretheirparticipationintheAsianStudiesstudyareabytheendofthefirstweekoftheirsenioryear,andtheyarestronglyencouragedtodeclarebytheendoftheirjunioryear.Itissuggestedthattheyseekanadviserfromparticipatingfaculty.


Tocompleteacross-disciplinaryminorinAsianStudies,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements,designedtoestablishthebreadthanddepthofknowledgeconsistentwiththegoalsoftheAsianStudiesstudyarea.

�. GeneralCollegerequirements.

2. Allrequirementsinamajordisciplineofstudy.

3. Atleast24semester-hours(or6courses)incourseshavinganAsianfocus,inallofwhichagradeofC-orhighermustbeachieved,asfollows:

a. Requiredcourse: ASIA200:IntroductiontoAsian

Studies

b. Additionalcoursestototal20semester-hours(orfivecourses).Atleast8credits(twocourses)ofthistotalmustbeatthe300-400level.

Asapartoftheircourseofstudy,studentsmustfulfillanAsianlanguagerequirementinoneofthefollowingfourways:

�. CompleteILCC�02:ElementaryChineseII.

2. Completetheequivalentofoption�atanotherinstitutioninanAsianlanguage.

3. StudyabroadinanAsiancountryincludingintensivelanguagestudy.ProgramsmustbeapprovedbytheAsianStudiesfaculty.

4. Demonstrateatleastsecond-semestercollege-levelproficiencyinAsianlanguage.

Coursestakenfortheminorshouldformacohesiveprogramandbeselectedinconsulta-tionwithafacultyadviserfromAsianStudies.

Acompletelistofapprovedcurrentofferingswillappearintheonline“ScheduleofClasses.”RegularlyofferedapprovedcoursesinAsianStudiesincludethefollowing:

Art History

ARTH250:TopicsinArtHistory(Asiantopicsonly)

ARTH350:AdvancedTopicsinArtHistory(Asiantopicsonly)

Theater, Film, and Media Studies

TFMS2�0:JapanesePerformanceTraditions(4F)

TFMS425:AdvancedTopicsinFilmandMedia(Asiantopicsonly)

Economics

ECON372:EconomicsofDevelopingCountries(4AF)

ECON373:EastAsianEconomies(4AF)

English

ENGL�02:Composition(Asian-focusedsectionsonly)

ENGL380:StudiesinWorldLiterature(Asiantopicsonly)

ENGL430:SpecialTopicsinLiterature(Asiantopicsonly)

Regularlyofferedtopics:AsianLiteratureinComparativePerspective

(4AF)TheTaleofGenjiandTheStoryofthe

Stone(4AF)

History

HIST35�:HistoryofTraditionalChina(4F)

HIST352:HistoryofModernChina(4S)HIST353:HistoryofJapan(4F)HIST455:TopicsinAsian,African,or

LatinAmericanHistory(Asiantopicsonly)

International Languages and Cultures

ILCC�0�:ElementaryChineseI(4F)ILCC�02:ElementaryChineseII(4S)ILCC20�:IntermediateChineseI(4F)ILCC202:IntermediateChineseII(4S)ILCC306:AdvancedChinese:Introduction

toLiterature(4AF)

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ILCC355:AdvancedChinese:ChineseCulture(4AF)

ILCC365:AdvancedChinese:ChineseLiterature(4AF)

ILCC�99/299/399/499:ChineseIndependentStudy

ILCT�06:IntroductiontoWorldLiterature(Asiantopicsonly)

Music

MUSC323:TopicsinEthnomusicology(Asiantopicsonly)

Philosophy & Religious Studies

RELG220:FoundationsofIslam(4S)PHIL304:ValuesInquiry(Asiantopics

only)PHIL/RELG35�:EastAsianPhilosophies

andReligion(4AS)PHIL/RELG352:SouthAsianPhilosophies

andReligion(4AF)PHIL/RELG380:PhilosophicalTopicsand

Thinkers(Asiantopicsonly)

StudentsmaypursueaSt.Mary'sProjectinAsianStudieswiththepermissionoftheirmajordepartmentandwiththeagreementofafacultymentorapprovedbytheAsianStudiesfaculty.Projectcredit(8hours)doesnotapplytowardfulfillmentoftherequirementsofthestudyareainAsianStudies.

ASIAN STUDIES COURSES (ASIA)ASIA 200. Introduction to Asian Studies (4F)Thisteam-taughtinterdisciplinarycourseintroducesstudentstothecivilizationsofAsiaandthevariousmethodsrelatedtothestudyofthisregionanditsdiasporas.ThecourseincludesthestudyofEastAsia,SouthAsia,andSoutheastAsia,aswellasculturesoftheAsiandiasporainNorthAmericaandaroundtheglobe.Agroupoffivetotenfacultypartici-patesinthiscourse.

ASIA 493/494. St. Mary's Project in Asian Studies (1-8E)Thisproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshould

includeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Thiscourseisrepeatableupto8semester-hours.Pre- or co-requisites: Requirements in the Asian Studies study area. Approval of faculty mentor, Asian Studies coordinator, and department chair(s) of the student's major(s).

ASIA 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Off-campusexperientiallearningopportu-nity.AvarietyofinternshipscanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternshipssubjecttotheapprovaloftheAsianStudiesfaculty.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningandeverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the study area coordinator. (See"Internships"under"AcademicPolicies"section.)Credit/Nocreditgrading.

ASIA 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)ThiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyanAsianStudiesfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See"IndependentStudy"underthe"AcademicPolicies"section.)

ASTRONOMYCOURSESASTR 154 Solar System Astronomy with Laboratory(4S)Anintroductiontotheastronomyandplan-etaryscienceofthesolarsystem,withemphasisontheformation,structureandcompositionoftheplanetscirclingthesun.Othertopicsstudiedincludetheexaminationofcometsandtheasteroidbelt,KuiperbeltplanetismalssuchastheformerplanetPluto,formationandcompositionofthemoonscirclingtheplanets,thesearchforplanetsoutsidethesolarsystem,andthepossibilityofextraterrestriallifeinandoutsidethesolarsystem.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinNaturalScienceswithLaboratory.Lectureandlab.

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ASTR 155. Stellar Astronomy and Cosmology with Laboratory (4F)Anintroductiontomodernastronomyofthestars,includingitshistoricaldevelopment,studyoftheearthandsun’splaceintheuni-verse,characteristicsofthestars,stellarbirth,evolutionanddeath,andtheoriginandfateoftheuniverse.StudentswhohavepreviouslytakenASTR�5�cannottakeASTR�53.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentintheNaturalScienceswithLaboratory.Lectureandlab.

BIOCHEMISTRYBiochemistryisasubjectinvolvedwiththeexplorationofthemolecularprocessesoflifeandreflectstheintersectionofchemistryandbiologyneededtounderstandtheseprocesses.Themajorinbiochemistryisdesignedtomeettheneedsofstudentsinterestedinthisinterdisciplinarysubject.Studentscompletingamajorinbiochemistrywillbepreparedforcareersinthepharmaceuticalandbiotech-nologyindustries,forpursuitofgraduatedegreesinbiochemistryorchemistry,andforentryintomedical,veterinary,dental,orphar-macyschools.ThisdegreeprogramfollowsguidelinessuggestedbytheAmericanSocietyofBiochemistryandMolecularBiologyforanundergraduatedegreeinbiochemistry.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreeinbiochem-istry,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirements:

�. GeneralCollegeRequirements(see"Curriculum"section),includingthefol-lowingrequirementstosatisfythemajor:

2. RequiredCourses:

a. ChemistryCourses(28semester-hours) CHEM�05:GeneralChemistryI CHEM�06:GeneralChemistryII CHEM3��:OrganicChemistryI CHEM3�2:OrganicChemistryII CHEM420:BiochemistryI CHEM422:BiochemistryII CHEM45�:PhysicalChemistryI

b. BiologyCourses(�2semester-hours) BIOL�05:PrinciplesofBiologyI BIOL�06:PrinciplesofBiologyII

BIOL47�:MolecularBiology

c. CognateCourses(�6semester-hours) MATH�5�:CalculusI MATH�52:CalculusII PHYS�3�:GeneralPhysicsI PHYS�32:GeneralPhysicsII

3. EverybiochemistrymajormustcompleteaSt.Mary'sProject.Thisprojectmaybeinbiochemistryorinanothermajordisciplineorstudyarea.Theguidelinesintheselectedareaapply.TheprojectmustbeproposedtoamentorandtothechairoftheDepartmentofChemistryandBiochemistryatleastthreeweeksbeforethelastdayofclassesofthesecondsemesterofthestudent'sjunioryear,andmustbeapprovedbythementorandthedepart-mentchair.

4. StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterinallcourseslistedinitems2-3above,andmaintainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.

Note:Studentsearningadegreeinbiochem-istrymaynotpursueasecondmajorinchem-istry.

Thefollowingmodelissuggestedasasequenceofstudythatsatisfiestheaboverequirements:

FirstYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,CHEM�05,

CHEM�06,BIOL�05,BIOL�06.

SecondYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,CHEM3��,

CHEM3�2,MATH�5�,MATH�52.

ThirdYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,CHEM420,

CHEM422,PHYS�3�,PHYS�32,BIOL47�.

FourthYear: St.Mary'sProject,CHEM45�,electives.

Forrelatedcoursedescriptions:

Biology(seepages42-46)

Chemistry(seepages47-49)

Mathematics(seepages98-�00)

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BIOLOGYThedisciplineofbiologyisextremelybroadanddeep.Thecurriculuminbiologyreflectsthisbreadthwithofferingsrangingfromintroduc-torycoursesforbiologymajorsandnon-majorstoadvancedinstructioninthevarioussub-disciplinesinbiology.Depthisprovidedwithinthebiologymajorbycourseswhichfocusonprogressivelymorespecificaspectsofselectedsubjectareaswithinbiology.Theprimarygoaloftheprograminbiologyistoprovidestudentswithabroadbackgroundsuitableforfutureworkinanyareaofbiologyorinrelatedfields.Inthejuniorandsenioryears,studentshavetheopportunitytodeepenthisgeneralback-groundortobeginspecializationinvariousareassuchasaquaticbiology,botany,cellularandmolecularbiology,ecology,premedicalandpre-professionalstudies,andzoology.

Furthermore,thesequentialanddevelopmentalnatureofthebiologyprogramemphasizesskillsandtechniquesthatareusedtocom-pleteSt.Mary’sProjects.Throughacarefulchoiceofcourses,madeincollaborationwiththeirfacultyadvisers,studentsmaypreparethemselvesforsecondaryschoolteaching,forgraduateworkinbiologyorrelatedareas,forcareersasprofessionalbiologistsinlaboratoriesorfieldstations,forworkinenvironmentalstudiesorconservation,andforprofessionaltraininginhealthandmedicine-relatedfields.ThelocationoftheCollegeontheSt.Mary’sRiver,asub-estuaryoftheChesapeakeBay,providesexcellentopportunitiesforfieldstudiesinaquaticbiology.Otherresearchopportuni-tiesareavailableinlaboratoriesatSt.Mary’sCollegeand,throughtheInternshipProgram,atgovernmentandprivatelyfundedresearchlaboratoriesinMarylandandelsewhere.AcooperativeagreementbetweentheCollegeandtheUniversityofMaryland’sCenterforEnvironmentalScienceprovidesopportunitiesforSt.Mary’sCollegestudentstotakespecialseminarsandconductresearchwithfacultymembersatthenearbyChesapeakeBiologicalLaboratoryinSolomons.Eachstudentisencouragedtoparticipateinfieldand/orlaboratoryresearchinthebiologicalsciencesthroughindependentstudy,internships,orSt.Mary’sProjects.Biologystudentsareexpectedtotakeseriouslytheopportunitytobecomebroadlyeducatedintheliberalarts.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinbiology,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirements:


2. RequiredCourses:

a. PhysicalScienceCourses(�2semester-hours)

CHEM�05:GeneralChemistry CHEM�06:GeneralChemistryII CHEM3��:OrganicChemistryI Inadditiontothosethreecourses,

OrganicChemistryII(CHEM3�2),CollegePhysics(PHYS�2�,�22)orGeneralPhysics(PHYS�3�,�32)andCalculusIandII(MATH�5�,�52)arerecommendedforallstudentsandarerequiredbymostgraduateandprofes-sionalschools.

b. BiologyCoreCourses(�6semester-hours)

BIOL�05:PrinciplesofBiologyI BIOL�06:PrinciplesofBiologyII BIOL270:Genetics BIOL27�:EcologyandEvolution

3. ElectiveCourses:

Aminimumof�6semester-hoursinupper-divisionbiologycoursesisrequired,excludingPracticuminBiologyLaboratoryInstruction(BIOL485),Internship(BIOL398,498),andIndependentStudy(BIOL399,499).Thesecondfoursemester-hoursofaSt.Mary'sProjectinbiology(BIOL494)maybecountedtowardthetotal�6semester-hours.Ofthe�6semester-hours,atleasteight,notincludingtheSt.Mary'sProject,mustincludealaboratorycompo-nent.

4. EverybiologymajormustcompleteaSt.Mary’sProject.

Thisprojectmaybeinbiologyorinanothermajordisciplineorastudyarea.Theguidelinesestablishedintheselectedareaapply.TheprojectmustbeproposedtoamentorandtothechairoftheDepartmentofBiologyatleastthreeweeksbeforethelastdayofclassesofthesecondsemesterofthestudent’sjunioryear,anditmustbeapprovedbythementorandthedepart-mentchair.

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5. StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterineachcourselistedinparagraphs2-4(above),andmaintainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.

6. Allpre-requisitesmustbemetwithagradeof“C-”orbetter.

Degree requireMenTs for The Minor �. RequiredCourses

a. Core(�6semester-hours) BIOL�05:PrinciplesofBiologyI BIOL�06:PrinciplesofBiologyII BIOL270:Genetics BIOL27�:EcologyandEvolution

b. Electives(4semester-hours) Atleast4semester-hoursinupperdivi-

sionbiology(BIOL)coursesexcludingPracticuminBiologyLaboratoryInstruction(BIOL485),Internship(BIOL398,498),andIndependentStudy(BIOL399,499).

2. StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterineachrequiredcoursetakentofulfilltheminor,andmaintainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.

upper-leVel biology Courses

Aliberalartseducationinbiologyshouldincludeboththebreadthofthesubjectanditsdepth.Whilestudentsmaywishtofocusononeparticularareaofbiology,suchasaquaticbiologyorbotany,westronglyadvisethemtobesurethattheiradvancedcourseworkincludesatleastonecoursefromeachofthreelevelsofbiologicalorganization:population/community/eco-system,organismalandcel-lular/biochemicallevels.Pleasenote,though,thatthesecategoriesaresomewhatartificialbecausemanyofourcoursesaredesignedtointegratematerialfrommorethanoneleveloforganizationortaxonomickingdom.Forexample,microbiologybridgesecologyandmolecularbiologyofbacteria,andphotobiologydiscussesresponsesoforganismsfromseveralkingdomstoacriticalenvironmentalfactor,light,addressingquestionsatallthreelevelsoforganization.Suchcoursesmaybeespeciallyusefulinhelpingstudentsgainanintegratedviewofbiologythatwillenablethemtoposeandsolvecomplexorinterdisciplinaryques-tions.Inaddition,studentsshouldexpose

themselvestobiodiversitybytakingcarenottoconcentratesolelyononegroupoforganisms:forexample,plantsoranimals.

UPPER-LEVEL BIOLOGY COURSESPopulation/Community/Eco-system-Level Courses

BIOL3�6:TropicalMarineBiologyBIOL327:EcologyandDiversityof

MarylandPlantsBIOL432:LimnologyBIOL463:EcologyofCoastalSystems

Organismal-Level Courses

BIOL303:InvertebrateZoologyBIOL305:AnimalBehaviorBIOL3�2:BiologyofPlantsBIOL330:HumanAnatomyandPhysiologyBIOL40�:DevelopmentalBiologyBIOL435:PlantPhysiologyBIOL436:ComparativeAnimalPhysiology

Cellular/Biochemical-Level Courses

BIOL359:PhotobiologyBIOL360:MicrobiologyBIOL4�8:Virology:BIOL4�9:NeurobiologyBIOL424:BiochemistryIIBIOL438:CellPhysiologyBIOL470:ImmunologyBIOL47�:MolecularBiologyBIOL472:MolecularEvolution

Thefollowingsequenceofcoursesisatypicalmodelforthefulfillmentoftheaboverequire-ments:

FirstYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,BIOL�05,

BIOL�06,CHEM�05,CHEM�06

SophomoreYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,BIOL

270,BIOL27�,CHEM3��,CHEM3�2*MATH�5�*,MATH�52*

JuniorYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,biology

electives,PHYS�2�*,PHYS�22*

SeniorYear: Biologyelectives,St.Mary’sProjects(BIOL

493and494),*optionalbutrecommendedcourserequirementsforteachercertification

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requireMenTs for TeaCher CerTifiCaTion AMasterofArtsinTeachingprogramisavailableatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandaftercompletionofthebaccalaureatedegree.StudentswhoareinterestedinbecomingteachersshouldcontactthechairoftheDepartmentofEducationalStudiesoraneducationadviserintheirmajorfieldofstudyforsuggestedcourseworkinHumanStudies,EducationalStudies,andtheirspecificmajor.Theseconsultationsshouldtakeplaceduringthefirstsemesterofthesophomoreyear.

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BIOLOGY COURSES (BIOL)BIOL 100. Contemporary Bioscience (4E)Anintroductorybiologycourseforstudentswhodesireanoverviewofbiologicalconceptsandcontemporaryissuesinbiologyandenvi-ronmentalsciences.Thescientificmethodasawayofknowingwillbestressed.Sectionsofthiscoursearetopical,withtopicsdrawnfromecologyandenvironmentalsciences,cellandmolecularbiology,evolution,humanbiology,andotherareasofbiology.Thiscourseisrec-ommendedtothosestudentswhodonotplantocontinueinthebiologicalsciences.

BIOL 101. Contemporary Bioscience with Laboratory (4E)Anintroductorybiologycourseforstudentswhodesireanoverviewofbiologicalconceptsandcontemporaryissuesinbiologyandenvi-ronmentalsciences.Thescientificmethodasawayofknowingwillbestressed.Sectionsofthiscoursearetopical,withtopicsdrawnfromecologyandenvironmentalsciences,cellandmolecularbiology,evolution,humanbiology,andotherareasofbiology.Lectureandlaboratory.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinNaturalScienceswithLaboratory.

BIOL 105. Principles of Biology I (4F)

Anintroductorycourseontheorganizationandfunctionofcells.Thestructureandfunc-tionofsubcellularunitsaswellasmembranes,metabolismandgeneticswillbeconsideredforbothprokaryoticandeukaryoticcells.Laboratoryexerciseswillincludeobservationsofboththestructureandfunctionsofcellsandcellularcomponents.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinNaturalScienceswithLaboratoryandisrecommendedtothosestudentswhomaycontinueinthebio-logicalsciences.Lectureandlaboratory.

BIOL 106. Principles of Biology II (4S) Anintroductiontothestructure,function,anddiversityofplantsandanimals,withevolutionastheunifyingtheme.Particularemphasiswillbegiventoorganisms’interactionswithandadaptationstotheirenvironment.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 105.

BIOL 270. Genetics (4F)Anexaminationofthefundamentalprinciplesunderlyingheredityandvariation.ThiscoursewilltracetheoriginsofcontemporarygeneticthoughtfromthediscoveryofMendel’sLawsthroughthedevelopmentofthechromosometheoryofinheritance,followedbyaconsid-erationoftherecentadvancesinmoleculargeneticsandthegeneticstructureofpopula-tions.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 106, Co-requisite: CHEM 105.

BIOL 271. Ecology and Evolution (4S)Anexaminationofecologicalprinciplesandconceptsandtheevolutionarybasisofecologicalrelationshipsatthecommunity,population,andspecieslevelsoforganization.Classdiscussionwillfocusonecologicalandevolutionaryprocesses,includingecosystemandcommunityfunction,populationdynamics,populationgenetics,naturalselection,biogeog-raphyandspeciation.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 270.

BIOL 303. Invertebrate Zoology (4AS)Asystematicexaminationofinvertebratelife.Bothlectureandlaboratoryemphasizephylogeneticrelationshipsandevolutionaryadvancementinbothterrestrialandmarineinvertebrateanimals.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 106.

BIOL 305. Animal Behavior (4AF)Anexaminationofprinciplesandmethodsofthestudyofanimalbehaviorbasedonethology,comparativepsychology,andneurobiology.Topicsincludemethods,evolution,genetic

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control,learning,physiologyofthesensesandnervoussystem,orientationandmigration,biologicalrhythms,communication,andsocio-biology.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 271.

BIOL 312. Biology of Plants (4S)Anintroductiontoplants,fungi,andalgae.Topicswillincludediversity,anatomy,devel-opment,physiology,andecologyoftheseorganisms.Classdiscussionswillalsoincludeeconomicimportanceofplantsandthesci-entificbasisofsomecommonhorticulturalpractices.Laboratorysessionswillcoverbasicplantdiversity,anatomy,development,ecology,andphysiology.Lectureandlaboratory.Recommendedforstudentswishingabasicknowledgeofplantbiologyand/orstudentsplanningtotakemoreadvancedplantcourses(e.g.,BIOL327,435).Prerequisite: BIOL 106.

BIOL 316. Tropical Biology (4AS)Anexaminationofphysical,chemical,andbiologicalcharacteristicsandprocessesofarangeoftropicalenvironments,fromterrestrialrainforestsandsavannastomarinemangroveandreefsystems.Lecturesanddiscussionsfocusonecologicalinteractionswithintropicalcommunities,characteristicsuniquetotropicalecosystems,identificationoftropicalbiota,andhumanimpactsontropicalhabitats.Laboratoryexercisespreparestudentsforaproject-orientedfieldexperienceintheNewWorldtropicsduringSpringBreak.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 271 and consent of instructor. Recommended: BIOL 303, 305 or463.

BIOL 327. Ecology and Diversity of Maryland Plants (4AF)Acourseintheecologyandsystematicsofthemid-Atlanticterrestrialflora.Wewillstudytheevolutionaryrelationshipsofplantgroups,withemphasisonfloweringplants,theuseofkeys,andthepreparationandstudyofherbariumspecimens.Aswelearnabouttheflora,wewillexaminehowclimate,soil,andthebioticenvi-ronmentinfluencethedistributionandabun-danceoftheprincipalplanttypes.Lecture,laboratoryandfieldexperiences(oneortwoovernighttrips).Prerequisite: BIOL 106.

BIOL 330. Human Anatomy and Physiology (4AF)Acomprehensiveandintegratedoverviewofthestructureandfunctionoforgansandorgansystemsofthehumanbody.Thiscourseisspecificallydesignedtoprovideastrong

foundationofknowledgeforstudentsplanningacareerinthehealthsciences.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisites: BIOL 105 and 106, or consent of instructor.

BIOL 337. Population/Community Ecology (4S) Ecologyisconcernedwiththerelationshipsbetweenorganismsandtheirenvironmentatthreelevelsofbiologicalhierarchy:theorganism,populationsoforganisms,andcom-munitiesofpopulations.Population/commu-nityecologyattemptstoprovideatheoreticalframeworkinwhichtodescribeandmakepre-dictionsaboutvariousecologicalsystems.Thiscoursewillexamineresourceuse,populationgrowth,migrationanddispersal,predator-preyinteractions,inter-andintra-specificcompeti-tion,parasitism,life-historyvariation,speciesdiversity,andcommunitystructure.Laboratorywillreflecttopicscoveredinlectureandincludeseveralfieldprojects.Lectureandlabo-ratory.Prerequisites: BIOL 271, MATH 151.

BIOL 359. Photobiology (4AS)Anintegrativeviewofbiologyusingasingleenvironmentalfactor-light-astheunifyingtheme.Lightiscriticaltoorganismsfromallthekingdomsoflife,andwewillexamineitseffectsatecological,organismic,andcellularlevels.Wewillconsiderhoworganismsuselightasanenergysourceandasaninformationsource,howlightcandamagelivingorganisms,andhowitmaybeusedinmedicine.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisites: BIOL 106, CHEM 106, or consent of the instructor.

BIOL 360. Microbiology (4S)Anexaminationoftheclassification,physi-ology,metabolism,cellstructure,andecologyofmicroorganismswithmajoremphasisontheprokaryotes.Laboratorieswillcoverisola-tion,cellstructure,metabolism,ecology,andquantificationofmicroorganisms.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 270.

BIOL 380. Topics in Biology (2-4)Aninvestigationofaspecializedareaofbiologynotnormallycoveredinthebiologycur-riculum.Topicswillbeselectedbythebiologyfacultyaccordingtostudentinterest.Studentsareencouragedtosuggesttopicsforthiscourse.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.Lecture,orlectureandlaboratory.Taughtaccordingtostudentdemandandstaffavailability.TopicsinBiologyalsoincludesgraduateseminars(Ecology,Toxicology,Fisheries,andEnvironmentalChemistry)

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taughtannuallyatChesapeakeBiologicalLaboratory,andSt.Mary’sstudentsmayattendthesecoursesundertheCollege’scooperativeagreementwiththeUniversityofMaryland.

BIOL 401. Developmental Biology (4S)Aconsiderationofthedevelopmentofplantandanimalembryos,includingtheprocessesinvolvedincellandtissuedifferentiation.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 270.

BIOL 418. Virology (4F)Thiscourseisdesignedfortheupper-levelbiologyandnaturalsciencestudentwithaninterestinthestudyofviruses.Lectureswillencompasstheareasofviraltaxonomy,struc-ture,lifecycle,aswellasdetaileddiscussionofindividualvirusesthatcouldincludebutnotbelimitedtoHIV,Ebola,Herpes,Rabies,influ-enza,andoncogenicviruses.Historicalaswellascurrentliteraturewillbepresentedinbothlectureanddiscussionformats.Studentswillbeexpectedtobecomefamiliarwithreadingandunderstandingoriginalvirologicalresearchpapers.Prerequisite: BIOL 270. Co-requisite: CHEM 311.

BIOL 419. Neurobiology (4AS)Thiscoursewillofferstudentsanintroductiontothebasicconceptsinneurobiology.Thecontentwillrangefrommolecularandcellularbiologyoftheneuronandbrainsystems,tocomparativeneuroanatomyandbraindevelop-ment,tobehavior.Integratedtopicswillincludedrugsofabuse,methodsanddrugsusedinresearch,andthegeneticsandanimalmodelsofneurologicaldisease.Learningwilltakeplacethroughlectures,demonstrations,laboratoryexercises,discussionsofoutsidereadingsandstudentpresentations.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 106.

BIOL 424. Biochemistry II (4S)AcontinuationofthematerialcoveredinCHEM420withanemphasisonmetabolicprocesses.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: CHEM 420. This course is cross-listed as CHEM 422. Students may receive credit for either course but not both.

BIOL 432. Limnology (4AS)Asurveyofbiological,chemical,andphysicalfeaturesofbothflowingandstandingfresh-watersystems.Laboratoryincludesnumerousfieldexperiencesandstressessamplingtech-niquesandanalyses.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 271.

BIOL 435. Plant Physiology (4AF)Astudyofthelifeprocessesofplants.Wewilldiscussthephysiologicalprocessesofhigherplants(waterrelations,metabolism,anddevel-opment)andconsiderthepotentialofmodernbiotechnologicalmethodsforimprovedagri-culturalproduction.Inthelaboratory,duringthefirstpartofthesemester,studentswilllearnup-to-datetechniquesusedinplantphysiology.Studentswillthendesignandcarryoutindi-vidualprojectsemployingtechniquestheyhavelearned.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisites: BIOL 106 and CHEM 106.

BIOL 436. Comparative Animal Physiology (4F)Thestudyofanimalfunction,especiallyasitisrelatedtosurvivalintheorganism’snaturalenvironment.Animalfunctionsatthelevelofthewholeorganism,theorgansystem,andthecellarediscussed.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisites: BIOL 106, CHEM 106; PHYS 122, or PHYS 132 recommended.

BIOL 438. Cell Physiology (4F)Anexaminationofthefundamentallifepro-cessesoccurringwithincells.Thecellularandmolecularbasisoflifeisdiscussed,withemphasisontherelationshipbetweencellstructureandfunction.Topicsincludecellmechanicsandmembranestructure,motilityandadhesion,transport,electricalactivity,sig-nalingandsecond-messengersystems,growthandreplication,cytoskeletalandorganellestructureandfunction,andabriefoverviewofmammalianimmunologyasasignalanddefensesystem.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 270. Recommended: CHEM 420.

BIOL 440. Scanning Electron Microscopy (2F)Thisisalaboratory-orientedcoursefeaturingtheuseofthescanningelectronmicroscope.Thecoursefocusesontheprinciplesofscan-ningelectronmicroscopy,specimenpreparationmethods,andspecimenimagingandphotog-raphy.Recommendedforstudentswishingabasicknowledgeofscanningelectronmicros-copyand/orplanningfurtherprojectsusingthescanningelectronmicroscopeasaresearchtool.Studentswillbeencouragedtoco-registerforBIOL399/499(IndependentStudy)orBIOL493/494(St.Mary’sProject)toapplytheprinciplesandmethodslearnedinthecoursetospecificresearchprojects.Prerequisites: BIOL 106, CHEM 311.

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BIOL 463. Ecology of Coastal Systems (4F)Thisisafield-orientedcoursewhichexaminesphysical,chemical,andbiologicalvariablesinestuarineandcoastalmarineecosystems,andhowtheyaffectthedistributionandecologyofaquaticandintertidalorganisms.Methodsofmeasuringphysical,chemical,andbiologicalparameterswillbediscussedanddemonstrated.Laboratorywillincludeastudent-designedresearchprojectonsomeaspectofestuarineormarineecology.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 271.

BIOL 470. Immunology (4AS)Abriefhistoryofimmunologyfollowedbyanintroductiontotheimmunesystem.Thefollowingtopicsareexaminedindepth:anti-bodies;detectionandapplicationofantigen-antibodyreactions;expressionofantibodygenes;molecularrecognitionatcellsurfaces;genesandproteinsofthemajorhistocompat-ibilitycomplex;developmentoftheimmunesystem;theimmuneresponse;effectormechanismoftheimmunesystem;toleranceandregulationofimmunity;tissuetransplanta-tion;immunopathology,andcancerbiologyandimmunology.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 270. Co-requisite: CHEM 311.

BIOL 471. Molecular Biology (4S)Anintegratedlectureandlaboratorycourseonthetheoreticalbasisandlaboratorypracticeofmodernmolecularbiology.Aninitialexamina-tionofthebiochemistryofnucleicacidsandthestructureandexpressionofgeneswillbefollowedbyanexplorationoftherecombinantDNAmethodsusedtostudygenes.Usingcurrentresearchliterature,studentswillalsolearnhowmoleculartechniquesareappliedtoproblemsinhumangenetics,medicine,plantbiology,andindustry.Co-requisite: CHEM 311 or consent of instructor.

BIOL 472. Molecular Evolution (4AF)Molecularevolutionencompassestwobasicareas:�)thestudyoftheratesandpatternsofchangethatoccurinDNAandproteinsoverevolutionarytime,and2)thestudyoftheevolutionaryhistoryofgenesandorganisms.Inthiscoursewewillexaminethesetwobroadareasbyfocusingongenestructureandmuta-tion,populationgenetics,changeinnucleotidesequences,molecularsystematics,andevolu-tionbygenomeorganization.Laboratorywillreflecttopicscoveredinlecture;studentswillbecomeskilledinmolecularmethods,suchas

DNAsequencing,andvariouscomputationalmethodsforanalyzingmoleculardata(forexample,PAUP,Maclade,etc.).Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: BIOL 271.

BIOL 480. Topics in Biology (2-4)Aninvestigationofaspecializedareaofbiologynotnormallycoveredinthebiologycur-riculum.Topicswillbeselectedbythebiologyfacultyaccordingtostudentinterest.Studentsareencouragedtosuggesttopicsforthiscourse.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.Lecture,orlectureandlaboratory.Taughtaccordingtostudentdemandandstaffavailability.

BIOL 485. Practicum in Biology Laboratory Instruction (2E)Supervisedexperienceinorganizing,preparing,andteachingbiologylaboratories.Studentsareassignedtoaspecificbiologycourseandwillassisttheinstructorinonelaboratorysectioneachweek.Gradeevaluationwillbebasedonattendance,preparation,teachingabilityandspecifictasksassignedbytheinstructor,suchasdesigningademonstrationorexperi-menttoillustrateabiologicalprinciple.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisites: Students must be 3rd- or 4th-year biology or natural science majors and/or must obtain consent of the instructor.

BIOL 493/494. St. Mary’s Project in Biology (1-8E)Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Inconsulta-tionwithafacultymentor,thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Althoughtheprojectmaybewithinthisdiscipline,acrossdisciplines,orinestablishedcross-disciplinarystudiesprograms,studentswillberesponsibleforproposingaprojectthatcangaintheapprovalandsupportofthebiologyprogramandfaculty.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthebodyoflit-erature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presenta-tions,orothermeans.Thiscourseisrepeatableforupto8semester-hoursandfulfillsfourofthesixteensemester-hoursofupper-divisionbiologycoursesrequiredtoearnadegreeinbiology.Prerequisite: Approval of faculty mentor

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and department chair of the student’s major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.

BIOL 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the aca-demic adviser and the department chair. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

BIOL 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E) Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyabiologyfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

CHEMISTRYThegeneraleducationalobjectiveofthechem-istrymajoristhedevelopmentbythestudentofafundamentalunderstandingofbasicprinci-ples,concepts,models,andpracticesemployedbychemistsincharacterizingthestructureandbehaviorofmatter.

Thechemistrymajorisstructuredtoensurethatthisfundamentalknowledgeisbasedonexperiencesthatincludethefourmajordivisionsofchemistry(analytical,inorganic,organic,andphysical).Thechemistryprogramisdesignedtofosterdevelopmentofanunder-standingof(�)thenatureoftheunderlyingscientificprocessesemployedintheacquisitionofchemicalknowledge,(2)theapplicationofcurrentprinciplesandmodernpracticesusedinsolvingchemicalproblems,(3)thecurrentstateofchemicalknowledge,and(4)theapplicationsoftheconceptsofchemistryinaddressingsocietalneeds.Theprogramisparticularlywell-suitedtopreparestudentsforcareersinchemistryorrelatedareasandforadmissiontograduate,medical,orotherprofes-sionalschools.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinchemistry,astudentmustsatisfythefol-lowingminimumrequirements:


2. RequiredCourses:

a. ChemistryCoreCourses:(32semester-hours)

CHEM�05:GeneralChemistryI CHEM�06:GeneralChemistryII CHEM305:QuantitativeAnalysis CHEM3��:OrganicChemistryI CHEM3�2:OrganicChemistryII CHEM405:InorganicChemistry CHEM45�:PhysicalChemistryI CHEM452:PhysicalChemistryIIb. CognateCourses:(�6semester-hours) MATH�5�:CalculusI MATH�52:CalculusII PHYS�3�:GeneralPhysicsI PHYS�32:GeneralPhysicsII

c. ElectiveCourses:4semester-hoursselectedfromthefollowinglistofoptions:

Option�:ACS-CertifiedMajor.CHEM325:ChemLiterature CHEM420:BiochemistryI Option2:non-ACS-CertifiedMajor.

ElectiveCourses:4semester-hoursselectedfromthefollowinglist:

CHEM306:InstrumentalAnalysis PHYS462:QuantumMechanics CHEM480:TopicsinChemistry CHEM399or CHEM499:IndependentStudy(as

approvedbythechemistryfaculty)

3. EverychemistrymajormustcompleteaSt.Mary’sProject.Thisprojectmaybeinchemistryorinanothermajordisciplineorstudyarea.Theguidelinesestablishedintheselectedareaapply.TheprojectmustbeproposedtoamentorandtothechairoftheDepartmentofChemistryandBiochemistryatleastthreeweeksbeforethelastdayofclassesofthesecondsemesterofthestudent’sjunioryear,anditmustbeapprovedbythementorandthedepart-mentchair.

4. StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterinallcourseslistedinitems2-3above,and

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FirstYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,CHEM�05,

CHEM�06,MATH�5�,andMATH�52

SophomoreYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,CHEM3��,

CHEM3�2,PHYS�3�,andPHYS�32

JuniorYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,CHEM305,

CHEM405,CHEM45�,CHEM452,andelectivecourses

SeniorYear: St.Mary’sProject,CoreCurriculum

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CHEMISTRY COURSES (CHEM)CHEM 100. Contemporary Chemistry (4E)Basicconceptsofchemistryareintroduced,followedbystudiesoftheirrelationshipstooneormoreselectedtopics(lifeprocesses,theenvi-ronment,consumerproducts,etc.).Thiscourseisintendedforstudentsnotanticipatingfurtherstudyinchemistry.FormerlyCHEM��.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforCHEM��.Prerequisite: Successful completion of the Core Curriculum requirement in mathematics.

CHEM 101. Contemporary Chemistry with Laboratory (4E)Basicconceptsofchemistryareintroduced,followedbystudiesoftheirrelationshipstooneormoreselectedtopics(lifeprocesses,theenvi-ronment,consumerproducts,etc.).Thiscourseisintendedforstudentsnotanticipatingfurtherstudyinchemistry.Lectureandlaboratory.FormerlyCHEM��2.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforCHEM��2.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinNaturalScienceswithLaboratory.Prerequisite: Successful completion of the Core Curriculum requirement in mathematics.

CHEM 105. General Chemistry I (4F)Thefundamentalprinciplesandconceptsofchemistry,includingatomicstructure,stoichi-ometry,gaseousandliquidstates,andsolutionchemistry.Lectureandlaboratory.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinNaturalScienceswithLaboratory.

CHEM 106. General Chemistry II (4S) Thefundamentalprinciplesandconceptsofchemistry,includingthermodynamics,chemicalequilibria,acidsandbases,electrochemistry,chemicalkinetics,andabriefintroductiontoorganicchemistry.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: CHEM 105 with a grade of C- or better.

CHEM 305. Quantitative Analysis (4F)Anintroductiontogravimetric,volumetric,electrochemical,spectroscopic,andrelatedstatisticalmethodsofanalysis.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: CHEM 106 with a grade of C- or better.

CHEM 306. Instrumental Analysis (4S)Theoryandpracticeofanumberofmoderntechniquesofchemicalanalysisincludingchro-matography,spectroscopy,electrochemistry,andcomputerinterfacing.Laboratoryworkisdesignedtofamiliarizethestudentwiththeuseofvariousinstrumentsusedinchemicalanalysesincludinginfrared,ultraviolet-visible,atomicabsorption,nuclearmagneticresonanceandmassspectrometers,andgas-liquidandhighpressureliquidchromatographs.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisites: CHEM 305 and CHEM 312.

CHEM 311, 312. Organic Chemistry I, II (4F, 4S)Asystematicsurveyofthecompoundsofcarbon.Nomenclature,basicreactionmecha-nisms,stereo-chemistry,structureelucida-tion,andotherfundamentalsofthefieldarepursued.Lectureandlaboratory.CreditisallowedforCHEM3��withoutregistrationforCHEM3�2.Prerequisites: Completion of CHEM 105 and CHEM 106 with grades of C- or better. Completion of CHEM 311 with a grade of C- or better is required for CHEM 312.

CHEM 325. Introduction to Chemical Literature (1)Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontotheliteratureofchemistry.Studentswilllearnmethodsofretrievinginformationfromtradi-tionalprimary,secondary,andtertiarysources,andtheyalsolearntousecomputerizeddata-

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basesinretrievinginformation.Prerequisite: CHEM 312 or consent of the instructor.

CHEM 405. Inorganic Chemistry (4S)Astudyoftheprinciplesofstructureandbonding,chemicalreactivity,andperiodicrelationshipsofinorganic,organometallic,andbioinorganicsystems.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: CHEM 312 with a grade of C- or better.

CHEM 420. Biochemistry I (4F)Thechemistryofbiologicalsystemswithemphasisontherelationshipofmolecularstructuretobiologicalfunction.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: CHEM 312 with a grade of C- or better.

CHEM 422. Biochemistry II (4S)AcontinuationofthematerialcoveredinCHEM420withanemphasisonmetabolicprocesses.Lectureandlaboratory.Thiscourseiscross-listedasBIOL424.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.Prerequisite: CHEM 420 with a grade of C- or better.

CHEM 451, 452. Physical Chemistry I, II (4F, 4S) Chemicalthermodynamicswithapplicationstophaseequilibria,solutionequilibriaandelec-trochemistry;kinetictheory,reactionratesandstatisticalthermodynamics;thegaseous,liquid,andsolidstates;quantummechanics;atomicandmolecularstructure;chemicalbonding.Lectureandlaboratory.CreditisallowedforCHEM45�withoutregistrationforCHEM452.Prerequisites: CHEM 106, PHYS 131, and MATH 152, or consent of the instructor. CHEM 451 is a prerequisite for CHEM 452.

CHEM 480. Topics in Chemistry (2-4)Athoroughinvestigationofaspecializedareaofchemistry.Topicsareselectedbythefacultyaccordingtostudentinterest.Coursemayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

CHEM 493/494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E)Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicworkinchemistry.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareaofchemistrytobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribu-

tion.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecom-munitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Theprojectmaybewithinchemistry,acrossdisciplines,orinacross-disciplinarystudyarea.Theprojectissupervisedbyachemistryfacultymentor.Prerequisite: Approval of faculty mentor and department chair of the student’s major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines. The course is repeatable for up to a total of eight semester-hours.

CHEM 398, 498. Off-campus Internship (4-6E)Avarietyofoff-campuslearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofintern-ships.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividu-allydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplica-tionofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the academic adviser and depart-ment chair. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

CHEM 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyachemistryfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

CHINESESeetheInternationalLanguagesandCulturesmajoronpage�20.

COMPUTERSCIENCEThecomputersciencemajorisdesignedtopreparestudentsforgraduateworkincomputerscienceandforavarietyofcareersincomputerscience-relatedfieldsingovernment,business,orindustry.

Allstudentsareexpectedtolearnmethodsandtechniquesofproblemsolving,todevelopafacilityintheexpressionofproblemsolutionsascomputeralgorithmsandprograms,andtobecomeacquaintedwiththemajorareasof

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currentinterestandimportanceincomputerscience.

Thecomputerscienceminorisdesignedforallinterestedstudents,butitisparticularlysuitedforstudentsmajoringinmathematics,anyofthesciences,economics,psychology,sociologyorvariousspecialareassuchasdigitalimaging(intheartmajor),aswellasforstudentsintheTeacherEducationProgram.Theminorwillintroducethestudenttoprogramming,algo-rithms,datastructuresandcomputerarchitec-ture,aswellassomemoreadvancedaspectsofcomputerscience.


�. GeneralCollegeRequirements(see“Curriculum”section).

2. RequiredCourses(24credits):

COSC�20:IntroductiontoComputerScienceI

COSC�30:IntroductiontoComputerScienceII

MATH200:DiscreteMathematics(orMATH28�:FoundationofMathematics)

COSC20�:AlgorithmsandDataStructuresCOSC230:ComputerArchitectureCOSC25�:ProgrammingLanguages

3. ElectiveCourses(20credits)

Fiveofthefollowingcourses:COSC30�:SoftwareEngineeringICOSC302:SoftwareEngineeringIICOSC335:OperatingSystemsCOSC336:ComputerNetworksCOSC338:ComputerGraphicsCOSC370:ArtificialIntelligenceCOSC420:DistributedandParallel

ComputingCOSC435:Human-ComputerInteractionCOSC440:TheoryofComputationCOSC445:DesignandAnalysisof

AlgorithmsCOSC450:DatabaseManagementSystemsCOSC460:ScientificComputingCOSC480:TopicsinComputerScience

4. CapstoneExperience(8credits)Inadditiontotherequirementsabove,allstudentsmustselectoneofthefollowingthreeoptionsasthecapstoneexperienceoftheireducation.

a.St.Mary'sProject(eightcredits)*

b.One400-levelcomputerscience

course**andaSeniorProjectinComputerScienceCOSC495(fourcredits)

c.Two400-levelcomputersciencecourses**

* TherequirementmayalsobesatisfiedbycompletingaSt.Mary'sProjectinanotherarea.Ifastudentwishestodoaprojectinanotherarea,theapprovalofthedepartmentmustbesecuredinadvance.

**ExcludingCOSC499andcoursescountedaselectivecourses.

5. StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterinallcourseslistedinitems2,3,and4above,andmaintainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.

AdmissiontoagraduateprogramincomputersciencemayrequireMATH�5�(CalculusI).Certainupper-levelcomputersciencepositionsingovernmentrequire�5creditsofmath-ematics(includingcalculusandstatistics);werecommendMATH200,MATH�5�,MATH�52(CalculusII)andMATH22�(IntrotoStatistics).


�. RequiredCourses(�2credits):

COSC�20:IntroductiontoComputerScienceI

COSC�30:IntroductiontoComputerScienceII

COSC20�:AlgorithmsandDataStructures

2. ElectiveCourses(�2credits)

Threeofthefollowingcourses:MATH200:DiscreteMathematics

(orMATH28�:FoundationofMathematics)

COSC230:ComputerArchitecture

COSC25�:ProgrammingLanguagesCOSC30�:SoftwareEngineeringICOSC302:SoftwareEngineeringIICOSC335:OperatingSystemsCOSC336:ComputerNetworksCOSC338:ComputerGraphicsCOSC370:ArtificialIntelligenceCOSC420:DistributedandParallel

ComputingCOSC435:Human-ComputerInteractionCOSC440:TheoryofComputationCOSC445:DesignandAnalysisof

Algorithms

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COSC450:DatabaseManagementSystemsCOSC460:ScientificComputingCOSC480:TopicsinComputerScience

3. Studentsmustcompletetherequired24credits,earnagradeofC-orbetterineachcoursetakentofulfilltheminor,andmain-tainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.

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SandyGanzell,SusanGoldstine,AlanJamieson,LindsayH.Jamieson,DavidKung(departmentchair),AlexMeadows,SimonRead,KatherineSocha,IvanSterling,CynthiaTraub

COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES (COSC)COSC 120. Introduction to Computer Science I (4F)Thiscoursesurveyscomputerscienceandintroducesobject-orientedprogramming.Asurveyofthepivotalfieldsofcomputerscience,includingsoftwareengineering;computernetworks;programminglanguages;algorithms;computerarchitecture;modelsofcomputation;operatingsystems.Studentsbegintosolvesimpleproblemsusingobject-orientedpro-gramming.Theemphasisisonimplementingobject-orienteddesigns.Thiscourseissuitablefornon-majorswhowantanoverviewofcom-puterscienceandtolearntosolveproblemswithprograms.COSC�20satisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinMathematics.Prerequisite: None.

COSC 130. Introduction to Computer Science II (4S)Thiscourseexaminesobject-orienteddesignandprogrammingingreaterdetail.Anexami-nationoftheuseofthedatastructurespro-videdbylanguage-specificlibraries,andsomecommonsimplealgorithms.Studentslearntodesignandimplementsimpleapplications.Theemphasisofthiscourseisonlearninggooddesign.Thiscourseissuitablefornon-majorswhowanttoimprovetheirabilitytosolveproblemsusingprograms.Prerequisite: COSC 120.

COSC 201. Algorithms and Data Structures (4F)Thiscourseexaminestherepresentation(datastructures)andmanipulation(algorithms)of

information.Theemphasisisonchoosingthemostmemoryand/ortime-efficientimple-mentationforaparticularapplication.Topics:commonimplementationsoflists,sets,maps,stacks,queues,treesandgraphs,andasurveyofsomecommonalgorithmsforprocessingthesedatastructures.Studentswillcompareimplementationsofthedatastructurescom-monlyprovidedbylanguage-specificlibraries.Prerequisite: COSC 130.

COSC 230. Computer Architecture (4F)Thiscoursestudiesthestructureofcomputerhardware.Topicsincludemodelsofcomputerhardware;instructionsetarchitectures;simplecodegenerationfromahigh-levellanguage;machinecode;simplelogicdesign;repre-sentationsofnumbersandotherdatatypes;computerarithmetic;datapathorganization;input-outputdevices;controltechniques(FSMandmicrocode);pipelines;caches;buses;virtualmemory;primarysecondaryandtertiarystoragestructures.Prerequisites: COSC 130; and MATH 200 or MATH 281.

COSC 251. Programming Languages (4S) (formerly COSC 351)Thiscoursestudiesthecategoriesandfeaturesofprogramminglanguages.Anexaminationofonelanguagefromeachgroup:imperative,applicative,anddeclarative.Topicsincludetypesandtyperesolutionandchecking;scope,visibilityandbinding;controlstructures;expressionevaluation;dataandbehaviorabstraction;parameterpassing;errorhan-dling;concurrency.Thecoursewillalsogiveanoverviewoflexicalanalysisandparsingtechniques.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforCOSC35�. Prerequisite: COSC 230.

COSC 301. Software Engineering I (4F)Thiscourseisanintroductiontothedisciplineofsoftwareengineering.Eachpartofthesoftwarelifecycleisexamined.Theprinciplesofsoftwareengineeringareintroduced,andtheirimpactonlanguagedesignandthesoft-waredevelopmentprocessisexamined.Toolssuitableforsupportingthevariouslifecyclephasesareintroduced.Emphasisisplacedondevelopinghigh-qualitysoftwareasopposedtodevelopingsoftwarequickly.Topicsincluderequirementsanalysis,projectplanning,pre-liminaryanddetaileddesigns,reviews,integra-tionstrategies,testingstrategies,metrics,anddocumentation.Thecourseincludespartici-pationinagroupproject.Eachprojectteamassignsrolestoteammembersinordertoapply

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softwareengineeringprocessestodevelopanddeliverasoftwareproduct.Technicalwritingguidelinesandtechniqueswillbeintroduced.Courserequirementsincludewrittenassign-mentsandoralpresentations.Prerequisite: COSC 201 or permission of the instructor.

COSC 302. Software Engineering II (4S)Thiscourseisafollow-uptoCOSC30�(SoftwareEngineeringI)andcompletesthesequencebyin-depthcoverageofimplementa-tionandpost-developmentissuesofsoftwareengineering.Adetailedviewofthesupportofthesoftwarelifecycleandofthedeliveredsoftwareproductisgiven.Thecourseincludescontinuationandexaminationofthegroupprojectdevelopedinthepreviouscourse.Topicsincludesoftwareprojectandconfigura-tionmanagement,softwarequalityassurance,softwaremetrics,softwareverificationandvali-dation,changemanagement,softwarereuse,andsoftwaremaintenance.Courserequire-mentsincludewrittenassignmentsandoralpresentations.Prerequisite : COSC 301.

COSC 335. Operating Systems (4AS)Thiscoursestudiesthestructure,functionofandalgorithmsusedinoperatingsystems.Topicsincludescheduling;processesandthreads;inter-processcommunication;memorymanagement;filesystems;protectionandsecurity;andinput-outputmanagement.Thecoursewillcomparethefeaturesandimple-mentationoftwocurrentoperatingsystems.Prerequisite: COSC 230.

COSC 336. Computer Networks (4AS)Thiscourseisanintroductiontocomputernetworks.Thetheoreticalconceptsofnet-worksareillustratedwithcurrenttechnologies.Topicsincludenetworkmodels(ISOOSI);commonnetworkapplications(SMTP,FTP,andHTTP);connectionandconnection-lesstransportprotocols(TCPandUDP);routingalgorithms;data-linkprotocols(Ethernet);errordetectionandcorrectiontechniques;mul-tipleaccessprotocols(CSMA/CD);physicaltransmissionmedia(copperwireandfiberoptic).Prerequisites: COSC 201 or permission of the instructor.

COSC 338. Computer Graphics (4AS)Thiscourseisanintroductiontothree-dimen-sionalcomputergraphics.Topicsinclude:vectormathematics;perspective;clipping;hiddensurfaceremoval;polygonmeshren-deringtechniques;texturemapping;ray

tracing;andanimation.Prerequisite: COSC 201 or permission of the instructor.

COSC 370. Artificial Intelligence (4AS) (formerly COSC 260)Thiscoursesurveysartificialintelligence.Topicsincludesymbolicprocessing;expertsystems;machinelearning;andneuralnet-works,naturallanguageprocessing,patternmatching,geneticalgorithmsandfuzzylogic.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforCOSC260.Prerequisite: COSC 201.

COSC 391, 392. Computer Science Team Seminar I, II (1F, 1S)Everyyearwefieldateamfortworegionalcomputersciencecompetitions.Oneisheldinthefallsemesterandoneisheldinthespringsemester.Teammemberscompeteinapre-liminarycompetitiontorepresentourcollege.Registration,travelandlodgingexpensesforthreeoftheteammembersandonealter-nateareprovided.Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

COSC 420. Distributed and Parallel Computing (4AF)Thiscoursestudiesthemethodsforusingseveralcomputersconnectedbyanetworktosolveasingleproblem.Topicsincludenetworkingservices;middleware(CORBA,DCOM,SOAP,RMIandRPC);two-andthree-tierclient-serversystems;algorithmsforparallelcomputing;performanceevaluation;andhardwarearchitectures(clusters,grids,surfaces).Prerequisite: COSC 201 or permission of the instructor.

COSC 435. Human-Computer Interaction (4AS)Thiscoursestudiesthemethodsemployedinincreasingtheusabilityofsoftware.Topicsincludeusabilitytesting;prototypingtech-niquesandtools;user-interfacedesign;HCIaspectsofmultimediasystems;HCIaspectsofcollaborationandcommunication.Prerequisite: COSC 201 or permission of the instructor.

COSC 440. Theory of Computation (4AF)Thiscourseexaminesthemathematicalmodelsunderlyingcomputerscience.Topicsincludefiniteautomata;regularlanguagesandregulargrammars;context-freelanguages;simplifica-tionofcontext-freegrammarsandnormalforms;push-downautomata;Turingmachines;limitsofalgorithmiccomputation;andNP-completeness.Prerequisite: COSC 251.

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COSC 445. Design and Analysis of Algorithms (4AS) (formerly COSC 340)Thiscoursestudiesthedesign,implementationandanalysisofimportantalgorithms.Topicsincludeloweranduppercomplexitybounds;algorithmanalysistechniques;NP-complete-ness;sortingalgorithms;searchingalgorithms;graphalgorithms;divide-and-conqueralgo-rithms;greedyalgorithms;dynamicprogram-ming;backtracking;probabilisticalgorithms;andmathematicalalgorithms.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforCOSC340.Prerequisites: COSC 201; and MATH 200 or MATH 281.

COSC 450. Database Management Systems (4AF)Thiscourseexaminestheconceptsofdata-bases.Topicsincludeflat,hierarchicalandrelationaldatabasemodels;entityattributerelationshipmodeling;relationalcalculus;datanormalization;functionaldependence;dataintegrity;transactionsandrollback;datasecurity;distributeddatabases;informationandknowledgemanagement;object-relationalmapping;andobject-orienteddatabases.Prerequisites: COSC 201; and MATH 200 or MATH 281.

COSC 460. Scientific Computing (4AF)Thiscoursepresentsanoverviewofcomputa-tionalscience--anemergingfieldthatfocusesonusingcomputerstoanalyzescientificprob-lems.Topicsaredrawnfromthefollowing:simulationandmodeling,computationalbiology,scientificvisualization,computationalphysics,andchaostheory.Prerequisite: COSC 201 or permission of the instructor.

COSC 480. Topics in Computer Science (4F)Thiscourseisarigorousstudyofanimportantfieldincomputerscience.Examples:datasecurity;bioinformatics;naturallanguagepro-cessing;compilers.Adetailedcoursedescrip-tionwillbeavailablebeforeregistration.Thecoursemayberepeatedforcreditwherethetopicisnotrepetitive.Prerequisite: COSC 201 or permission of the instructor.

COSC 493, 494. St. Mary's Project in Computer Science (1-8E)TheSt.Mary'sProjectinComputerScienceisoneoftheculminatingexperiencesinthecomputersciencemajor.Itusuallyiscom-pletedinthetwosemestersofthestudent'ssenioryear.Theprojectdrawsonandextendsknowledge,analyticalskills,andcreative

thoughtdevelopedthroughpreviousworkincomputerscienceorrelatedfields.Usually,itisinitiatedbythestudent;however,thestudentmayperuselistsofprojectideasdevelopedbythecomputersciencefacultyordrawonothersources.Thestudentshallselectafacultymentorandatopicwiththeadviceofthedepartmentchair.Aprojectproposalmustbesubmitted,identifyingtheareatobeexploredandthemethodsofinquirytobeused.Whileworkingontheproject,thestudentshouldlearnasignificantamountofcomputersciencebeyondthatlearnedinpreviouscoursework.Uponcompletion,theprojectshallbepre-sentedtothepublicinawayagreeduponbythestudent,thementor,andthedepartmentchair.Prerequisite: Consent of mentor and depart-ment chair.

COSC 495. Senior Project in Computer Science (4E)Togetherwitha400-levelcomputersciencecourse,theSeniorProjectinComputerSciencecanbeacomponentofthecapstoneexperi-enceinthemajor.Normally,astudentwillcompletetheprojectduringthesenioryear.Itdrawsonpreviouscourseworkandstudyandshouldexpandthestudent’shorizonincomputerscienceanddevelophisorherthinkingskills.Theideashouldcomefromthestudent,butlistsofprojectideasdevelopedbythecomputersciencefacultyareavailable,andothersourcesmaybeused.Thestudentshallselectafacultymentorandatopicwiththeadviceofthedepartmentchair.Aprojectproposalmustbesubmitted,identifyingtheareatobeexploredandthemethodsofinquirytobeused.Whileworkingontheproject,thestudentshouldlearnasignificantamountofcomputersciencebeyondthatlearnedinpreviouscoursework.Uponcompletion,theprojectshallbepresentedtothepublicinawayagreeduponbythestudent,thementor,andthedepartmentchair.Prerequisite: Consent of mentor and department chair.

COSC 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campuslearningopportuni-tiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksitu-ations.Prerequisite: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the academic adviser

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and department chair. (See Internships under Academic Policies section.)Credit/NoCreditgrading.

COSC 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyacomputersciencefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractbeforeregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”underthe“AcademicPolicies”section.)

deMoCraCy sTudIes

Thegoalofthedemocracystudiesarea(DMST)istohelpstudentsexploreandcriti-callyexaminethefoundations,structuresandpurposesofdiversedemocraticinstitutionsandpracticesinhumanexperience.DemocracystudiescombinesauniqueappreciationofMaryland’sdemocraticrootsatSt.Mary’sCitywithcontemporarysocialandpoliticalscholarship,tobetterunderstandthevalueofdemocraticpracticestohumanfunctioningandthecontributionofdemocraticpracticestoasociety’sdevelopment.Theprimarygoaloftheprogramofstudyistoprovidestudentswithadeeperunderstandingofhowdemocraciesareestablished,institutedandimproved.

Anystudentwithaninterestinpursuingthecross-disciplinaryminorindemocracystudiesshouldconsultwiththestudyareacoordinatororparticipatingfacultymember.Studentsareencouragedtodeclaretheirparticipationandintenttominorintheareaassoonaspossible,andnolaterthantheendofthefirstweekofthesenioryear.


Tosuccessfullycompletethecross-disciplinaryminorindemocracystudies,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements,designedtoprovidethedepthandbreadthofknowledgeconsistentwiththegoalsofthefield:


2. Allrequirementsinamajorfieldofstudy

3. Atleast22semester-hoursincoursesapprovedfordemocracystudies,withagradeofC-orhigher,including:

a. HIST200(AmericanCivilization)orPOSC262(IntroductiontoDemocraticPoliticalThought)

b. Three300-400levelcoursesfromatleastthreedifferentdisciplinescross-listedindemocracystudies(�2semester-hours).

c. Aspartofacourseofstudy,studentsmustfulfillaseniorCivicEngagementSeminarconsistingof6credits.Theseminarwillconsistof2semester-hoursofDMST490inadditiontoconcurrentenrollmentinfouradditionalsemesterhoursofindependentstudy,intern-ship,ordirectedresearchthatinvolvesparticipationincivicaffairs.Thismayinclude,butisnotexclusiveto,workwith,orresearchonlocal,state,andfederalgovernment,HistoricSt.Mary’sCity,grassrootsorganizing,publicaffairs,media,non-governmentalorganizations,andinternationalaffairsthatprovideaglimpseintotheworkingsofdemo-craticsociety.(Studentswhoplantostudyabroadmayenrollinthiscoursepriortostudyabroad,oruponreturn,providedthereisanactionplanforthecivicaffairscomponent.Studentsmustreceivepermissionfromtheinstructorbeforeregisteringfortheseminar.

Coursestakenfortheminorshouldformacohesiveprogramandbeselectedinconsulta-tionwithafacultyadviserfromdemocracystudies.

Acompletelistofapprovedcurrentofferingswillappearintheonline“ScheduleofClasses.”Regularlyofferedapprovedcoursesindemoc-racystudiesincludethefollowing:

History:

HIST200AmericanCivilization(4E)HIST276Twentieth-CenturyWorldHistoryHIST3�7InOurTimes:�945-Present(4AF)HIST324WomeninModernWesternHistory(4AS)HIST328BritishHistoryto�688(4AF)HIST329BritishHistorySince�688(4AS)HIST34EuropeinWarandRevolution(4F)HIST37�RiseofModernAmerica(4AS)HIST375TheAmericanRevolution(4A)

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HIST38�HistoryofAncientGreeceandtheHellenisticWorld(4AS)HIST382HistoryoftheRomanRepublicandEmpire(4F)HIST384MedievalEurope(4AF)HIST386TheAgeoftheFrenchRevolution(4AF)HIST400ComparativeSlaveSystemsintheAmericas(4AF)HIST4�5TopicsinU.S.History(4E)HIST43�EarlyAmericanPoliticalThought(4A)HIST46�GenderinLatinAmericanHistory(4AS)

PoliticalScience:

POSC252ComparativePolitics(4E)POSC266WomenandtheLaw(2F)POSC269InternationalPolitics(4F)POSC303Law,CourtsandJudges(4AF)POSC3�4VotingandLegislatures

POSC3�6Religion(2S)

POSC333AsianPolitics(4AF)

POSC34�TheAmericanPresidency(4AS)

POSC348PartiesandElections(4AF)

POSC35�ConstitutionalLawI(4AF)

POSC352ConstitutionalLawII(4AS)

POSC405Democratization(4AS)

POSC46�StudiesinAmericanPolitics(4S)

Sociology:

SOCI329SociologyofWarandPeace(4AF)SOCI34�EasternEuropeanSocieties(4AF)SOCI347SociologyofRaceandEthnicity(4AF)SOCI365SocialStratification(4AS)

Anthropology:

ANTH3�3African-AmericanColonialCulture(4AF)ANTH348African-AmericanCulture(4AS)

Economics:

ECON363PoliticalEconomy(4F)ECON372EconomicsofDevelopingCountries(4AF)

Philosophy:

Phil4�0SocialandPoliticalPhilosophy(4A)

StudentsmaypursueaSt.Mary’sProjectindemocracystudieswiththepermissionoftheirmajordepartmentandwiththeagreementofaparticipatingfacultymemberindemocracystudies.Projectcredit(8hours)doesnotapplytowardfulfillmentoftherequirementsfortheminorindemocracystudies.

DEmOCRACY STUDIES COURSES (DmST)DMST 490. Seminar in Civic Engagement (2)Thiscoursewillprovidestudentswithanover-viewofthemajorissuesofdemocratization.Thistwo-creditcourserepresentsthecapstoneclassfortheminorindemocracystudies.Concurrentwiththeclass,studentsmustbeenrolledinfouradditionalcreditsofindepen-dentstudy,internship,ordirectedresearchthatinvolvesparticipationincivicaffairs.By permis-sion of the instructor.

DMST 493/494. St. Mary’s Project in Democracy Studies (1-8E)Thisproject,whichtakesmanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysisandcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyoflit-erature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presenta-tion,orothermeans.Thiscourseisrepeatableupto8semester-hours.Pre-orco-requisite:requirementofstudyareaindemocracystudies.Approvaloffacultymentor,democracystudiescoordinator,andthedepartmentchair(s)ofthestudent’smajor.

DMST 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyademocracystudiesfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration(SeeIndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

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DMST 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternshipsandstudyabroad.Theoff-campusinternshipisaindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipsbetweenlearningintheclass-roomandthepracticalapplicationofknowl-edgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites:admissiontotheinternshipprogram,andapprovalofthedemocracystudiescoordinator.(See“Internships”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)Credit/Nocreditgrading.

DRAMATICARTSSeeTheater,Film,andMediaStudiesonpage�90.

ECONOMICSEconomicsisthestudyoftheprocessthroughwhichindividualsandsocietiessolveapar-ticularhumanproblem:Howtoensurethatlimitedresourcesareputtotheirhighestandbestuse.Economistsresearchavarietyofsubjectsrelatedtothisparticularproblem,includingunemployment,technologicalchange,poverty,environmentalquality,andinternationaltrade.

Twotrendsinthemoderneconomyaregivenspecialemphasisintheeconomicsmajor.First,forthelasttwocenturiestherehasbeenatrendintheglobaleconomytowardtheuseofindividualchoicethroughmarketsastheprocessfordealingwiththisbasichumanproblemofresourceuse.Second,thereisanincreasingeconomicintegrationamongtheworld'seconomiesasglobaltradeininterna-tionalmarketsbecomesextensive.

The2�stcenturywillseeacontinuationofthespreadofmarketsastheorganizingmechanismofeconomicactivitythroughouttheworld.Theeconomicsmajorfocusesonhowmarketsservethisfunctionandanalyzeswhatpoliciesareneededforthemtoserveiteffectively.Withthisfocus,theeconomicsmajorisstructuredtoassiststudentsingainingasystematicintroduc-tiontothetheoreticalandempiricaltechniquesofeconomics.Sincemanyareasofeconomics

havebroadsocialimplications,themajoralsoprovidestheopportunitytostudyeconomicsasasocialscienceandtodiscovertheinter-relationshipswhicheconomicshaswithotherdisciplines.

Economicsisprimarilyananalyticaldiscipline.Therefore,theeconomicsmajorbeginswithacoreoftheoryandresearchmethodsthatstudentswillneedinordertoanalyzeeconomicproblems.

Studentswillthenworkoneconomicproblemsbychoosingfromoptionsintheareasofeco-nomicandsocialpolicy,economictheoryandapplications,globaleconomicissues,andbusi-nesseconomics.Studentscompletethemajorthroughtheirparticipationinaseniorexperi-enceseminarortheirproductionofaSt.Mary'sProject.ThegoalsofthemajoraretoprovidestudentswithaframeworkforunderstandingandevaluatingtheoperationoftheUnitedStatesandothereconomies,toassistthemintheformationofintelligent,informed,andcriticaljudgmentsoneconomicissuesofpublicandprivateconcern,andtoempowerthemtohaveasolidfoundationofeconomicknowledgethatwillenablethemtobelifelonglearners.

Amajorineconomicsprovidesasuitablebasisforcareersinbusiness,governmentandinter-nationalagencies,law,teaching,publicservice,andjournalism.Italsoofferstheintroductorystageforstudentsinterestedingraduateworkineconomicsorbusiness.Astheeconomyofthe2�stcenturywillrequireknowledgeableworkerswhocanfunctionininformation-basedorganizations,coursesintheeconomicsmajorstresstheuseandapplicationofinformationtechnology.

Membersoftheeconomicsfacultywilladviseeachstudentonthecompositionofanappro-priateprogram,giventheindividual'sinterestsandobjectives.Anystudentconsideringamajorineconomicsisurgedtoconsultwithamemberoftheeconomicsfacultyasearlyaspossible.Membersoftheeconomicsfacultyarecommittedtomentoringstudentsinthedevel-opmentoftheirownideasintheinitiationandrealizationofSt.Mary'sProjects.

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Studentswhoareconsideringgraduatestudyineconomicsarestronglyadvisedtotakecourse-workinmathematicsandstatisticsbeyondthoserequiredforthemajor.Economics425

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andMathematics�5�,�52and255areessen-tialforgraduatestudy;Mathematics256and3�2arerecommendedaswell.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorineconomics,astudentmustsatisfythefol-lowingminimumrequirements:


2. Fortysemester-hoursofcourseworkcarryingeconomicscreditanddistributedasfollows:

a. Theorycore:twelvecreditsconsistingofECON�0�:IntroductiontoEconomicsECON25�:IntermediateMacroeconomicsECON252:IntermediateMicroeconomics

b. Analyticalskills:fourcreditsconsistingofECON253:EconomicStatistics

c. Twenty-foursemester-hoursofeco-nomicsatthe300-levelwithatleastonechosenfromeachofthefollowingoptions:

Economic and Social Policy:Coursesinthisoptionhaveacommonthemeofpublicpolicyresearchapplicationsofeconomics.

ECON3�6:EconomicsofRaceandGender

ECON325:UrbanEconomicsandUrbanIssues

ECON350:EnvironmentalEconomics ECON354:NaturalResource

Economics ECON355:LaborEconomics

Economic Theory and Application:Coursesinthisoptionuseadvancedtechniquesineconomictheoryandarerecommendedforgraduatestudyineco-nomics.

ECON356:InternationalEconomics ECON359:PublicSectorEconomics ECON363:PoliticalEconomy

Global Economic Issues:Coursesinthisoptionprovideaninternationalandcomparativeperspectiveofeconomicanalysis.

ECON3�8InternationalFinanceECON360:ComparativeEconomic

Systems

ECON372:EconomicsofDevelopingCountries

ECON373:EastAsianEconomies

Business Economics:Coursesinthisoptionapplytheeconomicapproachtobusiness.

ECON333:ManagementScience ECON35�:IndustrialOrganizationand

Regulation ECON353:CorporationFinance ECON357:MoneyandBanking

StudentswithaninterestinbusinesseconomicsareurgedtotakeECON209:BusinessLaw;ECON230:Marketing;ECON240:PrinciplesofManagement;ECON250:PrinciplesofAccounting

3. SeniorExperience:Theobjectivesofthecoursesinthisrequirementaretogivestudentsawaytobuildonthetheoryandmethodsofeconomicslearnedduringthefirstthreeyears,toallowstudentstogainexpertiseintheareatheychoosetostudy,andtoimprovetheirresearchandwritingskills.Studentsmustchooseatleastoneofthefollowingcourses(studentscomingundercatalogyears�999-2000and2000-200�maynotusethecoursechosentofulfillthisrequirementtosatisfyrequire-ment2c.):

ECON400:IntroductiontoMathematicalEconomicsECON405:TheHistoryofEconomicThoughtECON4�2:U.S.EconomicandBusinessHistoryECON425:EconometricsECON459:SeniorSeminarinEconomicsECON493/494(An8-semester-hourSt.

Mary'sProjectineconomicsorothermajormayfulfilltheseniorexperiencewiththepermissionofthechairoftheEconomicsDepartment)

4. The44-48(48ifpursuingtheSt.Mary’sProjectoption)semester-hoursofmajorrequirementsmayincludefieldexperienceandindependentstudyapprovedbythedepartmentchair.

5. StudentsmustearnaminimumgradeofC-inallrequiredeconomicscoursesandmaintainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterinthesecourses.

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Thefollowingmodelissuggestedasapossiblebasicprogramtosatisfyrequirementsforthemajorineconomics:

FirstYear: ECON�0�,oneother200-levelcourse

inthemajor,andtheCoreCurriculumrequirementinMathematics.

SophomoreYear: 200-levelcoursesintheCorerequirements,

andoneupper-divisioncourseinthemajor.

JuniorYear: Twoorthree300-levelcoursesineco-

nomics.

SeniorYear: Twoorthree300-or400-levelcourses

ineconomicstocompletethedisciplinerequirementsorcompletionoftheSt.Mary'sProject.


Toearnaminorineconomicsastudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements:

�. CompletionofCoreCurriculumrequire-ments.

2.Atleast24semester-hoursineconomics:

a. RequiredCourses(�2Credits) ECON�0�IntroductiontoEconomics ECON25�Intermediate

Macroeconomics ECON252IntermediateMicroeconomics

b. ElectiveCourses(�2Credits)Threeother4-crediteconomicscourses,twoofwhichmustbeatthe300or400level.

3.AgradeofC-orbettermustbereceivedineachcourseoftheminor,andthecumula-tivegrade-pointaverageofcoursesusedtosatisfytheminormustbeatleast2.0.


AMasterofArtsinTeachingprogramisavailableatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandaftercompletionofthebaccalaureatedegree.StudentswhoareinterestedinbecomingteachersshouldcontactthechairoftheDepartmentofEducationalStudiesoraneducationadviserintheirmajorfieldofstudyforsuggestedcourseworkinHumanStudies,EducationalStudies,andtheirspecificmajor.

Theseconsultationsshouldtakeplaceduringthefirstsemesterofthesophomoreyear.

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ECONOMICS COURSES (ECON)ECON 101. Introduction to Economics (4E)Astudyofthefunctioningofmarketecono-mies,withemphasisontheUnitedStates,includingsuchtopicsasnationalincomeandemployment,supplyanddemandanalysis,andeconomicpolicy.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinSocialSciences.NOTE: ECON 101 is a prerequisite for all economics courses.

ECON 209. Business Law (4F)Legalrightsandresponsibilitiesinordinarybusinesstransactions.(FormerlyofferedasECON367).Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 230. Marketing (4E)Astudyofthestrategicfunctionofmarketingastheprocessbywhichgoodsandservicesaredistributedtoconsumersbybusinessinanenvironmentofindividualconsumerchoice.Providesananalysisofproductdevelopment,pricingstrategies,promotionalefforts,anddistributionsystemswithinthecontextofanincreasedawarenessoftheneedforallbusinessfunctionstoprovideforthesatisfactionoftheconsumer.(FormerlyofferedasECON365.)Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 240. Principles of Management (4E)Astudyinthemethodsforattainingeffectivemanagementofbusinessandnon-businessorganizations.Thetaskofmanagementistomakethemembersofanorganizationworkwelltogether.Emphasisinthiscourseisontherec-ognitionofobjectivestoguidetheorganizationintheprocessofplanning,organizing,directing,andcontrollingitsoperations.(FormerlyofferedasECON352.)Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 250. Principles of Accounting (4E)Basicprinciplesoffinancialaccountingforrecording,classifying,summarizing,reporting,andinterpretingfinancialdata.Theaccountingcycleispresentedusingthedoubleentrysystemforallthreeformsofbusiness,includingsole

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proprietorships,partnershipsandcorporations.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 251. Intermediate Macroeconomics (4E)Macroeconomicsisthestudyoftheeconomicperformanceofthenationaleconomyasmeasuredbyemployment,nationalincome,inflation,andgrowth.Itanalyzeseffortstoinfluencethesemeasureswithmonetaryandfiscalpolicy,withanemphasisoncontemporaryoccurrences.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 252. Intermediate Microeconomics (4E)Microeconomicsisthestudyofhowhouseholdsandbusinessesinteractinthemarketplaceasconsumers,producers,andworkers.Itanalyzessupply,demand,andpricedeterminationinmarkets,consumerbehavior,theoperationofthefirmincompetitiveandmonopolisticmarkets,andthedeterminationofwages.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 253. Economic Statistics (4E)Thiscoursecoverstechniquesofdescriptiveandinferentialstatisticsandtheirapplicationstoeconomics.Relatedtopicssuchasindexnumbers,timeseries,andforecastingarealsocovered.Thecourseemphasizestheuseofcomputersoftwaretosolvestatisticalproblems.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 316. The Economics of Race and Gender (4S)Economicoutcomesdifferaccordingtoraceandgender.Thiscourseinvestigatestheeco-nomicexperiencesofwomenandminoritiesintheU.S.economytoprovideathoroughunderstandingoftheeconomicconstraintsfacingdiversegroupsintheeconomy.Thiscourseintroducesstudentstotheanalyticalapproachesusedbyeconomiststocriticallyassessthecausesandconsequencesofgenderandracialdifferencesinearnings,laborforceparticipation,occupationalchoice,andthedivisionoflaborwithinthehome.Theimpactofeconomicinstitutionsandpolicyontheeconomicbehaviorofwomenandminoritiesisemphasized. Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 318 International Finance (4F)Thiscourselooksatthetheoriesandrealitiesofglobalizationandtheevolutionoftheinter-nationalfinancialsystem.Someofthetopicsthatwewilltouchuponareexchangeratesandexchangerateregimes,currencymarkets,contracts,parityconditions,internationalbond

andequitymarkets,balanceofpayments,mul-tinationalcorporationsandinternationaldebt.Prerequisites: ECON 101 and ECON 252.

ECON 325. Urban Economics and Urban Issues (4AS)Thepurposeofthiscourseistobringaboutabetterunderstandingofthedynamicsinvolvedintheevolutionofurbaneconomies.Usingthefoundationsofmicroeconomictheory,thecourseexaminesnotonlythesocioeconomicforcesunderlyingurbanareas,butalsotherelationshipbetweentheseforcesandthepoli-ciesthatlocalgovernmentsimplementinordertoprovidethegoodsandserviceswedemand.Prerequisites: ECON 101 and ECON 252.

ECON 333. Management Science (4AS)Thiscourseexploresthebasicappliedtech-niquesofmanagementdecision-makingsuchasoptimization,decisionandriskanalysis,mate-rialsmanagement,distributionnetworkmodels,waitinglinemodels,andforecasting.Theuseofcasestudiesandcomputerapplicationsisemphasized.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 252, and ECON 253.

ECON 342. Analyzing Financial Data (4S)Examinesthesourcesandavailabilityoffinan-cialdataandexplorestheuseoffinancialdatatoevaluatecorporateperformanceandevaluateinvestmentstrategies.Topicswillincluderatioanalysis,risk,measurement,andforecastingmethods. Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 353 or permission of the instructor.

ECON 350. Environmental Economics (4E)Focusesontheproblemsofenvironmentaldegradationandontheroleofeconomicincen-tives,inbothcausingandcorrectingtheseproblems.U.S.environmentpoliciesonair,water,andtoxicsubstancesareanalyzed,usingtheeconomicconceptsofefficiency,costs,andbenefits.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 351. Industrial Organization and Regulation (4AS)Thiscourselooksatthestructureandbehavioroftheindustriesinaneconomy.Inparticular,itisconcernedwithpricing,investment,regula-tion,andstrategicbehaviorinindustriesthatarenotperfectlycompetitive.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 252.

ECON 353. Corporation Finance (4E)Examinesthelegalbasisforthecorporationandtheinstrumentsusedtoestablishandfinanceitsgrowth.Investigatesthetypesofsecuritiesusedbycorporationstoraisefundsin

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termsoftheirrisklevel.Emphasisonsolutionsoffinancialpolicyfacedbycorporatefinancialmanagers.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 252, and ECON 253.

ECON 354. Natural Resource Economics (4S) Exploresissuesrelatedtotheuseofbothrenewableandnonrenewableresources,includingenergy,forests,fisheries,andwater.Emphasizestheuseofeconomictechniquesinassessingoptimalresourceuse,resourcepricing,andresourcepolicy.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 355. Labor Economics (4F)Aneconomicanalysisoflabormarkets.Topicsincludewagedetermination,humancapitalmodels,humanresourcemanagement,andcol-lectivebargaining.Prerequisites: ECON 101 and ECON 252.

ECON 356. International Economics (4S)Astudyofthebasisforworldtrade;commer-cialandfinancialpolicy,particularlyoftheUnitedStates;foreignexchangemarketsandopeneconomymacroeconomics.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, and ECON 252.

ECON 357. Money and Banking (4E)Anintroductiontothehistoryofmoneyandbankinginstitutions,andthedevelopmentofmonetarytheory,withemphasisoncurrentcontroversies.AnalysisoftheFederalReserveSystemanditscontrolofmoneyandcreditaspartofitsefforttoinfluenceeconomicstabilityandinflation.Prerequisites: ECON 101 and ECON 251.

ECON 359. Public Sector Economics (4F)Publicsectoreconomicsisthestudyofhowgovernmentpolicy,inparticulartaxandexpen-diturepolicy,affectstheallocationofresourcesandthedistributionofincome.Usingthefoun-dationsofmicroeconomictheory,importantgovernmentactivitiesintheareasofsocialwelfareandsocialinsuranceareevaluatedintermsoftheirimpactonthewelfareofcitizens,bothindividuallyandcollectively.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, and ECON 252.

ECON 360. Comparative Economic Systems (4S)Principles,theoriesandinstitutionsforeco-nomicdecision-makingundercapitalism,socialism,communism,andmixedsystems;comparisonofselectedcountries.Problemsofcountriesintransitiontoamarketeconomywillalsobediscussed.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 363. Political Economy (4F)Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothemajortheoreticalperspectivesinpoliticaleconomy.Politicaleconomyexplorestherelationshipsbetweentheeconomicsystemanditsinstitu-tionstosociety.Itsemphasisuponcontext,conflictinginterests,socialchange,andcol-lectivebehaviorpermitsabroadfocusforeconomicanalysisthatincludesissuessuchasequity,ideology,politicalpower,andsocialinstitutions.Apoliticaleconomyperspectiveiscriticalforunderstandingcritiquesofthecurrenteconomicsystem,aswellascontempo-raryeconomicissues,suchasthedistributionofincomeandwealth,theroleofcompetinginterestgroupsintheformationofeconomicpolicy,economicglobalization,andthepro-visionofpublicgoods.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, ECON 252 or consent of the instructor.

ECON 372. Economics of Developing Countries (4F)Amultidisciplinaryapproachtotheanalysisoffactorsresponsibleforthepovertyandunderdevelopmentofdevelopingcountries.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 373. East Asian Economies (4S)ThecourseprovidesaneconomicframeworktoanalyzetheprocessofEastAsiandevelopmentsincetheendofWorldWarII.Therolesofculture,religion,education,history,andpoliticsintheeconomictransformationofthisregionareexamined.Contemporaryissues,suchastheenvironment,laborpractice,andpublicpolicy,arealsocovered.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 400. Introduction to Mathematical Economics (4AF)Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontotheuseofmathematicsinthesolutionofeconomicmodels.Inparticular,thetechniquesoflinearalgebraandcalculusareincorporatedintostandardmicro-andmacroeconomicmodelstocalculateeitherequilibriumoroptimalvalues.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, ECON 252, and MATH 151 or consent of the instructor.

ECON 405. The History of Economic Thought (4AF)Thedevelopmentofeconomicthoughtfrommedievaltimestothepresent.Emphasiswillbeplacedontheideasofthegreateconomists,suchasAdamSmith,ThomasMalthus,DavidRicardo,KarlMarx,JohnStuartMill,AlfredMarshall,ThorsteinVeblen,andJohnMaynard

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Keynes.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, and ECON 252, or consent of the instructor.

ECON 412. U.S. Economic History (4AS)AstudyofthedevelopmentoftheUnitedStateseconomyfromcolonialtimestothepresent.Emphasiswillbeonthefactorsthatbroughtabouttheriseofacontinentaleconomy,theshiftfromagriculturaltoindus-trialproduction,andattemptsatdemocraticcontrolofeconomicpolicies.Applicationofeconomictechniquestosuchhistoricalissuesastaxpolicy,slavery,andtheregulationofbusiness.Prerequisite: ECON 101.

ECON 425. Econometrics (4S)Thecourseisanintroductiontothedevelop-ment,fromeconomictheory,ofstatisticalandmathematicaltechniquesthatareusedtoestimateeconomicrelationships.Computerapplicationsarewidelyusedinthecourse.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, ECON 252, and ECON 253, or consent of the instructor.

ECON 459. Senior Seminar in Economics (4E)Topicsvarywithinterestoffaculty.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithconsentoftheinstructor.Prerequisites: ECON 101, ECON 251, and ECON 252, or consent of the instructor.

ECON 493-494. St. Mary’s Project in Economics (1-8E)TheSt.Mary’sProjectineconomicsisatwo-semesterexperience.Studentsinitiatetheproject,identifyanareatobeexplored,andproposeamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Afacultymentorsupervisestheprojectresearch.TheobjectivesoftheSt.Mary’sProjectineconomicsaretofurnishavehicleforstudentstobuildonthetheoryandmethodsofeconomicslearnedduringthefirstthreeyears,toallowstudentstogainahighdegreeofexpertiseintheparticulartopicareatheychoosetostudy,andtoimprovestudentresearchskillsinorganizationalandplanningcompetency,writingability,andoralcommu-nication.TheprojectmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presenta-tions,orothermeans.

ECON 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (8-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividually-designedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationships

betweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: Admission to the internship program and approval of the department chair. (See “Internships” under the “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

ECON 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaneconomicsfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevalua-tionmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

eduCaTIonal sTudIes

Thisdepartmentdoesnotawardanunder-graduatedegreeinamajor,butoffersaminorineducationalstudiesandsupportstheMasterofArtsinTeachingProgram(seepage20�).

The TeaCher eDuCaTion prograM

ForstudentswhowishtopursueacareerinK-�2education,aliberalartscurriculumoffersadistinctpathwaytothisgoal.Inkeepingwiththetraditionoftheliberalartsexperience,itisnotpossibleforstudentstoearnmajorsinthisfieldofstudy,butratherachievethestatusofamasterfulteacherthroughacombinationofpursuits.AtSt.Mary’s,thiscombinationisrepresentedbytwodistinctphases:earningaminorinEducationalStudiesattheunder-graduatelevelandpursuingcertificationintheMasterofArtsinTeaching(M.A.T.)graduateprogram.However,itisalsoimportanttonotethattheminorinEducationalStudiesisnotexclusivetostudentswhowishtomatriculateintotheSt.Mary’sM.A.T.program.

Minor in Educational Studies

Theminorineducationalstudiesiscomprisedofsix(6)coursesthatofferabasicknowledgeofmanyofthestudyareasimplicatedintheteachingandlearningprocess.ThoughthesecoursesrepresentmostofprerequisitecoursesfortheSt.Mary’sM.A.T.program(seethefol-lowingsectionforfurtherinformationontheM.A.T.),thisminorisalsorecommendedforstudentswhoareinterestedinpursuingcareers

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relatedtoeducation,butdonotnecessarilyplantoteachinK-�2settings.Thecourseswithintheminormaybecompletedinanyorder,thoughitisimportanttoacknowledgethatsomeofthecourseshaveprerequisitesthatarenotimplicatedintheminorrequirements.ThisminorisnotopentostudentswhoaremajoringinHumanStudies.

TheminorineducationalstudiesisrequiredforstudentswhowishtopursuetheM.A.T.programatSt.Mary’s,butbecausethesecoursesarenottheonlyrequirementsforadmissiontotheM.A.T.program,thesuc-cessfulcompletionofthisminordoesnotguaranteethatastudentwillbeadmittedtotheprogram.Studentswhotransferthreeormoreofthecoursesfromoutsideinstitutionsarenoteligibletoearnthisminor,buttheyarenotexcludedfromorotherwiseplacedatadis-advantageforapplyingtotheM.A.T.program.StudentswhotransferoneortwocoursesthatarenotawardedthesamecreditequivalenciesasthecomparableSt.Mary’scoursedoneedtomakeupthesecreditstoearntheminorbytakingothereducation-relatedundergraduatecourses;thesecoursesincludethosenotlistedintheminor.TherearealsospecificcontentcoursesrequiredforteachercertificationinMaryland.StudentswhoareconsideringtheM.A.T.shouldmeetwiththeirdepartmentchairand/oraneducationalstudiesadvisoraboutcourseselection.Foracompletelistofthesecourses,andadditionalinformationabouttheSt.Mary’scourseequivalenciesforSt.Mary’seducationalstudiescourses,pleasecontactthedepartmentchair.


Toearnaminorineducationalstudies,stu-dentsarerequiredtosatisfyallofthefollowingrequirements,soastoensuretherequisitedepth,breadth,andmasteryofthestudyarea.TherearealsospecificcontentcoursesrequiredforteachercertificationinMaryland.StudentswhoareconsideringtheM.A.T.shouldmeetwiththeirdepartmentchairand/oraneduca-tionalstudiesadvisoraboutcourseselection.

�. GeneralCollegeRequirements

2. Allrequirementsinamajorareaofstudy

3. Atleast22semester-hours,ascomprisedthroughthesuccessfulcompletionofthesixfollowingcourses,withaminimumearned

gradeofC-ineachcourse,butwithacom-binedminimumGPAof3.0:

a. EDUC204ReflectivePracticesinHumanStudies(3credits)

b. EDUC206TheChildinAmerica(4credits)

c. EDUC296LanguageAcquisitionandPhonemicAwareness(3credits)

d. EDSP/PSYC336Exceptionality:IntroductiontoSpecialEducation(4credits)

e. EDUC/PSYC368EducationalPsychology(4credits)

f. Acoursewithadevelopmentalfocuschosenfromoneofthefollowingthree:

�) PSYC33�InfantandChildDevelopment(4credits)

Thiscourseisrecommendedforstu-dentswhowishtopursueelementarycertification

2) PSYC333Adolescence(4credits) Thiscourseisrecommendedforstu-

dentswhowishtopursuesecondarycertification

3) PSYC230LifespanDevelopment Thiscourseisrecommendedforstu-

dentswhowishtopursueK-�2certi-ficationinArt,Music,orTheater.

ENGINEERING—DUAL-DEGREEPROGRAMWITHUNIVERSITYOFMARYLAND-COLLEGEPARKSeethephysicsmajoronpage�58.

ENGLISHLiteratureisatreasuryofourculturalheritageandanexpressivehumancreationembodyingbothbeautyandknowledge.Closeexamina-tionofliteratureimprovesourthoughtandouruseoflanguage,enhancesourunderstandingofpastandpresent,andprovidesinsightintoourinteriorlives.So,too,doesthepracticeofaccurateandcarefullycraftedwriting.Consequently,theEnglishmajoratSt.Mary's

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isdesignedsothatstudentswillreadabroadhistoricalandculturalrangeofliteraturesanddevelopavarietyofwritingskills.

Bygraduation,astudentmajoringinEnglishshould

�. Readandwriteclearly,effectively,andper-ceptively;

2. BefamiliarwiththebasichistoricalandculturalbackgroundofliteraturewritteninEnglish,includinginfluentialhistoricalevents,ideas,literarymovements,genres,authors,andtexts;

3. Understandhowlanguageisusedinarangeofliterarytexts;

4. Makeconnectionsamongliterarytextswithinandacrosshistoricalperiods,nationalliteratures,culturalgroups,andformalcategories;and

5. Appreciatehowliteratureandwritingarevitaltolivingafullandmeaningfullife.

Toachievethesegoals,theEnglishprogrambeginswiththreerequiredliterature-in-historysurveys,aswellas200-levelelectivewritingcourses.Inthesurveys,studentsencounterinfluentialwriters,works,andideas,whichprovidenecessarybackgroundknowledgeforfurtherstudyofwritingandliterature.Atthe300-level,studentsdefinetheirindividualcourseofstudybytaking“MethodsofLiteraryStudy”andmorespecializedliteratureandwritingclasses.Duringtheirsenioryear,stu-dentsmakeuseoftheknowledgeandskillslearnedinpreviouscoursesbychoosingtodoaSt.Mary’sProjectorbytakingadditionaladvancedcoursework.Withinthisoverallframework,facultyadvisershelpeachstudentselectcoursesthatwillbestmeethisorherinterests,needs,andgoals.

Withitsstressonclarityofthoughtandexpression,anditsfocusonchoiceswithintheprogram,theEnglishmajorprovidesanexcel-lentfoundationforameaningfulliberalartseducationaswellasastrongpreparationforavarietyofcareersthatrequireanalyticrigorandclear,precisecommunication.TheEnglishmajoralsoprovidesthebasisbywhichstudentscanenrichtheirlivesthroughanongoingcontactwithstimulatingauthors,evocativelanguage,andsignificantideas.


ToearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinEnglish,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirements:


2. TheEnglishmajorrequiresaminimumof44semester-hoursofcoursework,consistingofa24-hourcoreand20hoursofelectives.StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterineachcoursecountedtowardsthemajor,andmaintainanoverallGPAofatleast2.0inthesecourses.

I. Thecore(24semester-hours):

�. �2credits:threecoursesthatexamineliter-aturehistorically,primarilywithinEnglish-speakingcommunities:

a. ENGL28�:LiteratureinHistoryI:TheBeginningsthroughtheRenaissance

b.ENGL282:LiteratureinHistoryII:TheRiseofAnglo-AmericanLiterature�700-�900

c. ENGL283:LiteratureinHistoryIII:Twentieth-CenturyVoices.

2. 4credits:ENGL304:MethodsofLiteraryStudy

3. 8credits:SeniorExperience—oneofthefollowing:

a. ENGL493/494:St.Mary’sProject

b. A4-credit400-levelENGLcourse,plusanadditional4upper-divisionsemester-hoursinENGLnotusedtosatisfyanyotherrequirementforthemajor.

II. Electivesinthemajor(atleast20semester-hours,ofwhich�2mustbeattheupperlevel):

Additionalcourseworkmaybeselectedfromthefollowingofferings;pleasenotethatENGL�0�andENGL�02maynotbecountedtowardsthemajor.Coursecontentandfocuswillvary.Thesubjectmatterforthesemesterwillbeannouncedintheonline“ScheduleofClasses”priortoregistration.Anyofthesecourses,withtheexceptionofENGL�06andENGL270,mayberepeatedforcreditprovidedthemajorityofthecontentisdifferent.StudentsshouldconsulttheEnglishMajor’s

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Handbookformoredetailandplantheircoursescarefullyoverthelongtermincon-sultationwithanadviserinEnglish.

ENGL�06:IntroductiontoLiterature

ENGL20�:AdvancedComposition

ENGL230:LiteraryTopics

ENGL235TopicsinLiteratureandCulture

ENGL270:CreativeWriting

ENGL350:StudiesinLanguage:Historical,Linguistic,andRhetoricalContexts

ENGL355:StudiesinBritishLiterature

ENGL365:StudiesinAmericanLiterature

ENGL380:StudiesinWorldLiterature

ENGL390:TopicsinLiterature

ENGL395:TopicsinWriting

ENGL400:StudiesinGenre

ENGL4�0:StudiesinAuthors

ENGL420:StudiesinTheory

ENGL430:SpecialTopicsinLiterature

Electivecourseworkinthemajormayalsoincludethefollowing:

Uptofoursemesterhoursofupper-divisionliteraturecoursesinaforeignlanguage;guidedreadings;independentstudy;oroff-campusinternships.



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ColbyD.Nelson,BrianP.O’Sullivan,KarenE.Outen,DonnaRichardson,BrandiStanton,BruceM.Wilson,ChristineA.Wooley.

EnGLISH COURSES (EnGL)Placement in Composition CoursesAplacementexaminEnglishcomposition,administeredbytheEnglishDepartmentandscoredholisticallybytrainedreaders,istheprimarymeansusedtodetermineplacementofstudentsintoEnglish�0�orEnglish�02.ThetestisatimedwritingassignmentgenerallycompletedduringOrientationfornewstudents.

ENGL 101. Introduction to Writing (4F)Thiscourseintroducesstudentstocollege-leveldiscourseandaimstohelpstudentsimprovebasicwritingskills.Thecoursewillemphasizeeffectiveprocessesofcomposingaswellasthequalitiesofasuccessfulwrittenproduct.Instructionisconductedthroughjournalwrit-ings,classmeetings,small-groupsessions,tutorialsessions,andindividualconferences.Itwillalsoincludeworkongrammar,sentencestructure,andthewritingofparagraphsandessays.DesignedtopreparestudentsforENGL�02,ENGL�0�isnotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditfor,orareenrolledin,ENGL�02or20�.AnystudentwhohasnottakencompositionmaychoosetotakeENGL�0�,butsomestudentswillbeassignedtothiscourseonthebasisoftheEnglishCompositionPlacementExamination.StudentsassignedtothecoursemustsuccessfullycompleteitpriortoenrollinginENGL�02.

ENGL 102. Composition (4E)Inthiscourse,studentsconsiderwritingasamajortoolfordiscoveringwhattheythink,examiningthesethoughts,communicatingthemeffectively,andgeneratingideasastheytakeinnewinformation.Thiscoursewillgenerallyusepeer-grouptechniquestohelpdevelopasenseofaudienceandpurpose.EachsectionofENGL�02willhaveaprimaryfocusorsubjectmatterdeterminedinadvancebytheinstructor,andstudentswillbeintroducedtovariousstrategiesforrefiningtheirthinkingbytakingtheirwritingthroughthedrafting,crafting,editing,andpolishingprocesses.ENGL�02orCORE�0�areprerequisitestoallsubsequentEnglishcourses;ENGL�02satisfiestheprerequisiterequirementincompositionwhencompletedwithagradeofC-orbetter.Note:TheEnglishcompositionrequirementcanbefulfilledifastudentscores

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a4or5ontheCEEBAdvancedPlacement(AP)EnglishLanguageandCompositionExaminationortheEnglishLiteratureandCompositionExamination.Therequirementcanalsobefulfilledifastudentreceivesascoreof650orhigherontheCollegeLevelExaminationProgram(CLEP)examinationinEnglishComposition.Beforeenrollinginthiscourse,studentswhohavenottestedoutofthecourseviatheCEEBorCLEPexamsasdescribedabovemusttaketheplacementtestincompositionofferedatSt.Mary’sinthesummerorduringNew-StudentOrientation.See“AcademicPolicies”section.

ENGL 106. Introduction to Literature (4E)Thiscourseisacollege-levelintroductiontomethodsofinterpretingliteratureandtodeeperquestionsraisedbythestudyoflitera-ture.Readingswillbedrawnfromdifferenthistoricalerasandwillfocusonthesimilaritiesanddifferencesinvolvedinreadingvariousgenres,includingfiction,poetry,anddrama.Discussionwillalsoraisesuchquestionsasthefollowing:Whydoesliteraturetakedifferentforms?Areliteraryusesoflanguagedifferentfromotherusesoflanguage(scientificorhis-toricalorphilosophicallanguage,forexample),andifso,how?Withwhatassumptionsdoreadersapproachliterarytexts,andhowmightanexaminationoftheseassumptionsbroadenanddeepenourreadingexperience?Howdohistorical,cultural,andphilosophicalcon-textsinfluencethenatureofliteraryworksandhowwereadthem?Thiscoursesatis-fiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementintheArts.Recommendedfornon-majors,andnotrequiredofmajors.Prerequisite: ENGL 102, CORE 101, or CORE 301.

ENGL 201. Advanced Composition (4S or F)Coursesinthisareaofferstudentstheopportu-nitytowriteinvariousgenres.Commontoallcourseswillbeasustainedattentiontowritingforspecificaudiencesandpurposes.Inaddi-tion,courseswillaimatdevelopingtheabilitytocontroltone,emphasis,andnuanceforeffectiveand—whenappropriate—evocativeprosestyle.Contentandfocuswillvaryfromsectiontosection,butrecentofferingshaveincludedWritingArguments,WritingaboutLiterature,andJournalism.Prerequisite: ENGL 102, CORE 101, or CORE 301.

ENGL 230. Literary Topics (4S or F)Thiscourseassumesfamiliaritywithandinterestinthebasicskillsandmethodspre-sentedinENGL�06,includingclosetextualreadingandthewritingofliteraryanalyses.AmorechallengingcoursethanIntroductiontoLiterature,itoffersreadingsthatarecon-nectedbyacommontheme,origin,orper-spective.Contentandfocuswillvaryfromsectiontosection,butrecentofferingshaveincludedAmericanPlaysandPlaywrights;ScienceFiction;DetectiveFiction;andEnvironmentalLiterature.Thiscoursesatis-fiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementintheArts.Recommendedforbothmajorsandnon-majors,butnotrequiredofmajors.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicissubstantiallydifferent.Prerequisite:ENGL�02,CORE�0�,orCORE30�.

ENGL 235 Topics in Literature and Culture (4A)ThiscourseassumesfamiliaritywithandinterestintheskillsandmethodspresentedinENGL�06,includingclosetextualreadingandthewritingofliteraryanalyses.Itaimstoexamineliteraryandnon-literaryrepresenta-tionsofthewaysrace,class,ethnicity,gender,and/orsexualityhelpshapeanindividual’sworldview.Contentandfocuswillvaryfromsectiontosection,butmightincludetopicssuchasMysteriesofIdentity;African-AmericanExpression;Shakespeare,Sex,andGender;andAmericanSlaveNarratives.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinculturalperspectives.Recommendedforbothmajorsandnon-majors,butnotrequiredofmajors.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicissubstantiallydifferent.Prerequisite: ENGL 102, CORE 101, or CORE 301.

ENGL 270. Creative Writing (4E)Thiscoursewillconsiderthenatureofthecre-ativeprocess,introduceavarietyofapproachestocreativewriting,andhelpstudentsdiscoveranddeveloptheirownimaginativeandana-lyticalresourcesfortelling,throughfictionandpoetry,thestoriestheyhavetotell.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementintheArts.Prerequisite: ENGL 102, CORE 101, or CORE 301, and one literature course.

ENGL 281. Literature in History I: The Beginnings through the Renaissance (4E)MuchofwhatwecallEnglishliteratureowesitsoriginstothediverseandancientculturesthatcreatedtheGreco-Romanandbiblical

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literatures.ThiscoursewillconsistofselectedreadingsofearlyWesternliteraturechosenfromitsbeginningsintheHomericepics,Greektragedies,andtheHebrewTestament;throughmajorworksofChristiancultureintheMiddleAges,suchasChaucer’sCanterbury TalesandDante’sDivine Comedy;totherevivalofclas-sicallearningintheRenaissance,embodiedintheworkofsuchauthorsasWilliamShakespeareandJohnMilton.Thecoursemayexamineclassicalandbiblicalworksintranslation,aswellasworksoriginallywritteninEnglish.Always,however,thiscoursewillexploresomethingofwhatearlyliteratureintheWesttellsusaboutchangingnotionsofthespiritualandthematerial—ofheroism,faith,love,andredemption—andtherelationshipoftheseidealstoourworldtoday.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementintheArts. Prerequisite: ENGL 102, CORE 101, or CORE 301.

ENGL 282: Literature in History II: The Rise of Anglo-American Literature (1700-1900) (4E)Theexplosionofscienceandcapitalismatthebeginningofthiseracausedfundamentalquestioningoftraditionalreligiousandpoliticalideas.Atthesametime,Britainwasemergingastheworld’smostpowerfulcolonialforce.Whilefocusedontheclosereadingoftexts,thiscoursewillalsoexploreEnlightenmentliteraturethataddressesthesepoliticalandintellectualdevelopments(includingworksselectedfromsuchwritersasSwift,Defoe,Pope,Fielding,Wollstonecraft,andFranklin).Additionally,thecoursemayinvestigatehowEnglishsettlersandcolonialpeoplesmodifiedandquestionedtheseEnlightenmentideas.WiththeriseofrevolutionarychallengestotheEnlightenment,EnglandandAmericabegantodefinesimultaneouslyconnectedanddifferentidentities,whilealsoengaginginamoreself-consciousliteraryandphilosophicaldialogue.TracingrelatedRomanticideasinsuchauthorsasBlake,Wordsworth,MaryandPercyShelley,Tennyson,Poe,Emerson,Thoreau,andDickinson,thecoursewillexplorehoweachcountrycreatedadistinctcultureinanincreasinglysecular,industrial,andmulticulturalworld.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementintheArts. Prerequisite: English 102, CORE 101, or CORE 301.

ENGL 283. Literature in History III: Twentieth-Century Voices (4E)Thefirstpartofthe20thcentury,shapedlargelybyWorldWarI,marksaradicalbreakwiththepast.KnownastheModernistperiod,theseyearssawafloweringofliteraryandartisticexperimentation.SuchwritersasT.S.Eliot,EzraPound,JamesJoyce,andVirginiaWoolfinvestigatednewwaysofrepresentingconsciousnessandsubjectivitythroughstylisticdislocationandfragmentation—innovationsechoedinpainting,music,theater,andfilm.WorldWarIIanditsaftermatharesometimescalledthePostmodernperiod.WriterssuchasSaulBellow,RalphEllison,DorisLessing,ToniMorrison,DerekWalcott,SalmanRushdie,andBharatiMukherjeeexploredthehumanconditioninanagecharacterizedbytheriseofmassandvisualculture,thethreatofatomicdestruction,thedisintegrationofcolonialempires,andincreasinglypressingissuesofethnicandnationalidentity.Whilefocusingonclosereadingsofthetexts,thiscoursewillalsostudywaysinwhichtwentieth-centuryliteraturehasbeeninformedby,andhasestab-lished,globalismandnationalism.Itwillpayattentiontoliteratureashistory,historyasliterature,andtheroleofliteratureinthecom-munityofexpressivearts.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementintheArts. Prerequisite: English 102, CORE 101, or CORE 301.

300-LEvEL EnGLISH COURSESThefollowing300-levelcoursesaredesignedtoengagestudentsinbringingtheirdevelopingexpertisetoahigherlevelbyfocusingonamorelimitedhistoricalorthematicareaofstudy.Studentswillreadagreatercross-sectionofeachwriter’sworks,domoreextendedcom-parisonsofworksamongseveralauthors,andgroundthesereadingsinmoreparticularizedhistorical,biographical,andculturalcontexts.Prerequisite for all 300-level ENGL courses except 395: one 200-level ENGL literature course or, in exceptional cases, permission of instructor. These courses may be repeated for credit as the topic or focus changes significantly.

ENGL 304. Methods of Literary Study (4E)Thiscoursewillintroducestudentstothecomplexanddynamicstudyofliteratureandliterarycriticism.Studentswillbeintroducedtothemethodsanddiscoursesofclassicalandcontemporaryliterarytheoryandwillusethese

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toolstoreadprose,poetry,anddramaincriti-callyinformedways.Thetechniquesofcriticalthinking,argumentation,andtextualanalysisthatstudentsdevelopinthiscoursewillserveasavitalfoundationforfurtherstudyoflitera-ture.Thecoursewillalsoprovideanintroduc-tiontomeansandmethodsofliteraryresearchandhelpstudentsunderstandthemanypos-siblealternativepathsofstudyintheEnglishmajor,includingresearchprojectsattheseniorlevel.Prerequisite is one of the following: ENGL 281, 282, 283, or permission of the instructor. It is recommended that students take the course in their junior year.

ENGL 350. Studies in Language: Historical, Linguistic, and Rhetorical Contexts (4A)Courseofferingsinthisareawillprovidestu-dentstheopportunitytoexploretheevolutionoftheEnglishlanguage;thenature,structure,andmodificationsofhumanspeech;andthepersuasiveaspectsoflanguage.Contentandfocuswillvaryfromsectiontosection,butrecentofferingshaveincludedTheRhetoricofHumorandLinguistics.Prerequisite: one 200-level ENGL literature course or permission of instructor.

ENGL 355. Studies in British Literature (4E)Theofferingsofthiscoursewillprovideahistoricalapproachtothestudyofvariousdes-ignatedperiodsinBritishliterature.Contentandfocuswillvaryfromsectiontosection,butrecentofferingshaveincludedLegendsofKingArthur;RenaissanceDrama;CouplesComedyintheRestorationand�8thCentury;TheEmergingNovel;TheRomantics;MetaphysicalPoetry;W.H.AudenandDylanThomas;andTheModernBritishNovel.Prerequisite: one 200-level ENGL literature course or permission of instructor. Recommended: ENGL 281 (for topics before 1700) or ENGL 282 (for topics after 1800).

ENGL 365. Studies in American Literature (4E)ThiscoursewillprovidestudentswithavarietyofperspectivesonAmericanliteraturebyfocusingonspecificperiods,aestheticmove-ments,and/ordevelopments.Contentandfocuswillvaryfromsectiontosection,butrecentofferingshaveincludedSympathyandSentiment;TheAmericanRoad;AmericanGothic;RealismandModernism;MakingtheNationto�865;andEnvironmentalLiteratureafterThoreau.Prerequisite: one 200-level ENGL literature course or permission of instructor.

Recommended: ENGL 281 (for topics before 1700) or ENGL 282 (for topics after 1800).

ENGL 380. Studies in World Literature (4A)Eachversionofthecoursewillengagethestudentinthereadingofmajorworksintranslation,includingworksoutsidewhatisthoughtofasthetraditionalWesterncanon.RecentofferingshaveincludedNewTestamentNarrative;ModernismandtheNoh;PostcolonialLiterature;MythologyandLiterature;TheTaleofGenji;Tolstoy’sWarandPeace;andAsianLiterature.Prerequisite: one 200-level ENGL literature course or permis-sion of instructor.

ENGL 390. Topics in Literature (4A)Thiscoursewillprovideanintroductiontobroadthematicareasofliterarystudythatcrosshistorical,national,anddisciplinarybound-aries.Contentandfocuswillvaryfromsectiontosection,butrecentofferingshaveincludedContemporaryMulticulturalVoices;AmericanFilm;PoetryintheContemporaryU.S.;VictoriansinTextandFilm;AdolescenceandFilm;LandscapeandLiterature;andAmericanComedy.Prerequisite: one 200-level ENGL litera-ture course or permission of instructor.

ENGL 395. Topics in Writing (4E)Designedtohelpstudentsdeepentheirunder-standingofwritinganddevelopdistinctivewritingvoices,thiscoursewillenablestudentstoexplorethetypesofwritinginwhichtheyareparticularlyinterested.Variousofferingsofthiscoursewillhelpstudentsdevelopskillsinscholarlyandexpositorywriting,journalism,culturaljournalism,fiction,poetry,nonfictionprose,autobiographicalwriting,featurewriting,peertutoring,ortheteachingofwriting.Prerequisite: one 200-level writing course and/or the permission of the instructor.

400-leVel english Courses

Thesecoursesareusuallyconductedassemi-narswithstudentsandprofessorssharingtheresponsibilitytoprepareandpresentmaterials.Thesecourseswillbuildontheknowledgeandskillsacquiredin300-levelclasses,allowingstudentstoreadwidelyanddeeplyinamorespecializedareaofstudyandtowriteusingmoresophisticatedresearchandtheoreticaltechniques.Studentsmaybeaskedtoturntheirattentiontoahighlyfocusedtopic,suchasthestudyofanindividualauthororapartic-ulardecade;ortheymaybeaskedtobroaden

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theirapproachandconcentrateonatheme,genre,orideaasitismanifestedinseveralhis-toricalperiodsoracrossnationalboundaries.Thewritingprojectswillgenerallyinvolveconsiderableresearchoutsideofthetextsreadinclass.Prerequisitesforall400-levelcourses:ENGL304and one300-levelliteraturecourseorthepermissionoftheinstructor.Thesecoursesmayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicorfocuschangessignificantly.

ENGL 400. Studies in Genre (4A)Thiscoursewillengagestudentsinexploringtheconventionsandformsofexpressioninte-graltooneormoregenres,includingpoetry,fiction,nonfictionprose,drama,andfilm.Contentandfocuswillvaryfromsectiontosection,butrecentofferingshaveincludedTheFemaleComing-of-AgeNovelandFilmGenres.Prerequisite: ENGL 304 and one 300-level litera-ture course or permission of instructor.

ENGL 410. Studies in Authors (4A)Thiscoursewillprovidetheopportunityforadvancedstudyintheworkofaselectedauthororauthors,ora“school”ofauthorssuchastheBeatPoets.RecentofferingshaveincludedMarkTwain;theGodwinsandShelleys;Dante;StagingShakespeare;Milton;andJaneAusten.Prerequisite: ENGL 304 and one 300-level literature course or permission of instructor.

ENGL 420. Studies in Theory (4A)Thisclasswillexposestudentstotheadvancedstudyofliterarytheory.Thefocusmaybeonahistoricalsurveyoroninterpretativestrate-giessuchasclassicalpoetics,NewCriticism,psychoanalyticinterpretation,reader-response,feministcriticism,culturalstudies,newhistori-cism,ecocriticism,orrhetoricaltheory.RecenttopicshaveincludedRhetoricandPoetics;ParodyandInterextuality;andTheInventionof“Modern”Rhetoric:Richards,Burke,andPerleman.Prerequisite: ENGL 304 and one 300-level literature course or permission of instructor.

ENGL 430. Special Topics in Literature (4A)Topicsandauthorswillvaryeachtimethecourseistaught.RecentofferingshaveincludedScream&Shout!AmericanLiteratureandMusicasSocialProtest;BooksthatCook;RacePassingNarratives;andAngloIndia/IndoAnglia.Prerequisite: ENGL 304 and one 300-level literature course or permission of instructor.

ENGL 493/494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E)TheSt.Mary’sProjectinEnglishisdesignedforstudentswithadefinite,large-scale,independentprojecttheywishtoaccomplishprimarilyontheirown.Itisidealforstudentswhohaveconsistentlydevelopedparticularinterests,whodesiretoprepareforgraduatestudyoraparticularprofessionsuchasjour-nalism,orwhoarereadytotakeonasubstan-tialcreative-writingtask.Theprojectdrawsonandextendsknowledge,analyticalskills,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Bytheendofhisorherjunioryear,thestudentshouldinitiatetheproject,identifyanareatobeexplored,proposeamethodofinquiryand/orprocessofworkappropriatetotheproject,and,inconsultationwiththeEnglishfaculty,determineamentorwhowillsupervisetheproject.Theprojectshouldreflectthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitcontributes.TheprojectmusthaveasignificantEnglishcomponent,butitmaybewithinthisdiscipline,acrossdisciplines,orinanestablishedcross-disciplinarystudiesoption.SupervisedbyanEnglishfacultymentor,eachprojectissubjecttodepartmentalapproval.(PleaseseeCollegeguidelinesfortheSt.Mary’sProject.)TheprojectmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughapublicpresenta-tionofsomekind.Prerequisite: Senior standing, approval by faculty mentor and by the English Department. Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.

ENGL 197, 297, 397, 497. Guided Readings (1-2E)Coherentlyorganizedreadingsundertheguid-anceofanEnglishfacultymemberinanareaofspecialinteresttothestudent.Areadinglistandmeansofevaluationmustbeformal-izedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.Prerequisites: At least eight semester-hours in English.

ENGL 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Nomorethanfoursemester-hoursofinternshipcreditmaybeappliedforelectivecreditintheEnglishmajor.Approval

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bythedepartmentchairinEnglishforfoursemester-hoursofcreditinEnglishisrequired.SeetheEnglishMajorsHandbookforguide-linesastowhichprojectsmaycountuptofourcreditstowardthe44semester-hoursintheEnglishmajor.Prerequisites: Admission to the internship program and approval of the English faculty. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

ENGL 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)ThiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyanEnglishfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedpriortoregistrationinalearningcontract.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)Prerequisites: At least eight semester-hours in English, exclusive of ENGL 102.

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EnvironmentalStudiesisbroadlydefinedasthestudyofnature,includingtherelationofhumanstotherestofthenaturalworld.Presently,humanactivitiesarealteringthelifesystemsofourhomeplanet.Speciesextinc-tion,atmosphericpollution,andlossofancientforestsarecommonknowledge,asistheplanetaryimpactofhumanpopulationsandconsumptionhabits.Theseproblemshaveabiologicalbasisthatrequirestheapplicationofthescientificmethodtounderstandthem,todiscerncauseandeffects,andtoposescientifi-callytenablesolutions.However,concernforandstewardshipoftheplanetisnotsolelythepurviewofthescientist.Ourunderstandingoftheseissuesisimpossiblewithoutsocial,cul-tural,political,ethical,andeconomicconsider-ations.Theworkofunderstandingthesetrendsandformingalternatevisionsforthefuturedrawsuponideas,information,andinsightfromdisciplinesacrossthecurriculumaswellasfromco-curricularactivities.

Thegoalsoftheminoraretwo-fold:�)toachievecross-disciplinaryperspectivesonenvironmentalstudies,and2)tocreateacom-munityofconcernamongstudentsandfacultywhoparticipateinthestudyarea—acommu-nitythatencourageslearninghowtoactaswellastounderstand.Evenifnoenvironmental

problemsexisted,studentsandfacultywouldstudyhownaturalsystemsfunction,howtheartsandsocialstudiesrevealconnectionsbetweenhumanityandnature,andhowtheenvironmenthasnurturedphilosophicalandreligiousideasabouttheplaceofhumansintheuniverse.

Studentselectingtheenvironmentalstudiesminorwillachieveitsgoalsby:�)under-standingthebiologicalbasisforenvironmentalissuesbytakingeitherBIOL�00or�0�:"ContemporaryBioscience"withanenvi-ronmentalfocusorBIOL27�:"EcologyandEvolution";2)expandingthisknowledgebaseandobtainingcross-disciplinaryperspectivesbyenrollinginelectivecoursesfromatleastthreedisciplines;and3)developingfullerawarenessofenvironmentalissuesaswellasfosteringcommunitybycommonenrollmentintheEnvironmentalPerspectivescourse.

Degree requireMenTs for The Minor:Currently,environmentalstudiesisofferedasaminor.Tocompleteaminorinenvironmentalstudies,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirementsdesignedtoestablishthebreadthanddepthofknowledgeconsistentwiththegoalsoftheenvironmentalstudiesstudyarea.


2. Allrequirementsinamajordisciplineofstudy

3. Atleast22semester-hoursincourseshavinganenvironmentalfocusasspecifiedundera.,b.,andc.StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterineachrequiredcoursefortheminorandmaintainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses:

a. 2creditsofENST233:EnvironmentalPerspectives.

b. BIOL�00or�0�:ContemporaryBiosciencewithanenvironmentalfocus:(seeonline“ScheduleofClasses"forcorrectsection)orBIOL27�:EcologyandEvolution

c. Electivecourses:�6semester-hoursincourseswithenvironmentalstudiesfocus,atleast8ofwhichmustbeatthe300-400level,tobeselectedfromatleastthreedisciplines.

ListedbelowisapartiallistofcourseofferingswithanEnvironmentalStudiesfocus:

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ANTH302:FoodandCulture(4AF)ANTH34�:EconomicandEcological

Anthropology(4AS)BIOL3�6:TropicalMarineBiology(4AS)BIOL327:EcologyandDiversityofMaryland

Plants(4AF)BIOL337:Population/CommunityEcology

(4AS)BIOL432:Limnology(4AS)BIOL463:EcologyofCoastalSystems(4F)ECON350:EnvironmentalEconomics(4E)ECON354:NaturalResourceEconomics(4S)ENGL�02:EnglishComposition,specificsec-

tions(seeonline“ScheduleofClasses”forenvironmentalsections)(4E)

ENGL�06:IntroductiontoLiterature,specificsections(seeonline“ScheduleofClasses”forenvironmentalsections)(4E)

ENGL230:LiteraryMiscellany,AmericanLandscapes,orAmericanEnvironmentalLiteraturesections(4E)

GEOL�30:IntroductiontoGeology(4)PHIL304:ValuesInquiry,EarthEthics,specific

sections(seeonline“ScheduleofClasses”forenvironmentalsections)(4E)

PHIL32�:EnvironmentalEthics(4AF)POSC46�:StudiesinAmericanPolitics,

SeminarontheEnvironmentSection(4S)SOCI355:PopulationProblems(4AS)Eachyearthecoordinatorofthestudyareaandotherparticipatingfacultydesignatecertaincourses,includingnewcourses,topiccourses,andspecialofferingsthatwillsatisfyelectiverequirements.Acompletelistofapprovedcurrentofferingswillappearintheonline“ScheduleofClasses.”

Studentswithaninterestinenvironmentalstudiesareurgedtoconsultwiththestudyareacoordinatororparticipatingfacultymembers.Studentsarealsoencouragedtodeclaretheirparticipationintheenvironmentalstudiescross-disciplinarystudyareaassoonaspossibleandnolaterthantheendofthefirstweekoftheirsenioryear.Itisalsosuggestedthatstu-dentsseekasecondaryadviserfromthepartici-patingfaculty.

Becausetherequiredbiologycourseprovidesanecologicalbasisforenvironmentalstudies,studentsshouldconsiderearlyenrollmentinBIOL�00or�0�withanenvironmentalfocusorBIOL27�.StudentswishingtopursuetheirSt.Mary’sProjectinenvironmentalstudiesmaydosowiththepermissionoftheirmajordepartment(s)andwiththeagreementofanenvironmentalstudiesfacultymemberwho

servesastheprojectmentor.Projectcreditdoesnotcountaspartoftherequiredenviron-mentalstudiescurriculum.

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COURSES (ENST)ENST 233. Environmental Perspectives (2F)Thiscourseisasurveyofenvironmentalperspectives,includingthescientific,artistic,economic,political,andphilosophical.Bypro-vidingstudentswiththeopportunitytointeractwithpeersandexpertguestsfromvariousdisciplines,thecoursealsofosterscommunityamongthoseinterestedinthenaturalworld.

ENST 350. Topics in Environmental Studies (4)Varioustopicsinenvironmentalstudiesareconsideredinthiscourse,whichcanvaryacrossdisciplines,butbesuitableforallstudentsparticipatingintheenvironmentalstudiesprogram.Thesubjectmatterofthecoursemayvaryeachtimethecourseisoffered.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcredit,providedthetopicorfocuschangessignificantly.Foradescriptionofeachcourse,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses."Prerequisite: any prior course in Environmental Studies or permis-sion of the instructor.

ENST 450. Seminar in Environmental Studies (4)Varioustopicsinenvironmentalstudiesareconsideredinthiscourse,whichcanvaryacrossdisciplines,butbesuitableforallstudentsparticipatingintheenvironmentalstudiesprogram.Thesubjectmatterofthecoursemayvaryeachtimethecourseisoffered.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcredit,providedthetopicorfocuschangessignificantly.Foradescriptionofeachcourse,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses."Prerequisite: any prior course in Environmental Studies or permis-sion of the instructor.

ENST 493/494. St. Mary's Project in Environmental Studies (1-8E)Thisproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,the

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bodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframe-worktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentation,orothermeans.Thiscourseisrepeatableupto8semester-hours.Pre- or co-requisite: requirement of study area in Environmental Studies. Approval of faculty mentor, environmental studies coordinator, and the department chair(s) of the student's major.

ENST 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyanenvironmentalstudiesfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See"IndependentStudy"under"AcademicPolicies"section.)

ENST 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternshipsandstudyabroad.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipsbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplica-tionofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites:admissiontotheinternshipprogramandapprovaloftheenvironmentalstudiescoordinator.(See"Internships"under"AcademicPolicies"section.)Credit/Nocreditgrading.

FILMSeetheFilm,Theater,andMediaStudiesmajoronpage�90.

FRENCHSeetheInternationalLanguagesandCulturesmajoronpage�20.

GERMANSeetheInternationalLanguagesandCulturesmajoronpage�20.

HISTORYThedisciplineofhistoryisatthecoreofaliberalartseducation,illuminatingtheideas,institutions,andsentimentsbywhichpeoplehaveattemptedtoordertheirworld.TheSt.Mary’sCollegeHistoryDepartmentexposesstudentstotherichnessanddiversityofhumanhistoryovertimeandindifferentgeographicregions.Inthecourseoftheirstudies,studentswilldevelopadeeperunderstandingofthem-selves,theirculture,andhumanityingeneral.

Tobroadentheirknowledge,studentsareexpectedtotakearangeofcoursesinAmerican,European,Asian,African,LatinAmerican,andancienthistory.Inaddi-tion,ourclassesspanthecenturies,fromtheearliesthistorytothemoderndayandarebasedondiversemethodologies,includingpolitical,social,intellectual,andculturalhistory.Studentsalsoenjoyopportunitiestogainhands-onexperienceincolonialhistory,archeology,andmuseumstudiesatHistoricSt.Mary’sCity,whichisaffiliatedwiththeCollege.

Thepracticeofhistoryreliesheavilyoncriticalreadingandmanyformsofanalyticalandnarrativewriting.Carryingouthistoricalresearchandreportingtheirdiscoveriesbothinwrittenformandorally,studentsdeveloptheirabilitytolistenandthinkcriticallyandtocommunicateeffectively.Studentswillalsolearntothinkhistoricallyandtoappreciatethecontestednature,limits,andpossibilitiesofhistoricalknowledgeastheyexplorethewaysinwhichhistorianshaveinterpretedthepast.ThestudyofhistoryatSt.Mary’sCollegethuslaysasoundfoundationforthefuturepursuitofawiderangeofcareers,includinglaw,publicpolicy,foreignservice,libraryscience,publichistory,academia,journalism,andinternationalbusiness.

Degree Requirements for the Major

Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinhistory,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirements:

�. GeneralCollegeRequirements(See“Curriculum”section).

2. Atotalof48semester-hoursofhistorycourses,36ofwhichmustbeatthe300or400level.

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3. 4semesterhoursfromoneofthefollowingcourses:

HIST�04,HistoricalFoundationsoftheModernWorldto�450

HIST�05,WesternCivilizationHIST�08,HistoryoftheModernWorld

4. 8semester-hoursof200-levelhistorycourses.

5. AreaStudies:Atleast4semester-hoursineachofthefollowingareas:

a. UnitedStates(HIST200,2�9,3�0,3��,3�6,3�7,3�9,37�,375,392,4�5,4�9,43�)

b. Europe(HIST268,272,274,32�,328,329,334,342,343,345,38�,382,384,385,386,390,393,435,447)

c. Asia,Africa,LatinAmerica(HIST206,253,280,35�,352,353,360,36�,369,378,379,383,394,40�,455,46�)

d. Comparative,Thematic,Global(HIST264,276,324,336,396,400,432,475)

Cross-listedcourseswillbeassignedtoanareastudiesgroupbythedepartmentchairinconsultationwiththeinstructor.

6. Atleast4semester-hoursofanupper-levelhistorycoursewithsubstantialcoursecontentfrombeforethemodernera.SuchcoursesincludeHIST328,343,35�,360,38�,382,383,384.

7. HIST395.TheoriesandUsesofHistory(4credits)

8. SeniorProject:Thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedbyeither(a)or(b)below:

a. HIST493/494:St.Mary’sProjectinHistory(8credits).StudentschoosingtodoaSt.Mary’sProjectarestronglyencouragedtotakeatleastone400-levelhistoryclasspriortoundertakingtheirSMP.WiththepermissionofthechairoftheHistoryDepartment,studentsmaydoaSt.Mary’sProjectinanotherdepartment,providedthattheprojecttopicisrelatedincontentandmethod-ologytothedisciplineofhistory.

b. Two400-levelhistorycourses.

9. AgradeofC-orbettermustbereceivedineachcourseofthemajorandthecumula-tivegrade-point-averageofcoursesusedtosatisfythemajormustbeatleast2.0.

Thestudentwillplanaprogramwithanadvisertomakeameaningfulcombinationofcourses.Intheirfinaltwoyears,studentsshouldseekabalancebetween300-levelclassesand400-levelclasses,thelatterofwhichincludea�5-pageresearchpaperaspartofthecourserequirements.Thefollowingmodelissuggestedasapossiblebasicprograminthemajortosatisfytheabovestipulations:

FirstYear:

One�00-levelclasslistedunder3aboveandone200-levelclass.

SophomoreYear:

One200-levelclassand8semester-hoursintwoofthefieldslistedin5above.

JuniorYear:

HIST395inthesecondsemesterand8semester-hoursdistributedamongtherequiredfields,includingatleastone400-levelclass.

SeniorYear:

EitherHIST493/494andtwoadditionalupper-levelelectivesortwo400-levelclassesandtwoadditionalupper-levelelectives.


Toearnaminorinhistory,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements.

�. CompletionofCoreCurriculumrequire-ments.

2. Atleast24semester-hoursinhistory,�6ofwhichmustbetakenatthe300or400level.Historycoursesshouldbedrawnfromatleasttwoofthesixareasofstudy:theUnitedStates;Europe;Asia;Africa;LatinAmerica;andComparative,Thematic,Global.

3. AgradeofC-orbettermustbereceivedineachcourseoftheminorandthecumula-tivegrade-pointaverageofcoursesusedtosatisfytheminormustbeatleast2.0.

Colonial hisTory ConCenTraTion

StudentselectingthisspecialprogramwillexploreavarietyofthemesincolonialAmericanhistory,includingpolitics,eco-nomics,slavery,religion,literature,andLatinAmericantopics.TheywillbegraduatedashavingmajoredinhistorywithduerecognitionbytheHistoryDepartmentandtheCollege

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thattheirfieldofconcentrationhasbeenincolonialAmericanhistory.

Requirements:�. Allrequirementsforthehistorymajor.

2. ColonialAmericanSurvey(HIST2�9).

3. Atleastonefour-creditcourseinhistoryrelatedtoAmericancolonization.Theseinclude,butarenotlimitedto,BritishHistoryto�688(HIST328)andComparativeSlaveSystems(HIST400).

4. Atleasttwofour-creditcoursesrelatedtotopics(political,social,literary,economic,religious,etc.)incolonialAmericanhistory.(PossiblecoursesincludeANTH3��,3�3,450;ARTH306,32�,322;ECON4�2;ENGL282,365;HIST3�0,3��,378,400,43�;MUSC2�0/��.)AnycoursefulfillingtherequirementmusthaveasignificantcolonialAmericancomponent.

5. Atleasteightsemester-hoursofadvanced,specialized,orappliedstudyinaninternshiporapprenticeship.ThismayincludeworkatHistoricSt.Mary’sCity;otherregionalmuseumswithaspecialtyincolo-nialAmerica;participationinHIST3�0(HistoricalArchaeologyFieldSchool);etc.

RequirementsforTeacherCertificationAMasterofArtsinTeachingprogramisavailableatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandaftercompletionofthebaccalaureatedegree.StudentswhoareinterestedinbecomingteachersshouldcontactthechairoftheDepartmentofEducationalStudiesoraneducationadviserintheirmajorfieldofstudyforsuggestedcourseworkinHumanStudies,EducationalStudies,andtheirspecificmajor.Theseconsultationsshouldtakeplaceduringthefirstsemesterofthesophomoreyear.

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HISTORY COURSES (HIST)HIST 104. Historical Foundations of the Modern World to 1450 (4E) Athematicandtopicalstudyofthepolitical,social,economic,andculturaldevelopmentsthatestablishedtheearlyWesternheritageand

contributedtoitsinfluenceonnon-Europeanpeoplesandculturesaroundtheworld.Representativetopicswillbeexploredwithinachronologicalformat:theemergenceofciviliza-tions;ancientcultures;themakingofEurope;interactionswithAsia;andthemedievalworld.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.FormerlyHIST20�.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforHIST20�.

HIST 105. Western Civilization (4E)Athematicandtopicalstudyofthepolitical,social,economic,andculturaldevelopmentsthatcharacterizetheexpansionoftheWestinthemoderneraandthatcontributedtoitsimpactontheglobalcommunityinthemodernandcontemporaryera.Representativetopicswillbeexploredwithinachronologicalformat:traditionandtransformationinscience,reli-gion,educationandeconomics,thegrowthofthenation-state,theimpactofoverseasexpansion,revolutionsandideologiesthathaveshapedthemodernworld,theestablishmentofWesternhegemony,imperialismanditsafter-math,developmentsinscience,technology,andthearts,and20th-centurywarsandcrises.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

HIST 108. History of the Modern World (4E)Fromthemid-fifteenthcenturyonwards,Europeanseamenlaunchedmaritimeexpedi-tionstoAfrica,Asia,andtheAmericas.Intheprocess,societiesandpeoplesalmostcom-pletelyunawareofeachotherwerebroughtintosustainedcontactwithprofoundconse-quencesforall.By�945,theexistenceofaglobalcommunitywasanacceptedfact.Thiscourseexaminesthemakingofthisglobalcommunitybetween�430and�950.Itseekstomakesenseofthewaysinwhicheventsandprocessesarisinginonepartoftheworldmigratedtootherplacesandintersectedwithlocalrealitiestoproducenew,andoftenunex-pected,historicaltrajectories.Thecourseisattentivetotheunequalpowerrelationswhichoftenunderpinnedtheinteractionsbetweendifferentsocieties.Thecourseequallyfocusesattentionontheseinteractionsaskeymechanismsinthecreationofamodernglobalcommunity.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

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HIST 200. United States History, 1776-1980 (4E)Athematicandtopicalstudyofthepolitical,social,economic,andculturaldevelopmentsshapingthehistoryoftheUnitedStatesfromtheRevolutiontothepresent.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

HIST 206. East Asian Civilization (4AS) ThiscoursestudiesthehistoryofEastAsia(China,Japan,andKorea)fromancienttimestothe�900s.ThroughreadingawealthofmasterpiecesinEastAsianhistory,includingphilosophicalandpoliticalwritings,historicalrecords,religiousscriptures,songs,poems,plays,novelsandpersonalmemoirs,studentswillexamineboththecommonanddistinc-tivefeaturesofChinese,Japanese,andKoreanculturesandrecognizetheculturalcom-plexitiesofEastAsia.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

HIST 219. Colonial American Survey (4AF)ThiscoursesurveysthemajorthemesanddevelopmentsinthecolonizationofAmericafromfirstcontactuntilthelateeighteenth-centuryAgeofRevolution.Itwilltakean“Atlantic”approach,comparingthemotives,organization,andevolutionofcolonialempiresastheycompetedwitheachother,NativeAmericans,andfomentedinternaldissensioninanefforttosecurewealthandpower.Thecourseconcludeswithanin-depthexaminationofhowtheBritishEmpireachievedafragilepre-eminencebythemid-eighteenthcentury,andhowthatpre-eminencesetthestagefortheAgeofRevolution.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

HIST 253. Latin American Civilizations (4AF)ThiscoursewillintroducestudentstotheregionandhistoryofLatinAmerica,beginningwithpre-contactcivilizationsandclosingwithpresentdayissues/events.StudentswilllearntheparticularthemesandissuesrelatedtoSpanishandPortuguesecolonizationandruleoftheAmericas,understandhowthoseissueschanged(andsomeremainedthesame)afterindependence(ca.�820),discusssomeofthemoregeneraltheoreticalquestionsrelatedtoLatinAmerica’spositionintheWorldSystem,andlearntoseepresent-dayLatinAmericawithaneyeforthewayitisshapedbyitscolo-

nialpastand‘dependent’present.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

HIST 264. Introduction to Museum Studies (4AF)Cross-listedcourse.ThecoursedescriptionisnotedunderMUST200.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

HIST 268. Russian Civilization (4AS)AbroadsurveyofRussianintellectualandculturalhistoryfromtheearly�9thcenturytothepresent.MajorthemesincludethepoliticalandmoralroleofthewriterinRussiansociety,the“superfluousman”inRussianliterature,westernismversusslavophilism,thecritiquesofmodernitybyDostoevskyandTolstoy,thedevelopmentofsocialistthought,Eurasianism,utopianism,Leninism,Stalinism,andRussiannationalism.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

HIST 272. Ancient Mediterranean (4AF)Thiscoursefocusesonunderstandingthecul-turesoftheancientNearEast,Greece,Rome,andthelateantiqueMediterraneanWorld.Thesesocietiesdealtwithissuesofreligionandlaw,organizationofgovernment,militaryandculturaldomination,andmulti-ethnicintegration.ThiscourseoffersanopportunitytoexplorefurtherthesethreecivilizationsinacomparativewayandisusefultostudentswhowantabroadsurveybeforethecoursesfocusingonGreek,Roman,andByzantinehistoryortheupper-levelseminars.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

HIST 274. Europe, 1815-1914 (4AS)Thiscoursefocusesonthehistoryofnine-teenth-centuryEurope,primarilyofEngland,France,Germany,theAustrianEmpire,andRussia,thefivegreatpowersduringthelongcenturyofEuropeanascendancy.Themesexploredincludechangingpoliticalsystemsandideologiesinthenineteenthcentury;nation-alismandrevolution;theeconomy,especiallytheimpactofindustrialization;socialclassfor-mation,includingtheriseofthemiddleclassesandthecreationofclassconsciousness;genderrolesandconflict;imperialism;intellectualandculturaldevelopments;andthebreakdownofthebalanceofpowerbeforeWorldWarI.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinHumanisticFoundations.

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HIST 276. Twentieth-Century World (4AF)Thisclasswillsurveytheimportanteventsthathaveshapedthehistoryoftheworldduringthetwentiethcentury.Thecoursewillemphasizetheconnectednessofpolitical,economic,andintellectualinnovationsinassessingtheirglobalimplications.Throughclassdiscussionofprimarysourcematerials,studentswilllearntoapplythemethodologyofhistoricalanalysistorecentandcontemporarydevelopments.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinHumanisticFoundations.

HIST 280. Africa and the African Diaspora (4AS)Cross-listedcourse.ThecoursedescriptionisnotedunderAADS2�4.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectives.

HIST 310. Historical Archaeology Field School (8Su)A�0-weekcourseinarchaeologicalmethod-ologysponsoredbyHistoricSt.Mary’sCityCommissionandSt.Mary’sCollege.Practicalexperienceissupplementedbyseminars.Thiscourseiscross-listedasANTH3�0.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.FormerlyHIST4�0.Notopentostu-dentswhohavereceivedcreditforHIST4�0.

HIST 311. American Indian History (4AF)Aninterdisciplinary,anthropological,andethnohistoricalanalysisofNativeAmericansocietiesandculturesintheAmericasfromthefirstpeoplingoftheNewWorldthroughinteractionswithEuro-Americansfromthe�7thtotheearly20thcentury.Archaeological,ethnographic,andethnohistoricalapproachesareemployed.Thiscourseiscross-listedasANTH3��.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.FormerlyHIST2��.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforHIST2��.

HIST 316. U.S. Thought: Colonial Period to the Present (4AF)MajorAmericanvaluesarepresentedthroughthewritingsofimportantthinkerssuchasBenjaminFranklin,HenryThoreau,WilliamJames,andReinholdNiebuhr.EmphasisisplacedonthederivationofAmericannation-alismfromitsreligiousfoundation,thecon-flictbetweencapitalismandhumanvalues,thebreakdownofthereligiousfoundationofAmericannationalismduetotheonsetofnat-uralismledbyCharlesDarwin’sconcepts,theriseofthemodernfamily’sroleforwomenand

children,andconflictingfoundationsfortheindividual’ssenseofvaluesinamodernsociety.

HIST 317. In Our Times, 1945 to the Present (4AF)AstudyofUnitedStates’foreignanddomesticaffairssinceWorldWarIIwithconsiderationoftheinterrelationshipsbetweenthetwo.Studentsresearchtopicsoftheirchoicerelatingtopersonsoreventsofmajorinfluenceintheperiod.Lectures,readings,discussions,videos,slides,andaudiotapesareusedinthecourse.

HIST 319. American Expansion to 1900 (4AS)ThegrowthoftheUnitedStatesacrosstheAmericancontinentfromthecolonialbegin-ningsuntiltheclosingofthefrontierattheendofthe�9thcentury.EmphasisisplacedontheforcespropellingAmericanswestward,condi-tionsoflifeonthefrontier,andthesignificanceoftheWestinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.FormerlyHIST2�5.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforHIST2�5.

HIST 321. History of Ireland (4AS)ThiscoursesurveysthehistoryofIrelandfromancienttimestothepresentday.ThecoursefirstexaminesthedevelopmentofCelticcultureandthentracesthedevelopmentofthepoliticalrelationshipbetweenIrelandandEnglandfrommedievaltimesthroughthe�8thcentury.Thecoursethentakesuptheevolu-tionofIrishnationalismandidentityfromthe�9thcenturydowntothepresentdaywithanemphasisonfurtheringthestudent’sunder-standingofboththehistoricalrootsofpresent-dayconflictsandtheeffortstoresolvethoseconflicts.

HIST 324. Women in Modern Western History (4AS)Asurveyofthedevelopmentofpoliticalandsocialmovementsthatworkedonbehalfofwomenandwomen’srightsfromthemiddleofthe�8thcenturytothepresentdayinEuropeandtheAmericas.Topicsincludethedevelop-mentoffeminism,thesuffragemovement,thechangingeconomicpositionofwomensinceindustrialization,andthedebatesaboutthenatureofwomenandtheirproperpositioninsocietyandpoliticallife.

HIST 328. British History to 1688 (4AF)ThiscoursewillsurveythehistoryoftheBritishIslesfromancienttimesto�688.ItwillprovideafullportraitofthedevelopmentofsocietyandcultureintheBritishIsles,

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focusingonthedevelopmentofinstitutionsofgovernanceandlaw,thechangingnatureofimperialismfromancienttimestotheseven-teenthcentury,especiallyinNorthAmerica,andtherelationshipbetweentheeconomyandtheexperienceofdailylife.ThecoursewillpayparticularattentiontothedevelopmentoftheAnglo-Americanlegalandpoliticaltraditionthatservedasthebackgroundtothecolonialexperienceinseventeenth-centurycolonialAmerica.ThiscoursewillcounttowardsmeetingtherequirementsoftheColonialConcentration.

HIST 329. British History Since 1688 (4AS)ThiscoursewillsurveythehistoryoftheBritishIslesfromto�688thepresentday.ItwillprovideafullportraitofsocietyandcultureintheBritishIsles,focusingonthedevelop-mentofpoliticalinstitutions,thechangingnatureofimperialismduringmoderntimes,therelationshipbetweentheeconomyandtheexperienceofdailylife,andthechangingnatureofBritishintellectualandculturalachievements.FormerlyHIST322,BritishCivilization:�688toPresent.Notopentostu-dentswhohavereceivedcreditforHIST322.

HIST 334. Europe in War and Revolution (4F)AtopicalstudyofthewayinwhichwarandrevolutionhaveimpactedthedevelopmentofEuropeinthe�9thand20thcenturies.TopicsincludetheFrenchRevolutionandNapoleonicEurope;therevolutionsof�848;theRussianrevolutions;WorldWarI;totalitarianism;andWorldWarII.FormerlyHIST204.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforHIST204.

HIST 336. History of the Jewish People in the Modern World (4AF)Bymakinguseofextensiveprimary,secondary,andvisualsources,thisclasswillanalyzeanddiscusstheimportantreligious,social,andeco-nomictransformationsthattheJewishpeoplewentthroughastheyentered,adaptedto,andalsohelpedshapethemodernworld.WewillassessbothJewishpeople’sperspectiveaswellasthoseofthesocietiesinwhichtheylived.

HIST 342. History of the Soviet Union and Russia (4S)Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothepolitical,social,andculturalhistoryofRussiaandtheSovietUnionfrom�88�tothepresent.Afteranintroductorysectiononthedevelopmentofcapitalism,modernization,and

therevolutionarymovementinlateimperialRussia,thebulkofthecoursewillexaminetheformation,growth,decay,anddissolutionoftheSovietUnion.

HIST 343. Medieval Russia (4AS)ThisclasswillsurveytheearlyhistoryofthestatethatbecomesRussia,fromtheforma-tionofthefirstEastSlavicstate(KievanRus’)totheaccessionofPetertheGreatandthefoundingoftheRussianempire.SpecifictopicswillincludetheadoptionofChristianitybytheEastSlavsandreligiousdissent;EastSlavrelationswithsteppenomadsandtheimpactofMongolrule;statebuildingandcivilwar;autocracyversusrepublicanism;andtheconti-nuitiesanddiscontinuitiesbetweenthemedi-evalEastSlavicstates(KievanRus’,MongolRus’,Novgorod,andMuscovy).Thecoursewillfocusonthreeoverarchingthemes:thestructureandcoercivepowerofthestate;rela-tionsbetweensocialclassesandthestate;andpoliticalideologyandidentity.

HIST 345. Imperial Russia (4AS)Anintroductiontothepolitical,social,andculturalhistoryofimperialRussia(from�700to�9�7).ThemesincludetheformationandnatureofthemodernRussianstate;thecreationoftheRussianempire;socialandeconomicorganization,thedevelopmentandabolitionofserfdom,andtheexperiencesofpeasantsandnobility;westernizationandthelimitsofwesternization;thedevelopmentoftheRussianintelligentsiaandthebirthoftherevo-lutionarymovement;andthemodernizationofRussiainthedecadesbeforeWorldWarI.FormerlyHIST34�.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforHIST34�.

HIST 351. History of Traditional China (4F)AsurveyofChinesehistoryto�840.Investigatedarethepolitical,economic,andsocialforcesthatshapedandalteredChinaovercenturies;alsohighlightedishowtheexperienceoftraditionalChinarelatestomoderntimesandtherestoftheworld.

HIST 352. History of Modern China (4S)AsurveyofChinesehistoryfrom�840tothepresent.EmphasisisonthefateoftraditionalChinainmoderntimes,theconflictsandinter-actionsbetweenChinaandtheWest,theissueofChinesecommunism,andtheemergenceofanewChinaintheageofreform.

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HIST 353. History of Japan (4F)AhistoryofJapanfromantiquitytothepresent.SurveyedaretheoriginoftheJapanesepeople;themakingofJapanesecultureandinstitutions;thechallengeofmoderntimesandJapaneseresponses;militarismandimperialism;the“miracle”ofpostwardevelopment;andthedialoguebetweentraditionandmodernityinachangingworld.

HIST 360. Early African Civilization (4AF)ThiscoursesurveysthedevelopmentofAfricansocietiesfromancienttimesto�800.ItseekstopromoteanunderstandingofhowAfricansproducedindigenousandcreativesolutionstothechallengeofcreatingsustainablesoci-etiesinapre-industrialage.ThecoursepaysparticularattentiontoAfricans’religiousandpoliticalconcepts,formsofeconomicandsocialorganization,expressionsofmusic,artandarchitecture,intheattempttomapthemarchofcivilizationontheAfricancontinent.

HIST 361. African Civilization, 1800-1900 (4AF)Thiscourseapproaches�9th-centuryAfricanhistoryfromtheperspectiveofAfricans’continuingeffortstoinitiateandcontroltheeconomicandpoliticalprocesseswithinthecontinent.Thecourseexaminesthecreationoflarge-scalepoliticalempiresandpayscloseattentiontotheimpactofrevolutionaryIslamin�9th-centuryAfrica.ThecoursecloselyexaminestheinternalprocessesunderwayinAfricansocietiesasAfricansreorganizedtheirpoliticaleconomytocountertheincreasingpenetrationoftheAfricancontinentbyEuropeans.ThecourseexploresthenatureoftheinteractionbetweenEuropeansandAfricansandseekstoexplainwhy,inthelastquarterofthe�9thcentury,Africa’spoliticalandterritorialintegritycollapsedbeforetheforceofEuropeanimperialism.

HIST 369. The History of Apartheid (4AS)ThiscourseexaminestheimpositionofwhiteruleinSouthAfrica,thedevelopmentofapart-heid,andtheAfricanchallengetowhitedomi-nationbetween�900and�994.Thecoursetakestheviewthatthecollapseofapartheidinthelate20thcenturydidnotbeginwithNelsonMandelabutwastheculminationofmultipleformsofstruggleinvolvingtradeunionists,peasantactivists,women’sgroups,intellectuals,communityorganizations,churchgroups,aswellasthebetter-knownformalpoliticalandmilitaryorganizations.Thecourse

thusapproachesblackemancipationinSouthAfricaasaprocesswhoserootsgobacktothebeginningofthe20thcentury.

HIST 371. The Rise of Modern America, 1865-1945 (4AS)AstheUnitedStatesentersintoapost-indus-trialage,itisworthrevisitingtheissuesandproblemsassociatedwiththenation’sevolutionintoapost-agrariansocietyduringthelate�9thcentury.Issuesoflabor,race,gender,foreignaffairs,andtheroleofgovernmentwerequitecontestedastheUnitedStatesenteredthisneweconomicreality.Throughaselectionofbooksandprimarysources,thefollowingtopicswillbeexplored:industrialization;thelabormovement;thePopulistmovement;women’ssuffrageandthebirthofmodernfeminism;theriseofsegregation;Americanimperialism;pro-gressivism;WorldWarI;theGreatDepressionandtheNewDeal;andWorldWarII.

HIST 375. The American Revolution (4A)Thiscourseexaminestheevents,ideas,andconflictssurroundingtheAmericanRevolution.ItbeginswithanoverviewofBritishforeignpolicyduringtheperiodof“salutaryneglect”andendswithratifica-tionoftheConstitutionin�789.Amongthethemestreatedarethepolitical,economic,andreligiouscauses;popularandeliteviewsoftheconflict;popularmobilization;changesinsocialstructure;dissentfrom/alternativestotheRevolution;howtheRevolutionwasbothaconservativeandaradicalmovement.

HIST 378. Colonial Latin American History (4AF)ThiscoursewillintroducestudentstothehistoryandproblemsofcolonialLatinAmericabyfocusingonparticularthemesandissuesrelatedtotheSpanishandPortuguesecoloniza-tionandruleoftheAmericas.Studentswilllearnhowthoseissueschangedthroughoutthecolonialperiod(�492-ca�820),understandsomeofthemoregeneraltheoreticalquestionsrelatedtocolonialism,andpreparetostudymodernLatinAmericawithaneyeforthewayitisshapedbyitscolonialpast.

HIST 379. Modern Latin American History since 1820 (4AS)ThiscoursewillintroducestudentstothemaineventsinthehistoryofLatinAmericafromIndependencetothepresent.Theclassisorga-nizedaroundcertainthemesthatcutacrosstheLatinAmericancontinent:thedevelopmentofpoliticalcultures,liberalism,neocolonialism,

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industrialization,nationalism,etc.Wewillexploretheimpactoftheseeventsonpeople’slives,payingspecialattentiontogeographicalregions,class,gender,race,andethnicity.

HIST 381. History of Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World (4AS)Thiscoursefocusesontheculturalandeco-nomicaspectsofGreeklifeaswellasonthepoliticalandmilitaryconflictswithinandwithoutGreece.ThetimeperiodbeginswiththeHomericera,continuesthroughthefloweringofClassicalGreecein5th-centuryAthens,coverstheconquestsofAlexandertheGreat,andconcludeswiththecollapseofHellenistickingdomsinthefaceofRomanexpansionatthetimeofCleopatra.Theset-tingsextendfromGreecetoPersia,Anatolia,Syria,andEgypt.

HIST 382. History of the Roman Republic and Empire (4F)Thiscoursewillfocusontheculturalandeco-nomicaspectsofRomanlifeaswellasonthepoliticalandmilitaryexpansionoftheRomanstate.ThetimeperiodcoveredextendsfromthefoundingoftheRepublicthroughthe“fall”oftheRomanEmpireintheWestin476A.D.ThesettingistheentireMediterraneanworldasitcameundertheinfluenceofRomanpower.

HIST 383. History of the Byzantine Empire (4AS)ThiscoursecoversByzantinehistoryfromthereignofConstantine(306-336A.D.)andcon-cludeswiththefallofConstantinoplein�453A.D.Byzantinecivilization,foundedontheclassicalheritageofGreeceandRome,evolvedintoauniqueculturewhichprofoundlyaffectedthemedievalworldinbothEastandWest.Thepervasiveroleofreligion,thedevelopmentofanextraordinaryartisticandlegaltradition,andtheinteractionwith“barbarians,”Muslims,andCrusaderswillbeexaminedfromprimarysourcesaswellasrecentstudies.

HIST 384. Medieval Europe (4AF)Anattempttore-examinethe“DarkAge”inEuropeanhistorytoshowthatitwasanageofvitality,change,anddiversity.Primaryandsec-ondarysourcesareusedtoexplorethepolitical,economic,religious,social,andculturalforcesthatshapedtheMiddleAges.Topicsofstudyincludefeudalismandthesearchforpoliticalorder,courtlysociety,religiouslifeandtheworkofmedievaltheologians,popularandaris-

tocraticculture,andthewaningoftheMiddleAges.

HIST 385. Europe in the Age of Absolutism (4AS)Asurveyofthesocial,cultural,andpoliticalhistoryoftheturbulent�6thand�7thcen-turiesinWesternEurope,akeytransitionalperiodbetweenthemedievalandmodernworld.TopicsofstudyincluderamificationsoftheReformation,theCounter-Reformation,andthewarsofreligion;theconflictsbetweenaconstitutionalandanabsolutistconceptionofgovernment;andthedevelopmentofbothcourtlyandpopularculture.

HIST 386. The Age of the French Revolution (4AF)AnalysisofFranceinthe�8thcenturywithanemphasisonthehistoricalprocessesleadingtorevolution,followedbyaninvestigationoftheclassicandmorerecentinterpretationsoftheRevolutionitselfanditsconsequencesforFrench,European,andworldhistory.

HIST 390. Holocaust: History and Meaning (4AS)Cross-listedcourse.ThecoursedescriptionisnotedunderRELG390.

HIST 392. Topics in U.S. History (4E)TopicsinU.S.historytobedeterminedbytheinterestofstudentsandinstructors.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.

HIST 393. Topics in European History (4E)TopicsinEuropeanhistorytobedeterminedbytheinterestofstudentsandinstructors.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.

HIST 394. Topics in Asian, African, or Latin American History (4E)TopicsinAsian,African,orLatinAmericanhistorytobedeterminedbytheinterestofstudentsandinstructors.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.

HIST 395. Theories and Uses of History (4E)ThedevelopmentofWesternhistoricalthinking,withparticularemphasisonthemostsignificantspeculativephilosophiesofhistoryandthemethodologyofthehistoricaldiscipline.Animportantgoalofthecourseisastudyoftherelationshipofhistorytootheraca-demicdisciplinesastoolsforunderstandingthenatureofhumanandsocialreality.FormerlyHIST490.

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HIST 396. Topics in Comparative, Thematic, or Global History (4E)Topicsincomparative,thematic,orglobalhistorytobedeterminedbytheinterestofstudentsandinstructors.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.

HIST 400. Comparative Slave Systems in the Americas (4AF)ThiscourseexplorestheestablishmentofslaveryintheAmericas.ItdetailstheextenttowhichslavesacrosstheentireAmericaswereinvolvedinthesameprocessofhemisphericexploitationanddebasement.Thecourseisparticularlysensitivetotheexperiencesoftheslavesthemselves,seekingtounderstandhowtheymadesenseoftheirworld.Tothatend,issuessuchasslavereligion,familylife,rec-reationalforms,andthefullrangeofculturalproductionssuchasmusic,dance,andstory-tellingareinvestigatedinordertogetaglimpseofthecomplexpatternofresponseswhichslavescreatedintheattempttoerectazoneoffreedomevenintheirenslavement.

HIST 401. The Caribbean Experience (4AS)ThiscourseapproachesthestudyoftheCaribbeanfromtheperspectiveofCaribbeanpeople’sunceasingattemptstore-interpretandre-evaluatetheirhistoryandtocontroltheirpresentdestiny.CalypsoandReggaemusic,andtheCaribbean“songsofexperience”formthemajorprimarysourcesfromwhichweexplorenotionsofraceandidentity,slaveryandlibera-tion,religionandgovernment,andgenderandsexualitywithintheCaribbeansetting.

HIST 415. Topics in U.S. History (4E)TopicsinU.S.historydeterminedbyinterestofstudentsandinstructors.Possibletopics:(a)AmericanRevolution,(b)EarlyRepublic,(c)CivilWar.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.

HIST 419. African-American History in America (4AS)SignificantaspectsofAfrican-AmericanhistoryintheUnitedStatesfromitscolonialoriginstothepresentaredealtwith,usingavarietyofdiscussiontechniquesandintensiveexamina-tionofpertinenthistoricalstudies.Relatedsociological,psychological,economic,andpoliticalaspectswillbeconsidered.ThecourseseekstomakestudentsawareoftherichnessofthesestudiesandtheirimpactonAmericansociety.Thiscourseiscross-listedasPOSC4�9.Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

HIST 431. Early American Political Thought (4A)Thiscourseexamines,indepth,Americanpoliticalthoughtfrom�630to�800.Itana-lyzesthemajorAnglo-EuropeanintellectualtraditionsthatshapedthethoughtofearlyAmericans:classicalliberalismandclas-sicalrepublicanismastheyemergedfromthethinkingofearlymodernBritainandtheEnlightenment;andreformedProtestantisminAmerica.ItexamineshowtheAmericanrevolutionariesdrewonthesetraditionstojustifyRevolutionandthenexploreshowtheybothusedandmodifiedthesametraditionsofthoughttocreatetheAmericanRepublic.

HIST 432. History of Medicine (4AS)ThiscoursesurveysthehistoryofmedicinefromancienttimestothepresentintheWesternworld.Afterbrieflyexaminingthepracticeofmedicineinancientandmedievaltimes,thecoursewillfocusonthedevelop-mentofmodern,scientificmedicine.Topicswillincludemedicineandthescientificrevolu-tion,thedevelopmentofmedicalinstitutionsandprofessions,medicineandimperialism,thedefinitionofdisease,andthechangingpositionofthepatient.

HIST 435. Topics in European History (4E)TopicsinEuropeanhistorytobedeterminedbyinterestofstudentsandinstructors.Possibletopicsincludewomen,gender,andfamily;contemporaryEurope;andtheAncientWorld.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.

HIST 447. History of Russian and Soviet Cinema (4AS)ThisclasssurveystheRussianandSovietcinemafromtheearly20thcenturyuptothepresent,examiningcinemaasanartform,aspopularculture,andaspoliticalpropaganda.ThecoursefocusesonsomeofthemostimportantdirectorsinworldcinemasuchasEisensteinandTarkovsky,butalsoonthetypeofpopularcinemararelyseenintheWest,includingmusicals,comedies,andactiondramas.ClasstopicsincludetheevolutionofRussian/Sovietcinemaaesthetics;censorship,propaganda,andcreativity;andpolitical/cul-turalliberalizationandcinema.

HIST 455. Topics in Asian, African, or Latin American History (4E)TopicsinAsian,African,orLatinAmericanhistorytobedeterminedbyinterestofstudentsandinstructors.Possibletopics:Vietnamwar

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andrevolution,Africanculture,andinterna-tionalrelationsinAsia.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.

HIST 461. Gender in Latin American History (4AS)WhilepopularmisconceptionsofLatinAmericaclaimthatgenderidentitieswerefixedandstatic,thiscoursewishestohighlighthowcontestedgenderprescriptionswere,andhowthenegotiationsoverwhatwasacceptedandappropriateforwomen’sandmen’sbehaviorshapedthesocialandpoliticalhistoryofLatinAmerica.Whatmademen“honorable”or“macho,”forexample,justaswomen’sroleasmothersandcaregiversacquiredvariousmean-ingsoverdifferenthistoricalperiods.Sexuality(whatwasacceptedforbothmenandwomen)alsocannotbeunderstoodwithoutahistoricalperspective.Andgenderidentities,throughout,weremuchaffectedbyrace,class,andeth-nicity.Thiscourse,inshort,examinesthecon-structionofgenderidentitiesinLatinAmericaoverfivehundredyearsofhistory.

HIST 475. Topics in Comparative, Thematic, or Global History (4AS)Topicsincomparative,thematic,orglobalhistorytobedeterminedbyinterestofstudentsandinstructors.Possibletopics:thefrontierinworldhistory,modernimperialism,theworldsince�945,andColdWarcultureintheUnitedStatesandSovietUnion.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepetitive.

HIST 493. St. Mary’s Project in History I (4E)TheSt.Mary’sProjectinhistoryconsistsoftwoparts:HIST493andHIST494.NocreditforHIST493willbegranteduntilsatisfactorycompletionofHIST494.Theprojectexperi-enceisdesignedforstudentstodemonstratetheabilitytoconducthistoricalresearch,interprethistoricalevidence,andproduceasubstantivewrittenwork.Studentsbegintheprojectexperienceinthefirstsemesterwithanapprovedtopicandmeetregularlywithafacultymentorthroughoutthetwosemesters.Duringthefirstsemesteroftheprojectexperi-ence,studentsattendaseminardevotedtoastudyofhistoriographyandmethodology.Theseminarprovidesthecontextforstudentstobegintheprojectresearch,definetheissuestobeinvestigated,anddevelopamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theseminaralsoservesasthesettingforthepresenta-tionanddiscussionofthecompletedproject.

Prerequisite: approval by faculty mentor and department chair of the student’s major(s).

HIST 494. St. Mary’s Project in History II (4E)Inthesecondpartoftheprojectexperience,studentscompletetheresearch,composethefinishedproduct,andpresenttheresultstotheCollegecommunity.Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousaca-demicwork.Thefacultymentorsupervisestheprojectresearch.Theprojectseminaristhesettingforthepresentationanddiscussionofthecompletedproject.HIST493/494satisfiesthehistoriographicalrequirementforthemajorinhistory.Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of HIST 493. Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.

HIST 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites:AdmissiontotheInternshipProgramandapprovalofthedepartmentchair.(See“Internships”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)Credit/Nocreditgrading.

HIST 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyahistoryfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

HUMANSTUDIESThehumanstudiesmajorisamulti-disciplinarymajorthatfocusesonthestudyoftheindi-vidualinsocialcontext.Theobjectivesofthehumanstudiesmajoraretoenablestudentstounderstandthepsychological,social,andcul-turalforcesthataffectthelivesofindividuals,andtoencourageintegrationofthisknowledge

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Themajorconsistsofthreecomponents.First,thereisarequiredcoreofsixcourses,whichintroducesstudentstothedisciplinesofpsy-chology,anthropology/sociology,andphilos-ophy,andtothemethodsofstudyemployedbythesedisciplines.ThecapstoneexperienceinthiscomponentcanconsistofeithertheseniorseminarcourseortheSt.Mary’sProject,eitherofwhichprovidestheopportunityforstudentstoexploreatopicofinterestingreaterdepth.

Inadditiontotherequiredcorecourses,majorsselectatleastonecoursefromagroupofupper-levelofferingsemphasizingthenatureofdevelopmentalprocesses.Finally,eachstudentchoosesasetofupper-levelcoursesfromoneoftwoconcentrations:socialrelationsorchild-hoodandsociety.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinhumanstudies,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirementsdesignedtoestablishabroadfoundationconsistentwiththegoalsofthemajor:


2. Atleast44semester-hoursasspecifiedina.,b.,c.,andd.below.StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterineachrequiredmajorcourseandmaintainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.CoursestakenforCredit/Nocreditmaynotheusedtosatisfyrequirementsunderpoint2.

a. RequiredCourses:Atleast6courses(aminimumof24semester-hours)

PSYC�0�:IntroductiontoPsychology ANTH�0�:Introductionto

Anthropologyor SOCI�0�:IntroductiontoSociology HMST20�:ResearchMethodsin

HumanStudiesor PSYC203:WritingandResearch

MethodsinPsychologyor SOCI/ANTH385:SeminarinResearch

Methods PSYC230:LifespanDevelopment HMST490:SeniorSeminarinHuman

Studiesor HMST493/494:St.Mary’sProject

AstudentwhoelectstheSeniorSeminaroptionmusttakeanadditional4-creditupper-divisioncourseinpsychology,sociology/anthropology,oreducation.

b. Courseswithadevelopmentalfocus:atleastonecourse(aminimumof4upper-divisionsemester-hours)chosenfrom:

PSYC33�:InfantandChildDevelopment

PSYC333:Adolescence PSYC335:AdulthoodandAging PSYC430:DevelopmentalPsychology

withLaboratory

c. Fieldworkexperienceinthecommunity.Thisnon-creditrequirementmaybemetinanumberofways,including:FieldplacementsinEDUC204,PSYC336,PSYC368;HMST398:Internship;ANTH303:Fieldstudyprogram;ANTH306:Practicinganthropology;ordocumentednon-credit-bearingcommu-nity-servicevolunteerwork.

d. Studentswillchooseaconcentrationfromoneofthefollowing:(�)SocialRelationsor(2)ChildhoodandSociety.Studentswithdoublemajorsinpsy-chologymustselecttheSocialRelationsoption.Studentswithdoublemajorsinsociology/anthropologymustselecttheChildhoodandSocietyoption.

(�)SocialRelations: (a)atleastonecourse(aminimum

of4upper-levelsemester-hours)chosenfrom: ANTH302:FoodandCulture

ANTH3��:NativeAmerican CultureandHistory

ANTH3�3:AfricanAmerican ColonialCulture

ANTH348:African-American Culture

ANTH390:CulturesofAfrica HIST400:ComparativeSlave

SystemsintheAmericas PSYC363:Cross-Cultural

Psychology RELG350:IslamintheModern

World RELG360:Comparative

ReligiousBeliefandPractice SOCI34�:EasternEuropean

Societies SOCI347:Minorities

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(b)SocialOrganization:atleasttwocourses(aminimumof8upper-levelsemester-hours)chosenfrom: ANTH34�:Economicand EcologicalAnthropology

ANTH344:AmericanFolkand PopularCulture

ANTH360:KinshipandSocial Organization

POSC3��:PublicPolicy SOCI302:MedicalSociology SOCI320:Sociologyofthe

Family SOCI330:Sociologyof

Organizations SOCI332:SociologyofLaw SOCI335:Science,Technology,

andSociety SOCI345:SocialChange SOCI349:SociologyofReligion SOCI35�:TheSociologyof

Deviance SOCI365:SocialStratification

(c)CognateCourse:Atleastoneadditionalcourse(aminimumof4upper-divisionsemester-hours)thatfitswithinthestudent’sindividualizedplanforthehumanstudiesmajor.Thisplanshouldbeproposedinwritingtothecoordi-natorofhumanstudies.

(2)ChildhoodandSociety: (a)RequiredCourses:atleast

threecourses(aminimumof�2semesterhours) EDUC206:TheChildin America

or SOCI3�6:SociologyofChildren

andChildhood PSYC336:Exceptionality PSYC368:Educational

Psychology

(b)PsychologyasAppliedtoEducation:atleastonecourse(aminimumof4semester-hours)chosenfrom: PSYC338:MentalRetardation

PSYC339:LearningDisabilities PSYC374:Psychological

Assessment

PSYC420:PsychologyofLearning PSYC424:CognitivePsychology

HUmAn STUDIES COURSES (HmST)EDUC 204: Reflective Practice in Human Studies(1-4E)Thiscourseprovidespre-professionalexperi-enceinschoolandcommunitysettingsforstudentswhoareexploringaninterestinworkingwithchildrenandyouth.Thecourseincludesmethodsfororganizingandmanagingsmallgroupsand/orindividualizedmentoringprocessesusingareflectivemodelofleader-ship.Thecourseisrecommendedforstudentsinterestedinbeingcampcounselors,workinginafter-schoolprograms,orincommunityprogramsthatservechildrenandyouth.Thecourserequiresafieldplacementlabof2hoursaweekinaschoolorcommunitysetting.Credit/NoCreditGrading.Studentsmaytake,atmost,2ofthefollowingcross-listedcoursesforuptoatotalof4semester-hours.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.Thiscourseiscross-listedwithILCS293,ILCF293,ILCG293,ILCC293,MATH293.

HMST 197, 297, 397, 497. Directed Research in Human Studies (1-4E)Underthedirectsupervisionofafacultymember,astudentparticipatesinlaboratoryorfieldresearch.Alearningcontractthatspeci-fiestheresearchgoalsandmethodologymustbefiledwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrar.Amaximumoffoursemester-hoursofdirectedresearchinhumanstudies(397or497only)maybeappliedtomajorrequirementsinhumandevelopmentorhumanstudies.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisite: Learning con-tract filed in the Office of the Registrar.

HMST 201. Research Methods in Human Studies (4S)Anexaminationofmethodsofdatacollectionandanalysisusedinhumanstudies,includingexperimentalandquasi-experimentaldesigns,naturalisticobservation,surveys,interviews,casestudies,andethnographicfieldwork.Itishighlyrecommendedthatstudentstakeasta-tisticscourseeitherpriortoorconcurrentwithenrollmentinthiscourse.Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and SOAN 101.

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HMST 393. Fieldwork Experience (2-8F)Thiscourseprovidesafieldexperienceinasettingrelevanttohumanstudies,suchasasocialserviceagency,school,orhealthcareorganization.Allowsfor“hands-on”experienceinacommunitycontext.Prerequisites: HMST 201 and junior standing.

HMST 398, 498. Off-campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperi-encethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Allinternsarerequiredtomaintainregularcontactwiththefacultysupervisor.InternsplacedatsitesinSouthernMarylandwillmeetthisrequirementthroughattendanceatascheduledseminar.Prerequisite: Admission to the Internship Program. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No Credit grading. May not be used to fulfill requirements for the psychology and human studies majors. (Consult with the director of internships.)

HMST 490. Senior Seminar in Human Studies (4E)Aninvestigationofselectedtopicsinthefieldofhumanstudies.Issuesforstudyandanalysiswillvary.Eachstudentisresponsibleforthepreparationofamajorresearchpaperorproject.Prerequisites:HMST 201 and senior standing.

HMST 493/494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E)Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Withtheapprovalofthedepartment,thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedbycompletingeightsemester-hoursoftheSt.Mary’sProjectinanydisciplineorcross-disciplinarystudyarea.Theprojectissupervisedbyafacultymentor,appointedbythedepartmentchair.Thiscourseisrepeat-

ableforuptoatotalofeightsemester-hours.Prerequisite: Approval of faculty mentor and department chair of the student’s major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.

HMST 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyahumanstudiesfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevalua-tionmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

INTERNATIONALLANGUAGESANDCULTURESTheDepartmentofInternationalLanguagesandCulturesiscommittedtothestudyofparticularsocietiesaroundtheworld,withtheaimofbringingforthanunderstandingoftheworldviewandculturalperspectiveofpeopleswholiveoutsidetheEnglish-speakingworld.Ourapproachishumanistic,givingattentiontotheculturalproductions,includingthelit-erarytraditions,aswellastheculturalagentsofthesocietieswestudy.Weareparticularlyconcernedwithpromotingthedevelopmentofbothlinguisticandculturalliteracy.Languageisoneofthemainmediumsthroughwhichhumanbeingsexpresstheirspecificculturalidentityinrelationshiptothehumanraceinitstotality.Forthisreason,inordertounderstandacultureonitsowntermsitisnecessarytoapproachitthroughitsownlinguisticframe-work.WeneedtostudylanguagesbesidesEnglishinordertounderstandotherculturesfromtheirowninternalperspective.ThroughtheDepartmentofInternationalLanguagesandCultures,studentscangainexposuretoalargevarietyofculturesfromAfrica,Asia,Europe,andLatinAmerica.

Ashumanbeingsweareincreasinglycon-frontedwiththeneedtoliveinaglobalizedcontext.Patternsofinternationaleconomic,political,social,andculturalexchangeincreas-inglydefinehowwearetolive,work,andrelatetooneanother.Oneofthemajorchal-lengesfacingoursocietyistounderstandandlearnhowtoworkcollaborativelywithothersocietiesinsearchofcommoninterests.ThischallengeisespeciallycrucialfortheUnited

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Statesbecauseitisatthesametimeoneofthemostpowerfulinternationalagents—eco-nomically,politically,culturallyandmilitarily—aswellasbeingasocietythat,becauseofgeographicandhistoricalcircumstances,hasevolvedwithahighdegreeofisolation.TheU.S.,however,cannolongermaintainthisiso-lationgivenitsinternationalrole,aswellasitsinternaldemographics.WeareincreasinglyinneedofprofessionalswhohavebothlinguisticandculturalliteracythatextendsbeyondtheEnglish-speakingworld.

ThemajorwithintheDepartmentofInternationalLanguagesandCulturesoffersconcentrationsinChinese,French,German,Spanishlanguagesandcultures,aswellasLatinAmericanStudies.TheChinesecon-centrationprovidescoverageoftheChinese-speakingworld.TheFrenchconcentrationcoversbothmetropolitanFrance,aswellasthebroaderfieldofFrancophoneculturesinAfrica,theAmericas,Asia,andEurope.TheGermanconcentrationfocusesonareasofGermanlanguageandculture.TheSpanishconcentrationcoversSpainandLatinAmerica,withparticularattentiontothegreatculturalvarietywithintheSpanish-speakingworldintheAmericas.TheLatinAmericanStudiesconcentrationallowsstudentstostudythisimportantregionoftheworldthroughamulti-disciplinaryapproach.

TheFrench,German,andSpanishconcentra-tionsinclude4creditsofalanguageoutsidethestudent’sconcentration,tobetakenatthelevelwherethestudentplaces.Thisexperi-encewithanadditionallanguagelendsspecialinsightintolinguisticstructuresandencouragesstudentstoconsidermultipleglobalperspec-tivesonissuestheyhaveencounteredthroughtheirconcentrationlanguage.TheChineseconcentrationincludesanelective8-creditintra-orcross-disciplinaryfieldoffocusinlan-guage,literary,orculturalstudiesbeyondthecorecoursesinChinese.Thisintegratedelec-tivefieldoffocusenablesstudentstocombinetheirareaconcentrationwithstudyinotherfields,eitherwithinoroutsidethedepartment,withthepurposeofbroadening,deepening,orcontextualizingtheChineseconcentration.

WeencourageourmajorstoparticipateinL.E.A.P.(LearningEnhancementAfter-schoolProgram),whichaffordsanopportunityforstu-dentstoteachaspectsoflanguageandculturetoelementaryschoolchildrenthroughacredit-

bearingprogram.Studentscanalsoopttopar-ticipateinanacademic-residentialexperience,livinginaninternationallanguageandculturehousewithteachingassistantsfromabroad.

Westronglyadvisemajorstospendtimeabroadtogainbothlinguisticandculturalfluencyandconfidence.Theexperienceabroadcanbepursuedinvariousmanners:studyabroadwithourownprogramsorwiththoseofothercollegesanduniversities;internshipswithinter-nationalorganizationsorgovernmentalagen-ciesabroad;or"aupair"orotherwork-relatedexperiences.Someoftheexperiencesnotedabovecanbepursuedforcredit,othersnot.ItisimportantthatstudentsbegintothinkaboutexperiencesabroadasearlyaspossibleduringtheircareeratSt.Mary's,andthattheydiscusstheirinterestswithafacultyadviserwithinthedepartment.Studentsareexpectedtoeitherchooseafacultyadviserinthedepartment,ordiscusstheirplanswithinthemajorwiththechairofthedepartment.

Degree requireMenTs for a Minor in inTernaTional languages anD CulTures wiTh ConCenTraTions in Chinese, frenCh, gerMan, laTin aMeriCan sTuDies, anD spanish

StudentsmayreceiveaminorinInternationalLanguagesandCultureswithaconcentrationinanyofthelanguageareasofthedepartment(Chinese,French,German,Spanish)bycom-pletingaminimumof�8creditsofcourseworkinthetargetlanguage,withaminimumof�2creditsofupper-divisioncoursework(300or400level)withaminimumgradeofC-andaGPAof2.0intherelevantcourses.

StudentsmaypursueaminorinInternationalLanguagesandCultureswithaconcentra-tioninLatinAmericanStudiesbycompleting24creditsasfollows:(a)amaximumof�2creditsinlanguagecourses,and(b)�2creditsminimumofgeneralelectivesinLatinAmericanStudies(atleast8ofthesecreditsmustbe300-levelandabove).Studentswhodonottake�2creditsoflanguagecoursesbecausetheybeganthelanguagesequenceabovebeginnerlevelmayuseunusedlanguagecreditsforadditionalLatinAmericanStudieselectives.StudentsmustearnaminimumgradeofC-andaGPAof2.0intherelevantcourses.

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ToearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinInternationalLanguagesandCultures,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirements:


2. Atleast48semester-hoursasfollows:

a. CoreCourses.Eightcourses(32semester-hours)chosenfromasetofcorecoursesinoneofthefollowingareasofconcentration,andcompletedwithaminimumgradeofC-orbetterineachrequiredmajorcourseandanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.

frenCh ConCenTraTion requireMenTs

CoreCourses:Sixoftheeightcorecoursesmustbeatthe300-levelorabove,mustnotincludemorethanonecourseintranslation(ILCT30�),andmustincludeatleastonecultureandcivilizationcourse(355or356)andatleastoneupper-divisionliteraturecourse(362,363or364):

ILCF202:IntermediateFrenchII ILCF206:IntroductiontoLiteraturein

French ILCF355:CultureandCivilizationI:

MetropolitanFrance ILCF356:CultureandCivilizationII:

TheFrancophoneWorld ILCF360:AdvancedGrammarand

Translation ILCF362:TopicsinLiteratureI:From

theMiddleAgestotheFrenchRevolution(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCF363:TopicsinLiteratureII:NineteenthandTwentiethCenturies(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCF364:TopicsinFrancophoneLiterature(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCF440:SpecialTopicsinFrenchorFrancophoneStudiesinFrench(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCT30�:SpecialTopicsinFrenchorFrancophoneStudiesinTranslation

(repeatableforelectivecredit)

gerMan ConCenTraTion requireMenTs

CoreCourses:Sixoftheeightcorecoursesmustbeatthe300-levelorabove,mustnotincludemorethanonecourseintranslation(ILCT302),andmustincludeILCG355or356andILCG362or363:

ILCG205:IntermediateConversationandComposition

ILCG206:IntroductiontoLiteratureinGerman

ILCG355:GermanCultureandCivilization:HistoryandEverydayLifeinthe20thCentury

ILCG356:GermanCultureandCivilization:Historical

ILCG360:AdvancedGrammarandTranslation

ILCG362:TopicsinLiteratureinGermanI(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCG363:TopicsinLiteratureinGermanII(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCT302:SpecialTopicsinGermanStudiesinTranslation(repeatableforelectivecredit)

spanish ConCenTraTion requireMenTs

CoreCourses:Sixoftheeightcorecoursesmustbeatthe300-leveloraboveandmustnotincludemorethanonecourseintranslation(ILAS3�0,340,350,or370orILCT303).

ILCS202:IntermediateSpanishII ILCS206:IntroductiontoLiteraturein

Spanish ILCS360:AdvancedWritingWorkshop ILCS36�:IndigenousCulturesinLatin

America(repeatableforcorecredit) ILCS362:AfricanDiasporaCultural

ExpressionsinLatinAmerica(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCS363:CulturalPerspectivesonGender(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCS365:CreatingforSocialChange(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCS368.TheConstructionofNationalismandCulturalIdentity

ILCS369.TheProblematicofModernity

ILCS370.Postmodernityand

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ofEarlyModernSpain ILCS440:SpecialTopicsinHispanic

StudiesinSpanish(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCT303:SpecialTopicsinHispanicStudiesinTranslation(repeatableforelectivecredit)

ILAS300:DemocracyinLatinAmerica ILAS3�0:TheLatino/aExperiencein

theUnitedStates ILAS340:SocialChangeandMusical

ExpressioninLatinAmerica ILAS350:LatinAmericanCinema ILAS370:GuatemalanHistory

b. AdditionalLanguage.Onecourse(4semester-hours)takeninalanguageotherthanEnglishandotherthanthestudent’sconcentrationinordertodeepenthestudent’sunderstandingoflinguisticstructuresandglobalperspec-tives.Ifthestudenthasstudiedthelanguagebefore,thecoursewillbeatthelevelwherethestudentplacesbyexam.

c. ILCT293:IntroductiontoCulturalStudies,2credits

d. ILCT393:St.Mary'sProjectWorkshop,2credits

e. ILCF,ILCG,ILCS493/494.St.Mary'sProjectinInternationalLanguagesandCultures(�-8E).Astudent-initi-atedandstudent-executedprojectofeightsemester-hoursinthelanguageofconcentration.Theprojectmaybearesearchprojectinliteraryorculturalstudies,acreative-expressiveprojectinvolvingthearts,orapedagogicalprojectinvolvingteachingapplications.Also,dependingonthefocusofthestudent’scourseworkandinterests,theprojectcanbesingleormulti-disci-plinarybased.Whateverthenatureoftheproject,studentsmustdemonstrateinit:�)linguisticcompetenceequaltothetask;2)amethodappropriatetothetask;3)adequateknowledgeofthepar-ticularareaofresearchorendeavor;and4)anabilitytoanalyzeandreflectuponthisknowledgeinordertointegrateitwithknowledgeinotherareasofinquiryorperformance.Theyalsomustcriticallydiscussandsharepubliclytheresultsof

theproject.Thecourseisrepeatableforuptoatotalofeightsemester-hours.NOTE:Studentswhoseprojectsaretobebasedonmaterialcollected“inthefield”whilestudyingabroadduringtheirjunioryearorwhileengagedinoff-campusapprenticeshipsorinternshipsshoulddiscusstheirplanswithafacultyadviserasearlyasthesecondsemesteroftheirsophomoreyear.Prerequisites: ILCT 393; approval of a faculty project mentor; approval of the department chair.

Degree requireMenTs for a MaJor in inTernaTional languages anD CulTures wiTh a Chinese ConCenTraTion

�.GeneralCollegeRequirements(see"Curriculum"section),includingthefol-lowingrequirementstosatisfythemajor:

2.Atleast48semester-hoursasfollows:

a. CoreCourses.Sevencourses(28semester-hours)fromthefollowinglist,andcompletedwithaminimumgradeofC-orbetterineachrequiredmajorcourseandanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.Atleastthreemustbeatthe300-levelorabove,andmustincludeatleastoneculturecourse(ILCC355or356)andonelit-eraturecourse(ILCC362or363):

ILCC�0�:ElementaryChineseI ILCC�02:ElementaryChineseII ILCC20�:IntermediateChineseI ILCC202:IntermediateChineseII ILCC355:ChineseCultureI:

ContemporaryChina(repealableforcorecredit)

ILCC356:ChineseCultureII:China'sSelf-criticism(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCC362:ChineseLiteratureI:ContemporaryLiterature(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCC363:ChineseLiteratureII:Pre-Communist20thCenturyLiterature(repeatableforcorecredit)

IDIS354:FudanCredits

b. ElectiveCourses.Twocourses(8semester-hours),choseninconsultationwithandapprovedbyaChinese-areaadviser,thatconstituteanintegralelectivefieldoffocusthatbroadens,

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deepens,giveshistoricalrelevanceto,orconceptualizesthestudent'sunder-standingoftheareaofconcentration,including:

(�)Disciplineorcross-disciplinarycourses(AsianStudies)

(2)Upper-divisioncoursestakeninFudanandatSt.Mary's

c. ILCT293.IntroductiontoCulturalStudies

d. ILCT393.St.Mary’sProjectWorkshop

e. ILCC493/494.St.Mary'sProjectinInternationalLanguagesandCultures(�-8E).(Seedescriptionunderthesametitleabove.TheSt.Mary'sProjectinChinesemaybewritteninEnglishbutmustincorporateasignificantChinese-languagecomponent.)

Degree requireMenTs for a MaJor in inTernaTional languages anD CulTures wiTh a laTin aMeriCan sTuDies ConCenTraTion

�.GeneralCollegeRequirements(see"Curriculum"section),includingthefol-lowingrequirementstosatisfythemajor:

2. Atleast48semester-hoursasfollows:

a. Aminimumof40semester-hoursofLatinAmericanstudiescourses,com-pletedwithaminimumgradeofC-orbetterineachrequiredmajorcourseandanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcoursesdistributedasfollows:

(�)CoreSpanish-languagecourses.Nomorethanfourcourses(�6semester-hours)fromthefollowinglist:

ILCS�0�:ElementarySpanishI ILCS�02:ElementarySpanishII ILCS��0:AcceleratedElementary

Spanish ILCS20�:IntermediateSpanishI ILCS202:IntermediateSpanishII ILCS206:IntroductiontoLiterature

inSpanishStudentswho,uponenteringSt.Mary's,areexemptedfromanyofthebeginningSpanishlanguagecourses(ILCS�0�,�02,��0,20�,202),maysubstitutethesewithFrenchorPortugueselanguagecourses.

(2)ElectiveSpanish-languagecourses.Aminimumof2courses(8semester-

hours)fromthefollowinglist: ILCS360:AdvancedWriting

Workshop ILCS36�:IndigenousCulturesin

LatinAmerica(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCS362:AfricanDiasporaCulturalExpressionsinLatinAmerica(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCS363:CulturalPerspectivesonGender(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCS365:CreatingforSocialChange(repeatableforcorecredit)

ILCS368.TheConstructionofNationalismandCulturalIdentity

ILCS369.TheProblematicofModernity

ILCS370.PostmodernityandGlobalization

ILCS372.MulticulturalCharacteristicsofEarlyModernSpain

ILCS440:SpecialTopicsinHispanicStudiesinSpanish(repeatableforcorecredit)

(3)GeneralElectives.Anynumberofcoursesfromthefollowinglistwhich,togetherwith(�)and(2)above,makeupaminimumof40semester-hours:

AADS2�4:AfricaandtheAfricanDiaspora

ARTH32�:ArtandArchitectureoftheAncientMaya

ARTH322-NativeNorthAmericanArtandArchitecture

BIOL3�6:TropicalMarineBiology ECON372:Economicsof

DevelopingCountries HIST378.ColonialLatinAmerican

History HIST379.ModernLatinAmerican

Historysince�820 HIST400:ComparativeSlave

SystemsintheAmericas HIST455:TopicsinAsian,African

orLatinAmericanHistory(validwhenthecoursefocusesonLatinAmerica)

HIST46�.GenderinLatinAmericanHistory

ILAS206:IntroductiontoLatinAmericanLiteratureinTranslation

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ILAS200:DemocracyinLatinAmerica

ILAS3�0:TheLatino/aExperienceintheUnitedStates

ILAS340:SocialChangeandMusicalExpressioninLatinAmerica

ILAS350:LatinAmericanCinema ILAS370:GuatemalanHistory

b. ILCT293.IntroductiontoCulturalStudies

c. ILCT393.St.Mary’sProjectWorkshop

d. ILAS493/494.St.Mary'sProjectinInternationalLanguagesandCultures(8E).(Seedescriptionunderthesametitleabove.TheSt.Mary'sProjectinLatinAmericanStudiesmaybewritteninEnglish,butmustincorporateasig-nificantSpanish-languagecomponent.)

StudentswhodesiretocompletebothaLatinAmericanStudiesandaSpanishconcentra-tionwithintheInternationalLanguagesandCulturesmajormustcomplete,fromthelistofGeneralElectivesabove,anadditionalfivecourses,20semester-hours,beyondtheminimum48semester-hoursrequiredforeithermajor..

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JoséBallesteros,JoannaBartow,LeslieBayers,ZaraBennett,LaineDoggett,JingqiFu,KatieGantz,AnneLeblans,GloriaPalacio,WilliamF.Quirk,JorgeR.Rogachevsky,IsraelRuiz(departmentchair)

CHInESE COURSES (ILCC) pREvIOUSLY LISTED AS FLCHILCC 101. Elementary Chinese I (4F)AnintroductiontothebasicstructureofspokenandwrittenChineseforthestudentbeginningstudyofthelanguage.IntroductiontoChinesecultureanditsrelationtothelan-guage.

ILCC 102. Elementary Chinese II (4S)Acontinuationofthestudyofbasicgrammarwithincreasedattentiongiventoconversationskills.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCC 101 or consent of the instructor.

ILCC 201. Intermediate Chinese I (4F)Acontinuationofthestudyofgrammar,withadditionalpracticeinspeaking,writing,andreading.Prerequisite: ILCC 102 or consent of the instructor.

ILCC 202. Intermediate Chinese II (4S)WhilecontinuingtostudythegrammaticalconstructionsofbasicChinese,studentsarealsointroducedtoreadingandwritingatgreaterlevelsofcomplexity.Prerequisite: ILCC 201 or consent of the instructor.

ILCC 355. Advanced Chinese: Chinese Culture (4AF)Throughnewspaperarticles,shortstoriesandessays,TVplaysandmovies,studentswillstudyissuesunderlyingtoday’sChina:democratization,education,women,economicreform,andconflictsbetweenmodernizationandtradition.Grammarwillbereviewedasneeded.Mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyILCC335.Prerequisite: ILCC 202 or consent of the instructor.

ILCC 356. Advanced Chinese: Chinese Culture II (4AS) Chinawasrelativelyisolateduntiltheendofthe�9thcentury.Throughessays,movies,andexcerptsofliterarytextsbyChineseintel-lectualssincethattime,theclasswillstudyhowtheChineseviewthemselvesintheworldandhowtheyproposetoresolvethetensionbetweentraditionandmodernization.Grammarwillbereviewedasneeded.ClassdiscussionandshortpaperswillaimatanunderstandingofChineseculturethroughChineseeyes.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisite: ILCC 202 or consent of the instructor.

ILCC 362. Advanced Chinese: Introduction to Literature (4AF)Studentswillstudyshortliterarytextsrepre-sentingseveralperiodsandgenres.Particularattentionwillbepaidtothesocialandhis-toricalcontextoftheliterature.Grammarwillbereviewedasneeded.Writtenassign-mentswillbebasedprimarilyonthereadings.Mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyILCC306.Prerequisite: ILCC 202 or consent of the instructor.

ILCC 363. Topics in Chinese Literature (4AS) ClosestudyofselectedmajorliteraryworksfromtheMayFourthPeriodtothePost-MaoEra.Thecoursewillnormallyfocusonatheme,movement,genreorperiodwhichlinks

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theselectedworksinacommonorconflictingtradition.Studentswillwriteshortpapers,reflectingbothonthecontentandthestyleoftheliteraryworks.Grammarwillbereviewedasneeded.Mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyILCC307.Prerequisite: ILCC 202 or consent of the instructor.

ILCC 493/494. St. Mary's Project (8E)Astudent-initiatedandstudent-executedprojectofeightsemester-hoursistheseniorcapstoneexperience.WhilethethesiscanbewritteninEnglish,asignificantChineselanguagecomponentisexpected.Theprojectmaybearesearchprojectinliteraryorculturalstudies,acreative-expressiveprojectinvolvingarts,orapedagogicalprojectinvolvingteachingapplications.Also,dependingonthefocusofthestudent'sinterests,theprojectcanbesingleormulti-disciplinarybased.Whateverthenatureoftheproject,studentsmustdem-onstrateinit:�)linguisticcompetenceequaltothetask,2)amethodofapproachandexecutionappropriatetothetask,3)adequateknowledgeoftheparticularareaofresearchorendeavor,4)anabilitytoanalyzeandreflectuponthisknowledgeinordertointegrateitwithknowledgeinotherareasofinquiryorperformance,and5)thereadinesstocriticallydiscussandpubliclysharetheresultsoftheproject.Prerequisites: ILCT 493; approval of a faculty project mentor; approval of the department chair. NOTE:Studentswhoseprojectsaretobebasedonmaterialcollected"inthefield"whilestudyingabroadduringtheirjunioryearorwhileengagedinoff-campusapprenticeshipsorinternshipsshoulddiscusstheirplanswithafacultyadviserasearlyasthesecondsemesteroftheirsophomoreyear.Thiscourseisrepeat-ableforuptoeightsemester-hours.

ILCC 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaforeignlanguagefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

FREnCH COURSES (ILCF)

FORmERLY LISTED AS FLFRILCF 101. Elementary French I (4E)AnintroductiontothebasicstructuresofspokenandwrittenFrench,andanintroduc-tiontoFrenchculturethroughlanguage.ThiscourseisforstudentsbeginningthestudyofFrench.

ILCF 102. Elementary French II (4E)Acontinuationofthestudyofbasicgrammar.Increasedattentionisgiventoconversationskillsandshortcreativewritingassignments.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCF 101 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCF 201. Intermediate French I (4E)ThiscoursewillreviewgrammaticalstructuresstudiedinthefirstyearofFrenchandintro-ducenewones.Itwillbuildvocabularythroughshortreadingsandexercises.Studentswillinte-gratetheformalaspectoflanguagewithper-sonalcontentthroughthediscussionoftextsandissuesandthroughthecomposingofshortessays.Energeticstudentparticipationinclassisassumedthroughoutthecourse.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCF 102 or equiva-lent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCF 202. Intermediate French II (4E)ThiscoursewillcontinueandcompletethereviewbeguninILCF20�ofallthebasicstructuresoftheFrenchlanguage.Studentsshouldbeable,bytheendofthecourse,toexpressthemselvesandtheirideasindicatively,imperatively,hypothetically,inthesubjunc-tivemood,andinalltimeframes.Readingandwritingskillswillbefurtherdevelopedthroughtheintroductionofincreasinglychallengingreadingmaterialsandmoreelaboratewritingassignments.Steadyandvigorousstudentpar-ticipationinclasswillcontinuetobeassumed.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCF 201 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

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ILCF 206. Introduction to Literature in French (4S)Studentswillstudyshortliterarytextsrepre-sentingseveralperiodsandgenres.Particularattentionwillbepaidtothesocialandhis-toricalcontextoftheliterature.Grammarwillbereviewedonlyasneeded.Writtenassign-mentswillbebasedprimarilyonthereadings.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCF 202 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCF 355. Culture and Civilization I: Metropolitan France (4AF)Astudyofthestructureandhistoricalevo-lutionofcontemporaryFrenchsocietyandculture.Prerequisite: ILCF 206 or consent of instructor.

ILCF 356. Culture and Civilization II: The Francophone World (4AF)ThiscoursewilladdresstheculturalevolutionandethosofFrench-speakingnationsoutsideofEuropeandtheuniqueroleofnon-EuropeanFrench-speakingsocietiesinthemodernworld.Prerequisite: ILCF 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCF 360. Advanced Grammar and Translation (4AS)In-depthstudyofspecificgrammaticalandstylisticstructures.ApplicationofgrammaticalknowledgetothetaskoftranslatingavarietyoftextsfromFrenchintoEnglishandfromEnglishintoFrench.Prerequisite: ILCF 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCF 362. Topics in French Literature I: From the Middle Ages to the French Revolution (4AS)ClosestudyofselectedmajorliteraryworksfromtheMiddleAgestotheendoftheAncienRégime.Thecoursewillnormallyfocusonatheme,movement,orgenrewhichlinkstheselectedworksinacommonorconflictingtra-dition.Previoustopicshaveincluded“FrenchTheaterinthe�7thand�9thCenturies”;“LiteratureofSocialandPoliticalEngagementDuringtheAncienRégime”;“LiteratureandSocietyDuringtheAncienRégime.”Classdis-cussionandshortpaperswillaimatdevelopingtheabilitytoreadliteraturecritically.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisite: ILCF 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCF 363. Topics in French Literature II: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (4AS)Closestudyofselectedmajorliteraryworksfromthebeginningofthe�9thcenturytothepresent,includingthosefromFrench-speakingsocietiesoutsideFrance.Thecoursewillnor-mallyfocusonatheme,movement,orgenrewhichlinkstheselectedworksinacommonorconflictingtradition.Previoustopicshaveincluded“ImagesofWomenin�9thCenturyProse”;“DevelopmentsoftheNovelinthe�9thCentury”;“DesireintheContemporaryNovel”;“TravelinLiterature”;"RevolutionandRomanticism”;and“TheRoleofReadingin�9thCenturyComing-of-AgeNovels.”Classdiscussionandshortpaperswillaimatdevel-opingtheabilitytoreadliteraturecritically.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisite: ILCF 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCF 364. Topics in Francophone Literature (4AF)ClosestudyofselectedmajorliteraryworksfromFrench-speakingsocietiesoutsideFrance.Thiscoursewillnormallyfocusonatheme,movement,orgenrewhichlinkstheselectedworksinacommonorconflictingtradition.Previoustopicshaveincluded“FrancophoneLiteraturesoftheAmericas:FromQuébectotheAntilles”and"Césaire,DamasandSenghor:FathersofNégritude."Classdiscus-sionandshortpaperswillaimatdevelopingtheabilitytoreadliteraturecritically.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisite: ILCF 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCF 440. Special Topics in French or Francophone Studies in French (4AS)Advancedstudyofatopic,theme,problem,ormajorfigureinFrenchorFrancophoneliteratureandculture.Previoustopicshaveincluded“TheFrenchNovelofthe�8thCentury”;“SenseandSensitivityintheFrenchNovelofthe�9thCentury”;"AiméCésaire";"FrancophoneWomenWriters:AComparativeStudy";and,"FrenchandFrancophoneFilmandtheHumanCondition."Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisites: two 300-level French courses or consent of the instructor.

ILCF 493/494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E)Astudent-initiatedandstudent-executedprojectofeightsemester-hoursistheseniorcapstoneexperience,tobecarriedoutintheFrenchlanguage.Theprojectmaybearesearchprojectinliteraryorculturalstudies,acreative-expressiveprojectinvolvingthe

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arts,orapedagogicalprojectinvolvingteachingapplications.Also,dependingonthefocusofthestudent’scourseworkandinterests,theprojectcanbesingleormulti-disciplinarybased.Whateverthenatureoftheproject,studentsmustdemonstrateinit:�)linguisticcompetenceequaltothetask;2)amethodofapproachandexecutionappro-priatetothetask;3)adequateknowledgeoftheparticularareaofresearchorendeavor;4)anabilitytoanalyzeandreflectuponthisknowledgeinordertointegrateitwithknowledgeinotherareasofinquiryorper-formance;and5)thereadinesstocriticallydiscussandpubliclysharetheresultsoftheproject.Prerequisites: ILCT 393; approval of a faculty project mentor; approval of the department chair. NOTE:Studentswhoseprojectsaretobebasedonmaterialcollected“inthefield”whilestudyingabroadduringtheirjunioryearorwhileengagedinoff-campusapprenticeshipsorinternshipsshoulddiscusstheirplanswithafacultyadviserasearlyasthesecondsemesteroftheirsophomoreyear.Thiscourseisrepeat-ableforuptoatotalofeightsemester-hours.

ILCF 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaforeignlanguagefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

GERmAn COURSES (ILCG) pREvIOUSLY LISTED AS FLGRILCG 101. Elementary German I (4F)AnintroductiontothebasicstructuresofspokenandwrittenGermanandanintroduc-tiontoGermancultureanditsrelationtothelanguage.ThiscourseisforstudentsbeginningthestudyofGerman.

ILCG 102. Elementary German II (4S)Acontinuationofthestudyofbasicgrammar.Increasedattentiongiventoconversationandshortcreativewritingassignments.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCG 101 or

equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCG 201. Intermediate German (4F)Reviewofgrammar,developmentofconversa-tionalskills,weeklywritingassignmentsbasedonreadingsandclassdiscussion.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCG 102 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCG 205. Intermediate Composition and Conversation (4F)PracticeinGermanasavehicleforcom-munication.Speakingandwritingexerciseswillrangefrommakingsimplerequeststoarticulatingcomplexthoughtsandemotions.Selectedtopicsandtextsreadinadvancewillprovideabasisforclassdiscussion.Bi-weeklycompositionsassigned.Prerequisite: ILCG 201 or 206 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCG 206. Introduction to Literature in German (4S)Studentswillstudyshortliterarytextsrepre-sentingseveralperiodsandgenres.Particularattentionwillbepaidtothesocialandhis-toricalcontextoftheliterature.Grammarwillbereviewedonlyasneeded.Writtenassign-mentswillbebasedprimarilyonthereadings.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCG 201 or 205 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCG 355. German Culture and Civilization: History and Everyday Life in the 20th Century (4AF)ThiscoursedealswithproblematicaspectsofGermany’srecentpast.Theemphasisisonanexplorationofissuesthroughthestudyofavarietyofsources:documentaryandfeaturefilms,eye-witnessaccounts,diaries,artworkandliterarytexts,newspaperandmagazinearticles,essays,culturalcriticism,etc.Examplesofcoursesthathavebeenofferedunderthisheadingare"AspektederWeimarerRepublik,”and“GeschichteundAlltagim20tenJahrhundert." Thetopicofthiscourse,whichisoftentaughtasaworkshop,isdifferentwhen-everthecourseisoffered.Mayberepeatedfor

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credit.Pre- or co-requisites: ILCG 205 or 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCG 356. German Culture and Civilization: Historical (4AF)ThetopicofthiscourseisoftenaresponsetocontemporaryissuesofgreaturgencyandcomplexityinarapidlychangingGermany(thecollapseofcommunismandthefalloftheWall,reunificationandthepsycho-socialproblemsthataccompaniedit,thedeclineofthenationstateandtheEuropeanidentitycrisis,migra-tion,shiftingboundaries,etc.).Thecoursestudieshowtheseissuesdevelopedhistorically,oftengoingbackasfarastheMiddleAges.Examplesofcoursesthathavebeenofferedunderthisheadingare"HauptstadtBerlin,FremdgruppeninDeutschland,"and"DasDeutscheNeunzehnteJahrhundert." Thetopicofthiscourseisdifferentwheneveritisoffered.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Pre- or co-requisites: ILCG 205 and 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCG 360. Advanced Grammar and Translation (4AS)StudyofgrammaticalandstylisticstructuresastheyapplytothetaskoftranslatingavarietyoftextsfromGermanintoEnglishandfromEnglishintoGerman.Pre- or co-requisites: ILCG 205 and 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCG 362. Topics in German Literature I (4AS)ClosestudyofselectedmajorliteraryworksfromtheMiddleAgestotheAgeoftheEnlightenment.Thecoursewillnormallyfocusonatheme,movement,orgenrewhichlinkstheselectedworksinacommonorconflictingtradition.Classdiscussionandshortpaperswillaimatdevelopingtheabilitytoreadliteraturecritically.Ashortcreativewritingprojectispartoftherequirements.Althoughthecoursefocusesonapre-modernperiod,linksaremadetolaterperiodsandtothepresent.Recentofferings:theMiddleAgesandhowmedievalimageryandideaswererevitalizedbytheRomanticsandthe20thcentury;and“DerGarten,”whathistoricalchangesthisarchetyp-icalimageunderwentindifferentperiodsfromtheMiddleAgestothe20thcentury.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Pre- or co-requisites: ILCG 205 and 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCG 363. Topics in German Literature II (4AS)ClosestudyofmajorliteraryworksfromtheperiodofRomanticismtothepresent.Theselectionofworkswillnormallyreflectapar-

ticulartheme,movement,orgenrewhichlinkstheselectedworksinacommonorconflictingtradition.Classdiscussionandshortpaperswillaimatdevelopingtheabilitytoreadliteraturecritically.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Pre-or co-requisites: ILCG 205 and 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCG 493/494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E)Astudent-initiatedandstudent-executedprojectofeightsemester-hoursistheseniorcapstoneexperience,tobecarriedoutintheGermanlanguage.Theprojectmaybearesearchprojectinliteraryorculturalstudies,acreative-expressiveprojectinvolvingthearts,orapedagogicalprojectinvolvingteachingapplications.Also,dependingonthefocusofthestudent’scourseworkandinterests,theprojectcanbesingleormulti-disciplinarybased.Whateverthenatureoftheproject,studentsmustdemonstrateinit:�)linguisticcompetenceequaltothetask;2)amethodofapproachandexecutionappropriatetothetask;3)adequateknowledgeoftheparticularareaofresearchorendeavor;4)anabilitytoanalyzeandreflectuponthisknowledgeinordertointegrateitwithknowledgeinotherareasofinquiryorperformance;and5)thereadinesstocriticallydiscussandpubliclysharetheresultsoftheproject.Prerequisites: ILCT 293; approval of a faculty project mentor; approval of the department chair. NOTE:Studentswhoseprojectsaretobebasedonmaterialcollected“inthefield”whilestudyingabroadduringtheirjunioryearorwhileengagedinoff-campusapprenticeshipsorinternshipsshoulddiscusstheirplanswithafacultyadviserasearlyasthesecondsemesteroftheirsophomoreyear.Thiscourseisrepeatableforuptoatotalofeightsemester-hours.

ILCG 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaforeignlanguagefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

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LATIn AmERICAn STUDIES COURSES (ILAS)ILAS 200. Democracy in Latin America (4)ThiscourseisintendedasanintroductiontothestudyofLatinAmericausingtheconceptofdemocracyasouropticallens.Thecourseisconcernedwithboththeobjectofstudy,LatinAmerica,andthecontextfromwhichthestudyemanates,theUnitedStates.WhathasbeentheexperienceofdemocracywithintheLatinAmericancontext?WhatissaidandthoughtintheUnitedStatesregardingdemocracyinLatinAmerica?Howdothesetwotraditionsinteractwitheachother?Wewillbeconcernedprimarilywiththepost-WorldWarIIhistoricalcontextandwilllookatsocietiesinCentralAmerica,theCaribbean,andtheSouthernCone.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectives.

ILAS 206. Introduction to Latin American Literature in Translation (4)Thiscourseintroducesliteraryexpressionin�9th-and20th-centuryLatinAmericaandismeantforstudentsnotnecessarilyfamiliarwiththeregionoritslanguages.Whileincor-poratingfilm,essays,art,andbasichistoricalbackground,thecoursefocusesonshortstories,poems,playsandnovelsfromvariouscoun-tries,includingtheUnitedStates,inordertofamiliarizestudentswithavarietyofgenresandperiods.SincethecourseisinEnglish,wewillalsoaddressissuesoftranslation.Thecoursemayofferaparticularfocusofparticularrelevancetotheregion,dependingontheprofessor.Topicscoveredmayincludenationalidentity;genderandsexuality;experimentalrepresentationsofreality;ethnicityandsocialclass;religion;memory;andhistory.

ILAS 310. The Latino/a Experience in the United States (4)

Therehasbeenalongandsometimesconflict-ladenrelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesanditsSpanish-speakingneighborstothesouth.Thisrelationshiphasbecomeevenmoreimportantastheworldhasbecomemoreglobalandmulti-culturalinnature.AccordingtothelastU.S.census,theLatino/apopulationintheUnitedStatesisthelargest"minoritygroup"inthecountry.ThisisbynomeansaminorsocialeventinthehistoryoftheAmericancontinent.ThiscourseisaninterdisciplinaryintroductiontothestudyofAmericansofLatinodescentintheUnitedStatesacrosstimeandspace.

Thecourseconcentratesontwomainissues:�)thepastandcurrentsocialsituationandculturalexpressionsofthesegroupswithinU.S.societyand:2)theconstructionoftheterms"Hispanic"and"Latino/a"aslabelsusedtorep-resentadiverseethnic/culturalconstituency.Thecourseusesanarrayofinterdisciplinaryreadingsandothermaterialsfromthefieldsofhistory,politicalscience,anthropology,soci-ology,literature,andculturalstudies.

ILAS 340. Social Change and Musical Expression in Latin America (4)ThiscoursefocusesontherelationshipbetweensocialchangeandmusicalexpressioninLatinAmerica.Specialimportancewillbegiventohowmusiceitherresistsorcontributestotheformationoflocalandnationalidentitieswithinvariousdevelopingdemocracies.SpecificexamplesofLatinAmericansocialandpoliticalcultureswillbestudiedwithafocusontheproductionandinterpretationofmusicduringcrucialhistoricalmoments.Variousstyles,genres,andartistswillbeanalyzedwithanemphasisontheirculturalsignificanceduringmomentsofpolitical,socialandculturaltransi-tioninLatinAmerica.

ILAS 350. Latin American Cinema (4)ThiscoursewillanalyzevariouscontemporaryLatinAmericanfilmswithanemphasisonhoweachonereflectsorrejectsitsparticularsocial,political,andculturalcontext.Specialatten-tionwillbepaidtohoweachworkengagesthebalancebetweenwhatmaybeperceivedasthe"traditional"characteristicsofaparticularlocalidentityandthechangesofthatidentityduetoeconomic,political,andculturalfluctuations.Therepresentationofgender,race,classandidentityineachfilmwillbeemphasized.

ILAS 370. Guatemalan History (4)InthiscoursewewillstudyGuatemalanhistoryfrompre-Columbiantimesuntilthepresent.AlthoughGuatemalareproducesmanyoftheconditionstypicalofLatinAmericaduringthepast500years,itisalsodifferentbecauseofitsMayanpopulation.DespitetheSpanishconquest,Mayacultureneverdisappeared.TodaythemajorityofGuatemalansareMaya:theyspeaktheirownlanguages,theyworshipdeitiesmaintaininglinkswith4,000yearsofMayaculturaltradition,andinmanydif-ferentwaystheydefinethemselvesasauniqueculture.ApproximatelyhalfofthecoursewilldealwithGuatemalanhistorybeforethe20thcentury,andtheotherhalfwillfocusonthe

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20thcentury.Thiscourseiscross-listedwithHIST370.

ILAS 493/494. St. Mary's Project (8E)Astudent-initiatedandstudent-executedprojectofeightsemester-hoursistheseniorcapstoneexperience.WhilethethesiscanbewritteninEnglish,asignificantSpanishlanguagecomponentisexpected.Theprojectmaybearesearchprojectinliteraryorculturalstudies,acreative-expressiveprojectinvolvingarts,orapedagogicalprojectinvolvingteachingapplications.Also,dependingonthefocusofthestudent'sinterests,theprojectcanbesingleormulti-disciplinarybased.Whateverthenatureoftheproject,studentsmustdem-onstrateinit:�)linguisticcompetenceequaltothetask,2)amethodofapproachandexecutionappropriatetothetask,3)adequateknowledgeoftheparticularareaofresearchorendeavor,4)anabilitytoanalyzeandreflectuponthisknowledgeinordertointegrateitwithknowledgeinotherareasofinquiryorperformance,and5)thereadinesstocriticallydiscussandpubliclysharetheresultsoftheproject.Prerequisites: ILCT 393; approval of a faculty project mentor; approval of the department chair.NOTE:Studentswhoseprojectsaretobebasedonmaterialcollected"inthefield"whilestudyingabroadduringtheirjunioryearorwhileengagedinoff-campusapprenticeshipsorinternshipsshoulddiscusstheirplanswithafacultyadviserasearlyasthesecondsemesteroftheirsophomoreyear.Thiscourseisrepeat-ableforuptoeightsemester-hours.

ILAS 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaforeignlanguagefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See"IndependentStudy"under"AcademicPolicies"section.)

SpAnISH COURSES (ILCS) pREvIOUSLY LISTED AS FLSpILCS 101. Elementary Spanish I (4E)AnintroductiontothebasicstructuresofspokenandwrittenSpanishandanintroduc-tiontoHispanicculturesasexpressedinlan-guageandotherculturalforms.Thiscourseis

forstudentsbeginningthestudyofSpanish.EachsectionofILCS�0�focusesonaspecificculturetopic.

ILCS 102. Elementary Spanish II (4E)AcontinuationofthestudyofbasicgrammarandHispanicculturesbeguninILCS�0�,withfurtherattentiontocommunicativegoals.EachsectionofILCS�02focusesonaspecificculturetopic.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequire-ment.Prerequisite: ILCS 101 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCS 110. Accelerated Elementary Spanish (4E)AnacceleratedstudyofthecommunicativeandculturalmaterialpresentedinILCS�0�andILCS�02.DesignedforstudentswhohavesomepriorknowledgeofSpanish.EachsectionofILCS��0focusesonaspecificculturetopic.Prerequisite: Admission determined by Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCS 201. Intermediate Spanish I (4E)ThiscourseisthefirsthalfoftheintermediatelevelsequenceinSpanishlanguage.StudentswilldoathoroughreviewofallgrammaticalstructuresstudiedinthefirstyearofSpanish.Studentswillalsobuildonthisfoundationbystudyingadditionalgrammaticalstructures.Emphasiswillbegiventodevelopingprofi-ciencyintheuseofthepasttenseandindevel-opingaworkinguseofthesubjunctivemood.Inaddition,studentswillworktodevelopreadingandwritingskillsthroughshortcom-positionsandaculturalprojectthatrequiresthereadingofcurrentmediafromSpainandLatinAmerica.ParticularattentionwillalsobepaidtosocialandhistoricalcontextsofSpanishspeakingcountries.Classparticipationwillalsobestronglyemphasized.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisites: ILCS 102 or 110 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCS 202. Intermediate Spanish II (4E)Thiscourseisthesecondhalfoftheinter-mediatelevelsequenceinSpanishlanguage.Studentswillcontinuetoworktowardsmas-teringallgrammaticalstructuresintheindica-tivemoodandwilldeepentheirproficiency

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inthesubjunctive.Thecontinueddevelop-mentofreadingandwritingskillswillalsobeemphasizedwiththeincorporationofamajorreadingandresearchproject.Classparticipa-tionwillcontinuetobestronglyemphasized. ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCS 201 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCS 206. Introduction to Literature in Spanish (4E)Studentswillstudyshortliterarytextsrepre-sentingseveralperiodsandgenres.Particularattentionwillbepaidtothesocialandhistor-icalcontextoftheliterature.Grammarwillbereviewedonlyasneeded.Writtenassignmentswillbebasedprimarilyonreadings.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPerspectivesifnotusedtosatisfytheCoreCurriculumInternationalLanguagerequirement.Prerequisite: ILCS 202 or equivalent as determined by the Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

ILCS 300. ICADS Semester (16E)Thissemester-longcourseallowsstudentstodeveloptheirSpanishlanguageskillsandtogainadeepunderstandingoftheCentralAmericanregionthroughstudyattheInstituteforCentralAmericanDevelopmentStudies(ICADS).TheICADSfocusesonwomen’sissues,economicdevelopment,environmentalstudies,publichealth,education,humanrights,andwildlifeconservation.Studentscanchoosetoparticipateinoneoftwotracks.OneistheICADSSemesterInternshipandResearchProgram,whereafterafour-weeklanguageandcultureorientationstudentsspendeightweeksonanindependentprojectinCostaRicaorNicaragua,followedbyafinaltwoweeksatICADStopresentthestudents’experi-ence.Theinternshipcanbewithoneofmanytypesoforganizations.ThesecondtrackistheFieldCourseinResourceManagementandSustainableDevelopment,whereafterafour-weeklanguageandcultureorientationstudentsspendfiveweeksinsmallgroupsinthreetofourdifferentareaswithinCostaRicawheretheylearnaboutadiversityofecologicalzonesandsystemsofregionaldevelopment.Thesecondtrackconcludeswithafive-weekinde-pendentstudyinoneofthepreviouslyvisitedlocations,chosenbythestudent,andafinalpresentation.FormoreinformationonICADS,

gototheWebsite:www.icads.org.Toapplyfortheprogram,contactaSpanishprofessorintheDepartmentofInternationalLanguagesandCultures.Theawardingofthefull�6creditsisdependentuponsuccessfulcomple-tionofallcomponentsoftheICADSsemester.Prerequisites: ILCS 102 or 110, or any higher level ILCS course, and permission of the ICADS faculty liaison in the Department of International Languages and Cultures.

ILCS 360. Advanced Writing Workshop (4)Closestudyofgrammaticalandstylisticstruc-turesastheyapplytovariouswritingassign-ments,includingtranslationsbetweenEnglishandSpanish.Writingassignments,grammarreview,anddiscussionsinaworkshopformatwillprovidethemethodologyfordevelopingeachstudent’sself-expressioninSpanish,andforimprovingmasteryofgrammarandcompo-sition.Asafinalproject,studentswillproduceapublicationoftheirwork.Prerequisite: ILCS 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCS 361. Indigenous Cultures in Latin America (4)IndigenousculturesinLatinAmericabegantodeveloparichtraditionasearlyastwothousandyearsbeforetheChristianera.Thesetraditionsledtotheriseofhighlycomplexcivi-lizations.IncertainplacesofLatinAmerica,suchasGuatemala,southernMexico,andtheAndeanregionofSouthAmerica,indigenousculturesarestillextant.InthiscoursewewillexploreboththecurrentrealitiesofindigenousculturesinpartsofLatinAmerica,aswellaspre-Columbianandcolonialantecedents.Thecontentofthecoursewillvary,sometimesfocusingmoreonhistoricalbackgroundandatothertimesoncontemporaryconditions;attimesthecoursemayfocusonasingleindig-enoustradition,andatothersmayprovideamorepanoramicperspective.ReadingswillbeinSpanish.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithpermissionoftheinstructor.Prerequisite: ILCS 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCS 362. African Diaspora Cultural Expressions in Latin America (4)Thiscourseexploresthemyriadhistorical,cultural,andartisticcontributionsofAfricanculture(s)intheDiasporatotheformationoftheHispanicworld—includingSpain,theAmericanmainland,andtheCaribbean.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithpermissionoftheinstructor.Prerequisite: ILCS 206 or consent of the instructor.

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ILCS 363. Cultural Perspectives on Gender (4)Thiscoursefocusesonculturalconstructionsofgenderastheyarerepresentedinliterature,art,film,and/orsocialmovements.Specialatten-tionwillbegiventoindividuals’andcollec-tives’strategiestoredefinetraditionalculturalvaluesrelatedtogender.Wewillalsoconsiderhowtherelationshipsamonggender,race,andsocialclassaffectwhoproducesnationaldis-courseandhow.ArtisticandsocialexpressionfromdifferenthistoricalperiodsinSpanish,LatinAmerican,and/orLatino/acultureswillbethebasisofourdiscussions.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithpermissionoftheinstructor. Prerequisite: ILCS 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCS 365. Creating for Social Change (4)Historically,aswellastoday,thereisalinkbetweenculturalproductionandthecommit-menttoaddresssocialconcernsinbothLatinAmericaandSpain.Thiscourseexplorestheethicalandaestheticaspectsoftextswhichhaveastheirobviousaimthepromotionofsocialchangewithinthesocietieswheretheywereproduced.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithpermissionoftheinstructor.Prerequisite: ILCS 206 or the consent of the instructor.

ILCS 368. The Construction of Nationalism and Cultural Identity (4)ThiscourseexaminesthetopicofnationalismasithasemergedinLatinAmericafromtheindependencewarstothepresent.Specialcon-siderationwillbegiventohistorical,social,andpoliticalconditionsthatgaverisetoparticularnationaldiscourses,particularlyinrelationtorace,class,gender,anticolonialism,revolution,andglobalization.Prerequisite: ILCS 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCS 369. The Problematic of Modernity (4)TheconceptofmodernityisassociatedwiththeimpactoftheIndustrialRevolutiononsociety,andalltheattendanttransformationsanddislocationsthatthisrevolutionarymodeofproductionbroughtabout.IntheSpanish-speakingworld,modernitywasexperiencedasacrisisofidentityduetothehighlyunevensocialandeconomicdevelopmentthatwascharacteristicofSpanish-speakingsocieties.Thiscourseexaminesthemanymanifestationsofthisidentitycrisisinwritingsand/orothercreativeexpressionsproducedduringthe�9thand20thcenturies.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithpermissionoftheinstructor.Prerequisite: ILCS 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCS 370. Postmodernity and Globalization (4)Postmodernityisamuch-debatedandambigu-ouslydefinedtermthatattemptstodescribehistoricalandculturaldevelopmentssincethe�970s.Itdovetailswiththeconceptofglobal-ization,whichfirstdescribedeconomicdevel-opmentsandhasnowbroadenedtoencompassideasaboutculturalphenomena.Thedecadessincethe�970shaveproducedoftendivergentsocio-politicalexperiencesandartisticexpres-sionsinSpainandLatinAmerica,butforbothregionsthisperiodhasmeantareevaluationofpopularcultures,ofpoliticalparticipation,andofregionalandnationalidentitiesbymanywriters,artists,andactivists.InLatinAmericathisreevaluationsometimesemergedinresponsetodictatorship,civilwar,neoliberalpolicies;inSpainitemergedasthereturntodemocracyafter36yearsofconservativedic-tatorshipcreatedaradicalshiftinpopularandartisticexpression.Thiscourseexplores“post-modernity”and“globalization”fromSpanishand/orLatinAmericanperspectivesthroughliteratureandotherartsinthecontextofthesesocio-politicalchangessincethelate20thcentury.Prerequisite: ILCS 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCS 372. Multicultural Characteristics of Early Modern Spain (4)Thiscourseexaminesthesocial,economic,cultural,andartisticevolutionoftheIberianPeninsulafromtheMusliminvasioninthe8thcenturytothebeginningoftheSpanishEmpire’sdeclineinthe�7thcentury.Selectedworkswillbeexaminedasmanifestations,critiquesanddefensesofthepolitical,social,culturalcharacteristicsofSpain’sdevelopmentintotheworld’smostpowerfulempire.SpecialattentionwillbegiventotheinfluencevariouscultureswithinthePeninsula,aswellasSpain’scontactwithitscolonies,hadontheformationofitsidentityasamodernstate.Prerequisite: ILCS 206 or consent of the instructor.

ILCS 440. Special Topics in Hispanic Studies (4AS)Advancedstudyofatopic,theme,problem,ormajorfigureinHispanicliteratureorculture.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisites: Two 300-level ILCS courses or consent of the instructor.

ILCS 493/494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E)Astudent-initiatedandstudent-executedprojectofeightsemester-hoursisthesenior

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capstoneexperience,tobecarriedoutinSpanish.Theprojectmaybearesearchprojectinliteraryorculturalstudies,acreative-expres-siveprojectinvolvingthearts,orapedagogicalprojectinvolvingteachingapplications.Also,dependingonthefocusofthestudent’scourseworkandinterests,theprojectcanbesingleormulti-disciplinarybased.Whateverthenatureoftheproject,studentsmustdemon-strateinit:�)linguisticcompetenceequaltothetask;2)amethodofapproachandexecutionappropriatetothetask;3)adequateknowledgeoftheparticularareaofresearchorendeavor;4)anabilitytoanalyzeandreflectuponthisknowledgeinordertointegrateitwithknowledgeinotherareasofinquiryorperformance;and5)thereadinesstocriticallydiscussandpubliclysharetheresultsoftheproject.Prerequisites: ILCT 393; approval of a faculty project mentor; approval of the department chair. NOTE:Studentswhoseprojectsaretobebasedonmaterialcollected“inthefield”whilestudyingabroadduringtheirjunioryearorwhileengagedinoff-campusapprenticeshipsorinternshipsshoulddiscusstheirplanswithafacultyadviserasearlyasthesecondsemesteroftheirsophomoreyear.Thiscourseisrepeat-ableforuptoatotalofeightsemester-hours.

ILCS 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaforeignlanguagefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

InTERnATIOnAL LAnGUAGES AnD CULTURES In TRAnSLATIOn (ILCT) pREvIOUSLY LISTED AS FLTRILCT 106. Introduction to World Literature (4F)Literatureisanexpressionofaparticularculture’shighestaspirations.Bystudyingtheliteraryexpressionsthathavedevelopedwithinvaryingculturaltraditions,wecancometoaricherunderstandingofthebreadthanddepthofthehumanexperience,andwecanalsodevelopagreatersensitivitytoculturalmulti-plicity.Thiscourseprovidesanopportunitytostudy,atsomedepth,literarytextsproduced

withintraditionsthatarenotencompassedbytheEnglish-speakingworld.Since,byneces-sity,wewillbereadingtranslatedmaterials,wewillalsolookatquestionsoftranslation,bothlinguisticallyandculturally.Thespecificcontentofthecoursewillvary.TopicsthatmaybecoveredincludeLatinAmericanliterature,Francophoneliterature,variousEuropeanlit-eratures,aswellascomparativeandthematicliterarytopics.

ILCT 293. Introduction to Cultural Studies (2S)Thiscourseintroducesstudentstorecentscholarshipintheareaofculturalstudiestheory.Studentswillbeexposedtoavarietyofapproachestotextualanalysis,beitthetextofbooksfoundwithinanestablishedliterarytradition,thetextofexpressionswithinpopularculture,orthetextofagivensocialexperi-enceinitsbroadestsense.Studentswilllearnhowtousetheinsightsgeneratedbythedis-ciplineofculturalstudiestobetterunderstandandcommentabouttheculturesthattheystudywithinthecurriculumintheChinese,French,German,LatinAmericanStudiesandSpanishconcentrations.Bycomparisonandcontrast,studentswillalsocometoabetterunderstandingofhowU.S.societyfitswithinaglobalizedculturalcontext.Thiscoursemustbetakenasapre-orco-requisitetothefirst300-levelcourseinILCC/ILCF/ILCG/orILCSbythosestudentsplanningtomajorinInternationalLanguagesandCultures;studentsplanningtofulfilltherequirementsforaminorinoneofthelanguages,ortotakeupper-levelcoursesinoneofthelanguageconcentra-tions,shouldconsultwithafacultyadviserinInternationalLanguagesandCulturestodeter-minewhetherandwhenitwouldbeappro-priatetotakethiscourse.

ILCT 300. Introduction to Linguistics (4AF)Thiscoursewillstudytheprinciplesgoverninglanguagestructureanditsuse.Bothformalandappliedaspectsoflinguisticstheorywillbecon-sidered.Ontheformalside,thesound,word,andsentencestructurewillbestudied.Ontheappliedside,first-andsecond-languageacquisi-tion,historical,social,computer-andneuro-linguisiticswillbeconsidered.DatawillbedrawnfrombothEnglishandotherlanguages.Thiscoursesatisfiesamathrequirementforteachercertificationinforeignlanguages.

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ILCT 301. French and Francophone Studies in Translation (4AF)ThestudyofmajorworksintheFrench-speakingliterarytraditionsofEurope,Africa,ortheAmericas;orthestudyofbasicphilo-sophical,moral,social,andpoliticaldilemmasofFrench-speakingsocieties.Mayberepeatedforcredit.

ILCT 302. German Studies in Translation (4AF)ThestudyofmajorworksintheGerman-speakingliterarytraditionsofEurope,orthestudyofbasicphilosophical,moral,social,andpoliticaldilemmasofGerman-speakingsoci-eties.Mayberepeatedforcredit.

ILCT 303. Hispanic Studies in Translation (4AS)StudyofmajorworksintheSpanish-speakingliterarytraditionsofEuropeandtheAmericas,orthestudyofbasicphilosophical,moral,social,andpoliticaldilemmasofSpanish-speakingsocieties.Mayberepeatedforcredit.

ILCT 393. St. Mary's Project Workshop (2S)TheSt.Mary'sProjectWorkshoppreparesstudentsfortheirSt.Mary'sProjectininter-nationallanguagesandculturesbyteachingthemhowtoframeaprojectandbystimulatingindependentandcreativeactivity.Studentswilllearntorelatetheirscholarlyandcreativeintereststomajorissuesintheirfieldsandtothelinguisticandculturaltraditionsrepre-sentedinthedepartment.StudentswillhaveanopportunitytoexplorethepossibilitiesforSt.Mary'sProjectswithinthemajor:literaryanalysis,culturalanalysis,pedagogicalappli-cation,linguisticstudy,translation,creativewriting.TheywillalsobeguidedtowriteaproposalfortheirSt.Mary'sProjects.VisitorsfrominsideandoutsidetheCollegewilldiscusstheircriticaland/orartisticworkwiththeseminarparticipantsandserveasmodels.Prerequisite: Advanced knowledge of a foreign language and junior standing or consent of the instructor.

ILCT 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaforeignlanguagefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

MATHEMATICSANDCOMPUTERSCIENCETheprogramofferselementaryandadvancedcoursesinmathematicsandincomputerscience.Someofthecoursesaredesignedtointroducethegeneralcollegestudenttobasicmathematicalskillsandconceptsortotheelementsofcomputerprogramming.Otherofferingsareforstudentswhointendtousemathematicsorcomputerscienceasatoolintheirotherstudiesorfuturecareers;theyintroducestudentstoadvancedtechniquesofproblemsolvingusingmathematicsorcomputers.Athirdgroupofcoursesaimsatconveyingtomathematicsmajorsanin-depthknowledgeandunderstandingofmathematics.Advancedcomputersciencecoursesintroducestudentstothestructureandorganizationofdigitalcomputers.

Themathematicsmajorandminoraredescribedbelow,butforthecomputersciencemajorandminorseepage77.

MATHEMATICSThemathematicsmajorisdesignedtopreparestudentsforgraduateworkinmathematics,forteachingmathematicsinsecondaryschool,andforavarietyofcareersinmathematics-relatedfieldsingovernment,business,orindustry.

Allstudentsareexpectedtolearnmethodsandtechniquesofproblemsolvingandtodevelopfacilityinthemathematicalmodeofthinking.Theyareexpectedtobecomeacquaintedwiththemajorareasofcurrentinterestinmath-ematics,withthegreatachievementsofthepast,andwiththefundamentalproblemsofnumber,space,andinfinity.

Themathematicsminorisdesignedforallinterestedstudents,butitisparticularlysuitedforstudentsmajoringinanyofthesciences(includingcomputerscience)oreconomics,aswellasstudentsintheTeacherEducationProgram.Theminorwillintroducethestudenttocalculus,linearalgebra,andthefoundationsofmathematics.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinmathematics,astudentmustsatisfythefol-lowingminimumrequirements:

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2. RequiredMathematicsCourses(40credits):

MATH�5�:CalculusIMATH�52:CalculusIIMATH255:VectorCalculusMATH256:LinearAlgebraMATH28�:FoundationsofMathematicsMATH3�2:DifferentialEquationsMATH32�:AlgebraIMATH322:AlgebraIIMATH35�:AnalysisIMATH352:AnalysisII

3. Allstudentsmustselectoneofthefol-lowingthreeoptionsasthecapstoneexperi-enceoftheireducation:

a. St.Mary’sProjectinMathematics(eightcredits)*

b. Onesenior-levelmathematics**courseandaSeniorProjectinMathematics:MATH495(fourcredits)

c. Twosenior-levelmathematics**courses

* TherequirementmayalsobesatisfiedbycompletingaSt.Mary’sProjectinanotherarea.Ifastudentwishestodoaprojectinanotherarea,theapprovalofthedepartmentmustbesecuredinadvance.

**Senior-levelmathematicscoursescarrythedesignation“MATH4xx”.

4. StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterinallcourseslistedinitems2.and3.aboveandmaintainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.

Studentswhoareinterestedingraduatestudiesintheoreticalmathematicsshouldaddatleasttwosenior-levelcoursesintheoreticalmath-ematicstotheirschedules.

Itisalsorecommendedthatallstudentsmajoringinmathematicsdevelopaproficiencyinprogrammingduringtheirstudies.ThismaybeobtainedbytakingthecourseCOSC�20.AcquiringskillswithamathematicssoftwarepackagesuchasMapleorMathematicaisdesir-able.


�. RequiredCourses(20credits)

MATH�5�:CalculusIMATH�52:CalculusIIMATH255:VectorCalculusMATH256:LinearAlgebraMATH28�:FoundationsofMathematics

2. Studentsmustcompletetherequired20credits,earnagradeofC-orbetterineachcoursetakentofulfilltheminor,andthecumulativegrade-pointaverageofcoursesusedtosatisfytheminormustbeatleast2.0.

TeaCher CerTifiCaTion in MaTheMaTiCs

AMasterofArtsinTeachingprogramisavailableatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandaftercompletionofthebaccalaureatedegree.StudentswhoareinterestedinbecomingteachersshouldcontactthechairoftheDepartmentofEducationalStudiesoraneducationadviserintheirmajorfieldofstudyforsuggestedcourseworkinHumanStudies,EducationalStudies,andtheirspecificmajor.Theseconsultationsshouldtakeplaceduringthefirstsemesterofthesophomoreyear.ItisrecommendedthatsuchstudentstakeStatistics(MATH22�).

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mATHEmATICS COURSES (mATH)MATH 111. Precalculus (4F)Functionsandgraphs.Transformations,compo-sitions,inverses,andcombinationsoffunctions.Exponentialsandlogarithms.Trigonometricfunctionsandtheirinverses.PolynomialandRationalfunctions.Thiscourseisdesignedtopreparestudentsforfurtherstudiesinmath-ematicsandthesciences;inparticular,foranin-depthstudyofcalculus.ThecoursedoesnotsatisfytheCoreCurriculumrequirementinmathematics.

MATH 131. Survey of Mathematics (4E)

Thiscoursewillincludestudyofboththeo-reticalandappliedaspectsofmathematics.Topicswillvaryfromsectiontosectionandmayincludethefollowing:numbersystems,

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mathematicalmodeling,Euclideanandnon-Euclideangeometry,projectivegeometry,grouptheory,graphtheory,mathematicallogic,setsandinfinity,topology,theconceptsofcalculus,andthehistoryofmathematics.Thecourseisrecommendedforstudentsoftheliberalartswhowishtoobtainageneralviewofcontem-porarymathematics.MATH�3�satisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinMathematics.

MATH 151, 152. Calculus I, II (4E)Thedifferentialandintegralcalculusoffunc-tionsofonevariable:limitsandcontinuity,thederivative,curvesketching,applicationsofthederivative,indefiniteintegralsanddif-ferentialequations,definiteintegralsandthefundamentaltheorem,integrationmethods,applicationsoftheintegral,theconvergenceofsequencesandseries,powerseries,Taylor’stheoremandanalyticfunctions,polarcoordi-natesandparametricequations.MATH�5�satisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinMathematics.Prerequisite: Familiarity with high school trigonometry is expected. MATH 151 is a prerequisite for MATH 152.

MATH 161. Math for Teachers I (4F)Thefoundationsofarithmeticalreasoningincludinggeneralproblem-solvingskills;setsandoperations;theuseofmanipulativestomodelarithmetic;arithmeticinotherbases;standard,alternativeandinventedalgorithms;fractionsandproportionalreasoning;basicnumbertheory.Student-centeredpedagogieswillbemodeledanddiscussed.

MATH 162. Math for Teachers II (4S)Geometry(includingconstructionsandproofs),tessellationsandtilingsoftheplane,polyhedra,measurement,basicprobabilityandstatistics.Student-centeredpedagogieswillbemodeledanddiscussed.(MATH 161 is not a prerequisite for this course.)

MATH 200. Discrete Mathematics (4S)Settheory,elementarylogic,sequencesandmathematicalinduction,functionsandrela-tions,countingtechniques,matrixtheory,graphsandtrees.MATH200satisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinMathematics.MATH200assumesmoremathematicalprepa-rationthanMATH�3�.

MATH 201. Psychological Statistics (4E)Theanalysisofexperimentaldata,includingdatafrombothlaboratoryandnaturalsettings.Parametricanalysisthroughtwo-wayanalysis

ofvarianceandnonparametricstatistics.Thiscourseiscross-listedasPSYC20�.

MATH 221. Introduction to Statistics (4S)Introductiontotheconceptsandmethodsofstatistics,includingdescriptivestatistics(measuresofcentraltendency,dispersionandshape,aswellasdataorganization),probabilitytheory,probabilitydistributions,confidenceintervals,hypothesistesting,typesoferror,correlationandregression,andanalysisofvari-ance.Computersoftwarewhichprovidesstatis-ticalcapabilitiesisusedtoapplytheconceptscoveredtorealisticdatasetsfromthebiologicaland/orsocialsciences.

MATH 255. Vector Calculus (4F)Thedifferentialandintegralcalculusofscalarandvector-valuedfunctionsinoneandseveralvariables.Prerequisite: MATH 152.

MATH 256. Linear Algebra (4S)Vectorsintheplaneandinspace,vectorspaces,lineartransformations,matricesanddeterminants,systemsoflinearequations,characteristicvaluesandvectors,innerproductspacesandorthogonality.Prerequisites: MATH 255; or MATH 152 and permission of the instructor.

MATH 281. Foundations of Mathematics (4E)Mathematicallogic;prooftechniquesandproofwriting;settheory(includingCantor’stheoryoftheinfinite);relationsandfunctions;theo-reticalfoundationsofnumbersystemsincludingthenaturalnumbers,integers,rationals,reals,andcomplexnumbers.Prerequisite: MATH 152.

MATH 293. Field Studies in Mathematics Education (1-4,E)Thiscourseprovidesexperienceinaschoolsettingforstudentsseekingteachercertifica-tionandforothersinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthenatureoftheschool,thenatureofchildren,thenatureofmathematicseducation,andaboutteaching/learningprocesseswithinschoolsettings.Studentsmaytakeatmosttwoofthefollowingcoursesforatotalofuptofoursemester-hours:ILCC293,ILCS293,IlLCF293,ILCG293,EDUC293,MATH293.Prerequisite: MATH 256; or MATH 152 and permission of the instructor.

MATH 312. Differential Equations (4S)Solutionmethodsforfirst-orderdifferentialequations;existenceanduniquenesstheorems;solutionsofsecond-orderlineardifferentialequations;powerseriesmethods;Laplace

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transformations;applications.Prerequisite: MATH 256; or MATH 152 and permission of instructor.

MATH 321, 322. Algebra I, II (4F, 4S)Astudyofabstractalgebraicalsystemsandthemappingswhichpreservetheirstructure:groups,rings,fields,andvectorspaces;homo-morphismsandisomorphisms.CreditisallowedforMATH32�withoutregistrationforMATH322.Prerequisite for MATH 321: MATH 281. Prerequisite for MATH 322: MATH 321.

MATH 351, 352. Analysis I, II (4F, 4S)Therealnumbersystem,metricspaces,com-pactnessandconnectedness,convergenceandsummability,limitsandcontinuity,measureandintegration.CreditisallowedforMATH35�withoutregistrationforMATH352.Prerequisite for MATH 351: MATH 281. Prerequisite for MATH 352: MATH 351.

MATH 391. Putnam Seminar (1F)PreparationforthePutnamExam,anannualmathcompetitionheldinDecember.Topicsincludegeneralproblem-solvingstrategiesandpreviousexamproblemswhichtypicallyinte-grateknowledgefromdifferentareasofmath-ematics.Mayberepeatedforcredit.

MATH 392. General Problem Solving (1S)Problem-solvingmethodsinhighermath-ematics,withanemphasisonhowdifferentstrategiesareusedacrossdifferentareasofmath.Mayberepeatedforcredit.

MATH 411. Partial Differential Equations (4AF)Solutionmethodsforbasicpartialdifferentialequations,withadetailedstudyoftheheatandwaveequations.TopicsincludeFourierseriessolutions,integraltransformmethods,numericalmethodsforelliptic,parabolic,andhyperbolicequations.Prerequisite: MATH 312; or MATH 152 and permission of the instructor.

MATH 421. Combinatorics (4AF)Topicsmayincludethefollowing:Permutations,combinations,partitions,countingprinciples,generatingfunctions,partiallyorderedsets,designsandcodes,graphsandtrees,planarity,networks,Hamiltoniancycles,Euleriantours,combinatorialdesigns,gamesofcompleteinformation,asymptoticmethods,combinato-rialexistencetheorems,andRamseytheory.Prerequisites:MATH28�orpermissionoftheinstructor.

MATH 451. Complex Analysis (4AS)Complexnumbersandfunctions,differentia-bility,integration,Cauchytheory,powerseries,andanalyticcontinuation.Prerequisite: MATH 281.

MATH 461. Topology (4AS)Topologicalspaces,separationaxioms,com-pactnessandconnectedness,continuity,metrizability,anintroductiontoalgebraictopology.Prerequisite: MATH 281.

MATH 481. Topics in Applied Mathematics (4S)Anin-depthstudyofanimportantfieldinappliedmathematics.Adetailedcoursedescriptionwillbeavailableintheonline“ScheduleofClasses”beforeregistration.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepeti-tive.Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

MATH 482. Topics in Theoretical Mathematics (4F)Arigorousstudyofanimportantfieldoftheoreticalmathematics.Adetailedcoursedescriptionwillbeavailableintheonline“ScheduleofClasses”beforeregistration.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisnotrepeti-tive.Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

MATH 493, 494. St. Mary’s Project in Mathematics (1 - 8E)TheSt.Mary’sProjectinmathematicsisoneoftheculminatingexperiencesinthemath-ematicsmajor.Itusuallyiscompletedinthetwosemestersofthestudent’ssenioryear.Theprojectdrawsonandextendsknowledge,ana-lyticalskills,andcreativethoughtdevelopedthroughpreviousworkinanareaorareasofmathematicsormathematicseducation.Usually,itisinitiatedbythestudent;however,thestudentmayperuselistsofprojectideasdevelopedbythemathematicsfacultyordrawonothersources.Thestudentshallselectafacultymentorandatopicwiththeadviceofthedepartmentchair.Aprojectproposalmustbesubmitted,identifyingtheareatobeexploredandthemethodsofinquirytobeused.Whileworkingontheproject,thestudentshouldlearnasignificantamountofmathematicsbeyondthatlearnedinpreviouscoursework.Uponcompletion,theprojectshallbepresentedtothepublicinawayagreeduponbythestudent,thementor,andthedepartmentchair.Prerequisite: Consent of mentor and department chair.

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MATH 495. Senior Project in Mathematics (4 E)Togetherwitha400-levelmathematicscourse,theSeniorProjectinmathematicscanbeacomponentofthecapstoneexperienceinthemajor.Normally,astudentwillcompletetheprojectduringthesenioryear.Itdrawsonpreviouscourseworkandstudyandshouldexpandthestudent’shorizoninmathematicsanddevelophisorherthinkingskills.Theideashouldcomefromthestudent,butlistsofprojectideasdevelopedbythemathematicsfacultyareavailable,andothersourcesmaybeused.Thestudentshallselectafacultymentorandatopicwiththeadviceofthedepartmentchair.Aprojectproposalmustbesubmitted,identifyingtheareatobeexploredandthemethodsofinquirytobeused.Whileworkingontheproject,thestudentshouldlearnasig-nificantamountofmathematicsbeyondthatlearnedinpreviouscoursework.Uponcomple-tion,theprojectshallbepresentedtothepublicinawayagreeduponbythestudent,thementor,andthedepartmentchair.Prerequisite: Consent of mentor and department chair.

MATH 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campuslearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofintern-ships.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividu-allydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplica-tionofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the academic adviser and depart-ment chair. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

MATH 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyamathematicsfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevalua-tionmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

MUSEUMSTUDIESTheMuseumStudiesprogramisdesignedtohelpstudentsexplorethetheoryandpractice

ofmuseumsinthecontemporaryworld,withemphasisonthestewardshipofcollectionsandthecreationofexhibits,interpretiveprograms,andeducationaloutreachservices.Museologyisinherentlymulti-disciplinaryandcross-disciplinary,benefitingfromknowledgeandexperienceinthefinearts,sciences,history,anthropology,education,computerscience,design,marketing,finance,andotherfields.Themuseumworldisrichlyvaried:inaddi-tiontothefamiliarmuseumcategoriesofart,history,naturalhistory,technologyandsciencemuseums,therearemanysimilarinstitu-tionsincludingnationalandstateparks,zoos,botanicalgardens,aquariums,andchildren’smuseums.Theprogram’sofferingswillhelppreparestudentsfortheirfutureunderstandingofandcontributiontotherealmofmuseums.

Theprogramisacross-disciplinarystudyareawithcourseofferingsacrossseveraldisciplines.Therequiredcorecourse,IntroductiontoMuseumStudies(MUST200),isofferedeachfall.Formaldeclarationofintenttocompletetheprogram’srequirementsmustbeprecededbycompletionofthecorecourseorbyconsentoftheprogramcoordinator.Studentsareadvisedtodeclaretheirparticipationandplantheirprogram’smake-upinconsultationwiththeprogramcoordinatorasearlyaspossiblebutnolaterthanbythebeginningofthefirstsemesterofthesenioryear.


TocompleteaminorintheMuseumStudiesprogram,studentsmustsatisfythefollowingrequirementsdesignedtoacquirethedepthandbreadthofknowledgeandexperienceintendedfortheprogram.

�. GeneralCollegeRequirements

2. Allrequirementsofthechosenmajorfield

3. Onerequired4-credit,200-levelcourse,IntroductiontoMuseumStudies(MUST200),offeredannually.

4. Atleast�2hoursofappropriateelectives,8ofwhichneedtobeupper-division,selectedfromatleasttwoofthreeprimaryfieldsofarthistory,anthropology,andhistory.

5. Completionofasingleeight-creditintern-shipinamuseum-relatedareaofstudy;uponapprovaloftheprogramcoordinator,twofour-creditinternshipsmaybesubsti-tuted.

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Primary Fields:(atleast8hoursupper-divisionelectivesfromthispartiallist;acompletelistofapprovedcurrentofferingswillappearintheonline“ScheduleofClasses”)

ANTH302:FoodandCulture(4AF)ANTH303:TheGambia,WestAfricaFieldStudyProgram(8ASu)ANTH304:AnthropologyofMedia(4AF)ANTH306:PracticingAnthropology:PrinciplesofAppliedAnthropology(4AF)ANTH/HIST3��:NativeAmericanCultureandHistory(4AS)ANTH3�3:African-AmericanColonialCulture(4AF)ANTH346:AnalysisofMaterialCulture(4AS)ANTH348:African-AmericanCulture(4AS)ANTH353:EgyptianArchaeology(4AS)ANTH357:ArchaeologicalAnalysisandCuration(4F)ANTH/HIST4�0:HistoricalArchaeologyFieldSchool(8Su)ANTH4�2:ArchaeologicalCuration,Conservation,andCollectionsManagement(4Su)ANTH450:HistoricalArchaeology(4AS)ARTH306:AmericanArt(4AF)ARTH3�0:ArtinEurope,�500-�850(4AS)ARTH3�4:African-AmericanArt(4A)ARTH32�:ArtandArchitectureoftheAncientMaya(4AS)ARTH322:NativeNorthAmericanArtandArchitecture(4AS)HIST/ANTH3��:NativeAmericanCultureandHistory(4AS)HIST360:EarlyAfricanCivilization(4AF)HIST36�:AfricanCivilization,�800-�900(4AF)HIST38�:HistoryofAncientGreeceandtheHellenisticWorld(4AS)HIST382:HistoryoftheRomanRepublicandEmpire(4F)HIST383:HistoryoftheByzantineEmpire(4AS)HIST/ANTH4�0:HistoricalArchaeologyFieldSchool(8Su)ANTH,ARTH,ART,HISTIndependentstudiesandInternships,withtheapprovalofthechairoftheMuseumStudiesprogram.

Secondary fields: nonespecified,butawidevarietyofdisciplinesfurnishappropriatecoursesforindividualprograms,dependingonthegoalsoftheparticipant.

Additionalappropriatecoursesatalllevelsinsuchdisciplinesashistory,anthropology,arthistory,art,computerscience,biology,chem-istry,education,geology,geography,religiousstudies,etc.,whichsupportanindividual’sprogramgoalswillbeselectedinconsultationwiththeprogramcoordinator.Eachyeartheparticipatingprogramfacultywilldesignateanyneworexperimentalcourses,topicalcourses,fieldtripsequences,orspecialofferingsthatwillsatisfyelectiverequirements.Acompletelistofthesewillappearintheonline“ScheduleofClasses.”

AspartoftheirparticipationinMuseumStudies,studentsundertakean8-creditintern-ship.PossibleinternshiplocationsincludetheBoydenGalleryandTeachingCollection,HistoricSt.Mary’sCity,Jefferson-PattersonParkandMuseum,SotterleyPlantation,CalvertMarineMuseum,St.Mary’sCountyMuseums,andothernearbyculturalinsti-tutions.AstheInternationalEducationandMarylandHeritageprogramsdevelop,numerousMuseumStudies-relatedopportuni-tieswillemergeforinternships,aswellasinde-pendentstudies,St.Mary’sProjects,museumfieldtripvisitsandnewMuseumStudiescoursesthroughexchangeprogramsandstudytours.Forcomparativepurposes,studentsmaywishtorequesttheprogramcoordinatortoapprovetwofour-creditinternships,forexample,intwodifferentcountries.

StudentsmaypursuetheirSt.Mary’sProjectinMuseumStudieswiththepermissionoftheirmajordepartmentandwithaMuseumStudiesfacultymemberservingasmentororco-mentor.St.Mary’sProjectcredit(8hours)doesnotapplytowardfulfillmentofthecurriculumrequirementsoftheprogram.

mUSEUm STUDIES COURSES (mUST)MUST 200. Introduction to Museum Studies (4F). Thiscourseconsidersmuseums—theirhistory,socialcontext,andtheirchallenges—inthe2�stcentury.Theformatisseminar-style,basedoncasestudies,fieldtrips,readings,andaclassproject.Usinganinterdisciplinaryapproach,thecourseexaminestherolesthatabroadrangeofmuseumtypesplayinsociety:thediversityofcollections,exhibitions,andinterpretationtechniques;managementandmarketingchallenges;visitorbehaviorandlearning;virtualmuseums;andmuseumethics,

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law,andcontroversies.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

MUST 398, 498, Museum Studies Internship (8E). Theinternshipprovidesdirecthands-onandacademicexperienceinamuseumenviron-mentselectedbythestudent,approvedbytheprogramcoordinator,mentoredbyamemberoftheMuseumStudiessteeringcommittee,andformalizedinalearningcontract.Theintern-shipmaybeundertakeninanearbyinstitution,butfurtherafieldandabroadaswell.

MUSICWeprovidestudents,majorsandnon-majors,withafullrangeofmusicalopportunities,academicandperformance,guidedwithahighlevelofpersonalattention.Weofferinstrumentalandvocalinstruction(privateandclass),theopportunitytoparticipateinavarietyofexcellentensembles,andcourseworkthatsupportsanunderstandingofmusicinitswiderhistorical,social,cultural,andgeo-graphicalcontexts.Ournumerouscollege-levelandprofessional-levelperformanceactivitiesprovideasubstantialeducationalfoundationandserveasanimportantculturalresourceforourregion.Theuniquesummerinternationalandorchestralprogramsofferstudentstheopportunitytoexpandhorizonsanddeepenunderstandingofworldsbeyondtheirownbyengaginginconservatory-like,pre-professionaltraininghereandabroad.Takentogether,theseendeavorsprepareourstudentsforadvancedtrainingandcareersinavarietyoffieldssuchasperformance,composition,musicscholar-ship,education,andartsadministration.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinmusic,astudentmustsatisfythefol-lowingminimumrequirementswithanoverallminimumGPAof2.00inrequiredMUSA/MUSCcourses.

NOTE:Somemusicrequirementsmaybewaived(bythedepartmentchairinconsul-tationwiththemusicfaculty)fortransferstudentsorforstudentswithexperienceorknowledgeequivalenttothematerialofapar-ticularcourse.

�. GeneralCollegeRequirements(see“Curriculum”section),includingthefol-lowingrequirementstosatisfythemajor.

2. CoreMusicCourses.AgradeofC-orbettermustbereceivedineachcourseunder2.CoursestakenforCredit/Nocreditmaynotbeusedtosatisfyrequirementsunder2.

a. MusicTheory: MUSC203&20�:MusicTheoryI&

SightSingingandDictationI MUSC204&202:MusicTheoryII&

SightSingingandDictationII MUSC303&309:MusicTheoryIII&

SightSingingandDictationIII MUSC3��:SightSingingandDictation

IV Onecoursechosenfrom: MUSC304:MusicTheoryIV MUSC332:FormandAnalysis

b. MusicHistory MUSC2�0:MusicHistorySurveyI MUSC2��:MusicHistorySurveyII MUSC320:MusicHistorySurveyIII

c. Ethnomusicology: Onecoursechosenfrom: MUSC2�6IntroductiontotheWorld’s

Music MUSC323TopicsinEthnomusicology

3. PerformanceRequirements.AgradeofCorbettermustbereceivedineachcourseunder3.CoursestakenforCredit/Nocreditmaynotbeusedtosatisfyrequirementsunder3.

a PrivateInstruction:atleast7semesterschosenfromMUSA280,28�,284,285,286,287,288,289,380,38�,384,385,386,387,388,389.

b. EnsembleParticipation:atleast7semes-terschosenfromensemblesasapprovedbythemusicfaculty.

NOTE:Astudentwillnotbepermittedtotakemorethanfoursemester-hoursofappliedmusic(MUSA)coursesduringonesemesterwithoutconsentofthemusicfaculty.AcceptanceintotheAlbaprogramprovidesfacultyconsentforexceedingfourMUSAsemester-hoursinthatsemester.Forpurposesoffulfillingthetotalsemester-hourrequirementunderthissection,onlyfouroftheMUSAsemester-hourcreditsearnedinAlbawillbecounted.Nevertheless,all

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4. ElectiveCourses(�0semester-hours):Tensemester-hoursofmusiccourseschosenbythestudentinconsultationwiththefacultyadviser.Coursesinfieldsotherthanmusiccansatisfythisrequirementwiththeapprovalofboththefacultyadviserandthedepartmentchairinmusic.Electivescanbeusedtopursueareasofspecialmusicabilityorinterest,ortoexploretherelationsbetweenmusicandotherareas.

5. Performanceproficiencyinvocalorinstru-mentalmusic,tobedemonstratedbypublicrecitalorauditionbeforethemusicfaculty,withtheacceptableoptionforeachstudenttobedeterminedbythemusicfaculty.

6. Proficiencyinpianoasabasictool,tobedeterminedbyexamination.Thestudentshouldcompletethisexaminationbytheendofthejunioryear.MusicmajorsintheTeacherEducationProgrammustcompletethisexaminationpriortotheprofessionalsemesterineducation.

7. CompletionofMUSC493/494St.Mary’sProjectinMusic(8semester-hours).ThisrequirementiswaivedifthestudentcompleteseitheraSeniorSeminaroraSt.Mary’sProjectoutsidetheMusicDepartment.Studentsexercisingthisoptionmustobtainpriorapprovalofthemusicfaculty.


Toearnaminorinmusic,astudentmustnot

beamusicmajorandmustsatisfyeithertheperformanceoptionortheacademicoption.AgradeofCorbettermustbereceivedineachcourse.CoursestakenforCredit/Nocreditmaynotbeusedtosatisfyrequirementsintheminor.Restrictionsnotedin“DegreeRequirementsfortheMajor,”section3.b.,willapply.

Performance Option (18 semester-hours)�. Performancerequirements:Atleast�4

semester-hourschosenfromacombinationofprivateinstructionandensemblepartici-pationasapprovedbythemusicfaculty:

a. PrivateInstruction:between4and�0semester-hourschosenfromMUSA280,28�,284,285,286,287,288,289,380,

38�,384,385,386,387,388,389.

b.EnsembleParticipation:between4and�0semester-hourschosenfromensembles.

2. Academicrequirements:Atleast4semester-hourschosenfromMUSC20�,202,203,204,2�0,2��,2�6,2�7,3�0,320,32�,323,360.

Academic Option (19 semester-hours)�. PerformanceRequirements:Atleast3

semester-hourschoseneitherfromMUSA280,28�,284,285,286,287,288,289,380,38�,384,385,386,387,388,389;orfromensemblesasapprovedbythemusicfaculty.

2. Academicrequirements:Atleast�6semester-hourschosenfromMUSC20�,202,203,204,2�0,2��,2�6,2�7,303,304,309,3�0,3��,320,32�,323,332,340,342,360.



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ThecourseslistedasMUSA473,474,475,476,477,and479arespecialcoursesofferedonlyatthecollege’scampusinAlba,Italy.MUSA473providesawayforstudentstoearncreditforparticipatinginatwo-weekinternationalmusicfestivalinthesummer.Theotherfivecoursesarepartofaone-semestertotal-immersionmusicalexperiencethatwillalsoincludeacademicmusicclasses.StudentsinAlbaforanentiresemesterwillalsostudyItalianlanguage.Pleaseconsultwiththemusicfacultyforfurtherdetails.

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MUSC 112. Music as Communication (4)Designedforthegeneralstudent,thiscoursewillexplorethewaythatmusicfunctionsasaformofcommunication.Whilethespecificcontentofthecoursewillvary,dependingoninstructor,itwillincludeanintroductiontoWesternmusicnotation,someexposuretomusicfromnon-Westerncultures,andsomecomponentoforiginalmusiccomposi-tion.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.StudentsinterestedinthemajorshouldtakeMUSC20�andMUSC203insteadofthiscourse.

MUSA 170-176. Beginning Class Instruction(1E)�70Guitar;�73,�74Piano;�76Voice.Basicskills,includingmusicreading,positions,andtechniques.Opportunityforindividualadvancementthroughuseofsoloandduetliterature.Opentobeginningstudentsonly.Music�70(GuitarClass)andMusic�76(VoiceClass)satisfytheteachereducationmethodsrequirementsintheareasofguitarandvoicerespectively.Anadditionalfeemustbepaidfortheseclasses.(See“Expenses”and“FinancialAid”sections.)

MUSA 180-490. Ensembles (1E)�80/480Choir;�82/482ChamberSingers;�85/485WindEnsemble;�86/486JazzEnsemble;�87/487ChamberEnsembles;�89/489Orchestra;�90/490PianoAccompanist.Experienceinperforminggroupswithrepertoireselectedfromawidespectrumofliterature.Limitedoutsideengagements.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Juniorandseniorstudentswillreceiveupper-divisioncredit.Enrollmentbyaudition.

MUSA 200. Concert Attendance (0E)Aco-requisitecoursewithanyprivatemusicinstruction.Musicmajorswillberequiredtoattendeightconcertspersemester.Non-musicmajorswillberequiredtoattendfourcon-certspersemester.Eachconcertdesignatedasacceptabletowardssatisfyingtherequirementwillhaveanattendancesheetatthedoorfor

thestudentstosignastheyarriveandleave.Acceptableconcertsincludestudentrecitalsinwhichoneperforms.Exceptionsaretheensembleconcerts,forwhichtheperformersdonotreceiveattendancecredit.

MUSC 201, 202. Sight Singing andDictation I, II (1F, 1S)Elementsofpitchandrhythmictrainingfromtherecognitionandperformancestandpoint.Includesrhythmicandmelodicsightsinginganddictation(one-andtwo-part)withkey-boardharmony.Thesecoursesmustbetakeninsequence.Prerequisite for MUSC 202: MUSC 201.

MUSC 203, 204. Music Theory I, II (3F, 3S)Reviewofsuchfundamentalsasnotation,intervals,scales,keysignatures,chordcon-struction,andstudyofWesterncommonpracticeharmony.MUSC203(withCo-req-uisiteMUSC20�)fulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.Co-requisite for MUSC 203: MUSC 201; Prerequisite for MUSC 204: MUSC203; Co-requisite for MUSC 204: MUSC 202.

MUSC 205. Music in History (4)Designedforthegeneralstudent,thiscourseservesasanintroductiontomusicandcom-poserswithafocusonhistoricalperiods.Listeningtomusicisemphasized.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

MUSA 206-209. Class Methods (1E)206ClassWindMethods;207ClassBrassMethods;208ClassStringMethods;209ClassPercussionMethods.Designedprimarilyformusiceducationstudents;includesgroupstudy,performance,andtheteachingofvoiceandvariousinstruments.

MUSC 210. Music History Survey I (4F) (4S)AstudyofthedevelopmentofmusicintheWesternworldfromclassicalantiquitytotheearlyBaroque.Prerequisites: Ability to read music plus completion of MUSC 203 (or its equivalent) are required.

MUSC 211. Music History Survey II (4S) (4F)AcontinuationofMusic2�0encompassingmusicofthelateBaroquethroughearlyRomanticism.Prerequisites: Ability to read music plus completion of MUSC 204 (or its equivalent) are required.

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MUSC 216. Introduction to the World’sMusic (4)Designedforthegeneralstudent,thiscourseservesasanintroductiontothemusicandmusicalpracticesaroundtheworld.Thiscourseaddressesthechallengeoflisteningtounfamiliarsoundsas“music”andexplorestherelationshipbetweenmusicandsociety.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPersectives.

MUSC 217. The Jazz Makers (4)Thiscourse,designedforthegeneralstudent,tracesjazzfromitshistoricalroots,andthenfollowsitsdevelopmenttopresentdayprac-tices.Thefocusisontheartistsandsocialissuesthatshapetheidiom,usingrecordings,videos,films,andtranscribedsolos.Theabilitytoreadmusicishelpfulbutnotessentialforsuccessfulparticipation.Theformatislecture/discus-sion.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

MUSA 273. Intermediate Class Piano (1S)ContinuationofMUSA�74,designedpar-ticularlytohelpmusicmajorspassthepianoproficiencyrequirement,ortoprovidefurtherinstructioninpianotoanystudentnotadvancedenoughtoenrollinMUSA284/384.Instructormay,athisorherdiscretion,meetstudentsindividually,ingroups,orasaclass.Anadditionalfeemustbepaidforthisclass.(See“Expenses”and“FinancialAid”sections.)Thiscourseisrepeatableforcredit.

MUSA 280-288/380-388. Private Instruction(1E)280/380Guitar;28�/38�Piano;284/384Brass;285/385Strings;286/386Voice;287/387Percussion;288/388Woodwinds.Intensivestudyoftechniquesandrepertory.Juniorsandseniorswillreceiveupper-divisioncredit.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Enrollmentbyaudition.Anadditionalfeemustbepaidforprivateinstruction.(See“Expenses”and“FinancialAid”sections.)Co-requisiteforall:MUSA200.

MUSA 289/389. Private Instruction:Composition (1E)Studyofbasiccompositionaltechniquesleadingtothecreationoforiginalworksforvariousperformingmedia.Juniorsandseniorswillreceiveupper-divisioncredit.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

MUSC 303. Music Theory III (3F)Studyofthetheoryof�9th-centurymusic,withexercisesinwritingandanalysis.Prerequisites: Successful completion of MUSC 202 and 204 or consent of the instructor; Co-requisite: MUSC 309.

MUSC 304. Music Theory IV (3S)Studyofthetheoryof20th-centurymusic,withexercisesinwritingandanalysis.Prerequisites: Successful completion of MUSC 303, MUSC 309, and the Core Curriculum requirement in mathematics or consent of the instructor; Co-requi-site: MUSC 311.

MUSC 309, 311. Sight Singing and Dictation III, IV (1F, 1S) ContinuationofstudyofmaterialsbeguninMUSC20�and202.Drillsinsightsinging,melodicandharmonicdictation(diatonic,chromatic,atonal),readingmusicinallclefs.Prerequisites: Successful completion of MUSC 202 and 204 or consent of the instructor.

MUSC 310. Electronic Music (4AS)Anoverviewofthepossibilitiesopenedtomusiciansthroughdigitaltechnology.Thecoursewillincludeintroductionstomusiccom-puter-aidedinstruction:FMsoundsynthesis(creating,using,andeditingsampledandpresa-mpledsounds);basicsequencing,andcomputermusicnotation.Prerequisite: MUSC 303 or consent of the instructor.

MUSC 320. Music History Survey III (4S)AcontinuationofMusic2��encompassingmusicoflateRomanticismthroughthepresentday.Prerequisites: Ability to read music plus completion of MUSC 303 (or its equivalent) are required.

MUSC 321. Topics in Music History (4)Specializedstudiesinmusichistory.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisdifferent.Checktheonline“ScheduleofClasses”fortopicsandprerequisites.

MUSC 323. Topics in Ethnomusicology (4)Ethnomusicologymaybedefinedastheanthro-pologyofmusic;itthusencompassesalloftheworld’smusicandemphasizestherelationbetweenmusicandotheraspectsofculture.Thetopicscoveredmayincludeaspecificregionaltradition,amusicalgenreviewedcross-culturally,themethodologiesofethno-musicology,oramusicaltopicviewedfromanethnomusicologicalperspective.Mayberepeatedforcreditifthetopicisdifferent.

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MUSC 332. Form and Analysis (4AS)Adetailedstudyofmusicalforms(sonata,concerto,androndo),andanintroductiontoadvancedanalytictechniquesandthewritingofformalmusicalanalysis.Prerequisite: MUSC 303 or consent of the instructor.

MUSC 340. Orchestration and Arranging(4AF)Studyoftheproblemsencounteredwhenwritingfororchestralinstrumentsaloneorincombination.Thecoursewillfocusonwritingandarrangingfororchestra,bothtoprovidepracticalexperienceinwritingandarranging,andtoenhancescore-readingabili-ties.Prerequisite: MUSC 203 or consent of the instructor.

MUSC 342. Counterpoint (4AS)Astudyofspeciesandtonalcounterpoint,withwrittenexercisesandanalyticalproj-ects.Prerequisite: MUSC 303 or consent of the instructor.

MUSC 360. Choral and Instrumental Conducting (4S)Studyofbeatpatterns,batontechniques,andrehearsaltechniquesusingcriticalscoreanal-ysisofchoralandinstrumentalliterature.Classfunctionsasitsownperforminglaboratory.

MUSC 365. Diction for Singers (2F)Designedforsingers,thissurveycourseintro-ducessingerstotheInternationalPhoneticAlphabetanditsuse;therulesofcorrectpro-nunciationinEnglish,Italian,German,French,andSpanishlyric(sung)diction;andtheuseofdictionasaninterpretivetool. Prerequisite: Music major status, or permission of the instructor.

MUSA 473. Alba International Music Festival (2 SU)ParticipationattheAlbaInternationalMusicFestival,atwo-weekintensivemusicalexperi-enceinvolvingthestudyofEuropeanmusicinaEuropeanenvironment.SingerswillrehearseandperformwiththeSt.Mary’sCollegeChamberSingers.Instrumentalistswillrehearseandperformchambermusicandsitinwithvariousprofessionalensembles.Allstudentsattenddailyconcertsandnumerousmasterclasses.Studentsincompositionwillhaveprivatelessonsanddailycompositionmasterclasses.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcredit.

MUSA 474. Brass and Woodwind Studies (4S)Intensive,advancedstudyoftechniquesandrepertory.Privatelessons.Sectionsforflute,oboe,clarinet,bassoon,horn,trumpet,trom-bone,andtuba.ThiscourseisofferedonlyinAlba.SeethenoteunderDegreeRequirementsfortheMajor,section3.b.

MUSA 475. Strings, Voice, and Keyboard Studies (4S)Intensive,advancedstudyoftechniquesandrepertory.Privatelessons.Sectionsforviolin,viola,cello,bass,voice,andpiano.ThiscourseisofferedonlyinAlba.SeethenoteunderDegreeRequirementsfortheMajor,section3.b.

MUSA 476. Recital (4S)Design,preparation,andpresentationofafull-length,professional-levelrecitaltotakeplaceinoneoftheAlbacityconcertvenuesduringthesemester.Mentorshipprovided,butinitia-tiveandexecutionistheresponsibilityofthestudent.ThiscourseisofferedonlyinAlba.SeethenoteunderDegreeRequirementsfortheMajor,section3.b.

MUSA 477. Ensemble Studies (3-4S)Guided,advanced,intensiveensemblework,undertheguidanceofcoachesandconduc-tors.Sectionsforchambermusic(3credits),orchestra(3credits),andoperaworkshop(4credits).ThiscourseisofferedonlyinAlba.SeethenoteunderDegreeRequirementsfortheMajor,section3.b.

MUSA 479. Alba Seminar (1S)OnceweeklygroupmeetingofallAlbapar-ticipants.Guestlectures,specialpresentations,masterclasses.ThiscourseisofferedonlyinAlba.SeethenoteunderDegreeRequirementsfortheMajor,section3.b.

MUSC 493. St. Mary’s Project Seminar (4F)GuidedbyafacultymentordesignatedbytheMusicDepartmentchair,thisseminarwillconsistofanexaminationofthetheme“PerformanceandScholarship”throughavarietyoftopics.Inadditiontoparticipatinginweeklyclassmeetings,studentswillpresentalecturerecital(oracceptablealternative)totheclass.Thetopicofthelecture-recital(oralternative)istobechosenbythestudent,butmustgaintheapprovalandsupportofthefacultymentorandtheMusicDepartment.Thelecturerecital(oralternative)shouldbeplannedsoastoleadtothedesign,prepara-

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tion,andexecutionofaprojectthatcontainsbothapublicperformanceandaresearchcomponent(seeMUSC494).Studentsshouldrequestguidelinesforprojectsfromthemusicchairatthebeginningofthejunioryear.Prerequisites: MUSC 211, and MUSC 304 or 332, or consent of the instructor.

MUSC 494. St. Mary’s Project (4S)GuidedbyafacultymentordesignatedbytheMusicDepartmentchair,studentswilldesign,prepare,andexecuteaprojectthatfeaturesapublicperformanceandaresearchcomponent.Typically,theperformancewillbeapublic,full-lengthrecital,butotheroptionsarepossible.Theresearchcomponentnormallywillconsistofapaperonatopicrelatedtothepublicper-formanceandthatdemonstratesthestudent’sabilityinmusichistoryortheory.Theprojectmustdemonstratemethodologicalcompetence.Itmustdrawonandextendknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevel-opedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Itmustincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframe-worktowhichitisacontribution.Prerequisites: MUSC 493 and approval of the proposed project by the music faculty.

MUSA 195, 295, 395, 495. Guided Reading in Music (1-2E)Coherentlyorganizedreadingsundertheguid-anceofamusicfacultymemberinanareaofspecialinteresttothestudent.Areadinglistandmeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.Prerequisites: MUSC 303 and MUSC 211, consent of the instructor, and learning contract filed in the Office of the Registrar.

MUSA 197, 297, 397, 497. Directed Research in Music (1-4E)Underthedirectsupervisionofamusicfacultymember,astudentundertakesaresearchproject.AlearningcontractthatspecifiestheresearchgoalsandmethodologymustbefiledwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrar.Amaximumoffoursemester-hoursofdirectedresearchinmusic(397or497only)maybeappliedtomajorrequirementsinmusic.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor, and learning contract filed in the Office of the Registrar.

MUSC 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthe

directorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations. Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the department chair. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” sections.) Credit/No credit grading.

MUSC 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyamusicfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

NATURALSCIENCEThemajorinnaturalscienceisintendedforthescience-orientedstudentwhowishestoacquireabroadbackgroundinthefundamen-talsofscienceandmathematicswhileconcen-tratinginoneofthespecificdisciplines.Theprogramisparticularlywell-suitedtostudentswhodesirepreparationforgraduateworkorcareersininterdisciplinarysciencessuchasbiostatisticsandbiophysics.Examplesofotherstudentswhomightfindthisprogramsuitedtotheirneeds:(�)thosepreparingforfurtherstudyinthephilosophyofscience,(2)thoseinterestedinacareerasascientificortechnicallibrarian,(3)studentsorientedtowardsabusi-nesscareerinascience-orientedindustry,and(4)thosewithageneralinterestandabilityinsciencewhohavenotclearlydeterminedinwhichareaordisciplinetheywishtospecialize.Studentsinterestedingraduatestudiesshouldarrangetheirprogramstowardthisendwiththehelpoftheiradvisers.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinnaturalscience,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements:

�. GeneralCollegeRequirements(see“Curriculum”sectionandtheparagraphtitled“St.Mary’sProjects”below).

2. CoreRequirements:

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a. MATH�5�,�52:CalculusIandII

b. Twoofthefollowingthreesequences:

*BIOL�05,�06:PrinciplesofBiologyIandII

*CHEM�05,�06:GeneralChemistryIandII

*PHYS�3�,�32:GeneralPhysicsIandII

3. ConcentrationRequirements:

Primary Area:

20semester-hoursinoneofthefivedis-ciplinesofbiology,chemistry,computerscience,mathematics,physics.

Secondary Area:

8semester-hoursinanotheroneofthedisciplinesabove.Note:AllconcentrationcoursesexceptCOSC�20andCOSC�30mustbeatthe200-levelorhigher.

4. EverynaturalsciencemajormustcompleteaSt.Mary’sProject.Thisprojectmaybeinthedisciplineofprimaryconcentrationorinanothermajordisciplineorastudyarea.Theguidelinesestablishedintheselectedareaapply.Theprojectmustbeproposedtoamentorandtothechairpersonofthenaturalsciencecommitteeleastthreeweeksbeforethelastdayofclassesofthesecondsemesterofthestudent’sjunioryear,anditmustbeapprovedbythementorandthenaturalsciencecommitteechairperson.

5. StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterinallcourseslistedinitems2-4above.

DeClaring a MaJor in naTural sCienCe/ns MaJor CoMMiTTee Theprogramisdirectedbyacommitteecom-posedoffacultymembersfromthenaturalsciencedisciplines.Astudentmayeitherelectoneoftheelevenapprovedstandardprogramslistedbelowor,incooperationwiththeadviser,designanindividualprogram.Studentselectingastandardprogrammustindicatetheselectedoptionwhenthemajorisdeclaredwiththeassociateprovostforacademicservices.Astudentwhooptsforanindividualprogrammustdevelopadetailedproposalandsubmitittothenaturalsciencecommittee.Allsuchprogramsneedtobeapprovedbythenaturalsciencemajorcommitteedescribedabove.

sTanDarD prograMs

Thestandardapprovedprogramsarethefol-lowing:

Biology:ComputerScience Biology:Mathematics Chemistry:Biology Chemistry:ComputerScience Chemistry:Mathematics Chemistry:Physics ComputerScience:Physics Mathematics:Biology Mathematics:Physics Physics:ComputerScience Physics:Mathematics

Informationcontainingthecourserequire-mentsforthestandardprogramsisavailableintheadministrativeofficeofSchaeferHall.

Double MaJors

Duetotheinterdisciplinarynatureofthenaturalsciencemajor,itcanbepartofadoublemajoronlyiftheconcentrationinthenaturalsciencemajordoesnotoverlapwiththerequirementsfortheothermajor.

nATURAL SCIEnCE COURSES

DisCipline areas

Biology(BIOL)coursesanddescriptionsarelistedunderthebiologymajor.

Chemistry(CHEM)coursesanddescriptionsarelistedunderthechemistrymajor.

Mathematics(MATH)andcomputerscience(COSC)coursesanddescriptionsarelistedunderthemathematicsmajor.

Physics(PHYS)coursesanddescriptionsarelistedunderthephysicsmajor.

GEOL 130. Introduction to Geology (4)Thiscoursewillexploretheworldofgeology,bothphysicalandhistorical,withemphasisonitsrelevancetoothermajordisciplines.Basicprinciplesofthegeoscienceswillbeexaminedandusedtoillustratesomeoftheimportantcontributionsgeologyhasmadetoourknowledgeandunderstandingoftheworldtoday.Lectureandlaboratory.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinNaturalScienceswithLaboratory.Prerequisite: Successful completion of the Core Curriculum requirement in Mathematics.

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PHSC 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campuslearningopportuni-tiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksitu-ations.Prerequisites: admission to the internship program and approval of the academic adviser and Natural Science Committee. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

PHSC 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaphysicalsciencefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

OTHER SCIEnCE COURSESThescienceprogramservestheneedsofbothscienceandnon-sciencemajors.Manyofthecoursesareinterdisciplinaryinnatureandoftendesignedtoaddressspecificcurrenttopicsofgeneralinterest.

SCIE 316. Nutrition (4A)Ageneralexaminationofnutritionalsciencewhichwillincludethedetailedstudyofcar-bohydrates,fats,proteins,water,vitaminsandminerals,andtheirimportanceinhumandevelopment.Importantnutritionalproblemsandmethodsofassessingnutritionalstatuswillbepresented.Individualpaperswillbeassigned.Prerequisites: BIOL 106 and CHEM 106.

SCIE 420. Philosophy of Science (4AF)Anintroductiontothephilosophyofscience,attemptingtobridgethegapbetweenphi-losophyandsciencebyconsideringscientificideasinthecontextofhistoryandphilosophy.Itwilltracescientificthoughtfromthepre-Socraticstothetheoriesofquantumphysics.Prerequisites: Two courses in philosophy or consent of the instructor.

SCIE 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campuslearningopportuni-tiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksitu-ations.Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the academic adviser and natural science committee. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

SCIE 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyasciencefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

THENEUROSCIENCESTheneurosciencesinvestigatethemolecular,cellular,andgeneticaspectsofnervoussystemfunctioningaswellastheirinfluencesonbehavior.Theminorintheneuroscienceswillallowtheexplorationofthebrainfromabiological,chemical,andpsychologicalperspec-tive.Theunderstandingoftheneurosciencesrequiresknowledgeaboutthefunctionofneurons,thefunctionofvariousbrainregionsandtheirrelationtobehavior,aswellasagraspofthemethodologybehindneuroscientificresearch,includingdevelopment,analysis,andinterpretationofexperimentalstudies.

Thegoaloftheneurosciencestudyareaistocreateacross-disciplinaryapproachtotheneuroscienceswitheachstudentgainingexperienceandperspectivesfromthedisci-plinesofbiology,chemistry,andpsychology.Theminorplacesastrongemphasisondirectresearchexperiencewithintheneurosciences.Inaddition,theneuroscienceminorcreatesanenvironmentwherefacultyandstudentsworkcollaborativelyanddiscussissuesofneurosci-ence.

Anystudentwithaninterestinpursuingthecross-disciplinaryminorintheneurosciences

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shouldconsultwiththecoordinatoroftheminor.Studentsareencouragedtodeclaretheirparticipationintheirsophomoreyearbutnolaterthantheendofthejunioryear.Studentsalsoshouldseekanadviser,whetherformalorinformal,fromparticipatingfaculty.


Tosuccessfullycompletethecross-disciplinaryminorintheneurosciences,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirementsdesignedtoestablishbreadthanddepthofknowledgeconsistentwiththegoalsoftheneuroscienceminor.

�. GeneralCollegerequirements(see“Curriculum”section)

a. MustincludeeitherCHEM�0�(for-merlyCHEM��2)orCHEM�05.CHEM�05isstronglyrecommended.(MeetsCoreCurriculumrequirementNaturalScienceswithLaboratory.)

b. MusttakePSYC�0�(MeetsCoreCurriculumrequirementinSocialSciences.)

2. Allrequirementsinamajordisciplineofstudy.

3. Atleast�8semester-hoursincoursesapprovedfortheneurosciences,withagradeofCorabove,including:

a. Requiredcourses:�0semester-hours:

NEUR20�.IntroductiontotheNeurosciences(4S)

NEUR30�.SeminarintheNeurosciences(�E)

NEUR302.DirectedResearchintheNeurosciences(4E)orcompletionof thesecondsemesterofanSMPinneuroscience(approvalfromthecoordinatorisrequired)

NEUR303.AdvancedSeminarintheNeurosciences(�E)

b. Electivecourses:8semester-hoursofupper-divisionelectivecreditsselectedfromthefollowing:

BIOL305.AnimalBehavior BIOL4�9.Neurobiology BIOL436.ComparativeAnimal

Physiology BIOL438.CellPhysiology CHEM420.BiochemistryI

CHEM422/BIOL424.BiochemistryII PSYC3�2.SensationandPerception PSYC3�4.Drugs,Brains,andBehavior PSYC422.BiologicalPsychologyor

upper-levelSpecialTopicsCoursesinbiology,chemistry,orpsychologyspecificallyapprovedfortheneurosci-ences.

nEUROSCIEnCE COURSES (nEUR)NEUR 201. Introduction to the Neurosciences (4S)Thisteam-taughtinterdisciplinarycoursewillintroducestudentstothestudyofneurosci-ence.Studentswilllearnhowtheanatomyandfunctionofthebrainandnervoussystemunderliethoughtandbehavior.Studentswillalsobeexposedtothemethodsusedtostudythebrainandwillgainproficiencyinanalyzingthescientificliteratureandcommunicatingscientificideas.Pre-requisite or Co-requisite(s): CHEM 101 (formally CHEM 112) or CHEM 105 and PSYC 101 or permission of instructor.

NEUR 301/303. Seminar in the Neurosciences/Advanced Seminar in the Neurosciences (1E) Thisseminar,forparticipantsintheneurosci-encesminor,examinescurrenttopicsintheneurosciences.Seminarsincludepapercri-tiques,researchproposals,outsidespeakers,andvisitstoneurosciencelaboratories.Someout-of-classactivitiesrequired.NEUR303isforparticipantsintheneurosciencesminorwhohavealreadyearnedcreditforNEUR30�.NEUR303mayberepeatedforcredit.Credit/NoCreditgrading.Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: NEUR 201.

NEUR 302. Directed Research in the Neurosciences (4E). Thedesign,execution,andpresentationoftheresultsfromanoriginallaboratoryresearchprojectintheneurosciences.Smallgroupprojectsencouraged.ParticipationintheNeurosciencesseminarrequired.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcredit. Prerequisite(s): NEUR 201 and NEUR 301 or permission of instructor.

The niTze sCholars prograM

ThespecialScholarsProgramcurriculumisdesignedasamoreflexible,enriching,and

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challengingmeansofattainingaqualityliberalartseducationindepthandbreadth,encouragingindividualstobeintellectualrisk-takerswhilecollectivelymaintainingthehighacademicstandardsexpectedinaselectiveprogramoftalentedstudents.

�. BreadthandDepthofGeneralStudy.Successfulcompletionof�28semester-hours(44upper-level),thesameasforallSt.Mary’sCollegestudents,includingspecificrequirementsforgraduationinanapprovedmajor.

2. GPA.Theattainmentandmaintenanceofa3.50cumulativeGPA,sothatthestudentiseligibleforgraduationwithLatinhonors.Furthermore,allofthecourserequirementslistedbelowmustbecompletedwithagradeofCorhigher.

3. AdvancedProficiency.Demonstrationofsatisfactorycompletionofadvancedprofi-ciencyinatleasttwoofthefollowingthreeproficiencyareas.(Bothoftheadvancedproficiencyrequirementsmaybesatisfiedbyexamination--AdvancedPlacement,InternationalBaccalaureate,orSt.Mary’sProficiency.Ifthestudentdoesnotsatisfyadvancedproficiencyinallthreeareas,heorshemustsatisfythecorecurriculumprofi-ciencyrequirementintheremainingarea.)

a. Writing:EitherENGL270–CreativeWritingoranupper-divisioncreativewritingcourse

b. Mathematics:MATH�5�–Calculus

c. ForeignLanguage:One4-creditcourseinaforeignlanguageatthe200-levelorhigher.Thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedthroughintensiveforeignlanguagestudytakenduringastudy-abroadprogramthathasbeenpreviouslyapprovedbytheScholarsProgramdirectorandforeignlanguagefaculty.Thelatterwillevaluatethestudent’slevelofcompetencyuponreturntoSt.Mary’sCollege.

4. NITZ�80:LeadershipSeminarI.Successfulcompletionofthefirst-semesterseminaronsomeaspectofleadership.(ThissatisfiestheCollege’sfirst-yearseminarrequirement.)

5. NITZ�8�:LeadershipTutorial.Successfulcompletionofa2-credittuto-rialonleadership.

6. NITZ280:LeadershipSeminarII.Successfulcompletionofasecond-yearleadershipseminar,linkedtoastudytourabroadsponsoredbytheScholarsProgram.

InadditiontoNITZ�80,successfulcomple-tionoffoursemester-hoursineachofthefollowingsixareas(NITZ280iseligibletosatisfyoneofthese):

7. Mathematics

8. NaturalSciences(withalaboratory)

9. SocialSciences

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�2.HumanisticFoundations

�3.LiberalStudiesBreadth.SuccessfulcompletionofabreadthofliberalstudieswhichfollowsthespiritoftheSt.Mary’sCollegeCoreCurriculumrequirements,aswellasstateregulationsforpublicinstitutions,butisdevelopedbytheindi-vidualstudent.Thiswillincludeatleast�2creditsofcoursework,noneofwhichsatisfiesanyotherScholarsProgramrequirementsandwhich,ordinarily,willrepresentnofewerthanthreedifferentanddistinctdisciplines.Moreover,noneofthe�2creditscanberequiredforthestudent’smajor,unlessthestudentismajoringinmorethanonediscipline.

�4.SeniorPortfolio.CompletionandapprovalbytheScholarsCommitteeofaportfolioreflectingonthestudent’seducationalgoalsandattainmentatSt.Mary’s,bothinthecurriculumandinco-curricularactivities.Thoughanongoingprocess,thisportfoliomustbesubmittedforapprovalduringthestudent’sfinalterm.

�5.St.Mary’sProject.Successfulcompletionofaneight-creditSt.Mary’sProject.

�6.Allcoursesusedtosatisfytherequire-mentsfortheNitzeScholarsProgram

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mustbetakenforcreditandbegradedonanAtoFscale.

�7.ProofofacademicdishonestyinanycourseconstitutesaseriousbreachofScholarsProgramethics,andseverepen-altieswillbeleviedagainstanystudentfoundguiltyofsuchbehavior(asdefinedintheStudentHandbook),includinglossofallCollege-fundedmeritscholar-shipsupport,probabledismissalfromtheScholarsProgram,andpossiblesuspen-sion/expulsionfromtheCollege.

NITZE SCHOLARS COURSES (NITZ)NITZ 180. Leadership Seminar I (4F)Thiscourseexaminessomethemerelatingtoleadership,somethinkerwhohaswrittenaboutleaders,orsomethinkerwhohasservedasaleader.Leadershiphasmanyvarieties,andthetopicofthisseminarwillbedeterminedbytheinstructor.OpenonlytothoseinthefirstsemesteroftheNitzeScholarsProgram.

NITZ 181. Leadership Tutorial (2S)ThisvariabletopiccoursefocusesonsomeaspectofleadershipbothtosupplementtheLeadershipSeminarIandtobuildonsomeoftheissuesraisedbytheyear'sNitzeSeniorFellow.OpenonlytothoseinthesecondsemesteroftheNitzeScholarsProgram.

NITZ 280. Leadership Seminar II (4F or 4S)Thiscourseexaminessomeaspectofleadershipinaninternationalcontext.Dependingontheinstructor,thiscoursecouldfocusonahis-toricalperiodinvolvinganothercultureoronacontemporaryissuewithinternationaldimen-sions.Thisseminarisofferedonceeachyear,andconcludeswithaone-totwo-weekstudytourtoanappropriateinternationaldestina-tion.OpenonlytothoseinthesecondyearoftheNitzeScholarsProgram.

PHILOSOPHYThefundamentaleducationalobjectiveofthephilosophymajoristoturnstudentsintoloversofwisdom(theoriginalmeaningoftheGreekterm,philosophos).Asafield,philosophyismorethan2,500yearsold.Inthefirstinstance,philosophyisabodyofideasanddoctrines

thathavebeenarticulatedbythinkerswhohavesoughttounderstandthebasicfeaturesofwhatis,whatcouldbeandwhatoughttobe.Philosophystudentsneedtoknowtheserationallydevelopedpositionsinordertoavoidrepeatingpasterrorsandtobuilduponwhatisbestinourphilosophicalheritage.

Secondly,andequallyimportant,philoso-phersattempttorationallyjustifytheirmostbasicintuitionsaboutthenatureofreality.Philosophyisanactivitythatstudentsengageinbythinkingclearly,carefully,andsystem-aticallyaboutfundamentalproblemsofexis-tence.Thisactivityisnotareplacementofbutacomplementtoscientificinvestigation.Philosophyisareflectionuponhypothesesthat,becauseoftheirfundamentalandgeneralcharacter,cannotbeverifiedorfalsifiedbythecurrentmethodsofmodernscience.Forexample,philosophersexaminetheclaimthatourconsciousnessisnothingmorethanaseriesofneurologicaleventsofthebrain.Theyalsoconsiderthegroundsofpoliticalobligation,orwhethercertainhumanactionsarewrongbeyondourhappeningtothinktheyare,orwhetherourknowledgecanbevalidforalltimeperiodsandallculturalcircumstances.Membersofthedepartmentdealwithfunda-mentalandgraveissuesfacingallofusinthe2�stcentury,includingwarandpeace,globaljustice,environmentalhealth,andgenderequity.PhilosophicalapproachesincludeWesternEuropeantraditions,EastAsianandSouthAsianthought,andcriticalandfeministtheories.

Becauseoftheintensiveandextensivetraininginconceptualanalysisoffundamentalprob-lems,thephilosophymajorprovidesanexcel-lentpreparationforvirtuallyanyprofessionalcareer.Philosophypreparesusnotonlytoearnaliving,butalsotoaddresssuchquestionsaswhyweshouldlive,andhowwelive,ourall-too-humanlives.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinphilosophy,astudentmustsatisfythefol-lowingminimumrequirements:

�. GeneralCollegeRequirements(see“Curriculum”section),includingthefol-lowingrequirementstosatisfythemajor.

2. Atleast44semester-hoursinphilosophy,asspecifiedina.,b.,c.below.AgradeofC-or

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bettermustbereceivedineachcourseofthemajorandthecumulativegrade-pointaverageofcoursesusedtosatisfythemajormustbeatleast2.00.CoursestakenforCredit/Nocreditmaynotbeusedtosatisfyrequirementsunderpoint2.

a. RequiredCoreCourses:32semester-hours.

PHIL�0�:IntroductiontoPhilosophyorPHIL�20:IntroductiontoEthics

PHIL2�5:CriticalThinkingandPhilosophicalWriting

PHIL300:HistoryofWesternPhilosophy:AncientandMedieval

PHIL30�:HistoryofWesternPhilosophy:TheModernPeriod

PHIL380:PhilosophicalTopicsandThinkers

PHIL430:EthicalTheories PHIL494:St.Mary’sProjectin

Philosophy

b. Upper-divisionelectives:8semester-hourschosenfromany300-or400-levelphilosophycourseslistedintheCollegecatalog,exceptPHIL304.Astudentmusttakeatleastonecourse(4semester-hours)inanon-Westernphilo-sophical/religioustradition.Additionalcoursesthatsatisfythisrequirementmaybeapprovedbythedepartmentfaculty.Note:coursesusedtosatisfyrequire-mentsinsectiona.(above)maynotbeusedtosatisfyupper-divisionelectivecredit.Creditsearnedfrominternships,fieldexperiences,andhonorsorseniorprojectscannotbeusedtomeetthisrequirement.

c. Additionalelectivecourses:4semester-hourschosenfromany300-or400-levelphilosophyorreligiousstudiescourseslistedintheCollegecatalog,exceptPHIL304.Additionalcoursesthatsatisfythisrequirementmaybeapprovedbythedepartmentfaculty.Note:anycoursenotusedtosatisfyrequirementsinsectiona.orb.(above)maybeusedtosatisfyadditionalelectivecredit,butcoursechoicesaretobeselectedincon-sultationwiththeadviserforthemajor.Creditsearnedfrominternships,fieldexperiences,orseniorprojectscannotbeusedtomeetthisrequirement.

d. Studentswhocompleteaninterdisci-

plinarySMPofwhichonly4semester-hoursconsistofPHIL493/494mustcomplete4semester-hourschosenfromany300-or400-levelphilosophycourseslistedintheCollegecatalog(exceptPHIL304),inadditiontothestandardcoursesthatsatisfytherequirementsofthephilosophymajor.StudentswhocompleteanSMPentirelyoutsideofPHIL493/494mustcomplete8addi-tionalsemester-hourschosenfromany300-or400-levelphilosophycourseslistedintheCollegecatalog(exceptPHIL304),inadditiontothestandardcoursesthatsatisfytherequirementsofthephilosophymajor.Afterconsultationwiththedepartmentchair,theserequire-mentsmaybewaivedforSMPswithsubstantialphilosophicalcontent.

Thefollowingmodelissuggestedasasequenceofstudythatsatisfiesthespecificrequirementsforamajorinphilosophy.

Firstyear: CoreCurriculumrequirementsandeither

PHIL�0�orPHIL�20inthefall,andPHIL2�5inthespring.

Sophomoreyear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,PHIL300

andPHIL30�,andonenon-Westernelec-tivephilosophycourse.

Junioryear: CompletionofCoreCurriculumrequire-

ments,PHIL430inthefall,PHIL380,andoneelectivecourseinphilosophyorreli-giousstudies.

Senioryear: PHIL494andoneelectivephilosophy

course.


Toearnaminorinphilosophy,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements:

� GeneralCollegeRequirements(see"Curriculum"section).

2. Atleast20semester-hoursinphilosophyasspecifiedundertherequiredandelec-tivecourses.AgradeofC-orbettermustbereceivedineachcourseoftheminorandthecumulativegrade-pointaverageofcoursesusedtosatisfytheminormustbeatleast2.00.

Requiredcorecourses(8semester-hours):

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Atleastonecoursefromeachofthefollowing:

�. EitherPHIL�0�:IntroductiontoPhilosophyorPHIL�20:IntroductiontoEthics

2. EitherPHIL300:HistoryofAncientandMedievalPhilosophy,orPHIL30�:HistoryofModernPhilosophy

Electivecourses:

Studentsminoringinphilosophymusttakeanadditional�2semester-hours,ofwhichatleast8semester-hoursmustbeupper-level,andofwhichatleast4semester-hoursmustbenon-Westernphilosophy.ValuesInquiry(PHIL304/RELG304)maynotbeusedtosatisfythisrequirement.Withapprovalfromthedepart-mentchair,otherupper-levelphilosophicalcoursesfromoutsidethephilosophyofferingcanbecountedaselectiveswhereappropriate.

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SybolCookAnderson,DavidJones,KathrynJ.Norlock,BradPark,JohnSchroeder,MichaelTaber(departmentchair)

pHILOSOpHY COURSES (pHIL)PHIL 101. Introduction to Philosophy (4E)Thiscourseprovidesstudentswiththeopportunitytothinkcriticallyandsystemati-callyaboutfundamentalproblemsoflifeandthenatureoftheuniverse,withmaterialsdrawnfromawidevarietyofintellectualtraditions,ancientandmodern,Westernandnon-Western.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

PHIL 120. Introduction to Ethics (4E)Astudyofbasicviewsonhowweoughttoliveourlives.Thefollowingkindsofquestionsareexamined:Whatisgoodness?Canwe,andifsohowcanwe,justifyourbasicethicalprinciples?Canethicalstatementsbetrue(orfalse),oraretheysolelyamatterofpreference?ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

PHIL 215. Critical Thinking and Philosophical Writing (4E)Developmentofphilosophicalwritingandreasoningskills,includingknowledgeoflogicalconcepts,theirrelations,andtheirexpressioninformalnotationandinformalargumentation.Systemstobestudiedincludethepropositional

calculusandnaturaldeduction.Therelationsofthesesystemstothesyntaxandsemanticsofnaturallanguagewillbeexamined,withanemphasisonapplicationoflogicalreasoningtoargumentsinphilosophicalandnon-philo-sophicalwriting.Studentswillconstructtheirownlogicalargumentsinatermpaperthatincorporateslibraryresearchanddemonstratesappropriateuseofsecondarysources.

PHIL 300. History of Western Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval (4F)

Thedevelopmentofphilosophicalthoughtfromthepre-SocraticstotheNeo-PlatonistsandreligiousphilosophersoftheMiddleAges.Emphasisisplacedonselectedworksofthepre-Socratics,Plato,andAristotle,butcriticsofthepresuppositionsofthistraditiontakenasawholewillbestudiedaswell.Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.

PHIL 301. History of Western Philosophy: The Modern Period (4S)ThemainmovementsofWesternthoughtfromthelateRenaissancethroughthemid-�9thcentury.MajorideasintheRationalisttradi-tion(forexample,Descartes,Spinoza,Conway,Leibniz),theEmpiricisttradition(Hobbes,Locke,Berkeley,Hume,Wollstonecraft),andKantandHegelwillbeexamined.Also,selectedcriticsofthepresuppositionsofthistraditiontakenasawholewillbestudied.Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.

PHIL 304. Values Inquiry (4E)Thegoalofthiscourseistobringtogetherstudentsfrommultiplemajorstosharetheirperspectivesonaselectedtopicinawaythatilluminatesandcriticallyexaminesphilosoph-icalandreligioustraditions,makescross-disci-plinaryconnections,andfacilitatesintegrationoftheirliberalartseducation.Participantsinthisseminarreadtextsfromtheworld’sphilo-sophicalandreligioustraditionsagainstthebackgroundoftheirculturalcontext.Studentsareinvitedtoenterintoconversationwiththesetextsastheylearntoexaminetheirownvaluesandtoquestiontheirdeliberationsinmakingchoices.Varioussystemsofthought,moralpreferences,andideologicaljudgmentsarecriticallystudiedwithaviewtotheircon-temporaryrelevance.Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.

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PHIL 310. Ascetics, Saints, and Sinners: Western Religious Thought (4A)AcriticalappraisalofselectedreligiousthinkersintheJewishandChristiantraditions.Introducesthestudenttotheconflictsintheconstructionoftheological,mystical,orethicalandreligiousthought.Primarytextsrangingfromtheancienttothemedievalandcon-temporaryworldswillbestudied.Cross-listedasRELG3�0.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Prerequisite: one course in religious studies or in philosophy, or consent of the instructor.

PHIL 321. Environmental Ethics (4S) Asurveyofmajorapproachestothinkingabouttheethicalissuesarisingintherelationsamonghumans,otherspecies,andtheearth.Thiswillincludeecocentricethics,ecofeminism,animalrights,developmentethics,andsomeexamplesofareligiousapproachtoenvironmentalethics.Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies, or consent of the instructor.

PHIL 325. Feminism and Philosophy (4F)Anintroductiontoissuesinfeministphi-losophy,includingitscritiqueofWesternphilosophyanditscontributionstomajorareasofphilosophysuchasethics,socialphilosophy,theoriesofhumannature,andtheoriesofknowledge.Prerequisite: PHIL 101 or PHIL 120, or RELG 318, or consent of the instructor.

PHIL 330. Modern Religious Thought (4AF)Introducesstudentstomajortwentiethcenturytheologicalandreligiousthinkersastheywrestlewithsomeofthefollowingquestions:WhoorwhatisGod?Whydogoodpeoplesuffer?Howdoweenvisionsalvation,redemp-tion,liberation?Whatconstitutesareligiouscommunity?Howshouldreligion,politics,scienceandnaturebeinterrelated?Prerequisite: one course in religious studies or philosophy, or consent of the instructor.

PHIL 335. History of Western Philosophy: The Continental Tradition (4A)Astudyoftheworksof�9th-and20th-centurycontinentalthinkersandtheirimpactoncontemporaryphilosophy.Someofthefol-lowingwillbestudied:Hegel,Kierkegaard,Nietzsche,Marx,Heidegger,Sartre,Beauvoir,Gadamer,andselectedcontemporarythinkers.Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.

PHIL 351. East Asian Philosophies and Religions (4S)AsystematicstudyofthemajorschoolsofthoughtinChinaandJapan,includingConfucianism,Daoism,Buddhism,andShinto,aswellasworksbycontemporaryJapanesephilosophers.ParticularattentionwillbepaidtothehistoricaldevelopmentofEastAsianthoughtanditscontemporaryrelevance.Cross-listedasRELG35�.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Prerequisite: one course in religious studies or phi-losophy.

PHIL 352. South Asian Philosophies and Religions (4F)Anintensiveandextensivestudyofthehistory,beliefs,andpracticesofHinduism,IndianBuddhism,andJainismasreflectedintheircanonicaltexts,withspecialreferencetotheVedicscriptures,Upanishads,Bhagavad-Gita,earlyBuddhistsutras,andphilosophicalwritings.Theinterplaybetweenphilosophicalandtheologicalconcernswillbestudied,andthecontemporaryrelevanceofthetraditionwillbeexamined.Cross-listedasRELG352.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Prerequisite: one course in religious studies or philosophy.

PHIL 380. Philosophical Topics and Thinkers (4E)Asystematicanalysisofeitheraspecifictopicinphilosophyorthewritingsofonephilosopher.Thetopicchosen(forexample,universalismandmulti-culturalism)orthinker(forexample,Plato)willvaryfromsemestertosemester.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy.

PHIL 402. Philosophy of Religion (4A)Adescriptiveanalysisofreligiousexperiencepastandpresent,andanassessmentofitsvalidity.Topicsincludethespiritualdimensionofhumanity(includinghuman/earthrelations,human/divinerelations),reasonsforbelievinginGod,miracles,andtheroleofreligionindifferentcultures.Thiscourseiscross-listedasRELG402.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy.

PHIL 403. Philosophy of Art and Literature (4A)Theobjectivesofthiscoursearetobetterunderstandthenatureofanartwork,thedegreetowhichitmirrorsreality,howitaffectsus,howitistobeinterpreted,andhowitis

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tobeevaluated.Variousaestheticmediaareconsidered.Severalweeksaredevotedtothefoundationsandspecificapplicationsofcon-temporaryliterarytheory.Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy.

PHIL 410. Social and Political Philosophy (4A)Ananalysisofthetheoriesandconceptsusedtoexplainandjustifysocialandpoliticalthinkingandaction.Topicsincludethestate,society,thecommongood,justice,globaljustice,rightsandresponsibilities,punishment,aswellasthepsychologicalandethicalbasesofsocialandpoliticalobligation.Cross-listedasPOSC469.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithpermissionoftheinstructor.Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy.

PHIL 430. Ethical Theories (4S)Asystematicinvestigationoftheoriesofthegroundsformoralobligation,withspecialrefer-encetovirtueethicsaswellasdeontological,consequentialist,andfeministpositions.SpecialemphasisisgiventoAristotleandKantandtheircontemporarydefendersandcritics.Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy.

PHIL 493/494. St. Mary’s Project in Philosophy (1-8E)Thestudent-initiatedprojectwilldrawonanddeveloptheunderstanding,analyticskills,andcreativityofthestudent’spreviousacademicwork.Theprojectmayassumemanyforms,includingcooperativeefforts.Thestudentwillidentifyanareatobeexploredandarticulateamethodofinquiryorstyleofpresentationappropriatetothesubjectmatter.Theprojectwillalsoexhibitastudent’sreflectiononthesocialcontext,bodyofpertinentliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItwillbepresentedtotheCollegecommunityinaformagreeduponbyboththestudentandhisorhermentor.Thesubjectoftheprojectmaybewithinphilosophyorinvolvephilosophyincross-disciplinarystudyareas.Theworkistobesupervisedbyafacultymentor.Prerequisite: PHIL 380, approval of the faculty mentor and the department chair. Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.

PHIL 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaphilosophyfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-

plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

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Course offerings noT resulTing in a MaJor or a sTuDy area buT DesigneD To suppleMenT The aCaDeMiC experienCe wiTh fiTness anD sporT.Thiscomponentofthecurriculumisdesignedtoprovidebasicinstructioninmethodsofmaintainingpersonalfitnessandplayingrecreationalsports.Therangeofbenefitstobegainedisbroadandfitswellintooneofthemajorobjectivesofaliberaleducation:thedevelopmentofthewholeperson.Thesatisfactionofphysicaldevelopmentandself-understandingaswellastheenjoymentofrecreationalactivitiesareimportantcomple-mentstotheintellectualdemandsofacollegeeducation.

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AndreBarbins,BarbBausch,JimCranmer,ScottDevine,MeganDodson,HerbGainey,JimHardin,ChrisHarney,ChrisHasbrouck,LewJenkins,JohnKiser,ShawneMcCoy,CindyRobinson,IrvinSmoot,MaryEllenSteveling,SarahTipsword,CristalToribio,DarleneVanGaasbeck,BillWard,BrianneWeaver,AdamWerblow

pHYSICAL FITnESS AnD RECREATIOnAL SpORT COURSES (pHEC)PHEC 101. General Conditioning (1E)Anintroductiontophysicalconditioningthroughstudyofandparticipationinavarietyofphysicalexercises.Muscletone,firmness,flexibility,andgeneralstrengtharecoveredthroughisometric,isotonic,aerobic,andrelax-ationexercises,aquaticconditioning,weightcontrol,andHathayoga.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

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PHEC 103. Walking Fitness (0.5)Developmentofgoodwalkingstyleforphysicalfitnesswiththerefiningandperfectingofthewalkstepthroughstride,pace,andrhythm.Includesstrolling,aerobicwalking,andspeedwalking.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 104. Running and Exercise Fitness (0.5)Acombinationofextensiveexercisesforflex-ibilityandmuscletonewithavarietyofaerobicrunningactivitiestobuildgreaterheart-lungefficiencyandstamina.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.Prerequisite: Minimum running ability. Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 105. Strength Training (0.5E)Basicprinciplesofphysicalconditioningthroughtheuseofweights.Thetrainingisdesignedtodevelopmuscletone.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 106. Aquatic Fitness (0.5)Afitnesscoursecombiningbothaerobicandanaerobicactivitiesperformedintheswimmingpool.Theobjectivesaretheimprovementofmuscletone,increasedflexibility,andgreaterheart-lungefficiency.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 107. Aerobic Dance (1E)Achievementofphysicalfitnessthroughanorganizedprogramofaerobicdance.Thiscourseisdesignedtoimprovecardiovascularconditioningbymaintainingahighlevelofphysicalexertionduringorganizeddancerou-tines.Credit/Nocreditgrading.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.

PHEC 111. Beginning Swimming (1)Developmentofbasicwatersafetyskills,includingrhythmicbreathingtechniques,ele-mentarybackstroke,andtheAmericancrawlstroke.Emphasisplacedonincreasingconfi-dencetoparticipateinactivitiesinandaroundthewater.Credit/Nocreditgrading.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.

PHEC 112. Tennis I (1E)Instructionintheplayingformforthefore-handstroke,backhandstroke,andserve.Playingrules,courtetiquette,andpracticesetsofsinglesareemphasized.Thiscoursemeets

foronlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 113. Volleyball (0.5E)Introductiontothebasicskillsandstrategiesofthegame,includingtheforearmpass,set,serve,spike,andblock.Gameplayisempha-sizedusingco-edrules.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 115. Badminton (0.5)Introductionandreviewofthebasicskillsandstrategiesofthegame.Singlesanddoublesareemphasized.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 116. Cycling (0.5E)Emphasisisplacedontheskillsandcon-ditioningnecessarytopursuerecreationalbicyclingwitha�0-speedbike.Followinganintroductiontobicyclemaintenanceandsafetyrules,thecourseconsistsofbicyclingtripsofvaryingduration.Eachstudentmusthaveaccesstoamulti-speedbicycle.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 118. Swimming Fitness (1E)Thiscourseisdesignedtodevelopinter-mediate-andadvanced-levelwatersafetyskills.Objectivesincludeincreasedswimmingefficiencythroughstrokeimprovementandrhythmicbreathingtechniques,withspecialemphasisonaerobicandcross-trainingcon-ditioning.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.Prerequisite: Beginner-level swimming skills. Credit/No credit grading.

PHEC 119. Martial Arts (1F)Introductiontomartialartsphilosophy,usingkaratetraininginatraditionalsetting.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 122. Hatha Yoga I (1E)Abeginningcoursetointroducethestudenttoasanas(postures),pranayama(breathingtech-niques),relaxationtechniques,andmeditation.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 123. Basketball (0.5)Thiscoursewillfocusondevelopingbasicfundamentalsinthegameofbasketballusingthelatesttechnique,training,andequipment.Amajorportionofthecoursewillbespentteachingtherulesandexecutingthefunda-mentalsofbasketballplay.Mostsessionswilltakeplaceindoorwithcomplementaryclass-roomsessionsasneeded.

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PHEC 124. Softball (0.5E)Thiscourseisformenandwomenandispri-marilyrecreationalinnature.Participantswilllearnthebasicrulesofthegameofsoftballandengageinorganizedsoftballgames.Studentsshouldbeabletothrowasoftball,swingabatandrunorjogshortdistances.

PHEC 125. Open-Water Scuba (2E)Thishalf-semester,2-creditcourseprovidesstudentswiththebasicsafetyandtrainingskillstoqualifyforscubacertification.ThisprogramfollowsthestandardsandguidelinesoftheProfessionalAssociationofDivingInstructors(PADI),anationallyrecognizedtrainingagency.Thecourseinvolvesclass-roomandpoolcomponentsandrequiresafinalopen-waterassessment.StudentssuccessfullycompletingthecoursewillreceiveOpen-WaterDiverscubacertification.Labfee:$�75,andstudentswillberequiredtopurchasesomeequipmentandcovercostsrelatingtotheopen-waterassessmentsuchastravel,accom-modation,food,etc.Prerequisites: Students must be able to swim 200 yards and tread water for 10 minutes. Certain medical conditions may be con-traindicated for diving.

PHEC 131. Basic Sailing (1E)Fundamentalsofhandlingandnavigatingthesmallsailboat.Emphasisisonrecreationaluseandwatersafety.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 133. Basic Windsurfing (1F)Fundamentalsofwindsurfingforthenovice.Emphasisisgiventorecreationaluseandwatersafety.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 134. Canoeing (1F)Fundamentalsofhandlingandnavigatingtheone-andtwo-personcanoe.Emphasisisonrecreationaluseandwatersafety.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 139. Water Safety Instructor (1E)TheAmericanRedCrossWaterSafetyInstructorCourseprovidesinstructorcandi-datesthetrainingneededtoteachcoursesintheAmericanRedCrossSwimmingandWaterSafetyProgrambydevelopingtheirunder-standingofhowtousethecoursematerials,howtoconducttrainingsessions,andhowtoevaluateparticipants'progress.

PHEC 147. Bowling (1E)Thiscoursedevelopsandimprovesknowledge,skill,form,andscoreinbowling.Itassistsinthedevelopmentofmotorskills,flexibility,andagility,andalsoprovidesanintroductiontoalifetimerecreationalactivity.Credit/Nocreditgrading.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.

PHEC 158. Core Strength Training (0.5E)Thisclassisdesignedtoincreasestrength,endurance,balanceandflexibility.Thisisamoderatetohighintensityclassthatwillhelptoincreasethequalityanddurationofyourlife.Buildconfidenceandimproveyouroverallsenseofwellnessasyoulearnhowtodecreasethepotentialforlong-termhealthproblems.Classmeetstwotimesperweekwiththeinstructorwithamandatorythirdworkoutperweektobecompletedoutsideofclass.

PHEC 161. Standard First Aid and CPR (1E)Anintroductiontothefundamentalsofadministeringfirstaidandup-to-datecardio-pulmonaryresuscitation(CPR)inemergency,accident,orathleticinjurysituations.Thiscourseisdesignedtohelpstudentsbecomecer-tifiedinStandardFirstAidandCPR,torenewcurrentcertifications,andtointroducethefieldofsportsmedicine.Maybetakentwiceforcredit.

PHEC 163. Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (1E)Discussesthegrowingareaofsportsmedicinewithafocusonbothinjurypreventionandimmediatecareofthemostcommonsportsinjuries.Thiscourseisidealforstudentscon-sideringthefieldsofcoaching,athletictraining,andphysicaltherapy.

PHEC 164. Introduction to Athletic Training (2E)Thiscoursediscussesthegrowingareaofsportsmedicine,withafocusoninjurypre-vention,assessmentofathleticinjuries,andimmediatecarefortheinjuredathlete.Thiscourseisidealforstudentsconsideringthefieldsofcoaching,athletictrainingandphysicaltherapy.

PHEC 166. Speed and Agility (0.5E)Thiscoursewillfocusondevelopingspeedandagilityusingthelatesttechniquetrainingandequipment.Amajorportionofthecoursewillbespentisolatingtechnicalbreakdownsinform,andusingexercisestoincreaseagility,balanceandcoordination,whichinturnwill

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helpincreasespeed.Mostsessionswilltakeplaceindoorswithcomplementaryclassroomsessionsasneeded.Video-tapingofindividualswillbeusedasateachingaid.

PHEC 167. Self-Defense Against Sexual Assault (2E)Thiscourseisdesignedtoinstructpeople(pri-marilywomen)intheirchoicesforpreventinganddefendingagainstsexualassault,bothonandoffcampus.Acombinationoflectureandphysicaltrainingsessionsprovidesinstructioninsituationalawareness,thepsychologyofself-protection,andbasicself-defenseskillsandstrategies.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 168. Spinning (1E)Studentswilllearnavarietyoftechniquesnecessarytohaveaproductiveworkoutonweighted-wheelcyclingbikes.Theywillbeintroducedtosprinting,standingclimb,seatedclimb,runningandrecoverytactics.Theclasswillintroducestudentstocalculatingcaloriesburnedaswellascyclingcadence.

PHEC 169. Cross Country (0.5E)Thiscoursewillconsistoftwocross-country/trailrunseachweek.Thedistanceoftherunswillvaryfromtwotofourmilesdependingonthecourseandweatherconditions.Eachclassmeetingwillinvolveawarm-up,therunitself,acool-down,andstretching.Classpartici-pantsshouldhavesomerunningexperienceandshouldalsobeingoodphysicalcondition.Mostrunswilltakebetween30–45minutes.

PHEC 172. Fencing (1E)Introductiontofoilfencing.Instructioninbasicfoilfencingactions,includingstance,footwork,lunge,parry,andriposte.Offensiveanddefen-sivetechniqueseffectiveinafencingboutareintroduced.Historyofthesport,rules,andeti-quetteareemphasized.Credit/nograding.

PHEC 212. Tennis II (1E)Emphasisisgiventogroundstrokingconsis-tencyanddepth,courtcoverage,thevolley,introductionofthelob,andgametacticsofsinglesanddoublesplay.Thiscoursemeetsforonlyhalfthesemester.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 214. Hatha Yoga II (1E)Thiscoursewillprovideanopportunityforstudentswithpreviousyogastudytodeepentheirpracticeandunderstandingofhathayoga.Therewillbecontinuedstudyofasanas(postures),pranayama(breathingtechniques),relaxationtechniques,andmeditation.More

standingposeswillbeintroducedtobuildstrength,balance,andconfidence.Additionalaspectsofyogawillbeexplored,includingdietandtheuseofaffirmations,visualization,andpositivethinking.ReadingsfromtheYogaSutrasofPatanjaliwillbediscussed.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 227. Keelboat Sailing (1E)Thiscourseconcentratesonthefundamen-talsofhandlingandnavigatingmedium-sizesailboatsequippedwithkeels.Emphasisisonrecreationaluseandwatersafety.Aknowledgeofthebasicsofsailingisassumed.Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

PHEC 243. Lifeguarding (2E)Theknowledgeandskillsdesignedtosaveone’sownlifeorthelifeofanother.Majoremphasisisonself-rescueskillsandextensionrescue.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcredit.Credit/Nocreditgrading.

PHEC 277. Sports, Culture, and Personality (2E)AnoverviewofsportsintheUnitedStatesandtheirimpactontheindividualandsociety.Emphasizeschangesthatareoccurringintheworldofsportstoday,withspecialattentiontopersonalandsocietalimplications.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHEC300.

PHEC 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyafacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformal-izedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

PHYSICSTheeducationalobjectiveofthephysicsmajoristodevelopafundamentalunderstandingofprinciples,concepts,andmodelsofphysicalphenomena.Thestudyinvolvesacquisitionofclassicandmodernphysicaltheoriesandperformanceofhands-onexperiments.Thephysicsprogrampreparesstudentsforfurtherstudiesatgraduateschoolsorcareersinindus-tries.

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Forthosestudentsinterestedinacareerinengineering,theCollegehasestablishedanagreementwiththeUniversityofMarylandtoofferadual-degreeprogram.Thisprogramisdescribedbelow.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinphysics,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirements:


2. RequiredCourses:

a. PhysicsCoreCourses(32semester-hours)

PHYS�3�:GeneralPhysicsI PHYS�32:GeneralPhysicsII PHYS23�:GeneralPhysicsIII PHYS3�2:AdvancedPhysics

Laboratory PHYS342:Mechanics PHYS35�:Electricity&Magnetism PHYS462:QuantumMechanics PHYS473:StatisticalMechanics

b. CognateCourses(�6semester-hours)

MATH�5�:CalculusI MATH�52:CalculusII MATH255:VectorCalculus MATH256:LinearAlgebra

c. ElectiveCourses(4semester-hoursselectedfromthefollowinglistofcourses)

PHYS28�:MathematicalMethodsofPhysics

PHYS382:Optics PHYS490:SeniorSeminar MATH3�2:DifferentialEquations CHEM45�:PhysicalChemistry PHYS399:IndependentStudy(as

approvedbythephysicsfaculty)orPHYS499

3. EveryphysicsmajormustcompleteaSt.Mary’sProject.Thisprojectmaybeinphysicsorinanothermajordisciplineorastudyarea.Theguidelinesestablishedintheselectedareaapply.TheprojectmustbeproposedtoamentorandtothechairoftheDepartmentofPhysicsatleastthreeweeksbeforethelastdayofclassesofthe

secondsemesterofthestudent’sjunioryear,anditmustbeapprovedbythementorandthedepartmentchair.

4. StudentsmustearnagradeofC-orbetterinallcourseslistedinitems2-3above,andmaintainanoverallGPAof2.0orbetterintheserequiredcourses.Thefollowingmodelissuggestedasasequenceofstudythatsat-isfiestheaboverequirements:

FirstYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,MATH

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SophomoreYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,MATH

255,MATH256,PHYS23�,PHYS342

JuniorYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,PHYS3�2,

PHYS35�,PHYS462,andelectivecourses

SeniorYear: St.Mary’sProject,CoreCurriculum

requirements,PHYS473,andelectivecourses

Degree requireMenTs for The Minor in physiCs:Studentsmusttake20creditsinphysicscon-sistingofthefollowingcourses:

�. Requiredcourses:AllstudentsintheMinormusttakethe�2-creditintroductoryGeneralPhysicssequence:

PHYS�3�:GeneralPhysics�PHYS�32:GeneralPhysics2PHYS23�:GeneralPhysics3

2. ElectiveCourses:Studentsmusttake8credits(2courses)fromamonganyofthecourseslistedbelow:

PHYS28�:MathematicalMethodsinPhysics

PHYS3�2:AdvancedLaboratoryPHYS342:MechanicsPHYS35�:ElectricityandMagnetismPHYS382:OpticsPHYS390:AstrophysicsandCosmologyPHYS462:QuantumMechanicsPHYS473:StatisticalMechanics

Studentsshouldnotethatmostupper-levelPhysicscourseshaveprerequisiteorcoreq-uisiteMathematicscourseswhichalsomustbetaken.Studentsshouldalsonotethatnotalloftheupper-levelcourseslistedhere

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willbeofferedeveryyear.ChemistrymajorswhopursueaPhysicsminorarestronglyencouragedtotakePHYS462(QuantumMechanics)orPHYS473(StatisticalMechanics)aselectivecourses.

3. GPArequirements:Studentsmustmain-tainaminimum2.0GPAwithintheminor.

4. PhysicsmajorsmaynotenrollinthePhysicsminorprogram.

Dual-Degree prograM beTween sT. Mary's College of MarylanD anD The a. JaMes Clark sChool of engineering, uniVersiTy of MarylanD

AstudentinthisprogramwillattendSt.Mary'sCollegeofMaryland(SMCM)forapproxi-matelythree(3)academicyears(minimumof96hours),completingrequirementsforamajorinphysics,andthenwillattendtheA.JamesClarkSchoolofEngineering,UniversityofMaryland(UM)forapproximatelytwo(2)academicyears(minimumofapproximately60hours,tobedeterminedindividually).

AftercompletingtherequirementsintheClarkSchoolofEngineeringinoneoftheprogramslistedbelow,thestudentwillbeawardedabachelor'sdegreewithamajorinphysicsbySt.Mary’sandabaccalaureatedegreebytheUniversityofMaryland(UM).Dual-degreecandidatesfromSt.Mary’smaymajorinanyofthefollowingareasattheUniversityofMaryland:

AerospaceEngineering BiologicalResourcesEngineering ChemicalEngineering CivilEngineering ComputerEngineering ElectricalEngineering FireProtectionEngineering MaterialsEngineering MechanicalEngineering NuclearEngineering

�. Requirementsfordual-degreestudentswhileatSt.Mary’s:

a. CompletionoftherequiredcoursesintheDual-DegreeStudyProgram,asapprovedbydesignatedofficial(see3below).

b. Completionofaminimumof96semester-hours

c. CompletionoftheCoreCurriculum

requirementsasamended.

d. Completionoftherequirementsforamajorinphysics,asapprovedbythedepartmentchair.CompletionoftheprogramattheUniversityofMarylandwillsatisfytherequirementforthecompletionofaSt.Mary'sProjectforthephysicsmajor.

e. Aminimumcumulativegrade-pointaverageof2.0.

f. Recommendationfromdesignatedoffi-cialatSt.Mary’s.

2. Requirementsfordual-degreestudentsatUniversityofMaryland

a. AdmissiontotheClarkSchoolofEngineering,UniversityofMarylandisguaranteedtotheSt.Mary'sCollegeofMarylanddual-degreestudent,providedtherequirementsunder�.a.,above,havebeensatisfied.

b. Completionof�28semester-hours,includingcreditsearnedatSt.Mary'sCollegeofMaryland(usuallybytheendofthefirstyearatUM).

c. Completionof45upper-divisioncredits,includingcreditsearnedatSt.Mary'sCollegeofMaryland.

d. Completionofapproximately60semester-hours,tobedeterminedindividually,attheClarkSchoolofEngineering,UniversityofMaryland.

3. RequiredSt.Mary’sCoursesinDual-DegreeStudyProgram(60semester-hours)

CHEM�05GeneralChemistryICHEM�06GeneralChemistryIIMATH�5�CalculusIMATH�52CalculusIIMATH255VectorCalculusMATH256LinearAlgebraMATH3�2DifferentialEquationsPHYS�3�GeneralPhysicsIPHYS�32GeneralPhysicsIPHYS23�GeneralPhysicsIII*PHYS3�2AdvancedPhysicsLabPHYS342Mechanics*PHYS35�Electricity&Magnetism*PHYS462QuantumMechanics*PHYS473StatisticalMechanics

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*RequiredSt.Mary’scoursesthatmaycountastechnicalelectives,dependinguponengineeringdiscipline.

Studentswhowishtomajorinchemicalengineeringshouldalsotakethefollowing:

CHEM3��OrganicChemistryI CHEM3�2OrganicChemistryII

Studentswhowishtomajorinbiologicalengineeringshouldalsotakethefollowing:

BIOL�05PrinciplesofBiology

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CharlesAdler(departmentchair),ErinDePree,JoshuaGrossman,KatsunoriMita

pHYSICS COURSES (pHYS)PHYS 103. Basic Physics (4E)Anelementarypresentationofconceptsandprinciplesofphysics.Topicsincludemechanics,heat,sound,electricityandmagnetism,light,relativity,andastronomy.Intendedforthenon-sciencemajor.

PHYS 104. Basic Physics with Laboratory (4S)Anelementarypresentationofconceptsandprinciplesofphysics.Topicsincludemechanics,heat,sound,electricityandmagnetism,light,relativity,andastronomy.Intendedforthenon-sciencemajor.Lectureandlaboratory.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinNaturalScienceswithLaboratory.

PHYS 105. Topics in Physics (4F)Anelementarypresentationofatopicinphysics.Possibletopicsincludelightandcolor,sound,quantumworld(molecules,atoms,atomicnuclei,andelementaryparticles),rela-tivity,andcosmology.

PHYS 121. College Physics I (4F)Introductiontotheprinciplesofphysicsnotrequiringcalculus.Particlemotion,Newton’slaws,momentum,workandenergy,gasesandliquids,harmonicmotion,andwaves.Lectureandlaboratory.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumNaturalScienceswithLaboratoryrequirement,butitdoesnotsatisfythedegreerequirementsformajorsinphysics,naturalscience,andchemistry.

PHYS 122. College Physics II (4S)Harmonicmotion,travelingwave,standingwavesandsound,lightandoptics,electricityandmagnetism.Lectureandlaboratory.Thiscoursedoesnotsatisfythedegreerequirementsformajorsinphysics,naturalscience,andchemistry.Prerequisite: PHYS 121.

PHYS 131. General Physics I (4F)Mechanicsofparticlemotion,rotationalmotionofarigidbody,simpleharmonicmotion,andthermodynamics.Lectureandlaboratory.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinNaturalScienceswithLaboratory.FormerlyPHYS22�.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHYS22�.Co-requisite: MATH 151.

PHYS 132. General Physics II (4S)Electrostatics,magnetostatics,DCcircuits,geometricalandphysicaloptics.Lectureandlaboratory.FormerlyPHYS222.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHYS222.Prerequisite: PHYS 131. Co-requisite: MATH 152.

PHYS 231. General Physics III (4F)Waves,quantummechanics,andrelativity.Topicsincludetransverseandlongitudinalwaves,interference,wave/particleduality,theBohratom,theSchrodingerequation,timedilation/lengthcontraction,andrelativisticenergy/momentum.Lectureandlaboratory.Prerequisite: PHYS 132.

PHYS 281. Mathematical Methods of Physics (4F)Presentationofmathematicalfundamentalsnecessaryfortheoreticalphysics.Topicsincludetensoranalysis,matricesanddeterminants,infi-niteseries,complexanalysis,partialdifferentialequations,specialfunctions,Fourierseries,andFouriertransforms.FormerlyPHYS37�.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHYS37�.Prerequisite: MATH 152.

PHYS 312. Advanced Physics Laboratory (4S)Set-pieceexperimentsaswellasdirectedexperimentalprojectstostudyselectedphe-nomenainmodernphysics.Theseexperimentsandprojectsserveasanintroductiontothecontemporaryinstrumentationandtheprecisemeasurementtechniquesusedinphysicsresearchlaboratories.Onelectureandfourhoursoflaboratoryaweek.FormerlyPHYS45�.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHYS45�.Prerequisite: PHYS 231.

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PHYS 342. Mechanics (4S)Fundamentalconceptsofmechanics,kine-matics,dynamicsofaparticle,oscillators,plan-etarymotion,systemsofmanyparticles,statics,rotationofrigidbodies.FormerlyPHYS30�.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHYS30�.Prerequisite: PHYS 231.

PHYS 351. Electricity and Magnetism (4F)Electrostatics,magnetism,directcurrentsandassociatednetworks,oscillations,alternatingcurrenttheory,Maxwell’sequations.FormerlyPHYS302.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHYS302.Prerequisite: PHYS 231.

PHYS 382. Optics (4AS)Analyticaltreatmentofgeometricalandphysicaloptics.Topicsincludelightwavepropagation,reflection,refraction,mirrors,thinlenses,interference,coherence,diffraction,andpolarization.FormerlyPHYS32�.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHYS32�.Prerequisite: PHYS 231.

PHYS 390 Introduction to Astrophysics and Cosmology (4)Anintroductiontothephysicsofthestars,includingstellarstructure,thetheoryofthemainsequenceandtheHertzprung-Russelldiagram,stellarbirth,andtheendstagesofstellarlife(whitedwarfs,neutronstarsandblackholes.)Wewillalsoexaminegalaxyfor-mation,theinflationaryBigBangtheory,andtheinfluenceofdarkmatteranddarkenergyonthestructureandultimatefateoftheuni-verse.Prerequisites: PHYS131, PHYS132

PHYS 462. Quantum Mechanics (4S)Postulatesofquantummechanicsandoperatorformalism,Fouriertechniques,cor-respondenceprinciple,angularmomentumtheory,matrixrepresentations,centralforceproblems.FormerlyPHYS47�.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHYS47�.Prerequisites: PHYS 231, MATH 256, and consent of the instructor.

PHYS 473. Statistical Mechanics (4F)Statisticalandmicroscopictreatmentofther-modynamicalsystems.Topicsincludeprob-abilityconcepts,heatandtemperature,thermalinteraction,work,internalenergy,entropy,andcanonicaldistribution.FormerlyPHYS42�.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPHYS42�.Prerequisite: PHYS 231.

PHYS 490. Senior Seminar in Physics (4AS)Anin-depthexplorationofatopicinphysics.Thetopicisbroadenoughtointegrateseveralareasofphysics.Lectures,discussion,read-ingsofappropriatepapersandtexts.Studentpresentationsandpaperswillberequired.Prerequisites: 20 semester-hours in physics and consent of the instructor.

PHYS 494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E)Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,analyticalskills,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicworkinphysics.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareaofphysicstobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Theprojectmaybewithinphysics,acrossdis-ciplines,orinacross-disciplinarystudiesarea.Theprojectissupervisedbyaphysicsfacultymentor.PHYS494mayberepeatedforuptoatotalofeightsemester-hours.Prerequisite: Approval of faculty mentor and department chair of the student’s major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.

PHYS 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campuslearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofintern-ships.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividu-allydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplica-tionofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the academic adviser and depart-ment chair. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

PHYS 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaphysicsfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)


Studentsmusttake20creditsinphysicscon-sistingofthefollowingcourses:

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�. Requiredcourses:Allstudentsintheminormusttakethe�2-creditintroductoryGeneralPhysicssequence:

PHYS�3�:GeneralPhysics� PHYS�32:GeneralPhysics2 PHYS23�:GeneralPhysics3

2. ElectiveCourses:Studentsmusttake8credits(2courses)fromamonganyofthecourseslistedbelow:

PHYS28�:MathematicalMethodsinPhysics PHYS3�2:AdvancedLaboratory PHYS342:Mechanics PHYS35�:ElectricityandMagnetism PHYS382:Optics PHYS390:AstrophysicsandCosmology PHYS462:QuantumMechanics PHYS473:StatisticalMechanics

Studentsshouldnotethatmostupper-levelphysicscourseshaveprerequisiteorcoreq-uisitemathematicscourseswhichalsomustbetaken.Studentsshouldalsonotethatnotalloftheupper-levelcourseslistedherewillbeofferedeveryyear.ChemistrymajorswhopursueaphysicsminorarestronglyencouragedtotakePHYS462(QuantumMechanics)orPHYS473(StatisticalMechanics)aselectivecourses.

3. GPArequirements:Studentsmustmain-tainaminimum2.0GPAwithintheminor.

4. Physicsmajorsmaynotenrollinthephysicsminorprogram.

POLITICALSCIENCETheprogramforthepoliticalsciencemajorhastwodimensions.First,itseekstohavestudentsgainknowledgeaboutthepoliticalworldonacomprehensivebasis:thatis,toseethepoliticalworldasoneextendingfromhumanrelationsinsmallgroupsallthewaytothestageofinter-nationalpolitics.

Second,thepoliticalscienceprogramassistsstudentsincomingtounderstandtherelevanceofpoliticsandtheirplaceinthefullyhumanlife.Thestudentmajoringinpoliticalsciencemustgainsomeknowledgeofthefactsofpoli-tics,but,moreimportant,themajormustcometogripswiththetheoreticalissuesinvolvedinknowingaboutpoliticsaswellasthoseinvolvedinshapingpoliticallifeitself.Withinthemajorprogramstudentsprogressfromfact

totheorytoapplicationoftheory.Coursesareofferedinthefourprincipalsubfieldsofpoliticalscience:namely,Americanpolitics,comparativepolitics,internationalpolitics,andpoliticaltheory.

Studentsgraduatingwithapoliticalsciencemajorarepreparedtocontinuewithgraduatestudyinpoliticalscienceortopursueprofes-sionaltraininginlaw,journalism,orpublicadministration.Alternatively,astudentispreparedtopursueacareerinjournalism,busi-ness,government,education,orpublicinterestgroups.Astudentwhochoosestomajorinpoliticalscienceshouldselectanadviserfromthepoliticalsciencefacultyand,inconjunc-tionwiththeadviser,planaprogramthatisappropriatetotheneedsandobjectivesofthestudent.Theadvisershouldbeselectednolaterthanthebeginningofthejunioryear.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinpoliticalscience,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirements:


2. POSC�00:IntroductiontoPolitics

3. Twenty-fourcredit-hoursinpoliticalsciencewithatleastonecourseineachofthefoursubfieldsofthediscipline(listedbelow),twoofwhichmustbeatthe200-levelandtheremainingcoursesatthelevelofthestudent’schoice:

a. AmericanPolitics

b. ComparativePolitics

c. PoliticalTheory

d. InternationalPolitics

4. POSC300:PoliticalAnalysisI

5. One400-levelseminarcourseinanyoneofthefoursubfieldsofpoliticalscience(orPOSC408:StudiesinPublicPolicy).

6. Capstoneexperienceinpoliticalscience:Studentsmustsatisfyeitheroption(a)or(b)below:

a. Inconjunctionwiththeseminarrequire-mentin5,completea"senior-levelpaper"andcomplete8additionalcredit-hoursofcourseworkinpoliticalscience.

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Astudentselectingoption(a)must:(�)fileadeclarationofthatintentwiththecourseinstructorandthedepartmentchairbytheendofthesixthweekofthesemesterinwhichsheorheisenrolledintheseminarforwhichthepaperiswritten;and(2)submitacopyoftheseminarpapertothedepartmentchairnolaterthanthelastdayofexamweekforthatsemester.

b. Completean8-creditSt.Mary'sProjectinpoliticalscience.Withthepermis-sionofthechairofthePoliticalScienceDepartment,studentsmaydoaSt.Mary'sProjectinanotherdepartment,providedtheprojecttopicisrelatedincontentandmethodologytothedisci-plineofpoliticalscience.

7. The44semester-hoursofmajorrequire-mentsmayincludefieldexperienceandindependentstudyapprovedbythedepart-mentchair.Whileeachstudentwhomajorsinpoliticalscienceshouldconstruct,withtheadviceofamemberofthepoliticalsciencefaculty,aprogramsuitableforhisorherparticularobjectives,thefollowingmodelissuggestedasapossiblebasicprogramthatwillsatisfytheaboverequire-ments.

FirstYear: One�00-levelcourse

SophomoreYear: Two200-levelcoursesinpoliticalscience

JuniorYear: POSC300,andtwoorthree300-level

politicalsciencecourses

SeniorYear: Oneortwo300-levelcourse(s),400-level

seminarinpoliticalscience,andseniorexperiencerequirement.


Toearnaminorinpoliticalscience,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements:

�. GeneralCollegerequirements(see“Curriculum”sections).

2. Atleast24semester-hoursinpoliticalscienceasspecifiedundertherequiredandelectivecourses.Thecumulativegrade-pointaverageofcoursesusedtosatisfytheminormustbeatleast2.00.

a. Requiredcorecourse(4semester-hours):POSC�00:IntroductiontoPolitics

b. Electivecourses(20semester-hours)consistingof8semester-hoursinpolit-icalsciencecoursesatthe200-leveland�2semester-hoursinpoliticalsciencecoursesatthe300or400-level.



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pOLITICAL SCIEnCE COURSES(pOSC)POSC 100. Introduction to Politics (4E)Politicalscienceisconcernedwithhowpowerisassembled,howandwhypoliticaldecisionsaremade,andtheconditionsofpoliticsandgovernmentindifferenttypesofregimes.Thiscourseintroducesstudentstomajortheoriesandthemesandconceptsinpoliticalscience.Thepurposeofthecourseistoprovidestudentswithanintroductoryoverviewofimportantperspectivesonpoliticalpoweranditssources,politicalsystemsandgovernance,democraticprinciplesandinstitutions,aswellasthesourcesofconflictandcooperationindomesticandinternationalaffairs.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinSocialSciences.

AmERICAn pOLITICS COURSESPOSC 201. American Politics (4E)ThestudyofpoliticsintheUnitedStates,addressingsuchtopicsasinterbranchrivalries,publicparticipationinthepoliticalprocess,andintergovernmentalrelations.Thecoursewillemphasizemodesofexplanationandanalysis

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ofcontemporarypoliticalphenomena.ItisrecommendedthatthiscoursebetakenbeforeotherworkintheAmericanpoliticssubfield.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPOSC�0�.

POSC 266. Women and the Law (2F)ThiscoursewillintroducestudentstothelegalsystemandtotheConstitutionastheyhavetraditionallyaffectedwomeninAmericanpoliticalhistory.Therewillbeaclosestudyofcurrentlegalissuespertainingtowomen:divorce,custody,abortion,rape,employmentdiscrimination,discriminationwithintheedu-cationalsystem,andtheproposedEqualRightsAmendment.

POSC 303. Law, Courts, and Judges (4AF)Thiscourseisdesignedtofamiliarizethestudentwithcentralconceptsinlegaltheory;withthestructureandoperationoftrialandappellatecourtsintheUnitedStates,especiallyintermsoftheroleofthecourtsinthelargerpoliticalprocess;andwithbasiclegaltermi-nologyandresearchmethods.

POSC 311. Public Policy (4F)Anintroductiontopublicpolicytheory;analysis;comparativepublicpolicy;thepolicy-makingprocess;andselectedfieldsofpublicpolicysuchastaxation,environmentalprotec-tion,andemployment.Thiscourseiscross-listedasSOCS3��.FormerlyPOSC2��andSOCS2��.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPOSC2��orSOCS2��.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.

POSC 312. State and Community Politics (4AS)ThestudyofpoliticsatthesubnationallevelsintheUnitedStates.Varioustypesofstateandcommunitypoliticalsystemsareexamined.Researchintheareaofcommunitypowerstructuresandthefactorsthatexplainsuchstructureswillbeemphasized.FormerlyPOSC268:NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPOSC268.

POSC 315. Policy Evaluation (4S)Anintroductiontotheissuesandtechniquesusedinpolicyevaluationandinanalysis:thefitbetweenpolicystatementsandprogramstrategies,evaluationdesignsandtheuseofevaluationresults.Specificcasestudiessuchashealth,welfare,andemploymentwillbeevalu-ated.Thiscourseiscross-listedasSOCS3�5.

Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.

POSC 316. Religion and the US Constitution(2S)Thecoursefocusesonthe"freeexercise"and"establishment"clausesoftheFirstAmendment.Itwillinvolvediscussionsofsig-nificantSupremeCourtdecisionsand,tosomedegree,othercasesmovingthroughstateandfederalcourtsinvolvingthereligionclauses.VariousapproachestoConstitutionalinterpre-tationwillbeevaluatedanddiscussed.

POSC 325. Politics and the U.S. Defense Establishment (4S)Thiscourseisdesignednotonlytoeducatestudentsaboutmilitarybasicsbutalsotobroadenstudentunderstandingofthepoliticalenvironmentinwhichthedefenseestablish-mentexistsandthepoliticswithinthedefensedepartment.Thecoursebeginswithintroduc-torysessionsoneachmilitaryservicetoincludebasicorganizationalprinciples,servicesnorms,organizationalcultures,andchainofcommand.Subsequentclassdiscussionscoveravarietyofcontemporaryissuessuchascurrentmilitaryactions,outsourcing,bureaucraticpolitics,thedraft,baseclosures,womenincombat,congres-sionaloversight,"jointness,"andtheconstitu-tionalprincipleofcivilianleadershipovertheU.S.military.

POSC 330. The United States Congress (4AF)AstudyoftheU.S.Congress,includingmajoractors,congressionalstructure,process,andinteractionswithotherbranches,levels,andoutsidegroups,etc.Thecoursewillfocusupontheriseofdiversepoliticalinterestsandtheirroleinpublicpolicy,campaignfinance,andelectionsthroughdirectandindirectcontactwithCongress.

POSC 341. The American Presidency (4AS)Astudyofthestructure,functions,andprob-lemsoftheexecutivebranchofgovernment.Emphasiswillbeonthepresident’sformalpowers,politicalroles,personality,andrela-tionshipswithotherinstitutionsofgovernment.

POSC 348. Parties and Elections (4AF)Thiscourseexaminespoliticalparties,interestgroups,andelections(includingcampaignsandvotingbehavior)withinthebroadercontextofAmericanpolitics.Itrepresentsapartofthetraditionalpoliticalscienceinquiryintothequestion:“Whogoverns?”

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POSC 351. Constitutional Law I: Struggles over Power (4AF)ThecasemethodapproachtothestudyoftheConstitutionalpowersofandlimitationsongovernmentintheUnitedStates.Topicsaddressedincludefederalism,separationofpowers,delegationofpower,thecommerceclause,andexecutivepower.

POSC 352. Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties (4AS)ThecasemethodapproachtothestudyoftherightsofindividualsundertheConstitution,includingFirstAmendmentrights,equalprotection,therightsoftheaccused,andthenationalizationoftheBillofRights.Thiscoursewasformerlytaughtunderthetitle,“CivilLiberties.”NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPOSC352,CivilLiberties.

POSC 366. Law and Society (2F)TheAmericanlegalsystem,itsdynamicsandlimits.

POSC 367. Public Administration (4A)Astudyoftheprinciples,problems,andtheoriesofpublicadministration,withmajoremphasisuponAmericanfederalpractice.Specialattentionisgiventothedevelopmentofbasicconceptsofthefield.

POSC 375. The American Revolution (4A)Thiscourseexaminestheevents,ideas,andconflictssurroundingtheAmericanRevolution.ItbeginswithanoverviewofBritishforeignpolicyduringtheperiodof"salutaryneglect"andendswithratificationoftheConstitutionin�789.Amongthethemestreatedarethepolitical,economic,andreligiouscauses;popularandeliteviewsoftheconflict;popularmobilization;changesinsocialstructure;dissentfrom/alternativestotheRevolution;howtheRevolutionwasbothaconservativeandaradicalmovement.

POSC 419. African-American History in America (4AS)SignificantaspectsofAfrican-AmericanhistoryintheUnitedStatesfromitscolonialoriginstothepresentaredealtwith,usingavarietyofdiscussiontechniquesandintensiveexamina-tionofpertinenthistoricalstudies.Relatedsociological,psychological,economic,andpoliticalaspectswillbeconsidered.ThecourseseekstomakestudentsawareoftherichnessofthesestudiesandtheirimpactonAmericansociety.Thiscourseiscross-listedasHIST4�9.Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

POSC 451. Supreme Court and Public Policy (4AS)ThisseminarexaminestheroleoftheSupremeCourtinshapingpublicpolicyintheUnitedStates.IndividualstudentswilldirecttheirfocustosomeaspectoftheCourt'spolicymakingbylookingat,forexample,thejustices,thedecision-makingprocessattheCourt,spe-cificpolicyareas,ortheimpactofCourtdeci-sions.Prerequisite: POSC 201, American Politics, or permission of the instructor.

POSC 461. Studies in American Politics (4S)Anintensivestudyofselectedthemes,struc-tures,processes,orconceptsinthefieldsofAmericangovernment,politics,andpoliticalbehavior.SeminarsintheareaoftheCongress,thepresidency,thejudiciary,andpublicpolicywillbeofferedasfeasible.Othertopicsmaybechosenaswell.FormerlyPOSC368.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPOSC368.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithconsentoftheinstructor.

COmpARATIvE pOLITICS COURSESPOSC 252. Comparative Politics (4E)Anintroductorysurveyofmajorpoliticalsystemsaroundtheworld,andofthetheoryandmethodsofthefieldofcomparativepoli-tics.Theultimateobjectiveistodevelopatheoreticalbackgroundtounderstandandexplainvariationsinpoliticalculture,politicalbehavior,politicalinstitutions,andotheraspectsofnationalpolitics.Topicsincludedemocratization,ethnicconflict,andglobaliza-tion.Thiscoursefocusesondifferentpoliticalsystemsandcultures,ratherthanspecificcountriesorregions.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPersectives.FormerlyPOSC267.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPOSC267.

POSC 333. Asian Politics (4AF)ThiscourseexaminesthemajortrendsanddevelopmentsinAsianpolitics.AnimportantthemeinthiscourseishowAsiancountriesrespondtocompetingpolicyneedsintheirpursuitofgrowth,politicalorder,andnationalunity.Thecoursecastsawidenet,andexam-inespoliticsinthethreemajorsub-regionsofAsia:EastAsia,SoutheastAsia,andSouthAsia.Thecoursepaysspecialattentiontoissuesofpoliticaleconomyandpoliticalcultureintheregion.Thecoursealsoexaminesthe

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WesternandspecificallyU.S.relationshipwithAsia.

POSC 405. Democratization (4AS)Thelate20thcenturyhasbeenatimewhendemocraticgovernmenthasspreaddramati-callyaroundtheworld.FromLatinAmericatoAfrica,inEuropeandAsia,authoritarianregimeshaveyieldedtodemocraticforces,makingtheirgovernmentsmoreresponsivetoordinarycitizensandtheirsocietiesmoreopen.Manystateshaveembarkeduponaprocessofdemocratizationforthefirsttime.Othershavemovedtorestoretheirdemocraticroots.However,manynewdemocraciesarenotyetstable,andthereisnothingaboutthesetransi-tionsthatispre-destinedorirreversible.Thiscourseintroducesstudentstodifferenttypesoftransitionstodemocracythroughouttheworldandtheconsequencesoftheseprocesses.Thiscoursewillprovideanoverviewofthemajortheoreticalproblemsassociatedwiththeprocessofdemocratizationaswellasanunderstandingofspecificpolicyissuesassoci-atedwithpromotingdemocraticruleintransi-tioningcountries.Studentswillgainempiricalandtheoreticalunderstandingsofthemajorfactorsassociatedwithdemocratictransitions.Prerequisites: POSC 252 or POSC 262 or permis-sion of the instructor.

POSC 462. Studies in Comparative Politics (4AS)Anintensivestudyofselectedtopicsand/orareasincomparativepolitics.Specifictopicswillvaryfromsemestertosemester.FormerlyPOSC369.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPOSC369.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithconsentoftheinstructor.

InTERnATIOnAL pOLITICS COURSESPOSC 269. International Politics (4F)Examinationofcross-nationalconflictsandcooperation.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPersectives.

POSC 320. International Political Economy (4AS)Thiscoursedevelopstheoreticalapproachestothestudyoftheinterrelationshipbetweeninternationalpoliticalandeconomicfactors.Itthenappliestheseapproachestoanalyzethehistoricaldevelopmentoftheinternational

politicaleconomyandspecificissuesandprob-lems.

POSC 364. U.S. Foreign Policy (4S)Theformulationandimplementationofforeignpolicy.America’semergenceasasuperpower.

POSC 455. Seminar on International Security after the Cold War: Problems and Prospects (4S)Thiscourseisdesignedasaseminarontheproblemsofinternationalsecurityduringthepost-coldwarperiod.Mostgenerally,interna-tionalsecurityisconcernedwithhowhumancollectivities-primarilybutnotexclusivelystates-relatetoeachotherintermsofthreatsandvulnerabilities.Theseminarexaminesmajorconceptsandframeworksrelatedtosecurityatthedomestic,regionalandgloballevels,andconsiderssubstantiveissuessuchasconflictmanagementandintervention,theproliferationofweaponsofmassdestruction,andinternationalterrorism.Prerequisite: POSC 269 or permission of instructor.

POSC 468. Studies in International Relations (4AF)Ananalysisofselectedrelationshipsintheinternationalarena.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithconsentoftheinstructor.Prerequisite: POSC 269 or consent of the instructor.

mETHODOLOGY COURSESPOSC 300. Political Analysis (4F)Thiscoursepresentsthebasicelementsofformallogicinpoliticalscience.Thecoresectionconcentratesondescriptiveandinfer-entialstatisticswithapplicationsinpoliticalscience.Additionaltopicsmayincluderesearchdesignandresearchethics.

POSC 301. Individual Rationality and Group Politics (4S)Thiscourseintroducesstudentstorationalactortheoriesofpolitics.Thesetheoriescon-siderhowpeoplemakechoicesindifferentpoliticalenvironmentsandtheeffectofthesechoicesoninterestgroupsandpoliticalparties.Wouldyouexpectpeopletobelessselfishormoreselfishinpolitics?Dopeoplejoininterestgroupsbecauseoftheircommitmenttosocialidealsorbecauseofwhattheygetfromthegroup?Whydogroupsfailtoachievegoalsevenwhentheachievementsofthesegoalsarelikelytobenefiteveryoneinthegroup?Thematerialinthiscourseisusefulforstudentsinterestedinmasspoliticsorgrassrootsorga-

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pOLITICAL THEORY COURSESPOSC 262. Introduction to Democratic Political Thought (4F)Thiscoursewillserveasbothanintroductiontopoliticaltheory,ingeneral,andasurveyoftheoriesofdemocracy,inparticular.Theclasswillanalyzethehistoricalandtheoreticalunderpinningsofdemocraticformsofpoliticalorganization,anditwillprobemanyofthekeyissuesfacedbyanydemocracy—suchaslegiti-macy,authority,order,anddissent.StudentswillstudyanumberoftheearlymodernsocialcontracttheoristssuchasHobbes,Locke,andRousseau.ThecoursewillalsoinvestigatetheworkofdemocratictheoristsandcriticssuchasMarx,beforeturningtocontemporarydebatesandalternativeapproachestounderstandingdemocracy.

POSC 362. Classical Political Thought (4AF)Thiscoursewilladdressanumberofthemostimportantandvexingquestionsofpoliticalphi-losophy:whatisjustice,whatistherelationshipbetweenknowledgeandpolitics,howispolit-icalpowercreatedandmaintained,andwhatisthebestregime?Wewillconsidertherelation-shipbetweenphilosophyandpolitics,askingwhatitmeanstothinktheoreticallyaboutpolitics.Andfinally,wewillanalyzecrucialissuesconcerningclass,gender,andsubordina-tionthatremaininextricablyconnectedtotheseprimaryquestions.Theclasswillsurveythethoughtofarangeofancientpoliticalthinkers,suchasSophocles,Thucydides,Plato,Aristotle,Cicero,Lucretius,Epictetus,andSextusEmpiricus.AndwewillstudyChristianpoliticalthoughtandthedemiseofclassicalidealismthroughwriterssuchasAugustine,Aquinas,More,andMachiavelli.

POSC 363. Modern Political Thought (4AS)Thiscoursewillsurveykeyissues,themesandconceptsassociatedwithmodernity,includingsomeofthefollowing:origins,limits,andlegiti-macyofpoliticalauthority;rightsandequality;freedomandpower;individualism,individualityandcitizenship;andradicalismandrevolution.Wewillalsostudytherelationshipbetweenpoliticsandeconomics,history,andmorality,respectively.Thecoursewillexplorethefundamentalprinciplesofmodernpoliticalthoughtaswellaskeycomponentsinthe

critiqueofmodernity.ReadingswillbedrawnfromtheworkofauthorssuchasHobbes,Locke,Rousseau,Hume,Kant,Descartes,Mill,Tocqueville,Burke,Paine,Wollstonecraft,Hegel,Marx,Nietzsche,andFreud.

POSC 431. Early American Political Thought (4A)Thiscourseexamines,indepth,Americanpoliticalthoughtfrom�630to�800.Itana-lyzesthemajorAnglo-EuropeanintellectualtraditionsthatshapedthethoughtofearlyAmericans—classicalliberalismandclas-sicalrepublicanismastheyemergedfromthethinkingofearlymodernBritainandtheEnlightenment;andreformedProtestantisminAmerica.ItexamineshowtheAmericanrevolutionariesdrewonthesetraditionstojustifyrevolutionandthenexplorehowtheybothusedandmodifiedthesametraditionsofthoughttocreatetheAmericanrepublic.

POSC 469. Political Theory (4AS)Aseminarinpoliticaltheory.Varioustopics,authors,ortraditionsinempiricalornormativetheoryareselectedforsystematicexaminationandcriticalanalysis.Thesubjectareasinves-tigatedbymembersoftheseminarmayvarywitheachoffering.Cross-listedasPHIL4�0.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Theseminarmayberepeatedforcreditwithconsentoftheinstructor.Prerequisites: POSC 100 and a course in political theory or philosophy.

GEnERAL pOLITICAL SCIEnCE COURSESPOSC 408. Studies in Public Policy (4S)This400-levelseminarrepresentsacapstoneexperienceforstudentsmajoringortakingcoursesinpoliticalscience.Itsfocusmaychangedependingupontheinstructororstu-dents’interests.Topicsmayincludefederal,state,orlocalpublicpolicy,comparativepublicpolicy,internationalpolicyaswellasspecificareassuchastheenvironment,monetary,food,agricultural,socialwelfare,ortaxationpolicy.Studentsmajoringinpoliticalsciencemayfulfilltheseniorexperiencerequirementwiththiscourse.Thiscourseiscross-listedasPPOL408,“StudiesinPublicPolicy,”andmaybeusedtomeettheseniorexperiencerequirementinpublicpolicy.

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POSC 493/494. St. Mary’s Project in Political Science (1-8E)Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Theprojectmaybewithinthisdiscipline,acrossdisciplines,orinestablishedcross-disciplinarystudiesoption.Theprojectissupervisedbyafacultymentor.Prerequisite: Approval of faculty mentor and department chair of the student’s major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.

POSC 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of department chair. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

POSC 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyapoliticalsciencefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

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a foCuseD DireCTion of sTuDy noT resulTing in a MaJor buT DesigneD To suppleMenT a Chosen MaJor anD enhanCe a sTuDenT’s opporTuniTies in The healTh sCienCes.

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TheHealthSciencesAdvisoryCommitteeisestablishedtoadviseallstudentswithaninterestinmedicine,dentistry,veterinarymedi-cine,osteopathy,optometry,podiatry,orotherhealthsciences.Italsoprovidesrecommenda-tionstograduateormedicalschoolsforallstu-dentswho,inthejudgmentofthecommittee,arequalifiedforgraduatestudyinoneofthehealthsciences.

Allstudentsinterestedinhealthcarearestronglyencouragedtobeginpreparingforthisgoalearlyintheirundergraduatecareer.Toallowsufficienttimetocompleteallcoursesinthepropersequenceandwithinafour-yearperiod,itisimportantthatstudentsbegintheirpre-medicalstudiesimmediatelyuponenteringcollege.Normally,studentsinterestedinoneofthehealthcareprofessionswillselectamajorineitherbiology,chemistry,ornaturalscience;however,theymayselectanyothermajorpro-videdtheycompletetheminimumcurriculuminthesciencesrequiredbymostmedicalschools(seebelow).Studentsarelikelytoincreasetheirchancesofadmissiontograduateormedicalschooliftheytakemoresciencecoursesthantherecommendedminimum.Manygraduateprogramsalsorequireorexpectpracticalexperienceinthestudent’sspecificfield,aswellasinvolvementinadditionalaca-demicprojectssuchasindependentstudyorinternshipresearch.

AllstudentsinterestedinacareerinahealthscienceshouldcontacttheassociateprovostforacademicserviceswhoisthechairoftheHealthSciencesAdvisoryCommitteeduringthefirstsemesterofthesophomoreyear.Thechairwillestablishafileforeachstudentcon-tainingacademicrecordsandothermaterialsgatheredorprovidedbythestudent.Duringthespringsemesterofthejunioryear,allstu-dentsusuallytaketheappropriateentranceexaminationfortheirspecificfieldandsupplytheHealthSciencesAdvisoryCommitteewith

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apersonalstatementexplainingtheirspecificinterests.Thecommitteewillthenintervieweachstudentandprovidearecommendationforeachstudentwho,inthejudgmentofthecommittee,meetsthestandardsandfulfillstherequirementsforthechosenfieldofstudy.Thesequenceofcourseslistedbelowisintendedtoserveasageneralguide,andeachstudent,inconsultationwiththeadviser,willdeter-minethespecificcoursesthataretobetakeninagivensemester.Coursesmarked(*)areminimalrequirementsformostmedicalanddentalschools.

FirstYear: *BIOL�05,�06,*CHEM�05,�06,*ENGL

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SophomoreYear: *CHEM�05,�06(ifnottakeninfirstyear)

or*CHEM3��,3�2,MATH�5�,�52(ifnottakeninfirstyear)

JuniorYear: *PHYS�2�,�22,*CHEM3��,3�2(ifnot

takeninsophomoreyear),requiredcoursesforthemajor,remainingCoreCurriculumrequirements,electives

SeniorYear: Requiredcoursesforthemajor,electives

Note:Studentswhointendtomajorinchemistry,mathematics,ornaturalscienceshouldtakeMATH�5�,�52andCHEM�05,�06intheirfirstyearandBIOL�05,�06assophomores.Inthelistbelow,theminimumrequirementsformostschoolsofmedicineanddentistryaresummarized.Asmallnumberofschoolshaveotherrequirements.StudentsmayrefertoMedicalSchoolAdmissionRequirements,publishedbytheAssociationofMedicalColleges,todeterminethespecificrequirementsforthemedicalschoolsinwhichtheyareinterested.AcopyofthisbookisavailableforreferenceattheCareerCenterorfromthechairoftheHealthSciencesAdvisoryCommittee.

MiniMuM requireMenTs:Biology:�yearGeneralChemistry:�yearOrganicChemistry:�yearGeneralPhysics:�yearEnglish(includingacourseinEnglishlitera-ture)

Thefollowingcoursesmayalsoberecom-mendedbymanymedicalschools:

BIOL270,BIOL436or438,BIOL305,CHEM305,BIOL360,CHEM420,BIOL40�,CHEM45�,452

Asmallpercentageofhealthcaregraduatepro-gramsmayrequireayearofcalculus.

Contacttheassociateprovostforacademicservices,chairofHealthServicesAdvisoryCommittee,formoreinformation.

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a foCuseD DireCTion of sTuDy, noT resulTing in a MaJor buT DesigneD To suppleMenT a Chosen MaJor anD enhanCe a sTuDenT’s opporTuniTies in law.ThePre-LawprogramatSt.Mary’shasbeendesignedtofacilitatethestudent’splanninganddecision-makinginawaythataccordswiththerecommendationsandobservationsofmostlawschools,theLawSchoolAdmissionsCouncil,andtheAssociationofAmericanLawSchools.TheseinstitutionsmakeclearthatthereisnoprescribedcourseofstudythatwillbetterpreparestudentstodowellintheLawSchoolAdmissionsTest(LSAT)ortosucceedinlawschool.Rather,theyrecommendarig-orouscourseofstudythatwillenableastudenttodevelopskillsinproblem-solving,commu-nication(bothoralandwritten),analysis,andsynthesis.ThecoursesthatarerequiredaspartoftheCollege’sCoreCurriculumrequire-mentsandtheSeniorExperiencerequirementsofthemajorsemphasizetheaboveskills,withthevariousareasofstudyfocusingondifferentapproachestoacommonsetofabilities.

Pre-lawstudentsattheCollege,therefore,maychooseanyofthe25majorsofferedatSt.Mary’s.Whileitistruethat,bothnation-wideaswellasattheCollege,morestudentsapplyingtolawschoolmajorinpoliticalsciencethaninanyothermajor,itisfarfromarequire-ment,orevenanexpectation.St.Mary’sstu-dentswhohaveappliedtoandmatriculatedatlawschoolsacrossthenationhavemajoredinanumberoffieldsinadditiontopoliticalscience,includingbiology,economics,English,history,mathematics,philosophy,andpsychology.We

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advisestudentstomajorinfieldstheyenjoyandinwhichtheycanexcel.

Althoughlawschoolsdonotexpectfirst-yearstudentstoarriveoncampuswithsubstantiveknowledgeofthelaw,manypre-lawstudentsfinditusefultotakesomelaw-relatedcourse-workincollege.Somestudentsdiscoverthatthemoretheyknowaboutthelegalsystem,themoredeterminedtheyaretobecomeapartofit.Aftertakinganundergraduatecourseonalegaltopic,otherstudentsfindthatreadingcourtcasesandthinkingaboutlegalconcernsisnotreallytotheirliking.St.Mary’soffersanumberofcoursesonlawandlegalprocessesthatfamiliarizestudentswithhowlawispresentedasafieldofstudy.ThesecoursesincludePOSC266,Women&theLaw;POSC303,Law,Courts&Judges;POSC35�&352,ConstitutionalLaw;POSC366,Law&Society;PSYC354,Law&Psychology;andSOCI332,SociologyofLaw,andPHIL2�5,CriticalWriting&PhilosophicalWriting.SeminarswhichemphasizetheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtarefrequentlyofferedinpolit-icalscience.Inaddition,studentsatSt.Mary’shavetheopportunitytoparticipateincredit-bearinginternshipswithgovernmentagencies,privatelawoffices,atthelocallegalservicesagency,andwithMarylandstatecourtjudges.

Thepre-lawprogramatSt.Mary’soffersadvisingandotherservices.Intheunderclassyears,astudentmayfindithelpfultodiscussapossiblecareerinlaw,andaseniormaywishtoconsultanadviseraboutwhichadmissionoffertoaccept.Facultyadvisersandprofes-sionalcareeradvisersworktogethertoprovideafullprogramofpre-lawadvisingactivities,inadditiontomeetingindividuallywithstudents.TheOfficeofCareerServices,forexample,hasestablishedMentorNet—acomputer-izedlistofalumniwhoarewillingtoanswercareerquestionsandprovide“jobshadowing”experiences—andthePre-LawList-serv,whichsendsupdatesonthelawschooladmis-sionsprocessandallowspre-lawstudentseasycommunicationwithoneanother.Afacultypre-lawadvisermaintainsalistofalumnicur-rentlyattendinglawschoolwhohaveofferedtodiscussthelawschoolapplicationprocessandthefirstyearoflawschoolwithprospectivelawstudents.Astudent-runorganization,PLAN(Pre-LawAdvisingNetwork),sponsorsspeakersandforumsonlawschoolsandthelawschooladmissionsprocess.CopiesofpastLSATsareavailableattheCareerServiceslibrary,and

practiceexamsareadministeredundersimu-latedconditionsseveraltimesayear.

StudentswhothinktheymayhaveaninterestinattendinglawschoolafterSt.Mary’sshouldconsultapre-lawadviserasearlyaspossibletotakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesofferedbytheCollege.Atthelatest,thesestudentsshouldplantomeetwithapre-lawadviserinthespringoftheirjunioryeartodiscusswhentotaketheLSAT,whatlawschoolstoconsiderapplyingto,whomtoaskforlettersofrecom-mendation,howtoconstructapersonalstate-ment,and,ingeneral,howtoschedulethetime-consumingprocessoflawschoolapplica-tion.Formoreinformation,contactCareerServicesorthechieffacultypre-lawadviser,SusanGrogan,DepartmentofPoliticalScience(inKentHall).

PSYCHOLOGYThegeneralobjectiveofthepsychologymajoristoenhanceunderstandingofbehaviorandmentalprocessesandtoexaminetheircon-nectionstothefieldsofbiologyandthesocialsciences.

Thisgeneralobjectiveistranslatedintospecificobjectivesthatconcerntheunderstandingof(a)scientificmethodology,(b)thecurrentstateofpsychologicalknowledge,and(c)theappli-cationofbothmethodologyandknowledgetoreal-worldproblemsandevents.

Thepsychologymajorconsistsofsixcom-ponents.First,arequiredcoreofcoursesintroducesstudentstothefieldandtocom-municationskillswithinthefield.Thiscoreincludesrequiredmethodologycoursesinwriting,libraryresearch,statistics,andexperi-mentaldesign.Secondisalower-divisioncontent-courserequirement.Thirdisasetofupper-divisioncontentcoursesthatrepresentpsychology’sclosealliancewithbothsocialscienceandnatural-scienceapproachestothestudyofbehavior.Fourth,psychologymajorsselectupper-divisionsemester-hoursfromagroupofelectiveofferings.Fifth,everypsy-chologymajormustcompleteaseniorcapstoneexperience.Finally,psychologymajorsmustdemonstrate,throughoneoftheapprovedoptionsprovidedindocumentsmadeavail-ablebythedepartment,thattheyhaveanunderstandingofthecontributionsofdiversity

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andmulticulturalismtotheunderstandingofpsychology.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinpsychology,astudentmustsatisfythefol-lowingminimumrequirements:


2. Atleast44semester-hoursasspecifiedina.,b.,c.,d.,e.,andf.,below.AgradeofC-orbettermustbereceivedineachcourseunderpoint2,andthecumulativegradepointaverageofcoursesusedtosatisfythemajormustbeatleast2.00.CoursestakenforCredit/Nocreditmaynotbeusedtosatisfyrequirementsunderpoint2.

a. RequiredCoreCourses:�2semester-hours

PSYC�0�:IntroductiontoPsychology PSYC20�:PsychologicalStatistics PSYC203:WritingandResearch

MethodsinPsychology

b. Lower-divisionContentCourse:4semester-hourschosenfrom:

PSYC2�0:ComparativeAnimalBehavior

PSYC220:CriticalThinking:AnIntroductiontoCognitionandPerception

PSYC230:LifespanDevelopment PSYC250:SocialPsychology PSYC270:PersonalityPsychology

c. DistributionAcrossContentAreas:�6upper-divisionsemester-hours,asspeci-fiedbelow.Note:Atleast8semester-hoursofthese�6semester-hoursmustbelaboratorycourses(400-level).

ContentAreaA:8semester-hours PSYC33�:InfantandChild

Development PSYC333:Adolescence PSYC335:AdulthoodandAging PSYC362:FocusonSocialPsychology PSYC375:AbnormalPsychology PSYC378:Counseling PSYC430:DevelopmentalPsychology

withLaboratory PSYC450:SocialPsychologywith

Laboratory PSYC470:Counselingand

PsychotherapywithLaboratory

ContentAreaB:8semester-hours PSYC3�2:SensationandPerception PSYC3�4:Drugs,Brains,andBehavior PSYC420:PsychologyofLearningwith

Laboratory PSYC422:BiologicalPsychologywith

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d. Upper-DivisionElectives:Aminimumof8additionalsemester-hoursinupper-divisionpsychologycourses.Creditsearnedfrominternships,fieldexperi-ences,andindependentstudiescannotbeusedtomeetthisrequirement.Amaximumofeitherfoursemester-hoursinaSt.Mary’sProjectinpsychology(PSYC493-494)orfoursemester-hoursinDirectedResearchinPsychology(PSYC397orPSYC497)canbecountedtowardthisrequirement.

e. DiversityRequirement:Satisfactionofdiversityrequirementfromanapprovedlistofcourses,experientialhours,oraproposalsubmittedtotheDepartmentDiversityCommitteethatdemonstrateshowthisrequirementhasotherwisebeenmet.Theofficialdocumentthatdescribesthedetailsofthisrequirementismadeavailabletoalldeclaredpsy-chologymajorseachsemester.

f. Everypsychologymajormustcompleteaseniorcapstoneexperience.Thisrequire-mentmaybefulfilledinoneoftwoways:

(�)St.Mary’sProject(8credits):Thisprojectmaybeinpsychologyorinanothermajordisciplineorstudyarea.Theguidelinesestablishedintheselectedareaapply.

(2)AlternativeCapstoneExperience.8credits,distributedasfollows:

(a)PSYC490:SeniorSeminar(4credits)

(b)Anadditionalupper-divisionfour-creditcourse,notusedtosatisfyanyotherrequirementsforthemajor,chosenfromthefollowingoptions:

PSYC305:HistoryandSystemsofPsychology;or

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PSYC402:AdvancedResearchMethodsandStatistics(4credits);or

PSYC4�0:ServiceLearning;or PSYC497:DirectedResearch(4

credits)(allfourcreditsmustbetakenforgradedcreditduringthesamesemester);or

Anadditionallaboratorycourseinpsychology

The following sequenCe of Courses is a TypiCal MoDel for fulfilling The requireMenTs of The psyChology MaJor:FirstYear: PSYC�0�,lower-divisioncontentcourse

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FourthYear: Secondlab,ifnotalreadycompleted,senior

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AileenBailey,F.JamesBillings,AnneMarieBrady,ReneePeltzDennison,DavidFinkelman,LaraineM.Glidden,EricJ.Hiris(departmentchair),J.RoyHopkins,CynthiaKoenig,JanetM.Kosarych-Coy,ScottP.Leary,,DeborahA.O’Donnell,RichardD.Platt,RogerD.Stanton,JenniferJ.Tickle,KathleenA.Tallent,ElizabethNuttWilliams

pSYCHOLOGY COURSES (pSYC)PSYC 101. Introduction to Psychology (4E)Asurveyofthetheoreticalandempiricalfoundationsofcontemporarypsychology.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinSocialSciences.

PSYC 120. Diversity Requirement (0E)SatisfactionofdiversityrequirementbymeansofexperientialhoursoraproposalsubmittedtotheDepartmentDiversityCommitteethatdemonstrateshowthisrequirementhasother-wisebeenmet.Thisrequirementmayalsobe

satisfiedbytakingoneofanapprovedlistofcourses.Theofficialdocumentthatdescribesthedetailsofthisrequirementismadeavailabletoallpsychologymajorseachsemester.

PSYC 201. Psychological Statistics (4E) Theanalysisofexperimentaldata,includingdatafrombothlaboratoryandnaturalsettings.Parametricanalysisthroughtwo-wayanalysisofvarianceandnonparametricstatistics.This course is cross-listed as MATH 201. Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 203. Writing and Research Methods in Psychology (4E)Examinationofmethodological,philosophical,andethicalissuesinpsychologicalresearch.Methodologicalinstructioninlibraryresearchtechniques,professionalwritinginpsychology,researchdesign,anddatacollectionandanalysis.Writinginstructionincludeschoosingatopic,doinglibraryresearch,editing,revising,andwritingaresearchproposal.Typesofresearchdesignsincludehypothesistesting,quasi-experimental,correlational,andsingle-subject.Prerequisite: PSYC 201.

PSYC 210. Comparative Animal Behavior (4AF)Thestudyofthebehaviorofhumansandotheranimalsinnaturalandexperimentalsettings.Explorationofhowbehaviorsevolveandhowthebehaviorsofeachspeciesadaptforsurvival.Topicsmayincludeterritorialityandaggres-sion,sexualbehaviors,socialstructure,for-aging,communication,andanimalcognition.Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or consent of instructor.

PSYC 220. Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Cognition and Perception (4S)Examinationofthementalprocessesthatunderlieperceiving,storing,andusinginforma-tionandtheirapplicationtotheimprovementofcriticalthinking.Specialattentionwillbegiventosensorylimitations,illusions,heuris-tics,fallacies,andbiasesandhowtheyaffectcriticalthinking. Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or consent of instructor.

PSYC 230. Lifespan Development (4E)Acomprehensivestudyofdevelopmentalpro-cesses(physical,social,andpsychological)fromconceptiontodeath,withdiscussionoftheo-retical,empirical,andmethodologicalissues. Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

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PSYC 250. Social Psychology (4E)Astudyofsocialbehaviorssuchaspersonperception,groupbehavior,attitudeforma-tion,andgenderdifferencesinsocialbehavior.Reviewofmethodsofresearchinsocialpsy-chologyandtheirinfluenceonresearchfind-ings.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 270. Personality Psychology (4E)Anexaminationoftheoryandresearchinthefieldofpersonality.Thecoursecoversmajortheoreticalperspectives(e.g.,psychoanalytic,behavioral,humanistic)andselectedresearchtopics.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

UppER-LEvEL pSYCHOLOGY COURSESPSYC 305. History and Systems of Psychology (4F)Thephilosophicalandscientificbackgroundofmodernpsychology.Anexaminationofsomeofthehistoricalapproachestothefundamentalandpersistingproblemsofpsychologyandtheirrelationshiptocontemporaryapproaches.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 312. Sensation and Perception (4E)Thiscourseexaminesthebasicmethodologyusedinthestudyofsensation,perception,andpsychophysics.Includesdiscussionofneuro-logicalandpsychologicaltheories,processesofsensorysystems,andperceptualprocessesofhumansandotheranimals.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 314. Drugs, Brains, and Behavior (4E)Examinationofpsychoactivedrugsthatactonthebrain.Someofthesedrugshavemedicaluses,someareusedrecreationally,andothersareusedinbothcontexts.Topicsincludethebiologyofthedrug’seffectsonthebrain;drugeffectsonbehavior;andtheuseofpsycho-activedrugsinthetreatmentofpsychopa-thology.Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or consent of the instructor.

PSYC 331. Infant and Child Development (4E)Thiscourseprovidesanin-depthexamina-tionoftheforcesandinteractionsthatshapethephysical,social,cognitive,andemotionaldevelopmentofhumansfromconceptiontothebeginningofadolescence.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 333. Adolescence (4F)Reviewofpsychological,physical,andsocialforcesthatinfluencetheexperienceofado-lescence.Majortopicsincludethephysicalchangesofadolescence,cognitiveandmoraldevelopment,sex-roleconsolidation,politicalsocialization,adolescentsexuality,anddelin-quency.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 335. Adulthood and Aging (4S)Examinesthepsychological,physical,andsocialforcesthatinfluenceadultdevelopment.Majortopicsincludecontinuityandchangeinphysicalfunctioning,cognition,personality,marriageandfamilyrelationships,anddeathanddying.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 336. Exceptionality: An Introduction to Special Education (4E)Anexaminationofindividualswithspecialneedssuchasmentalretardation,giftedness,physicaldisabilities,andbehaviordisorders.Theemphasisisoncausation,psychologicalandbiologicalaspectsoftheexceptionality,andcurrenteducationalandtherapeuticapproaches.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.Cross-listedasEDSP336.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 338. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (4AF) Anexaminationofthephysicalandpsycho-logicalcausesofintellectualandotherdevelop-mentaldisabilities,suchasautismandcerebralpalsy.Discussesdiagnosis,treatment,educa-tion,research,andtheorywithanendtowardunderstandingintellectualanddevelopmentaldisabilitiesasbothbiologicalandsocialphe-nomena.Cross-listedasEDSP338.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.(ThiscoursewasformerlynamedMentalRetardation.)Prerequisite:PSYC�0�.

PSYC 339. Learning Disabilities (4S)Thiscourseisconcernedwithdefining,diag-nosing,andremediatinglearningdisabilities.Majoremphasisisonthebasicpsychologicalprocessesofunderstandingandusingwrittenorspokenlanguage:sensory-motor,auditory,andvisualprocessingandlanguagedevelopment.Inaddition,avarietyofcurriculummateri-alsinspecialeducationisexamined.Afieldplacementwithexceptionalchildrenprovidesarealisticapplicationoftheory.Thiscourseiscross-listedasEDSP339.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.

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Prerequisites:PSYC�0�and4othersemester-hoursinpsychology.

PSYC 350. Psychological Perspectives of African Americans (4AF)Asurveyofsocialpsychologicalconceptsthatbearontheuniquehistorical,cultural,political,andsocialexperiencesofAfricanAmericansinthiscountry.Socialpsychologicaltopicssuchassocialperception,self-conceptandidentity,attitudeformation,groupdynamics,aggression,genderroles,socialinfluence,andinterpersonalattractionarereviewedandreevaluatedinlightoftheAfrican-Americanexperienceofraceprejudice,groupstereotyping,andinterpersonaldiscrimination.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 353. Human Sexuality (4AS)Anexaminationofthemanyfacetsofhumansexuality.Thecourseconsidersdevelopmental,legal,andsocialaspectsofsexuality,sexualhealthandillness,sexinthecontextofhumanrelationships,aswellasbiological,cultural,religious,andanthropologicaldimensionsofsexuality.Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or consent of the instructor.

PSYC 354. Psychology and the Law (4AS)Explorationofwaysinwhichthefieldsofpsychologyandlawinteractincontemporarysociety.Topicsincludetheinsanitydefense,civilcommitment,eyewitnesstestimony,thepsychologyofthejury,useofthepolygraph(liedetector),psychologicaltestingandthelaw,andlegalissuesrelatedtoconfidentiality.Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and at least one other 4-semester hour course in psychology.

PSYC 356. Psychology of Women (4AF)Thiscourseprovidesageneralintroductiontothepsychologyofwomen.Topicscoveredmayincludepsychologicaldevelopmentofwomenthroughthelifespan;genderdifferencesandgender-associatedpersonality,abilities,andbehaviors;womenandlanguage;imagesofwomen;womenandwork;violenceagainstwomen;womeninrelationships;womenofcolor;lesbiansandbisexuals;women’smentalhealth;andfeministtherapy.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 362. Focus on Social Psychology (4S)Anin-depthexaminationofaspecificareaofsocialpsychology.Thecoursewillexploreresearch,theory,andapplicationrelevanttotheselectedarea.Coursecontentvariesfromsemestertosemester.Maynotberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 363. Cross-cultural Psychology (4AF)Providesamulticulturalandglobalperspectiveonhumandevelopment,thought,emotion,andbehavior.Topicsincludecross-culturaltheoryandresearchinthedomainsofdevelopmentoftheself,moraldevelopment,aggression,gender,cooperation/conflictresolution,motivationandemotion,psychopathology,andacculturation.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 368. Educational Psychology (4E)Thiscourseexplorestheteaching/learningprocess.Studentsanalyzevariousfactorsthataffecttheprocess:developmentalandlearningtheory,motivation,planning,content,method-ology,anddiscipline.Attentionisalsogiventohumaninteractionineducationalsettingsthroughastudyofmaturation,individualdif-ferences,self-concept,groupprocesses,andsocioeconomicstratification.Lectureandfieldexperience.Thiscourseiscross-listedasEDUC368.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.Thiscourseisapre-req-uisitefortheMastersofArtsinTeaching.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.Prerequisite:PSYC�0�.

PSYC 372. Child Clinical Psychology (4S)Thismulti-disciplinarycourseexploresthedevelopmentalandcontextualcomponentsofchildhoodexperiencethatmayleadtoproblembehavior.Clinicalpsychologyusesvariedmethodsappropriatetochildrenandfamiliesforassessmentandintervention.Theinterac-tionofthesemethodsandthedevelopmentalcontextwherethebehavioroccursaretheprimaryfocusofthecourse.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 373. Psychology of the Family (4AF)Thiscoursediscussesfamilystructureanddevelopmentfrompsycho-socialandculturalperspectives.Systemstheorywillbeusedtounderstandclinicalinterventionwithfamilies.Familydevelopmentoverthelifespanisexam-ined.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 374. Psychological Assessment (4AS)Historyofpsychologicalassessment;reliabilityandvalidity;testsofintelligence,personality,andvocationalinterests;othermethodsofassessment;legalandethicalissuesinpsycho-logicalassessment.Prerequisite: PSYC 201.

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PSYC 375. Abnormal Psychology (4E)Adescriptionofthemajorformsofmentaldisorderandtheircausesandtreatments.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 378. Counseling (4E) Themajortheoreticalperspectivesandassoci-atedtechniquesinthefieldsofcounselingandpsychotherapy.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

PSYC 402. Advanced Research Design andStatistics (1-4AF)Explorationofadvancedtopicsinstatisticsandresearchdesign,includinghigher-orderanalysisofvariance(mixed,hierarchical,andblockeddesigns)andappropriatepost-hocanalyses;multipleregression,complexdesignswithcategoricaldata;nonparametricstatistics,partialcorrelation,multivariateanalyses,factoranalysis,andmore.Contentmayvarywitheachoffering.Prerequisite: PSYC 201 or consent of the instructor.

LABORATORY COURSESPSYC 420. Psychology of Learning with Laboratory (4S)Theexperimentalanalysisoflearninginhumansandotheranimals.Includesprinciplesoflearningtheory,analysisoflearninginavarietyofsettingsincludingthehome,thelaboratory,andtheschool.Lectureandlabora-tory.Pre- or co-requisite: PSYC 203; or consent of the instructor.

PSYC 422. Biological Psychology with Laboratory (4F)Theexperimentalanalysisofbrain-behaviorinteractions.Emphasisonphysiologicalmecha-nismsofhomeostasisandneurophysiologicalmodelsoflearning.Examplestakenfromavarietyofanimalphyla.Lectureandlaboratory.Pre- or co-requisite: PSYC 203; or consent of the instructor.

PSYC 424. Cognitive Psychology with Laboratory (4F)Examinationofadultcognitivefunctioning,includingperceptualprocesses,imagery,atten-tion,memory,learning,problemsolving,andlanguage.Emphasisonunderstandingbasicresearchtechniques,interpretationofresearchfindings,andcurrenttheory.Lectureandlabo-ratory.Pre- or co-requisite: PSYC 203; or consent of instructor.

PSYC 430. Developmental Psychology with Laboratory (4F)Surveyofthemethodologiesandtechniquesusedinthestudyofhumandevelopment.Contentareasmayincludeperceptual,social,language,cognitive,andmoraldevelopment.Practicalexperienceusingobservational,experimental,andinterviewmethods,withpar-ticipationinallphasesofresearch(design,datacollectionandanalysis,reportwriting).Lectureandlaboratory.Pre-requisite or co-requisite: PSYC 203; or consent of instructor.

PSYC 450. Social Psychology with Laboratory (4S)Theanalysisofhumanbehaviorinasocialcontextusingtheexperimentalmethod,withparticipationinallphasesofresearch.Contentareasmayincludehelpingbehavior,prejudiceanddiscrimination,communication,attraction,aggression,conformity,andobedience.Lectureandlaboratory.Pre- or co-requisite: PSYC 203; or consent of instructor.

PSYC 470. Counseling and Psychotherapy with Laboratory (4S)Analysisofmajortheoreticalandappliedtopicsincounselingandclinicalpsychology,aswellasthestatisticalandresearchmethodsusedinthefield.Labwillincludedemonstrationsandtheexecutionofindependentresearchprojects.Focusisonthescientist-practitionermodelandonthesynthesisofthescholarlyandappliedaspectsofpsychotherapyandcounselingrelatedtopics.Lectureandlaboratory.Pre- or co-requisite: PSYC 203.

SEmInARS AnD InDIvIDUALLY mEnTORED COURSESPSYC 197, 297, 397, 497. Directed Research in Psychology (1-4E)Underthedirectsupervisionofafacultymember,astudentparticipatesinlabora-toryorfieldresearch.Alearningcontractthatspecifiestheresearchgoalsandmeth-odologymustbefiledwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrar.Amaximumoffoursemester-hoursofdirectedresearchinpsychology(397or497only)maybeappliedtomajorrequirementsinpsychology.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Prerequisite:Learning contract filed in the Office of the Registrar.

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PSYC 398, 498. Off-campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Allinternsarerequiredtomaintainregularcontactwiththefacultysuper-visor.Credit/Nocreditgrading.Maynotbeusedtofulfillrequirementsforthepsychologyandhumanstudiesmajors.Consultwiththedirectorofinternships.Prerequisite: Admission to the Internship Program. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.)

PSYC 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyapsychologyfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

PSYC 410. Service Learning in Psychology (4AS)Designedprimarilyforpsychologymajors,ServiceLearninginPsychologycombinesformalcourseworkwithpracticalexperi-enceinanapprovedhuman-servicessetting.Knowledgeacquiredfrompsychologycoursesisappliedtocommunity-identifiedneedsinordertoenhancestudents’professionalskillsandsenseofcivicresponsibility.Goalsofthecourseinclude�)integratingandapplyingprioreducationalexperiencestoahuman-ser-vicessetting;2)enhancingskillsinworkingwithdiversepopulations;and3)expandingknowledgeofappropriatemethodsofappliedpsychologyresearch.Prerequisite:PSYC203orconsentoftheinstructor.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforPSYC393.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.

PSYC 490. Senior Seminar (4S)Aninvestigationofselectedcurrenttopicsandproblemsinpsychology.Eachstudentisrespon-sibleforthepreparationofonemajorproject,whichincludesbothwrittenandoral-presenta-

tioncomponents.Prerequisite:PSYC203orconsentoftheinstructor.

PSYC 491. Special Topics Seminar in Psychology (1-4)Intensivestudyofatheme,process,orprobleminpsychologyorhumandevelopment.Amaximumoffoursemester-hoursofspecialtopicsseminarcreditmaybeappliedtomajorrequirementsinpsychology.Mayberepeatedforcreditiftopicsaredifferent. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

PSYC 493/494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E)Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Withtheapprovalofthedepartment,thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedbycompletingeightsemester-hoursoftheSt.Mary’sProjectinanydisciplineorcross-disciplinarystudyarea.Theprojectissupervisedbyafacultymentor,appointedbythedepartmentchair.Thiscourseisrepeat-ableforuptoatotalof8semester-hours.Prerequisite: PSYC 203; Approval of faculty mentor and department chair of the student’s major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guide-lines.

PUBLICPOLICYSTUDIESThepublicpolicystudiesmajorisinterdisci-plinaryincharacter.Itinvolvestheintegrationofknowledgefromseveraldisciplinesfortheapplicationtopolicyproblems.Knowledgeusuallyavailableonlyinseparatemajorssuchaseconomics,sociology,anthropology,andpoliticalscienceiscombinedinasinglesequenceofcoursesrelatedtooneanother.Theinterdisciplinarymajorprovidesfactual,analytical,andtheoreticalskillsforimprovingthequalityofpolicy-making.

Thepurposeofthemajoristoequipstudentswithsufficientcompetenceinanalyticalskillssupportedbysocialsciencetheorytoqualifythemforgraduateorprofessionalstudy.Majors

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shouldalsobesufficientlypreparedtoseekpositionsinorganizationswhichdealwithpublicpolicyissues:businessfirms,tradeasso-ciations,privateorpublicresearchorganiza-tions,lobbyingorganizations,andgovernmentagencies.Studentswhohavequestionsaboutthepublicpolicymajorshouldconsultwiththepublicpolicycoordinator.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinpublicpolicystudies,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequirements:


2. Twelve(�2)semester-hoursofintroductorycoursesinthesocialsciencesconsistingof:

ECON�0�:IntroductiontoEconomicsPOSC20�:AmericanPoliticsANTH�0�:IntroductiontoAnthropologySOCI�0�:IntroductiontoSociology

3. CoreRequirement(24)semester-hours):

SOCS3��:PublicPolicy(cross-listedPOSC3��)

ECON252:IntermediateMicroeconomicsECON253:EconomicStatisticsorSOAN20�:SocialStatisticsorPOSC300:PoliticalAnalysisIECON359:PublicsectorEconomicsorANTH306:PracticingAnthropology:PrinciplesofAppliedAnthropologyorPOSC3�2:StateandCommunityPoliticsPOSC367:PublicAdministrationorSOCI330:SociologyofOrganizationsSOCS3�5:PolicyEvaluation(cross-listed

POSC3�5)

4. SeniorExperience(8)semester-hours:

a. Studentsmaychoosetodoeight(8)semester-hoursofaSt.Mary'sProject(PPOL494)

orb. four(4)semester-hoursofPPOL408

"StudiesinPublicPolicy"(cross-listedPOSC408)withaseniorexperiencepaperandfour(4)semester-hoursofelectiveschosenfromthelistbelow.

(seeSeniorExperiencebelowformoredetails).

lisT of eleCTiVe Courses by area:�. ManagementandPolicy

ECON240:PrinciplesofManagementPSYC352:HumanBehaviorin

Organizations

2. InternationalPolicyStudies

ECON354:NaturalResourceEconomicsECON356:InternationalEconomicsECON360:ComparativeEconomic

SystemsECON372:EconomicsofDeveloping

CountriesHIST435:TopicsinEuropeanHistoryPOSC252:ComparativePoliticsPOSC269:InternationalPoliticsPOSC462:StudiesinComparativePolitics*POSC468:StudiesinInternational

Relations*

3. PolicyApplications

ECON350:EnvironmentalEconomicsECON35�:IndustrialOrganization&

RegulationECON355:LaborEconomicsECON357:MoneyandBankingHIST4�5:TopicsinU.S.HistoryPOSC352:ConstitutionalLawII:Civil

LibertiesPOSC364:20th-CenturyU.S.Foreign

PolicyPOSC46�:StudiesinAmericanPoliticsPSYC337:SocialGerontologyPSYC338:IntellectualandDevelopmental

DisabilitiesPSYC49�:SpecialTopicsSeminar*SOCI332:SociologyofLawSOCI347:MinoritiesSOCI35�:TheSociologyofDeviance

4. TheoryandPublicPolicy

ECON25�:IntermediateMacroeconomicsECON459:SeniorSeminarinEconomics*POSC30�:PoliticalAnalysisIIPOSC469:PoliticalTheoryPSYC49�:SpecialTopicsSeminar*

*Wherethetopicoftheseminarisappro-priate.(Appropriatenessofthetopicwillbedeterminedbythepublicpolicycommittee.)

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Senior Experience.Eachstudentmustcompletean8-creditSt.Mary’sProjectinpublicpolicyorwriteaseniorexperiencepaperforthecoursePPOL408,“StudiesinPublicPolicy”(cross-listedPOSC408).(PleaseseethecoursedescriptionsforPPOL494forSt.Mary’sProjectsandPPOL408.“StudiesinPublicPolicy.”)ThestudentwhochoosestowriteaseniorexperiencepaperinsteadofaSt.Mary’sProjectwillfileadecla-rationofintentwiththecourseinstructorandthepublicpolicycoordinatorbytheendofthesixthweekduringthesemesterthestudentenrollsin“StudiesinPublicPolicy.”Guidelinesfortheseniorexperiencepaperwillbegiventothestudentbytheinstructor.Successfulcompletionofthecourseshallconstitutecom-pletionoftheseniorexperiencerequirement.(Thiscoursealsomeetstheseniorexperiencerequirementforpoliticalscience.)Doublemajorsshouldconsultwiththeiradviserforadditionalinformation.

PPOL 408. Studies in Public Policy (4S)This400-levelseminarrepresentsacapstoneexperienceforstudentsmajoringortakingcoursesinpublicpolicy.Itsfocusmaychangedependingupontheinstructororstudents’interests.Topicsmayincludefederal,state,orlocalpublicpolicy,comparativepublicpolicy,internationalpolicyaswellasspecificareassuchastheenvironment,money,food,agricultural,socialwelfare,ortaxationpolicy.Studentsmajoringinpublicpolicymayfulfilltheseniorexperiencerequirementwiththiscourse.Thiscourseiscross-listedasPOSC408.“StudiesinPublicPolicy”andmaybeusedtomeettheseniorexperiencerequire-mentinpoliticalscienceaswell.

PPOL 494. St. Mary’s Project in Public Policy (1-8E)TheSt.Mary’sProjectinpublicpolicyisatwo-semesterexperience.Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousaca-demicwork.Duringthefirstsemesterastudentinitiateshisorherproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Afacultymentorsupervisestheprojectresearch.Studentswillcompletetheprojectinthesecondsemesterunderthedirectionofthefacultymentor.Theprojectshoulddemonstratethestudent’sabilitytoundertakeresearchinanareaofpublicpolicy,toanalyzethepatternsofinteractionamongthepoliticalactorsasappropriate,and

topresenttheresultsoftheresearchtotheCollegecommunityinacogentandmean-ingfulmanner.Eightsemester-hoursofthiscoursesatisfytherequirementforaSt.Mary’sProject.Withtheapprovalofthepublicpolicycoordinator,thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedbycompletingeightsemester-hoursoftheSt.Mary’sProjectinanydisciplineorcross-disci-plinarystudyarea.

RELIGIOUSSTUDIESReligiousStudiesiscommittedtotheacademicstudyofreligionasanintegraldimensionofthehumanexperience.Inoneformoranother,areligioustraditionisattheheartofeveryculture.OnecannotunderstandthenatureoftheWesternworldwithoutsomefamiliaritywithJudaism,Christianity,andIslam,ortheculturesofAsiawithoutknowingsomethingaboutHinduism,Buddhism,Confucianism,andDaoism.

ReligiousStudiesoffersacomprehensiveprogramofintroductoryandadvancedcoursesthathelpstudentsassesstheirownreligioustraditioncriticallyandacquaintthemwithotherreligiousorientations.Allcoursesinreli-giousstudiesaredesignedtoachievecertaingoals:�)toprovideanaccurate,sympatheticaccountofreligionsastheyhavebeenandcontinuetobepracticed;2)todevelopcriticalskillsinanalyzingreligiousbeliefs,symbolicsystems,practices,theologies,andphilosophies;3)toraisefundamentalquestionsaboutthenatureofhumanbeingsandtheirplaceinthecosmos;4)todiscussquestionsofmeaningandvalueandhelpstudentstakemoraldilemmasseriously;and5)todelineatethesocialfunc-tionsofreligion(s)inhumancultures.Somecoursesfocusonparticularproblems,suchastherealityofthesacred,theproblemofevil,deathanddying,visionsofliberationandsalva-tion,ortheproblemofpatriarchyintheworld'sreligions.Othercoursescoverthefundamen-talsofparticularreligioustraditions,theirsacredscripturesandvisionsofultimatereality,theirdoctrinesandworldviews,aswellastheircommunities,institutions,ritualpractices,andculturalexpressions.Inbothcases,ultimatequestionssuchasthemeaningoflife,andthenatureofmoralitywillbeaddressedthatareofconcerntostudentspreparingforadultlivesandcareers.

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Becauseofitsmulti-disciplinaryapproachesandbroadperspectives,religiousstudiesprovidestudentswithopportunitiestolearnaboutthemselvesandthecultures(s)fromwhichtheyhavecomeandintowhichtheymaymove.Theskillsacquiredinreligiousstudies,suchasclosetextualreadingandanalysis,researchstrategiesandcriticalthinkingskills,benefitstudentsinthepursuitofmostprofessionalcareers.Buttheseskillsmayalsohelptodecidewhichcareersmaybemostmeaningfulandsatisfyingtoparticularstudents.


Toearnabachelorofartswithamajorinreligiousstudies,astudentmustsatisfythefol-lowingminimumrequirements:


2. Atleast44semester-hoursinreligiousstudiesasspecifiedundera.,b.,andc.,AgradeofC-orbettermustbereceivedineachcourseofthemajorandthecumula-tivegrade-point-averageofcoursesusedtosatisfythemajormustbeleast2.00.

a. Requiredcorecourses(20semester-hours):

RELG��0:IntroductiontoWorldReligions

RELG2�0:BiblicalFoundations RELG220:FoundationsofIslam RELG360:ComparativeReligiousBelief

andPractice RELG460:ReligionandEthics

b. Electivecourses:atleast�6semester-hoursabovethe�00-level.Atleastonecoursefromeachofthethreecontentareas:

Content Area A:WesternReligiousTraditions:

RELG3�0:Ascetics,SaintsandSinners RELG320:BiblicalStudiesI:TheJewish

Bible RELG32�:BiblicalStudiesII:TheNew

Testament RELG330:ModernReligiousThought RELG380:TopicsinReligiousStudies RELG402:PhilosophyofReligion

Content Area B:AsianReligiousTraditions:

RELG35�:EastAsianPhilosophiesandReligions

RELG352:SouthAsianPhilosophiesandReligions

RELG380:TopicsinReligiousStudies

Content Area C:ReligionandCulture RELG3�8:FeminismandReligion RELG350:IslamintheModernWorld RELG355:WomeninIslam RELG380:TopicsinReligiousStudies RELG390:Holocaust:Historyand

Meaning

Withpriorapprovalfromthedepart-mentchair,cross-listedandotherupper-levelcoursesonreligionfromoutsidethereligiousstudiesofferingcanbecountedaselectivesintheappropriatecontentarea.

c. SeniorExperience:Intheirsenioryear,majorsmustcompleteaneight-semesterhourSt.Mary’sProject.StudentswhopursueaSt.Mary’sProjectoutsideofreligiousstudiesmusttakeoneadditionalelective(4semester-hours)inreligiousstudiesabovethe200-level.


FirstYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,andRELG

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SecondYear: CoreCurriculumrequirements,RELG2�0

and/or220andoneupper-levelelectivecourseinreligiousstudies.

JuniorYear: CompletionofCoreCurriculumrequire-

ments,RELG360,RELG2�0or220(ifnottakeninsecondyear),andoneortwoupper-levelelectivecourseinreligiousstudies.

SeniorYear: Completionofremainingrequirementsin

theelectivecourses,RELG460andSeniorExperience.Studentsmustcompleteaneight(8)semester-hourSt.Mary'sproject.StudentswhopursueaSt.Mary’sProjectoutsideofreligiousstudiesmusttakeoneadditionalelective(4semester-hours)inreligiousstudiesabovethe200-level.

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Toearnaminorinreligiousstudies,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements:

�. GeneralCollegerequirements(see"Curriculum"section)..

2. Atleast20semester-hoursinreligiousstudiesasspecifiedundertherequiredandelectivecourses.AgradeofC-orbettermustbereceivedineachcourseoftheminor,andthecumulativegrade-pointaverageofcoursesusedtosatisfytheminormustbeleast2.00.

a. Requiredcorecourses(8semester-hours):

RELG��0:IntroductiontoWorldReligions

and either RELG360:ComparativeReligiousBelief

andPractice or RELG460:ReligionandEthics

b. Electivecourses(�2semester-hours):

Studentsminoringinreligiousstudiesmusttakeanadditional�2semester-hoursabovethe�00-level.Atleastonecoursemustbechosenfromeachofthethreecontentareas:

Content Area A:WesternReligiousTraditions:

RELG3�0:Ascetics,SaintsandSinners RELG2�0:BiblicalFoundations RELG320:BiblicalStudiesI:TheJewish

Bible RELG32�:BiblicalStudiesII:TheNew

Testament RELG330:ModernReligiousThought RELG380:TopicsinReligiousStudies RELG402:PhilosophyofReligion

Content Area B:Non-WesternReligiousTraditions:

RELG220:FoundationsofIslam RELG35�:EastAsianPhilosophiesand

Religions RELG352:SouthAsianPhilosophies

andReligions

RELG380:TopicsinReligiousStudies

Content Area C:ReligionandCulture RELG3�8:FeminismandReligion RELG350:IslamintheModernWorld RELG355:WomeninIslam RELG380:TopicsinReligiousStudies

RELG390:Holocaust:Historyand Meaning

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BetülBasaran,JohnM.Beard,KatharinavonKellenbach,BjörnKrondorfer,DanielMeckel,BradPark,DevorahSchoenfeld,JohnSchroeder,MichaelTaber(departmentchair)

RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSES (RELG)RELG 110. Introduction to World Religions (4E)Acomparativestudyofthehistory,beliefs,andpracticesofmajorreligioustraditions,suchasChristianity,Judaism,Islam,Hinduism,Buddhism,Daoism,orNativeAmericanandAfricanreligions.Selectedaspectsofthesetraditionsareexamined(forexample,concep-tionsofhumannature,ritual,moralitylaw,cosmology,visionsofsalvation).ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

RELG 210. Biblical Foundations (4F)IntroducesstudentstotheacademicstudyoftheBible,boththeHebrewBible/OldTestamentandtheGreekBible/NewTestament.Asanintroductorycourse,itcoversaselectiveamountofmaterialsandfamiliar-izesstudentswithresearchmethodsintheacademicunderstandingoftheBible.SincetheBibleisrecognizedgloballyassacredscrip-tureofJudaismandChristianity,thecourseexaminesthesetworeligioustraditionsasseenthroughtheirfoundationaltexts.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

RELG 220. Foundations of Islam (4S)FocusesonunderstandingIslamasareligioussystemwhichhascometoinfluencethelivesandinstitutionsofMuslimsthroughoutmuchoftheworld.ThemeswillincludetheQuranandHadith,womenandgender,law,mysti-cism,constructionsofsacredhistory,andtherelationshipsbetweenIslamandpoliticsinthemodernworld.Attentionwillalsobegiventothethreeprimarybranches:Sunni,Shiite,andSufi.

RELG 304. Values Inquiry (4E) Thegoalofthiscourseistobringtogetherstudentsfrommultiplemajorstosharetheirperspectivesonaselectedtopicinawaythat

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illuminatesandcriticallyexaminesphilosoph-icalandreligioustraditions,makescross-disci-plinaryconnections,andfacilitatesintegrationoftheirliberalartseducation.Participantsinthisseminarreadtextsfromtheworld'sphilo-sophicalandreligioustraditionsagainstthebackgroundoftheirculturalcontext.Studentsareinvitedtoenterintoconversationwiththesetextsastheylearntoexaminetheirownvaluesandtoquestiontheirdeliberationsinmakingchoices.Varioussystemsofthought,moralpreferences,andideologicaljudgmentsarecriticallystudiedwithaviewtotheircon-temporaryrelevance.Cross-listedwithPHIL304.Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.

RELG 310. Ascetics, Saints and Sinners: Western Religious Thought (4A)AcriticalappraisalofselectedreligiousthinkersintheJewishandChristiantraditions.Introducesthestudenttotheconflictsintheconstructionoftheological,mystical,orethico-religiousthought.Primarytextsrangingfromtheancienttothemedievalandcontemporaryworldswillbestudied.Cross-listedasPHIL3�0.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Prerequisite: one course in religious studies or philosophy, or consent of the instructor.

RELG 318. Feminism and Religion (4A)Anintroductiontofeministcritiquesandrec-lamationsofreligion.MajorfeministthinkersfromtheJewish,Christian,andMuslimtra-ditionswillbediscussedastheyrevisethecentraltheologicalconceptsofGod,revelation,morality,andcommunity.Prerequisite: One course in religious studies, women, gender, and sexuality studies, or philosophy, or consent of the instructor.

RELG 320. Biblical Studies I: The Jewish Bible (4A)AnextensivestudyoftheHebrewscriptures(OldTestament),analyzingtheoriginsofmonotheismandthedevelopmentofreligiousinstitutions,beliefs,andpracticesinancientIsrael.SelectedreadingsfromtheTorah,Prophets,andWritingsinthecontextoftheculturesoftheMiddleEast.Prerequisite: RELG 110 or 210, or consent of the instructor.

RELG 321. Biblical Studies II: The New Testament (4A)AnextensivestudyoftheNewTestamentandearlyChristianwritings.AhistoricalanalysisofthelifeandteachingsofJesusasunderstoodbyvariousearlyChristiancommunities.Studyof

thedevelopmentofChristology,theincreasingseparationfromJudaism,andtheformationofthechurchasadistinctreligiouscommunity.Prerequisite: RELG 110 or 210, or consent of the instructor.

RELG 330. Modern Religious Thought (4A)Introducesstudentstomajortwentiethcenturytheologicalandreligiousthinkersastheywrestlewithsomeorallofthefollowingques-tions:WhoorwhatisGod?Whydogoodpeoplesuffer?Howaresalvation,redemption,liberationenvisionedinthemodernworld?Whatconstitutesareligiouscommunity?Howdodifferentreligiousfaithsrelatetoeachother,thesecularworldandthenaturalenvironment?Cross-listedwithPHIL330.Prerequisite: one course in religious studies or philosophy, or consent of the instructor.

RELG 331. Early American Religious History (4A)ThiscoursedealswithreligioninearlyAmericafromtheseventeenthcenturythroughthefoundingera.IttakesaregionalapproachtoexplorethemajorProtestantfaiths:Anglicanism,Puritanism,Quakerism,andEvangelicalism.Itcoversthetheology,eccle-siology,andthepolitical,social,andeconomicexpressionsofthefaiths.Itwillalsocoverfolkreligionandwitchcraft,andIndianandslavereligions.Somesignificantthemesexploredincludehowthevarioussectshandledthechallengesofreligiouspluralism—dissent,toler-ance,anddeclension;theideaofseparationofchurchandstate;howearlyAmericanreligionrelatedtotheriseofdemocracy,ideasofindi-vidualliberty,anti-Catholicthought,socialoppressionandcontrol,economicbehavior,womenandminorities,etc.Cross-listedwithHIST33�.

RELG 350. Islam in the Modern World (4A)ExaminestherelationshipbetweenIslamandpoliticalstructuresinvariouspartsoftheworld.Theorigins,development,organiza-tion,andintellectualcurrentswithinso-calledIslamic"fundamentalist"groupsandtheirrelationshipstothepoliticalsystemswithinmajorityMuslimcountriesandtotheWestwillbeanalyzed.Women'sparticipationinthepoliticalprocess,andtherelationshipsbetweenIslam,socialism,democracy,andsecularismwillalsobecovered.Prerequisite: RELG 110 or 220, or consent of the instructor.

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RELG 351. East Asian Philosophies and Religions (4F)AsystematicstudyofthemajorschoolsofthoughtinChinaandJapan,especiallyConfucianism,Daoism,andBuddhism.Othersofthe"hundredschools"ofancientChinesethoughtwillalsobeexamined,aswellastheircontemporarysignificance.Cross-listedasPHIL35�.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or religious studies.

RELG 352. South Asian Philosophies and Religions (4S)Anintensiveandextensivestudyofthehistory,beliefs,andpracticesofHinduism,IndianBuddhism,andJainismasreflectedintheircanonicaltexts,withspecialreferencetotheVedicscriptures,Upanishads,Bhagavad-Gita,andearlyBuddhistsutras.Theinterplaybetweenphilosophicalandtheologicalconcernswillbestudiedandthecontemporaryrelevanceofthetraditionwillbeexamined.Cross-listedasPHIL352.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies.

RELG 355 Women in Islam) (4AS)AsurveyofthehistoryofwomenintheIslamicworldfromtheadventofIslamuptomoderntimesthatprovidesabroadsenseofthereli-gious,cultural,andpoliticalrolesplayedbywomeninMuslimsocieties.Theoreticalques-tionsabouttheconceptofgender,thevalidityoffocusingongenderintryingtounderstandsocieties,andtheparticularissuesraisedbythestudyofwomenandgenderintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricawillbeaddressed.Last,Islamicfeminism,itshistoricaldevelopment,andthedilemmasfacedbywomeninassertingthemselvesaslegitimatevoicesinthecontem-poraryIslamicworld,includingMuslimwomenintheUnitedStatesandEuropewillbeexam-ined.Prerequisite: one course in RELG, WGSX, or consent of the instructor.

RELG 360. Comparative Religious Belief and Practice (4S)Acomparativestudyofselectreligiousthemesacrossreligioustraditions.Examinesvariousapproachestothesacredincom-parativeperspectivesandemphasizesreli-giouspracticesaswellasculturallocationsofreligiousexperiences.Thefollowinglistindicatespossiblerangeoftopics:"Mysticism";"Fundamentalism";"Pilgrimage";"SacredSpaces";"FilmicRepresentationofReligion";

"PietyandDevotion."Themeswillvaryfromyeartoyear.Mayberepeatedforcreditiftopicisnotrepetitive.Prerequisite: RELG 110 and one additional course in religious studies, or consent of the instructor.

RELG 380. Topics in Religious Studies (4)Thiscourseisanintensivestudyofatheme,thinker,topicorprobleminreligiousstudies.Thetopicchosenmayvaryfromsemestertosemester.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcreditwherethetopicisnotrepetitive.ThiscoursefulfillseitherContentAreaA,B,orCasappropriateandisapprovedtofulfilltherequirementsofthemajorortheminorincon-sultationwiththedepartmentchair.

RELG 390. Holocaust: History and Meaning (4A)AcriticalandsystematicstudyoftheHolocaustinhistoricalperspectiveandtheimpactofthishistoryonreligiousandmoralthoughtandbehavior.ThereadingofselectedprimarysourcesandthescholarlyliteraturecoversavarietyofthemesrelevanttotheunderstandingandinterpretationoftheHolocaust.ExaminingtheEuropeancontextandmodernideologyisimportantforprobinghumanbehaviorunderextremeconditions.Thiscourseiscross-listedasHIST390.Prerequisite: One course in religious studies or history, or consent of the instructor.

RELG 402. Philosophy of Religion (4A)Adescriptiveanalysisofreligiousexperiencepastandpresent,andanassessmentofitsvalidity.Alsotobestudiedaresuchtopicsasthespiritualdimensionofhumanity(includinghuman/earthrelations,human/divinerela-tions),reasonsforbelievinginGod,miracles,andtheroleofreligionindifferentcultures.Thiscourseiscross-listedasPHIL402.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Prerequisites: two courses in reli-gious studies or philosophy.

RELG 460. Religion and Ethics (4F)Analyzestheinterpenetrationbetweenreligiousandethicalquestions.Thecoursewillexaminereligiousethicsinrelationtosuchareasasthenaturalenvironment,gender,sexuality,raceethnicity,politics,economics,violenceandsocialjustice.Prerequisites: two courses in reli-gious studies or philosophy.

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RELG 493/494. St. Mary's Project in Religious Studies. (1-8E)Thestudent-initiatedprojectwilldrawonanddeveloptheunderstanding,analyticskills,andcreativityofthestudent'spreviousacademicwork.Theprojectmayassumemanyforms,includingcooperativeefforts.Thestudentwillidentifyanareatobeexploredandarticulateamethodofinquiryorstyleofpresentationappropriatetothesubjectmatter.Theprojectwillalsoexhibitastudent'sreflectiononthesocialcontext,bodyofpertinentliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItwillbepresentedtotheCollegecommunityinaformagreeduponbyboththestudentandhisorhermentor.Thesubjectoftheprojectmaybewithinreligiousstudiesorinvolvereligiousstudiesincross-disciplinarystudyareas.Theworkistobesupervisedbyafacultymentor.Withtheapprovalofthedepartmentchair,thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedbyaSt.Mary'sProjectinanotherdis-ciplineorcross-disciplinaryarea.Prerequisite: approval of the faculty mentor and the department chair. Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.

RELG 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcre-ativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyareligiousstudiesfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See"IndependentStudy"under"AcademicPolicies"section.)

THESOCIALSCIENCEMAJORSTheradicaltransformationofhumanityundertheimpactofthemodernworldhasrequiredthedevelopmentofnewmethodsofanalysisandnewmodesofintellectualunderstanding.Amongthesenewmodesarethosedisciplinesknownasthesocialsciences.Thestudyofthehumanconditioninitscontemporarysocialdimensioninvolvesknowledgeofthesedisciplinesaswellasanunderstandingoftheinterrelationshipsamongthem.Therefore,thefivesocialsciencemajorsrequireasapartofthemajorprogramthatthestudentacquiresomeknowledgeoftheothersocialsciencesorcognatedisciplines.

The fiVe soCial sCienCe MaJors:Anthropology(seepage6�)Economics(seepage93)PoliticalScience(seepage�63)PublicPolicyStudies(seepage�77)Sociology(seepage�79)

SOCIAL SCIEnCE COURSES (SOCS)GeneralandInterdisciplinaryCourses

SOCS 311. Public Policy (4F)Anintroductiontopublicpolicytheory,analysis,comparativepublicpolicy,thepolicy-makingprocess,andselectedfieldsofpublicpolicy,suchastaxation,environmentalprotec-tion,andemployment.Thiscourseiscross-listedasPOSC3��.Creditmaybegivenforeithercoursebutnotboth.FormerlySOCS2��andPOSC2��.NotopentostudentswhohavereceivedcreditforSOCS2��orPOSC2��.

SOCS 315. Policy Evaluation (4S) Anintroductiontotheissuesandtechniquesusedinpolicyevaluationandprogramanalysis:thefitbetweenpolicystatementsandprogramstrategies,evaluationdesigns,andtheuseofeval-uationresults.Specificcasestudiessuchashealth,welfare,andemploymentwillbeevaluated.Thiscourseiscross-listedasPOSC3�5.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.

SOCS 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternshipsandstudyabroad.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipsbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplica-tionofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of a designated representative of the Provost. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

SOCS 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyasocialsciencefacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevalua-tionmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

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nOn-WEST AnD THIRD-WORLD COURSESSOCS 233. Modern India 1500-1935 (4S)MughalIndia,theBritishEastIndiaCompany,theBritishEmpireinIndia,andtheIndianresponsetoforeignrule.

SOCIOLOGYThesociologymajorisconcernedwithculture,socialstructure,socialprocesses,socialinter-action,andsocialchange,fromthelargesttothesmallestscale.Manycoursesfocusonimportantsocialissues,includinggender,race,ethnicity,andinequality.Adegreeinsociologypreparesstudentsforawiderangeofcareersineducationalinstitutions,privateindustry,andgovernment,aswellasfurther,postgraduatestudyinthediscipline.Forstudentswithmorespecificcareergoalsinmind,appropriatepro-gramstomeettheirparticularneedsmaybedesignedinconsultationwiththesociologyfaculty.

Degree requireMenTs for The MaJor Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorinsociology,astudentmustsatisfythefol-lowingminimumrequirements:


2. Thirty-sixsemester-hoursofcourseworkcarryingsociologycreditanddistributedasfollows:

a. RequiredCourses(�6semesterhours): SOCI�0�IntroductiontoSociology SOCI20�SocialStatistics SOCI350SociologicalTheory SOCI385ResearchMethods

b. TwentyadditionalsemesterhoursofcourseworkdesignatedSOCI.

3. Intheirsenioryear,majorsmayelecttocomplete8semester-hoursofaSt.Mary’sProject(SOCI493and494),orcompletetheSociologySeniorSeminar(SOCI490)andoneadditional4semester-hourcourseinsociologyatthe300or400level.

4. The44semester-hoursofmajorrequire-mentsmayincludefieldexperienceand

independentstudyasapprovedbythedepartmentchair.

5. Allcoursescountingtowardamajorinsoci-ologymusthaveagradeofatleastC-.

Allstudentsmajoringinsociologyshallplananindividualprogramwiththeiradvisertoarriveatacombinationofcoursesthatwillmeettherequirementsforthemajorandaswellassat-isfyingtheirgoalsandinterests.Thesociologyfacultystronglyrecommendsthatstudentschooseanadviserfromamongthesociologyfacultybythebeginningoftheirjunioryear.

Thefollowingscheduleissuggestedasamodelforsatisfyingtherequirementsofthesociologymajor:

FirstYear: SOCI�0�;oneadditionalsociologycourse

SecondYear: SOCI20�;twoadditionalsociologycourses

JuniorYear: SOCI385,SOCI350;twoadditionalsoci-

ologycourses

SeniorYear: St.Mary’sProjectorSOCI490Senior

Seminarandonesociologycourse(300or400level)

requireMenTs for TeaCher CerTifiCaTion StudentsinterestedinMarylandstatecer-tificationinsocialstudiesshouldstudythedescriptionoftheCollege’sTeacherEducationPrograminthecatalog.Inaddition,theyshould,bytheendofthefirstsemesteroftheirsophomoreyear,consultwiththechairoftheDepartmentofEducationalStudies,andtheeducationadvisersintheirmajorfields.

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SOCIOLOGY COURSES (SOCI)SOCI 101. Introduction to Sociology (4E)Thiscourseexaminessocialorderandchangeusingfundamentalsociologicalconcepts.Itestablishesaframeworkforthesystematic

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andcriticalinterpretationofsocietyandtheanalysisofsocialproblems,andfacilitatesanunderstandingofhowandwhyindividualsandgroupsbehaveastheydo.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinSocialSciences.

SOCI 201. Social Statistics (4S)Anintroductiontodescriptiveandinferentialstatisticsasemployedinsociology.Coversgraphicalpresentationofdata,measuresofcentraltendency,measuresofvariation,corre-lationandregression,sampling,estimation,andtestsofsignificance.Includessubstantialuseofacomputerstatisticspackage.Prerequisite: SOCI 101.

SOCI 230. Sociology of Gender (4AF)Thefocusofthiscourseisonthesocialcon-structionofgenderandtheinteractionofgenderinsocialrelationships.Historicalandcross-culturalissuesofgenderequalityinsocial,economic,andpoliticalsettingswillbediscussed.

SOCI 240. Social Interaction (4AF)Thesociologyofeverydayexperience.Thiscoursecoverstheculturalorderingofroutinesocialinteractioninordinarysocialsettings.Prerequisite: SOCI 101.

SOCI 302. Medical Sociology (4AS)Theprimaryobjectivesofmedicalsociologyaretoexplainhowparticularsocietalarrange-mentsaffectthetypesanddistributionofhealth,disease,andmedicalcare.Thiscoursewillshowthattheorganizationofthemedicalcaresystemanditsresponsestodemandsforservicesarehistorical,specific,andinsepa-rablefromotherissues.Medicalsociologyasafieldofstudystrivestobeindependentofthemedicalprofession,takingtheprofession’smedicalvalues,assumptions,andperspectivesasdataforstudyandanalysis.

SOCI 312. Economic Sociology (4AF)Explorestherelationshipsbetweensocialactorsandtheireconomicenvironments.Theserela-tionshipsincludemicro-levelprocessessuchasrents,creditcardpurchases,gambling,aswellaslarge-scaleprocessessuchasmultinationalcorporations,aidtodevelopingcountries,andsocialwelfaresystems.Prerequisite: SOCI 101.

SOCI 316. Sociology of Children and Childhood (4AS)Theprimaryobjectiveofthiscourseistointroducestudentstothesociologicalcon-cepts,methods,andtheoreticalperspectives

forunderstandingrelationsbetweenchildrenandtheirenvironment.Weexaminesocializa-tionprocessesatthemicro-levelandstructuralenvironmentsatthemacro-level.Weassumeaglobalperspectiveinexploringthediversityofchildren’sexperiencesinrelationtofamilystructure,ethnicity,race,socialclass,andgender.

SOCI 320. Sociology of the Family (4AS)Thefocusofthiscourseisontheinstitutionofthefamilyanditsrelationshiptoothersocialinstitutions.Historicalandcross-culturalissuesoffamilycomposition,marriageanddivorcepatterns,childbearing,andchildrearingwillbediscussed.

SOCI 329. Sociology of War and Peace (4AF)Thiscoursesurveysthesocialcontextsoforganizedarmedconflict:warandpeaceassocialinstitutions;theoriginsofthemodernwarsystem;militarysociology;andmodernissuessuchaswomeninthemilitary,weaponsproliferation,ethnicandreligiousstrife,peacemovementsandpeacekeepingorganizations.Prerequisite: SOCI 101.

SOCI 330. Sociology of Organizations (4S) Thiscoursesurveyscomplexorganizationsasaparticularformofsocialinteraction.Coversclassicalandcontemporarytheoryoforganiza-tions,thenatureandgrowthofbureaucracy,therhetoricandpracticeofmanagementandleadership,andsignificantempiricalstudiesofmodernorganizationallife.Prerequisite: SOCI 201.

SOCI 345. Social Change (4AF) Thiscoursesurveyssocialchange.Includesdevelopmentaltrendssuchastechnologicaladvance,aggregatephenomenasuchastrafficcongestion;motivationaltrendssuchasintoxication;institutionaltrendssuchasunionization;andadversarialtrendssuchastheoutcomesofbattlesandelections.Prerequisite: SOCI 201.

SOCI 347. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (4AF) Theoreticalandempiricalapproachestothestudyofraceandethnicity.Analysesofsocialandpoliticalissuessuchasracismanddiscrimi-nationarecovered.Prerequisite: SOCI 101.

SOCI 349. Sociology of Religion (4AF) Thestudyofreligionasthegenesisofsocialorderandasaforceforstabilityandchange,arefugefromembattledexistence,andthe

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sourceofculturalmetaphysics.Prerequisite: SOCI 101.

SOCI 350. Sociological Theory (4S)Thehistoryandevolutionofclassicalandcontemporarysociologicaltheory.Thiscourseaddressesseveralgoals:�)toillustratethegeneralrelationshipbetweentheory,research,andpracticeneededforasolidliberalartseducation;2)topreparestudentsforSt.Mary’sProjects;and3)topreparestudentswhoselectsociologycareersforthejobmarketorgraduateschool.Thecourseisconductedinaseminarformatinwhichparticipantsdiscusstheworkofsociologicaltheorists,withspecialattentiontohowtheoryrelatestoresearchmethodologyandsocialissues.Prerequisite: SOCI 101.

SOCI 351. The Sociology of Deviance (4AF)Thehistoryofexplanationsofnonconformitybeginningwithcriminology,thescienceofcrimecontrol,endingwiththesociologyofdeviance,amajorcontributiontoageneraltheoryofsocialorder.Prerequisite: SOCI 101.

SOCI 352. Topics in Sociology (4) Topicsshallvaryeachsemesterthecourseisoffered.Therewillbeananalysisofasubstan-tiveissueinsociology.Thetopicwilladdresscurrentinterestsofstudentsandtheinstructor.Mayberepeatedforcredit.

SOCI 355. Demography (4AS) Thiscourseisastudyofthedynamicsofpopu-lationgrowthanddemographicissues.Topicsincludechildbearing,death,migration,andpoliciesofpopulationcontrol.

SOCI 365. Social Stratification (4S) Thiscourseisastudyofthestructuralhier-archyofsociety,withparticularemphasisonconceptssuchasrace,gender,andclass.Differentialproblemsarediscussed.Attentionisgiventomobilityandfactorsassociatedwithmobility.Prerequisite: SOCI 201.

SOCI 385. Research Methods (4F) Thetoolsthatsociologistsuseinconductingempiricalresearchareexamined.Includedarethefollowingtopics:researchdesign,theory,variables,sampling,instruments,datacol-lectionandanalysis,interpretationofdata,andresearchreportwriting.Studentsworktowardsdevelopingtheskillsneededtocarryoutoriginalresearch,gainingexperiencewitheachbasicstepoftheresearchprocess.Aknowledgeofintroductorystatisticsisrequired.Prerequisite: SOCI 201.

SOCI 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelation-shipsbetweenlearningintheclassroomandpracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites: Admission to the Internship Program and approval of the department chair. (See “Internships” under “Academic Policies” section.) Credit/No credit grading.

SOCI 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E) Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyasociologyfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See“IndependentStudy”under“AcademicPolicies”section.)

SOCI 490. Senior Seminar (4S) Thiscourseanalyzesaselectedissuefromtheperspectivesofsociology.Theseminarisstructuredtoenablethestudenttointegratetheknowledgegainedinmajorcourseworkandapplyittoaspecifictopic.Thegoaloftheseminaristoproduceaprofessionalresearchpaper.StudentsoptingtodoaSt.Mary’sProjectmaynottaketheseniorseminarforcredit.Prerequisite:ANTH�0�orSOCI�0�.

SOCI 493/494. St. Mary’s Project (1-8E) Theproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Theprojectmaybewithinthisdiscipline,acrossdisciplines,orinanestablishedcross-disciplinarystudiesoption.Theprojectissupervisedbyafacultymentor.Thiscourseisrepeatableforuptoatotalof8semester-hours.Prerequisite: approval of faculty mentor and department chair of the stu-dent’s major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines. Students are strongly urged to complete

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SOCI 350 (Sociological Theory) and SOCI 385 (Research Methods) before beginning their projects.

SPANISHSeetheInternationalLanguagesandCulturesmajoronpage�20.

THESTUDENT-DESIGNEDMAJOR

an inTerDisCiplinary prograM aDMinisTereD by The CoorDinaTor of sTuDenT-DesigneD MaJors, kenT hall 228.Thestudent-designedmajorisaninterdis-ciplinaryprogramavailabletoanystudentwhowishestodevelopamoreindividual-izedprogramofstudythanthoseprovidedbyexistingmajors.Thestudent-designedmajorshouldbeacoherentprogramofstudythatcrossesdisciplinarylinesbycombiningcoursesfromtwotofourdisciplines.Oneofthemajordisciplinesmustbechosenastheprimarydisci-plinetoprovideacoherentfocusforthemajor.Inplanningthestudent-designedmajor,thestudentselectsanadvisorycommitteeoftwofacultymembers,onefromtheprimarydisci-plineandonefromoneofthesecondarydis-ciplines.Thecoordinatorofstudentdesignedmajorsalsoservesontheadvisorycommittee.Allstudentsinterestedindevelopingastudent-designedmajororinapplyingtothemajormustmeetwiththecoordinatorofstudent-designedmajors.Althoughtheindividualstudentisresponsibleforthedesignandplan-ningoftheprogram,heorshemustfulfillthefollowingrequirements.Theserequirementsareintendedtoensurethateachstudent-designedmajorisrelatedintegrallytothegoalsofaliberalartseducationandappropriatelyreflectthedisciplinesinvolved.

Allstudentsinterestedindevelopingastudent-designedmajororinapplyingtothemajormustmeetwiththecoordinatorofstudent-designedmajors.Inordertoensurecurricularintegrity,studentsmaynotdeclareastudent-designedmajoraftertheendofthescheduleadjustmentperiodduringthesemesterpriortothesemesterofthestudent’sintendedgradu-

ationdate,andthestudent’scommitteemustthereforebeselectedandinagreementwiththecoursescopeandsequencebythispointintime.Ideally,studentsworkingtowardsastudent-designedmajorwillbegindevelopingtheirprogramofstudyassoonaspossibleforthesakeofcurricularcohesion.Althoughtheindividualstudentisresponsibleforthedesignandplanningoftheprogram,heorshemustfulfillthefollowingrequirements


Therequirementsforthestudent-designedmajorconsistofthefollowing:

�. ThecompletionofallGeneralCollegerequirements.

2. Declarationofandadmissiontothemajor,throughapprovalbytheadvisorycom-mitteenolaterthantheendofthescheduleadjustmentperiodduringthesemesterpriortothesemesterofthestudent’sintendedgraduationdate.

3. Forty-foursemester-hoursofcoursework,chosenwiththeadviceofthestudent’sadvisorycommittee.

4. Courseschosenfromatleasttwoandnotmorethanfourdisciplines.(Someflexibilityinthenumberofdisciplinesrepresentedispossible.)

5. Threeupper-divisioncoursesintheprimarydiscipline,andatleastthreeupper-divi-sioncoursesselectedfromthesecondarydiscipline(s).

6. ASt.Mary'sProjectofeightsemester-hours.

7. Electivecreditstocompletetherequiredtotalof44semester-hours.

Acumulativegradepointaverageofatleast2.00andagradeofC-orbettermustbeobtainedinallcoursesinthestudent-designedmajor.

Internshipsemester-hourswillnotbeapplicabletothe44requiredsemester-hours.

Note:anystudentsreceivingVeteransAdministration(VA)educationbenefitsmusthavetheirstudent-designedmajorandcourseofstudysubmittedtoandapprovedbytheSAA(MarylandHigherEducationCommission,astheStateApprovingAgency)beforecertificationtotheVA.

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STUDYTOURS

Courses for CreDiT offereD by faCulTy aCross The College.Inadditiontosemester-abroadprogramsofferedthroughSt.Mary'sCollegeofMaryland(seep.�93),St.Mary'soffersanumberofshortertermstudytours,ledbySt.Mary'sfacultymembers,andearningSt.Mary'sacademiccredit.Thesestudytoursmaylastforoneweek,ormorethanfourweeks,andaretimedsoasnottointerferewithregularsemesterschedules.TheyarethereforeofferedduringWinterBreak,SpringBreak,orSummerBreak.Thelevelandnumberofsemester-hoursearnedbyaparticularINTLlistingvaries,andsomeofthesestudytoursarecross-listedasacourseinaparticulardiscipline.

Inordertofindoutwhichstudytoursarebeingofferedinagivenacademicyear,contacttheOfficeofInternationalEducation.

INTL 110, 210, 310, 410. England: Intensive Poetry-Writing Workshop in England (1-8)DividedbetweenOxfordandtheLakeDistrict,hometomanyofEngland'shistoricallyinflu-entialpoets,thisstudytourandworkshopwillemphasizewritingone'sownpoetryinthecontextofsomenotablegreatsofpoetry.SidetripstoLondonandtoStratford-upon-Avonareincluded.

INTL 115, 215, 315, 415. England: Shakespearean Studies Study Tour (1-8)Thisprogramincludesthreeweeksofon-siteinstructioninStratford-upon-AvonandLondon.OfferedasENGL230/355:LiteraryMiscellany/StudiesinBritishLiterature,StudiesinAuthors.Participants,ledbyaCollegefacultymember,willstudytherelevanceofShakespeare'sworktomodernaudiences,emphasizingtheuniquethematicandculturalinterpretations.Thecourseincludespre-departureseminars,attendanceateightRoyalShakespeareTheatre(RST)productions,participationatallworkshops,lectures,andtoursconductedbytheShakespeareCentrestaffandRSTactors/directors,andvisitstoallShakespeareTrustproperties.PrerequisitesforallSt.Mary’sstudentsareENGL�02orENGL�06.Englishmajorsshouldalsohavecompletedany200-levelliteraturecourse.Offeredeveryotheryearduringthesummer.

INTL 120, 220, 320, 420. The Gambia: West Africa Field Study ProgramThisprogram,ledbyaCollegefacultymember,aimstoincreaseparticipants'understandingaboutandappreciationforthecontributionsofAfricancivilizationstoglobalsocietyandculture.Offeredeveryotheryearduringthesummer.

INTL 130, 230, 330, 430. Greece: The Greece Study TourThisprogram,ledbyaCollegefacultymember,willexplorethelayersofhistoryandcultureofGreecethroughhistorical,philosophical,literary,andreligiousreadings,througheveningseminars,andthroughvisitingarchaeologicalandculturalsitesrelatedtothereadingsandseminars.Offeredeveryotheryearduringthesummer.

INTL 140, 240, 340, 440. India Study Tour (1-8)PastofferingsofthisstudytourhavefocusedonanintensiveimmersionexperienceofcultureandsocietyintheIndianHimalayasandtheGangesplain.Thetourprovidesdirectexperi-enceofthepractices,life-styles,worldviews,andphilosophiesoffivemajorreligioustradi-tionsinIndia:Hinduism,Islam,Buddhism,Sikhism,andJainism.Thetourexposesstudentstothenatureandhistoryofinter-religiousrelationsinIndia,focusingonHindu-MuslimrelationsbutincludingstudyofthehistoryandcircumstancesofTibetanBuddhistsinIndia.

INTL 150, 250, 350, 450. London Theatre Study Tour (1-8)UsuallyofferedduringWinterBreak,thefocusofthisstudytouristheperformingartsinLondon,withopportunitiesincludedforothermuseumandsitevisits.Ticketstoanumberofperformancesareincludedaspartofthestudytourcosts.

INTL 160, 260, 360, 460. Thailand Study Tour (1-8)PastofferingsofthisstudytourhavefocusedontheimpactofglobalizationonThaisociety,rangingfromlanguage,tobusiness,education,theenvironment,genderroles,andreligion.

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THEATER,FILM,ANDMEDIASTUDIES(TFMS)Thefieldoftheater,film,andmediacombinesstudiesinhistory,theory,andcriticalanalysiswithpracticalexperiencesinproductiontech-niquesandcreativity.Itsscopeincludesdiverserepresentationsindynamictimeandspace,whetheronstageorscreen.Amongitssharedsubjectsarevisualculture,performancestudies,andtechniquesfordirecting,designing,writing,andperformingforstageandscreenmedia.Becausevisualcultureplaysanever-increasingroleintheproduction,distribution,andrecep-tionofknowledge,studiesintheater,film,andmediaareintegraltoanundergraduatecur-riculumintheliberalarts.

Studentsmayfocustheirstudiesintheaterorinfilmandmedia.Bothfocusesarefundamen-tallycollaborativeandmultidisciplinary;theythriveinaliberalartscontextthatpromotesbreadthandintegrationoflearning.Majorswillcompleteacoreofregularlyofferedcoursesthatexemplifiesthediversityofsubjectsandculturesentailedinthisfield.Thetwofocuses,theaterstudiesandfilmandmediastudies,sharesomecoursesthatarefundamentaltobothcurricula,buteachfocusincludesopportunitiesforadvancedworkinspecial-izedareasofscholarshipandartistry.Aboveall,majorswillbenefitfromanarrayofcourseworkthatemphasizesthereciprocalenrich-mentsofcombiningscholarshipandcreativeactivity.Visitingguestsandspecialtopicsorexperimentalcoursessupplementtheregularcurriculum.

Thecurriculumintheater,film,andmediastudiesencouragesstudentstointerrogaterepresentationsonstageandscreentowardanunderstandingoftheirhistorical,cultural,andartisticsignificance.Additionally,weprovideopportunitiesforstudentstoproducetheirownworksandtocollaborateonprojectswithfacultymembersandotherstudents.Majorswillbepreparedtoundertakegraduateworkinrelateddisciplinesorcareersinrelatedprofes-sions.

Aminorintheaterstudiesandinfilmandmediastudiesisavailableforthosestudentswhowishtopursueaconcentratedcourseofstudyintheseareas,butwhochoosenottomajorineithercurriculum.Studentsinterestedinfulfillingaminorintheaterstudiesorinfilm

andmediastudiesshouldconsultwithafacultymemberinTFMS.


Toearnabachelorofartsdegreewithamajorintheater,film,andmediastudies,astudentmustsatisfythefollowingminimumrequire-ments:

Theater Studies Focus:

�. GeneralCollegerequirements(see"Curriculum"section),includingthefol-lowingrequirementstosatisfythemajor:

2. Aminimumof47semester-hoursofcoursework,withagradeofCorabove;coursesare4semester-hours,unlessotherwisenoted.

Requiredcourses:TFMS�70:StagecraftTFMS�7�:ElementsofTheatricalDesignTFMS200:TheaterinHistoryTFMS220:IntroductiontoFilmandMedia

StudiesTFMS230:ActingITFMS250:MovementITFMS300:ModernTheaterTFMS37�:ProductionLab(�semester-

hour):Majorsmustcompleteaminimumof4semester-hours

3. Onecoursechosenfrom:

TFMS25�:IntroductiontoTraditionalAfricanDance

TFMS255:ModernDanceI(3-4semester-hours)

TFMS260:TopicsinDance/MovementTFMS350:MovementIITFMS355:ModernDanceII(3semester-

hours)TFMS360:DanceImprovisationand

CompositionTFMS460:AdvancedTopicsinDance/

Movement(3-4semester-hours)


TFMS3�0:ShakespeareTFMS3�5:JapaneseFilmTFMS325:DocumentaryPracticesTFMS420:MediatedBodies:Gender,Race,

andClassonStageandScreen


TFMS340:DirectingTFMS345:WritingforStageandScreen

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TFMS374:LightingDesignTFMS375:CostumeDesignTFMS376:SceneDesign

6. SeniorExperience.Thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedinoneoftwoways:

a. Fouradditionalsemester-hoursofcourseworktakenfromthe400-levelcourseofferingsintheater,film,andmediastudies,

or

b. TFMS493/494:St.Mary'sProject:Withtheapprovalofthedepartmentchair,thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedbycompletingeightsemester-hoursoftheSt.Mary'sProjectinanydisciplineorcross-disciplinarystudyarea.

7. Theaterproductions:Satisfactoryworkonatleastthreemajorproductions

Film and Media Studies Focus:

�. GeneralCollegeRequirements(see"Curriculum"section),includingthefol-lowingrequirementstosatisfythemajor:

2. Aminimumof48semester-hoursofcoursework,withagradeofCorabove.

Requiredcourses:TFMS�30:IntroductiontoPerformanceTFMS�7�:ElementsofTheatricalDesignTFMS200:TheaterinHistoryorARTH

�00:IntroductiontoArtHistoryTFMS220:IntroductiontoFilmandMedia

StudiesTFMS320:FilmHistoryTFMS37�:ProductionLab(�semester-

hour):Majorsmustcompleteaminimumof4semester-hours

3. Twocourseschosenfrom:

ANTH304:AnthropologyofMediaHIST447:HistoryofRussianandSoviet

CinemaIDIS3�6:BlackFilmILAS350:LatinAmericanCinemaILCS367:LiteratureandPostmodern

CultureTFMS3�5:JapaneseFilmTFMS420:MediatedBodies:Gender,Race,

andClassonStageandScreenAnytopicsorexperimentalcoursenum-

bered300orhigherandcross-listedinTFMS

4. Twocourseschosenfrom:

ART2�4:IntroductiontoDigitalImagingART3�4:DigitalandTime-BasedArt

StudioTFMS230:ActingITFMS340:DirectingTFMS345:WritingforStageandScreenTFMS374:LightingDesignTFMS375:CostumeDesignTFMS376:SceneDesign


ARTH4�0:AfterModernArt,�945tothePresent

ENGL390:TopicsinLiterature:FilmGenreENGL390:TopicsinLiterature:American

FilmTFMS225:TopicsinFilmandMediaTFMS325:DocumentaryPracticesTFMS425:AdvancedTopicsinFilmand

Media

6. SeniorExperience.Thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedinoneoftwoways:

a. Fouradditionalsemester-hoursofcourseworktakenfromthe400-levelcourseofferingsintheater,film,andmediastudies,

or

b. TFMS493/494:St.Mary'sProject:Withtheapprovalofthedepartmentchair,thisrequirementmaybesatisfiedbycompletingeightsemester-hoursoftheSt.Mary'sProjectinanydisciplineorcross-disciplinarystudyarea.

7. Theaterproductions:Satisfactoryworkonatleasttwomajorproductions

proDuCTion opporTuniTies

TheDepartmentofTheater,Film,andMediaStudiessuppliestheresourcesforadiverserangeofproductionworkonstageandscreen.Liveperformanceopportunitiesincludestageproductionsanddanceconcertsdirectedbyfacultymembers,guestartists,andstudents,performedinavarietyofspaces,includingtheBruceDavisTheater(mainstage),thedancestudio,andtheWhiteRoom.Performanceroles,design,andtechnicalpositionsareopentoallstudents,regardlessoftheirmajors,andauditionsareregularlypublicizedintheonlineCollegeBulletin.Theaterproductionseasonsareformulatedtomaximizeopportunitiesforworkingonorattendingproductionsthat

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representthediversityoftheatricalactivitiesacrossculturesandhistory.

Resourcesinfilmandmediaproductionprovidestudentsaccesstoasophisticatedarrayofvideoproductiontechnology,includingtheMontgomeryHalllearninglab,whichisequippedwith20-plusmachinesforprelimi-naryeditingandproductionwork,andthedigitalvideolab,afull-featurededitinglabthatincludestwoadvancededitingstationsandawiderangeofutilitiesforstory-boarding,filmingontodigitalvideo,editing,andpro-ducingprofessional-levelDVDs.EachstationisequippedwithaPowerMacG5withdualmonitors,areal-colorNTSCoutputmonitor,multipleinputdevices,andcurrentlyrunsFinalCutProandthenewestversionofanimationandphotomanipulationsoftware.Studentscanproducearangeofprojectsinthelab,fromshort-forminterviewdocumentariestofull-lengthmovieswithspecialeffects.MediaServicesalsohousesanaudioanddigitalvideoeditingfacilityfortrainingandproduction.

Detailed,regularlyupdatedinformationaboutproductionopportunitiesisavailableonthedepartmentWebsite:www.smcm.edu/tfms.


Tocompleteaminorintheaterstudiesorinfilmandmediastudies,studentsmustsatisfythefollowingrequirements,withagradeofCorabove:


2. Allrequirementsinamajorfieldofstudyotherthantheaterstudiesorfilmandmediastudies

3. Atleast20semester-hoursofcourseworkintheaterstudiesorinfilmandmediastudies,withagradeofCorabove

Theater Studies Minor

Studentschoosingtominorintheaterstudiesareresponsiblefordesigningacohesiveareaofstudyinconsultationwithamemberofthedepartmentfaculty.Theminorintheaterstudiesis20semester-hours.Eachcourseis4semester-hours,unlessotherwisenoted.Studentsmustfulfillthefollowingrequire-ments:

�. TFMS200:TheaterinHistory

2. TFMS300:ModernTheater

3. Anadditional�2semester-hourschosenfromcourseofferingsinthetheaterstudiesfocusarea(4semester-hoursmustbeatthe300-or400-level)inconsultationwithamemberofthedepartmentfaculty;studentsmayincludeTFMS290/490:Practicum(�-2semester-hours)

Film and Media Studies Minor

Studentschoosingtominorinfilmandmediastudiesareresponsiblefordesigningacohesiveareaofstudyinconsultationwithamemberofthedepartmentfaculty.Theminorinfilmandmediastudiesis20semester-hours.Eachcourseis4semester-hours,unlessotherwisenoted.Studentsmustfulfillthefollowingrequire-ments,withagradeofCorabove:

�. TFMS220:IntroductiontoFilmandMediaStudies

2. TFMS320:FilmHistory

3. Anadditional�2semester-hourschosenfromcourseofferingsinthefilmandmediastudiesfocusarea(4semester-hoursmustbeatthe300-or400-level)inconsultationwithamemberofthedepartmentfaculty;studentsmayincludeTFMS290/490:Practicum(�-2semester-hours)

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THEATER, FILm, AnD mEDIA STUDIES (TFmS) COURSESTFMS 106. Introduction to Dramatic Literature (4S)Studentswillstudyscriptsandotherrelatedperformancematerialschosentoexemplifyarangeofgenres,historicalperiods,andcul-tures.Readingswillassiststudentstowardunderstandingthesocial,ideological,andartisticcontextsandfunctionsofperformanceliterature.Writtenassignmentswillbebasedprimarilyonthereadings.FormerlyTHEA�06.Prerequisite: ENGL 102.

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TFMS 130. Introduction to Performance (4E) Intendedformajorsandnon-majorsintheater,film,andmediastudies,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidearangeoffirsthandexperiencesinthecreationoftheater.Throughaseriesofworkshopsandcreativeprojects,studentswillexamineandassumetherolesofplaywrights,directors,actors,technicians,andaudiences.Courseworkwillengagestudentsinthepro-cessesoftranslatingideasintoartisticchoicesthatmakeperformancelegible.FormerlyTHEA�03.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

TFMS 170. Stagecraft (4F) Anintroductiontotechnicaltheater,thiscoursewillprovidethestudentwithaback-groundinthetools,materials,techniques,andprocessesusedintheexecutionoftheatricaldesigns.Scenery,lighting,stageelectrics,andscenepaintingwillbediscussedalongwithsuchspecialtyareasasplastics,woodworkingjoints,andnewmaterials.Thiscourseincludesaproduction/crewcomponentasameansofapplyingthelecturematerialinanactualproductionsetting.FormerlyTHEA�30.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequire-mentinArts.

TFMS 171. Elements of Theatrical Design (4S)Thisclasswillprovideanintroductiontothelanguageandprocessesofdesign.Areascoveredwillincludethefollowing:designlan-guageandterminology,drawingandpaintingtechniques,thedesign"concept,"scriptanalysisinrelationtodesignconsiderations,drafting,researchtechniques,andthedesigner/directorrelationship.Studentsarerequiredtopurchasebasicartanddraftingsuppliesforthisclass.Classeswillincludebothlectureandlaboratorywork.Thiscourseincludesaproduction/crewcomponentasameansofapplyingthelecturematerialinanactualproductionsetting.FormerlyTHEA�3�.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

TFMS 200. Theater in History (4AF)Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidemethodsandmaterialsforthestudyoftheaterhistoryandhistoriography.Studentswillundertakeahistoricalexplorationofthecultural,theo-retical,literary,andpracticalcomponentsofperformancepracticesinarangeofperiodsandcultures.Usingselectedworksofdramaticliteratureandtheatricalperformanceasabasis

forstudy,thecoursewillintroduceconceptsinthreeareasofhistoricalperformance:text,performanceconventions,andaudience.Studentswillexaminemajorperiodsoftheat-ricalactivityasspecificculturalconstructionsandwilllearnhowtheelementsoftheaterarehistoricallydeterminedandhowtheycombinetomakemeaningsonthestage.SampletopicsofstudywillincludeAsian,Indonesian,African,Westernclassical,Iberian,European,andAmericanperformancetraditionsfromtheiroriginsthroughthemid-�9thcentury.FformerlyTHEA205.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

TFMS 210. Japanese Performance Traditions (4F)Japan'srichtheatertraditionswillbeexploredbyexaminingearlyJapanesereligiousritualsandfestivalsandtheirevolutionintotradi-tionaltheaterforms.Thecoursewillfocusprincipallyontraditionaltheaterstillperformedregularlytoday:noh,kyôgen,bunraku,andkabuki.Instructionalmethodswillincludelec-tures,discussion,readings,slidepresentations,andscreenings.Severalclassmeetingswillalsobedevotedtolearningbasicphysicalmove-mentsofperformancestylestogainaphysicalunderstandingoftraditionalperformanceforms.FormerlyTHEA245.ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPersectives.

TFMS 220. Introduction to Film and Media Studies (4E)Thiscoursewillintroducestudentstoconcepts,theories,andmethodsoffilmandmediaprac-ticesandwillprovideabasisforfurtherstudyinthesubject.Coursematerialswillencompassfilm,video,andtelevisionstudies.Studentswillexaminetheproductionandconsumptionofscreen-baseddiscourses,includingimage,montage,andsound;apparatustheoryandhistoriography;genres;authorship;issuesofgender,race,ethnicity,class,andnation;eco-nomics;andlookingpractices.Assignmentswillemphasizedevelopmentofwriting,analytical,andresearchskills.Cross-listedasWGSX250.FormerlyTHEA238.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

TFMS 225. Topics in Film and Media (4)Studyofatheme,problem,movement,orfigureinthetheoryandpracticeoffilmandmediawillconstitutethetopicsfieldforthiscourse.Thesubjectmatterforthesemesterwillbeannouncedpriortoeachofferingofthe

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TFMS 230. Acting I (4F)Anintroductiontothefundamentalsofacting,thiscoursewillintroduceacknowl-edgedapproachestothecraftandthenbegintheprocessbywhichstudentswilldeveloptheirownsystemofapproachingarole.Improvisation,scenestudy,voice,andavarietyofotheractingresourceswillbeexplored.FormerlyTHEA225.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

TFMS 231. Acting II (4S)Thiscoursewillemphasizesceneworkandcontinuetheactor'sdevelopmenttowardapersonal,systematicapproachtobuildingcharacters.Exercisesinobservation,behaviorpatterns,characterpsychology,improvisa-tion,voice,andmovementwillbeincluded.FormerlyTHEA226.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.Prerequisite: TFMS 230 or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 250. Movement I (4E)Thiscourseisdesignedforstudentsinterestedinself-growthand/orperformance:toheightenstudents'awarenessandunderstandingoftheirownbodiesandmovementhabitsandtheprocessandimportanceofnon-verbalcom-munication.Correctiveworkinbasicmove-mentmechanicsleadstoincreasedflexibilityandfitness,betteralignmentandlessstressinperformingeverydaymovements,andtoamorerelaxed,confidentpresenceonstage.Toolsofmovementanalysisandterminologyarepresented.Improvisationfreesinhibitions,chal-lengestheimagination,anddevelopsstudents'abilitiestoworkwellwithinagroup.FormerlyTHEA259.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

TFMS 251. Introduction to Traditional African Dance (4F)ThiscoursewillprovideanintroductiontotraditionaldanceandmusicofselectedAfricancultures.Throughlearningbasicpatternsofselecteddances,studentswilldevelopatech-nicalbaseservingthespecificrequirementsofperformanceofAfricandance.Inadditiontothelearningandperformanceofdances,coursemethodsandmaterialsincludereadings,videoviewing,anddiscussiondesignedtoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingandapprecia-

tionofthesignificanceofthedanceintradi-tionalAfricansocietyanditsrelationtotheotherarts.FormerlyTHEA203. ThiscoursefulfillstheCoreCurriculumrequirementinCulturalPersectives.

TFMS 255. Modern Dance I (3S) Thiscoursecoverstechniqueandfundamentalprinciplesofmoderndance.Emphasisisontheintelligent,informeduseofthebodyappliedtodanceasaperformanceartform.Theoryandpracticeofimprovisationwillbeintroduced,andclassesaredesignedtostimulatemindandbody.FormerlyTHEA204.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

TFMS 258. Dance in History (4) Designedforthegeneralstudent,thiscoursewillserveasanintroductiontodanceasathe-atricalartformandanexpressionofpopularculture.Thefunctionandsignificanceofdancewillbeexaminedinrelationshiptohistoricalperiodsandavarietyofcultures.Particularemphasiswillbeplacedonthedevelopmentof20th-centuryAmericandanceanditsrootsinAsian,European,andAfricantraditions.FormerlyTHEA206. ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

TFMS 260. Topics in Dance/Movement (3-4)Thiscourseinvolvesstudyofanaspectofdanceormovementtechniqueortheory(e.g.jazzdance,dancetherapy,maskstudy,inter-nationaldance,stagecombat).Subjectmatterandcreditvaluewillbeannouncedpriortoeachofferingofthecourse.Dependingontopic,mayberepeatedforcredit.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

TFMS 275. Costumes and Clothes in History (4AF) AsurveyoftheevolutionofclothingstylesthroughhistorywithanemphasisonWesterncostume.Studyofhistoricalcostumeasitreflectssociological,psychological,economic,political,artistic,technological,andotherfactors.Amongthetopicsdiscussedintheclassarethewaysinwhichsocialrank,eth-nicity,andgendermanifestthemselvesthroughclothingandadornment,andhowthehistoricevolutionofclothingreflectschangingrolesofwomenandvarioushistoricallymarginalizedgroups.Cross-listedasWGSX250.FormerlyTHEA2�6.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinArts.

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TFMS 290, 490. Practicum (1-4E) Astudentmayreceiveonetotwosemester-hoursforworkingonamajordramaticpro-duction.Practicumcanbeearnedthroughparticipationinallfacetsofproductionfromperformingtotechnicalwork.Aminimumof50hoursofworkisrequiredforonesemester-hour.Amaximumoftwosemester-hoursmaybeearnedonanyoneproduction.Astudentmayearnuptofoursemester-hoursbypar-ticipatinginbothmajorproductionsduringasemester.Rigorousgradingstandardswillapply.Practicummayberepeatedforcredit.Amaximumof�2semester-hoursofpracticumcreditmaybeappliedtowardgraduation.ormerlyTHEA2�0/4�0.PermissionofTFMSstaffrequired.

TFMS 300. Modern Theater (4AF) Asthesecondcourseinthetheaterhistorysequence,thesubjectforstudywillbetherecentsourcesandformsofcontemporarytheater.CourseworkwillbeginwiththeadventofRealisminWesterndramaandwillexploreitstransformationintoothermodesofsignifi-cationasaconsequenceofpoliticalconflicts,technologicaldevelopments,socialmovements,interculturalinfluences,andcriticaltheories.TopicswillincludeNaturalism,Expressionism,Surrealism,EpicTheater,AbsurdistTheater,GuerrillaTheater,PerformanceArt,CulturalPluralism,andthemajorinnovatorsofmoderntheaterpractices.FormerlyTHEA3�3.Prerequisite: TFMS 200 or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 310. Shakespeare (4AS) Throughconsiderationofrepresentativecom-edies,histories,tragedies,andlaterromances,thiscoursewilldevelopanunderstandingofShakespeare'splaysastextswrittenforandanimatedbyperformance.Studentswillapproachthescriptsfromtwoviewpoints:astage-centeredperspectivethatexaminesthecontributionsofhistoricalandimmediatepro-duction,andacomparativestudythatfocusesoncommonthemes,structures,language,andotherliterarydevicesintheplays.FormerlyTHEA360.Prerequisites: At least one literature course and junior or senior standing.

TFMS 315. Japanese Film (4AF) ThiscoursewillintroducestudentstothepoliticalandsociologicalhistoriesofJapanthroughthelensofselectpre-andpost-WorldWarIIJapanesefilms,includinganimé.Studyofmajorfilmdirectors,genres,orhistorical

andculturaleventsmayconstitutethefocusofthecourse.Instructionalmethodswillincludelectures,discussions,readings,filmscreenings,presentations,andresearchpapers.FormerlyTHEA338.Cross-listedasENGL390;meetsAsianStudiesarearequirement.

TFMS 320. Film History (4S)Thiscoursewillfocusonnoteworthyperiods,movements,andgenresinfilmhistoryfromthelatesilentera(e.g.,SovietMontage)tothepresent(e.g.,Dogme95),andwillexaminethetransnationalaestheticandideologicalinfluencesoftheirpractitioners.Exemplaryperiods,movements,andgenrestobestudiedmightinclude,butarenotlimitedto:SovietMontage;GermanExpressionism;theclas-sicalHollywoodnarrativecinema;filmnoir;EuropeanandLatinAmericanNewWaveandNeorealistmovements;HongKongcinema;andcontemporarypoliticalmodernism.Instructionalmethodswillincludelectures,filmscreenings,discussions,readings,writingassignments,andexaminations.Cross-listedasENGL390.Prerequisite: TFMS 220 or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 325. Documentary Practices (4S) Thiscoursewillinterrogatethepracticesandproblemsarisingfromdocumentarydepictions.Byinterrogatingtechniquesandtechnologiesofproductionandreceptionofmeaningsinaseriesoffilmschosenfortheirspecificdevelop-mentofissuesarisingfromdocumentarydepic-tion,studentswilllearnhowtothinkcriticallyaboutreciprocitiesbetweentherealandtherepresented—theextenttowhichthetwoarecontingentoneachother.Topicswillcoverliveperformance,ethnographicfilmmaking,documentaryhistory,evidentiaryandpoliticaluses,livecoverage,re-enactments,"realityTV,"andcomputersimulation.Materialswillincludescreeningsoffilmsaswellasreadingsinfilmtheory,performancestudies,cyberculture,andculturalstudies.Instructionalmethodswillincludelectures,discussions,readings,presen-tations,writingassignments,andexaminations.FormerlyTHEA336.Cross-listedasENGL390.Prerequisite: TFMS 220 or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 330. Workshop in Acting (4A) Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithanopportu-nitytopursueadvancedworkinacting.Areaofemphasiswillbeannouncedeachtimethecourseisoffered.Dependingontopic,may

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TFMS 340. Directing (4AF) Thiscoursewillintroducethefundamentalsofdirectingthroughtheexecutionofprojectsdesignedtoprovidearangeofexperiencesinapproachingparticularproblemsofdirecting.Studentswilldevelopstrategiesforanalyzingscriptsinordertomakedirectorialchoicesthatareresponsive,legible,andmanageable,andtheywilllearntheprocessesforcommunicatingthesechoicestoactorsanddesigners.FormerlyTHEA370.Prerequisite: TFMS 230 or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 345. Writing for Stage and Screen (4)Thiscourseintroducesthestructuralprin-ciplesofnarrativecompositioninstageandscreenmedia.Studentswilllearntowriteshortplaysandscreenplaysbyexaminingexemplarymodelsfromeachmedium,developingtheirownscripts,andcritiquingeachother'sworkinordertogainanunderstandingofthetheoriesandpracticesofnarrativeformsandtechniquesforstageandscreen.Instructionalmethodswillincludelectures,readings,discussions,andwritingassignments.Cross-listedasENGL395.Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and TFMS 106 or 130 or 220, or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 350. Movement II (4AS) AcontinuationofMovementI.Theemphasisofthiscourseisontheoryandpracticeofmovementcharacterizationandspecialperformancechallenges,suchasstylizedornonrealisticperformance,stagefalls,combat,andhistoricalstyles.Avarietyofapproaches,includingmasks,animalmovement,andpsy-chologicalgestureareemployedasameanstophysicalizedramaticcharacters.Classworkincludesongoingworkonfundamentalmove-mentskillsandprinciples.FormerlyTHEA359.Prerequisite: TFMS 250.

TFMS 355. Modern Dance II (3AF) Thiscoursecoverstechnique,improvisation,andprinciplesofmoderndanceataninter-mediatelevel.Emphasisisontheintelligent,informeduseofthebodyappliedtodanceasaperformanceartform.Thoughthefocuswillbeonmoderndancetechniqueandimprovisation,othercontemporarydancestyles,includingjazz,willbeintroduced.FormerlyTHEA307.Prerequisite: TFMS 255 or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 360. Dance Improvisation and Composition (4) Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideexperiencesinsynthesizingtheoryandpraxisinthecre-ationofperformancestudies.Emphasisisoncreativeexpressionandthedevelopmentofspecifictoolswithwhichtocompose,direct,andperformoriginalwork.Therelationshipofimprovisationtocompositionisexplored,andthecurrentmovementtowardsinterdisci-plinaryperformanceartisreflected.Studentsinvestigateawidevarietyofsourcematerialsforperformanceprojects.FormerlyTHEA304.Prerequisite: TFMS 255 or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 371. Production Lab (1E) Alldeclaredmajorsintheater,film,andmediastudiesmustcomplete30hourspersemesterasassignedbythetechnicaldirectorinconsulta-tionwiththescenographerinthefollowingareas:technicaltheater,productioncrews,housemanagement,maintenance(facilitiesandequipment),inventory,orothersasspeci-fied.Thepurposeofthecourseistoprovidestudentswithexperienceinthepracticesoftechnicaltheateraswellasleadthemtoafullerunderstandingofthecontributionsofthiswork.Inadditiontocompleting30hours,studentsmustparticipatefullyinallmainstagelighthangandfocussessionsbeforecreditwillbeawarded.Majorsmustcompleteaminimumof4semester-hours.Mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyTHEA40�. Prerequisite: Enrollment in this course is limited to declared TFMS majors.

TFMS 374. Lighting Design (4AS) Astudyofthetheories,principles,andtoolsoflightingdesignfortheater,film,andvideo,thiscoursewillfocusprimarilyondevelopingthestudent'sabilitytosee,understand,andmanipulatelightinrespecttoitsphysicalandpsychologicalproperties.Topicswillincludepropertiesandfunctionsoflight,colortheory,instrumentationandplacement,scriptanalysis,drafting,andbasicelectricity.Projectswillincludeanalysisoflightinvariousmedia(paintings,film,photographs)andadesignforatheoreticalproduction.Studentswillberequiredtoparticipateonthelightingcrewforoneproductionduringthesemester.FormerlyTHEA3��.Prerequisites: TFMS 170 or TFMS 171, or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 375. Costume Design (4S) Thegoalofthiscourseistointroducestu-dentstocostumingandcostumedesignfor

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theaterandfilm.Throughthestudyofplays,history,andculturalsilhouettes,studentswillapplysketching,drawingskills,andcolortechniquesinordertointerpretclothingstylesforthetheater.Anunderstandingandvisu-alizationofcharacterwillberealizedthroughresearch,clothinganalysis,andappropriatetextileapplications.Studentswilllearnhowtodesigncostumeplotsandcharts,howtomanagebudgets,andhowtoprepareforport-foliopresentations.Studentswillberequiredtoparticipateinadesign-relatedproductioncrewduringthesemester.FormerlyTHEA3�5.Prerequisites: TFMS 171 or TFMS 275, or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 376. Scene Design (4AF) Astudyoftheprocessesandtechniquesofcreatingscenicenvironmentsfortheatricalandfilmproductions,thiscoursewillapproachscenedesignfromsuchperspectivesasRealism,conceptualorthematicaesthetics,culturaltraditions,and/orperiodstyles.Alsoincludedwillberesearchtechniques,scriptevaluationandanalysis,drafting,anddesignpresenta-tion.Studentswillberequiredtoparticipateinadesign-relatedproductioncrewduringthesemester.FormerlyTHEA320.Prerequisites: TFMS 170 or TFMS 171, or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 390. Theater Seminar: Production Contexts (2-4) Thisseminarwillbeofferedinconjunctionwithparticularmainstageproductionsandwillexamineartisticpracticesand/orcontextualissuesassociatedwiththeprocessesofcreatingthework.Topicswillvaryaccordingtospecificproductionsbutmayexplorerelatedproblemsofdramaturgy,history,culture,orcraft.Thecoursemaybeofferedinfull-orhalf-semesterformatsandwillsometimesbetaughtbyguestartists.Mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyTHEA30�

TFMS 392. The Teaching of Theater in the Schools K-12 (AS)Thiscourseprovidespre-professionalexperi-enceinaschoolsettingforstudentsseekingteachercertificationindramaK-�2.Itwillserveasanintroductiontotheproblems,issues,curriculum,andmethodsforteachingdramatostudentsofallagesbasedonwhatisknownabouttheirdevelopmentalnatureandneeds.Topicsincludeinstructionalobjectives,teachingstrategies,readingandwritingacrossthecurriculum,andevaluationtechniques.

Classmemberswillpracticeavarietyofeffec-tiveinstructionalstrategies,participateinfieldexperience,andstudygenericissuesofdisciplineandmanagementthatcrosscontent-specificboundaries.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.Thiscoursewillbecross-listedasEDUC762.FormerlyTHEA392. Prerequisite: EDUC 662, or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 405. Topics in Performance Studies (4) Considerationofatheme,problem,movement,ormajorfigure(s)indramaticliterature,theory,orcriticismwillmakeupthetopicsfieldforthiscourse.Thesubjectmatterforthesemesterwillbeannouncedpriortoeachofferingofthecourse.Dependingontopic,mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyTHEA450. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

TFMS 420. Mediated Bodies: Gender, Race, and Class on Stage and Screen (4AS) Thesubjectofstudywillbethemarkingofbodiesbyelectronicandliveperformancemedia.Studentswillexplorehowrepresenta-tionsofbodiesinthesemedia(principallyfilms)interrelatewithsocialconstructionsofgender,race,class,sexuality,age,disease,andcriminalityinpostmodernculture.Byinter-rogatingtechniquesandtechnologiesofpro-ductionandreceptionofmeanings,studentswilllearnhowtothinkcriticallyaboutthediscursiveformationsofsubjects,others,andvisualculture.Materialswillincludescreeningsaswellasreadingsinfilmtheory,performancestudies,cyberculture,andculturalstudies.Instructionalmethodswillincludelectures,dis-cussions,readings,presentations,writingassign-ments,andexaminations.FormerlyTHEA436.Prerequisites: One previous or concurrent course in African and African Diaspora Studies, Asian Studies, or Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; or consent of instructor. Cross-listed as ENGL 420 and WGSX 450; meets African and African Diaspora study area requirement.

TFMS 425. Advanced Topics in Film and Media (4) Specializedstudyofatheme,problem,move-ment,orfigureinthetheoryandpracticeoffilmandmediawillconstitutethetopicsfieldforthiscourse.Includedamongpotentialofferingsaretopicssuchasthese:feministfilmtheory;televisionandtheconstructionofrace,gender,sexuality,class,andethnicity;identity

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formationsincybermedia;narrativeproduc-tionof"home"indaytimesoapoperas;sciencefictionfilmsandcommodificationsoffuture;orStevenSpielbergandthephenomenonofmallmovies.Thesubjectmatterforthesemesterwillbeannouncedpriortoeachofferingofthecourse.Dependingontopic,mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyTHEA435.Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

TFMS 440. Directing II (4AS) Thiscoursewilldepartfromtraditionalfun-damentalsofstagedirectingbyfamiliarizingstudentswithavant-gardeandculturallydiversemodelsforperformance.Studentswillundertakeaseriesofprojectsthatwillinves-tigatethesemodelsthroughexperimentwithscriptedandnon-scriptedmaterials.Thecoursewillbeconductedprimarilyasapracticuminexperimentaldirecting,anditsparticularcontentwilldependtosomeextentonstudentselectionsofperformanceprojects.FormerlyTHEA470.Prerequisite: TFMS 340 or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 460. Advanced Topics in Dance/Movement (3-4)Thiscourseinvolvesadvancedstudyofanaspectofdanceormovementtechniqueortheory(e.g.,jazzdance,dancetherapy,maskstudy,internationaldance,stagecombat).Subjectmatterandcreditvaluewillbeannouncedpriortoeachofferingofthecourse.Dependingontopic,mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyTHEA4�5.Prerequisite: TFMS 255 or consent of instructor.

TFMS 480. Topics in Theatrical Production (4)Specializedstudyofanaspectoftheatricalproductionwillconstitutethetopicsfieldforthiscourse.Thesubjectmatterforthesemesterwillbeannouncedpriortoeachofferingofthecourse.Dependingontopic,mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyTHEA455.Prerequisite: TFMS 170, 171, or consent of the instructor.

TFMS 493/494. St. Mary's Project (8E)Thisproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.Itmustbeshared

withtheCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Opentonon-majors.FormerlyTHEA493/494.Pre-requisites: Senior standing and approval of faculty mentor and department chair(s) of the student’s major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.

TFMS 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (8-16E) Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternships.Theoff-campusintern-shipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherela-tionshipbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplicationofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.FormerlyTHEA398/498. Prerequisites: admission to the Internship Program and approval of the TFMS faculty. (See "Internships" under "Academic Policies" section.)Credit/Nocreditgrading.Mayberepeatedforcredit.

TFMS 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E) ThiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyaTFMSfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccom-plishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedpriortoregistrationinalearningcontract.(See"IndependentStudy"under"AcademicPolicies"section.)Mayberepeatedforcredit.FormerlyTHEA�99/299/399/499.

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CoursesintheWGSXcross-disciplinarycur-riculumidentifygenderasafundamentalcategoryofanalysisintheoryandpractice.Thegoalsforthestudyareaaretoanalyzethevariationsingendersystemsthathaveoccurredacrossculturesandovertime;toidentifytherelationshipbetweenbiologicaldifferenceandsocialinequality;toexploreconstructionsofsexualityandsexualidentity;andtorecognizehowgenderinequalityisrelatedtoothersocialhierarchiessuchasrace,ethnicity,class,andsexuality.

Thestudyareaiscommittedtothecentralityofthestudyofwomen,whileatthesametimeinterrogatinggenderandsexualityasorga-nizingcategories.Courseswillallowstudentstofocustheirstudyonmaterialsthatillustratewomen'scondition,history,andachievements;toinvestigatehowwomenhavebeenportrayedandhowthoserepresentationsarechanging;andtoexaminefeministcritiquesofacademicareasofknowledge,includingthecontributionsofqueertheoryandnewfeministresearch.Inordertoprovideanewsiteforknowledgepro-ductionthatengagesdifferencesconstructively,theWGSXstudyareanotonlylocateswomenwithintraditionaldisciplinarycategories,butalsofostersinterdisciplinaryandcross-disci-plinaryexplorationoftheconditionsthathaveshapedwomen'sexperiencesbothasobjectsandassubjectsofknowledge.

requireMenTs for The Minor

Tocompletetheminorinwomen,gender,andsexualitystudies,studentsmustsatisfythefol-lowingrequirements,designedtoprovidethedepthandbreadthofknowledgeconsistentwiththegoalsofthefield:


2. Allrequirementsinamajorfieldofstudy

3. Atleast20semester-hoursincoursesapprovedforthewomen,gender,andsexu-alitycross-disciplinaryarea,withagradeofCorabove,including:

EitherWGSX200,IntroductiontoWomenStudiesorWGSX2�0,IntroductiontoGenderStudies,and�6hoursofelec-tivecredits,atleast�2ofwhichmustbenumbered300orabove.Electivesmustbeselectedfromcoursesoriginatingin(orcross-listedin)atleastthreedisciplines.Inrecentyears,cross-listedclasseshaveincluded:

ANTH302:FoodandCulture ANTH304:AnthropologyofMedia ANTH3�3:African-AmericanColonial

Culture ANTH348:African-AmericanCulture ARTH382:SexualityandModernity ENGL390:ContemporaryMulticultural

Voices ENGL400:TheFemaleComing-of-Age

Novel ENGL430:AmericanLiteratureand

MusicasSocialProtest ECON3�6:EconomicsofRaceand

Gender HIST324:WomeninModernWestern

History HIST46�:GenderinLatinAmerican

History ILCS363:CulturalPerspectiveson

Gender PHEC�67:Self-DefenseAgainstSexual

Assault PHIL/RELG3�0:Ascetics,Saints,and

Sinners PHIL325:FeminismandPhilosophy POSC266:WomenandtheLaw POSC462:StudiesinComparative

Politics:WomenintheThirdWorld PSYC353:HumanSexuality PSYC356:PsychologyofWomen RELG3�8:FeminismandReligion RELG355:WomeninIslam SOAN352:TopicsinAnthropology/

Sociology:TheCulturedBody SOCI230:SociologyofGender TFMS220:IntroductiontoFilmand

MediaStudies TFMS258:DanceinHistory TFMS275:CostumesandClothesin

History TFMS325:DocumentaryPractices TFMS420:MediatedBodies:Gender,

Race,andClassonStageandScreen WGSX�50:IntroductoryTopicsin

Women,Gender,andSexuality WGSX250:TopicsinWomen,Gender,

andSexuality WGSX350:AdvancedTopicsin

Women,Gender,andSexuality WGSX450:SeminarinWomen,Gender,

andSexuality

ThecurriculuminWGSXisfoundedontwocorecourses:WGSX200,IntroductiontoWomenStudiesandWGSX2�0,IntroductiontoGenderStudies.Eachsemesterthestudy

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areacoordinatorandparticipatingfacultywilldesignateothercourses,includingnewcourses,topicscourses,andspecialofferings,thatwillsatisfyelectiverequirements.Acompletelistofapprovedcurrentofferingswillappearintheonline“ScheduleofClasses.”

AnystudentwhowishestominorintheWGSXcross-disciplinaryareashouldconsultwiththeareacoordinatororanyparticipatingfacultymember.FormaldeclarationofintenttocompletetheWGSXminorshouldbeprecededbycompletionofWGSX200orWGSX2�0.Thisdeclarationmustbemadebytheendofthefirstweekofthesenioryear,butstudentsareencouragedtodeclaretheirparticipationandseekcurricularadvisingassoonaspossible.

StudentsmaypursueaSt.Mary'sProjectinWGSXwiththepermissionoftheirmajordepartmentandwiththeagreementofafacultymentordesignatedbythewomen,gender,andsexualityfaculty.Projectcredit(8hours)doesnotapplytowardfulfillmentoftherequire-mentsoftheminorinwomen,gender,andsexualitystudies.

WOmEn, GEnDER, AnD SEXUALITY COURSES (WGSX)WGSX 150. Introductory Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies(2-4)Varioustopicsinwomen,gender,andsexuality,offeredatanintroductorylevel.Topicsmayincludethestudyofwomenacrossavarietyofdisciplines,theexaminationoffemininitiesandmasculinities,ortheapplicationofgenderand/orqueertheory.Thesubjectmatterofthecoursewillvaryeachtimethecourseisoffered.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcredit,pro-videdthetopicorfocuschangessignificantly.Foradescriptionofeachcourse,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”

WGSX 200. Introduction to Women Studies (4S)Thisteam-taughtinterdisciplinaryclassintro-ducesstudentstothefoundationalissues,debates,andmethodologiesoffeministschol-arship.Throughoutthesemester,studentswillconsiderbothmaterialandtheoreticalquestionsrelatingtothecategoryof“woman,”andtotheexperiencesofwomenaroundtheworld.Throughanexaminationofwomen’slivesbothpastandpresent,thecoursewillexplorewomen’srelationshipstosuchculturalinstitutionsasstate,church,andfamily.We

willaddresstopicsincludingthebiologicalandpsychologicalaspectsofwomanhood;thegendereddynamicsofpowerandoppression;thelinksamonggender,race,andclass;andtherepresentationofwomeninliterature,thearts,andpopularculture—aswellastheeffectstheserepresentationshaveonbothwomenandmen.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

WGSX 210. Introduction to Gender Studies(4F) Thisteam-taughtcoursestudiesgendertheoryfrominterdisciplinaryperspectives,involvingtheparticipationoffacultyfromthearts,thehumanities,thenaturalsciences,andthesocialsciences.Readings,presentationsanddiscus-sionscontributetostudents'understandingofcompetingdefinitionsofgenderindifferentculturesandatdifferentpointsinhistory,espe-ciallyastheyshedlightontheemergenceofgenderstudiesasacontemporaryfieldofstudy.Studentslearnargumentsfortheimportanceorirrelevanceofgendertoissuessuchasper-sonalidentityandpoliticalpower,anddeveloptheirownpositionsonthemeaning,worthandpracticeofgender,anditsintersectionwithsuchrelatedconceptsassexandsexuality.Thecourseexploresconstructionsofmasculinityandfemininity,andrecentworkinfeministtheory,masculinitystudies,andqueertheory.Agroupof�0-�5facultycollaborateintheteachingofthiscourse.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinHumanisticFoundations.

WGSX 250. Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies(4)Varioustopicsinwomen,gender,andsexuality.Topicsmayincludethestudyofwomenacrossavarietyofdisciplines,theexaminationoffemininitiesandmasculinities,ortheapplica-tionofgenderorqueertheory.Thesubjectmatterofthecoursewillvaryeachtimethecourseisoffered.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcredit,providedthetopicorfocuschangessignificantly.Foradescriptionofeachcourse,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”Prerequisite:anypriorcourseinwomen,gender,andsexualitystudies,orpermissionoftheinstructor.

WGSX 350. Advanced Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies(4)Varioustopicsinwomen,gender,andsexu-ality,offeredatanadvancedlevel.Topicsmayincludethestudyofwomenacrossavarietyofdisciplines,theexaminationoffemininitiesand

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masculinities,ortheapplicationofgenderorqueertheory.Thesubjectmatterofthecoursewillvaryeachtimethecourseisoffered.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcredit,providedthetopicorfocuschangessignificantly.Foradescriptionofeachcourse,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”Prerequisite: any prior course in women, gender, and sexuality studies, or permission of the instructor.

WGSX 450. Seminar in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies(4)Varioustopicsinwomen,gender,andsexuality,offeredataseminarlevel.Topicsmayincludethestudyofwomenacrossavarietyofdisci-plines,theexaminationoffemininitiesandmasculinities,ortheapplicationofgenderorqueertheory.Thesubjectmatterofthecoursewillvaryeachtimethecourseisoffered.Thiscoursemayberepeatedforcredit,providedthetopicorfocuschangessignificantly.Foradescriptionofeachcourse,seethecurrentonline“ScheduleofClasses.”Prerequisite: any prior course in women, gender, and sexuality studies, or permission of the instructor.

WGSX 493/494. St. Mary's Project in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Thisproject,whichmaytakemanyforms,drawsonandextendsknowledge,skillsofanalysis,andcreativeachievementdevelopedthroughpreviousacademicwork.Thestudentinitiatestheproject,identifiesanareatobeexplored,andproposesamethodofinquiryappropriatetothetopic.Theprojectshouldincludeareflectiononthesocialcontext,thebodyofliterature,ortheconceptualframeworktowhichitisacontribution.ItmustbesharedwiththeCollegecommunitythroughposters,presentations,orothermeans.Thiscourseisrepeatableupto8semester-hours.Pre-orco-requisite:approvaloffacultymentor;women,gender,andsexualitystudiescoordinator;anddepartmentchair(s)ofthestudent’smajor.

WGSX 398, 498. Off-Campus Internship (4-16E)Avarietyofoff-campusexperientiallearningopportunitiescanbearrangedthroughthedirectorofinternshipsandstudyabroad.Theoff-campusinternshipisanindividuallydesignedexperiencethatallowsthestudenttoexploretherelationshipsbetweenlearningintheclassroomandthepracticalapplica-tionofknowledgeineverydayworksituations.Prerequisites:AdmissiontotheInternshipProgramandapprovaloftheWGSXcoor-

dinator.(See"Internships"under"AcademicPolicies"section.)Credit/Nocreditgrading.

WGSX 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)Thiscourseconsistsofanindependentcreativeorresearchprojectdesignedbythestudentandsupervisedbyawomen,gender,andsexualitystudiesfacultymember.Thenatureoftheproject,thescheduleforaccomplishment,andthemeansofevaluationmustbeformalizedinalearningcontractpriortoregistration.(See"IndependentStudy"under"AcademicPolicies"section.)

GRADUATEPROGRAM

MASTEROFARTSINTEACHING:M.A.T.PROGRAMThe Masterful Teacher: A Reflective Practitioner-Facilitating Achievement in Communities of Diverse Learners

ThefacultyofSt.Mary’sCollegebelievesthatofferingacertificationprogramthroughanaccreditedMasterofArtsinTeaching(M.A.T.)degreewillallowitsstudentstotakefulladvantageoftherichundergraduatecur-riculumavailableatourcollege–tospendasemesterabroad,tocompleteadoublemajor,totakeelectivecoursesinmanydiverseareas,totryinterdisciplinarycourses–andthentobeabletosynthesizethatrichlytexturedcontentbackgroundwithgraduatecoursesineducationsotheycanbetterservetheirfuturestudents.

TheM.A.T.optionbuildsonstudents’solidgroundinginavigorouslydefinedmajorandinthebreadthoftheirCoreCurriculumrequire-mentswhileallowingthemaseamlesstransi-tionintotheprofessionalcoursework.TheM.A.T.providesbasicinstructioninpedagog-icalstrategies,assessment,curriculumdevelop-ment,disciplineandmanagement,andotherspecificelementsoftheprofessionaleducator’sknowledgebase.

Certificationprogramsexistforgradesonethroughsixandmiddleschool,andsecondaryEnglish,math,socialstudies,biology,chem-istry,physics,andmodernlanguagesforgradesseventhroughtwelve.Art,music,andtheater

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majorsmayalsocertifyintheirdisciplineforgradesK–�2.Itisalsopossibleforanindi-vidualtoaddcertificationinearlychildhoodeducationtotheelementarycertificate.

Alloftheteachercertificationprogramsavail-ablethroughthisM.A.T.degreehavefullprogramapprovalfromtheMarylandStateDepartmentofEducationandleadtoreci-procityforcertificationinamajorityofotherstates.Ourprogramcompletershavea�00%passrateonthePRAXISexams,andourhiringrateforthosewhochoosetoteach,is�00%.

TheMasterofArtsisafull-time,year-longprogramrequiringparticipantstobeincountypublicschoolsfromthebeginningoftheprogram.Thementor/cooperatingteachersattheschoolsitesprovidesupportandexpertisethatwillpreparethestudenttomeetthechal-lengeofthebeginningteacher,translatingtheoryintopractice.

AdmissionsProcess

�. AnapplicationfortheM.A.T.programmustbecompleted,signed,andreturnedtotheOfficeofAdmissionsbyOctober�,alongwiththerequiredessay,.A$40non-refund-ablefeemustaccompanytheapplication.ApplicationsmayberequestedfromtheAdmissionsOfficeorcanbedownloadedfromwww.smcm.edu/admissions/mat.

2. Arrangewithallinstitutionsofhigheredu-cationtohaveofficialtranscriptssenttotheOfficeofAdmissions.CurrentSt.Mary’sstudentscompletinganundergraduatedegreewillsubmitatranscriptthatincludesthecourseworkinprogressforthefallterm.

3. SubmitexistingSAT,ACTorGREscoresorscoresforthePRAXISIpre-professionalskillstestsinreading,writing,andmathtotheOfficeofAdmissions.Requiredscoresareasfollows:SATcompositescoreof��00;ACTcompositescoreof24;andGREcom-positescoreof�000.Acompositescoreof527isrequiredonthePRAXISItest.

4. Arrangetohavetwofacultymemberswhohavetaughtyouinupper-divisioncoursesinyourmajorfieldsendlettersofrecom-mendation(usetheformenclosedwiththeM.A.T.application)totheOfficeofAdmissions.ArrangeforsomeonewhohassupervisedyouininteractionswithchildrenoryoungadultssubmitageneralletterofrecommendationtotheOfficeof

Admissions,inadditiontotheotherrecom-mendations.

5. Theapplicationandallsupportdocumenta-tionareduetotheOfficeofAdmissionsbymid-October.AdmissionsdecisionletterswillbemailedbyDecember�.Finaladmis-sionapprovalwilldependonthesatisfactorycompletionoftheundergraduatedegree.

Program PrerequisitesInadditiontothedocumentationlistedabove,M.A.T.programparticipantsmustsuccessfullycompleteaminorineducationalstudiesatSt.Mary’sorcompletethecourseworkspecifiedintheminor.ThelatteroptionisforstudentswhotransferthreeormorecoursesspecifiedwithintheminortoSt.Mary’s,anditdoesnotdisad-vantagetheminanywayduringtheapplicationprocess.Itisimportanttonotethattherearesomedifferencesinthecourseworkneededtoeithercompletetheminororthecoursework;thesedifferencesarerelatedtotheapplicants’intendedareaofcertification,soitisimportantthatcourseworkisselectedwiththesecon-straintsinmind.Foracompletelistingofthesecourses,pleaserefertotheinformationabouttheminorineducationalstudies.

AllapplicantsmustsatisfyminimumGPArequirementsaswell.Theseare:

• 2.73cumulative

• 3.0major

• 3.0minorineducationalstudiesorequiva-lentcoursework

Foreachcertificationgradelevel/area,theprogramprerequisitesare:

Elementary Candidates (Grades 1-5, plus Middle School, EDEL)

• Majorinanyareaofstudy

• Minorineducationalstudiesthatincludescourseworkininfantandchilddevelopment

OR

Courseworkthatisequivalenttothatspeci-fiedinminor,asdescribedabove

• �2creditsofmath

• �2creditsofscience

• Americanhistoryorgovernment

• Courseworkreflectingnon-westernperspec-tives,oftentakenroutinelyaspartofthemajor.

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Elementary with Early Childhood Candidates (EDEL and EDEC)

Alloftheelementaryprerequisites,inadditiontoEDEC362(EarlyChildhoodCurriculumandMethods),whichwillbeofferedeitherbeforeorduringtheM.A.T.program.PleaseconsulttheDepartmentchairforinformationaboutthetimingofthecourse.

Secondary Candidates (Grades 7-12, EDSC)

• Majorintheappropriatecontentfieldwithappropriatebreadthanddepth.Aminimumof36creditsinthecontentareaisrequired.CheckwithanEducationalStudiesadvisorregardingspecificcontentcoursesnecessaryforMarylandcertification.

• Minorineducationalstudiesthatincludescourseworkinadolescence

OR

Courseworkequivalenttothatspecifiedinminor,asdescribedabove


K-12 Candidates (Grades PreK-12 in Art, Music, Theater, EDUC)

• Majorintheappropriatecontentfieldwithappropriatebreadthanddepth

• Minorineducationalstudiesthatincludescourseworkinlifespandevelopment

OR

Courseworkequivalenttothatspecifiedinminor,asdescribedabove


• Musicmajorsshouldcompleteanyfourone-creditmethodscoursesinstrings,brass,percussion,etc.

Program CompletionM.A.T.participantswhosuccessfullycompletetheprogramcourseworkwitha3.0averageorbetter,successfullycompleteallaspectsoftheinternship,submitanacceptableelectronicportfolio,presenttheirresearchprojects,andachievepassingscoresontheappropriatePRAXISIItestswillbeeligiblefor“approvedprogram”certificationinMaryland.NamesofprogramcompleterswillbesenttotheMarylandStateDepartmentofEducation,after

whichindividualsmayapplyfortheirteachingcertificate.IndividualswhomeetcriteriaareeligiblefortheMaryland’s“MeritoriousNewTeacherCandidate”award,whichsimplifiescertificationacrossstateborders.Approvedprogramcertificationallowsforreciprocitywithminimaladditionalrequirementsinapproxi-mately37otherstates.

Other Important Information�. TheM.A.T.programbeginsinearlyJuly

andiscompletedinJunethefollowingyear.

2. Therearenoresidentialon-campuslivingoptionsforM.A.T.studentsduringtheregularacademicyear.Housingwillbeavailableforthemid-MaythroughJunetra-ditionalsummersession.

3. AllinternshipexperienceswillbefulfilledinSt.Mary’sCountyorBaltimoreCityPublicSchools.

4. Allprogramparticipantsarechargedfull-timein-statetuitionforthefallandspringterms.

5. Alladmittedstudentswillberequiredtobringapersonallaptopcomputerwiththemintotheprogram;specificationswillbepro-videdintheadmissionsletter.

6. Theprogramwilladmitapproximately40studentsayear,withapproximately25ele-mentarycandidatesand�5secondary/K-�2candidatesenrolled.

7. Theprogramisafull-timecohortprogramwhichmeansthattherearenoelectivesandnooptionsforpart-timeenrollment.

8. Out-of-statestudentswhocompletetheirundergraduatedegreeatSt.Mary’sandthenentertheM.A.T.programwillbechargedin-statetuitionfortheirgraduateyear.

feDeral reporT - TeaCher eDuCaTion, 2006-2007• Numberofstudentsenrolledinteacheredu-

cationprograms:2�

• Numberofregularandalternativestudentsinprogramsofsupervisedstudentteaching:2�

• Totalnumberoffull-timefacultyinprofes-sionaleducationthatsupervisestudentteachers:5

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• Totalnumberofpart-timefaculty,employedfull-timebySt.Mary’s,thatsupervisestudentteachers:�

• Totalnumberofpart-timefacultyinprofes-sionaleducation,nototherwiseemployedbySt.Mary’s:3

• Totalnumberofsupervisingfacultyfortheteacherpreparationprogramduring2006-2007:9

• Thestudent/facultyratiowas2.5:�.

• Theaveragenumberofhoursperweekrequiredofstudentparticipationinsuper-visedstudentteachingintheseprograms:40hours.

• Thetotalnumberofweeksofsupervisedstudentteachingrequired:20.

• Totalnumberofhoursrequired:800.

• Thisteacherpreparationprogramiscur-rentlyapprovedbythestate.

• Thisteacherpreparationprogramisnotalow-performingprogram.

Test score information: ProfessionalKnowledge/PrinciplesofLearningandTeaching

• Test-passingrateforSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandstudents:�00.0%

• PassingrateforMd.institutions:98.0%

Specialty Area Tests • PassingrateforSt.Mary’sCollegeof

Marylandstudents:�00.0%

• PassingrateforMd.institutions:99.0%(approximatelytheaverageonallspecialtytests)

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KatyArnett,JuliaBates,TeresaT.Field,(departmentchair),ArdithZ.Harle,AngelaJohnson,LinY.Muilenburg,AlanSturrock

EDUCATIOn COURSES (EDEC, EDEL, EDSC, EDSp, EDUC)Coursesarelistedinnumericalorder.

EDSP 180. Introduction to Sign Language (2E)Anintroductiontothebasiclanguageandcultureofthedeafandtheproblemsassociatedwithbeingdeafinahearingsociety.Emphasis

isonvocabularydevelopment,techniquesofsigning,anduseofvideoequipmenttoimprovereceptiveandexpressiveskills.

EDUC 204: Reflective Practice in Human Studies (3E)Thiscourseprovidespre-professionalexperi-enceinschoolandcommunitysettingsforstudentswhoareexploringaninterestinworkingwithchildrenandyouth.Thecourseincludesmethodsfororganizingandmanagingsmallgroupsand/orindividualizedmentoringprocessesusingareflectivemodelofleader-ship.Thecourseisrecommendedforstudentsinterestedinbeingcampcounselors,workinginafter-schoolprograms,orincommunityprogramsthatservechildrenandyouth.Thecourserequiresafieldplacementlabof2hoursaweekinaschoolorcommunitysetting.Credit/NoCreditGrading.Studentsmaytake,atmost,2ofthefollowingcross-listedcoursesforuptoatotalof4semesterhours,ILCS293,ILCF293,ILCG293,ILCC293,MATH293.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.

EDUC 206. The Child in America: Image and Reality (4E)Afoundationscoursethatismultidisciplinaryincontentandmethod,thiscourseinvolvestheexaminationofchildhoodandtheworldofchil-drenfromthediverseperspectivesofschool,family,andsocietalinfluences,combiningahistoricaloverviewwithaninvestigationoftheworldandlivedexperiencesofchildrenfromdiversebackgroundstoday.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.

EDSP 280. Intermediate Sign Language (2S)Forstudentswhoalreadyhaveachievedbasicproficiencyinsignlanguage.Thiscoursewillprovideextensivevocabularydevelopment,increaseduseofconversationalsigns,andintroductiontoAmericanSignLanguage(ASL).Prerequisite: EDSP 180 or consent of the instructor.

EDUC 296. Language Acquisition & Phonemic Awareness (3E)Thisexperimentalclasswillprovidefutureteachersandparentswiththetheory,research,andbestpracticesrelatedtothedevelopmentalnatureoflearningtoreadandwriteandtotheindividualdifferencesthatcomeintoplayinthelearningprocess.Anintroductiontolanguagestructuresincludingspokensyllables,pho-

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nemes,graphemes,andmorphemesasappliedtobothfirst-andsecond-languageacquisition,typicaldevelopment,andexceptionalitieswillbeprovided,aswellanoverviewofthecontri-butionsofneurosciencetoourunderstandingofthephasesofliteracydevelopment.Thereisafieldexperiencecomponentrequiredforthisclass.ThiscoursefulfillsaMarylandcertifica-tionrequirementintheteachingofreading.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.

EDSP 336. Exceptionality: An Introduction to Special Education (4E)Cross-listedasPSYC336underpsychologycourses.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.ThiscoursefulfillstheMarylandcertificationrequirementforaminimumofthreecreditsinspecialeducation.Arequiredfieldexperiencecomponentisbuiltintothiscourse,inadditiontotimespentinclass.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

EDSP 338: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (4AF) Anexaminationofthephysicalandpsycho-logicalcausesofintellectualandotherdevelop-mentaldisabilities,suchasautismandcerebralpalsy.Discussesdiagnosis,treatment,educa-tion,researchandtheorywithanendtowardunderstandingintellectualanddevelopmentaldisabilitiesasbothbiologicalandsocialphe-nomena.Cross-listedasPSYC338.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.(ThiscoursewasformerlynamedMentalRetardation.)Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

EDSP 339. Learning Disabilities (4AF)Thiscourseisconcernedwithdefining,diag-nosing,andremediatinglearningdisabilities.Majoremphasisisonthebasicpsychologicalprocessesofunderstandingandusingwrittenorspokenlanguage:sensory-motor,auditory,andvisualprocessingandlanguagedevelopment.Inaddition,avarietyofcurriculummaterialsinspecialeducationisexamined.Afieldplacementwithexceptionalchildrenprovidesarealisticapplicationoftheory.Thiscourseiscross-listedasPSYC339.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercourse,butnotboth.Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and 4 other semester-hours in psychology.

EDUC 368 Educational Psychology (4E)Thiscourseexplorestheteaching/learningprocess.Studentsanalyzevariousfactorsthataffecttheprocess:developmentalandlearningtheory,motivation,planning,content,method-ology,anddiscipline.Attentionisalsogiventohumaninteractionineducationalsettingsthroughastudyofmaturation,individualdif-ferences,self-concept,groupprocesses,andsocioeconomicstratification.Lectureandfieldexperience.Thiscourseiscross-listedwithPsychology368.Studentsmayreceivecreditforeithercoursebutnotboth.Thiscourseisapre-requisitefortheMastersofArtsinTeaching.Program.ThiscoursesatisfiestheCoreCurriculumrequirementinExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorld.Prerequisite: PSYC 101.

EDUC 394: ESL Across the Curriculum, Part I: Theories and Principles (4S)ThiscourseexploresvarioustheoreticalconsiderationsinteachingstudentsinK-�2classroomswhospeakEnglishasaSecondLanguage.StudentsanalyzemultiplefactorsshapingthetheorieswithintheK-�2classroomcontext,including:thechild’sfirstlanguageandliteracyskills,thechild’shomeenviron-mentandfirstculture,timeframesforsecondlanguagedevelopment,politicalconsiderations,curricularexpectations,andcompatibilitybetweensecondlanguageandgeneraleduca-tionlearningtheory.Lectureandfieldexperi-ence.Prerequisites: EDUC 296; EDUC/PSYC 368.

EDUC 495: ESL Across the Curriculum, Part II: Practices and Approaches (4F)Thiscourseexploresvariouspracticalconsider-ationsinteachingstudentsinK-�2classroomswhospeakEnglishasaSecondLanguage.Inordertohelpfutureteacherslearnhowtomakecontentandlanguageaccessibletothisstudentpopulation,thiscoursewillconsider:instructionalobjectives,subjectmattercontent,teachingstrategies(includingspecificattentiontowrittenandorallanguageliteracy),method-ologicalapproaches,andeffectiveassessmentandevaluationtechniques.Classmemberswillpracticeavarietyofeffectiveinstructionalstrategies,participateinafieldexperience,andalsostudygenericissuesofdisciplineandman-agementthatcrosscontent-andgrade-specificboundaries.Lectureandfieldexperience.Pre-requisite: EDUC 394.

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EDUC 500. Practicum in Teaching At-Risk Students (3)Internswillbeplacedinoneofthepublicschoolsettingsmadeavailableduringthesummerforstudentsat-riskforacademicdif-ficulty.Thisplacementisusedasasitetopracticeobservationandreflectionskillsthatwillbeexplicitlytaughtandassessedinotherco-requisitecourses.Prerequisite: admission to the M.A.T. program.

EDUC 610. The Teacher as Researcher, Part I (4)Inthiscourse,internsidentifyandsynthesizecurrentresearchoneffectiveteachingbehav-iors,practices,andstrategiesinordertodesigntheirowneducationalresearchproject.Internsareguidedindevelopingaresearchquestion,basedontheirexperiencesinthepracticum,andindevelopinganactionplanforansweringthatquestioninconjunctionwiththeirmentorcooperatingteacher.Internspracticeskillsincludingdatacollection,assessmentdesign,anddataanalysis.Prerequisite: admission to the M.A.T. program.

EDUC 530. Instructional Design: The Curriculum Planning Process, Part I (2)Internswilldeveloptheabilitytoarticulate“enduringunderstandings”(whatwewantstu-dentstoknoworbeabletodo)and“essentialquestions.”Theywillbegivenanoverviewoftheprocessesrequiredforgatheringevidencetoassessstudents’existingknowledgebaseandskilllevels,forthenplanningstrategiestohelpstudentsdeveloprequiredknowledgeandskills–includingtheuseofnational,state,andlocaloutcomes/standardsdocuments.Duringthisfirstsummersession,classsessionswillfocusongatheringevidence,whichdovetailswiththepracticumandtheirotherclasses.Prerequisite: admission to the M.A.T. program.

EDUC 540. An Introduction to Classroom Management (1) Thefocusinthiscoursewillbeontheestab-lishmentoftheclassroomenvironment(rules,routinesandprocedureswhichresearchhasshownarecrucialtosuccess);howtoestablishapatternofconsistencyinmanagementanddisciplinarypractices;howtoactliketheleaderintheclassroom;anddebriefingaboutwhatworksandwhatdoesnotasbasedonexperi-encesinthepracticum.Prerequisite: admission to the M.A.T. program.

EDUC 600. Seminar and Internship in Public Schools, Part I (3)Elementaryandsecondarycertificationseekersserveasinternsineitheranelementary,middleorsecondaryschool;earlychildhoodcertifica-tionseekersserveasinternsinearlychildhoodplacements.Duringtheirtimeintheschools,studentsengageinstructuredobservationactivities,workwithindividualchildrenandsmallgroupsofstudentsasdirectedbytheirmentorteachers,anddevelopcomfortandskillinworkingwithwholeclassroomsofstudents.Theinternsmeetweeklyasagrouptoanalyzetheirschool-basedexperiencesandtoreflectonthemselves,students,schools,teachingandlearning,andbroaderissuesofeducationinsociety.Prerequisite: EDUC 500.

EDUC 610. The Teacher as Researcher, Part I (3)Thiscourseassistsstudentsinidentifyingandsynthesizingcurrentresearchoneffectiveteachingbehaviors,practices,andstrategiesinordertocreatepracticalconstructsapplicabletoK-�2classroominstruction.Studentsareguidedindevelopingaresearchquestion,basedontheirexperiencesinthepracticum,andindevelopinganactionplanforansweringthatquestioninconjunctionwiththeirmentorcooperatingteacher.

EDUC 620. Technology in the Classroom, Part I (3) ThiscoursefocusesonintegratingtechnologyintothePre-K-�2classroom.Learnerswillfollowabest-practicesapproachtodigitalassetmanagement,thecreationofamulti-medialesson,andtheappropriateandethicaluseofsoftware,Websites,andothertechnologiesinthePre-K-�2classroom.Internswillestablishtheirelectronicportfoliosorganizedaroundprogramgoals,MarylandTeacherTechnologyStandards,andprinciplesdevelopedbytheNewTeacherAssessmentandSupportConsortium(INTASC).Prerequisite: admission to the M.A.T. program.

EDEL 660. Literacy Methods and Materials for Teaching Reading (6)Thissix-creditblockofcoursescombinestheformerEDEL402andEDEL260courses,integratingconceptsofchildren’sliterature,lit-eracydevelopment,andmaterialsforteachingreadingwithconceptsofliteracyinstructionmorebroadly.Studentsexaminethedevel-opmentalnatureofliteracy,exploringissuessurroundingthedevelopmentofphonemic

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awareness,issuesofphonics,comprehen-sion,fluency,andvocabulary,whileexploringappropriatemethodsandmaterialsusedforteachingstudentsintheelementaryclassroomtobecomeliterateasreadersandwritersofdiversekindsoftexts,asspeakers,aslistenersandthinkers.Otherissuesincludeattentiontousingtextbooksandtradebooks,researchonmotivation,familyliteracy,andeffectofgenderandcultureonliteracydevelop-ment.Opportunityisprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualandsimulatedclassroominstruction.ThiscoursefulfillsaMarylandcertificationrequirementintheteachingofreading.Prerequisites: EDUC 530 and EDUC 540.

EDEL 670. Teaching Content Grades PreK-8 (4) Thiscourse,requiredforELEMandECEcer-tificationseekers,beginstheexaminationoftheinstructionalmethodsusedforteachingscience,math,andsocialstudiesinelementaryschools.Opportunitiesareprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualandsimulatedclass-roominstruction.Thecoursealsointroducesconceptofinterdisciplinaryplanning,strategiesforbuildingliteracyfluencythroughoutthecurriculum,issuesofassessment,andusesofinstructionalresourceswithintheschoolandcommunityaspartoftheteaching/learningprocess.

Secondary Methods Courses Part IEDSC 660. Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools (3F)EDSC 661. Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle and Secondary Schools (3F)EDSC 662. Teaching Math in Middle and Secondary Schools (3F)EDSC 663. Teaching Science in Middle and Secondary Schools (3F)EDSC 664. Teaching Social Studies in Middle and Secondary Schools (3F)Eachoftheabovecourses(EDSC660-664)focusesonthestudyandapplicationofmethodsandmaterialsforeffectivelyteachingthedesignatedsubjectinmiddleandhighschoolclassrooms.Instructionalobjectives,subjectmattercontent,teachingstrategies,assessmentandevaluationtechniquesuniquetoeachdisciplineareemphasized.Classmemberswillpracticeavarietyofeffectiveinstructionaltechniquesinsimulationsandintheirfieldplacements,andwillalsocon-tinuethestudyofgenericissuesofplanning,teaching,management,anddifferentiationof

instructionthatcrosscontent-specificbound-aries.Prerequisites: EDUC 500, EDUC 530, EDUC 540.

EDUC 660. Teaching Vocal Music to Children and Adolescents (3) Participantsexamineinstructionalmethodsandmaterialsusedforteachingandcon-ductingvocalmusicwithyoungchildrenandadolescents,theimportanceoftheartsinthecurriculum,issuesofassessmentanddifferen-tiationofinstruction,andstrategiesformakinginterdisciplinaryconnections.Opportunityisprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualinstructionandperformances.Prerequisites: EDUC 500, EDUC 530, EDUC 540.

EDUC 661. Teaching Art to Children (3)Participantsexamineinstructionalmethodsandmaterialsusedforteachingarttochildren,theimportanceoftheartsinthecurriculum,issuesofassessmentanddifferentiationofinstruction,andstrategiesmakinginterdisciplinarycon-nections.Opportunityisprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualinstructionandartisticproducts.Prerequisites: EDUC 500, EDUC 530, EDUC 540.

EDUC 662. Teaching Theater to Children (3)Participantsexamineinstructionalmethodsandmaterialsusedforteachingtheaterartstochildren,theimportanceoftheartsinthecurriculum,issuesofassessmentanddifferen-tiationofinstruction,andstrategiesmakinginterdisciplinaryconnections.Opportunityisprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualinstructionandperformances.Prerequisites: EDUC 530, 540, 500.

EDUC 670. Content Investigations for Secondary and K-12 Teachers (3) Internswillresearchcontentstandardsavail-ableforbothteachersandstudentsintheirdisciplines.Theywillassesstheirexistingknowledgebaseusingthesestandardstodeter-minegaps,andtheywillcreateanactionplanfordevelopingstrongercontentknowledgeinthoseareasofperceivedweakness.Individualswillfulfilltheiractionplans,developinganno-tatedbibliographies,writingbookreviews,con-ducinginterviewswithcontentareaexperts,andgeneratinglessonplansthatreflecttheirdeepeningcontentunderstanding.Prerequisites: EDUC 530, 540, 500.

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EDUC 680. Teaching Reading in Secondary and K-12 Content Areas (3)Thiscourseisdesignedtointroduceandanalyzestrategiesfordevelopingtheabilityofsecondaryschoolstudentstolearnfromprintsourcesandtextmaterials.Thefocusofthesestrategiesisonreadingcomprehensionandvocabularydevelopment.ThiscoursefulfillsaMarylandcertificationrequirementintheteachingofreading.FormerlyEDSC360.NotopentostudentswhohavetakenEDSC360.Prerequisites: EDUC 500, EDUC 530, EDUC 540.

EDUC 700. Seminar and Internship in Public Schools, Part II (10) Allinternscompleteafull-timeinternshipfromJanuarythroughMayinProfessionalDevelopmentSchools.Duringthistimetheygraduallyassumefullresponsibilityforassessingstudentneeds,planningforinstruction,implementinglessons,andevaluatingstudentlearning.Theyengageinstructuredobservationtasks,inself-reflection,andinpeer-coaching.Theymeetonceaweektocollaboratewiththeirpeers,underfacultysupervision,inreflec-tionuponwhattheyarelearningaboutthem-selves,schools,students,teaching,learning,andthepoliticsofeducation.Additionally,theycollectdocumentationoftheirmovementtowardsprogramgoals,includingINTASCandtechnologystandards,fortheirelectronicport-folios.Prerequisite:EDUC600.

EDUC 710. The Teacher as Researcher, Part II (1) ThefocusonPartIIoftheteacher-as-researchersequenceisoncollectionofdataaccordingtotheresearchdesigndevelopedinpartI.Internswillmeetonceaweektoreflectonthevalueofthedatacollectionprocessandobstaclestheymayfindthemselvesfacingintheprocess,andtoreviseandredirecttheirprojectgoalsandproceduresasneces-sarybasedontherealitiesoftheirclassroomexperiences.Inaddition,internswillexplorehistorical,philosophical,sociological,andanthropologicalexplanationsforwhycertainchildren-andcertainkindsofchildren–areorarenotachievinginAmericanpublicschools.Prerequisite: EDUC 610.

EDUC 711. The Teacher as Researcher, Part III (3)Inthisfinalcomponentofthe“TeacherasResearcher”sequence,studentsfocusonana-lyzingdatafromtheirfieldexperience,putting

thedataintocontextattheclassroom,school,local,stateandnationallevels,reflectingontheresearchprocessanditsimportancetotheirprofessionaldevelopment,andcommunicatingtheresultsoftheirresearchprojectstothelargerprofessionalcommunity.Prerequisite: EDUC 710.

EDUC 720. Technology in the Classroom, Part II (3)Thiscoursefocusesondevelopinganelectronicportfolioasatoolforreflectionontheintern-shipinpublicschools.MultipleworksamplesfromtheinternshipareplacedintheePortfolioforeachoftheprinciplesdevelopedbytheNewTeacherAssessmentandSupportConsortium(INTASC),alongwithlessonreflectionsanddiscussionsoftheparticipant’seducationalphilosophy.Proficiencyinusingvarioustech-nologiesforpurposesofadministration,plan-ning,teaching,assessment,andreflectionwillalsobedocumentedthroughtheePortfolio.Prerequisite: EDUC 620.

EDUC 730. Instructional Design: The Curriculum Planning Process, Part II (1)Internsreflectontheimplementationofinstructionintermsofthecurricularplanningprocessastheyassumefull-timeresponsibilityfortheirassignedclassrooms,completingunitsofinstructionthataredesignedtomeetstudentneedsasdeterminedbydata-drivingdetermina-tions,national/state/localstandards,andtech-nologymandates.Prerequisites: EDUC 530, 600.

EDEL 760. Literacy Assessment (3)Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideparticipantswithanoverviewoftherangeofassessmentstrategiesavailabletoprofessionaleduca-torsconcernedwithdetermininghowwellanindividualstudentisdevelopingintheareaofliteracy,includingreading,writing,speaking,andlistening.Participantswillbeintroducedtoavarietyoftechniques,bothformalandinformal,bothstandardizedandteacher-made,andwillbeaskedtoapplythemintheirpublicschoolsettingsinanefforttobetterplanlit-eracyinstructionforalltheirstudents,regard-lessofabilityandexperiencelevels.ThiscoursefillsaMarylandStateDepartmentrequirementintheareaofreading.

EDUC 762. Teaching Theater to Adolescents (3)Participantsexamineinstructionalmethodsandmaterialsusedforteachingtheaterartstomiddleandhighschoolstudents,thereali-tiesofdirectingtheatricalproductionsatthe

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middleandhighschoollevel,theimportanceoftheartsinthecurriculum,issuesofassess-mentanddifferentiationofinstruction,andstrategiesmakinginterdisciplinaryconnec-tions.Opportunityisprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualinstructionandperfor-mances.Prerequisite: EDUC 662 or consent of the instructor and the chair of the Department of Educational Studies.

EDEL 770. Teaching Content Grades PreK-8 Part II (4)Thiscourse,requiredforELEMandECEcertificationseekers,extendsanddeepenstheexaminationofinstructionalmethodsusedforteachingscience,math,andsocialstudiesinelementaryschools.Opportunitiesarepro-videdtoengagein,andanalyze,actualandsimulatedclassroominstruction.Thecoursealsodevelopsfurthertheconceptofinterdisci-plinaryplanning,strategiesforbuildingliteracyfluencythroughoutthecurriculum,issuesofassessment,andusesofinstructionalresourceswithintheschoolandcommunityaspartoftheteaching/learningprocess.

EDEC 770. Using the Integrated Arts in Teaching Young Children (3)Thiscourse,requiredforECEcertificationseekers,extendsanddeepenstheexaminationofinstructionalmethodsappropriateforusewithyoungchildrenbyexploringtheroleoftheartsinchildren’sdevelopment,andbyofferingstrategiesforteachingcontentthroughthearts,techniquesforexpandingthechild’sexpres-siverepertoireandliteracyfluencythroughtheuseofart,music,movement,anddramaintheclassroom.Opportunitiesareprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualandsimulatedclassroominstruction.NotethatifweareabletomaintainourcurrentpracticeofofferingElementarywithEarlyChildhoodcertification,thiscoursewillnotexist.

Secondary Methods Courses Part IIEDSC 760. Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools (3)EDSC 761. Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle and Secondary Schools (3) EDSC 762. Teaching Math in Middle and Secondary Schools (3)EDSC 763. Teaching Science in Middle and Secondary Schools (3)EDSC 764. Teaching Social Studies in Middle and Secondary Schools (3)EDUC 760. Teaching Instrumental Music to Children and Adolescents (3)

EDUC 761. Teaching Art to Adolescents (3)EDUC 762 Teaching Theater to Adolescents (3)Eachoftheabovecourses(EDSC760-764)focusesontheadvancedstudyofpedagogicalstrategies,bothgenericandcontent-specific,aswellasfurtherinvestigationofinstructionalmaterialsforeffectivelyteachingthedesignatedsubjectinmiddleandhighschoolclassrooms.Issuesofassessment,equity,anddifferentiationwillbeemphasized.Classmemberswillpracticeavarietyofeffectiveinstructionaltechniquesinsimulationsandintheirfieldplacements,andwillalsocontinuethestudyofgenericissuesofclassroommanagementanddisciplineissues.Prerequisite: The appropriate course from EDSC 660-664.

EDUC 760. Teaching Instrumental Music to Children and Adolescents (3) Participantsexamineinstructionalmethodsandmaterialsusedforteachingandconductinginstrumentalmusicwithyoungchildrenandadolescents,theimportanceoftheartsinthecurriculum,issuesofassessmentanddifferen-tiationofinstruction,andstrategiesformakinginterdisciplinaryconnections.Opportunityisprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualinstructionandperformances.Prerequisite: EDUC 660.

EDUC 761. Teaching Art to Adolescents (3)Participantsexamineinstructionalmethodsandmaterialsusedforteachingarttomiddleandhighschoolstudents,theimportanceoftheartsinthecurriculum,issuesofassess-mentanddifferentiationofinstruction,andstrategiesmakinginterdisciplinaryconnections.Opportunityisprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualinstructionandartisticprod-ucts.Prerequisite: EDUC 661.

EDUC 762. Teaching Theater to Adolescents (3)Participantsexamineinstructionalmethodsandmaterialsusedforteachingtheaterartstomiddleandhighschoolstudents,thereali-tiesofdirectingtheatricalproductionsatthemiddleandhighschoollevel,theimportanceoftheartsinthecurriculum,issuesofassess-mentanddifferentiationofinstruction,andstrategiesmakinginterdisciplinaryconnections.Opportunityisprovidedtoengagein,andanalyze,actualinstructionandperformances.

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EDUC 780. Problems and Issues in Teaching Content Area Literacy in Secondary and K-12 Classrooms (3)ThiscoursebuildsoncontentandissuesexploredinEDSC680.Itallowsparticipantstodeterminestrategiesforhelpingmiddleandhighschoolstudentswhohavereadingdif-ficultiestodevelopasreaders,andforhelpingallstudentsbecomemoreadeptatthelit-eracytasksdemandedofthemwithinspecificcontentareas.Participantswillapplystrategies,bothteachingandassessmenttechniques,directlywithinpublicschoolsettings,andwillinvestigatetheresearchandtheoryrelatedtocurrentissuesinthisfield.FulfillsMarylandStateDepartmentofEducationrequirementsforsecondaryreadinginthecontentareas,partII.Prerequisite: EDUC 680.

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GENERALCOLLEGEHONORS

Dean’s lisT Studentswhoearnaminimumsemestergrade-pointaverageof3.50orbetteronallcoursesattemptedwithatleast�2semester-hourstakenforalettergradearenamedtotheDean’sListforthatsemester.Thiscalculationismadeattheendofeachsemester.Studentswhoreceive“Incomplete(s)”donotqualifyfortheDean’sList.

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Juniorsandseniorswithacumulativegrade-pointaverageof3.50orbetter,whohaveearnedatleast32semester-hourstakenforalettergradeatSt.Mary’sCollege,aredesig-natedSt.Mary’sScholars.St.Mary’sScholarsaredeterminedonceayearattheendofthespringsemester.

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Latin Honors:Anygraduatingseniorwhohascompletedaminimumof64semester-hoursatSt.Mary’sCollege(atleast56ofwhichwereletter-graded)iseligibleforLatinhonorsbasedonthefollowingcumulativegrade-pointaverage:3.900-4.000summacumlaude;3.700-3.899magnacumlaude;3.500-3.699cumlaude.

Nitze Scholars Program: graduatingseniorsenrolledintheNitzeScholarsProgramarealsoeligibletoreceiveoneofthefollowingcitations,basedonthequalityoftheircourseworkintheScholarsProgramcurriculum,includingthequalityoftheirtutorialandport-foliowork,andtheirperformanceintheSt.Mary’sProject.Rankedfromhighesttolowest,thesehonorsareScholarsProgramDistinction,ScholarsProgramCommendation,ScholarsProgramRecognition,ScholarsProgramParticipation.

Class Valedictorian: theclassvaledictorian(s)shallbethegraduatingstudent(s)ingoodstandingattheCollegewiththehighestcumu-lativegrade-pointaverage,providedheorshewillhavecompletedatleast96semester-hoursatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.AnystudentwhohasreceivedagradeofFshallnotbeeli-gible.

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Eachsocietyhasitsownnominatingprocessandcriteriaforselection.

phi beTa kappa

Foundedin�776,PhiBetaKappaisthemostdistinguishedhonorsocietyintheliberalartsandsciences:Ithonorsexcellenceinacademicachievement,aswellasbreadthofintellec-tualstudyandgoodcharacter.TheSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandchapter,ZetaofMaryland,wasapprovedbythePhiBetaKappaSocietyCouncilin�997andinstalledin�998,joining254othercollegesanduniversitiesinthecountry.Zetachapterelecteditsfirststudents,ormembersincourse,inthespringof�998.

StudentsmaybeconsideredforelectionasjuniorsiftheircumulativeGPAisatleast3.9,butmoststudentswhoareelectedareseniors.Allgraduatingseniorswitha3.75cumulativeGPAmaybeconsidered.However,becauseofbylawslimitingthenumberofstudentswhocanbeelected,somewhatlessthan�0%ofeachgraduatingclassislikelytobeinitiated.

alpha kappa DelTa

AlphaKappaDeltaisaninternationalhonorsocietyinsociology,establishedin�920forthepurposesofstimulatingscholarshipandpromotingthescientificstudyofsociety.Inadditiontosupportingscholarship,theSocietyaimstoprovideaforumforfellowshipamongsociologists.TheSt.Mary'sCollegeChapterofAlphaKappaDeltaistheMuChapterofMaryland.StMary’sCollegereceiveditscharterin200�.StudentsatSt.Mary'sCollegewhodemonstrateexcellenceinsociologyandwhocompleteaprescribedcourseofstudyareinvitedtoseekmembershipintheAlphaKappaDeltahonorsociety.

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BetaBetaBetaBiologicalSocietyencouragesscholarlyattainmentinbiologybyreservingitsregularmembershipforthosewhoachievesuperioracademicrecordsandwhoindicatespecialaptitudeforandmajorinterestinthelifesciences.Itaimstocultivateintellectualinterestinthenaturalsciencesandtopromoteabetterappreciationofthevalueofbiologicalstudy,thuswelcomingintoassociatemembershipallthosestudentswhoareinterestedinbiology.BetaBeta

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Betaalsoendeavorstoextendtheboundariesofknowledgeofnaturebyencouragingnewdis-coveriesthroughscientificinvestigation,andtothisenditencouragesundergraduatestudentstobeginresearchworkandreporttheirfindingsinthejournalofthesociety,BIOS.Itemphasizes,therefore,athree-foldprogram:stimulationofscholarship,disseminationofscientificknowl-edge,andpromotionofbiologicalresearch.

nu rho psi

NuRhoPsiisthenationalhonorsocietyinneuroscience,foundedin2006bytheFacultyforUndergraduateNeuroscience.TheSt.Mary’sChapteristheBetainMarylandChapterandreceiveditscharterin2007.ThepurposeofNuRhoPsiisto(�)encourageprofessionalinterestandexcellenceinscholarship,particularlyinneuroscience;(2)awardrecognitiontostudentswhohaveachievedsuchexcellenceinscholar-ship;(3)advancethedisciplineofneuroscience;(4)encourageintellectualandsocialinteractionbetweenstudents,faculty,andprofessionalsinneuroscienceandrelatedfields;(5)promotecareerdevelopmentinneuroscienceandrelatedfields;(6)increasepublicawarenessofneuroscienceanditsbenefitsfortheindividualandsociety;and(7)encourageservicetothecommunity.Membershiprequiresamajororminorintheneurosciences,completionof9semesterhoursofneuroscience-relatedcourses,aminimumoverallGPAof3.2,andaminimumGPAof3.5inneurosciencecourses.

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OmicronDeltaEpsilon,oneoftheworld’slargestacademichonorsocieties,wascreatedthroughthemergeroftwohonorsocieties:OmicronDeltaGamma(foundedin�9�5),andOmicronChiEpsilon(foundedin�955).OmicronDeltaEpsilonhasover560chap-terslocatedintheUnitedStates,Canada,Australia,theUnitedKingdom,Mexico,PuertoRico,SouthAfrica,Egypt,andFrance.TheSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandlocalchapter,theKappaChapterofMaryland,wasfoundedin�99�.Itinductsanaverageof20newmembersannually.TheobjectivesofOmicronDeltaEpsilonarethefollowing:therecognitionofscholasticattainmentandthehonoringofoutstandingachievementsineconomics;theestablishmentofclosertiesbetweenstudentsandfacultyineconomicswithincollegesanduniversities,andamongcollegesanduniversi-

ties;thepublicationofitsofficialjournal,The American Economist;andthesponsoringofpanelsatprofessionalmeetingsaswellastheIrvingFisherandFrankW.Taussigcompeti-tions.

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TheOmicronDeltaKappaSociety,Inc.thenationalhonorsocietyforstudentleadership,recognizesandencouragessuperiorscholar-ship,leadership,andexemplarycharacter.MembershipinODK(foundedin�9�4)isawardedtoundergraduatejuniorandseniorstudents;tograduatestudents;tofaculty,staff,administrationandalumni;andtopersonsqualifyingforhonorarymembership(“honoriscausa”).Studentmembershipcandidatesmustrankintheupper35percentinscholarshipoftheirschoolorcollegeandmustshowleader-shipinatleastoneoffiveareas:scholarship;athletics;campusorcommunityservice,socialandreligiousactivities,andcampusgovern-ment;journalism,speech,andthemassmedia;andcreativeandperformingarts.ThecircleatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandwascharteredin�999.Thechaptersponsorsfaculty-studentpaneldiscussions,leadershipactivities,andpar-ticipatesinseveralcommunityserviceprojectseachyear.

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PhiAlphaThetaisanationalhonorsocietyinhistory.ItwasorganizedattheUniversityofArkansasin�92�,andsincethenithasgrowntomorethan750chapters.ThemembershipofPhiAlphaThetaiscomposedofstudentsandfacultywhohavebeenelectedtomembershiponthebasisofexcellenceinthestudyandwritingofhistory.Asaprofessionalsociety,PhiAlphaThetapromotesthestudyofhistorythroughtheencouragementofresearch,goodteaching,publication,andtheexchangeoflearningamonghistoriansinavarietyofways.Itseekstobringstudentsandfacultytogetherbothintellectu-allyandsociallyformutualunderstandingandencouragementoftheircommoninterestinthestudyofhistory.St.Mary’sCollegeishometotheAlpha-Iota-KappachapterofPhiAlphaTheta.

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PiSigmaAlpha,thenationalpoliticalsciencehonorsociety,wasfoundedinOctober�920attheUniversityofTexas.Today,PiSigma

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AlphaisrecognizedbyitsmembershipintheAssociationofCollegeHonorSocietiesasoneoftheleadinghonorsocieties.ChaptersarelocatedthroughouttheUnitedStateswithmembershipwellover�00,000.Juniorsandseniorsintheupperone-thirdoftheirclassareeligibletojoin.Initiatesmusthavecompleted�0semester-hoursofpoliticalsciencecourse-work,includingatleastoneclassattheupper-divisionlevel,withaBorhigheraverageinallpoliticalsciencecourses.Initiationsareheldinthefallandspring.TheSt.Mary’schapter,SigmaOmicron,installedin�992,holdsinformaldinnersandpresentationsbyoutsidespeakersofinterest.

psi Chi

PsiChi,thenationalhonorsocietyinpsy-chology,wasfoundedin�929toencourageexcellenceinthestudyofpsychologyandtheadvancementofthescienceofpsychology.TheSt.Mary’schapterwasestablishedin�987asthefirstacademichonorsocietyatSt.Mary’sCollege.StudentsmajoringinpsychologyorrelatedfieldswhohaveacumulativeGPAofatleast3.00,rankintheupper35%oftheirclass,anddemonstratesuperiorscholarshipinpsychologyareeligibletojoinPsiChi.TheSt.Mary’schaptersponsorsguestspeakers,careerseminars,fieldtrips,andsocialactivitiesrelatedtothestudyofpsychology;itsmembersalsoserveastutors.

sigMa Tau DelTa

SigmaTauDeltaistheinternationalEnglishhonorsociety,foundedin�924.ThepurposeofSigmaTauDeltaistoplace“distinctionuponundergraduates,graduatesandscholarsinaca-demia,aswellasuponprofessionalwriterswhohaverecognizedaccomplishmentsinlinguisticorliteraryrealmsoftheEnglishLanguage.”TheSt.Mary’sCollegechapterofSigmaTauDeltaistheAlphaEtaDeltaChapter.

AWARDSAwardsforstudentsarechosenbyfaculty,theOfficeofStudentActivities,andtheStudentGovernmentAssociation.TheSt.Mary'sCollegeFoundationprovidesfinancialsupportformanyoftheawards.MostoftheseawardsarepresentedattheannualAwardsConvocation.

Inaddition,theOfficeoftheDeanofStudentscoordinatestheselectionofstudentsnamedtoWho’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universitiesandpresentscertificatestostu-dentsnamed.

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Academic Athlete Award, establishedin�975torecognizeboththemaleandfemalejunior(orsenior)varsityathleteswithacumula-tiveGPAofatleast3.50orbetterwhohaveearnedatleast32semester-hoursatSt.Mary’sCollegeandwhohaveplayedanimportantroleononeormorevarsityteams;

Alumni Award, providedbytheAlumniAssociation,toastudentforexemplarycharacterandidealsinrepresentingtheCollege;

Alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund, estab-lishedbytheAlumniAssociationforincomingstudentswhoarerelatedtoanalumnus/a.

Arts Alliance Awards,foraccomplishmentsinart,music,theater,andcreativewriting.

Asian Studies Award, establishedin2005bytheAsianStudiesfacultyparticipantstorecog-nizeexceptionalcontributionstothecross-disciplinarystudyareaofAsianstudies.

Baltimore Student Scholarships, establishedbytheFrance-MerrickFoundation,LandersFoundation,andprivatedonors.Foraca-demicallytalentedstudentsfromBaltimoreCitywhohavefinancialneed.

Justin Bates Memorial Scholarship Fund, estab-lishedbyRobinandJuliaBatesinmemoryoftheirson,whowasastudentatSMCM.Forthesupportofaforeignstudystudent.

Biology Service Awardtorecognizeacademicachievementandservicetothebiologyprogram.

Board of Trustees Award, providedbytheBoardofTrusteesfordistinguishedcontributionstotheCollege.

Jim and Linda Bodycomb Endowed Scholarship Fund, establishedbytheBodycombsforhighachieverswhohavefinancialneed,butwhosefamilyorpersonalfinancialsupportprecludesreceiptofneed-basedaid.

Boeing M.A.T Scholarship, establishedin2006byTheBoeingCompanyforstudentsinthe

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Book prizesinChinese,French,German,andSpanish:FrenchEmbassyBookAwardforoutstandingachievement;GermanEmbassyBookAwardforoutstandingachievement;departmentalbookawardsinChineseandSpanishforoutstandingachievement;DepartmentofInternationalLanguagesandCulturesBookAwardforoutstandingachievementbyastudentstudyingtwoormorelanguages;

The Geneva Boone Endowed Award Fund, createdbytrusteeemeritaGenevaBoone,whowasalsoinstrumentalinformingtheFoundation.

Boone Endowed Scholarship, establishedbyNealeandMariaBooneinmemoryofhisparents,JohnRevellandHelenBarrettBoone.Foranacademicallyqualifiedstudentwithfinancialneed.

The Betty W. Briscoe Award, providedbytheJohnHansonChapteroftheDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution(CalvertCounty),toaCalvertCountyhistorymajor;

Jeanne Brocavich Scholarship foroutstandingachievementandpromiseinmathematicsorcomputerscience.ItwasestablishedinmemoryofaformermemberoftheSt.Mary’smathematicsfacultyandisgiventoarisingjunior.

F. Elliott Burch, Sr. and Elizabeth B. Burch '27 Fund, establishedbytheBurchfamily,foracademicallytalentedstudentsfromSt.Mary’sCountywhohavefinancialneed.

Calculus Prize, forexcellenceinfirst-yearcal-culus;

Calvert County Scholarships, establishedbytheCountyCommissionersandmatchedbyfundsfromothercommunitydonors.Forcountyresidentswhodemonstratefinancialneed.

Cardozo High School Student Scholarships, foracademicallytalentedstudentsfromthisWashington,D.C.highschoolwhohavefinancialneed.

Ethel S. Chance Award, forsignificantcontribu-tiontostudentlifethroughdedicationtoandparticipationinstudentorganizations;

Charles County Scholarship, establishedbytheCharlesCountyCommissionersand

matchedwithfundsfromothercommunity-donors.Forcountyresidentswhodemon-stratefinancialneed.

China Study Program Fund, establishedin2007byRichardC.andSueK.HuinhonorofYichun"Lucy"Liu.SupportsSt.Mary'sstu-dentswhostudyabroadatFudanUniversityorthosewhoparticipateintheShanghaiInternshipProgram.

Christine C. Cihlar Memorial Music Scholarship, establishedbyFredRippyinmemoryofhiswife,whowaspublicaffairsdirectoratSt.Mary’s.Awardedtoamusicstudentwithfinancialneed.

The Class of 1957 Endowed Scholarship Fund, establishedin2007,providesannualschol-arshipsupportforastudentwhohasmeri-toriousachievement,financialneed,anddemonstratedinvolvementinservicetotheschool,church,orhomecommunity.

Club Leader of the Year: UnsungHeroAwardgiventoastudentwhohasworkedunself-ishlyforthebettermentofthecampuscom-munity.

Club of the Year Awardisgiventotheclub/organizationthathasdemonstratedexcel-lenceincarryingoutthemissionofitscharter;

Pat Collins Calvert County Scholars Fund EstablishedbyAnnCollinsinmemoryofherhusband,forstudentsfromCalvertCountywhoshowacademicmeritandfinancialneed.

The Colonial Dames of America, Chapter 1, of Baltimore Award providesasummergrantforaSt.Mary’sstudenttotheSummerArchaeologyFieldSchoolatHistoricSt.Mary’sCity.

The Colton History Award, providedbytheMajorWilliamThomasChapteroftheDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution(St.Mary’sCounty),inmemoryofOpheliaBiscoeColton’27,toadeservinghistorystudent.

Community Service Award, providedbytheBoardofTrustees,toastudentwhohasreachedoutbeyondtheCollegetomakeadifferenceinthelivesofpeopleinthelocalcommunity.

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Coopersmith Leadership Award, providedbyJackandEstherCoopersmith,toaseniorforcampuspoliticalleadership.

Vicky Ann Daniels Memorial Scholarship, estab-lishedbytheDanielsfamilyinmemoryoftheirdaughter,astudentwhowaskilledbyadrunkdriveronher20thbirthday.

Dallas P. Dean Teacher Education Award, estab-lishedbyDallasPluggeDean’60,torec-ognizeastudentenrolledintheMasterofArtsinTeachingprogram.

Department Awardinanthropologyandsoci-ology.

Department Awardfordistinguishedachieve-mentandexcellenceinbiochemistry.

Department Awardineconomics.

Department Awardforexcellenceinbiology.

Department Awardforexcellenceinchemistryandbiochemistry.

Department Awardforexcellenceinmath-ematicsandcomputerscience.

Department Awardforexcellenceinphysics.

Department Awardinpoliticalscience.

Department Awardinpublicpolicy.

Department Merit Award, givenoccasionallytoagraduatingseniortorecognizesuperioracademicworkandastrongcommitmenttopursueacareerinaspecificprofessionalfield.

Margaret Eagle Dixon Award in Literature, givenbyAdeleDixonTomey’39JC,inmemoryofhermother,a�904St.Mary’sgraduate.

Economics Faculty Awardforacademicexcel-lenceandcontributiontothediscipline.

English Department Awardforcreativewriting;

English Department Awardforscholarship.

The William F. Everhart Memorial Scholarship Fund,establishedin2007byhisparents,inmemoryofBill,whowasanartmajoratSt.Mary’s.Awardedtoastudentwhowillmajorinstudioartandhasfinancialneed.

Faculty Scholarship Award, providedbytheSt.Mary’sCollegefaculty,todeservingstu-dentsofacademicpromise.

Raymond J. Faulstich, Jr. Scholar, establishedbytheSt.Mary’sCountyCommissionerstorecognizeanoutstandingstudentfromthecountywhohasfinancialneed.

First-year-student Award, foroutstandingcontri-butionstostudentlife.

Marvin C. Franzen Endowed Scholarship, estab-lishedbytheFranzenfamilyforastudentfromSt.Mary’sCountywhohasfinancialneed.

Alexander Fraser Memorial Award, establishedbytheFraserfamilyforastudentwhohasfinancialneed.

Josette Marie Gandara Memorial Award,establishedbyRaulandJanetGandarainmemoryoftheirdaughterwhodiedjustpriortograduatingfromChopticonHighSchool.AwardedtoanincomingstudentfromChopticon.

Gandhi-King Award, establishedinhonorofProfessorEmeritusHenryRosemont.

The Amanda Leigh Gerek Endowed Scholarship Fund,establishedbytheGerekfamilyinmemoryoftheirdaughter,whowasastudentatGreatMillsHighSchool.Awardedtoastudentfromthisschoolwhohasfinancialneed.

General Scholarship Endowment foracademicallytalentedstudentswhoshowfinancialneed.

Gentlemen's Club Alumni Award, toagradu-atingseniorwhoexemplifiestheidealsofthealumnigroup.

Carol A.B. Giesen Scholarship Fund for Re-entry Students, establishedin2006torecognizeanoutstandingstudentwhois28yearsorolderwithatleast32credit-hoursearnedatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.

The Gough-Broun Scholarship Fund, establishedbyJosephMarionGough,Jr.foraca-demicallytalentedstudentsfromSt.Mary’sRykenHighSchoolwhohavefinancialneed.

Norman M. and Eleanor H. Gross Scholarship Fund, establishedbyanestategiftforstu-dentswhohavefinancialneed.

Eleanor Digges Harrington Endowed ScholarshipAformerchairmanoftheboardoftrustees,thisawardwasestablishedinhermemorybySt.Mary’sPresidentEmeritusEdwardT.Lewis.

Human Services Award,establishedin�993torecognizeajuniororseniorpsychologyorhumanstudiesmajorwhodemonstratesoutstandingpotentialasapractitionerinhumanservices.

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Human Studies Major Award,establishedin2003torecognizeastudentmajoringinhumanstudieswhohasdemonstratedasuperiorunderstandingofthethemesandmethodsofhumanstudiesasevidencedbythequalityofthestudent'sworkincoursesinthemajorandinanyexperiencessuchasfieldstudiesorinternships.

Nannie I'Anson Memorial Scholarship, estab-lishedbyanestategiftfromNannieI’Ansonandinmemoryofhergrandmother,AnneI’Anson,astudentandteacherattheoriginalSt.Mary’sFemaleSeminaryinmid-�9thcentury.

Jonathan Ingersoll Endowed Scholarship Fund for Art Majors,establishedbyfamilyandfriendsinhonorofthisformerprofessor,firstdirectoroftheBoydenGallery,anddrivingforcebehindestablishingapermanentartcollectionattheCollege.

William James Prize, establishedin�986torec-ognizeasuperiorunderstandingandexpres-sionofphilosophicaldiscourse.

Margaret E. Keen Award, providedbytheSt.Mary’sChapter,AmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen,toaseniorwomanwhopersonifiesthepurposeoftheAAUW:commitmenttolife-longlearning,theadvancementofwomen,andresponsibilitytosociety.

The Mattie M. Key Awardinmathematics,pro-videdbyabequestfromMattieM.Key.

The Arthur E., Jr. and Hilda Combs Landers Endowed Scholarship Fund, establishedbyArthurandHildaCombsLandersthroughanestategift,thesescholarshipsareawardedtooutstandingall-aroundstudentsinacademicsanddemeanor.

The Lee Family Fund for the Hampton Davey Award, establishedbytrusteeE.BrookeLee,inmemoryoflong-timefacultymemberHampton“Red”Davey,torecognizeanout-standingseniormajoringinpoliticalscience.

Edward T. Lewis Poetry Award, inhonoroftheten-yearanniversaryofEdwardT.Lewis’spresidencyatSt.Mary’sCollege,wasestab-lishedin�993bytheAlumniAssociationtorecognizeapromisingyoungpoet.

The Loats Foundation Scholarship,awardedtoastudentfromFrederickCounty,Maryland,whohasfinancialneed.

Margaret B. Marlay Award for English or History,establishedbyMikeandMaggieMarlayandgrantedtogiftedstudentsfortheirworkonaSt.Mary’sProjectinEnglishorhistory.

Myron Marlay Award for Science, establishedbyMikeandMaggieMarlayandgrantedtogiftedstudentsfortheirworkonaSt.Mary’sProjectinbiology,naturalscience,chemistry,physics,math,orpsychology.

Maryland Bank & Trust Scholarship Fund in Memory of John T. Daugherty,forstudentsfromSt.Mary’sorCharlescountieswhoneedfinancialaidinordertoattendfull-time.

Maryland National Scholars Endowment Program,establishedin�989toprovidescholarshipsupportbasedonfinancialneedandaca-demicmerit.

Maryland State Society Daughter of the American Revolution Scholarship Fund,anendowedfundthatprovidesaone-timescholarshipawardtoafull-timestudentwhohasfinan-cialneed.Selectionmadebyapplicationtothesociety.

The Ann F. Matukaitis Memorial Award for Human Services, establishedbyLaurenMatukaitisBroyles’95andherhusband,John,inmemoryofLauren’smother,whodiedfromcomplicationsassociatedwithmetastaticbreastcancer.Awardedtoajuniororseniorstudentwithdemonstratedcommunityserviceactivitiesandmajoringinpsychology,humandevelopment,orsociology.

Mary Margaret McGrail Scholarship,establishedbyMaryMargaretMcGrailthroughanestategiftforahighschoolorcommunitycollegestudentwithfinancialneed.

Aurine Boyden Morsell Endowment, establishedinmemoryof“Reenie”Morsell,aformerCollegetrustee,memberoftheFoundationboardofdirectors,anddonoroftheBoydenArtGallery.

Philip J. Mudd, Jr. Archeology Scholarship, estab-lishedbyPhilMudd’83toawardagranttoastudentattendingtheSummerFieldSchoolprogramatHistoricSt.Mary’sCity.

Neuroscience Award, Giventoagraduatingseniorwithaminor(orstudent-designedmajor)intheneurosciences,whodemon-stratessuperiordepthofunderstanding,criticalthinking,andresearchandcommu-

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nicationskillsinthefieldofneuroscience,andparticipationoverandabovewhatisexpectedintheCollege’sneurosciencesprogram.

Ho Nguyen Scholarship for Study in Asia,estab-lishedbyProfessorDonStabiletohonorProfessorNguyen’smanyyearsofdedicationtothestudentsofSt.Mary’s.ItspurposeistoenableSt.Mary’sstudentstocontinuetheireducationthroughastudy-abroadexperienceinAsia.

Michael P. O'Brien Endowed Scholarship,estab-lishedbyalumnusMikeO’Bri,en’68forastudentfromSt.Mary’sCountywhoisaca-demicallytalentedandhasfinancialneed.

Thomas F. O'Brien Fund for International Education, establishedbyMaggieO’BrienandJimGrubetosupportstudy-abroadopportunitiesforstudents,faculty,andstaff.

Natalie and Ben Parran Award, establishedin�980byToniCollerySteedly,80andBenjaminParran,Jr.inmemoryoftheirdaughterandtheirson,torecognizeadeservingteacher-educationcandidatedevotedtohelpingyoungpeople.

The Nicholas Talarico Paskowsky Memorial Award in International Education, establishedin2005bythePaskowskyfamilytoassiststudentswithstudyabroadexpensesinaSpanish-speakingcountry.

Chester A. and Mary R. Personette Endowed Scholarship Fund,createdbythePersonettechildreninmemoryoftheirparents.ProvidessupportforastudentfromMaryland,preferablyfromCalvert,Charles,orSt.Mary’sCounties,whodemonstratesfinancialneedandmaymajorinmath-ematicsorthesciences.

John R. Petruccelli Memorial Award, providedbyaspecialfundestablishedwithintheCollegeFoundation,toastudentforaca-demicattainment,devotiontotheCollegeandthecauseofeducation,andresponsi-bilitytosociety.

Post-Graduate Scholarship, forgraduatingseniorsoralumniwhoplantoenterapost-graduateprogramintheUnitedStatesorabroad.Interestedstudentsmustsubmitanapplica-tiontotheAlumniAssociation.

Psychology Major Award, establishedin2003torecognizeapsychologymajorwhodemon-

stratessuperiorunderstandingofthethemesandmethodsofthediscipline.

The Alison Quinn Awardinhistory,providedbyagiftfromDavidBeersQuinn,toencouragestudentstomaintainaninterestinhistoryandtospecializeinthesubject.

David Beers Quinn Awardinhistory,inhonorofadistinguishedformerfacultymember.

Religious Studies Award, establishedin�993torecognizeastudentwhodemonstratesasuperiorunderstandingofthethemesandmethodsofreligiousstudies.

Deak Reynolds Scholarship in Economics, estab-lishedbytheReynoldsandawardedtoanoutstandingjuniororseniormajoringineconomics.

Elizabeth Reynolds Scholarship in Environmental Studies, establishedin2006,torecognizeanoutstandingjuniororseniorenrolledintheenvironmentalstudiescross-disciplinarystudyarea.

The Rhoda-Stark Memorial Award in Gender Studies, establishedin200�torecognizeasinglestudentwhohasdemonstratedexcel-lenceinanyoneofthefollowingareas:intheresearchandwritingongay,lesbian,orgenderissues;inactivismonoroff-campusonbehalfofthegay,lesbian,bisexual,ortransgenderedcommunities;orintheperformingarts,culminatinginthepublicperformanceofaworkthataddressesgay,lesbian,orgenderissues.

Maxwell B. Roberts Music Scholarship Fund, establishedbyJohnRobertsandKarenHortonforacademicallytalentedstudentsparticipatinginthemusicprogramwhohavefinancialneed.

The Rhoda K. Roberts Memorial Scholarship in the Vocal Arts,establishedbyJohnRobertsandKarenHortonforaBaltimoreCitystudentwhoexhibitsstrengthandpromiseinthevocalartsandhasfinancialneed.

Joyce Cliff-Romano Award,forthestudentwhohasexhibitedexceptionalleadershiponcampus.

David and Virginia Rosenbaum Prize for Excellence in Journalism, establishedbyfamilyandfriendsinmemoryoftwodistin-guishedjournalistsandawardedforexcel-lenceinjournalism.

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Joseph B. Ross, Jr. Awardforachievementinarthistoryandartstudio(namedinmemoryofaformerSt.Mary’sCollegeartprofessor).

The William Thomas Rowe Endowed Art Scholarship, establishedbyNancieRoweLumpkins,MaryJaneRowe,andSuzanneRoweWilsoninmemoryoftheirfatherandbyfriendsofthisbelovedSt.Mary’spro-fessorandmentor.Forastudentofjuniororseniorstatusmajoringinartwhodemon-stratesproficiencyinrealism.

May Russell Historical Achievement Award,establishedin�978bytheSt.Mary’sCountyHistoricalSociety,tofosterinterestinMarylandhistoryinmemoryofformerCollegepresidentMayRussell.

May Russell Scholarship,establishedinmemoryofformerCollegePresidentMayRussell,torecognizeastudent’spersonalqualitiesandacademicmerit.

St. Mary's County Scholarship, establishedbytheSt.Mary’sCountyCommissionersandmatchedwithfundsfromcommunitydonors.ForSt.Mary’sCountystudentswhohavefinancialneed.

St. Mary's County Garden Club Scholarship Fund, establishedin2005bytheSt.Mary’sCountyGardenClubtorecognizeastudentenrolledintheEnvironmentalStudiesProgram.

St. Mary's County Health Department Scholarship Fund, establishedin2006bytheSt.Mary’sCountyHealthDepartmenttosupportjuniorsorseniorspursuingacareerinahealthrelatedfield.

William Donald Schaefer Scholars Program, establishedintheformergovernor’shonor.Internshipsawardedtostudentswhowishtopursueacareeringovernmentservice.

B. Jonathan Sekula Memorial Award in Psychology Fund, torecognizeachievementinthemajorbyagraduatingseniorwhointendstopursueanadvanceddegreeinpsychology.

Senior Award in Computer Science

Senior Award in Mathematics

SMECO Scholarship,forstudentsfromCharles,Calvert,andSt.Mary’scountieswhoareacademicallytalentedandhavefinancialneed.

Joshua L. Siegert Memorial Scholarship for Future Educators Fund, establishedbyMikeandMaryanneSiegertinmemoryoftheirson.AwardedtostudentsenrolledintheMasterofArtsinTeaching(M.A.T.)programatSt.Mary’s.

Lucy F. Spedden Scholarship,anestategiftfromLucySpedden,Classof�9�6.Forstudentswhoshowfinancialneed.

James D. and Jane S. Stone Fund, establishedbytheStonesforacademicallytalentedstu-dentswithfinancialneed.

Student Government Association Award for Student Service.

Student of Excellence Scholarship Fund, estab-lishedbythestudentleadershipoftheBlackStudentUnionforafirst-yearstudentwithmeritoriousachievementinhighschool,goodrecommendations,andfinancialneed.

Steve Szabo Award,establishedin2007inmemoryofabelovedfriendandmentor.Awardedtoajuniororseniorart/arthistorymajorwhodemonstratesachievementinstudioartworkandacademicecellenceinarthistoryandtheory.

Francis E. and Loretta A. Taylor Endowed Scholarship, establishedbytheTaylorsforstudentsfromSt.Mary’sRykenHighSchoolwithbothadesiretoexcelandfinancialneed.

Robert Thrun Memorial Awardisgivenperiodi-callybytheSotterleyMansionFoundationforresearchutilizingthematerialsatSotterleyMansion.

William Edward Tull Scholarship,establishedbyanestategiftfromWilliamTullforacademi-callytalentedstudentswithfinancialneed.

Nick & Maria Vaccaro Scholarship Fund, estab-lishedbytheVaccarosforahigh-achievingstudentpursingadegreeineconomics.

The Vasari Prize, abookprizetorecognizeaccomplishmentinarthistory.

The Thomas Vollman Memorial Study Abroad Award, establishedin�990byTechnicalConsulting,Inc.,toassiststudentswithstudy-abroadexpenses.

The Charlotte Ledley Wallace Endowed Scholarship Fund, namedinhonorofadedi-catedSt.Mary’sCountyteacher.Awarded

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Waring Scholarship Endowment Fund,establishedbyTomWaring,trusteeemeritus,forstu-dentswithfinancialneed.

The H. Thomas Waring World Fund, establishedbyTomWaringtosupportthecurrentstudent-teacherprograminTheRepublicofTheGambia.

Margaret Floy Washburn Award, establishedin�990torecognizeajuniororseniorpsy-chologymajorexemplifyingsuperiorunder-standingofresearchandexperimentationinpsychology.

Weitzel Scholars Fund, establishedbyHarryWeitzel,trusteeemeritus,tosupportunder-graduatesummerresearchinthesciences.

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Award for Scholarship and Social Responsibility,establishedin2006bytheWomen,GenderandSexualityStudiesfacultytorecognizestudentswhohavedemonstratedexcellenceinbothscholarlyworksandsociallyrespon-siblepursuits.

Wilhelm Wundt Award,establishedin2003torecognizeastudent'sexcellenceinquanti-tativeandmethodologicalcourseworkinpsychology.

Tommy Yeager Scholarship,establishedbyMarthaMyersYeager’4�JCinmemoryofherhusbandforstudentsfromtheBaltimoreareawhoareacademicallytalentedandshowfinancialneed.

Lisa Zsebedics Award, establishedin�985inmemoryofaformerstudent,torecognizeanoutstandingfirst-yearstudentorsopho-morecommittedtostudyingpsychologicalprocesses.

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The Aldom-Plansoen Distinguished Professorship wasestablishedthroughthegenerosityofJarrodAldom’97andhisfamily.Theprofessorshipiscompetitivelyawardedtonewlytenuredfacultyandprovidesresearchfundsforfacultyscholarshiptosustainandenrichscholarlycontributions.

The Hilda C. Landers Endowed Chairin the Liberal ArtswasestablishedthroughthegeneroussupportoftheArthurE.Landers,

Jr.andHildaC.Landers,23CharitableTrust,thefocusofwhichisthedevelop-mentofbroadperspectivesonknowledgeandthefosteringoflinksamongacademicfieldsofstudy.Inperpetuity,theholderofthischairisadistinguishedteachingscholarwithbroadexpertiseintheartsandletters.Thischairhonorsafacultymemberwhoseaccomplishmentsintheliberalartshavesethimorherapartfromacademicpeers,aneminentandgiftedteacherwhopro-videsleadershipforboththestudentsandfacultyofSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.Moreover,asmandatedbytheLandersChairagreement,thisscholarstrivestofurnishvitalsupportandenrichmenttotheCollege’sfundamentalcoursesintheartsandlettersaswellasinaparticularareaofspecialization.

The Steven Muller Distinguished Professorship in the Artshonorsfacultywhoseaccomplish-mentsintheartsdistinguishthemamongtheircreativepeers.ThefacultymemberwhoholdsthischairisaparticipantinthebroaderworldofartandculturethatinformstheopportunitiesforstudentsatSt.Mary’sCollege,creatingthefounda-tionfortheirexplorationandexpressioninthecreativearts.Heorsheisadedicatedandtalentedteacherwhocallsonpracticalknowledgeandexperienceinwaysthathaveproveneffectiveamongstudents.

The Steven Muller Distinguished Professorship in the Scienceshonorsfacultywhoseaccom-plishmentsinthescienceshaveestablishedtheircommandofafieldofresearchrel-evanttoourunderstandingoftheworldweinhabit.Thefacultymemberwhoholdsthischaircontributestovitaldialogueamongscientists,enhancedbytheresearchcon-tributionsofSt.Mary’sCollegestudents.Throughlaboratoryandfieldexploration,thescientificprinciplesofinquiryandanalysisareappliedtodevelopthesystem-aticandtechnicalskillsofourstudentswhoselivesareenrichedbytheexcitementofdiscovery.

The George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts,theCollege’sfirstendowedchair,isawardedtoaprofessorwhoholdsoutstandingacademicqualifica-tionsandademonstratedcapacitytoshareknowledgethroughteachingacrossthecur-riculum.Thechairisendowedbythegen-

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eroussupportofthelateGeorgeBradfordReeves,alifelongresidentofSt.Mary’sCounty,andhiswife,WillmaReeves,alongwithamatchinggrantfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities.

The G. Thomas and Martha Myers Yeager Endowed Chair in the Liberal Artswasestab-lishedthroughthegenerosityofG.ThomasYeagerandMarthaMyersYeager,4�.Thedistinguishedoccupantofthispositionpossessesabroadexpertiseinthesocialorbehavioralsciencesandisaneminentscholarandgiftedteacher.ThisscholarholdsoutstandingacademicqualificationsandhasademonstratedcapacitytoshareknowledgethroughteachingintheuniquehonorscollegecurriculumatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.HeorsheservesasaresourcefortheentireCollegeandworkstofosterlinksbetweenacademicdisciplinesandtoprovidebroadperspectivesonknowl-edge.Asaleaderandrenownedscholar,thisindividualservesasacenteraroundwhichourremarkableacademiccommunitycoheres.

DoDge awarDs for faCulTy: seVen awarDs proViDeD by gifTs froM professor eMeriTus norTon T. DoDge anD professor DonalD r. sTabile:The Homer L. Dodge Award for Outstanding

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The Homer L Dodge Award for Excellence in Teaching;and

The Homer L. Dodge Awards (2) for Excellence in Teaching by Junior Facultyarenamedinmemoryofthedonor'sfathertorecognizeservicetotheCollegeandoutstandingteaching.

The Norton T. Dodge Award for Scholarly and Creative Achievement;and

The Norton T. Dodge Awards (2) for Scholarly and Creative Achievement by Junior FacultyarenamedinhonorofNortonT.Dodgetorecognizeprofessionalactivityofthefaculty.

Thesevenawardsaregivenoverathree-yearcycle.Recipientsareselectedbyaspecialcom-mitteeheadedbytheprovostoftheCollege.

Twoadditionalfacultyawardsandonestaffawardaremadepossiblethroughcampusorga-nizations:

Faculty-Student Life Award, bytheLeadershipDevelopmentCommittee,toafacultymemberforsignificantcontributiontostudentlife;

StudentGovernmentAssociationAwardforFacultyService;

StudentGovernmentAssociationAwardforAdministratororStaffService.

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Inadditiontoregularacademicprograms,St.Mary’sCollegesponsorsspecialprogramsthatprovideopportunitiesforstudyandworkawayfromthecampus.TheseprogramsmakeavailabletoSt.Mary’sstudentsexperiencesofsignificanteducationalvaluethatarenotavail-ableontheCollege’sowncampus.Studentswhotakepartintheseprogramsreceiveappro-priateacademiccreditattheCollegefordoingso.ThetwoofficesthatmanagetheseprogramsaretheOfficeofInternationalEducationandtheOfficeofCareerServices.

OFFICEOFINTERNATIONALEDUCATIONThemissionoftheSt.Mary’sCollegeOfficeofInternationalEducationistoprovidesupportforstudents,faculty,administrators,staff,andinstitutionalpartnersastheycol-laborateinopportunitiesforeducationalandculturalexchangetoachieveglobalawarenessandengagementwithintheframeworkoftheCollege’scommitmenttoacademicexcellence.Initsdailywork,theOfficeofInternationalEducationadvisesandfacilitatesSt.Mary’sCollegestudentswhowishtostudyabroadforacademiccredit.TheofficealsoadministerstheNationalStudentExchangeprogramandprovidesprogrammingandservices.Foreachoftheseprograms,seetheOfficeofInternationalEducationinAnneArundelHall�00.

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StudyingabroadisonewaythatstudentsmaysatisfytheExperiencingtheLiberalArtsintheWorldelementoftheCoreCurriculum.Studentsarealsoencouragedtointegratetheirstudy-abroadexperiencewithaSt.Mary’sProject.(Seepage34foradescriptionofSt.Mary’sProjects.)

Thevaluesthatarethefoundationofinterna-tionaleducationarethefollowing:buildingknowledge,skills,andattitudesinSt.Mary’s

graduatestodeepentheirunderstandingofinterconnectionsamonglocal,international,andglobalcommunities;understandingfun-damentalissuesorcharacteristicsoflifeinthetwenty-firstcenturythatrequireunderstandingotherculturalperspectivesontheseissues;creatingacampuscommunityclimatethatisinquisitiveanddedicatedtoappreciatingglobaldiversity;supportingstudents,faculty,andstaffinstudy,work,andextracurricularactivitiesbeyondthecampusininternationalcommu-nitiesandenvironments;andfosteringself-reflection,personallyandculturally,throughinternationaleducationexperiences.

StudentscanparticipateinoneoftheSt.Mary’sCollege-sponsoredstudy-abroadpro-gramsdescribedbelow,ortheycanapplytoattendanotherprogramwiththeapprovaloftheCollegeandapplytohavethecreditstransferredbacktoSt.Mary’s.Astudentwhochoosestoparticipateinanon-St.Mary’sprogramhavetheoptiontoremainafull-timestudentatSt.Mary’sandreceiveappli-cablebenefitsforasmalladministrativefee.StudentsinterestedinfindingaprogramthatisrightforthemshouldconsulttheOfficeofInternationalEducationandtheiracademicadviseratleastayearinadvanceofthetimetheywishtogoabroad.

Regularinformationmeetingsareheldthroughouteachsemester.Applicationdead-linesareOctober�5thforspringsemesterorwinter-breakstudyabroad,andMarch�stforsummerorfallsemesterstudyabroad.Studentswhowishtostudyabroadalsoshouldbecomefamiliarwiththe“Study-Abroad”sectionthatappearsinthe“AcademicPolicies”sectionofthiscatalog.Studentsreceivingfinancialaidshouldconsultthedirectoroffinancialaidfordetailsaboutthepossibilityofapplyingtheiraidtowardprogramfees.

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sT. Mary’s sTuDy-abroaD prograMs inCluDe The following seMesTer anD year-long prograMs:

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St.Mary'shasdesignatedSignatureSemesterProgramsinEngland,TheGambia,Italy,andThailandtoofferstudentslong-termopportuni-tiesabroadforthesamecostasattendingSt.Mary's.ParticipantsmakeprogresstowardtheirdegreesbyearningCoreCurriculumorupper-divisioncreditsforcoursestaughtabroadbySt.Mary'sfacultyorhand-selected,qualifiedEnglish-speakinginternationalfaculty.

China

Faculty/Student Exchange Program with Fudan University St.Mary'sCollegeandFudanUniversity(Shanghai,China)sponsorafaculty-studentexchangeprogram.FudanUniversityfacultyteachandconductresearchatSt.Mary'sCollege,andstudentsfromSt.Mary'sstudyChineselanguageandcultureatFudanUniversityforasemesterorafullacademicyear.

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Institute for Central American Development Studies (ICADS)StudentswhohavecompletedatleastILCS�02havetheopportunitytogainadeeperunder-standingoftheCentralAmericanregionthroughstudywithICADSforasemesterorfullyear.ICADSfocusesonwomen’sissues,economicdevelopment,environmentalstudies,publichealth,education,humanrights,andwildlifeconservation.ICADSisthereforewellsuitednotjustforstudentsofSpanishandLatinAmericanStudies,butalsootherdisciplines.Formoreinformation,visittheICADSWebsite:www.icads.org.ToapplyfortheprogramcontacttheOfficeofInternationalEducationoraSpanishprofessorintheDepartmentofInternationalLanguagesandCultures.

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Signature Semester at Centre for Medieval and Renaissance StudiesThisprograminOxfordprovidesanoppor-tunityforstudentstotakecoursesinanthro-

pology,art,arthistory,economics,history,language,law,literature,music,philosophy,politicalscience,psychology,religiousstudies,sociology,andwomenstudiesattheCentreforMedievalandRenaissanceStudies(affiliatedwithSt.Peter’sCollegeofOxfordUniversity)foroneortwosemesters,orasummerterm.

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Exchange Program with Institut D'Etudes Politiques de Paris Thisexchangeprogramprovidesanopportu-nityforstudentstostudyat“SciencesPo,”oneofEurope’spremierinstitutionsforthesocialsciences.StudentsmaytakecontentcoursesinFrenchorEnglishoracombinationofthetwo.St.Mary’sstudentstakeclassesalongsideSciencesPopeers.Concentrationsareofferedineconomicsandbusiness,Europeanstudies,Frenchstudies,history,internationalrelations,law,politicalscience,andsustainabledevelop-ment.InadditiontostudyinParis,studentsmayopttoenrollinregionalcampuseswiththeirowndistinctacademicthemes:DijonfocusesonEasternEuropeanstudies;NancyonFrench-German;PoitiersonLatinAmerica,Spain,andPortugal;MentononMiddleEastandMediterranean;andLeHavreonAsia.Full-yearparticipantsmayworktowardaninternationalcertificate.

Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III.StudentswithadvancedFrenchlanguageskillsmayenrolldirectlyinalargevarietyofcourseswithintheartsandhumanitiesatBordeauxIII.StudentswithalesserdegreeofproficiencymayenrollinFrenchasforeignlanguagecourses.

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Signature Semester (see above) and University of The Gambia (UTG) Exchange Program StudentshavetheopportunitytoparticipateinSt.Mary'sCollege'sPEACE(PromotingEducationalandCulturalExchange)programinTheGambia,WestAfrica.Fallandspringsemesterprogramseachhavetheirownfocus,buthaveincommonanin-countryorientation,languageandculturecourse,electivecourseswithGambianstudentstaughtbyprofes-sorsfromSt.Mary'sortheUniversityoftheGambia,andopportunitiesforcommunityworkandengagement.

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The University of Heidelberg Exchange Program StudentswithanadequateknowledgeofGermanmaystudyinavarietyofdisciplinesforasemesteroranacademicyearinHeidelberg.StudentscanattendHeidelbergaftergradua-tioniftheydosointhesemesterimmediatelyafterwards.

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Lingnan University Exchange Program StudentsofallmajorsmaystudyinHongKong,oneofAsia'smostdynamiccities,forasemesteroryearatLingnanUniversity.LingnanisHongKong'spremierliberalartsuniversityonitsownresidentialcampus.Theuniversityoffersabroadselectionofclassesinthehumanities,socialsciences,andbusiness.CoursesareofferedinEnglishandCantonese.

iTaly

Signature Semester in Alba, Italy (see above)St.Mary’sandItalianfacultyoffertheopportu-nityforSt.Mary’sstudentstocompletecoursesthatfulfillCoreCurriculumormajorrequire-mentswhileexperiencingnorthernItaly’sPiedmonteregion–siteoftheSt.Mary’sandCityofAlbaSummerMusicFestival.StudentstakeItalianlanguagethroughoutthesemesteraswellaselectivecoursesinoneoftwotracks:musicorrotatingdisciplines.

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Signature Semester (see above) and Payap University Exchange Program PayapUniversityoffersSt.Mary’sstudentstheopportunitytoexploreandappreciatethelan-guages,cultures,andpeoplesofSoutheastAsia.StudentsarerequiredtotakeThailanguageandThaihistoryandculturecourses,andmayselectremainingcoursesfromofferingsinsuchdisciplinesasfinearts,history,politicalscience,religiousstudies,andsociology/anthropology.

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Belize: Marine Biology Study TourThiscourseintroducesstudentstothephysical,chemical,andbiologicalcharacteristicsandprocessesofcoastaltropicalmarineenviron-

ments.ThecourseusestheCaribbeanasaprimaryexampletoinstructstudentsontheapplicationofthescientificmethodforecolog-ical/environmentalresearchproblems.Studentsconductself-designedprojectsinthefieldwhileintheCaribbean.Offeredeveryotheryearduringthespringsemester.

England: Shakespeare StudiesThisprogramincludesthreeweeksofon-siteinstructioninStratford-upon-AvonandLondon.OfferedasENGL230/355:LiteraryMiscellany/StudiesinBritishLiterature,StudiesinAuthors.Participantswillstudytherel-evanceofShakespeare'sworktomodernaudi-ences,emphasizingtheuniquethematicandculturalinterpretations.Thecourseincludespre-departureseminars,attendanceateightRoyalShakespeareTheatre(RST)productions,participationatallworkshops,lectures,andtoursconductedbytheShakespeareCentrestaffandRSTactors/directors,andvisitstoallShakespeareTrustproperties.PrerequisitesforallSt.Mary’sstudentsareENGL�02orENGL�06.Englishmajorsshouldalsohavecompletedany200-levelliteraturecourse.Offeredeveryotheryearduringthesummer.

The Gambia: West Africa Field Study ProgramThisprogramaimstoincreaseparticipants'understandingaboutandappreciationforthecontributionsofAfricancivilizationstoglobalsocietyandculture.Offeredeveryotheryearduringthesummer.

Germany: Study TourThisprogramcombinesacultureandciviliza-tioncourseon20th-centuryGermanywithafieldtriptoGermanyduringspringbreak.Offeredeveryotheryear,thisprogramistaughtentirelyinEnglishandisopentoallstudents.Duringtheeightweeksbeforespringbreak,studentsareinitiatedintoaspecialaspectofthehistoryof20th-centuryGermany.Theweeksafterspringbreakareusedtoprocessthetripandtoelaboratefurtheroncertaintopics.

Greece: The Greece Study TourThisprogramwillexplorethelayersofhistoryandcultureofGreecethroughhistorical,philosophical,literary,andreligiousreadings,througheveningseminars,andthroughvisitingarchaeologicalandculturalsitesrelatedtothereadingsandseminars.Offeredeveryotheryearduringthesummer.

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India: Religions of India Study Tour PastofferingsofthisstudytourhavefocusedonanintensiveimmersionexperienceofcultureandsocietyintheIndianHimalayasandtheGangesplain.Thetourprovidesdirectexperi-enceofthepractices,life-styles,worldviews,andphilosophiesoffivemajorreligioustradi-tionsinIndia:Hinduism,Islam,Buddhism,Sikhism,andJainism.Thetourexposesstudentstothenatureandhistoryofinter-religiousrelationsinIndia,focusingonHindu-MuslimrelationsbutincludingstudyofthehistoryandcircumstancesofTibetanBuddhistsinIndia.

Italy: Spring Festival Music TourStudentsworksidebysidewithSt.Mary’smusicfacultyandItalianmusicianstostudymusicperformancebyattendingmasterclassesandperformingconcerts.Thestudytourisofferedeveryyear,MaytoJune.

Poland and Germany: International Summer Program on the HolocaustThisprogramisdesignedforEuropeanandAmericanstudentsofJewishandnon-Jewishdescent.Thescholarship-assistedprogramexaminesthecontemporaryrelevanceoftheHolocaustinacross-culturalsetting.Themonth-longprogrambeginsinresidenceatSt.Mary’sCollegeandthenparticipantstraveltoGermanyandPoland.Offeredeveryotheryearduringthesummer.

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Student Teaching InternshipsM.A.T.studentsingoodstandinghavetheopportunitytocompleteaportionoftheirinternshipabroadinavarietyofcountries.PleaseseethechairoftheDepartmentofEducationalStudiesduringthefirstsummeroftheM.A.T.fordetails.

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TheOfficeofInternationalEducationprovidesassistancetointernationalexchangestudentsoncampus.St.Mary’sCollegestudentsvolun-teertobe“internationalambassadors”tohelpvisitingstudentsacquaintthemselveswithSt.Mary’sCollege,tohelpthemadjusttocollegelifeintheUnitedStates,andtointroducethemtoAmericanculture.

naTional sTuDenT exChange (nse)St.Mary'sisamemberofNationalStudentExchange(NSE),aconsortiumofmorethan�60collegesintheU.S.A.,includingPuertoRico,Guam,andtheU.S.VirginIslands.St.Mary'sstudentscanattendoneoftheseinsti-tutionsforasemesteroracademicyearwhilepayingtuitionandfeesatSt.Mary'sandroomandboardatthehostschool.StudentsmusthaveacumulativeGPAofatleast2.50topar-ticipate.ApplicationsaredueatthebeginningofFebruary,andplacementsaremadeinearlyMarchforthefollowingyear.

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Anextensiveinternshipprogramallowsjuniorsandseniorstomeetacademicandcareergoalsthroughasupervisedwork-learningsemesterorsummerspentasaninternataCollege-approvedworksite.Qualifiedstudentsmayearnupto�6semester-hoursofacademiccredit.Duringthesummer,however,amaximumofeightsemester-hoursmaybeearned.Eachinternisassigneddailytasksandaterm-longprojectsupervisedbyafacultymemberintheintern’smajor.Thegradingsystemforintern-shipsis“credit/nocredit”;thehoursearnedarenotincludedincalculationofastudent’sGPA.

ThedirectoroftheOfficeofCareerServicesfacilitatesthescreeningofprospectiveinterns,assiststheminidentifyingandcontactingappropriateworksites,andmonitorstheprog-ressofeachindividualinternship.Tobeeligibletoregisterforaninternship,astudentmustmeetalltherequirementsforadmissiontotheInternshipProgramasstatedinthiscatalog(see“AcademicPolicies”section),includingacumulativegrade-pointaverage(GPA)of2.5orhigher.

Ifastudentqualifiesforaninternship,theCollegewillmakeeveryefforttofacilitateplacementwithanapprovedorganization.However,studentsmustbeawarethattheInternshipProgramisacooperativeventurewithorganizationsandindividualsoutsidetheCollege,andthereforetheCollegecannotguar-anteeplacementforeveryinternshipcandidate.Allplacementsaresubjecttoapprovalbythe

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student’sfacultysupervisor.Inpastyears,siteshaveincludedgovernmentagencies,biologicallaboratories,artgalleries,humanserviceagen-cies,andbusinessorganizations.

Theinternshipapplicationprocessrequiresplanningandcommitmentonthepartofanumberofindividuals.Therefore,studentsapply,selectsites,andcompletetheirlearningagreementsinthesemesterprecedingtheinternship.

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InpartnershipwithTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity(GWU)GraduateSchoolofPoliticalManagement,aselectgroupofSt.Mary’sstudentshastheopportunitytoenrollintwocoursesinappliedpoliticsatGWUandtointernonCapitolHill.Theprogramisopenforthefall,spring,orsummersemesters.

InpartnershipwithTheWashingtonCenterforInternshipsandAcademicSeminars,quali-fiedSt.Mary’sstudentscaninternforcreditinWashington,D.C.inthesummer,fall,orspringsemester.Internshipplacementsareavailableinawidevarietyofcareerfields,andMarylandstateresidentsareeligibleforascholarshiptodefraythecostoftheprogram.

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Coursesinseveraldepartmentsincludefield-orservice-learningcomponentsasrequiredoroptionalpartsoftheircoursework.StudentsinterestedspecificallyinafieldstudiescourseineducationshouldconsultwiththeEducationalStudiesDepartment.Coursesdesignatedasfieldexperienceareavailableinhumanstudies,psychology,andafewotherdepartments.Thedirectorofinternshipsisavailabletohelpfacultyandstudentswithsiteplacementforthesecourses.


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CONTINUINGEDUCATIONStudentscometoSt.Mary’sfromdiversebackgrounds,andtheCollegeiscommittedtomeetingtheireducationalgoalsinamannerconsistentwithitsmissionasasmall,four-yearliberalartscollege.ContinuingEducationstu-dentsmaybeworkingprofessionalswhoattendeveningclasses,adultsreturningtocollege,orstudentswishingtochangecareersorpursueacademicworkforpersonalenrichment.ThefacultyandstaffatSt.Mary’sCollegehaveacommitmenttohelpthesestudentsintheireducationalpursuits,andtheywelcomepersonsofallagestotheSt.Mary’sclassrooms.

ContinuingEducationprovidesnon-degreestudentswithregistrationandacademicadvisingservices.Prospectivenon-degreestu-dentsmustmeetwiththestaffoftheOfficeoftheRegistrartodiscusstheirplansandneeds.Themaximumcourseloadforstudentsreg-isteringthroughContinuingEducationis��semester-hours.Non-degreeseekingstudentsareexpectedtomaintainagoodacademicstanding.Seepage53forguidelinesforgoodacadmicstanding.

ConCurrenT enrollMenT St.Mary’sCollegeencouragesqualifiedlocalhighschoolstudentstoenrollintheConcurrentEnrollmentProgram.QualifiedstudentsmayenrollinalimitednumberofcoursesthroughContinuingEducation(nottoexceed��semester-hourspersemester).AconcurrentenrollmentformthatcontainstherequiredsignatureisavailablefromaschoolguidancecounselororfromAcademicServices(AnneArundelHall�00).

CharloTTe hall fellowship prograM AspartoftheConcurrentEnrollmentProgram,theCollegegrantsCharlotteHallFellowshipstoamaximumof�6studentsattendingSt.Mary’sCountyhighschools.CharlotteHallFellowsarechosencom-

petitivelyonthebasisofexcellentacademicperformance,teacherrecommendations,andpromiseofsuccessascollegestudents.Onceadmitted,Fellowsareeligibletotakeuptofoursemester-hoursofcourseworkpersemester,foratotalofeightperacademicyear,withtuitioncostsabsorbedbytheCollege.Forfurtherinformation,contactAcademicServices.

non-CreDiT enriChMenT Courses ContinuingEducationprovidesnon-creditenrichmentcoursestoextendtheresourcesandfacilitiesoftheCollege.Classescoversuchtopicsasyoga,dance,localhistory,andinstructionaltechnology;otherrecreationalandspecialinterestsareofferedperiodically.ContinuingEducationalsosponsorsco-cur-riculareventsthatilluminateandsupportacademicthemes,liketheAnnualCommunityInvitationalWomen-in-PoetryReading.

SUMMERSESSIONSt.Mary’sCollegeofferscreditcoursesandotherspecialprogramsduringasummersessionofsixweeks.Thesessionprovidescoursesinmanydisciplinesforstudentsandforarearesidentswhoattendothercollegesanduniversities.Facultymembersoccasionallyofferspecialcoursesduringthesummerwhicharenotofferedduringtheacademicyear.First-yearstudentswhohavebeenadmittedforfallenrollmentmaybegintheirstudiesduringthesummerratherthanwaitforthefallterm.Manynewstudentshavefoundthatatten-danceduringthesummersessionfacilitatesthetransitionfromsecondaryschooltocollege.Themaximumcourseloadforsummersessionisnormallyeightsemesterhours;studentsmaytaketwelvecreditsatthesummerper-credittuitionrate.Studentswishingtotakemorethantwelvecreditsmusta)obtainwrittenper-missiontotakeanoverloadfromtheassociateprovostforacademicservicesorthecoordi-natorforadvising,andb)payfull-timetuitionandfees.

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aboutcourseofferingsandfees,isavailablebycontactingtheOfficeofContinuingandProfessionalPrograms.

hisToriCal arChaeologiCal fielD sChool aT hisToriC sT. Mary’s CiTy TheSt.Mary’sCityFieldSchoolinHistoricalArchaeologyenablesstudentsfromvariousdis-ciplinestoparticipateintheongoingresearchprograminvestigatingthedevelopmentofMaryland’sfirstsettlementand�7th-centurycapital,aswellasitsearlyNativeAmericancultures.UndergraduatecreditsmaybeearnedintheSchoolthroughSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland.Forfurtherinformation,contactthedirectoroftheArchaeologyFieldSchool,St.Mary’sCityCommission,St.Mary’sCity,Md.20686,240-895-4974,[email protected].

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TheOfficeofInternationalEducationandindividualprofessorsofferstudytourstovariouscountriesincludingGreece,TheGambia,andEngland.Forinformation,contacttheOfficeofInternationalEducation.

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Summeropportunitiesforcredit-bearingintern-shipsandindependentstudiesareavailablebyindividualappointmentandcontract.SeetheOfficeofCareerServicesforinternshipsanddepartmentprofessorsforindependentstudyplans.

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ByactoftheMarylandGeneralAssembly,theHistoricSt.Mary’sCityCommissionandSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandworkcooperativelytopreservesignificanthistoricandarchaeo-logicalsites;todevelopajointplanforuseanddevelopmentoftheirrespectivelandholdings;andtojointlysponsorhigh-qualityeducationalprogramsandpublicoutreachactivities.Inlightoftheleadinghistoricalandarchaeolog-icalresearchthattakesplaceatSt.Mary’sCity,thisaffiliationprovidesexcellenteducational,research,internship,andvolunteeropportuni-tiesfortheCollege’sstudents.

TheaffiliationhasproducedtheMarylandHeritageProject,approvedandfundedbytheMarylandlegislaturewiththefullsupportofthen-GovernorParrisGlendeninginthespringof2000.TheProjectintendstoprovideinperpetuityforthepreservationofMaryland’smosthistoriclands,thefacilitiesthatwillpre-serveandimprovethemasheritagesites,andtheprogramsthatwillallowformulti-layeredinterpretation.ItwillinvolvebuildingonorrenovatingcampusstructuresandhistoricsiteswhileestablishingandexpandingprogramsforstudentsatSt.Mary’sCollegesothatthehistoryofearlyMarylandcanrightfullyclaimitsproperhistoricsignificancealongsideitssistersettlements.Theprospectforstudenteducationandrelatedinvolvementiswide-ranging,allowingmanytoparticipateevenatthisformativephaseoftheProject.

soloMons enVironMenTal anD arChaeologiCal researCh ConsorTiuM (searCh)St.Mary’sCollegeandHistoricSt.Mary’sCityarealsomembersofSEARCH,aconsortiumthatincludesCalvertMarineMuseum,ChesapeakeBiologicalLaboratoryoftheUniversityofMarylandCenterforEnvironmentalandEstuarineStudies(CEES),theEstuarineResearchLaboratoryoftheAcademicofNaturalSciences;andJeffersonPattersonParkandMuseumoftheMarylandHistoricalTrust.Thepurposeoftheconsortiumistoservethestatebyencouraging,coordi-nating,andcarryingoutresearch,education,andpublicserviceamongthememberinstitu-tions.Representingacollaborationinhistory,archaeology,environmentalstudies,andculturalstudiesthatisvirtuallyuniqueamongeducationalconsortiainthenation,SEARCH

providesopportunitiesforstudentaccesstoworldexpertsinseveralareasandexcellenteducational,research,internship,andvolun-teeropportunities.

Chesapeake biologiCal laboraTory (Cbl)Becauseoftheirproximity,theChesapeakeBiologicalLaboratory(oftheUniversityofMarylandCenterforEnvironmentalandEstuarineStudies)andtheCollege’snaturalsciencedepartments,particularlybiology,havedevelopedstrongworkingrelationships.Aformalbilateralagreementsupportsmutualacademicandresearchinitiativesthatenrichthefacultyandstudentsofbothinstitutions.Thefaculty,graduatestudents,andfacilitiesofCBLenrichtheCollege’ssciencecurriculumandprovideopportunitiesforundergraduateresearch,usingtheexpertiseandfacilitiesofaleadingenvironmentalandresearchcenter,immenselyenrichingourhonorscollegecur-riculum.

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TheCollegehasinternationalstudyprogramagreementswithTheCentreforMedievalandRenaissanceStudies(associatedwithSt.Peter’sofOxfordUniversity);HeidelbergUniversityinGermany;Institutd’EtudesSciencesPolitiquesinParis;FudanUniversityinChina;LingnanUniversityinHongKong;UniversityofTheGambiainWestAfrica;andPayapUniversityinThailand.TheCollegealsoparticipatesintheUMAPconsortiumwhichenablesSt.Mary'sstudentstostudyatcertainuniversi-tiesinAsia.TheCollegehasnationalstudyprogramagreementswithJohnsHopkinsUniversityandGeorgeWashingtonUniversityfortheexchangeoffacultyandstudents,andalsowiththeNationalStudentExchange.ThesearedescribedelsewhereintheCatalog.

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Atthecrossroadsofthecampus,theCampusCenteroffersawiderangeofactivitiesandservicesincludingdining,meetingroomsandlounges,aStarbucks®café,thecampusstore,studentactivityoffices,andamovietheater.Apartment-styleresidencesopenedin2003,andsuite-stylestudentresidencesopenedin200�,2003,and2007tocomplementexistingtownhouseandresidencehallstudenthousing.Thelibrary,overlookingSt.John’sPond,housesstate-of-the-artmediaandcomputercentersthatservetheneedsofstudentsaswellasfacultyandstaff.Academicbuildingsfeaturecomputerizedclassrooms,modernlaboratories,andspecializedinstructionalspaces.Ournewestacademicbuilding,GoodpasterHall,openedinJanuary2008.Projectstobecompletedduringthe2008-2009academicyearincludeastudentservicesbuildingandaspectacular,privatelyfundedboathouse.ToensurethatdevelopmentpreservesthenaturalbeautyandTidewatercharmoftheSt.Mary’scampus,theCollegehasadoptedacampusmasterplancallingforcourtyards,walkways,andgardensthatenrichthelandscape.Inaddition,theenvironmentalfragilityofitsspectacularwaterfrontlocationinspirestheCollegetoapproachitscampusdevelopmentwithspecialsensitivitytotheecologyoftheChesapeakeBaywatershed.

Library, Media Center, & Archives. TheSt.Mary’sCollegelibraryhousesacollectionofover200,000items,includingbooks,periodi-cals,videos,DVDs,CDsandmicroforms.TheMarylandCollectionincludesbooksanddocu-mentsonthestate’shistoryandcultures.TheCollegeArchivescontainsitemsofinterestintheCollege’shistory.Thelibraryisopen�06hoursperweek.Studyareasincludegroup-studyrooms,individualcarrels,andaudio/videoequippedworkstations.

TheCollege’slibraryisamemberoftheUSMAI,astate-wideconsortiumof�6cam-puses.DirectborrowingofbooksthroughthisconsortiumissupplementedbyInterlibraryLoananddocumentdelivery.Networkedcomputerworkstationsandapooloflaptopsprovideaccesstotheconsortialonlinecatalog(catalogusmai)andover80researchdatabasesandfull-textonlineresourceswhicharealsoaccessiblefromoff-campus.Thelibraryalsomaintainsasmallrecreationalreadingcollec-tion.

TheMediaCenterfeaturesadigitalsound/videoproductionandeditingstudios,multi-

medialaboratory,andclassroomsequippedformediapresentations.Thelabprovidesaccesstomultimediaauthoringsoftware,scanners,andotherequipment.Digitalstillandvideocamerasareavailableforstudentuse.

InformationandtechnologyliteracygoalsareachievedthroughtheskillsoutcomesoftheCoreCurriculumandthroughclassroomandindividualinstructionbythelibraryandmediastaff.Instructionisprovidedinresearchtech-niques,databaseuse,digitalequipmentuse,andmultimediasoftwareapplications.

Technology.St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandprovideshigh-speedInternet�&2access(ResNet)toeachresidencehallroom,withuptofourconnectionsperroom.Manyelec-tronicresourcesandtoolsareavailablethroughResNet,includingsoftware,databases,andinformationservices.AllcurrentlyenrolledstudentsareprovidedwithSt.Mary'sCollegee-mailaccountsandCollegenetworkaccess.Theseservicesarealsoavailableinthelibrary,thecomputingcenter,andeachacademicbuilding.Inaddition,theCollegeprovides24-houraccesstocomputersinBaltimoreHallandLewisQuad.Computerclassroomsineachacademicbuildingsupportinstructionandresearchwiththebestavailabletechnologytools.St.Mary'sCollegehostsaWebsiteatwww.smcm.edu.

TheSchaefer Hallsciencecenterincludesgeneralclassroomsandteachinglaboratoriesinbiology,biochemistry,computerscience,geology,andphysics.Researchspaceisfur-nishedwithsophisticatedlaboratoryinstru-mentation,includingelectronmicroscopes,aliquidscintillationcounter,andmanyothersmallerinstruments.MarinebiologystudiesareenhancedbythespecializedaquaticstudieslaboratorythatpumpsestuarinewaterintothebuildingfromtheSt.Mary’sRiver.

Kent Hall,withitsdramaticwindowsandviewsoftheSt.Mary’sRiver,housesmostofthedepartmentsassociatedwithhistoryandthesocialsciences.There,classroomsarefullycomputerized,andspaciousanthropologylaboratoriesincludestate-of-the-artequip-ment.Computersareanimportantpartofeachacademicbuilding,andcomputerlaboratoriesthroughoutthecampusfeatureblocksofcom-putersfortheexclusiveuseofstudents.

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chemistry,psychology,andeducationalstudies.GoodpasterHallisaLEED-certifiedenviron-mentallygreenbuilding,usingrecycledbuildingmaterialsformorethan75%ofitsconstruc-tion,andincorporatingenergy-conservingfeatureslikestormwaterrunoffsystemsanddual-flushtoilets.Studentsandfacultyenjoyexpandedlaboratoryspacesforbothchem-istryandpsychology.Eachacademicbuilding,includingMontgomeryHalldescribedbelow,providesfacultyofficespacesthatarereadilyaccessiblebystudentsasonemeansofencour-agingintellectualandadvisoryinteraction.

Fine Arts Center.FormuchofSouthernMarylandaswellastheCollege,MontgomeryHallisthefocalpointforart,theater,andmusic.ThisfacilityhousestheBruceDavisTheater,adancestudio,anauditoriumformusicalperformances,aseriesofsoundproofmusicpracticerooms,andtheBoydenArtGallerywherefacultyandstudentcuratorsaswellastheircolleaguesfromaroundthenationthematicallyexhibitawidevarietyofartworks.Thecorridors,lobbies,andloungesof“MontyHall”alsodisplaypaintings,drawings,prints,andsculpturesfromtheCollege’sTeachingCollectionofArt.

Campus Center.Apopulargatheringplaceforstudents,faculty,andstaff.Themaindiningroomarea,knownastheGreatRoomwithitshigh-vaultedceiling,fireplace,andservery,offerscompletefoodservicesto400people.Asnackbarandcafé,featuringStarbucks®products,providetheircustomersindoorandoutdoorseating.Twoprivatediningroomsandthreemeetingroomscanbereservedforspecialpurposes.Studentclubsandorganiza-tionsshareworkspaceintheCampusCenter.Amovietheaterandtwostudentloungesarealsolocatedinsidethebuilding.Lockersreservedforcommuterstudentseasetheircampuslives,whilethemorethan�600studentmailboxesensureuncongestedpostalservices.ThecampusbookstoreisalsopartoftheCampusCenterasaretheStudentGovernmentAssociationOfficeandthestudentmediaspace.

Waterfront.TheTeddyTurnerSailingCenteranditsnationalchampionshipsailingteamisjustoneaspectoftheCollegeriverfront.Itsbeaches,boathouse,docks,fleetsofwater-craft,andavailabilityofaquaticsportsprovideresourcesforrecreationandlearningthatareunmatchednationwide.Thecampusis

locatedonabroad,bay-likebendoftheSt.Mary’sRiver—anidealspotforsailing,kaya-king,andcanoeing.TheCollegefleetsincludenumeroussmallcraftandcanoes,severaloff-shoreracingandcruisingboats,acollectionofracingdinghies,andabrightlycoloredlineupofrowingshells.AmongtheSt.Mary’salumniaremorethan�00all-Americansailors,threeOlympians,andtwoRolexYachtswomenoftheYear.TheannualCardboardBoatRaceandtheGovernor’sCupYachtRacearejusttwooftheCollege’spopularwateractivities.

TheriverfrontisapsychologicalaswellasphysicalpointofreferencefortheSt.Mary’scommunityasitprovidesafavoriteplaceforwalks,picnics,conversations,andrelaxedstudying.StudentsandalumniagreethatoneofthemostunforgettablesightsatSt.Mary’sCollegeisthesunsetoverHorseshoeBend.Anditbecomesanacademicresourceforstudentsstudyingmarinebiology,environ-mentalstudies,andmuchmore.TheCollegeisthehomeoftheSt.Mary’sRiverProject,anongoingscrutinizingofthequalityoftheriverasthepopulationandeconomyofSouthernMarylandgrow.StudentsareanactivepartofthisProject.

Athletic and Recreational Facilities.St.Mary’sCollegeiscommittedtosupportingastrongintercollegiateathleticprogramwhileprovidingawiderangeofintramuralandrecreationalopportunities.In2005,theCollege’sathleticcomplexwasrenovatedandexpandedfrom55,000squarefeetofspaceto��0,000squarefeet.Inaddition,newtenniscourtsandanewbaseballparkaccompanyplayingandpracticefieldsforsoccer,lacrosse,andfieldhockey,andanoutdoortrack.Therenovationprovidesanadditionalarenaforbasketball,volleyball,andconcerts,a50-meterpoolinadditiontothecurrent25-yardpool,improvedlockerrooms,arock-climbingwall,alargerweightroom,alargermovementroom,andnewlockerroomsandoffices.

TheTeddy Turner Sailing Centerincludesamainbuilding(toopeninFall2008),astoragefacilityforcrewshellsandotherwatereqiup-ment,andasystemofpiersfordockingthefleetsofwatercraft.Itsspectacularscenicloca-tionmakestheTeddyTurnerSailingCenteroneofthemostbeautifulnaturalsettingsinthecountry.

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ThevarsityathleticteamscompeteattheNCAADivisionIIIlevelintheCapitalAthleticConference(CAC).Teamsincludebaseballformen,fieldhockeyandvolleyballforwomen,andbasketball,lacrosse,soccer,swim-ming,andtennisforbothmenandwomen.Sailingisofferedasbothawomen’sandacoedsport,andthesailingteamcompetesundertheauspicesoftheIntercollegiateSailingAssociation(ICSA)andhasrankedinthetoptennationallysince�99�,producing�4nationalchampionships.Studentsalsopartici-pateinnumerousclubandintramuralsports,includingcrew,cross-countryandtrack,flagfootball,golf,mountainbiking,offshoresailing,scubadiving,andrugby,tonameafew.

Student Residences:Awidevarietyofstudenthousingisavailableoncampus.

• Traditionalstyle:Caroline(co-ed),Dorchester(male),PrinceGeorge(co-ed),QueenAnne(female)

• Mixeduse:Calvert(co-ed;administrationbuildingandstudenthousing)

• NorthCampus:LewisQuad(suites,co-ed),Townhouses(co-edandsingle-sex),WaringCommons(apartmentsandsuites,co-ed)

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TheCollegeFoundation 238

TheAlumniAssociation 239

OfficeofthePresident 239

OfficeoftheProvost 239

ChairsofAcademicDepartments 240StaffAssociatedwiththeAcademicDepartments 24�AcademicServices 242Admissions 242CareerServices 242CoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperience 242DeanofStudents 243FinancialAid 243HealthandCounseling 243NitzeScholarsProgram 243InstitutionalResearch 243Library 243Registrar 244ResidenceLife 244StudentActivities 245

OfficeoftheVicePresidentofBusinessandFinance 245

AthleticsandRecreation 245BusinessAffairs 246CampusStore 246CampusTechnologySupportServices 247HumanResources 247PhysicalPlant,Maintenance,andGrounds 248PlanningandFacilities 249PublicSafety 250

OfficeoftheVicePresidentforDevelopment 250

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BOARD OF TRUSTEESAlthoughSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandhasalwaysbeenapublicinstitution,itoccupiesauniquepositionwithintheMarylandstatecollegesystem.Unliketheotherstatecolleges,St.Mary’shasanindependentboardoftrustees.Byvirtueoftheirinterest,experience,andability,membersoftheboard,whoareappointedbythegovernorofMarylandforsix-yearterms,representasourceofunusualstrengthtotheCollege.

OFFICERS

James P. Muldoon,ChairmanWashington,D.C.ChiefExecutiveOfficer,METCOR

Benjamin C. Bradlee, ViceChairmanWashington,D.C.VicePresidentatLarge,TheWashingtonPost

Patrick P. Hervy, TreasurerBaltimore,Maryland

Molly Mahoney, SecretaryBethesda,MarylandPresident,MatthewsMediaGroup

MEMBERS

Sherrie Robinson Bailey ’81Randallstown,MarylandAssistantPublicDefender—District8

Arthur Birney, Jr. Annapolis,MarylandChiefExecutiveOfficer,TheBrickCompanies

Cindy Broyles ’79 TallTimbers,MarylandVicePresident,Booz,Allen,Hamilton,Inc.

Richard D’Amato Annapolis,MarylandVicePresident,Synergics

G. Thomas Daugherty ’65LexingtonPark,MarylandPresident,MarylandBankandTrust

Peg Duchesne ’77Laurel,MarylandOwner,DuchessEnterprise,LLC

Althea M. Handy ’79Baltimore,MarylandU.S.CircuitCourtJudge

Gail Harmon Washington,D.C.Partner,Harmon,Curran,Spielberg&Eisenberg,LLP

Steny H. HoyerMechanicsville,MarylandUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives

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Walter “Neil” Irwin ’00Washington,D.C.StaffWriter,TheWashingtonPost

Thomas Penfield JacksonCompton,MarylandCounsel,JacksonandCampbell

Gary JobsonAnnapolis,MarylandPresidentandOwner,JobsonSailing

Larry Leak ’76Clarksville,MarylandViceChairman,HistoricSt.Mary’sCityCommission

John McAllisterLeonardtown,MarylandChiefExecutiveOfficer,EaganMcAllisterAssociates,Inc.

Michael P. O'Brien ’68Solomons,MarylandPresidentandOwner,O'BrienRealty

Jeremy Pevner ’09 Pasadena,MarylandStudentTrustee2008-2009

Katharine Russell Baltimore,MarylandPresident,RWWRAssociates

Paul Schultheis ’98 WindsorMill,MarylandPresident,St.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandAlumniAssociation

Carmen Shepard Washington,D.C.Counsel,Buc&Beardsley

James D. StoneTowson,MarylandPartner,Hill,Foley,StoneandMiles

Robert S. WaldschmittSolomons,MarylandPartner,WildewoodParkPartnership

John C. Wobensmith ’93 NewYork,NewYorkChiefFinancialOfficerandPrincipalAccountingOfficer,GencoShippingandTrading

TRUSTEES EMERITIJune Weiner Auerbach ’49Benjamin CardinEdward O. Clarke, Jr.Esther L. CoopersmithRupert CurryNorton T. DodgeBonnie M. Green ’74


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Clementine KaufmanR. Douglas MathiasM. Wayne MundaySteven MullerJ. Frank RaleyDonald RothmanTerry M. RubensteinWilliam Donald SchaeferAlice R. WaldschmittH. Thomas WaringHarry J. WeitzelJ. Blacklock Wills, Sr.

The College founDaTion

TheSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandFoundation,Inc.isaprivate,non-profitorganization.ItisdedicatedtosupportingtheCollegebysolicitingcontributionsandgiftsaswellasundertakingspecialprojectsandmanagingagrowingendowmentportfolio.Establishedin�972,theFoundationworkscloselywiththepresident,theOfficeofDevelopment,andfacultyandstafftosupportcriticalCollegeneeds.Italsoestablishesandmanagesendowmentfunds.ThegiftsreceivedbytheFoundationareanimportantsupplementtostateappropriations,enablingtheCollegetoenhancesupportforscholarships,facultyinitiativesandotherprofessionalactivi-ties,libraryacquisitions,communityoutreach,andawiderangeofstudent-relatedactivities.VirtuallyeveryfacetoflifeatSt.Mary’sisenrichedbythesupportthattheFoundationprovides.ThemembersoftheFoundationboardofdirectorsarelistedbelow.

James D. Stone,PresidentTowson,MarylandPartner,Bowie&Jensen

Susan Messitte,VicePresidentChevyChase,Maryland

John Roberts,TreasurerSolomons,Maryland

Bonnie Green ’74,SecretarySt.Inigoes,Maryland

David BurdetteLutherville,Maryland

Robert S. WaldschmittCalifornia,Maryland

Harry J. WeitzelLexingtonPark,Maryland

Salvatore M. MeringoloSt.Mary’sCity,MarylandExecutiveDirector

TheFoundationalsoadministersaboatdonationprogramthatprovidesessentialsupportfortheCollege’swaterfrontprograms.

Robert S. Waldschmitt, PresidentCalifornia,Maryland

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Partner,WildewoodParkPartnership

Clarke T. McKinneyLeonardtown,Maryland

L. G. RaleyCalifornia,Maryland

William WardSt.Mary’sCity,Maryland

The aluMni assoCiaTion

Paul Schultheis ’98President

Eunice Aikins-Afful ’95VicePresident

Angela Harvey ’83Secretary

Jim Wood ’61Treasurer

Danielle Troyan ’92Parliamentarian

offiCe of The presiDenT

Jane Margaret O’Brien,PresidentB.A.,VassarCollege;Ph.D.,UniversityofDelaware

Vivian R. Jordan, ExecutiveAssistant

Edward T. Lewis,PresidentEmeritusB.A.,UnionCollege;M.A.,BostonUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofDenver

offiCe of The proVosT

Larry E. Vote,ProvostB.A.,CentralWashingtonUniversity;M.M.,UniversityofMichigan

Joan E. Pickett,ExecutiveAssistantA.S.,MercerCountyCommunityCollege

Linda G. Coughlin,AssociateProvostforAcademicAffairsB.S.,PurdueUniversity;S.C.M.S.,MedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina;Ph.D.,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity

David S. Deaderick, DirectorofSponsoredResearchB.A.,KingCollege;M.Div.,LouisvillePresbyterianTheologicalSeminary;MasterinChurchMusic,SchoolofChurchMusic,SouthernSeminary

Gail A. Dean, AdministrativeAssistant

Mark W. Heidrich,AssistantVicePresidentforAcademicAdministrationB.A.,UniversityofCalifornia;M.A.,PacificaGraduateInstitute

Elizabeth Nutt Williams, DeanoftheCoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperience


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B.A.,StanfordUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Chairs of aCaDeMiC DeparTMenTs

ANTHROPOLOGYIris Carter Ford, Chair

ARTANDARTHISTORYLisa Scheer, Chair

BIOLOGYRachel Myerowitz,Chair

CHEMISTRYANDBIOCHEMISTRYAndrew S. Koch, Chair

ECONOMICSAndrew E. Kozak, Chair

EDUCATIONALSTUDIESTeresa T. Field, Chair

ENGLISHRuth P. Feingold,Chair

HISTORYThomas Barrett, Chair

INTERNATIONALLANGUAGESANDCULTURESIsrael Ruiz,Chair

MATHEMATICSANDCOMPUTERSCIENCEDavid T. Kung, Chair

MUSICDavid Froom, Chair

PHILOSOPHYANDRELIGIOUSSTUDIESBjörn H. Krondorfer,Chair

PHYSICSCharles L. Adler,Chair

POLITICALSCIENCEMichael J. G. Cain,Chair

PSYCHOLOGYEric J. Hiris, Chair

SOCIOLOGYElizabeth Ann Osborn, Chair

THEATER,FILM,ANDMEDIASTUDIESMeredith M. Taylor, Chair

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Julia R. Bates, FacilitatorforEducationalStudiesandSt.Mary’sProjectsB.A.CarletonCollege;M.Ed.,GeorgiaStateUniversity;M.A.UniversityofMaryland-CollegePark

Thomas B. Brewer,III,LaboratoryTechnicianB.S.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Rachel K. Courtney, PhysicsLaboratoryCoordinatorB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

José Cueto, VisitingArtistB.M.,ConservatoryofMusicofPuertoRico;M.M.,PeabodyConservatory

Darlene J. Defibaugh, FiscalAssociateI

Gwendolyn T. Degentesh, TechnicalAssistanttotheMusicDepartmentB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland;M.M.,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro

Angela R. Draheim, DepartmentalAssistantinPsychologyB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Amy F. Drohan, AquaticBiologist/ResearchCoordinatorB.S.,StocktonStateCollege;M.S.,HofstraUniversity

Brian P. Ganz, Artist-in-Residence

David V. Groupé, LightingDesigner/TechnicalDirectorintheDepartmentofTheater,Film,andMediaStudiesM.F.A.,Carnegie-MellonUniversity

Kathryn S.W. Lewin, OfficeAssociateIIA.S.,CharlesCountyCommunityCollege

Lucy H. Myers, OfficeAssociateII

Brian P. O’Sullivan, AssistantProfessorofEnglishandDirectorofWritingB.A.,AdelphiUniversity;M.A.,ColumbiaUniversity;Ph.D.,TempleUniversity

Mark A. Rhoda, TheaterOperationsSpecialist/AdjunctAssociateProfessorofTheater,Film,andMediaStudiesB.A.,MiddleburyCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley

Sandra L. Robbins, OfficeAssociateII

Annamarie Speck, OfficeAssociateII

Jennifer A. St. Germain, AnimalCaretakerandDepartmentalTechnicianB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Alan Sturrock, ProfessionalDevelopmentSchoolCoordinator&DirectorofStudentTeachingDip.C.E.,DundeeCollegeofEducation,Scotland;B.Ed.,DundeeUniversity,M.A.T.,DukeUniversity;Ed.D.,HarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation

Elaine F. Szymkowiak,BiologyLaboratoryCoordinatorB.S.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Frances B. Titus,FiscalAssociateII

Darlene S. VanGaasbeck, ChemistryLaboratoryCoordinatorB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Julie M. Vasquez, OfficeAssociateII

Lea G. Waldridge, FiscalAssociateIIB.S.,LyceumofthePhilippines

Gail A. Wood, FiscalAdministrator


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ACADEMIC SERVICES

Lois T. Stover, AssociateProvostforAcademicServicesB.A.,CollegeofWilliamandMary;M.A.T.,UniversityofVermont;Ed.D.,UniversityofVirginia

Nancy B. Danganan, CoordinatorofAdvisingProgramsM.S.,ShippensburgUniversity;Ph.D.,TempleUniversity

Alan N. Lutton, OfficeAssociateII

ADMISSIONS

Wesley P. Jordan,DeanofAdmissionsandFinancialAidB.S.,UniversityofPugetSound;Ph.D.,DartmouthCollege

Richard J. Edgar,DirectorofAdmissionsB.A.,LycomingCollege

Jeffrey E. Smith, AssociateDirectorofAdmissionsandCoordinatorofMulticulturalRecruitingB.S.,UniversityofDelaware

Ledesa E. Murphy, AssociateDirectorofAdmissionsB.S.,ClarionUniversityofPennsylvania

Loretta L. Cook, AssistantDirectorofAdmissionsB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Heidi E. Coxon, AssistantDirectorofAdmissionsB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Robert W. Maddox, AdmissionsElectronicRecruitmentCoordinatorB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Lisa E. Crowe, OfficeAdministrator

Stacey L. Goddard, FiscalAdministrator

Janet M. Lawrence, OfficeAssociateIA.A.,WesternWisconsinTechnicalCollege

Beverly J. Read, OfficeAdministratorA.A.S.,BainbridgeCollege

CAREER SERVICES

Dana L. Van Abbema,DirectorB.S.,UniversityofIowa;Ph.D.,UniversityofMinnesota

CORE CURRICULUM AND FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE

Elizabeth Nutt Williams, DeanoftheCoreCurriculumandFirstYearExperienceB.A.,StanfordUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Diane F. Wimberly, OfficeAssociate

Andrew J. Cognard-Black, LiberalArtsAssociateB.A.,NebraskaWesleyanUniversity;M.A.,IowaStateUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,TheOhioStateUniversity

Brandi Stanton,LiberalArtsAssociateB.A.StanfordUniversity;M.A.,IndianaUniversity

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DEAN OF STUDENTS

Laura A. Bayless, DeanB.A.,DenisonUniversity;M.S.,MiamiUniversityofOhio;Ph.D.,VirginiaPolytechnicInstitute

Sharon D. Murray, AdministrativeSpecialist

FINANCIAL AID

Timothy A. Wolfe,DirectorB.S.,UniversityofNebraska;M.A.,BellevueUniversity

Nadine L. Hutton,AssociateDirectorB.S.,Colby-SawyerCollege

Denise M. Merican, AssistantDirectorA.A.,AlleganyCollegeofMaryland

Susan K. Stedman, OfficeAssociateIB.S.,RadfordUniversity

Nickolas B. Tulley, FiscalAssociateIIB.S.,WestVirginiaUniversity

HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES

Alberta L. Hickman, R.N.,DirectorofHealthServicesA.A.,CharlesCountyCommunityCollege

Shawn V. MacDonald, AssistantDirectorofCounselingServicesB.A.,WhitworthCollege;M.Div.PrincetonTheologicalSeminary;B.S.,M.A.,UniversityofNorthDakota

Candace I. Daniels, WellnessAdvocateB.S.,UniversityofMaryland-CollegePark

Susan N. Ross, OfficeAssociateII

NITZE SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Michael S. Taber, DirectoroftheNitzeScholarsProgramB.A.,UniversityofRochester;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofWisconsin

INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

Charles W. Spurr, DirectorB.A.,M.A.,CaliforniaStateUniversityofLongBeach;Ph.D.,UniversityofUtah

Elizabeth A. Clune, AssistantDirectorB.A.,UniversityofDelaware;M.Ed.,UniversityofVirginia

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

LaRita D. Hagar, Adviser/DirectorofInternationalEducationB.A.,AmericanUniversity

Jane M. Hambel, ProgramAdviserA.S.,UniversityofMaine;B.S.,VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity;M.B.A.,WrightStateUniversity

LIBRARY

Celia E. Rabinowitz, DirectoroftheLibraryandMediaServices


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B.A.,BeloitCollege;M.A.,HebrewUniversityofJerusalem;M.L.S.,RutgersUniversity;Ph.D.,FordhamUniversity

Joe L. Storey, AssociateDirectoroftheLibraryB.Ed.,UniversityofMiami;M.L.S.,StateUniversityCollegeatGeneseo

Mary A. Howell, FiscalAssociateII

Lane A. Anderson, MediaInfrastructureSpecialistB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Curtis R. Barclift,AcquisitionsTechnicianB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Cheryl L. Colson, CollectionsTechnician

David N. Emerick, DigitalMediaSpecialistM.F.A.,UniversityofNebraska

Conrad A. Helms, PatronServicesLibrarianA.A.,ManateeCommunityCollege;B.A.,M.A.,UniversityofSouthFlorida

Theresa A. Leonard, ReferenceandInstructionLibrarianM.L.S.,AlbanyStateUniversityofNewYork

Carol L. Morris, EveningandWeekendCirculationSupervisor

Kerie L. Nickel, ReferenceandInstructionLibrarianB.A.,McMaster;M.L.S.,UniversityofToronto

Kenneth M. O’Connell,Audio-VideoandDigitalMediaSpecialistandEventSupportCoordinatorB.A.,OldDominionUniversity

Brenda L. Rodgers, InterlibraryLoanTechnicianA.A.,PennsylvaniaStateUniversity

Linda A. Russell,DaytimeCirculationSupervisor

Katherine H. Ryner, CoordinatorofCatalogingandArchivalServicesB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland;M.L.S.,UniversityofPittsburgh

Robert C. Sloan, Jr.,ReferenceandInstructionLibrarianB.A.,BrownUniversity;M.A.E.,M.L.S.,StateUniversityofNewYorkatAlbany

Helen C. Thompson, SerialsTechnicianB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

John G. Williamson, DirectorEmeritusoftheLibraryA.B.,CornellUniversity;M.L.S.,DrexelUniversity;Ph.D.,TheJohnsHopkinsUniversity

REGISTRAR

Susan A. Bennett,RegistrarB.A.,NewtonCollege;M.Ed.PennsylvaniaStateUniversity

Susan L. Morse, AssistantRegistrar

Maria S. Snyder, OfficeAssociateII

RESIDENCE LIFE

Joanne A. Goldwater, AssociateDeanofStudentsB.S.,M.Ed.,UniversityofNorthCarolinaGreensboro

Marc S. Hume,AssistantDirectorofResidenceLifeB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland;M.Ed.,TheUniversityofTexas-Austin

Monica L. Armstrong, OfficeAssociateI

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Krystal M. Dains, AreaCoordinatorB.A.,EasternConnecticutStateUniversity

Kelly A. Smolinsky, AreaCoordinatorB.A.,LycomingCollege;M.S.,CapellaUniversity

Derek M. Young, AreaCoordinatorB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland;M.S.Ed.,JohnsHopkinsUniversity

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Kelly S. Schroeder, AssistantDeanofStudentsB.A.,M.A.,VillanovaUniversity

Kellie M. Demby, FiscalAssociateII

Paula A. Ropshaw, OfficeAssociateI

offiCe of The ViCe presiDenT of business anD finanCe

Thomas J. Botzman, VicePresidentforBusinessandFinanceB.S.,CaseWesternReserveUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,KentStateUniversity

Anna N. Yates, ExecutiveAssistant

ATHLETICS AND RECREATION

Scott W. Devine, DirectorB.A.,UniversityofNewBrunswick;M.S.,UniversityofMassachusetts

William H. Gainey, AssistantAthleticDirector/HeadMen’sSoccerCoachB.S.,UniversityofMaryland-UniversityCollege

Shawne M. McCoy, AssistantAthleticDirectorB.S.,CentralMichiganUniversity

Andre R. Barbins, AquaticsCenterDirectorandHeadMen’sandWomen’sSwimCoachB.A.,OhioWesleyanUniversity;M.A.,WashingtonCollege

Cynthia A. Dale,FiscalAssociateII

Leslie J. Tucker, OfficeAssociateIA.A.,CharlesCountyCommunityCollege

Barbara J. Bausch, HeadWomen’sBasketballCoachA.A.,FullertonCollege;B.S.,M.S.,CaliforniaStateUniversity-Fullerton

William (Jim) Cranmer, HeadAthleticTrainerB.A.,WhittierCollege

Earl P. Dean, EquipmentRoomManager

Megan M. Dodson, AquaticsCenterAssistantDirectorandMen’sandWomen’sAssistant

SwimmingCoachB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Thomas W. Fisher, AthleticsandRecreationCenterDirectorB.S.,StateUniversityofNewYorkatCortland;M.S.,EasternKentuckyUniversity

Christopher R. Harney, HeadMen’sBasketballCoachB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Christopher J. Hasbrouck,Strength&ConditioningCoordinator/AssistantMen’sLacrosseCoachB.S.,M.Ed.,SalisburyUniversity


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Lewis W. Jenkins, HeadMen’sBaseballCoachB.S.,UniversityofMaryland;M.A.,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity

Nairem Moran, SportsInformationDirectorB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland;M.S.E.M.,UniversityofSouthCarolina

Sarah C. Tipsword,AssistantAthleticTrainerB.S.,FrostburgStateUniversity;M.S,CaliforniaUniversityofPennsylvania

Brianne S. Weaver, HeadWomen’sSoccerCoach/RecreationCoordinatorB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Baseball Coach: Lewis Jenkins

Men’s Basketball Coach: Christopher Harney

Women’s Basketball Coach: Barbara Bausch

Women’s Field Hockey Coach: TBD

Men’s Lacrosse Coach: Chris Hasbrouck

Women’s Lacrosse Coach: TBD

Men’s Soccer Coach: William H. Gainey

Women’s Soccer Coach: Brianne Weaver

Women’s Volleyball Coach: *Morris Davis

Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach: Derek Sabedra

Sailing Coaches: Adam L. Werblow; William Ward, Assistant Coach

Swimming Coaches: Andre Barbins; Megan Dodson, Assistant Coach

BUSINESS AFFAIRS

Christopher J. True, AssistantVicePresidentforFinanceB.S.,MercyCollege

Gabriel A. Mbomeh, CPA,DirectorofAccounting/ComptrollerB.S.,M.P.A.,JacksonStateUniversity

Dana Venneri,Bursar/DirectorofRevenueAccountingA.A.S,PrinceGeorge’sCommunityCollege;B.S.,UniversityofMarylandUniversityCollege

Debbie K. Adkins, DisbursementAccountingSupervisor

Patti L. Enoch, FiscalAssociateII

Jodene A. Hernandez, FiscalAssociateII

Avigail Hudson, FiscalAssociateI

Irene Y. Olnick, SeniorAccountantB.A.,KentStateUniversity;M.S.,VillanovaUniversity;M.B.A.,WidenerUniversity

Amanda L. Pilkerton, FiscalAssociateII

Christopher S. Reeves, BudgetAnalyst

Melinda J. Rorabacher, SeniorBuyer

M. Susan Sullivan, FiscalAssociateI

Angela L. Thomas, Accountant

CAMPUS STORE

Richard T. Wagner, DirectorB.S.,VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity

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Ronald W. Stone, AssistantDirector/TextsB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Frances D. Davis, ConvenienceStoreManager

Mary K. Grube, OperationsManager

CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES

George W. Waggoner,DirectorB.S.,DavisandElkinsCollege;M.S.,AmericanUniversity

Lisa A. Youngborg, OfficeandUserSupportCenterAdministrator

Joshua D. Allen,IntranetApplicationProgrammerB.S.,UniversityofMaryland-BaltimoreCounty

Jeffrey A. Barnes, AssociateDirectorofEnterpriseSystemServicesA.S.,CorningCommunityCollege

Robert T. Brown, ComputerNetworkSpecialistB.S.,UniversityofMarylandUniversityCollege;B.S.,TexasA&M;Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Jeremy M. Burch, TechnicalSupportServicesManager

Dana W. Cullison, One-Card/KeyServer&TelecommunicationsCoordinator

Clayton A. Hartley,CISTechnicalSupportSpecialist/DeveloperCognosB.S.,UniversityofMaryland

Iric (Jeff) Krissoff, PC/MAC/LinuxTechnicianB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Abdelfattah S. Lattif, TechnicalSupportSpecialist,CISB.S.,CairoUniversity

Jeffery T. Ranta, NetworkSupportServicesManager

Jack D. Short, ComputerProgrammer/AnalystB.S.,UniversityofMaryland

Douglas S. Toti, LearningTechnologySupportSupervisorB.S.,JamesMadisonUniversity;M.S.,WesternCarolinaUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofVirginia

Linda L. Ward, NetworkAdministrator/AnalystII

Marsha L. Wilcox, OfficeAssociateII

Donnie E. Wince, CommunicationSystemsTechnician

HUMAN RESOURCES

Sally A. Mercer, DirectorCertifiedPHR;A.A.,CharlesCountyCommunityCollege;B.S.,UniversityofMaryland-UniversityCollege

Melvin A. McClintock,AssistantDirector/AA/EEOOfficerB.S,WilmingtonCollege,M.S.,FloridaInstituteofTechnology

Michelle L. Forinash,AssistantDirectorofHumanResourcesA.A.,CharlesCountyCommunityCollege

A. Faye Graves, HRSpecialistB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Symaria A. Enoch, FiscalAssociateII

Rannieta T. Rothwell, OfficeAssociateII


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PHYSICAL PLANT, MAINTENANCE AND GROUNDS

Derek K. Thornton, AssistantVicePresidentforCampusOperations

Arthur G. Den Hartog, ManagerofHousekeepingServices

Kevin S. Mercer, SuperintendentofGrounds

Edward A. Morasch, TradesSupervisor

Harold C. Sparrow, Sr., AssistantDirectorforTrades&Projects

Raketia S. Williams, OfficeAdministrator

John D. Albertsen, GeneralTradesMechanic

Vicky L. Arter, CaretakerI

Ronald J. Barickman, CaretakerI

Brenda L. Briscoe, AssistantManagerofHousekeepingServices

Rachel E. Brooks, CaretakerI

George E. Bryant, CaretakerI

Patsy A. Bush, CaretakerI

C. Robert Butler, AssistantSupervisorofHousekeeping

Joseph A. Carroll,CaretakerI

Brenda F. Carter,CaretakerI

Cordell V. Carter, Jr., GeneralTradesMechanic

James E. Chase, GroundskeeperI

Kathy I. Cheek, CaretakerI

Robert E. Clements, HVACMechanic

Barbara J. Cooke, GeneralSupportStaff/Mail

Elsie M. Dickerson, CaretakerI

Kevin T. Duffy, Groundskeeper/GardenerI

James O. Dyson,Groundskeeper/GardenerI

Marvin J. Edwards, HVACMechanic

Morris I. Fenwick,AssistantSupervisor/Trades

Philip L. Fenwick,AssistantSupervisorofHousekeeping

April D. Ford,CaretakerI

James P. Ford, GeneralTradesMechanic

Thomas W. Ford, CaretakerI

Mervin O. Gantt, GeneralTradesMechanic

Juan C. Garcia,AssistantSupervisorofGrounds

Joseph S. Goddard,GeneralTradesMechanic

Joyce C. Goodwine,OperationsandCustomerServiceCoordinator

Laura J. Gordon, CaretakerI

James S. Gott, AssistantSupervisor/TradesB.S.,WakeForestUniversity

Steven W. Gregory, AssistantSuperintendentofGrounds

Sahra I. Grube, GeneralSupportStaff/Mail

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Juliet M. Hewlett,CaretakerI

Dennis L. Hite,BuildingSystems/ControlsTechnician

Barbara A. Hutchinson,CaretakerI

Cheryl I. Krumke, AssistantSupervisorofGrounds

George H. Lancaster, GroundskeeperI

Richard D. Long, GeneralTradesMechanic

Chris D. McKay, GroundskeeperI

Joseph I. Milburn, CaretakerI

Mark Mimay, HVACMechanic

Agnes E. Moore, CaretakerI

Gerald E. Moran,AssistantSupervisor/Trades

William P. Nash,HVACMechanic

Davielle S. Price,CaretakerI

M. Jeannette Price,CaretakerI

Francis J. Raley, AssistantSupervisor/Trades

Dorothy E. Reed,CaretakerI

Eric J. Reed,GroundskeeperI

Tyana S. Reynolds,GeneralTradesMechanic

Kennie A. Rodgers, AssistantSupervisorofHousekeeping

Margaret R. Slaughter, CaretakerI

Stephanie M. Somerville,CaretakerI

Clara M. Spalding, CaretakerI

Danielle M. Sullivan,CaretakerIGeneralSupportStaff/Mail

Jamal A. Swann,GeneralSupportStaff/Set-ups

Rick D. Thompson,GroundskeeperI

Ignatia Traub,CaretakerI

Timmie I. Wallace, GeneralSupportStaff/Inventory

Robert S. Webb,HVACMechanic

R. Ray Yarber,CaretakerI

PLANNING AND FACILITIES

Charles C. Jackson,AssociateVicePresidentB.S.C.E.,UniversityofVirginia;M.A.,WebsterCollege

Lisa Phelps, AssistantProjectManager/FiscalAdministratorB.S.,UniversityofMaryland-CollegePark

Judy L. Johnson,OfficeAssociateIIB.S.,TrinityChristianCollege

Daniel S. Branigan, L.P.P.,DirectorofDesignandConstructionB.Arch.,VirginiaPolytechnicInstitute;M.U.P.,UniversityofIllinois

James J. McGuire,ResidentInspector/AssistantProjectManager

Christian F. Mergner, Assoc.AIA,CapitalProjectsManagerB.S.,B.Arch.,CatholicUniversityofAmerica


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PUBLIC SAFETY

Derek K. Thornton,AssistantVicePresidentforCampusOperations

Eric A. Brooks, PublicSafetyOfficer/Commissioned/Supervisor

Nancy L. Raley,OfficeAssociateI

Charli Jo L. Beck,Clerk/Dispatcher

Michael A. Colvin,PublicSafetyOfficer,non-commissioned

Christopher Coons,PublicSafetyOfficer,non-commissioned/ActingShiftSupervisor

Adam B. Crescenze,PublicSafetyOfficer,non-commissioned

Bryan J. Doyle,PublicSafetyOfficer,non-commissioned

Keenan E. Enoch,PublicSafetyOfficer,non-commissioned

Mary C. Johnston, PublicSafetyOfficer,non-commissioned

Sean C. Stewart,PublicSafetyOfficer,non-commissioned

Britney L. Thompson, PublicSafetyOfficer,non-commissioned

Daniel G. Worrell,PublicSafetyOfficer,non-commissioned/ActingShiftSupervisor

offiCe of The ViCe presiDenT for DeVelopMenT

Salvatore M. Meringolo, VicePresidentforDevelopmentandSecretarytotheBoardofTrusteesB.A.,StateUniversityofNewYorkatNewPaltz;M.L.S.,StateUniversityofNewYorkatAlbany;M.B.A.,IonaCollege

Marc Apter, AssociateVicePresidentforMarketingandPublicRelationsB.A.,LakeForestCollege;M.Ed.,WesternMarylandCollege

Mary Helen L. Norris, AssistantVicePresidentforDevelopmentB.A.,CollegeofNotreDameofMaryland

Deborah M. Brooks,ExecutiveAssistantNancyL.Abell,DirectorofEventsandConferences

Barbara L. Bershon,DirectorofArtsOutreachB.S.,M.A.,TheOhioStateUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Elizabeth A. Byrd,AssociateDirectorofAlumniRelations

Judith H. Carr, CommunicationsSpecialistB.A.,EdinboroUniversityofPennsylvania

Melissa K. Farren,DirectorofFoundationAccountingServicesB.S.,FairmontStateCollege

Liisa E. Franzen,DirectorofFoundation&CorporateRelationsB.A.,UniversityofVirginia

Emily B. Jackson, ProspectResearcherandDataManagerB.A.,UniversityofMaryland-CollegePark

Denise M. Krumenacker,DonorRelationsManagerB.A.,TempleUniversity

Paula A. Mitchell,DirectorofMajorGiftsB.A.,CollegeofNewRochelle

Karen Clarke Raley, DirectorofAnnualGivingB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Joanne Romer, FiscalAdministrator

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David M. Sushinsky, DirectorofAlumniRelationsandPlannedGivingB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland

Jennifer L. Sivak,ConferencesandEventsCoordinator

Brenda S. Thompson,OfficeAssociateII

LIFELONG LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

Kathy J. Grimes,AssistantVicePresidentB.S.,IowaState;M.A.,UniversityofWashington

Anthony R. D. Guzman,CoordinatorB.A.,GeorgetownUniversity

PUBLICATIONS

Lee W. Capristo,DirectorB.A.,DickinsonCollege;M.A.,GeorgeMasonUniversity

Anne T. Grulich,InterpretiveExhibitsDeveloperandPublicationsAssistantB.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland;M.A.UniversityofMarylandCollegePark

Janet Butler Haugaard,ExecutiveEditorandWriterB.A.,BarnardCollege;M.A.,NewYorkUniversity;Ph.D.,CornellUniversity

Barbara J. Woodel,OfficeAssociateII

WATERFRONT

Adam L. Werblow,DirectorofWaterfrontandHeadVarsitySailingCoachB.A.,ConnecticutCollege

William J. Ward,DirectorofSailing,VarsitySailingCoachB.S.,GeorgetownUniversity,M.A.,WashingtonCollege

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This list is complete as of May 20, 2008

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Christine Adams,ProfessorofHistory(�992)B.A.,UniversityofMinnesota;M.A.,TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,TheJohnsHopkinsUniversity

Charles L. Adler,AssociateProfessorofPhysics(�997)andStevenMullerDistinguishedProfessorofScience(2007)Sc.B.,Sc.M.,Ph.D.,BrownUniversity

Karen L. Anderson,AssistantProfessorofEnglish(2008)B.A.,McGillUniversity;M.F.A.UniversityofIowa;M.A.VictoriaUniversityatWellington;M.A.,Ph.D.,CornellUniversity

Sybol Cook Anderson, AssistantProfessorofPhilosophy(2006)B.A.,M.L.A.,M.A.,TheJohnsHopkinsUniversity;M.A.,AmericanUniversity;Ph.D.,TheJohnsHopkinsUniversity

Katy E. Arnett,AssistantProfessorofEducationalStudies(2005)B.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland;M.A.,Ph.D.,TheOntarioInstituteforStudiesinEducationoftheUniversityofToronto


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Aileen M. Bailey,AssociateProfessorofPsychology(�999)B.A.,BeloitCollege;M.S.,Ph.D.,UniversityofGeorgia

José R. Ballesteros, AssociateProfessorofSpanish(2002)B.A.,M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofKansas�,2

Michael J. Baltzley, VisitingAssistantProfessorofBiology(2008)B.S.,PennsylvaniaStateUniversity;Ph.D.UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill

Thomas Barrett,AssociateProfessorofHistory(�996)B.S.,UniversityofVirginia;M.A.,Ph.D.,GeorgetownUniversity

Joanna R. Bartow,AssociateProfessorofSpanish(200�)A.B.,WashingtonUniversity;Ph.D.,YaleUniversity

Betul Basaran,AssistantProfessorofReligiousStudies(2005)B.A.,M.A.,BilkentUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofChicago

Robin R. Bates, ProfessorofEnglish(�98�)B.A.,CarletonCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,EmoryUniversity�,2

Leslie Bayers,AssistantProfessorofSpanish(2006)B.S.,M.A.,UniversityofWisconsin;Ph.D.,UniversityofKansas

Barbara C. Beliveau, AssistantProfessorofEconomics(2005)B.A.,UniversityofConnecticut;M.A.,M.Phil,Ph.D.,YaleUniversity

Zara Bennett,AssistantProfessorofFrench(2007)B.A.,TheOhioStateUniversity,M.L.M,UniversitédeLyonII

Klara S. Bilgin, VisitingAssistantProfessorofPoliticalScience(2008)B.S.,AmericanUniversityinBulgaria,M.A.UniversityofDelaware;Ph.D.JohnsHopkinsUniversity

Mehmet F. Bilgin, AssistantProfessorofPoliticalScience(2008)B.A.AnkaraUniversity;M.A.MarmaraUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.UniversityofPittsburgh

F. James Billings,VisitingAssistantProfessorofPsychology(2004)B.S.,LehighUniversity;M.S.,WesternWashingtonUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofTexas

Paul P. Blanchette, AssociateProfessorofChemistry(�975)A.B.,CollegeoftheHolyCross;Ph.D.,BrownUniversity

Holly A. Blumner, AssociateProfessorofTheater,Film,andMediaStudies(200�)B.A.,UniversityofCalifornia;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofHawaii

Anne Marie H. Brady, AssistantProfessorofPsychology(2004)B.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland;M.A.,Ph.D.,TheOhioStateUniversity

Adriana M. Brodsky, AssistantProfessorofHistory(2005)Ph.D.,DukeUniversity

Jeffrey J. Byrd,ProfessorofBiology(�990)andAldom-PlansoenHonorsCollegeProfessor(2007)B.S.,RutgersUniversity;M.S.,ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Michael J.G. Cain,ProfessorofPoliticalScience(�999)B.A.,RutgersUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Colby Caldwell, AssistantProfessorofArt(2002)B.F.A.,CorcoranCollegeofArtandDesign

Cristin L. Cash, AssistantProfessorofArtHistory(2005)B.A.,UniversityofCalifornia;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofTexas

Danielle Cass,InstructorofBiochemistry(2007)B.S.,UniversityofWisconsin

Katherine R. Chandler, AssociateProfessorofEnglish(�996)

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B.A.,NewCollegeoftheUniversityofSouthFlorida;M.A.,Ph.D.,PennsylvaniaStateUniversity

Elizabeth A. Charlebois,AssociateProfessorofEnglish(200�)A.B.,M.A.,GeorgetownUniversity;Ph.D.,NorthwesternUniversity

Benjamin A.L. Click III, ProfessorofEnglish(�998)B.A.,M.A.,StephenF.AustinStateUniversity;Ph.D.,PennsylvaniaStateUniversity

Jennifer Cognard-Black,AssociateProfessorofEnglish(2000)B.A.,NebraskaWesleyanUniversity;M.A.,IowaStateUniversity;Ph.D.,TheOhioStateUniversity

Kenneth Cohen,InstructorofHistory(2008)B.A.,AlleghenyCollege,M.A.UniversityofDelawareandWinterthurProgram

Jeffrey L. Coleman,AssociateProfessorofEnglish(�998)B.A.,WinthropUniversity;M.A.,ArizonaStateUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofNewMexico

Patrick Corn, VisitingAssistantProfessorofMathematics(2008)A.B.,HarvardUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley

†Linda G. Coughlin, AssociateProfessorofBiology(�994)B.S.,PurdueUniversity;S.C.M.S.,MedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina;Ph.D.,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity

Karen Crawford,ProfessorofBiology(�99�)B.S.,UniversityofMassachusetts;M.S.,Ph.D.,UniversityofIllinois

Jessica A. Crowe,VisitingInstructorofSociology(2008)B.A.,NorthCentralCollege,M.A.,Ph.D.,WashingtonStateUniversity

Helen Ginn Daugherty, ProfessorofSociology(�982)andG.ThomasandMarthaMyersYeagerEndowedChairintheLiberalArts(2003)B.A.,UniversityofSouthCarolina;M.A.,UniversityofNorthCarolina;Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Garrey Dennie,AssistantProfessorofHistory(�992)B.A.,UniversityoftheWestIndies;Ph.D.,TheJohnsHopkinsUniversity

Renee Peltz. Dennison,InstructorofPsychology(2008)B.A.,KenyonCollege,M.S.UniversityofArizona

Erin De Pree, AssistantProfessorofPhysics(2008)B.S.,HillsdaleCollege;Ph.D.TheCollegeofWilliamandMary

Alan E. Dillingham, ProfessorofEconomics(�999)B.A.,M.A.,UniversityofTexas;Ph.D.,CornellUniversity�,2

Laine E. Doggett,AssociateProfessorofFrench(2003)B.A.,WoffordCollege,M.A.;Ph.D.,UniversityofNorthCarolina

Asif Dowla,ProfessorofEconomics(�99�)B.A.,M.A.,ChittagongUniversity;M.A.,TheUniversityofWesternOntario;Ph.D.,SouthernMethodistUniversity

Todd Eberly, AssistantProfessorofPoliticalScience(2007)B.A.,ClarionUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Leah R. Eller,AssistantProfessorofChemistry(2007)B.S.,RandolphMaconUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofTexasatAustin

Michael Ellis-Tolaydo, ProfessorofTheater,Film,andMediaStudies(�986)Graduate,AcademyofDramaticArt,OaklandUniversity;M.A.,TheAmericanUniversity;M.F.A.,TheCatholicUniversityofAmerica2

David Ellsworth,AssistantProfessorofTheater,Film,andMediaStudies(2007)B.A.,UniversityofVirginia;M.A.,AppalachianStateUniversity;M.F.A.,UniversityofIowa


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Ruth P. Feingold, AssociateProfessorofEnglish(�999)B.A.,OberlinCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofChicago

Teresa T. Field,AssociateProfessorofEducationalStudies(2008)B.S.,M.A.,Ed.D,WestVirginiaUniversity

David Finkelman, ProfessorofPsychology(�98�)B.A.,StateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo;Ph.D.,UniversityofMinnesota

Iris Carter Ford,AssociateProfessorofAnthropology(�993)B.A.,M.A.,HowardUniversity;Ph.D.,TheAmericanUniversity

William Friebele, VisitingAssistantProfessorofArt(2008)B.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland;M.F.A.,MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt

David Froom,ProfessorofMusic(�989)B.A.,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley;M.M.,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia;D.M.A.,ColumbiaUniversity

Jingqi Fu, AssociateProfessorofChinese(�995)B.A.,BeijingInstituteofLanguages;Ph.D.,UniversityofMassachusetts�,2

Gerald Gabriel, VisitingAssistantProfessorofEnglish(2008)B.A.,TheOhioStateUniversity;M.A.,NorthernArizonaUniversity,M.F.A.,theUniversityofIowa

Katherine L. Gantz,AssistantProfessorofFrench(2005)B..A.,WittenbergUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofMichigan

Sanford Ganzell, AssistantProfessorofMathematics(2005)A.B.,DartmouthCollege;Ph.D.,RiceUniversity

Laraine Masters Glidden,ProfessorofHumanDevelopment(�976)A.B.,MountHolyokeCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofIllinois

Susan Goldstine, AssociateProfessorofMathematics(2004)A.B.,AmherstCollege;A.M.,Ph.D.,HarvardUniversity

Haomin Gong, AssistantProfessorofChineseandAsianStudies(2008)B.A.,M.A.,BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity

Holly L. Gorton, ProfessorofBiology(�988)B.A.,ReedCollege;Ph.D.,StanfordUniversity

Susan E. Grogan,ProfessorofPoliticalScience(�983)B.A.,M.A.,StateUniversityofNewYorkatAlbany;M.A.,Ph.D.,CornellUniversity

Joshua M. Grossman, AssistantProfessorofPhysics(2007)B.A.,WilliamsCollege;Ph.D.,StateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrook

Linda Jones Hall, AssociateProfessorofHistory(�998)B.A.,CollegeofWilliamandMary;M.A.,UniversityofSouthFlorida;Ph.D.,TheOhioStateUniversity

Jeffrey A. Hammond,ProfessorofEnglish(�990)andGeorgeB.andWillmaReevesDistinguishedProfessorintheLiberalArts(200�)B.A.,M.A.,Ph.D.,KentStateUniversity�,2

Ardith Z. Harle, AssistantProfessorofEducationalStudies(2000)B.A.,WilliamPatersonUniversity;M.A.,TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity;Ed.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Walter I. Hatch, Jr.,ProfessorofBiology(�980)B.S.,M.S.,TuftsUniversity;Ph.D.,BostonUniversity

†Janet Butler Haugaard, AssociateProfessorofEnglish(�987)B.A.BarnardCollege;M.A.,NewYorkUniversity;Ph.D.,CornellUniversity

Cynthia S. Hess,AssistantProfessorofReligiousStudies(2005)A.B.,DavidsonCollege;M.Div,YaleDivinitySchool;M.A.,M.Phil,YaleUniversity

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Louis Hicks,ProfessorofSociology(�993)B.A.,B.S.,UniversityofMaryland;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofVirginia

Walter W. Hill, AssociateProfessorofPoliticalScience(�990)B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology

Eric J. Hiris,AssociateProfessorofPsychology(2000)B.A.,OaklandUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,VanderbiltUniversity

Charles J. Holden,AssociateProfessorofHistory(�999)andAldom-PlansoenHonorsCollegeProfessor(2005)B.S.,St.John’sUniversity;M.A.,CreightonUniversity;Ph.D.,PennsylvaniaStateUniversity

J. Roy Hopkins, ProfessorofPsychology(�980)B.A.,UniversityofVirginia;Ph.D.,HarvardUniversity

Allan K. Hovland, AssociateProfessorofChemistry(�982)B.S.,NewMexicoInstituteofMiningandTechnology;Ph.D.,WayneStateUniversity

Daniel W. Ingersoll,ProfessorofAnthropology(�975)A.B.,HarvardCollege;Ph.D.,HarvardUniversity

Alan Jamieson, VisitingAssistantProfessorofComputerScience(2007)B.S.,TulaneUniversity;Ph.D.,ClemsonUniversity

Lindsay H. Jamieson, AssistantProfessorofComputerScience(2007)B.A.,DePauwUniversity;Ph.D.,ClemsonUniversity

Angela C. Johnson,AssociateProfessorofEducationalStudies(2002)A.B.,BrynMawrCollege;Ph.D.,UniversityofColorado

Sue Johnson, ProfessorofArt(�993)B.F.A.,SyracuseUniversity;M.F.A.,ColumbiaUniversity

†Wesley P. Jordan,ProfessorofPsychology(�982)B.S.,UniversityofPugetSound;Ph.D.,DartmouthCollege

Katharina von Kellenbach, ProfessorofReligiousStudies(�99�)B.A.,KirchlicheHochschuleBerlin;M.A.,GeorgAugustUniversitatGoettingen;M.A.,Ph.D.,TempleUniversity

Patrick Kelley, AssistantProfessorofArt(2007)B.A.,SaintOlafCollege;M.F.A.,CranbrookAcademyofArt

Samantha E. Kerry, AssistantProfessorofBiology(2006)B.S.,B.A.,FurmanUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofNorthCarolina

Julia A. King, AssociateProfessorofAnthropology(2006)B.A.,CollegeofWilliamandMary;M.A.,FloridaStateUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofPennsylvania

Joanne R. Klein,ProfessorofTheater,Film,andMediaStudies(�989)A.B.,M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley

Andrew S. Koch, AssociateProfessorofChemistry(�997)B.A.,IthacaCollege;Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley

Cynthia S. Koenig,AssociateProfessorofPsychology(2002)B.S.,KennesawStateUniversity;M.S.,Ph.D.,UniversityofFlorida�,2

Sarah Kolesar,VisitingAssistantProfessorofBiology(2007)B.A.,UniversityofColorado;Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Janet M. Kosarych-Coy,VisitingAssistantProfessorofHumanDevelopment(�988)B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.,UniversityofPittsburgh

Andrew F. Kozak,AssociateProfessorofEconomics(�984)B.A.,LaSalleCollege;M.A.,Ph.D,UniversityofNotreDame


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Björn Krondorfer, ProfessorofReligiousStudies(�997)B.A.,GoetheUniversitatFrankfurt;M.A.,GeorgAugustUniversitatGoettingen;M.A.,Ph.D.,TempleUniversity

David T. Kung, AssociateProfessorofMathematics(2000)BA.,MA.,Ph.D.,UniversityofWisconsin

Sterling Lambert, AssistantProfessorofMusic(2005)B.A.,M.Phil.,ClareCollege,UniversityofCambridge;Ph.D.,YaleUniversity

Randolph K. Larsen III, AssistantProfessorofChemistry(2002)B.E.,VanderbiltUniversity;M.S.,UniversityofOklahoma;Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Deborah Lawrence,AssistantProfessorofMusic(2006)B.A.,M.M.,UniversityofMaryland;Ph.D.,UniversityofChicago

Scott P. Leary, VisitingInstructorofPsychology(2008)B.A.,St.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland,M.A.,UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark

Anne Leblans,AssociateProfessorofGerman(�987)Kandidaat,U.F.S.I.A.,Antwerp;Licentiaat,U.I.A.,Antwerp;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofOregon

Joe Lucchesi,AssociateProfessorofArtHistory(2000)B.S.,ClemsonUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofNorthCarolina

Alexander M. Meadows,AssistantProfessorofMathematics(2006)B.A.,WilliamsCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,StanfordUniversity

Daniel J. Meckel,AssistantProfessorofReligiousStudies(2005)B.A.,MoorheadUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofChicago

Pamela S. Mertz,AssociateProfessorofChemistry(2000)B.A.,JuniataCollege;Ph.D.,MayoGraduateSchool

Katsunori Mita,ProfessorofPhysics(�98�)NationalCollegeofTechnology,Japan;B.A.,St.OlafCollege;Ph.D.,IowaStateUniversity

Lin Y. Muilenburg,AssistantProfessorifEducationalStudies(2007)B.S.,ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity;M.A.,UniversityofMaryland-BaltimoreCounty

Charles D. Musgrove,AssistantProfessorofHistory(2007)B.A.,UniversityofFlorida;M.A.,UniversityofMichigan;Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia

Rachel Myerowitz, ProfessorofBiology(�993)B.S.,SimmonsCollege;Ph.D.,UniversityofMichigan

Colby Nelson, VisitingAssistantProfessorofEnglish(2005)B.A.,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofWashington

Kathryn J. Norlock,AssociateProfessorofPhilosophy(200�)B.A.,NorthernIllinoisUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofWisconson-Madison

†Jane Margaret O’Brien,ProfessorofChemistry(�996)B.A.,VassarCollege;Ph.D.,UniversityofDelaware

Deborah A. O’Donnell,AssistantProfessorofPsychology(2002)B.A.,BatesCollege;M.S.;Ph.D.;YaleUniversity

Brian O’Sullivan,AssistantProfessorofEnglish(2005)B.A.,AdelphiUniversity;M.A.,ColumbiaUniversity;Ph.D.,TempleUniversity

Elizabeth Ann Osborn, ProfessorofSociology(�998)B.A.,M.A.,Ph.D.,TheOhioStateUniversity

Karen E. Outen,VisitingInstructorofEnglish(2006)B.A.,DrewUniversity,M.F.A.,UniversityofMichigan

Bradley D. Park,AssistantProfessorofPhilosophy(2004)

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B.A.,TrentUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofHawai’i

Carrie Patterson,AssistantProfessorofArt(2004)B.F.A.,JamesMadisonUniversity;M.F.A.,UniversityofPennsylvania

Robert W. Paul,ProfessorofBiology(�977)B.A.,WestminsterCollege;M.S.,St.LouisUniversity;Ph.D.,VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity

Richard Platt,AssociateProfessorofPsychology(�993)B.A.,BethelCollege;M.S.,Ph.D.,UniversityofFlorida

P. Joan Poor,AssociateProfessorofEconomics(200�)B.S.,M.S.,UniversityofManitoba;Ph.D.,UniversityofNebraska

J. Jordan Price,AssociateProfessorofBiology(2002)B.A.,B.Sc.,Queen’sUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofNorthCarolina�,2

William F. Quirk,VisitingAssistantProfessorofGermanandItalian(2007)B.A.,M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofVirginia

John U. Ramcharitar,AssistantProfessorofBiology(2006)B.A.,M.Phil.,UniversityoftheWestIndies;Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Curt Raney, AssociateProfessorofSociology(�974)B.A.,KentStateUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,DukeUniversity

Ranajoy Ray-Chaudhuri,InstructorofEconomics(2007)B.A.,JadavpurUniversity;M.A.,JawaharlalNehruUniversity;M.A.,TheOhioStateUniversity

Simon Read, AssociateProfessorofComputerScience(2003)B.Sc.,Ph.D.,UniversityofManchesterInstituteofScienceandTechnology

Russell Rhine, AssociateProfessorofEconomics(2000)B.A.,BethanyCollege;M.B.A.,HoodCollege;Ph.D.,WestVirginiaUniversity

Donna Richardson, ProfessorofEnglish(�98�)B.A.,SwarthmoreCollege;M.A.,UniversityofMichigan;M.A.,Ph.D.,NorthwesternUniversity

William C. Roberts, ProfessorofAnthropology(�99�)B.A.,CollegeofWilliamandMary;M.A.,Ph.D.,TheAmericanUniversity

Jorge R. Rogachevsky,ProfessorofSpanish(�987)B.A.,Ph.D.,StateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo

Israel Ruiz,AssociateProfessorofSpanish(�992)A.B.,UniversidaddePuertoRico;A.M.,Ph.D.,BrownUniversity

Gail L. Savage,ProfessorofHistory(�998)B.A.,M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofTexasatAustin

Lisa Scheer, ProfessorofArt(�98�)B.A.,BenningtonCollege;M.F.A.,YaleUniversity�,2

Devorah Schoenfeld,AssistantProfessorofReligiousStudies(2007)andTheIkeWeinerProfessorofReligiousStudies(2007))B.A.,SkidmoreCollege;M.A.,HebrewUniversityofJerusalem;Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia,Davis

John Schroeder, AssociateProfessorofPhilosophy(�998)B.A.,M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofOregon

Sahar Shafqat,AssociateProfessorofPoliticalScience(200�)A.B.,MountHolyokeCollege;Ph.D.,TexasA&MUniversity

Kristen Ann Sheeran, AssociateProfessorofEconomics(200�)B.A.,DrewUniversity;Ph.D.,TheAmericanUniversity


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Jeffrey B. Silberschlag, ProfessorofMusic(�988)andStevenMullerDistinguishedProfessorofArt(2007)B.M.,M.M.,ManhattanSchoolofMusic

Katherine Socha,AssistantProfessorofMathematics(2004)B.A.,ReedCollege;M.S.,PortlandStateUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofTexas

†Charles W. Spurr, AssistantProfessorofPsychology(�98�)B.A.,M.A.,CaliforniaStateUniversityatLongBeach;Ph.D.,UniversityofUtah

†Donald R. Stabile, ProfessorofEconomics(�980)B.S.,UniversityofFlorida;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofMassachusetts

Roger D. Stanton,AssistantProfessorofPsychology(2007)B.S.,ArizonaStateUniversity;Ph.D.,IndianaUniversity

Ivan C. Sterling, ProfessorofMathematics(2000)B.A.,UniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz;Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley

†Lois T. Stover, ProfessorofEducation(�996)B.A.,CollegeofWilliamandMary;M.A.T.,UniversityofVermont;Ed.D.,UniversityofVirginia

Michael S. Taber, AssistantProfessorofPhilosophy(�987)B.A.,UniversityofRochester;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofWisconsin

Kathleen A. Tallent, VisitingAssistantProfessorofPsychology(2006)B.A.,UniversityofVirginia;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison

Christopher E. Tanner, ProfessorofBiology(�977)B.A.,OccidentalCollege;Ph.D.,TheUniversityofBritishColumbia�,2

Merideth M. Taylor, ProfessorofTheaterandDance(�990)B.A.,EvergreenStateCollege;M.F.A.,SouthernIllinoisUniversity

Jennifer J. Tickle,AssistantProfessorofPsychology(2003)B.A.,UniversityofVirginia;Ph.D.,DartmouthCollege

†Larry E. Vote,ProfessorofMusic(�98�)B.A.,CentralWashingtonUniversity;M.M.,UniversityofMichigan

†Elizabeth Nutt Williams,AssociateProfessorofPsychology(�997)B.A.,StanfordUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

William E. Williams,ProfessorofBiology(�988)B.A.,SanJoseUniversity;B.A.,Ph.D.,StanfordUniversity

Bruce M. Wilson, ProfessorofEnglish(�976)B.A.,BatesCollege;Ph.D.,UniversityofVirginia

Christy K. Wolovich,VisitingAssistantProfessorofBiology(2008)B.S.,UniversityofNorthFlorida,Ph.D.,UniversityofMiami

Christine Wooley,AssistantProfessorofEnglish(2005)B.A.,AmherstCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofWashington

Michael M. H. Ye,AssociateProfessorofEconomics(�992)B.S.,JiaoTongUniversity;M.S.,Ph.D.,UniversityofWisconsin

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Norton T. Dodge, ProfessorEmeritusofEconomicsA.B.,CornellUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,HarvardUniversity

Melvin B. Endy, Jr.,ProfessorEmeritusofReligiousStudiesB.A.,PrincetonUniversity;B.D.,M.A.,Ph.D.,YaleUniversity

Carol A. B. Giesen, ProfessorEmeritaofHumanDevelopment

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B.S.,BloomsburgStateCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,WestVirginiaUniversity

Michael S. Glaser,ProfessorEmeritusofEnglishB.A.,DenisonUniversity;M.A.,Ph.D.,KentStateUniversity

Robert H. Goldsmith, ProfessorEmeritusofChemistryB.S.,LoyolaCollege;M.Ed.,TheJohnsHopkinsUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofMaryland

Harmon H. Haymes,ProfessorEmeritusofEconomicsB.A.,LynchburgCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,UniversityofVirginia

John M. Hirschfield,ProfessorEmeritusofHistoryA.B.WayneStateUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofChicago

Ho N. Nguyen, ProfessorEmeritusofEconomicsB.A.,UniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz;M.A.,UniversityofCalgary;Ph.D.,DalhousieUniversity

James M. Nickell,ProfessorEmeritusofPoliticalScienceA.B.,UniversityofKentucky;S.T.B.,GeneralTheologicalSeminary;M.A.,Ph.D.,DukeUniversity

Femi Ojo-Ade, ProfessorEmeritusofHistory,ProfessorEmeritusofFrenchB.A.,McMasterUniversity;M.A.,Queen’sUniveristyatKingston;Ph.D.,UniversityofToronto

Alan Paskow, ProfessorEmeritusofPhilosophyB.A.,HaverfordCollege;M.A.,NorthwesternUniversity;Ph.D.,YaleUniversity

Jacqueline M. Paskow, ProfessorEmeritaofLiteratureandLanguageB.A.,SkidmoreCollege;M.A.,MiddleburyCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,YaleUniversity

Henry Rosemont,Jr.,ProfessorEmeritusofPhilosophyA.B.,UniversityofIllinois;Ph.D.,UniversityofWashington

Richard K. Stark, ProfessorEmeritusofMathematicsPh.D.,UniversityofVienna

L. Tomlin Stevens, ProfessorEmeritusofHistoryB.A.,UniversityofChicago;M.A.,WesternReserveUniversity;Ph.D.,TheOhioStateUniversity

John D. Underwood,ExecutiveVicePresidentforAdministrationEmeritus;ProfessorEmeritusofHumanDevelopmentA.B.,UniversityofKansas;M.S.,OhioUniversity;Ed.D.,IndianaUniversity

Sandra S. Underwood,ProfessorEmeritaofArtHistoryA.B.,M.A.,UniversityofKansas;Ph.D.,IndianaUniversity

Ernest J. Willoughby, ProfessorEmeritusofBiologyB.A.,UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles;M.S.,Ph.D.,SyracuseUniversity

Herbert C. Winnik, ProfessorEmeritusofHistoryB.S.,PurdueUniversity;M.A.,YaleUniversity;Ph.D.,UniversityofWisconsin243

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Silas D. Hurry, AdjunctInstructorofAnthropology

James A. Kenney, III,AdjunctAssociateProfessorofPoliticalScience

Kathleen B. Meatyard, AdjunctAssistantProfessorofAnthropology

Anne Miles,AdjunctInstructorofPoliticalScience

Henry M. Miller, AdjunctAssociateProfessorofAnthropology

Francesco A. Narducci, AdjunctAssistantProfessorofPhysics

Mark A. Rhoda, AdjunctAssociateProfessorofTheater,Film,andMediaStudies


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Beverly Babcock, InstructorofMusic

Julie Bates,VisitingInstructorofEnglish

Robert Birch,InstructorofMusic

Bryan Bourne,InstructorofMusic

Michael Bunn, InstructorofMusic

Debbi Covey, VisitingInstructorofEnglish

James Cranmer, InstructorofPhysicalEducation

Mark Croatti,InstructorofPoliticalScience

Andrew Cromey,InstructorofEconomics

José Cueto,InstructorofMusic

Fred Czarra,InstructorofHistory

Fatma Daglar, VisitingInstructorofMusic

Gwendolyn Degentesh,InstructorofVoice

Rachel Drake, InstructorofEconomics

Eliza Garth,InstructorofMusic

Brian Ganz, MusicianinResidence

Joanne Goldwater, InstructorofSignLanguage

Debbie Greitzer,InstructorofMusic

Mary Hall,InstructorofPoliticalScience

Kathleen Hardy,VisitingAssistantProfessorofChemistry

Karen Rajan Johnson,VisitingInstructorofMusic

Vladimir Kats,InstructorofEconomics

John Kiser, InstructorofPhysicalEducation

Alfred Lacer, InstructorofPoliticalScience

Susan B.M. Langley,InstructorofAnthropology

Jonathan Linn,InstructorofGeology

Karen Lowry, VisitingInstructorofEnglish

Sara Magruder, VisitingInstructorofEnglish

Ed Malaga, VisitingInstructorofDance

Patrick Maloney, InstructorofEducationalStudies

Kelly E. Mayfield, InstructorofMusic

Joan McFarland, InstructorofMusic

Steve Messenger, VisitingInstructorofEnglish

Marianne Nystrom,VisitingInstructorofMusic

Elizabeth Olton,VisitingInstructorofArt

Suzanne Orban, VisitingInstructorofMusic

William Renahan,InstructorofEconomics

Jennifer Rende,InstructorofMusic

Timothy B. Riordan,InstructorofAnthropology

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Cynthia Robinson,InstructorofPhysicalEducation

Orlando Roman, VisitingInstructorofMusic

Michael Ryan, VisitingInstructorofMusic

Irvin L. Smoot,InstructorofPhysicalEducation

Janice Snedecor, InstructorofMusic

Donald Spinelli,InstructorofMusic

Donald F. Stapleson, InstructorofMusic

Mary Ellen Steveling, InstructorofPhysicalEducation

Laurie Stiles,InstructorofEducationalStudies

Fuad Suleiman, InstructorofPoliticalSciences

Elaine Szymkowiak, InstructorofBiology

Jacqueline Takacs, InstructorofEnvironmentalStudies

Robert Tracy,InstructorofComputerScience

Jerri Tribble,InstructorofAstronomy

Beth Twilley,InstructorofEducationalStudies

Anthony M. Valerio, InstructorofMusic

John Vandemoer,InstructorofPhysicalEducation

Darlene VanGaasbeck, InstructorofChemistryandPhysicalEducation

Adam Werblow, InstructorofPhysicalEducation

Seri Wilpone, InstructorofPoliticalScience

Christopher B. Wyckoff,InstructorofPhilosophy

Joanne Zhang, VisitingInstructorofChinese

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subTiTle 02 aCaDeMiC regulaTions

subTiTle 06 general eDuCaTion anD Transfer

auThoriTy: eDuCaTion arTiCle, 11-201 - 11-206

annoTaTeD CoDe of MarylanD

.01 sCope anD appliCabiliTy.Thischapterappliesonlytopublicinstitutionsofhighereducation.

.02 DefiniTions.A. Inthischapter,thefollowingtermshavethe

meaningsindicated.

B. Termsdefined.

(�)“A.A.degree”meanstheAssociateofArtsdegree.

(2)“A.A.S.degree”meanstheAssociateofAppliedSciencesdegree.

(3)“Arts”meanscoursesthatexamineaes-theticsandthedevelopmentoftheaestheticformandexploretherelationshipbetweentheoryandpractice.Coursesinthisareamayincludefinearts,performingandstudioarts,appreciationofthearts,andhistoryofthearts.

(4)“A.S.degree”meanstheAssociateofSciencesdegree.

(5)“Biologicalandphysicalsciences”meanscoursesthatexaminelivingsystemsandthephysicaluniverse.Theyintroducestudentstothevarietyofmethodsusedtocollect,interpret,andapplyscientificdata,andtoanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenscientifictheoryandapplication.

(6)“Englishcompositioncourses”meanscoursesthatprovidestudentswithcommu-nicationknowledgeandskillsappropriatetovariouswritingsituations,includingintellec-tualinquiryandacademicresearch.

(7)“Generaleducation”meansthefounda-tionofthehighereducationcurriculumprovidingacoherentintellectualexperienceforallstudents.

(8)”Generaleducationprogram”meansaprogramthatisdesignedto:

(a)introduceundergraduatestothefun-damentalknowledge,skills,andvaluesthatareessentialtothestudyofaca-demicdisciplines;

(b)encouragethepursuitoflife-longlearning;and

(c)fosterthedevelopmentofeducatedmembersofthecommunityandtheworld.

(9)“Humanities”meanscoursesthatexaminethevaluesandculturalheritagethatestablishtheframeworkforinquiryintothemeaningoflife.Coursesinthehumani-tiesmayincludethelanguage,history,litera-ture,andphilosophyofWesternandothercultures.

(�0)“Mathematics”meanscoursesthatprovidestudentswithnumerical,analytical,statisticalandproblem-solvingskills.

(��)“Nativestudent”meansastudentwhoseinitialcollegeenrollmentwasatagiveninstitutionofhighereducationandwhohasnottransferredtoanotherinstitu-tionofhighereducationsincethatinitialenrollment.

(�2)“Parallelprogram”meanstheprogramofstudy(orcourses)atoneinstitutionofhighereducationwhichhascomparableobjectivesasthoseatanotherhigheredu-cationinstitution,forexample,atransferprograminpsychologyinacommunitycollegeisdefinableasaparallelprogramtoabaccalaureatepsychologyprogramatafouryearinstitutionofhighereducation.

(�3)“Receivinginstitution”meanstheinstitutionofhighereducationatwhichatransferstudentcurrentlydesirestoenroll.

(�4)“Recommendedtransferprogram”meansaplannedprogramofcourses,bothgeneraleducationandcoursesinthemajor,takenatacommunitycollegewhichisapplicabletoabaccalaureateprogramatareceivinginstitution;ordinarilythefirsttwoyearsofthebaccalaureatedegree.

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(�5)”Sendinginstitution”meanstheinsti-tutionofhighereducationofmostrecentpreviousenrollmentbyatransferstudentatwhichtransferableacademiccreditwasearned.

(�6)“Socialandbehavioralsciences”meanscoursesthatexaminethepsychologyofindi-vidualsandthewaysinwhichindividuals,groups,orsegmentsofsocietybehave,function,andinfluenceoneanother.Thecoursesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,sub-jectsthatfocuson:

(a)Historyandculturaldiversity;

(b)Conceptsofgroups,workandpolit-icalsystems;

(c)Applicationsofqualitativeandquan-titativedatatosocialissues;and

(d)Interdependenceofindividuals,society,andthephysicalenvironment.

(�7)“Transferstudent”meansastudententeringaninstitutionforthefirsttimehavingsuccessfullycompletedaminimumof�2semester-hoursatanotherinstitutionwhichareapplicableforcreditattheinsti-tutionthestudentisentering.

.02-1 aDMission of Transfer sTuDenTs To publiC insTiTuTions aDMission To insTiTuTions. (�)Astudentattendingapublicinstitution

whohascompletedanA.A.,A.A.S.,orA.S.degreeorwhohascompleted56ormoresemester-hoursofcredit,shallnotbedenieddirecttransfertoanotherpublicinstitutionifthestudentattainedacumulativegradepointaverageofatleast2.0ona4.0scaleoritsequivalentinparallelcourses,exceptasprovidedinsubsection(4)below.

(2)AstudentattendingapublicinstitutionwhohasnotcompletedanA.A.,A.A.S.,orA.S.degreeorwhohascompletedfewerthan56semester-hoursofcredit,shallbeeligibletotransfertoapublicinstitutionregardlessofthenumberofcredithoursearnedifthestudent:

(a)Satisfiedtheadmissioncriteriaofthatreceivingpublicinstitutionasahighschoolsenior;and

(b)Attainedatleastacumulativegradepointaverageof2.0ona4.0scaleoritsequivalentinparallelcourses.

(3)Astudentattendingapublicinstitutionwhodidnotsatisfytheadmissioncriteriaofareceivingpublicinstitutionasahighschoolsenior,butwhohasearnedsufficientcreditsatapublicinstitutiontobeclassifiedbythereceivingpublicinstitutionasasophomore,shallmeetthestatedadmissioncriteriadevelopedandpublishedbythereceivingpublicinstitutionfortransfer.

(4)Ifthenumberofstudentsseekingadmis-sionexceedsthenumberthatcanbeaccom-modatedatareceivingpublicinstitution,admissiondecisionsshallbe:

Basedoncriteriadevelopedandpublishedbythereceivingpublicinstitution;andMadetoprovidefairandequaltreatmentfornativeandtransferstudents.

aDMission To prograMs

Areceivingpublicinstitutionmayrequirehigherperformancestandardsforadmissiontosomeprogramsifthestandardsandcriteriaforadmis-siontotheprogram:

Aredevelopedandpublishedbythereceivingpublicinstitution;andMaintainfairandequaltreatmentfornativeandtransferstudents.

Ifthenumberofstudentsseekingadmissionexceedsthenumberthatcanbeaccommo-datedinaparticularprofessionalorspecializedprogram,admissiondecisionsshallbe:

Basedoncriteriadevelopedandpublishedbythereceivingpublicinstitution;andMadetoprovidefairandequaltreatmentfornativeandtransferstudents.

.03 general eDuCaTion requireMenTs for publiC insTiTuTions.A. Whilepublicinstitutionshavetheautonomy

todesigntheirgeneraleducationprogramtomeettheiruniqueneedsandmission,thatprogramshallconformtothedefinitionsandcommonstandardsinthischapter.ApublicinstitutionshallsatisfytheGeneralEducationRequirementby:

(�)RequiringeachprogramleadingtotheA.A.orA.S.degreetoincludenotlessthan30andnotmorethan36semester-hoursandeachbaccalaureatedegreeprogramtoincludenotlessthan40andnotmorethan46semester-hoursofrequiredcorecourses,withthecorerequiring,ataminimum,

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courseworkineachofthefollowingfiveareas:

(a)Artsandhumanities;

(b)Socialandbehavioralsciences;

(c)Biologicalandphysicalsciences;

(d)Mathematics;and

(e)Englishcomposition;or

(2)ConformingwithCOMAR�3B.02.02.�6D (2)(b)-(c)

B. Eachcorecourseusedtosatisfythedistribu-tionrequirementsofA(�)ofthisregulationshallcarryatleast3semester-hours.

C. Generaleducationprogramsofpublicinsti-tutionsshallrequireatleast:

(�)Onecourseineachoftwodisciplinesinartsandhumanities;

(2)Onecourseineachoftwodisciplinesinsocialandbehavioralsciences;

(3)Twosciencecourses,atleastoneofwhichshallbealaboratorycourse;

(4)Onecourseinmathematicsatorabovethelevelofcollegealgebra;and

(5)OnecourseinEnglishcomposition.

D. InterdisciplinaryandEmergingIssues

(�)Inadditiontothefiverequiredareasin‘Aofthisregulation,apublicinstitutionmayincludeuptoeightsemester-hoursinasixthcategorythataddressesemergingissuesthatinstitutionshaveidentifiedasessentialtoafullprogramofgeneraleducationfortheirstudents.Thesecoursesmay:

(a)Beintegratedintoothergeneraleducationcoursesormaybepresentedasseparatecourses;and

(b)Includecoursesthat:

(i)Provideaninterdisciplinaryexami-nationofissuesacrossthefiveareas,or

(ii)Addressothercategoriesofknowledge,skills,andvaluesthatlieoutsideofthefiveareas.

(2)Publicinstitutionsmaynotincludethecoursesinthissectioninageneraleduca-tionprogramunlesstheyprovideacademic

contentandrigorequivalenttotheareasinA(�)ofthisRegulation.

E. GeneraleducationprogramsleadingtotheA.A.S.degreeshallincludeatleast20semester-hoursfromthesamecourselistdesignatedbythesendinginstitutionfortheA.A.andA.S.degrees.TheA.A.S.degreeshallincludeatleastone3-semester-hourcoursefromeachofthe5areaslistedin(a)(�).

F. Acourseinadisciplinelistedinmorethanoneoftheareasofgeneraleducationmaybeappliedonlytooneareaofgeneraleduca-tion.

G. Apublicinstitutionmayallowaspeechcommunicationorforeignlanguagecoursetobepartoftheartsandhumanitiescat-egory.

H. CompositionandliteraturecoursesmaybeplacedintheArtsandHumanitiesareaifliteratureisincludedaspartofthecontentofthecourse.

I. PublicinstitutionsmaynotincludephysicaleducationskillscoursesaspartoftheGeneralEducationRequirements.

J. Generaleducationcoursesshallreflect currentscholarshipinthedisciplineand providereferencetotheoreticalframeworks andmethodsofinquiryappropriatetoaca demicdisciplines.

K. Coursesthataretheoreticalmayincludeapplications,butallapplicationscoursesshallincludetheoreticalcomponentsiftheyaretobeincludedasmeetingGeneralEducationRequirements.

L. Publicinstitutionsmayincorporateknowl-edgeandskillsinvolvingtheuseofquan-titativedata,effectivewriting,informationretrieval,andinformationliteracywhenpos-sibleintheGeneralEducationProgram.

M.Notwithstanding‘A(�)ofthisRegulation,apublicfour-yearinstitutionmayrequire48semester-hoursofrequiredcorecoursesifcoursesuponwhichtheinstitution’scur-riculumisbasedcarry4semester-hours.

N. Publicinstitutionsshalldevelopsystemstoensurethatcoursesapprovedforinclusiononthelistofgeneraleducationcoursesaredesignedandassessedtocomplywiththerequirementsofthischapter.

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.04 Transfer of general eDuCaTion CreDiT.A. Astudenttransferringtoonepublicinstitu-

tionfromanotherpublicinstitutionshallreceivegeneraleducationcreditforworkcompletedatthestudent’ssendinginstitu-tionasprovidedbythisChapter.

B. Acompletedgeneraleducationprogramshalltransferwithoutfurtherrevieworapprovalbythereceivinginstitutionandwithouttheneedforacourse-by-coursematch.

C. Coursesthataredefinedasgeneraleduca-tionbyoneinstitutionshalltransferasgeneraleducationevenifthereceivinginstitutiondoesnothavethatspecificcourseorhasnotdesignatedthatcourseasgeneraleducation.

D. Thereceivinginstitutionshallgivelower-divisiongeneraleducationcreditstoatrans-ferringstudentwhohastakenanypartofthelower-divisiongeneraleducationcreditsdescribedinRegulation.03ofthisChapteratapublicinstitutionforanygeneraleduca-tioncoursessuccessfullycompletedatthesendinginstitution.

E. ExceptasprovidedinRegulation.03MofthisChapter,areceivinginstitutionmaynotrequireatransferstudentwhohascompletedtherequisitenumberofgeneraleducationcreditsatanypubliccollegeoruniversitytotake,asaconditionofgraduation,morethan�0-�6additionalsemester-hoursofgeneraleducationandspecificcoursesrequiredofallstudentsatthereceivinginstitution,withthetotalnumbernottoexceed46semester-hours.Thisprovisiondoesnotrelievestudentsoftheobligationtocompletespecificacademicprogramrequirementsorcourseprerequi-sitesrequiredbyareceivinginstitution.

F. AsendinginstitutionshalldesignateonorwiththestudenttranscriptthosecoursesthathavemetitsGeneralEducationRequirements,aswellasindicatewhetherthestudenthascompletedthegeneraledu-cationprogram.

G.A.A.S.Degrees.

(�)WhiletheremaybevarianceinthenumbersofhoursofgeneraleducationrequiredforA.A.,A.S.,andA.A.S.degreesatagiveninstitution,thecoursesidentifiedasmeetingGeneralEducation

Requirementsforalldegreesshallcomefromthesamegeneraleducationcourselistandexcludetechnicalorcareercourses.

(2)AnA.A.S.studentwhotransfersintoareceivinginstitutionwithfewerthanthetotalnumberofgeneraleducationcreditsdesignatedbythereceivinginstitutionshallcompletethedifferenceincreditsaccordingtothedistributionasdesignatedbythereceivinginstitution.ExceptasprovidedinRegulation.03Mofthischapter,thetotalgeneraleducationcreditsforbaccalaureatedegree-grantingpublicreceivinginstitutionsmaynotexceed46semester-hours.

H.Studentresponsibilities.Astudentisheld:

(�)Accountableforthelossofcreditsthat:

(a)Resultfromchangesinthestudent’sselectionofthemajorprogramofstudy,

(b)Wereearnedforremedialcourse-work,or

(c)ExceedthetotalcoursecreditsacceptedintransferasallowedbythisChapter;and

(2)Responsibleformeetingallrequirementsoftheacademicprogramofthereceivinginstitution..

.05 Transfer of non-general eDuCaTion prograM CreDiT.A.TransfertoAnotherPublicInstitution.

(�)CreditearnedatanypublicinstitutionintheStateistransferabletoanyotherpublicinstitutionifthe:

(a)Creditisfromacollegeoruniversityparallelcourseorprogram;

(b)Gradesintheblockofcoursestrans-ferredaverage2.0orhigher;and

(c)Acceptanceofthecreditiscon sistentwiththepoliciesofthe receivinginstitutiongoverning nativestudentsfollowingthesame program.

(2)Ifanativestudent’s“D”gradeinaspe-cificcourseisacceptableinaprogram,thena“D”earnedbyatransferstudentinthesamecourseatasendinginstitutionisalsoacceptableintheprogram.Conversely,ifanativestudentisrequiredtoearnagradeof“C”orbetterinarequiredcourse,the

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transferstudentisrequiredtoearnagradeof“C”orbetterinarequiredcourse,thetransferstudentshallalsoberequiredtoearnagradeof“C”orbettertomeetthesamerequirement.

B. Creditearnedinortransferredfromacom-munitycollegeislimitedto:

(�)�/2thebaccalaureatedegreeprogramrequirement,butmaynotbemorethan70semester-hours;and

(2)Thefirsttwoyearsoftheundergraduateeducationalexperience.

C. NontraditionalCredit.

(�)TheassignmentofcreditforAP,CLEP,orothernationallyrecognizedstandardizedexaminationscorespresentedbytransferstudentsisdeterminedaccordingtothesamestandardsthatapplytonativestudentsinthereceivinginstitution,andtheassign-mentshallbeconsistentwiththeStateminimumrequirements.

(2)TransferofcreditfromthefollowingareasshallbeconsistentwithCOMAR�3B.02.02.andshallbeevaluatedbythereceivinginstitutiononacoursebycoursebasis:

(a)Technicalcoursesfromcareerpro-grams;

(b)Coursecreditawardedthroughartic-ulationagreementswithothersegmentsoragencies;

(c)Creditawardedforclinicalpracticeorcooperativeeducationexperiences;and

(d)Creditawardedforlifeandworkexperiences.

(3)Thebasisfortheawardingofthecreditshallbeindicatedonthestudent’stranscriptbythereceivinginstitution.

(4)Thereceivinginstitutionshallinformatransferstudentoftheproceduresforvali-dationofcourseworkforwhichthereisnoclearequivalency.ExamplesofvalidationproceduresincludeACErecommenda-tions,portfolioassessment,creditthroughchallenge,examinationsandsatisfactorycompletionofthenextcourseinsequenceintheacademicarea.

(5)Thereceivingbaccalaureatedegree-grantinginstitutionshallusevalidation

procedureswhenatransferringstudentsuccessfullycompletesacourseatthelowerdivisionlevelthatthereceivinginstitutionoffersattheupper-divisonlevel.Thevali-datedcreditsearnedforthecourseshallbesubstitutedfortheupper-divisoncourse.

D. ProgramArticulation.

(�)Recommendedtransferprogramsshallbedevelopedthroughconsultationbetweenthesendingandreceivinginstitutions.Arecommendedtransferprogramrepresentsanagreementbetweenthetwoinstitutionsthatallowsstudentsaspiringtothebac-calaureatedegreetoplantheirprograms.Theseprogramsconstitutefirst-year/sopho-morelevelcourseworktobetakenatthecommunitycollegeinfulfillmentofthereceivinginstitution’slowerdivisioncourse-workrequirement.

(2)Recommendedtransferprogramsineffectatthetimethatthisregulationtakeseffect,whichconformtothischapter,mayberetained.

.06 aCaDeMiC suCCess anD general well-being of Transfer sTuDenTs.A.SendingInstitutions.

(�)CommunitycollegesshallencouragetheirstudentstocompletetheAssociatedegreeortocomplete56hoursinarecom-mendedtransferprogramwhichincludesbothgeneraleducationcoursesandcoursesapplicabletowardtheprogramatthereceivinginstitution.

(2)Communitycollegestudentsareencour-agedtochooseasearlyaspossibletheinsti-tutionandprogramintowhichtheyexpecttotransfer.

(3)Thesendinginstitutionshall:

(a)Providetocommunitycollegestu-dentsinformationaboutthespecifictransferabilityofcoursesat4-yearcol-leges;

(b)Transmitinformationabouttransferstudentswhoarecapableofhonorsworkorindependentstudytothereceivinginstitution;and

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otherobligationsofthesendinginstitu-tionfortransfer.

B. ReceivingInstitutions.

(�)Admissionrequirementsandcurriculumprerequisitesshallbestatedexplicitlyininstitutionalpublications.

(2)ThereceivinginstitutionshalladmittransferstudentsfromnewlyestablishedpubliccollegesthatarefunctioningwiththeapprovaloftheMarylandHigherEducationCommissiononthesamebasisasapplicantsfromregionallyaccreditedcolleges.

(3)Thereceivinginstitutionshallevaluatethetranscriptsofdegreeseekingtransferstudentsasexpeditiouslyaspossible,andnotifystudentsoftheresultsnotlaterthanmid-semesterofthestudents’firstsemesterofenrollmentatthereceivinginstitution,ifallofficialtranscriptshavebeenreceivedatleast�5workingdaysbeforemid-semester.Thereceivinginstitutionshallinformastudentofthecourseswhichareacceptablefortransfercreditandthecourseswhichareapplicabletothestudent’sintendedprogramofstudy.

(4)Areceivinginstitutionshallgiveatransferstudenttheoptionofsatisfyinginstitutionalgraduationrequirementsthatwereineffectatthereceivinginstitutionatthetimethestudentenrolledasafirst-yearatthesendinginstitution.Inthecaseofmajorrequirements,atransferstudentmaysatisfythemajorrequirementsineffectatthetimewhenthestudentwasidentifi-ableaspursuingtherecommendedtransferprogramatthesendinginstitution.Theseconditionsareapplicabletoastudentwhohasbeencontinuouslyenrolledatthesendinginstitution.

.07 prograMMaTiC CurrenCy.A.Areceivinginstitutionshallprovidetothe

communitycollegecurrentandaccurateinformationonrecommendedtransferprogramsandthetransferabilitystatusofcourses.Communitycollegestudentsshallhaveaccesstothisinformation.

B. Recommendedtransferprogramsshallbedevelopedwitheachcommunitycollegewhenevernewbaccalaureateprogramsareapprovedbythedegree-grantinginstitution.

C. Whenconsideringcurricularchanges,institutionsshallnotifyeachotheroftheproposedchangesthatmightaffecttransferstudents.Anappropriatemechanismshallbecreatedtoensurethatbothtwo-yearandfour-yearpubliccollegesprovideinputorcommentstotheinstitutionproposingthechange.Sufficientleadtimeshallbepro-videdtoeffectthechangewithminimumdisruption.Transferstudentsarenotrequiredtorepeatequivalentcourseworksuccessfullycompletedatacommunitycollege.

.08 Transfer MeDiaTion CoMMiTTee.A.ThereisaTransferMediationCommittee,

appointedbytheSecretary,whichisrep-resentativeofthepublicfour-yearcollegesanduniversitiesandthecommunitycol-leges,.

B. SendingandreceivinginstitutionsthatdisagreeonthetransferabilityofgeneraleducationcoursesasdefinedbythisChaptershallsubmittheirdisagreementstotheTransferMediationCommittee.TheTransferMediationCommitteeshalladdressgeneralquestionsregardingexistingorpastcoursesonly,notindividualstudentcases,andshallalsoaddressquestionsraisedbyinstitutionsabouttheacceptabilityofnewgeneraleducationcourses.Asappropriate,theCommitteeshallconsultwithfacultyoncurricularissues.

C. ThefindingsoftheTransferMediationCommitteeareconsideredbindingonbothparties.

.09 appeal proCess.A.NoticeofDenialofTransferCreditbya

ReceivingInstitution.

(�)Exceptasprovidedin‘A

(2)ofthisRegulation,thereceivinginsti-tutionshallinformatransferstudentinwritingofthedenialoftransfercreditnotlaterthanmid-semesterofthetransferstu-dent’sfirstsemester,ifallofficialtranscriptshavebeenreceivedatleast�5workingdaysbeforemid-semester.

(3)Iftranscriptsaresubmittedafter�5workingdaysbeforemid-semesterofastudent’sfirstsemester,thereceivinginsti-tutionshallinformthestudentofcredit

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deniedwithin20workingdaysofreceiptoftheofficialtranscript.

(4)Areceivinginstitutionshallincludeinthenoticeofdenialoftransfercredit:

(a)Astatementofthestudent’srighttoappeal;and

(b)Anotificationthattheappealprocessisavailableintheinstitution’scatalog.

(5)Thestatementofthestudent’srighttoappealthedenialshallincludenoticeofthetimelimitationsin‘Bofthisregulation.

B. Astudentbelievingthatthereceivinginstitutionhasdeniedthestudenttransfercreditsinviolationofthischaptermayini-tiateanappealbycontactingthereceivinginstitution’sTransferCoordinatororotherresponsibleofficialofthereceivinginstitu-tionwithin20workingdaysofreceivingnoticeofthedenialofcredit.

C. ResponsebyReceivingInstitution.

(�)Areceivinginstitutionshall:

(a)Establishexpeditiousandsimplifiedproceduresgoverningtheappealofadenialoftransferofcredit;and

(b)Respondtoastudent’sappealwithin�0workingdays.

(2)Aninstitutionmayeithergrantordenyanappeal.Theinstitution’sreasonsfordenyingtheappealshallbeconsistentwiththischapterandconveyedtothestudentinwrittenform.

(3)Unlessastudentappealstothesendinginstitution,thewrittendecisionC(2)ofthisregulationconstitutesthereceivinginstitution’sfinaldecisionandisnotsubjecttoappeal.

D. AppealtoSendingInstitution.

(�)Ifastudenthasbeendeniedtransfercreditafteranappealtothereceivinginstitution,thestudentmayrequestthesendinginstitutiontointercedeonthestudent’sbehalfbycontactingtheTransferCoordinatorofthesendinginstitution.

(2)Astudentshallmakeanappealtothesendinginstitutionwithin�0workingdaysofhavingreceivedthedecisionofthereceivinginstitution.

E. ConsultationbetweenSendingandReceivingInstitutions.

(�)Representativesofthetwoinstitutionsshallhave�5workingdaystoresolvetheissuesinvolvedinanappeal.

(2)Asaresultofaconsultation,thereceivinginstitutionmayaffirm,modify,orreverseitsearlierdecision.

(3)Thereceivinginstitutionshallinformastudentinwritingoftheresultoftheconsul-tation.

(4)Thedecisionarisingoutofaconsulta-tionconstitutesthefinaldecisionofthereceivinginstitutionandisnotsubjecttoappeal.

.10 perioDiC reView.A. ReportsbyReceivingInstitutions.

(�)Thereceivinginstitutionshallreportannuallytheprogressofstudentswhotransferfromtwo-yearandfour-yearinstitu-tionswithintheStatetoeachcommunitycollegeandtotheSecretaryoftheMarylandHigherEducationCommission.

(2)Anannualreportshallincludeongoingreportsonthesubsequentacademicsuccessofenrolledtransferstudents,includinggraduationrates,bymajorsubjectareas.

(3)Areceivinginstitutionshallincludeinthereportscomparableinformationontheprogressofnativestudents.

B. TransferCoordinator.ApublicinstitutionofhighereducationshalldesignateaTransferCoordinator,whoservesasaresourcepersontotransferstudentsateitherthesendingorreceivingcampus.TheTransferCoordinatorisresponsibleforoverseeingtheapplicationofthepoliciesandproceduresoutlinedinthischapterandinterpretingtransferpoliciestotheindividualstudentandtotheinstitu-tion.

C. TheMarylandHigherEducationCommissionshallestablishapermanentStudentTransferAdvisoryCommitteethatmeetsregularlytoreviewtransferissuesandrecommendpolicychangesasneeded.TheStudentTransferAdvisoryCommitteeshalladdressissuesofinterpretationandimple-mentationofthischapter.

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IndexAbsence, Leave of, 55Academic Advising, 45Academic Calendar, 2-3Academic Dishonesty (Misconduct), 52Academic Dismissal, 54Academic Internships, 46,224Academic Policies, 45-56Academic Probation, 53Academic Standing, 53Accreditation, 1Add-Drop (Schedule Change), 49Administrative Offices, 241-251Admission(s), 9Adult Education (See Continuing

Education)Advanced Placement, 46Advising, Academic, 45Affiliations, 229Affirmative Action, 1African and African Diaspora Studies, 60Alcohol Policy, 23Alumni, Association Officers, 239Anthropology Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

61Application(s) Admissions, 9 Fee, 26 Financial Aid, 29 Graduation, 56 International Students, 12 Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), 201 Re-admission, 11 Student Housing, 17Archaeology, Summer Field School, 228Art and Art History Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

66Asian Studies, Description, Requirements, Courses, 74Astronomy Courses, 76Athletics (See Physical Fitness and Recreational

Sport)Attendance, 49Auditing, 42,51Awards (Honors and), 211-220Biochemistry Major, Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

77Biology Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

78Board (Meals), 25Board of Trustees, 236Buckley Amendment, 56Business (See Economics)Business Office (See Expenses)

Calendar, Academic, 2-3Campus Center, 232 Campus Description, 6-8Campus Employment, 31Campus Recreation, 21Campus Store, 231Campus Visit, 9Career Services, 22Careers, Preparation for (See descriptions of specific majors)Catalog Selection, 45Chairs of Academic Departments, 240Change of Schedule, 49Charlotte Hall Fellowship, 227Cheating, 52Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL), 229Chemistry Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

84Chinese (See International Languages and

Cultures)Classification of Students, 52CLEP Examinations, 46Clubs Activities, 20 Sports, 22College Foundation, 238College Goals and Mission, 5-6College History, 5-6Computer Science Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

86Concurrent Enrollment Program, 227Continuing Education Program, 227Core Curriculum Introduction, 33 Requirements, 36-41Costs (see Expenses)Counseling Center, 22Course(s) Course Numbers, 57 Frequency of Offerings, 57 Interpretation of Numbers, 57 Load, 45 Overload, 45 Registration, 45Credit/No-Credit Grading, 50Credit by Examination, 46Cross-Disciplinary Studies, 35 African and African Diaspora Studies, 60 Asian Studies, 75 Democracy Studies, 91 Environmental Studies, 106 Museum Studies, 139 Neurosciences, 148 Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 198 27�

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Dance (See Theater, Film, and Media Studies)Dean of Students, 15Dean’s List, 211Declaring a Major, 34Declaring a Minor, 35Degree(s), 35 Candidacy for, 56 Degree vs. Non-degree Status, 10 General College Requirements, 35 Core Curriculum Requirements, 36Democracy Studies, 91Deposits, 27Dining Services, 17Directory of Trustees, Faculty and Staff, 235Disabilities (students with) 12Dishonesty, Academic, 52Dismissal, Academic, 54Diversity, 20Dormitories (See Residence Halls)Dramatic Arts (See Theater, Film, and Media

Studies)Drop-Add (Schedule Change), 49Drug Policy, 23Early Decision, 9Early Matriculation, 10Economics Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

93Education (See Teacher Education Program)Educational Studies, 98Electives (See degree requirements under specific

majors)E-Mail (Student), 23Employment, Campus, 31Engineering, Dual Degree Program with Univ.

Maryland-College Park, 160English Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

99Environmental Studies, Description, Requirements, Courses, 106Escort Service, 23Evaluation (See Grading), 50Exchange Programs, 224Expenses, 25-29Experimental Courses, 43Facilities, 231-233Faculty, 251-261 (See also under Major Fields)Family Education Right to Privacy Act (FERPA),

56Federal Report - Teacher Education, 203Fees (See Expenses)Fellowships (See Scholarships)Field of Study (See Major Fields)Field Studies, 225Film (see Theater, Film and Media Studies

Financial Aid, 29-31First-Year Students Admission Requirements, 9 Application Deadline, 9 Classification of, 52Food Service (See Board)Foreign Language (See International Languages

and Cultures)Foundation, College, 238French (See International Languages and Cultures)Freshman (See First-Year Student)Full-Time Student Status, 45General College Requirements, 35Geology Course, 147German (See International Languages and

Cultures)George Washington University (Internship

Program), 225Goals of the College, 6Government, Student, 19Grade-Point Average (GPA), 52Grading, 50 Change of Grade, 50Graduate Program (M.A.T.), 201Graduation Application, 56 Participation in Ceremony, 56Grants (See Financial Aid), 29-31Harassment, 1Health and Counseling Services Center, 22Health Science Careers, 169Historic St. Mary’s City, 229History Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

108History of St. Mary’s College, 6-8Honor Societies, 211Honors and Awards, 211-220 Dean’s List, 211 For Graduating Seniors (Latin Honors), 211 Nitze Scholars Program, 211 St. Mary’s Scholars, 211Housing (See Residence Halls)Human Studies Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

117Incomplete Work, 51Independent Study, 47 (See also course listings in individual fields)International Baccalaureate Program, 46International Education, 48, 221International Students, 12, 221International Languages and Cultures Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

120 Chinese, 125 French, 126

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German, 128 Latin American Studies, 129 Spanish, 131 Translation Courses, 134Internship Program, 46, 224Interviews, On-Campus, 9Intramural Sports, 20Judicial Affairs, 19Junior, Classification as, 52Languages, Chinese, French, German, Spanish

(See International Languages and Cultures) Latin American Studies (See International

Languages and Cultures)Latin Honors, 211Leave of Absence, 55Liberal Arts Curriculum, 33Library, 231Literature (See English and also International

Languages and Cultures)Loans (See Financial Aid), 31Mandatory Fees, 25Major Fields Anthropology, 61 Art and Art History, 66 Biochemistry, 77 Biology, 78 Chemistry, 84 Computer Science, 86 Economics, 93 Engineering (See Physics), 160 English, 99 History, 108 Human Studies, 117 International Languages and

Cultures, 120 Mathematics, 135 Music, 141 Natural Science, 146 Philosophy, 151 Physics, 158 Political Science, 163 Psychology, 171 Public Policy Studies, 177 Religious Studies, 179 Sociology, 185 Student-Designed, 188 Theater, Film, and Media Studies, 190Major, The, 34Maryland Higher Education Commission,

Academic Regulations, 263Maryland Residence, 12Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), 201Mathematics Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

135Meals (See Board)Media Center, 231

Medical Careers, 169Medical Services (See Health and Counseling)Merit Awards, Presidential, 30Mid-term Reports, 50Military Personnel, 12Minor, The, 34Minors African and African Diaspora Studies, 60 Art History, 67 Art Studio, 67 Asian Studies, 75 Biology, 79 Computer Science, 87 Democracy Studies, 91 Economics, 95 Educational Studies, 98 Environmental Studies, 106 Film and Media Studies, 192 History, 109 International Languages and Cultures (Chinese,

French, German, Spanish), 120 Mathematics, 136 Museum Studies, 139 Music, 142 Neurosciences, 148 Philosophy, 152 Physics, 159 Political Science, 164 Religious Studies, 181 Theater Studies, 192 Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 198Mission Statement, 5-6Multicultural (Diversity), 20Museum Studies, 139Music Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

141National Student Exchange (NSE), 224Natural Science Major, 146Neurosciences, 148Nitze Scholars Program Introduction, 41 Requirements, 149Non-Credit Courses, 227Non-Credit Grade, 50Non-Degree Students, 10Non-Residence, Maryland, 12 Occupations, Preparation for (See descriptions of

specific majors)Off-Campus Housing, 17Off-Campus Internships, 46,224Open House, Admissions, 9Orientation, 19Oxford Program, 222Part-time Study, 11Payments, 26Payment Plan, 27

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151Physical Education (See Physical Fitness and

Recreational Sport)Physical Fitness and Recreational Sport Club Sports, 20 Courses and Faculty, 155 Intramurals, 21 Varsity, 21Physics Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

158Plagiarism, 52Political Science Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

163Pre-Health Science Program, 169Pre-Law, 170Pre-Matriculation Program, 10President, 239Presidential Merit Awards, 30Privacy, Right to, 56Probation, Academic, 53Productions (Theater and Music), 21Programs of Study, 58-59Provost, Office of, 239Psychology Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

171Public Policy Studies Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

177Public Safety, 23Publications (Student), 20Radio Station (WSMC), 20Re-admission, 11Recreation, 21Refunds, 28Registration, 45Religious Life on Campus, 21Religious Studies Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

179Repeating Coursework, 50Requirements Admission, 9-13 Core Curriculum 36-41 Degree, 35 General College Admission, 9-13 Major Fields (See individual majors)Residence, Maryland, 12Residence Halls, 15-19Residence Halls, Cost of (See Expenses)Residence Life, 15-19Room Fees, 25Sailing Center, 232

Sailing Courses (See Physical Fitness and Recreational Sport)

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Foundation, 238St. Mary’s County History and Description, 7St. Mary’s Project, 34St. Mary’s Scholars, 211St. Mary's Scholarship, 30Schedule Change of, 49 Final Exams, 2-3 Scholarships (See Financial Aid)Science (See Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry,

Natural Science, and Physics)Scholars Program, Nitze, 41, 149Second Bachelor’s Degree, 35Security (See Public Safety)Senior, Classification as, 52Service and Social Change, 20Social Science Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

184Sociology Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

185Sophomores, Classification of, 52Spanish (See International Languages and

Cultures)Sports (See Physical Fitness and Recreational

Sport)Staff Directory, 241-251Student Activities, 19Student-designed Major, 188Student E-Mail, 23Student Government Association (SGA), 19Student Life and Services, 15-24Students with Disabilities, 12Study Abroad (See International Education)Study Tours, 189Summer Programs, 228Summer Session, 227Table of Contents, 1Teacher Certification, 42, 201Teacher Education Program Courses and Faculty, 201 Federal Report, 203Teaching (See Master of Arts in Teaching)Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 12Theater, Film, and Media Studies, Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses,

190Title II Compliance Report, 203Transcript Request, 55Transfer of Credits, 48Trustees, Board of, 236Tuition (See Expenses)Valedictorian, 211

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Varsity Sports (See Physical Fitness and Recreational Sport)Veterans’ Benefits, 31Waterfront, 232Withdrawal From a course, 51 From the College, 54Women Studies (See Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) Description, Requirements, Faculty, Courses, 198

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18952 E. Fisher RoadSt. Mary’s City, Maryland 20686-3001

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