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CONTENTS

The College

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The College Environment

4

Admission and Financial Aid

8

The Return to College Program

14

The Academic Program

16

Courses of Study

28

Costs and Fees

77

Organization of the College

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Important Dates

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Map of the College

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Index

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Suzanne Feese '84 majored in astron-
jmy and physics as u^ell as economics
%t Agnes Scott and is studying at Yale
Jniversity Law School.

Pediatrician Anne English Walker '76
najored in classics at Agnes Scott and
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Dlecular Genetics, Dr. Jasemine Choy
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m Agnes Scott in 1977 and a Ph. D.
molecular biophysics from Florida
ite University in 1982.

Harry S. Truman Scholar from
mth Carolina, W. Burlette Carter
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jm Harvard Lau- School in 1985.
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lla Burdette '81, Georgia s first female .
Rhodes Scholar, majored in inath at i
Agnes Scott. Earning a B. A. in Eng-
lish language and literature and a his-
tory of art diploma from Oxford, she t
is working toward a master's of archi-
lecture at Princeton University.

A Julie Gilreath '85 works as a television
anchor and reporter for WMGT in
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A DISTINCTIVE
COLLEGE

4 Agnes Scott is a distinctive college. We exist for that process in which women come
o self-possession. We are a place where women come into their own, where each
)ecomes her own person. Of course, our graduates often become professors, scientists,
eachers, physicians, lawyers, businesswomen, ministers, master-potters, and play-
vrights. We cannot make them any of these things, but we can help them achieve
hat self-possession without which no woman in our society can undertake any of these
)ccupations. Working towards that achievement is what we students, faculty, and
dministration do best, and it is not something that you can find in every college
md university.

It is obvious to me that the liberal arts are the means for the vast majority, the
lecessary means by which this self-possession is achieved. After all, the original
neaning of the liberal arts is the arts of the free man as opposed to the arts of the
ervile man. And at Agnes Scott we give new meaning to the liberal arts the arts of
he free woman ... in my notion of the liberal arts, I put a lot of weight on the idea
)f the arts in the phrase "liberal arts." Too frequently the word "art" means fine art.
4any think that liberal arts education means education in fine arts, music, and literature.
\nd, of course, fine arts, music, and literature are at the heart of liberal arts. But one
nakes a mistake if she thinks art means only fine arts. In fact, the word "art" is the
isual translation for the Greek word techne which, covers both fine arts and crafts,
md some other activities as well. Techne is the root of our own words "technology" and
technique," and it means basically a kind of mastery or skill. The liberal arts are the
nastery, the skill or the craft of being a free person.

But what is the craft of being a free person? It is the craft of determining oneself,
he craft of being independent, self-directed, self-possessed . . . freedom is the oppor-
unity and the ability to shape one's life to determine oneself, to come into possession
)f oneself and thus to take up responsibilities. W

Richard D. Parry

Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Philosophy

Senior Investiture
Agnes Scott College
October 27, 1985

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE COLLEGE

THE COLLEGE

PURPOSE

In a rapidly changing world of increasing mechani:ation and
complexity, Agnes Scott College continues to put taith in the life
of the mind and the spirit and in the liberating power of knowledge.
Agnes Scott was founded for the purpose ot "establishing, per-
petuating, and conducting a liberal arts college for the higher
education of women under auspices distinctly favorable to the
maintenance ot the faith and practice of the Christian religion."

As a liberal arts college tor undergraduate women, the College's
purpose has been elaborated as:

L to help the student gain a basic acquaintance with each of three
broad areas of knowledge the humanities, natural sciences and
mathematics, and social sciences and competence in a particular
phase of one area;

2. to develop through such study those qualities ot mind
analytical, critical, and imaginative which enable the student to
use the treasure of the past and modern contributions to knowl-
edge, to enrich her lite and to seek solutions to age-old and new
problems;

3. to develop an appreciation tor excellence and tor creative
achievement in all tields;

4. to encourage the student to de\'elop a spiritual commitment

"There is no one image of the Agnes Scott woman. Perhaps the one
thing that distinguishes her is that she is intellectually alive all her life
President Ruth A. Schmidt

and a set of values which give vitality, meaning, and direction to
her life;

5. to foster a concern tor human worth and needs, physical as welM
as intellectual and spiritual;

6. to cultivate a sense of responsibility to her society, both within
the college community and beyond.

HISTORY

Agnes Scott began with the faith and vision of a small group ot
Presbyterians in Decatur, Georgia. They organized a Christian
school in July 1889, and, under the intluence of the Reverend
Frank Henry Gaines, minister of the Decatur Presbyterian
Church, they decided that the school would primarily educate
girls and young women. Founded in that year as the Decatur
Female Seminary, the school occupied a rented house and had
slightly over $5,000 of subscribed capital. There were four teachers
educating 63 students studying at grammar-school level.

In the spring of 1890, Colonel George Washington Scott, a
leading Decatur businessman, gave $40,000 to provide "a home"
for the school. Colonel Scott had earlier provided 40 percent of
the initial capital, and his gift to the new school was the largest
sum given to education in Georgia up to that time. In recognition
of his interest and support, the board of trustees changed the
school's name to Agnes Scott Institute in honor ot Colonel Scott's :
mother.

Within 10 years the Institute gained accreditation as a secondary \
school. In 1906 it was chartered as Agnes Scott College, and it
awarded its first degrees. In 1907 the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools accredited the College, which became the
first college or university in Georgia to receive regional accredita-
tion. In 1920 the College earned the Association of American
Universities approval, and in 1926 the United Chapters of Phi
Beta Kappa granted it a charter. Agnes Scott is also a charter
member of the American Association of University Women and of l|
the Southern University Conference.

Throughout its history, Agnes Scott has sought to maintain the
ideals voiced by its founders: ". . . the formation and development
of Christian character" and "a high standard of scholarship." The
College is proud of its Presbyterian heritage and is a member of the,
Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities related to
the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A. ). Its board of trustees is a
selt-perpetuating body. Its academic program firmly adheres to the
traditional liberal arts disciplines. Academic and extracurricular
opportunities supplement this to meet the changing needs of
women in our society.

From modest beginnings, the permanent assets of the College
have grown to over $100 million, of which some $55 million is in
endowment. From a single house on a small lot, Agnes Scott has
expanded to 20 buildings on some 100 acres. Since its founding in
1889, five presidents have served: Frank Henry Gaines ( 1889-
1923), James Ross McCain (1923- 1951), Wallace McPherson
Alston (1951-1973), Marvin Banks Perry, Jr. (1973-1982), and
Ruth Ann Schmidt ( 1982-present).

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THE COLLEGE

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT

THE COLLEGE
ENVIRONMENT

THE CAMPUS

Agnes Scott's wooded lOO-acre campus is in Decatur, a small city
just 15 minutes hy rapid transit from the heart ot downtown
Atlanta. The College's buildings range in architecture from
Victorian Agnes Scott Hall, built in 1891, to modern Gothic Dana
Fine Arts Building designed in 1965 by renowned architect John
Portman.

The buildings are well equipped for living and learning. The
College is renovating the campus in anticipation of its centennial
in 1989. Already renovated are Rebekah Scott Residence Hall,
Agnes Scott Hall, and Jennie D. Inman Hall. Inman Hall features
loft rooms located on the first floor where 19-toot ceilings once
dwarfed students and furnishings. A new track and playing field
were just completed. Renovations underway include landscaping

the George W. and Irene K. Woodruff Quadrangle, transforming
the former infirmary and gymnasium into a student center, and
major work in Presser Hall and Letitia Pate Evans Dining Hall. For
an artist's view of the Agnes Scott campus and projected renova-
tions leading to 1989, see the map on Page 86.

RESIDENCE HALLS

Students live and study in a small residential community. Resi-
dents elect a president and council for each residence hall. A
senior resident, who is a member of the dean of students' staff, is
available for conferences when needed. All regulations governing
the college community are set forth in the Student Handbook,
which is given to each student on her arrival.

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All rooms cost the same. Furnishings include single beds,
mattresses and pillows, dressers, chairs, study tables, and book-
cases. Each student must furnish her own desk lamp.

Except for Return to College students, full-time students must
live in a College residence hall or with parents, close relatives, or
spouse. Students who wish to change from resident to nonresident
status or nonresident to resident status must obtain permission
from the dean of students.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Since 1939, the Student Government Association has had the
major responsibility for governing the lives of the students at
Agnes Scott. This responsibility is shared with the College
administration. The Student Government Association acts as a
liaison between the students and administration and faculty.

The Student Government Association aims to encourage
leadership qualities that will serve students in many ways after
graduation. Students take an active role in shaping the policies
and regulations of the College. The president of Student Govern-
ment, the president of Honor Court, and the president of Inter-
dormitory Council are full-voting members ot the Judicial Review
Committee of the College in all student-oriented matters.

Elected members ot Representative Council, Honor Court,
Interdormitory Council, and Dormitory Councils direct activities
of students. Working closely with student government is the Board
of Student Activities, which coordinates programs of all student
organizations including Arts Council, Athletic Association,
Christian Association, and Social Council. These groups correlate
campus activities with the needs of the College community.

ORIENTATION

A student Orientation Council plans orientation for new students.
All of the College community help to provide a wide spectrum of
activities, both academic and social, on the campus and in
metropolitan Atlanta.

THE HONOR SYSTEM

The Honor System prox'ides the cornerstone of life at Agnes Scott.
The Honor System is built on the freedom to grow responsibly in
social and academic life. Each member of the college community is
committed to develop and uphold high standards of honesty and
behavior. Self-scheduled exams, unproctored quizzes, and
unlocked rooms in the residence halls are among the benefits
enjoyed by students. Upon entrance each student agrees to live by
the Honor System and to uphold the standards and regulations
outlined in the Student Handbook. A student who fails to do so
may be suspended or dismissed. In either case, the judicial Review
Committee takes final action, upon the recommendation of the
appropriate student or faculty body.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Agnes Scott offers a broad range of activities for students. A
number of special interest clubs (creative writing, dance, drama,
foreign language, music, politics, and sports) are open to students.
Through the faculty-student College Events Committee, the
College brings to the campus lecturers, visiting scholars, and
distinguished artistic performers. Language clubs Spanish,
French, and German offer opportunities to converse in the
language and to learn about another country and culture. Student
publications are the Profile, the campus newspaper; the Silhouette,

the student yearbook; and Aurora, a literary magazine. Arts
Council coordinates and stimulates creative expression and
participation in the arts. Exhibitions of paintings and other art
objects appear regularly in the Dalton Galleries. The Studio
Dance Theatre studies contemporary dance and performs each
spring. The Glee Club's 50 members present several concerts
throughout the year. Blackfriars, the College drama group,
performs three major productions each year.

The Athletic Association offers a variety of athletic activities in
individual and team sports. The Dolphin Club, formed in 1935,
develops the art of synchronized swimming. Intercollegiate
participation is sponsored in tennis and cross country. Soccer,
volleyball and basketball teams play a complete schedule of games
at the club level.

Other student groups include Orientation Council; Social
Council, which aids students in participating fully in campus
activities; Students for Black Awareness; Chimo, the club for
international students; Spirit Committee; and Students Working
For Awareness.

COLLEGE CHAPLAIN

The college chaplain provides regular opportunities for worship
together on campus and works with the student Christian
Association to create campus-wide activities for spiritual develop
ment. In addition, the chaplain is available for pastoral care and
counseling services. The chaplain seeks to make the insights of thee
Christian faith available to students while respecting each
student's personality and religious traditions.

HEALTH SERVICES

Student Health Services are provided on campus by a profession!
staff consisting of two nationally certified nurse practitioners
working with physician consultants in internal medicine, gynec(
ogy and psychiatry. Services include routine care for minor
illnesses, health education, and counseling. Staff can refer
students to medical or other specialists and monitor (under
medical supervision) special health problems.

The student health program stresses prevention of illness or
injury, promotes self-care, and teaches positive health habits.
Students receive materials and counseling in nutrition, exercise,
rest, relaxation, management of minor health problems, and
examinations for early detection of other health problems.

Resident students are eligible for all services provided at the
health center. The residence fee entitles the boarding student to
an initial evaluation and treatment of selected health problems by
the nurse practitioner or referral to the appropriate medical
resource. Students must pay for allergy injections, laboratory tests,
prescription drugs as well as services rendered by local emergency
rooms, hospitals, or private physicians. Students should have
insurance identification cards when consulting with outside
health agencies. Resident students are urged to consult with the
nurse practitioner before seeking off-campus health care.

Nonresident students ask the nurse practitioner for an off-
campus referral for treatment, but they are not eligible for other
services from the health center.

Students with serious illness or accident victims will be referred
to local hospitals. The College reserves the right, if parents or
guardians cannot be reached, to make decisions concerning
emergency health problems for any student who is a minor. The
parent or guardian of a minor should sign that portion of the
Entrance Health Record necessary for this right.

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ADMISSION

Agnes Scott College admits students of diverse backgrounds,
interests, and talents whose academic and personal qualities
promise success. Qualified students ot any race, age, creed,
national or ethnic origin are encouraged to apply. The College
admits qualified handicapped students and makes every effort to
meet the needs of such students. Agnes Scott College is authorized
under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant foreign nationals.

Admission decisions are made by the Committee on Admissions,
which includes the dean of the College, the director of Admis-
sions, and three faculty members. The committee considers each
student and examines evidence of sound academic training,
ability, motivation, maturity, and integrity. Every completed
application receives a thorough review.

Agnes Scott admits well-qualified students without regard to
financial need. An applicant's financial situation is considered
after an admission decision has been made by the Admissions
Committee. Students are admitted on the basis of their academic
and personal records and promise, not on family financial
circumstances.

The Financial Aid Program at Agnes Scott is designed to make
an Agnes Scott education affordable to every student who is
admitted. The financial need of a student accepted for admission is
evaluated by the Financial Aid Office. A financial aid plan is
developed which meets 100 percent of the student's demonstrated
need. The plan consists of grant, loan, and work components.

During the academic year 1985-86, grant, loan, and work funds
were used by approximately 75 percent ot the student body to meet
their educational expenses.

The College also offers scholarships based on merit rather than
need. Awarded annually, they are renewable and range from $100
to full tuition. Academic scholarships usually have early applica-
tion deadlines, and interested applicants should call the Admis-
sions Office for details.

General information

The application. Applications for admission are distributed by the
Admissions Office. Students may also use the Common Applica-
tion, which is a form shared by a national group of selective private
colleges. The Common Application may be obtained in high
school guidance offices.

The application for admission should be mailed, together with a
$25 nonrefundable application fee, to: Office of Admissions,
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia 30030. The fee may be
submitted in the form of a check or money order to Agnes Scott
College. The Admissions Office considers requests for fee waivers
on an individual basis.

Agnes Scott subscribes to the May 1 Candidates Reply Date of
the College Board. The $250 enrollment fee is refundable for
Scholarship and Regular Decision applicants until May 1.
Entrance requirements. A student's record of achievement in
secondary school is the most reliable indicator of college success.
Successful candidates for admission usually graduate in the top 30
percent of their high school class and present a minimum of four

academic units each year. Courses include four years of English,
two years of one foreign language, three years of mathematics
(algebra I and II, geometry), one or more years of laboratory
science (biology, chemistry, physics), and one or more years of
social studies. Students may be accepted for admission without the
recommended number of courses in a particular field.
Entrance examinations. Applicants must present results of either
the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Test
(ACT). The SAT is preferred by the Admissions Committee.
These examinations should be taken in the spring of the junior
year or, at the latest, by December of the senior year. The Admis-
sions Committee considers the highest scores presented by an
applicant.

The committee recommends that applicants submitting the
SAT also present results from three CEEB Achievement Tests,
including English composition (with or without essay), and
mathematics level I. A student who wishes to be tested in a subject
which will not be continued beyond the eleventh grade should
take the test in the late spring of the junior year. Achievement test
scores will be requested in cases where the Admissions Committee,
needs additional information. They will also be used for placement
and academic counseling.

Information about the SAT, achievement tests, and ACT may
be obtained in high school guidance offices. Students may write for
information directly to the College Board Admissions Testing
Program, Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey 08541, or to the Test
Administration Department, American College Testing Program,
RO. Box 168, Iowa City, Iowa 52243.
Advanced placement credit. Credit toward the Agnes Scott
degree may be given for scores of four or five on the following
Advanced Placement Examinations of the College Entrance
Examination Board taken in secondary school. Art (history,
studio), biology, chemistry, English (language and composition,
literature and composition), French (language, literature),
German (language), history (American, European), Latin
(Vergil, Catullus-Horace), mathematics (calculus AB, or a score
of 3 on BC), music (theory), physics (B, C mechanics, C electricity-
magnetism), Spanish (language, literature).

Credit toward the Agnes Scott degree may be given for scores of
five, six, or seven on the higher level examinations of the Interna-
tional Baccalaureate taken in secondary school.

Students who have participated in joint enrollment programs
with accredited colleges and universities may receive credit for
grades of C or better if the college issues an official transcript and
certifies that the course was a regular college course taught at the
college by a regular member of the college faculty. Final determina-
tion of credit for joint enrollment courses will be made by the dean
or associate dean of the College.

All inquiries and materials connected with advanced placement
credit should be directed to the associate dean of the College.
Interviews and overnight visits. Agnes Scott recommends an
on-campus inter\'iew for all high school juniors and seniors. The
student becomes better acquainted with the College, and a visit iS|
very useful when making the final college choice. An interview is

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also helpful to the Admissions Committee when evaluating an
application. Student-led tours, class visits, and overnight stays in
residence halls can he scheduled during the visit. To schedule an
interview, write or telephone the Admissions Office at least a week
in advance.

Agnes Scott alumnae are availahle in many areas of the country
to talk to prospective students about Agnes Scott. Candidates tor
admission can find the name and address of the alumnae represen-
tative closest to them by contacting the Agnes Scott Admissions
Office.

For information call or write:
Director ot Admissions
.\gnes Scott College
East College Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
(404)371-6285
In GA 1-800-822-4999
National 1-800-235-6602

Medical report. All applicants who accept the College's offer ot
admission must submit a complete medical history, including a
certificate of examination by their physicians, as well as results ot
immunizations and chest X-ray. Medical Report Forms are mailed
to enrolling students and must be received by the dean of students
by August 1.

Secondary school students

Applying as a senior. Seniors should apply for admission aftet
September 1 and before March 1 of the senior year. Credentials
required are: a completed application form, a high school trans-
cript, scores from the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and/or the
American College Test (ACT), and guidance counselor's recom-
mendation.

Agnes Scott admits students according to the following
application plans.
First Choice/Early Decision

(The applicant agrees to withdraw all other college applications
after receiving notice of admission from Agnes Scott),
application deadline: December 1
notification date: December 15
reply date; January 1
Scholarship Decision
application deadline: January 15
notification date: February 1
reply date: March 15
Regular Decision
application deadline: March 1
notification date: April 1
reply date: April 15

Joint enrollment for seniors. Some high school seniors are ready
to take college courses before graduation. Under the Joint
Enrollment Program, high school seniors (male or female) may
take some courses at Agnes Scott. At the end of the year, the
student receives both a high school diploma and college credit.
These students must be approved for admission by the director of
admissions and are admitted to specific courses by the dean or
associate dean ot the College. A candidate must submit a high
school transcript, a record of SAT or ACT scores, and a letter from
the high school counselor giving a general recommendation and
specific course approval. A limited number of nonrenewable
merit-based scholarships are available to qualified female Joint
Enrollment students.

Admission after junior year. A student judged to be ready for
college after her junior year of high school may be admitted to

Agnes Scott College. The student must be mature, academicalhlj
prepared, and strongly recommended for this program by her
school. Most high schools grant a diploma after a student com-
pletes freshman courses at Agnes Scott. A student considering thl
possibility should consult her high school guidance office.
Successful applicants are classified as Agnes Scott freshmen andi
use the normal application procedures and dates.
International students. International students are encouraged ti
send their completed forms early in order to avoid postal delays.
Foreign nationals whose first language is not English should alscM
submit the results of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language). Information may be obtained from the local U.S.
Office of Information or by writing to the TOEFL Program,
Educational Testing Service, Box 899, Princeton, New Jersey
08541.

College students

Transfer students. Agnes Scott welcomes applications from
transfer students, including graduates of two-year colleges.
Transfer applicants are admitted on the basis of academic and
personal achievement and motivation. In addition to completed
application forms, each applicant must submit standardized testi

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initiative: a transcript of record, including a statement of good
_ ^^^^^^^^ standing; a letter of approval from the student's college dean

\ "~1 indicating approval of the plan and of specific courses to be taken

[_ ' tor transfer credit.

3re results (SAT or ACT), an official transcript of high school
d college work, a copy of her current college catalog, one letter
recommendation from a college professor who taught the
plicant an academic subject, and a statement of good standing,
^nsfer students are also urged to visit Agnes Scott for an
terview in the Admissions Office.

Transfer students must complete the junior and senior years at
?nes Scott and earn a minimum of 60 semester-hours in academic
bjects at the College.

Transfer applications are accepted for the fall and spring
Tiesters. Admissions decisions are made and announced as
plications are completed and openings remain available.
Transfer credit may be given for courses taken at accredited
ititutions, provided the student has earned a C or better and the
urses fall within the scope of Agnes Scott's curriculum. Students
shing to apply a substantial portion of work earned elsewhere
vard their major should check with the Office of the Dean of the
illege.

ansient students. Students in good standing at other colleges
ly enroll as transient students at Agnes Scott for one or more
nesters and take one or more courses. A request for admission as
ransient student should be filed in writing with the dean of the
lilege and supported by the following items sent at the student's

FINANCIAL AID

Agnes Scott makes every effort to meet 100 percent of the
demonstrated financial need of all applicants accepted for admis-
sion. In 1985-86 approximately 75 percent of the student body
received aid in amounts ranging from $100 to full room, board,
and tuition. Demonstrated need is determined on the basis of the
College Scholarship Service Financial Aid Form.

Students interested in financial assistance at Agnes Scott must
apply for all federal and state grants which may be available to
rhem. Students are encouraged to investigate the possibility of aid
through community agencies, local foundations, corporations,
unions, and religious and civic groups.

For more information on financing an Agnes Scott education,
see On Financing a College Education, which is mailed to all
prospective students, and is available from the Admissions Office.
Prospective students may also contact their high school coun-
selors, local libraries, or the Agnes Scott director of financial aid
for further information.

Government sources

Federal programs. Two grant programs provide federal grant
funds. The Pell Grant Program makes need-based awards based on
information provided on the Financial Aid Form (FAF). These
grants are for a maximum of $2,100 for 1986-87. Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grants range from $200 to $2,000.
Completing the FAF is all that is necessary to apply for both of
these programs.

Federal College Work Study funds provide a portion of salaries
paid to students who are awarded campus jobs as part of their
financial aid package.

The Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSLP) enables
students to borrow directly from banks, credit unions, savings and
loan associations, and other participating lenders. These low-inter-
est loans are guaranteed by a state agency or insured by the federal
government. Repayment of Guaranteed Student Loans begins six
months after students graduate, withdraw, or enroll on less than a
half-time basis. Any student who has difficulty in locating a
Guaranteed Student Loan lender should contact the Agnes Scott
College Financial Aid Office for assistance.

The federal Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
assist independent students as well as parents of dependent
students. Under this program, interest accrues at 12 percent and
repayment begins 60 days after disbursement. This 12 percent
interest rate can fluctuate depending upon the bond equi\'alent
rates of 91 -day treasury bills.

Students may get applications for both federal loan programs
from participating local lenders. Inquiries about the loans may also
be addressed to the Financial Aid Office.
Georgia Tuition Equalization Grants. Georgia residents who
were legal residents of Georgia for the 12 months immediately
preceding enrollment and who are enrolled for at least 12 semester-
hours qualify for tuition grants through the Georgia Grant
Program for Private Colleges. The Georgia Tuition Equalization
Grants ($825 per student for the 1986-87 session) are not based
on financial need. Georgia residents who are full-time students
and who demonstrate substantial financial need also qualify for
Student Incentive Grants, which range from $150 to $450 per

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lGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID

ear. The common application form for the Georgia programs must
e filed yearly and is available in high school guidance offices or
"le Agnes Scott Financial Aid Office.

'oUege sources

Jeed-based scholarships. An Agnes Scott financial aid award
sually combines a grant, Guaranteed Student Loan, and the offer
f campus employment. Students may choose to decline the loan
r the employment portions ot their package. Grants and loans are
pplied toward students' accounts. Students pay no interest while
[tending Agnes Scott, and repayment begins after withdrawal or
raduation. Students are paid for campus employment by a
iweekly payroll check.

Financial aid awards are made for one year, but they are
;newable on evidence of continued financial need as indicated by
\e completion of an FAF each year. All students must make
itisfactory academic progress toward the completion of their
sgrees to continue to receive financial assistance. Usually
isistance is available only for the equivalent ot eight semesters of
lU-time study.

Students receiving financial aid who withdraw from the College
Liring the refund period will not receive refunds personally,
istead, the refund will go back into the various accounts of the
rograms from which they received funds. In cases where students
ithdraw from the College and have received cash for nondirect
3ucational expenses, repayment of unused funds may be necessary-.
icademic scholarships. In addition to need-based grants, loans,
id campus jobs, Agnes Scott offers scholarships based on
:ademic performance and promise. Honor scholarships award
om $3,500 to full tuition annually to outstanding students,
lentennial Scholarships award from $2,000 to full tuition
rinually to students who show academic and leadership potential,
fudents must submit all application materials to Agnes Scott by a
lecified deadline (usually in mid-january) and they must
dicate interest in competing for the Agnes Scott Honor or
entennial Awards on the application for admission. The Admis-
3ns Office can provide further information about either of these
ograms.

Other academic scholarships include the Charles A. Dana
:holarships for sophomores, juniors, and seniors which
cognize leadership potential and academic promise. The
annette Hopkins Scholarships in music are awarded annually to
fidents planning to major in music on the basis of musical talent
[id promise. These renewable scholarships for $2,000 each year
cognize musical talent and promise. See the Admissions Office
p" applications and information about audition. Agnes Scott
[fers several four-year scholarships annually through the National
lerit Scholarship Corporation. Recipients are selected from
(lalists who have designated Agnes Scott as their college choice
ad receive from $500 to $2,000 a year. The Huguenot Society of
jmerica awards the Marie L. Rose Scholarship of $1,000 to a

Iing sophomore, junior, or senior who presents proof of eligibility
a Huguenot descendant. The Financial Aid Office has these
plications, which must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office
later than June 1.
arent Loan Plan. The Agnes Scott Parent Loan Plan is funded
id opetated by the College for families in the $30,000 to $80,000
come range. Loans range from $1,000 to $7, 500 at a low interest
te. Repayment is made monthly over an extended period,
antact the Agnes Scott College Financial Aid Office for further
formation.

udent responsibilities in receiving financial assistance.
udents are responsible for knowing and complying with all

instructions and regulations of the various student assistance
programs. All financial aid programs must be applied for yearly.

The Financial Aid Office may make exceptions to the satisfac-
tory progress rule in special circumstances. Students who are
readmitted after an absence from the College must complete
appropriate forms necessary for applying for institutional, state,
and federal funds. To receive funds from these sources, students
must be in good standing and be making satisfactory progress in
their course of study. A copy of the College's statement of Financial
Aid Satisfactory Progress is available from the Financial Aid
Office.

Application procedure. Freshman applicants seeking financial
assistance must file a Financial Aid Form (FAF) with the College
Scholarship Service (CSS) in Princeton, New Jersey. High school
guidance offices have these forms, which should be filed between
January 1 and February 15 for priority consideration. Prospective
students should indicate their interest in financial assistance on
the Agnes Scott application for admission. There is no Agnes
Scott financial aid form.

Enrolled students seeking aid for the next session should obtain
a FAF from the Financial Aid Office. Instructions for applying are
posted on the official bulletin board at the beginning of the fall
semester. Transfer applicants may obtain a copy of the FAF from
the Admissions Office. They also should arrange to have a
financial aid transcript from all institutions previously attended
sent to the Agnes Scott director of financial aid.
Determination of College awards. The amount of financial aid
granted to a student is based on need, which is defined as the
difference between the cost of attending Agnes Scott and the
family's financial resources. The Financial Aid Office detetmines
from the CSS Financial Aid Form the amount of family resources
which should be available to the student for college expenses.
Among the factors used in the analysis are: family and student
income and assets (including the student's summer earnings),
taxes, medical expenses, extraordinary debts and expenses,
current living expenses and retirement allowances, number of
dependents, and number of children in college. The Financial Aid
Office requires signed copies of the federal income tax return for
both the student and her parents for the calendar year before each
academic year for which the student requests aid. These should be
submitted to the Financial Aid Office when requested. Students
must also inform the Financial Aid Office of any significant
changes in the financial situation of their families which might
require an increase or decrease in aid.

Notification. New students receive notice of their financial aid
awards shortly after they have been accepted for admission, if their
financial aid applications are complete.

Confidentiality of awards. Since the amount of an award reflects
a family's financial circumstances, College personnel consider the
award a private matter among the student, her parents, and the
Financial Aid Office. In accordance with the legislation titled
"The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974", Agnes
Scott will not release this information to others without the
student's written consent.

International students. A limited amount of financial aid based
on need is available for international students. International
students may obtain both the CSS Declaration and Certification
of Finances and the Financial Aid Application for Students in
Foreign Countries from the Admissions Office. International
students must be able to provide their own transportation,
vacation and summer expenses, and health insurance. March 1 is
the deadline for receipt of all admissions and financial aid
documents from international students interested in aid.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE RETURN TO COLLEGE PROC iRA

THE RETURN TO
COLLEGE PROGRAM

3NES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE RETURN TO COLLEGE PROGRAM

gjnes Scott College is committed to assisting women beyond
iditional college age to pursue their educational objectives in a
ogram suited to their indi\'idual needs. Students in the Return
College Program enroll in regular college courses and meet the
me degree requirements as the other undergraduates.
Most women who enroll in Agnes Scott through the Return to
allege Program plan to earn the bachelor of arts degree. Others
rsue programs ot study for personal enrichment, to learn more in
particular field, or to prepare for graduate study in fields such as
:dicine, law, or theology. Each student's program of study is
refuUy planned and reviewed on an individual basis.
Students in the Return to College Program vary greatly in age,
ckground, marital circumstances, socioeconomic status, and in
e degree to which they participate in campus life. However, all
rer with a strong desire to succeed, in spite ot the demands of
mplex personal lives, and they enrich the College community
th their energy, enthusiasm, and personal views.

dmission

le College accepts applications tor fall or spring semester,
jplicants should submit 1 ) the Return to College application,
;luding a personal essay and the $25 application tee, 2) two
ters ot recommendation, and 3) official transcripts of previous
^h school and college work, sent directly from the institutions
:ended. As soon as all ot the application materials are received,
e Return to College director will contact the applicant to
ange a campus interview. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
act required for admission; however, students who have taken
is test are encouraged to submit their scores.
Since students in the program typically have been out of school
several years, the College considers a woman's personal history
well as her academic record to determine her potential for
xess. Factors such as employment outside the home, community
vice, self-study, and personal moti\'ation are carefully reviewed
the admission process.

Applications should be filed with the Admissions Office as early
possible, but no later than one month before the beginning of a
nester. Applicants seeking tinancial aid must apply at least two
mths in advance ot the semester in which they plan to enroll.

nancial Aid

;nes Scott admits well-qualified students without regard to
lancial need. Financial aid decisions are made after the student
s been admitted to the College and has chosen her courses for
s term.

Financial aid is available tor tuU- or part-time study to women
\o demonstrate tinancial need and have no bachelor's degree.
1 financial aid awards for Return to College students consist of
mt and loan funds provided chiefly through the Irene K.
:)odruft Financial Aid Fund. Financial aid recipients must enroll
:h semester tor a minimum of 6 semester-hours of credit.

I apply for financial aid

Complete the Financial Aid Form (FAF) and mail it to the
allege Scholarship Service for processing. Processing may take
Jt to six weeks. Do this as soon as the application tor admission is
id. 2) Send to the Agnes Scott Financial Aid Office a completed
turn to College Supplemental Information Form as well as a
py ot your most recent federal income tax return. The FAF and
:pplemental Information Form are available from the Financial
id Office.

Health Record

To protect the student in emergencies, the College requires a
completed Entrance Health Record to he on file at the Student
Health Service before a student attends classes. Health record
forms are sent to students after they have accepted the College's
offer of admission.

Classification

All students in the program enter as unclassified (nondegree)
students. Those planning to earn a degree may apply for classifica-
tion after establishing a successful academic record at Agnes Scott.
They must begin the classification process before completing 24
semester-hours ot credit. Students who do not intend to earn a
degree may earn a maximum of 24 semester-hours of credit.
Requests tor exceptions to this policy should be directed to the
Committee on Academic Standards.

To begin classification, a student notifies the Return to College
director other intent to become classified, takes recommendation
forms to two professors under whom she has taken coursework, and
asks each professor to write a recommendation on her behalf. The
recommendations are then sent directly to the Return to College
director, who forwards them, along with a copy of the student's file
and academic record, to the Admissions Committee for review.
The Committee bases its decision to grant classification on the
recommendations and on the strength of the student's performance
at Agnes Scott. A student whose request for classification is denied
may petition the Committee on Academic Standards for a review
of the classification decision. Once a student has been granted
classified status, she may not return to unclassified status.

Students in the program are not subject to the usual minimum
course load requirements nor are they expected to complete work
tor the degree in four years. Time limits for completion of the
degree are: a) eight years after classification as a freshman, b) six
years after classification as a sophomore, c) four years after
classification as a junior, and d) two years after classification as a
senior. Academic credit earned at other institutions, which meets
College standards, is applied toward the Agnes Scott degree upon
classification. No more than 64 semester-hours (60 plus 4 for
physical education) ot transfer credit will be counted toward the
124 semester-hours required tor the Agnes Scott degree.

Interviews and Visits

Women considering the Return to College Program are encouraged
to visit the campus. Arrangements to attend classes may be made
through the Admissions Oftice.

The director ot the Return to College Program welcomes the
opportunity to meet with prospective students to answer questions
about the program or to discuss transcripts ot previous college
work.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

THE ACADEMIC
PROGRAM

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THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

Intellectual independence, academic excellence, and informed
choice form the basis of the academic program at Agnes Scott.

The College holds each student responsible for her course of
study within the parameters of academic excellence set by the
College's Specific, Distributional, and Depth Standards.

To help students make informed choices, the College offers
academic advising at many levels. Faculty advisers assist new
students, and all faculty members encourage students to seek
advice at any point in academic careers. Both the dean and the
associate dean of the College can offer academic advice. The dean
of students and her staff, as well as the College chaplain, counsel
students on personal and academic matters.

Agnes Scott College is a community of individuals. Faculty
members are teacher-scholars devoted to the well-being ot their
students. Senior counselors, residence hall assistants, and Big
Sisters represent a student body which cares for each of its
members.

As you read the description of the academic program and the
courses of instruction, please realize that everything must be
understood within the context of a caring community. Do not
hesitate to seek advice from any of the members.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE

Agnes Scott College confers the degree of Bachelor ot Arts. To
qualify for the degree, each student must

-complete successfully 124 semester-hours of credit, including no
more than four semester-hours of physical education, with a
cumulative quality-point ratio of 2.00 (C average);

- satisfy the Specific, Distributional, and Depth Standards;

- satisfy the Residence Requirement.
Specific and Distributional Standards
The academic program at Agnes Scott encourages informed cho
within the parameters of academic excellence. The Specific
Standards insure a student's competence in specific skills. The
Distributional Standards introduce a student to the ways of
thinking and subject matter ot broad areas ot human inquiry. A
student satisfies these standards by completing courses designatecKJ
to the respective areas. [
Specific Standards. Unless exempted, a student must satisfy thea
standards:

( 1 ) Two semester courses in English composition and reading
taken while a student is classified as a freshman

(2) The intermediate level of a foreign language

(3) Four semester courses in physical education, two of which musi,

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INES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

taken while a student is classified as a freshman
itributional Standards. Unless exempted, a student must
sfy these standards:
Hitmamacs and }me arts

Literature: one semester course in the language ot its composition
Religious and philosophical thought: one semester course
Historical studies and classical civilization: one semester course
Fine arts: one semester course
Natural science and mathematics
Mathematics: one semester course

Natural science: one semester course which includes a lahora-
f section
Social Sciences; one semester course

strictions

;re are se\'eral restrictions which apply to the Specific and/or
tributional Standards.

rhe term one semester course means a course of at least 3
tester-hours.

I^tedit received in satisfying Specific Standards cannot apply to
tributional Standards.

Z^redit received in satisfying Distributional Standards cannot
ly to Specific Standards.

bourses taken to satisfy the Specific and Distributional
ndards cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis.
Slo more than one Specific ot Disttibutional Standard may be
sfied by summer school credit.

Mo course may be used by a student to satisfy mote than one
tributional Standard.

\lo more than one Distributional Standard can be satisfied in
department (except for courses in Creative Writing); cross-
id courses count in the distributional area of the department in
ch the course is taught.

[bourses in Physical Education beyond the four required
resent credit beyond the 124 semester-hours required for the
ree.

isfying the Specific and Distributional Standards by

irses

; following Agnes Scott courses (or their equivalents) satisfy

Specific Standatds. Exceptions are considered individually.

Two semester courses in English composition and reading,

m while a student is classified as a freshman

jlish 101 and 102, or 103 and 104

The intermediate level of a foreign language

"ich 201 or 203; German 201; Greek or Latin, two semesters at

200-level; Spanish 201 or 211

Four semester courses in physical education, two of which must

aken while a student is classified as a freshman

f course in the Department of Physical Education, one of which

>t be in fitness. The fitness courses are: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,

, 107.

; following Agnes Scott courses (or their equivalents) satisfy

Distributional Standards. Exceptions are considered individually.

Humanities and fine arts

Literature: one semester course in the language of its

iposition

[lish: any course under the "Literature" heading of the Depart-

it of English

ach: any course above 235 except 305, 306, and 375

"man: 222 or any more advanced literature course

:ek: any 200- or 300-level course except 360

Latin: 204 or any course above this level except 360 (204 does not
satisfy this Distributional Standard if it has been used to satisfy the
Specific Standard of the intermediate level of a foreign language)
Spanish: 220 or any more advanced literature course

(b) Religious and philosophical thought: one semester course
Bible and religion: any course in the department
Philosophy: any course in the department

(c) Historical studies and classical civilization: one semester course
History: any course in the department

Classical Languages and Literature: any course under the "Classical
Courses in English" heading of the department

(d) Fine arts: one semester course

Art: 102, 103, 161, 302, 304, 305, 308, 309, 319, 320

Creative Writing: English 201, 202, 203 (Theatre 203), 341, 342,

345 (Theatre 345)

Music: 106, 107, 108, 111, 204, 205

Theatre: any course in the department except 117

(2) Natural science and mathematics

(a) Mathematics: one semester course

Mathematics: any course in the department except 115 and 150

(b) Natural science: one semester course which includes a
laboratory section

Astronomy: 120 or any course (with a laboratory section) for which

the student qualifies

Biology: 100 or any course (with a laboratory section) for which

the student qualifies

Chemistry: 101 and lOlL or any course (with a laboratory section)

for which the student qualifies

Physics: 110 or any course (with a laboratory section) for which the

student qualifies

(3) Social sciences: one semester course

Anthropology: 101 or any course for which the student qualifies
Economics: 104, 105 or any course for which the student qualifies
Political Science: any course in the department
Psychology: 121 or any course for which the student qualifies
Sociology: 101 or any course for which the student qualifies
Courses taken under The University Center Cross Registration
Program may be used to satisfy Specific and Distributional
Standards. The student must have the approval of the Agnes Scott
department concerned and the dean or associate dean of the
College.

Satisfying the Specific and Distributional Standards by
Exemption

A student exempted from a Standard does not always receive
credit toward her degree. However, the basis for the exemption
may also be the basis for credit. (See 'Advanced Placement
Credit" under the ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID section
of this catalog. ) Inquiries about exemption should he made to the
dean or associate dean of the College.

Transitional Policies

Students in the classes of 1987, 1988, and 1989 took some courses
on the quarter system. In order that those students will not be
penalized by the transition to the semester system, the faculty has
approved the following policies for members of those classes only:

( 1 ) Four quarter-hours in a Distributional Standard will satisfy the
"one semester course" requirement of that Standard.

(2) Two quartet courses from different departments within a
Distributional Standard may be combined to satisfy that Distribu-
tional Standard.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAK

Depth Standards

The Depth Standards develop a student's command of a particular
subject matter hy her completion of a major. Besides departmental
majors, Agnes Scott offers interdisciplinary majors and student-
designed majors. A major is:

(a) a minimum of 30 semester-hours within one discipline,
exclusi\'e of required courses outside the discipline and exclusive
of internships. In interdisciplinary programs, the minimum hours
are specified in the programs' descriptions.

(b) a maximum of 48 semester-hours within one discipline,
exclusive of required courses outside the discipline hut inclusive of
internships. In interdisciplinary programs, the maximum hours
are specified in the programs' descriptions. Any hours beyond the
maximum must represent work beyond the 124 semester-hours
required for the degree.

Credit received in satisfying Specific and Distributional
Standards may apply to Depth Standards. A student should
consult the chair of her major department or program on this
matter.

A student usually selects a major during the second semester ot
her sophomore year. Information on majors is provided under the
departmental and program listings of the COURSES OF STUDY
section of this catalog. Freshmen and sophomores should review
the requirements of majors they are considering in order to
determine if any courses must be taken during freshman and
sophomore years.

When considering a major, students should talk with the chair
of the department or program. They should also seek the advice ot
other department members and ot their faculty advisers.

The Residence Requirement

The lunior and senior years, or three of the tour years including the
senior year, are to be completed at Agnes Scott. Under special
circumstances, a student who has completed three years at Agnes
Scott, or two years including a year at the upper-division level,
may take her senior year at another institution. A request for
exception to the residence requirement must he filed with the dean
of the College by the beginning of the spring semester ot the
preceding session. Permission may then be granted by the Commit-
tee on Academic Standards on recommendation of the chair of the
major department and the dean of the College.

COURSES, GRADES, EXAMINATIONS, AND
HONORS

Courses

The College operates on a variable credit-hour earlv semester
calendar.

The unit of credit is the semester-hour. Courses carry from 1 to 5
semester-hours credit. Usually 1 credit hour is granted for each
contact hour. Laboratories are usually 3 contact hours and carry 1
credit hour. Semester courses in physical education are often 2
half-semester credits (each carrying .5 semester-hours credit).

All courses are semester courses, i.e. courses which begin and
end within a semester, with final grades at the end of the semester.
Credit is gi\-en upon successful completion ot each semester course.

Course Numbering

Courses are numbered according to level ot difficulty. Courses
numbered in the lOO's introduce a discipline. Courses numbered
in the 200's are intermediate, though they may introduce students
to an area or aspect of a discipline. Courses numbered in the 300's
and 400's are advanced. Students should consult their instructors
or faculty advisers to determine the appropriate course levels.

Course Loads

The usual course load is 15 semester-hours. The minimum course
load is 12 semester-hours; the maximum is 18 semester-hours.
Exceptions are made by the Committee on Academic Standards.
Students seeking exceptions should consult the dean or associate
dean of the College.

Unclassified students and students in the Return to College
Program are not subject to the minimum course load limitation.

Grades

Grades are officially recorded as follows: A, excellent; B, good; C.
average; D, passing; E, conditional failure with the privilege of
re-examination; F, failure; I, incomplete; WP withdrew passing;
WF, withdrew failing; MED, medical withdrawal. Grades tor
courses taken on a pass/fail basis are recorded as P or F.

Except for courses taken on a pass/fail basis, grades are assigned
the following quality-points: A = 4 quality-points per semester
course, B = 3, C = 2, D = L Grades of 1, P E, F, WP and WF are
excluded from the calculation of quality-point ratios. Only grades
for courses taken at Agnes Scott are factored into a student's
quality-point ratio.

Grade reports are sent to students at the end of each semester.

The Pass/Fail option

luniors and seniors may choose a total of 8 semester-hours of course^
work on a pass/fail basis. Forms for this request are in the Registrar')'
Office. They must be completed by one week after the day
mid-semester grades are due in the Registrar's Office. A student
may not elect a course on a regular credit basis if she first elected il
on a pass/fail basis. [

The pass/fail option is not available tor
n courses taken to satisfy Specific and Distributional Standards;
D courses taken to satisfy Depth Standards, i.e. required courses
within the discipline and required courses outside the discipline;
n certain courses in the teacher education program.

All grades for internships are recorded on a pass/fail basis. These
hours are in addition to the 8 semester-hours allowed for pass/tail. !
Internships are an exception to the policy prohibiting courses
taken to satisfy Depth Standards from being pass/fail.

Registering for courses

All students must register for classes on the dates announced im
the College Calendar. There is a $10 fee for late registration.

No student is allowed to register after the 10th calendar day of
the semester.

Adding courses

No new course may be added after the 10th calendar day of the
semester.

Withdrawing from courses

The last day to withdraw from a course without a grade of WP or
WF is one week after mid-semester grades are due in the Registrar's
Office. In this case, the course will not be on her record. But
students who withdraw from classes after that date will receive a
WP or WF grade on their records. No course may be dropped aftei
the last day of classes.

In cases of medical emergency, a student may withdraw from a
course with the designation MED (medical withdrawal), which
will appear on her record. Medical withdrawals are authorized by
the dean or associate dean of the College only when a medical
emergency is described and certified in writing by a licensed
physician or psychologist.

lGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Auditing courses

L'lassitied students may audit courses with written permission from
rhe dean or associate dean of the College and the approval of the
instructor. Students are suhject to any restrictions or requirements
the instructor may wish to impose. Audited courses do not appear
< >n a student's record. The student's academic record and course
l.iad are factors considered in granting permission to audit. No
-tudent will he given permission to audit after the 10th day of
classes. A student may not take for credit a course she has audited
earlier.

Absence Committee

>tudents who are sick, have a death in the family, or have other
extenuating circumstances may apply to the Absence Committee
to have assignments such as tests, papers or presentations accepted
later or earlier than was originally assigned. A penalty may he
yiven by the Committee for late work. Students without voluntary
class attendance should ask the Committee for excuses from
classes they miss. These request forms are in the dean of students'
office.

Completion of semester courses

All work fof a semester course, except final examinations and
papers in lieu of final examinations, must he completed by 9 a.m.
of the first reading day ot the semester. Instructors may require
work other than final examinations to he completed earlier.

In certain cases, the dean or associate dean of the College may
authorize a grade of Incomplete (I) in consultation with the
instructor. A date will he set for completion of the work. Unless
the work is completed by that date, the instructor will turn in a
grade based upon the completed work and the course requirements.

Final examinations

Final examinations are given at the end of each semester. Except
tor a few final exams scheduled in advance (because of the nature
ot the course or the si-e of the class), students schedule exams
during the College's final examination period.

If a student is unable to complete final examinations during the
College's final examination period due to illness or other excused
cause, she may take those final examinations at a time specified by
the dean or associate dean of the College. A notation of "I"
(Incomplete) will appear on the student's record until a permanent
grade has been recorded.

Re-examinations

Kc-examinations given in cases ot conditional failure (grades of E)
iiuist be taken during the first week ot the semester after failure. In
tins case, the final grade can be no higher than D.

Graduation honors

Requirements for graduation With Honor and With High Honor
are available in the Registrar's Office.

Academic honors

The Beta ot Georgia Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established at
-Alines Scott in 1926. The chapter holds annual elections accord-
niL,' to criteria and procedures prescribed by the United Chapters.

The College recognizes superior academic work in several ways.
.At the Honors Convocation held each fall, the dean of the College
reads the Class Honor Roll and announces the Stukes Scholars,
three students who rank first academically in the rising sophomore,
junior, and senior classes for the preceding session.

Other honors include the Dana Scholarship Program, begun in
1970 with a grant from the Charles A. Dana Foundation.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAN

Academic promise, leadership potential and financial need are
criteria tor this honor.

The Alpha Delta chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, a national honorary
fraternity of Greek and Latin students, was organized at Agnes
Scott in 1928. The society encourages classical scholarship and
appreciation of ancient learning, both in the Agnes Scott student
body and in the local high school. Membership is based on
scholarship.

Founded at Muhlenberg College m 1930, Phi Sigma Tau is a
member of the Association of College Honor Societies. The Agnes
Scott chapter was organized in 1979. The society links philosophy
departments in accredited institutions and students interested in
philosophy. Membership is open to qualified students who have
taken at least three courses in philosophy.

Honor Roll

Honor Roll is based on quality-point ratios earned in an academic
session. Requirements are posted.

Confidentiality of student records

The Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 or the Buckley
Amendment protects the privacy of educational records, establishes
students' rights to inspect and review their records, and provides
ways to correct inaccurate and misleading data. Agnes Scott
College makes every effort to comply fully with this legislation.

Certain information is considered public and the College
releases this information at its discretion. Unless a student files
written notification to withhold disclosure, the College will
release announcements of graduation honors and awards, and will
verify dates of attendance and conferral of degrees. Names,
addresses, and other directory information will be released for
internal use and in the College directory.

The College releases transcripts of academic records and
statements of academic status to third parties only with the
student's written authorization. Parents who have filed a written
request with the registrar certifying that their daughters are
dependents (according to section 152 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1952) also receive this information.

A student or her parent has the right to challenge any content ot
the student's educational record considered to be inaccurate,
misleading, or in violation of the student's privacy or other rights.
Such a challenge may be directed to the registrar of the College
and, finally, to the United States Department ot Education.

ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Classification

A classified student is one who has been admitted as a candidate
for the Agnes Scott degree.

Students are classified as follows:
Freshmen; students who have earned fewer than 24 semester-hours
ot credit.

Sophomores: students who have earned at least 24 semester-hours
of credit and a cumulative quality-point ratio of at least 1.50.
Juniors: students who have earned at least 56 semester-hours of
credit and a cumulative quality-point ratio of at least 1. 75 .
Seniors: students who have earned at least 88 semester-hours ot
credit and a cumulative quality-point ratio of at least 1.91.

Classified students are advised to complete 25 percent of the
semester-hours required in academic courses for the degree during
each academic year. The recommended semester-hours for class
standing are sophomore, 30; junior, 60; senior, 90. (These

numbers do not include credit for courses in physical education.)
The minimum semester-hours for class standing are: sophomore
24; junior, 56; senior, 88. A student u'ith less than these minimums i.
usually placed on academic probation. (These numbers do not
include credit for courses in physical education. )

Unclassified students are not candidates for the degree. An
unclassified student is usually working toward a degree but has no
been admitted as a candidate, is not working toward a degree
(special student) , is a transient student earning a degree at anothe
institution, or a secondary school student in a joint-enrollment
program.

Unclassified students may earn a maximum of 24 semester-hour
credit in academic courses at Agnes Scott. Requests for exceptior
should he directed to the Committee on Academic Standards.
Unclassified students who wish to become degree candidates mus
notify the director of the Return To College Program of their
intent. This must he done before completing 24 semester-hours a
credit in academic courses. Once classified, a student may not
return to unclassified status.

Academic probation and academic warning

Academic probation is imposed by the Committee on Academic
Standards at any time as a result of unsatisfactory academic
performance. This probation notifies a student that unless her
academic performance becomes satisfactory, she may be dismisseit

A student on academic probation is permitted only one
unexcused absence in each academic course. Further absences m;n
result in academic dismissal during the semester. Additional
restrictions may also be imposed for students on academic probation)!

(National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics regulationsi
state that students on academic probation may not participate int
intercollegiate spoits.)

A full-time, classified student usually is placed on academic
probation at the end of a semester it she:
D has grades of E or F in two academic courses; or
n has achieved fewer than 9 semester-hours credit in academic
courses; or

n has a semester quality-point ratio less than the minimum for r
her classification:
freshman: 1.50
sophomore: 1.75
junior: 1.91
senior: 2.00

A full-time, classified student usually is placed on academic
probation at the end of a session if she has a cumulative quality-
point ratio less than the minimum for her classification or if she e
has not achieved the minimum semester-hours for her classificatifl
in the next session:
sophomore: 24
junior: 56
senior: 88

(These numbers do not include credit for courses in physical
education. )

A part-time, classified student usually is placed on academic
probation at the end of a semester if she:
n has grades of E or F in two academic courses; or
D passes fewer than two-thirds of the academic work tor which sli
registered; or

n has a semester quality-point ratio less than the minimum for
her classification:
freshman: 1.50
sophomore: 1.75
junior: 1.91
senior: 2.00

;NES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

An unclassified student usually is placed on academic probation
the end ot a semester if she has received grades of E or F in two
ademic courses. Unclassified students whose academic perfor-
3nce is considered unsatisfactory in other ways may also he
iced on academic prohation.

The Committee on Academic Standards may wai\-e the
idelines for academic probation if a student has been forced to
luce her academic load because of extenuating circumstances.
A student who usually would be placed on academic prohation
ly instead be placed on academic warning by the Committee on
:ademic Standards. This is done when the committee decides
It mitigating circumstances do not justify academic probation,
ademic warning may carry some restrictions. A student on
idemic warning may he placed on academic probation at any
le during a semester. If her academic performance is unsatistac-
y, she will be placed on academic probation for the next
nester.

)od Standing

itudent is in good standing it she is not on academic or disciplin-
probation.

ademic Dismissal

ademic dismissal reciuires the student to separate from the
liege for academic reasons. The Judicial Review Committee of
College imposes academic dismissal for a specific period on
ommendation ot the Committee on Academic Standards,
students given academic dismissal usually are eligible for
dmission after one year.

-ull-time, classified students are subject to academic dismissal
for failure to earn 18 semester-hours of credit in academic
irses in any academic session, or

for failure to achieve appropriate class standing for two consecu-
: years, or

for extremely poor academic performance during the first
lester on Academic Probation, or
after being on Academic Probation for two consecutive
lesters.

students may be given academic dismissal at any time if the
mmittee on Academic Standards judges their academic
tormance to be unsatisfactory.

'art-time, classified students are subject to academic dismissal
T two consecutive semesters ot academic probation.
Jnclassified students may continue their work at the College as
ermined by the dean or associate dean of the College, subject
:ontirmation by the Committee on Academic Standards.
he Committee on Academic Standards may waive the
ielines for academic dismissal if a student has been forced
educe her load because of extenuating circumstances.

msfer Credit

aster credit is given for grades of C or better in courses taken at
redited colleges and universities if approved by the dean or
)ciate dean of the College, in consultation with the appropriate
demic departments.

Jo more than 64 semester-hours (60 plus 4 for physical educa-
i) of transfer credit will be counted toward the 124 hours
Jired for the Agnes Scott degree. Grades for transfer credit are
factored into a student's quality-point ratio.

Timer School

dit tor approved summer courses at accredited colleges and
versities may he applicable to the requirements for the Agnes

Scott degree. No credit is given for a summer school course if the
grade is less than C. Credit for summer school courses is not
factored into a student's quality-point ratio.

Students planning to take summer school courses should consult
the dean or associate dean of the College before enrolling in
summer school. All courses require approval by the dean or
associate dean of the College, in consultation with the appropriate
academic department. Only one Specific or Distributional
Standard may he satisfied by work in summer school. Courses to
satisfy Depth Standards must also be approved by the chair of the
student's major department. Usually no more than two semester
courses of summer school work may apply to the requirements for a
major.

A maximum ot 12 semester-hours will be appro\-ed per summer,
and no more than 20 semester- hours of summer school work will be
credited toward the 124 semester-hours required for the Agnes
Scott degree. The Committee on Academic Standards may make
exceptions. Hours in Agnes Scott Summer Programs are not
included in these limits.

Leave of Absence

A full-time classified student may request a leave of absence for one
or two semesters. The written request should be submitted to the
dean or associate dean of the College and must be approved by the
Committee on Academic Standards. A student may request the
dean or associate dean of the College to extend her leave of
absence. The Committee on Academic Standards must approve
the extension.

A student granted a leave of absence need not apply for
readmission. Within a reasonable time, she should notify the dean
or associate dean ot the College of her intent to return as a
tull-time, classified student. A student who does not return within
the time specitied for her leave will be considered to have with-
drawn. She must applv tor readmission before she can return.

Withdrawing from the College

A student who wishes to withdraw from the College must obtain a
withdrawal card from the dean or associate dean of the College, or
the dean ot students. Withdrawal is not official until a withdrawal
card has been signed by one of the deans. Withdrawal cards will
not he signed while academic or disciplinary actions, involving the
student, are in process.

Grades for students whose withdrawal cards are signed will be
determined on the bases described in sections "Grades" and
"Completion ot Semester Courses" in this catalog.
For the financial aspects of withdrawal from the College, see
COSTS AND FEES in this catalog.

Readmission

Students who ha\'e withdrawn or been dismissed from Agnes Scott
and wish to return must submit an application form with the $25
nonrefundable application tee. The application is available from
the Admissions Office. Students must also send transcripts of
college work taken since leaving Agnes Scott, and the recommen-
dation of a professor under whom she did this recent work. The
Admissions Committee rexiews these applications as part of its
normal admission decisions.

Students who ha\-e not pursued additional study may complete a
short application form, also available from the Admissions Office,
which is reviewed by the dean of the College and the dean of
students. In such cases, the College reserves the right to require an
official application for admission.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRA^

SPECIAL CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES

Acceleration

A student may complete the requirements for the degree in fewer
than eight semesters. She may accelerate her progress hy.
n entering with credit from Advanced Placement examinations
of the College Entrance Examination Board, Higher Level
examinations of the International Baccalaureate, or joint-
enrollment programs;
n carrying a heavier course load;

n attending summer sessions at other institutions or an Agnes
Scott summer program.

A student planning to accelerate should consult the chair ot her
major department. Permission to accelerate must be obtained from
the dean or associate dean ot the College.

Cross Registration

Cross registration at member institutions of The University Center
in Georgia allows students to take courses not available at Agnes
Scott. Students from member institutions may also take courses at
Agnes Scott.

Grades for courses taken through cross registration are not
factored into the student's quality-point ratio. Courses taken to
satisfy Depth Standards must be approved by the chair of the major
department. All courses must be approved by the dean or associate
dean of the College.

The member institutions of The University Center in Georgia
are:

Agnes Scott College
Atlanta College of Art
Atlanta University Center
Atlanta University
Clark College

Interdenominational Theological Center
Morehouse College
Morehouse School of Medicine
Morris Brown College
Spelman College
Columbia Theological Seminary
Emory University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
Kennesaw College
Mercer University in Atlanta
Oglethorpe University
Southern Technical Institute
University ot Georgia

Students considering cross registration should first read the
cross registration guidelines (available in the Office of the Dean of
the College) and then consult the associate dean of the College.

Dates, costs, and other details are supplied during the academi.
year prior to the program. For all College summer programs,
charges include tuition and vary for each program. Courses in
these programs are on the same credit and quality-point system as
those offered during the regular College sessions and are not
included in the 20 semester-hour limitation for summer school
work elsewhere.

Application forms for Agnes Scott summer programs are
available in the Registrar's Office. Applications must be counter-
signed by the instructor and the chair of the department involved
and are due in the Registrar's Office by the last day ot classes of tb
spring semester.

Dual Degree Programs with Georgia Institute of Technolog,

A student may combine three years ot liberal arts studies at Agne
Scott with two years of specialized work at the Georgia Institute (
Technology. On completion of this five-year liberal arts/profes-
sional program, the student will receive the Bachelor of Arts
degree from Agnes Scott and a bachelor's degree from The Georgif
Institute of Technology. With advanced planning, a tew outstano
ing students will be able to complete a master's degree at The
Georgia Institute of Technology with a minimum ot additional
time.

Students interested in the 3-2 programs should consult the
Agnes Scott dual-degree coordinator as early as possible, preferahl
in the freshman year. The student must select a major and plan a
program which will satisfy all Specific and Distributional Stan-
dards for the Agnes Scott degree by the end of the junior year; anci
if the student should elect to remain at Agnes Scott for the seniou
year, all requirements for an Agnes Scott departmental major.

Admission to the program at The Georgia Institute of Technol-
ogy is based on completion of the above requirements and on thai
recommendation of the dual-degree coordinator at Agnes Scott, r
The degree at The Georgia Institute of Technology may be in a
variety of engineering fields, information and computer science, .
industrial management, management science, or biotechnology.

Exchange program with Mills College

Agnes Scott College and Mills College, in the San Francisco Ba;
area (Oakland, California), have an exchange agreement
enabling students enrolled at each college to spend a semester or
year at the other college.

Participants remain enrolled in their home college and pay all
fees to their home college. A student who participates in the
exchange may not transfer to the other college. Permission to
participate in this program is given by the Committee on
Academic Standards.

Students interested in attending Mills College tor a semester i
a year should consult the dean or associate dean of the College.

Agnes Scott summer programs

Agnes Scott offers several summer study programs, both abroad
and in the United States. These programs are usually offered
alternate years. Descriptions of these programs are included among
departmental otterings.

^GNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

fLOBAL AWARENESS

he Program tor Global Awareness works to bring Agnes Scott
;ollege as an institution and its individual students, faculty, and
raft into closer communication and cooperation with the diverse
thnic groups and cultures of our world. In so doing, the College
phances the quality of education, increases awareness of Ameri-
^n culture and other cultures, and contributes to greater mutual
[iderstanding and harmony among all the peoples and cultures of
Ur global community.

|: Scholars have stressed the need for vigorous international
Judies and student exchange programs to overcome the geograph-
jal, cultural, and linguistic separation of the people of our planet,
(e at Agnes Scott also recognize the need for international,
joss-cultural education. We see the need for insight which
I'ercomes ethnocentrism and cultural myopia. We see the
fcessity of the search for solutions to global problems of devel-
pment and underdevelopment, disease, and environmental
[gradation. We are aware of the need for an equitable sharing of
prld resources and for peaceful resolution of conflicts.
;The metropolitan Atlanta area, with a major international
j-port and growing ethnic diversity, has developed a new openness
i international relationships.

'The College, through its strong foreign language departments,
i large number of faculty and staff with extensive international
perience, and through the Program for Global Awareness,
Dvides the global education required by today's liberal arts
iiduates. The College also contributes significantly to interna-
inal exchange and cooperation. Moreover, as a result of its
itorical connection with the Presbyterian Church, Agnes Scott
s intimate relationships with many individuals in schools and
Urches in foreign countties who can provide a ready communica-
n network for international study.

The Program for Global Awareness offers to each Agnes Scott
jdent the experience of studying and living in another culture.
[is provides learning through in-depth study and experience of
|ier customs, modes of life and perspectives. In fulfillment of
:se goals, the program not only provides U. S. students with
)ortunities for study in other cultures but also encourages
ernational students to study at Agnes Scott.

Summer i9Sf( tJlobal Awareness Prog)ams

n sociology and history in India and Nepal

D Spanish language, literature, and culture in Mexico

D German language, literature, and culture in Marburg, West

Germany

Global Awareness Prngrams planned for 1987 include

D cultural anthropology and politics ot sub-Saharan Africa, with

study in Burkina Faso

D social history and literature of Renaissance England, with study

in England and Ireland

D philosophy and art of Greek antiquity, with study in Greece

D anthropology of Peruvian culture and biological study of the

Galapagos, with study aboard ship and trips thtough the islands

n Spanish history and literature, with study in Spain

D economic theory and particularly the economic history and

development of the Republic of China, with studv in Taiwan

Activities include semester and year abroad programs, student
exchange and between-term study abroad. Academic courses of
study will be organized by Agnes Scott faculty but students may
also participate in programs organized by other institutions. A
geographical balance is sought by attempting to include all major
world areas as locations for study; programs within minority
cultures inside the United States are also considered.

The Program for Global Awareness encourages a more cross-
cultural emphasis in the curriculum, more international study by
faculty, and more faculty and staft' exchange programs with
institutions abroad. The program enhances cooperation between
Agnes Scott College and local leaders in the arts, business,
politics, and religion in order to promote international under-
standing, cooperation, trade, and cultural exchange.

The success of the Program for Global Awareness depends on
the enthusiasm and participation of faculty, staff, and students.
The faculty and staff are invited to plan international courses, to
recruit students, and to organize and teach courses abroad.
Student organizations are encouraged to promote interest in global
concerns and international study. Students are invited to bring
suggestions for content of courses and locations for study abroad to
the faculty and staff. They are also encouraged to participate
enthusiastically in global study programs and to share their ideas
and cross-cultural experiences with students and friends both in
the classroom and in the larger community.

The Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable, and Educational
Fund has awarded Agnes Scott College a $255,000 grant to
provide student scholarships and foreign exchange study under the
Program for Global Awareness.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROi, 1 1 : A>

Independent Study (490)

Independent study gives superior students the opportunity to
explore some field of intellectual or artistic interest and to produce
a related piece of work. Every student with junior standing and a
cumulative quality-point ratio of B (3.00) or better is eligible to
apply to the program. Her application must be approved by the
appropriate departmental faculty. The program may begin as early
as spring semester of the student's junior year.

Interested students should apply in writing to the appropriate
department chair. Students who want an independent study
during the senior year must apply two weeks before Course
Selection Week in the spring of their junior year. Those who wish
to begin independent study in the spring semester of the junior
year must apply no later than No\'ember 15 of the junior year.

The chair of a student's major department works with the
student to determine whether she has adequate preparation to do
independent study and whether it is in her best academic interest.
Approval for a student's request is granted by the entire depart-
ment. No department is obligated to provide direction for indepen-
dent study, except in the case of students who are proceeding at
the rate (3.70) to graduate with high honor. A department should
make every possible effort to allow the instructor of the student's
choice to direct the independent study. By the beginning of the
third week of the student's senior year, the chair ot her major
department must report the number of hours and topic of her work
to the chair of the Committee on Independent Study.

The program may carry 3 or 4 hours credit per semester, with a
minimum of 4 and a maximum of 8 hours in total. Independent
study completed in one semester must have a minimum ot 4 hours.
To graduate with high honor, a student must have completed
Independent Study (490) for at least 4 semester-hours credit.

In rare and unusual instances, independent study may be
officially dropped at the end of the first semester of work and
changed to Special Study (410). This change is made only in
exceptional cases where the director of the project determines that
the research fails to yield a topic or data adequate for a genuine
piece of research, yet the student's work has been sustained,
thorough, and satisfactory to the instructor. The director must
initiate the request for the change and the department approve it.
It is then subject to the approval of the Independent Study
Committee.

The program is administered by the Independent Study
Committee in consultation with those directing independent
study. By the end of the semester (the time of last examination
period; in the spring semester it is the last senior examination
period) during which her work is completed, the student must file
with the chair of the Committee a paper or, in the case of certain
creative projects, a written report which explains problems of
research and procedure. This will be kept either in the library or
the department chair's office, according to the decision ot the
department involved. Final written work must be typed according
to the directions set forth on the direction sheet distributed by the
Independent Study Committee and bound in the regulation folder
obtainable in the Campus Shop Bookstore.

Only in cases of extreme hardship or extraordinary cir-
cumstances should a student request an extension of time to write
or type her paper. Such requests, endorsed by the student's

director, should be made in writing to the chair of the Independen
Study Committee. A student will receive written acknowledge-
ment that her request has been granted or denied when the
committee has acted on the matter. In the unusual event that the
committee is unavailable, the dean of the College may act on the
request on behalf of the committee.

If a student does well one semester but fails the second semestei
the first semester coursework will revert to a 410. Since the
independent study program is open to students with differing
abilities, a wide range in the quality of work is expected. The fin^
grade for independent study is based on the sustained quality of .
work throughout the study period and on the merit of the work.
Independent study should be the climax of the student's own
intellectual or artistic development.

Internships (450)

The College recognizes that learning through internships can be
valuable adjunct to classroom learning. The College endea\ors ti
make possible worthwhile experiences for students whose academi
programs would benefit from such opportunities.

Internships worthy of academic credit are those which bear a
close relationship to the student's principal academic interests.
Primarily, they give the student a better understanding ot the
materials, methods, and skills of her principal academic interests.
These internships should give the student access to material and o
information not readily available in the classroom and offer her thtl
chance to apply appropriate research methods and analysis to
these materials.

Internships for which academic credit is inappropriate are thos
which have little relationship to the College curriculum. These
may provide secondary benefits such as personal development, i
professional experience, service to the community, or acquisitionil
of purely practical information. The College facilitates participa-^
tion in these internships through the Office of Career Planning. ;l
A student interested in an internship for credit should obtain an
application form at the Registrar's Office. She should then consu^l
with the chair other major department. The completed applicatici
should be submitted for review to the associate dean ot the
College. The deadline for applications is two weeks before the las
class day of the semester.

No more than 10 semester-hours of credit for internships may 1;
applied to the 124 semester-hours required for the degree. No
credit from internships may be used to satisfy the minimum 30
semester-hours required for a major.

Grades for internships are either "pass" or "fail" and are an
exception to the policy that courses satish'ing Depth Standards
not be pass/fail. A student who has 8 semester-hours ot pass/fail
work outside her major may also have a maximum of 10 semester-
hours of pass-fail work in an internship. (A student may have mot
than 10 semester-hours of internship credit only if those hours ar
in excess of the 124 required for the degree. )

During the regular academic session, the deadlines for droppir
courses apply to dropping internships as well. During the summe
a student may drop an internship without academic penalty withi
its first month.

Tuition for credit internships during the academic session is
included in the regular fees. When the College is not in session tf
charge for Agnes Scott credit earned under the supervision of an
Agnes Scott faculty member is $175 per semester-hour.

GNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

;inior Year Abroad

qualified student may substitute a year of study abroad in an
iproved program for the work of her junior year at Agnes Scott.

some cases, one semester of study abroad may he approved.
::udents should distinguish carefully between a program adminis-
ired through an accredited American college or university and an
dependent program. In both sorts of program, students pay fees
irectly to the host institution.

To quality tor the junior year abroad, a student must have high
[^ademic standing during her first two years at Agnes Scott. She
ijjst be recommended both by her major department and the
ipropriate language department concerned.

I nior year abroad in an established program

'Student interested in applying for established programs adminis-
:-ed through accredited American colleges or universities should
:hsult the associate dean of the College and the chair of her
yor department early in her sophomore year. Written requests to
ice such programs must be filed with the associate dean of the
jillege by March 1 of the sophomore year. Requests must be
iproved by the Committee on Academic Standards. Credit for
udes ot C or better is awarded on the basis of a transcript from the
St Arnerican college or university. Grades are not entered into
i student's quality-point ratio.

nior Year Abroad in an Independent Program

Oifterences among independent academic programs available to
aerican students abroad require careful planning of the course of
^y. Students interested in these programs are strongly advised
fonsult the chair(s) of the department(s) concerned early in the
ihomore year. Information can be obtained from the student's
jor department, the foreign language departments, and the
^ciate dean ot the College. No later than February 1 of her
h imore year, the student should submit to the associate dean of

College a letter of initial application for Junior Year Abroad
h an attached letter of recommendation from the chair of her
spective major department. Other letters of recommendation
\ be required. The letter of initial application should contain a
eral outline ot proposed course of study.

he associate dean will send the letter of initial application to

Cumculum Committee. If the Curriculum Committee gives
Imimary approval, the student will then be asked to obtain,
-ctlv from the foreign university, as much detailed information
I'ssible about her specific course of study (such as course titles

credits, tutorials, seminars, etc.). When the student has
mhled this intormation, she should submit it and her final
licitmn to the Curriculum Committee. The committee may
ite her and the department chair(s) concerned to discuss her
4 application.

i)nce abroad, the student must inform the chair of her major
lartment of her actual course of study. This should be done by
iphone or letter within the first week of her term at the foreign
^ersity. If the student's course of study is different from what
[been approved by the Curriculum Committee, the department
^r will advise the student as to the acceptability of her revised
;ram. The department chair should confirm in writing, with a
/ to the Curriculum Committee, any instructions or advice
n to the student.

/hen the student returns, credit is awarded by the Curriculum
amittee upon the recommendation of the department(s)
:erned. Students in independent programs will be expected to

bring back tangible evidence of the work done during the year
(papers, tests, course notes, etc.) since credit will be assessed on
the basis ot these materials.

ROTC

Agnes Scott students may participate in the Air Force or Navy
Reserve Ofticers Training Corps at The Georgia Institute of
Technology. A student who completes one of these programs
qualifies as a commissioned officer and will be ordered to active
duty in the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, or
the United States Marine Corps.

Courses in ROTC programs are taken under the cross registra-
tion program of the University Center in Georgia.

Seminars for Freshmen and Sophomores ( 190)

Several academic departments offer courses (numbered 190)
exclusively for freshmen and sophomores. The courses are limited
in enrollment to allow seminar experience. A student may take
only one seminar per semester. Topics vary annually and are
announced each spring. The seminars meet one hour a week and
carry 1 semester-hour credit. These courses may not be used to
satisfy Specific or Distributional Standards.

Special Study (410)

Special study courses (numbered 410) are offered by all academic
departments and are open to senior majors (and qualified juniors)
to pursue work in areas outside a department's listed courses.
Nonmajors who demonstrate sufficient preparation in the disci-
pline may also take 410 courses.

Applications to take special study are available in the Registrar's
Office and must be returned there no later than two weeks before
the last class day of the semester before the desired 410 course.
They will then be taken to the Curriculum Committee for
approval. A 410 course carries from 2 to 4 semester-hours credit.
Ordinarily a student will take no more than two semester courses
of special study.

The application should include the name of the instructor who
will offer the 410, the course title and a description of the topic to
be studied, a statement of the student's preparation for such study,
and the basis for the grade. The instructor must endorse the
application and so must the chair of the department offering the
410.

It a student requests a 410 in her junior year, the application
should also state the appropriateness of the 410 to the student's
major program.

It a student wishes to take a 410 outside her major department,
her application must describe her preparation in the department
offering the 410, as well as the information described above.

Student-designed majors

A student may design her own major to combine disciplines
differently from the listed interdisciplinary majors. She should
consult first the associate dean of the College, who will assign her
an adviser and oversee the development of her proposal.

Proposals for student-designed majors usually are submitted to
the Curriculum Committee during the spring semester of a
student's sophomore year.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAti

Washington Semester

Agnes Scott is a member of the Washington Semester Program.
Students spend either the fall or spring semester at American
University in Washington. There are five offerings in the program;
American government, foreign policy, economic policy, justice,
and journalism. Each of these programs consists of a seminar, an
internship, and a research project. Students may attend during
either their junior or senior year. Deadlines for tall and spring
semester attendance are early April and early November.

A student who participates in the Washington Semester
program at American University pays American University tuition
to Agnes Scott College during her semester in the program.
(Conversely, when in residence at Agnes Scott College a student
pays the Agnes Scott College tuition and fees.) She is responsible
for her own room and board while in Washington. Limited
scholarship money is available from American University; students
are urged to apply early for consideration. Interested students
should obtain information and applications from the faculty
representative or the Office of the Dean of the College.

CAREER PLANNING

Graduate Degrees in Arts and Sciences

A student interested in graduate study in arts or sciences should
consult first with the chair of her major department. Information
on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) may be obtained in
the Office of the Dean of the College.

Medicine

The College encourages students interested in a career in medi-
cine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine to pursue the major of their
choice. Medical schools are very much interested in liberal arts
graduates who know more about life than just the chemistry and
biology that go into it. Agnes Scott students have gone to medical
school having majored in classics and art and other subjects.

The Premedical Advisory Group, advisory to the dean of the
College, counsels students on academic programs, preparation for
professional school, and ways to enhance acceptability into
medical programs. It also offers advice about alternative careers in
the health sciences. The group writes letters of evaluation to each
school to which a student applies. Students have the opportunity
to meet with faculty and deans of medical colleges as well as
medical students who are Agnes Scott alumnae.

The most critical step toward admission, other than grades
(quality-point ratio and grades in required science courses), is the
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or its equivalent
(DCAT for dentistry, VCAT for veterinary medicine). This test
should be taken during the spring of the junior year (except for the
VCAT) and may be repeated during the fall of senior year to
improve performance.

Most medical, dental, and veterinary colleges require a full-year
course with laboratory in biology, physics, inorganic (general)
chemistry and organic chemistry. Some schools require slightly
less, some more (e.g. , calculus). These courses should be in
progress or completed by the spring of the junior year. It is nearly
impossible to do well on the MCAT if a student has not taken these
courses. Other courses may assist a student's performance on the
test but are not required for admission. Information about these
will be provided during the freshman year.

A student can make many different course choices. It she is not
majoring in chemistry or physics, she will most likely defer physics
until the junior year. (The physics course at Agnes Scott has

or

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calculus as a prerequisite. ) A student who majors in chemistry or
biology should take introductory courses in that department
during the freshman year.

One possible program is:
freshman year: Biology 100,105
sophomore year: Chemistry 101, lOlL, 102, 102L
junior year: Chemistry 201, 202, 202L; Physics 110, 111

Another possible program is:
freshman year: Chemistry 101, lOlL, 102, 102L
sophomore year: Chemistry 201, 202, 202L; Biology 100, 105
junior year: Physics 110, 111

Those possibilities apply to any major. Some students may takcl.
both biology and chemistry during the freshman year if they have
good backgrounds in both.

Students are responsible tor knowing the admission require-
ments of the professional schools to which they apply. This
information is in Medical School Admission Requirements, on
reserve in the Biology Reading Room in Campbell Hall. A studei
who plans to attend a state-supported medical college should appl
to one in her home state; out-of-state applicants usually are not
accepted. Privately supported institutions typically accept many n
out-of-state students. States with no dental or veterinary colleges
have agreements with other states which have such facilities

Students interested in medical careers should register with thei
Premedical Advisory Group when they enter the College.

Law

American law schools require no specific courses or major, hut
students mterested in the legal profession must develop strong
analytical and communication skills. Students should take
maximum advantage of the richness and variety of a liberal arts
curriculum. Those interested in law school should take the Law :
School Admissions Test (LSAT) in June of their junior year. The'
Pre-Law Advisory Group, advisory to the dean of the College,
helps students consider law as a career, prepare for the Law Schoft
Admissions Test, and select appropriate law schools. Students
planning to go to law school should register with the Pre-Law
Advisory Group. In addition, programs offered by the Career
Planning and Placement Office introduce students to the many ]
facets of legal careers.

Teaching

Agnes Scott has a state-approved program at the elementary
and middle school levels and in several secondary fields. A studer
may also be certified in elementary/general music and/or choral i
music. A student who completes any of these programs satistactc
ily is eligible for initial Georgia certification, generally accepted
throughout the United States. In a few cases, certain specific
courses are required, and arrangements can usually be made to
meet these requirements as a part ot the Agnes Scott degree
program.

A student in the professional teacher education program can
observe and work in a variety of school settings. Students at all
levels may tutor in local schools.

Students interested in teaching should consult the chair of th(
Department of Education during the freshman year and no later i
than the spring semester ot the sophomore year.

Business i

The College has selected from its curriculum a group of courses j
designed to familiarize students interested in business careers wil i
skills and knowledge to facilitate their entrance into business. 1

ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

The program does nor alter requirements for graduation nor
mstitute a major. It is designed to bridge an undergraduate
?eral arts curriculum and a career in business.

lareer Planning and Placement

The Career Planning and Placement Office offers a four-year
^ogram for students. This program expands awareness of career
;id lifestyle options, enhances ability to make informed career
fcisions, and develops job search strategies. The office provides
idix'idual counseling, interest inventories and self-assessment
js (including SIGI, a computerized career development program,
.d the MBTI, a computerized character and temperament types
pgram).

'Conferences and workshops on career fields and decision-
iking, and job-search workshops on such topics as skills assess-
.mt, resume writing, and interviewing techniques are also
iil.iMe. An alumnae advisory network provides access to

advisers and role models. A number of prospective employers and
graduate schools send recruiters to the campus each year. Perma-
nent, summer, and part-time job referrals are provided upon
request.

Experiential learning is a major component of the career
planning program. The office sponsors three off-campus programs.
Through the Shadow Program, students spend an affernoon, a day
(or longer) talking with and observing local sponsors in career
fields of interest to the students. The Extern Program allows
students to perform some aspects of jobs which interest them, as
they spend five days during a school vacation workmg with
sponsors and their colleagues. The Intern Program provides
summer and term-time placements that give students on-the-job
expetience in such fields as business, social service, journalism,
and the arts.

A career library contains books and pamphlets about careers
and lifestyles, the status of women in the working world, and
occupational outlooks and opportunities with specific employers.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

AR

ART

Associate professors:

Terry McGehee, Chair
Leland Staven
Assistant professor:

Donna Sadler-Davis

The Department of Art consists of a
faculty of experienced teachers and prac-
ticing artists who strive to enliven and
enrich liberal education through the study
of the visual arts.

The department offers an art major
which is a balanced program of study in
theory, practice, and history. In addition
to the art major, interdisciplinary majors
are offered in Art History-English Litera-
ture and Art History -History. Nonmajors
are encouraged to participate in the his-
tory and studio courses.

The Dana Fine Arts building, designed
by internationally acclaimed architect
John Portman, incorporates studio
spaces, lecture halls, and a multiroom
gallery.

The Agnes Scott permanent collection
of art and works by national and regional
artists are regularly exhibited. The exhibi-
tion program brings to the classroom and
to the Agnes Scott community an exciting
opportunity to view and critique current
and historical trends in art. This program
includes two student exhibitions a year

The comprehensive art program takes
advantage of the rich cultural offerings in
Atlanta by incorporating frequent visits
to galleries, museums, and artists'
studios.

Through its commitment to a challeng-
ing academic and studio program, the
department offers a meaningfid experi-
ence in the visual arts in preparation for a
productive professional or academic
career
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

THEORY, HISTORY, AND CRITICISM

102, 103, 480

One of the following: 304, 305

One of the following: 307, 308, 309

One of the following: 311, 319

Minimum of 3 semester-hours in other 300-

or 400-level art history courses.

ART STRUCTURE AND STUDIO

161, 162

One of the following: 240, 242
One of the following: 171, 272, 273
Minimum of 6 semester-hours in other
200-, 300-, or 400-level studio courses.

HISTORY AND CRITICISM
OF ART

102f . INTRODUCTION TO ART I ( 3 )

A survey of art and architecture from the
prehistoric periods through the medieval
periods. The history and criticism of prehis-
toric art, Egyptian art, Mesopotamian art,
Greek art, Roman art, and medieval art.

Sadler-Davis. Staven

103s. INTRODUCTION TO ART II (3)

A survey of art and architecture from the
Renaissance to the present. The history and
criticism of Renaissance art, baroque art,
the art of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and
twentieth centuries.

Sadler-Davis, Staven

291f. SEMINAR IN ART EDUCATION (1)

Special study in the theory of art education.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Art 161 and
permission ot the department chair
Not ottered 1986-87

Staven

302f. THE WOMAN ARTIST IN THE

TWENTIETH-CENTURY (3)

A study of selected American women artists
from the turn of the century to present day.
A critical analysis of their work and discus-
sion of their contributions to art.

McGehee

304f. NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART
AND ARCHITECTURE ( 3 )

The history and criticism of art and archi-
tecture from 1785 to 1900.
Main emphasis on French and American art
and architecture, but special attention
given to the art and architecture of Germany,
Italy, and England.

Sadler-Davis

305s. TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART
AND ARCHITECTURE ( 3 )

The history and criticism of art and archi-
tecture from 1900 to the present. Main
emphasis on French and American art, but
special attention given to the art and archi-
tecture of Germany, Italy, England, and
Latin America.

The Department

307s. ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES (:

Development ot art and architecture from
about 300 to 1400 A. D. The character of
the early Christian, Byzantine, Carolingian
Romanesque, and Gothic periods analyzei
by means of the art they produced.

Stuiler-Du.

308s. ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF
THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE (

The history and criticism ot painting,
sculpture, and architecture trom 1400 to
1600 in the Netherlands, Germany, Spair
France, and England.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

309f. ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF
THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE (

The history and criticism of painting,
sculpture, and architecture trom 1400 to
1600 in Italy.

Sadler-Da

311s. BAROQUE AND ROCOCO (

Exploration ot art and architecture in
seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ital
Spain, Holland, France, and England.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Sadler-Da

319f. (CLASSICS 342) GREEK
AND ROMAN ART AND
ARCHITECTURE I

The history and criticism of the art and
architecture of the Aegean cultures, of
Greece, and of Rome.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Sadler-Dv

320f,s. THE KIRK STUDIES IN ART
HISTORY

A specialized area of art history with a
visiting scholar.

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY IN ART
HISTORY AND CRITICISM (2

Special problems adjusted to the needs a
interests of the individual student. An
introduction to scholarly research.
Open to art majors only

The Depart-n '

480s. ISSUES IN ART '

A lecture/discussion course to look at
historical, social, and aesthetic perspect '
related to current developments in the
visual arts. Visits to galleries, museums,
and artists' studios provide a context fot
discussion. With a focus on group critiqi

^GNES SCOTT COLLEGE

ART

of student work, the seminar will explore
the individual's work, processes, methodol-
ogy, and other areas of individual or group
interest.
Open to senior art majors only

McGehee

90f,s. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)
Independent research in art history- and
criticism or in applied art.

The Department

TUDIOART

II studio courses meet 6 hours per week for
semester-hours credit unless otherwise
idicated.

3lf. ART STRUCTURE I (3 )

1 An introductory drawing course to develop
; visual skills as well as individual expression.
I Experiments in a variety of drawing media
I with subject matter that includes a still-life,

landscape, and the figure. Regular class
j critiques supplement individual criticism.
I Not open to students who have had 191

McGehee

.2s. ART STRUCTURE U ( 3 )

I The study of the design elements of form,
I line, color, and texture in relation to prob-
; lems in composition, color theory, and
subject matter.
I Prerequisite: 161

I Not open to students who have had 192
I McGehee, Staven

immajors electing courses in studio art on
K 200 level or above are required to take
wrses in history and criticism of art {prefer-
dy in the same year) to balance studio
nurses elected.

ff or s. THE ART OF THE POTTER (3)

A basic course in the construction of hand-
built and wheel-thrown pottery forms, with
|an introduction to glazing and firing
techniques.
Not open to students who have had 271

The Department

!0f. DRAWING AND
COMPOSITION (3)

The principles ot pictorial organization with
a focus on the study of the figure. Experi-
jments in various media.
Prerequisite: 162

Staven

;2s. PRINTMAKING (3)

A study of the serigraph process including
hand-cut stencils, block-out, and photo-
screen techniques.
Prerequisite: 162

Strn'en

Is. INTERMEDIATE POTTERY ( 3 )
^n intermediate course with concentration
an the design and craftsmanship of wheel-

thrown pottery forms. Special attention
given to the individual expression of the
artist and an understanding of the technical
aspects of clay and glaze materials.
Prerequisite: 171 or permission of the depart-
ment chair

The Department

273s. THREE-DIMENSIONAL

DESIGN (3)

A series of related experiments in plastic
design including relief, collage, construc-
tion, sculpture in the round, and the mobile
in such media as clay, wire, wood, tissue,
plastic materials. Discussion of relevant
works.
Prerequisite: 161 or 171

The Department

340f. PAINTING (3)

Development of form through color. Work
in various media. Exploration of pictorial
content and painting techniques.
Prerequisite: 240 or 242 and permission of
the department chair

Staven

341s. PAINTING (3)

Development of form through color. Work
in various media. Exploration of pictorial
content and painting techniques.
Prerequisite: 240 or 242 and permission of
the department chair

McGehee

3 70f . PLASTIC DESIGN ( 3 )

Individual problems in pottery or ceramic

sculpture.

Prerequisite: 272 or permission of the

department chair

The Department

37Is. PLASTIC DESIGN (3)

Individual problems in pottery or ceramic

sculpture.

Prerequisite: 272 or permission of the

department chair

The Department

440f. ADVANCED GRAPHIC DESIGN (3)

Special problems of two-dimensional design
with work in various media.
Prerequisite: 340 or 341 and permission of
the department chair
Open to art majors only

The Department

441s. ADVANCED GRAPHIC DESIGN (3)

Special problems of two-dimensional design
with work in various media.
Prerequisite: 340 or 341 and permission of
the department chair
Open to art majors only

The Department

470f. ADVANCED THREE-
DIMENSIONAL DESIGN (3)

Special problems of three-dimensional
design with work in various media.
Prerequisite: 370 or 371 and permission of
the department chair
Open to art majors only

The Departmerit

471s. ADVANCED THREE-
DIMENSIONAL DESIGN ( 3 )

Special problems of three-dimensional
design with work in various media.
Prerequisite: 3 semester-hours of 370 or 371
and permission of the department chair
Open to art majors only

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

BIBLE AND RELlGIOh

BIBLE AND RELIGION

Professor:

Malcolm L. Peel, Chair

Assistant professor:

Myra Beth Mackie

The Department of Bible and Religion
offers students the opportunity to broaden
their knowledge and understanding of the
religious dimension of life, with special
emphasis on the judeo-Christian tradition.
A student who majors in this depart-
ment may focus either on Bible (choosing
a minimum of 20 hours on the 300 or
400 level in the biblical field and the
remainder of her major hours in either
Bible or religion) , or she may concentrate
on religion (choosing a minimum of 20
hours on the 300 or 400 level in religion
and the remainder of her major hours in
either Bible or religion) .

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Courses required in the discipline:

Bible: A minimum 30-hour major, with at
least 20 hours on the 300 or 400 level in
courses listed under biblical literature or
Bible/religion.

Religion; A minimum 30-hour major, with
at least 20 hours on the 300 or 400 level in
courses listed under religion or Bible/
religion.

Courses recommended for the major:

The department recommends that students
concentrating in Bible take Greek 104.
Those planning to do graduate work in
theology should take German. Courses in
classical literature, philosophy, psychology,
and sociology are recommended as electives
for the enrichment of the major.

BIBLICAL LITERATURE

lOOf. HEBREW SCRIPTURES AND
APOCRYPHA (3)

An introduction to the study of Hebrew
Scriptures and the Apocrypha with special
emphasis on history, literature, and reli-
gious teachings. Questions of human iden-
tity, purpose, and destiny are explored.
Not open to students who have had 110

Peel

101 s. NEW TESTAMENT ( 3 )

An introduction to the study of the New
Testament with special emphasis on history,
literature, and religious teachings.
Not open to students who have had 1 10

Peel

llOf.s. APPROACH TO BIBLICAL

LITERATURE (3)

The Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testa-
ment. An examination of their distinctive
concepts and practices.
Not open to students who have had 100 or
101

The Dclxirtment

323f. HEBREW PROPHETS (3)

A study of the prophetic mo\'ement in Israel
to show the distinctive attitudes and con-
cepts of prophetic religion.
Prerequisite: 100 or 110
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

327s. LETTERS OF PAUL (3)

An historical and literary study of the lite
and thought of the apostle Paul as reflected
in his letters and in the book of Acts.
Prerequisite: 101 or 110
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

328s. WISDOM, POETRY, AND

APOCALYPSE (3)

Three distinctive types of writing from the
Ancient Near East, with a consideration of
literature from the canon of Hebrew Scrip-
tures, the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha,
Babylonian, and Egyptian sources.
Prerequisite: 100, 101 or 110
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

335s. THE FOUR GOSPELS (4)

The words, acts, and person of Jesus as
presented in the gospel accounts.
Prerequisite: 101 or 110
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

RELIGION

307s. AMERICAN RELIGIOUS

THOUGHT (3)

Religion as a factor in a developing culture.
Examination of creative American religious
thinkers. Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish
practices and beliefs in the United States
today. The relationship of organized re-
ligious movements to current national
problems.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Mackie

310f. EASTERN RELIGIOUS

TRADITIONS (4

An introduction to the literature, beliefs, ,1
and practices of Hinduism, Theravada |
Buddhism, and Islam in India; Con-
fucianism and Taoism in China; Mahayana
Buddhism and Shinto in Japan.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Macki

311f. MYSTICISM EAST AND WEST (3;

The meaning and significance of mystical
experience within the contexts of Hinduism.!
Buddhism, and Christianity.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

315s. (SOCIOLOGY 315) SOCIOLOGY 01
RELIGION (4(

See Sociology 315 for description.
Prerequisite: Sociology 101
Not offered 1986-87

Jone

321s. JEWISH FAITH AND

PRACTICE (3(

The Jewish people and religion from
Talmudic times to the present.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

324f. WOMEN AND RELIGION (31

An examination of what is unique to the
spiritual experience of women in the varioui
religious traditions of the world. Resources,
will include oral, literary, iconographic,
and liturgical traditions as well as the partial
ipation of invited guests.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Mack

345s. (PHILOSOPHY 315) PHILOSOPHII
OF RELIGION (3i

Prerequisite: 101 or 110; or one philosophy
course

Mcick

3 5 2f . CHRISTIAN THOUGHT IN
THE RENAISSANCE AND
REFORMATION (:

Significant contributions to the develop-
ment of Western religious thought from
Wycliffe through Calvin.
Prerequisite: 100 or 101 or 110
Not offered 1986-87

360f. CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY C

Contemporary trends in Western religious

thought, with special emphasis on some

major writers such as Barth, Bultmann, ar

TiUich.

Prerequisite: 100 or 101 or 110

Not offered 1986-87

.GNES SCOTT COLLEGE

BIBLE AND RELIGION

S5s. INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIAN
ETHICS (3)

The nature, methods, and basic issues of
Christian ethics, with special attention to
the relation between theology and conduct.
Prerequisite: 100 or 101 or 110
, Not ottered 1986-87

IIBLE/RELIGION

34f . THE WORLD OF THE NEW
TESTAMENT (4)

Background studies in extrabiblical history,
literature, and art ot the New Testament

period. Relevant findings of archaeology

are used.

Prerequisite: 101 or 110

Oftered 1986-87 and alternate years

Peel

340s. BIBLICAL THEOLOGY (3)

A topical study of the major religious con-
cepts ot Hebrew Scriptures and the New
Testament, chiefly those of God, human
beings, sin, and salvation. Opportunity is
given for exploring presuppositions of
biblical theology in current writings.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

363s. SEMINAR IN RELIGIOUS
STUDIES

Topic for the seminar to be announced.
Prerequisite: 100 or 101 or 110

(3)

Peel

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised research in a selected area.

The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

Independent research is arranged under the
supervision ot a member of the department.
Results are presented in written form.

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

BIOLOG

BIOLOGY

Professor:

Sandra T. Bowden, Chair
Associate professors:
John F. Pilger
Harry Wistrand
Assistant professor:
Edward L. Hover
Instructor:
Kathryn Malody

As a multidisciplinary, experimental
science, modern biology offers the liberally-
educated woman an integrated view of
the living world. Our program is designed
to give the student a sound background in
the major disciplines of biology and to
teach her to use the skills of scientific in-
quiry: observation, generalization, experi-
mentation, analysis, and interpretation.

For entering students, secondary
school preparation in mathematics and
the sciences is desirable. Students who
plan to major in biology should consult
with a member of the department early in
their college careers. For normal progres-
sion in the major, students are advised to
take Biology 100 in the fall semester of
the freshman year and 102, 105, and
206 by the end of the sophomore year
They should take introductory chemistry
in the freshman or sophomore year Major
programs include studies in: functional
morphology of cells and tissues, microbial
organisms, lower and higher plants and
animals, patterns and mechanisms of
heredity and evolution, physiology of
cells and organisms, development,
taxonomy, and ecology.

Electives include special study, in-
ternships, and independent study. These
opportunities support students' special
interests through readings, work experi-
ences, and directed research. Dual-degree
programs with The Georgia Institute of
Technology are available in biotechnology
and other areas of engineering. Students
should consult department faculty for
information on summer study and re-
search opportunities.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Courses required in the discipline:

100, 102, 105, 206, 300, 306 or 312, 310,

Courses required outside of the discipUne:

Chemistry 101, lOlL, 102, 102L
Chemistry 201

Courses recommended for the major:

Chemistry 202, 2021,300
Physics 110, 111

Mathematics 115, 118, 119, 150
French or German

lOOf.s. INTRODUCTION TO

BIOLOGY (4)

The major concepts ot modern hiology;
structure and function ot biological
molecules, cell structure and functions,
energy transactions in living systems,
control systems, inheritance in eukaryotes
and in prokaryotes, development ot or-
ganisms, evolution, ecology, the scientific
method, procedures of scientific investigation.
3 LEG, 1 LAB

The Department

Biology 100 is prerequisite to all other courses
in hiology.

102f,s. BOTANY (4)

Functional morphology of vascular plants,

growth regulation, ecology, and evolution.

A survey of major divisions of plants and

fungi.

3 LEG, 1 LAB

Prerequisite; 100

Bowden, Malody

105f,s. ZOOLOGY (4)

A study of the morphology and physiology
of animals with a brief survey of the major
animal phyla.
3 LEG, 1 LAB
Prerequisite: 100

Pilger, Hover

200s. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR ( 3 )

The development, causation, and function
of behavior in nonhuman animals. Em-
phasis is on placing observed behaviors in
an appropriate ecological context.
Not open to students who have had Biology
308

2 LEG, 1 LAB
Prerequisite: 105

Hover

201s. ECOLOGY AND FIELD

BIOLOGY (;

The interrelationship between organisms
and their environments at the population,
community, and ecosystem levels. Labora-
tory includes field investigations of natural
systems and ecological research technique
Prerequisite: 102 and 105 I

Offered spring 1988 and alternate years

Maioi"'

202s. PLANT TAXONOMY C i

Principles of plant identification, classificsi
tion and nomenclature, with special em- -
phasis on vascular plants native to this j
region. Laboratory includes observing
plants in their natural environments andp'
techniques for collecting, identifying, anil
preserving specimens.

2 LEG, 1 LAB
Prerequisite: 102

Offered spring 1987 and alternate years

Malai

204f . VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY (

The hiology of vertebrates, including gros!)
anatomy of selected animals, and the evoli >
tion, classification, and life histories of
major vertebrate groups. Includes some fieli
study of local vertebrates.
Open to students who have had Biology 3C'
with permission of the department

3 LEG, 1 LAB
Prerequisite: 105

Hoi

206s. CELL BIOLOGY (

An introduction to cellular and subcelluk;

structure and function.

3 LEG, 1 LAB

Prerequisite: 2 semesters of 100-level biolo

courses with laboratories

Pik

207s. INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (

A comprehensive study of the major and :

minor invertebrate phyla with emphasis o

comparative anatomy, systematics, and

evolution. Laboratory emphasis is on func

tional morphology and includes some

fieldwork.

Not open to students who have had Biolo

307

3 LEG, 1 LAB

Prerequisite: 105

Pil.

SiGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

BIOLOGY

08f. HISTOLOGY (4)

' The microscopic anatomy ot animal tissues.
I In laboratory each student will complete a

project using basic histological techniques.
I 3 LEG, I LAB

Prerequisite: 105
I Offered 1987-88

Hover

14SUS. DESERT BIOLOGY (4)

Adaptations ot plants and animals to hot,
j arid environments of the western United
1 States. A three-week field trip to the desert;
; dates to be determined.
I Limited to eight students
I Not open to students who have had Biology
' 314
i Prerequisite: 100 and the permission of the

instructor

Offered summer 1988 and alternate years

Wistrand

5SUS. MARINE BIOLOGY (4)

An ecological approach to the study of
marine organisms as exemplified in temper-
ate,, semi-tropical, and tropical environ-
ments. Three weeks; dates to be determined.
Limited to eight students
Not open to students who have had Biology
315

Prerequisite: 105 and permission of the
instructor
Offered summer 1987 and alternate years

Pilger

lOf. GENETICS (4)

The structure, function, regulation, and

transmission of hereditary materials in

viruses, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes.

Not open to students who have had Biology

303

3 LEG, 1 LAB

Prerequisite: 206

Wistrand

ki. MICROBIOLOGY (4)

Biology ot prokaryotic and eukaryotic micro-
organisms and viruses with emphasis on
bacteria and viruses. Morphology, physiol-
ogy, biochemistry, genetics, taxonomy, and
jimmunology.
3 LEG, 1 LAB

jPrerequisite: 102, 206, and Chemistry 201
Bou'den

2s. EVOLUTION AND POPULATION
BIOLOGY (3)

Processes and patterns of adaptation and
formation ot species with emphasis on
genetic mechanisms. Introduction to popu-
lation genetics and population ecology as
they relate to e\'olutionary biology. 3 LEG
Prerequisite: 300 or two courses at the 200
level or abo\-e

Wistrarxd

305s. ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (4)

A comparative study of nutrition, energy
metabolism, temperature regulation, move-
ment, gas exchange, internal transport,
water-solute metabolism, information
processing and sensory physiology, and
hormonal control in animals. Major em-
phasis on vertebrates with some invertebrate
examples.
3 LEG, 1 LAB
Prerequisite: 105, 206
Offered 1986-87

Hot'er

306f. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (4)

A study ot the morphological patterns and
the developmental processes that occur in
the life history of animals.
3 LEG, 1 LAB
Prerequisite: 105, 206

Pilger

309s. MOLECULAR GENETICS (3)

Gene structure, function, and regulation at
the molecular level in viruses, prokaryotes,
and eukaryotes; introduction to genetic
engineering. Emphasis on recently pub-
lished literature.
3 LEG
Prerequisite: 300 and Chemistry 201

Wistrajiii

310s. CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND
BIOCHEMISTRY (4)

Biochemistry, intermediary metabolism,
photosynthesis, membranes and transport
phenomena, macromolecular synthesis,
metabolic regulation, and environmental
influences.
3 LEG, 1 LAB

Prerequisite: 102, 105, 206, Chemistry 201
Bouden

312f. ADVANCED PLANT BIOLOGY (4)

Major groups of plants and fungi with
emphasis on plant development, physiology,
and evolutionary relationships.
3 LEG, 1 LAB
Prerequisite: 102, 206

Bouden

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Intensive study of an area of biology by a
senior major under the supervision of a
faculty member. Designed to support the
individual's major interests. A paper or an
oral presentation required.
Prerequisite: permission of the department
The Department

480f . SENIOR SEMINAR ( i )

Specialized subject areas of biology not
normally in the curriculum. Topics are
chosen by the biology faculty. Each student
reviews current literature, prepares, and
orally presents a seminar on an aspect of the
selected topic.
Open to senior biology majors only

Wistrand

481s(PSYCHOLOGY 481 ).

INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR IN
ANIMAL/HUMAN BEHAVIOR ( l )

Open to students taking the interdiscipli-
nary major in biology-psychology or to
senior majors in biology or in psychology
with adequate preparation in both disci-
plines, as determined by consultation with
both department chairs.

Hoi'er and Hogan

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

Independent laboratory and/or field re-
search with supervision by a member of the
department. Thesis is required and a semi-
nar presentation is recommended. Admis-
sion to the program is granted by the Com-
mittee on Independent Study. Recommen-
dation by the department for admission to
the course is necessary. Departmental
recommendation is based on the student's
choice ot a suitable research project, poten-
tial tor biological research, course work
background, and evidence of moti\'ation for
undertaking the laboratory and nonlabora-
tory aspects of the research.

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

CHEMISTRY

CHEMISTRY

Professor:

Alice J. Cunningham, Chair
Assistant professors:

Elizabeth Leigh Bottomley
T. Leon Venable
Nai-Chuang Yang

The academic program of the Department
of Chemistry, approved by the American
Chemical Society, is designed to give
students a thorough grounding m the
principles and applications of modern
chemistry, as well as extensive practical
experience with research-quality instru-
ments. The curriculum is structured to
serve chemistry majors, majors in chemis-
try-related disciplines, and nonscience
majors. Students may design individual
major programs to prepare for a variety of
career goals, such as advanced study in
chemistry, biochemistry, medical sci-
ences, molecular biology, materials sci-
ence, chemical physics; technical and
nontechnical areas of the chemical indus-
try; scientific writing or editing; chemical
education; and computer applications in
chemistry.

After completing a chemistry major,
the student should have the basic back-
ground required to be part of an industrial
or academic scientific team devoted to
research or applied chemistry.
The courses should provide fundamental
knowledge of:

a) theories that describe matter and chem-
ical reactions ranging from elemental to
biological systems;

b) techniques and instruments that are
ordinarily used to investigate atoms,
molecules, and chemical reactions;

c) modern methods for acquiring, analyz-
ing, and retrieving data.

Students considering a major in
chemistry early on should consult with a
member of the department, even if their
lower division advisers are not in chemis-
try. While there is considerable flexibility
in course selection, particidarly at the
upper level, the sequence of courses and
prerequisites requires careful planning of
both lower level and upper level courses.

The department recommends that all
majors elect additional courses in
mathematics, advanced biology, or ad-
vanced physics. A reading knowledge of
a modern foreign language, preferably
German, is also recommended.

The major approved by the American
Chemical Society requires an additional
13 hours beyond the core listed above.
The non-ACS approved major requires
an additional 9 hours beyond the core. In
both cases these hours may be in ad-
vanced chemistry, biology, mathematics,
and/or physics, as approved by the depart-
ment. Course selections at the advanced
level shoidd reflect the student's particular
interests, abilities, and career goals.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Courses required in the discipline:

101-lOlL, 102-102L, or equivalent;
201, 202-202L; 301, 302, 312, 342

Courses required outside of the discipline:

Mathematics 118, 119;
Physics 110, 111, 242, 243

101 f. FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF
MATTER AND REACTIONS (3 )

Introduction to structure of matter, ranging
from atoms to biochemical macromolecules,
and the basis of chemical reactions, includ-
ing types of reactions common to inorganic,
organic, and biochemical systems.
Corequisite: 101 L

Cunningham

101 Lf. BASIC LABORATORY

METHODS (1)

Experimental methods in basic scientific
measurement, elementary synthesis, and
analysis.
Corequisite: 101

The Department

102s. PERIODICITY AND CHEMICAL
REACTIONS (3)

Survey of the chemistry of the elements and
their compounds, with emphasis on periodic
relationships. A more detailed examination
of the quantitative aspects of chemical
reactions than seen in Chemistry 101.
Prerequisite: 101
Corequisite: 102L

Venable

102Ls. BASIC LABORATORY

METHODS II (1

Experimental methods to analyze elemen-
tary inorganic reactions both quantitatively
and qualitatively.
Corequisite: 102

Venahl'

200. TUTORIAL (1-3

Individualized study designed primarily to
accommodate transfer, advanced placemen
students, or students from nontraditional
programs. Topics and credit are determined
by a student's needs. Combination of lec-
ture and laboratory hours varies with area o\ i'
study.

The Dejiurtmerifi

201f. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (4(

A systematic study of the chemistry of
aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon com-
pounds, including their derivatives such as i
alkyl halides and alcohols. Topics such as
stereochemistty, electronic effects, reso-
nance theory, acidbase properties, car-
bonium ion theory, and reaction
mechanisms are emphasized. The labora-
tory introduces students to fundamental
e.xperimental techniques of organic chemisn
try. Aspects of chromatography and spec-
troscopy are explored.
3 LEG, 1 LAB

Prerequisite: 101, 102, or the equivalent
background as determined by results of the i
departmental placement/exemption exami-
nation and faculty-student conference.

Yan.
I

202s. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II (3(

A continuation of Organic Chemistry 1.
The chemistry of carbonyl compounds and'
amines is examined in detail. The
mechanisms of important organic reaction;
and the applications of these reactions to
organic synthesis are studied.
Prerequisite: 201

Yar

202Ls. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
LABORATORY

Qualitative organic analysis and multistep
organic synthesis.
Corequisite; 202

;NES SCOTT COLLEGE

CHEMISTRY

lOf. BIOCHEMISTRY I (3)

Fundamental organic chemical reactions ot
biologically important compounds: car-
bohydrates, lipids, peptides, proteins, and
nucleic acids.
Prerequisite: 202

Yang

If. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I (3)

A study ot quantum theory, as applied in
chemistr\', including structure and spectral
relationships. General principles ot statisti-
cal mechanics.

Prerequisites: 202-202L, Mathematics 118,
119; Physics 110, 111;
Mathematics 205 recommended

Bottomley

2s. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II ( 3 )

General principles ot thermodynamics and
equilibria. A study ot gas phase kinetics,
solution dynamics, and catalysis.
Prerequisite: 301

Cunningham

is. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (3 )

An advanced study of the instrumental and

f:heoretical approaches tor complete

analysis.

Prerequisite: 301, Physics 242

Corequisite: 302

prerequisite or corequisite: Physics 243

Bottomley

>s. PHYSICOCHEMICAL METHODS
OF EXPERIMENTATION (4)

physical/analytical methods tor data acquisi-
tion and interpretation. Includes statistical
and computational approaches to data
jinalysis and prediction. Combination of
ecture and laboratory,
.-'rerequisite: Physics 242

Verequisite or corequisite: 302, 312,

'hysics 243

The Department

s. BIOCHEMISTRY II (4)

Fundamentals of physical biochemistry and
malytical biochemistry. Experimental
bethods for characterization of mac-
pmolecules, enzyme kinetics, biochemical
Kparations and radiochemical techniques.
Lombination of lecture and laboratory.
!'rerequisite:300, 302, 312, 342

Tlie Department

|,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

jutorial in an advanced topic of special
iterest to a chemistry major. The nature of
le topic determines inclusion of a labora-
3ry component. Each spring the depart-
lent lists topics available tor study the
lUovving year,
rerequisite: varies according to topic

The Department

431f. MODERN INORGANIC

CHEMISTRY (3)

Current theories of bonding and structure,
stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms
involving both main group elements and
transition metals. Selected topics in or-
ganometallic and bio-inorganic chemistry-.
Prerequisite: 302

\ enable

441f. SYNTHETIC METHODS AND
CHARACTERIZATION (4)

Synthesis of inorganic and organometallic
compounds. Inert atmosphere and vacuum-
line techniques. Nonaqueous chemistry.
Spectroscopic characterization of com-
pounds. Combination of lecture and
laboratory-.
Prerequisite: 342
Prerequisite or corequisite: 431

Venabk

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

Independent research conducted under the
supervision of a member of the department.
Thesis and seminar presentation of results
are required. Admission to the program is
granted by the Committee on Independent
Study. Departmental recommendation for
admission to the program is necessary and
depends on choice of a suitable research
problem, demonstrated potential for chemi-
cal research, and student motivation for
pursuing the laboratory and non-laboratory
aspects of the project.
Prerequisite: 302, 312, 342
Corequisite: appropriate advanced courses,
as approved by the department.

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

AND LITERATURE:

CLASSICAL

LANGUAGES AND

LITERATURES

Associate professor:

Gail Cabisius, Chair
Assistant professors:

Sally Anne MacEwen
Sally A. Rackley (part-time)

The student of classics analyzes the liter-
ary and artistic works of ancient Greece
and Rome, reconstructs the values and
histories of those distant societies, and
examines their philosophical thought. In
addition, she comes to understand the
intellectual roots of our culture and many
of our traditions and institutions. The
multidisciplinary approach of classical
study helps the student develop skills in
language, in analysis of social and histori-
cal problems, and in the appreciation of
art and literature. These skills can be
applied to many careers and professions
after graduation.

The Department of Classical Lan-
guages and Literatures offers courses in
Greek and Latin languages and in clas-
sical civilization from texts in English.
The departv\ent offers maiors in Greek,
Latin, Classical Languages and Litera-
tures and Classical Studies. Majors in
Greek, Latin, and Classical Languages
and Literatures specialize in the study of
the ancient languages and literatures.
Majors in Classical Studies combine the
study of an ancient language with courses
in classical civilization. Students who
plan to do graduate study in classics
should choose the major in Classical
Languages and Literatures, and every
student considering a major in classics is
urged to take either Greek or Latin in her
freshman year

Students who fidfill the Specific Stan-
dard of the intermediate level of a foreign
language with Latin do not satisfy the
Distributional Standard in literature with
Latin 204-

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

GREEK

At least 24 hours in Greek, including
Greek 360
Classics 351

At least 3 additional hours in Greek or
classics
LATIN

At least 24 hours in Latin, including Latin

360

Classics 352

At least 3 additional hours in Latin or

classics

CLASSICAL LANGUAGES AND
LITERATURES

At least 12 hours in Greek and 12 hours m
Latin, of which at least 12 hours must he at
the 300 level
Classics 151 and 154

CLASSICAL STUDIES

At least 15 hours in Greek or 15 hours in

Latin

Classics 151 and 154

Any other courses in Greek, Latin, or

Classics may count towards the 30 hours

required in the major

GREEK

103f. ELEMENTARY (4)

The essentials of grammar.

Not open to students who have had 101

MacEwen

104s. ELEMENTARY (4)

Readings from Greek authors, especially
New Testament writers.
Not open to students who have had 101
Prerequisite: 103 or 2 entrance credits

MacEwen

Literature courses in Greek are offered at the
200 and 300 level. Students in both levels
will meet at the same time, but advanced
students will be required to do more work.
Exceptions to the prerequisites to these
courses may be granted by the department.

211/311f. PLATO (3

Exemplary pieces of Plato's writing reflect-
ing the teachings of Socrates and the
philosophy of Plato.

211 is not open to students who have had
201

Prerequisites: for 211, Greek 101, 104 or 3
entrance credits; for 311, 6 hours of 200-
level Greek
Offered 1986-87 and every third year

Cabisiii

212/312S. DRAMA {':

One or two plays, including discussion of I
myth, metrics, and production.
Prerequisites: for 212, Greek 101, 104, or3
entrance credits; for 312, 6 hours of 200-
level Greek
Offered 1986-87 and every third year

MacEwi. 1

215/315f. HOMER C

lUad or Odyssey. The first heroes of Wester

literature in the first pieces of ancient

writing.

Prerequisites: for 215, Greek 101, 104 or 3

entrance credits; for 315, 6 hours ot 200-

level Greek

Offered 1987-88 and every third year

216/316S. HERODOTUS (

"The Father of History," his methods, styl

and favorite themes.

Prerequisites: tor 216, Greek 101, 104, or 3

entrance credits; for 316, 6 hours ot 200-

level Greek

Offered 1987-88 and every third year

217/317L HESIOD AND THE LYRIC
POETS (

Selected poetry representing the vigor an(
creativity of the Archaic Age of Greece.
Prerequisites: for 217, Greek 101, 104, or :
entrance credits; for 317, 6 hours of 200-
level Greek
Offered 1988-89 and every third year

218/318S. COMEDY (

One or two plays of Aristophanes with
consideration of the political climate of h
time.

ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

CLASSICAL LANCLiACtS
AND LITERATURES

Prerequisites: for 218, Greek lOL 104, or 3
entrance credits; for 318, 6 hours of 200-
level Greek
Offered 1988-89 and every third year

iOf or s. ADVANCED READING
{COURSE (3 or 5)

Selections tirom Greek prose and poetry,
' not covered in other courses, chosen to

meet the needs ot individual students.

Prerequisite: 6 hours of 200-level Greek

and permission of the department

The Department

>0i or s. GREEK PROSE
COMPOSITION (2)

; Prerequisite: 6 hours of 200-level Greek
i and permission of the department
I The Department

I

^0. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

The Department

1\TIN

I3f. ELEMENTARY
|Fundamentais oi Latin grammar.

(4)

Cabis

is. ELEMENTARY (4)

IReadings from Latin authors, -ith emphasis
on the love poetry of Catullus.
jPrerequisite: 103 or 2 entrance credits

Cahisius

3f. INTERMEDIATE

(3)

Review of Latin grammar with readings
From Cicero and other Latin authors.
>Jot open to students who have had 201
Prerequisite: 101, 104, or 3 entrance credits
Rackley

fs. VERGIL'S Aeneici l-Vl (3)

^ot open to students who ha\'e had 201
Prerequisite: 203

Rackley

irses in Latin literature at the 300 level
w be repeated for credit if the readings are
i.erent. E.xceptions to the prerequisites may
{ranted by the department.

:f.EPIC (3)

/ergil's Aeneid VII-XIl or sections from the

>Aetamorphoses of Ovid will he used as

rxamples of Roman adaptation of Greek

:pic.

'rerequisite: 201, 204, or 4 entrance credits

Offered 1986-87 and e\-ery third year

MacEu'en

302s. COMEDY (3)

Selected plays of Plautus and Terence, two
of the earliest Latin writers and the best
representatives of New Comedy.
Prerequisite: 201, 204, or 4 entrance credits
Ottered 1986-87 and every third year

Cahimts

311f. DIDACTIC POETRY (3)

Selections from Lucretius' De Rerum Natiira
or Vergil's Georgics, poems that teach
people how to li\-e in harmony with nature.
Prerequisite: 201, 204, or 4 entrance credits
Oftered 1987-88 and every third year

312s. HISTORICAL WRITING (3)

E.xaminations ot the assumptions of Latin
historiography with readings from Caesar,
Sallust, Livy, or Tacitus.
Prerequisite: 201, 204, or 4 entrance credits
Ottered 1987-88 and every third year

321f. SATIRE (3)

Study of the genre of satire, Rome's own
creation, through readings in the Latin
satirists, principally Horace, Martial,
Juvenal, or Petronius.

Prerequisite: 201, 204, or 4 entrance credits
Offered 1988-89 and e\-ery third year

322s. LYRIC POETRY (3)

The personal and intimate poetry of Horace
in the Odes and the elegiac poets.
Prerequisite: 201, 204, or 4 entrance credits
Ottered 1988-89 and every third year

350f or s. ADVANCED READING

COURSE (3 or 5)

Selections from Latin prose and poetry, not
covered in other courses, chosen to meet
the needs of individual students.
Prerequisite: 201 or 204 and permission ot
the department

The Department

360f or S.LATIN PROSE

COMPOSITION (2)

Prerequisite: 201 or 204 and permission of
the department

The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

The Department

CLASSICAL COURSES IN
ENGLISH

151f. GREEK CIVILIZATION (3)

The many stages ot Greek civilization from
the Bronze Age cultures of Crete and
Mycenae through the height of Athenian
greatness in art, philosophy, and politics, to
the career of Alexander the Great; using
the evidence of literature, history, art, and
archaeology.

MacEwen

154s. ROMAN CIVILIZATION (3)

The development of Roman institutions
from the Etruscans through the Christian
emperors, analyzing how each stage reflects
aspects of the Roman character in govern-
ment, art, literature, and daily lite.
Not open to students who ha\-e had 153

Cabisuts

223f(PHILOSOPHY 206). HISTORY OF
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY ( 3 )

See Philosophy 206 for description

Parry

331f. CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY (3)

Study of mythical configurations: creation

myths, divine archetypes, the trickster, the

hero cycle. Modern psychological and

literary approaches to the science oi

mythology.

Not open to students who have had 309

Oftered 1987-88 and alternate years

332s. CLASSICAL DRAMA (3)

The origins and development of classical

drama. Various techniques of criticism from

Aristotle to the present. Plays of Aeschylus,

Sophocles, or Euripides will cover various

topics.

Not open to students who have had 310

Oftered 1986-87 and alternate years

\iacEuen

342s(ART 319). GREEK AND ROMAN
ART AND ARCHITECTURE ( 3 )

See .^rt 319 for description

Not open to students who have had 341

Oftered 1987-88 and alternate years

351s(HISTORY 301). TOPICS IN GREEK
HISTORY (3)

Selected themes or periods in Greek history,

with emphasis on the appropriate historical

evidence and methodology.

May be repeated for credit if the subject

matter varies.

Oftered 1987-88 and alternate years

3 5 2f (HISTORY 303). TOPICS IN ROMAN
HISTORY (3)

Selected themes or periods in Roman his-
tory^ with emphasis on the appropriate
historical e\-idence and methodology.
May be repeated for credit if the subject
matter varies.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Cabisiiis

410f or s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Directed study to meet the individual needs
of students whose major is Classical Lan-
guages and Literatures or Classical Studies.
The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

ECONOMIC!! !

ECONOMICS

Associate professors:

Edward C. Johnson, Chair
Assistant professor:
Rosemary T. Cunningham

Many of the department's offerings are
structured to show economics as applied
to problems in managing a business.
Traditiorml economics, that is, economics
as a social science, is also a large part of
every course. Mathematics is important
to those who would become seriously
involved in modern economics, and, for
this reason, mathematics (calculus and
linear algebra) plays an important part in
a number of courses.

The major includes microeconomic
theory and macroeconomic theory taken
at the introductory (Economics 104
and 105) and intermediate (Economics
206 and 207) levels. For the humanistic
side, a semester of labor economics is
required. The minimum required mathe-
matics background includes a year of
introductory calculus and a semester of
statistics.

Students generally do better when they
begin their study of economics in the
sophomore year

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Courses required in the discipline:

104, 105, 203, 206, 207

Economics 150 and 311 not applied toward

minimum 30-hour major

Courses required outside the discipline:

Math 118, 119 and one course in statistics
(Math 115 or Psychology 306)

104f or s. INTRODUCTORY

MACROECONOMICS (3)

Causes of unemployment, inflation, and
economic growth, including the role of
government fiscal and monetary policy.

Jolinson, Cunningham

105f or s. INTRODUCTORY

MICROECONOMICS (3)

A course emphasizing the operation of a
market economy.

Cunningham. Johnson

Unless otheru'ise stated, Economics 104 and
105 are prerequisite to all 200- and 300-let'el
courses in the department.

150s. INVESTMENTS (2)

Basics of the operation of the stock and
bond markets in the United States. Topics
such as money market funds, futures mar-
kets, options, and theory concerning price
mo\'ements in these markets are discussed
at an introductory level.
Not applied toward minimum 30-hour
major
Not offered 1986-87

203f. LABOR ECONOMICS (3)

Labor-management relations, the labor

movement, the laws and public policies

go\'erning labor, and their economic impact

in terms of wages, prices, and national

income.

Prerequisite: 104 or permission of the

instructor

Johnson

206s. MICROECONOMICS (3)

An advanced study ot economic principles
concentrating on the business firm, on
production and pricing, and on market
structure.
Prerequisite: 104, 105

207f . MACROECONOMICS ( 3 )

A survey emphasizing general equilibrium
conditions. Model building and analysis of
theories of business cycles, inflation, and
growth. Evaluation of theoretical bases for
various monetary and fiscal policies.
Prerequisite: 104, 105

Cunningham

309s. MONEY AND BANKING (3)

E\'olution ot the banking system and related

issues of public policy. Analysis of monetary

factors and their impact on economic

activity.

Prerequisite: 104

Prerequisite or corequisite: 105

Johmon

310f. CORPORATE FINANCE (3

The economics of business finance, includ-
ing topics such as sources and uses ot funds;
capital budgeting and capital costs; stocks
and bonds; and financial markets.
Prerequisite: 206 or permission of the
instructor

311f. ACCOUNTING I (3;

Introduction to the principles of accounting
theory and the application of these princi-
ples in business and government. The
design of accounting systems is stressed.
Not applied toward minimum 30-hour
major
Prerequisite: 104

Bairn

312s. ACCOUNTING II

A continuation of 311.
Prerequisite: 311

(5:i

Bain

313s. MARKETING (3;i

Planning, organizing, and controlling the i

marketing function in a corporate setting. ;

Prerequisite: 104, 105; 206 recommended \

Cimning/iam

314f. HISTORY OF ECONOMIC

THOUGHT (y,\

A survey of the ex'olution of economic
theories and doctrines as seen through the
works of the leaders of the various schools ol>
thought.

Prerequisite: 104, 105
Offered 1986-87 only

315s(POLlTICAL SCIENCE 315).
COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC
SYSTEMS (3;.

From Marxism to market economics. Com-i
parative study of economic planning and
stability, labor movements, income policy,
agriculture, economic growth, and trade.
Contrasts drawn among SoN'iet, Yugoslav,
Swedish, and U.S. systems.
Prerequisite: 104, 105

Johns 01

316f. AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTB
AND DEVELOPMENT (3;

The development of the U.S. economy from
colonial times to 1929. Emphasis on eco-
nomic analysis applied to major historical
issues and institutions such as mercantilism,
trade policies, monetary institutions,

ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

ECONOMICS

slavery, and major industries such as canals,
railroads, steel, oil, and agriculture.
Prerequisite: 104, 105

Johnson

7f. THEORIES OF MANAGEMENT
AND ORGANIZATION (3)

Change and development in and the man-
agement of complex organizations.
Prerequisite: 104, 105

lOs. MATHEMATICAL
ECONOMICS (3)

The application of topics m matrix algebra
and calculus to model building in economics.
Prerequisite: 104, 105; a year of calculus
Ottered 1987-88 and alternate years

Cunningham

Is. INTERNATIONAL

ECONOMICS (3)

An examination of international trade and

finance.

Prerequisite: 104, 105

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

334s(POLITICAL SCIENCE 334).
THEORIES OF ECONOMIC
GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
PLANNING (3)

A critique ot the various theories which
ha\'e been offered as explanations of the
forces governing change and de\-elopment
in lesser-developed countries.
Prerequisite: 104, 105
Ottered 1986-87 and alternate years

Cunningham

336s(POLITICAL SCIENCE 336).

PUBLIC FINANCE (3)

The political aspects of the operation of the
economy and the economic aspects of the
operation of the government.
Prerequisite: 104, 105
Ottered 1987-88 and alternate years

338f. BUSINESS STATISTICS AND
FORECASTING (3)

The study ot sampling, statistical signifi-
cance, correlation and regression analysis
with emphasis placed on their application
to business and economic problems.

Prerequisites: 206 and 207; a course in
statistics; or permission of the instructor

Cunningham

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised intensi\e study in a special field
ot economics.

The Department

450f,s. INTERNSHIP

The Department

482s(POLITICAL SCIENCE,

PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, OR
ANTHROPOLOGY 482). SOCIAL
SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR ( 3 )

A multidisciplinary inquiry into topics
selected annually by the faculty of the
departments ot economics, political science,
psychology', and sociology and anthropology-.
Open only to senior majors in social science
departments

Prerequisite; Permission of the instructors
To be offered annually beginning in 1987-88

490f,s. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)
The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATIO

EDUCATION

Professor:

Margaret P. Amnions, Chair

Lecturers:

Revonia R. Bryant

Lynn C. Hart

Robert B. Hild

Richard Kennedy Jones

Ann McKee Parker

The curriculmn of the Department of
Education is designed to prepare students
to teach on the elementary, middle, or
secondary level. Teacher education at
Agnes Scott is a college-wide enterprise;
students major in a discipline other than
education.

A student interested in teaching should
contact the chair of the Department of
Education no later than the end of her
sophomore year to plan her academic
program. Students will be assisted in
planning necessary courses to fulfill cer-
tification requirements.

STATE-APPROVED REQUIREMENTS
FOR CERTIFICATION

Students who satisfactorily complete a
planned, state-approved program are
automatically eligible for a T-4 certificate to
teach in Georgia elementary, middle, or
secondary schools or to teach elementary/
general music and/or choral music. Candidates
for the elementary certificate must choose the
lv-4 or 4-8 certificate.

Out-of-state students may meet certification
requirements in their respective states. They
are urged to study their state requirements at
the time they project their programs. Copies of
the requirements of all states are on file in the
Department of Education.

The professional semester involves an
integrated program which includes the study of
procedures and materials of instruction,
extensive classroom observation and teaching,
and advanced study of pupils and school
organization. Rising seniors who have been
admitted to the professional semester are
required to participate in a September
practicum. Students will be contacted by a
member of the Department of Education to
make individual arrangements.

Summer experience in such programs as
Head Start, day care centers, summer schools,
and camps is encouraged.

Students in the teacher education program
are advised to take the National Teacher
Examination. Examination dates are
announced by the Educational Testing Service
and are available in the Department of
Education. For Georgia certification, students
must pass the Teacher Certification Test.
Applications for the test may be found in the
office of the Department of Education.

ELEMENTARY K-4

Psychology 121, preferably prior to the junior

year

Completion of any major offered by the College

Education 201, 304, 306, 307, 308, 370, 380,

420, 421, 440EM

Completion of courses designated as special

fields for the elementary teacher;

1. One course each in methods of teaching
art, music, and physical education (Educa-
tion 401, 402, 403)

2. Two courses in sciences and mathematics:
one course in laboratory science (biology
recommended) and one course in mathe-
matics (101 or 117 or 118)

3. Two courses in social sciences: one
course in history (American recommended)
and an additional course in political sci-
ence, economics, or sociology

4. A program of noncredit directed reading
in children's literature (with subsequent
evaluation) approved by the Department of
Education for the summer before the senior
year, or a summer-session course in chil-
dren's literature

A September practicum

ELEMENTARY 4-8

Psychology 121, preferably prior to the junior

year

Completion of any major offered by the College

Education 202, 304, 370, 380, 440EM, 460,

461

Methods courses (Education 306, 307, 308) in

areas of concentration

Completion of a primary and a secondary area

of concentration

The primary area must contain a minimum of

17 semester-hours

The primary areas are:

1. Language Arts. Concentration must
include English 101 and 102 or 103 and 104,
and a program of noncredit directed reading
in adolescent literature approved by the
Department of Education for the summer
before the senior year, or a summer session
course in adolescent literature.

2. Science. Concentration must include
coverage in at least three of the following ;
areas: physics, biology, chemistry, earth
science, physical science. (Education 308'
will satisfy one of the areas. )

3. Social Studies. Concentration must
include History 208 or 209 and a program <
noncredit directed reading in geography
approved by the Department of Education!
or a summer-session course in geography.

4. Mathematics. Concentration must
include Mathematics 118, 150, 314.

The secondary area of concentration must
contain a minimum of 13 semester-hours. Thl
secondary areas include language arts, science
social studies, mathematics, art, and music.
A September practicum

SECONDARY

Psychology 121, preferably prior to the juniori

year

Completion of a major in one of the live fieldi

approved for certification:

English, foreign language, mathematics,

science, social studies

Education 202 (or 201 with permission of tha

department), 311, 312, 380, 430, 431, 440S. .

A September practicum

English majors: Education 304; a program ofl

noncredit directed reading in adolescent

literature

Mathematics majors: Mathematics 150, 314

Modern foreign language majors: a course in

the culture and civilization of the country

whose language is being studied

ELEMENTARY/GENERAL MUSIC

Courses required for the major in music
Music 205 and 311

Education 201 or 202; 341, 342, 380; 425 or
435; 426 or 436; 440EM or 440S

CHORAL MUSIC

Courses required for the major in music

Music 205 and 311 ,

Education 202, 341, 342, 343, 380, 435, 43(:

440S

Participation in approved mixed choir

ensembles

Additional requirements for Elementar>'/Genei
Music and/or Choral Music certification:
1. Four years participation in an ensembit
most appropriate to the student's major
instrument

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EDUCATION

2. A minimum of two years participation in
a vocal ensemble

3. At least one ensemble experience in an
area which makes use of a secondary perfor-
mance medium

4. A September practicum

If. (PSYCHOLOGY 209). CHILD
PSYCHOLOGY

See Psychology 209 for description.
Prerequisite: Psychology 121

(3)

Drucker

2s. (PSYCHOLOGY 210).
ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY ( 3 )

See Psychology 210 for description.
Prerequisite: Psychology 121

Drucker

3f. (SOCIOLOGY 217). SOCIOLOGY
OF EDUCATION (3)

See Sociology 217 for description.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Dillman

H. TEACHING OF
COMMUNICATION ARTS -
ELEMENTARY (3)

Designed to develop special techniques in

the teaching of reading, writing, speaking,

and listening; and to study materials (in-

:luding media) used in instruction.

3 LEG, IV2 hours a week in an elementary

:lassroom

Slot to he taken concurrently with 306

Ammons

yf. TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES

ELEMENTARY (2)

Designed to acquaint the student with

nethods, materials (including media), and

:ontent of the social studies program in the

;lementary school.

! LEG, 1 hour a week in an elementary

:lassroom

vlot to he taken concurrently with 304

Amnions

s. TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS
iLEMENTARY (3)

~echniques, media, and materials used in
eaching mathematics in the elementary
chool.

' LEG, 1 hour a week in an elementary
lassroom

'rerequisite: Mathematics 101 or 117 or 118
Hudson

f. teaching of science -
;lementary (2)

echniques, media, and materials used in
eaching science in the elementary school.
LEG, 1 hour a week in an elementary
lassroom

'rerequisite: Astronomy 120, 121; or Biol-
gy 100, 102, or 105; or Chemistry 101,
OIL, 102, 102L; or Physics 110, 111

Htidson

311 f. THE TEACHING PROCESS -

SECONDARY (2)

Teaching strategies and instructional media
with application in secondary schools.
1 LEG, 1 hour a week in a secondary
classroom

Open to majors in English, foreign lan-
guages, social studies, mathematics, or
sciences

312s. SPECIAL METHODS OF

TEACHING - SECONDARY ( 2 )

Methods, materials, and content of secon-
dary school subject-matter areas.
Open to majors in English, foreign lan-
guages, social studies, mathematics, or
sciences

341f. TEACHING MUSIC IN THE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3)

Techniques, media, and materials used m
teaching music in the elementary school
classroom. Instruction on classroom instru-
ments (e.g. , guitar, recorder) is provided.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Music 211, 212
Not offered 1986-87

342s. TEACHING MUSIC IN THE

SECONDARY SCHOOL (2)

Techniques, media, and materials used in

teaching general music, music appreciation,

and music theory in the secondary school

classroom.

Prerequisite or corequisite: Music 211, 212

Not offered 1986-87

343s. CHORAL METHODS AND

MATERIALS (2)

Techniques, media, and literature used in
teaching singing ensembles.
Prerequisite or corequisite: 342; Music 182
Not offered 1986-87

370f. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:
THEORY AND PRACTICE (2)

Selected authorities who have investigated
two major educational questions: How-
should a curriculum be determined? What
should the curriculum of an educational
institution be?

Prerequisites: 304 or 306 or 307 or 308 or
311 -312 or permission of the instructor

Ammons

380f. CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS (3)

Major areas of exceptionality, including
identification and teaching of children and
youth with such exceptionalities.
4 LEG, 1 hour a week in a special classroom.

401s. TEACHING ART IN THE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( 2 )

Methods, materials, and techniques used in
teaching art in the elementary school.
Gorequisites: 402, 403, 420, 421, 440EM

402s. TEACHING MUSIC IN THE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2)

Methods, materials, and techniques used in
teaching music in the elementary school.
Gorequisites: 401, 403, 420, 421, 440EM

403s. TEACHING PHYSICAL

EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL (2)

Methods, materials, and techniques used in
teaching physical education in the elemen-
tary school.
Gorequisites: 401, 402, 420, 421, 440EM

410f or s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised study in a selected field of
education.

THE PROFESSIONAL SEMESTER

With the permission of the Teacher Education
Committee, the professional semester is open
to students who have shown appropriate
scholastic aptitude and personality traits.

Candidates planning for the professional
semester must apply for admission to the
teacher education program during the spring
semester of the junior year. Applications for
admission to the teacher education program
may be obtained from the chair of the
Department of Education. Candidates must
tultill these minimum requirements to be
considered for admission to the teacher
education program:

1. Cumulative grade-point average of 2.00
or higher

2 . Grade-point average in major of 2 . 00 or
higher

3 . No grade lower than G in a course re-
quired for certification (no pass/fail in
certification courses)

4- Appropriate faculty recommendations
5. Demonstrated interpersonal behavior
necessary for effective teaching
A student who is denied admission to the

teacher education program may appeal the

decision.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

420s. STUDENT TEACHING,
ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATION
K-4 (9)

Application for student teaching must be

made in the spring semester of the junior

year.

Prerequisites: 304, 306, 307, 308, 370,

380; September practicum

Gorequisites: 421, 440EM

421s. PROBLEMS SEMINAR FOR
ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATION

K-4 (2)

Individual and group study of children and
of curriculum based on experiences in 420.
Gorequisites: 420, 440EM

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

EDUCATIC

425s. STUDENT TEACHING,
ELEMENTARY MUSIC
CERTIFICATION (9)

Professional experience for students inter-
ested in teaching music primarily in the
elementary school classroom. Application
for student teaching must he made in the
spring semester of the junior year.
Prerequisites: 341, 342, 380; September
practicum
Corequisites: 426, 440EM

426s. PROBLEMS SEMINAR FOR
ELEMENTARY MUSIC
CERTIFICATION (2)

Individual and group study of children and
of curriculum based on experiences in 425.
Corequisites: 425, 440EM

440EMs. AMERICAN EDUCATION (2 )

Historical background and current issues in

education.

Corequisites: 420-421 or 425-426

Amnions

MIDDLE SCHOOL

460s. STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE
SCHOOL CERTIFICATION 4-8 (9)

Application for student teaching must he
made in the spring semester of the junior year.

Prerequisites: 304, 370, 380; September
practicum; completion of a primary and a
secondary area of concentration, and meth-
ods courses in areas of concentration
Corequisites: 461, 440EM

461s. PROBLEMS SEMINAR FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL CERTIFICATION

4-8 (2)

Individual and group study of children and
curriculum based on experiences in 460.
Corequisites: 460, 440EM

440EMs. AMERICAN EDUCATION ( 2 )

Historical background and current issues in

education.

Corequisites: 460, 461

Ammons

SECONDARY SCHOOL

430s. STUDENT TEACHING,
SECONDARY SCHOOL
CERTIFICATION (9)

Application for student teaching must be

made in the spring semester of the junior

year.

Prerequisites: 311, 312, 380; September

practicum

Additional prerequisite for English majors:

304

Corequisites: 430, 4405

431s. PROBLEMS SEMINAR

Individual and group study of youth and
curriculum based on experiences in 430.
Corequisites: 430, 440S

435s. STUDENT TEACHING,
SECONDARY SCHOOL MUSIC
CERTIFICATION

Professional experience for students intei
ested in teaching music primarily in the
secondary school classroom. Application
for student teaching must be made in tht
spring semester of the junior year.
Prerequisites: 341, 342, 380; September
practicum

Additional prerequisites for choral music ,
students: 343
Corequisites: 436, 440S

436s. PROBLEMS SEMINAR FOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL MUSIC
CERTIFICATION

Individual and group study of children ai
curriculum based on experiences in 435.
Corequisites: 435, 440S

440Ss. AMERICAN EDUCATION

Historical background and current issuee

education.

Corequisites: 430-431 or 435-436

Amni

ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ofessors:

3naW. Ball
ck L. Nelson
tricia G. Pinka, Chair
jsociate professor:
nda L. Hubert
isistant professors:
iristopher Ames
even Guthrie
ggy Thompson

e curriculum of the Department of
.glish is constructed to give the student
eadth of knowledge and a depth of
\derstanding of English and American
rature. It also provides her with the
ortunity to learn to read literature
h perception and delight, to write
ut It critically and perceptively, and to
jelop her abilities as a creative writer
shman English is a service course for
College in which a student sharpens
writmg and improves her critical and
hlytical reading.

A student majoring in English is re-
nred to take work in five of six areas:
rdiexid literature and linguistic studies,
i'.eenth'Century English literature,
centeenth' or eighteenth-century Eng-
i literature, nineteenth-century English
irature. twentieth-century English
Ifature, and Amencan literature. She
(|a choice of courses within each area,
n addition to the basic English major,
^ department offers an interdisciplinary
vor in English Literature -Creative
y'.ting. Interdisciplinary majors are
t^red also m Art History-English Litera-
e and in History-English Literature.
'Vith the approval of the department
r' the Curriculum Committee, a stu-
it may design a program ofconcen-
'led study in which she emphasizes her
1 or interests in literature and chooses
'i}plementary courses from other disci-
es. For example, she may plan a
r^am in medieval studies. Renaissance
ilies, or American studies. Thedepart-
i It provides the opportunity for its
lors to study at British universities in

the junior year and to participate in in-
ternships in the senior year

The College's Specific Standard in
English composition and reading, re-
quired of every candidate for the degree
unless exempted, is fulfilled by English
101 and 102 or 103 and 104. English 101
and 102 are the basic courses for all other
work in the department, except for stu-
dents admitted to English 103 and 104.
A student is admitted to English 103 and
104 by the chair of the department on the
basis of the CEEB verbal score, English
Achievement Test score, and secondary
school record.

English 211, 212, 213, or214isapre-
reqidsite to the other courses in literature
unless a student has received advanced
placement credit in literature or unless
she has been exempted from taking those
courses upon recommendation of her
instructor in English 101-102 or 103-
104.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

211, 212, 213, 214 or equivalent. The depart-
ment urges students considering a major in
English to elect a yearlong survey of British
or American literature in the sophomore
year.
One course from five of the six areas:
305, 306, 307, 308
313, 314, 316
327, 328, 329, 361, 362
321,322, 338
332,333,334
320,323,336

ENGLISH LITERATURE-CREATIVE
WRITING:

211,212, 213, 214 or equivalent

Literature courses required:

One of the following: 305, 306, 307

One of the following: 313, 314, 316

One of the following; 327, 328, 329, 361,

362

Two of the following: 320, 321, 322, 323,

338 or

Two of the following: 332, 333, 334, 336

Creative Writing courses required:

One of the following: 201, 202, 203
One of the following: 341, 342, 345
One of the following: 415, 490

101 f or s. LITERATURE AND

COMPOSITION (3)

Writing ot critical and expository papers
and the critical reading of literary works by
genre. Individual conferences on problems
ot writing.

The Department

102s. LITERATURE AND
COMPOSITION

Continuation of 101
Prerequisite: 101

(3)

The Department

103f. HONORS LITERATURE AND
COMPOSITION (3)

Writing of critical papers and an intensive
study of selected literary works. Individual
conferences.

Pmka

104s. HONORS LITERATURE AND
COMPOSITION (3)

Continuation of 103.
Prerequisite: 103

Pinka

210f. ADVANCED COMPOSITON (3 )

Expository writing for the student who

wishes to develop and refine her use of

language.

Offered in 1987-88 and alternate years

LITERATURE

21If or s. MAJOR BRITISH WRITERS,
c. 1350toI674 (3)

A study of major literary texts in historical
context and sequence.
Writers include Chaucer, Spenser,
Shakespeare, Donne, and Milton.

Nekon, Pmka

212f or s. MAJOR BRITISH WRITERS,
1674 TO THE PRESENT (3)

A continuation of English 211. Writers will
be chosen from a group including Swift,
Pope, Austen, Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson,
Browning, Yeats, and Eliot.

Pinka, Nelson

213f. MAJOR AMERICAN

WRITERS, I (3)

A study of selected writers in context, from
the colonial period to the American Renais-
sance. Writers include Bradstreet, Irving,
Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and
Melville.

Hubert

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

ENGLISI

214s. MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS,
11 (3)

A study of selected writers of the second
half of the nineteenth century and the first
half of the twentieth. Special emphasis on
Dickinson, Twain, James, Wharton, Frost,
Hemingway, and Faulkner.

Hubert

English 211, 212, 213, or 214 isaprerequi-
site to the other cotirses in literature unless a
student has received advanced (placement
credit in literattire or unless she has been
exempted from taking 200-letieI literature
courses upon recommendation of her instruc-
tor in English 101-102 or 103-104.

301 f. PROSODY (1)

A close study of metrics and other aspects of

form in poems.

Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

305f . EARLY CHAUCER ( 3 )

The pre-Canterbury works, from The Book
of the Duchess to Troilus and Crise;yde
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

306f. LATER CHAUCER

The Canterbury Tales

Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

(3)

Guthrie

307s. MIDDLE ENGLISH

LITERATURE (3)

Readings in the lyric and narrative poetry

of England, 1100-1500 (excluding

Chaucer).

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Guthrie

308s. HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH

LANGUAGE (3)

The origins and development of the lan-
guage, from Anglo-Saxon to modern Eng-
lish. Traditional linguistic approach, with
some attention to current transformational-
generative theory and with illustrative
readings from literature.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

313f. SHAKESPEARE

The comedies and histories

(3)

314s. SHAKESPEARE

The tragedies

316f. SPENSER AND THE SIXTEENTH!
CENTURY {;

Spenser's major poetry augmented with
selections from Sidney and other sixteentl
century poets.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

320f. MODERN POETRY (:

Selected British and American poets of th
twentieth century.

Writers include Eliot, Yeats, and Pound.
Ain

321 f. POETRY OF THE ROMANTIC
PERIOD (

Primary emphasis upon the poetry of
Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Keats, along
with selected poems of Shelley and Byron

Nelsi

I

.ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

ENGLISH

22s. POETRY OF THE VICTORIAN
PERIOD (3)

Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, and Hopkins.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Nelson

!3s. MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY
DRAMA (3)

A selection of plays by playwrights from
Ibsen to the present, with concern for the
relationship between text and performance.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Hubert

.7f. BRITISH LITERATURE,
1660-1740 (3)

Poetry and prose, with emphasis on Dryden,

Switt, Defoe, and Pope.

Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Thompson

8f. BRITISH LITERATURE,

1740-1800 (3)

Novels, poetry, and nontiction prose.
Writers include Fielding, Richardson,
Boswell, Johnson, Sterne, Smollett,
Goldsmith, Collins, Gray, Crahbe,
Cowper, Hume, Burke, and Austen.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Thompson

^s. DRAMA FROM DRYDEN TO
SHERIDAN (3)

Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Thompson

U. REALISM AND NATURALISM IN
AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)

tmphasis on figures writing from 1880 to
1920, who express the dominant literary
nodes of the time, with attention to their
influence on later writers. Authors include
Twain, James, Wharton, O'Neill, Crane,
and others.

1986-87 and alternate years

Hubert

pftered

Is. TWENTIETH-CENTURY
.\MERICAN FICTION (3 )

focus on fiction from 1920 to the present,
ncluding the work of such writers as
-lemingway, Fitzgerald, Ellison, Malamud,
3ates, and others.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Hubert

;f. SOUTHERN LITERATURE (3)

.leadings in the literature of the American
iouth of the twentieth century with em-
jhasis on such figures as Ransom, Faulkner,
Varren, O'Connor, Welty, and Walker.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Hubert

jjs. THE MODERN BRITISH

TOVEL (3)

'elected modern novels with emphasis on

pyce, Lawrence, andWoolf

: Ames

338s. THE ENGLISH NOVEL FROM THE
BRONTES TO HARDY ( 3 )

Emphasis on the novels of the 1840s and
1850s along with those that look toward the
twentieth century.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Nelson

361f. POETRY AND PROSE OF THE
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ( 3 )

Emphasis on the writings of Donne, Jonson,

Herbert, Herrick, Marvell, Bacon, and

Browne.

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Pmka

362s. MILTON (3)

Most of the English poetry and selections
from the prose.

Pmka

405s. SEMINAR (3)

Topic for 1986-87: Literary Criticism

Thompson

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Selected texts to meet the interests of
individual students.

The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY IN
ENGLISH OR AMERICAN
LITERATURE (4-8)

The Department

CREATIVE WRITING

201s. NARRATIVE WRITING (3)

Principles and forms of narrative writing.
Illustrative readings and frequent writing.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

Ball

202f . POETRY WRITING ( 3 )

Principles of the poet's craft, through
illustrative readings and frequent writing in

both fixed and open forms.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

Guthrie

203f (THEATRE 203 ). PLAYWTIITING ( 3 )

See Theatre 203 for description.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

Sanders

341f. WRITING WORKSHOP:

FICTION (3)

Guidance in revising and preparing material.
Individual conferences and group workshop
sessions.
Prerequisite: 201

Ball

342s. POETRY WORKSHOP (3)

Presentation and discussion of student
work, with additional resources (readings,
poetic exercises) as needed.
Prerequisite: 202 or permission of the
instructor

Guthrie

345s(THEATRE 345). PLAYWRITING
WORKSHOP (3)

See Theatre 345 for description.
Prerequisite: 203 or permission of the
instructor

Sanders

415f,s. ADVANCED CREATI'VT

WRITING (3)

Individual conferences with emphasis on
sustained creative writing projects in
poetry, fiction, or drama.
Prerequisite: 341, 342, 345 or permission of
the instructor

The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY IN

CREATIVE WRITING (4-8)

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

FRENC

FRENCH

Professor:

Regine P. A. Reynolds-Cornell
Associate professors:
Christabel R Braunrot
Huguette D. Chatagnier, Chair
Ellen Wood Hall
Assistant professors:
Rosemary Eheriel
Holly Ulmer York (part-time)

The Department of French has as its
goals accuracy and fluency in the written
and spoken language as well as knowledge
and appreciation of the literature and
culture of France.

New students electing French will,
with very few exceptions, be asked to
take a placement test. Students placing at
the level of French 235 will have satisfied
the Specific Standard of the intermediate
level of a foreign language. Either of the
two intermediate courses, French 201 or
203, also satisfies that Specific Standard.

A French literature course on the 300
level satisfies the Distributional Standard
of literature in the language of its compo-
sition. French 235 is the prerequisite for
all French literature courses but does not
satisfy the Distributional Standard of
literature in the language of its composition.

Students, if qualified, may spend the
junior year in France on an approved
program. Interested students should
consult the department chair early in the
sophomore year

An assistant comes from France each
year to live on the French Hall with stu-
dents interested in perfecting their French
and in knowing more about France today.
She joins students in the dining hall
around a "table francaise, " with students
at all levels of French proficiency.

The department recommends for the
French major the following electives in
other departments: History 100, 309;
Classics 309, 310; English 211, Art 103,
308; Philosophy 206, 209, 210; another
foreign language.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

235; 305; 306; 336; 357 or 372; and a
minimum of 8 additional hours on tlie
300 level. These elective courses should he
representative of various centuries and
genres.

101 f. ELEMENTARY FRENCH ( 4 )

For students who begin French in college.
Introduction to the French language and
culture. Four class periods followed hy a
session of oral practice.
Not open to students who have had 01

The Department

102s. ELEMENTARY FRENCH (4)

Continuation of 101 f. 101 and 102 are the

equivalent of two years of secondary school

preparation.

Selected students may he placed in the 102

honor section to he followed hy 203 or 235.

Not open to students who have had 01

The Department

105s. INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH
PHONETICS (1)

Prerequisite: 101 or permission of instructor
Chatagnier

201 f or s. INTERMEDIATE ( 5 )

Practice in the aural, oral, and written use
of the language. Training in the essentials
of grammar. Study of some representative
types of French literature.
Not open to students who have had 101
under the quarter system

The Department

203f or s. ADVANCED

INTERMEDIATE (5)

Selected literary works and a grammar

review.

Prerequisite: 102 honor, or 201

Not open to students who have had 103

Braunrot, Chatagnier

207f or s. INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
CONVERSATION (2)

Prerequisite: 201 or 203 with a grade of B-
or above

The Department

2 35f or s. READING IN FRENCH

LITERATURE (4)

This course is a thorough grammar review
and a study of some major twentieth-century
literary texts. This course does not satisfy
the Distributional Standard of literature in

the language of its composition.

Prerequisite: 102 honor with a grade of BH

or above, or 201 with a grade of B, or 203

Braunrot, Eber

305f. ADVANCED FRENCH

LANGUAGE STUDY (

Composition, stylistics, translation.
Prerequisite: 235

Re^'nolds-Corn

306s. ADVANCED FRENCH
LANGUAGE STUDY

Phonetics, conversation.
Prerequisite: 235

Re>'nol<Js-Cornr

336s. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY
FRENCH LITERATURE (

"LAge d'Or" (Classicism). Selected worksl
of Descartes, Corneille, Pascal, Moliere, ,
Racine, and others.

Reynolds-Corn

340s. MEDIEVAL FRENCH
LITERATURE

A study in modern French of La C/iansonp

Roliind, Tristan, Marie de France, Chretieii

de Troyes, the Fabliaux, Le Roman de Renat

Le Roman de la Rose, and selected dramatii

works.

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

H!

356s. THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY f
FRENCH NOVEL (

Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Braum

357f. THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY
FRENCH NOVEL (

Selections from major fiction spanning th

twentieth century.

Oftered 1986-87 and alternate years

Ebei

360s. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY i

FRENCH LITERATURE ( i

Selected works from the fiction, theatre,
and philosophical writings of the "Siecle
des Lumieres."
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Braun

371s. A SURVEY OF FRENCH POETRY
FROM THE MID-NINETEENTH
CENTURY TO THE PRESENT (

Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Ebci

;NES SCOTT COLLEGE

FRENCH

f. CONTEMPORARY FRENCH
PRAM A (3)

)ttered 1987-88 and alternate years

; Chatagnier

1. THE STUDY OF A MAJOR
WRITER (2)

he author studied will vary from year to

;ar.

)ffered 1987-88 and alternate years

Hall

380f . POETRY AND PROSE OF THE
FRENCH RENAISSANCE ( 3 )

With particular attention to Du Bellay and
Ronsard, Rabelais, and Montaigne.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Reynolds-Cornell

383f. FRENCH ROMANTICISM (3)

The Romantic movement in the novel,

theatre, and poetry ot the nineteenth

century.

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Chauignier

410f ,s. SPECIAL STUDY ( 2 -4 )

Supervised to meet the needs of individual
students.

The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

Qualified students may elect to participate
in an Independent Study Program for their
senior year. Approval hy the French Depart-
ment and the Committee on Independent
Study is necessary.

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

GERMA

GERMAN

Professor:

Gunther Bicknese, Chair
Associate professor:

Ingrid E. Wieshofer

Each course offered by the department
emphasizes the communication skills of
speaking, understanding, and writing.
Linguistic and cultural aspects of the
German-speaking world are presented at
all levels. In the intermediate and ad-
vanced courses, a wide selection of clas-
sical and contemporary works of German
literature are read.

All teachers in the department are
native speakers of German, which is the
language of instruction in all literature
and culture courses. Majors and non-
majors alike are encouraged to live on the
German Hall, a Gerinan-speaking cam-
pus community. Qualified students may
participate in an intensive seven-week
Summer Study Progi-am at the University
of Marburg in Germany. This program is
offered in alternate years.

Students with previous work in Ger-
man will he placed in accordance with
their proficiency. Even without such
background, a student may elect German
as her major if she enrolls in elemenmry
Gernuin as a freshman.

If a student begins the study of Ger-
man in the sophomore year, she will be
able to fulfill the requirements for the
major provided she participates in the
Summer Stud>' Program in Germany.

Students considering a double vuijor
should consult with the department chair
as early as possible.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Courses required in the discipline:

100, 101, 200, 201, 210, 211, 222, 401
12 hours of the following: 301, 305, 306,
309, 310, 313, 350

Courses recommended for the major:

Basic courses in European history.

lOOf. ELEMENTARY GERMAN ( 3 )

Emphasis on speaking and on understand-
ing spoken German, with a sound basis of
grammar. Reading and discussion of simple
texts.
Not open to students who have had 01

The Department

101 s. ELEMENTARY GERMAN ( 3 )

Continuation of 100

Not open to students who have had 01

The Department

200f . INTERMEDIATE GERMAN ( 3 )

Practice in spoken German, accompanied

by grammar review. Reading and discussion

of literary texts.

Prerequisite: 101 or equivalent

Not open to students who have had 101

under the quarter system

Wieshofer

201 s. INTERMEDIATE GERMAN ( 3 )

Continuation of 200

Not open to students who have had 101

under the quarter system

Wieshofer

210f. COMPOSITION (3)

A practical course designed to develop
fluency in writing German.
Prerequisite: 201

Wieshofer

211 f. PHONETICS AND

CONVERSATION (

Theoretical and practical aspects of Germi'
pronunciation, with intensive drills. De-
signed to develop an authentic pronuncia.
tion and fluency in oral communication.
Prerequisite: 201 or equivalent
Not open to students who have had 202 Q
207 except by permission of the departmei
Wieshq\

213SG. GERMAN CIVILIZATION (

Prerequisite: 201 or equivalent
Marburg, Germany; summer 1986
Bic/cnese/Imtructors from University of Mark

222s or SG. INTRODUCTION TO i

LITERATURE ( |

Emphasis is on lyric poetry in the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a i
nineteenth-century Novelle, and a contetj
porary novel.

Prerequisite to all 300-(ei'el literature
courses

Prerequisite; 201 or equivalent
Not open to students who have had 221 o
223 except by permission of the departme-
Biekm

224s or SG. GERMAN LANGUAGE AN:
CULTURE (2orj

A course designed for the development of
a greater skill in use of contemporary
German.
Prerequisite: 211

Bickni

Qerman 222 is prerequisite to all 300-level
literature courses. |

301f. GOETHE'S FAUST (

An intensive study of Part 1 and highlighi
from Part 11.

Bkkn

305f. CONTEMPORARY DRAMA (2 or

Emphasis on Brecht's epic theatre and
contemporary Swiss playwrights.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Bickn

306s. FRANZ KAFKA (2 or

Discussion of major short stories and sele<

tions from the novels.

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Bickn

lGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

GERMAN

09f. HISTORY OF GERMAN
CIVILIZATION (2 or 3)

I Major trends from the Middle Ages to

World War II.
I Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Bicknese

lOs. GERMAN LIFE AND
THOUGHT (2 or 3)

Society and culture in the contemporary
, German speaking world.
i Prerequisite: 309
' Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Bicknese

313s. DRAMA AND NOVELLE OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY (4)

Reading of representative Novellen and
dramas from Kleist to Hauptmann.
Not open to students who have had 221 or
223 except by permission of the department
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Wieshofer

350f,s or SG. ADVANCED

READING (2 or 3)

Subject matter chosen in accordance to
student interest and needs.

Bicknese, Wieshofer

401s. HISTORY OF GERMAN

LITERATURE (4)

Literary trends from the Middle Ages to the
present as exemplified by representative
works of the various periods.
Not offered 1986-87

Wieshofer

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

Independent research is arranged under the
supervision ot a member of the department.
Results are presented both orally and in
writing.

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

HISTOF

HISTORY

Professors:

Michael]. Brown, Chair
Penelope Campbell
Associate professor:
John L. Gignilliat
Assistant professor:
Katharine D. Kennedy

No single course is considered to be intro-
ductory to the history curriculum. Mem-
bers of the department believe that their
courses should be accessible to all students
in the College; accordingly, there are no
prerequisites for any course in history.
While some work at an introductory level
is always desirable, there is no reason
why any junior or senior with good verbal
aptitude should experience difficulty in
any history course.

The history major, with its distribution
requirements, is designed to ensure
breadth of knowledge rather than concen-
tration. Nevertheless, when selecting
introductory courses, a potential history
major should consider whether her inter-
est lies chiefly in U. S. , European or
non-\%stern history, and choose accord-
ingly. Since either History lOl and 102
or History 1 10 and III are required for
the major, it is highly desirable that, at a
minimum, one of these sequences be
completed before the beginning of the
junior year Students who are considering
a double major or participation in the
teacher education program should plan
their major with special care and are
advised to considt at an early date with
the chair of the department.

The ideal posture for the history major
entering the junior year would be to have
completed one of the required 100-level
sequences during the freshman year, to
have taken one or more additional intro-
ductory courses, and perhaps to have
experienced one 300-level course during
the second semester of the sophomore
year However, there is no rigid, pre-
scribed sequence in which courses should
be taken. The history curriculum can
accommodate a wide variety of approaches.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

History 101 and 102 or History 110 and 111;
A minimum ot eight courses beyond the 100
level, only one ofvvhich may he at the 200
level;

At least one course from each ot the follow-
ing groups:

Early European History: 301, 303, 305,

306, 307, 371, 373;

Modern European History: 309, 311, 313,

314, 316, 322;

United States History: 325, 327, 329, 331,

337,339;

Non-Western History: 352, 353, 354, 358,

359;

An appropriate course at any level may he

substituted to satisfy only one of the groups.

101 f. THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN
EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION ( 3 )

A sur\'ey of the history of Europe trom the

Middle Ages to the end of the French

Revolution.

Not open to students who have had 141

Brown

102s. THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN
EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION ( 3 )

A survey ot the history ot Europe from the
early nineteenth century to the present.
Not open to students who have had 142

Kennedy

UOf. INTRODUCTION TO THE ASIAN
WORLD (3)

The major civilizations on the Asian conti-
nent from the Mediterranean to Japan
before the twentieth century.
Not open to students who have had 210

Campbell

Ills. THE ASIAN WORLD IN MODERN

TIMES (3)

The history and politics of Asian societies
and their interaction with the West in the
twentieth century.
Not open to students who have had 211

Can\pbell

208f . THE UNITED STATES TO 1876 ( 3 )

A general survey ot the history of the United

States from the colonial origins through

Reconstruction.

Not open to students who have had 105

Gimilliat

209s. THE UNITED STATES SINCE
1876 (.

A general survey of the history ot the Unite

States since Reconstruction.

Not open to students who have had 106

Gignilli

212L THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND (:

The social and political de\'elopment of th
English people from the Anglo-Saxon
centuries through the civil wars of the
seventeenth century.
Not open to students who have had 201

Brou

213s. THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND (a

The experiences of the English people tror
the reign of King Charles II to the reii^n ol
Queen Elizabeth 11.
Not open to students who have had 202

290SE. SOCIAL HISTORY OF

ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND (J

Taught at selected historical sites in Englar
and Scotland: the art, architecture, reli-
gion, education, amusements, thought,
and mode of life of the Elizabethans.
Date to be announced

301s(CLASSICS 351). TOPICS IN GREEll
HISTORY (:f

See Classics 351 tor description.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years
Not open to students who have had 341

303f(CLASSICS 352). TOPICS IN
ROMAN HISTORY {2

See Classics 352 tor description.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Cabisn

305f. MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION {':

The emergence ot European cultural tradi-
tions, political institutions, and social j
organization between the decline of the
Roman Empire and the end of the High "i
Middle Ages.

Kennei

306s. THE RENAISSANCE (2

The civilization of Italy and of northern
Europe from the time of Dante to the time i
of Shakespeare. j

Not open to students who have had 307
under the quarter system
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Brou

3NES SCOTT COLLEGE

HISTORY

7s. THE REFORMATION (3 )

Changes in church, state, and society from

the time ot Luther to the end ot the wars of

reUgion.

Ottered 1986-87 and alternate years

Broun

)f. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
AND NAPOLEON (3)

Lhe causes and e\ents ot the French Revolu-
tion and its impact upon Europe; the career
af Napoleon Bonaparte.

Brou'ii

s. NINETEENTH-CENTURY
EUROPE (3)

Europe from the Congress of Vienna to the
;ve of World War I with emphasis on indus-
:riali:ation, liberalism, nationalism, and
mperialism.

Kennedy

f. EUROPE FROM 1914 TO 1945 ( 3 )

Xtirld War I, the Russian Revolution,

^a:ism, the interwar years, and World War

I with emphasis on ideology, politics, and

liplomacy.

Jot open to students who ha\-e had 332

k'enneci\

s(POLITICAL SCIENCE 314).
lUROPE SINCE 1945 (3)

Social, economic, and cultural change and
oreign affairs in Western Europe, Eastern
iurope, and the Soviet Union.
Jot open to students who have had 333

k'e;med\

f. EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL
1ISTORY SINCE THE
NLIGHTENMENT (3)

National and Romantic responses to the
enlightenment by major thinkers of the
lineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

kenned}'

f. WOMEN IN MODERN EUROPEAN
IISTORY (3)

he changing roles of European women at
lome, at work, in public life, and in the arts
rom the Renaissance to the present.
Jot open to students who ha\'e had 312

Kennedy

s. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
^ND EARLY NATIONAL PERIOD,
763-1815 (3)

he severance of the political, social, and
conomic ties with England and the de-
jelopment of a national identity.
Jot open to students who have had 321

Gignilliat
IL CIVIL WAR AND
RECONSTRUCTION (3)

he outbreak of the Civil War; the war
ears; the political, economic, and social
onsequences to 1876.
lot open to students who have had 324

Gigriilliat

329f. THE NEW SOUTH (3)

Political, economic, and cultural changes
in the South since the Civil War.
Not open to students who have had 317

Gignilliat

331s(POLITICAL SCIENCE 331). THE
UNITED STATES SINCE 1918 (3 )

Political, cultural, and economic develop-
ments since World War I.
Not open to students who have had 328

Gignilliat

33 7f. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF
THE UNITED STATES ( 3 )

The course of American thought from the

ratification of the Constitution to the

present.

Ottered 1987-88 and alternate years

Not open to students who ha\'e had 326

Gignilliat

339s. TOPICS IN AMERICAN

POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY ( 3 )

Offered 1987-88 and alternate years
Not open to students who ha\'e had 318

Gignilliat

352s(POLITICAL SCIENCE 352).

SOUTHEAST ASIA (3)

Political and cultural development ot the
region between the Indian subcontinent
and China, including western colonial
control and the independence struggle;
emphasis on the twentieth century.

Campbell

353s. SOUTH ASIA (3)

History ot the Indian subcontinent from
ancient times to the present, with particular
attention to British rule, the independence
mo\-ement, and contemporary public issues
in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.
Ottered 1987-88 and alternate years

Campbell

354f. TOPICS IN AFRICAN AND ASIAN
HISTORY (3)

1986-87: A study of the historical evolution
of the major nations of Southern Africa
into unstable societies threatened by revolu-
tion and political disintegration.

Campbell

355SI(POLITICAL SCIENCE 355SI).
INDIA AND THE WORLD TODAY (4)

An overview of contemporary Indian poli-
tics and foreign policy, with guest lecturers
and field trips.

Campbell

358f. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO
WORLD WAR I (3)

Pre-colonial civilization, western penetra-
tion, and European conquest.

Campbell

359s(POLITICAL SCIENCE 359). SUB-
SAHARAN AFRICA IN THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY ( 3 )

Colonial rule, independence, and the tasks
confronting developing nations.

Campbell

371f. ENGLAND UNDER THE

TUDORS (3)

The history of England from 1485 to 1603
with emphasis upon the break from Rome
under Henry VIII and the beginning of
England's imperial role under Queen
Elizabeth I.

Offered 1987-88 and alternate years
Not open to students who have had 335

Brown

373s. ENGLAND UNDER THE

STUARTS (3)

The history ot England in the seventeenth
century emphasizing the religious, social,
and political concepts carried to America
by the early colonists.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years
Not open to students who have had 336

410. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised study in some field or period of
history.

The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

Independent research under the supervision
of a member of the department.

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

MATHEMATK

MATHEMATICS

Professor:

William Leonard (part-time)
Sara L. Ripy
Associate professor:
Robert A. Leslie, Chair
Assistant professor:
Myrtle Lewin
Instructor:
Virginia Leonard (part-time)

The curriculum in the Department of
Mathematics is designed to help students
think clearly and logically; to analyze
problems; to understand and be able to
use the language, theory, and techniques
of mathematics; and to develop skills and
acquire mathematical tools needed in the
application of mathematics.

The courses offered give mathematics
majors a solid background for graduate
study, teaching at the secondary school
level, and professional employment. A
student interested in both mathematics
and physics is invited to consider a
mathematics-physics major Students
who are planning to major in mathenuitics
should take calcidus at the appropriate
level in the freshman year

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

204 or 205 or 208; 206 or 307; 305 or 310;
321; 480. A minimum of six upper-division
courses, including one course from each of
the following groups:
315,331,352
309, 312, 328

Mathematics 115 not counted toiuard the
minimum 30-hour major if taken after com-
pletion of 328.

Mathematics 150 not counted toivard the
minimum 30-hottr major.

lOlf or s. FINITE MATHEMATICS (3 )

Topics appropriate to the social and manage-
ment sciences. The topics are selected from
set theory, logic, matrix algebra, linear
programming, mathematical models, and
financial mathematics.

Leslie, Ripy

115f. ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (3)

Statistical measures and distributions,
probability and its application to statistical
inference, linear correlation, hypothesis
testing, confidence intervals, and applica-
tions in the natural and social sciences.

Leu'in

117f. PRECALCULUS

(4)

Topics to include algebra, trigonometry,

functions, and analytic geometry.

Not open to students who have had 109

The Department

118f or s. CALCULUS I (

An introduction to limits, differentiation
and integration with applications.
Not open to students who have had 109 o
120

The Departm

119s. CALCULUS II (

Continuation of 118 to include the inte-
gral and its applications, logarithmic and
exponential functions, trigonometric and
hyperbolic functions, and techniques of
integration.

Not open to students who have had 110 o;
121
Prerequisite: 118 (109 or 120)

The Departmc

150f or s. INTRODUCTION TO

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING (

An introduction to computers, principles
problem solving in a structured pro-
gramming environment, programming
techniques, and applications.

The Departrm

205. CALCULUS III V

Continuation of 119 to include indetermii

nate forms, Taylor's formula, improper

integrals, sequences and series, parametrin

curves, vectors, lines and planes.

Not open to students who have had 202 o

207

Prerequisite: 119(121)

Not offered 1986-87

;NES SCOTT COLLEGE

MATHEMATICS

6f . LINEAR ALGEBRA ( 4 )

Vector spaces, linear transformations,
matrices, and determinants, with applica-
tions to systems of linear equations,
geometry, and other selected topics.
Prerequisite or corequisite: 204 or 205 or
208 or permission of the department chair
Leslie

7f. DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL
CALCULUS I (4)

Continuation of 110 and 121 to include
integration, conic sections, polar coordi-
nates, indeterminate forms, Taylor's formula,
improper integrals, and infinite series.
Prerequisities: 109-110 or 120-121 or permis-
sion of the department chair
Not open to students who have had 201

Leslie, Leu'in

Ss. DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL
CALCULUS II (4)

Contmuation of 207 to include vectors,

curves, surfaces, partial differentiation, and

multiple integrals.

Prerequisite: 207 or permission of the

department chair

Not open to students who have had 201 or

204

I Leslie

)s. INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER
PROGRAMMING (2)

|\ study of the Pascal language with em-

ohasis on algorithms for problem solving in

Tiathematics and science.

.'rerequisite: 150, 118 or permission of the

nstructor

Leu'in

}. CALCULUS IV (4)

pontinuation of 205 to include vectors,
curves, surfaces, partial difterentiation,
jnultiple integrals, and introduction to
rector analysis.
N'ot open to students who have had 310

'rerequisite: 205, 206 or permission ot the

epartment chair

Jot offered 1986-87

. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (4)

irst and second order differential equa-
ons, higher order, linear, ordinary differen-
al equations, existence and uniqueness
leorems and applications,
rerequisite: 204 or 205 or 208
)ffered 1987-88 and alternate years

. ADVANCED CALCULUS (4)

, generaliration ot elementary calculus to
igher dimensions, including a study of
lultiple integration and derivatives of
sctor-valued functions with applications,
rerequisite: 201 or 204 or 208; 206 or 307
The Department

312. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS (4)

A study of numerical methods in mathema-
tics to include numerical solutions of equa-
tions, linear and nonlinear systems of
equations, numerical differentiation and
integration, and curve fitting.
Prerequisite: 204 or 205 or 208; 250 or
permission of the instructor
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

314f. INTRODUCTION TO MODERN
GEOMETRY (4)

Affine, projective, and Euclidean geome-
tries and their postulational development.
Prerequisite: 204 or 205 or 208

Ripy

315. TOPOLOGY (4)

An introduction to topological and metric
spaces, continuity, compactness, and
connectedness, with special emphasis on
the topology of Rn.
Prerequisite: 204 or 205 or 208
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

321 f. INTRODUCTION TO MODERN
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA (4)

Important algebraic structures, including
groups, rings, integral domains, and fields.
Prerequisite: 204 or 205 or 208

Ripy

325. MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND
APPLICATIONS (4)

Mathematics which emphasizes the develop-
ment of techniques of model building.
Applications to illustrate the techniques are
drawn principally from the natural and
social sciences.

Prerequisite: 204 or 205 or 208
Not offered 1986-87

328s. MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
AND PROBABILITY (4)

An introduction to some of the basic statis-
tical methods in the classical theory of
inferential statistics, probability theory,
estimation, hypothesis testing, and
applications.
Prerequisite: 204 or 205 or 208

Leslie

331s. FUNDAMENTALS OF REAL

ANALYSIS (4)

The topology of the real number system,
and the axiom of completeness. Rigorous
development of some central ideas in
analysis, including limits, continuity of
functions, and convergence of sequences
and series.
Prerequisite: 204 or 205 or 208

Leu'in

345. TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS ( 3 or 4)

A specialized topic in mathematics. The
subject to be examined will be chosen
according to the interests of students and
faculty.

Prerequisite: permission ot the department

chair

Not offered 1986-87

352. INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX
ANALYSIS (4)

The algebra of complex numbers, analytic
functions, elementary functions, linear
fractional transformations, mappings,
integrals, power series, Laurent series, and
residue calculus.
Prerequisite: 204 or 205 or 208
Oft'ered 1987-88 and alternate years

360. TOPICS FROM THE HISTORY OF
MATHEMATICS (2)

A general outline of the history of mathema-
tics, with a more intensive focus on the
development of selected mathematical ideas
through the reading of historical and bio-
graphical material, including expository
papers by noted mathematicians and articles
from mathematical journals.
Prerequisite: 8 hours of mathematics at the
300 level or permission of the department
chair
Not offered 1986-87

410. SPECIAL STUDY

Open to majors only

(2-4)

The Department

480f . MATHEMATICS SEMINAR ( 1 )

The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

MUS

MUSIC

Professor:

Ronald L. Byrnside
Associate professors:

Jay Fuller

Calvert Johnson

Theodore K. Mathews, Chair

The Department of Music provides a
curriciilurri designed to prepare its majors
for graduate study and the professional
music world. It also seeks to meet the
needs of nonmajors through a variety of
courses in music appreciation and applied
music. The guiding philosophy in all
instruction is that music is a humanistic,
not a mechanistic discipline, and is a
central part of a true liberal education.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

COURSES

A minimum of 12 hours in music theory
consistmg of 111, 112, 211, and 212 or 211-
212 and two 300-level theory courses
213, 214, 480

At least one of the following: 302, 304, 305
A minimum of 10 semester-hours in one
instrument or voice

PERFORMANCE

Adequate performing skill, to he tested at
the end of the sophomore year
For students concentrating in voice, a
performance test on the piano at the end of
the sophomore or junior year

ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE

A minimum of two years in the College glee
club or the equivalent time in approved
accompanying or other College ensemble

MUSIC APPRECIATION

106f. INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF
MUSIC I (3)

Basic concepts and terminology appropriate
to various kinds of music. A study of the
relationship of music to society and the
other arts.
Intended for nonmajors

Byrnside

107s. INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF
MUSIC II (3)

A continuation of 106 with special emphasis
on the concept of style.
Prerequisite: 106 or permission of the
instructor

Byrnside

204s. HISTORY OF JAZZ (3)

Trends, developments, and personalities in
American jazz.

Mathews

205f. AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC (3)

American popular music is examined in
terms of its musical and textural content
and in the light of its sociological context.
Included in the study are eighteenth- and
nineteenth-century ballads, songs in the
genteel tradition of Stephen Foster, songs of
protest, songs from the Tin Pan Alley Era
( 1890- 1920s), music from the Swing Era,
and American popular music since the
1950s. Special attention is given to the
influence of other kinds of music (classical,
jazz, non-Western) on American popular
music and to the effects of technology on
American popular music.

Byrnside

THEORY AND HISTORY OF
MUSIC

108f. MUSIC THEORY FOR

NONMAJORS (3)

Designed for students with little or no
knowledge of music theory, the course
teaches the elements of music in sufficient

depth to enable the student to read musii
and compose song forms.
Not offered 1986-87

lUf. BASIC THEORY AND
MUSICIANSHIP I

A study of key signatures, scales, and voi
leading is combined with sight singing au
ear training.

Johnii

112s. BASIC THEORY AND
MUSICIANSHIP 11

A continuation ot 111 with emphasis on i
chord formations and organizations.
Prerequisite: 111

Johm

211f. ADVANCED MUSIC THEORY I

Continuation and application of materiaii
presented in Music HI and 112 with emphil
on the principles of functional harmony v
written exercises and analysis of selectedti
works in music.
Prerequisite: 112

212s. ADVANCED MUSIC THEORY II

A continuation of Music 211 with emphai
on chromatic harmony and other forms c
harmonic organization. ,

Prerequisite: 211

B)Tn

213f. MUSIC HISTORY SURVEY I

A chronological study of Western art mu;;
from the Greek civilization through the t
Baroque era.
Prerequisite; 112

Matfwi

214s. MUSIC HISTORY SURVEY II

A chronological study of Western art mun
from the late eighteenth, nineteenth, ar
early twentieth centuries.
Prerequisite: 213

Matki

302s. BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL
MUSIC

The history, literature, and stylistic char,
teristics of music from 1600 to 1800.
Prerequisite: 212 or (for nonmajors) 106 2
permission of the instructor

Johrii

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MUSIC

Uf. NINETEENTH-CENTURY
MUSIC (3)

i Music of the nineteenth century and its
relation to the artistic Ufe of that time. A
study of literature, stylistic characteristics,
and composers.

, Prerequisite: 212 or (for nonmajors) 106 and
permission ot the instructor

Byrnside

:5s. TWENTIETH-CENTURY
'MUSIC (3)

The characteristics and tendencies of music
since 1900. Outstanding composers and
significant works will be studied.
^Prerequisite: 212 or (for nonmajors) 106 and
jpermission of the instructor
; Byrnside

I'f. ORCHESTRATION (3)

A course to develop skills in reading and
analyzing orchestral scores and m arranging
music tor instruments. Problems in arrang-
ing musical scores for ensembles with voices
are also considered,
prerequisite: 212

Mathews

ys. FORM AND ANALYSIS (3)

j\ detailed examination of formal controls
as revealed in selected contrapuntal and
iiomophonic works of music,
prerequisite: 212
I Mathews

Is. TECHNIQUES OF
bOMPOSITION

(3)

3\rnsi(ie

i

:f,s. SENIOR STUDY IN MUSIC
THEORY OR HISTORY (2-4)

Specialized study for majors to meet the
leeds of the individual students.
j The Department

Is. SENIOR SEMINAR (3)

specialized areas of music designed to meet
jhe needs of students in the seminar.
)pen to senior music majors only

Byrnside

. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

; The Department

iURCH MUSIC

?f. HISTORY OF CHURCH MUSIC (3)

%n historical and analytical study of choral
nd instrumental music used in liturgical

ind free-church forms of Christian worship

rom the early church to the present.

ntended primarily for nonmajors; open to
lajors with permission of the instructor

Johnson

JSIC EDUCATION

f. THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC ( 3 )

in e.xamination of the elements of music
nd of methods for teaching them to
lementary school-age children. The course

is designed tor students preparing to be
general classroom teachers.
Not open to students who have had 111-112
Mathews

APPLIED MUSIC

Credit: Credit is awarded for applied music
offered by the College as follows: One semester-
hour for each semester at the 100 level; two
semester-hours for each semester above the 100
level. The music major is awarded three
semester-hours upon completion of a senior
recital. One hour of private lessons and six
hours of practice weekly are required of all
students who take applied music for credit. A
performance exam will be conducted at the
end of each semester.
Music majors must earn a minimum of 10
semester-hours in one instrument or voice and
may earn a maximum of 18 semester-hours in
applied music.

Nonmajors may earn a maximum of 14
semester-hours. After two semesters,
nonmajors who wish to continue applied music
must take a course in music history, theory, or
appreciation.

Noncredit: students who wish to take applied
music for noncredit will be required to pay a
fee.

Courses in applied music are numbered as
follows:

Piano: 151, 152; 251, 252; 351, 352; 451, 452;

459 (Senior Recital)

Organ: 161, 162; 261, 262; 361, 362; 461, 462;

469 (Senior Recital)

Strings: 171, 172; 271, 272; 371, 372; 471, 472;

479 (Senior Recital)

Voice: 181, 182; 281, 282; 381, 382; 481, 482;

489 (Senior Recital)

Woodwinds: 191, 192; 291, 292; 391, 392; 491,

492; 499 (Senior Recital)

Prerequisite: written permission of the
department chair

ENSEMBLES

The College Glee Club studies and performs
sacred and secular choral music. Concerts are
given several times during the year. The Glee
Club is open to students without fee and
membership is by tryout. Several other
ensembles are open to qualified students: the
Madigral Singers; a baroque ensemble; a
woodwind quintet; London Fog, a jazz vocal
group; and orchestra.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

PHILOSOPh

PHILOSOPHY

Professors:

David P. Behan
Richard D. Parry, Chair
Assistant professor:
Gerard Elfstrom (part-time)

Philosophy is a discipline which both
examines critically the basic assumptions
and positions of other disciplines and also
considers solutions to fundamental prob-
lems not dealt with explicitly within other
disciplines.

There are two complementary ap-
proaches to courses in philosophy. The
systeinatic approach is through courses
which deal with specific problems ( 102,
104, 232, 323). The historical approach
is through courses in the history of
philosophy (206, 209, 210, 214). Be-
cause of the varied interests of students,
it is recommended that students consider-
ing courses in philosophy seek the advice
of the members of the department con-
cerning particular courses.

The requirements for the major in
philosophy embody two goals. The first is
that the student learn, through close
work with primary sources, the ideas of
the major philosophers. The second is
that the student develop and practice
techniques of critical analysis and con-
structive reasoning. In fulfilling these
requirements, the student majoring in
philosophy will both acquire a thorough
groimding in the major areas of the disci-
pline and also develop her own crticial
and creative philosophical skills.

Students considering a major in
philosophy should try to complete 103,
206, and 209 before the end of the sopho-
more year

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Logic: 103

History of Philosophy: 206 and 209

Ethics: 104

Philosophy of Science: 303

Metaphysics and Epistemology: three

courses from the following: 320, 323, 324,

339, 340, 341

102f . MORTAL QUESTIONS { 3 )

An introduction to three fundamental and
interrelated philosophical problems: exis-
tence of God, immortality of the soul, and
freedom of the will.

Behan

103f . INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC ( 3 )

An introduction both to the rudiments of
critical thinking, with emphasis on analysis
of ordinary discourse into formal sym-
bolism, and to the properties of formal
systems.

Parr>

104s. ETHICS (3)

A consideration of some contemporary

moral issues, such as euthanasia, abortion,

war, and world hunger, and their relation to

traditional ethical theories from Plato to

Kant.

Not open to students who have had 230

Purr)'

206f(CLASSICS 223). HISTORY OF
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY ( 3 )

The thought of major figures in western
philosophy from the pre-Socratic era to the
Middle Ages.

Parr)

209s. SEVENTEENTH- AND
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY
PHILOSOPHY (3)

The historical development of philosophic
thought in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. Readings in Descartes, Spinoza,
Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.

El/strom

210f . PHENOMENOLOGY AND

EXISTENTIALISM (3)

Phenomenology and existentialism through

readings in Husserl, Heidegger, and Sartre.

E!/stroni

2 14f( POLITICAL SCIENCE 214).
POLITICAL AND LEGAL
PHILOSOPHY (3)

The major figures in political and legal

philosophy from Plato to Marx.

Not open to students who have had 107

Elfstrom

232f. AESTHETICS (3)

A consideration of such issues as the nature
of the experience in the various arts, the
status of the artistic object, and the objectiv-
ity of judgment in art.

Parr\

303s. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (

An investigation of such issues as the na- 1
ture, justification, and scope ot scientific i
method; the patterns of scientific explanai
tion in the natural sciences; and the realili '
of scientific constructs.
Not open to students who have had 250
Bell

305(POLITICAL SCIENCE 354). MAR)
AND VARIETIES OF SOCIALISM (

The thought of Karl Marx and its develop
ment in subsequent socialist theory and
practice. Topics such as Bernstein's re-
visionism, Leninism, Chinese Communisn
and Yugoslav self-management will be
considered.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Parr\ and Coclirf

308s. THE CLASSIC PERIOD OF
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY (

Pragmatism in the works of Peirce, James,

Royce, and Dewey.

Prerequisite: 206 or permission of the

instructor

Offered by arrangement with instructor

PaA

310s. MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (

Beginning with neo-Platonism, the coursii
concentrates on the writings of St. AuguS':
tine, Abailard, St. Anselm, St. Thomas i
Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and Williami
of Ockham.
Prerequisite: 206

Offered by arrangement with instructor
Not open to students who have had 302
Pfli

312s(POLITICAL SCIENCE 312).
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW (

Critical examination of natural law theor
legal positivism, legal realism, and critica
legal studies. Particular emphasis on Hart
and Dworkin.

Prerequisite: 214 or permission of the
instructor

Not open to students who have had 215
Beh

315s(BIBLE AND RELIGION 345).
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION (

Prerequisite: one course in philosophy; or
Bible and Religion 101 or 110. See Bible ar
Religion 345 for description.

Macl

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PHILOSOPHY

'(POLITICAL SCIENCE 357). NEO-
MARXISM (3)

Examination ot major Marxist theorists of

the twentieth century and of the problems

and conditions that have shaped their

thought.

Prerequisite: 305 or permission of the

instructors

Dffered 1988-89 and alternate years

Parry ai'ui Cochran

)s. PLATO (3)

i\n intensive study of selected dialogues.

Prerequisite: 206 or 104

Dffered 1987-88 and alternate years

Parry

s. KANT'S CRITICAL
'HILOSOPHY (3)

\n intensive study of Kant's Critique of Pure

leason.

irerequisite: 209

Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Elfstrom

S.ARISTOTLE (3)

in intensive study of topics selected from
he logical, epistemological, and metaphysi-
al works,
rerequisite: 206

Parry

i. THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE ( 3 )

i critical study of major issues in contempo-
iry epistemology.
rerequisite: 209

Elfstrom

THE METAPHYSICAL PROBLEM
F THE SELF (3)

ontemporary metaphysical theories of the

If assessed in comparison with those of

escartes, Locke, and Hume. Particular

nphasis upon the concept of person and

le philosophic problem of personal

entity.

erequisite: permission of the instructor

Behan

CURRENT PROBLEMS IN
NALYTIC PHILOSOPHY (3)

consideration of some problems in ordi-

iry language philosophy.

erequisite; 209

ffered 1987-88 and alternate years.

Parry

s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

ipervised intensive study in fields or
riods of philosophy.

The Department

INDEPENDENT STUDY ( 4-8 )

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

PHYSICAL EDUCATK

PHYSICAL EDUCATIOIN

Professors:

Kathryn A. Manuel, Chair
Kate McKemie
Associate professor:
Marylin B. Darling
Instructor:
Cynthia Peterson

Four semesters of physical education are
required for graduation. No more than
four-semester hours will count toward the
124 hours necessary for graduation.
Letter grades are given but do not count
in the quality-point ratio.

Students with no prior physical educa-
tion on the college level will take one
course in Fitness and Health Assessment.
Other courses taken to fulfill the four
semesters requirement may be from any
area; however, it is strongly recom-
mended that students take at least one
course from the Lifetime Activity area.
Most physical education courses are
scheduled for one-half a semester for . 5
semester-hours credit. Those courses
scheduled for an entire semester are given
one semester-hour credit. Please note:
f = entire fall semester
f( 1 ) = first half of fall semester
f(2) = second half of fall semester
s = entire spring semester
s(l) = first half of spring semester
s(2) = second half of spring semester

FITNESS AND HEALTH

ASSESSMENT

lOlf(l) or s(2). AEROBIC DANCE (.5)
Fitness through continuous movement.

Darling

102f(2) or s(l). BODY FITNESS (.5)

Fitness through use of weight training. (Fee
required)

Darling

103f(2). FITNESS SWIMMING (.5)

Fitness through lap swimming and interval
workouts.

Manuel

104f(2) or s( 1 ). FUNDAMENTALS OF
EXERCISE (.5)

Fitness through exercises, circuit training,
aerobic exercise, and individually designed
programs.

McKemie

105s(l).HYDROBICS (.5)

Fitness through vigorous water exercises.

Manuel

106f ( 1 ) or s( 2 ) . JOGGING FOR

FITNESS (.5)

Fitness through individualized running
programs.

Peterson

107. THREE-WAY FITNESS (.5)

Fitness through a combination of skills: one
day of aerobic dance, one day of fundamen-
tals of exercise, and one day of hydrohics.
Not offered 1986-87

LIFETIME ACTIVITIES

llOf(l). ARCHERY (.5)

Basic skills are covered. Care of equipment,
scoring, shooting techniques, and types of
rounds are included.

Peterson

lllf(2) or s(l). BADMINTON (.5)

Basic skills are covered. Rules, singles and
doubles play are included.

Peterson, McKemie

112f(2) or s(l). FENCING I (

Foil fencing for the mdividual with little
no experience. Skills, techniques, and
bouting are covered.

Manuel, Peter

113s(l). FENCING II (

Continuation of Fencing I. Advanced sk
are introduced, bouting, and judging are
emphasized.

Prerequisite: Fencing I or permission of ti
instructor.

PeteTi

114f ( 1 ). FOLK, SQUARE, AND SOCIA;
DANCE (

International folk dances, American squ|
dances, and social dance from 1930 to tl'i
present are taught.

Dm,

115f(l)ors(2).GOLF I

Basic skills are covered. Rules and golf
etiquette are included. Several trips are .
made to the driving range. (Fee required
Petei!

116s(l).]AZZ I

Basic elements of jazz dance are included
One dance required per session.

Dffli

117f or s. RIDING I

Beginning riding; dressage seat geared
toward combined training. Taught at Vo>
Riding Academy. (Fee required)

118f or s. RIDING II

Intermediate riding. Continuation of

Riding I. Taught at Vogt Riding Acadeni'

(Fee required)

Prerequisite: Riding 1 or permission of tf

instructor

119f or s. RIDING III

Advanced Riding. Students perform bas
dressage on difficult horses. Includes pot
sibilities for jumping. Taught at Vogt Rid
Academy. (Fee required)
Prerequisite: Riding II or permission oft
instructor

120f( 1 ) or s(2). SWIMMING I

Swimming for the beginner and inter-
mediate. Five basic strokes are covered.

Ma

I

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

(2). SWIMMING II (.5)

lontinuation ot Swimming I. Advanced
frokes are introduced; diving, surface
iving, and sculling are covered.
Prerequisite: Swimming I or permission of
ne instructor
' Manuel

(2) or s(2). TAP AND CLOG (.5)

asic elements of tap and clog. Three
ances in each area are taught per session.
Darling

a) or s(2). TENNIS I (.5)

innis for the individual with little or no
lior experience. Forehand, backhand
lives, and the serve with game procedures
|id rules are covered.

Peterson, McKemie

)(2). TENNIS II (.5)

pntinuation of Tennis I. Net play, lob,

id smash are covered. Singles and doubles

rategies are stressed.

^requisite: Tennis I or permission of the

itructor

Peterson

|2). TRACK AND FIELD (.5)

troduction ot track and field events.

i Peterson

i

iVM SPORTS

12) or s(l). BASKETBALL (.5)

sic skills are covered. Strategies, team
i\. inj rules are included.

Peterson

SOCCER (1)

sic skills are covered. Team play and rules
included. Offensive and defensive
ategios are emphasized during the last
fof the semester.

Manuel

2). SOFTBALL (.5)

;ic skills are covered. Team play and rules
incorporated.

McKemie

133f(l),f(2), or s(l). VOLLEYBALL (.5)
Basic skills with team play and knowledge
ot rules are included.

McKemie, Peterson

SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES

140f. BALLET I (i)

Basic ballet technique including the
Cecchetti positions.

Darling

141s. BALLET II (i)

Continuation of Ballet 1 with more ad-
vanced skills.

Prerequisite: Ballet I or permission of the
instructor

Darling

142s. LIFESAVING (i)

Red Cross advanced lifesaving course.
Prerequisite: Advanced level swimming,
ability to swim 500 yards
Screening test is given. (Fee required)

Manuel

143. GYMNASTICS (.5)

Basic skills for tumbling, balance beam,
vaulting and trampoline are included.
Not offered 1986-87

144f{2). MODERN DANCE I (.5)

The elements of contemporary dance are
introduced and explored. Technique,
improvisation, and choreography are
emphasized.

Darling

145s( 2 ) . MODERN DANCE II ( .5 )

Continuation of Modern Dance I with the

addition of advanced choreographic

elements.

Prerequisite: Modern Dance I or permission

of the instructor

Darling

146f. SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING ( 1 )

Basic synchronized swimming strokes and
figures are covered. Students perform a
routine at the end of the semester.
Prerequisite: Advanced level swimming
strokes

Manuel

147s. WATER SAFETY

INSTRUCTORS (i)

Red Cross water safety instructor course.
Students perfect swimming skills, learn
techniques of teaching all levels of swim-
ming.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Health Ser-
vices Education course taught at Red Cross
service centers (4 hours)
Advanced lifesaving
Permission of the instructor
Screening test is given
(Fee required)

Manuel

CLUB ACTIVITIES AND/OR
INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS

Students wishing to complete part or all of
their second year of physical education by
participation in club activities or inter-
collegiate sports may do so if they meet the
prerequisites.

200. BASKETBALL TEAM I (.5)

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

20L BASKETBALL TEAM II (.5)

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

202. CROSS COUNTRY ( i )

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

203. DOLPHIN CLUB I (.5)

Prerequisite: selection by tryout and permis-
sion of the instructor

204. DOLPHIN CLUB II (.5)
Prerequisite: Dolphin Club 1 and permission
of the instructor

205. SOCCER TEAM (1)

Prerequisite: permission ot the instructor

206. STUDIO DANCE THEATRE ( 1 )

Prerequisite: selection by audition and
permission of the instructor

207. TENNIS TEAM I (.5)
Prerequisite: team selection by tryout and
permission of the instructor

208. TENNIS TEAM II (.5)
Prerequisite: Team selection by tryout and
permission of the instructor

209. VOLLEYBALL TEAM ( i )

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

PHYSICS AND ASTRONC^tv

PHYSICS AND
ASTRONOMY

Associate professor:

Arthur L. Bowling, Ji
Assistant professor:

Alberto C. Sadun

Chair

The disciplines of physics and astronomy
are attempts to understand and to predict
as many phenomena as possible, using a
few conceptual models tested by experi-
ment and observation.

The preparation acquired through
concentration in physics or physics-
astronomy provides a general, fleydble
foundation for graduate study or for
immediate professional work in physics,
astronomy, or engineering. Students who
wish to major in physics are strongly
encouraged to take Physics llO-lll dur-
ing the freshnian year

Students considering the physics-
astronomy major should elect the intro-
ductory astronomy sequence (Astronomy
120-121) and calculus during the
freshman year Physics IIO-IU could be
taken during the sophomore year, but the
well-prepared student is encouraged to
enroll in this course in the freshman year
A student interested in both physics and
mathematics is invited to consider a
mathematics-physics major.

Introductory physics and astronomy
courses are open both to science majors
and to nonscience majors. Astronomy
courses incorporate the use of the Bradley
Observatory's 30-inch Beck telescope.
Most astronomy courses require some
observational activities in the Bradley
Observatory.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

PHYSICS

Courses required in the discipline:

Physics 110-111, 26 additional hours as
approved by the department

jNES SCOTT COLLEGE

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

urses required outside the discipline:

Mathematics 150, 205

YSICS-ASTRONOMY

urses required in the discipline:

Physics 110-111, 8 additional physics hours
IS approved by the department
\stronomy 120-121, 12 additional astronomy
lOurs as approved by the department

irses required outside the discipline:

vlathematics 150, 205

lYSICS

f. INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICS
WD ELECTRICITY (4)

kudy ot motion, gravitation, and electrical
ihenomena.

:alculus is used. 3 LEG, 1 LAB
'rerequisite: Mathematics 119 or permission
if the instructor

tot open to students who have had 210-211
Bowling

;. INTRODUCTION TO
iAGNETISM, HEAT, SOUND, AND
.IGHT (4)

lements ot magnetism, thermodynamics,
nd the physics ot wave phenomena.
:alculus is used. 3 LEG, 1 LAB
rerequisite: 110

Jot open to students who have had 210-211
Bowling

f. ANALOG ELECTRONICS (1)

'C and AG circuits. Semiconductor de-
ices and applications. Operational
mplifiers. Power supplies. 1 LAB
lot open to students who ha\-e had 343

Bonding

i. DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (1)

umber systems. Boolean algebra. Logic

ites. Memories. Introduction to micro-

ocessors. 1 LAB

rerequisite: 242

ot open to students who have had 343

Bowling

: CLASSICAL MECHANICS ( 3 )

ewton's system tor describing motion,
aecial relativity. Oscillations. Motion
ider the influence of central forces,
erequisite: 111

Bowling

. CLASSICAL MECHANICS II ( 3 )

\\e tbrmulations of Lagrange and Hamilton,
xelerated reference frames. Rigid body
3tion. Coupled oscillations and waves,
erequisite: 320

Bowling

330f. THERMAL PHYSICS (3)

Equilibrium thermodynamics, presented
from phenomenological and from statistical
points ot view.
Prerequisite: 111

Bowling

331s. STATISTICAL MECHANICS (3)

Calculation ot thermal phenomena using
the methods of Boltzmann and Gibbs.
Elements of quantum statistical mechanics.
Prerequisite: 330

Bowling

340f. ELECTROMAGNETISM (3)

Static electric and magnetic fields. Introduc-
tion to boundary value problems. Maxwell's
equations.
Prerequisite: 111
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Bowling

341s. ELECTRODYNAMICS AND

RADIATION (3)

Time-dependent electromagnetic fields.
Classical electron theon'- Emission and
behavior of electromagnetic waves. Rela-
tivistic invariance of the theory.
Prerequisite: 340
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Bowling

360L QUANTUM PHYSICS I (3 )

Quantum phenomena and the failure of
classical physics. Wave mechanics of quan-
tum patticles. Illustrative one-dimensional
problems. Spin. Multiparticle systems.
Prerequisite: 111
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Bowling

361 s. QUANTUM PHYSICS II ( 3 )

Approximation methods for static and for
time-dependent situations. Three-dimen-
sional problems. Angular momentum.
Scattering theory. Elementary particles.
Prerequisite: 360
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Bowling

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised study in specific areas of physics.

The Deparlment

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

The Department

ASTRONOMY

120L INTRODUCTORY

ASTRONOMY (4)

Motions of the earth, moon, planets, and

stats. The nature and evolution of the stars

and of other objects within the gala.xy.

Familiarity with algebra is strongly

recommended.

3 LEG, 1 LAB evening session at Bradley

Observatory

Not open to students who ha\'e had 121

Sadun

121s. INTRODUCTORY

ASTRONOMY (4)

The nature of galaxies. The history and

large scale structure of the universe, as

presently understood. The evolution and

properties of the solar system.

3 LEG, 1 LAB evening session at Bradley

Observatory

Prerequisite: 120

Not open to students who have had 122

Sadun

200f. ASTROPHYSICS I (3)

Topics in stellar evolution and cosmology.

Pulsars and black holes. Quasars and active

galaxies.

Prerequisite: 121

Prerequisite or corequisite: Physics 110

Not offered 1986-87

211s. OBSERVATIONAL

ASTRONOMY (3)

Optical systems, astrophotography, pho-
tometn-, spectfoscopy. Requires one eve-
ning per week at Bradley Observatory.
Prerequisite: 121

Not open to students who have had 210
Not offered 1986-87

300f. ASTROPHYSICS II (3)

Dynamics of gravitationally hound systems.
Interstellar medium. Stellar and planetary
atmospheres. High energy phenomena.
Prerequisites: 200, Physics 111
Not oftered 1986-87

320L GALACTIC ASTRONOMY (3)

Physical structure and evolution of stars.
Exotic objects within the galaxy. Properties
ot interstellar gas, dust, and plasmas.
Prerequisites: 200, Physics 111
Not offered 1986-87

361s. GENERAL RELATIVITY AND
COSMOLOGY (3)

Tensor analysis is developed and applied to

Einstein's theory of gravitation. Black

holes, gravitational radiation, and the

structure and evolution of the universe are

discussed within the framework of the

theory.

Prerequisites: 200, Physics 111

Not open to students who have had 360

Not offered 1986-87

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised study in various specific areas of
astronomy.

The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY ( 4-8 )

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

POLITICAL SCIEN

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Associate professors:

Augustus B. Cochran III (on leave

1986-87)

Tommie Sue Montgomery

Assistant professors:

Sally A. Davenport

Janet Pratt (part-time)

Catherine V. Scott, Acting Chair

Politics is, in the words of Brian Fay, our
"deliberate efforts to order, direct, and
control [our] collective affairs and ac-
tivities, to establish ends for our society,
and to implement and evaluate these
ends. " There are few contemporary
issues, ranging from artistic freedom to
unemployment, from abortion to nuclear
winter, that do not involve a significant
political dimension. The discipline of
political science offers a student the oppor-
tunity to think systematically about and
to evaluate critically our political life.

The department offers five introduc-
tory courses, from which a student may
choose one or several depending on her
particular interests. Some advanced
courses are open without prerequisites;
others require prerequisite courses or
permission of the instructor Topics
courses are designed to offer advanced
students opportunities to delve into
selected issues in depth and to engage in
independent research.

A prospective major should take one or
two introductory courses in her freshman
or sophomore year A major must then
complete advanced course work with at
least one course from each of the subfields
of political theory, world politics, and
comparative politics (including American
politics) . Majors are advised to take the
required methodology course (PS. 399)
in the junior year

Because political knowledge is so
closely related to other disciplines, the
department encourages majors to choose
electives from many areas, but especially
from history, philosophy, and other social
sciences (economics, sociology, anthro-
pology, and psychology) . Courses in

those departments which are crosslisted
below can be applied toward the major in
political science.

The department encourages majors to
participate in internships, such as the
Governor s Internship or the Georgia
Le^slative Internship, and in off-campus
study programs, such as Washington
S'.mester or study abroad.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

A minimum of 24 hours on ihe 300 or 400

level

A minimum of one course from each of the

following groups;

Comparative politics: 102, 105, 301, 304,

307, 310, 313, 316, 319, 376, 377

Political theory: 106, 351, 354, 357, 379

World politics: 103, 104, 322, 326, 329,

378, 380

Methodology: either 399 or 490

A maximum of two from the following

cross-listed courses may be applied toward

the major:

Economics 315, Economics 334, Economics

336

History 314, History 331, History 352,

History 355, History 359

Philosophy 214, Philosophy 312

Sociology 333, Spanish 229

102f. INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT (3)

A survey of American political institutions
and issues: the Supreme Court, Congress,
the Presidency, parties, interest groups, and
public opinion.

The Department

103f. INTRODUCTION TO WORLD
POLITICS (3)

Major problems and trends in world politics,
especially since World War 11: great power
rivalry, revolution in weapons technology,
emergence of the Third World, resource
scarcity, and the role of international
organizations.

Scott

104s. THE CONTEMPORARY

POLITICAL CRISIS (2)

Exploration of a broad range of contempo-
rary books and articles that attempt to
understand and explain the crises of power,
ideology, and social change in the United
States and the world.
Not offered 1986-87

Scott

105s. COMPARATIVE POLITICS

A survey of developed and underdevelopc
countries with emphasis on problems of
political development, institutionalizatic
and economic growth.
Not open to students who have had 201
S

106s. MODERN POLITICAL
THOUGHT

An examination of the major theorists
whose ideas have shaped the politics and
ideologies of the modern world.
Not open to students who have had 202
The Departm

lUi. (PHILOSOPHY 214). POLITICAL!
AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY

See Philosophy 214 for description.

El/st

229s. (SPANISH 229) LATIN AMERIC(
PAST AND PRESENT

See Spanish 229 for description.

301f. UNITED STATES LEGAL
SYSTEM

Institutions, processes, basic concepts, ai
personnel of the United States judicial
system.

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years
Not open to students who have had 320
P

304f. LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

The major actors, institutions, and force-
shaping contemporary Latin American
politics.
Not offered 1986-87

Montgoni

307f. POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEMS

Comparison of the ideology and organiza
tion of political parties in a variety ot pel
cal systems. Special emphasis on elector!
laws and the social bases of party support
Western Europe and the United States, t
role of parties in Communist systems, an
forms of party rule in Third World countr
Prerequisite: 102 or 105 or permission of'
instructor
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

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308SE. CONTEMPORARY BRITISH
POLITICS (3)

A survey of contemporary British politics
through analysis of the structure and func-
tion of various political institutions ,
British-European relations, and government
responses to the contemporary problems ot
economic development, social welfare, and
ethnic conflict.

Scott

309SE. WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS ( 3 )

A survey of politics in several major demo-
cratic systems in Europe (Britain, France,
Italy, West Germany) and an analysis of
the transition to democracy in Spain and
Portugal. Some attention to broader themes
in postwar European politics class and
class parties, corporatism, and economic
interdependence.

Scott

310f . POLITICAL PARTICIPATION ( 3 )

The extent, forms, and significance of the

political activities of individuals, groups,

and movements.

Prerequisite: 102 or 105 or permission of the

instructor

Not offered 1986-87

Cochran

312s. (PHILOSOPHY 312). PHILOSOPHY
OF LAW (3)

See Philosophy 312 for description.

Befian

313f. WOMEN AND POLITICS ( 3 )

Analysis of the interaction of stratification
based on sex and the political system, with
emphasis on participation, leadership,
policy, and feminist theory.
Not offered 1986-87

314s. (HISTORY 314). EUROPE SINCE
1945 (3)

See History 314 for description

R'enneti^y

315s. (ECONOMICS 315).

COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC
SYSTEMS

See Economics 315 for description

(3)
jofmson

316f. POWER IN CONTEMPORARY
SOCIETIES (3)

Who governs in advanced societies? An
examination of power and the powerful and
of several competing theories that claim to
describe the current distribution of power.
Prerequisite; 102 or 105 or permission of the
instructor
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

The Department

319s. PUBLIC POLICY (3)

Analysis of selected issues ot public policy
representative ot the crisis ot the contempo-
rary welfare state.

Prerequisite: 102 or 105 or permission of the

instructor

Offered 1986-87

Not open to students who have had 390

The Departmt'Tit

322f. POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT (3)

An examination of economic, political,
and cultural explanations of underdevelop-
ment and development, through the per-
spective of traditional modernization theory
and dependency analysis.
Prerequisites; 103 or 105 or permission of
the instructor
Not offered 1986-87

Scott

326s. STUDIES IN WORLD ORDER (3)

Global problems including war, environ-
ment, and poverty and alternative systems
of world order.

Prerequisite: 103 or permission of the
instructor

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years
Not open to students who have had 395

Scott

329s. LATIN AMERICA AND THE
UNITED STATES IN WORLD
POLITICS (

Examination of the foreign policies and
international relations of the nations oft!
western hemisphere, with particular atter
tion to U.S. -Latin American relations.
Offered 1986-87

The Departmi

331s. (HISTORY 331 ). THE UNITED
STATES SINCE 1918 (

See History 331 for description.

Gi'^ill

333f. (SOCIOLOGY 333). RACIAL ANI
OTHER MINORITY GROUPS (

See Sociology 333 for description

Timib

334s. (ECONOMICS 334). THEORIES
OF ECONOMIC GROWTH,
DEVELOPMENT, AND PLANNING (

See Economics 334 for description.

Cunninghi

ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

POLITICAL SCIENCE

J6s. (ECONOMICS 336). PUBLIC
FINANCE (3)

See Economics 336 for description.

Ciinni)\ij/uim

i 1 f . DEMOCRATIC THEORY ( 3 )

The evolution ot meanings and justifications

of democracy and problems of democratic

institutions and practices in the modern

nation-state.

Prerequisite: 106 or permission c-if the

instructor

Not offered 1986-87

Not open to students who have had 396

Coclirun

i2s. (HISTORY 352). SOUTHEAST
ASIA (3)

See History 352 tor description.

Campbell

4s. (PHILOSOPHY 305). MARX AND
VARIETIES OF SOCIALISM ( 3 )

The thought ot Karl Marx and its develop-
ment in subsequent socialist theory and
practice. Topics such as Bernstein's re-
visionism, Leninism, Chinese Communism,

and Yugoslav selt-management will be

considered.

Not offered 1986-87

Not open to students who ha\'e had 305

Cochran. Parry

355SI. (HISTORY 355SI). INDIA AND
THE WORLD TODAY (4)

See History 355S1 for description.

Campbell

357s. (PHILOSOPHY 317). NEO-

MARXISM (3)

Examination ot major Marxist theorists of

the twentieth century and of the problems

and conditions that have shaped their

thought.

Prerequisite: 354 or permission of the

instructors

Not offered 1986-87

Cochran, Parry

359s. (HISTORY 359). SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA IN THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY (3)

See History 359 tor description

Campbell

376s. TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN
POLITICS (3)

Not offered 1986-87

377f. TOPICS IN POLITICAL

INSTITUTIONS AND BEHAVIOR ( 3 )

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

The Department

378s. TOPICS IN WORLD POLITICS (3)

1986-87: Comparative Communism:
Comparative analysis ot the origins of
Communist regimes, the process of develop-
ing indigenous Marxist-Leninist models,
and variations in the nature of party de-
velopment, rural and industrial policies,
and civilian-military relations. Includes
case studies of the Soviet Union, China,
Yugoslavia, Cuba, and Mozambique.
Prerequisite: 105 or permission of the
instructor

Scott

379s. TOPICS IN POLITICAL
THEORY

Not offered 1986-87

(3)

Cochran

380s. REFORM AND REVOLUTION (3)

Examinationof the causes, forms, and
limits of political change, through the study
of selected cases.

Prerequisite: permission ot the instructors
Not offered 1986-87

Cochran, Scott

399f. (SOCIOLOGY 399).

METHODOLOGY OF SOCIAL
SCIENCE RESEARCH (4)

The philosophy ot social science and the
principal methods of social research.
Open to political science, sociology, and
sociology-anthropology majors only or hy
permission of the instructors
Not open to students who have had 393

Scott, Dillman

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised study in a selected field of politi-
cal science.

The Department

482s. (ECONOMICS, PSYCHOLOGY,
SOCIOLOGY, OR ANTHROPOLOGY
482) SOCIAL SCIENCE SENIOR
SEMINAR (3)

A multidisciplinary inquiry into topics
selected annually by the faculty of the
departments of economics, political science,
psycholog>-, and sociology and anthropology.
Open only to senior majors in these
departments

Prerequisite: permission ot the instructors
Not offered 1986-87

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

Independent research under the supervision
ot a member ot the department.

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

PSYCHOLOG

PSYCHOLOGY

Professors:

Lee B. Copple, Chair

Miriam K. Drucker

Associate professor:

Ayse Ilgaz Garden (on leave 1986-87)

Thomas W. Hogan

Assistant professor:

Sara E. Mannle

Psychology is the scientific study of
human and animal behavior. The de-
partmental offerings reflect the diversity
of areas within the field. The program for
majors provides a strong background in
academic psychology, inchuiing oppor-
tunities for both first-hand laboratory
experiences and field experiences.

Students begin work in the department
with a study of general psychology.
Psychology 121 is prerequisite to all other
courses.

Students who are planning to major in
psychology should consult with a member
of the department as early in their college
careers as possible. (Majors shoidd try to
elect Biology IQQ and a mathematics
course, excluding Math 150, in either the
freshman or sophomore year )

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Courses required in the discipline:

121, 306, 307, 404, 405

Courses required outside of the discipline:

Biology 100

One course in mathematics excluding

Math 150 (Introduction to Computer

Programming)

Courses recommended for the major:

At least one course in each of the following

areas of psychology:

Social (130, 305)

Personality and Abnormal (310, 312, 316,

406)

Developmental (209, 210, 324)

Cognitive and Physiological (215, 220)

121f or s. GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (4)

A scientific description of facts and princi-
ples of psychology. Emphasis on methods
and results of experimental investigation oi
human and animal behavior.

Tfit; Department

Psychology 121 is the prerequisite for all
other courses in psychology.

130s. PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN (3)

A critical review of psychological theory
and research toward an understanding ot
the cognitive, social, and emotional be-
havior of women.

Mannle

209f (EDUCATION 201 ). CHILD

PSYCHOLOGY (:

Development of the individual from conce
tion to adolescence.

Druck

210s (EDUCATION 202). ADOLESCEN'
PSYCHOLOGY (

De\-elopment of the individual from the
end of childhood to the beginning ot voun
adulthood.

Druck.

215f. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (

A study of human cognition and perceptii

with selected topics from attention, states

of consciousness, human learning, memo:

imagery, concept formation, language,

problem solving, creative thinking, and

intelligence

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Hogi

220f. PHYSIOLOGICAL

PSYCHOLOGY (

The neurophysiological basis of various
mental and behavioral processes such as
sensory-motor mechanisms, perception,
emotion, motivation, thinking, memory,
language, sleep, and consciousness.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Hog.

PSYCHOLOGY

b5f. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ( 3 )

The behavior ot the individual as influenced
I by the behavior and characteristics ot other
individuals.

Mannle

)6f(S0CI0L0GY 360). EXPERIMENTAL
DESIGN AND STATISTICS (4)

Basic principles of experimental design and
the use ot statistical analysis in social sci-
ence research.

Prerequisire: one course in mathematics
excluding Math 150 (Introduction to Com-
puter Programming)
3 LEG 1 LAB

Mannle

7s. EXPERIMENTAL

PSYCHOLOGY (4)

Fundamentals of the experimental method
in psychology with an emphasis on prob-
lems, theories, and experiments in learning.
Individual experiments are designed and
carried out.
Prerequisite: 306
3 LEG 1 LAB

Mannle

)s. PSYCHOLOGICAL

ASSESSMENT (3)

Fundamentals and principles ot psychologi-
cal tests; administering, evaluating, and
using results obtained.

Copple

I'.s. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)

"The more common behavior disorders, with
attention paid to their causes and therapy.
Copple

if. PERSONALITY (3)

Theory and research in the field of
personality.

Driicker

jjf. SPECIAL AREAS OF
PSYCHOLOGY (2)

Grit'/ tiiicl Death. A study of the current
iterature and research on dying, death,
md grief.
Dffered 1986-87 and alternate years

Drucker
'Quality of Life. A study of the current litera-
:ure and research on life enhancement and
he primary prevention of psychopathology.
Dffered 1987-88 and alternate years

Drucker

I

Hf . HISTORY OE PSYCHOLOGY ( 3 )

fhe historical background of current sys-
ems and problems in psychology.

Copple

ifs. CONTEMPORARY THEORIES AND
lESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY (3)

contemporary theories, research, and
iroblems in psychology.

Drucker

406s. PRACTICUM (3)

Supervised field placement in an agency or
institution dealing with psychopathology
supplemented by an extensive reading
program, a tutorial, and a weekly seminar.
Open to senior psychology majors and to
other students with permission of the
instructor.

The Department

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised intensive study in fields or
problems ot psychology.

The Department

481s(BIOLOGY481).

INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR IN
ANIMAL/HUMAN BEHAVIOR ( 1 )

Open to students taking the interdisci-
plinary major in biology-psychology or to
senior majors in biology or in psychology

with adequate preparation in both disci-
plines, as determined by consultation with
both department chairs.

Hogan, Hoi'er

482s(ECONOMICS, POLITICAL
SCIENCE, SOCIOLOGY, OR
ANTHROPOLOGY 482). SOCIAL
SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR (3 )

A multidisciplinary inquiry into topics
selected annually by the faculty of the
departments ot economics, political science,
psychology, and sociology and anthropology.
Open only to senior majors in these depart-
ments

Prerequisite: permission of the instructors
Offered 1987-88

490f,s. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

Independent research is arranged under the

supervision ot a member of the department.

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOC

SOCIOLOGY AND
ANTHROPOLOGY

Professor:

John A. Tumhlin, Jr., Acting Chair

Associate professor:

Constance A. Jones (on leave 1986-

87)

Assistant professors:

CaroUne M. Dillman (part-time)

Kathryn Palumho (part-time)

Brian Sherman (part-time)

The Department of Sociology and An-
thropology offers a major in sociology and
an interdisciplinary major in sociology-
anthropology.

Sociology is a disciplined analysis of
social organization and social interaction
ivith primary emphasis on societies of the
industrial West. Courses beyond the
introductory address four areas of in-
quiry: institutional ways of dealing with
fundamental human needs, problems
related to changes and disruptions in
social organization, the interplay between
individual and group expectations, and
the interdependence of the accumulated
knowledge and continuing research in the
discipline.

As an objective approach to human so-
cial behavior, sociology addresses critical
issues of liberal education by examining
the interaction among culture, society,
and personality. Sociology is humanistic
in its concern for the development of
individuals and groups and in its emphasis
on the ways in which individuals and
groups search for meaning in their lives.

Although students in their first two
years may enroll in 300-level courses by
permission of the instructor, the tradi-
tional sequence is 100- and 200-level
courses immediately following sociology
lOl.

Requirements for the major include an
introduction to sociology (101), a review
of historical and contemporary theoretical

contributions to the discipline (351, 352),
an overview of the methods used in social
science research (399), statistical
analysis (360), and an introduction to
the analysis ofcidture (anthropology
101). The department recommends that
students complete these requirements
duriy-ig their first three years in order that
these courses can serve as preparation for
major independent research work during
the senior year

Most sociology courses embrace jacets
of other social science disciplines and are
taught, in varying degrees, within a mid-
tidisciplinary context. In addition to
offering these perspectives in sociology
courses, the department also cooperates
with other social science departments in
offering several courses jointly (statistics,
cross-listed with psychology; methodol-
ogy, cross-listed with political science) as
well as with other disciplines outside the
social sciences (sociology of religion and
sociology of education) . As seniors,
students may enroll in the multidisciplinary
social science seminar

The department encourages doidile
majors. Students often combine a major
in sociology with a major in another
discipline in the natural sciences, the
social sciences, or the humanities. The
department also encourages student-
designed majors in which a student draws
on the perspectives of various disciplines
in study of a topic she has selected.

Anthropology is the comparative study
cjf culture, emphasizing both the unity of
humankind and the diversity of specific
peoples. Much of the information anthro-
pologists use is gathered during participant
observation of small-scale, non-Western
societies. As a student learns about cid-
tures ver^i different from her own, she is
liberated from the limited and limiting
perspectives of her familiar world. The
fundamental question "What is it to be

human!" is crucial to both anthropolog
and other forms of liberal learning.

A student majoring in sociology-
anthropology should take anthropology
101 and sociology lOl duringher
freshman and/or sophomore years, for '\
these are prerequisites to all other coursrl
in the two disciplines. While still a sopkl
more, she is encouraged to take requiren.
courses at the 200 level, such as anthrai
pology 202 and required courses in re-
lated disciplines. During her junior yeav.
she will typically add to electives the
required courses in theory and methodd
ogy (sociology 399 and 351), freeing tk
senior year for completing her major win<
courses that are not required. Students i
with special interests should keep in mini
the option of self-designed double majm
such as anthropology and art history,
anthropology and biology.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

SOCIOLOGY

Courses required in the discipline:

Sociology 101, 351, 352, 360, 399
13 additional hours in sociology
Anthropology 101 i

Course required outside the discipline: ,

One course in mathematics (excluding
Math 150 - Introduction to Computer
Programming)

SOCIOLOGY-ANTHROPOLOGY
Courses required in the discipline:

Sociology 101, 315, 351, 399

Anthropology 101, 202, 305

7 additional hours in either sociology or i

anthropology

Courses required outside of the discipline:

One of the tollowing: Biology 200, 204;
Psychology 220

One of the following: Bible 310 or 31 1 ;
Economics 315; History 110 or 111; Politic
Science 105

We regret that in the 1986-88 Agnes Scott College

academic catalog the following courses were accidentally omitted from

the Department of Sociology and Anthropology:

17f (EDUCATION 203). SOCIOLOGY
I OF EDUCATION (3)

I Education in cross-cultural perspective.
I The role of education in the transmission o(
j values and culture. The conflict between
j family and school. The inequality of educa-
i tional opportunity.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

Dillman

I9s. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL
WELFARE INSTITUTIONS (4)

Social welfare as a social institution and
social work as a profession. Consideration of
social welfare agencies,
j Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Palumho

'Ai. URBAN AND RURAL
SOCIOLOGY

(3)

Comparative study of rural and urban
en\ ironments, populations, and socializa-
tiun processes.

Not open to students who have had 325
Ottered 1986-87 and alternate years

Dillman

Is. SOUTHERN WOMEN AND
SOCIAL CHANGE (3)

Analysis ot Southern women as initiators
and recipients of social change. Particular
emphasis on the differences in heritage and
experience of Southern black women and
white women in traditional and contempo-
rary contexts.

Dillman

265s. CLINICAL SOCIOLOGY (4)

.'Application of sociological concepts, meth-
ods, and knowledge in the treatment of
institutional problems in public and private
organizations.
Practicum included
Prerequisite: 101

Sherman

3I5s (BIBLE AND RELIGION 315).
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION (4)

Analysis of religion as a social institution
with emphasis on the relationships between
belief systems and social organization.
Overview of historical and contemporary
religious movements, with field work in new
religious movements.
Not offered 1986-87

Jones

330s. SOCIETY AND SELF (3)

Theory and research in microsociology
which analyzes self as a product of social
process.

Sherman

Office of Publications
February, 1987

GNES SCOTT COLLEGE

bCIOLOGY

:)lf or s. INTRODUCTION TO
SOCIOLOGY (3)

Current sociological theory and research as
they relate to primary units of social life,

I social processes, and social institutions.
Emphasis on relating concepts to contempo-
rary American society.

' DiUman, Tumblin

\ciology 101 is the prerequisite for all other
jurses in sociology except 333 and 37 SSL

lis. ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL

- PROBLEMS (3)

Examination of alternative ways ot defining,
measuring, and intervening in social
problems.

Dilln\an

Is. HUMAN SEXUALITY IN SOCIAL
CONTEXT (2)

Patterns of human sexual behavior hy social
group membership. An examination ot
social and cultural aspects of human sexual-
ity with an emphasis on the sociology of sex.
Not offered 1986-87

Dillman

If. THE FAMILY (3)

The family as a basic social institution. The
range of alternative behaviors in contempo-
rary family life. Role relationships within
the family and changes in family patterns.
Family organization in different social
classes, ethnic groups, and Utopian
communities.

DiUman

3f (POLITICAL SCIENCE 333).
RACIAL AND OTHER MINORITY
GROUPS (3)

A study of race, ethnicity and class contacts
which result in differences in access to

pri\ilege, prestige, property, and power.

Prerequisite: 101 or Anthropology 101

Tumblin
i

^f. SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
ROLES (3)

Pinalysis of historical and contemporary
feocial roles of women and men with particu-
lar attention to socialization, stratification,
ipocial change, and attitude formation.

Palumho

i. HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGICAL
THOUGHT (3)

.Analysis of the content, historical back-
ground, and ideological settings of major
nineteenth- and twentieth-century social
heories.

Sherman

352s. CONTEMPORARY

SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT ( 3 )

Analysis of the development of sociological
thought and research during the twentieth
century, focusing mainly on the work of
representative sociologists in the United
States and Europe.
Prerequisite: 351

Sherman

360f{PSYCHOLOGY 306).

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND
STATISTICS (4)

See Psychology 306 for description.
Prerequisite: One course in mathematics
excluding Math 150 (Introduction to Com-
puter Programming)

Garden

375SI. INDIAN CULTURE AND

SOCIETY (4)

Analysis of Indian social structure and way
of life. Guest lectures by Indian social
scientists and visits to cultural centers in
North and South India.

Jones

399f(POLITICAL SCIENCE 399).
METHODOLOGY OF SOCIAL
SCIENCE RESEARCH (4)

The philosophy of social science and the
principal methods of social research.
Open to political science, sociology, and
sociology-anthropology majors only or by
permission of the instructors
Not open to students who ha\'e had 361 or
Political Science 393

Dillman, Scott

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised intensive study in a special field
of sociology.

The Department

482s. (ECONOMICS, POLITICAL
SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, OR
ANTHROPOLOGY 482). SOCIAL
SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR ( 3 )

A multidisciplinary inquiry into topics
selected annually by the faculty of the
departments of economics, political science,
psychology, and sociology and anthropology.
Open only to senior majors in these
departments

Prerequisite: permission of the instructors
Not offered 1986-87

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY ( 4-8 )

The Department

ANTHROPOLOGY

101 f. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3)

Humans viewed both as culture-making
and culture-made animals. Contributions
of the cultural perspective to the under-
standing of variations and similarities in
human bodies, languages, personality

SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

types, social organization, belief systems,
and adaptations to ecosystems.

Timiblin

201s. NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE

AMERICAS (3)

Cultural evolution and cultural ecology
approaches in anthropology used in a com-
parative study of bands, tribes, and chief-
doms found in North and South America.
Attention given to problems of accultura-
tion, assimilation, and culture change after
European contact.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years.
Prerequisite: 101

Tumbiin

202s. ECOLOGICAL

ANTHROPOLOGY (3)

Beliefs and behaviors \'iewed as adaptixe
mechanisms for environments. Human
responses to the need to secure nutrients
and other sources of energy, ensure their
continuing availability, and make possible
the survi\-al of populations.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years
Prerequisite: 101

TumWin

303s. PRE-COLUMBIAN

CIVILIZATIONS (3)

Alternative answers to the question "Who
is civilized?" examined through a compara-
tive study of the high cultures of Middle
and South America. Special attention
given to Maya, Teotihuacan, Aztec, pre-
Inca and Inca sociocultural systems.
Prerequisite: 101

Timiblin

305f. COMMUNICATION IN CULTURE
AND SOCIETY (3)

Language investigated within and across
cultural and social boundaries. Ways in
which verbal and non-verbal patterns of
communication signal and create identities,
relationships, and meanings; how com-
municative behavior shapes and is shaped
by the contexts in which it is used.
Prerequisite: 101 or Sociology 101

Tumblin

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised intensive study in a special field
ot anthropology.

The Department

482s(ECONOMICS, POLITICAL
SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, OR
SOCIOLOGY 482). SOCIAL SCIENCE
SENIOR SEMINAR (3)

A multidisciplinary inquiry into topics
selected annually by the faculty of the
departments of economics, political science,
psychology, and sociology and anthropology.
Open only to senior majors in these
departments

Prerequisite: permission ot the instructors
Tt be offered 1987-88

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

SPAN IS)

SPANISH

Professor:

Constance Shaw, Chair
Associate professor:
M. Eloise Herbert
Instructor:

Ada Aleman (part-time)

The major in the Department of Spanish
is designed to develop proficiency in the
four language skills and to present the
cultural and literary traditions of the
Hispanic countries.

The Specific Standard of the inter-
mediate level of a foreign language is
fulfilled by 200-201 or 205-211. The
literature Distributional Standard is
fulfilled by one semester of 220 or a more
advanced literature course. Entering
students are placed by the department
after tests and conferences.

All students of Spanish have the oppor-
tunity to live on the Spanish Hall and to
improve fluency at the Spanish Dining
Table, at the weekly tertulias, in the
language laboratory, and in daily associa-
tion with our Hispanic students. Students
are encouraged to live and study in a
Spanish-speaking country.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR:

221 or equivalent; 305, 306, 302; 311-312;
405; 420 or 452 or 453; 355 or 454
Spanish 227 and 229 not applied toward
minimum 30'hour major

lOOf. ELEMENTARY (4)

Fundamentals of Spanish for conversation,

writing, and reading. An introduction to

Spanish literature. One hour of required

practice.

Not open to students who have had 01

Herbert, Shaw

101s. ELEMENTARY (4)

Continuation ot lOOf

Students with a grade ot A or B proceed

into 205f.

Not open to students who ha\e had 01

Herbert, Shaw

200f . INTERMEDIATE ( 3 )

Training in the use of the Spanish language
in conversation and writing. Reading from
Hispanic literature.

Prerequisite: 2 entrance credits or a grade of
C in 101

Not open to students who have had 101
under the quarter system

Aknuin. Herbert

201s. INTERMEDIATE (3)

Continuation of 200f

Not open to students who have had 101

under the quarter system

.Aleman, Herbert

204s. ORAL SPANISH (3)

Designed to develop tluency in the practical
use of Spanish in everyday situations.
Prerequisite: 101 or permission of the
department

Aleman

205f. HONORS INTERMEDIATE (3)

Grammar review. Practice in oral and

written expression.

Prerequisite: 3 entrance credits or 201, or

101 with a grade ot A or B, or permission

from the department

Not open to students who have had 105

Shaw

211s. HONORS INTERMEDIATE (3)

Language study. Introduction to Hispanic
art, history, and literature.

Shau'

215f. HISPANIC CIVILIZATION (3 )

This course, to he given in Spanish, pro-
poses to present the most significant de-
velopments in the civilization of Spain.
Prerequisite: 201 or permission of the
department
Not offered 1986-87; offered 1987-88

Herbert

216SM. CULTURE OF MEXICO (3)

A study of the history of Mexico and Mexico

today.

Prerequisite: Approval hy the director

Offered summer 1986

220f. READINGS IN HISPANIC

LITERATURE (3)

Reading and discussion of major Spanish
and Spanish-American works of various
periods and genres. 220 and 221 are pre-
requisite to all 300- and 400-Ietiel litera-
ture courses, except by permission of the
department. It is suggested that the student
take the 211 language course as she takes
this 200-level literature course if her writing
skills are weak.

Prerequisite: 4 entrance credits, or 201 wit)
grade of A or B, or 205-211, or permission o
the department

Herbe

221s. READINGS IN HISPANIC
LITERATURE

Continuation of 220

Prerequisite: 220 or permission of the

department

Herbe'

227s. MEXICO: THE SEARCH FOR
IDENTITY (3(

An examination of the principal problems n
underlying Mexico's search for a national I
identity as reflected primarily in major
works of prose. Complementary readings
and lectures on Mexican history, politics,
society, and art will be included. Given inn
English.
Offered 1987-88 and alternate years

228SM. MEXICAN PROSE OF THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY (3

An introduction to Mexican prose fiction en

the twentieth century.

Prerequisite: Spanish 201 and permission ci

the director

Offered summer 1986

229s(POLITICAL SCIENCE 229). LATIM
AMERICA: PAST AND PRESENT (3 1

A multidisciplinary introduction to the
civilization, history, politics, economics, ,
art, and literary expression of Latin
.America. Lectures given by visiting speciali
ists and faculty members from such depart-r
ments as anthropology, art, economics,
history, political science, and Spanish.
Given in English.

Alerrfe

302f. PHONETICS

(1

Herbe-

305f. ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND
COMPOSITION (2

Herbe-

306s. ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND
COMPOSITION (2

Continuation of 305

Herbe-

220 and 221 are prerequisite to all 300-levei
courses, except by permission of the
department.

ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

SPANISH

If. THE GOLDEN AGE: CONFORMITY
^ND DISSENT (3)

the Moorish, picaresque, and exemplary

.tovels. Mystic poetry. The theatre of Lope

lie Vega, Calderon, and Tirso de MoHna.

Mot offered 1986-87

Offered 1987-88

> Shaw

k. THE GOLDEN AGE:
CONFORMITY AND DISSENT

I he Quijote.

(3)

Shaiv

s. SPANISH CIX'ILIZATION IN THE
JEW WORLD (3)

listorical and literary hackground, out-
tanding figures in political and cultural
ie, reading from representative authors.
)ftered 1987-88 and alternate years

404f. ADVANCED CONVERSATION (2)

Alemaii

405f. TRANSLATION

(2)

Shaw

420s. TWENTIETH-CENTURY PROSE
IN SPAIN (3)

Includes writers from Unamuno and Ortega
to Arrahal and Goytisolo.
Offered 1986-87

Shaw

452s. THE NOVEL OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY IN
SPAIN (3)

Offered 1987-88

Not open to students who have had 352

Herbert

453f. MODERN POETRY OF SPAIN (3)

Not offered 1986-87

Offered 1987-88

Not open to students who have had 353

Herbert

454f. TWENTIETH-CENTURY
SPANISH-AMERICAN
LITERATURE (3)

Offered 1986-87 and alternate years
Not open to students who have had 354

Afeman

410f,s. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

The Department

490f,s. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF

THEATRI

THEATRE

Assistant professors:

Paul Lifton
Becky B. Prophet
Dudley W. Sanders, Chair

The goal of the Department of Theatre is
to establish high standards of creativity
and appreciation in order to enhance the
theatre experience as a facet of the liberal
arts tradition. This is accomplished
through a program which interrelates
theory, history, and practice. With the
Winter Theatre as the laboratory, all
aspects of the theatre arts may be studied
in close association with the creative
process of the produced play.

Students who are planning to major in
theatre should consult with a member of
the theatre department early in their
college careers. It would be advantageous
for prospective majors to complete
Theatre 105 and 110 as soon as possible,
as they form the working basis for the
more specialized upper-level courses.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Courses required in the discipline:

105, 110,231,308,310,312,314,326
Two of the following: 200, 201, ot 202
One of the following resulting in a public
performance; 327, 345, 410, or 490

Courses required outside the discipline:

Two of the following:

Art: 161 or 162; any courses listed under the
History and Criticism of Art
Classics: 332

English: 313, 314, 323, or 329
Music: 106 or 107
Philosophy: 232

Dramatic literature courses in the Depart-
ments of Classical Languages and Litera-
tures, French, German, and Spanish
History: certain courses with the approval
of the Department of Theatre

105f. INTRODUCTION TO THE
THEATRE: TEXT AND
CHARACTER (4)

Study and practical application of all aspects

of theatre as a performing art. Emphasis on

dramatic literature, acting, and costume

and make-up design.

Open to students who have had 100 only

with permission of the department

3 LEG, 1 LAB

The Department

110s. INTRODUCTION TO THE
THEATRE: TEXT AND
ENVIRONMENT (4

Study and practical application ot all aspect
of theatre as a performing art. Emphasis on
dramatic literature, directing, and scene
and lighting design.

Open to students who have had 100 only
with permission of the department.
3 LEG, 1 LAB

The Departmei

117f. INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC
SPEAKING (3

Techniques of effective oral communicatioi
including methods of organization, means
of presentation, and voice and diction,
practiced m the context of group discussioi
and public speaking. A combination lecture i
laboratory course.
Not open to students who have had 107

Pwph

200f. TECHNICAL THEATRE C

Principles of stagecraft and lighting, Basic
working knowledge of theatrical drafting,
construction techniques tor two- and thret.
dimensional scenery, painting, stage riggir
and machinery, and lighting equipment
and design. Practical application of tech-
niques through participation in productioi
2 LEG, 1 LAB

Sank

.ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

THEATRE

01s. SCENE DESIGN (3)

Principles ot scenic design for the proscenium
stage. Emphasis on script analysis, basic
composition and research skills, theatrical
drafting, and execution of designs in a color
medium. Practical application of techniques
through participation in production.
Not open to students who have had 311
2 LEG, 1 LAB

Sanders

)2s. COSTUME DESIGN (3)

Principles ot costume design for the stage.
Emphasis on script analysis, period re-
search, rendering techniques, and execu-
tion of designs in a color medium. Practical
application of techniques through participa-
tion in production.
2 LEG, 1 LAB

Sanders

i3f(ENGLISH203).PLAYUTlITING (3)

Principles of the cratt ot the playwright and
the resources of the theatre, through read-

' ing of playscnpts and the writing ot a one-

' act play.

Sanders

6s. DANCE HISTORY (3 )

A course designed to give the student a
hroad understanding of the historical back-
I ground of the dance from its origins in
.primitive society to the present, with em-
phasis on its relation to the other arts and to
'the society ot each period.
'Not offered 1986-87

Is. ORAL INTERPRETATION ( 3 )

Approaches to the oral performance of
"literature, with emphasis on text analysis,
^rehearsal techniques, and performance
skills. Literary forms for interpretation
include prose, poetry and drama.
Not open to students who have had 209

Linton

.. THEATRE MANAGEMENT (3)

\n exploration ot the history, theory, and
practice ot theatrical producing. A survey of
:he economic, sociological, and administra-
:ive aspects ot producing throughout the
listory of Western theatre with primary
ocus on theatre in the United States today,
'tactical application of material to produc-
ng experience.
! LEG, 1 LAB
Dffered 1987-88 and alternate years

Prophet

f. COSTUME HISTORY (3)

\ sur\ey of costume and fashion design
rom classical Greece to the present. Em-
phasis on individual period styles and
rends in de\'elopment from period to

leriud.

Sanders

231f. ACTING I (3)

Exercises and presentations which tap
creative energy and free the student's imagi-
nation for application to scene study and
class performance. Equal emphasis on
improvisation and text analysis in prepara-
tion for performance assignments. A combi-
nation lecture-laboratory course.

Li/ton

235s. ACTING II (3)

Text analysis, scene study and presentation
with major emphasis on the external factors
of character, environment, and ensemble.
Emphasis on practice with some study of
theory in the preparation and presentation
ot performance assignments. A combination
lecture-laboratory course.
Prerequisite: 231 or permission of the
instructor
Not open to students who have had 232

Li/ton

236s. MAKE-UP (1)

Methods and materials of make-up for the
theatre, with emphasis on external creation
of character in a wide range of styles.
Not open to students who have had 232L

Prophet

239f. ACTING III (3)

Study and practice in the presentation of

scenes in various theatrical styles, from

Ancient Greek to Brechtian. Preparation

and presentation of a monologue and three

scenes.

Prerequisite: 235 or permission of the

instructor

Not open to students who ha\-e had 233

Prophet

308f. THEATRE HISTORY I (3)

Theatrical works from classical Greece
through the Renaissance analyzed in histori-
cal context. Emphasis on the theatre archi-
tecture, staging and production practices,
and acting styles of the times.

Lifton

310s. THEATRE HISTORY II (3)

Theatrical works from the Renaissance
through the mid-nineteenth century
analyzed in historical context. Emphasis on
the theatre architecture, staging and pro-
duction practices, and acting styles of the
times.

Prerequisite: 308 or permission of the
instructor

Li/t071

312f. THEATRE HISTORY III (3)

Theatrical works trom the mid-nineteenth
centuty to the present analyzed in historical
context. Emphasis on dramatic theories,
theatre architecture, staging and produc-
tion practices, and acting styles of the times.

Prerequisite: 310 or permission of the

instructor

Not open to students who have had 343

Lifton

314s. AMERICAN THEATRE

HISTORY (3)

Theatrical works from the Colonial period
to the present analyzed in historical con-
text. Emphasis on dramatic theories, theatre
architecture, staging and production prac-
tices, and acting styles of the times.
Not open to students who have had 344

Prophet

318s. EAST ASIAN THEATRE

HISTORY (3)

A survey of the principal forms of theatre
and the major plays of China from 1238 to
1948, and Japan from 1350 to 1939. A
study of the basic techniques of presentation
of theatre tor the two cultures.
Offered 1986-87 and alternate years

Prophet

326f. DIRECTING I (3)

Study in approaches to realizing a script in
performance. Focus on text analysis, crea-
tion of a promptbook, and the presentation
of a directed scene.

Prerequisite: 105 or 110 or permission of the
instructor

Prophet

327s. DIRECTING II (3)

Practical application of directing theories
and skills through staging a one-act play tor
public performance, beginning with casting
and ending with closing night.
Prerequisite: 326

Prophet

345s. (ENGLISH 345). PLAYWRITING
WORKSHOP (3)

Ad\'anced study of the full-length play-
script, with individual conferences and
group workshop sessions culminating in the
completion of a full-length play.
Prerequisite: 203 or permission of the
instructor

Not open to students who ha\-e had English
342 taken in Drama

Sanders

410. SPECIAL STUDY (2-4)

Supervised intensive study of selected
topics in theatre history or dramatic lit-
erature, or supervised advanced projects in
the areas of acting, design, directing, or
playwriting.

The Department

490. INDEPENDENT STUDY (4-8)

Exploration ot an area ot intellectual or
artistic interest which results in the creation
of a major piece of art or research.

The Department

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJOR

INTERDISCIPLINARY

MAJORS

The College offers nine established inter-
disciplinary major programs: Art History-
English Literature, Art History-History,
Biology-Psychology, English Literature-
Creative Writing, History -English Litera-
ture, International Relations, Mathe-
matics-Physics, Physics-Astronomy, and
Sociology-Anthropology. A student inter-
ested in other interdisciplinary work may
design her own major in considtation
with the dean of the College and the
chairs of the appropriate departments.

ART HISTORY-
ENGLISH LITERATURE

Advisers:

Professor McGehee, Chair
Department of Art
Professor Pinka, Chair
Department of English

This major provides an integrated study
of art history and literature with con-
centration in specific historical periods.
Students will offer a minimum of 15
semester-hours in art history, 6 semester-
hours in studio art, and 15 semester-hours
in English and American literature above
the 200 level. Other courses may be
elected in art history, studio art, and
English and American literature not to
exceed a combined total of 60 semester-
hours.

BASIC COURSES REQUIRED

English 101 and 102 or 103 and 104
Art History 102, 103
Studio Art 161, 162

REQUIRED COURSES IN HISTORICAL
PERIODS

ANCIENT

One of the following courses in art history:
Art 319. a related 320 topic with
permission of the department chair

MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN
EUROPEAN

One of the following courses in art history:
Art 308, 309, a related 320 topic with
permission of the department chair
One course in medieval literature: English
305, 306, 307

One course in renaissance literature: Eng-
lish 313, 314, 316

One course in seventeenth- and eighteenth-
century literature: English 327, 328, 329,
361, 362

AMERICAN AND MODERN

EUROPEAN

Two of the following courses in art history:
Art 302, 304, 305, a related 320 topic with
permission of the department chair
Two of the following courses in literature:
English 320 or 323 or 336, 321 or 322 or
338, 332 or 333 or 334.

ART HISTORY-HISTORY

Advisers:

Professor McGehee, Chair
Department of Art
Professor Brown, Chair
Department of History

The purpose of this major is to provide the
student with a general knowledge of
Western history, art history, and the
fundamentals of studio art; and with the
opportunity for a more detailed study of
these subjects in specific historical
periods. Prescribed courses in the Depart-
ments of Art and History total 42 hours,
including 21 hours in art and 21 hours in
history. The student will offer in addition
at least another 3 hours of history at the
300 level in order to present a minimum
of 18 hours in advanced history courses.
Other courses may be elected in art his-
tory and studio art, not to exceed a com-
bined total of 60 semester-hours.

BASIC COURSES REQUIRED

History 101 and 102
Art 102 and 103
Art 161 and 162

I

REQUIRED COURSES IN HISTORIC
PERIODS

ANCIENT

One of the following courses in art history'
Art 319, a related 320 topic with
permission of the department chair
One of the following courses in history:
History 301, 303

MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN
EUROPEAN

One of the following courses in art historyi
Art 308, 309, a related 320 topic with
permission of the department chair
Two of the following courses in history:
History 305, 306, 307

AMERICAN AND MODERN
EUROPEAN

Two of the following courses in art historyi

Art 302, 304, 305, a related 320 topic wa

permission of the department chair

One of the following courses in history:

History311, 313,314, 316

One of the following courses in history:

History325,331,337

BIOLOGY-PSYCHOLOGYi

Advisers:

Professor Bowden, Chair
Department of Biology
Professor Copple, Chair
Department of Psychology

This major is offered to provide an inte-i
grated study of the behavior ofhumans)
and other animals. Students will offer i
minimum of 24 semester-hours in bioh
and 18 in psychology, as well as the one
hour interdisciplinary seminar Other
courses may be elected in the two fields'^
not to exceed a combined total of 60
semester-hours.

BASIC COURSES REQUIRED

Biology 100, 105

Psychology 121

Biology 200, 204, 206, 300, 305, 481

(Psychology 481)

Psychology 220, 306, 307, 405, 481 (Bic

ogy481)

Chemistry 101, lOlL, 102, 102L

.GNES SCOTT COLLEGE

INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJORS

UGGESTED COURSES

Biology: 208, 302, 306

Psychology: at least one course in each of

the following areas of psychology:

Social 130, 305

Personality and Abnormal 310, 312, 316,

406

Developmental 209, 210, 324

is strongly recommended that students v\'ho
an to pursue graduate work combining these
'o fields take Chemistry 202 with laboratory.

NGLISH LITERATURE-
IREATIVE WRITING

dviser:

ofessor Pinka, Chair

epartment of English

his major offers an opportunity for
^dents to uvrk extensively in both
erature and creative writing.
Students uill offer a minimum of 30
<urs in courses in English and American
irature inclusive of English IQl and
Q or 103 and 104 and English 2U or
2 or 213 or 214 or equivalent and 12
<urs in courses in creative writing, with
ictives in these disciplines not to exceed
zombined total of 60 semester-hours.

HISTORY-ENGLISH
LITERATURE

Advisers:

Professor Brown, Chair
Department of History
Professor Pinka, Chair
Department of English

This major is offered to provide an inte-
grated study of history and literature.
Students will offer a minimum of 15
semester-hours in European, English,
and American history above the 100 level
and 15 semester-hours in English and
American literature above the 200 level.
Other courses may be elected in history
and literature, not to exceed a combined
total of 60 semester-hours, and in appro-
priate correlative studies.

BASIC COURSES REQUIRED

English 101 and 102 or 103 and 104
History 101 and 102 or 208 and 209 or 212
and 213

REQUIRED COURSES IN HISTORICAL
PERIODS

MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN
EUROPEAN

Two of the following: History 305, 306, 371,
373

One of the following: English 305, 306, 307
One of the following: English 313, 314, 316
One of the following: English 327, 328,
329. 361. 362

Appropriate correlative studies: Art 308,
Art 309, Bible 352, Music 302, Philosophy
206, Philosophy 209, Philosophy 310,
Theatre 308

AMERICAN AND MODERN
EUROPEAN

One of the following: History 311, 313, 314,

316

Two of the following: History 325, 329, 331,

337

Two of the following: English 320 or 323 or

336; 321 or 322 or 338; 332 or 333 or 334

Appropriate correlative studies: Art 304,

Art 305, Bible 110, Bible 307, Music 205,

Music 304, Music 305, Philosophy 305,

Philosophy 308, Theatre 310, Theatre 312,

Theatre 314

INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS

Adviser:

Assistant Professor Catherine V.
Scott, Acting Chair
Department of PoHtical Science

The relationships among people who do
not share a common political, social,
economic, or cultural heritage have al-
ways been important in human history.
It has only been since World War U,
however, that the public has become
especially aware of the interdependent
nature of the world and the importance
that international relations have on daily
life.

International Relations is the study of
the relations among both nations and
nongovernmental parties. The com-
prehension of these relationships relies
upon the perspectives, theories, insights,
and methods of a number of different
disciplines. This major draws primarily
from the disciplines of economics, history,
and political science.

The major consists of a minimum of
36 semester-hours distributed as follows:
four required courses in economics and
political science, three theory courses
ivhich focus upon either economics or
political science in greater depth, and
four courses which focus on the histories
of regions of the world. In addition, stu-

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJOR

dents may take a variety of upper-level
courses in the major (not to exceed a
combined total of 60 semester-hours).
Students should complete the introduc-
tory courses during the freshman and
sophomore years.

A prospective major should consult the
adviser of the program in order to develop
a course of study with an appropriate
balance among the disciplines of eco-
nomics, history, and political science.
She should acquire proficiency in a foreign
language, especially if she plans to study
abroad. It is also recommended that a
student complete the intermediate level of
a second foreign langiiage.

International Relations majors are
encouraged to participate in the various
intercultural courses offered through the
Global Awareness Program and to take
advantage of other opportunities to study
abroad.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

INTRODUCTORY COURSES

Political Science 103 and 105
Economics 104 and 105

THEORY COURSES

Four courses, at least three ot which must
be in one discipline:
Political Science 322, 326, 354, 399
Economics315,316, 331, 334

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

Four courses from among three of the follow-
ing groups:

Europe:History31I, 313, 314
Asia: History 352, 353, 355, Sociology 375
Africa: History 358, 359
Latin America: Political Science 304, 329
Spanish 229

LANGUAGE

One course beyond the intermediate level
in a modern foreign language (does not
count toward the major).

ADDITIONAL COURSES WHICH
COUNT TOWARD THE MAJOR

Students may take up to eight courses from

the following:

Economics 315, 316, 331, 334

History 311, 313, 352, 353, 354, 358, 359

Political Science 304, 307, 322, 326, 354,

376, 378, 380, 399

Sociology 375

Spanish 229

With the director's approval, other courses

may be counted toward the major.

It is recommended that students elect an
introductory history course from the follow-
ing group: 101, 102, 110, HI. It is recom-
mended that students complete the intro-
ductory courses during the freshman and
sophomore years. It is recommended also
that students complete the elementary and
intermediate levels of a second foreign
language.

MATHEMATICS-PHYSICS

Advisers:

Associate Professor Leslie, Chair
Department of Mathematics
Associate Professor Bowling, Chair
Department of Physics

A student interested in both mathematics
and physics is invited to consider the
interdisciplinary major in Mathematics-
Physics. This major is offered to provide
an integrated study of mathematics and
of its application in theoretical physics.
Students will offer at least 27 semester-
hours in mathematics and 23 semester-
hours in physics. Other courses may be
elected in mathematics and physics, not
to exceed a combined total of 60 semester-
hours.

BASIC COURSES REQUIRED

Mathematics 204 or 205 or 208; 206 or 307;
309 (the additional hours must he approved
by the Department of Mathematics)
Physics 110, 111, and 15 additional hours as
approved by the Department of Physics and
Astronomy.

PHYSICS-ASTRONOMY

Adviser:

Associate Professor Bowling, Chair
Department of Physics and Astronom

This major is described under the Depart'
ment of Physics and Astronomy.

SOCIOLOGY-
ANTHROPOLOGY

Adviser:

Associate Professor Jones, Chair
Department of Sociology and
Anthropology

This major is described under the Depart
ment of Sociology and Anthropology.

INTERDISCIPLINARY
COURSE

lOOf . INFORMATION SCIENCE
INFORMATION SCIENCE IN THE
INFORMATION ERA (

An introduction to information science;
the use of the IBM PC. Topics include:
information theory; information manipulii
tion and data analysis; the nature and
history of computers and computing; comi
puter applications in the liberal arts; impa
of the information revolution on the indi-
vidual and on society.

Hog

sGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

COSTS AND FEES

COSTS AND FEES

tudent fees at Agnes Scott meet less than half of the annual
perating costs. The difference between student payments and
"oUege operating expenses comes from general endowment
icome and gifts and grants to the College. Fees for full-time
:udents for the 1986-87 academic year are:

Tuition $ 7,800.00

Room and board fee 3 , 095 . 00

Student activity fee 90.00

$10,985.00

Special Rates

Unclassified and Return to College students who take less than a
full academic load (12 semester-hours) pay tuition at the rate of
$325 per semester-hour. The $90 student activity fee is not
included in these charges. This fee is due at the beginning of the
first semester of a session in which a student is enrolled for at least
6 semester-hours.

Payment Schedules

Students may pay on three payment schedules for 1986-87:

Plan I

By May 1

$275

By August 1

5,400

By January 1

5,310

$10,985

Resident Students

Plan II

By May 1

$275

By August 1

2,770

By September 1

2,680

By December 1

2,680

By January 1

2,680

$11,085

Plan 111

By May 1

$275

By May 1

1,340

By June 1

1,340

By July 1

1,340

By August 1

1,340

By September 1

1,340

By October 1

1,340

By November 1

1,340

By December 1

1,340

$10,995

Non-Resident Students

Planl
By May 1
By August 1
By January 1

$275
3,853
3,762

$7,890

Plan II

By May 1

$275

By August 1

1,997

By September 1

1,906

By December 1

1,906

By January 1

1,906

$7,990

Plan 111

By May 1

$275

By May 1

954

By June 1

953

By July 1

953

By August 1

953

By September 1

953

By October 1

953

By November 1

953

By December 1

953

$7,900

In selecting the payment plan, please note the $100 service fee
r Plan II and $10 for Plan III. Students will be billed for Plans I
d II. Coupon booklets will be issued for Plan III. A student's
lancial aid package will be considered when determining the
lounts due on all three payment schedules.
All new students pay a $25 application fee and a $250 enroll-
:nt tee by May 1. The $250 enrollment fee is not refundable
:er May 1. Scholarship applicants and Regular Decision
plicants may request a refund of the $250 enrollment fee prior
May 1. Students receiving financial assistance from the College
i expected to pay the full amount of the deposit by May 1, unless
rierwise instructed by the director of financial aid.
Returning students pay a nonrefundable $275 deposit by May 1.
^is deposit entitles the resident student to select a residence hall
3m for the next year.

A late payment fee of $50 will be assessed on tuition and fee
yrments received after the due date.

Special Fees

Graduation fee. A graduation fee of $50 to cover rental of cap,

gown, and hood, and the purchase of the diploma is required of all

students who expect to graduate in May. This payment is due

August 1 , prior to graduation.

Music fees. The fee for noncredit private lessons in applied music

(including practice) is $375. This fee covers two 30-minute

lessons per week for the academic year. The charge for one

30-minute lesson weekly is half the regular fee.

In 1986-87, group instruction in harpsichord and voice will be
offered for a fee of $30 per semester.

Terms

A student may not register or attend classes until accounts have
been paid satisfactorily in the Accounting Office. All financial
obligations to the College must be met before a student can
receive a diploma or a transcript of record.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

COSTS AND FEE

Students who withdraw from the College prior to the first class
day will receive a full refund of any tuition, room and board, and
student activity fees for that semester. No refunds of the $25
application fee or the $250 deposit will be made to new students
after May 1 or to returning students for the $275 advance deposit.
Students in the Return to College Program who withdraw during
the first 10 calendar days of their first semester here receive a full
refund of any tuition and student activity fee payments made for
that semester.

Students who withdraw during the first 21 calendar days of the
semester, beginning with the first day of classes, receive a refund of
25 percent of tuition and room and board charges for that semester.
The date of withdrawal is the date the registrar receives the official
withdrawal card. Student activity fees, music fees, or graduation
fees will not he refunded. Students who withdraw after the 21st day
of the semester, students who are suspended or dismissed for
academic or disciplinary reasons, and students who do not
officially withdraw receive no refund.

Refunds are processed during the fourth week of the semester
and are made payable to the student. Tuition and room and hoard
refunds will be reduced by any outstanding financial obligations to
the College. These include financial assistance from the College
(Agnes Scott aid and federal aid from Title IV programs, exclusive
of the College Work Study Program). Any remainder will be
refunded.

The College does not provide room and board for resident
students during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, or spring vacation.
The dining hall and residence halls close during these periods.

The College exercises every precaution to protect the property
of students hut holds no responsibility for any losses that may

occur. Students responsible for any damage to College property an
liable for its repair or replacement.

Upon entrance, a student accepts as final and binding the term:
and regulations outlined in the catalog and on the application for
admission or re-registration.

Health insurance

There is no charge to resident students for routine treatment in th
Student Health Center. To help meet additional medical expense;
a 12-month Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan is
recommended. International students must carry this coverage, i

Telephone system

Agnes Scott College owns and maintains its telephone system to
provide direct communication with students, faculty, and staff.
There is no deposit or hook-up fee. Local service is free. Each
student will be assigned a special access code for directly-dialed
long distance calls. The College will issue a monthly bill for each
student's long distance charges. This bill will be sent wherever tf
student specifies during registration.

To allow for placement and payment of operator-assisted calls,
the College has arranged with Southern Bell to issue each residei-
student a Southern Bell Calling Card, valid only during the
academic year. To provide this service, the College must guarante
payment by all Agnes Scott students to Southern Bell. If a studer
fails to pay credit card charges, her card will be canceled, and thl
expense will be charged to the student's College account. Other-
collection remedies as outlined elsewhere in this catalog may ak;
be used.

GNES SCOTT COLLEGE

ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION

OF THE COLLEGE 1986-t

DARD OF TRUSTEES

fficers of the Board:

..L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Chairperson

J. Conley Ingram Vice-Chairperson

4ar\- Alverta Bond Secretary

I.uth A. Schmidt Ex Officio

embers of the Board:

aanna Adams

Associate Pastor and Minister to the
Community

Central Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, Georgia
torothy HoUoran Addison
Alumna/Atlanta, Georgia
i/allace M. Alston, Jr.
Minister

Nassau Presbyterian Church
Princeton, New Jersey
ouise Isaacson Bernard
Alumna

President, Isaacson's/Atlanta, Georgia
li:abeth Jetierson Boyt
Alumna/Devers, Texas
ennett A. Brown

iChairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Citizens and Southern Corporation
Atlanta, Georgia
lizabeth Henderson Cameron
Alumna/Wilmington, North Carolina
i. Scott Candler, Jr.
lAttorney, McCurdy and Candler
iDecatur, Georgia
lann Sawyer Delafield
Alumna/New York, New York
atherme A. Geffcken
Alumna

Professor of Greek and Latin
Wellesley College/Wellesley, Massachusetts
L. Gellerstedt, Jr.

president, Beers Construction Company
Atlanta, Georgia
dward P. Gould

[Vice Chairman, Trust Company of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
ancy Thomas Hill
'\.lumna/Richmond, Virginia

Conley Ingram
Attorney, Alston and Bird
\tlanta, Georgia
nne Register Jones
Mumna/ Atlanta, Georgia
jnald R. Keough

Resident and Chief Operating Officer
rhe Coca-Cola Company/ Atlanta,
jeorgia

Martha Wilson Kessler

Alumna/Atlanta, Georgia
Harriet M. King

Alumna

Associate Professor of Law

Emory University/ Atlanta, Georgia
J. Erskine Love, Jr.

President, Printpack, Inc. /Atlanta,

Georgia
Suzella Burns Newsome

Alumna/Atlanta, Georgia
Betty Scott Noble

Alumna/Decatur, Georgia
M. Lamar Oglesby

Vice President, Kidder, Peabody and

Company

Atlanta, Georgia
Susan M. Phillips

Alumna

Chair, Commodity Futures Trading

Commission

Washington, D.C.
Jean Salter Reeves

Alumna/Atlanta, Georgia
Margaretta Lumpkin Shaw

Alumna/Cartersville, Georgia
Horace H. Sibley

Attorney, King and Spalding

Atlanta, Georgia
Nancy Holland Sibley

Alumna/Greenville, South Carolina
B. Franklin Skinner

President and Chief Executive Officer

Southern Bell/Atlanta, Georgia
John E. Smith, II

President, John Smith Company

Smyrna, Georgia
Samuel R. Spencer, Jr.

President, Virginia Foundation for

Independent Colleges

Richmond, Virginia
John H. Weitnauer, Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Richway (Retired)/Atlanta, Georgia
Thomas R. Williams

Chairman ot the Board, Chief Executive

Officer, and President, First Atlanta

Corporation

Atlanta, Georgia
Ruth A. Schmidt

President, Agnes Scott College

Decatur, Georgia

Trustees Emeriti and Emeritae

Neil O. Davis Auburn, Alabama

Harry A. Fifield Atlanta, Georgia

Alex P. Gaines Atlanta, Georgia

Ben S. Gilmer Atlanta, Georgia

J. A. Minter, Jr. Tyler, Alabama

J. Davison Philips Decatur, Georgia

Mary Warren Read Danville, Kentucky

Hansford Sams, Jr. Decatur, Georgia

Hal L. Smith Atlanta, Georgia

Diana Dyer Wilson Winston-Salem,
North Carolina

George W. Woodruff

Atlanta, Georgia

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE
FACULTY 1985-86; 1986-87

(Date after name indicates year of appomcment)

Ada Aleman( 1986)

B.A. , M.A. Georgia State University;
Ph.D. candidate, Emory University
Instructor in Spanish (part-time)

Christopher Ames ( 1986)

B.A. University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D.
Stanford University
Assistant Professor of English

Margaret Perry Ammons ( 1969)

B.S. University of Georgia; M.A. Emory
University; Ph.D. University of Chicago
Professor of Education

Albert Y Badre (1984)

B.B.A. American University of Beirut;
M.A. University of Iowa; Ph.D. University
of Iowa

Hal and Julia T. Smith Professor of Free
Enterprise (part-time)

BonaW. Ball (1967)

B.A. University of Virginia; M.A.T. Duke
University; Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Ellen Douglas Leyburn Professor of English

David R Behan(1974)

B.A. Yale University; Ph.D. Vanderbilt

University

Professor of Philosophy ; Associate Dean of the

*Linda Bell (1985)

B.A. Emory University; M.A.

Northwestern University; Ph.D. Emory

University

Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy

(part-time)

Gunther Bicknese (1966)

Dr. Phil. Philipps University, Marburg,
West Germany
Professor of German

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

ORGANIZATIO

*Larry Black (1985)

B.M. Northern Illinois University; M.M.
Northwestern University
Lecturer in Music

*DianeS. Bonds (1982)

A.B. Goucher; M.A. University of
Richmond; Ph. D. Bryn Mawr College
Assistant Professor of English.

Elizabeth Leigh Bottomley (1986)

B.S., Anthropology; B.S., Chemistry;
Ph. D. Florida State University
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

SandraT. Bowden(1968;

B.S. Georgia Southern College; M.A.,
Ph.D. University ot North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Professor of Biology

Arthur L. Bowling, Jr. (1977)

B.S. College of William and Mary; M.S.,

Ph.D. University of Illinois

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Christabel P Braunrot (1976)

B.A. McGill University, Ph.D. Yale

University

Associate Professor of French

Gary Brinkworth( 1986)

B.M.Ed. University of Evansville; M.M.
Indiana University
Lecturer in Miisic (part-time)

Michael]. Brown (1960-62; 1965)
B.A. LaGrange College; M.A., Ph.D.
Emory University
Charles A. Dana Professor of History

RevoniaR. Bryant (1986)

B.A. KnoxviUe College; M.A. New York

University

Lecturer in Education (part-time. Spring)

*AnthonyJ.Bucek(1981)

B.S. Metcer University; M.F.A. North
Texas State University
Instructor in Art (part-time)

DeniseBurcham(1985)
B.A. Baylor University
Lecturer in Music

Carol Lyn Butcher (1985)

B.M. Georgia State University
Lecturer in Music

RonaldL. Byrnside(1975)

B.A. Cincinnati Conservatory of Music;

M.A. Yale University; Ph.D. University of

Illinois

Charles A. Dana Professor of Music

Gail Cabisius (1974)

B.A. Smith College; M.P.A. Georgia State

University; M.A., Ph.D. Bryn Mawr

College

Associate Professor of Classical Languages and

Literatures

*Frances Clark Calder ( 1953-69; 1974)
B.A. Agnes Scott College; Certiticat de
prononciation

francaise, I'Universite de Paris; M.A.,
Ph.D. Yale University
Adeline Arnold Loridans Professor of French
(on leave 1985-86}

Penelope Campbell (1965)

B.A. Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D. Ohio

State University

Charles A. Dana Professor of History

(on leave 1985-86}

*Beatriz H. Cardelino (1984)

B.S. National Council of Secondary Edu-
cation, Uruguay; M.S. University ot Mas-
sachusetts; Ph.D. Georgia Institute of
Technology
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Aysellgaz Garden (1978)

B.A. Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D.

Emory University

Associate Professor of Psychology

(on leave 1986-87)

*Lyn Gates (1985)

B.A., M.Ed. Emory University
Instructor in Education (part-time)

*Kwai Sing Chang (1956)

B.A. University of Hawaii; B.D., Th.M.

Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D.

University of Edinbutgh

Fidler E. Callaway Professor of Bible and

Religion

Huguette D. Chatagnier (1969)

B.A. St. Mary's College; M.A. University
of Notre Dame; Ph.D. Emory University
Associate Professor of French

Augustus B. Cochran, 111 (1973)

B.A. Davidson College; M.A. Indiana
University; Ph.D. University of Noith
Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor of Political Science
(on leave 1986-87}

Cameron Coltharp ( 1986)

B.A. Campbell University; M.Div. Duke

University; Ph.D. candidate, Emory

University

Instructor in Sociology (part-time. Fall)

Lee Biggerstaff Copple ( 1961 )

B.A. University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D. University of
Michigan; Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
Professor of Psychology

Alice J. Cunningham (1966-67; 1968)

B.A. University of Arkansas; Ph.D. Emory

University

William Rand k'enan, ]t Professor of

Chemistry

(on ;eui'e'l985-86)

Rosemary T Cunningham (1985)

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Fordham University
Assistant Professor of Economics

Marylin Barfield Darling ( 1971 )

B.S., M.M. Florida State University
Associate Professor of Physical Education

Sally A. Davenport (1986)

B.A. Stanford University; M.A. Universi'
of California at Los Angeles; Ph.D. The
Johns Hopkins University
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Caroline Matheny Dillman (1978)

B.A. Pennsylvania State University; M.A
San Jose State University; M.A., Ph.D.
Stanford University
Assistant Professor of Sociology (part-time)

*EdwardDrohan(1985)

B.A., M.A. Georgia State University
Instructor in Psychology (part-time)

Miriam Koontz Drucker (1955)

B.A. Dickinson College; M.A. Emory
University; Ph.D. Geotge Peabody Colle|t
for Teachers
Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology

Rosemary Eberiel (1985)

B.A. University of Wisconsin; Facultedeii
Lettres, University of Aix-Marseille; Ph. I
Harvard University
Assistant Professor of French

Gerard Elfstrom, (1985)

B.A. Cornell College; M.A., Ph.D. Emci,
University ]

Assistant Professor of Philosophy (part-tiine',i\

*Rebecca L. Fleischman (1985)

B.A. Agnes Scott College; M.Ed. Emoryr
Univetsity; Ed.S. Georgia State Universi-
Lecturer in Education (part-time)

Steven Forbes-deSoule (1986)

M. Visual Arts Georgia State University
Instructor in Art (part-time)

Jay Fuller (1954)

B.S. Johns Hopkins University, Peabody
Conservatory of Music
Associate Professor of Music

*ArleneM. Ganem(1983)

B.A. Princeton University; M.A., M.PH
Ph.D. candidate, Yale University
Instructor in French

John Lewis Gignilliat ( 1969)

B.A. University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill; M.A. Emory University;
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin
Associate Professor of History

*DeirdreJ. Good (1983)

M. Theology, St. Andrews University, .
Scotland; S.TM. Union Theological Si
nary; Th.D. Harvard Divinity School
Assistant Professor of Bible and Religion

^GNES SCOTT COLLEGE

ORGANIZATION

tevenR. Guthrie (1985)
B.A. Antioch College; Ph.D. Brown
University
Assistant Professor of English

Hen Wood Hall (1984)
B.A. Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D.
Bryn Mawr College

Associate Professor of French; Dean of the
College

ohinG. Hensley{1985)
B.M. Salem College; M.M. Converse
College
Staff Accompanist, Music Department

!ary Eloise Herbert ( 1954)
B.A. Wmthrop College; M. A. Duke
University
Associate Professor of Spanish

shertB. Hild(1986)

B.S. Indiana University; M.Ed. University

ot Pittsburgh; Doctorate of Arts, Carnegie

Mellon University

Instructor in Education (part-time. Spring)

lomasW. Hogan (1965)

B.A. University of Florida; M.A., Ph.D.

University of Arkansas

Associate Professor of Psychology; Coordinator

of Academic Computer Services

ward Lee Hover ( 1984)

B.A. Hiram College; M.S. Virginia

Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D. University of

Michigan

Assistant Professor of Biology

idaL. Hubert (1968)

B.A. Agnes Scott College; M. A., Ph.D.

Emory University

Associate Professor of English

lePardue Hudson (1974)

B.A. Agnes Scott College; M.A.T. Emory

Univetsity

Dean of Students; Lecturer in Education

iry Kathryn Owen Jarboe ( 1974)
B.A. Agnes Scott College
'Registrar

lith Bourgeois Jensen (1977)
3.A. Chestnut Hill College; M.L.S. Uni-
versity of California at Berkeley
-ibrarian

Ivert Johnson (1986)

i.A. Kalamazoo College; M.M., D.M.

Northwestern University

\ssociate Professor of Music

vard C.Johnson (1965)

5.A. Kentucky Wesleyan College; M.A.

Jniversity of Missouri; Ph.D. Georgia State

Jniversity

\s5ociate Professor of Economics

ConstanceA. Jones (1973)

B. A., M.A.T. Vanderhilt University; Ph.D.

Emory University

Associate Professor of Sociology (on ieai'e

!986-87)

Richard K. Jones (1986)

B.S.Ed. Georgia Southern College; M.S.

Georgia State University

Lecturer in Education (part-time, Spring)

Katharine D. Kennedy ( 1981 )

B.A. Duke University; M.A., Ph.D. Stan-
ford University
Assistant Professor of History

*DeniseA. Leary(1985)

B.A. Agnes Scott College; Ph.D. Candi-
date, Emory University
Instructor in Chemistry (part-time)

Virginia Leonard ( 1984)

B.A. Agnes Scott College; M.A. Georgia

State University

Instructor in Mathematics (joint appointee)

William Leonard (1985)

B.S. University of Tampa; M.S., Ph.D.
University of South Carolina
Visiting Professor of Mathematics (part-time,
joint appointee)

RobertA. Leslie (1970)

B.S. Davidson College; M.A., Ph.D.

University of Georgia

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Myrtle H.Lewin( 1983)

B.Sc. Witwatersrand University, Johannes-
burg, South Africa; M.A., Ph.D. University
ot Wisconsin
Assistant Professor of Mathematics

*Dorothy Lewis (1985)

M.M. University of Michigan
Lecturer in Music

Paul Lifton( 1985)

B.A. Pomona College; M.A. San Francisco
State University; Ph. D. University of
California at Berkeley
Assistant Professor of Theatre

Sally Anne MacEwen (1982)

B.A. Mount Holyoke College; M.A. ,
Ph. D. University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and
Literatures

Myra Beth Mackie (1986)

B.A. Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D.

Duke University

Assistant Professor of Bible and Religion

Kathryn Malody( 1985)

B.A. Macalester College; M.S. University

ot Minnesota

Instructor in Biology/Coordinator of the

Laboratories

SaraE. Mannle(1986)

B.A. State University of New York at
Buffalo; M.A., Ph.D. Emory University
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Kathryn A. Manuel (1958)

B.S. Purdue University; M.A. New York
University; PE.D. Indiana University
Professor of Physical Education

*RaymondJ. Martin (1950)

B.S. JuUiard School of Music; M.S.M.,
S. M. D. Union Theological Seminary at
New York
Professor of Music; College Organist

Theodore K. Mathews (1967)

B.A. Brown University; M.A.T. Harvard
University; Ph.D. University of Michigan
Associate Professor of Music

Terry S.McGehee( 1976)

B.A. Queens College; M.FA. Washington

University

Associate Professor of Art

Kate McKemie( 1956)

B.S. Georgia College at Milledgeville;
M.A. New York University; Ed.D. Univer-
sity ot Tennessee
Professor of Physical Education

MoUie Merrick ( 1959)

B.A. Agnes Scott College; M.A. Teachers'
College of Columbia University
Associate Dean of Students

Tammie Sue Montgomery ( 1986)

A.B. Wesleyan College; M.A. Vanderhilt
University; Ph.D. New York University
Associate Professor of Latin American Studies
(Spring)

Jack L.Nelson (1962)

B.A. University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D.
Harvard University
Professor of English

LiUian Newman (1948)

B.A. Lincoln Memorial L'niverity; B.S.L.S.
George Peabody College for Teachers;
M.Ln. Emory University
Associate Librarian; Readers' Services
Librarian

Lucy A. Newton (1986)

B.S., M.B.A. Georgia State Univetsity
Instructor in Economics (part-time)

Kathryn E. Palumbo (1979)

B.A. College of Wooster; M.S.S. A. Case
Western Reserve University
Instructor in Sociology' and .Antfirofiolog)'
(part-time)

Ann McKee Parker (1986)

B.A. Marywood College; M.Ed. Georgia

State University

Lecturer in Education (part-time. Spring)

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

ORGANIZATIOh

Richard D. Parry (1967)

B. A. Georgetown University; M. A. Yale
University; Ph.D. University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fuller E. Ca!itiu'a>' Professor of Philosophy

Malcolm L. Peel (1986)

B.A. Indiana University; M.Div. Louisville

Presbyterian Theological Seminary; M.A.,

Ph.D. Yale University

Wallace M. Alston Professor of Bible and

Religion

*LuisPena(1983)

B.A. Universidad de Monterry, Mexico;
M.A., Ph.D. Arizona State University
Assistant Professor of Spanish (joint appointee
with Oglethorpe University)

*MarieH. Pepe (1951)

B.F.A., M.A., Ph.D. The State University

of Iowa

Charles A. Dana Professor of Art

Cynthia L. Peterson (1983)

B.S. James Madison University; M.Ed.
Auburn University
Instructor in Physical Education

John F.Pilger( 1979)

B.S., Ph.D. University of Southern

California

Associate Professor of Biology

Patricia G.Pinka( 1969)

B.A. University of Pittsburgh; M.A. San
Francisco State College; Ph.D. University
of Pittsburgh
Professor of English

Janette B.Pratt (1986)

L.L.B. University of London; L.L.M. New-
York University Law School
Assistant Professor of Political Science (part-

Becky B. Prophet (1982)

B.A. Alfred University; M.A., Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Assistant Professor of Theatre

SallyA. Rackley(1985)

B.A. Colby College; M.A. University of
Wisconsin; Ph.D. Duke University
Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and
Literatures (part-time)

RowenaRenn(1984)

B.A. Mary Washington College of the
University ofVirginia; M.A. Georgia State
University
Lecturer in Music

Regine P Reynolds-Cornell (1986)

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of Texas at

Austin

Adeline Arnold Loridans Professor of French

Sara L. Ripy (1958)

B.A. Randolph-Macon Woman's College;
M.A., Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Professor of Mathematics

Donna Sadler-Davis( 1986)

B.A. Boston University; M.A., Ph.D.
Indiana University
Assistant Professor of Art

Alberto C.Sadun( 1984)

S.B., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of

Technology

Assistant Professor of Astronomy

DudleyW Sanders (1979)

B.A. Kenyon College; M.FA. Northwest-
ern University
AssistantProfessor of Theatre

Ruth A. Schmidt (1982)

B.A. Augsburg College; M.A. University of
Missouri; Ph.D. University ot Illinois
President of the College

Catherine V.Scott (1984)

B.A. University of Florida; M. A., Ph.D.

Emory University

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Constance Shaw (1966)

B.A. Smith College; Ph.D. Columbia

University

Professor of Spanish

*AlbertD. Shefferjr. (1976)

B.A. Birmingham-Southern College;
M. A., Ph.D. Rice University
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
(on leave 1985-86)

Brian Sherman (1986)

B.A. Cornell University; M. A., Ph.D.

Harvard University

Assistant Professor of Sociology {part-time.

Spring)

LelandStaven(1969)

B.F.A. University ofWisconsin at Mil-
waukee; M.FA. California College of Arts
and Crafts
Associate Professor of Art

John D.StudstiU (1985)

B.A. Emory University; Diplome (Ecole
Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, France);
Ph.D. Indiana University
Director of the Program for G lobal Aivareness ;
Associate Professor of Anthropology (part-
time)

Peggy Thompson ( 1985 )

B.A., M.A. Arizona State University;
M.A. Emory University; M.A., Ph.D.
Indiana University
Assistant Professor of English

JohnA. Tumblin,Jr. (1961)

B.A. Wake Forest College; M.A., Ph.D.

Duke University

Professor of Sociology and Anthropology

*Thomas G. Underwood ( 1984)

B.M. Georgia State University; M.M.
Manhattan School of Music
Lecturer in Music

Ruth Vedvik (1984)

B.A. Augsburg College; M.S. North Dakot;
State University
Director of Admissions

T Leon Venahle (1983)

B.S. Davidson College; Ph.D. University o

Virginia

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

*WilliamH. Weber, 111(1971)

B.A. Lafayette College; Ph.D. Columbia

University

Associate Professor of Economics

IngridE. Wieshofer(1970)

Teacher's Diploma, Ph.D. University of

Vienna

Associate Professor of German

Harry Wistrand( 1974)

B.A. Austin College; M.A. North Texas

State University; Ph. D. Arizona State

University

AiSsociate Professor of Biology

Nai-Chuang Yang (1981)

B.S. National Taiwan Normal University; ;
M.S., Ph.D. University of Idaho
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

HoUyU. York (1986)

B.A. Denison University; M.A. San

Francisco State University; Ph.D. Emory

University

Assistant Professor of French (part-time, Fall)l

* 1985-86

ADMINISTRATION
AND STAFF

Office Of The President

Ruth A. Schmidt, B.A., M. A., Ph.D.
President

Mary Alverta Bond, B.A.
Administratii'e Assistant to the President
Secretary of the Board of Trustees

Office Of The Dean Of The College

Ellen Wood Hall, B.A., M. A., Ph.D.

Dean of the College
David Paul Behan, B. A., Ph.D.

Associate Dean of the College
Marilynn Heyda Mallory, B.A., M.Ed.

Director of the Return to College Program
JohnD. StudstiU, B.A.,Ph.D.

Director of the Program for Global Auwrenej

ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

IMPORTANT DATES

ffice Of The Registrar

vlar>' K. Owen Jarhoe, B.A.
Registrar

he Library

udith B. Jensen, B.A., M.L.S.

Librarian
.illian Newman, B.A.,B.S.L.S.

Associate Librarian

M.Ln.

ffice Of The Dean Of Students

3ue P. Hudson, B.A., M.A.T
Dean of Students
/lollie Merrick, B.A., M.A.
Associate Dean of Students and Director of
Campus Events ai\d Conferences
Caren Grantham, B.A.
Director of Student Activities and Housing
4iriam Dunson, B.S., M.A., D.Min.
Chapkiin

nancial Aid

iusan'D. Little, B.A.
Director ofFirmncial Aid

ireer Planning And Placement

i.my Schmidt, B.A., M.S.

Director of Career Planning and Placement

le Health Center

!at Murray, B.S.N. , M.N.,C.R.N.P.
Director of Student Health Services

fice Of The Vice President For

isiness And Finance

ieraldO. Whittington, B.A., M.S.M.

Vice President for Biisiness and Finance

ate B. Goodson

Comptroller

jeaAnnG. Hudson, B.A.

Assistant Comptroller

fice Of The Vice President For
velopment And Public Affairs

ickardB. Scott, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Vice President /or Det'eiopment ami Public

Affairs

ifice Of Admissions

:uth A. Vedvik, B.A., M.S.
Director of Admissions
atherine Akin Brewer, B.A.
Associate Director of Admissions
iiilyA. Sharp, B.A.
Assistant Director of Admissions
len Reed Carver, B.A.
Admissions Counselor
laron K. Core, B.A.
Admissions Counselor
nifer D. Cooper, B.A.
Admissions Counselor

IMPORTANT DATES
1986-87

Fall Semester
AUGUST

26 Tuesday

2 7 Wednesday
28 Thursday

SEPTEMBER

3 Wednesday Last day to take spring re-exams

5 Friday Last day to add fall semester courses; deadline

for incomplete work from the spring

Residence halls open for fall semester (for new

students, 9 a.m.; for returning students, 1 p.m.)

Registration of returning students

Registration of new students and returning

students

Fall semester classes begin

OCTOBER

17 Friday
19 Sunday
29 Wednesday

October break begins
October break ends

Last day to drop fall semester courses without
receiving WP or WF; last day to elect tall semes-
ter courses on a pass-fail basis

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

IMPORTANT DAT!

NOVEMBER

25 Tuesday

26 Wednesday
30 Sunday

Deadline for submitting applications for spring
semester Special Study (410) and Credit Intern-
ship (450) to the Curriculum Committee
Thanksgiving break begins; residence halls close,
10 a.m.

Thanksgiving break ends; residence halls open,
1 p.m.

DECEMBER

2 Tuesday Exam envelopes to be given to instructors

3 Wednesday Exam envelopes to be given to instructors

11 Thursday Last day of classes; last day to drop fall semester

courses with WP or WF

12 Friday Reading Day

13 Saturday Reading Day

15 Monday Fall semester exams begin

19 Friday Fall semester exams end

20 Saturday Residence halls close, 10 a.m.

Spring Semester
JANUARY

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

1986-87

18 Sunday

19 Monday

20 Tuesday
27 Tuesday

29 Thursday

MARCH

14 Saturday
22 Sunday

30 Monday

APRIL

6 Monday
10 Friday

14 Tuesday

17 Friday
19 Sunday
28 Tuesday

MAY

7 Thursday

8 Friday

9 Saturday

13 Wednesday

15 Friday

16 Saturday

Residence halls open for spring semester, 1 p.m.

Registration

Spring semester classes begin

Last day to take fall semester re-exams

Last day to add spring semester courses

Spring break begins; residence halls close, 10 a.m.
Spring break ends; residence halls open, 1 p.m.
Last day to drop spring semester courses without
receiving WP or WF; last day to elect spring
semester courses on a pass-fail basis

Meeting for Course Selection Week instruction
Course selection materials for 1987-88 due from
freshmen, juniors, and unclassified students;
deadline for submitting applications for fall semes-
ter Special Study (410) and Credit Internships
(450) to the Curriculum Committee
Course selection materials for 1987-88 due from
sophomores
Easter break begins
Easter break ends
Exam envelopes to be given to instructors

Last day of classes; last day to drop spring semes-
ter courses with WP or WF
Reading Day

Spring semester exams begin
Senior exams end

Spring semester exams end; Baccalaureate
Commencement; residence halls close, 5 p.m.

Fa!! Semester
Classes begin
October break
Thanksgiving break
Last day of classes
Reading days
Final Exams

Spring Semester
Classes begin
Spring break
Easter break
Last day of classes
Reading days
Final Exams
Baccalaureate
Commencement

Thursday, Aug. 28

Friday, Oct. 17-Sunday, Oct. 19

Wednesday, Nov. 26-Sunday, Nov. 3

Thursday, Dec. 11

Friday, Dec. 12-Saturday, Dec. 13

Monday, Dec. 15-Friday, Dec. 19

Tuesday, Jan. 20

Saturday, Mar. 14-Sunday, Mar. 22

Friday, Apr. 17-Sunday, Apr. 19

Thursday, May 7

Friday, May 8-Saturday, May 9

Monday, May U-Friday, May 15

Friday, May 15

Saturday, May 16

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

1987-88

Fa!! Semester
Classes begin
Labor Day

(holiday observed)
October break
Thanksgiving break
Last day ot classes
Reading days
Final Exams

Thursday, Aug. 27
Mon., Sept. 7

Friday, Oct. 16-Sunday, Oct. 18
Wednesday, Nov. 25-Sunday, Nov. \
Thursday, Dec. 10
Friday, Dec. 11-Saturday, Dec. 12:
Monday, Dec. 14-Friday, Dec. 18

Spring Semester-j^^,.yr, 4
Cla s G O G-beg i n feLi s^r^
Sprmg breaE
Easter break
Last day of classes
Reading day
Final Exams
Senior Exams
Baccalaureate
Commencement

^^ \ Tues day, Jan. Ig, ^.o ;i ^

' ^ Saturday, Mar. 5-Sunday, Mar. 13

Friday, Apr. 1 -Sunday, Apr. 3

Thursday, May 5

Friday, May 6

Saturday, May 7-Friday, May 13

Saturday, May 7-Wednesday, May;

Friday, May 13

Saturday, May 14

ONES SCOTT COLLEGE

IMPORTANT DATES

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

MAPOFTHECOLLEC

i

1. McCain Entrance

2. Agnes Scott Hall (residence hall,
upper floors; Dean of Students, Financial
Aid, Career Planning, President, first
floor)

3. Rebekah Scott Hall (residence hall,
upper floors; Admissions Office, first
floor)

4. The Charlotte Bartlett Meditation
Chapel

5. Hopkins Hall (residence hall)

LEGEND

6. Inman Hall (residence hall)

7. Anna Young Alumnae House

8. Letitia Pate Evans Dining Hall

9. Walters Hall (residence hall)

10. Winship Hall (residence hall)

11. The President's Home

12. Frances Winship Walters Infirmary*

13 . Bucher Scott Gymnasium*

14. Amphitheatre

15. McCain Library

16. Buttrick Hall (classroom, faculty and

administrative offices)

17. Presser Hall (music)

18. Campbell Science Building

19. Dana Fine Arts Building

20. Track and field

21. Bradley Observatory

22. future site of physical activity center to
be completed fall 1987

*Renovated to be Wallace M. Alston Camp
Center Complex in fall 1987

lGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

MAP OF THE COLLEGE

I

yskal activity center to be completed fall 1987

DIRECTIONS TO THE AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE CAMPUS

From the NORTH on 1-75:

Take 1-75 south, past 1-285 to 1-85 north;
take 1-85 north to Clairmont Road exit;
turn right (signs will point to Decatur);
after several miles, Clairmont will end at
the square in Decatur; turn right onto Ponce
de Leon; at first light (Commerce), turn
left; at second light (Trinity), turn left; at
first light, turn right onto McDonough;
cross train tracks and turn immediately to
your left onto East College Ax'enue; Agnes
Scott will be on your right; enter first drive-
way on your right.

From the NORTH on 1-85:

Take 1-85 south, past 1-285, to Clairmont
Road exit; turn left (signs will point to
Decatur); after several miles, Clairmont
will end at the square in Decatur; turn right
onto Ponce de Leon; at first light (Com-
merce), turn left; at second light (Trinity),
turn left; at first light, turn right onto
McDonough; cross train tracks and turn

immediately to your left onto East College
Avenue; Agnes Scott will be on your right;
enter first driveway on your right.

From EAST/WEST on 1-20:

Take 1-20 to 1-285 north; take 1-285 north
to Memorial Drive (exit 32); turn left; turn
right at third light (Hvvy. 10, Mountain
Drive); stay on Highway 10 fcir approximately
three miles (the street name will change
several times, finally becoming East College
Avenue); Agnes Scott will be on your left;
enter second driveway past Candler Street.

From SOUTH on 1-75/1-85:

Take 1-75 or 1-85 north to 1-285 east; take
1-285 east to Memorial Drive (exit 32); turn
right at second light (Hwy. 10, Mountain
Drive); stay on Highway 10 tor approximately
three miles (the street name will change
several times, finally becoming East College
Avenue); Agnes Scott will be on your left;
enter second driveway past Candler Street.

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE

inde:

Absence Committee 19
Academic

Community 16

Dismissal 21

Honors 19-20

Probation 20-21

Scholarships 13

Warning 20-21
Acceleration 22
Adding courses 18
Admission 8-11

Admission after junior year 10

Admission policy 8

Application, The 8

Advanced placement credit 8

Early admission 10

Entrance examinations 8

Entrance requirements 8

International students 10

Interviews 8,10

Joint enrollment for seniors 10

Medical Report 10

Need-blind admission 8

Overnight visits 8,10

Transfer students 10-11

Transient students 11
Agnes Scott summer programs 2 2
Anthropology courses 69
Art courses 28-29
Art History-English Literature 74
Art History-History 74
Astronomy courses 61
Auditing courses 19

Bible and Religion courses 30-31
Biology courses 32-33
Biology-Psychology 74-75
Business, preparation for 26-27

Campus, The 4

Career Planning and Placement 27

Chaplain, College 6

Chemistry courses 34-35

Classical Languages and Literatures 36-37

Classification 20

Completion of semester course 19

Confidentiality of student records 20

Costs and Fees 77-78

Courses 28-76

Course loads 18

Course numbering 18

Cross Registration, University Center 22

Dismissal 21
Dropping courses 18

INDEX

Dual degree programs with Georgia
Institute of Technology 22

Economics courses 38-39

Education courses 40-42

English courses . 43 -45

English Literature-Creative Writing 75

Exchange program with Mills College 22

Extracurricular activities 6

Final examinations 19
Financial Aid 11-13,15

Application procedure 13

College sources 13

Confidentiality of awards 13

Determination of College awards 13

Federal programs 11

Georgia tuition equalization grants 11

Government sources 11

International students 13

Need-based financial aid 13

Need-based scholarships 13

Notification 13

Parent loan program 13

Student responsibilities in receiving
financial assistance 13
French courses 46-47

German courses 48-49
Global Awareness 23
Good Standing 21
Grades 18

Graduation Honors 19
Greek courses 36-37

Health Services 6

Health Insurance Services 78

History of the College 2

History courses 50-51

History-English Literature 75

Honor Roll 20

Honor System, The 6

Independent Study (490) 24
Interdisciplinary majors 74-76
International Relations 75
Internships (450) 24

Junior Year Abroad 25

Latin courses 37

Law, preparation for study of 26

Leave of absence 21

Mathematics courses 52-53
Mathematics- Physics 76
Medicine, preparation for study of 26
Medical report 10

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Music courses 54-55

Organization of the College 79-83
Orientation 6

Pass/Fail Option 18
Philosophy courses 56-57
Physical Education courses 58-59
Physics-Astronomy 60-61, 76
Physics courses 61
Political Science courses 62-65
Probation 20-21
Psychology courses 66-67
Purpose of the College 2

Readmission 21

Re-examination 19

Refund policy 78

Registering for courses 18

Residence halls 4, 6

Return to College Program 14-15

Admission 15

Classification 15

Financial aid 15

Health record 15

Interviews and visits 15
Requirements for the degree 16

Depth standards 18

Distributional standards 16-17

Residence requirement 18

Restrictions 17

Specific standards 16-17

Transitional policies for the classes of
1987, 1988, and 1989 17
ROTC 25

Seminars for freshman and sophomores 25
Sociology-Anthropology 68-69, 76
Sociology courses 68-69
Spanish courses 70-71
Special Study (410) 25
Student-designed majors 25
Student government 6
Summer school 21

Teaching 26
T;lephone system 78
Theatre courses 72-73
Transfer credit 21

Warning 20-21
Washington semester 26
Withdrawing from the College 21
Withdrawing from courses 18

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