Centenary College of Louisiana Undergraduate Catalogue

220 Pages·1994·19.3 MB·English

by  Centenary College of Louisiana

Centenary College
of Louisiana
1994-1995
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Centenary College of Louisiana
undergraduate
CATALOGUE
19944995
ENTENARY
IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Centenary College does not discriminate on the basis ofrace, color, religion,
age, sex, ordisability; inthe admissionofstudents totheCollege; inanyofthe
rights,privileges,programs, andactivitiesgenerallymadeavailabletostudents
at the College; in the administration of its educational policies, admission
policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other programs
administered by the College; or in the employment practices ofthe College.
The College's designated coordinatorforcompliance with Section 504 ofthe
RehabilitationActof1973, Title IXofthe EducationalAmendments of1972
andthe InternalRevenue Service isMr.TomPhizacklea. TheCollegefollows
the guidelines for records established by the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (1974).
A MESSAGE FROM
THE PRESIDENT
WelcometoCentenary
College! Weknowyouwill
quickly grow to appreciate
what students, faculty, and
alumni call The Centenary
Experience.
Thisphenomenondoes
not have a single origin,
nor does it happen at once
or at any one place. Rather,
The Centenary Experience
comes from many sources,
expanding and flourishing
with each new academic
season.
This special Centenary
Kenneth L. Schwab Experience begins with our
people: the faculty, who are committed to teaching, scholarship, and integra-
tion of knowledge; administrators and staff who nurture leadership in
activities throughout the community; visiting lecturers and artists-in-resi-
dence whose diverse cultures expand ways of thinking; and especially our
students, whose ethnic, geographic and racial backgrounds provide a rich
and stimulating diversity of cultures. —
The Centenary Experience takes shape from our places classrooms,
recital halls, museums, faculty homes, field trips, playing fields, tennis courts,
porches and gardens. These are common places where uncommonly deep
roots of scholarship—and friendship take hold. —
Our programs in academics, athletics, and the arts bind The
Centenary Experience from class to class. These programs include challeng-
ing, rigorous work with rewards of increased self-confidence and competence.
A cornerstone ofour programs is The Centenary Plan. Components ofthe
plan involve every student in at least one social service project and one
experience of living in a different culture such as an Amish community, an
Indian Reservation or a large city like London, Paris, or Tokyo. Opportunities
will be made available to explore career choices through involvement in career
planning and internships.
The value of a liberal arts education will never depreciate. It provides us
with a course for life while strengthening moral character. If we prepare you
properly, then you will take with you a passion for learning and an earnest
desire to explore ideas and to chance innovative thinking.
Centenary College is rooted in the liberal arts and, at the same time,
progressive, pioneering and bold. By joining the Centenary community, you
will be given the opportunity to seek the education of a lifetime.
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COLLEGE CALENDAR
I.
CENTENARY COLLEGE
II.
III. LIFE ON CAMPUS
ADMISSIONS
EXPENSES AND FINANCIAL AID
V.
VI. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
VII. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
VIII. COLLEGE ORGANIZATION
I
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
1994-1995
FALL SEMESTER 1994
Pre-registrationFacultyConference 8a.m.-12:00noon Wed. Aug. 24
Residencehallsopenfornewstudents 1 p.m.-5:00p.m. Wed. Aug. 24
Orientation Thurs.-Sun. Aug. 25-28
—
Residencehallsop—en returningstudents 1 p.m-6p.m. Fri. Aug. 26
DiningHallopens returningstudents 4:30p.m. Fri. Aug. 26
NewStudentAdvising 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m. Fri. Aug. 26
Registrationfornewstudents 1:00-5:00p.m. Fri. Aug. 26
Completionofpre-registration
(returningstudents) 8a.m.-11:30a.m. Sat. Aug. 27
Registrationforallotherstudents 1:30p.m-4:30p.m. Sat. Aug. 27
Classworkbegins 8:20a.m. Mon. Aug. 29
LaborDayHoliday Mon. Sept. 5
Lastdayforenrolling,addingcoursesor
changingsections 4:30p.m. Tues. Sept.6
Lastdayforremovingincompletegrades
from precedingSpring,Module,Summer 12:00noon Fri. Oct. 7
DiningHallclosedforFallBreak 6:15p.m. Thurs. Oct. 13
LimitedFoodServicewillbeavailable.
FallBreakbegins 8:00p.m. Thurs. Oct. 13
ClassesresumeandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. Oct. 17
Mid-semestergradesdue Noon Fri. Oct. 21
Lastdayfordroppingcoursesorchanging
enrollmentstatus 4:30p.m. Wed. Nov. 2
DiningHallclosedforThanksgivingbreak 1:15 p.m. Tues. Nov. 22
Thanksgivingrecessbegins
(Tues.declaredaFri.) 1:50p.m. Tues. Nov. 22
Residenthallscloseforbreak 10:00a.m. Wed. Nov. 23
Residenthallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. Nov. 27
ClassesresumeandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. Nov. 28
Pre'RegistrationWeek (Spring) Tues.'Mon.Nov 29-Dec. 5
.
PreparationWeek Mon.-Fri. Dec. 5-9
ClassesEnd Fri. Dec.9
Semesterexams Mon.-Fri. Dec. 12-16
DiningHallclosed,endofsemester 6:15 p.m.. Fri. Dec. 16
Residencehallsclose 2:00p.m. Sat. Dec. 17
SPRING SEMESTER 1995
Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. Jan. 8
DiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. Jan.9
Registration 8:30a.m.-4p.m. Mon. Jan. 9
Classworkbegins 8:20a.m. Tues. Jan. 10
Lastdayforenrolling,addingcoursesor
changingsections 4:30p.m. Tues. Jan. 17
ModuleRegistration Mon.-Fri. Jan. 23-Feb. 3
Lastdayforremovingincompletegrades
fromprecedingsemester Noon Fri. Feb. 17
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
5
DiningHallclosedforMardiGras 1:15 p.m. Fri. Feb. 24
MardiGrasHolidaybegins 3:00p.m. Fn. Feb. 24
Residencehallsclose 10:00a.m. Sat. Feb. 25
Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Wed. Mar. 1
ClassesresumeandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Thurs. Mar. 2
Mid-semestergradesdue Noon Thurs. Mar. 2
Lastdayfordroppingcoursesorchanging
enrollmentstatus 4:30p.m. Mon. Mar. 13
StudentResearchForum 1:00p.m. Fri. Apr. 7
Pre-RegistrationWeek (Summer, Fall) Tues.'Mon. Apr.4-10
DiningHallclosedforSpringBreak 6:15 p.m. Thurs. Apr. 13
Springrecessbegins 8:00p.m. Thurs. Apr. 13
Residencehallsclose 10:00a.m. Fri. Apr. 14
Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. Apr. 23
ClassesresumeandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. Apr. 24
PreparationWeek Wed.-Tues. Apr. 26-May2
Classworkends 8:00p.m. Mon. May 1
StudyDay Tues. May2
SemesterExamsforgraduatingseniors Thurs.-Tues. Apr. 27-May2
SemesterExamsforallothers Wed.-Tues. May3-9
BaccalaureateandCommencement 2:30p.m. Sat. May6
DiningHallcloses 6:15p.m. Tues. May9
Residencehallsclose 2:00p.m. Wed. May 10
MODULE 1995
Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. May 14
ClassworkbeginsandDiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. May 15
Lastdaytodrop 4:30p.m. Mon. May22
ClassworkendsandDiningHallcloses 5:30p.m. Fri. June2
Residencehallscheck-outforstudents
notinSummerSessionI 2:00p.m. Sat. June3
Modulegradesdue Noon Tues. June6
SUMMER 1995 (Tentative-Subject to Change)
Residencehallsopen 1:00p.m. Sun. May 14
DiningHallopens 7:30a.m. Mon. May 15
Registrationandclassworkbegins 8:00a.m. Mon. May 15
Four-weekcoursesmeeting 110min.daily 1stSession Mon.-Fri. May 15-June9
2ndSession Mon.-Fri. June 12-July7
FourthofJulyHoliday Tuesday July4
Lastdayforenrolling,addingcourses,or
changingsections 1stSession Wed. May 17
2ndSession Wed. June 14
Lastdayfordroppingcoursesorchanging
enrollmentstatus 1stSession Thurs. May25
2ndSession Thurs. June22
DiningHallcloses 6:15p.m. Fri. July7
Residencehallsclose 2:00p.m. Sat. July8

CENTENARY COLLEGE
7
The Centenary Experience
PURPOSE STATEMENT
As a liberal arts institution, Centenary College has established an educa-
tionalcommunitywhichendeavorstopreparestudentsforlifebyofferingthem
acourseofstudycenteredonarequiredcoreoftraditionalacademicsubjectsin
the humanities and the natural andsocial sciences and amajorconcentration
inaparticulardiscipline orarea. Thisformalcurriculum iscomplementedbya
richprogramofcultural, intellectual, andrecreationalactivities, andopportu-
nities to participate in the governance ofthe College.
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
A
liberal arts education is the mostfundamental andbroadlyempowering
ofallthevarietiesofeducation.Asaliberalartsinstitution,CentenaryCollege
endeavorstoprepareitsstudentsforthefullestandmostharmoniousrealization
oftheirpotential as individuals and, through them, topromote thewell-being
ofsociety. Centenary has established the following goals for its students:
To perceive, think, write, and speak clearly.
To become free from the provincialism ofthe present.
To study the best that human beings have thought, said, and done.
To serve society by exemplifying the highestJudeo-Christian ethic.
To develop a capacity for synthesizing ideas.
Toprepareforresponsibilityinthefamily,thecommunity,thenation,and
the world.
To foster an awareness and appreciation ofother cultures.
To acquire a detailed and systematic knowledge ofa specialty.
To cultivate the personal qualities of integrity, honesty, tolerance, and
courage.
Centenaryseekstoaccomplishtheseobjectivesinavarietyofways,butwe
agree that they are best realized within the context ofa liberal arts education.
Because communication may be the most important determinant for
personal and professional success, Centenary aims to prepare its students to
perceive, think, write, and speak clearly. The most effective and persuasive
communication begins with clear perception, is informed by knowledge and
logical thinking, and is achieved with imagination and taste. The College
expects its students to achieve a high level of proficiency in writing and
speaking.
A
principal goal of liberal education is to liberate students from the
constraints and limitations ofindividual consciousness and to enable them to
achieve historical perspective. To this end, Centenary seeks to provide its
studentswithabasicunderstandingofhumanaffairsandto introduce themto
the best that human beings have thought, said, and done, that they may
understand, enjoy, and ultimately, enhance these achievements. The College
endeavorstocultivateinitsstudentsthecapacitytoviewtheeventsofthepast
and the critical issues of the present within increasingly wider contexts. In
making our cultural heritage accessible to students, Centenary intends to
establish the basis for a common discourse, without which there can be little
meaningful sense ofcommunity.
Centenary's residential campus with its beautiful gardens and park-like
areas fosters a strong sense ofplace and provides aphysical basis for the spirit
of community the College strives to cultivate. Centenary believes that the
sharing of experiences among members of a diverse, but tolerant, group
contributes significantly to the education of its students. In this setting the
College seeks to create an experience which is both valuable in itself and a
touchstone for a lifetime ofproductive growth.
AsaninstitutionoftheUnitedMethodistChurch,Centenaryiscommit-
ted to cultivating in its students an awareness and appreciation ofthe values
of the Judeo-Christian tradition with its emphasis on the dignity of the
individual, its reverence for truth, and its compassionate understanding of
humanweaknessesandaspirations.Atthesametime,theCollegeisunequivo-
callycommittedtotheprinciplethat, inanopenuniverse, individualsmustbe
freetoexamine,refine,and,ultimately,toselecttheirownvalues.Recognizing
that while some values are enduring, others change with changing circum-
stances and with the growth of knowledge, Centenary does not seek to
indoctrinateitsstudentswithready-madevaluesbutteachesthemwhatvalues
are and how they are formed, and prepares them to select their own.
Centenary aims not only to impart to its students knowledge ofthe fine
arts, humanities, mathematics, natural and social sciences, but also to make
them aware ofthe assumptions, methods, scope, strengths, and limitations of
these diverse fields of inquiry. We believe that human affairs are better
understood and that the analysis ofcertainproblems is oftenmoreproductive
when illuminatedwith the insights ofvarious disciplines. In this connection,
Centenarywishestoempoweritsstudentswithanunderstandingofprinciples
and a capacity for synthesizing ideas. Facts are basic, but of far greater
importance are the principles and theories which give meaning to facts.
Centenaryseekstoprepareitsstudentsforresponsibilityinthefamily, the
community, the nation, and the world. If the purpose of civilization is to
enhancethewell-beingoftheindividual,Centenaryisconvincedthat,inturn,
individualsmustbecomeawareofthe immensedebttheyowe tothecountless
men and women whose efforts and sacrifices throughout the ages have built
and preserved civilization. The College believes that each individual has the
responsibility to contribute to the continuation of the fragile process of
civilization.
Centenaryholdsthatknowledgeofotherculturesplaysanimportantrole
in freeing students from individual and cultural narcissism and in preparing
them for living in our highly interdependent contemporary world. Liberal
education is aprocess entailinggrowth in manydimensions, agoingfrom the
known and familiar to the strange and unfamiliar, and from the sometimes
monotonousconfinesofwhatonealreadyistotheexcitingpossibilitiesofwhat
one canbe. Cross-culturalknowledge contributes significantly to thisprocess
ofgrowth and, indirectly, to the continued vitality ofthe nation.
The attainmentofdepth inatleastonefieldofknowledge isbothaprime