yuA- U i 'flH yiKm .. Lasell College Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Boston Public Library https://archive.org/details/cataloglasell2011lase Lasell College Catalog 2011-2012 Lasell College 1844 CommonwealthAvenue Newton, Massachusetts 02466 (617) 243-2000 e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Michael B. Alexander President Accreditation The NewEnglandAssociation ofSchools and Colleges Commission onAccreditation ofAthleticTraining Education Massachusetts Department ofElementaryand Secondary Education NationalAssociation for the Education ofYoung Children Lasell College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., through its Commission on Institutions ofHigher Education. Accreditation of an institution by the New England Association indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied through a peer group review process. An accredited school or college is one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evi- dence that itwill continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation. Accreditation by the New England Association is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution. Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the New England Association should be directed to the administrative staffofthe institution. Individuals may also contact: Commission on Institutions ofHigher Education New England Association ofSchools and Colleges 209 Burlington Road Bedford, Massachusetts 01730-1433 (781) 271-0022, (781) 271-0950 Fax Thiscatalog ispublishedasasourceofinformationforprospectivestudentsandforthegeneralpublic.TheCollege reservestherightatanytimetorevisecourseandprogramofferings,requirements,andotherinformationdescribed herein. LasellCollegeadmitsstudentsofanyage,gender,race,color,nationalandethnicorigin,sexualorientation,and handicaptoalltherights,privileges,programs,andactivitiesgenerallyaccordedormadeavailabletostudentsatthe College.Itdoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofage,gender,race,color,nationalorethnicorigin,sexualorientation, orhandicapintheadministrationofitseducationalpolicies,admissionspolicies,scholarshipandloanprograms,and athleticandotherschool-administeredprograms. Furthermore, the College subscribes fullyto all federal andstatelegislation prohibitingdiscrimination against applicants, facultyandallotheremployeesforreasonsofage, gender, race, color, nationalandethnicorigin, sexual orientation,orhandicap. 1 Lasell College Catalog 2011-2012 Contents Calendar 4 General Information 6 Undergraduate Admission 9 Undergraduate Academic Information 14 Academic Policies 39 Undergraduate Student Life 62 Undergraduate Fees and Expenses 66 Undergraduate Student Financial Planning 73 Programs ofStudy 82 Academic Departments and Undergraduate Majors 83 Undergraduate Minors 165 Graduate and Professional Studies 181 Course Descriptions 207 Directory 295 Directions to Lasell 309 Campus Map 310-31 Index 312 Visitors to the College are alwayswelcome. The Office ofAdmission is located in the HamelVisitor Center, at 221 Woodlan Road in Newton. To scheduleyourpersonal- ized visit, call toll-free 888.527.3554 or 617.243.2225, or online at www.lasell.edu. 4 LASELL COLLEGE CATALOG 2011 - 2012 Academic Calendar LASELLCOLLEGE OFFICEOFTHEREGISTRAR 2011-2012ACADEMICCALENDAR 2011 SEPT 1 THURS GraduateNewStudentOrientation 2 FRI ResidenceHallsOpentoNewStudents-Undergraduate NavigatingLasell&Boston(NewStudentOrientation-Undergraduate) 3 SAT NavigatingLasell&Boston(NewStudentOrientation-Undergraduate) 4 SUN NavigatingLasell&Boston(NewStudentOrientation-Undergraduate) 5 MON LaborDay ResidenceHallsOpentoReturningStudents-Undergraduate EnrollmentConfirmationforReturningStudents-Undergraduate NavigatingLasell&Boston(NewStudentOrientation-Undergraduate) 6 TUES FIRSTDAYOFCLASSES-UndergraduateStudents GraduateMain&SessionIBegins 8 THURS Add/DropDeadlineGraduateMainandSessionI 13 TUES Add/DropDeadline-UndergraduateStudents 30 FRI CourseWithdrawalDeadlineGraduateSessionI DeadlineforStudyAbroadApplicationsforSpring2012 OCT 10 MON NoClasses-ColumbusDay(Undergraduatestudentsonly) 14 FRI Make-upDayforColumbusDay(forMonday-onlyclasses) Pass/FailDeadline-UndergraduateStudents 15-16 SAT-SUN Family,Friends,andAlumniWeekend 21 FRI Mid-termProgressRostersDue-12:00Noon-UndergraduateStudents 24 MON GraduateSessionIEnds 25 TUES GraduateSessionIIBegins 27 THURS Add/DropDeadlineGraduateSessionII 31 MON FinalGradesDueat4:00p.m.-GraduateSessionI NOV 6 SUN AdmissionsOpenHouse-Undergraduate 7-10 MON-THURS AcademicPlanningWeek 10 THURS CourseWithdrawalDeadline-UndergraduateStudents CourseWithdrawalDeadline-GraduateMainSession 11 FRI NoClasses-VeteransDay 13 SUN LasellCollegeFounder’sDay 14 MON SpringRegistrationBegins-UndergraduateStudents SpringRegistrationBegins-GraduateStudents 23 WED ThanksgivingRecessBegins 25 FRI CourseWithdrawalDeadlineGraduateSessionII 28 MON ClassesResume DEC 5-9 MON-FRI FallConnectedLearningSymposium 6 TUES SymposiumShowcase 9 FRI LastDayofClasses-UndergraduateStudents LastDayofClasses-GraduateStudents-MainSession GraduationApplicationDeadlineforMayCompletion 12 MON ReadingDay-UndergraduateStudents 12-15 MON-THURS FinalExamPeriod-GraduateStudents-MainSession 13 MON GraduateSessionIIEnds 13-17 TUES-SAT FinalExamPeriod-UndergraduateStudents WinterRecessBeginsAfterLastExams 20 TUES FinalGradesDueat12:00Noon-UndergraduateStudents LASELL COLLEGE CATALOG 2011 - 2012 5 Academic Calendar FinalGradesDueat12:00Noon-GraduateMain&SessionII 2012 JAN 3-14 TUES-SAT WinterIntensiveSession-GraduateStudents 2 MON Add/DropDeadline 5 WED CourseWithdrawalDeadline 11 WED NewGraduateStudents’Orientation 16 MON Holiday-MartinLutherKing,Jr.Day ResidenceHallsOpentoAllUndergraduateStudents 17 TUES EnrollmentConfirmationforAllUndergraduateStudents GraduateMain&SessionIBegins WinterOrientation-UndergraduateStudents 18 WED FIRSTDAYOFCLASSES-UndergraduateStudents 19 THURS Add/DropDeadlineGraduateMainandSessionI FinalGradesDueat4:00p.m.-GraduateWinterIntensiveSession 25 WED Add/Drop-UndergraduateStudents FEB 17 FRI CourseWithdrawalDeadlineGraduateSessionI 20 MON NoClasses-Presidents’Day 24 FRI Make-upDayforPresidents’Day(forMondayonlyclasses) DeadlineforStudyAbroadApplicationforFall2012 Pass/FailDeadline-UndergraduateStudents MARCH 3 FRI Mid-termProgressRostersDue-12:00Noon-UndergraduateStudents 5 MON GraduateSessionIEnds 10 SAT SpringRecessBegins-UndergraduateStudents SpringRecessBegins-GraduateMainSession 12 MON FinalGradesDueat4:00p.m.-GraduateSession I 13 TUES GraduateSessionIIBegins 15 THURS Add/DropDeadlineGraduateSessionII 19 MON ClassesResume-UndergraduateStudents ClassesResume-GraduateMainSession 22 THURS CourseWithdrawalDeadline-UndergraduateStudents CourseWithdrawalDeadline-GraduateMainSession 24 SAT LasellDay-UndergraduateStudents 26-30 MON-FRI AcademicPlanningWeek APRIL 2 MON FallRegistrationBegins-UndergraduateStudents Fall&SummerRegistrationBegins-GraduateStudents 13 FRI CourseWithdrawalDeadlineGraduateSessionII 16 MON Noclasses-Patriot’sDay(Undergraduatestudentsonly) 20 FRI Make-upDayforPatriot’sDay(forMondayonlyclasses) 23-27 MON-FRI SpringConnectedLearningSymposium 24 TUES SymposiumShowcase 30 MON GraduateMain&SessionIIEnds MAY 1 TUES LastDayofClasses-UndergraduateStudents GraduationApplicationDeadlineforDecember &AugustCompletion 2 WED ReadingDay-UndergraduateStudents 2-3 WED-THURS FinalExamPeriod-GraduateMainSession 3-8 THUR-TUES FinalExamPeriod(IncludesSaturday)-UndergraduateStudents 4 FRI FinalGradesDueat4:00p.m.- GraduateMain&SessionII 8 TUES SummerSessionIBegins-GraduateStudents 9 WED FinalGradesDueat12:00NoonforGraduatingUndergraduate Students GraduateNewStudentOrientation 10 THURS FinalGradesDueat4:00p.m.-AllUndergraduateStudents Add/DropDeadlineGraduateSummerSessionI 13 SUN Commencement JUNE 8 FRI CourseWithdrawalDeadline-GraduateSummerSessionI 25 MON SummerSessionIEnds-GraduateStudents 27 WED GraduateNewStudentOrientation JULY 2 MON FinalGradesDueat4:00p.m.-GraduateSummerSessionI 10 TUES SummerSessionIIBegins-GraduateStudents 12 THURS Add/DropDeadlineGraduateSummerSessionII AUG 10 FRI CourseWithdrawalDeadlineGraduateSummerSessionII 27 MON SummerSessionIIEnds- GraduateStudents 29 WED FinalGradesDueat4:00p.m.-GraduateSummerSessionII Note: GraduateAdd/DropPolicy: 72hoursafterthestartoftheacademicsemesterorstartofsessionexcept forWinterSession. WinterSessionis24hoursafterthestartofthesession 6 LASELL COLLEGE CATALOG 2011 - 2012 General Information General Information History Lasell College, a four-year and graduate degree granting institution ofhigher education for men and women, has a long and rich history. Founded in 1851, it is one oftheoldestcolleges in greaterBoston. The College’s founderwas EdwardLasell, a graduate of Williams College who became a professor of chemistry at his alma mater. While on leave teaching at Mount Holyoke Seminary, Professor Lasell was impressed with the quality ofscholarship exhibited bywomen. By emphasizing both the practical and the scholarly, Lasell departed radically from the “finishing school” attitude toward education so prevalent in the nineteenth century and stressed the practical aspects ofhigher education. Within a year he established the Auburndale Female Seminary. Edward Lasell died of typhoid fever in the school’s very first semester, and itwas renamed Lasell Female Seminary in his memory. After the Lasell family ended its control in 1865, itwas led for over seven decades by two principals/ Presidents: Dr. Charles Bragdon and Dr. GuyWinslow. Adoption ofthe name Lasell Junior College came in 1932, and the College began issuing associate degrees instead ofdiplomas in 1943. In 1989, the College amended its name to Lasell College and its charter to include both associate and baccalaureate degrees. The first baccalaureate students at Lasell College graduated in May 1992. In October 1997, the Board of Trustees amended Lasell’s mission statement to admit men. What Edward Lasell started, his focus on innovation responsive to societal change, has continued into the 21st centurywith the concept ofconnected learning. Connected learning is “learningbydoing,” where, through on- and off-campus expe- riences, student imagination and energy are engaged beyond the walls of the class- roomwhile always beinglinked to reflective activitywithin the classroom. Connected learning facilities on campus include two nationally-accredited child study centers; exercise science and athletic training labs; an on-campus radio station; a multi-media lab, fashion design and production labs; and the Lasell Fashion Collection. The Center for Comm—unity-Based Learning engages students across the curriculum in service-learning academically based public service projects. Lasell’s future ema- nates from a vision ofinnovation and experimentation. In Spring 2000, the College opened Lasell Village, the nation’s first educational continuing care retirement com- munity. The following fall, a state-of-the art academic center, Winslow Hall, was added to the campus. Since Fall 2000, the College has built seven new residences. A new campus center opened in Fall 2004 and the Donahue Center for Creative and Applied Art opened in Fall 2011. Lasell College launched the first of its graduate degree programs in Fall 2002. LASELL COLLEGE CATALOG 2011 - 2012 7 General Information Mission Statement Lasell Collegeintegrates challengingcourseworkwith practical experience in an environment that fosters lifelong intellectual exploration, active citizenship and social responsibility. Core Values The values we hold that guide our daily decision making: • Student Focus • Innovative education across the lifespan • Social responsibility • Integrity, honesty and ethical decision making Campus Visit Lasell College encourages interested students and their families tovisit campus. The Office ofAdmission is available throughout theyear, providingstudent-led cam- pus tours, personal interviews and information sessions. Ifyou have any questions or you would like more information, please contact us toll free at 1-888-LASELL4 or visit our website at www.lasell.edu We look forward to seeing you on campus. . Transportation Convenient access to the educational, cultural, and entertainment resources of Boston is provided by bus, rapid transit (MBTA), train, local taxi, and private car. Trains and buses for New York and other points stop at nearby terminals. Boston’s Logan Airport is easily accessible by a variety offorms oftransportation. The Lasell MBTA shuttle transports students to and from an stop at regularly scheduled and posted times. Lasell Village Lasell Village is a unique Continuing Care Retirement Community located on the campus of Lasell College. Open since May 2000, the Village combines the elements of lifelong learning, retirement housing, support services, short-term rehabilitation and long-term care on its thirteen-acre site. Lasell Village is home to approximately 230 residents in its independent living apartments and includes Lasell House, a skilled nursing care facility. The Village is managed by Lasell College. A Living and Learning Community A focus on living and learning is the defining characteristic of Lasell Village and one that makes it unique among retirement communities. Although it is one of a growing number ofcollege-affiliated retirement communities in the country, it is 8 LASELL COLLEGE CATALOG 2011 - 2012 General Information the first to feature a formal, individualized, required continuing education program for its residents. The philosophy behind the education program at Lasell Village is that le—arning is not a chore or task, or even a specified activity. Rather it is a way of being an approach to life inwhichwe eagerlypursue interests and newexperiences that have meaning to us. Just as the students at Lasell College pursue learning as a priority in their lives, Village residents are required to plan and satisfyaspecified learningplan. The diverse opportunities for satisfying the learning requirement reflect Laselfs connected-learn- ingapproach to education, which acknowledges that learning takes place bothwithin and outside the classroom. These opportunities include: • Participation in courses and educational events at Lasell Village • Enrollment in courses at Lasell College • Enrollment in courses at other educational institutions • Mentoring Lasell College students or advising student groups • Engagement in community service or volunteer activities • Teaching or tutoring • Travel study experiences through Elderhostel or other groups • Activities in the arts and presentations ofone’s own artistic work • Physical fitness activities • Independent study or research • Continued employment Awards Lasell Village is a recipient ofthe 2002 American Society on Aging and MetLife Foundation MindAlert Award in the category ofOutstanding Older Adult Learning Programs. Designed by Steffian Bradley Associates of Boston, Lasell Village was selected for a Project in Progress Design award in 2000 by Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management and the Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments (SAGE).