Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Boston Public Library https://archive.org/details/cataloglasell2000lase mAh ' ||i|it!§ HI 1 l A CL OLSLEE GL EL 2000-2001 Catalog Lasell College 1844 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, Massachusetts 02466 (617) 243-2000 e-mail: [email protected] Dr. ThomasE.J. deWitt President Accreditation AccreditationCouncilfor OccupationalTherapyEducation CommissiononAccreditationof PhysicalTherapyEducation MassachusettsDepartmentof Education NationalAssociationforthe EducationofYoungChildren NewEnglandAssociationofSchools andColleges Memberships AmericanAssociationofCollegiate RegistrarsandAdmissionOfficers AmericanAssociationforHigher Education AmericanCouncilonEducation AssociationofIndependentColleges andUniversitiesinMassachusetts AssociationofGoverningBoardsof UniversityandColleges Thiscatalogispublishedasasourceofinfor- mationforprospectivestudentsandforthe CollegeEntranceExaminationBoard generalpublic.TheCollegereservestheright CouncilforAdvancementand atanytimetorevisecourseandprogramof- SupportofEducation ferings,requirements,andotherinformation describedherein. NationalAssociationofCollege LasellCollegeadmitsstudentsofanyage, AdmissionCounseling gender,race,color,nationalandethnicorigin, NationalAssociationofCollege& rsiegxhutasl,porriiveinlteagteiso,n,praongdrhaamnsd,iacnadpatcotialvlittiheesgen- UniversityBusinessOffices erallyaccordedormadeavailabletostudents NationalAssociationofStudent attheCollege.Itdoesnotdiscriminateonthe FinancialAidAdministrators basisofage,gender,race,color,nationalor ethnicorigin,sexualorientation,orhandicap NationalAssociationforForeign intheadministrationofitseducationalpoli- StudentAffairs cies,admissionspolicies,scholarshipandloan NationalCoalitionforCampus programs,andathleticandotherschool- administeredprograms. Children Furthermore,theCollegesubscribesfully NationalCollegiateAthletic toallfederalandstatelegislationprohibiting Association (NCAA) discriminationagainstapplicants,facultyand NewEngland Board ofHigher ralalceo,thceolrore,mnpaltoiyoeneaslafonrdreetahsnoincsoorfigaigne,,sgeexnudaelr, Education orientation,orhandicap. 2 Lasell College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., a non-governmental, nationally recog- nized organization whose affiliated institutions include elementary schools through collegiate institutions offering post-graduate in- struction. Accreditation ofan institution by the New England Association indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment ofin- stitutional quality periodically applied through a peer group re- view 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 evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation. Accreditation by the New England Association is not partialbut applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee ofthe quality ofevery course or program offered, or the compe- tence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assur- ance about the quality ofopportunities available to students who attend the institution. Inquiries regarding the status ofan institution's accreditation by the New England Association should be directed to the administra- tive staffofthe school or college. Individuals may also contact the Association: NEW ENGLANDASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 209 BURLINGTON ROAD BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01730-1433 (781) 271-0022 (781) 271-0950 FAX 3 Lasell College Catalog 2000-2001 CONTENTS Calendar 6 General Information 7 Admission 11 Academic Policies 15 Student Life 32 Fees and Expenses 36 StudentFinancial Planning 39 Academic Information 44 Majors of Study 54 Course Descriptions 143 Directory 215 Campus Map & Directions to Lasell 230 Index 232 VisitorstotheCollegearealways welcome. TheAdmissionOfficeat 1844CommonwealthAvenuein Newtonis openMondaythrough Fridayfrom8:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m. andbyappointmentonSaturday during theCollegeyear. Itis requested thatpersonalinterviews bearranged inadvancebyletteror bytelephoning (617) 243-2225.