LaGrange, Georgia Bulletin 1993-94 . Communications Directory For prompt attention, please address inquiries as indicated below: General Information (882-291 1)* Office ofthe President Admission (812-7260) Director ofAdmission Alumni Interest and Gifts (812-7245) Director, Alumni Activities Bequests and Gifts (812-7257) Vice President for Advancement Business Matters and Expenses (812-7278) Business Manager Educational Program (812-7235)....Vice President and Dean ofthe College Public Relations and News (812-7246) ....Director of Institutional Relations Financial Assistance (812-7249) Director ofStudent Financial Planning Student Affairs Housing and Counseling (812-7269) Dean ofStudent Development Summer School (812-7260) Director ofAdmission Transcript and Academic Reports (812-7237) Registrar Placement (812-7286) Director ofCareer Planning and Placement *Area code is 706 Visitors are welcome at LaGrange College throughout the year. The administrative offices in the Quillian Building are open Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday visits may be arranged by appointment. Visitors desiring interviews with members of the staff are urged to make appointments in advance. The College information telephone number is (706) 882-291 1 FAX: (706) 884-6567 Mailing address: LaGrange College 601 Broad St. LaGrange, Georgia 30240-2999 LaGrange College admits qualified students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities gen- erally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. (USPS 299-300) Entered as second class matter ofthe Post Office of LaGrange, Georgia 30240, under the act ofAugust 24, 1912. /I VOLUME CLIII SEPTEMBER 1993 NUMBER 1 Bulletin LaGrange, Georgia CATALOGUE ISSUE 1993-94 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2013 in http://archive.org/details/lagrangecollegeb1993lagr /3 Contents Communications Directory Inside Front Cover Calendar 4 About LaGrange College, Purpose and History 7 The LaGrange College Campus 11 Admission 17 Financial Information 21 Financial Planning 25 Student Development 51 Academic Programs and Degree Requirements 61 Academic Regulations and Procedures 73 Pre-professional and Co-operative Programs 85 Departments and Courses 91 Faculty, Trustees and Administration 199 Degrees Awarded, June 1993 212 Index 216 CHANGE OF REGULATIONS The College reserves the rightto make modifications in the degree require- ments, courses, schedules, calendar, regulations, fees and other changes deemed necessaryor conducivetothe efficientoperation ofthe College. Such changes become effective as announced by the proper college authorities. Note: For information, regulations and procedures for graduate study, please see the Graduate Bulletin. 6 7 4/ Calendar, 1993-94 1993 Fall, September 7 Faculty assemble September 8,9,10 Faculty workshop September 11 New students arrive September 13 Registration for night classes September 13,14 Registration for day classes September 14 Night classes begin Opening Convocation September 15 Day classes begin September 1 End drop/add, day and night classes, 5:00 p.m. No refund for individual classes dropped after this date. "I" grades must be changed to permanent grades. Last day for late registration October 6 Last day to drop a class with an automatic "W" October 1 Visiting Day for families of new students November 12 Last day to drop a class November 18 Last day of class November 19 Reading (a.m.) November Exams 19,20,22,23,24 November 24 Begin term break, 3:30 p.m. November 30 Grades due Winter, 1994 January 2 Residence halls open January 3 Registration for day and night classes January 4 Classes begin (day and night) January 7 End drop/add, day and night classes, 5:00 p.m. No refund for individual classes dropped after this date. "\" grades must be changed to permanent grades. Last day for late registration. January 25 Last day to drop a class with an automatic "W" February 8 Midterm, graduation petitions due for June graduation March 1 Last day to drop a class March 7 Last day of class March 9,10,11,12 Exams March 13-20 Spring break IS Spring, 1994 March 20 Residence halls open March 21 Registration March 22 Classes begin March 25 End drop/add, day and night classes, 5:00 p.m. No refund for individual courses dropped after this date. "\" grades must be changed to permanent grades. Last day for registration April 1 Good Friday. Classes end and offices close at noon April 4 Easter Monday; Faculty Workshop. No day classes; night classes will meet. April 13 Last day to drop a class with an automatic "W" May 2-7 Community 1994 - Honors Day; Senior Art Show May 7 May Day; Parents' Day May 18 Last day to drop a class May 25 Last day of class May 27,28,30,31 Exams June 3 Baccalaureate sermon June 4 Graduation 17 About LaGrange College Purpose The mission of LaGrange College is to provide a liberating academic en- vironment in which students and faculty enjoy the adventure of higher learn- ing. This mission provides a college environment that enables students to discover and value that which is excellent in life; an environment which producesgraduates prepared to accept responsibility in contemporarysociety; and an environment distinguished by a faith in God and by an understanding of humankind's place in the universe. Since 1831 many men and women, sustained by their faith in God and in humankind, have nurtured and promoted LaGrange College. These men and women have studied, taught, administered and given of their resources so that the mission of excellent Christian higher education would be realized at LaGrange College, a college associated with The United Methodist Church since 1856. This mission of over 150 years has been the basis of the programs at LaGrange College. Today the College continues to seek ways to achieve this mission and fulfill its purpose: • by emphasizing undergraduate education with a firm commitment to liberal arts. This is done through the strong general education curriculum and major programs. These major programs are in the liberal arts and sciences as well as other compatible professional areas. • byoffering, where resources permit, academicstudy in particular areas specifically in responsetocurrentcommunity needs. Currentlythese programs include nursing, graduate business administration, graduate teacher educa- tion, and social work. • by fosteringout-of-class enrichment (lectures, plays, exhibits, concerts, interest and honor groups) and extracurricular activities (intramural and in- tercollegiate athletics, religious organizations and opportunities, service or- ganizations, social organizations and student publications). • by promoting healthy guided opportunities for physical activities. • byofferingopportunities for inter-cultural experiences in the academic and social programs. • by striving to maximize student success through a strong academic support system, counseling and placement services. • by seeking to attract and retain a faculty who are not only highly competent in their disciplines but who also identify with the mission of the College. 8/AboutLaCrange College • by providing a constructive influence on the local area through con- tributing intellectual, cultural and social leadership; by offering educational opportunities to area citizens; and by encouraging faculty, staff and student participation in local organizations. • by recruiting students who, through scholastic achievement and po- tential aswell as personal motivation, have indicated theirdesire to undertake the LaGrange College program. • by striving to increase its resources at a rate which preserves the fi- nancial well-being of the College, supports existing programs, including Stu- dent Aid, and facilitates program development to meet changing needs and to achieve improvements in quality. Adopted by Faculty,Administration,and BoardofTrustees, 1990. History and Description The history of LaGrange College is closely associated with the history ofthe CityofLaGrangeandTroupCounty. When thevasttractofland lyingbetween the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers was secured by the Indian Springs Treaty of 1825 and was opened for settlement in 1827, one of the five counties formed on the western border of the state was named Troup in honor of Governor George Michael Troup. An act was passed by the Georgia Legislature on December 24, 1827, providing for the selection of a county seat. It was named LaGrange after the country estate ofthe Marquis de Lafayette, American Revolutionary War hero who had visited the region in 1825 as the guest of Governor Troup. The site for the town of LaGrange was purchased in 1828 and the town was incor- porated on December 18, 1828. On December 26, 1831, the charter for the LaGrange FemaleAcademywas granted atthe state capitol, then in Milledge- ville. In 1831 Andrew Jackson was president of the United States. Abraham Lincoln was 22 years old. The Creek Indians had been moved out ofthis area of the state only six years earlier. The only other college in the state was Franklin College, now the University of Georgia. In 1847 the charter for the school was amended and the school became The LaGrange Female Institute with power to confer degrees. The name was changed to LaGrange Female College in 1851 and in 1934 it was changed to LaGrange College. The college became officially coeducational in 1953. The first location ofthe school was in a large white building atwhat is now 406 Broad Street. The school moved to its present location "On The Hill," the highestgeographical point in LaGrange, aftertheconstruction ofthe build- ing now known as Smith Hall in 1842. The Collegewassold tothe Georgia Conference ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1856. Today it is an institution of the North Georgia Con- ference of The United Methodist Church.