& William Mary STUDENT HANDBOOK ¥> 9 \-i iv ,, , *~ \ *^*1* -•M'» t;' ~\ £ /V 2005-2006 AllstudentsatWilliamandMaryareboundbytheregulationsnotedherein. TheCollegereservestherighttomakechangesintheregulationsandprocedureslistedhereinatanytime. TableofContents HISTORYOFTHECOLLEGE 2 UNDERGRADUATEACADEMICCALENDAR 3 COMBINEDGRADUATEACADEMICCALENDAR(FALL2005ONLY) 4 UNDERGRADUATEFINALEXAMSCHEDULE(FALL2005ONLY) 6 ADMINISTRATIVEANDACADEMICOFFICES 7 STUDENTAFFAIRSOFFICES 11 SPECIALACADEMICOPPORTUNITIES 21 COLLEGESERVICESANDFACILITIES 26 EXTRACURRICULAROPPORTUNITIES 39 RIGHTS&RESPONSIBILITIES 47 STUDENTLIFEPOLICIES 54 STUDENTCODEOFCONDUCT 60 ADMINISTRATIONOFSTUDENTLIFEPOLICIES 72 THEHONORSYSTEM 88 STUDENTHOUSINGCONTRACT 100 APPENDIXI:EVENTSWHEREALCOHOLISSERVED 115 APPENDIXII:NOTICEOFPOLICYREGARDINGALCOHOLANDOTHERDRUGS 120 INDEX 25 Foundedin1693bytheroyalcharterofKingWilliamIIIandQueenMaryIIofEngland,the CollegeofWilliamandMaryisthesecondoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnited States.OneoftheCollege'sprincipalhalls,theSirChristopherWrenBuilding,istheoldest academicbuildingincontinuoususeinAmerica.TheCollegeofWilliamandMaryhasplayed animportantroleinthehistoryanddevelopmentofthenationandtheCommonwealthof Virginia. ThelistofpatriotswhostudiedatWilliamandMaryislonganddistinguishedandincludes threeAmericanPresidents,ThomasJefferson,JamesMonroe,andJohnTyler,sixteenmem- bersoftheContinentalCongress,foursignersoftheDeclarationofIndependence,fourjus- ticesoftheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates,includingJohnMarshall,andmanymembers ofCongress,cabinetmembers,anddiplomats.Additionally,GeorgeWashingtonreceivedhis surveyor'slicensefromtheCollegeandafterhisPresidencyservedastheCollege'sChancellor. WhileJeffersonwasGovernorofVirginia,hisinfluencewasinstrumentalinanumberof changesatWilliamandMarythatresultedinimportant"firsts"fortheCollege.Thefirstlaw schoolinAmericawasestablishedatWilliamandMary;theCollegealsoadoptedthenation's firsthonorsystem;andachairofmodernlanguageswascreated.In1776,PhiBetaKappa, thenation'sfirstintercollegiatefraternity,wasestablishedatWilliamandMary.And,in1781, byunitingthefacultiesoflaw,medicine,andthearts,theCollegebecameAmerica'sfirsttrue university. WilliamandMarysuspendedoperationsduringtheCivilWarandagainin1881 whenitsfi- nancialresourcesweredepleted.PresidentBenjaminEwell,however,kepttheCollegeCharter alivebyringingthebelloftheWrenBuildingtomarktheopeningofeachterm.In1906,the CommonwealthofVirginiapurchasedtheCollege,makingitpartofthestatesystemofhigher education,andin1918,theCollegebecameco-educational.Afteraperiodofsteadygrowth, theCollegegavebirthtofournewcolleges,threeofwhichhavebecomefour-yearinstitutions inurbanareasofVirginia:RichmondProfessionalInstitute,nowVirginiaCommonwealthUni- versity;theNorfolkDivisionoftheCollegeofWilliamandMary,nowOldDominionUniversity; ChristopherNewportCollege,nowChristopherNewportUniversity;andRichardBlandCollege. TodayWilliamandMary,stillamoderate-sizeduniversity,includesfivedifferentschools.Arts andSciences,withbothundergraduateandgraduatesections,offersinstructionin25areas ofconcentration,aswellasin12mastersand6doctoralprograms.TheSchoolofEducation offersanundergraduateconcentrationinelementaryeducation,aminorinsecondaryeduca- tion,andgraduateprogramsthatinclude4masters,1 educationalspecialist,and2doctoral degreeprograms.TheSchoolofBusinessAdministrationfeaturesboththetraditionalBBAand MBAdegreesandalsoofferspart-timeandweekendprogramsforspeciallyadmittedcandi- dates.FromtheLawSchool,bothJDandLL.M.degreesareavailable.Andfinally,theSchool ofMarineScience,locatedashortdrivefromthecentralcampus,providesbothmastersand doctoralprogramsforstudentsinterestedinthebiologicalandphysicalsciences. TheCollegeisgovernedbytheBoardofVisitors,17membersappointedbytheGovernorof VirginiatosupervisetheoperationofWilliamandMaryandofRichardBlandCollege.The BoardofVisitorsisempoweredtoselectaRectoroftheCollege,aVice-Rector,aPresident,a Chancellor,andFacultyasnecessary. 23 5-2006 [ 1 UndergraduateAcademicCalendar 2005FallSemester August 19-23 Friday-Tuesday Orientation(NewUndergraduates) August 24 Wednesday BeginningofClasses: 8a.m. October 8-11 Saturday-Tuesday FallBreak November 23 Wednesday BeginThanksgivingHoliday: 8a.m. November 28 Monday EndThanksgivingHoliday: 8a.m. December 2 Friday EndofClasses December 3-4 Saturday-Sunday ReadingPeriod December 5-6 Monday-Tuesday Exams December 7 Wednesday ReadingPeriod December 8-9 Thursday-Friday Exams December 10-11 Saturday-Sunday ReadingPeriod December 12-15 Monday-Thursday Exams 2006SpringSemester January 14-17 Saturday-Tuesday Orientation(NewUndergraduates) January 18 Wednesday BeginningofClasses: 8a.m. March 4-12 Saturday-Sunday SpringBreak April 28 Friday EndofClasses April 29-30 Saturday-Sunday ReadingPeriod May 1-5 Monday-Friday Exams May 6-7 Saturday-Sunday ReadingPeriod May 8-10 Monday-Wednesday Exams May 11-13 Thursday-Saturday SeniorAppreciationDays May 14 Sunday Commencement 2006SummerSessions May30-June30 Session1(Monday-Friday) July3-August4 SessionII(Monday-Friday) JJ -2006 FALL2005 Arts& Graduate Graduate Sciencesa Schoolof Graduate Schoolof Bus.Admin Arts& Schoolof Schoolof Schoolof Marine (UG) Sciences Law Education Bus.Admin. Science International StudentsArrive oncampus TBA Aug.11 Aug.10-11 International StudentOrientation (Multicultural Affairs) Aug.18-19 Aug.12-13 Aug.12-13 Aug.12-13 Aug.12-13 Aug.12-13 Freshmenarriveon campus Aug.19 TransferStudents arriveoncampus Aug.19 LegalSkillsfor ILS Aug.15-19 ONreiwentSattuidoennt Aug.19-23 Aug.21 A(EuPSgPP.LA)C2E3a Aug.23-24 NewStudent Orientation- EveningMBA Aug.12-13 Orientation& Foundations for1styrMBA Aug.14-26 Orientation for2ndyr MBA Aug.17-19 Returning Students arriveon campus Aug.20-23 NewStudent Aug.1-17 Aug.23- Registration Aug.23 Aug.11-23 Aug.22 Sept.3 Add/Drop Aug.23 periodbegins (3:00pm) Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24 UCSeniorsand Juniorsmay beginelection Aug.23 ofPass/FailOption (3:00pm) Unclassified Student Registration Aug.24 Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24 ClassesBegin Aug.24 Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24 Aug.22 Aug.24 Lastdayto Add/Drop(and changetoaudit orpass/failforUG) Sept.2 Sept.2 Aug.26 Sept.7 Aug.26 Sept.2 LaborDay (classesmeet) Sept.5 Sept.5 Sept.5 Sept.5 Sept.5 Sept.5 mssam 1 FALL2005 Arts8 Graduate Graduate Sciences8- Schoolof Graduate Schoolof Bus.Admin Arts& Schoolof Schoolof Schoolof Marine (UG) Sciences Law Education Bus.Admin. Science Withdrawal Periodbegins Sept.3 Sept.8 Sept.10 Sept.3 FamilyWeekend Sept.24 Sept.24 Sept.24 Sept.24 Sept.24 Deadlinetofile forMayorAugust Graduation Oct.1 Oct.1 Oct.1 Oct.1 Oct.1 Oct.1 MidtermGrading Period Oct.3-24 BeginFallBreak (beginsafterlastclassmeets) ResidenceHallsopen Oct.8-11 Oct.8-1 Oct.8-11 Oct.8-11 Oct.8-11 Oct.8-11 ClassesResume Oct.12 Oct.12 Oct.12 Oct.12 Oct.12 Oct.12 Homecoming Oct.22 Oct.22 Oct.22 Oct.22 Oct.22 Oct.22 UGAdvisingPeriodOct.17-Nov.4 LastDayto Withdraw (seecatalogforcomplete withdrawalpolicy) Oct.28 Dec.2 Dec.6 Oct.29 Oct.28 AdvanceSpring Nov.7-Nov.18 Oct.31-Nov.4 Oct.31-Nov.6* Oct.31-Nov.6* Registrationfor Continuing Students Nov.19-Dec.2 Nov.17-Dec.2 Oct.24-25 Nov.28-Dec4"Oct.31-Nov.4 Nov.17-Dec.2 BeginThanksgiving Break(Residence Hallsclosed) Nov.23 Nov.23 Nov.23 Nov.23 Nov.23 Nov.23 ClassesResume Nov.28 Nov.28 Nov.28 Nov.28 Nov.28 Nov.28 LastdayofFall classes Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.13 Dec.2 Dec.2 EndMakeupof Spring20051" Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2 Dec.2 (changetoTafterthisdate) ReadingPeriod Dec.3-4 Dec.3-4 Dec.3-5 Dec.3-4 Dec.3-4 Exams Dec.5-6 Dec.5-6 Dec.6-16 Dec.7-13 Dec5-19 Dec.5-6 ReadingPeriod Dec.7 Dec.7 Dec.7 Exams Dec.8-9 Dec.8-9 Dec.8-9 ReadingPeriod Dec.10-11 Dec.10-11 Dec.10-11 Exams Dec.12-15 Dec.12-15 Dec.12-15 December Graduation Dec.21 Dec.21 Dec.21 Dec.21 Dec.21 Dec.21 Fallsemester Jan.2,2006 Jan.2,2006 Jan.13,2006Jan.2,2006 Dec.19,2005 Jan.2,2006 gradesdue (bynoon) (bynoon) (bynoon) (bynoon) 'Degree-seekingonly;"Degree-seekingandreturningunclassifiedstudentswhowereenrolledinSpring2005. 53 UndergraduateFinalExamScheduleFall2005 FirstPeriod SecondPeriod ThirdPeriod 8:30-11:30a.m. 1:30-4:30p.m. 6:30-9:30p.m. forlateafternoon andeveningclasses December3-4 READINGDAYS Saturday-Sunday DeMcoenmdbaeyr5 8:00MWF 11:00TR 4:3B0IOoLrl1a0t0erF December6 1M11A,T1H12,120141,,120162,,120183 2:00TR 4:30orlaterW Tuesday BUAD343 December7 READINGDAY Wednesday DeTchuermsbdeary8 12:30TR 1:00MWF orlater4:M30orMW DecFerimdbaeyr9 9:30TR 9:00TR orlate5r:0T0orTR December10-11 READINGDAYS Saturday-Sunday DecMeomnbdeary12 11:00MWF B8I:O0L02T0R4 or5l:at0e0rR DecTueemsbdeary13 9:00MWF 3:30TR DWeecdenmebsedray14 3:00or4:00MWF 10:00MWF DeTcheumrbsdeary15 12:00MWF MDBL2U0LA1D/1203106/21202 NotesandInstructions ReschedulingExaminations.Nochangesinthisschedulewillbepermittedtoindividualstudentsexceptunderthefol- lowingcircumstances: 1.eIfxaamsitnuadteinotnispetraikoidnsg,tahecosutrusdeenitnwwihllichhavtehetrheeaorpetitownoofsetcatkiionngstthaeugehxtabmyitnheeitshaermepeprrioofde(swsiotrhwtihtehcdoinfsfeernetntoffitnhael instructor). 2.Iefxaasmtumdaenytbheasretshcrheeeduslcehde.duledexaminationsinthreeconsecutiveexaminationperiodsonconsecutivedays,one 3.Ifastudenthasaconflictbetweenscheduledexaminations,oneexammayberescheduled. Suchcasesshouldbediscoveredasearlyaspossibleandproperarrangementsmadetoresolvethemby5:00p.m.on thelastdayofclasses.RequestsforreschedulinginthesecasesmustbemadeonformsavailableintheOfficeofthe DeanofUndergraduateStudiesandmustbeapprovedbytheDeanbeforetheybecomeeffective.Incasesinvolvingall businesscourses,theDirectorofUndergraduateProgramsintheSchoolofBusinesswillmakearrangementstoresolve theconflict. DeferredExaminations.TheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentshandlesrequestsfromstudentsunabletotaketheirexamina- tionsatthetimescheduledonaccountofdocumentedillnessorotherextenuatingcircumstances(suchasdeathorother familyemergency,conflictwithareligiousholiday,orparticipationinactivitiesbyastudentrepresentingtheCollege). Finalexaminationsthataredeferredwillbescheduledforthebeginningofthefollowingregularsemester. PleasevisittheRegistrar'swebsiteatwww.wm.edu/registrarformoreinformation. AdministrativeandAcademicOffices PRESIDENTOFTHECOLLEGE-221-1693 GeneR.Nichol Brafferton5 Website:www.wm.edu/PRESIDENT ThePresidentisthechiefexecutiveofficeroftheCollege,administeringtheCollegethrough powersvestedbytheBoardofVisitorsandthroughofficerstowhomauthorityisdelegated. OFFICEOFTHEPROVOST-221-1993 P.GeoffreyFeiss,Provost Brafferton2 Website:www.wm.edu/PROVOST TheProvostisthechiefacademicofficerandtheprimaryvicepresidentoftheCollege,ad- ministeringacademicprogramsthroughauthoritydelegatedbythePresidentoftheCollege. ReportingtotheProvostaretheViceProvostforResearchandGraduateProfessionalStudy, AssociateProvostforEnrollment(includingtheofficesofAdmission,FinancialAid,andthe Registrar),ViceProvostforInternationalAffairs,AssociateProvostforPlanning&Assessment andtheAssociateProvostforInformationTechnology. TheProvostisresponsibleforthereso- lutionofappealsofHonorandJudicialcases. OFFICEOFTHEDEANOFTHEFACULTYOFARTSANDSCIENCES CarlStrikwerda,DeanoftheFaculty-221-2470 (www.wm.edu/FAS/faculty/) EdwardPratt,DeanofUndergraduateStudies-221-2469 EwellHall(www.wm.edu/FAS/undergradoffice/) SusanPeterson,DeanforEducationalPolicy LaurieSanderson,DeanofResearchandGraduateStudies-221-2468 GraduateHouse(www.wm.edu/graduate/gradoffice/index.html) JoelSchwartz,DeanforHonorsandInterdisciplinaryStudies221-2460 AsadministrativeheadoftheFacultyofArtsandSciences,theDeanisresponsibleforthe educationalandfiscalresourcescriticalforteachingandlearningwithinArtsandSciences.The Deanisresponsibleforcurriculumdevelopment,budgets,facultyconcerns,andthegeneral educationalwelfareoftheCollege.TheDeanoftheFacultyisassistedbytheDeanofUnder- graduateStudiesandtheDeanofResearchandGraduateStudies. SCHOOLOFBUSINESSADMINISTRATION LawrenceB.Pulley,Dean-221-2891-TylerHall,Room204 JohnF.Boschen,AssociateDean-221-2885-Tyler,HallRoom204 WilliamT.Geary,AssistantDean,UndergraduateProgram-221-2893-TylerHall ChrisAdkins,DirectorofUndergraduateProgram-221-2046-TylerHall,Room241 PriscillaCase,Director,MasterofAccountingProgram-221-2893-TylerHaHRoom104A JimOliver,AssistantDean,MBAAdmissions-221-7603-BlowHall,Room254 CarlanePittman,Director,MBAProgram-221-2900-BlowHall,Room254 KathyW.Pattison,Director,MBAAdmissions-221-2900-BlowHall,Room268 FranklinE.Robeson,AssistantDean,ExecutiveMBAProgram-221-2913-BlowHallRoom264 SusanHughes,Director,ExecutiveMBAProgram-221-2912-BlowHall,Room255 JeffHenley,Director,MBACareerServices-221-2956-BlowHall,Room237 Website:www.business.wm.edu TheSchoolofBusinessadministerstheundergraduatebusinesscurriculum,theMasterofBusi- nessAdministrationProgram(residentandevening),andtheMasterofAccountingProgram (MAC). TheSchoolofBusinessalsooffersajointMBA-JDinconjunctionwiththeSchoolof LawandajointMBA-MPPinconjunctionwiththeThomasJeffersonPrograminPublicPolicy. KfllffllSlMI SCHOOLOFEDUCATION VirginiaLMcLaughlin,Dean-221-2315 JonesHall212 ThomasJ.Ward,AssociateDeanforAcademicPrograms-221-2317 ToBeAnnounced,AssociateDeanforProfessionalServices-221-2319 JonesHall100 Website:www.wm.edu/education TheSchoolofEducationadministerstheundergraduatecurriculumleadingtocertification inelementary,secondaryandphysicaleducationandallgraduatecurriculaatthemasters anddoctoraldegreelevels.TheSchool'sOfficeofAcademicProgramsisthepointofcontact foradmissiontoallundergraduateteachercertificationprogramsandallgraduatedegree programsinprofessionaleducation.SchoolofEducationstaffmembersprovideinformation aboutstudentfinancialassistancefromtheSchoolofEducation,assiststudentsinobtaining licensureforK-12educationandcoordinatefieldplacementsforstudentsinelementary,sec- ondary,physicaleducation,andspecialeducationprograms. SCHOOLOFLAW W TaylorReveleyIII,Dean-221-3790 LyndaButler,ViceDean-221-3843 JimHeller,DirectoroftheLawLibrary-221-3252 LizbethJackson,AssociateDeanforAdministration-221-3782 FayeShealy,AssociateDeanforAdmissions-221-3784 RobertKaplan,AssociateDeanforCareerServices-221-3804 SallyKellam,AssociateDeanforDevelopmentandAlumni-221-1267 TerriLorincz,LawSchoolCFOandFoundationController-221-1489 Website:www.wm.edu/law TheSchoolofLawoffersboththeJDandLLM.degrees,ajointJD-M.A.inconjunctionwith theAmericanStudiesProgram,ajointJD-MBAwiththeGraduateSchoolofBusinessAdminis- trationandajointJD-MPPinconjunctionwiththeThomasJeffersonPrograminPublicPolicy. UNDERGRADUATEADMISSIONOFFICE HenryBroadus,Director-221-3980 BlowMemorialHall Officehours:8:00am-5:00pmweekdays. 9:00am-12:00noonSaturdays,SeptemberthroughApril. E-mail:[email protected] Website:www.wm.edu/admission TheAdmissionOfficemakesadmissiondecisionsforapproximately10,000freshmanand600 undergraduatetransferapplicantseachyear.TheAdmissionstafftravelstorecruitstudents, conductsgroupinformationsessions,andhostson-campuseventsforprospectivestudents includingFallandSpringOpenHouses,Day/OvernightVisitationsandtheMonroeScholar program.Detailscanbefoundonthewebsite.Campustoursandinformationsessionsare offeredthroughouttheyear. OFFICEOFACADEMICADVISING JohnCharles,Director-221-7803 SharonReed,AssociateDirector-221-2817 PatLawrence,Assistant-221-2476 EwellHallLobby Website:www.wm.edu/academicadvising TheOfficeofAcademicAdvisingfunctionsasthecentralresourceforacademicadvising.Staff intheofficeareresponsibleforrecruitingandtrainingfacultyadvisorswhoadvisestudents priortotheirdeclarationofmajor,assigning(andreassigning)facultyadvisorstostudents,and helpingstudentsplantheiracademicschedules. JohnCharles,ProfessorofKinesiology,isresponsiblefortheorganizationandadministration oftheOfficeofAcademicAdvisingwhichisadivisionoftheOBfficeoEftheD—eanofUndergradu-