THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON A Jesuit University 1998-99 11 17 UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON 1998-1999 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL 1998 SEMESTERS SPRING 1999 Aug. 27 DexterHanleyCollegeStudentOrientation Jan.27 Aug. 29 Housingopensfornewstudents Aug. 29-30 NewUndergraduateStudentOrientation Aug. 30 Housingopensforreturningstudents Jan.3 Aug. 30 EnrollmentVerificationArena/continuingstudents Aug. 30 GraduateSchoolOrientation Aug. 31 ClassesBegin Feb. I Sept. 3 HolySpiritLiturgy Sept. 4 LastDaytoAddCourses Feb.5 Sept. 7 LaborDay.NoClasses Sept. 9 LastDay 10Q9( Refund(Non-flatrateonly) Feb. 10 Sept. 1 La.stDaytoDeclarePass-Fail Feb. 12 Sept. 16 LastDay75% Refund(Non-tlatrateonly) Feb. 1 Sept. 23 LastDay50%Refund(Non-tlatrateonly) Feb.24 Oct. 2 Inauguration Oct. 2 LastDay25% Refund(Non-flatrateonly)and LastDaytoDropClasses March3 Oct. 7 LastDaytoElectAuditGradeOption March 10 Oct. 7 IncompleteGradesDue March 10 Oct. 7 QuarterEnds March 10 Oct. 14 QuarterGradesDue March 17 Oct. 9 UniversityHousingclosesat6:00p.m March26 Oct. 10 SemesterBreakBegins March27 EasterSunday Apr.4 Oct. 13 UniversityHousingre-opensatnoon Apr.5 Oct. 14 ClassesResumeafterBreak Apr.6 Oct. 24 GraduateSchoolComprehensiveExams Apr. 17 Nov. 1 LastDaytoWithdraw Apr. 14 Nov. 25 UniversityHousingclosesnoon Nov. 25 Thanksgiving Nov. 29 UniversityHousingre-opensnoon Nov. 30 ClassesResumeAfterHoliday Dec. 4-10 LastWeekofClasses(NoExams) May7-13 Dec. 10 LastDayofClass May 13 Dec. II StudyDay May 14 Dec. 12 FinalExamsBegin May 15 Dec. 17 SemesterEnds May20 Dec. 18 UniversityHousingclosesatnoon May21 Dec. 21 FinalGradesDuebyNoon May24 GraduateSchoolCommencement May29 UndergraduateCommencement May30 UniversityHousingclosesatnoon May31 MemorialDay May31 SHORT SESSIONS Intersession 1999 Summer Sessions 1999 I Jan. 3 UniversityHousingOpensatnoon June 1 Jan. 4 ClassesBegin June2 Jan. 5 LastDaytoAdd June3 Jan. 5 LastDaytoDeclarePass-FailOption June3 Jan. 6 LastDay 100% TuitionRefund June4 Jan. 7 LastDaytoDrop/5()% TuitionRefund June7 Jan. 15 LastDaytoElect AuditOption June 15 LastDaytoRegisterforGradComps IndependenceDay Holiday Jul5 GraduateCompExams Jan. .LastDaytoWithdraw June23 .GraduateFinal ExamsBegin June28 .UndergraduateFinalExamsBegin Jun29 .SessionEnds Jul I 3 FinalGradesDuebyNoon Julft SUcnriavneirosni.tyPoAfS1c8r5a1n0t-o4n699 DexterHanlDeayyCSoclhloeogleAAddmmiissssiioonnssOOffffiiccee((771177))99441i--77558400 (717)941-7400 OfficeofFinancialAid(717)941-7700 l-888-SCRANTON OfficeoftheRegistrar(717)941-7720 http://www.uofs.edu UniversityFax:(717)941-6369 © The UniversityofScranton, 1998 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 1998/99 Where Potential Becomes Achievement in the Jesuit Tradition Volume 83 June 1998 The University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510-4699 http://www.UofS.edu 1-888-SCRANTON The University of Scranton is a Catholic, Jesuit educational institution serving men and women, and is committed to affirmative action to assure equal opportunity for all persons, regardless ofrace, color, religion,nationalorigin,ancestry,disabilities,sexorage. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page WHERE POTENTIAL BECOMES ACHIEVEMENT 5 Mission ofthe University 6 A Faculty ofTeachers and Scholars H Student Diversity and Participation ^ Indices ofAchievement 9 Honor Societies 9 The Campus '7 ADMISSION. EXPENSES, FINANCIAL AID 20 SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID 28 ACADEMIC PROGRAM 42 Degrees and Curriculum 43 General Education 45 Academic Regulations 53 Special Programs 59 Special Jesuit Liberal Arts 60 Honors 62 Business Leadership Program 63 Eastern Christian Studies/Russian and East European Studies 64 Human Development 66 Peace and Justice 67 Women's Studies Concentration 68 Catholic Studies Program 69 Italian Studies Concentration 70 Other Special Programs 71 Pre-Law Program 73 Pre-Medical Program 75 Aerospace Studies 77 THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 79 Art and Music 80 Biology 84 Chemistry 89 Biochemistry 90 Chemistry-Business 91 Chemistry-Computers 92 Medical Technology 93 Communication 97 Computing Sciences 103 Computer Information Systems 104 Criminal Justice 107 Economics 110 Electrical Engineering 1 13 Computer Engineering 1 1 Electronics-Business 112 Pre-Engineering 14 1 English 117 Theatre 124 -) Writinu 127 Page Environmental Science 129 Foreign Languages and Literatures 131 International Language-Business 133 History 140 Mathematics 146 Military Science 149 Neuroscience 152 Philosophy 153 Physics 158 Biophysics 159 Political Science 162 Public Administration-Public Affairs Track 163 International Studies 141 Psychology 167 Sociology 171 Gerontology 172 Theology and Religious Studies 176 Interdisciplinary Studies 181 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT 182 Accounting 185 Economics/Finance 189 International Business 194 Management/Marketing 196 Operations and Information Management 201 J.A.PANUSKA, S.J. COLLEGE OFPROFESSIONAL STUDIES 203 Counseling and Human Services 204 Education 207 Health Administration and Human Resources 225 Long-Temi Care Administration 226 Nursing 229 Occupational Therapy 233 Physical Education 236 Exercise Science 237 Physical Therapy 238 DEXTER HANLEY COLLEGE 244 Admission Information 246 Baccalaureate Degrees 245 Associate Degrees and Certificates 253 SAINTPIUS X SEMINARY 267 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL 268 OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM 271 ExtracurricularActivities 272 Athletics 273 Student Services 274 UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY 277 ACCREDITATIONS 302 ASSOCIATION OFJESUIT COLLEGES 303 INDEX 304 3 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page WHERE POTENTIAL BECOMES ACHIEVEMENT 5 Mission ofthe University 6 A Faculty ofTeachers and Scholars 8 Student Diversity and Participation 8 Indices ofAchievement 9 Honor Societies 9 The Campus 17 ADMISSION, EXPENSES, FINANCIAL AID 20 SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID 28 ACADEMIC PROGRAM 42 Degrees and Curriculum 43 General Education 45 Academic Regulations 53 Special Programs 59 Special Jesuit Liberal Arts 60 Honors 62 Business Leadership Program 63 Eastern Christian Studies/Russian and EastEuropean Studies 64 Human Development 66 Peace and Justice 67 Women's Studies Concentration 68 Catholic Studies Program 69 Italian Studies Concentration 70 Other Special Programs 71 Pre-Law Program 73 Pre-Medical Program 75 Aerospace Studies 77 THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 79 Art and Music 80 Biology 84 Chemistry 89 Biochemistry 90 Chemistry-Business 91 Chemistry-Computers 92 Medical Technology 93 Communication 97 Computing Sciences 103 Computer Information Systems 104 , Criminal Justice 107 Economics 1 10 Electrical Engineering 1 13 Computer Engineering 1 1 Electronics-Business 112 Pre-Engineering 14 1 English 117 Theatre 124 9 Writinu 127 Page Environmental Science 129 Foreign Languages and Literatures 131 International Language-Business 133 History 140 Mathematics 146 Military Science 149 Neuroscience 152 Philosophy 153 Physics 158 Biophysics 159 Political Science 162 Public Administration-Public Affairs Track 163 International Studies 141 Psychology 167 Sociology 171 Gerontology 172 Theology and Religious Studies 176 Interdisciplinary Studies 181 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT 182 Accounting 185 Economics/Finance 189 International Business 194 Management/Marketing 196 Operations and Infomiation Management 201 J.A.PANUSKA, S.J. COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 203 Counseling and Human Services 204 Education 207 Health Administration and Human Resources 225 Long-Tenn Care Administration 226 Nursing 229 Occupational Therapy 233 Physical Education 236 Exercise Science 237 Physical Therapy 238 DEXTER HANLEY COLLEGE 244 Admission Information 246 Baccalaureate Degrees 245 Associate Degrees and Certificates 253 SAINT PIUS X SEMINARY 267 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL 268 OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM 271 ExtracurricularActivities 272 Athletics 273 Student Services 274 UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY 277 ACCREDITATIONS 302 ASSOCIATION OFJESUIT COLLEGES 303 INDEX 304 3 THE SEAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON cjmomcM The principal colors of the shield are the traditional colors of the University, white and royal purple. On the purple field there is a horizontal silver bar, containing, in purple, a star representing the Signum fidei of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a symbol taken from the seal of Saint Thomas College, predecessor of the University, and Two stacks of wheat from the obverse of the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, chosen for their simplicity and easier to accommo- date than otherPennsylvania symbols. The upper half of the shield contains, in gold, two wolves grasping a cauldron suspended from a chain; they are taken from the coat of arms of the family of Saint Ignatius Loyola, and they identify the University as a Jesuit institution. Below the sil- ver bar is a golden rising sun, symbolic ofSaint Thomas Aquinas, the shining light of the Church and the original patron ofSaintThomas College. Indicating the Diosese of Scranton and William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth, the black border of the shield reproduces the border of the shield of the Diocese and the silverhemispheres are taken from William Penn's coat ofarms. The crest is a golden cross ofthe particular style known as Patonce. It symbolizes Christ, the goal and the norm of the University's educational efforts, and it comple- ments the motto which the University has had since its foundation: Religio, Mores, Cultura. Where Potential Becomes Achievement 'Metanoia," thetransformationofSt. Ignatius. The University ofScranton understands itself as a place "where potential becomes achievement in the Jesuit tradi- tion." This statement is here elaborated in terms of the Uni- versity's mission, its campus, its faculty, andits students. STATEMENTOF MISSION 1. The University ofScranton is Catholic and Jesuit in both tradition and spirit. Committed to liberal arts education, the University has served primarily undergraduate men and women, but also serves graduate students, adult learners, and persons interested in continuing their profes- sional education. Founded as St. Thomas College by the Bishop ofScranton in 1888, the insti- tution movedtotheadministrationofthe SocietyofJesus in 1942. The University ofScranton's chiefconcerns, as a university, are for learning and the truth. The University aspires tothe kindofcommunity forstudents and faculty in which learning will lead to personal growth and development. It strives to create the sort ofenvironment in which the wisdom ofpast yearscan be preserved fortheenlightenment ofthe future and in which thecon- tinuing search for truth can prosper. The University understands that freedom of inquiry and respect forthe dignity andrightsofall people must beprotectedforthese hopestobe fulfilled. 2. Our Catholic tradition and spirit mean, first ofall, that the University recognizes that the teaching andexample ofJesus Christ arecentral sourcesofvalues and attitudes which should be reflected in the campusculture. Thus, theology, as an intellectualeffort tounderstand the dataof divine revelation, is an important academic discipline at the University; and the University, although independently incorporated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, stands finnly in the Catholic tradition andcommunicates this tradition in a systematic way. It alsoexplores other traditions, fortheirintrinsic merit and forthecontributions theycan make toabetterunderstand- ing ofthe Catholic tradition. The University thusdoes not intendto serve Roman Catholics in an exclusionary sense but ratherto provide Catholic education in a properly ecumenical context for students from avarietyofreligiousbackgroundsanddifferent valueorientations. 3. Our Jesuit tradition and spirit mean that the life of the University is inspirited with the vision contained in the Book ofthe Spiritual ExercisesofSt. IgnatiusofLoyola, the founder(in 1540) of the Jesuit Order. This spirit is brought to the University not only by the Jesuits who live and work here, but, with ever increasing significance, also by theircolleagues and students who may make their own this same vision through the personal experience of the Spiritual Exercises. Translated into an educational context, this vision manifests itself in respect for the individual student as a unique person and in an emphasis on service, on open communication, on freedom ofchoice, on commitment to the value system contained in the Gospel ofChrist. AsJesuitedu- cation grew, these characteristics manifested themselves in more measurable educational terms like clarity ofthought, care for fundamentals, excellence in written and oral expression, reflec- tion on personalexperience, respect forthebest in past human experiences. 4. The University is committed to liberal arts education; the University also affirms its emphasis on professional and pre-professional education. Though these aims may seem to be in some tension, the University believes that there is a creative relationship between laying the broad foundation that liberal arts education provides, and striving to serve the career-oriented expectationsofits studentsand theneedsofsocietyforhumanisticallytrained professionals. In the Jesuit tradition, the liberal arts are defined in broad terms, comprising not only the humanities, but also science as well. (The breadth and richness ofthe Jesuit sense ofthe liberal arts is given one useful historical definition in the Society's Constitutions, Part IV, Chapter 12. See also the end ofparagraph 2 ofSection 3 above.) It is ourgoal, therefore, to provide a com- mon foundation in the liberal arts to all ofthe programs of specialization in the undergraduate schools and colleges. In line with the emphasis attached to the liberal arts, attractive majors in the traditional disciplines will be provided, and special care will be taken to fo.sterexcellence of teachingand library support forthese fields. The University's strength in professional and pre-professional programs isexpressedby agood range of career-oriented majors in the College of Arts and Sciences; the School of Management; the J.A. Panuska, S.J. College of Professional Studies; and Dexter Hanley College, as well as the Graduate School. The programs are designed to meet the standards of the appropriate professional fields, and also to develop students who have a clear sense ofthe ethical responsibilities which these fieldsdemand oftheirsuccessful practitioners. 5. The University is committed to adult and nun-traditional learners. This commitment, fulfilled in the various credit and non-credit programs offered by Dexter Hanley College, is rooted in the institution'sJesuit identity as well as its historical aim ofservice to the local com- munity. This aspect of the University's mission is expressed in full harmony with its goal of educational quality.