UNION COLLEGE ACADEMIC CATALOG 2018-2019

UNION COLLEGE ACADEMIC CATALOG

2018-2019

Table of Contents

Catalog Home................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Academic Calendar 2018-2019 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Mission Statement and General Information .................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Union College Mission Statement ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 General Information ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 About Union College.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

A Brief History ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Presidents of Union College ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 The College Grounds .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Further Information ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Admissions ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Application and Admission Procedures...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 International Students ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Transfer Students........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Visiting Students ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Admissions Timetable ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Costs and Financial Aid.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Costs ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Withdrawal Deadlines, Refunds, and Obligations .................................................................................................................................................. 18 Fees......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Financial Aid .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Applying for Financial Aid..................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Aid Awards............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Disbursement of Aid............................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Annual Renewals .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Refunds................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Satisfactory Academic Progress ............................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Academic Eligibility for Federal Title IV Programs............................................................................................................................................... 21 New York State: Academic Eligibility Requirements ............................................................................................................................................ 22 Student Rights and Responsibilities........................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Financial Aid Programs .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Institutional Aid...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Student Life and Student Services .................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Student Life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Residential Life....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 College Residences................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Student Activities ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life ............................................................................................................................................................. 27 Athletics.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27

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Student Services ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Campus Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Counseling .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 International Advising Office ................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Disability Services Office ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Health Services ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Stanley R. Becker Career Center ............................................................................................................................................................................ 29

Academic Program and Policies ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 The Academic Program .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Degree Requirements.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Academic Calendar and Enrollment Requirements ................................................................................................................................................ 31 The Common Curriculum (General Education)...................................................................................................................................................... 31 The Major ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 The Minor............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Combined Degree Programs ................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 International Programs............................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Academic Policies ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Registration for Courses ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Pass-Fail Option ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Attendance and Completion of Courses.................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Academic Standing................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Academic Honesty.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Transfer Credit Policy............................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Proficiency Examinations ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Participation in Graduation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Academic Honors and Recognition ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38 Academic Honor Societies...................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 College Policy Resources ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Students' Rights and Confidentiality of Student Records (FERPA)........................................................................................................................ 39 Student Right-to-Know Act .................................................................................................................................................................................... 39

Academic Support and Services ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Academic Affairs........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 40 Academic Achievement Office................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Academic Opportunity Program/Higher Education Opportunity Program ................................................................................................................. 40 Advising ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Disabilities.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41 Health Professions Program ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Information Technology Services............................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Language Center......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Prelaw Advising ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 National Fellowships and Scholarships ...................................................................................................................................................................... 42

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Permanent Collection and Mandeville Gallery ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 Registrar's Office ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 43 Schaffer Library.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Undergraduate Research ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Writing Center ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Special Curricular Opportunities .................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Scholars Program........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Seward Interdisciplinary Fellows ............................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Community-based learning......................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Independent Study ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Academic Credit for Internships................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Cross Registration....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Part-Time Undergraduate Study ................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Union University ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 Common Curriculum ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Courses that Build Intellectual Foundations ............................................................................................................................................................... 47 Courses that Explore the Liberal Arts......................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Courses that Create Connections across Boundaries .................................................................................................................................................. 47 Writing Across the Curriculum................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Divisions..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Degrees Offered.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 Majors, Minors, and Other Programs ............................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Africana Studies ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 American Studies........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 56 Anthropology.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 64 Asian Studies .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 66 Astronomy .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 70 Biochemistry............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Biological Sciences..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Biomedical Engineering ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 79 Chemistry ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 83 Classics....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 90 Computational Methods.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 93 Computer Engineering................................................................................................................................................................................................ 93 Computer Science....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 99 Digital Media............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 102 Economics ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 103 Electrical Engineering .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 107 Energy Studies.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 111 Engineering .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 112 English...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 113

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Entrepreneurship....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 121 Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering ...................................................................................................................................................... 121 Ethics Across the Curriculum ................................................................................................................................................................................... 133 Film Studies.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 135 Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies .................................................................................................................................................................... 136 Geology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 140 History ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 143 Interdepartmental...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 148 Interdisciplinary Studies ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 148 International Programs ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 148 Jewish Studies .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 154 Latin American and Caribbean Studies .................................................................................................................................................................... 155 Law and Humanities ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 158 3+3 Accelerated Law Program ................................................................................................................................................................................. 159 Leadership in Medicine/Health Care Management Program .................................................................................................................................... 160 Managerial Economics ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 163 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)........................................................................................................................................................................... 165 Master of Business Administration and M.B.A in Healthcare Management ............................................................................................................ 166 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and Master of Science in Energy Systems ............... 167 Mathematics ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 167 Mechanical Engineering ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 170 Modern Languages and Literatures .......................................................................................................................................................................... 173 Music ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 178 Nanotechnology........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 181 Neuroscience ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 182 Organizing Theme .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 188 Philosophy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 189 Physics...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 193 Political Science ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 196 Psychology ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 204 Religious Studies ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 209 Russian and East European Studies .......................................................................................................................................................................... 216 Science, Medicine, and Technology in Culture ........................................................................................................................................................ 217 Sociology.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 229 Theatre & Dance....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 232 Visual Arts: Art History and Studio Fine Arts.......................................................................................................................................................... 235 World Musics and Cultures ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 242 Course Listing .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 243 Art History................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 244 Accounting ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 249 Dance........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 249

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Africana Studies ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 253 American Studies...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 254 Asian Studies ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 254 Music ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 255 Anthropology............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 261 Arabic ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 267 Astronomy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 268 Theater...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 270 Studio Arts................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 276 Biochemistry............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 284 Biological Sciences................................................................................................................................................................................................... 285 Biomedical Engineering ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 293 Chemistry ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 296 Chinese ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 300 Classics..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 302 Computer Science..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 308 Electrical Engineering .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 314 Economics ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 320 English...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 327 Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering ...................................................................................................................................................... 342 Film Studies.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 346 First-Year Preceptorial ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 347 French....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 347 Geology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 352 German ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 357 Greek ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 362 Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies .................................................................................................................................................................... 364 Biblical Hebrew........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 365 Hebrew ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 365 History ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 366 Interdepartmental...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 383 Integrated Math-Physics ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 384 Interdisciplinary........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 384 Italian........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 385 Japanese.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 386 Latin American and Caribbean Studies .................................................................................................................................................................... 387 Latin ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 388 Mechanical Engineering ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 391 Modern Languages & Literatures ............................................................................................................................................................................. 395 Mathematics ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 396 Philosophy 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Physics...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 408 Portuguese ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 413 Political Science ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 413 Psychology ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 425 Russian and East European Studies .......................................................................................................................................................................... 432 Religious Studies ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 432 Russian ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 434 Scholars Program...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 437 Science, Medicine, and Technology in Culture ........................................................................................................................................................ 437 Sociology.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 437 Sophomore Research Seminar .................................................................................................................................................................................. 443 Spanish ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 443 Statistics.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 452 Prizes, Honors, and Scholarships.................................................................................................................................................................................. 454 Endowed and Annual Prizes ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 454 Special Awards and Prizes........................................................................................................................................................................................ 458 Endowed Scholarships.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 458 Albany Law School and Albany Medical College Scholarships............................................................................................................................... 484 Annual Scholarships ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 484 Fellowships............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 485 Directory....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 487 Officers of the College.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 487 The Faculty ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 489 Departmental Assistants and Technicians................................................................................................................................................................. 499 Endowed Professorships ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 499 The Administration................................................................................................................................................................................................... 501 Faculty and Administration Emeriti.......................................................................................................................................................................... 511

Catalog Home

The Union College Academic Catalog describes the College's academic program, including the Common Curriculum and individual department and program majors, minors, and course offerings, as well as academic policies and regulations. The Academic Catalog also contains information about Union College, including life on campus as well as costs and financial aid.

The information in this Academic Catalog was prepared as of August 31, 2018. Provisions of this publication are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the student and Union College. The College reserves the right to make changes in its course offerings, degree requirements, regulations and procedures, and fees and expenses as educational and financial considerations require.

Union College does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religious belief, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin. The College's policy of nondiscrimination extends to all areas of college operations, including but not limited to admissions, student aid, athletics, employment, and educational programs. All the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded to all full-time matriculated students of the College are accorded on a nondiscriminatory basis.

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Academic Calendar 2018-2019

FALL TERM 2018

Friday

Aug. 10

Fall term comprehensive bill due

Wednesday-Friday Aug. 29-31

International Student Orientation

Sunday

Sep. 2

Residence Halls open for First Year and New Transfer students only

Sunday-Tuesday

Sep. 2-4

First Year and Transfer student orientation

Tuesday

Sep. 4

First Year and Transfer student advising and schedule adjustments

Tuesday

Sep. 4

Residence Halls and houses open for returning Upperclass students

Wednesday

Sep. 5

Fall term classes begin; add/drop starts for returning students

Wednesday-Friday Sep. 5-7

Off-campus and commuter student registration data verification

Tuesday

Sep. 11

Last day to add an open course without instructor's written approval

Tuesday

Sep. 11

Last day to add/drop without a late fee

Tuesday

Sep. 18

Last day to drop a course without a "W"

Tuesday

Sep. 18

Last day to finalize fall class schedule, with instructor permission to add a class

Tuesday

Sep. 25

Last day to declare a course "Pass-Fail"

Friday

Oct. 5

Winter term course prescheduling information available online

Monday-Friday

Oct. 8-26

Academic advising occurs for winter term courses; students must consult their faculty advisers

Friday-Sunday

Oct. 12-14

Homecoming and Family Weekend

Monday

Oct. 29

Graduation application due for Class of 2019

Monday-Thursday Oct. 29 - Nov. 1 Winter term prescheduling appointments by class

Tuesday

Oct. 30

Last day to drop a course with a "W"

Tuesday

Nov. 13

Fall term classes end

Wednesday

Nov. 14

Reading period

Thursday-Tuesday Nov. 15-16, 19-20Fall term final exam period

Wednesday

Nov. 21

Residence halls and houses close

Wednesday

Nov. 28

Fall term grades due

Friday

Dec. 7

Winter term comprehensive bill due

WINTER TERM 2019

Sunday

Jan. 6

Monday

Jan. 7

Residence halls and houses open Winter term classes begin; add/drop starts

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