COURSE CATALOG 2023-2024 College of the Atlantic CONVOCATION Wednesday, September 13, 2023 FALL TERM Monday, September 11-Friday, November 17, 2023 WINTER TERM Monday, January 8-Friday, March 15, 2024 SPRING TERM Monday, April 1-Friday, June 7, 2024 COMMENCEMENT Saturday, June 8, 2024 College of the Atlantic is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. COA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, or veteran's status. COA operates in accordance with federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. This catalog is the most complete representation of the current academic offerings and policies available. The college reserves the right to make changes in course offerings, degree requirements, regulations, procedures, and charges as new needs arise. 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OF THE STATEMENT COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC COURSE CATALOG 2023-2024 MCMLXIX PART I HUMAN ECOLOGY: AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH 4 WHAT YOU SHOULD LEARN AT COA 4 INTRODUCTION 5 MISSION AND VISION 5 ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND POLICIES 6 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 6 First-year requirements 7 Resource area requirements 7 Internship 8 Senior project 9 Writing requirement 10 Human Ecology Essay 10 Community service 11 SELF-DIRECTED STUDIES 11 Independent study 11 Group study 12 Residency 12 TUTORIAL 13 ETHICAL RESEARCH REVIEW BOARD 13 REVIEW AND APPEALS 14 ADVISING 14 CAREER DEVELOPMENT 14 STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY 14 CLASS ATTENDANCE 14 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY 15 DEGREE PROGRESS 15 CONTRACTS AND SIGNATURES 15 COURSE/FACULTY EVALUATIONS 15 ACCOMODATING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 15 RECORDS AND EVALUATIONS 16 TRANSCRIPTS 16 PRIVACY 16 INSTRUCTOR EVALUATIONS 17 GPA 18 STUDENT SELF-EVALUATIONS 18 MIDTERM EVALUATIONS 18 INCOMPLETE WORK 18 ACADEMIC STANDING 19 SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS 19 ACADEMIC PROBATION 19 TRANSFER CREDIT 20 CREDIT BY EXAM OR MILITARY EXPERIENCE 20 GRADUATION AND SENIOR YEAR 21 LEAVE OF ABSENCE 21 MEDICAL LEAVE 21 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS 22 EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AND TEACHER CERTIFICATION 22 STUDY ABROAD 22 CONSORTIUM AGREEMENTS 23 AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS 23 GRADUATE PROGRAM 24 IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT 25 REGISTRATION AND FEES 25 REGISTRATION 25 ADD/DROP 26 WITHDRAWAL 26 AUDITING 26 NON-DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS 26 TUITION 26 BILL PAYMENT 27 BILLING ERRORS 27 HOUSING AND DINING 28 STUDENT ACTIVITIES FEE 28 LAB FEES 28 CREDIT BALANCE RETURNS 28 COURSE WITHDRAWALS/FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS 28 FINANCIAL AID AND WORK-STUDY 29 PART II COA FACULTY MEMBERS 2023-2024 31 COA STAFF MEMBERS 2023-2024 34 PART III COURSE LISTINGS 37 ARTS AND DESIGN 37 EDUCATIONAL STUDIES 55 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 60 HUMAN ECOLOGY 77 HUMAN STUDIES 77 MULTIDISCIPLINARY 122 INDEX BY COURSE TITLE 127 INDEX BY COURSE NUMBER 136 PART I S HUMAN ECOLOGY: AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH Emboldened by human ecology as an educational philosophy, faculty and students at College of the Atlantic embrace the act of knowing about the world and knowing oneself deeply. One of the touchstones of this philosophy is independent thinking that results in a diverse array of educational trajectories and transformational processes. The radicalism of an education in human ecology is a probing and determined search for the roots of contemporary social, cultural, political, and environmental issues. By engaging the experimental and pluralistic heritage of learning in the liberal arts traditions, we seek to inspire theoretically informed and personally reflective learning. Exploring human ecology requires the skills and dispositions necessary to live with commitment to a community that is both local and global. To thrive and contribute to such a complex world, students will become empowered through the mastery of intellectual and practical skills. The habits of heart and mind necessary for this challenging education include the willingness to: Be passionate about and dedicated to learning. Bring both heart and mind to the tasks of learning and living. Live in the questions and increase tolerance of uncertainty. Be playful, open, and creative. Act responsibly and with compassion. WHAT YOU SHOULD LEARN AT COA Metacognition: Awareness of one's thinking processes and patterns of thinking and learning include the ability to motivate and direct one's own learning-to understand the ways that learning is physical, social, emotional, and cerebral-which may require tolerance of uncertainty, persistence, openness to feedback, and reevaluating self-knowledge. This includes a commitment to and ability to manage time and complex projects. This also includes the ability to construct a coherent and personally meaningful narrative about one's self-designed program of study. Creativity: In all endeavors the ability to imagine and construct novel approaches or perspectives, to be innovative and to invent. This includes the flexibility to use many different approaches in solving a problem, and to change direction and modify approach, the originality to produce unique and unusual responses, and the ability to expand and embellish one's ideas and projects. This also includes taking intellectual and creative risks and practicing divergent thinking. Critical thinking: The ability to observe and question assumptions and claims about the relationships between and among living, social, and physical systems and processes. The ability to not only interpret and evaluate information from multiple sources but also to induce, deduce, judge, define, order, and prioritize in the interest of individual and collective growth. This includes the ability to recognize one's self-knowledge and its limits, challenge preconceptions, and to work with imperfect information. This also includes the ability to apply writing as a critical thinking skill. Community engagement: A deep understanding of oneself and respect for the complex identities of others, their histories, their cultures, and the ability to lead and collaborate within diverse groups, organizations, and communities. This includes the ability to work effectively within diverse cultural, civic, and political settings. This also includes the ability to assess self- and cultural knowledge and to engage constructively with complementarity, incommensurability, and dissent as opportunities for further personal and collective learning and in service to shared aims. 4 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC COURSE CATALOG 2023-2024