Goucher College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 03, 2024  
Goucher College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

Catalog Changes Since Publication as of March 23, 2020


Catalog Changes Since Initial Publication on March 23, 2020

 

PROGRAM UPDATES:

Africana Studies Minor  - added LIT 223  as option (10/27/20)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major  - added BIO 490 or CHE 495Y as capstone options (12/14/2020)

Biological Sciences Major  - added DMC 106 as option (4/23/20)

Biological Sciences Minor  - added DMC 106 as option (4/23/20)

Equine Studies Minor  - added BIO 109 as electives option (12/11/20)

GCR Arts area - added IAS 101  (12/11/20)

GCR Biological and Physical Science area - added BIO 107  (10/27/20)

GCR Capstone - added IAS 490  and THE 410  (4/17/20). added COM 460 , COM 493 , COM 497 , and COM 499  (4/26/20). added THE 491  (4/27/20). added ART 498  (5/18/20). added SP 497  (9/1/20). added LIT 497  (10/22/20).

GCR Data Analytics Across the Curriculum - added CHE 442  (6/2/20).

GCR Environmental Sustainability - added CPEA 211  (9/11/20)

GCR Foreign Language - added SP 322  (10/27/20)

GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies - added PHL 205  (5/7/20). added FR 233 (11/10/20).

GCR Race, Power, and Perspective - added HIS 289R fall 2020 section ONLY (5/28/20). added HIS 218  (02/12/21), added PHL 312  (02/12/21), added PHL 327 /PSC 327  (9/22/20). added VMC 215  (10/21/20).

GCR WEC - added ARH 362 /VMC 362  and ES 215 (4/1/20). added DAN 351  (4/21/20). added SP 322  (03/01/21)

Physical Education Activity Requirement - will be waived for students graduating in May 2021 or August 2021 (10/22/2020). Update 2 - The PE activity requirement is no longer required for the BA degree for any student. (11/25/20).

French Transnational Studies Major - added CPEC 250  as electives option (4/18/20). added HIS 322  as electives option (9/26/20).

Literary Studies Major  - added LIT 223  as course option (10/27/20).

Leave of Absence Policy - effective 03/08/2021 Leave of absences taken during the three semesters affected by COVID-19 in which Goucher College moved to remote instruction (spring 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021) will not apply towards the two semester limit for leave of absence.

Online Course Policy - effective 6/19/2020 - Goucher online courses taken the summer and fall of 2020 will not count towards the 12 credits maximum of online/distance-learning courses that can apply toward the 120 credit minimum required for a BA degree. Updated 8/10/2020 - also includes non-Goucher courses. Updated 10/12/2020 - Goucher and non-Goucher online courses taken in winter 2021 and spring 2021 will not count towards the 12 credits maximum of online/distance-learning courses that can apply toward the 120 credit minimum required for a BA degree.

Course Pass/No-Pass Grading Option Policy - updated 8/10/2020 to change the deadline to select pass/no-pass grading for full semester or second 7-week course to now be the last day of classes, November 18, 2020. Update 2 - the deadline to select pass/no-pass grading for a full semester or second 7-week course will now be May 7, 2021.

Course Withdrawal Policy - updated 8/10/2020 to change the deadline to withdraw from a course for the fall 2020 semester only to now be the last day of classes, November 18, 2020. Update 2 - the deadline to withdraw from a full semester or second 7-week course will now be May 7, 2021.

 

NEW PROGRAMS:

Music Minor  - added 5/7/20.

Religion and Justice Minor  - added 5/31/20.

COURSE CHANGES:

ARH 350   - course description change (02/12/21)

CPEB 252  - added ED 104 restriction (11/2/20)

CPEC 253  - change in course title and description (11/19/20)

DAN 160  - credits updated from 2 to 1-2 (9/29/20)

DAN 409  - added DAN 418 as prerequisite option (10/30/20)

ES 200  - prerequisite removed (4/21/20)

ES 230  - title change (9/4/20)

FR 233  - title change and credit change from 2 to 4 credits (9/4/20)

JS 208 - inactivated (4/28/20)

LIT 249  - title change (9/15/20)

MUS 248  - title change and description change (5/7/20)

PHL 437 - inactivated and changed to reactivated PHL 237  course (4/9/20)

PSC 266  - credits changed from 2 to 4 and description change (9/4/20)

RLG 208 - inactivated (4/28/20)

SOA 217  - removed GCR DAF prerequisite (11/3/20)

VMC 230   - title change (02/12/21)

VMC 350   - course description change (02/12/21)

WRT 319  - credits changed from 2 to 4 (9/23/20)

 

NEW COURSES:

AMS 330  - added as new cross-list of RLG/ARH 330 course (4/16/20)

BIO 102L  - added (11/19/20)

COM 108  - added (10/6/20)

CPEA 212  - added (10/6/20)

CPEC 211  - added (9/29/20)

CPEC 212  - added (10/6/20)

EC 203  - added (9/29/20) 

ES 405   - added 02/12/21

HIS 118  - added (9/15/20)

HIS 218   - added (02/12/21)

HIS 322  - added (9/29/20)

IDS 305  - added (9/15/20)

IDS 310  - added (10/13/20)

LAM 405  - added (10/6/20)

MUS 311  - added (5/7/20)

PHL 110  - added (9/4/20)

PHL 327  - added (9/15/20)

PSC 327  - added (9/15/20)

RJ 205  - added (5/29/20)

RJ 290  - added (5/29/20)

RJ 399  - added (5/29/20)

RJ 450  - added (5/29/20)

SP 405  - added (10/6/20)

VMC 320  - added (9/15/20)

VMC 330  - added as new cross-list of RLG/ARH 330 course (4/16/20)