How to Use This Catalog

On the following pages, you will find information about the academic programs at St. Olaf College.
In addition to information about program requirements, special resources, and recommendations for graduate study, you will find descriptions of the courses offered by each program. In the description, you will find:

the prerequisites for the course,
the frequency with which the course is offered, and
the General Education requirements satisfied by the course
(where applicable)
Courses with writing (WRI) are offered in almost every department at St. Olaf. Because they are designated by the instructor, they are subject to change. For that reason, they are not noted in the GE requirements listed for the courses in this catalog. They may be found instead in the Class and Lab Schedule for the appropriate term.
Information on faculty specialties is available in the list of faculty at the beginning of each listing. Descriptions of Interim courses are also included in this catalog. Information on the years these courses are offered will be included where known.
For further information about an academic program, consult the St. Olaf website, using the URL address at the top of each listing, or go to www.stolaf.edu and use the site map or search functions.

PLANNING THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

New students should begin planning their academic program by consulting the Graduation Requirements and Academic Regulations sections of this catalog. Returning students should examine their degree audits on the web and familiarize themselves with the description of majors of interest.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Students should note the overview of St. Olaf's General Education program on page 18 and consult the curricular advice of the Academic Regulations section.

GENERAL EDUCATION KEY

The codes for the General Education requirements are listed on the following page. When a course fulfills a General Education requirement, the code for each requirement being fulfilled is noted in the Course Overview section. For example, a course fulfilling both Historical Studies in Western Culture (HWC) and Multicultural Studies course (MCS-G) would be coded -- HWC, MCS-G.

FOUNDATION STUDIES

FYW = General Education 111 (completion in the first year)
WRI = Writing (completion of four courses designated as courses with writing [WRI])
FOL = Foreign Language (fourth college semester course numbered 232 or higher in French, German, or Spanish; third college semester course or higher in Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Russian)

FOL-C = Chinese 231 or higher, taught in Chinese

FOL-F = French 232 or higher, taught in French

FOL-G = German 232 or higher, taught in German

FOL-K = Greek 231 or higher, taught in Greek

FOL-J = Japanese 231 or higher, taught in Japanese

FOL-L = Latin 231 or higher, taught in Latin

FOL-N = Norwegian 231 or higher, taught in Norwegian

FOL-R = Russian 231 or higher, taught in Russian

FOL-S = Spanish 232 or higher, taught in Spanish

ORC = Oral Communication (a 0.25 credit course or its equivalent incorporated with a full-credit course designated ORC) MAR = Mathematical Reasoning (completion of one course designated MAR)
PHA = Physical Activity (completion of two different .25 activity courses designated PHA)

CORE STUDIES

HWC = Historical Studies in Western Culture (two courses designated HWC)
MCS-G = Multicultural Studies Course (one full-credit course focusing on a culture outside of the Western tradition designated MCS-G)
MCS-D = Multicultural Studies Component (one course with a component that focuses on cultural diversity within the United States designated MCS-D)
ALS-A = Artistic Studies (one full course focusing on artistic forms designated ALS-A)
ALS-L = Literary Studies (one full course focusing on literary forms designated ALS-L)
BTS-B = Biblical Studies (Level I course, Religion 121, taken during first year)
BTS-T = Theological Studies (one course in Christian theology taken after the first year)
NST = Studies in Natural Science (two courses in different departments or interdisciplinary programs. At least one must be in biology, chemistry, or physics, and at least one must be a laboratory course.)

NST-B= Studies in Natural Science, Biology non lab

NST-B, NSL = Studies in Natural Science, Biology with lab

NST-C = Studies in Natural Science, Chemistry non lab

NST-C, NSL = Studies in Natural Science, Chemistry with lab

NST-P = Studies in Natural Science, Physics non lab

NST-P, NSL = Studies in Natural Science, Physics with lab

NST = Studies in Natural Science, other non-lab

NST, NSL = Studies in Natural Science, other with lab

HBS = Studies in Human Behavior and Society (two courses in different departments or
programs)

INTEGRATIVE STUDIES

EIN = Ethical Issues and Normative Perspectives (one upper level [200 or higher] course designated EIN. Prerequisite: BTS-T.