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Table of Contents

Academic Life
A St. Olaf Education
The 4-1-4 Calendar
Academic Resources
Majors and More
Graduation Requirements
Campus Facilities

Academic Regulations
Entering St. Olaf
Transferring to St. Olaf/Transferring Courses
Registering for Courses
Special Registrations
Successful Study
Counting Courses and Credits
Academic Status
Curricular Regulations and Advice
Records/Policies
Leaving St. Olaf

The Academic Programs
How to Use This Catalog
Africa and the Americas
American Conversations
American Racial and Multicultural Studies
American Studies
Ancient Studies
Art and Art History
Asian Conversations
Asian Studies
Biology
Biomedical Studies
Chemistry
Chinese
Classics
Communication and Theater
Computer Science
Dance
Economics
Education
English
Environmental Studies
Family and Social Service
Family Studies
Fine Arts
Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum (FLAC)
French
German
Great Conversation
Hispanic Studies
Historical Perspectives
History
Integrative Studies, Center for
Interdisciplinary Fine Arts
Interdisciplinary Studies
Japanese
Linguistic Studies
Management Studies
Mathematics
Media Studies
Medieval Studies
Middle East Studies
Molecular Biology
Music
Neuroscience
Nordic Studies
Norwegian
Nursing
Philosophy
Physical Education
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Romance Languages
Russian
Russian and Central European Studies
Social Studies Education
Social Work
Sociology/Anthropology
Spanish
Theatre
Statistics
Women's Studies

International and Off-Campus Studies
Overview
Programs Led by St. Olaf Faculty
Study/Service Programs
Student Teaching Abroad
Interim Courses
Semester and Year-Long Programs

Special Programs
Education Put to Work
Pre-Professional Preparation

Admissions and Financial Aid
Admissions Procedures
Financing Your Education
Financial Aid Program

Life Outside the Classroom
Residential Life
Student Services
Co-Curricular Activities

People
Board of Regents
Emeritus Faculty and Staff Members
Faculty, 2000-01
Administrators, 2000-01

Facts and Figures
History and Heritage
Recent Statistics

College Calendar
2000-2001 College Calendar
2001-2002 College Calendar
2002-2003 College Calendar

RECENT STATISTICS

Four- and Five-Year Graduation Rates (IPEDS data)

Graduates in 4 yearsGraduates in 5 years
Entering Fall ofClass SizeNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
1996 (Class of 2000 cohort)772
1995 (Class of 1999 cohort)74355875.1
1994 (Class of 1998 cohort)743519 69.9 -- --
1993 (Class of 1997 cohort)73850968.95616.1
1992 (Class of 1996 cohort)70250071.253576.2
1991 (Class of 1995 cohort)73352070.956577.0
1990 (Class of 1994 cohort)74456575.959279.6
1989 (Class of 1993 cohort)75055273.659879.7
1988 (Class of 1992 cohort)79659975.264480.9
1987 (Class of 1991 cohort)79558873.964681.2
1986 (Class of 1990 cohort)80061376.665782.1
1985 (Class of 1989 cohort)80656169.661275.9

Registration 1999-2000 (Official Tenth Day)

Full-time students 2,927
Part-time students 71
Total 2,998

Total Matriculated (1886-87 Through 1999-2000)

Men Women Total
29,345 31,068 60,413

Geographical Distribution
of full-time Students 1999-2000

Number Percent
Alaska10 0.34
Arizona 18 0.61
California 50 1.71
Colorado 67 2.29
Connecticut 13 0.44
Florida 7 0.24
Georgia 4 0.14
Hawaii 2 0.07
Idaho 6 0.20
Illinois 125 4.27
Indiana 14 0.48
Iowa 159 5.43
Kansas 27 0.92
Kentucky 5 0.17
Louisiana 1 0.03
Maine 5 0.17
Maryland 15 0.51
Massachusetts 9 0.31
Michigan 38 1.30
Minnesota 1,526 52.14
Missouri 28 .96
Montana 33 1.13
Nebraska 52 1.78
New Hampshire 5 0.17
New Jersey 9 0.31
New Mexico 5 0.17
New York 16 0.55
North Carolina 5 0.17
North Dakota 40 1.37
Ohio 23 0.79
Oklahoma 6 0.20
Oregon 22 0.75
Pennsylvania 9 0.31
Rhode Island 5 0.17
South Carolina 3 0.10
South Dakota 44 1.50
Tennessee 9 0.31
Texas 19 0.65
Utah 6 0.20
Vermont 3 0.10
Virgin Islands 1 0.03
Virginia 16 0.55
Washington 49 1.67
West Virginia 3 0.10
Wisconsin 326 11.14
Wyoming 8 0.27
Foreign Address 20 0.67
Total 2,866 97.92

InternationalNumberPercent
Albania 1 0.03
Australia2 0.07
Bangladesh 1 0.03
Belarus 1 0.03
Bosnia 1 0.03
Canada 1 0.03
Costa Rica 1 0.03
Ecuador 1 0.03
Ethiopia 1 0.03
France 1 0.03
Germany 6 0.20
India 6 0.20
Jamaica 1 0.03
Japan 6 0.20
Kenya 1 0.03
Nepal 2 0.07
Nigeria 1 0.03
Norway 14 0.48
Slovakia 2 0.07
South Korea 1 0.03
Sri Lanka 1 0.03
Tanzania 2 0.07
Thailand 5 0.17
Yugoslavia 1 0.03
Total 60 2.32

Religious Affiliation of Students 1999-2000

Affiliation NumberPercent
Lutheran 1,316 43.9
Catholic 467 15.6
No Information 216 7.2
United Methodist 201 6.7
Presbyterian 148 4.9
Non-Denominational 115 3.8
No Affiliation 94 3.1
Other 78 2.6
Episcopal 70 2.3
United Church of Christ 55 1.8
Baptist -- Other 36 1.2
Baptist 23 0.8
Evangelical Free 23 0.8
Congregational 21 0.7
Evangelical Covenant 18 0.6
Unitarian 17 0.6
Covenant 14 0.5
Buddhist 13 0.4
Hindu 8 0.3
Pentecostal 7 0.2
Assembly of God 7 0.2
Eastern Orthodox 7 0.2
Church of Christ 6 0.2
Judaism 6 0.2
Islam 4 0.1
Mormon 4 0.1
Moravian 4 0.1
Alliance 3 0.1
Disciples of Christ 3 0.1
Evangelical and Reformed 3 0.1
Jehovah's Witness 3 0.1
Friends (Quakers) 2 0.1
Mennonite 2 0.1
Nazarene 2 0.1
Seventh Day Adventist 1 0.0
Evangelical United Brethren 1 0.0
Total 2,998 100.00

Lutherans by Denomination

Number Percent
Evangelical Lutheran
Church of America 		1,084 84.50
Missouri 111 8.00
Lutheran (Other/Unspecified) 91 5.40
Wisconsin 26 2.10
OLD Lutheran Church
of America 		4 0.00
Total 1,316 100.0