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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

Officers

Chair, Martin E. Marty

Vice Chair, Jerrol Tostrud

Secretary, Mark U. Edwards, Jr.

Treasurer, Alan Norton

Senior Regents

Dean L. Buntrock, B.A., 1972-
Elected to the Board 1972,
Chairman of the Board 1986-1995,
Senior Regent 1995-

Leonard C. Hoeft, B.S., 1970-
Elected to the Board 1970,
Chairman of the Board 1980-86,
Senior Regent, 1989-

Ex-Officio

Mark U. Edwards, Jr.
President, St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minn.

Mark Jansa
Alumni Observer
Wayzata, Minn.

Leonard Shulze
Advisory Member, ELCA
Chicago, Ill.

Terms Expire in 2001

Robert D. Berg
B.S., M.Div., 1996-
Bishop, Northwestern Wisconsin Synod,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rice Lake, Wis.

Kathleen Brekken
B.A., 1995-
President/CEO, Midwest of Cannon Falls, Inc.
Cannon Falls, Minn.

Barbara Peterson Burwell
B.A., 1995-
Burwell Enterprises
Minneapolis, Minn.

James Colville
B.A., 1989-
President, United Way of Minneapolis Area
Edina, Minn.

Robert Hatch
B.A., M.B.A., 1995-
Chairman/CEO, Cereal Ingredients, Inc.,
Superior Ingredients, Inc
Kansas City, Missouri.

John Horn
B.A., 1987-
Retired
Minn., Florida.

Sara Manthei
B.A., 1996-
St. Paul, Minn

Martin E. Marty
B.A., M.A., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D., 1988-
Public Religion Proj., Fairfax M. Cone
Distinguished Service Professor, Univ.of Chicago,
Chicago, Ill.

Bruce Nicholson
B.A., 1995-
President and CEO, Lutheran Brotherhood
Minneapolis, Minn.

David W. Olson
B.A., M.Div., 1996-
Bishop, Minneapolis Area Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Minneapolis, Minn.

O.J. Tomson
B.A., 1995-
Chair/Director, First Citizens National Bank
Mason City, Iowa

Term Expires in 2003

Thomas J. Boldt
B.A., 1996-
President, The Boldt Group, Inc.
Appleton, Wis.

Philip Brunelle
B.A., 1997-
Artistic Director, Plymouth Music Series
Minneapolis, Minn.

William Hoeft
B.A., 1997-
President and CEO, Ziegler, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minn.

Sonya Margerum
B.A., M.A., 1991-
Mayor
West Lafayette, Ind.

Walter M. Ringer III
B.A., J.D., O.P.M., 1997-
Vice Chairman and CEO, The Foley Companies
Minneapolis, Minn.

Judith Ryan
R.N., FAAN, Ph.D., 1991-
President and CEO, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Sioux Falls, SD

Darryl Solberg
B.A., J.D., 1991-
Attorney, Hecht, Solberg, Robinson & Goldberg
San Diego, Calif.

Terms Expire in 2005

John Benson
B.S.ChE., Minnesota, M.S. ChE, Washington Executive Vice President, 3M Health Care Markets
St. Paul, Minn

Reuben Groehler
B.A., M.Th., 1993-
Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church
Anoka, Minn.

Marilyn Miller
A.A., B.A., M.A., 1993-
Director of Congregational Ministries, Lutheran Human Relations
Milwaukee, Wis.

Truxtun Morrison
1992-
Retired Chairman, ConAgra, International
Omaha, Neb.

Addison Piper
US Bancorp Piper Jaffray, ChairmanB.A., Williams, M.B. Stanford
Minneapolis, Minn.

Jerrol M. Tostrud
B.A., 1996-
Retired Executive Vice President, West Publishing Company
Eagan, Minn.