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For further information on the Scientific Computation minor, see Prof. Jan Engelbrecht, Physics (jan@physics.bc.edu), or Professor Christopher Baum, Economics (baum@bc.edu), co-directors of the minor, or see the website at http://physics.bc.edu/MSC/. Womens Studies The Womens Studies Program is an interdisciplinary forum for the study of womens past and present position in society. Womens Studies analyzes the similarities and differences among women as a result of such factors as race, class, religion, and sexuality. The concept of gender relations is considered a primary factor in our understanding of womens roles in various institutions and societies. The Womens Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary minor that consists of two required courses: Introduction to Feminisms (EN 125, PS 125, SC 225) and Advanced Topics in Womens Studies (CO 593), plus four additional courses (selected from a range of disciplines). For more information consult the Director of the minor, Professor Sharlene Hesse-Biber, Sociology Department (617-552-4139), and the Womens Studies website at http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/ws/. Fifth Year B.A./M.A. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offer a five-year B.A./M.A. program in some departments. Application to the program normally takes place early in the second semester of the junior year. The applicant must complete an application to the Masters degree program in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (McGuinn 221). Admission to the B.A./M.A. program normally requires an overall GPA of 3.333, and a GPA of 3.5 in the major. Although specific B.A./M.A. program requirements will vary across departments, the program limits to two the number of courses credited towards the Masters degree that may also be counted towards the thirty-eight (38) courses required for the undergraduate degree. The undergraduate degree will be conferred on completion of undergraduate requirements. The Masters degree will be conferred on completion of degree requirements specified by the department. Bachelor of Arts-Master of Social Work Program The College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Social Work offer a dual degree program for a limited number of undergraduate psychology and sociology majors. During the sophomore year interested students take two prerequisites (Statistics and Introduction to Social Work) and apply for formal acceptance in the Program. They must meet all standard requirements for admission to the Graduate School of Social Work and complete all its foundation courses by the end of the senior year; at which time they receive the B.A. degree. They then enroll as Second Year M.S.W. candidates for their fifth and final year. Further information may be obtained from the Graduate School of Social Work Admissions Office, McGuinn Hall, the Departments of Psychology and Sociology (McGuinn), and the Arts and Sciences Deans Office (Gasson 109). Minors in the Lynch School of Education for Arts and Sciences Students Arts and Sciences students completing minors in the Lynch School of Education must fulfill all major, Core, and elective requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences and have credit in at least 32 Arts and Sciences courses. Secondary Education Students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Classical Studies, English, a foreign language, History, Mathematics, Geology, Physics, or Theology (not for certification) in the College of Arts and Sciences may apply to minor in Education. This program begins in the sophomore year and interested students should contact the Coordinator of Secondary Education or the Associate Dean in the Lynch School of Education during the sophomore year. Only those students majoring in the disciplines listed above may apply for a minor in Secondary Education. N.B. Students majoring in English have additional requirements. Consult the Secondary Handbook and the advisor for these requirements. General Education Students who have an interest in Education may follow a minor of five or six courses with their advisors approval. This program does not lead to certification, but does offer students an introduction to programs that could be pursued on the graduate level. The following courses constitute a minor in Education: Child Growth and Development; Family, School, and Society; Psychology of Learning; Classroom Assessment; Working with Special Needs Children; and one Education elective as an optional sixth course. International Study Program The aim of the International Study Program is to enable students to become fluent in a foreign language and to better understand a different culture. Students wishing to spend a year or a semester abroad and transfer the credits earned to their Boston College degree must receive approval from a Dean and enroll in a program approved by the College. To qualify for Deans approval, a student must (1) have a 3.2 average in the major and approximately the same in general average, (2) have completed a significant number of courses in the major and have made substantial progress on Core requirements, (3) have the approval of the Chairperson of the major department, and (4) have adequate proficiency in the language of the country in which he/she plans to study. For students who have not passed the language proficiency requirement, a minimum of one year of college level language study is required. Students should begin the application process by contacting the Center for International Studies early in their sophomore year. Final approval will be given by the Deans on the basis of a students academic record at the end of sophomore year. Academic Regulations Procedure of Appeal Students with questions of interpretation or petitions for exception from the College of Arts and Sciences Regulations, apart from those specified in the Universitys academic integrity policy, may submit them to an Appeals Board appointed by the Educational Policy Committee. A student should always attempt to resolve problems concerning the manner in which grades have been awarded or the academic practices of an instructor by direct contact with the instructor. In the rare case of an unresolved question the student should first refer the matter to the Chairperson or Director of the relevant department or program. A formal appeal of a course grade, which ought not be entered lightly by a student nor lightly dismissed by an instructor, should be made no later than the sixth week of the following semester. In making a formal appeal a student files a written statement with the Dean for her or his class. The Dean will then request written responses from both the instructor and chairperson and submit the case to the Appeals ARTS AND SCIENCES The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007 53

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