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53 Admission

54 Academic Regulations

56 Fees and Expenses

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58 Admission



6262626262 Courses of InstructionCourses of InstructionCourses of InstructionCourses of InstructionCourses of Instruction

63 Block System

64 Final Examination Schedule

65 Course Abbreviations

67 Requirement Codes

Subject Area Course Listings

68 African and Afro-American Studies

71 American Studies

76 Anthropology

85 Arabic Language and Literature

85 Biochemistry

90 Biological Physics

92 Biology

99 Biophysics and Structural Biology

102 Business

104 Chemistry

112 Chinese

113 Classical Studies

116 Coexistence and Conflict

118 Comparative Literature

122 Computer Science

127 East Asian Studies

129 Economics

133 Education

139 English and American Literature

153 Environmental Studies

Table of Contents

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5 Mission Statement

5 Accreditation Statement

5 Annual Notice to Students

6 Professional Education

8 Research Centers and Institutes

10 Major Academic Support Facilities

12 Fine and Performing Arts Facilities

12 Residence Halls

13 Student Facilities

13 Athletic Facilities

14 Academic Services

15 Student Life

18 Student Judicial System

18 Student Activities

18 Public Safety

19 Dining Facilities

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20 Admission

24 Financial Aid


27 Payment Plans

28 Requirements for the Degrees


37 Special Academic Opportunities

40 Off-Campus Study

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42 Areas of Graduate Study

42 Admission

44 International Students

44 Requirements for the Degrees



51 Financial Assistance

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157 European Cultural Studies

162 Film Studies

224 Finance

164 Fine Arts

172 French Language and Literature

175 General Science

176 Genetic Counseling

178 German Language and Literature

181 German, Russian, and East AsianLanguages and Literature

181 Health: Science, Society, and Policy

184 Hebrew Language and Literature

190 The Heller School for Social Policyand Management for

203 History

214 History of Ideas

215 The Hornstein Program inJewish Communal Service

220 Independent Interdisciplinary Major

220 International and Global Studies

224 International Business School

236 Internet Studies

237 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

240 Italian Studies

242 Japanese

243 Journalism

245 Latin American Studies

248 Legal Studies

251 Library Intensive Program

253 Linguistics

255 Mathematics

261 Medieval and Renaissance Studies

263 Molecular and Cell Biology

269 Music

279 Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

298 Neuroscience

303 Peace, Conflict, and CoexistenceStudies

305 Philosophy

310 Physical Education

313 Physics

320 Politics

328 Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program

329 Psychology

337 Religious Studies

340 Romance and Comparative Literature

341 Russian and East European Studies

342 Russian Language and Literature

345 Social Justice and Social Policy

347 Sociology

356 Spanish Language and Literature

360 Theater Arts

369 Women’s Studies

375 Yiddish

376376376376376 General University RequirementsGeneral University RequirementsGeneral University RequirementsGeneral University RequirementsGeneral University Requirements

377 Foreign Language

378 Non-Western and Comparative Studies

380 Quantitative Reasoning

381 University Seminars in Humanistic Inquiries

390 University Writing

392392392392392 University OrganizationUniversity OrganizationUniversity OrganizationUniversity OrganizationUniversity Organization

392, 393 Board of Trustees

394 University Officers and AdministrativeOffices

396 Officers of Instruction

408 Index

418 Correspondence Directory

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Programs, requirements, fees, and otherinformation are set forth herein as they existat the date of this publication. BrandeisUniversity reserves the right to make changeswithout notice.

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Brandeis University

Brandeis University is a private,coeducational, and nonsectarian institutionof higher learning and research. Located inWaltham, Massachusetts, its 3,100 studentsare drawn from 50 states and 101 countries,and its faculty of 333 includes nationally andinternationally recognized teachers, scholars,and researchers.

Founded in 1948 by the American Jewishcommunity, Brandeis brings to Americanhigher education a unique culturalperspective reflecting Jewish traditions ofscholarship and community service and thecommitment to social justice personified byLouis Dembitz Brandeis, the distinguishedSupreme Court justice for whom theUniversity is named. While Brandeismaintains a special relationship with theJewish community, it is not affiliated withany religious organization, it offers notheological instruction, and it welcomesstudents and faculty of all backgroundsand beliefs.

Through a comprehensive curriculum andcocurricular activities, Brandeis presentsstudents with a diverse array of issues andapproaches to learning. The academic focusthroughout is on the liberal arts and sciencesand no professional training is conducted atthe undergraduate level. Undergraduatecourses are offered, however, in legal studies,education, business, premedical studies,journalism, and other areas that help preparestudents for later professional training. At thegraduate level, Brandeis University offersprofessional programs in social welfare,international economics and finance, andJewish communal service.

Brandeis is a member of the Association ofAmerican Universities, which represents theleading research institutions in NorthAmerica, and is accredited by the NewEngland Association of Schools and Colleges.The research interests of the faculty span awide range of disciplines in the sciences,social sciences, humanities, and creative arts.

The University’s principal components arethe undergraduate College of Arts andSciences, the Graduate School of Arts andSciences, The Heller School for Social Policyand Management, the Lown School of NearEastern and Judaic Studies, the BrandeisInternational Business School, and the RabbSchool of Summer and Continuing Studies.

The College of Arts and Sciences is the coreof the University. With an enrollment ofnearly 3,100, it combines the intimacy of asmall college with the breadth and depth of amajor research institution. The curriculum isdesigned for maximum flexibility, choice, andinterconnectedness. At its heart are programsthat emphasize interdisciplinary andintegrative perspectives: University Seminarsin Humanistic Inquiries and non-Western andcomparative studies. Other curricularcomponents include courses that honewriting, quantitative reasoning, and foreignlanguage skills. In addition, students selectcourses from 24 departments and 25interdepartmental programs. They choosefrom among 44 majors and 43 minors, andmay also elect an independentinterdisciplinary major.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,established in 1953, offers master’s anddoctoral programs in 32 fields, and post-baccalaureate programs in computer science,studio art, and premedical studies, as well asa diploma in Jewish studies. Currentenrollment is about 850. Graduate studyoffers students in-depth, broad-basedscholarly exposure while providingprofessional training in their chosen fields.

Founded in 1959, The Heller School forSocial Policy and Management enrollsapproximately 400 students. The Schooloffers a Ph.D. in social policy, a Master ofBusiness Administration (human services), aMaster of Arts in sustainable internationaldevelopment, and a Master of Science ininternational health policy and management.Graduates of the Ph.D. program pursuecareers in teaching, research, and high-leveladministration. Graduates of the M.B.A.program hold a variety of managerialpositions in public, private, and not-for-profitmission-driven organizations. Graduates ofthe Programs in Sustainable Developmenthold positions in international agencies andlocal development organizations throughoutthe world. Faculty research focuses on majorpublic policy issues around the areas of aging;child, youth, and families; health; mentalhealth; substance abuse; disabilities; andeconomic hardship and inequalities.

The Lown School, one of the mostcomprehensive centers for Judaic studiesoutside Israel, reflects Brandeis’s specialcommitment to scholarship that illuminatesissues of concern to the Jewish community,scholars in religion, and students of theancient and modern Near East. It houses theDepartment of Near Eastern and JudaicStudies, the Maurice and Marilyn CohenCenter for Modern Jewish Studies, TheTauber Institute for the Study of EuropeanJewry, The Jacob and Libby GoodmanInstitute for the Study of Zionism, theBernard G. and Rhoda G. Sarnat Center for

the Study of Anti-Jewishness, and theBenjamin S. Hornstein Program in JewishCommunal Service. The National Center forJewish Film and the American JewishHistorical Society are affiliated with theLown School.

The Brandeis International Business School(IBS) is the newest graduate school at theUniversity, established in 1994. Formerlyknown as the Graduate School ofInternational Economics and Finance, theSchool’s mission has expanded to encompassall aspects of international business andeconomic interdependence. Its degreeprograms meet the growing need forinternational vision and expertise in theglobal economy by integrating skills,perspectives, and experiences in internationalbusiness, economics, and finance. Several ofthe School’s programs are offered incollaboration with the Department ofEconomics. The School’s research addressesvarious dimensions of interdependence,including currency markets, asset prices,patents and technology flows, internationalstrategic alliances, trade policy, centralbanking, international branding andmarketing, and multiculturalcommunication. Major research units addressglobal finance and the Asia-Pacific economy.

The Rabb School of Summer and ContinuingStudies extends the traditional excellence of aBrandeis education to the greater communitywith opportunities for professionaldevelopment and lifelong learning. Withmore than 3,100 enrollments, college andadult students participate each year in itsnoncredit and credit undergraduate andgraduate programs, which include theDivision of Continuing Studies (part-timeevening graduate study), the Summer School,and The Osher Lifelong Learning Instituteat Brandeis, (formerly the Brandeis AdultLearning Institute).

In addition to its six main components,Brandeis maintains several major researchcenters and institutes and interdisciplinaryprograms. These include the Gordon PublicPolicy Center, the Institute for Health Policy,the Rosenstiel Basic Medical SciencesResearch Center, and the Benjamin and MaeVolen National Center for Complex Systems.

Academic support facilities include the1 million-volume Brandeis UniversityLibraries, the Feldberg CommunicationsCenter, the Hiatt Career Center, the SpingoldTheater Center, The Rose Art Museum, theSlosberg Music Center, and the Rita Dee andHarold Hassenfeld Conference Center.

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Recreational facilities include the newShapiro Campus Center, Usdan StudentCenter, the Sherman Student Center, and theGosman Sports and Convocation Center, oneof the largest of its kind in the region. TheUniversity has an active intramural and clubprogram and fields intercollegiate teams in 10men’s and 10 women’s sports. Brandeis is oneof nine NCAA Division III schools thatcompetes in the University AthleticAssociation.

Section 2B of Chapter 151C of theMassachusetts General Laws provides that:“Any student [...] who is unable, because ofhis religious beliefs to attend classes or toparticipate in any examination, study, orwork requirement on a particular day shall be[so] excused...and shall be provided with anopportunity to make up such examination,study, or work requirement which he mayhave missed because of such absence on anyparticular day; provided, however, that suchmakeup examination or work shall not createan unreasonable burden upon such school. Nofees of any kind shall be charged...for makingavailable to the said student suchopportunity. No adverse or prejudicial effects

shall result to any student because of hisavailing himself of the provisions of thissection.”

Brandeis University does not discriminateon the basis of race, color, age, geneticinformation, religion, national origin, sex,sexual orientation, disability, or status asa veteran in its programs and activities.The following person has been designatedto handle inquiries regarding thenondiscrimination policies: Associate VicePresident of Human Resources/EmployeeRelations, Gryzmish 106, 781-736-3015.

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Mission StatementMission StatementMission StatementMission StatementMission Statement

Brandeis University is a community ofscholars and students united by theircommitment to the pursuit of knowledge andits transmission from generation togeneration. As a research university, Brandeisis dedicated to the advancement of thehumanities, arts, and social, natural, andphysical sciences. As a liberal arts college,Brandeis affirms the importance of a broadand critical education in enriching the livesof students and preparing them for fullparticipation in a changing society, capable ofpromoting their own welfare, yet remainingdeeply concerned about the welfare of others.

In a world of challenging social andtechnological transformation, Brandeisremains a center of open inquiry andteaching, cherishing its independence fromany doctrine or government. It strives toreflect the heterogeneity of the United Statesand of the world community whose ideas andconcerns it shares. In the belief that the mostimportant learning derives from the personalencounter and joint work of teacher andstudent, Brandeis encourages undergraduatesand postgraduates to participate withdistinguished faculty in research, scholarship,and artistic activities.

Brandeis was founded in 1948 as anonsectarian university under thesponsorship of the American Jewishcommunity to embody its highest ethical andcultural values and to express its gratitude tothe United States through the traditionalJewish commitment to education. By being anonsectarian university that welcomesstudents, teachers, and staff of everynationality, religion, and political orientation,Brandeis renews the American heritage ofcultural diversity, equal access toopportunity, and freedom of expression.

The University that carries the name of thejustice who stood for the rights of individualsmust be distinguished by academicexcellence, by truth pursued wherever it maylead, and by awareness of the power andresponsibilities that come with knowledge.

As adopted at the meeting of the Board ofTrustees, December 6, 1984.

Accreditation StatementAccreditation StatementAccreditation StatementAccreditation StatementAccreditation Statement

Brandeis University is accredited by the NewEngland Association of Schools and Colleges,Inc., a nongovernmental, nationallyrecognized organization whose affiliatedinstitutions include elementary schoolsthrough collegiate institutions offeringpostgraduate instruction.

Accreditation of an institution by the NewEngland Association indicates that it meetsor exceeds criteria for the assessment of theinstitutional quality periodically appliedthrough a peer group review process. Anaccredited school or college is one that hasavailable the necessary resources to achieveits stated purposes through appropriateeducational programs, is substantially doingso, and gives reasonable evidence that it willcontinue to do so in the foreseeable future.Institutional integrity also is addressedthrough accreditation.

Accreditation by the New EnglandAssociation is not partial but applies to theinstitution as a whole. As such, it is not aguarantee of the quality of every course orprogram offered, or the competence ofindividual graduates. Rather, it providesopportunities available to students whoattend the institution.

Inquiries regarding the status of aninstitution’s accreditation by the NewEngland Association should be directed to theOffice of the Provost and Senior VicePresident for Academic Affairs, BrandeisUniversity, Mailstop 134, P.O. Box 549110,Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9110.Individuals may also contact the association:

Commission on Institutions ofHigher LearningNew England Association of Schoolsand Colleges, Inc.209 Burlington RoadBedford, Massachusetts 01730-1433781-271-0022781-271-0950 FAX

Annual Notice to StudentsAnnual Notice to StudentsAnnual Notice to StudentsAnnual Notice to StudentsAnnual Notice to Students

Brandeis Graduation RateBrandeis Graduation RateBrandeis Graduation RateBrandeis Graduation RateBrandeis Graduation Rate

In compliance with federal law, theUniversity makes available to students andprospective students information concerningthe rate at which full-time, first-time- degree-seeking students complete requirements forthe bachelor’s degree within six years ofentrance. In 2002-03, the graduation rate forstudents who entered Brandeis in 1997 was84%.

Policies Regarding Educational RecordsPolicies Regarding Educational RecordsPolicies Regarding Educational RecordsPolicies Regarding Educational RecordsPolicies Regarding Educational Records

The Family Educational Rights and PrivacyAct (FERPA) affords students certain rightswith respect to their educational records.They are:

(1) The right to inspect and review thestudent’s education records within 45 days ofthe day the University receives a request foraccess.

Students should submit to the UniversityRegistrar, Dean, Department Chair, or otherappropriate official, written requests thatidentify the record(s) they wish to inspect.The University official will makearrangements for access and notify thestudent of the time and place where therecords may be inspected. If the records arenot maintained by the University official towhom the request was submitted, thatofficial shall advise the student of the correctofficial to whom the request should beaddressed.

(2) The right to request the amendment of thestudent’s education records that the studentbelieves are inaccurate, misleading, orotherwise in violation of the student’sprivacy rights.

To seek the amendment of a record believedto be inaccurate or misleading, studentsshould write the University officialresponsible for the record, clearly identify thepart of the record they want changed, andspecify why it is inaccurate or misleading. Ifthe University decides not to amend therecord, it will notify the student accordingly,advising of the right to a hearing regardingthe request for amendment. Additionalinformation regarding hearing procedures willbe provided at that time.

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(3) The right to consent to disclosures ofpersonally identifiable information containedin the student’s education records, except tothe extent that FERPA authorizes disclosurewithout consent.

Exceptions that permit disclosure withoutconsent include but are not limited to: (a)disclosure to parents of students who areclaimed as dependents for tax purposes; (b)disclosure to officials of another school inwhich a student seeks to enroll; (c)disclosures in compliance with certainsubpoenas; and (d) disclosures to universityofficials with legitimate educationalinterests. An official is a person employed bythe University in an administrative,supervisory, academic, or support staffposition; a person or company with whom theUniversity has contracted (such as anattorney, the National Student LoanClearinghouse, or a collection agent); a personserving on the Board of Trustees; or a studentserving on an official committee, or assistinganother school official in performing his orher tasks. Such an official has a legitimateeducational interest if information in theeducational records is necessary to themaintenance of the academic enterprise and/or to the officer’s capacity to act responsiblyin the student’s educational interest.

(4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S.Department of Education concerning allegedfailures by Brandeis University to complywith the requirements of FERPA. The nameand address of the office that administersFERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office,U.S. Department of Education, 400 MarylandAvenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-4605.

Public Notice Designating DirectoryPublic Notice Designating DirectoryPublic Notice Designating DirectoryPublic Notice Designating DirectoryPublic Notice Designating DirectoryInformationInformationInformationInformationInformation

The University designates the followingcategories of student information as public“directory information.” Such informationmay be disclosed by the institution for anypurpose, at its discretion. The Universitymakes student directory informationavailable in two forms—electronically (as anonline directory) and in the annual directorypublished at the start of the fall semester.Currently enrolled students and newlymatriculated students may withholddisclosure of any category of informationunder FERPA. Students who withholdcategory I information will not appear ineither the online directory or the annualpublished directory. Students who do notwish to have directory information publishedin the annual student directory must filenotice in the Office of the UniversityRegistrar before July 15. Students who do notwish to have directory information publishedin the online student directory must filenotice in the Office of the University

Registrar—seven working days may berequired for such notification to take effect.Brandeis University assumes that failure onthe part of any student to specifically requestthe withholding of public informationindicates individual approval for disclosure.

Category ICategory ICategory ICategory ICategory I

Name, local addresses (including electronicaddress) and telephone number, home addressand telephone number, date of birth,photograph, and digital likeness.

Category IICategory IICategory IICategory IICategory II

Dates of attendance, major(s), and minor(s) atBrandeis, full-time/part-time status, class(i.e., freshman, sophomore, etc.), previousinstitution(s) attended and major field ofstudy, awards and honors, degree(s) conferredand date(s) conferred.

Category IIICategory IIICategory IIICategory IIICategory III

Past and present participation in officiallyrecognized sports and activities, physicalfactors (height, weight of athletes).

Notifications regarding directory informationshould be sent to:

Office of the University RegistrarMailstop 068P.O. Box 549110Waltham, MA 02454-9110

Sealing Student RecordsSealing Student RecordsSealing Student RecordsSealing Student RecordsSealing Student Records

After students graduate from the Universitytheir records are sealed and no furtherchanges are allowed. The correction ofclerical mistakes is possible by petition to theUniversity Registrar.

Name ChangesName ChangesName ChangesName ChangesName Changes

The transcript is the official, legal documentthat certifies a student’s academic history.The name in which it is maintained will notbe changed without a written request thatmust be accompanied by materials that provethat the requested new name has beenassumed legally. Name changes will beaccommodated at the discretion of theUniversity Registrar. Name changes are nolonger possible for students who enteredBrandeis prior to 1986.

Electronic notificationsElectronic notificationsElectronic notificationsElectronic notificationsElectronic notifications

Many, if not all, administrative offices of theUniversity rely on email to communicateofficial notifications quickly and efficientlyto students. Students are strongly urged tosign-up for a Brandeis UNet account as failureto have a valid email address on file candisrupt communication and result in lostopportunities.

Professional EducationProfessional EducationProfessional EducationProfessional EducationProfessional Education

The Heller School for Social Policy andThe Heller School for Social Policy andThe Heller School for Social Policy andThe Heller School for Social Policy andThe Heller School for Social Policy andManagementManagementManagementManagementManagement

The internationally renowned Heller Schoolwas founded in 1959. It offers four degrees, aPh.D. in social policy, a Master of BusinessAdministration (human services), a Master ofArts in sustainable internationaldevelopment, and a Master of Science ininternational health policy and management.Students in the M.B.A. program pursue arigorous course of study that integratesmanagement and social policy courses as wellas an on-site team consulting project toprepare graduates for management careers inpublic, private, and not-for-profitorganizations pursuing social missions.Optional management concentrations areavailable in health care; child, youth, andfamily services; and sustainable development.The Ph.D. program prepares individuals foradvanced positions in teaching, research, andadministration. Students may focus on policyissues in the areas of children, youth, andfamilies; health policy; and economic andsocial inequalities. Two training programsprepare students to contribute originalscholarly research to the field of social policyliterature. SID students pursue aninterdisciplinary program that includescourses in public policy, developmenteconomics, and environmental management.Students also work with developmentprofessionals in the areas of project planning,implementation, and evaluation, as well ashuman rights and development, micro-finance, and conservation and development.The M.S. degree combines the planning,management, and health policy expertisefound at Heller in an international context,training young professionals to playincreasingly responsible roles in the healthand well-being of the world’s poorest childrenand families by pursuing careers in healthpolicy and planning, and policyimplementation in government healthministries and planning agencies,development agencies, and in NGOs.

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The faculty represents a broad spectrum ofthe social sciences and related fields andconducts a multidisciplinary, policy-orientedresearch and management program on a widerange of health and welfare issues. The HellerSchool provides educational resources andresearch opportunities for students: theSchneider Institute for Health Policy; theFamily and Child Policy Center; the Institutefor Sustainable Development; the Nathan andToby Starr Center for Mental Retardation; thePolicy Center on Aging; the National Centeron Women and Aging; the Center on Hungerand Poverty; the Center for Youth andCommunities; the Center for Social Change;and Center for International Development.The Heller School also supports majorresearch projects in the area of substanceabuse, mental health, and a variety of othersocial concerns.

Brandeis International Business SchoolBrandeis International Business SchoolBrandeis International Business SchoolBrandeis International Business SchoolBrandeis International Business School

The Brandeis International Business School(formerly known as the Graduate School ofInternational Economics and Finance) is apioneering professional school dedicated toteaching and research in global finance,management, and economic policy.

Established in 1994, the School responds tothe growing need for international vision andexpertise by preparing exceptional individualsfrom around the world to become principledleaders of global companies and publicinstitutions.

The School’s degree programs address thecomplex challenges decision-makers face inthe emerging global economy, in variedbusiness and policy-making environments.They include:

The Lemberg M.A. in InternationalEconomics and Finance, offered incollaboration with the University’seconomics department, integrates analyticalskills in economics and capital markets withmanagement insights and global economicperspectives.

The M.B.A. International offers aninternationally focused curriculum in allbusiness and management functions, withspecial emphasis on finance and strategy.

The M.S. in Finance is a part-time programfocused on the quantitative and analyticaltools of modern finance with emphasis onapplications in investments and corporatefinancial management.

The Ph.D. in International Economics andFinance, offered in collaboration with theUniversity’s economics department, providesadvanced training in economic theory,research techniques, and creative problemsolving.

The School’s research covers fields rangingfrom currency markets, corporate financialsignaling, and asset prices to patents andtechnology flows, international branding,multicultural communication, and manyother fields. Its major research units include:

The Barbara and Richard Rosenberg Instituteof Global FinanceEstablished in 2001 with a generous gift fromBarbara and Richard Rosenberg, the Instituteanticipates and addresses major trends andchallenges in the global economy throughresearch, public conferences and symposia,and teaching.

The Center for Asia-Pacific Business andEconomicsThe Center addresses trade, investment,finance, and development in the Asia Pacificas a whole, and in particular countries of theregion. The Center is also an APEC StudyCenter.

Additional information on the School, itsprograms and activities, and its admissionspolicies may be obtained from the School’swebsite, www.brandeis.edu/global, or bycontacting its administrative offices atBrandeis University.

The Rabb School of Summer andThe Rabb School of Summer andThe Rabb School of Summer andThe Rabb School of Summer andThe Rabb School of Summer andContinuing StudiesContinuing StudiesContinuing StudiesContinuing StudiesContinuing Studies

Through its programs, the Rabb School offersopportunities for lifelong learning, careeradvancement, and personal enrichment.

The Division of Continuing Studies offersyear-round, part-time graduate courses in theevenings for working professionals leading to:

1) Master’s degrees in Project and ProgramManagement, Software Engineering,Bioinformatics, and a Master of SoftwareEngineering/Master of Science inBioinformatics dual degree.

2) Graduate certificates in projectmanagement, bioinformatics, softwareengineering, and software engineeringmanagement.

3) An online graduate certificate in softwareengineering. The master’s degree will beavailable online, academic year 2004-05.

Continuing studies also works withcompanies in the Greater Boston area to offercertificate and degree programs on site.

Classes generally meet one night a week for10 weeks; terms begin in September, January,and May.

The Brandeis Summer School is an open-admission program offering courses andspecial summer programs for college credit.Small classes taught by experienced anddedicated instructors are the hallmark ofsummer offerings. Summer affords theopportunity to enroll in special nicheprograms and institutes, such as the HebrewLanguage Summer Institute, the HebrewInstructor Training Workshop, and theLydian String Quartet Chamber MusicFestival, as well as the opportunity toexperience innovative course formats, such asonline offerings, or evening and extendedsessions to accommodate work and othersummer activities.

Brandeis Summer School courses do not haveto be pre-approved for transfer of credit to theBrandeis degree. Courses may be used toaddress the University’s residencyrequirement, general requirements, as well asmajor and minor requirements. Gradesreceived for Brandeis Summer School coursesare included as part of any degree candidate’spermanent academic record and in thecalculation of GPAs.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute atBrandeis University (formerly BALI) is alearning community of older adults thatoffers noncredit, peer-led study in a spirit ofconviviality, on a wide range of topics, suchas history, literature, art, music, religion,philosophy, science, and writing. At midday,the Lunch & Learn program featuresexcellent speakers, e.g., journalists,academics, artists, on an eclectic array oftopics. Study groups meet one day a week;10-week terms begin in late fall and latespring. Twice annually, in January and June,the program offers an “Interim Session,” aone-week learning opportunity led byBrandeis faculty and focused on a singletheme, e.g., The 2004 U.S. PresidentialElections: Domestic and Foreign PolicyIssues.

Brandeis in the Berkshires:Brandeis in the Berkshires:Brandeis in the Berkshires:Brandeis in the Berkshires:Brandeis in the Berkshires:The Best of Both WorldsThe Best of Both WorldsThe Best of Both WorldsThe Best of Both WorldsThe Best of Both WorldsBrandeis in the Berkshires is a dynamicextension of the University’s notablecommitment to excellent and accessibleliberal education, social justice, and the openand thoughtful exchange of ideas and issues.Brandeis in the Berkshires transforms ourworld by connecting new research andoriginal thought produced at BrandeisUniversity to a larger community of policyplanners, business, community, and politicalleaders, writers, and thinkers.

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In the Berkshires, participants spend fivestimulating days in interactive intellectualdiscussions with Brandeis University facultymoderators and other national andinternational experts. In the evenings, theyenjoy the celebrated cultural offerings of thearea: Tanglewood; the Jacob’s Pillow dancecenter; and Shakespeare and Company, anactive partner in the Brandeis in theBerkshires institutes. The unique, week-longinstitutes are designed to probe intellectualand spiritual issues and the major questionsof our times in a relaxing, retreat setting.Some sessions focus specifically on thespecial challenges facing the contemporaryJewish community. All sessions foster thecreation of new knowledge that transformsparticipants’ ethical, political, andhumanistic perspectives.

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The Bernard G. and Rhoda G. Sarnat CenterThe Bernard G. and Rhoda G. Sarnat CenterThe Bernard G. and Rhoda G. Sarnat CenterThe Bernard G. and Rhoda G. Sarnat CenterThe Bernard G. and Rhoda G. Sarnat Centerfor the Study of Anti-Jewishnessfor the Study of Anti-Jewishnessfor the Study of Anti-Jewishnessfor the Study of Anti-Jewishnessfor the Study of Anti-Jewishness

The Bernard G. and Rhoda G. Sarnat Centerfor the Study of Anti-Jewishness aims topromote an understanding of the causes,nature, and consequences of anti-Jewishprejudice, as well as Jewish and non-Jewishresponses in historical and contemporaryperspectives. Organized on amultidisciplinary basis, the Sarnat Centerinitiates and supports research, conferences,and publications, as well as teaching in thehistory of antisemitism.

Community, Families, and Work ProgramCommunity, Families, and Work ProgramCommunity, Families, and Work ProgramCommunity, Families, and Work ProgramCommunity, Families, and Work Program

Founded in 2001, the Community, Families,and Work Program (CFWP) conductsinnovative, cutting-edge, policy-orientedresearch. The program’s guiding premise isthat well-functioning communities enhancethe ability of families to meet their needs andpromote the well-being of employees, theirfamilies, and their workplaces. The goal ofCFWP is to enhance work-family balance byattending to the important role played bycommunity. CFWP employs a research modelthat highlights the relationship among thesethree domains.

CFWP cohosts an Annual InvitationalJournalism-Work/Family Conference. Theaim of the conference is to facilitateinteraction between leading work-familyresearchers and representatives of the mediain an effort to improve the quality of mediacoverage of critical work-family issues. CFWPcohosts this event with the College ofCommunication at Boston University. Ateach conference, CFWP presents an award tothe winner of an annual national competitionthat encourages and supports doctoralresearch on community, families, and work.

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The Center on International Development(CID) conducts research and policy analysisand provides technical assistance to promotesustainable development, eliminate poverty,and prevent illness. Through its faculty,researchers and students, CID is engaged inpartnerships with development organizationsand universities abroad. These partnershipswork in the areas of community resourcemanagement, poverty alleviation andresource distribution, gender anddevelopment, and non-governmentalorganizations (NGOs) and civil society.

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The Center for Youth and Communities, partof the Institute for Assets and Social Policy,at Brandeis University, is one of the nation’sleading research, professional development,and policy development organizations in thefields of youth development, employment,and education. As part of The Heller Schoolat Brandeis, the Center’s mission is toimprove the quality of services for children,youth, and families by combining theknowledge gained from scholarly researchwith practical experience in ways that willhelp practitioners and policy makerssuccessfully address the issues of long-termself-sufficiency for youths and adults. Toaccomplish that mission, the Center forYouth and Communities pursues four broadtypes of activity: policy development,research synthesis and evaluation,professional development and technicalassistance, and dissemination.

The Center on Hunger and PovertyThe Center on Hunger and PovertyThe Center on Hunger and PovertyThe Center on Hunger and PovertyThe Center on Hunger and Poverty(The Heller School for Social Policy(The Heller School for Social Policy(The Heller School for Social Policy(The Heller School for Social Policy(The Heller School for Social Policyand Management)and Management)and Management)and Management)and Management)

The Center on Hunger and Poverty, part ofthe Institute for Assets and Social Policy, is anational research and policy organization thatpromotes policies and programs to reducepoverty and hunger in America. The Centerconducts applied research and policy analysis,disseminates analytic information on povertyand hunger, carries out public educationinitiatives, and provides information toCongress and other policy makers as well asorganizations across the country on poverty-and hunger-related issues. The Center housesthe Food Security Institute.

Institute for Child, Youth, and Family PolicyInstitute for Child, Youth, and Family PolicyInstitute for Child, Youth, and Family PolicyInstitute for Child, Youth, and Family PolicyInstitute for Child, Youth, and Family Policy

The Institute for Child, Youth, and FamilyPolicy, which includes the Starr Center onMental Retardation, will develop andimplement a coordinated agenda focused onpolicies and programs in the domains of childhealth and development and child welfare,with an emphasis on early childhood andadolescence. Building on its initial focus ongender roles and work/family issues, theCenter is directing increased attention to thehealth and development of children,particularly as they are threatened by thestresses of poverty, economic insecurity, andracial or ethnic discrimination. Central tothis expanding agenda is closer scrutiny ofthe current national debate on the balancebetween public and personal responsibilityfor human well being, the devolution ofpolitical authority from federal to state andlocal levels, and conflicting views on the roleof government and the private sector toprotect the interests of our nation’s childrenand their families.

Gordon Public Policy CenterGordon Public Policy CenterGordon Public Policy CenterGordon Public Policy CenterGordon Public Policy Center

The Gordon Public Policy Center is thenation’s first interdisciplinary, multi-university center for the study of publicpolicy. Dedicated in 1987, the Center wasfounded by the James Gordon Foundation ofChicago. The Center’s mission is to analyzedomestic public policy from the perspectiveof a number of academic disciplines toimprove the implementation of publicprograms through research and evaluation,publications, and direct practical service tothose in government. It seeks to bridge theworld of ideas and the world of action.

The Schneider Institute for HealthThe Schneider Institute for HealthThe Schneider Institute for HealthThe Schneider Institute for HealthThe Schneider Institute for HealthPolicy (The Heller School for Social PolicyPolicy (The Heller School for Social PolicyPolicy (The Heller School for Social PolicyPolicy (The Heller School for Social PolicyPolicy (The Heller School for Social Policyand Management)and Management)and Management)and Management)and Management)

The Schneider Institute for Health Policy hasachieved national recognition as a leadinghealth care policy and research institute.Since its establishment in 1978, the Institutehas conducted research, policy analysis, andtechnical assistance on issues of organizationdelivery, regulation, and financing of theUnited States and selected internationalhealth care systems. The Institute, includingthe new Center for Behavioral Health,comprises several areas: finance andreimbursement; national state and localpolitics; vulnerable populations; diversity;long-term care for elders; substance abuse;and program evaluation.

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Within The Heller School, the SchneiderInstitute for Health Policy constitutes thelargest research center with more than 60studies in its current health services researchand policy study portfolio. Some members ofthe Institute staff also hold faculty positionswithin The Heller School. In many ways, theInstitute represents an institutional hybrid.The Institute possesses the characteristics ofan academic setting with a commitment toeducate students, and also possessescharacteristics of a research think tank orlarge consulting firm. Support for researchundertaken by the Institute is provided byfederal and state grants and contracts,corporations, and private foundations.

The International Center for Ethics, JusticeThe International Center for Ethics, JusticeThe International Center for Ethics, JusticeThe International Center for Ethics, JusticeThe International Center for Ethics, Justiceand Public Lifeand Public Lifeand Public Lifeand Public Lifeand Public Life

The International Center for Ethics, Justiceand Public Life, founded in 1998, exists todevelop effective responses to conflict andinjustice by offering innovative approaches tocoexistence, strengthening the work ofinternational courts, and encouraging ethicalpractice in civic and professional life.Activities include: fellowships for scholars,artists, and practitioners; internshipopportunities for Brandeis undergraduates;seminars for professionals on values andethics; courses; research projects,publications; conferences, and campusactivities. One of the Center’s core programs,the Slifka Program in IntercommunalCoexistence, explores the practical andethical dimensions of work in historicallydivided communities through activities onthe Brandeis campus and with partnerorganizations around the world. It includesa Master’s Program in Conflict andCoexistence that teaches students boththe theories of contemporary coexistencework and the professional skills to designand implement successful interventionsthat enable divided communities to livetogether more equitably, respectfully, andpeacefully together.

The Hadassah-Brandeis InstituteThe Hadassah-Brandeis InstituteThe Hadassah-Brandeis InstituteThe Hadassah-Brandeis InstituteThe Hadassah-Brandeis Institute

The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute:International Research on Jewish Women(HBI) develops fresh ways of thinking aboutJews and gender worldwide by producing andpromoting scholarly research and artisticprojects. Founded at Brandeis in 1997 byHadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organizationof America, Inc., HBI is the world’s firstuniversity-based research institute of its kind.

HBI provides research resources andcommunity programs for scholars, students,and the public at large. The Institute sponsorsthe Brandeis Series on Jewish Women, a bookseries published by the University Press ofNew England. It publishes Nashim, aninternational, interdisciplinary academicjournal, in partnership with the SchechterInstitute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem.

Each year, HBI convenes an internationalconference on Jewish and gender studiestopics. Among the Institute’s offerings forstudents and scholars are the Lily SafraSummer Internship Program, research andtravel awards, and a Scholar-in-Residenceprogram.

The HBI is housed at the Brandeis Women’sStudies Research Center.

The Jacob and Libby Goodman Institute forThe Jacob and Libby Goodman Institute forThe Jacob and Libby Goodman Institute forThe Jacob and Libby Goodman Institute forThe Jacob and Libby Goodman Institute forthe Study of Zionism and Israelthe Study of Zionism and Israelthe Study of Zionism and Israelthe Study of Zionism and Israelthe Study of Zionism and Israel

The Jacob and Libby Goodman Institute forthe Study of Zionism and Israel sponsorsresearch, symposia, and publications, as wellas teaching, in the historical and ideologicaldevelopment of the Zionist movement, andthe history, society, and culture of the Stateof Israel. The Institute is organized on amultidisciplinary basis under the auspices ofThe Tauber Institute for the Study ofEuropean Jewry.

Lown School of Near Eastern andLown School of Near Eastern andLown School of Near Eastern andLown School of Near Eastern andLown School of Near Eastern andJudaic StudiesJudaic StudiesJudaic StudiesJudaic StudiesJudaic Studies

The Department of Near Eastern and JudaicStudies is the primary teaching and researchunit in the Lown School. In this departmentthe University has assembled an unusualarray of distinguished scholars who offer anextremely broad curriculum. A second unit inthe Lown School is the Benjamin S.Hornstein Program in Jewish CommunalService, which provides graduate educationfor students interested in professional careersin Jewish communal service and Jewisheducation. The Lown School of Near Easternand Judaic Studies also includes the Mauriceand Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern JewishStudies and its Institute for Community andReligion (based in San Francisco), which aredevoted to the study of contemporaryAmerican Jewish life in the context ofreligious life in America. The Cohen Centerand its Institute are national resources, andtogether serve as a think tank, providingpolicy-oriented research findings to theacademic community, Jewish communalinstitutions, and Jewish communitiesthroughout North America. The Center’sresearch focuses on diverse issues includingJewish population trends, the social serviceneeds of American Jews, the Jewish family,intermarriage and assimilation, Jewish

education and identity, Jewish philanthropyand voluntarism, antisemitism in America,and the relationship between American andIsraeli Jewries. Two independent centers ofscholarly research located on the Brandeiscampus are affiliated with the Lown School:the American Jewish Historical Society andthe National Center for Jewish Film.

Mandel Center for Studies in JewishMandel Center for Studies in JewishMandel Center for Studies in JewishMandel Center for Studies in JewishMandel Center for Studies in JewishEducationEducationEducationEducationEducation

The Mandel Center at Brandeis University isdedicated to the study and improvement ofJewish education. The Center focuses on thepractice of Jewish education and the learningof Jewish educators throughout their careersin order to strengthen the quality of Jewishteaching in all its settings. Working at theintersection of scholarship and practice, theCenter fosters a culture of collaborationamong researchers, educators, andcommunity partners. Through its initiativesin Jewish education, the Mandel Centercontributes to a flourishing Jewish presentand future.

The Center currently operates the DeLeT(Day School Leadership through Teaching)program to train new Jewish day schoolteachers, Boston Mandel Teacher EducatorInstitute, various research projects aroundissues of teaching and learning, and a facultyseminar on the teaching of bible.

Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center forMaurice and Marilyn Cohen Center forMaurice and Marilyn Cohen Center forMaurice and Marilyn Cohen Center forMaurice and Marilyn Cohen Center forModern Jewish Studies (Lown School)Modern Jewish Studies (Lown School)Modern Jewish Studies (Lown School)Modern Jewish Studies (Lown School)Modern Jewish Studies (Lown School)

The Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center forModern Jewish Studies at Brandeis Universityis a multidisciplinary research centerdedicated to bringing the concepts, theories,and techniques of social science to bear onthe study of modern Jewish life. Researchconducted at the Center explores howcontemporary Jewish identity is shaped andhow Jewish cultural expression and religiouspractice are manifested. Recent work hasfocused on issues such as Jewish education,adolescents, intermarriage, Jewish identity,and the role of synagogues, communitycenters, and camps as socializing agents.

The Center for Modern Jewish Studies wasestablished at Brandeis in 1980 as a result of achallenge grant from the Charles H. RevsonFoundation. In 1986, Maurice and MarilynCohen provided an endowment gift to theCenter, which now bears their names.Faculty at the Center are drawn from severalacademic units, including The Heller Schoolfor Social Policy and Management, theHornstein Program in Jewish Communal

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Service, and the Department of Near Easternand Judaic Studies. In addition, the Centerincludes a full-time research staff of scholarstrained in psychology, sociology, andmanagement. Undergraduate and graduatestudents work at the Center as interns,research assistants, and research associates.The work of the Center is widelydisseminated to the public and in scholarlypublications.

Rosenstiel Basic Medical SciencesRosenstiel Basic Medical SciencesRosenstiel Basic Medical SciencesRosenstiel Basic Medical SciencesRosenstiel Basic Medical SciencesResearch CenterResearch CenterResearch CenterResearch CenterResearch Center

The Rosenstiel Basic Medical SciencesResearch Center is one of the nation’s leadingcenters for research programs in the basicmedical sciences embracing work inbiochemistry, biology, biophysics, molecularbiology, immunology, and proteincrystallography. Staff members hold jointfaculty appointments with the Brandeis basicscience departments. The Center offershospitality to senior visiting scientists and toyounger researchers at the graduate studentand postdoctoral levels. It also sponsorssymposia and colloquia.

The Center is well provided withsophisticated scientific equipment andfacilities, and through cooperativeinteractions with other departments hasbroadened the scope of basic medical scienceresearch offerings at Brandeis. Grants fromsuch agencies as the National ScienceFoundation, National Institutes of Health,American Cancer Society, and the MuscularDystrophy Association support researchprograms in the Rosenstiel Center. Basicmedical research is also conducted incollaboration with several industrial sectorbiotechnical organizations.

The Center also sponsors the annualpresentations of two prestigious scientificawards: The Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award forDistinguished Work in the Basic MedicalSciences and The Jacob Heskel GabbayAward in Biotechnology and Medicine. TheCenter also hosts the Boston AreaBiotechnology Roundtable, a quarterly forumfor the biotechnology industry.

The Starr Center for Mental RetardationThe Starr Center for Mental RetardationThe Starr Center for Mental RetardationThe Starr Center for Mental RetardationThe Starr Center for Mental Retardation(The Heller School for Social Policy(The Heller School for Social Policy(The Heller School for Social Policy(The Heller School for Social Policy(The Heller School for Social Policyand Management)and Management)and Management)and Management)and Management)

The Heller School established The StarrCenter for Mental Retardation in 1985 withthe generous support of Nathan and TobyStarr. The Starr Center, part of the Institutefor Child, Youth, and Family Policy, stays atthe forefront of the rapidly developing field ofdisability policy by attracting students withstrong professional, academic, and personalbackgrounds and supporting them in focusededucational and research programs. In

addition to sponsoring student and facultyresearch, The Starr Center supports a visitingscholars program, an annual seminar series,and invitational conferences and workshops.

The director of the Starr Center, MartyWyngaarden Krauss, Ph.D., has chaired theGovernor’s Commission on MentalRetardation in Massachusetts and consults tofederal agencies and private foundations.Graduates from the doctoral educationcomponent of The Starr Center occupyleadership positions as researchers andprofessors in universities across the country.Some graduates hold executive-levelpositions as researchers or directors ingovernment and nonprofit health and mentalretardation agencies, while others serve askey staff people on legislative committeesand in service organizations.

The Tauber Institute for the Study ofThe Tauber Institute for the Study ofThe Tauber Institute for the Study ofThe Tauber Institute for the Study ofThe Tauber Institute for the Study ofEuropean JewryEuropean JewryEuropean JewryEuropean JewryEuropean Jewry

The Tauber Institute for the Study ofEuropean Jewry seeks to study the historyand culture of European Jewry in the modernperiod. It has a special interest in studyingthe causes, nature, and consequences of theEuropean Jewish catastrophe and seeks toexplore them within the context of modernEuropean diplomatic, intellectual, political,and social history. The Tauber Institute forthe Study of European Jewry is organizedon a multidisciplinary basis with theparticipation of scholars in history, Judaicstudies, political science, sociology,comparative literature, and other disciplines.The Institute is primarily engaged in researchand publication; its monograph series ispublished by Brandeis University Press. Itsgovernment includes a distinguished Board ofOverseers, which advises the director andworks closely with the University. Membersof the Institute include fellows, facultyadvisors, associates, and graduate students.

Women’s Studies Research CenterWomen’s Studies Research CenterWomen’s Studies Research CenterWomen’s Studies Research CenterWomen’s Studies Research Center

Established in 2001, the Brandeis UniversityWomen’s Studies Research Center (WSRC) isan interdisciplinary think-and-action tank ofscholars, student, faculty, and communitymembers. The two major components of theWSRC are the Scholars Program and theHadassah-Brandeis Institute. As an“intellectual hub,” the WSRC providesresearchers and artists with the opportunityto conduct studies, produce works of art,write books, and experiment with ideas, all ofwhich address issues of gender and women’slives. The WSRC is an integral part ofBrandeis University and is deeply committedto furthering Brandeis University’s mission ofexcellence and commitment to social justice.Programs include colloquia, lectures,conferences, art exhibits, performances, andrecitals, in addition to classes, film viewing,and more.

The WSRC houses an interdisciplinarycommunity engaged in intellectual andartistic exchange to enhance the process ofresearch. The environmentally aware, child-welcoming, and aesthetically beautiful spacecontributes to the high-quality of the researchgenerated. The WSRC attracts women andmen who can best realize the potential of thisinnovative environment. The WSRC emergedfrom the Women’s Studies Program and isguided by the National Board for theWomen’s Studies Research Center at BrandeisUniversity.

Volen National Center for Complex SystemsVolen National Center for Complex SystemsVolen National Center for Complex SystemsVolen National Center for Complex SystemsVolen National Center for Complex Systems

The Volen National Center for ComplexSystems is a multidisciplinary centerdedicated to the study of nervous systemfunction, cognition, and biological andartificial intelligence. The Center iscomposed of faculty members who specializein a wide range of topics in neuroscienceincluding experimental psychology,computational neuroscience, cellular andmolecular neurobiology, and computerscience. The Center is an interdisciplinarygroup with the ability to perform scientificanalysis of the brain from the cellular andmolecular levels to the cognitive andcomputational. The Center aims to increaseknowledge within each of its individualcomponent disciplines, as well as to fosterinteractions among the components, givingrise to new scientific initiatives. Interestedstudents should concentrate in one of thesecomponent disciplines: biochemistry,biology, chemistry, computer science,neuroscience, physics, or psychology.

Major Academic Support FacilitiesMajor Academic Support FacilitiesMajor Academic Support FacilitiesMajor Academic Support FacilitiesMajor Academic Support Facilities

The Brandeis LibrariesThe Brandeis LibrariesThe Brandeis LibrariesThe Brandeis LibrariesThe Brandeis Libraries

The Brandeis University Libraries, includingthe Goldfarb Library, the Farber Library, andthe Gerstenzang Science Library, offer acombined collection of more than 1 millionprint volumes, 880,000 microforms, 385,000U.S. documents, and more than 15,000current serial and journal subscriptions (printand electronic), along with numerous otherelectronic resources.

The Main Library is comprised of threeconnected buildings: the Bertha and JacobGoldfarb Library, the Leonard L. FarberLibrary, and the Rapaporte Treasure Hall. TheGoldfarb/Farber Libraries house resources andservices supporting the humanities, the socialsciences, Judaica, creative arts, andintercultural studies. The Rapaporte TreasureHall is the site of many concerts and lecturesduring the academic year.

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The Judaica Library, located on themezzanine level of the Goldfarb Library,contains one of the country’s most importantcollections of reference materials and coretexts in major areas of Judaic studies, theancient Near East, and the modern MiddleEast. The Judaica book collection includesover 150,000 titles in Hebrew, Arabic, andWestern European languages.

The Robert D. Farber University Archivesand the special collections department arelocated on the second level of the FarberLibrary. The Archives houses historicalrecords documenting the origin,development, and achievements of theUniversity and its faculty, staff, and alumni.The collection includes photographs,correspondence, rare film, and otherdocuments. The special collectionsdepartment houses rare books andmanuscripts in a variety of subject areas.

The Norman and Rosita Winston CreativeArts Center is located on the third and fourthlevels of the Farber Library. The Centerhouses more than 15,000 music scores andmore than 28,000 sound recordings that maybe used in the listening facility.

The Leo Gerstenzang Science Library, locatedin the Science Complex, houses resources andservices that support teaching and research inphysics, chemistry, the life sciences,mathematics, and computing science.

Information about the Libraries’ collectionsand services is available via the World WideWeb at www.library.brandeis.edu. ThisWebsite serves as the gateway to the onlinelibrary catalog LOUIS, and to the electronicdatabases, journals, and other resources thatsupport the University curriculum.

The Libraries are fully wired for Internetaccess and offer network connectionsthroughout the facilities for laptop use. Mostof the electronic resources subscribed to areavailable via the campus network, theInternet, and the Web. These resources maybe accessed through the workstationsprovided at the Main and Science Libraries aswell as through any computer linked to thecampus network.

The reference departments of the Main andScience Libraries offer instruction in libraryresearch skills through several programs,including the Library Intensive Program,which provides customized instruction forupper-level and graduate courses. TheResearch Consultation Service is an in-depthresearch assistance service available to allstudents, faculty, and staff. Professionalreference librarian assistance is also availableonline 24/7/365 via the BLC ASK 24/7

service, as well as via email. These onlineservices are accessible from any computerconnected to the Internet. To find out moreabout our research assistance services, visitwww.library.brandeis.edu/reference/ask.html. The Brandeis University Librariesalso provide Interlibrary Loan and DocumentDelivery services to students, faculty, andstaff.

The Brandeis University Libraries aremembers of the Boston Library Consortium,as well as of international organizations suchas the Research Libraries Group. Additionalinformation on the Libraries may be found onthe Brandeis University Libraries Web page:www.library.brandeis.edu.

Information Technology ServicesInformation Technology ServicesInformation Technology ServicesInformation Technology ServicesInformation Technology Services

The Office for Information TechnologyServices offers many of the services that arecentral to students’ lives at Brandeis. Eachstudent is assigned a phone number, apersonal voice mailbox, and a personal billingnumber to place off-campus calls. The phonenumber and voice mail remain activewhether the student lives on or off campuswhile attending Brandeis. A special IP phoneis needed; standard phones will notnotnotnotnot work onthe network. Telephone service is availableby calling the IT Service Center at x67782and choosing option 2. For more information,see www.brandeis.edu/its/phone.

The Help Desk is located on the first floor ofthe Shapiro Campus Center and can bereached at x9UNET (x98638). The Help Deskstaff can help with computer hardware andsoftware issues, show how to use onlineUniversity resources, including Libraryresources, and help one stay virus free. Formore information, seewww.brandeis.edu/its/helpdesk.

Students interested in creating multimediaprojects for classes are invited to make use ofthe computers, equipment, and software inthe Instructional Technology ResourceCenter (ITRC) in Feldberg 135. ITRC staff canhelp with Web pages, graphic design, imageediting, video creation and editing, audiorecording and editing, streaming media,media compression, animation, and more.Visit www.brandeis.edu/its/itrc for info.

The ITS Repair Shop is an authorized DellRepair Center and Apple Service Provider. Italso services IBM, Compaq, and other name-brand computers and printers. Dells andApples may receive warranty service here.Products that are out of warranty are servicedfor a labor fee plus the cost of parts. The shopis on the lower level of the FeldbergCommunications Center and is open Mondayto Friday during each semester. For moreinformation, see www.brandeis.edu/its/repairshop.

Media Services is located on the third level ofthe Goldfarb Library. This group maintainsthe University’s technology enhancedclassrooms, provides loaner equipment suchas overhead projectors, computers, dataprojectors, televisions, and VCRs. Audio andvideo production, editing, and conversion arealso available. See www.brandeis.edu/its/mediaservices for more information.

Brandeis students have access to publiccomputer labs with networked Dellcomputers, laser printers, flatbed scanners,CD-ROM burners, and other specializedperipherals. There are approximately 200computers in nine classrooms and clusters inthe Libraries, the Feldberg CommunicationsCenter, and the Shapiro Campus Center.Most classrooms and clusters are open up to15 hours per day and some are open 24 hours.Four clusters are dedicated to student use andthe classrooms are open to students when notbeing used by classes. To find the hardwareand software you need, seewww.brandeis.edu/its/crf.

All residential rooms have cable TV servicefrom Comcast. More than 65 channels areoffered including CBS, NBC, ABC, MTV,ESPN, C-SPAN, CNN, CNBC, FX, TNT, TBS,USA, 10 foreign language channels, and sevenBrandeis channels. A cable-ready TV isrequired for service. For more information,see www.brandeis.edu/its/cabletv.

UNet networking services provide high-speedconnections for the entire campus and to theInternet. UNet also provides email services,personal web page pages, centralized storagefor student files, and lets students updatetheir own entry in the University’s onlinedirectory.

Brandeis University PressBrandeis University PressBrandeis University PressBrandeis University PressBrandeis University Press

Brandeis University Press is a member of thepublishing consortium known as theUniversity Press of New England, whosemembers include Brandeis University,Dartmouth College, Tufts University, theUniversity of New Hampshire, and theUniversity of Vermont. Brandeis UniversityPress has published under its imprint morethan 100 titles in a variety of fields bydistinguished scholars and writers within andoutside the Brandeis community. Theprincipal vehicles through which BrandeisUniversity Press publishes are the TauberInstitute for the Study of European JewrySeries; the Brandeis Series in AmericanJewish History, Culture, and Life; and theBrandeis Series on Jewish Women. BrandeisUniversity Press also publishes TheMenachem Stern Jerusalem Lecture seriessponsored by the Historical Society of Israel.

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In addition, Brandeis University Presspublishes titles outside the series listedabove. Recent and forthcoming books includeThe Bellstone: The Greek Sponge Divers ofthe Aegean; Our Musicals, Ourselves: ASocial History of the American MusicalTheater; Stars of David: Rock ‘n’ Roll’sJewish Stories; and Brave New Judaism: WhenScience and Scripture Collide.

The Carl and Ruth ShapiroThe Carl and Ruth ShapiroThe Carl and Ruth ShapiroThe Carl and Ruth ShapiroThe Carl and Ruth ShapiroAdmissions CenterAdmissions CenterAdmissions CenterAdmissions CenterAdmissions Center

In the modernist tradition of theInternational Style of architecture, the Carland Ruth Shapiro Admissions Centerprovides a dedicated facility for welcomingand serving prospective students and theirfamilies. Located close to the campusentrance, the building includes offices forstudent interviews, a media presentationroom, and computerized work stations forprocessing applications and relateddocumentation.

Fine and Performing Arts FacilitiesFine and Performing Arts FacilitiesFine and Performing Arts FacilitiesFine and Performing Arts FacilitiesFine and Performing Arts Facilities

Pollack Fine Arts Teaching CenterPollack Fine Arts Teaching CenterPollack Fine Arts Teaching CenterPollack Fine Arts Teaching CenterPollack Fine Arts Teaching Center

The Maurice Pollack Fine Arts TeachingCenter, next to the Goldman-Schwartz ArtStudios, is the centerpiece of art historyteaching activities where students, historians,artists, and scholars meet. The Center is aplace for the most prominent lectures on thearts at Brandeis, offering state-of-the-artvideo, DVD, slide, and data projection.

The Rose Art MuseumThe Rose Art MuseumThe Rose Art MuseumThe Rose Art MuseumThe Rose Art Museum

The Rose Art Museum serves as NewEngland’s museum of modern andcontemporary art. The Rose is a cultural andeducational component of Brandeis that seeksto engage its communities in experiencingthe significant art, artists, and ideas of ourtime. In the 2001-02 academic year, The Rosecelebrated its 40th anniversary with theopening of the Lois Foster Wing. The newwing doubles the gallery space of The Roseand permits continuous displays of BrandeisUniversity’s excellent collection of modernand contemporary art, which includesimportant works by Willem de Kooning,Robert Rauschenberg, Cindy Sherman,Richard Serra, and Andy Warhol. Throughoutthe year The Rose also hosts a series ofdynamic contemporary art exhibitions. In the2004-05 academic year The Rose will presentYun-fei Ji: The Empty City, FrancescoClemente: Tandori Satori, William Kentridge:

Tide Table (September 10-December 12,2004); DreamingNow (January 28-April 24,2005); Photorealism, XavierVeilhan: TheHyperrealist Project, Peter Grippe: Time,Space and Metaphor (May 19-July 31, 2005).

Slosberg Music CenterSlosberg Music CenterSlosberg Music CenterSlosberg Music CenterSlosberg Music Center

Located near the approach to the campus, theBessie Slosberg Music Center includesclassrooms, practice rooms, and officefacilities for the music department. Thecenter houses the Brandeis Electro-AcousticMusic Studio (BEAMS) and a recital hall withcarefully designed acoustics. Each year atCommencement the foyer to the recital hallis used as an exhibition space where recentworks of student art are displayed. SlosbergMusic Center is the location of theUniversity’s rich program of the LydianString Quartet series, a professional series,and a myriad of student performances, fromindividual recitals to large ensemble. It alsohouses the University’s baroque organ.

Spingold Theater CenterSpingold Theater CenterSpingold Theater CenterSpingold Theater CenterSpingold Theater Center

The Spingold Theater Center houses theDepartment of Theater Arts performance andproduction facilities as well as classroomsand studio spaces used for classes. There arethree theaters in the complex, the 750-seatMainstage, used for larger performances andall-University events; the Laurie Theater, a175-seat, three-quarter thrust theater; and theintimate, 108-seat Merrick Theater, used forsmaller productions. All production facilitiesincluding rehearsal rooms, dance studios,shops for scenery and costume construction,scenic painting, sound, and lighting areas,design studios, dressing rooms, and storagespaces are contained within the complex.Five to six productions are mounted annuallyby the theater arts department, a professionaltheater training program whereundergraduate theater majors and graduate-level Master of Fine Arts students perform,design, and staff performances. Spingoldproductions are noted for their highproduction values and level of achievement,receiving recognition from the Greater Bostoncommunity. The Dreitzer Gallery, located offthe Main Lobby, features work from ourcolleagues in the fine arts department.

Residence HallsResidence HallsResidence HallsResidence HallsResidence Halls

There are nine campus residence areas.Freshmen are assigned double rooms, exceptfor the last to make housing deposits—theywill be assigned double rooms temporarilyequipped for three students—in MassellQuadrangle, North Quadrangle (Leon Court),or East Quadrangle. The University cannothonor requests for a specific roommate or fora roommate with a particular religious orcultural background. Upperclass studentschoose accommodations at room selectionheld each spring. Only first-year students andreturning sophomores are guaranteedhousing. In recent years, juniors and seniorswho remained patient and flexible wereaccommodated. New transfer students areoffered any remaining housing spaces.

Charles River ApartmentsCharles River ApartmentsCharles River ApartmentsCharles River ApartmentsCharles River Apartments

This apartment complex includes the Maxand Ann Coffman Building, the Ollie A.Cohen Building, the Morton May Building,and the George I. Lewis Building. Bothundergraduate and graduate students reside inthis apartment complex. Each apartment isequipped with a full kitchen, common areas,bath, and a varying number of singlebedrooms. Included in the facility is theGornstein Commons Room.

East QuadrangleEast QuadrangleEast QuadrangleEast QuadrangleEast Quadrangle

The East Quadrangle residence halls includethe Henry and Marion Hassenfeld House, theLawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein Hall, theFred P. and Gerta Pomerantz Hall, the Hymanand Mary Krivoff House, and Shapiro BrothersHall. Each unit has fully equipped studentrooms, several offering views of the Bostonskyline. Located in the Swig Student Centerconnected to East Quadrangle is theIntercultural Center with study space andcomputer connection to the main library.

Foster Student Living CenterFoster Student Living CenterFoster Student Living CenterFoster Student Living CenterFoster Student Living Center

This complex of undergraduate studenthousing features apartments built around acourtyard-duplex format. Each apartment canaccommodate four to six students and iscomplete with living room, dining room-kitchen, bedroom-study areas, baths, andprivate entrances. The Foster Center is madeup of four clusters of nine units apiece,including the Frank and Matilda CastyResidences, the Ben Tobin Residence Hall,and the Norman and Adele Morris ResidenceHall. These units provide a total of 35individual apartments and livingaccommodations for 182 students.

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Massell QuadrangleMassell QuadrangleMassell QuadrangleMassell QuadrangleMassell Quadrangle

Massell Quadrangle consists of the Mr. andMrs. Morris Shapiro Hall, the Helen L. DeroyHall, the Anna Renfield Hall, the Edyth andIrving Usen Hall, and the George and BeatriceSherman Student Center. Each unit has fullyequipped student rooms. Ground-floorlounges overlook the central quadrangle andthe walks encircling the Anne J. KaneReflecting Pool and the Albert YakusMeditation Area.

North Quadrangle (Leon Court)North Quadrangle (Leon Court)North Quadrangle (Leon Court)North Quadrangle (Leon Court)North Quadrangle (Leon Court)

The Adolf and Felicia Leon Court, alsoknown as North Quadrangle, contains fourresidence halls, as well as the Milton andHattie Kutz Hall. Each residence unitcontains fully equipped student rooms andlounges. Residence halls in this quadrangleinclude the Ethel and A.W. Link Scheffres,the Maurice and Dorothy Gordon, the RobertP. and Fannie Cable, and the Mr. and Mrs.Frank H. Reitman halls.

Ridgewood QuadrangleRidgewood QuadrangleRidgewood QuadrangleRidgewood QuadrangleRidgewood Quadrangle

Ridgewood Quadrangle houses 106 studentsin small units with kitchens. The Quadrangleis comprised of the Louis Emerman; Charles,Leonard, and Irwin Fruchtman; David, Dan,and Sadie Danciger; Sidney J. Allen; andArthur and Sadie Rosen Residence Halls.

Rosenthal Residence HallsRosenthal Residence HallsRosenthal Residence HallsRosenthal Residence HallsRosenthal Residence Halls

Adjacent to the Massell Quadrangle are threeresidence halls consisting of suites,accommodating a total of 181 students,which comprise the Anne and DavidRosenthal Student Residence Halls.

Usen Castle and Schwartz Residence HallUsen Castle and Schwartz Residence HallUsen Castle and Schwartz Residence HallUsen Castle and Schwartz Residence HallUsen Castle and Schwartz Residence Hall

An imposing structure designed aftermedieval architecture and completed adecade before Brandeis was founded, theIrving and Edyth Usen Castle has beenremodeled into single and double rooms andsuites. Its ground floor houses the student-operated coffee house, Cholmondeley’s. Onthe second level of the Usen Castle is theUsen Commons, a circular, conservatory-style lounge, used for dances and socialfunctions. Greater Boston spreads out in apanoramic view from the windows of theUsen Commons. Schwartz Residence Hall isa companion structure to the Usen Castle.The Castle has been listed in the NationalRegister of Historic Places.

Ziv QuadrangleZiv QuadrangleZiv QuadrangleZiv QuadrangleZiv Quadrangle

The Sy and Gladys Ziv Residence Quadrangleincludes William Mazer Hall among the fourresidence halls and a common building. Thefour halls accommodate 330 undergraduatestudents in 55 suites. Each suite has sixsingle bedrooms, a living room, and twobathrooms.

Student FacilitiesStudent FacilitiesStudent FacilitiesStudent FacilitiesStudent Facilities

The Three ChapelsThe Three ChapelsThe Three ChapelsThe Three ChapelsThe Three Chapels

The University’s three chapels—the Leah andMendel Berlin Chapel (Jewish), theBethlehem Chapel (Catholic), and theC. Allen Harlan Chapel (Protestant)—servethe Brandeis community through servicesthat take place here under the aegis of theHillel Foundation, the Bethlehem ChapelCommunity, and the Harlan ChapelChristian Community. Traditional andinnovative services are held regularly.

Hassenfeld Conference CenterHassenfeld Conference CenterHassenfeld Conference CenterHassenfeld Conference CenterHassenfeld Conference Center

The Rita Dee and Harold HassenfeldUniversity Conference Center contains abanquet/lecture room seating 350 to 450 andsix rooms for meetings and conferences.

Sherman Student CenterSherman Student CenterSherman Student CenterSherman Student CenterSherman Student Center

The ground floor dining hall of the Georgeand Beatrice Sherman Student Center servesover 1,000 students daily and includes theUniversity’s kosher food preparation anddining facilities. The upper level includes TheStein, the campus restaurant, and theFeldberg Lounge.

Benjamin H. and Mae Swig Student CenterBenjamin H. and Mae Swig Student CenterBenjamin H. and Mae Swig Student CenterBenjamin H. and Mae Swig Student CenterBenjamin H. and Mae Swig Student Center

Following renovation in 1991, the SwigStudent Center became the home of the newIntercultural Center with meeting rooms,offices for clubs and organizations, and alounge shared with the residents of nearbyEast Quadrangle.

Usdan Student CenterUsdan Student CenterUsdan Student CenterUsdan Student CenterUsdan Student Center

The Nathaniel H. and Suzanne UsdanStudent Center complex incorporates studentsocial, cultural, and recreational facilities aswell as student and some administrativeservices. It is located close to teaching andresidence facilities and houses an assembly

and banquet hall seating 1,000 people, postoffice, mailroom, campus cafeteria, lounges,and conference rooms for formal and informalstudent uses.

The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus CenterThe Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus CenterThe Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus CenterThe Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus CenterThe Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus Center

The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus Center,which opened in fall 2002, is the center ofcampus for the University community–students, faculty, administration, alumni, andguests. Located adjacent to the HassenfeldConference Center and Massell Quad, theCenter includes many group and individualstudy spaces, a state-of-the-art theaterdesignated specifically for undergraduatetheater productions seating 249, a technologylibrary, a cafe, a television lounge, and theUniversity Bookstore. Combined with theUsdan Student Center, and the InterculturalCenter in the Swig Student Center, theseCenters of campus activity represent awell-considered plan for community lifeat Brandeis.

The Division of Student Life maintains abroad program of cultural, social, andeducational events. The Center also housesstudent clubs and organizations, social areas,Student Events (the major programmingboard), WBRS-FM (the radio station), theJustice (campus newspaper), the WalthamGroup (community services organization),BTV (Brandeis Television), Student Unionoffices, and many more.

Athletic FacilitiesAthletic FacilitiesAthletic FacilitiesAthletic FacilitiesAthletic Facilities

Opened in January of 1992, the GosmanSports and Convocation Center is one of thelargest multipurpose, indoor athletic facilitiesof its kind in the Northeast. It is part of theJoseph F. and Clara Ford Athletic andRecreation Complex, which also includes therenovated Abraham Shapiro Athletic Centerand the Joseph M. Linsey Sports Center.

The 70,000 square-foot Gosman Centerhouses the Red Auerbach Arena, seatingapproximately 2,500 for basketball andvolleyball, as well as a 200-meter state-of-the-art running track, seven squash courts, threemultipurpose rooms, two weight rooms, atrophy room, concession area, anddepartment offices.

The Shapiro Center features threeintramural/recreation courts as well as lockerrooms, saunas, equipment, and trainingrooms to serve the entire Ford Complex.

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This combination of athletic facilities servesvarsity, intramural, and recreational needs ofthe Brandeis community as well as providingspace for concerts, Commencement,convocations, cultural events, and majorconferences. The athletic facilities also serveas the home for the New England Revolutionprofessional soccer team.

The Linsey Sports Center, which is attachedto the Shapiro Center, houses a 25-yard, six-lane swimming pool with one- and three-meter diving boards as well as twomultipurpose rooms, racquetball courts, andlocker rooms with steam and sauna.

Outdoor athletic facilities include the Celiaand Samuel Gordon Field and running track,the Abraham Marcus Playing Field, and theGoldie and Maurice H. Rieger Tennis Courts.

Academic ServicesAcademic ServicesAcademic ServicesAcademic ServicesAcademic Services

Academic AdvisingAcademic AdvisingAcademic AdvisingAcademic AdvisingAcademic Advising

Each first-year student is assigned a memberof the faculty or staff to serve as a formalacademic advisor during the first year. Upondeclaring a major, students receive facultyadvisors in their own disciplines. Eachdepartment designates an advising chair toserve the needs of all students interested inlearning more about academic opportunitieswithin the department.

Office of First Year ServicesOffice of First Year ServicesOffice of First Year ServicesOffice of First Year ServicesOffice of First Year Services

Programs and advising services designed tomeet the particular needs of first-yearstudents are provided by the Office of FirstYear Services, located in Kutz Hall, in theOffice of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.The office coordinates academic advising byfaculty and staff, organizes workshops andclass activities for all enteringundergraduates, and works closely with otheroffices and staff to create a supportiveenvironment for first year students.

Office of Undergraduate Academic AffairsOffice of Undergraduate Academic AffairsOffice of Undergraduate Academic AffairsOffice of Undergraduate Academic AffairsOffice of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

The deans in the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs assist individual students inplanning their undergraduate careers atBrandeis, and in addressing their problemsand concerns through the Committee onAcademic Standing. Guidance is available inprogram planning and the selection of a majorfield of study. The office monitors theprogress being made by all undergraduatestoward completion of degree requirements. Itcoordinates academic accommodations forstudents with disabilities, the AdvancedPlacement Program, Cross Registration,premedical/prehealth advising, and StudyAbroad.

The office provides advising for Brandeisundergraduate students who seek to enrichtheir education through a period of studyabroad. It also maintains a resource library ofmaterials on available programs. The officeprovides information and assistance inobtaining international study grants availablethrough Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, andother scholarship and fellowship programs,including the Sachar InternationalScholarships for Brandeis students.

Office of Student Enrichment ServicesOffice of Student Enrichment ServicesOffice of Student Enrichment ServicesOffice of Student Enrichment ServicesOffice of Student Enrichment Services

Programs under the umbrella of StudentEnrichment Services provide learningassistance and academic support. All servicesare designed to maximize every student’spotential for academic success andachievement.

Brandeis Tutorial Services:Brandeis Tutorial Services:Brandeis Tutorial Services:Brandeis Tutorial Services:Brandeis Tutorial Services: Evening drop-intutorial assistance is offered for more than 30courses in the University, including the 10-,20-, and 30-levels for languages, introductorycourses for computer science, economics, andseveral introductory science courses.

Academic Enrichment Workshops:Academic Enrichment Workshops:Academic Enrichment Workshops:Academic Enrichment Workshops:Academic Enrichment Workshops:Workshops on such learning strategies astime management, reading college texts,note-taking skills, and exam strategies areoffered. Workshops are generally offered atthe beginning of the fall and spring semesters.

Student Support Services Program (SSSP):Student Support Services Program (SSSP):Student Support Services Program (SSSP):Student Support Services Program (SSSP):Student Support Services Program (SSSP):The SSSP provides intensive academicadvising, tutoring, mentoring, and career andgraduate school counseling to students whoare the first in their families to attendcollege. Students must meet certain federaleligibility criteria to enroll in this federallyfunded TRIO program.

Posse Program:Posse Program:Posse Program:Posse Program:Posse Program: Posse is a four-year leadershipscholarship awarded to talented high schoolseniors from New York City. Scholars areselected in the fall of their senior year in highschool and work together to promoteteamwork, communication, and awareness ofa diverse range of current issues on campus.

Transitional Year Program:Transitional Year Program:Transitional Year Program:Transitional Year Program:Transitional Year Program: The TransitionalYear Program at Brandeis (TYP) offerspromising students an additional year ofacademic work to supplement their secondaryschool preparation. Through specialized TYPclasses and classes in the broader University,students gain the skills to be competitive inselective colleges and universities. Studentswho successfully complete the program arerecommended for admission to theUniversity.

Writing Center:Writing Center:Writing Center:Writing Center:Writing Center: Consultants at the WritingCenter assist students with their writingskills. Consultants work with students onareas such as focusing ideas, defining topics,preparing well-organized outlines, revisingrough drafts, and improving stylisticelements. The Writing Center is located inthe Goldfarb Library. Services are available ona drop-in basis.

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Information and Services for Students withInformation and Services for Students withInformation and Services for Students withInformation and Services for Students withInformation and Services for Students withDisabilitiesDisabilitiesDisabilitiesDisabilitiesDisabilities

Brandeis University is committed to creatinga diverse community that includes studentswith documented disabilities who mayrequire reasonable accommodations in orderto fully participate in the college experienceand to develop their maximum academicpotential. Since admission to the Universityis based on the academic qualifications of theapplicant, admissions procedures remain thesame for all applicants, regardless ofdisability. Once accepted, a student seekingreasonable accommodations must providedocumentation of a learning or physicaldisability in order to receive appropriateservices at Brandeis. Documentation of thedisability should be submitted to theUniversity Health Center or to thePsychological Counseling Center for reviewand evaluation. Following certification of adisability, the student should confer with thecoordinator of academic accommodations forstudents with disabilities in the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs and FirstYear Services, or with the disabilitycoordinator in each of the graduate schools,regarding academic accommodations. Thestudent should confer with the Office ofResidence Life for housing accommodations.Reasonable accommodations are determinedon a case-by-case basis in consultation withthe coordinator, the student, and, ifappropriate, with the faculty. Services such ashousing assistance, extra time on exams,note-takers, adaptive technology, and specialparking arrangements are some of thepossible accommodations that might beutilized.

International Students and Scholars OfficeInternational Students and Scholars OfficeInternational Students and Scholars OfficeInternational Students and Scholars OfficeInternational Students and Scholars Office

The International Students and ScholarsOffice (ISSO), located in Kutz Hall, servesinternational graduate and undergraduatestudents as well as scholars (e.g., faculty,short-term lecturers, and researchers) whoenter the United States on nonimmigrantvisas. The staff members of the ISSO provideall necessary immigration documents andadvise international students and scholars onmatters concerning their legal status in theUnited States, including extensions of stay,employment, transfers to and from Brandeis,and leaves of absence. Advisors are availabledaily through drop-in visits or byappointment to counsel students and scholarson personal, academic, and immigration-related matters throughout the year,including the summer months.

The ISSO sponsors a range of programs,including workshops on employment andimmigration issues, coordinates host/studentmatching programs, annual trips, and otherevents of international interest. The ISSOpublishes a newsletter and maintains aWebsite for the international community.The ISSO supports activities that allowstudents and scholars to share their cultureswith the entire Brandeis community.

English as a Second Language ProgramEnglish as a Second Language ProgramEnglish as a Second Language ProgramEnglish as a Second Language ProgramEnglish as a Second Language Program

Classes and tutorials are offered at Brandeisto support students for whom English is nottheir first language in their efforts to meet theEnglish proficiency standards necessary fortheir success as students and teachingassistants. Certain students are required tohave their oral and written English skillsevaluated during orientation before thebeginning of classes. These students arenotified in advance. On the basis of theevaluation process, a student may be advisedto enroll in the English as a Second LanguageProgram.

International graduate students, who are notexempted because of previous study in theUnited States or in other countries where themedium of instruction was English, will begiven an oral proficiency interview on whichthey must rank at least “advanced low.”Graduate students who do not achieve thisrank will be advised to take ESL 200a and/orto have individual tutorials. Students whorank “advanced low” or higher may still takeESL 200a and/or have individual tutorials.

The English as a Second Language Programprovides individual tutorial instruction toundergraduate students and individual and/orclass instruction to graduate studentsthroughout the academic year. Students donot earn course credit toward the degree forthis instruction.

Program in Library Research StrategiesProgram in Library Research StrategiesProgram in Library Research StrategiesProgram in Library Research StrategiesProgram in Library Research Strategies

As the information environment becomesmore complex, instruction in the effectiveuse of information resources becomes anincreasingly integral part of education atBrandeis. Reference librarians provideclassroom sessions for students at variouslevels.

The First-Year Library Instruction Program ispart of the University Seminar curriculum.Each first-year student participates in aformal session conducted by a librarian inbasic library research skills and strategies.Students learn methods for analyzing andapproaching research questions, and gainsome experience in using basic resources,such as the online catalog and generalperiodical indexes.

The Library Intensive Program serves theneeds of students in more advanced courses.Selected upper-level and graduate coursesincorporate library sessions gearedspecifically to the course or program content.These courses offer instruction in the use ofmore specialized resources, such as scientificdatabases, full-text electronic databases,specialized abstract and indexing services,archival resources, and Internet resources.Students are thus equipped to find andevaluate information from a wide variety ofsources. A list of participating coursesappears in the courses of instruction.

Office of the University RegistrarOffice of the University RegistrarOffice of the University RegistrarOffice of the University RegistrarOffice of the University Registrar

The Office of the University Registrar,located in Kutz Hall, is the official repositoryof academic records. As such, it issues officialtranscripts of students’ records upon writtenrequest, performs other certificationfunctions of service to students, and auditsthe progress of students toward degreecompletion. The office conducts activities inwhich all students participate: registrationand course enrollment at the beginning ofeach term, and pre-enrollment in advance ofeach term. Staff members in the office areuseful sources of information concerningregistration, course enrollment regulations,summer school and transfer of credit policies,and final examination procedures.

Student LifeStudent LifeStudent LifeStudent LifeStudent Life

The Office of the Senior Vice President forStudents and Enrollment serves the needs andinterests of students and has broadresponsibility for the services and activitiesthat enhance the quality of student lifeoutside the classroom. Among its areas ofconcern are undergraduate admissions,financial aid and student employment,academic advising and orientation, registrar,institutional research, student accounts, andstudent services, including residence life,career services, student activities,intercultural programs, counseling, healthservices, religious life, and athletics. Thesenior vice president serves as an advocate forstudents, strives to ensure the quality of theiroverall cocurricular experience at theUniversity, and promotes opportunities forstudents to engage in leadership activities andto experience personal, social, and emotionalgrowth and development.

The dean of student life is responsible to thesenior vice president for coordinating theservices of the following departments:

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Division of Student LifeDivision of Student LifeDivision of Student LifeDivision of Student LifeDivision of Student Life

With offices located in the Shapiro CampusCenter and in the Usdan Student Center, theDivision of Student Life is responsible forcocurricular programming; advising,supporting, and coordinating student groupsand activities; residential programs andservices; the smooth operation of the ShapiroCampus Center, Usdan Student Center, andIntercultural Center; a vibrant communityservice effort; and other campus programssuch as Orientation and Family Weekend.The division offices include studentdevelopment and conduct, residence life,student activities, community service, theIntercultural Center, and the dean of studentlife. The division staff, in conjunction withstudents and faculty, maintains a variedprogram of social, cultural, and intellectualevents during the academic year.

Residence LifeResidence LifeResidence LifeResidence LifeResidence Life

More than 85 percent of undergraduatestudents live in residence halls. As with allindoor space at the University, residencehalls are smoke-free. Freshmen are assignedto double rooms or tripled rooms—called“lofted rooms” due to the specialized studentfurniture within. The University cannotpromise to assign entering students tospecific roommates nor can the Universityhonor requests for assignment with anotherstudent with a particular religious or culturalbackground. Returning students chooseaccommodations through a housing selectionprocess held each spring. Only freshmen andreturning sophomores who participate in theroom selection lottery process are guaranteedcampus housing. In recent years,upperclassmen not housed in the lotteryfound off-campus housing or were eventuallyaccommodated on campus through a waitinglist process. The Department of ResidenceLife maintains landlord information andresources for students needing off-campushousing. Entering transfer students areadmitted with the understanding that theymay not be eligible for campus housing. TheDepartment of Residence Life is responsiblefor the effective administrative operation, aswell as counseling and programmingactivities, within all residence halls.

Residence halls are grouped into 10 livingareas ranging in size from 26 to 400 students.Each area is under the supervision of adirector. In addition, undergraduate residentstaff, known as Community Advisors, live inthe residence halls and assist with thedevelopment of student-directedcommunities, as well as completeadministrative tasks. Staff members areavailable to provide assistance to students onacademic, personal, and social matters.

Off-campus housing information and graduatehousing are also functions of this office.

Brandeis University offers a limited numberof housing units available for graduatestudents. The apartment units offered includeefficiencies, two-, three-, and five-bedroomapartments. The efficiencies are designed forone or two people, while the two-, three-, andfive-bedroom units are designed to allow useas separate bedrooms with a shared kitchenand bath. Some of the larger units also haveliving rooms. All of the apartments comefurnished.

Housing applications are sent to eligiblegraduate students by May 1 and must bereturned to the Department of Residence Lifeby June 15.

In addition, the Department of Residence Lifemaintains a listing of available housing in theoff-campus area. For additional information,please visit the Department of Residence Lifeoffice in the Usdan Student Center, call 781-736-5060, or consult the Website atwww.brandeis.edu/studentlife. Please notethat the Department of Residence Life will belocated in Ziv Commons for Fall term 2004,and will return to the Usdan Student Centerin January 2005.

Intercultural CenterIntercultural CenterIntercultural CenterIntercultural CenterIntercultural Center

The Intercultural Center (ICC), located in theSwig Student Center, fosters an atmospherefor learning about the histories and culturesof people of color; provides a healthyframework and meeting space for discoveryand strengthening of cultural commonalities;enables the University to address issues ofrace; and provides a structure for the Brandeiscommunity to interact from a multiculturalperspective. With a student programmingboard and a faculty/staff/alumni/communityadvisory board, the ICC sponsors cultural,social, and intellectual programs open to allmembers of the Brandeis community.

Hiatt Career CenterHiatt Career CenterHiatt Career CenterHiatt Career CenterHiatt Career Center

Centrally located in Usdan Student Center,the Hiatt Career Center serves as a linkbetween current undergraduates andgraduatestudents and Brandeis alumni fromthe business and professional world. TheHiatt Center staff assists students inassessing their interests and skills andexploring how these components willtranslate into a meaningful career path.Students are provided with individualcounseling to identify specific career goalswithin the wide range of career optionsavailable for liberal arts graduates. A fullcareer-resource center includes a wealth ofcurrent career information.

Brandeis students learn about careers in avariety of ways. An Alumni Speaker Seriesand Alumni Network Events are offeredthroughout the academic year featuringrecent Brandeis graduates from manydifferent career fields. Students are alsoencouraged to participate in two experientialprograms: the Shadow and InternshipPrograms.

The Shadow Program allows undergraduatesto spend a day with a Brandeis alumna/us inthe workplace. Beginning as early as the firstyear of their undergraduate career, studentsare matched with a Brandeis graduate whohas volunteered to provide a glimpse into hisor her field or work. The Internship Programoffers students more than 22,000 nationwideopportunities throughout the academic yearand summer months. These internshipsprovide important experience,complementing liberal arts coursework, andsome may be eligible for credit.

Brandeis alumni are involved in many of theHiatt Center’s programs. The Brandeis CareerAlumni Network includes more than 3,000graduates who volunteer to provide adviceand share professional contacts in their fieldof expertise.

A range of programs are offered to supportstudents in the job search. The Hiatt Centerutilizes an online recruiting system toprovide students with easy access toemployers who are interested in hiringBrandeis students. Interviews withprospective employers are arranged throughthis system. The Hiatt Center hosts employerand graduate/professional school visits tocampus throughout the academic year.Students are individually coached on resumewriting, the job search, and interview skills.

All students are encouraged to make use ofthe resources in the Hiatt Career Center asearly as possible in their Brandeis careers.

Brandeis Muslim LifeBrandeis Muslim LifeBrandeis Muslim LifeBrandeis Muslim LifeBrandeis Muslim Life

Brandeis has an active Muslim StudentsAssociation that works to meet the social andreligious needs of our Muslim community oncampus. With the leadership of a professionaladvisor, Friday Jumma Prayers, IslamAwareness Weeks, and other activities areplanned to accommodate our Muslimcommunity, while educating other membersof the Brandeis community regarding Islamand Muslims. Today, there is a dedicatedprayer room for the Muslim community justoff the Usdan Cafeteria.

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ChaplaincyChaplaincyChaplaincyChaplaincyChaplaincy

Religious activities and related programs arecentered in the three chapels and areconducted by the student religiousorganizations: Berlin Chapel/Hillel atBrandeis University, the Bethlehem ChapelCommunity, and the Harlan ChapelChristian Community. Interfaith dialogue isan integral part of the programs of the threechapels.

Hillel, the foundation of Jewish studentcommunity on campus, is a multifaceted andpluralistic undertaking that embraces andwelcomes Jews of all persuasions andinterests. Hillel actively seeks to engageJewish students on their own terms: toprovide them with opportunities to expressthemselves Jewishly that are meaningful andappealing to them. Students are empoweredto take responsibility for their Jewishidentity, whether they wish to participate ina community service project, expressthemselves artistically, participate in a socialevent, engage in informal Jewish learning, orattend religious services. Any students mayparticipate in Hillel—no membership isrequired. Hillel is committed to a pluralisticvision of Judaism that embraces allmovements.

The Bethlehem Chapel Community servesthe total Catholic community at Brandeis:students, faculty, and staff. There are Sundayand daily Masses, hours for private and groupconsultation, seminars, study groups, holyday and feast day programs, and other events.

The Harlan Chapel Christian Communityserves the Protestant community at Brandeisand presents a variety of services andprograms including religious services, poetryreadings, films, and speakers. The ChristianFellowship and the Brandeis UniversityGospel Choir are under the sponsorship ofHarlan Chapel Christian Community.

The three chaplains serve as advisors to thesegroups and are available to all persons withinthe University community for personalandreligious counseling and informal exchange.

AthleticsAthleticsAthleticsAthleticsAthletics

Recognizing the importance of physicalactivity in a sound educational program,Brandeis University offers a wide variety ofcompetitive and recreational opportunities.The Intercollegiate Athletic Program providesa challenging and enjoyable growthexperience for Brandeis student-athletes, aswell as providing a focus for campus spiritand pride. All full-time students mayparticipate in annual varsity team tryoutsafter completing the required physicalexamination.

The University fields varsity teams for menin baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing,golf, indoor and outdoor track, sailing, soccer,swimming and diving, and tennis. Womencompete in varsity basketball, cross country,fencing, indoor and outdoor track, sailing,soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis,and volleyball. The varsity squads competeagainst teams representing colleges anduniversities that regard athletics in the samespirit as Brandeis University. In addition,students have organized club teams in sportssuch as ice hockey and lacrosse. Brandeis is amember of the NCAA (Division III), MAIAW,New England Athletic Conference, EasternCollege Athletic Conference, the GreaterBoston Collegiate Athletic Association, andthe University Athletic Association, whichprovides national competition among itsnine-member private research universities.The University has fielded conference andnational championship teams as well as manynational caliber individual competitors.

Believing in the value of athletic participationfor conditioning and relaxation, theUniversity maintains a full array ofintramural and recreation programs. Theintramural program has included basketball,flag football, soccer, softball, squash, tennis,and volleyball. Residence hall and commuterteams have been organized in these sportswith the competitive aspects adding to theenjoyment of the game.

Health CenterHealth CenterHealth CenterHealth CenterHealth Center

The Brandeis Health Center is operated byBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Ahealth center fee, mandatory forundergraduates and optional for graduatestudents, entitles students to medicalservices at the Golding Health Centerwithout additional charge during theacademic year. This annual health fee doesnot cover off-campus medical consultations,dental care, medications, laboratory tests,drugs, X-rays, reusable supplies, psychologicaltesting, or hospital admission. These costs arebilled to the student’s insurer. Students areresponsible for these charges if rejected by theinsurer.

During the academic year, the Health Centeris open Monday through Friday from 8:00 amto 8:00 pm and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturdayand Sunday. Hours of operation changeduring intersession, midterm, spring recesses,as well as the summer months.

In addition, and separate from the healthcenter fee, the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts requires each student to havepersonal health insurance. Undergraduatestudents may elect to participate in theStudent Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) offeredthrough the University or may have privateinsurance. SHIP is an accident or illness plan.Graduate students may elect to participate inone of three different insurance plans offeredthrough the University or may have privateinsurance. For additional information onSHIP please contact the Health Center at781-736-3677.

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Prospective students planning to matriculatein the college and graduate schools mustsubmit a Health Examination Report (HER)completed by the personal physician prior toregistration. In addition to information aboutprevious health and details of the physicalexamination, evidence of immunizationagainst tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, andhepatitis B (undergraduates only) are required.A skin test for tuberculosis is recommended.Since students may not register for courses inthe fall until the requirements have beensatisfied, it is strongly recommended that theHealth Examination Report be submitted byJuly 30.

Psychological Counseling CenterPsychological Counseling CenterPsychological Counseling CenterPsychological Counseling CenterPsychological Counseling Center

Established in 1952 as one of the firstuniversity counseling centers in the UnitedStates, the Brandeis Psychological CounselingCenter, located in Mailman House, hascontinued to serve as a model for others of itskind. Founded on the premise that the bestlearning occurs in an environment thatsupports individual growth, the Centerstrives to help students integrate newinformation and experiences and expand theirunderstanding of themselves in the world.

The Center offers the services of a diverse andaccomplished staff that endorses a two-foldapproach to working with students. Itpromotes a “wellness” model of care, whichis aimed at helping students anticipate timesof stress and encourages them to ask for helpwith their most immediate concerns. Noconcern is too large or too small to be metwith respect and care. In addition, the staffbrings skill and expertise to the deeperdevelopmental and psychological issues thatconfront our student population and isprepared to address these more difficultemotional conflicts. As an essential andintegral aspect of our efforts to provide anenvironment where students are free to seekhelp, we maintain the strictest standards ofprivacy and confidentiality.

Student Judicial SystemStudent Judicial SystemStudent Judicial SystemStudent Judicial SystemStudent Judicial System

The University establishes standards ofstudent behavior and reserves the right tosuspend or permanently dismiss studentswhose conduct warrants such action. TheUniversity will give notice and, if requested,a hearing before the appropriate body. Thestudent judicial system is administered bythe Department of Student Development andConduct. Standards, policies, and proceduresare published in the booklet Rights andResponsibilities.

Student ActivitiesStudent ActivitiesStudent ActivitiesStudent ActivitiesStudent Activities

Shapiro Campus CenterShapiro Campus CenterShapiro Campus CenterShapiro Campus CenterShapiro Campus CenterThe Shapiro Campus Center acts as a focalpoint for cocurricular and extracurricularactivities for students and others in thecampus community. The Center providesoffice space and facilities for studentgovernment and a broad range of studentclubs and organizations. Undergraduatestudents play a major role in the operation ofthe Center through collaboration with staffmembers in the Division of Student Life whoare housed in the building.

Usdan Student CenterUsdan Student CenterUsdan Student CenterUsdan Student CenterUsdan Student CenterThe Usdan Student Center is also integral tothe daily lives of students. Usdan houses theundergraduate mailroom, a gameroom, twocafeterias, a convenience store, and theStudent Services Bureau. There are alsomeeting rooms, administrative offices, theGraduate Student Association, and otherstudent organizations.

Student GovernmentStudent GovernmentStudent GovernmentStudent GovernmentStudent Government

Brandeis students consider themselves a partof a community dedicated to theadvancement of liberal values, theenrichment of life experience, and thebroadening of knowledge. Organized as theundergraduate Student Union and theGraduate Student Association, their primeresponsibilities are to create a democraticstudent organization, increase the flow ofnew ideas, and provide enjoyable and creativerecreational and cultural activities for allstudents.

The Student Union is the assembly of theentire undergraduate student body. TheStudent Senate, funded through themandatory student activities fee, consists ofelected officers and elected representativesfrom each class and each residencequadrangle, meeting regularly to conduct itsbusiness and supervise its programs. Thestudent programming board, Student Events,has the responsibility for the allocation of aportion of the student activities fee to supportsocial, cultural, and educational programs.

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) isthe assembly of all graduate students. TheGraduate Student Senate consists of electedofficers and elected representatives from eachacademic department offering a graduatedegree. Cultural, social, and educationalprograms are organized by the GSAthroughout the year. There is a GSA loungein the Usdan Student Center.

Students also serve as members of a variety ofUniversity committees, including theUniversity Curriculum Committee, thePersonal Safety Committee, the ParkingAppeals Board, the Community RelationsCommittee, and the ConservationCommittee. Two undergraduates and onegraduate student also serve as representativesto the Board of Trustees and the NationalAlumni Association Board of Directors.

Student OrganizationsStudent OrganizationsStudent OrganizationsStudent OrganizationsStudent Organizations

A variety of student organizations exists forall who are interested. Organizations are opento any matriculated student on the basis ofcompetency or interest. No exclusive orsecret societies are recognized. Exclusive orsecret societies are inconsistent with theprinciples of openness to which theUniversity is committed. Therefore, socialfraternities and sororities, in particular, areneither recognized nor permitted to holdactivities on campus or use Universityfacilities.

Public SafetyPublic SafetyPublic SafetyPublic SafetyPublic Safety

The Department of Public Safety is located atStoneman. Responsibilities of this 25-member campus police force include campus-wide security/safety patrol, traffic control,and enforcement of University driving/parking regulations, protective custody ofUniversity offices, classroom/dormitoryareas, and professional inquiry into incidentsinvolving theft, trespassing, and relatedmatters. The department places specialemphasis on preventive and protective carefor all members of the Universitycommunity.

Automobile RegulationsAutomobile RegulationsAutomobile RegulationsAutomobile RegulationsAutomobile Regulations

All students must register their vehicles withthe Department of Public Safety. Studentswith motor vehicles must observe Universitytraffic and parking regulations, copies ofwhich are available from the Department ofPublic Safety. Due to limited space, theBrandeis Parking and Traffic Committeestrongly recommends that students leavetheir motor vehicles at home.

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Dining FacilitiesDining FacilitiesDining FacilitiesDining FacilitiesDining Facilities

Student dining facilities are located in theSherman and Usdan Student Centers. Koshermeal service is available in the ShermanStudent Center, which shares a dining areawith nonkosher meal service. The UsdanDining Center offers a number of diningoptions including a snack shop and fast foodoperation in addition to the normal meal planservice. Light refreshments are also offered inCholmondeley’s, a coffeehouse operated bystudents in Usen Castle.

Graduate students should consult diningservices for more details on the dining plan.

The SteinThe SteinThe SteinThe SteinThe SteinLocated in the Sherman Student Center, TheStein is a restaurant that offers sandwiches,light meals, beer, and wine. The Stein is apopular gathering place for studentsthroughout the academic year.

Faculty ClubFaculty ClubFaculty ClubFaculty ClubFaculty ClubThe Brandeis University Faculty Club islocated in the Wien Faculty Center. The cluboffers membership to all in the greaterBrandeis community and serves as a centrallocation for formal and informal gatherings.Luncheon is served Monday through Fridayfrom noon to 2:00 pm.

BookstoreBookstoreBookstoreBookstoreBookstore

Located in the Shapiro Campus Center, thecampus bookstore is operated by a private,non-Brandeis agency. The bookstore, throughclose association and coordination withacademic departments and faculty members,offers students a comprehensive stock oftextbooks and paperbacks related to theacademic program. School supplies, computersupplies, clothing, health and beauty aids,and gift items may also be purchased at thebookstore.

Post Office and Student MailroomPost Office and Student MailroomPost Office and Student MailroomPost Office and Student MailroomPost Office and Student Mailroom

The campus mailroom is located in theUsdan Student Center. All undergraduatestudent mail is delivered to the campus postoffice, and a separate mailbox is maintainedfor each undergraduate student. All graduatestudent mail is delivered to the graduatedepartment where a separate mailbox ismaintained for each student. All U.S. postalservices are provided, including the sale ofstamps and money orders, registry of mail,handling of parcel post packages, and expressmail delivery.

The College of Arts andSciences

The College of Arts and Sciences is theundergraduate core of the University. TheCollege comprises 24 departments and 25interdepartmental programs, which offers 44majors (p. 30) and 43 minors (p. 37). Thedepartments and interdepartmental programsare divided among four schools forming broadgroupings (p. 31) among the disciplines:Creative Arts, Humanities, Science, andSocial Science. Interdepartmental programsprovide a structured, intellectually coherentopportunity to explore areas of study that areinterdisciplinary in scope. The range ofdepartments and interdepartmental programsoffers students and faculty the opportunityand formal structures needed to explore fieldsin depth and across disciplines. The structureand offerings of the College encourage andinspire students and faculty to pursue a trueliberal arts education through degrees andcontinuing research endeavors.

DepartmentsDepartmentsDepartmentsDepartmentsDepartments PagePagePagePagePage

African and Afro-American Studies 68

American Studies 71

Anthropology 76

Biochemistry 85

Biology 92

Chemistry 104

Classical Studies 113

Computer Science 122

Economics 129

English and American Literature 139

Fine Arts 164

German, Russian, and East Asian 181Languages and Literature

History 203

Mathematics 255

Music 269

Near Eastern and Judaic Studies 279

Philosophy 305

Physical Education 310

Physics 313

Politics 320

Psychology 329

Romance and 340Comparative Literature

Sociology 347

Theater Arts 360

Interdepartmental Programsnterdepartmental Programsnterdepartmental Programsnterdepartmental Programsnterdepartmental Programs PagePagePagePagePage

Biological Physics 90

Business 102

East Asian Studies 127

Education 133

Environmental Studies 153

European Cultural Studies 157

Film Studies 162

Health: Science, Society, 181and Policy

History of Ideas 214

International and Global Studies 220

Internet Studies 236

Islamic and 237Middle Eastern Studies

Italian Studies 240

Journalism 243

Latin American Studies 245

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Legal Studies 248

Linguistics 253

Medieval and Renaissance Studies 261

Neuroscience 298

Peace, Conflict, and 303Coexistence Studies

Religious Studies 337

Russian and East European Studies 341

Social Justice and Social Policy 345

Women’s Studies 369

Admission to the College of Arts andAdmission to the College of Arts andAdmission to the College of Arts andAdmission to the College of Arts andAdmission to the College of Arts andSciencesSciencesSciencesSciencesSciences

The University selects new students eachyear on the basis of merit, admitting thoseindividuals whom it believes to be bestprepared academically and personally for theUniversity’s educational program and mostlikely to contribute to and profit from the lifeof the Brandeis community. Although itchooses a class varied in its interests, talents,and experience, it uses no quotas of anykind—geographic, racial, religious, oreconomic.

In its evaluation of candidates, theadmissions office weighs evidence ofaccomplishment and development; schooland teacher statements based on previousstudy and experience; relevance to theapplication of test results; and impressionsgained through the application.

Admission Requirements for FreshmenAdmission Requirements for FreshmenAdmission Requirements for FreshmenAdmission Requirements for FreshmenAdmission Requirements for FreshmenCandidatesCandidatesCandidatesCandidatesCandidatesTo be considered for freshman admission acandidate should be enrolled in a collegepreparatory course of study. Studentsplanning to enter college before thecompletion of their secondary schoolprograms, veterans, or other persons withequivalency diplomas or special schoolbackgrounds should write directly to thedirector of admissions regarding their interestand experience.

An adequate course in preparation forBrandeis should include four years of English;three years of a foreign language, includingstudy during the senior year wheneverpossible (two years each of two languages isacceptable but less desirable); three years ofcollege preparatory mathematics (prospectivescience concentrators should present a year ofadvanced mathematics); at least one year ofscience (chemistry, physics, or biology); andone year of history. The remaining coursesshould generally be in traditional collegepreparatory studies. It is recognized, however,that courses in the creative arts are of valueto students intending to concentrate in thesefields in college.

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I and SATII: Subject Tests) of the College EntranceExamination Board (CEEB) are regarded by theCommittee on Admissions as one of severalfactors in one’s candidacy and as a method ofevaluating the qualifications of candidatesfrom different schools and areas. Allcandidates must take the SAT I and threeSAT II: Subject Tests, one of which must bethe SAT II: Writing Test. The other two are ofthe student’s own choosing. We recommendthat all candidates take the SATs in theirsenior year in order to present the bestpossible testing results. All tests should becompleted by the end of January of the senioryear. Students may submit results from theAmerican College Testing Program (ACT) inlieu of College Entrance Examination Boardtesting.

The new SAT I, or the ACT with optionalwriting section, will be required of allstudents applying to Brandeis beginning withthe fall 2006 semester. Students taking theSAT I will also have to take two SAT IIs fromtwotwotwotwotwo different subject areas (e.g., one math andone language). The ELPT exam is not anacceptable SAT II; if English is not the nativelanguage of the student, the TOEFL examshould be taken.

Full information concerning testing may beobtained from secondary school guidancecounselors or directly from the agenciesadministering the exams. For information onthe SAT I and SAT II: Subject Tests, contactthe College Board SAT Program, P.O. Box6200, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6200. Forinformation on the ACT, write the AmericanCollege Testing Program, P.O. Box 168, IowaCity, Iowa 52243. The candidate shoulddirect the CEEB or ACT offices to reportscores to the dean of admissions.

Early DecisionEarly DecisionEarly DecisionEarly DecisionEarly Decision

Freshmen candidates who, after carefulconsideration of various college options, havedecided firmly that Brandeis is their firstchoice, are encouraged to apply for admissionunder the Early Decision Plan. Early decisioncandidates and their college counselors mustsign a statement on the application indicatingthat they understand the implications of theEarly Decision Plan and that the student willenroll if admitted. Although early decisioncandidates may file regular applications toother colleges, it is with the understandingthat those applications will be withdrawnwhen candidates are offered admission toBrandeis under the Early Decision Plan. Allapplications and supporting credentials forearly decision must be received no later thanJanuary 1. Supporting credentials shouldinclude the SAT I and as many SAT II:Subject Tests as have been completed, or theACT. Early decision applicants will benotified of a decision within four weeks ofthe receipt of a completed application.Further detailed information about the EarlyDecision Plan is contained in the admissionsapplication packet.

Admission Requirements for TransferAdmission Requirements for TransferAdmission Requirements for TransferAdmission Requirements for TransferAdmission Requirements for TransferCandidatesCandidatesCandidatesCandidatesCandidates

The Committee on Admissions welcomesapplications from individuals whose promiseand prior attainment is in keeping with theopportunity for a continuation ofconcentrated scholarly study at Brandeis.Whenever desired, applicants will be granteda conference with a faculty member in thearea of academic interest. Some financial aidis reserved annually for transfer candidates.

Transfer admission is granted solely inkeeping with the University’s degreerequirement of a minimum of two years offull-time study. To be considered foradmission, a candidate should present, inapplying, evidence of good standing(academically and personally) in his or herpreceding college and sound reasons forwishing to transfer.

In its selection of transfer candidates, theCommittee on Admissions gives majorconsideration to the quality of college-levelwork completed and some consideration tofurther evidence of promise for achievementat Brandeis based on the secondary schoolrecord, personal evaluations by theappropriate dean and an instructor, andtesting and information conveyed by thecandidate. Candidates should submit eitherScholastic Aptitude Test or ACT scores fromtesting completed either during secondaryschool or by April of the year of application.

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Transfer candidates apply by April 1 for thefall semester. International transfercandidates seeking financial aid must applyby January 15.

Admission of International StudentsAdmission of International StudentsAdmission of International StudentsAdmission of International StudentsAdmission of International Students

International applicants should requestapplication materials from the Office ofAdmissions. To be considered for admissionas an international student, a candidateshould have successfully completed a pre-university program (the duration of whichwas at least 12 years) with strong results onnationally administered examinations whereapplicable. Undergraduate applicants whosenative tongue is English are required to takethe SAT I administered by the EducationalTesting Service at centers throughout theworld. Students may submit results from theAmerican College Testing Program (ACT) inlieu of College Entrance Examination Boardtesting. The TOEFL (Test of English as aForeign Language) is required of applicantswho are not native speakers of English.

The deadline for receipt of internationalapplications is January 15 for enrollment thefollowing September. The deadline forspringsemester admission is November 1.Candidates for September admission mayapply for financial aid. No financial aid isavailable for international candidates forspring semester admission.

The Wien International Scholarship Program,created in 1958 by Lawrence A. and MaeWien, is designed to further globalunderstanding, provide internationalundergraduate students with opportunitiesfor study in the United States, and enrich theintellectual and cultural life of the Brandeiscampus.

The program enables the University to offer alimited number of undergraduate awards tooutstanding incoming students. Full WienScholarships cover the cost of tuition,required fees, and a stipend for books. Theremainder of the full Wien award to cover thecost of room, board, and personalmaintenance is based upon the student’seligibility and will be grant, loan, or on-campus employment. Wien Scholarshps ofless than full tuition are also awarded; on-campus employment and loan funds are oftencombined with these partial awards to meetdemonstrated financial need. A limitednumber of partial-tuition Wien awards arebased only on merit.

Wien Scholarships are awarded based onacademic excellence and overall strength ofthe application. They are renewable throughthe completion of the undergraduate degree.

International applicants are considered forother University funded need-based awards.Need-based awards are intended to assist asmany students as resources permit throughaward packages of grant, on-campusemployment, and loan funds covering part ofthe total cost. All applicants who want to beconsidered for either the Wien Scholarshipsor other University aid must submit theInternational Student Financial AidApplication.

Brandeis Adult Student OptionBrandeis Adult Student OptionBrandeis Adult Student OptionBrandeis Adult Student OptionBrandeis Adult Student Option

The Committee on Admissions welcomesapplications from adult students who areinterested in pursuing their B.A. degree atBrandeis. For a candidate who has been out ofhigh school or college for a number of years,the Committee on Admissions looks forevidence—recent course work (noncredit orcredit), work, or volunteer experience—thatthe applicant has remained intellectuallycurious and highly motivated. Transcriptsfrom recent course work are particularlyhelpful in providing documentation. Lettersof recommendation from teachers,supervisors, or colleagues; a personalstatement; and a personal interview givefurther evidence of promise for achievementat Brandeis. No standardized testing isrequired but a candidate may submit officialtesting if he or she desires.

Brandeis adult students may pay on a course-by-course basis taking as few as one or asmany as five-and-a-half courses per semester(see “Tuition” section for the rate per course).In order to receive the baccalaureate, theymust meet all degree requirements, exceptrate-of-work requirements, that apply to full-time students. Credit will be given for coursework done elsewhere if it meets Universitytransfer credit criteria.

Candidates interested in the Brandeis AdultStudent Option should apply by April 1 forthe fall semester and November 1 for thespring semester.

Special Student StatusSpecial Student StatusSpecial Student StatusSpecial Student StatusSpecial Student Status

The University accepts as Special Studentsfor the fall and spring semesters a smallnumber of persons who are not candidates fora degree at Brandeis and who wish to electone or more courses for which they arequalified and can demonstrate special need.This would include students who are degreecandidates at another college or universitywishing to attend Brandeis as visitingstudents. Special Student status is subject toapproval on an individual and semester basis.Students whose academic performance doesnot meet Brandeis standards may be deniedpermission to register for a second semester.Neither residence nor financial aid isavailable to Special Students, and no specialstudent may take precedence over a degreecandidate in any limited enrollment course.Please note that international students inSpecial Student status must enroll for a fullcourse of study.

Persons interested in Special Student statusshould apply by July 15 for the fall semesterand by November 1 for the spring semester.

Credit for College-Level Work Done While inCredit for College-Level Work Done While inCredit for College-Level Work Done While inCredit for College-Level Work Done While inCredit for College-Level Work Done While inHigh SchoolHigh SchoolHigh SchoolHigh SchoolHigh School

Students may earn credit toward generaleducation requirements (except academicresidency) for college-level work taken duringAmerican high school study (grades 9-12) orbefore entering Brandeis as freshmen. Suchcourses must be offered by accredited post-secondary institutions; designed for andaccessible to regular college students andtaught by instructors whose institutionalresponsibilities are primarily at the post-secondary level; acceptable for degree creditat the host institution; and comparable toBrandeis courses in content, scope, and levelof instruction, as judged by Brandeis faculty.To receive credit for courses taken atinstitutions other than Brandeis, the studentmust achieve grades of B- or higher, ascertified by an official college transcriptreceived by Brandeis, must not have appliedthe credit toward high school graduationrequirements. For students in dualenrollment programs, elective coursesexceeding the total number required for highschool graduation will be considered forevaluation. Students must petition throughthe Office of the University Registrar.Courses that are considered credit-worthy bysponsoring and cooperating colleges anduniversities may not meet Brandeisrequirements.

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ExaminationExaminationExaminationExaminationExamination AcceptedAcceptedAcceptedAcceptedAccepted Requirement MetRequirement MetRequirement MetRequirement MetRequirement Met ConcentrationConcentrationConcentrationConcentrationConcentration SemesterSemesterSemesterSemesterSemester EquivalentEquivalentEquivalentEquivalentEquivalentScoresScoresScoresScoresScores CreditCreditCreditCreditCredit Course CreditCourse CreditCourse CreditCourse CreditCourse Credit Brandeis CoursesBrandeis CoursesBrandeis CoursesBrandeis CoursesBrandeis Courses

Art History 5 School of Creative Arts Yes 1 None

Biology 5 School of Science No 1 None

Chemistry* 4, 5 School of Science Yes 2 CHEM 11a, b, 18a, b

Computer Science AB 5 School of Science No 1 COSI 11a

Economics: Macro 4,5 School of Social Science No 1 None

Economics: Micro 4,5 School of Social Science Yes 1 ECON 2aQuantitative Reasoning

Environmental Science 4,5 School of Science No 1 None

English: Language 4,5 None No 1 None

English: Literature 4,5 School of Humanities No 1 None

European History 4,5 School of Social Science No 1 None

French Language 4,5 Foreign Language No 0 FREN 30-level

French Literature 4 Foreign Language No 0 FREN 30-level5 Foreign Language No 1 FREN 30-level

German Language 5 Foreign Language No 1 GER 30-level

German Literature None None No 0 None

Government: U.S. 5 School of Social Science Yes 1 POL 14b

Latin: Virgil 4,5 Foreign Language Yes 1 LAT 30-level

Advanced PlacementAdvanced PlacementAdvanced PlacementAdvanced PlacementAdvanced Placement

Brandeis University participates in theAdvanced Placement Program of the CollegeEntrance Examination Board. Qualifyingscores necessary to receive credit arerecommended by the academic departmentsto their school councils and administered bythe Office of Undergraduate AcademicAffairs.

Generally, especially in the sciences,advanced placement credit may not beapplied toward satisfaction of requirements

for a major or minor. It may, however, permitstudents to begin work in a field at a higherlevel. Advanced placement credit may beapplied toward satisfaction of Universitydegree requirements in the chart below.

Unlike some other languages, there is noadvanced placement exam in Hebrew.Therefore, the Hebrew Program at Brandeisoffers students who are non native, havestudied Hebrew in high school, have had nocollege-level courses, and have demonstratedadvanced knowledge in the Brandeis Hebrewplacement exam, an opportunity to take an

additional exam for credit. Upon successfulcompletion of that exam, a student willreceive one course credit. This opportunity isavailable to students only at the time theyfirst enter Brandeis University.

Students who receive qualifying scores andwish to apply eventually for Brandeis coursecredit must contact the College EntranceExamination Board and request that theirscores be reported to the Coordinator ofAdvanced Placement, Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs, BrandeisUniversity, Mailstop 001, P.O. Box 549110,

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ExaminationExaminationExaminationExaminationExamination AcceptedAcceptedAcceptedAcceptedAccepted Requirement MetRequirement MetRequirement MetRequirement MetRequirement Met ConcentrationConcentrationConcentrationConcentrationConcentration SemesterSemesterSemesterSemesterSemester EquivalentEquivalentEquivalentEquivalentEquivalentScoresScoresScoresScoresScores CreditCreditCreditCreditCredit Course CreditCourse CreditCourse CreditCourse CreditCourse Credit Brandeis CoursesBrandeis CoursesBrandeis CoursesBrandeis CoursesBrandeis Courses

Mathematics AB** 4 School of Science No 1 MATH 10a5 School of Science No 2 MATH 10a, b

Mathematics BC** 3 School of Science No 1 MATH 10a4,5 School of Science No 2 MATH 10a, b

Music Literature 5 School of Creative Arts No 1 MUS 1a

Music Theory 5 School of Creative Arts No 1 MUS 5b

Physics B*** 4,5 School of Science No 2 PHYS 10a, bQuantitative Reasoning

Physics C: Mechanical*** 4,5 School of Science Yes 1 PHYS 11aQuantitative Reasoning

Physics C: Electrical*** 4,5 School of Science Yes 1 PHYS 11b

Psychology 4,5 School of Social Science No 1 PSYC 1a

Spanish Language 4,5 Foreign Language No 0 SPAN 30-level

Spanish Literature 4 Foreign Language No 0 SPAN 30-level5 Foreign Language No 1 SPAN 30-level

Statistics 4,5 Quantitative Reasoning No 1 MATH 8aSchool of Science

U.S. History 4,5 School of Social Science No 1 None

*Students electing to receive AP creditfor first-year chemistry cannot takeCHEM 11a/b, CHEM 15a/b, CHEM 18a/b,or CHEM 19a/b for credit.

**Students may elect to receive credit foreither Mathematics AB or Mathematics BC,but not for both.

***Students may elect to receive credit foreither Physics B or Physics C (Mechanical orElectrical), but not for both.

Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9110.Brandeis University’s school code number is3092. Requests for additional information onthe Advanced Placement Program should beaddressed similarly.

Advanced placement credit is awarded duringa student’s sophomore year. At that timestudents are invited by the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs to submitthe paperwork needed for the processing ofthe credits. Students who apply AdvancedPlacement credits to the Brandeis degree maynot enroll in courses here or elsewhere that

are regarded as equivalent withoutexperiencing the revocation of the AdvancedPlacement credit. Course equivalents aredetermined by the academic departments andposted by the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs.

A maximum of four semester-course creditsmay be applied toward the academicresidency requirement from credit awardedfor Advanced Placement exams. Additionalcourse credits beyond the four semester-course credits can be awarded and can be usedfor placement purposes, general degree

requirements, and major/minor requirementsas allowed by individual departments. Theaward of Advanced Placement credit isdetermined by the policies in effect duringthe student’s entry year into Brandeis,students should consult the AP chartpublished in the bulletin for their year ofentry.

Any questions about the use of AdvancedPlacement credit should be directed to thecoordinator in the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs.

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International BaccalaureateInternational BaccalaureateInternational BaccalaureateInternational BaccalaureateInternational Baccalaureate

Brandeis recognizes the InternationalBaccalaureate diploma and will award foursemester-course credits (one semester) for atotal of 30 points on the baccalaureateexamination. The diploma must include threeHigher Level examinations with grades fiveor better. If a student has a total of fewer than30 points or has fewer than three acceptableHigher Level examinations, Brandeis willaward eight credit hours for each HigherLevel exam with a grade of five or higher (to amaximum of four semester-course credits).Additional course credits beyond the foursemester-course credits can be awarded; thesecredits can be used for placement purposes,general degree requirements and major/minorrequirements as allowed by individualdepartments, however the additional creditsbeyond the four semester-course credits maynot be used toward the academic residencyrequirement.

Credit for Foreign School-LeavingCredit for Foreign School-LeavingCredit for Foreign School-LeavingCredit for Foreign School-LeavingCredit for Foreign School-LeavingExaminationExaminationExaminationExaminationExamination

International students are obliged to supplythe results of their advanced secondary schoolexaminations to the Office of the UniversityRegistrar for evaluation. Brandeis acceptscredit toward the B.A. or B.S. degree for anumber of such examinations, including theBritish Advanced Level examinations, theGerman Abitur, the French baccalaureate,and others; credit is contingent upon level ofperformance and details may be obtainedfrom the Office of the University Registrar.Credit from such sources will not be appliedto the Brandeis record until the student hascompleted two semesters at the University.Students may not enroll in courses deemedequivalent to the foreign work without loss ofthe foreign credit. A maximum of foursemester-course credits may be appliedtoward the academic residency requirement.

Transfer Credit PoliciesTransfer Credit PoliciesTransfer Credit PoliciesTransfer Credit PoliciesTransfer Credit Policies

Transfer students are obliged to supplyofficial transcripts documenting all previouscollege-level work. All such work isevaluated and each incoming transfer studentis furnished by the registrar with anevaluation based upon existing facultypolicies. The evaluation will indicate thenumber of course credits granted and thenumber of degree requirements that havebeen met. No more than 16 course creditsmay be granted because residencerequirements specify that a minimum of 16courses in four semesters must besuccessfully completed at Brandeis.

Courses must have been taken at accredited,degree-granting institutions from which anofficial transcript has been received. Thecourses must be generally equivalent tocourses offered at Brandeis, and the gradereceived must be equivalent to at least a C-,though credit is usually awarded for a “pass”grade in a system allowing non-letter grades.Occasionally, credit may be awardedconditionally, pending successful completionof a year at Brandeis. Only selected overseasstudy programs are acceptable for Brandeiscredit; for further details on the transfer ofcredit from overseas study sources, consultthe Office of the University Registrar.Students may not be concurrently enrolled atBrandeis during a term in which transfercredit is sought, except as allowed under theprovisions of cross-registration.

Credit is granted on an equivalent semesterbasis with four course credits being awardedfor completion of a normal semester’s workat the other institution. Normally, onequarter-course receives no credit, twoquarter-courses are granted one course credit,and three quarter-courses are awarded twocourse credits.

Students who do not initially receive creditfor a particular course taken at anotherinstitution may petition the registrar forreconsideration. Such a petition requires thesignature of the appropriate Brandeis facultymember and must indicate the Brandeiscourse to which it is considered equivalent.In an unusual situation, the petition may bereferred to the Committee on AcademicStanding for final resolution.

In determining progress toward therequirements of a major, departments mayconsider only non-Brandeis courses that havebeenaccepted for degree credit. Departmentsmay limit the number of such courses thatthey will apply toward the major. Rulesgoverning the application of transfer credit tomajors may differ from department todepartment.

Application and Admissions ProceduresApplication and Admissions ProceduresApplication and Admissions ProceduresApplication and Admissions ProceduresApplication and Admissions Procedures

For the most current information regardingadmissions procedures and deadline dates,prospective candidates should consult theinstructions accompanying the application.

The address for the forwarding of allinquiries, materials, and test results is:

Brandeis UniversityOffice of AdmissionsMailstop 003P.O. Box 549110Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9110

781-736-3500 or 800-622-0622781-736-8502 TTY/TDD

Financial AidFinancial AidFinancial AidFinancial AidFinancial Aid

Brandeis maintains a substantial aid programconsisting of grants, loans, and work awards.More than 65 percent of the students enrolledat Brandeis receive University assistance. Thestaff of the Office of Student FinancialServices is available to assist parents andstudents in planning to finance four years ofundergraduate education.

Financial aid is awarded after a carefulanalysis of the family’s ability to support thestudent’s costs of education. The analysis isbased on the information submitted by thefamily on the Free Application for FederalStudent Aid (FAFSA) and the CSS/FinancialAid PROFILE. The student’s eligibility forassistance is determined according to federalgovernment regulations and Universitypolicies governing financial aid programs.Included in the analysis is the ability of theparent(s) and the student to contribute fromcurrent and future income and assets. Thedifference between a family’s ability tosupport the student and the actual costs ofeducation is determined to be the student’sfinancial need.

The Office of Student Financial Servicesreviews a number of factors in determiningeach student’s financial aid award.Demonstrated financial need, academicachievement, and geographic and culturaldiversity each play a role in the type andamount of grant/scholarship assistanceoffered. Students should expect somecombination of grant, scholarship, loan, and/or work awards in their financial aid offer.

Financial Aid PolicyFinancial Aid PolicyFinancial Aid PolicyFinancial Aid PolicyFinancial Aid Policy

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Students receiving grant aid will usually beexpected to assume loan and work obligationsas part of a self-help package determinedannually by the Office of Student FinancialServices. Students may request increased loanand decreased work if loan funds areavailable.

2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Financial aid applicants are required toapply for the Federal Pell Grant and statescholarship programs, where available.Brandeis is unable to replace with Universityfunds non-University aid that students areeligible to receive, but for which they fail toapply.

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3.3.3.3.3. Outside awards received from federal andstate programs may result in a dollar-for-dollar reduction in Brandeis Grant andTrustee Scholarship funds. Outside awardsreceived from non-governmental sources,even if based on criteria exclusive of need,will first be used to fulfill any unmet federalfinancial need. Any outside award amount inexcess of unmet federal financial needwillreduce the self-help (loan and work) andthen grant components of the student’s need-based award. Students receiving need-based ormerit-based aid will not be permitted to keepoutside awards in excess of the total cost ofattendance.

The above policy will be applied to outsideawards received by any Brandeis studentregardless of class year. All awards should bereported in writing to the Office of StudentFinancial Services.

4.4.4.4.4. All students must reapply for financial aideach year. Students receiving any type offederal aid must file the Renewal FreeApplication for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),which will be mailed to each student’spermanent address during the winterintersession. Students receiving BrandeisGrant or Trustee Scholarship funds must alsoprovide copies of student and parent taxreturns. The University may also requireverification of certain application itemsincluding, but not limited to, the student’sacademic year residence status and theenrollment of siblings at other post-secondary, undergraduate institutions. Thepriority filing date for applying for renewal offinancial aid is April 1.

While it is expected that financial assistancewill be continued each year of the student’sundergraduate enrollment, the form and/oramount may change in subsequent years toreflect changes in financial need, federal andUniversity funding, and other circumstances.An increase in the amount of loan in thefinancial aid package should be anticipated.

5.5.5.5.5. Upperclass students who wish to apply forfinancial aid for the first time must file theFAFSA and the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEas well as submit copies of student and parenttax returns. The University may also requireverification of certain application itemsincluding, but not limited to, the student’sacademic year residence status and theenrollment of siblings at other post-secondary, undergraduate institutions. Thepriority filing date for applying for financialaid is April 1.

6.6.6.6.6. First-year students who receive any type offederal aid must file the FAFSA before any aidcan be credited to their student account.First-year students who receive BrandeisGrant or Trustee Scholarship funds must alsoprovide copies of student and parent taxreturns. The University may also requireverification of certain application itemsincluding, but not limited to, the student’sacademic year residence status and theenrollment of siblings at other post-secondary, undergraduate institutions.

7.7.7.7.7. If a student changes their academicprogram (i.e., taking less than 12 credit hours[which equates full-time status], studyingabroad or elsewhere domestically, graduatingin less than four years, graduating in morethan four years, or taking a leave of absence),there may be implications for the amount andtype of financial aid that the student canreceive. If a student is considering any of theabove options, they should consult a financialaid counselor first to discuss the impact thatit may have on their financial aid eligibility.

8.8.8.8.8. Federal regulations require that a studentreceiving federal assistance make satisfactoryacademic progress in accordance withstandards set by the University. Brandeisdelegates the responsibility to monitoracademic progress to the Committee onAcademic Standing and charges it to makesuch determinations on the basis ofindividual merit, and not in relationship tosome arbitrary numerical standard. Thecommittee thoroughly reviews the records ofstudents whose performance wasunsatisfactory, i.e., more than one D and/orone or more E or F, at the conclusion of eachsemester. Students whose progress has beenjudged unsatisfactory and whose withdrawalhas been required by the Committee onAcademic Standing shall be accorded areconsideration by that body in the presenceof new information, judged to be relevant bythe dean of the college or his/her designee.Should a required withdrawal action berescinded on appeal, financial aid eligibilityshall be reinstated. Any student permitted bythe committee to register for the followingsemester is considered to be makingacademic progress and is eligible for financialaid from federal and University sources.However, since an ability to complete thedegree within eight semesters is a measurecommonly applied by the committee inmaking these determinations, students areadvised to consult the sections of the currentUniversity Bulletin pertaining to classstanding (under “Academic Regulations”).

LoansLoansLoansLoansLoans

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Federal Perkins Loan Program—Interest isnot charged and repayment is not expectedwhile the recipient is enrolled at least half-time. During repayment, interest is at a fixedrate of five percent per year, and repaymentmay be made over a ten year period.Cancellation of a portion of the aggregateloan is available for service as a teacher of thehandicapped, or in a low-income schooldistrict. The number of Perkins Loans islimited and reserved for the most needystudents.

2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Federal Direct Stafford Loan Program—This program enables eligible undergraduatestudents to borrow up to $2,625 during thefirst year, $3,500 in the second year, and$5,500 in the third and fourth years. Allstudents, regardless of family income, mustsubmit a Free Application for Federal StudentAid (FAFSA) and a Verification Worksheet (ifrequired) in order to be eligible for a FederalDirect Stafford Loan. Students are notified oftheir eligibility for this loan program on thefinancial aid award letter.

There are two different forms of this loan: theFederal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoanFederal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoanFederal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoanFederal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoanFederal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loan andthe Federal Direct Unsubsidized StaffordFederal Direct Unsubsidized StaffordFederal Direct Unsubsidized StaffordFederal Direct Unsubsidized StaffordFederal Direct Unsubsidized StaffordLoanLoanLoanLoanLoan. Interest and repayment are deferred onthe Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loanwhile the borrower attends college on at leasta half-time basis. Although repayment is alsodeferred on the Federal Direct UnsubsidizedStafford Loan while the borrower is enrolledat least half time, interest accrues on thisloan from the time the loan funds aredisbursed. The interest may be deferred andcapitalized. Six months after the cessation ofhalf-time enrollment, the borrower begins aten year repayment period (other repaymentoptions are available) during which timeinterest is charged to the student. Contact theOffice of Student Financial Services forcurrent interest rate information.

Borrowers of the above loans must obtain andcomplete the required promissory notes, aswell as any supplemental loan forms, at thebeginning of their entering semester uponreceipt of correspondence from the Office ofStudent Financial Services. Anticipatedcredits on a student’s account will becancelled if all required forms are notcompleted. The terms of the above loanprograms are subject to federal legislation andmay be changed.

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Title IV CancellationTitle IV CancellationTitle IV CancellationTitle IV CancellationTitle IV Cancellation

If you have been awarded a student loan(Federal Direct Stafford or Perkins) or parentloan (PLUS or MEFA), you have a right tocancel all or a portion of your loan or loandisbursement. To do so, please submit awritten request to: Office of StudentFinancial Services, Brandeis University,Mailstop 027, P.O. Box 549110, Waltham,MA 02454-9110.

A request for loan cancellation or adjustmentmust be made before the end of the academicyear or prior to leaving school—whichevercomes first—and must state which loan(s)and what amount(s) you wish to cancel.Cancellation of your awarded student loan(s)will most likely create a balance due on youraccount. This balance would be due andpayable upon receipt of the statement.

Student EmploymentStudent EmploymentStudent EmploymentStudent EmploymentStudent Employment

The student employment section of theOffice of Student Financial Services seeks toprovide work opportunities to studentsseeking work on campus and in the Walthamarea. This service is available to students,regardless of whether or not they arereceiving financial aid. Students who receivejob allotments as part of their financial aidpackage will have priority for jobs but manynon-aided students find campus employment.Potential job earnings are not deducted frombilled charges from the University at thebeginning of each term. Students receiveweekly paychecks based on hours worked.

Financial Aid to Transfer StudentsFinancial Aid to Transfer StudentsFinancial Aid to Transfer StudentsFinancial Aid to Transfer StudentsFinancial Aid to Transfer Students

Financial aid is available for students enteringBrandeis as transfer students from otherinstitutions of higher education. Applicantswho cannot afford to attend Brandeis withoutfinancial assistance should submit the FreeApplication for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),and a CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE. Theapplication for financial aid is due at thesame time as the application for admission.

Fees and ExpensesFees and ExpensesFees and ExpensesFees and ExpensesFees and Expenses

Financial RegulationsFinancial RegulationsFinancial RegulationsFinancial RegulationsFinancial Regulations

Any student with outstanding financialobligations will be denied the privileges ofattending classes and using Universityfacilities. Every student must satisfy his orher financial obligations in full to theUniversity in order to receive certification ofgraduation. Official transcripts andcertifications will be withheld until financialobligations to the University have beendischarged. Failure to discharge financialobligations includes, but is not limited to,delinquency of a borrower in repaying a loanadministered by the Office of StudentFinancial Services and the inability of thatoffice to collect such a loan because theborrower has discharged the indebtednessthrough bankruptcy proceedings.

A student who defaults in the payment ofindebtedness to the University shall besubject to suspension, dismissal, and refusalof a transfer of credits or issuance of anofficial transcript. In addition, the Universitymay refer the debt to an outside collectionagency. The student is responsible for costsassociated with the collection of the debt.

Application, Matriculation, and OrientationApplication, Matriculation, and OrientationApplication, Matriculation, and OrientationApplication, Matriculation, and OrientationApplication, Matriculation, and OrientationFeesFeesFeesFeesFees

Each application for first-year or transferadmission must be accompanied by a fee of$55. All application fees are nonrefundableand cannot be credited toward other fees.

A nonrefundable matriculation deposit of$500 must be filed by each candidate uponnotification of acceptance. This depositreserves a place in the class and the option ofapplying for first-year housing and is creditedtoward the first semester tuition bill. If thestudent fails to enroll or withdraws his or herapplication, the matriculation deposit isforfeited.

All new students are charged a mandatory$125 orientation fee, which is nonrefundable.

TuitionTuitionTuitionTuitionTuition

The tuition fee for 2004-05 is $30,160 and thefee for each semester course required fordegree credit is $3,770.

Library privileges and use of athletic facilitiesfor the academic year are included in the fulltuition fee.

Students who return to the University afterwithdrawing will pay the prevailing tuitionand other fees. In view of the constantlyincreasing costs of education, students mayexpect tuition increases during theiracademic careers.

Financial Implications of Course LoadFinancial Implications of Course LoadFinancial Implications of Course LoadFinancial Implications of Course LoadFinancial Implications of Course LoadVariationVariationVariationVariationVariation

Extra tuition charges are not incurred whencourse loads are within maximum rate ofwork limits, nor are charges reduced orrefunds applied for course loads below thenormal rate of work. Students who aregranted special permission by the Committeeon Academic Standing to undertake courseschedules in excess of maximum rate of worklimits will incur extra tuition chargescalculated at the per course tuition rate forthe year in which the course is taken.

Questions regarding the financialimplications of course load variation shouldbe directed to the Office of the UniversityRegistrar. Questions regarding the billingschedule should be directed to the Office ofStudent Financial Services.

Room and Board FeeRoom and Board FeeRoom and Board FeeRoom and Board FeeRoom and Board Fee

The total charges for a standard residence hallroom (double occupancy) and a 14-meal perweek board contract for the 2004-05 academicyear are $8,656. Other meal contract optionsare available.

For upperclass students, other livingaccommodations are available at annual ratesranging up to $1,586 more than the standardresidence hall room (double occupancy) rateof $4,862.

Returning upperclass students must maketheir advance deposits of $200 during thespring room lottery.

Students residing in residence hall roomsmust sign room licenses and board contractsbinding for the full academic year. Studentsresiding in either of the apartment complexesmust sign room licenses binding for the fullacademic year; board contracts are availableto, but not required of, these students.

Nonresident students may eat in theUniversity dining halls on a cash basis.

Transcript FeeTranscript FeeTranscript FeeTranscript FeeTranscript Fee

Students are entitled to 20 official transcriptsof their academic work without charge. Acharge of $5 will be made for each subsequenttranscript. The student will pay the transcriptfee in advance at the Office of the UniversityRegistrar (Kutz Hall). Official transcripts willbe issued only to those students whosefinancial records with the University are inorder.

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Other FeesOther FeesOther FeesOther FeesOther Fees

The following are other mandatory annualfees for 2004-05:

1.1.1.1.1. Student Activities fee, $302.

2.2.2.2.2. Student Health Service fee, $428.

33333. Technology fee, $182.

4.4.4.4.4. Student Health Insurance Plan (singlecoverage), $1025. Mandatory unless proof ofother coverage is provided.

There are other University fees that a studentmay incur for specific services or failure tomeet commitments. These fees include butare not limited to the following for 2004-05:

1.1.1.1.1. Laboratory fees, $15-$50.

2.2.2.2.2. Studio fees, $10-$80.

3.3.3.3.3. Medical school application processing fee,$50.

4.4.4.4.4. Monthly payment plan fee, $100.

5.5.5.5.5. Parking fees, $35-$150.

6.6.6.6.6. Off-Campus Study fee, $400 per semester.

7.7.7.7.7. Senior fee, $27.

8.8.8.8.8. Returned Check fee, $25.

9.9.9.9.9. International Health and AccidentInsurance, mandatory for studentsparticipating in Study Abroad programs, $36per month.

10.10.10.10.10. Late fee. A late fee will be assessed to allstudent accounts with outstanding balancesafter the stated due date. The amount of thelate fee will be $100, or 2% of theoutstanding balance, whichever is greater.

Payment PlansPayment PlansPayment PlansPayment PlansPayment Plans

Semester PlanSemester PlanSemester PlanSemester PlanSemester Plan

The first semester bill will be issued duringJuly and payment will be due on or beforeAugust 13, 2004; the second semester billwill be issued during November and paymentwill be due on or before January 3, 2005.

Monthly Payment PlanMonthly Payment PlanMonthly Payment PlanMonthly Payment PlanMonthly Payment Plan

Tuition Management Systems (TMS) hascontracted with Brandeis to administer themonthly payment plan. The application and anonrefundable handling fee of $100 must bereturned to TMS by July 15, 2004. Thepayment plan electronic withdrawals willbegin on August 1, 2004.

RefundsRefundsRefundsRefundsRefunds

A student who leaves the University withoutthe approval of the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs is not entitled to a refund.

For approved or required leaves, withdrawals,suspensions, or dismissals, the date ofdeparture will be considered to be that whichis approved by the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs.

All requests for refunds must be in writingand are subject to review and final approvalby the Office of Student Financial Services.

Approved refunds follow this schedule:

1.1.1.1.1. Tuition Withdrawal

Before the opening day of instruction: 100%of semester tuition.

On or before the second Friday following theopening day of instruction: 75% of semestertuition.

On or before the fifth Friday following theopening day of instruction: 50% of semestertuition.

After the fifth Friday following the openingday of instruction: no refund.

2.2.2.2.2. Fees

There is no refund of any other fee on or afterthe first day of instruction of either semester.

3.3.3.3.3. Room and Board Charges

Refund of room and board contract chargesare determined in accordance with the termsoutlined in the contract.

4.4.4.4.4. Financial Aid

When a student withdraws during a period inwhich he or she is receiving federal financialaid, the amount of Title IV funds (other thanFWS) that must be returned to the Title IVprograms is based solely on the length of timethe student was enrolled prior towithdrawing. A student’s withdrawal date isdefined as the date that the student began thewithdrawal process prescribed by the school;the student otherwise provided the schoolwith official notification of the intent towithdraw; or, for the student who does notbegin the school’s withdrawal process ornotify the school of the intent to withdraw,the mid-point of the payment period ofenrollment for which Title IV assistance wasdisbursed (unless the University candocument a later date). The University has

additional latitude to determine thewithdrawal date of a student who dropped outwithout notifying the University due tocircumstances beyond the student’s control,such as illness, accident, or grievous personalloss.

The amount of funds earned by the student isdirectly proportional to time enrolled,through 60% of the period of enrollment.After 60%, the student is considered to haveearned all aid. Unearned Title IV aid must bereturned to the programs. The Universitybears the responsibility of returning funds upto the lesser of the unearned amount or anamount determined by multiplyinginstitutional costs by the unearnedpercentage. The student must return anyunearned amount that is not theresponsibility of the University to return.Unearned funds are returned first to StaffordLoans, then to Perkins Loans and then toPLUS Loans. Once loans are satisfied,remaining unearned funds are distributed toPell Grant, then to FSEOG, then to otherTitle IV funds that require a refund. Thestudent repays unearned funds owed to a loanprogram under the terms of the promissorynote. Repayments to grant programs are madeaccording to grant overpayment regulations.If a student received aid from other (private,state) sources, refunds to them will be madein accordance with the policy of the donor(s).

The refund remaining after any funds arereturned to federal and outside programs willbe divided between the student andUniversity financial aid programs in the sameratio as these sources were credited to thestudent’s account (e.g., if a student paid one-half of the bill, one-half of the remainingrefund will be returned to the student andone-half will be returned to the Universityfinancial aid programs from which thestudent received assistance. For studentswhose financial aid awards exceed theUniversity’s charges (e.g., students who liveoff campus), funds that were dispersed tosupport educationally related expenses (e.g.,room, board, books, etc.) must be repaid on aprorated basis determined by the University.

Further information on the refund policy foraided students and the calculation for anyspecific case is available from the Office ofStudent Financial Services.

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Requirements for theUndergraduate Degrees

Brandeis offers the Bachelor of Arts and theBachelor of Science degrees. A student mayearn only one undergraduate degree. Studentswho declare a major that offers a Bachelor ofScience track must specify which degree issought (the B.A. or B.S.) when the major isdeclared. Undergraduate degrees are awardedonce a year in May. Diplomas specify thedegree earned, any honors awarded (Latinand/or departmental), and completed majors.

All candidates for a bachelor’s degree,regardless of date of entrance to Brandeis,must satisfactorily complete a major, awriting requirement, a foreign languagerequirement, a group of courses designed toprovide a strong foundation in generaleducation, and the physical educationrequirement. No courses used to fulfill anygeneral University requirement may be takenon the pass/fail grading option. No more thanone course (and never the final one) in theforeign language sequence may be taken pass/fail if the language is being offered insatisfaction of the foreign languagerequirement.

Students will follow a curriculum thatfeatures requirements in foreign language,writing, quantitative reasoning, non-Westernand comparative studies, and a program ofgeneral foundation courses; the section at theback of this Bulletin with the patterned edgecontains the courses that will satisfy theserequirements. Clarification regardingUniversity degree requirements may alwaysbe obtained from the Office of the UniversityRegistrar.

Academic Residency RequirementAcademic Residency RequirementAcademic Residency RequirementAcademic Residency RequirementAcademic Residency Requirement

A.A.A.A.A. Students entering Brandeis University asfreshmen in August 2003 and thereafter arerequired to complete 32 semester courses(equivalent to eight full-time fall or springsemesters or 128 semester-hour coursecredits).

B.B.B.B.B. At least seven full-time fall or springsemesters (28 semester courses/112 semesterhour course credits) must be completed inresidence at Brandeis University or in anapproved Brandeis University program (e.g.,Study Abroad Program). Students who electto study abroad must complete at least sixsemesters in residence at Brandeis University(24 semester courses); a study abroadsemester (four courses) may count as theseventh Brandeis University semester. Asecond study abroad semester (four additionalcourses) or an additional semester at BrandeisUniversity may count as the eighth semester(see option 3 in table below).

C.C.C.C.C. Up to four of the 32 semester courses(equivalent of one full semester, the eighth)may be completed by any combination ofcredits from the following:

1. Courses taken at Brandeis University inexcess of 28 (in excess of 24 for study abroadstudents) during any fall or spring semester orin Brandeis University Summer School.

2. Study abroad in a second semester of aBrandeis University approved program.

3. Advanced Placement exams.

4. International Baccalaureate exams.

5. For students who applied for Fall termadmission as freshmen, but who wereaccepted for the following Spring term asmembers of the mid-year class: approvedcollege courses taken during the fall semesterimmediately prior to matriculation.

Options for Earning 32 Course CreditsOptions for Earning 32 Course CreditsOptions for Earning 32 Course CreditsOptions for Earning 32 Course CreditsOptions for Earning 32 Course Credits(each option totals eight semesters)(each option totals eight semesters)(each option totals eight semesters)(each option totals eight semesters)(each option totals eight semesters)

BrandeisBrandeisBrandeisBrandeisBrandeis StudyStudyStudyStudyStudy Set of 4Set of 4Set of 4Set of 4Set of 4SemestersSemestersSemestersSemestersSemesters AbroadAbroadAbroadAbroadAbroad Courses*Courses*Courses*Courses*Courses*

SemestersSemestersSemestersSemestersSemesters

1. 8 fall 0 0or springsemesters

2. 7 fall 0 1or springsemesters

3. 7 fall 1 fall 0or spring or springsemesters semester

4. 6 fall 1 fall 1or spring or springsemesters semesters

5. 6 fall 2 fall 0or spring or springsemesters semesters

* From any combination of sources detailedin point C above.

While students may repeat, for the purpose ofdemonstrating a higher level of mastery,courses in which a passing grade already hasbeen earned, such repeated courses do notyield additional credit toward the degree andare not applied toward the residencyrequirement.

Course credits awarded for AP, IB exams,college courses taken while in high school, orsummer courses taken outside of BrandeisUniversity may be used for placementpurposes, general degree requirements (e.g.school distribution, foreign language), andmajor/minor requirements as allowed byindividual departments and programs. Note:Credits awarded for college courses takenwhile in high school, or summer coursestaken outside of Brandeis University may notbe used for the academic residencyrequirement.

Students who have completed the academicresidency requirement and all otherrequirements for the bachelor’s degree mayapply to enroll for one semester on SeniorReduced Rate status.

Students who entered Brandeis as freshmanprior to August 2003 should consult theUniversity Bulletin published the year theyentered.

Transfer StudentsTransfer StudentsTransfer StudentsTransfer StudentsTransfer Students

Students entering Brandeis University astransfer student in August 2003 andthereafter are required to complete 32semester courses (equivalent to eight full-time fall or spring semesters (16 semestercourses/64 semester hour course credits)must be completed in-residence at BrandeisUniversity. Semesters on Study Abroad maynot be counted toward the minimum.

While students may repeat, for the purpose ofdemonstrating a higher level of mastery,courses in which a passing grade already hasbeen earned, such repeated courses do notyield additional credit toward the degree andare not applied toward the residencyrequirement.

Course credits awarded for college coursestaken while in high school, or summercourses taken outside of Brandeis University,may be used for placement purposes, generaldegree requirements (e.g., school distribution,foreign language), and major/minorrequirements as allowed by individualdepartments and programs. Note: Creditsawarded for college courses taken while inhigh school, or summer courses taken outsideof Brandeis University, may not be used forthe academic residency requirement.

Students who have completed the academicresidency requirement and all otherrequirements for bachelor’s degree may applyto enroll for one semester on Senior ReducedRate status.

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The Schools of the UniversityThe Schools of the UniversityThe Schools of the UniversityThe Schools of the UniversityThe Schools of the University

Within the College of Arts and Sciences,courses are offered by academic departmentsto support educational programs andobjectives that are departmental,interdisciplinary, and University-wide inscope. Academic departments reside inschools: the School of Creative Arts, theSchool of Humanities, the School of Science,and the School of Social Science. Because theorganization of undergraduate degreerequirements makes reference to this schoolstructure, it is important that studentsfamiliarize themselves with it. The sectionbelow devoted to majors outlines the schoolmembership of various academicdepartments. Most typically, the coursesoffered by a department will havemembership in one school, that in which thedepartment resides. Some courses, however,may have membership in more than oneschool. Also, some interdisciplinary areas donot fit neatly into a single school; individualcourses within such areas may reside indifferent schools. The school membership ofcourses has been incorporated into the“requirement codes” appearing in the courselistings. A legend for the codes may be foundin the “Requirement Codes” section of thisBulletin. The course offering bookletspublished each fall and spring also indicate towhich schools particular courses belong. If indoubt about the school membership of aparticular course, consult the Office of theUniversity Registrar.

Double CountingDouble CountingDouble CountingDouble CountingDouble Counting

In the undergraduate curriculum, it isintended that courses will serve multiplepurposes in a student’s program. Specifically,students are encouraged to satisfy somegeneral University requirements (e.g.,writing, quantitative reasoning, non-Westernand comparative studies, and schooldistribution) in the context of completing amajor, or a minor.

Some majors, however, limit the degree of“double counting” between and amongmajors and minors. Students pursuing doublemajors, or other combinations of majors andminors, are advised to consult with allappropriate undergraduate advisors to cometo a mutually acceptable degree of overlap.Between and among general Universityrequirements, the only limitations on doublecounting are as follows: University Seminarsin Humanistic Inquiries are interdisciplinaryin character; they do not have membership in

any specific school of the University. Thethree course foreign language sequence maynot be applied toward the school distributionin the humanities. No single course in astudent’s program may satisfy both thequantitative reasoning requirement and thescience component of the school distributionrequirement. No course numbered in the 90smay apply toward general Universityrequirements. Finally, a single course may beused toward school distribution in only oneschool.

General University RequirementsGeneral University RequirementsGeneral University RequirementsGeneral University RequirementsGeneral University Requirements

A strong, general education foundation isbuilt through work in a variety ofinterconnected elements. The fundamentalgoals of the program are to improve students’abilities to integrate knowledge fromdifferent fields; to provide opportunities forthe acquisition and development of writing,linguistic, and quantitative skills; tointroduce flexibility in the scheduling ofdegree requirements throughout theundergraduate career; and to expand students’opportunities to interact with faculty insmall class settings in the first year ofinstruction.

The basic outline of the requirementThe basic outline of the requirementThe basic outline of the requirementThe basic outline of the requirementThe basic outline of the requirementstructure is as follows:structure is as follows:structure is as follows:structure is as follows:structure is as follows:

A. University Seminar in HumanisticA. University Seminar in HumanisticA. University Seminar in HumanisticA. University Seminar in HumanisticA. University Seminar in HumanisticInquiriesInquiriesInquiriesInquiriesInquiriesAll students in their first year will completeone semester course from this program.These courses enable participants to engagefundamental questions about humanexistence and meaning through the criticalstudy of significant texts or artistic creations.This course may or may not be designated asa USEM+W course, those that are designatedas USEM+W may be used to satisfy Option Iof the first year writing requirement (see“University Writing” below).

B. University WritingB. University WritingB. University WritingB. University WritingB. University WritingThe writing requirement is satisfied bycompleting one of the following options:

Option I: OneOneOneOneOne University Seminar inHumanistic Inquiries Plus Writing(USEM+W) taken in the first year, plus twotwotwotwotwowriting-intensive courses. The USEM+Wcourse has a fourth hour of instructionfocusing on composition that is closelylinked, thematically and stylistically, to theacademic disciplines that define the contextand content of the course.

Option II: OneOneOneOneOne University Writing Seminar(UWS) taken in the first year, plus oneoneoneoneonewriting intensive course, in addition to oneoneoneoneoneUniversity Seminar in Humanistic Inquiries(also taken in the first year—see [A] above).The UWS is a full-credit course specificallydedicated to writing as a subject in its ownright; it treats writing as a multifaceted artand gives students an opportunity to studyand experiment with a broad range of writingstyles.

All first-year students will thus completeeither a USEM+W or a UWS course. Bothcourses place special emphasis on forms ofargumentation. Other areas of attentioninclude critical reading, essay structure,revising, research skills, and properdocumentation.

Over the summer, some students may benotified that they must take a placement testto determine their level of writingproficiency. Upon evaluation of the test,some students may be placed in Composition,a course taken in the fall semester. Thesestudents will then take either a USEM+W ora UWS and USEM in the spring semester.

Certain students whose native language isnot English may be required to have theirEnglish writing skills evaluated and to havean interview during orientation before thebeginning of classes. On the basis of thisevaluation, students may be advised to signup for an individual, noncredit tutorial in theEnglish as a Second Language Program tosupplement their work in composition, theUniversity Seminar, the University WritingSeminar, or other writing courses. Transferstudents may have their credits evaluated tosee if they have successfully completed thenecessary course to satisfy the first-yearwriting requirement. If they have not, theyshould see the director of University writing,in the English department, for alternativeways to complete this requirement.

The writing-intensive component of thewriting requirement is normally completed ina student’s second or third year. Writing-intensive courses, which are offered indepartments throughout the University, arebased in academic disciplines and includewriting as an integral part of the course work.They involve frequent writing assignments,opportunities for rewriting, and consultationswith the instructor. Writing-intensive coursesmay serve multiple purposes, advancingstudents toward majors, minors, non-Westernand comparative studies, or distributionrequirements. Courses numbered in the 90sshall not be eligible for a writing-intensivedesignation.

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C. Quantitative ReasoningC. Quantitative ReasoningC. Quantitative ReasoningC. Quantitative ReasoningC. Quantitative ReasoningAll students will take one course that isdesignated as meeting the quantitativereasoning requirement. These courses fromvarious disciplines share a commitment toenabling students to understand, interpret,analyze, and evaluate numerical data andother quantitative information.

D. Foreign LanguageD. Foreign LanguageD. Foreign LanguageD. Foreign LanguageD. Foreign LanguageThe foreign language requirement is met bysuccessful completion of a third semestercourse (normally numbered in the 30s) in theintroductory language sequence. No morethan one course (and never the final one) inthe sequence may be taken on the pass-failgrading option.

The foreign language requirement at Brandeisreflects a belief in the importance ofunderstanding language—our own and thelanguage of others—as central to society andculture. The goal of the foreign languagerequirement, therefore, is to prepare studentsto understand better and to participate in adiffernt culture by developing basic skills(speaking, listening, reading, and writing) inanother language.

Alternatively, the requirement may besatisfied by achieving a score of 4 or 5 on anappropriate Advanced Placement Test, by ascore of 62 or more on the appropriate CEEBSAT II test, or by a satisfactory score on aforeign language placement test administeredon campus in the fall. Local placement examsmay be taken only at the time ofmatriculation at Brandeis. Students for whomEnglish is a second language may beexempted from this requirement. Studentswho satisfy the requirement by means of anadvanced placement score shall be accorded,upon request, appropriate credit toward theBrandeis degree. Students may also fulfill thisrequirement by demonstrating proficiency inAmerican Sign Language through testing at asite approved by Brandeis.

Individual placement decisions varydepending on the quality of high schooltraining, the level of performance, and howrecently the language was studied. Foreignlanguage placements are valid for one yearonly; subsequent placements are based on themandatory placement examinations andconsultation with the appropriate languagecoordinator. Students are urged to beginfulfilling the foreign language requirement assoon as they matriculate and to complete therequired sequence without interruption.

E. Non-Western and Comparative StudiesE. Non-Western and Comparative StudiesE. Non-Western and Comparative StudiesE. Non-Western and Comparative StudiesE. Non-Western and Comparative StudiesStudents will complete one semester coursethat examines some particular culture,society, or region of the non-Western world,or that systematically makes comparisonsacross cultural barriers. This requirementaims to enlarge students’ understanding ofhuman achievements and potentialitiesbeyond the Western tradition.

F. School DistributionF. School DistributionF. School DistributionF. School DistributionF. School DistributionStudents will complete one semester coursein each of the four Schools of the University:Creative Arts, Humanities, Science, andSocial Science. Because “double counting”generally is encouraged, most students willsatisfy the school distribution requirement inthe context of others, e.g., in satisfying therequirements of a major or a minor. Betweenand among general University requirements,the only limitations on double counting areas follows: University Seminars inHumanistic Inquiries are interdisciplinary incharacter, and have membership in nospecific school of the University. The three-course foreign language sequence may not beapplied toward the humanities component ofthis requirement. No single course in astudent’s program may satisfy both thequantitative requirement and the sciencecomponent of this requirement. No coursesnumbered in the 90s may apply toward thiscomponent. Finally, a single course may beused toward school distribution in only oneschool.

MajorsMajorsMajorsMajorsMajors

General RequirementsGeneral RequirementsGeneral RequirementsGeneral RequirementsGeneral Requirements

To obtain a bachelor’s degree in the Collegeof Arts and Sciences, students must completethe requirements of a major. Students areencouraged to choose an intended major afterconsultation with a faculty advisor in thatdepartment by the end of the first year, andrequired to do so by the end of the sophomoreyear. Students who have not declared a majorby the end of their sophomore year will havea registration hold placed on their recordsblocking registration for the fall term of theirjunior year.

Certain departments permit qualifiedstudents to offer a limited number of relatedcourses in other fields toward their majorrequirements. This option is open to studentsable to present a purposeful and coherentcourse of study as judged by the department;such requests are subject to rigorousexamination. Students should consultindividual departmental listings.

Students may complete a second or a thirdmajor in addition to their primary major.Completion of the second or third majormust take place within the normal timeallotted for completion of the bachelor’sdegree (eight semesters for students enteringas freshmen). The time to degree for transferstudents is less and is determined based onthe number of credits initially transferredupon entry. Students may declare amaximum of three majors. Declared majorsappear on the student’s transcript, andcompleted majors appear on the transcriptand diploma.

Completion of a MajorCompletion of a MajorCompletion of a MajorCompletion of a MajorCompletion of a Major

To enroll in courses fulfilling majorrequirements, students must have received aC- or better in prerequisite courses.

A 2.00 (C) average is normally required incourses offered for completion ofrequirements for a major.

MajorsMajorsMajorsMajorsMajorsAfrican and Afro-American StudiesAmerican StudiesAnthropologyArt HistoryBiochemistryBiological PhysicsBiologyChemistryClassical Archaeology and Ancient HistoryClassical StudiesComparative LiteratureComputer ScienceCreative WritingEast Asian StudiesEconomicsEnglish and American LiteratureEuropean Cultural StudiesFrench Language and LiteratureGerman Language and LiteratureGreek Language and LiteratureHealth: Science, Society and PolicyHebrew Language and LiteratureHistoryIndependent Interdisciplinary MajorInternational and Global StudiesIslamic and Middle Eastern StudiesItalian StudiesLatin American StudiesLatin Language and LiteratureLinguisticsMathematicsMusicNear Eastern and Judaic StudiesNeurosciencePhilosophyPhysicsPoliticsPsychology

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Russian Language and LiteratureSociologySpanish Language and LiteratureStudio ArtTheater ArtsWomen’s Studies

School of Creative ArtsSchool of Creative ArtsSchool of Creative ArtsSchool of Creative ArtsSchool of Creative ArtsCourses in the School of Creative Arts teachthe history of the visual and performing arts,engage students in the creative process itself,and develop artistic skills and aestheticsensibilities. Requirements for majors in eachdepartment are listed on the pages indicated.

Art History 165

Music 269

Studio Art 164

Theater Arts 360

Candidates for honors must have the approvalof the appropriate department.

School of HumanitiesSchool of HumanitiesSchool of HumanitiesSchool of HumanitiesSchool of HumanitiesThe School of Humanities offers theundergraduate a systematic introduction toour literary and philosophical heritage.Requirements for majors and honors arelisted on the pages indicated.

Classical Archaeology 113and Ancient History


Comparative Literature 118

Creative Writing 139

English and 139American Literature

European Cultural 157Studies

French Language and 172Literature

German Language and 178Literature

Greek Language and 113Literature

Hebrew Language and 184Literature


Italian Studies 240

Latin Language and 113Literature

Near Eastern and 279Judaic Studies

Philosophy 305

Russian Language and 342Literature

Spanish Language and 356Literature

At Brandeis, the following ancient languagesare offered: Akkadian (the Semitic languageand literature of Assyria and Babyloniapreserved in cuneiform), Greek, BiblicalHebrew, and Latin.

School of ScienceSchool of ScienceSchool of ScienceSchool of ScienceSchool of ScienceThe School of Science provides the basicscientific training preparing students forentry into graduate school or for work at theintermediate level in their scientific fields.Students are encouraged to take such coursesoutside the School of Science as will bestbroaden and further their intellectual growth.Requirements for majors are listed on thepages indicated.

Biochemistry 85

Biological Physics 90

Biology 92

Chemistry 104


Mathematics 255

Neuroscience 298

Physics 313

School of Social ScienceSchool of Social ScienceSchool of Social ScienceSchool of Social ScienceSchool of Social ScienceIn addition to the basic coverage of the socialsciences provided by the departmentaldisciplines noted below, the School of SocialScience supports cross-disciplinary programssuch as East Asian studies; education;environmental studies; film studies; health:science, society, and policy; history of ideas;Islamic and Middle Eastern studies;international and global studies; journalism;legal studies; medieval and renaissancestudies; peace, conflict, and coexistencestudies; Russian and East European studies;social justice and social policy; and women’sstudies. The major in neuroscience issupported by various members of thepsychology department. Requirements formajors are listed on the pages indicated.

African and 68Afro-American Studies

American Studies 71

Anthropology 76


Economics 129

Health: Science, 181Society, and Policy

History 203

International and 220Global Studies


Linguistics 253

Politics 320

Psychology 329

Sociology 347


A student in the School of Social Science whois a candidate for a degree with honors will,in addition to the designated requirements forthe several fields, also enroll in SeniorResearch (99). Candidates for honors musthave the approval of the appropriatedepartment. One reader of a senior thesismust come from outside the department ofthe major.

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Physical EducationPhysical EducationPhysical EducationPhysical EducationPhysical Education

Physical education is an undergraduate degreerequirement at Brandeis. This requirement issatisfied by successful completion of two,semester-long, noncredit activity courses,participation on a varsity athletics team, orby passing a fitness test taken during the firsttwo years. Students should complete thephysical education requirement by the end oftheir sophomore year.

Completion of one full season of participationon a varsity athletics team, as certificated bythe Department of Athletics, is equal to thecompletion of one, semester-long noncreditcourse. A student may satisfy the physicaleducation requirement through thecompletion of two full seasons ofparticipation on a varsity athletics teams.

Students may earn exemption from all or partof the physical education requirement byscoring well on a battery of physical fitnesstests that are administered at the Universityeach year. Participation in these exemptiontests is voluntary, and the opportunity isavailable only during a student’s first twoyears at the University. For additional details,see the introductory remarks in the “physicaleducation” course offerings section. Transferstudents may offer physical education coursesthat appear on the transcripts of theirprevious institutions.

Academic Regulations

Academic IntegrityAcademic IntegrityAcademic IntegrityAcademic IntegrityAcademic Integrity

Academic integrity is central to the missionof Brandeis University. As stated in theRights and Responsibilities, “Every memberof the University community is expected tomaintain the highest standards of academichonesty. A student shall not receive credit forwork that is not the product of the student’sown effort.” Examples of penalties for astudent found responsible for an infringementof academic honesty are: no credit for thework in question, failure in the course, andthe traditional range of conduct sanctionsfrom disciplinary warning through permanentdismissal from the University.

It is one of the chief obligations of eachmember of Brandeis’s academic communityto understand the University’s policiesregarding academic honesty and to upholdthose standards.

Allegations of academic dishonesty byundergraduate or graduate students arereported to the Office of StudentDevelopment and Conduct for adjudicationwithin the Student Judicial System.

Rate of WorkRate of WorkRate of WorkRate of WorkRate of Work

The normal rate of work is defined as fourcourses per semester, each bearing four credithours and each counting toward the 32courses required as the graduation standard.Some courses, notably physical educationcourses, do not contribute toward thecalculation of a legal course load or progresstoward the graduation standard. Studentsenrolling in them do so as a supplement to anotherwise legal program of study.

Note that tuition bills are predicated uponthe normal rate of work of four courses perterm; consult the section on fees andexpenses for explanation of the financialimplication of course load variations.

The minimum rate of workminimum rate of workminimum rate of workminimum rate of workminimum rate of work is three semestercourses per term and seven per academicyear.

The maximum rate of workmaximum rate of workmaximum rate of workmaximum rate of workmaximum rate of work is 5.5 semestercourses per term and 11 per academic year.

Rate of Work LimitsRate of Work LimitsRate of Work LimitsRate of Work LimitsRate of Work Limits

NumberNumberNumberNumberNumber EquivalentEquivalentEquivalentEquivalentEquivalentof Coursesof Coursesof Coursesof Coursesof Courses number ofnumber ofnumber ofnumber ofnumber of

CreditsCreditsCreditsCreditsCredits

Minimum 3 12per semester

Maximum 5.5 22per semester

Minimum 7 28per year

Maximum 11 44per year

Exceptions to Rate of Work ProvisionsExceptions to Rate of Work ProvisionsExceptions to Rate of Work ProvisionsExceptions to Rate of Work ProvisionsExceptions to Rate of Work Provisions

Students may petition the Committee onAcademic Standing for exceptions to the Rateof Work provisions. Exceptions are rarelymade to the minimum rate of work limits.Students working below the minimum rate ofwork without permission will be placed onprobation and may be subject to withdrawal.

The minimum course load for students in theBrandeis Adult Student Option is one courseper semester. Students in this program paytuition at the per-course rate.

Graduating seniors who will have earned 128credit hours and met all degree requirementsby the end of their final semester are allowedan exception to the minimum rate of workfor the academic year for their final semester.Graduating seniors are still held to theminimum rate of work for the semester (12credit hours).

With the permission of the UniversityRegistrar, a student may repeat a coursepreviously completed with a passing grade;however, the repeated effort will not counttoward the graduation standard of 32 coursesnor contribute toward the grade pointaverage.

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Senior Reduced Rate StatusSenior Reduced Rate StatusSenior Reduced Rate StatusSenior Reduced Rate StatusSenior Reduced Rate Status

Senior Reduced Rate status enables seniorswho have completed all requirements whowish to take additional courses in the springterm to take one or more semester coursesand to pay at the per-course rate. To qualifyfor this status seniors must have:

A.A.A.A.A. Completed all General UniversityRequirements.

B.B.B.B.B. Completed 32 semester courses and theacademic residency requirement.

C.C.C.C.C. Completed the requirements in at leastone major.

Seniors petition through the Office of theUniversity Registrar for this status. Suchpetitions must be approved before the firstday of instruction in the spring termaccording to the deadlines promulgated bythe Office of the University Registrar.Detailed information and petition forms maybe obtained from the Office of the UniversityRegistrar. Seniors participating in a four-yearB.A./M.A. program are not eligible forreduced rate status. Seniors should file theirpetitions no later than November 5.

Otherwise, permission to carry fewer coursesthan outlined above may be granted only bythe Committee on Academic Standing andonly on grounds of illness or personalhardship. Permission to work and pay at thesix-course per semester rate may be grantedby the Committee in exceptionalcircumstances.

Changes in CoursesChanges in CoursesChanges in CoursesChanges in CoursesChanges in Courses

Registration and course enrollment occurprior to the beginning of each semester.During the first two weeks of each term,students finalize their course selections inconsultation with their faculty advisors. Finalcourse enrollment materials are filed at theend of that period.

Late EnrollmentLate EnrollmentLate EnrollmentLate EnrollmentLate EnrollmentRequests for program changes after thesecond week must be submitted to theCommittee on Academic Standing. Petitionsto add courses after the second week must beinitiated in the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs; such requests are grantedonly in exceptional circumstances.

Dropping CoursesDropping CoursesDropping CoursesDropping CoursesDropping CoursesStudents who wish to drop a course,providing they adhere to the constraints ofrate of work, may do so on or before thedeadline announced in the Universitycalendar, normally the Friday closest to the50th day of instruction. Students who dropcourses before the 25th day of instructionmay drop without record. Students who dropcourses between the 26th day of instructionand the 50th day of instruction will have thecourse appear on their permanent record witha “W” (“dropped”) notation. Petitions to dropa course after the deadline must be initiatedin the Office of Undergraduate AcademicAffairs; such requests are granted only inexceptional circumstances. If granted, theCommittee on Academic Standing willnormally instruct the University Registrar torecord a grade of “W” (“dropped”) on thestudent’s permanent record.

Elective CoursesElective CoursesElective CoursesElective CoursesElective Courses

Any course not used in the fulfillment of aspecific degree requirement or fulfillment ofmajor requirements is considered an elective.Students are strongly encouraged to takeelective courses to complement a strongliberal arts foundation.

Independent study courses and seniorresearch courses may also be consideredelectives if not used to complete a major.Enrollment in such courses requires thesignature of the instructor and departmentchair.

AuditingAuditingAuditingAuditingAuditing

There is no formal audit status forundergraduate students. Students wishing toaudit a course informally must secure thepermission of the instructor.

Class StandingClass StandingClass StandingClass StandingClass Standing

The minimum number of semester coursesrequired for advancement to each class is asfollows: sophomore: 6; junior: 14; senior: 22.The minimum number of courses required forgraduation is 32.

AttendanceAttendanceAttendanceAttendanceAttendance

All students are expected to attend classesregularly. Students on probation arecompelled by University policy to attendevery class meeting; students on warning areallowed maximally three excused absences.In addition, an individual faculty membermay establish attendance requirements for allstudents in the course, and may insist on thecompletion of all assignments even if astudent was not in attendance for the period.

Classes begin at 10 minutes after the hourand end on the hour. Tardy students may bemarked absent at the discretion of theinstructor.

Reading PeriodReading PeriodReading PeriodReading PeriodReading Period

An instructor, with the approval of thedepartment chair or interdepartmentalcommittee chair, and the dean of arts andsciences, may institute a reading period inadvanced courses. A reading period is a two-week period immediately preceding finalexaminations during which no classes areheld. A student works on assigned coursematerial not covered in class sessions. Thereading period material will be dealt with inthe final examinations.

GradesGradesGradesGradesGrades

Grades are reported to the Office of theUniversity Registrar four times a year. Inarriving at these grades, faculty members areobliged to utilize the same criteria for allstudents in a course, and are at liberty toconsider any and all components of thestudent’s work in a course: written work,classroom participation, recitations,laboratory technique and reports, specialreports or research, and all examinations.Grading in full-year courses is cumulative sothat spring grades take into account the fallsemester work and replace the midyeargrades. The following grades will be usedwith plus or minus where appropriate:

AAAAA High Distinction

BBBBB Distinction

CCCCC Satisfactory

DDDDD Passing, butUnsatisfactory

EEEEE Failure

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The letters “S” (Satisfactory) or “U”(Unsatisfactory) may be used as themidsemester grades for undergraduates. Atmidyear there must be a regular letter grade,even in full-year courses. The only exceptionis that “S” or “U” may be used in a full-yearreading course (usually numbered 98 or 99).

The numerical equivalents of the grades asdetermined by the faculty are:

A+ or AA+ or AA+ or AA+ or AA+ or A 4.00

A-A-A-A-A- 3.67

B+B+B+B+B+ 3.33

BBBBB 3.00

B-B-B-B-B- 2.67

C+C+C+C+C+ 2.33

CCCCC 2.00

C-C-C-C-C- 1.67

D+D+D+D+D+ 1.33

DDDDD 1.00

D-D-D-D-D- 0.67

EEEEE 0.00

Final grades are available to students throughthe registration system upon posting by theUniversity Registrar after the end ofeachsemester.

Credit/No Credit GradingCredit/No Credit GradingCredit/No Credit GradingCredit/No Credit GradingCredit/No Credit Grading

Certain courses, specifically ENG 19a, ENG109a and b, ENG 119a and b, ENG 129a andb, MUS 10a,b-15a,b, MUS 111a and b, MUS112a and b, MUS 116a and b, THA 41a, andcreadit-bearing peer assistantships do notutilize letter grades. For pedagogical reasons,the grades assigned in these courses are eitherCredit (“CR”) or No Credit (“NC”),accompanied by written evaluations that arenot included in the student’s transcript.These grades are the equivalent of “pass” and“fail” for purposes of computing grade pointaverages. A student may take an unlimitednumber of semester courses graded CR/NC.However, a course utilizing this gradingpattern may not be undertaken in a semesterin which the student has fewer than twocourses (eight semester hours credit) enrolledon a regular letter graded basis.

Degrees with HonorsDegrees with HonorsDegrees with HonorsDegrees with HonorsDegrees with Honors

Students whose grade point average at theend of the junior year is 3.00 or above in theirmajor may petition the department concernedfor permission to work for honors in theirmajor. Please consult the individualdepartment listings as the GPA required topetition may vary. Department distinction isawarded by each department orinterdepartmental committee. The levels ofdistinction are “honors,” “high honors,” or“highest honors.”

The awards of cum laude and magna cumlaude require a cumulative grade pointaverage of 3.500 and 3.700, respectively.

The award of summa cum laude requires acumulative grade point average of 3.800 andthe award of distinction in the major.

The University has a policy of depositinghonors theses with the Library and makingthem available to future students andscholars for research purposes.

Phi Beta KappaPhi Beta KappaPhi Beta KappaPhi Beta KappaPhi Beta KappaThe University is host to a chapter of the PhiBeta Kappa Society. Each year, a highly selectgroup of seniors and an even more limitedgroup of juniors are elected to this nationalhonor society. An extremely high level ofacademic achievement is necessary.Membership in this society is by invitationonly.

Pass/Fail OptionPass/Fail OptionPass/Fail OptionPass/Fail OptionPass/Fail Option

Undergraduate students may enroll in up tofour semester courses pass/fail. Grades of“pass” (“P” for performance at the D- level orabove) will not be used in computing gradepoint averages. Grades of “fail” (“F” forperformance below a D- level) will beconverted to grades of “E” and will be used incomputing grade point averages.

The following constraints apply to the use ofthe P/F grading option:

A.A.A.A.A. No more than one course may be takenpass/fail during a single term.

B.B.B.B.B. No courses used to fulfill any generalUniversity requirement may be taken on thepass/fail grading option. No more than onecourse (and never the final one) in the foreignlanguage sequence may be taken pass/fail ifthe language is being offered in satisfaction ofthe foreign language requirement.

C.C.C.C.C. Normally, courses taken pass/fail will notsatisfy major requirements. (Somedepartments may allow courses in excess ofthoserequired for the major to be taken pass/fail; consult the undergraduate advising headfor major-specific practices.)

D.D.D.D.D. In full-year courses the elected gradingoption (pass/fail or letter grade) applies toboth semesters and may not be changed atmidyear. (Such a course taken pass/fail wouldexpend two of the allowable four pass/failsemesters.)

E.E.E.E.E. Selection of the pass/fail grading option fora course must be made on or before thedeadline announced in the Universitycalendar, normally the Friday closest to the20th day of instruction. Courses elected onthe pass/fail basis may be converted to agraded basis after the end of the semester andbefore the announced deadline in thefollowing semester, normally the Fridayclosest to the 20th day of instruction.

F.F.F.F.F. In an undergraduate’s final semester,conversion from a P/F grading basis to aletter-grade basis must be completed beforethe deadline announced in the Universitycalendar for the receipt of senior grades,normally three days after the last day of finalexaminations. Hence graduating seniors willbe allowed to convert to a letter-grade basis atany time during their final semester until thedeadline stated above.

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Petitions will not be entertained forexception to the above constraints anddeadlines. Arrangements between studentsand instructors do not constitute officialpass/fail enrollment. Instructors are notinformed of the grading option that a studenthas chosen. Students taking courses pass/failmust complete all assignments andexaminations. Undergraduate students electthe P/F option by completing, in person, anUndergraduate Pass/Fail Form at the Office ofthe University Registrar, 124 Kutz Hall priorto the published deadline.

Incompletes and Excused AbsencesIncompletes and Excused AbsencesIncompletes and Excused AbsencesIncompletes and Excused AbsencesIncompletes and Excused Absencesfrom Final Examsfrom Final Examsfrom Final Examsfrom Final Examsfrom Final Exams

Students who are unable to take their finalexaminations for legitimate reasons and wishto request a make-up exam must obtainadvance authorization from the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs.

Make-up exams may be scheduled for conflictresolution or the make-up exam period in thefollowing semester with the permission ofthe instructor. Arrangements cannot be madeto take a final exam prior to the scheduledexam time. Students who have three examsin a row, may with the permission of theinstructor, reschedule one exam either duringthe conflict resolution or the make-up examperiod in the following semester.

If a student is absent without excuse from aterm-end examination and does not obtainauthorization for a make-up examination, thestudent will be given a grade of zero on theexam. The instructor will be asked to supplya grade for the course. If the instructor fails todo so on or before the institutional deadline,the registrar will enter a failing grade on thestudent’s record.

A student is expected to complete the workin each course before the beginning of theexamination period. Students unable tocomplete the work in a course by this timefor legitimate reasons may request anIncompleteIncompleteIncompleteIncompleteIncomplete. Application forms must beobtained from and returned to the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs by the lastday of instruction. Approval of the instructoris required; students on warning or probationwill not be granted incompletes. The workmust be completed by a date stipulated by theinstructor and in no case later than twoweeks after the beginning of the nextsemester. The grade for the course must befiled by the instructor no later than the thirdweek of the next semester.

The record of a student will display anincomplete or absence until a permanentgrade has been provided or until thesedesignations expire. Upon expiration, if apermanent final grade has not been submittedto replace the temporary grade, the registrar isinstructed to record an “E” for the course.Such a grade may be altered only by specialpetition to the Committee on AcademicStanding.

When other required academic exercises,such as laboratory assignments, minor papers,or quizzes are not completed, and when suchnoncompliance is excused, instructors may,at their discretion, require the work to bemade up or not count the assignment indetermining a grade. When there is nosatisfactory excuse for the incomplete work,instructors may record a failing grade.

The Committee on AcademicThe Committee on AcademicThe Committee on AcademicThe Committee on AcademicThe Committee on AcademicStandingStandingStandingStandingStanding

The Committee on Academic Standing(COAS) serves as the academic review boardfor undergraduate students in the College ofArts and Sciences. The Committee evaluatesstudent records at the end of each semester todetermine academic standing. Academicstanding refers to whether a student has asatisfactory or unsatisfactory academicrecord, please see the Academic Statussection below for further details. TheCommittee also hears all cases of requiredwithdrawal from and readmission to theUniversity, and recommends to the facultydegrees and honors for undergraduates. TheCommittee meets monthly to evaluatestudent requests (petitions) for exceptions toUniversity academic regulations and othercases that warrant special consideration. Toensure timely attention to requests COAShas delegated the authority to address routinematters to the Executive Council (EXCO)which meets on a weekly basis.

The Committee consists of the dean of artsand sciences, or his/her designee, who servesas chair, eight members of the facultyselected by the dean in consultation with theCouncil of the Faculty Senate, the dean ofstudent life, and the University Registrar.Also in attendance as non-voting membersare the class deans, assistant registrar,director of the Transitional Year Program,associate dean of student enrichmentservices. The associate dean of undergraduateacademic affairs and first year services chairsthe committee.

A student may petition the committeethrough his/her class dean, who will presentthe student’s written petition to thecommittee. COAS may ask the class dean forclarification or additional information asnecessary. COAS determines by majority votewhether to approve or deny the petition.COAS may, at its discretion, defer itsdecision and require additional informationin support of the petition. The decision thatCOAS reaches is communicated to thestudent by the class dean.

A student may appeal a decision by COASunder certain circumstances. In cases ofrequired withdrawal from the University thestudent may appeal the committee’s decisionto the dean of arts and sciences. The decisionof the dean is final and no further appeals arepossible. In all other cases students mayrequest reconsideration by COAS only underthe following circumstances: where thestudent has new evidence, not previouslyavailable which could have materiallyaffected the decision of COAS; or evidence ofprocedural error. Once COAS has ruled onthe petition for reconsideration, a studentmay submit a written appeal to the dean ofarts and sciences. The decision of the deanwill be final.

For additional information about COAS andthe process of petitioning COAS pleasecontact the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs and First Year Services.

Academic StatusAcademic StatusAcademic StatusAcademic StatusAcademic Status

At the end of each semester, the Committeeon Academic Standing announces the Dean’sList of honor students. Students are placed onthe Dean’s List when they have earned agrade point average in the preceding semesterof 3.50 or higher and have not received a D, E,U, F, or NC (labs and physical educationincluded) or more than one C; and havereceived a regular letter grade in at least threeregular, four-credit courses. Seniors doinghonors work in the fall may receive an “S” inthat course (99) and still be eligible. Dean’sList students receive formal acknowledgmentof this achievement from the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs.

Degree eligibility normally requires acumulative grade point average of at least2.000.

Students who work below the minimum rateof work without permission will beconsidered to have an unsatisfactory recordand will be placed on probation and may besubject to withdrawal from the University.

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A satisfactory semester record contains nogrades of D, E, F, or NC and requires asemester grade point average of at least 2.000.At the conclusion of each semester theCommittee on Academic Standing shallreview the records of students whoseperformance is unsatisfactory. Such studentswill be placed on warning, probation, orrequired withdrawal status, according to theguidelines specified on the following chart:

SemesterSemesterSemesterSemesterSemester SemesterSemesterSemesterSemesterSemester SemesterSemesterSemesterSemesterSemesterRecordRecordRecordRecordRecord GPA < 2.000GPA < 2.000GPA < 2.000GPA < 2.000GPA < 2.000 GPA 2.000+GPA 2.000+GPA 2.000+GPA 2.000+GPA 2.000+

1 D Probation Warning/Probation*

1 E, F, or Probation Warning/NC Probation

More than Probation/ Warning/one Withdrawal Probationunsatisfactorygrade

*If a student had an unsatisfactory record in aprevious semester.

To be restored to good standing, a student onwarning or probation must earn in thefollowing semester a satisfactory record withno incomplete grades. Repeated semesters ofunsatisfactory work may lead to requiredwithdrawal for a period of one year. TheUniversity may require withdrawalat any timeat any timeat any timeat any timeat any time from a student whose academicperformance is so profoundly deficient as tosuggest an inability to meet academicrequirements. Students are informed inwriting of any change in academic status.

Involuntary withdrawal from the Universityoccasioned by academic deficiency requiresthe student to interrupt formal study for aminimum of one year. After that time theCommittee on Academic Standing willconsider application for readmission. Primaryconsiderations in making readmissiondecisions are evidence of sustained andproductive activity during the period ofabsence from the campus, evidence of seriousacademic purpose, and pertinent letters ofrecommendation attesting to the candidate’sreadiness to resume formal study. Coursestaken for academic credit while oninvoluntary withdrawal from the Universityare not eligible for transfer toward theBrandeis degree.

Leave of Absence and VoluntaryLeave of Absence and VoluntaryLeave of Absence and VoluntaryLeave of Absence and VoluntaryLeave of Absence and VoluntaryWithdrawal from the UniversityWithdrawal from the UniversityWithdrawal from the UniversityWithdrawal from the UniversityWithdrawal from the University

Any degree-seeking undergraduate studentwho has been in residence for two semesters,and who has a complete and satisfactoryrecord from the preceding semester, is eligiblefor a leave of absence. A leave of absence isgranted for one or two semesters and may beextended once only. Normally, leaves arearranged in advance through the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs. On anexceptional basis, personal leave may begranted for a semester in progress, in whichcase permission must be secured from theOffice of Undergraduate Academic Affairs nolater than the 20th day of instruction.Students are required to inform the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs in writing oftheir intentions at a specified date prior tothe beginning of the term in which they arescheduled to register. Credit will not begranted for academic work taken at otherinstitutions during a leave of absence.

A student wishing to withdraw from theUniversity may do so at any time up to andinclusive of the last day of instruction.Withdrawals requested after the last day ofinstruction must be approved by theCommittee on Academic Standing. When astudent withdraws during or at the end of asemester course enrollments are notexpunged from his/her record, rather a gradeof “W” (“dropped”) is entered for each course.From students who withdraw in goodstanding, the Committee on AcademicStanding will consider applications forreadmission after one full semester of absencefrom the campus. Other students may applyfor readmission after one calendar year haselapsed.

In order to obtain a leave of absence or towithdraw from the University, a studentmust consult the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs and obtain clearance fromall appropriate administrative offices.

Extended CreditExtended CreditExtended CreditExtended CreditExtended Credit

A student who has completed eight semestersof study at Brandeis (or the equivalent in thecase of transfer students) and who has earneda minimum of 120 semester-course credits(equivalent to 30 four-credit courses) iseligible for Extended Credit status. Thisstatus allows completion of requiredcoursework only.

Extended credit courses may be taken overthe summer (at Brandeis or elsewhere) orduring the academic year either at Brandeiswith tuition being charged on a per-coursebasis, or at another university (if the studenthas not already transferred in the maximumnumber of courses allowed). Students whocomplete their coursework on ExtendedCredit status are awarded their degrees at thefirst end of term following the evaluation andposting of the extended credit to theiracademic records. The award and posting ofextended credit is dependent upon thefollowing: prior approval by the Office of theUniversity Registrar of the courses to betaken; grades of the appropriate level (B- forsummer courses, C- for courses during theacademic year); and the receipt by the Officeof the University Registrar of an officialtranscript from the school where anyextended credit courses were completed.

Students who do not meet the above criteria(eight semesters and 120 course credits) arenot eligible for this option and must petitionfor a ninth semester in residence through theOffice of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.

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Special AcademicOpportunities

Student must declare any minors no laterthan February 5 of their senior year.

MinorsMinorsMinorsMinorsMinors

African and 68Afro-American Studies

Anthropology 76

Art History 164

Business 102

Chemistry 104


Comparative Literature 118


Creative Writing 139


Economics 129

Education 133

Education Studies 133

English, American, and 139Anglophone Literature

Environmental Studies 153

Film Studies 162

French Language and Literature 172

German Language and Literature 178

Health: Science, Society, 181and Policy

Hebrew Language and Literature 184

History of Ideas 214

International and Global Studies 220

Internet Studies 236

applications must include a proposed courseof study, specifying how all degreerequirements will be met. Seniorsparticipating in the four-year B.A./M.A.program are not eligible for Senior ReducedRate status.

Computer science, International BusinessSchool, and Near Eastern and Judaic Studiesoffer programs in which the bachelor’s degreeis conferred at the end of the fourth year, andthe requirements for a master’s degree aresatisfied with one additional year of study atthe graduate level. Consult the departmentsfor details.

Independent Interdisciplinary MajorIndependent Interdisciplinary MajorIndependent Interdisciplinary MajorIndependent Interdisciplinary MajorIndependent Interdisciplinary Major

An independent interdisciplinary major (IIM)offers students with interdisciplinaryacademic interests the opportunity to pursuea self-designed course of study with thesupport of appropriate Brandeis facultymembers and the approval of theUndergraduate Curriculum Committee.Independent interdisciplinary major proposalsinclude courses in at least two, and preferablymore, departments at the University andform an integrated program focusing on someissue, theme, or subject area not availablewithin the context of existing departmentalmajors. An independent interdisciplinarymajor must be declared before the end of thestudent’s junior year. The faculty committeethe student assembles for the IIM normallyconsists of three Brandeis faculty members,the chair of which must be from the facultyof arts and sciences.

Additional information and guidance indesigning an independent interdisciplinarymajor may be obtained in the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs.

MinorsMinorsMinorsMinorsMinors

In addition to a major students have theopportunity to select a “minor.” A minorconsists of a coherent group of coursesdefined by a department or aninterdepartmental program. Minors are eithera limited version of a major, a morespecialized subset of a particular field ofstudy, or a structured opportunity to exploreareas of study that are interdisciplinary inscope. Completion of the requirements of aminor is noted on a student’s transcript.Students must declare their participation inminors and are limited to a maximum ofthree. The specific requirements of theminors may be found with the departmentalor interdepartmental listings in thispublication. Pages for these listings areindicated in the list below.

Dual Bachelor’s/Master’s DegreeDual Bachelor’s/Master’s DegreeDual Bachelor’s/Master’s DegreeDual Bachelor’s/Master’s DegreeDual Bachelor’s/Master’s DegreeProgramsProgramsProgramsProgramsPrograms

The four-year Bachelor’s/Master’s Program isdesigned to enable exceptional or giftedundergraduates to earn two degreessimultaneouslysimultaneouslysimultaneouslysimultaneouslysimultaneously during their period of study atBrandeis University. If a student has notcompleted the requirements for the master’sportion of the program at the end of thefourth year then only the bachelor’s degree isawarded.

Any program offering graduate study iseligible to offer a four-year dual degreeprogram. At present, participating programsare anthropology, biochemistry, biology,chemistry, history, mathematics,neuroscience, physics, and politics.

Requirements for the bachelor’s degree,defined by the College of Arts and Sciences,remain unaffected by participation in theprogram. Students will be eligible for thesimultaneous award of the bachelor’s andmaster’s degrees if, while completingundergraduate requirements, they can:

A.A.A.A.A. fulfill a minimum of three years’ residenceon campus;

B.B.B.B.B. submit a master’s thesis in departmentsrequiring one (Whether such thesis may alsobe considered for undergraduate departmentalhonors may differ among programs, and willbe addressed specifically in the programrequirements.);

C.C.C.C.C. complete a total of 38 courses (152semester-hour course credits), of which atleast four must be at the graduate level andnot counted toward undergraduate majorrequirements;

D.D.D.D.D. complete all other departmental andUniversity requirements that apply to earninga master’s degree in the chosen department.Specifically, undergraduates should be awarethat “B-” is the minimal grade that yieldsprogress toward a graduate degree.

A student must make formal writtenapplication for admission to this program onforms available at the Office of the GraduateSchool of Arts and Sciences. This must bedone by May 1 of the student’s junior year(usually the sixth semester at Brandeis).Transfer students should apply by the fourthsemester in residence. (Interested transferstudents are advised to consult with theiradvisors and the Graduate School of Arts andSciences when they first enter Brandeis inorder to plan their course of study.) All

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Italian Studies 240

Journalism 243


Legal Studies 248

Linguistics 253

Mathematics 255

Medieval and 261Renaissance Studies

Music 269

Near Eastern and 279Judaic Studies

Peace, Conflict, and 303Coexistence Studies

Philosophy 305

Physics 313

Religious Studies 337

Russian and 341East European Studies

Russian Language and Literature 342

Social Justice and Social Policy 345

Spanish Language and Literature 356

Theater Arts 360


Undergraduate ResearchUndergraduate ResearchUndergraduate ResearchUndergraduate ResearchUndergraduate ResearchOpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunities

Brandeis offers special opportunities forundergraduates to engage in scholarlyresearch under the guidance of the faculty.Funds are available on a competitive basis tosupport student research enterprises duringthe academic year and during the summermonths. Further details about researchopportunities for undergraduates may beobtained from the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs.

Internship for CreditInternship for CreditInternship for CreditInternship for CreditInternship for Credit

Internships allow students to apply the liberalarts skills of research, writing, and analysis inwork-world situations, thereby enhancing thedevelopment of these skills. A credit-bearinginternship should have a significant academiccomponent, provide a valuable learningexperience for the undergraduate, and make ameaningful contribution to the student’sprogram of study. It should require use ofresearch, writing, and/or analytical skills andinclude a specific project to be accomplishedin the designated time period. Work done foran internship for credit will be unpaid.

Credit-bearing internships are offered bydepartments with the course number “92”and the course title “Internship andAnalysis.” Internship courses are subject tothe normal enrollment deadlines, but requiremanual enrollment, which must be done atthe Office of the University Registrar.Participation is normally limited to juniorsand seniors. A student may not receive creditfor more than two such courses, theequivalent of eight credit hours. Studentsinterested in pursuing an internship while onStudy Abroad should contact the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs for furtherinformation on procedures and requirementsspecfic to such opportunities.

Expected Components of Academic YearExpected Components of Academic YearExpected Components of Academic YearExpected Components of Academic YearExpected Components of Academic YearInternshipsInternshipsInternshipsInternshipsInternshipsStudents should work the equivalent of atleast eight and no more than 15 hours perweek for at least 10 weeks of a 13-weeksemester. Students should complete readingsand written assignments consideredappropriate by the instructor. Examples ofassignments include submission of anannotated bibliography of readings relevant tothe work site, several short papers (or onelong paper), a journal or log of experiences,and papers completed for the internship.Faculty sponsors meet with interns at leastonce every two weeks to discuss researchmethodologies, the bibliography or otherassignments, work-site experiences, etc.

Faculty sponsors and site supervisors shouldcommunicate at the beginning, midterm, andend of the semester. The academic workrelated to the internship should contribute asignificant portion of the final grade, butwork performed at the internship may also beincluded in the grading process. The grade forthe internship course is determined solely bythe faculty member.

Expected Components of Summer InternshipsExpected Components of Summer InternshipsExpected Components of Summer InternshipsExpected Components of Summer InternshipsExpected Components of Summer InternshipsCredit for a summer internship may beearned during the following fall semester ifthe internship and appropriate academic workare successfully completed. Students shouldobserve the guidelines established foracademic year internships with the followingadjustments. Arrangements with the facultysponsor should be completed prior to thestudent’s leaving Brandeis at the end of thespring term. Students should work theequivalent of at least six weeks and at least100 hours during the summer internship (e.g.,10 hours per week for 10 weeks, 17 hours perweek for six weeks, etc.). Faculty sponsorsshould meet with students at least six timesduring the fall semester to supervise readingsand written assignments related to theinternship. Although work performed at theinternship site may be included in the gradingprocess, the internship grade is determinedsolely by the instructor.

The Hiatt Career Center has established a listof internship sites that offer structured sitesupervision. Students are encouraged tocomplete post-internship evaluations at thecenter that will then be shared with otherBrandeis students seeking internships.

Undergraduate Peer AssistantshipsUndergraduate Peer AssistantshipsUndergraduate Peer AssistantshipsUndergraduate Peer AssistantshipsUndergraduate Peer Assistantshipsfor Creditfor Creditfor Creditfor Creditfor Credit

Peer teaching yields many benefits toundergraduate teachers and learners. TheUniversity has established uniform standardsfor the utilization of undergraduate peerassistants and for the awarding of academiccredit for such activities. Opportunities toserve as peer assistants are by invitation andgenerally limited to juniors and seniors whohave demonstrated exceptional academicachievement. Undergraduates serving in thiscapacity may be compensated for theirservices or receive one, and only one,semester course credit for their assistanceduring their Brandeis career. Credit-bearingpeer assistantships are enrolled under thecourse number “94” and the course title“Peer Assistantship” and are subject to thenormal enrollment procedures and deadlines.Peer Assistant courses are offered exclusivelyon a credit/no-credit grading basis and are notfactored into the student’s grade pointaverage.

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Tufts University School of MedicineTufts University School of MedicineTufts University School of MedicineTufts University School of MedicineTufts University School of MedicineEarly Acceptance ProgramEarly Acceptance ProgramEarly Acceptance ProgramEarly Acceptance ProgramEarly Acceptance Program

The Tufts University School of MedicineEarly Acceptance Program is designed foracademically strong undergraduate studentswho are pursuing a premedical curriculum.Successful completion of this programassures candidates of acceptance to TuftsUniversity School of Medicine aftergraduation.

Interested candidates apply to the program inthe spring of their sophomore year and areexpected to have completed at Brandeis twosemesters of general chemistry and biologywith laboratories and one semester of organicchemistry with a grade point average of 3.50or better, and a cumulative grade pointaverage of at least 3.50 at the time ofapplication. Students must apply by March 1and will be notified of their acceptance inJuly. Accepted students are expected tocomplete one year of physics, mathematics,English and American literature, andrequirements for graduation with a B+average before entering Tufts UniversityMedical School.

Once accepted to the program, students willhave access to a faculty mentoring program atTufts Medical School, and the opportunity toparticipate in special seminars. Acceptedstudents will have until August 1 following

their sophomore year to accept the offer viathe AMCAS early decision process. If astudent does not accept the offer, he or shehas not jeopardized the chance to apply toany other medical school. For statisticalpurposes only, the MCAT is required foraccepted students and must be taken prior tomatriculation at the medical school.

Columbia University Law School’sColumbia University Law School’sColumbia University Law School’sColumbia University Law School’sColumbia University Law School’sAccelerated Program inAccelerated Program inAccelerated Program inAccelerated Program inAccelerated Program inInterdisciplinary Legal EducationInterdisciplinary Legal EducationInterdisciplinary Legal EducationInterdisciplinary Legal EducationInterdisciplinary Legal Education

Brandeis is affiliated with ColumbiaUniversity Law School in a special programthat allows two outstanding students to gainadmission to the Law School after three yearsat Brandeis. Students must have completed28 courses, have taken the Law SchoolAdmission Test, and have been nominated byBrandeis after a rigorous screening process.Students accepted by the ColumbiaUniversity Law School will complete theirfour courses required for the completion ofthe Brandeis degree during their second andthird years at the Law School. They will beawarded the Brandeis B.A. and the ColumbiaJ.D. simultaneously.

Students interested in this program areadvised to seek additional information at theoutset of their fourth semester in the Officeof Undergraduate Academic Affairs.

Columbia University School ofColumbia University School ofColumbia University School ofColumbia University School ofColumbia University School ofEngineering Combined DegreeEngineering Combined DegreeEngineering Combined DegreeEngineering Combined DegreeEngineering Combined DegreeProgramProgramProgramProgramProgram

Brandeis University and The Fu FoundationSchool of Engineering and Applied Science ofColumbia University have established a dualdegree program whereby students completethree years of coursework at BrandeisUniversity, then spend two years atColumbia University to complete therequirements for an engineering degree.Students admitted to the program andcompleting it successfully would be awardeda B.A. in physics (or possibly some otherscience major) from Brandeis University and aB.S. in engineering from ColumbiaUniversity.

Interested students should consult theprogram coordinator in the physicsdepartment as soon as possible in order toplan their curriculum to meet Columbiaprerequisites. Each engineering department atColumbia has its own set of prerequisitesthat can be obtained from the programcoordinator. Interested candidates must applyto the program prior to January 1 foradmission to Columbia University in thesubsequent fall semester. Beforematriculating at Columbia, a typical physicsmajor would have completed at Brandeis: theGeneral University Requirements and at leastthe following courses (or equivalents): PHYS11a,b, 19a,b, 20a,b; MATH 10a,b, 21a,b, 37a;CHEM 11a,b, 18a,b; COSI 11a; and onecourse in economics. Students should alsohave earned a grade point average of 3.0 orabove. Letters of recommendation from theOffice of Undergraduate Academic Affairsand from the program coordinator at Brandeisare also required to apply.

Brandeis Summer SchoolBrandeis Summer SchoolBrandeis Summer SchoolBrandeis Summer SchoolBrandeis Summer School

The Brandeis Summer School offers studentsa diverse selection of undergraduate coursesin two, five-week sessions. Special summerprograms on campus and abroad providestudents with further opportunities for in-depth study.

The student has the opportunity to enroll incourses to meet University degreerequirements, accelerate individual programsof study, work toward a double major, or takeenrichment courses. A maximum of fourcourses may be used toward the academicresidency requirement. The average summerprogram course has a small studentenrollment, generating a rigorous butinformal atmosphere for teacher-studentinteraction.

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Of particular interest to students are thestrong summer program offerings in the areaof premedical education, intensive languagestudy, computer science courses, the widevariety of liberal arts selections, and specialprograms in which academic workcomplements practical work experience.

A student may earn credit toward theBrandeis degree for no more than threesemester courses in one summer.

Students entering Brandeis as freshman mustcomplete one semester at Brandeis beforeenrolling in Brandeis summer school courses.

For full information, see the Summer SchoolBulletin or contact the Rabb School ofSummer and Continuing Studies, 781-736-3424.

Preparation for Professional TrainingPreparation for Professional TrainingPreparation for Professional TrainingPreparation for Professional TrainingPreparation for Professional Training

The College of Arts and Sciences does notdesign courses of study with specificvocational goals in mind. In pursuing a broadeducation in the liberal arts and sciences,students develop a firm foundation forsubsequent professional education.

ArchitectureArchitectureArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture

Architectural schools are looking for solidexperience in any major. It is not necessary tomajor in fine arts. There are several kinds ofcourses, however, that should be taken: basiccalculus and basic physics; basic design, lifedrawing, and as many other fine arts studiocourses as practicable; courses inarchitectural history; and principles of urbanstudies and other urban studies courses, iffeasible.

In addition, past experience indicates thatstudents should prepare an art portfolioconsisting of studies prepared in conjunctionwith basic design or another studio course.Finally, summer employment in architecturaloffices, gained on the student’s owninitiative, remains useful.

LawLawLawLawLaw

Most law schools advise undergraduates toconcentrate in what interests them since thelater specific legal training will build on theadvantages of a sound liberal arts education.

Although there is no prescribed program ofstudy for prospective law school applicants,many concentrate in such social sciences aspolitics, economics, history, and Americanstudies. Since law schools tend to look forevidence of a rigorous schedule of courses andhigh verbal competence, a background inlogic, the natural sciences, and English is

desirable. Although courses from the LegalStudies Program might familiarize theprospective law student with law schoolmaterial, it is not necessary that such coursesbe taken as preparation for professionaltraining.

Prospective applicants to law school shouldconsult the Hiatt Career Development Centerfor law school catalogs and Law SchoolAdmissions Test (LSAT) registrationmaterials. Also available in that office is theBrandeis Prelaw Handbook, which includes asurvey of the experiences of recent Brandeisalumni in seeking admission to law school, aswell as a more detailed description of lawschool application procedures. Severalmembers of the faculty serve informally asadvisors to prospective law school applicants.Students requesting a dean’s certificationshould contact the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs.

Medicine and DentistryMedicine and DentistryMedicine and DentistryMedicine and DentistryMedicine and Dentistry

The course of study for pre-healthprofessionals at Brandeis is more than simplya collection of required courses. An assistantdean in the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs is available for advice andguidance throughout a student’sundergraduate career. In the junior year, eachstudent is assigned a faculty member on theBoard of Premedical Advisors. These advisorsprovide ongoing guidance, aid in theapplication procedure, and participate in thepreparation of letters of recommendation.

The basic requirements for pre-healthprofessionals are satisfied by the followingcourses: two introductory courses (pluslaboratory) in general chemistry, organicchemistry, physics, and biology.A Guide for Premedical Students at BrandeisUniversity, a comprehensive handbook thataddresses all aspects of the premedicalcurriculum and the process of applying tomedical schools, is available to all premedicalstudents through the Web atwww.brandeis.edu/academaffairs/premed.htm.

TeachingTeachingTeachingTeachingTeaching

While the University does not have a majorin education, it offers a program that fulfillsMassachusetts’s requirements for teacherlicensure and at least partially fulfills those ofother states as well. Students interested inpreparing for a career as a teacher inpreschool, primary, or secondary schoolsshould inform themselves of certificationrequirements in the state where they plan towork and should consult the director of theEducation Program.

Off-Campus Study

Study AbroadStudy AbroadStudy AbroadStudy AbroadStudy Abroad

Brandeis University permits students to applycredits earned if they enroll in specifiedprograms abroad that provide a sound courseof study to enrich and enhance the Americancollegiate experience. Students may receivecredit toward their Brandeis degrees throughparticipation in educational programs abroadthat have been approved by theUndergraduate Curriculum Committee onthe recommendation of the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs. Thiscommittee may permit eligible students toapply credits earned if they enroll in overseasprograms of American universities, or inspecial cases, to pursue individual programsof study at international universities. Over250 programs in 62 countries have beenapproved for Brandeis students’ participation.The Office of Undergraduate AcademicAffairs maintains a resource library ofmaterials on approved programs and offerscounseling to undergraduates interested inenriching their Brandeis experience with aperiod of international study. Eligibilitycriteria include appropriate class standing(usually junior), good academic standing, aminimum 2.800 GPA, the approval of themajor department, a compelling academicreason, and a plan for completing all Brandeisdegree and major requirements within eightsemesters.

Credit for work completed abroad will beaccepted from those programs previouslyapproved for overseas study by BrandeisUniversity, or from programs that receivespecial approval from the UndergraduateCurriculum Committee according toUniversity guidelines. Such transfer of coursecredits will not necessarily imply that thework will be accepted for major credit byindividual departments. In order to receivecredit for work done abroad students mustreturn to Brandeis for at least one semester atan eligible rate of work.

Outstanding students may apply for a limitednumber of special scholarship grants to aidthem in completing their program ofstudyabroad. The Abram L. SacharInternational Fellowship Program awardsstipends for international study toexceptional students who plan to studyabroad in the junior year, or who are graduatestudents undertaking pre-dissertation ordissertation research abroad. The SaulEpstein-Meyer Schindler Endowment forOverseas Study provides additional fundingfor humanities students, while the Helen KeScholarship provides funding for studentsstudying abroad in China. These programs arecompetitive; awards are made on the basis ofacademic excellence and financial need. The

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Cross-RegistrationCross-RegistrationCross-RegistrationCross-RegistrationCross-Registration

Full-time Brandeis students enjoy cross-registration privileges with Babson, Bentley,and Wellesley Colleges, as well as with theOlin College of Engineering, and with theundergraduate schools of arts and sciences atBoston College, Boston University, and TuftsUniversity. Under this program students mayearn credit toward the Brandeis degreewithout payment of additional tuitionthrough satisfactory completion of coursestaken on these neighboring campuses. Across-registration course may be the fourth orfifth course in a student’s program—a studentmust be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit-hours in Brandeis courses to be eligible tocross-register. Cross-registration courses donot count toward the 24 courses required foracademic residency. Cross-registrationcourses and grades appear on Brandeistranscripts. Grades earned in cross-registeredcourses are not used in the calculation of thegrade point average. Additional informationmay be obtained from the Office ofUndergraduate Academic Affairs.

Summer School CreditSummer School CreditSummer School CreditSummer School CreditSummer School Credit

A student may complete courses at summerschools conducted by regionally accreditedcolleges and universities for placementpurposes, general degree requirements (exceptacademic residency), and major/minorrequirements as allowed by individualdepartments/programs. In order to be assuredthat credit will be granted upon satisfactorycompletion, students should obtain approvalin advance from the Office of the UniversityRegistrar. Courses must be taken at summerprograms of at least five weeks in durationwith a minimum of 37 contact hours. Forsummer work taken at institutions otherthan Brandeis, only grades of B- or higher willreceive credit. A student may earn credit forno more than three semester courses in onesummer.

Students seeking credit for a summer courseconducted by accredited colleges anduniversities overseas should obtain approvalin advance from the Office of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs.

Field StudyField StudyField StudyField StudyField Study

During junior or senior year, undergraduatesmay undertake a substantial research projectin certain majors in lieu of four semestercourses. Research may be conducted either oncampus or in the field—execution of theproject may involve prolonged absence fromthe Brandeis campus—at another institution,government agency, etc. The field studyproject must have the approval of thestudent’s department of major. The projectwill be supervised by a faculty advisorassigned by the department, and a secondmember of the faculty will participate inevaluation of the student’s work and theassignment of a grade. Work in the projectmay occupy a full semester or it may be oftwo semesters’ duration. In the latter case,the two semesters must be consecutive.Students may receive no more than foursemester-course credits for field study, andmay offer no more than two semester-coursecredits from the field study course toward thedepartment’s major requirements. Interestedstudents should explore the possibility offield study in their majors with a facultymember in their major department. Throughaffiliation with the School for Field Studies,up to four semester course credits may beearned for work at one of fiveenvironmentally oriented study centersabroad. SIT Study Abroad also offers fieldstudy options off-campus.

Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairsprovides information and assistance inapplying for the Sachar scholarships, as wellas for overseas study grants available throughthe Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, and DAADcompetitions.

Beginning with the fall 2004 semester,students approved to study abroad will payBrandeis tuition and certain fees, therebymaintaining their status as currently enrolledstudents, and as such, the Brandeis financialaid for which they are eligible will beportable. More information on this policychange is available on the study abroadWebsite at www.brandeis.edu/uaafys/abroad.

Domestic Off-Campus StudyDomestic Off-Campus StudyDomestic Off-Campus StudyDomestic Off-Campus StudyDomestic Off-Campus Study

Students in good standing may petition toundertake a full-time course of study, for oneor two semesters, at an approved college oruniversity located within the United States.To qualify for full-credit transfer upon return,a student must work at a full rate of work asdefined by the host institution and earngrades of at least a C-. Applicants must be ingood standing; must have a complete andsatisfactory record in the most recentsemester of Brandeis study; must havecompleted at least two semesters at Brandeis;and must have compelling academic reasons.Only in exceptional cases may the senior yearbe spent on domestic off-campus study.

Proposals for domestic off-campus studymust be submitted priorpriorpriorpriorprior to the period away,contain a detailed course of study for one ortwo semesters of full-time work ofdemonstrable academic merit; bear theapproval of the applicant’s faculty advisor;and develop a feasible plan for satisfying alldegree requirements by the expectedgraduation date.

Beginning with the fall 2004 semesterstudents approved for domestic off-campusstudy will pay Brandeis tuition and certainfees, thereby maintaining their status ascurrently enrolled students, and as such, theBrandeis financial aid for which they areeligible will be portable.

Complete information on the regulationsgoverning this program and assistance inpreparing proposals may be obtained from theOffice of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.

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The Graduate School ofArts and Sciences

History and OrganizationHistory and OrganizationHistory and OrganizationHistory and OrganizationHistory and Organization

The Graduate School of Arts and Scienceswas formally established in 1953 when theUniversity’s Board of Trustees authorizedgraduate study in the Departments ofChemistry, Music, Psychology, and NearEastern and Judaic Studies. The generaldirection of the Graduate School is vested ina Graduate Council of the Faculty comprisedof the President and the provost, ex officio;the dean of arts and sciences; and onerepresentative, usually the chair, of each ofthe several University departments andprograms offering graduate instruction. Themembers of the Graduate Council areappointed by the President on therecommendations of the dean of arts andsciences. The functions of the GraduateCouncil, exercised in consonance withUniversity policy, are to determinerequirements for admission; provide programsof study and examination; establish andmaintain requirements for graduate degrees;make recommendations for degrees; makerecommendations for new areas of graduatestudy; lay down such regulations as may beconsidered necessary or expedient forgoverning the Graduate School; and exercise ageneral supervision over its affairs. The deanof arts and sciences is the chair of theGraduate Council and the chief executiveofficer of the Graduate School.

ObjectivesObjectivesObjectivesObjectivesObjectives

The underlying ideal of the Graduate Schoolis to assemble a community of scholars,scientists, and artists, in whose company thestudent-scholar can pursue study, research,and teaching as an apprentice. This objectiveis to be attained by individualizing programsof study, restricting the number of studentsaccepted, maintaining continual contactbetween students and faculty, and fosteringthe intellectual potential of each student. Thegraduate programs are designed to educatebroadly as well as train professionally.Degrees are granted on the evidence ofintellectual growth and development, ratherthan solely on the basis of formal coursecredits. Fulfillment of the minimumrequirements cannot, therefore, be regardedas the sole requisite for degrees.

Areas of Graduate StudyAreas of Graduate StudyAreas of Graduate StudyAreas of Graduate StudyAreas of Graduate Study

During the academic year 2004-05, graduateprograms will be offered in the followingareas:

American HistoryAnthropologyAnthropology and Women’s StudiesBiochemistryBiophysics and Structural BiologyChemistryCoexistence and ConflictComparative HistoryComputer ScienceEducationEnglish and American LiteratureEnglish and American Literature andWomen’s StudiesGenetic CounselingJewish Communal ServiceJewish Communal Service and Managementof Human Services (The Heller School)Jewish Communal Service and Near Easternand Judaic StudiesMathematicsMolecular and Cell BiologyMusicNear Eastern and Judaic StudiesNear Eastern and Judaic Studies andSociologyNear Eastern and Judaic Studies and Women’sStudiesNeurosciencePhysicsPoliticsPolitics and Social Policy (The Heller School)PsychologySociologySociology and Social Policy (The HellerSchool)Sociology and Women’s StudiesTeaching of HebrewTheater Arts

The Graduate School also offers post-baccalaureate programs in computer science,studio art, and premedical studies, as well asa diploma in Jewish studies. There are alsojoint degree programs for Ph.D. students atthe master’s and doctoral levels.

Graduate SchoolGraduate SchoolGraduate SchoolGraduate SchoolGraduate School

The Graduate School office is located on thesecond floor of Kutz Hall. All requests forinformation and application forms should besubmitted through www.brandeis.edu/gsas/apply.

Admission

As a rule, only well-qualified applicants whohave completed at least the normal four-yearprogram leading to the bachelor’s degree willbe considered for admission to the GraduateSchool. Graduates of schools outside of theUnited States and others who have completedthe equivalent of a bachelor’s degree programmay apply, describing in detail theeducational program they have completed.

TestingTestingTestingTestingTesting

Applicants for admission to the graduateprograms in American history, anthropology,biochemistry, biophysics and structuralbiology, chemistry, comparative history,English and American literature, geneticcounseling, Jewish communal service,mathematics, molecular and cell biology,neuroscience, physics, politics, andpsychology must submit official results of theGraduate Record Examination (GRE).Applicants to the Jewish Communal ServiceProgram may submit the official results ofthe GMAT in lieu of the GRE. All otherapplicants are urged to take the GRE. Consultspecific programs for additional testrequirements. In order for the results of theGRE to be considered, the applicant shouldtake the examination no later than Januarypreceding the academic year for whichapplication is made. Information concerningthe GRE is available from the EducationalTesting Service, Princeton, NJ 08541-6155.

Applicants whose native language is notEnglish, regardless of the field of graduatestudy, are required to submit the officialscore of the Test of English as a ForeignLanguage (TOEFL). The minimum score foradmission to the Graduate School is 600(paper-based test) or 250 (computer-basedtest). They are also advised to take the Test ofWritten English (TWE) and Test of SpokenEnglish (TSE). Applications for admission tothe test should be made to TOEFL,Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ08541-6155, USA.

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ApplicationApplicationApplicationApplicationApplication

Specific requirements for each graduateprogram are to be found under the appropriateheadings in this Bulletin and on theinformation sheet with the application. Eachapplicant should consult these requirementsbefore filing an application. Except in unusualcircumstances, a student may apply to onlyone graduate program. An applicant shouldwrite to the Graduate School of Arts andSciences, stating which program of study heor she wishes to enter. A Guide to GraduateAdmissions with appropriate forms will beforwarded to the applicant. Applicants maydownload the Application for Admission fromthe University Website; they may also applyelectronically from the Website. TheApplication for Admission should becompleted andreturned in duplicate as soonas possible.

Applications for admission for the springterm should be filed by December 1. Ph.D.candidates are rarely admitted at midyear,and those who do gain admission are eligiblefor financial aid. Master’s degree candidatesmay be admitted and are eligible for financialaid.

All applicants must arrange to forward, induplicate, official transcripts of allundergraduate and graduate work. Inaddition, they must submit at least twoletters of recommendation, preferably fromprofessors with whom they have studied intheir proposed area of study. Applicants whohave engaged in graduate study elsewhereshould request at least one of therecommendations from a professor withwhom they have done graduate work.

Many programs also require the submissionof samples of work as well as the materialsdescribed above. Applicants should consultprogram requirements in a later section ofthis Bulletin for enumeration of additionalmaterials to be submitted.

All applications must be accompanied by theapplication fee of $55. The fee is payable bycheck or money order to Brandeis University,or by credit card for applications submittedvia our Website. No application will beNo application will beNo application will beNo application will beNo application will beprocessed until this fee is paid.processed until this fee is paid.processed until this fee is paid.processed until this fee is paid.processed until this fee is paid. There is aone-time fee waiver for Brandeis students,alumni, and staff.

Admission ProcedureAdmission ProcedureAdmission ProcedureAdmission ProcedureAdmission Procedure

All applicants are considered on acompetitive basis. The number of studentsadmitted each year in each program is limitedso that the Graduate School may operateeffectively under its distinctive principles ofindividualized study and apprenticeship.Consequently, admission may sometimes bedenied to qualified persons. Meeting theminimum standards of admission merelyqualifies the applicant for a place in the groupfrom which final selections will be made.Selections are based on the applicant’s abilityto do graduate work of high quality, as shownby the distinction of his or her previousrecord, particularly in the proposed area ofstudy; the letters of recommendationsubmitted in support of the application; andhis or her presumed adaptability to theparticular graduate programs offered byBrandeis University. In addition, knowledgeof foreign languages, relevant practicalexperience in the field, samples of work, theresults of the GRE, and indications ofcharacter are considered.

Each application for admission with allsupporting records is first examined by theappropriate program committee. Thecommittee recommends to the dean of artsand sciences which applicants should beselected for admission and financial aid. Thedean reviews all applications in the light ofthe program’s recommendations.

AcceptanceAcceptanceAcceptanceAcceptanceAcceptance

A student who has been accepted foradmission to the Graduate School will benotified by a letter specifying the date bywhich he or she must accept the offer ofadmission and awards, if any. Amatriculation fee of $300 must be filed byeach master’s degree, certificate, or diplomaapplicant upon notification of acceptance.This fee reserves a place in the class and iscredited toward the first semester tuition bill.If the student fails to enroll or withdraws hisor her application, the matriculation fee isnot refunded. If a student selected foradmission indicates that he or she does notintend to accept the offer or fails to reply bythe date specified, the admission offerbecomes void and another applicant may beaccepted.

Brandeis University subscribes to the“Resolution Regarding Scholars, Fellows,Trainees, and Graduate Assistants” of theCouncil of Graduate Schools in the UnitedStates. The resolution states:

Acceptance of an offer of financial support(such as a graduate scholarship, fellowship,traineeship, or assistantship) for the nextacademic year by a prospective or enrolledgraduate student completes an agreementthat both student and graduate school expectto honor. In that context, the conditionsaffecting such offers and their acceptancemust be defined carefully and understood byall parties. Students are under no obligationto respond to offers of financial support priorto April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance ofsuch offers violate the intent of thisResolution. In those instances in which astudent accepts an offer before April 15, andsubsequently desires to withdraw thatacceptance, the student may submit inwriting a resignation of the appointment atany time through April 15. However, anacceptance given or left in force after April 15commits the student not to accept anotheroffer without first obtaining a written releasefrom the institution to which a commitmenthas been made. Similarly, an offer by aninstitution after April 15 is conditional onpresentation by the student of the writtenrelease from any previously accepted offer. Itis further agreed by the institutions andorganizations subscribing to the aboveResolution that a copy of this Resolutionshould accompany every scholarship,fellowship, traineeship, and assistantshipoffer.

Students must provide the Graduate Schooloffice with an official, final transcript of theirundergraduate record, and, if required by thegraduate program, any graduate work inprocess at the time of acceptance. In addition,students who are accepted are required toare required toare required toare required toare required tocomplete and return a medical questionnairecomplete and return a medical questionnairecomplete and return a medical questionnairecomplete and return a medical questionnairecomplete and return a medical questionnaireand a health insurance form.and a health insurance form.and a health insurance form.and a health insurance form.and a health insurance form. Registration isconditional upon receipt by UniversityHealth Services of these required forms.

If, after having been admitted, a studentcannot attend, he or she should notify theGraduate School as soon as possible. If such astudent wishes to be admitted in asubsequent academic year, he or she mustrequest reactivation of the application at theappropriate time, and update it with a newstatement of purpose and official transcripts,if applicable.

Applicants who have been denied admissionmay reapply in a later year, particularly ifthey have had further training that wouldstrengthen their applications or if they cansubmit additional letters of recommendation.

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Academic StandingAcademic StandingAcademic StandingAcademic StandingAcademic Standing

Admission is valid only for one academicyear. Graduate programs normally reviewstudents’ academic progress annually.Satisfactory academic progress in a programalso involves maintaining the professionaland departmental standards expected in aparticular discipline or program. Academicinsufficiency or failure to make suitableprogress toward the degree may requirewithdrawal. A student’s record is reviewedannually and recommendations forreadmission are made by the graduateprograms, however, programs may reviewacademic records at the end of each semesterif a student is not making suitable academicprogress. In these cases academic probation orwithdrawal may result. Admission to theGraduate School does not imply that thesuccessful applicant will be accepted as acandidate for a graduate degree. Superiorperformance at Brandeis University isessential.

International Students

Graduates of international colleges anduniversities who have the equivalent of anAmerican bachelor’s degree and internationalstudents who have graduated from Americanuniversities may compete for admission andfinancial assistance at Brandeis, which isauthorized under federal law to enrollnonimmigrant alien students.

Entrance ExaminationsEntrance ExaminationsEntrance ExaminationsEntrance ExaminationsEntrance ExaminationsAll applicants whose native language is notEnglish must submit the official score of theTest of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL). Thorough competence in English isrequired for study at Brandeis. Applicantsshould consult specific programs foradditional test requirements. For informationconcerning the administration of the TOEFL,write to the Educational Testing Service,Princeton, NJ 08541-6155.

Financial AidFinancial AidFinancial AidFinancial AidFinancial AidFinancial aid in the form of scholarships andfellowships is available to outstanding Ph.D.students. Limited tuition grants are availableon the basis of need to master’s degreestudents, however, the total assistanceoffered usually covers only a small portion ofthe student’s expenses. Hence master’s degreestudents, when applying for admission,should indicate a means of financial support.

EmploymentEmploymentEmploymentEmploymentEmploymentThe regulations of the United StatesDepartment of Homeland Security limitstrictly the amount of paid work that astudent from abroad may do. TheInternational Students and Scholars Officewill provide further information regardingthis issue.

Requirements for theDegree

The following general requirements apply tothe awarding of graduate degrees in all areasof study. For specific program requirementsstudents should consult the appropriatesection of this Bulletin. Requirements forpost-baccalaureate certificate and diplomaprograms are listed in the relevant programsections of this Bulletin.

Master of Arts and Master of ScienceMaster of Arts and Master of ScienceMaster of Arts and Master of ScienceMaster of Arts and Master of ScienceMaster of Arts and Master of Science

In order to qualify for a master’s degree, thestudent must complete a minimum of oneyear’s residency at Brandeis University,ordinarily computed as eight term courses ofapproved study. Some programs require atwo-year residency. Please consult theappropriate program for detailed information.Programs offering master’s programs mayrequire that the candidate demonstrate areading knowledge of at least one foreignlanguage and pass satisfactorily a general orqualifying examination which, at theprogram’s discretion, may be in one or moreparts and may be written, oral or both. Wherea thesis is required for the master’s degree,two copies must be submitted to the programchair in final form by the date specified in thecurrent academic calendar.

The master’s degree must be earned withinfour years from the inception of graduatestudy at Brandeis University.

Master of Fine ArtsMaster of Fine ArtsMaster of Fine ArtsMaster of Fine ArtsMaster of Fine Arts

In order to qualify for the degree of Master ofFine Arts in music, the candidate mustcomplete a two-year residency at BrandeisUniversity, ordinarily computed as 12 termcourses at the graduate level, and must meetthe specific requirements for the degree as setforth under “Music, Requirements for theMaster of Fine Arts Degree,” in a later sectionof this Bulletin. Two copies of the thesis orcomposition must be submitted to theprogram chair in final form by the datespecified in the current academic calendar.

In order to qualify for the degree of Master ofFine Arts in theater arts, the candidate mustcomplete a three-year residency in design oracting, and meet the specific requirements forthe degree as outlined under “Theater Arts,Requirements for the Master of Fine ArtsDegree,” in a later section of this Bulletin.

The Master of Fine Arts degree must beearned within five years from the inception ofgraduate study at Brandeis University.

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Doctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy

In order to qualify for the degree of Doctor ofPhilosophy, a student must ordinarilycomplete a minimum of four years ofgraduate study, including three full years ofresidence and a fourth year devoted to thepreparation of a doctoral dissertation. Undercertain conditions, credit for advancedstanding will be granted for work taken inresidence in graduate schools of otheruniversities. Each program reserves the rightto require prospective candidates for thedegree to perform work in excess of itsminimum standards to assure thoroughmastery of the area.

Prospective candidates may be required todemonstrate proficiency in at least oneforeign language. In all areas of study thestudent must satisfactorily pass a general orqualifying examination which, at theprogram’s discretion, may be in one or moreparts and may be written, oral, or both. Inaddition, all prospective candidates mustwrite a doctoral dissertation and defend it in aFinal Oral Examination.

Each student will have the opportunity todevelop skills as a teacher through closesupervision of progressive pedagogicexperiences by assisting or teaching acourse(s), as appropriate. Participation inongoing discipline-specific as well as skill-specific training through department- andschool-wide seminars during a student’steaching apprenticeship in the GraduateSchool of Arts and Sciences is expected.

To be eligible for the Ph.D. degree, thestudent must (1) complete all course,residence, and teaching requirements, (2) passall language and qualifying examinations, (3)have written and successfully defended thedoctoral dissertation, and (4) be otherwise ingood standing.

Students entering Brandeis University withno previous graduate work must earn thedoctorate within eight years from theinception of study. Students who are grantedcredit for a year of graduate work completedelsewhere must earn the degree within sevenyears from the inception of their study atBrandeis.

Students who have passed the terminal pointfor the degree must apply to the GraduateSchool for an extension no later than the finalsemester prior to the expiration of their timeto degree.

Language RequirementsLanguage RequirementsLanguage RequirementsLanguage RequirementsLanguage Requirements

There is no University requirement forforeign language competency at either themaster’s or doctoral level.

Each program determines which languagesare acceptable as satisfying its foreignlanguage requirement. Some programs maynot require foreign language competency,while others may set requirements that willvary within the subfields offered by thoseprograms. In programs where languages arerequired, students are expected to satisfy therequirement as soon as possible.

For specific requirements of each program,consult the program listing in thisBulletin.

Joint DegreesJoint DegreesJoint DegreesJoint DegreesJoint Degrees

Interdisciplinary in design, the joint M.A.degree in women’s studies and a disciplineaims to give M.A. and Ph.D. students a solidgrounding in their discipline-specific programwhile offering them the tools with which toincorporate women’s studies into their areasof research. This joint master’s option, whichmay be pursued as a terminal degree or alongthe way to the Ph.D., is available in severalprograms that are listed in the “Women’sStudies” section of the catalog. Consult therelevant sections of this Bulletin regardingthe joint Ph.D. degree programs in NEJS andsociology, politics and social policy, andsociology and social policy.

Students who are interested in designing ajoint Ph.D. degree in two doctoral programswithin the University may do so bypetitioning the graduate school with theirproposed program of study early in theirgraduate career. The admissions committeesfor both programs must approve the petition.It is understood that the student must satisfyall the requirements of both programs anddefend one dissertation before a defensecommittee comprised of faculty from bothprograms. Students should consult theassociate dean of graduate education for morespecific information about applying for a jointdoctoral degree.

Degrees in PassingDegrees in PassingDegrees in PassingDegrees in PassingDegrees in Passing

Students enrolled in a Ph.D. program areallowed to apply for a master’s degree withinthat program if they have satisfied all therequirements for the particular master’sdegree. Students are limited to only onemaster’s degree in passing. Students may notapply for a master’s degree in passing if theyalready hold a master’s degree from theUniversity, unless there is no overlap (doublecounting) in the terms used to fulfill theresidency requirements for the two degrees.

Application for Graduate DegreesApplication for Graduate DegreesApplication for Graduate DegreesApplication for Graduate DegreesApplication for Graduate Degreesand Post-Baccalaureate Certificatesand Post-Baccalaureate Certificatesand Post-Baccalaureate Certificatesand Post-Baccalaureate Certificatesand Post-Baccalaureate Certificatesand Diplomasand Diplomasand Diplomasand Diplomasand Diplomas

Candidates for graduate degrees, certificates,and diplomas must file an application withthe University Registrar per the specifieddates in the academic calendar in the year inwhich the degree, certificate, or diploma is tobe awarded. Upon written recommendationfrom a candidate’s program or committee thatthe application be approved, the record willbe reviewed by the Graduate Council, whichrecommends the student to the University’sBoard of Trustees for the award of the degree,certificate, or diploma. Post-baccalaureatecertificate candidates must have a minimumof a B- grade point average to be eligible for acertificate. In case of failure or withdrawalfrom candidacy in any year, the student mustreapply by filing a new application in a lateryear.

Under special circumstances, a student in thePost-Baccalaureate Studio Art Program maybe given permission to return for continuedstudies. In this instance, the student wouldreceive the certificate at the end of his or herextended course of study.

Dissertation and Final OralDissertation and Final OralDissertation and Final OralDissertation and Final OralDissertation and Final OralExaminationExaminationExaminationExaminationExamination

When a student is ready to write the doctoraldissertation, a dissertation reading committeeof no fewer than three faculty members, atleast one of whom is a tenured member of thefaculty and one of whom is outside of thestudent’s program, will be appointed by thechair of the student’s program. The student’sprincipal advisor will serve as the chair ofthis committee. The dissertation readingcommittee will guide the research for andpreparation of the dissertation. Thiscommittee, with the approval of the associate

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dean for graduate education and of the chairof the student’s program, will appoint adissertation examining committee to presideover the student’s Final Oral Examinationand will notify the candidate of the time andplace of the Final Oral Examination at leasttwo weeks prior to the scheduled date of theexamination. A student must be registeredand enrolled in the term(s) in which thedissertation is defended and submitted to theGraduate School office. Two copies of thedissertation, as well as an abstract of no morethan 350 words, should be submitted to thedissertation reading committee for approval.The style and format of the dissertation isdetermined by each program.

The dissertation, when approved by thereaders, must then be deposited in theprogram office where it will be available forinspection by all interested members of thefaculty for at least two weeks prior to theFinal Oral Examination.

The program will publish the time and placeof the candidate’s Final Oral Examination andthe title of the doctoral dissertation. TheFinal Oral Examination will be open to anymember of the faculty engaged in graduateinstruction and invited faculty members fromother institutions.

The dissertation examining committee,approved by the program chair and theassociate dean for graduate education, mustbe comprised of a minimum of three facultyexaminers, at least one of whom shall be atenured member of the faculty and one ofwhom shall be from a graduate programoutside the student’s own, in a related area.The latter may be a faculty member fromanother university.

The examination may be restricted to adefense of the dissertation or may cover thewhole field of the dissertation. The candidatewill be notified by his or her program ofresponsibility for coverage prior to theexamination.

A report, signed by the dissertationexamining committee, certifying thecandidate’s successful performance on theFinal Oral Examination, will be submitted tothe University Registrar.

If the dissertation examining committeerequires substantial revisions of thedissertation text, the revisions must becompleted and accepted by the committeewithin six months of the dissertation defense,otherwise the dissertation must beredefended.

Deposit and Publication ofDeposit and Publication ofDeposit and Publication ofDeposit and Publication ofDeposit and Publication ofDissertationDissertationDissertationDissertationDissertation

No later than the dates specified in thecurrent academic calendar for February, May,and August degrees, the candidate mustdeposit in the Graduate School office onecopy (paper or electronic) of the finisheddissertation in a state suitable for microfilmand Xerox publication. The dissertation musthave the signed approval of the dissertationsupervisor and readers. Submission of thedissertation to, and acceptance by, theGraduate School constitutes the completionof degree requirements.

The original, hardbound copy, will bereturned to the student along with axerographic softbound copy. Softbound copieswill also be distributed to the department andto the Library. The Library will also receive amicrofiche copy. Dissertations submittedelectronically will be processed throughUniversity Microfilms in the same manner aspaper submissions, however, if a hardboundcopy is desired, the student must also supplya paper copy to the Graduate School office.The University has a policy of depositingdissertations in the Brandeis Libraries andmaking them available to students andscholars for research purposes. The candidatemust also submit one copy of an abstract ofthe dissertation, not to exceed 350 words,that has been approved by the dissertationsupervisor.

Detailed instructions for submittingdissertations are available from the GraduateSchool office. See also the statement in thisBulletin, under “Fees and Expenses,” on thefinal doctoral fee.


RegistrationRegistrationRegistrationRegistrationRegistration

Every resident, post-resident, andcontinuation student must register at thebeginning of each term, whether attendingregular courses of study, carrying on researchor independent reading, writing a thesis ordissertation, or utilizing any academic serviceor facility of the University.

Program of StudyProgram of StudyProgram of StudyProgram of StudyProgram of Study

Before enrolling, the student should plan aprogram of study in consultation with thechair or graduate advisor of the program.

Graduate students may not register for anundergraduate course (numbered below 100)for degree, certificate (except in premedicalstudies), or diploma credit unless theycomplete a special petition available in theOffice of the University Registrar, whichrequires the signatures of the instructor ofthat course and their program chair orgraduate advisor. Credit will not be given forundergraduate courses taken to make updeficiencies in the student’s preparation for aprogram of graduate studies. Ordinarily astudent may not receive credit towardcompletion of degree or residencerequirements for courses undertaken to aid inthe completion of language requirements.Students wishing to drop a full-year course atmidyear must complete a special petitionavailable in the Office of the UniversityRegistrar, which requires the signatures ofthe instructor of the course and the chair oftheir program.

At the end of the registration period (see“Academic Calendar” for specific date), allcourse enrollments are considered to be final.

Auditing CoursesAuditing CoursesAuditing CoursesAuditing CoursesAuditing Courses

The privilege of auditing courses without feeis extended to all regularly enrolled, full-timegraduate students except Special Students.Special Students may audit courses by payingfor them at the same rate as those taken forcredit. No courses may be audited withoutthe permission of the instructor and thestudent’s program chair. Auditors may nottake examinations or expect evaluation fromthe instructor. No credit is given for anaudited course.

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Change of ProgramChange of ProgramChange of ProgramChange of ProgramChange of Program

Students are allowed to drop courses after theend of the registration period. To do so, aProgram Change Form is obtained from andreturned to the Office of the UniversityRegistrar. Courses must be dropped no laterthan one week prior to the beginning of theexamination period.

Absence from ExaminationsAbsence from ExaminationsAbsence from ExaminationsAbsence from ExaminationsAbsence from Examinations

Students who are absent from a midyear orfinal examination without an accepted excusewill receive a failing grade for thatexamination. No students may be excusedfrom such examination unless for emergencyor medical reasons, nor may they be excusedif they were able to notify the instructor inadvance and failed to do so. Cases involvingabsence are referred to the chair of theprogram who will decide whether a make-upexamination shall be allowed and will notifythe Office of the University Registrar of thedecision. The examination must be takenwithin six weeks of the opening of the nextterm.

Grades and Course StandardsGrades and Course StandardsGrades and Course StandardsGrades and Course StandardsGrades and Course Standards

Graduate students are expected to maintainrecords of distinction in all courses. Lettergrades will be used in all courses in whichgrading is possible. In readings or researchcourses, if a letter grade cannot be given atthe end of each term or academic year, credit(CR) or no credit (NC) may be used.

NC and any letter grade below B- areunsatisfactory grades in the Graduate School.A course in which the student receives anunsatisfactory grade will not be countedtoward graduate credit. Post-baccalaureateand diploma students must have at least a B-average to be eligible for the certificate ordiploma.

Programs may review academic records at theend of each semester if a student is notmaking suitable academic progress. In thesecases academic probation or withdrawal mayresult.

Final grades are available to students throughthe registration system upon posting by theUniversity Registrar after the end of eachsemester.

IncompletesIncompletesIncompletesIncompletesIncompletes

A student who has not completed theresearch or written work for any course mayreceive an EI (incomplete) or a failing grade atthe discretion of the course instructor. Astudent who receives an EI mustsatisfactorily complete the work of the coursein which the incomplete was given in orderto receive credit for the course and a lettergrade. An incomplete, unless given by reasonof the student’s failure to attend a finalexamination, must be made up no later thanthe last day of classes of the term followingthe term in which the grade was received.Students are required to submit work tofaculty in a timely manner to ensurecompletion of courses.

When failure to take a final examination hasresulted in an EI, resolution of that EI to aletter grade must occur within six weeks ofthe beginning of the next term. An EI that isnot resolved within the stated time limitswill automatically become a permanentincomplete (I). A student may petition theassociate dean for graduate education for achange in a permanent incomplete, providedthe petition is signed by the instructor of thecourse and the program chair.

Credit for Work Done ElsewhereCredit for Work Done ElsewhereCredit for Work Done ElsewhereCredit for Work Done ElsewhereCredit for Work Done Elsewhere

Graduate-level courses taken prior tomatriculation at Brandeis may not be appliedto reduce a one-year residence requirementfor the Master of Arts or Master of Sciencedegrees, although a program may accept worktaken elsewhere in partial fulfillment ofspecific course requirements for the degree. Inthat case, additional courses are designated toreplace courses from which the student hasbeen exempted. The post-baccalaureate anddiploma programs do not accept transfercredit.

For the Master of Fine Arts degree and formaster’s degree programs that have a two-year residence requirement, a maximum ofone term of residence credit for graduate-levelcourses may be counted toward fulfillment ofthe residence requirements.

Students admitted to Ph.D. programs may filean application to have graduate-level coursescounted toward fulfillment of residencerequirements at this institution. A maximumof one year of residence credit may begranted.

Applicants for transfer credit will notnecessarily be granted the credit requested.Each program reserves the right to require ofany student work in excess of its minimumstandards to assure thorough mastery of thearea of study. In all cases, courses beingtransferred must carry a grade of B or betterand must have been earned at anappropriately accredited institution.

After completing one term of residence at afull-time rate or the equivalent at a part-timerate, students eligible to apply for transfercredit may do so. Forms are obtained from theOffice of the University Registrar andsubmitted to the student’s program forapproval. The form is then returned to theOffice of the University Registrar.

Credit for work at another institution takenconcurrently with studies in the GraduateSchool must be approved for potentialtransfer credit by the student’s program andthe associate dean for graduate educationprior to registration for such courses. Suchapproval is granted only in unusualcircumstances and such credit does not counttoward the residency requirement. Studentsenrolled in the five-year B.A./M.A. programare not eligible to count such credit towardthe residency requirement. Students whoformally cross-register with Boston College,Boston University, or Tufts Universitythrough the consortium do not need priorapproval from the dean’s office nor is itrequired for coursework at the GraduateConsortium for Women’s Studies at RadcliffeCollege.

Residence RequirementsResidence RequirementsResidence RequirementsResidence RequirementsResidence Requirements

Residence requirements for all graduatedegrees are computed by determining theamount of registration for credit and thetuition charges. Part-time students pursuingpart-time programs of study for creditcomplete their residence requirements whentheir fractional programs (one-quarter, one-half, three-quarters) total the amountrequired of a full-time student.

Master of Arts and Master of ScienceMaster of Arts and Master of ScienceMaster of Arts and Master of ScienceMaster of Arts and Master of ScienceMaster of Arts and Master of Science

The minimum residence requirement formost master’s degree students is oneacademic year in a full-time graduate creditprogram at the full tuition or the equivalentthereof in part-time study. A few programshave a two-year residency requirement soconsult specific programs for thisinformation. Transfer credit may notnormally be applied to residencerequirements for the M.A. and M.S. degrees.

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Master of Fine ArtsMaster of Fine ArtsMaster of Fine ArtsMaster of Fine ArtsMaster of Fine Arts

The minimum residence requirement for allM.F.A. students in music is four terms at afull-time rate, at the full tuition rate for eachterm, or the equivalent thereof in part-timestudy. Residence may be reduced by amaximum of one term with approved transfercredit.

The minimum residence for students indesign and acting is six terms at the fulltuition rate or the equivalent thereof in part-time study. Residence may be reduced by amaximum of one term with approved transfercredit.

Doctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy

The residence requirement for all students isthree academic years in a full-time graduatecredit program for each year, at the fulltuition rate for each year, or the equivalentthereof in part-time study. A maximum ofone year’s approved transfer credit may begranted toward residence for the Ph.D. degree.

Full-Time Resident StudentsFull-Time Resident StudentsFull-Time Resident StudentsFull-Time Resident StudentsFull-Time Resident Students

A full-time student is one who devotes theentire time, during the course of theacademic year, to a program of graduate workat Brandeis University. Full-time studentsshould consult with their advisors beforetaking on any outside commitments thatmight interfere with their academic progress.

A full-time program may include acombination of teaching and researchassistance, other work leading to thefulfillment of degree requirements, such aspreparation for qualifying, comprehensive,and final examinations, supervised readingand research, and Ph.D. dissertations, as wellas regular course work.

A full-time resident student may take asmany courses for credit in any term as areapproved by the program chair, but nostudent may receive credit for, or be chargedfor, more than a full-time program in anyterm. Thus the minimum residencerequirement for any degree may not besatisfied by an accelerated program of studyor payment of more than the full-time tuitionrate in any single academic year.

Graduate Summer TermGraduate Summer TermGraduate Summer TermGraduate Summer TermGraduate Summer Term

Graduate summer term exists to registerstudents who are required to be on campus orat a related lab for the full year while engagedin taking classes and/or doing researchgermane to their field of study, and to enablestudents completing their degrees during thesummer to have a registration status whenclasses are not in session. Students who arenot required to be on campus during thesummer but who are engaged in research tocomplete their degrees may also wish toenroll to become eligible for loans. Ph.D.students register for CONT 250b (SummerResearch). Master’s degree students registerfor CONT 500b. Details about graduatesummer term are mailed to students eachspring. This summer term will not becounted towards residency.

Part-Time Resident StudentsPart-Time Resident StudentsPart-Time Resident StudentsPart-Time Resident StudentsPart-Time Resident Students

A part-time student is one who devotes lessthan the entire time to a program of graduatework at Brandeis University. Students mayregister for a credit program of one-quarter,one-half, or three-quarters time.

Students receiving financial aid from theUniversity, who wish to change their statusfrom full-time to part-time residency, mustfile with the Graduate School office anexplanation of why full-time study is nolonger possible.

Post-Resident StudentsPost-Resident StudentsPost-Resident StudentsPost-Resident StudentsPost-Resident Students

A graduate student who has completedresidence requirements and who needs toutilize the full range of academic services andUniversity facilities while completing degreerequirements is a post-resident student andshould register for CONT 500a/b, or theappropriate courses required to completetheir programs.

Continuation StudentsContinuation StudentsContinuation StudentsContinuation StudentsContinuation Students

A graduate student who has completed alldegree requirements except the dissertation(and in some cases the teaching requirement)is eligible for continuation status. A studentin this category may enroll on either a half-time basis or a full-time basis, and is eligiblefor University health insurance, borrowingprivileges in the Library, a computer account,use of gym facilities, and purchase of aparking sticker. They are not normallyeligible for fellowships or for leaves ofabsence, except for health reasons.

Continuation students must enroll before theend of registration period each semester ineither CONT 510a/b (half-time status) orCONT 520a/b (full-time status). Forquestions regarding these enrollments pleasecontact the Office of the University Registrar.International students must enroll in CONT520a/b (full-time status). Please contact theInternational Students and Scholars Office(ISSO) if there are special circumstances.

Post-Baccalaureate StudentsPost-Baccalaureate StudentsPost-Baccalaureate StudentsPost-Baccalaureate StudentsPost-Baccalaureate Students

A post-baccalaureate or diploma student is agraduate student who is working in anapproved course of study. Normal tuitioncharges apply; see the “Fees and Expenses”section for program-specific fees.

Post-baccalaureate or diploma programs maynot be pursued concurrently with otherformal degree work. Students whosubsequently become candidates for graduatedegrees are subject to the Graduate School’spolicy regarding transfer credit towardsgraduate degrees.

Special StudentsSpecial StudentsSpecial StudentsSpecial StudentsSpecial Students

Properly qualified applicants who wish toaudit or to take courses without working for adegree may be admitted. Special Students arenormally not eligible for University loans,scholarships, fellowships, or teaching orresearch assistantships. Special Students wholater wish to change their status to that ofpart-time or full-time students working for adegree must apply for admission as residentstudents. They must also file a specialpetition if they wish credit to be accepted forany courses taken at Brandeis as SpecialStudents. Credit for such course work may begranted in exceptional cases. Normally, nomore than two courses taken for credit maybe transferable if the student is admitted toeither the master’s or doctoral program.

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Leave of AbsenceLeave of AbsenceLeave of AbsenceLeave of AbsenceLeave of Absence

Students may petition for a leave of absence.The petition must have the approval of thechair of the program and the GraduateSchool. Leaves of absence up to one year willnormally be granted to students in goodacademic standing who present compellingpersonal reasons. Returns from leave may besubject to conditions established at theinception of the leave. Time spent onauthorized leaves of absence will not becounted toward the maximum timepermitted to complete degree requirements.

If, for any reason, a student must extend aleave of absence, he or she must request suchan extension in writing before the leave ofabsence expires. Failure to do so will result ininvoluntary withdrawal from the GraduateSchool. Students who extend their leaves ofabsence beyond one year may losedepartmental funding. Should a student wishto return, the student will be considered forfunding as part of the department’s enteringcohort of students.

Leave of Absence with CreditLeave of Absence with CreditLeave of Absence with CreditLeave of Absence with CreditLeave of Absence with Credit

Students enrolled in a Ph.D. or master’sprogram with a two-year residency may applyto study abroad with credit. While this optiondoes not affect the current regulationconcerning the maximum amount of transfercredit for work done elsewhere, it does allowa student to receive transfer credit aftermatriculation.

To qualify for transfer credit upon return, astudent must submit to his or her programprior to studying abroad a list of proposedcourses to be approved by the graduateprogram chair. The courses must be at thegraduate level and constitute a full-timecourse load. Since the University Registrarmust certify full-time status for purposes ofloan deferment and federal loan eligibility,the application must include documentationrelated to the formulation of full-time statusat the host school as well as the name of thecontact person at the host school. To receivecredit upon return, a student must earngrades of at least B and submit an officialtranscript along with the Transfer for Creditpetition to the Registrar’s office.

WithdrawalWithdrawalWithdrawalWithdrawalWithdrawal

A student who wishes to withdrawvoluntarily from the Graduate School duringa semester must do so in writing to theprogram chair and the Graduate School on orbefore the last day of instruction in the term.Failure to notify the University in writing ofa withdrawal may subject the student to lossof eligibility for refunds in accordance withthe refund schedule outlined in the “Fees andExpenses” section. Permission to withdrawvoluntarily will not be granted if the studenthas not discharged all financial obligations tothe University or has not made financialarrangements satisfactory to the Bursar.

Students who are obliged to register and failto do so by the appropriate deadline or whofail to pay their bill will be administrativelywithdrawn. They may be readmitted (seebelow) for study in a subsequent term, butnot for the term in which they werewithdrawn for failure to register. Belatedlyfulfilling financial obligations will not negatethe effects of administrative withdrawal.

ReadmissionReadmissionReadmissionReadmissionReadmission

A student who has not been enrolled in theGraduate School for more than one year andwho did not obtain a leave of absence mustfile an application for readmission. Thestudent’s graduate program will determine ineach case whether a student should bereadmitted. If the program’s requirementshave changed during the student’s absence orthe student is not deemed current in his orher field of study, the program may requirethe student to repeat or supplement previousacademic requirements, including foreignlanguage or qualifying exams. When a studentis reinstated, he or she will be informed ofcurrent status regarding credits and time todegree.

Graduate Cross-RegistrationGraduate Cross-RegistrationGraduate Cross-RegistrationGraduate Cross-RegistrationGraduate Cross-Registration

A full-time graduate student at BrandeisUniversity may enroll in one graduate courseeach term at Boston College, BostonUniversity, Tufts University, or the GraduateConsortium in Women’s Studies at RadcliffeCollege. Information on courses for cross-registration at each of the host institutions isavailable at the Graduate School office ofeach institution.

A student who wishes to enroll in a course atone of these institutions should consult withthe instructor in the particular course andshould expect to satisfy the prerequisites andrequirements normally required foradmission to the course, including adherenceto the academic calendar of that course.

A student at Brandeis University who wishesto enroll in a graduate course at one of thehost institutions should obtain a registrationpermit from the Office of the UniversityRegistrar and should present this permit tothe Office of the University Registrar of thehost institution.

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Fees and Expenses

Tuition FeesTuition FeesTuition FeesTuition FeesTuition FeesThe fees for tuition in the Graduate Schoolfor 2004-05 are as follows:

Full-time resident students: $30,160 per year,or $15,080 per term.

Post-resident students: $1,885 per year.

Continuation Fee: $942 per year.

Post-baccalaureate studio art students:$17,500 per year.

Master of Arts in Teaching students: $6,750per term.

Master of Science in genetic counselingstudents: $23,400 per year.

Special Students, post-baccalaureatecomputer science and premedical students,and part-time resident students: $3,770 percourse, per term.

In view of the constantly increasing costs ofeducation, students may expect one or moretuition increases during their academiccareers.

Post-Baccalaureate Program FeesPost-Baccalaureate Program FeesPost-Baccalaureate Program FeesPost-Baccalaureate Program FeesPost-Baccalaureate Program FeesMedical school application processing fee:$100, one-time fee payable on entrance.

Graduate Activity fee: $25Graduate Activity fee: $25Graduate Activity fee: $25Graduate Activity fee: $25Graduate Activity fee: $25

Orientation Fee: $35.Orientation Fee: $35.Orientation Fee: $35.Orientation Fee: $35.Orientation Fee: $35.A one-time fee payable by students enteringfor the first time.

Technology Fee: $182 per year.Technology Fee: $182 per year.Technology Fee: $182 per year.Technology Fee: $182 per year.Technology Fee: $182 per year.

Final Doctoral Fee: $280.Final Doctoral Fee: $280.Final Doctoral Fee: $280.Final Doctoral Fee: $280.Final Doctoral Fee: $280.This fee covers all costs for the year in whichthe Ph.D. degree will be conferred, includingthe costs for the full publishing servicesforthe dissertation; publication of the abstract ofthe dissertation in Dissertation Abstracts;issuance of a Library of Congress number,appropriate library cards, and deposit of thedissertation in digital format at the Library ofCongress; binding four copies of thedissertation—one hardbound for the author,and three xerographic softbound copies (forthe author, department, and Library); and amicrofiche for the Brandeis Library. The FinalDoctoral Fee covers the rental expenses foracademic robes for graduation and the cost ofthe diploma.

Note: Note: Note: Note: Note: All candidates for the Ph.D. degreemust pay the $280 Final Doctoral Fee at theOffice of Student Financial Services beforethey file their application for degree with theOffice of the University Registrar.

Payment of tuition and other fees is due onAugust 13, 2004, for the fall semester andJanuary 3, 2005, for the spring semester. Astudent who has not paid such fees by the dayof registration will be refused the privilege ofregistration. A late fee will be assessed to allstudent accounts with outstanding balancesafter the stated due date. The amount of thelate fee will be $100, or 2% of theoutstanding balance, whichever is greater.

The monthly payment plan allows the year’scharges to be paid in 10 equal monthlyinstallments. Tuition Management Systems(TMS) has contracted with Brandeis toadminister the monthly payment plan. Theapplication and a nonrefundable handling feeof $100 must be returned to TMS by July 15,2004. For any applications returned by July15, 2004, the payment plan electronicwithdrawals will begin on August 1, 2004.

Contact the Office of Student FinancialServices for further information.


Such indebtedness includes, but is notlimited to, delinquency of a borrower inrepaying a loan administered by the studentloan office and the inability of that office tocollect such a loan because the borrower hasdischarged the indebtedness throughbankruptcy proceedings. If the student is adegree, certificate, or diploma candidate, hisor her name will be stricken from the rolls.

A student who has been suspended ordismissed for nonpayment of indebtedness tothe University may not be reinstated untilsuch indebtedness is paid in full.

Application Fee: $55.Application Fee: $55.Application Fee: $55.Application Fee: $55.Application Fee: $55.Payable by all applicants for admission at thetime the application for admission issubmitted. It is not refundable. Checks andmoney orders should be made payable toBrandeis University. No application foradmission will be processed until this fee ispaid. There is a one-time fee waiver forBrandeis students and alumni.

Matriculation Deposit: $300.Matriculation Deposit: $300.Matriculation Deposit: $300.Matriculation Deposit: $300.Matriculation Deposit: $300.Payable by a master’s degree, certificate, ordiploma applicant upon notification ofacceptance. This fee reserves a place in theclass and is credited toward the first semestertuition bill. If a student fails to enroll orwithdraws his or her application, thematriculation deposit is forfeited.

Returned Check Fee: $25.Returned Check Fee: $25.Returned Check Fee: $25.Returned Check Fee: $25.Returned Check Fee: $25.A bank service fee will be charged to astudent’s account if a payment or a checknegotiated through Brandeis is returned bythe bank for any reason.

Transcript Fee: $5.Transcript Fee: $5.Transcript Fee: $5.Transcript Fee: $5.Transcript Fee: $5.Students, former students, and graduatesshould request official transcripts of theirrecords from the Office of the UniversityRegistrar, Kutz Hall. Students are entitled to20 formal transcripts of their academic workwithout charge. A charge of $5 will be madefor each subsequent transcript. Requests bymail for transcripts must be accompanied bya check in the correct amount payable toBrandeis University. Official transcripts willbe issued only to those students whoseUniversity financial records are in order.

Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Entitles the full-time graduate student to useof Health Services.

Student Health Insurance Plan (singleStudent Health Insurance Plan (singleStudent Health Insurance Plan (singleStudent Health Insurance Plan (singleStudent Health Insurance Plan (singlecoverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.All three-quarter or full-time students arerequired by state law to show certification ofhealth insurance. Students without insuranceof their own must purchase the StudentHealth Insurance Plan through theUniversity. The fee is payable prior toregistration and no portion is refundable.Student insurance is optional for specialstudents. Additional insurance options,including family coverage, are described in AGuide to University Health Services, which isavailable from the Office of Health Services.

Parking Fee: $35-$150.Parking Fee: $35-$150.Parking Fee: $35-$150.Parking Fee: $35-$150.Parking Fee: $35-$150.Payable annually at fall registration forprivilege of parking an automobile oncampus. Fee varies with assigned parkingarea.

Monthly Payment Plan Fee: $100.Monthly Payment Plan Fee: $100.Monthly Payment Plan Fee: $100.Monthly Payment Plan Fee: $100.Monthly Payment Plan Fee: $100.

Late Fee: $100, or 2% of outstanding balance,Late Fee: $100, or 2% of outstanding balance,Late Fee: $100, or 2% of outstanding balance,Late Fee: $100, or 2% of outstanding balance,Late Fee: $100, or 2% of outstanding balance,whichever is greater.whichever is greater.whichever is greater.whichever is greater.whichever is greater.


The only fee that may be refundable, in part,is the tuition fee. No refund of the tuition feewill be made because of illness, absence, ordismissal during the academic year. Astudent who is withdrawing must notify theGraduate School in writing; refunds will bebased on the date of notification andcalculated in accordance with the following:

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1. Tuition1. Tuition1. Tuition1. Tuition1. TuitionWithdrawal

Before the opening day of instruction: 100%of the term’s tuition.

On or before the second Friday following theopening day of instruction: 75% of the term’stuition.

On or before the fifth Friday following theopening day of instruction: 50% of the term’stuition.


Requests for refunds should be addressed tothe bursar’s office.

2. Scholarship2. Scholarship2. Scholarship2. Scholarship2. ScholarshipIn the case of a scholarship student whowithdraws, the student’s account will becredited with the same proportion of the termscholarship as charged for tuition: 75% if thestudent leaves on or before the second Friday;50% on or before the fifth Friday and norefund thereafter.

3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford LoansIn compliance with federal law, specialrefund arrangements apply to first-timestudents receiving aid under Title IV. Contactthe Graduate School financial aid officer foradditional information.

Title IV CancellationsTitle IV CancellationsTitle IV CancellationsTitle IV CancellationsTitle IV Cancellations

If you have been awarded a student loan(Federal Stafford or Perkins) you have a rightto cancel all or a portion of your loan or loandisbursement. To do so, please submit awritten request to: The Graduate School ofArts and Sciences, Brandeis University,Mailstop 031, P.O. Box 549110, Waltham,MA 02454-9110.

A request for loan cancellation or adjustmentmust be made before the end of the academicyear or prior to leaving school whichevercomes first, and must state which loan(s) andwhat amount(s) you wish to cancel.Cancellation of your awarded student loan(s)will most likely create a balance due on youraccount. This balance would be due andpayable upon receipt of the statement.

Financial Assistance

Fellowships and ScholarshipsFellowships and ScholarshipsFellowships and ScholarshipsFellowships and ScholarshipsFellowships and Scholarships

Students receiving financial aid from BrandeisUniversity, whether in the form of afellowship or scholarship, are required tomaintain a superior level of academicprogress.

A fellowship is an academic award of honorto outstanding students to help them infurthering advanced study, research, andtraining in teaching. A fellowship recipientmust pay tuition fees unless the awardincludes a scholarship in an amount coveringtuition.

A scholarship is an award on grounds ofscholarly ability that will be used exclusivelyfor remission of tuition fees. Full scholarshipsand partial scholarships are available.Scholarship students are liable for all buttuition charges.

All awards are granted and accepted with theunderstanding that they may be revoked atany time for undesirable conduct or pooracademic standing.

Ordinarily, no student may hold a fellowshipor scholarship for more than two years ofstudy for the master’s degree, more than threeyears of study for the M.F.A. degree, or morethan four years of study for the Ph.D. degree.Priority in making awards is given to full-time students.

A student’s tuition scholarship, fellowship,and/or stipend are contingent on continuedenrollment, as well as the conditions set outannually in the Brandeis University Bulletin,including, but not limited to, satisfactoryacademic progress. Changes in student status,such as leaves of absence, withdrawal, changeof degree program, graduation, or similarcircumstances will normally result in thecessation of University stipends andfellowships effective as of the date of anysuch change in status.

All students contemplating outsideemployment that would require a significantportion of their time should discuss theirintentions with their program advisor.

Research and Course AssistantshipsResearch and Course AssistantshipsResearch and Course AssistantshipsResearch and Course AssistantshipsResearch and Course Assistantships

Research and course assistantships areavailable in several programs, especially thescience areas. Application should be made tothe chair of the graduate program.

Dean’s FellowshipDean’s FellowshipDean’s FellowshipDean’s FellowshipDean’s Fellowship

Brandeis University established the Dean’sFellowship in 1995. The fellowship wascreated to encourage students, from groupswhose under-representation in the nation’sPh.D. population has been severe and long-standing, to pursue doctoral studies in thehumanities, social sciences, and creative artsat the Graduate School of Arts and Sciencesat Brandeis. The Dean’s Fellowship providesfour years of funding with a nine-monthstipend, assuming satisfactory academicprogress.

Factors considered in eligibility includefinancial need, first generation status, and/ormembership in a traditionallyunderrepresented group. In order to qualifyfor the Dean’s Fellowship, applicants must benominated by one of the following programs:American history, anthropology, comparativehistory, English and American literature,music, Near Eastern and Judaic Studies,psychology, politics, or sociology.

Students who wish to be considered for theDean’s Fellowship should express theirinterest in the statement of purpose includedwith their application.

Tuition GrantsTuition GrantsTuition GrantsTuition GrantsTuition Grants

A limited number of need-based grants areavailable for master’s degree candidates whoare enrolled at least half-time. Students mayapply for need-based grants by completing theCSS financial aid PROFILE.

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LoansLoansLoansLoansLoans

The Perkins LoanPerkins LoanPerkins LoanPerkins LoanPerkins Loan is a federal loan, awardedon a limited basis to the neediest students.Students may be considered for this loan onlyif unmet financial need remains after asubsidized Stafford Loan has been awarded.Interest is not charged and repayment is notexpected while the borrower is enrolled atleast half-time. During repayment, interest ischarged at the fixed rate of 5% and repaymentmay be made over a 10-year period. Studentsmust file a Free Application for FederalStudent Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for thisloan.

Direct Subsidized Federal Stafford LoansDirect Subsidized Federal Stafford LoansDirect Subsidized Federal Stafford LoansDirect Subsidized Federal Stafford LoansDirect Subsidized Federal Stafford Loans areavailable to U.S. citizens and permanentresidents who are enrolled at least half-timein a degree, certificate, or diploma programand who demonstrate need by filing the FreeApplication for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).Graduate students may borrow up to $8,500per year in subsidized money. Post-baccalaureate certificate and diplomastudents may borrow up to $5,500 per year.The maximum aggregate limit for theprogram (including undergraduate borrowing)is $65,500.

Direct Unsubsidized Federal Stafford LoansDirect Unsubsidized Federal Stafford LoansDirect Unsubsidized Federal Stafford LoansDirect Unsubsidized Federal Stafford LoansDirect Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loansare available to students who are not eligiblefor subsidized Stafford Loans based on need.Applicants must still file the FAFSA.Graduate students may borrow up to amaximum of $10,000 a year ($5,000 forindependent post-baccalaureate students)with an aggregate maximum of $73,000 inunsubsidized money. Eligible students mayborrow from the subsidized and theunsubsidized Stafford programs as long as theannual total does not exceed $18,500.

Repayment of a Stafford Loan begins sixmonths after the borrower ceases to beenrolled at least half-time. The repaymentperiod is 10 years, during which time interestis charged. There is no interest chargedduring the in-school period for subsidizedloans. However, students are required to paythe interest during the in-school period orhave it capitalized and added to the loanbalance for the unsubsidized loan.

The terms for the above loan programs aresubject to federal legislation, regulations, andother guidance, and may change. Additionalcurrent information is available from theGraduate School.

Students wishing to apply for loans shouldcontact the Graduate School for applicationmaterials.

Satisfactory Academic ProgressSatisfactory Academic ProgressSatisfactory Academic ProgressSatisfactory Academic ProgressSatisfactory Academic Progress

Federal regulations require that a studentreceiving federal assistance make satisfactoryacademic progress in accordance withstandards set by the University. TheGraduate School of Arts and Sciencesdelegates the responsibility to monitoracademic progress to the individual graduateprograms. Admission to the Graduate Schoolis valid for one academic year. Graduateprograms review students’ academic progressand make recommendations for readmissionannually. Any student who is readmitted forthe following year is considered to be makingsatisfactory academic progress and is eligiblefor financial aid from federal sources.

Students who enter the Graduate School ofArts and Sciences must earn the doctoratewithin eight years, the Master of Arts withinfour years, the Master of Fine Arts within fiveyears, and the post-baccalaureate certificateand the diploma within two years from theinception of study exclusive of leaves ofabsence (pro-rated for part-time study).Students who have passed the terminal pointfor the degree may apply to the GraduateSchool of Arts and Sciences for an extensionand, if approved, may be eligible foradditional federal financial aid.

The Heller School forSocial Policy andManagementHistory and OrganizationHistory and OrganizationHistory and OrganizationHistory and OrganizationHistory and Organization

Founded in 1959 as the University’s firstprofessional school, The Heller School forSocial Policy and Management is committedto developing new knowledge in the fields ofsocial policy, mission-driven management,and international development. Thefundamental mission of the School—knowledge advancing social justice—isrealized through the knowledge that wecreate the education that our studentsreceive, the accomplishment of our alumni,and the extent to which our work transcendsthe boundaries between academia and thebroader society in the United States andinternationally.

The Heller School continues to keep theconcepts of social justice and human healthand well-being in the forefront of the publicconscience. The School and its nationallyrenowned research centers have pioneered ina variety of policy areas including:

HealthMental HealthSubstance AbuseChildren, Youth, and FamiliesAgingInternational and Community DevelopmentDisabilitiesWork and InequalityHunger and Poverty

The Heller School continues to be rankedamong the top 10 schools of social policy byU.S. News and World Report magazine. TheHeller School offers the Ph.D. in socialpolicy, the M.B.A. (human services), the M.A.in sustainable international development, andthe M.S. in international health policy andmanagement. The Heller School offers dualand joint degree options with sociology,women’s studies, and the Hornstein Programin Jewish Communal Service. The HellerSchool gives its master’s degree and doctoralstudents solid training in research ormanagement and broad grounding in socialpolicy. All students benefit from theresources and expertise of the The HellerSchool’s six social policy research centers:

The Schneider Institute for Health PolicyThe Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentThe Family and Child Policy CenterThe National Center on Women and AgingThe Starr Center for Mental RetardationThe Center on Hunger and Poverty

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Our four degree programs are designedexplicitly to bridge the gap between theoryand practice. Students will be engagedactively in examining policies and programsthat respond to the changing needs ofvulnerable individuals and social groups incontemporary societies, be they vulnerable asa result of economic hardship, illness,disability, age (young or old), ordiscrimination based on race, ethnicity,gender, or sexual orientation. These corevalues are reflected in our deep commitmentto beneficial social change, our respect forpublic service, and our investment in thedevelopment of public- and private-sectorpolicies and practices that enhance humandevelopment.

Degree ProgramsDegree ProgramsDegree ProgramsDegree ProgramsDegree Programs

The Ph.D. Program in Social PolicyThe Ph.D. Program in Social PolicyThe Ph.D. Program in Social PolicyThe Ph.D. Program in Social PolicyThe Ph.D. Program in Social PolicyOur doctoral program educates students forcareers in research, planning, administration,and policy analysis. Students are immersed inan integrated curriculum that focuses onintensive scholarly preparation in general andspecialized social policy areas and apply whatthey learn to real-world problems. Studentsgraduate with honed research skills and astrong working knowledge of various socialscience disciplines. The Heller School offers ajoint Ph.D. program with the Department ofSociology, and a Joint Ph.D./M.A. in socialpolicy and women’s studies.

The M.B.A. in Mission-Driven ManagementThe M.B.A. in Mission-Driven ManagementThe M.B.A. in Mission-Driven ManagementThe M.B.A. in Mission-Driven ManagementThe M.B.A. in Mission-Driven ManagementOur M.B.A. (human services) programprepares leaders for management positionswithin nonprofit, for-profit, and publicinstitutions pursuing social missions. It offersthe technical foundation found in traditionalbusiness programs within the context ofsocial policy and mission-drivenmanagement, providing not only rigorousskills, such as financial management andstrategic planning, but also tools to addressthe unique management issues facingorganizations that attend to the needs ofunderserved and vulnerable populations.Students are trained as the next generation ofleaders and decision-makers who will knowhow to find resources, use them effectively,and deliver on a social good. The M.B.A.program combines The Heller School’spowerful social policy resources with acontext-specific management curriculum tomake this master’s program unique whencompared to traditional programs in business,management, public administration, healthadministration, social work, and publichealth. The Heller School offers a dualM.B.A./M.A. with the Hornstein Program inJewish Communal Service.

The M.A. in Sustainable InternationalThe M.A. in Sustainable InternationalThe M.A. in Sustainable InternationalThe M.A. in Sustainable InternationalThe M.A. in Sustainable InternationalDevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopmentOur M.A. program in sustainableinternational development imparts theknowledge and skills necessary to design andto manage local, regional, national, orinternational development. Students in theSID program examine models ofdevelopment, considering if they areeffective, if they reduce poverty andinequality, and if they raise the quality of life.Students consider the state of worlddevelopment, probe issues that affect futuregenerations, and broaden the skills necessaryto plan, negotiate, implement, monitor, andevaluate development programs. Studentsenjoy a year in residence studying with seniorresearchers and field-level developmentpractitioners as well as a secondyear fieldproject, internship, or advanced studyapplying and evaluating methods and modelsof development. A one-year accelerated trackis available for those who are eligible.

The M.S. in International Health Policy andThe M.S. in International Health Policy andThe M.S. in International Health Policy andThe M.S. in International Health Policy andThe M.S. in International Health Policy andManagementManagementManagementManagementManagementThe one-year M.S. degree combines theplanning, management, and health policyexpertise found at Heller in an internationalcontext, training young professionals to playincreasingly responsible roles in the healthand well-being of the world’s poorest childrenand families. They will do this by pursuingcareers in health policy, and planning andpolicy implementation in government healthministries and planning agencies, multilateraland bilateral development agencies, and inNGOs.

Admission

How to Apply to The Heller SchoolHow to Apply to The Heller SchoolHow to Apply to The Heller SchoolHow to Apply to The Heller SchoolHow to Apply to The Heller Schoolfor Social Policy and Managementfor Social Policy and Managementfor Social Policy and Managementfor Social Policy and Managementfor Social Policy and Management

Application procedures for each program maybe obtained by contacting the relevantadmissions offices and by visiting the HellerWebsite. All applicants should demonstrate acommitment to addressing some of theworld’s most pressing social issues as well asa readiness to take on graduate-level work.

Additional information regarding admissionrequirements, policies, and procedures, isavailable at www.heller.brandeis.edu or bycontacting the Office of Admissions at 800-279-4105 or [email protected] information about the Ph.D. and M.B.A.programs, or the SID Admissions Office at781-736-2770, or [email protected] forinformation about the M.A./SID and M.S.programs.

Test Scores and DeadlinesTest Scores and DeadlinesTest Scores and DeadlinesTest Scores and DeadlinesTest Scores and Deadlines

The Ph.D. ProgramThe Ph.D. ProgramThe Ph.D. ProgramThe Ph.D. ProgramThe Ph.D. ProgramApplicants to the Ph.D. in social policyprogram must submit application materialsby December 15 for fall start (September).The application process and requirements forfull-time and part-time applicants are thesame. All applicants must submit acompleted and signed application form withfee, statement of purpose, writing sample,transcripts, test scores, letters ofrecommendation, and resume.

Applicants to the Ph.D. in social policyprogram must submit test results of eitherthe Graduate Record Examination (GRE) orthe Miller Analogies Test (MAT). Test scoresmay not be more than five years old. TheHeller School does not have minimum cutoffscores, and test results are considered inconjunction with an applicant’s educationalbackground and professional experience.International applicants whose nativelanguage is not English or who have notcompleted a degree program in the UnitedStates, must also submit results from theTest of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL) exam. Scores may not be more thanfive years old and must be at least 600 (paper-based exam or equivalent computer-basedscore of 250). All test results should be sentdirectly to the admissions office using TheHeller School’s Institution Code for eachexam: GRE and/or TOEFL: 3097 and MAT:2569. Information regarding the GRE, TOEFL,or MAT exams can be obtained from thetesting agencies directly www.gre.org,www.toefl.org or www.tpcweb.com/mat/mat2001.

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M.B.A. Program in Mission-DrivenM.B.A. Program in Mission-DrivenM.B.A. Program in Mission-DrivenM.B.A. Program in Mission-DrivenM.B.A. Program in Mission-DrivenManagementManagementManagementManagementManagementApplicants to the M.B.A. (human services)program must submit application materialsby February 15 for summer start (June/full-time or part-time), June 1 for fall start(September/part-time) and by November 1 forspring start (January/part-time). Theapplication process and requirements for full-time and part-time applicants are the same.All applicants must submit the completedand signed application form and fee,statement of purpose, management problemanalysis, transcripts, test scores, letters ofrecommendation, and professional resume.

Applicants to the M.B.A. (human services)degree program must submit test results ofthe Graduate Management Admissions Test(GMAT). Test scores may not be more thanfive years old. The Heller School does nothave minimum cut-off scores, but insteadconsiders test results in conjunction with anapplicant’s educational background andprofessional experience. Internationalapplicants whose native language is notEnglish or who have not completed a degreeprogram in the United States must alsosubmit results from the Test of English as aForeign Language (TOEFL) exam. Scores maynot be more than five years old and must beat least 600 (paper-based exam or equivalentcomputer-based score of 250). All test resultsshould be sent directly to the AdmissionsOffice using The Heller School’s InstitutionCode for each exam: GMAT and TOEFL:3097. Information regarding these exams canbe obtained from the testing agencies directlyat www.gmac.com/gmac/ and www.toefl.org,respectively.

The M.A./SID ProgramThe M.A./SID ProgramThe M.A./SID ProgramThe M.A./SID ProgramThe M.A./SID ProgramApplicants to the M.A./SID program mustsubmit application materials by June 1 for afall start. All applicants must submit thecompleted and signed application form andfee (the fee is waived for applicant fromdeveloping countries and Peace CorpsVolunteers), statement of purpose,transcripts, test scores, letters ofrecommendation, and professional resume.Applicants applying for the one-yearaccelerated track must also submit a problemstatement.

Applicants whose native language is notEnglish must submit a score report from theTest of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL). All test results should be sentdirectly to the SID Admissions Office usingthe SID Institution Code 9002. Informationregarding this exam can be obtained from thetesting agency directly at www.toefl.org.However, if you have completed a university-level degree where English was the languageof instruction, you might be exempted fromthe TOEFL (after evaluation of relevantdocumentation). You may also submit otherdocumentation as proof of Englishproficiency.


For complete information about academicregulations governing The Heller School’sPh.D., M.B.A., M.S., and M.A. programs, referto the Academic Policies and Proceduresdocuments for each degree, available fromThe Heller School Office of Student Records.

Academic StandingAcademic StandingAcademic StandingAcademic StandingAcademic Standing

The Heller School reviews students’academic progress annually. Satisfactoryacademic progress in a program is essential tomaintain one’s eligibility for funding.Superior performance at Brandeis Universityis essential. Academic insufficiency or failureto make suitable progress toward the degreemay require withdrawal.

Requirements for the DegreeRequirements for the DegreeRequirements for the DegreeRequirements for the DegreeRequirements for the Degree

Detailed information about the requirementsfor the degree programs offered by The HellerSchool can be found in a later section of thisBulletin. Please refer to pages 190-192 for therequirements for specific degrees.


Every resident, post-resident, andcontinuation student must register at thebeginning of each term, whether attendingregular courses of study, carrying on researchor independent reading, writing a thesis ordissertation, or utilizing any academic serviceor facility of the University. Registrationrequires enrollment in a course—whether aregular course, independent research, or astatus course for post-resident andcontinuation students.

Students work closely with their advisors inplanning their program of study. All studentsfile an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) withThe Heller School’s Office of StudentRecords. At the end of the registration periodfor each term (see “Academic Calendar” forspecific date), no additional courses may beadded to a student’s schedule and enrollmentis considered to be final, unless a studentformally drops a course prior to the dropdeadline.


The privilege of auditing courses without feeis extended to all regularly enrolled full-timegraduate students. No courses may be auditedwithout the permission of the instructor.Auditors may not take examinations orexpect evaluation from the instructor. Nocredit is given for an audited course.


Students are allowed to drop courses after theend of the Web registration period. To do so,an Add/Drop Form is obtained from andreturned to The Heller School Office ofStudent Records. Courses must be dropped bythe deadline established in the AcademicCalendar.

Grades and Course StandardsGrades and Course StandardsGrades and Course StandardsGrades and Course StandardsGrades and Course Standards

Graduate students are expected to maintainrecords of distinction in all courses. Lettergrades will be used in all courses for master’sdegree-level students. Doctoral studentsreceive “satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory.”

Any letter grade below B- is consideredunsatisfactory. A course in which the studentreceives an unsatisfactory grade will not becounted toward graduate credit. Students willneed to work out with their programs how anunsatisfactory mark in a required course willbe handled.

At the end of each academic year the Officeof the University Registrar issues a formalgrade report to each student.


A student who has not completed theresearch or written work for any course mayreceive an EI (excused incomplete) or a failinggrade at the discretion of the courseinstructor. A student who receives an EI mustsatisfactorily complete the work of the coursein which the incomplete was given in orderto receive credit for the course. Anincomplete must be made up no later thanthe end of the term following the term inwhich it was received. An EI that is notresolved within the stated time limits willautomatically become a permanentincomplete (I).


Residence requirements for all Heller degreesare computed by determining the amount ofregistration for credit and the tuition charges.Part-time students pursuing part-timeprograms of study for credit complete theirresidence requirements when their fractionalprograms total the amount required of a full-time student.

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Ph.D. ProgramPh.D. ProgramPh.D. ProgramPh.D. ProgramPh.D. ProgramFull-time students have a two-year residencyperiod and must finish all requirements forthe degree in 10 years. Part-time studentshave a three-year residency period and have12 years to finish all degree requirements.Students in the joint doctoral program insocial policy and sociology have a three-yearresidency period and must finish allrequirements for the degree in 10 years.

M.B.A. ProgramM.B.A. ProgramM.B.A. ProgramM.B.A. ProgramM.B.A. ProgramFull-time students have a 15-month residencyperiod. Part-time students are expected toenroll in two courses per semester. Full-timeand part-time students must complete alldegree requirements within six years.Students in the dual M.B.A. (human services)/M.A. in Jewish communal services have a 27-month residency period.

M.A./SID ProgramM.A./SID ProgramM.A./SID ProgramM.A./SID ProgramM.A./SID ProgramStudents have a one-year residencyrequirement and must complete all degreerequirements within five years.

M.S. ProgramM.S. ProgramM.S. ProgramM.S. ProgramM.S. ProgramStudents have a one-year residencyrequirement and must complete all degreerequirements within five years.

Full-Time Resident StudentsFull-Time Resident StudentsFull-Time Resident StudentsFull-Time Resident StudentsFull-Time Resident Students

A full-time graduate student is one whodevotes his/her entire time, during the courseof the academic year, to a program of graduatework at Brandeis University.

A full-time program may include acombination of teaching and researchassistance, and other work leading to thefulfillment of degree requirements, such aspreparation for qualifying, comprehensive,and final examinations; supervised readingand research; Ph.D. dissertations; and regularcourse work.

A full-time resident student must take aminimum of three courses (12 credits) perterm unless otherwise approved by theirprogram director. An accelerated program ofstudy or payment of more than the full-timetuition rate in any single academic year maynot satisfy the minimum residencerequirement for any degree.

Part-Time Resident StudentsPart-Time Resident StudentsPart-Time Resident StudentsPart-Time Resident StudentsPart-Time Resident Students

A part-time graduate student is one whodevotes less than the entire time to a programof graduate work at Brandeis University. Part-time students are expected to enroll in twocourses per term unless otherwise approvedby their program director.

Students receiving financial aid from theUniversity who wish to change their statusfrom full-time to part-time residency mustrequest permission to do so from theirprogram director and file their change ofstatus with The Heller School Office ofAdmissions and Financial Aid with anexplanation of why full-time study is nolonger possible.


A graduate student who has completedresidence requirements and who needs toutilize the full range of academic services andUniversity facilities while completing degreerequirements is a post-resident student. Post-resident students must enroll in a statuscourse (CONT 500) as they are considered tobe full-time students.


A doctoral student who has completed alldegree requirements (including thedissertation proposal hearing) except thedissertationis eligible for continuation status.A student in this category may enroll oneither a half-time basis (CONT 510a/b) or afull-time basis (CONT 520a/b). Full-timecontinuation students are eligible forUniversity health insurance, borrowingprivileges in the Library, a computer account,use of gym facilities, and purchase of aparking sticker.

A student must be registered and enrolled inthe term(s) in which the dissertation isdefended and submitted to The Heller SchoolOffice of Student Records.

M.A./SID students are considered full-timecontinuation students during their secondyear when engaged in their field projects.


Properly qualified applicants who wish totake courses without matriculating into adegree program may be admitted. SpecialStudents are not eligible for University loans,scholarships, fellowships, or teaching orresearch assistantships. Special Students wholater wish to change their status to that ofpart-time or full-time students working for adegree must apply for admission as residentstudents. No more than two courses taken forcredit may be transferable if the student isadmitted to one of The Heller School’s degreeprograms.


Students may petition for a leave of absence.The petition must have the approval of theirprogram director. Leaves of absence up to oneyear will normally be granted to students.Leaves of absence beyond one year areextended only for medical reasons. Anystudent wishing to extend the leave ofabsence must submit a written request withmedical documentation before the leaveexpires. If there are outstanding Incompleteswhen a student begins a leave, the studentwill not be allowed to re-register until theyhave been completed.


A student who wishes to withdrawvoluntarily from The Heller School during asemester must do so in writing to theprogram director and must file his or herrequest with the Office of Student Recordsbeforebeforebeforebeforebefore the last day of instruction of thesemester. Failure to notify in writing of awithdrawal may subject the student to loss ofeligibility for refunds in accordance with therefund schedule outlined in the “Fees andExpenses” section. Permission to withdrawvoluntarily will not be granted if the studenthas not discharged all financial obligations tothe University or has not made financialarrangements satisfactory to the bursar.When a student withdraws during or at theend of a semester- course enrollments are notexpunged from his/her record, rather a gradeof W (“dropped”) is entered for each course.


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A student who has not been enrolled in TheHeller School for more than one year and whodid not obtain a leave of absence should filean application for readmission and will becharged the readmission fee. The student’sprogram will determine in each case whethera student should be readmitted. If theprogram’s requirements have changed duringthe student’s absence or the student is notdeemed current in his or her field of study,the program may require the student torepeat or supplement previous academicrequirements including qualifying exams.When a student is reinstated, he or she willbe informed of current status regardingcredits and time to degree.


A full-time graduate student at BrandeisUniversity may enroll in one graduate courseeach term at Boston College, BostonUniversity, Tufts University. The HellerSchool has cross-registration agreements withMIT, UMass, and Bentley College School ofBusiness Administration. Information oncourses for cross-registration at each of thehost institutions is available at the GraduateSchool office of each institution.


A student at Brandeis University who wishesto enroll in a graduate course at one of thehost institutions should obtain a crossregistration petition from The Heller SchoolOffice of Student Records, and should presentthis petition to the Office of the UniversityRegistrar of the host institution. Thecompleted petition should be returned to TheHeller School Office of Student Records.

Fees and Expenses

Tuition and ExpensesTuition and ExpensesTuition and ExpensesTuition and ExpensesTuition and Expenses

The following tuition and fees are in effect forthe 2004-05 academic year. These figures aresubject to annual revision by the BrandeisBoard of Trustees.

Payment of tuition and other fees is due onAugust 13, 2004, for the fall semester andJanuary 3, 2005, for the spring semester. Astudent who has not paid such fees by the dayof registration will be refused the privilege ofregistration. A late fee will be assessed to allstudent accounts with outstanding balancesafter the stated due date. The amount of thelate fee will be $100, or 2% of theoutstanding balance, whichever is greater.

Application fee: $55Application fee: $55Application fee: $55Application fee: $55Application fee: $55Payable by all applicants for admission at thetime the application for admission issubmitted.

Program fee (M.A./SID only): $500Program fee (M.A./SID only): $500Program fee (M.A./SID only): $500Program fee (M.A./SID only): $500Program fee (M.A./SID only): $500Payable by all SID students in the fall of theirsecond year.

Tuition feesTuition feesTuition feesTuition feesTuition feesPh.D. ProgramFull-time: $30,160/yearPart-time: $2,022/course

M.B.A./M.M. ProgramM.B.A./M.M. ProgramM.B.A./M.M. ProgramM.B.A./M.M. ProgramM.B.A./M.M. ProgramFull-time: $8,365.50 per semester (foursemester, 15-month program)Part-time: $1,760/course

M.A./SID ProgramM.A./SID ProgramM.A./SID ProgramM.A./SID ProgramM.A./SID Program$30,160 for first year$942 continuation fee for second year

Other FeesOther FeesOther FeesOther FeesOther Fees

The following are other mandatory annualfees for 2004-05:

1. Monthly payment plan fee: $100.1. Monthly payment plan fee: $100.1. Monthly payment plan fee: $100.1. Monthly payment plan fee: $100.1. Monthly payment plan fee: $100.

2. Parking fees: $35-150.2. Parking fees: $35-150.2. Parking fees: $35-150.2. Parking fees: $35-150.2. Parking fees: $35-150.

3. Returned check fee: $25.3. Returned check fee: $25.3. Returned check fee: $25.3. Returned check fee: $25.3. Returned check fee: $25.

4. Late fee: $100, or 2% of the outstanding4. Late fee: $100, or 2% of the outstanding4. Late fee: $100, or 2% of the outstanding4. Late fee: $100, or 2% of the outstanding4. Late fee: $100, or 2% of the outstandingbalance, whichever is greater.balance, whichever is greater.balance, whichever is greater.balance, whichever is greater.balance, whichever is greater.

5. Activity Fee: $25.5. Activity Fee: $25.5. Activity Fee: $25.5. Activity Fee: $25.5. Activity Fee: $25.

6. Orientation Fee: $35.6. Orientation Fee: $35.6. Orientation Fee: $35.6. Orientation Fee: $35.6. Orientation Fee: $35.

7. Student Health Services Fee: $4287. Student Health Services Fee: $4287. Student Health Services Fee: $4287. Student Health Services Fee: $4287. Student Health Services Fee: $428(optional).(optional).(optional).(optional).(optional).

Entitles the full-time graduate student to useof Health Services.

8. Student Health Insurance Plan (single8. Student Health Insurance Plan (single8. Student Health Insurance Plan (single8. Student Health Insurance Plan (single8. Student Health Insurance Plan (singlecoverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.

All three-quarter or full-time students arerequired by state law to show certification ofhealth insurance. Students without insuranceof their own must purchase the StudentHealth Insurance Plan through theUniversity. The fee is payable prior toregistration and no portion is refundable.Student insurance is optional for specialstudents. Additional insurance options,including family coverage, are described in AGuide to University Health Services, which isavailable from Health Services.





The only fee that may be refundable, in part,is the tuition fee. No refund of the tuition feewill be made because of illness, absence, ordismissal during the academic year. Astudent who is withdrawing must notify TheHeller School’s senior administrative officerin writing; refunds will be based on the dateof notification and calculated in accordancewith the following:

1. Tuition1. Tuition1. Tuition1. Tuition1. TuitionWithdrawalBefore the opening day of instruction: 100%of the term’s tuition.


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3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford LoansIn compliance with federal law, specialrefund arrangements apply to first-timestudents receiving aid under Title IV. ContactThe Heller School Assistant Director forAdmissions and Financial Aid for additionalinformation.


The Heller School attempts to assist as manystudents as possible in securing financial aid,although it is expected that candidates foradmission will explore a variety of outsidefunding sources, such as private scholarships,state scholarships, and G.I. Bill benefits. TheHeller School offers scholarships andfellowships that are awarded on the basis offinancial need and academic merit. Thesegrants rarely cover the full cost of study plusliving expenses, but, in combination withStafford Loans, make up the typical aidpackage. Part-time students are not eligible toreceive scholarships or fellowships from TheHeller School.

For more information about fellowships,scholarships, and loans for all of our degreeprograms, visit the The Heller School’sWebsite at www.heller.brandeis.edu, orcontact the appropriate admissions office.

Brandeis InternationalBusiness School

History and OrganizationHistory and OrganizationHistory and OrganizationHistory and OrganizationHistory and Organization

The Brandeis International Business School(formerly known as the Graduate School ofInternational Economics and Finance) is apioneering professional school dedicated toteaching and research in global finance,management, and economic policy.

Established in 1994, the School responds tothe growing need for international vision andexpertise by preparing exceptional individualsfrom around the world to become principledleaders of global companies and publicinstitutions.

The School teaches cutting-edge theory,immerses students in internationalexperiences, and connects them to bestpractice in business and policy. This learningexperience transforms the way its graduatesview the world, and helps them developinsights to chart its future.

The School’s research covers fields rangingfrom currency markets, corporate financialsignaling and asset prices to patents andtechnology flows, international branding,multi-cultural communication, and manyother fields. Its major research units include:

The Barbara and Richard Rosenberg Instituteof Global FinanceEstablished in 2001 with a generous gift fromBarbara and Richard Rosenberg, the Instituteanticipates and addresses major trends andchallenges in the global economy throughresearch, public conferences and symposia,and teaching.

The Center for Asia-Pacific Business andEconomicsThe Center addresses trade, investment,finance, and development in the Asia Pacificas a whole, and in particular countries of theregion. The Center is also an APEC StudyCenter.

Additional information on the School, itsprograms and activities, and its admissionspolicies may be obtained from the School’sWebsite, www.brandeis.edu/global, or bycontacting its administrative offices atBrandeis University.


The School’s programs address the complexchallenges decision-makers face in theemerging global economy, in varied businessand policy-making environments.

M.A.ief ProgramM.A.ief ProgramM.A.ief ProgramM.A.ief ProgramM.A.ief ProgramThe Lemberg M.A. in InternationalEconomics and Finance, offered incollaboration with the University’seconomics department, is a two-yearprofessional degree that integrates analyticalskills in economics and capital markets withpractical management insights and globaleconomic perspectives. It prepares studentsfor careers in finance, economic policy,consulting, multinational corporations, andinternational organizations.

M.B.A.i. ProgramM.B.A.i. ProgramM.B.A.i. ProgramM.B.A.i. ProgramM.B.A.i. ProgramThe M.B.A. International, a two-yearprofessional degree, offers in-depth training inall business and management functions, withspecial emphasis on finance and strategy. Itsinternationally focused curriculum, languagerequirement, international experiencecomponent, and multicultural aspectsdistinguish it sharply from “generic” M.B.A.degrees.

M.S.F. ProgramM.S.F. ProgramM.S.F. ProgramM.S.F. ProgramM.S.F. ProgramThe M.S. in finance is a 10-course, part-timeprogram focused on the quantitative andanalytical tools of modern finance withemphasis on applications in investments andcorporate financial management. Theprogram accommodates the schedules ofworking professionals by offering year-roundevening courses and may be completedwithin five semesters.

Ph.D. ProgramPh.D. ProgramPh.D. ProgramPh.D. ProgramPh.D. ProgramThe Ph.D. in international economics andfinance, offered in collaboration with theUniversity’s economics department, providesadvanced training in economic theory,research techniques, and creative problem-solving in an integrated, global economicframework. Concentrations are limited tointernational trade, international finance,international business, and development/transition economics. The program preparesstudents for research, teaching, and policy-making careers in business, government, andinternational agencies.

Combined B.A./M.A. ProgramsCombined B.A./M.A. ProgramsCombined B.A./M.A. ProgramsCombined B.A./M.A. ProgramsCombined B.A./M.A. ProgramsBrandeis and Wellesley undergraduatestudents may apply for admission to a specialB.A./M.A. track within the Lemberg M.A.iefProgram in the spring of their third year.They begin taking program courses in theirfourth year and satisfy the master’s degreerequirements in one additional year of studyat the graduate level after receiving their B.A.degree.

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Admission

How to Be Admitted to the BrandeisHow to Be Admitted to the BrandeisHow to Be Admitted to the BrandeisHow to Be Admitted to the BrandeisHow to Be Admitted to the BrandeisInternational Business SchoolInternational Business SchoolInternational Business SchoolInternational Business SchoolInternational Business School

The School seeks outstanding candidatesfrom around the world, and from a wide rangeof backgrounds and experiences. Factorscritical in the evaluation of applicants to allIBS degree programs include academicachievement, aptitude for graduate study,motivation, leadership, and experience.Detailed information regarding admissionrequirements, applications, policies, andprocedures is available on the IBS Websiteand by contacting the Office of Admissions.

Test Scores and DeadlinesTest Scores and DeadlinesTest Scores and DeadlinesTest Scores and DeadlinesTest Scores and Deadlines

Applicants for the Lemberg M.A.ief Programmust submit the results of either the GMATor the GRE. Applicants for the M.B.A.i. andM.S.F. programs must submit GMAT scores.Ph.D. applicants are required to submit theresults of the GRE. A TOEFL score of 600 orhigher is normally required for studentswhose native language is not English.Although interviews are not required, theyare recommended.

Early action:Early action:Early action:Early action:Early action: For Lemberg M.A.ief Programand M.B.A.i Program, IBS offers an earlyaction and scholarship priority deadline ofDecember 15.

Lemberg M.A.ief Program:Lemberg M.A.ief Program:Lemberg M.A.ief Program:Lemberg M.A.ief Program:Lemberg M.A.ief Program: December 10 andFebruary 15 Priority Deadline forScholarships/April 15 Final Deadline.

Lemberg M.A.ief Program, B.A./M.A. track:Lemberg M.A.ief Program, B.A./M.A. track:Lemberg M.A.ief Program, B.A./M.A. track:Lemberg M.A.ief Program, B.A./M.A. track:Lemberg M.A.ief Program, B.A./M.A. track:March 15.

M.B.A.i. Program:M.B.A.i. Program:M.B.A.i. Program:M.B.A.i. Program:M.B.A.i. Program: December 10 and February15 Priority Deadline for Scholarships/April 15Final Deadline.

M.S.F. Program:M.S.F. Program:M.S.F. Program:M.S.F. Program:M.S.F. Program: January 7 for spring entry/April 15 for summer entry/August 1 for fallentry.

Ph.D. Program:Ph.D. Program:Ph.D. Program:Ph.D. Program:Ph.D. Program: January 15. Note: Admissionis offered only in even years (2004, 2006, etc.).


Requirements for the DegreeRequirements for the DegreeRequirements for the DegreeRequirements for the DegreeRequirements for the Degree

Degree requirements vary by program and canbe found in a later section of this Bulletin.Please refer to page 224 for the requirementsfor specific degrees.


Every resident, post-resident, andcontinuation student must register at thebeginning of each term, whether attendingregular courses of study, carrying on researchor independent reading, writing a thesis ordissertation, or utilizing any academic serviceor facility of the University. All students onsemester abroad must register and enroll inECON 290a for that semester.


The privilege of auditing courses without feeis extended to all regularly enrolled full-timegraduate students except Special Students.Special Students may audit courses by payingfor them at the same rate as those taken forcredit. No courses may be audited withoutthe permission of the instructor. Auditorsmay not take examinations or expectevaluation from the instructor. No credit isgiven for an audited course.


are allowed to drop courses after the end ofregistration. To do so, an Add/Drop Form isobtained from the Office of Administrationand Student Services and returned to theOffice of the University Registrar. Coursesmust be dropped no later than one week priorto the beginning of an examination period.

Exemptions from required courses must berequested in writing on a RequirementCompletion Form, which may be obtainedfrom the Office of Administration andStudent Services. All requests for exemptionsmust be requested during a student’s firstsemester in IBS.


A student who has not completed theresearch or written work for any course mayreceive an EI (“incomplete”) or a failing gradeat the discretion of the course instructor. Astudent who receives an EI mustsatisfactorily complete the work of the coursein which the incomplete was given in orderto receive credit for the course and a lettergrade. An incomplete, unless given by reasonof the student’s failure to attend a finalexamination, must be made up no later thanthe end of the term following the term inwhich it was received. When failure to take afinal examination has resulted in an EI,resolution of that EI to a letter grade mustoccur within six weeks of the beginning ofthe next term. An EI that is not resolvedwithin the stated time limits willautomatically become an I (“permanentincomplete”). A student may petition thedean for a change in a permanent incomplete,provided the petition is signed by theinstructor of the course.


Residence requirements vary by program, andcan be found in a later section of thisBulletin. Please refer to page 224 for theresidence requirements for specific degrees.


A graduate student who has completedresidence requirements and who needs toutilize the full range of academic services andUniversity facilities while completing degreerequirements is a post-resident student andshould register for CONT 500a/b, or theappropriate courses required to complete his/her program.


A doctoral student who has completed alldegree requirements except the dissertation iseligible for continuation status. A student inthis category may enroll on either a half-timebasis or a full-time basis, and is eligible forUniversity health insurance, borrowingprivileges in the Library, a computer account,use of gym facilities, and purchase of aparking sticker. They are not normallyeligible for fellowships or for leaves ofabsence, except for health reasons.

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A student must be registered and enrolled inthe term(s) in which the dissertation isdefended and submitted to The Heller Schooloffice.

Continuation students must enroll before theend of registration period each semester ineither CONT 510a/b (half-time status) orCONT 520a/b (full-time status). Forquestions regarding these enrollments pleasecontact the Office of the University Registrar.International students must enroll in CONT520a/b (full-time status). Please contact theInternational Students and Scholars Office ifthere are special circumstances.


Properly qualified applicants who wish toaudit or to take courses without working for adegree may be admitted. Special Students arenormally not eligible for University loans,scholarships, fellowships, or teaching orresearch assistantships. Special Students wholater wish to change their status to that ofpart-time or full-time students working for adegree must apply for admission as residentstudents. They must also file a specialpetition if they wish credit to be accepted forany courses taken at Brandeis as SpecialStudents. Credit for such course work may begranted in exceptional cases. Normally, nomore than two courses taken for credit maybe transferable if the student is admitted toeither the master’s or doctoral program.


Students may petition for a leave of absence.The petition must have the approval of theDean. Leaves of absence of up to one year willnormally be granted to students in goodacademic standing who present compellingpersonal reasons. Returns from leave may besubject to conditions established at theinception of the leave. Time spent onauthorized leaves of absence will not becounted toward the maximum timepermitted to complete degree requirements.

If for any reason a student must extend aleave of absence, he or she must request suchan extension in writing before the leave ofabsence expires. Failure to do so will result ininvoluntary withdrawal from IBS. Studentswho extend their leaves of absence beyondone year may lose funding. Should a studentwish to return, the student will be consideredfor funding as part of the School’s enteringclass of students.


student who wishes to withdraw voluntarilyfrom Brandeis International Business Schoolduring a semester must do so in writing tothe assistant dean and must file their requestbeforebeforebeforebeforebefore the last day of instruction of thesemester. Failure to notify in writing of awithdrawal may subject the student to loss ofeligibility for refunds in accordance with therefund schedule outlined in the “Fees andExpenses” section. Permission to withdrawvoluntarily will not be granted if the studenthas not discharged all financial obligations tothe University or has not made financialarrangements satisfactory to the bursar.When a student withdraws during or at theend of a semester course enrollments are notexpunged form his or her record. Rather, agrade of W (“dropped”) is entered for eachcourse.



A student who was not enrolled in IBS for oneyear or more and has not obtained a leave ofabsence will need to apply for readmissionand will be charged the readmission fee. IBSwill determine in each case whether astudent should be readmitted. If requirementshave changed during the student’s absence orthe student is not deemed current in his orher field of study, the student may berequired to repeat or supplement previousacademic requirements. When a student isreinstated, he or she will be informed ofcurrent status regarding credits and time todegree.


A full-time graduate student at BrandeisUniversity may enroll in one graduate courseeach term at Babson College, Bentley College,Boston College, Boston University, TuftsUniversity, Wellesley College, or theGraduate Consortium in Women’s Studies atRadcliffe College. Information on courses forcross-registration at each of the hostinstitutions is available at the GraduateSchool office of each institution.


A student at Brandeis University who wishesto enroll in a graduate course at one of thehost institutions should obtain a registrationpermit from the Office of the UniversityRegistrar and should present this permit tothe Office of the University Registrar of thehost institution.

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Fees and Expenses

Tuition and FeesTuition and FeesTuition and FeesTuition and FeesTuition and Fees

TuitionTuitionTuitionTuitionTuitionTuition for full-time resident students for the2004-05 academic year is $15,080 persemester (or $30,160 per two-semesteracademic year) for Lemberg, M.B.A.i., andPh.D. students. The same tuition rate appliesto the required semester abroad. The tuitionrates for the part-time M.S.F. is $2,732 percourse. Due to inflation, students who will beat Brandeis more than one year may expecttuition and other charges to increase slightlyduring their academic careers.

Payment of tuition and other fees is due onAugust 13, 2004, for the fall semester andJanuary 3, 2005, for the spring semester. Astudent who has not paid such fees by the dayof registration will be refused the privilege ofregistration. A late fee will be assessed to allstudent accounts with outstanding balancesafter the stated due date. The amount of thelate fee will be $100, or 2% of theoutstanding balance, whichever is greater

Technology Fee: $182 per year.Technology Fee: $182 per year.Technology Fee: $182 per year.Technology Fee: $182 per year.Technology Fee: $182 per year.

Final Doctoral Fee: $280.Final Doctoral Fee: $280.Final Doctoral Fee: $280.Final Doctoral Fee: $280.Final Doctoral Fee: $280.This fee covers all costs for the year in whichthe Ph.D. degree will be conferred, includingthe costs for the full publishing servicesforthe dissertation; publication of the abstract ofthe dissertation inDissertation Abstracts; issuance of a Libraryof Congress number, appropriate librarycards, and deposit of the dissertation indigital format at the Library of Congress;binding four copies of the dissertation—onehardbound for the author, and threexerographic softbound copies (for the author,IBS, and Library); and a microfiche for theBrandeis Library. The Final Doctoral Feecovers the rental expenses for academic robesfor graduation and the cost of the diploma.

Note:Note:Note:Note:Note: All candidates for the Ph.D. degreemust pay the $280 Final Doctoral Fee at thebursar’s office before they file theirapplication for degree with the Office of theUniversity Registrar.

Returned Check Fee: $25.Returned Check Fee: $25.Returned Check Fee: $25.Returned Check Fee: $25.Returned Check Fee: $25.A bank service fee will be charged to astudent’s account if a payment or a checknegotiated through Brandeis is returned bythe bank for any reason.

Transcript Fee: $5.Transcript Fee: $5.Transcript Fee: $5.Transcript Fee: $5.Transcript Fee: $5.Students, former students, and graduatesshould request official transcripts of theirrecords from the Office of the UniversityRegistrar, Kutz Hall. Students are entitled to20 formal transcripts of their academic workwithout charge. A charge of $5 will be madefor each subsequent transcript. Requests bymail for transcripts must be accompanied bya check in the correct amount payable toBrandeis University. Official transcripts willbe issued only to those students whoseUniversity financial records are in order.

Orientation Fee: $35.Orientation Fee: $35.Orientation Fee: $35.Orientation Fee: $35.Orientation Fee: $35.

Graduate Activity Fee: $25.Graduate Activity Fee: $25.Graduate Activity Fee: $25.Graduate Activity Fee: $25.Graduate Activity Fee: $25.

Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Student Health Services Fee: $428 (optional).Entitles the full-time graduate student to useof Health Services.

Student Health Insurance Plan (singleStudent Health Insurance Plan (singleStudent Health Insurance Plan (singleStudent Health Insurance Plan (singleStudent Health Insurance Plan (singlecoverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.coverage): $1,025.All three-quarter or full-time students arerequired by state law to show certification ofhealth insurance. Students without insuranceof their own must purchase the StudentHealth Insurance Plan through theUniversity. The fee is payable prior toregistration and no portion is refundable.Student insurance is optional for specialstudents. Additional insurance options,including family coverage, are described in AGuide to University Health Services, which isavailable from Health Services.

Parking Fee: $35-150.Parking Fee: $35-150.Parking Fee: $35-150.Parking Fee: $35-150.Parking Fee: $35-150.Payable annually at fall registration forprivilege of parking an automobile oncampus. Fee varies with assigned parkingarea.

Late Fee: $100, or 2% of the outstandingLate Fee: $100, or 2% of the outstandingLate Fee: $100, or 2% of the outstandingLate Fee: $100, or 2% of the outstandingLate Fee: $100, or 2% of the outstandingbalance, whichever is greater.balance, whichever is greater.balance, whichever is greater.balance, whichever is greater.balance, whichever is greater.





The only fee that may be refundable, in part,is the tuition fee. No refund of the tuition feewill be made because of illness, absence, ordismissal during the academic year. Astudent who is withdrawing must notifyBrandeis International Business School inwriting; refunds will be based on the date ofnotification and calculated in accordancewith the following:

1. Tuition1. Tuition1. Tuition1. Tuition1. TuitionWithdrawalBefore the opening day of instruction: 100%of the term’s tuition.






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3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford Loans3. Stafford LoansIn compliance with federal law, specialrefund arrangements apply to first-timestudents receiving aid under Title IV. ContactBrandeis International Business Schoolfinancial aid officer for additionalinformation.

HousingHousingHousingHousingHousing

Ten-month living expenses in the Walthamarea for a single individual on an economicalbudget are estimated to range from $9,000-11,000. Limited housing is available in theUniversity’s graduate residence halls. Costsfor on-campus housing range fromapproximately $4,400 per semester for asingle person (these are academic year 2002-2003 prices, for academic year 2004-05 expectan increase). Graduate housing includeskitchen facilities, but students may alsopurchase University meal plans.


Both U.S. residents and internationalstudents are eligible for merit- and need-basedfinancial support from IBS, and are alsoencouraged to explore outside fundingsources. To be considered for need-basedfinancial aid through federal loan programs,U.S. residents must submit a FreeApplication for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).This form is available at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Inpast years, international students havereceived support from the Fulbright, Muskie,Ron Brown, Ford, Mandella, Soros, and otherscholarship programs, and from theirgovernments and employers.

ScholarshipsScholarshipsScholarshipsScholarshipsScholarships

Committed to enrolling a highly qualifiedstudent body, the School awards scholarshipsand loans based on academic and professionalpromise, need, and availability of funds. Allstudents—U.S. residents and internationalstudents—are automatically considered forscholarship assistance upon admission.

Financial support varies by program.Financial aid is not available in the part-timeM.S.F. program. M.A.ief and M.B.A.i.students are sometimes offered partial tuitionscholarships, but in all cases are expected tofinance their own living expenses.Exceptional Ph.D. students may receive fulltuition waivers and support toward livingexpenses. Master’s degree students who studyabroad receive a grant toward the cost ofairfare to the partner school.

The School’s major scholarship programsinclude:

Dean’s Prize ScholarshipsAmerican Leadership AwardsGlobal Leadership AwardsJeffrey J. Steiner FellowshipsMilton W. Feld FellowshipsIsaiah Leo Scharfman Fellowships

Further information on eligibility andapplication requirements for thesescholarships and for the School’s need-basedaid is provided on the IBS Website and can beobtained also by contacting the IBS Office ofAdmissions.

AssistantshipsAssistantshipsAssistantshipsAssistantshipsAssistantships

A limited number of research and teachingassistantships are available for qualifiedstudents.

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Courses of Instruction

Listed on the following pages areundergraduate and graduate courses ofinstruction for the faculty of arts andsciences. Courses meet for three hours aweek unless otherwise specified.

Most courses are available to all studentsqualified to take them. Access to somecourses is governed by the signature of theinstructor. Other courses impose a numericallimit to preserve environmental conditionssuitable to the pedagogy the instructoremploys; students increase their chances ofgaining enrollment in such courses byparticipating in pre-enrollment.

Each semester the University endeavors toensure that numerous alternatives exist bywhich to make progress toward Universityrequirements; however, it cannot guaranteeaccess on demand to a particular course or toa particular section of a multisectionedcourse.

Generally, a course is offered with thefrequency indicated at the end of itsdescription. The frequency may be designatedas every semester, every year, every secondyear, every third year, or every fourth year.

Courses numbered 1-99 are primarily forundergraduate students; courses numbered100-199 are for undergraduate and graduatestudents; and courses numbered 200 andabove are primarily for graduate students.Undergraduates may not enroll in coursesnumbered 200 or higher without the writtenpermission of the instructor.

Among the courses numbered 200 and higherare courses in The Heller School for SocialPolicy and Management. Undergraduates mayenroll only in those Heller School coursesthat are appropriate for an undergraduate artsand sciences degree. Such courses are listed inthis Bulletin.

Suffixes after course numbers have thefollowing meanings:

A or B Semester course

C Semester course meetingthroughout the year

D Full-year course

E Intensive course, twosemester course credits,in one semester

F Half semester course,half-course credit

G Quarter-course credit

A semester course carries one semester-course credit (four semester-hour credits)while a year course carries two semester-course credits (eight semester-hour credits).Exceptions are noted under the individualcourse descriptions. Certain courses do notcount for rate of work and do not carry coursecredit toward graduation. Occasionally,courses are awarded additional semester-hourcredits, yet count as only one semester coursetoward graduation. All such courses arespecifically identified in the course listing.Certain courses require a laboratory coursetaken concurrently.

A student may take either half of a full-yearcourse with a D suffix for credit with theapproval and consent of the course instructoron the appropriate form designated by theOffice of the University Registrar. Studentswho enrolled in full-year courses in the fallterm are continued in the spring termautomatically.

The University reserves the right to makeany changes in the offerings without priornotice.

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Block System

A = 8:00-9:00 any three daysB = 9:00-10:00 M W ThC = 10:00-11:00 M W ThD = 11:00-12:00 M W ThE = 12:00-1:00 M W ThF = 1:00-2:00 M W ThG = 9:00-10:30 T FH = 10:30-12:00 T FJ = 12:00-1:30 T FK = 2:00-3:30 M W

L = 3:30-5:00 M WM= 5:00-6:30 M WN = 1:30-3:00 T FP = 3:00-4:30 T FQ = 6:30-7:30 M W ThR = 2:00-3:00 T Th FS1 = 2:00-5:00 M [= K + L]S2 = 1:30-4:30 T [= N + P]S3 = 2:00-5:00 W [= K + L]S4 = 1:30-4:30 F [= N + P]

S5 = 4:30-7:30 TS6 = 9:00-12:00 T [= G + H]S7 = 9:00-12:00 F [= G + H]S8 = 5:00-8:00 ThV = 5:00-6:30 T ThX1= 6:30-9:30 MX2= 6:30-9:30 WX3= 6:30-9:30 ThX4= 6:30-9:30 TY = 6:30-8:00 M W

TimeTimeTimeTimeTime MondayMondayMondayMondayMonday TuesdayTuesdayTuesdayTuesdayTuesday WednesdayWednesdayWednesdayWednesdayWednesday ThursdayThursdayThursdayThursdayThursday FridayFridayFridayFridayFriday

8:00 A A A A A

8:30

9:00 B G S6 B B G S7

9:30

10:00 C C C

10:30 H H

11:00 D D D

11:30

12:00 E J E E J

12:30

1:00 F F F

1:30 N S2 N S4

2:00 K S1 R K S3 R R

2:30

3:00 P P

3:30 L L

4:00

4:30 S5

5:00 M V M V S8

5:30

6:00

6:30 Q X1 Y X4 Q X2 Y Q X3

7:00

7:30

8:00

8:30

9:00

9:30

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Final ExaminationSchedule 2004-05

*Applies to some multisectioned courses.Questions concerning exam date for coursesthat meet in two or more blocks should bereferred to the Office of the UniversityRegistrar.

Fall Term 2004Fall Term 2004Fall Term 2004Fall Term 2004Fall Term 2004

Examination DateExamination DateExamination DateExamination DateExamination Date Examination TimeExamination TimeExamination TimeExamination TimeExamination Time Examination Block(s)Examination Block(s)Examination Block(s)Examination Block(s)Examination Block(s)

Tuesday, December 14Tuesday, December 14Tuesday, December 14Tuesday, December 14Tuesday, December 14 9:15 am-12:15 pm H, S61:30-4:30 pm J6:00-9:00 pm P, S5, X4, V

Wednesday, December 15Wednesday, December 15Wednesday, December 15Wednesday, December 15Wednesday, December 15 9:15 am-12:15 pm F1:30-4:30 pm D6:00 pm N, R, S2, S4

Thursday, December 16Thursday, December 16Thursday, December 16Thursday, December 16Thursday, December 16 9:15 am-12:15 pm Math Common Exams*1:30-4:30 pm A, K, S16:00-9:00 pm M, Q, X1, X2, Y

Friday, December 17Friday, December 17Friday, December 17Friday, December 17Friday, December 17 9:15 am-12:15 pm Economics CommonExams*

1:30-4:30 pm B, X3, S86:00-9:00 pm none

Monday, December 20Monday, December 20Monday, December 20Monday, December 20Monday, December 20 9:15 am-12:15 pm E1:30-4:30 pm European Language

Common Exams*6:00-9:00 pm G, S7

Tuesday, December 21Tuesday, December 21Tuesday, December 21Tuesday, December 21Tuesday, December 21 9:15 am-12:15 pm C1:30-4:30 pm L, S36:00-9:00 pm Other Common Exams

Conflict Resolution

Spring Term 2005Spring Term 2005Spring Term 2005Spring Term 2005Spring Term 2005

Examination DateExamination DateExamination DateExamination DateExamination Date Examination TimeExamination TimeExamination TimeExamination TimeExamination Time Examination Block(s)Examination Block(s)Examination Block(s)Examination Block(s)Examination Block(s)

Tuesday, May 3Tuesday, May 3Tuesday, May 3Tuesday, May 3Tuesday, May 3 9:15 am-12:15 pm H, S61:30-4:30 pm J6:00-9:00 pm P, S5, X4, V

Wednesday, May 4Wednesday, May 4Wednesday, May 4Wednesday, May 4Wednesday, May 4 9:15 am-12:15 pm F1:30-4:30 pm D6:00-9:00 pm N, R, S2, S4

Thursday, May 5Thursday, May 5Thursday, May 5Thursday, May 5Thursday, May 5 9:15 am-12:15 pm Math Common Exams*1:30-4:30 pm A, K, S16:00-9:00 pm M, Q, X1, X2, Y

Friday, May 6Friday, May 6Friday, May 6Friday, May 6Friday, May 6 9:15 am-12:15 pm Economics Exams*1:30-4:30 pm B, X3, S86:00-9:00 pm none

Monday, May 9Monday, May 9Monday, May 9Monday, May 9Monday, May 9 9:15 am-12:15 pm E1:30-4:30 pm European Language

Common Exams*6:00-9:00 pm G, S7

Tuesday, May 10Tuesday, May 10Tuesday, May 10Tuesday, May 10Tuesday, May 10 9:15 am-12:15 pm C1:30-4:30 pm L, S36:00-9:00 pm Other Common Exams/

Conflict Resolution

Wednesday, May 11Wednesday, May 11Wednesday, May 11Wednesday, May 11Wednesday, May 11 9:15 am-12:15 pm Conflict Resolution

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CourseAbbreviations

AAAS African andAfro-American Studies

AMST American Studies

ANTH Anthropology

ARBC Arabic

BCHM Biochemistry

BCSC Biochemical Science

BIBC Biology and Biochemistry

BIOC Bioorganic Chemistry

BIOL Biology

BIOP Biophysics andStructural Biology

BIPH Biological Physics

BISC Biological Science

BUS Business

CHEM Chemistry

CHIN Chinese

CHIS Comparative History

CHSC Chemical Science

CLAS Classical Studies

COML Comparative Literature

COMP Composition

CONT Continuation

COEX Coexistence and Conflict

COSI Computer Science

EAS East Asian Studies

ECON Economics

ECS European Cultural Studies

ED Education

ENG English andAmerican Literature

ENVS Environmental Studies

ESL English as a Second Language

FA Fine Arts

FECS French and EuropeanCultural Studies

FILM Film Studies

FIN Finance

FREN French Language and Literature

GECS German and EuropeanCultural Studies

GENC Genetic Counseling

GER German Language andLiterature

GRK Greek

HBRW Hebrew Language andLiterature

HIST History

HOID History of Ideas

HS The Heller School for SocialPolicy and Management

HUM Humanities

IIM Independent InterdisciplinaryMajor

IECS Italian and EuropeanCultural Studies

IEF International Economics andFinance

IGS International andGlobal Studies

INET Internet Studies Program

IMES Islamic andMiddle Eastern Studies

ITAL Italian Studies

JAPN Japanese

JCS The Hornstein Program inJewish Communal Service

JOUR Journalism

LAS Latin American Studies

LAT Latin

LGLS Legal Studies

LING Linguistics

MATH Mathematics

MEVL Medieval Studies andRenaissance Studies

MUS Music

NBCH Neuroscience and Biochemistry

NBIO Neuroscience and Biology

NEJS Near Eastern andJudaic Studies

NEUR Neuroscience

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NPHY Neuroscience and Physics

NPSY Neuroscience and Psychology

PAX Peace, Conflict, andCoexistence Studies

PE Physical Education

PHIL Philosophy

PHSC Physical Science

PHYS Physics

POL Politics

PSYC Psychology

RECS Russian and EuropeanCultural Studies

REES Russian andEast European Studies

REL Religious Studies

RUS Russian Language andLiterature

SECS Spanish and EuropeanCultural Studies

SJSP Social Justice and Social Policy

SOC Sociology

SPAN Spanish Language andLiterature

THA Theater Arts

USEM University Seminar inHumanistic Inquiries

UWS University Writing Seminar

WMNS Women’s Studies

YDSH Yiddish

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Requirement Codes

In the course listings that follow, some courses have been coded toindicate that they fulfill (or partially fulfill) particular Universityrequirements. The legend below provides a key to the codes used.Note that not every requirement has been coded. Specifically, neitherthe University Seminars in Humanistic Inquiries nor the University

Writing Seminars have been coded. The course abbreviations of USEMand UWS readily identify the University Seminars in HumanisticInquiries and the University Writing Seminars.

General University RequirementsGeneral University RequirementsGeneral University RequirementsGeneral University RequirementsGeneral University Requirements

cacacacaca School of Creative Arts

flflflflfl Foreign Language

humhumhumhumhum School of Humanities

nwnwnwnwnw Non-Western and Comparative Studies

qrqrqrqrqr Quantitative Reasoning

snsnsnsnsn School of Science

ssssssssss School of Social Science

wiwiwiwiwi Writing Intensive

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