QUEENS COLLEGE Undergraduate Graduate Bulletin Bulletin

1 QUEENS COLLEGEG raduate Bulletin2018 2019 QUEENS COLLEGEU ndergraduate Bulletin2020 2021 Undergraduate Bulletin2020 2021 Frank H. Wu, President 65-30 Kissena Boulevard | QUEENS , new york 11367-1597 718-997-5000 | to QUEENS COLLEGE ! Our campus is beautiful, and also will be your portal to a rewarding future. Here you will be challenged and helped to learn, grow as a moral and thinking individual, and turn your dreams and aspirations into a career or advanced study path.

2 Your goals will be taken seriously here. We owe our very existence to the far-sighted vision of QUEENS leaders and residents who, in the depths of the Great Depression, successfully argued for establishing a public COLLEGE in this borough. Since our doors opened in 1937, we have been guided by the core principles laid out by our first president, Paul Klapper. Under his guidance, QUEENS COLLEGE became known for offering an excellent education at an affordable cost to a highly motivated student body. Today, we are listed every year in prestigious guides to both best colleges and best-value higher education. QUEENS COLLEGE was my first choice, and I hope it is yours as well.

3 Our students are our inspiration. We serve a student body that reflects the economic, cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity of this borough and greater metropolitan area, hailing from over 100 countries and speaking more than 83 languages and dialects. Over one-third of them represent the first generation in their family to attend COLLEGE . Historically our students have been leaders serving in the Manhattan Project and armed forces during World War II, and embracing the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Today they are in tune with the demands of this generation for social change, racial equality, economic opportunity, and climate justice.

4 During the COVID-19 pandemic, QUEENS COLLEGE students have served their communities in countless ways as volunteers. In fact, our COLLEGE motto is Discimus ut serviamus: We learn so that we may the same time, our students are the pragmatic agents of their own personal and professional success. QUEENS COLLEGE famously offers them a helping hand upward. Throughout the region and the nation, you will meet our alumni working in many career capacities from doctors, lawyers, and scientists to artists, musicians, writers, scholars, teachers, business persons, administrators, planners, and community organizers. Many return as speakers and mentors in COLLEGE programs that link generations of extraordinary faculty many of whom also chose to come here from other countries are widely recognized for their scholarship.

5 They offer a superior liberal arts and sciences education based on inquiry, critical reasoning, the skills to address complex problems, and innovative use of technology and information resources. Many maintain strong ties to the community through their research and COLLEGE provides many academic and other services to the student body. We also offer many competitive academic programs for high-achieving students, including the City University of new york s Macaulay Honors COLLEGE . We have honors programs in the humanities, mathematics and natural sciences, and social sciences, and an honors program for transfer students. We encourage internships and study abroad and, if you are in the sciences, you will be encouraged to work with the faculty on their research.

6 Our QC in 4 program guarantees a degree in four years, and our accelerated master s programs help students advance to Graduate study quickly. Your COLLEGE studies will undoubtedly give you some of the most important, joyful years of your life. I invite you into our exceptional community of scholarship and Message from the PresidentFrank H. WuPresident46142228323842& AWARDS 57 ACADEMIC POLICIES & PROCEDURES 62 COURSES OF STUDY 75 CITY UNIVERSITY OF new york 366 UNIVERSITY POLICIES 368 FACULTY375 CAMPUS MAP 385 TRANSPORTATI ON TO QC 386 DEPARTMENTS & PROGRAMSA cademic Support 76 Accounting & Information Systems 77 Adult Collegiate Education 82 Africana Studies 83 American Studies 85 Anthropology87 Art95 Asian-American Community Studies 110 Biology111 Business & Liberal Arts 121 Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies 123 Chemistry & Biochemistry 126 Classical.

7 Middle Eastern & Asian Languages & Cultures 131 COLLEGE English as a Second Language 149 Comparative Literature 150 Computer Science 155 Cooperative Education & Internships 162 Drama, Theatre & Dance 163 Earth & Environmental Sciences, School of 169 Economics175 Education School 185 Elementary & Early Childhood Education 187 Secondary Education & Youth Services 191 Educational & Community Programs 196 English197 European Languages & Literatures 208 Family, Nutrition & Exer cise Sciences 223 Film Studies 235 Global Studies 236 Hispanic Languages & Literatures 237 History243 ContentsCALENDARQUEENS COLLEGE TODAY ADMISSIONS & PROGRAMS STUDENT DE VELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP TUITI ON & FEES PAYING FOR COLLEGE CURRICULUMGENERAL EDUCATI ON REQUIREMENTS SCHOLARSHIPS.

8 HONOR S Honors Programs at QUEENS COLLEGE 253 Macaulay Honors COLLEGE 253 Honors in the Humanities 255 Honors in the Mathematical & Natural Sciences 256 Honors in the Social Sciences 258 Transfer Honors Program 259 Interdisciplinary & Special Studies 259 Irish Studies 261 Italian-American Studies 262 Jewish Studies 263 Journalism266 Labor Studies 268 Latin American & Latino Studies 270 The Library 273 Library & Information Studies 274 Linguistics & Communication Disorders 275 Mathematics282 Media Studies 290 Music, Aar on Copland School of 296 Neuroscience313 Philosophy314 Physics319 Political Science 324 Psychology331 Religious Studies 338 Science 340 Social Sciences Seminar 340 Sociology341 Special Programs (SEEK) 347 Student Personnel 347 Urban Studies 349 Women and Gender Studies 360 Courses in Reserve 3622020 2021 Undergraduate Bulletin | 4 EMERGENCY CLOSINGSThe fastest way to find out if the COLLEGE will be closed due to the weather or other emergency condition is to go to There you can see if/when the COLLEGE will be closed, if classes will be canceled, and if the QC Shuttle Bus will be operating.

9 Another way to be notified about emergencies or weather-related closings, via phone or email, is through CUNY Alert (sign up at ). Should an emer-gency necessitate the closing of the COLLEGE , every effort will be made to provide a timely announcement on the COLLEGE s homepage ( ), its social media channels, and over the following outlets:WCBS 880AM 1010AM Channel 1 Channel 4 Fox Channel 5 Important Notice of Possible Changes The Board of Trustees of the City University of new york reserves the right to make changes of any nature in the academic programs and requirements of the City University of new york and its constituent colleges.

10 All programs, requirements, and courses are subject to termination or change without advance notice. Tuition and fees set forth in this publication are similarly subject to change by the CUNY Board of COLLEGE is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and : Dates are subject to change. Check the COLLEGE s website for the most up-to-date 2020 August 26 Wednesday First day of Fall weekday 7 Monday Labor Day COLLEGE 18 20 Friday Sunday No classes scheduled. September 28 Monday No classes scheduled. September 29 Tuesday Classes follow Monday 12 Monday Columbus Day observed COLLEGE 14 Wednesday Classes follow Monday 25 Wednesday Classes follow Friday 26 29 Thursday Sunday Thanksgiving recess COLLEGE 10 11 Thursday Friday Reading days No classes 14 18 Monday Friday Weekday final 2021 January 29 Friday First day of Spring weekday 12 Friday Lincoln s Birthday COLLEGE 15 Monday Presidents Day COLLEGE 27 April 4 Friday Sunday Spring 19 25 Wednesday Tuesday Weekday final 2021 Undergraduate Bulletin | 52020 2021 Undergraduate Bulletin | 6 Founded in 1937.