Office of Admissions
200 The Riverway
Boston, MA 02215

617-879-2206
800-734-5212
undergrad@wheelock.edu
www.wheelock.edu

Notice of Change

Wheelock College reserves the right in its sole judgment to make changes of any nature in its programs, calendar, academic schedule, or fees whenever it is deemed necessary or desirable, including changes in course content, the scheduling of classes with or without extending the academic term, cancelling of scheduled classes, and other academic activities and requiring or affording alternatives for scheduled classes. The College Catalog and the Wheelock College website ( www.wheelock.edu) contain current information regarding the calendar, admissions, degree requirements, fees, regulations and course offerings. The policy of Wheelock College is to give advance notice of change, whenever possible, to permit adjustment. However, Wheelock reserves the right to make changes from this published information when it is deemed advisable.

The Wheelock Catalog is published every one or two years. Copies may be obtained from the Office of Academic Advising and Assistance or the Office of Enrollment Management. Both of these offices can be contacted at:

200 The Riverway
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Telephone: 617-879-2000
www.wheelock.edu

Academic Calendar 2012-2013

Summer 2012

August 2012

1	Undergraduate tuition due for Fall
3	Summer Session 2 ends classes meet
6-7	Final Grades due Summer Session 2

Fall 2012

September 2012

1	All new students check in
2	All returning students check in
3	Labor Day Holiday
5	Fall Semester Begins (classes meet)
11	Convocation
12	Last day to add full-semester Undergraduate courses
19	Last day to drop full-semester Undergraduate courses
26	Spring and Summer 2011 Incomplete grades converted

October 2012

8	Holiday (no classes)
23	Undergraduate Mid-semester Evaluations begin
30	Undergraduate Mid-semester Evaluations end
19-21	Family Weekend
22-Nov 8	Undergraduate course selection advising
23	1st 7-week classes end (classes meet)
24	2nd 7-week classes begin (classes meet)

November 2012

5	Graduate Spring Course Registration begins
7-9	Undergraduate Spring Course Registration begins
12	Veterans’ Day (no classes)
13 – 19	COF Undergraduate Spring Cross-Registration Week
14	Last day to withdraw from full-semester undergraduate classes
20	Residence halls close for Thanksgiving break at 9 p.m.
21 – 23	Thanksgiving Holiday Break (no classes)
25	Residence halls re-open from break at 12 p.m.
26	Classes Resume

December 2012

14	2nd 7-week undergraduate courses end (classes meet)
14	Fall semester ends (classes meet)
15	Undergraduate and Graduate tuition due for Spring
17	Undergraduate Reading Day
18 – 19	Undergraduate examination period
19	Residence halls close for Winter break at 9 p.m.

Spring 2013

January 2013

4	Degrees Conferred
	Residence halls re-open from break at 12 p.m.
21	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
22	Spring semester begins (classes meet)
29	Half-year Day (classes meet)
30	Last day to add full-semester undergrad courses

February 2013

6	Last day to drop full-semester undergrad courses
13	Fall 2011-2012 Incomplete Grade Conversion
18	President's Day (no classes)

March

8	Residence halls close for spring break at 9 p.m.
11 – 15	Spring Break
17	Residence halls re-open at 12 p.m.
18	Classes Resume
19	1st 7-week undergraduate courses end (classes meet)
20	2nd 7-week undergraduate courses begin (classes meet)

April 2013

1	Graduate Summer and Fall Course Registration begins
3	Last day to withdraw from full-semester undergraduate courses
3 – 5	Undergraduate Summer and Fall Course Selection begins
8 – 12	Colleges of the Fenway Undergraduate Summer and Fall Cross-Registration Week
15	Patriot's Day (no classes)

May 2013

7	Spring semester ends (classes meet)
8	Undergraduate Reading Day (no classes may be held)
9 – 10	Undergraduate Examination Period
13	Final spring semester grades due-graduating students only
17	Commencement

Summer I 2013

May

20	Summer Session ‘1’ Begins (classes meet)
24 – 27	Memorial Day Holiday (no classes)

June 2013

28	Summer Session ‘1’ Ends (classes meet)

July 2013

1	Summer Session '2' Begins (classes meet)
3	Summer Session '1' Final Grades Due (10:00 am)

August 2013

8	Summer Session ‘2’ Ends (classes meet)
12	Summer session grades due- degree candidates only
13	Summer session 2 final grades due- all students
16	Degrees conferred
19 - 29	Summer Bridge Program

The Mission of the College

Wheelock College’s mission is to improve the lives of children and families.

A private college with a public mission, Wheelock College is recognized as a national leader in its professional fields — child life, educator preparation, human services, and social work. Wheelock carries out its mission by providing a sound education in the arts and sciences and in the professions. Historically, the College was founded as an institution with a focus on early childhood education and is recognized nationally and internationally as a premier institution that prepares early childhood, elementary and special needs educators at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and reading teachers through an advanced master’s program. The mission has now expanded to meet the broader evolving needs of children, families, and society. The College also offers outstanding professional preparation in child life, social work, juvenile justice, parent education, community leadership, communications and media. The Wheelock mission is sustained by the College’s academic programs and by its involvement in the life of many communities.

Members of the Wheelock community are committed to the mission and practice its meaning in their work. The community includes undergraduate and graduate students; alumni; faculty members, and; administrators in on-campus, national, and international programs; trustees, and members of the Corporation.

Wheelock’s undergraduate students all pursue a rigorous academic education in the arts and sciences while preparing to be knowledgeable and caring professionals. A curriculum with multicultural dimensions prepares students to work with children, youth and families, to be responsible citizens, and to help to create a just society. Through demanding and responsive teaching, faculty members inspire students to become informed and actively engaged citizens.

The undergraduate arts and sciences program introduces students to social sciences, humanities, visual and performing arts, math, and science, and offers arts and sciences majors in related disciplines. A carefully conceived program of field placements beginning in the first year gives students experience in schools, hospitals, and community agencies, providing a foundation for the professional undergraduate majors in Early Childhood, Elementary, or Special Education; in Social Work, Juvenile Justice and Youth Advocacy or several minors.. Students who attend Wheelock College come to see themselves as advocates for children and families in a global way. They move from understanding the personal impact they can have in children’s lives to understanding the societal forces that must shape their work and the effects they can have on those forces.

Graduate programs are designed to honor the prior experience and knowledge of graduate students, many of whom are working professionals. These students bring intellectual independence to their studies at Wheelock. Graduate programs emphasize human development within a cultural context, have a multicultural perspective, and strengthen students’ research skills. Their Wheelock experience enables graduate students to become leaders in their fields and advocates for children and families. The graduate programs help extend the Wheelock mission into the working world.

Wheelock alumni remain devoted to the College’s mission long after they have graduated. They carry the essence of the mission into their professional and private lives. Whether or not they are working in the College’s traditional professions, Wheelock alumni continue to express their commitment to an ethical and caring society. They become leaders in their professions, and help shape national thought about children, families, and society.

The Wheelock faculty and administration work continuously with the professional community to reflect on and improve the academic programs for the preparation of effective practitioners in the multicultural democracy of the United States. As an institution, Wheelock is committed to maintaining a diverse learning community and accepts its obligation to prepare students to live effectively in a world of unprecedented global connectedness. Wheelock seeks to create lifelong learners and leaders who will bring informed and flexible ways of thinking into complex situations where prior learning is not enough to solve problems.

The Wheelock Compact

The Wheelock Compact is an expression of the common purpose shared between the College and its students. It is an agreement we make with each other to engage, connect and act in ways that will inspire a world of good.

What you bring. You bring your passion and potential to lead and serve others. You bring your values and your desire to shape your own path. You bring your commitment to doing your best work, as you set your sights on changing the world.

What we offer. We offer an intimate, diverse teaching and learning community within a dynamic urban setting. We provide the academic grounding and real-world experiences you need in your chosen field. We are focused on social justice, engaged in the wider world, and committed to your success.

What you will become. You will become a more confident, knowledgeable, capable advocate for change, prepared to serve, lead and succeed in a variety of careers. You will value learning, growth and opportunity as keys to a sustainable society. You will inspire a world of good.

History

In 1888, six students met daily to investigate the “new education,” as the kindergarten movement in America was then known. The Wheelock School occupied a single classroom at Chauncy Hall in Boston’s Copley Square. But its mission placed it at the forefront of our nation’s efforts to understand and shape early childhood education.

This first class studied and trained under the direction of Lucy Wheelock, a pioneer in the United States kindergarten movement, who founded the Wheelock School to educate and train kindergarten teachers for public and private schools in the surrounding communities.

From the beginning, a Wheelock education engaged individuals as students and teachers. Readings in literature and the innovative field of psychology were complemented by observation of children in classrooms and at play.

During her first 25 years as the School’s director, Lucy Wheelock explored the implications and potential of early childhood education. She drew to her classrooms educators, philosophers, and the working women and men who shared her inclusive view of teaching as “the loving, watchful observation of one who wishes to know the meaning of all she sees.” In 1914, the American kindergarten movement celebrated Wheelock’s move to the Riverway and a building designed specifically for its use. With this move, the future of Wheelock and its rightful place as an institution of higher learning for teacher preparation were secure.

Over the next 25 years, Miss Wheelock broadened the scope of the educational programs and sent students out to work with the children of recent Portuguese, Filipino, and Italian immigrants and those of other newcomers. She developed courses and invented programs to nurture the bonds between children and their families. Her whole-child approach to education encouraged the cultivation of a dynamic relationship with the civic community.

The School was incorporated as a nonprofit institution when Lucy Wheelock retired, having completed her 50th year as the director. In 1941, the institution’s name was changed to Wheelock College. The academic program was expanded to four years, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts authorized the College to grant the Bachelor of Science degree. The curriculum was revised to respond to advances in educational theory and scholarship in the Arts and Sciences.

Graduate degree programs at Wheelock date from 1952, when the Commonwealth authorized the College to grant the Master of Science. The Wheelock Graduate School extended the scope of the College’s mission, broadening its research and professional programs, and integrating advanced scholarship and the contributions of working professionals. In 1978, the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study was created to expand the opportunities for intensive research and certification at Wheelock.

Wheelock’s distinguished academic and professional programs have evolved from these efforts to forge a comprehensive relationship between educated women and men and the children, families and communities they serve.

Portrait of the Present

The Wheelock College community today includes over 850 undergraduates and over 300 graduate students on the Boston campus, with another 500 students completing local, regional, and international off-campus programs. In their diversity, they reflect our multicultural society, and their willingness to approach life in this community cooperatively reflects a remarkable unity of spirit.

Most students who choose this College are motivated by a conscious idealism that promotes service to others as meaningful work. Wheelock students intend to make a positive difference in the communities where they engage. They are sensitive to injustice, particularly when its victims are children. Wheelock students use their time at the college to master skills that will enable them to do something purposeful with their drive to help improve the lives of children, families, and society in general.

The Campus

The brick buildings, lawns and terraces of the Wheelock College campus are located on either side of Boston’s Riverway, near the center of the city’s Emerald Necklace. Wheelock’s Classroom Building, studios and residences are bordered by the nine-level Wheelock College Library, the Student Center, the Administration Building and the Wheelock Family Theatre. The newest addition to the Boston campus is the Campus Center and Student Residence, which houses state of the art dining services, the post office and copy center, book store, residence hall, and meeting spaces. The College has two additional buildings located on its campus that that is located in Brookline. Wheelock’s campus in Brookline is a multi-purpose facility with classrooms, meeting spaces, faculty and staff offices and a café.

Among Wheelock’s immediate neighbors are the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the five other colleges and universities that, with Wheelock, comprise the Colleges of the Fenway partnership, and the Longwood Medical Area that consists of a complex of hospitals and medical schools. Within a block or two of the campus, subway stations and major bus routes connect Wheelock to downtown Boston, Quincy Market and Government Center, the Children’s Museum and the Museum of Science, the New England Aquarium and Harvard Square.

The personal and professional ties a student develops while living in Boston are strengthened by the College’s longstanding cooperation with the schools, hospitals, agencies and museums in the city and surrounding towns. Wheelock students are directly involved in the life of the city and their ideals are put to work throughout Greater Boston, creating a community context for students’ academic work. Based in this context, the contributions of every student will endure long after graduation.

The Wheelock Family Theatre

Wheelock Family Theatre (WFT), New England’s only Equity theatre dedicated to producing plays for family audiences, was founded at Wheelock in 1981. The Theatre offers audiences of all ages message-driven, thought-provoking, classical and contemporary adaptations from great literature, as well as original plays and musicals. Responding to a community need for professional theatre at reasonable prices, WFT is nationally recognized for innovations in nontraditional casting (which transcends ethnic and cultural perceptions), access for people with disabilities, and theatre education for children. WFT encourages Wheelock students to join the family—onstage, behind the scenes, and in the WFT Education Program. For more information, visit wheelockfamilytheatre.org.

Towne Art Gallery

The Towne Art Gallery presents four exhibitions a year highlighting the work of professional artists in a variety of media. The gallery has a special interest in works produced by artists from the New England region. It also presents special exhibitions by organizations that support and nurture children’s endeavors in art. Twice a year the gallery showcases the work produced by Wheelock students involved in the Visual Arts Program at the college.

The Towne Art Gallery highly encourages student involvement ranging from gallery sitting to show installations to gallery assistantships and special projects. Students and the entire Wheelock Community are always invited and welcome to attend receptions to meet and interact with the artists whose work is being shown. For more information, please view the gallery website at www.wheelock.edu/art.

Wheelock and Beyond

Colleges of the Fenway

Wheelock College is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway, a collaboration among Emmanuel College, Massachusetts College of Art, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Simmons College, Wentworth Institute of Technology and Wheelock College. Each college maintains its distinctive identity, while providing students with access to academic programs and student services on all six campuses. Wheelock undergraduate students can cross-register for courses at any of the other participating institutions; students from the other colleges can enroll in courses at Wheelock College. Each college reserves the right to limit access to certain courses.

The Colleges of the Fenway partners believe that by working together they can enhance the student and faculty environments of their individual institutions while retaining the unique qualities of each school. Moreover, they believe that through the economic benefits of collaboration, they can slow the escalating cost of higher education by sharing resources to end costly duplication, and by taking advantage of joint purchasing arrangements. In collaboration, students and faculty continue to study, to live and to teach in small college environments while enjoying the resources of a major academic center.

Online and Off-Campus Learning

Wheelock College hosts masters and baccalaureate degree programs in local communities throughout New England. In these regional programs students are able to earn a Wheelock degree close to home, without their classes interfering with work schedules.

Our off-campus programs are cohort learning experiences. Students begin and often complete their program together developing strong bonds as professional, academic, and personal experiences are shared. Through collaborative work, strong support networks are built among cohort members, faculty, advisors, and staff lasting well beyond the academic program.

Students enrolled in an Online and Off-campus Learning program take a minimum of two courses during each semester. Classes take place once a week in the evening, or in a three-weekend format (approximately every other weekend) on Fridays from 4:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. and Saturdays 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Degree completion programs

The Wheelock degree completion programs are designed for professionals with an associate degree who are interested in earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Wheelock College. Students complete an Arts and Sciences major. A description of these majors is included under Undergraduate Programs: School of Arts and Sciences or School of Graduate and Professional Programs. Selected courses are at an advanced level courses are designed to add to the knowledge base students have acquired through their associate degree program and often their professional and life experience. The number of classes students take in the program will depend on the number of credits that students transfer into Wheelock. Students can transfer in a maximum of 67 credits. These programs are offered on the Boston campus, as well as other off-campus locations. For specific information about current off-campus offerings see the Wheelock web page or email natreg@wheelock.edu.

Off-Campus Masters Degree Programs

Wheelock College offers masters programs in Education and Social Work in Massachusetts as well other New England states. These programs provide opportunities to build or enhance professional skills through graduate study in human development, multiculturalism, research, curriculum, and family studies. All off-campus offerings are conducted within student cohort groups further enhancing the educational experience by allowing students to form strong bonds with other professionals over time. All classes are held either in evenings, on weekends, or through online offerings. These programs are particularly convenient for people who are working full-time or who live some distance from the Boston campus. Depending on the program, students complete their degrees in approximately 2- 3years.

The curriculum focus of each masters program is dependent on the demand and academic needs within the communities in which they are located. Programs currently offered off campus are: Early Childhood Education with Initial PreK-2 Licensure or PreK/K credential and a Masters in Social Work. Specific program descriptions can be found in the graduate section of this catalog.

For start-up dates for each location, contact the Office of Online and Off-Campus Learning at 617-879-2402. or natreg@wheelock.edu.

Professional Development and Continuing Education

The College offers Professional Development Institutes (PDIs) in the summer and during inter-sessions (in January and in May-August). The PDI offerings vary from year to year, and are announced on the college website, through mailings and on Facebook. Continuing Education and Professional Development courses also are provided through cohort organizations within the academic, education and social services community at-large. These courses are offered both on campus or at the cohort facility and are conducted by Wheelock faculty. Generally, registration and participation is the community courses is limited to the audience selected by the cohort. If a community course is open to other parties, announcements will be listed on the Professional Development and Continuing Education page of the College’s website.

Professional Development and Continuing Education courses and programs can be taken for academic credit, Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Points (PDPs).

Centers and Institutes

Aspire Institute—‘Bridging College and Community’

Jacob Murray, Senior Director

jmurray@wheelock.edu

In 2008, Aspire Institute opened its doors with a vision of increasing knowledge and advancing policies that ensure the success and well-being of children, families, and communities. Aspire provides leadership or support for building partnerships that advance interdisciplinary, holistic approaches that address complex issues of social and educational concern facing children and families in our communities. By strengthening and linking the internal resources of Wheelock with external groups and individuals who serve children, families, and communities, we aspire to improve the long-term capacity of schools and communities to successfully nurture and educate children from birth through adolescence. Our work is currently focused on three areas that affect the well-being of children, families, and communities: health and wellness, education, and social and family systems.

The Center for International Programs and Partnerships

Dr. Linda Davis, Dean

ldavis@wheelock.edu

Wheelock College’s Center for International Programs and Partnerships (formerly the Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation) was established in 1992 to develop and deliver globally a range of academic degree programs, innovative seminars, and professional development programs. The Center coordinates all of Wheelock College’s international endeavors, including international articulation and academic partnership agreements, degree-granting programs in Singapore facilitation of study tours for international students and visitors, and the Presidential International Service Learning Program.

The Center contributes to the internationalization of the Wheelock College community by coordinating all of the College’s on-campus international events as well. This includes the Presidential International Visiting Scholar Program and International Education Week. The Center also supports the delivery of a range of culturally-responsive, state-of-the-art educational programs abroad in collaboration with local education and health ministries, universities and other educational institutions. Currently, the Center has the capacity to offer programs leading to an Associate of Science, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees.

These engagements further augment the range of global opportunities, experiences and research available for the benefit of Wheelock College students, faculty and alumni and those of the Colleges of The Fenway.

For detailed information on programs offered internationally see p. 23 in the Academic Experience section of this catalog.

The Center for Scholarship and Research

Dr. Janine Bempechat, Director

jbempechat@wheelock.edu

The Center for Scholarship and Research (CSR) encourages, supports, and celebrates faculty scholarship, research, and creative production in light of the college’s vision, mission, values, and academic principles. In meeting this purpose, the CSR 1) provides direct services and programs to support individual and collaborative faculty research, scholarship, and creative production; 2) facilitates and supports faculty development and interconnected initiatives in teaching and scholarship; and 3) engages with mission-oriented partners in collaborative research efforts and through provision of professional services.

In collaboration with Wheelock faculty, staff, and students, the CSR supports Wheelock faculty as they contribute to the knowledge bases of their disciplines and professions and provide professional services to its partner communities to improve the lives of children and families through scholarship.

Areas of Focus

The Center for Scholarship and Research works collaboratively and inclusively through three integrally related areas of focus:

Scholarly Work. Support and promote faculty scholarship, research, and creative production

Teaching and Learning. Highlight, develop, and study excellence in teaching and evaluation of learning outcomes while supporting initiatives connecting teaching, learning, and research

Mission-Oriented Partnerships. Identify and support collaborations with community partners through scholarship, research, evaluation, development and dissemination of work products, and provision of professional services.

The Documentation Studio

Dr. Stephanie Cox Suarez

ssuarez@wheelock.edu

The Documentation Studio at the Center for Scholarship and Research is a venue for exhibiting and sharing artifacts of teaching and learning.  The Documentation Studio offers workshops, special exhibits and discussions for Wheelock faculty, students, and area educators from toddlers to higher education.  It is a place for educators to create, display, and discuss artifacts of learning by students of all ages. Inspired by the work of early childhood educators in Reggio Emilia, Italy, the tool of documentation includes artifacts of learning such as student work (i.e. a drawing, a written story), photos of students working in their classrooms, a transcript of a student’s words describing what he has learned, a video clip of a teacher and students working together.  The Documentation Studio is located on the ground floor of the Hawes, Brookline campus and is open and available to view on-going exhibits; contact the director for more information and to be included on emails regarding future events.

The National Center for Race Amity

Dr. William H. “Smitty” Smith

wsmith@wheelock.edu

The National Center for Race Amity (NCRA) was established in January 2010. It is based at Wheelock College and receives its funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. A sustainable organization, NCRA’s programs generate income to support itself and other programs benefiting first generation college students. The Center has three primary initiatives, expansion of the Campus Conversations on Race model in a national network of colleges that employ the strategy of training student co-facilitators to guide peer group discussions on race and ethnicity; development of theater based race amity education programs targeting middle school students; and research and development of ‘The Human Being Curriculum; for national and international dissemination.