Course Catalog 2011 ¬ 2012

Table of Contents ¬ 2

3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

4 INTRODUCING THE COLLEGE OF VISUAL ARTS

Mission

Message from the President

Campus Location

Accreditation

Minnesota Office of Higher Education Disclosure

7 ADMISSIONS

Application Process

Admissions Information

Enrollment Options

Transfer Students

International Students

Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)

14 TUITION INFORMATION

Tuition and Fees

Tuition Payment Policy

Withdrawal Policy

17 FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

How Financial Aid is Determined

Estimated Cost of Attendance

Eligibility Requirements

Available Financial Aid Programs

How to Apply for Financial Aid

Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic

Progress Policy

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

24 STUDENT LIFE

Office for Student Life

Peer Mentoring Program

Student Council

Campus Activities

Student Life Sponsored Events

Support Services

Alumni Benefits

28 ACADEMIC INFORMATION

BFA Degrees, Programs, and Course Descriptions

Enrichment

Academic Support

Facilities

71 INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES

Ban on Firearms

Crime Awareness and Campus Security

Act of 1990

Disability Policy

Exhibition and Publication of Work

FERPA and Confidentiality of Student Records

Grievance Procedures

Health Insurance

Immunization Law

Military Service

No Smoking Policy

Noise Control

Non-Discrimination Policy

Safety on Campus

Student Conduct Code

Student Right-To-Know

76 COMMUNITY OUTREACH

High School Summer Immersion

Adult Community Education

78 ADMINISTRATION

Board of Trustees

Campus Officers

Academic Leaders

Faculty

Administrative Staff

86 BUILDINGS AND ACCESS

Locations and Contacts

Scheduled Hours

Emergency College Closings

Evacuation Procedures

Severe Weather Procedures

Maintenance of Work Areas

Parking

90 DISCLAIMER

91 INDEX

Academic Calendar 2010-2011 ¬ 3

Please visit www.cva.edu for the most current calendar information. There you will also find the academic and gallery calendars.

FALL SEMESTER 2011

August

26 ValidationDay:LastDaytoValidateFall

Registration

30 Faculty/StaffOrientation

31-Sep1NewStudentOrientation

September

2 IncompleteGradesDueforSpring2010

5 LaborDay–NoClasses

6 ClassesBeginat8:30a.m.

8 ConvocationServiceattheVirginiaStreet

SwedenborgianChurch,6:00p.m.

9 CVAWelcomeBackParty,

SummitBuilding,4:00p.m.

6-16AcademicAdvisingWeeks

13 LastDaytoRegister

13 LastDaytoAddorDropaClass

16 CourseSyllabidueinRegistrar’sOffice

17 ConstitutionDay

October

24-28 Mid-TermWeek:FacultyMid-TermStudent

Evaluations

November

11 LastDaytoWithdrawfromaClass

15 Advising&RegistrationDayforSpring

2011–NoClasses

23 ThanksgivingRecessBegins–NoClasses

28 ClassesResumeat8:30a.m.

28-Dec1 SeniorThesisPresentationsProposalsDue

December

5-16 AcademicAdvisingWeeks

16 LastDayofClasses

19-20 JuniorLevelReviews

January 2011

2 FinalGradesDueby12p.m.

SPRING SEMESTER 2012

January

6 LastDaytoValidateSpringRegistration

11 Faculty/StaffOrientation

12-13 NewStudentOrientation

13 IncompleteGradesDueforFall2010

16 MartinLutherKingDay–NoClasses

17 ClassesBeginat8:30a.m.

17-27 AcademicAdvisingWeeks

24 LastDaytoRegister

24 LastDaytoAddorDropaClass

27 CourseSyllabidueinRegistrar’sOffice

March

5-9 Mid-TermWeek:FacultyMid-TermStudent

Evaluations

12-16 SpringBreak–NoClasses

19 ClassesResumeat8:30a.m.

29 ScholarshipAwardCeremony

30 LastDaytoWithdrawfromaClass

April

3 Advising&RegistrationDayforFall2011–

NoClasses

20 RegistrationDayforFoundationStudents

23-May1 AcademicAdvisingWeeks

May

1 LastDayofClasses

2-3 FoundationLevelReviews

3 SeniorBanquet

4 Commencement3:30p.m.

8 FinalGradesDueby12p.m.

SUMMER 2012

May14–July24SummerSessionforallStudents

Introducing the College of

Visual Arts

Introducing the College of Visual Arts ¬ 5

MISSION

The College of Visual Arts provides a collaborative environment that focuses

on individual student development by fully integrating the study of the liberal

arts and the visual arts. We cultivate a worldview that recognizes the value of

art and design in promoting pride in place and responsible citizenship.

Introducing the College of Visual Arts ¬ 6

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Weliveinavisualworldwherecreativeexpression

ismanifestedinthesimplethingsthatsurroundus.

Thetrainedartistordesignerthinksbeyondthefirst

renditionofanidea,testingthelimitsoftheircreative

powerstorespondtowhatisunseenbymostofus,

makingitperceptible.

AttheCollegeofVisualArtsweprideourselves

inprovidinganenvironmentthatstimulates

creativeproblemsolvingthroughexperiential

learning,research,andvisualanalysis.Werecognize

theindividualtalentsofallofourstudentsand

supporttheircreativedevelopmentwithinaclearly

sequencedcurriculumingraphicdesign,illustration,

photography,finearts,andinterdisciplinaryartand

designstudies.

TheliberalartsareakeycomponenttoaCVA

education.Theyarefullyintegratedthroughout

thecurriculumandfostercriticalthinkinginart

anddesign.Inthestudio,studentsacquirethe

skillsnecessarytoexploretheirideasandexecute

theirconcepts.Throughprofessionalstudies

andinternshipstheyarepreparedtoenterthe

professionalworldofartanddesign.Whatsetsa

CVAgraduateapartfromotheremergingartistsand

designersistheirstrongworkethic,coupledwithan

unquenchablecuriosityandskilledresourcefulness.

CVAalumniarecommunityleaders,settingthepace

forchangeandinnovationinart,design,and

commerce.

IinviteyoutojoinCVA.Thisisanexcitingtimeto

beanartistanddesigner.Ilookforwardtoseeingyou

oncampus.

Ann Ledy

President and Chief Academic Officer

CAMPUS LOCATION

CVAislocatedinthebeautifulSummitAvenueand

RamseyHillneighborhoodsofSaintPaul.Thecollege

isclosetoGrandandSelbyavenuesanddowntown

SaintPaul.Studentswhoneedhousinghaveawide

choiceofaffordableapartments,duplexes,andsingle-

familyhomes.

ThecollegeisalsoclosetoMinneapolisand

othermetropolitancommunities.Studentscaneasily

getaroundonapublictransportationsystemthatis

fastandaffordable;excellentbikingtrailsarealso

available.TheTwinCitiesareahasalltheresources

ofamajormetropolitanarea,includingculturaland

educationalinstitutionsandprofessionalsports.

TheTwinCitiesisashowcaseforallthearts.The

MinneapolisInstituteofArts,theWalkerArtCenter,

andothermuseumsandgalleriesofferarichcultural

experience.WithmoretheaterspercapitathanNew

YorkCity,theaterabounds.Concertvenuesandclubs

featureclassical,jazz,folk,contemporary,andmany

othertypesofmusic.

Theareahasalargenumberofbusinesseswith

creativeemploymentopportunities,includingdesign

studios,adagencies,webproviders,andmajor

corporationssuchasTarget,3M,BestBuy,General

Mills,LawsonSoftware,andMedtronic.

CVAcollaborateswithartanddesign

professionalsandculturalinstitutionstotakebest

advantageoftheresourcesinthevibrantTwinCities

area,enrichingtheopportunitiesandexperiences

availabletostudents.

ACCREDITATION

TheCollegeofVisualArtsisaccreditedbythe

NationalAssociationofSchoolsofArtandDesign.

TheCollegeofVisualArtsisaccreditedbytheHigher

LearningCommission,acommissionoftheNorth

CentralAssociationofCollegesandSchools.

HLCmaybereachedat:

The Higher Learning Commission

230SouthLaSalleStreet,Suite7-500

Chicago,IL60604

www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org

MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER

EDUCATION DISCLOSURE

TheCollegeofVisualArtsisregisteredasa

privateinstitutionwiththeMinnesotaOfficeof

HigherEducationpursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes,

sections136A.61to136A.71.Registrationisnotan

endorsementoftheinstitution.Creditsearnedatthe

institutionmaynottransfertoallotherinstitutions.

Admissions

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The College of Visual Arts welcomes applications from prospective

students interested in a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art or

design. All applications for admission are evaluated on the basis of

a portfolio review, statement of interest, and records of academic

aptitude and performance. Admissions decisions are individualized

and take into account all aspects of the applicant’s background.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

Application Form and Fee

Studentsinitiatetheadmissionsprocessby

submittingacompletedapplicationformwitha$40

nonrefundableapplicationfee.Apaperapplication

formcanbeobtainedfromCVA’sAdmissionsOffice

oryoumayapplyonlineathttp://www.cva.edu/

admissions/online_application/.

Applicationfeewaiversareavailabletothosethat

qualify.Pleaseseehttp://www.cva.edu/admissions/

application_fee_waiver/formoreinformation.

Wesuggestthatstudentscompleteallapplication

requirementswithintwoweeksfollowingthe

submissionoftheapplicationform.Pleasenotethe

March1priorityscholarshipdeadlineforthefall

semesterandDecember1prioritydeadlineforthe

springsemester.

Statement of Interest

Aprospectivestudentisrequiredtosubmitan

essaythatdescribesthestudent’sgoals,andwhat

thestudentfindsexcitingaboutartanddesign.If

applicable,theessaymayalsoaddressanyunusual

circumstancesthatmayhaveaffectedanapplicant’s

academicperformance.Oneortwopagesare

recommendedforthisstatementofinterest.CVA

offersseveralworkshopsthroughouttheyeartoassist

applicantsinwritingthestatementofinterest.

Academic Transcripts

Allapplicantsmustpresentproofofhighschool

graduationoritsequivalent.Avalidacademic

transcript–officialandsealed–mustbesentdirectly

totheCVAAdmissionsOffice.(Pleasenotethat

transcriptsstamped“IssuedtoStudent”areNOT

consideredofficial.)

Ifastudenthasnotcompletedhighschool,she/

hemustsubmitGeneralEquivalencyDiploma(GED)

scoresinadditiontotheofficialhighschooltranscript.

Iftheapplicantholdsabachelor’sdegreeataU.S.

collegeoruniversity,s/heneednotfurnishahigh

schooltranscript,butwillneedtoprovideanofficial

collegetranscript.

Test Scores

Thecollege’sACTcodeis6117andtheSATcode

is6147.AnACTorSATscoreisrequiredfor

allapplicantsunlessotherwisenotifiedbythe

AdmissionsOffice,withoneexception:Transfer

applicantswhohavesuccessfullycompleted30or

morecollegecreditsatanaccreditedinstitutionare

notrequiredtosubmitACTorSATscores.

Portfolio Review

AportfolioforadmissionintoCVAisrequiredand

mayinclude,butisnotlimitedtodrawing,painting,

graphicdesignwork,digitalwork,photography,

printmaking,sculpture,websites,video,and

documentationofinstallation.Applicantsmay

choosetosubmitavarietyofmediaorconcentrate

onjustone.Portfoliosshouldincludetwelveto

twentyexamplesofartwork,andapplicantsmayalso

supplementportfolioswithsketchbooks.

CVAoffersmultipledrawingworkshopsand

classesthroughouttheyeartoassistapplicantsto

buildaportfolio.Studentswishingtoenhancetheir

portfolioforadmissionshouldstronglyconsider

attendingoneofCVA’sworkshops,offeredinthe

fallandwinter,and/orourhighschoolsummer

immersionclasses.Informationonworkshopsand

summerclassescanbefoundontheCVAwebsiteor

bycontactingtheAdmissionsOffice.

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Aportfoliocanbereviewedoncampus,online,or

sentthroughthemail.Oncampusreviewstakeplace

atCVAbyappointmentwiththeAdmissionsOffice.

Applicantsmaybringoriginalwork,photographs,or

Macintosh-compatibleCD/DVD.Itisrecommended

thatanapplicantusephotographsordigitalimages

torepresentoversize,three-dimensional,ordigital

work.Onlineportfoliosarealsoacceptedprovided

eachimageislabeledwithtitle,size,andmedium.

Applicantsmailingaportfolioshouldnotsend

originalartworkasitemsmaybedamagedwhilein

transitandcannotbereturned.Alternately,applicants

cansendMacintosh-compatibleCDsoftheirworkto

theattentionoftheAdmissionsOffice.Anumbered

inventory,detailingthetitleofeachpiece,size,

medium,anddateofcompletionmustbeincluded

withCD/DVD.

ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

Acceptance Notification

Applicantfilesareevaluatedonarollingbasis.

Applicantswhohavesubmittedallapplication

materialsbytheprioritydeadline(March1forfall

orDecember1forspring)willbenotifiedofthe

admissionsstatuswithintwoweeksafterfulfilling

theirapplicationrequirements.CVAwillcontinueto

acceptapplicationsaftertheMarch1andDecember

1prioritydeadlinesunlessoruntilmaximum

enrollmentisachieved.

Tuition Deposit

Paymentofa$200tuitiondepositsecuresaposition

atCVAforacceptedapplicantsandallowsnew

studentstoregisterforclasses.Thisdepositisapplied

tothefirstsemestertuitioncost.Thebalanceofthe

semester’stuitionisduenolaterthanValidation,

whichtakesplaceatNewStudentOrientation(please

seethecalendarforthesedates.)Depositsreceived

beforeMay1forfallsemesterorbeforeDecember1

forspringsemesterarerefundable.Depositsreceived

afterMay1orDecember1arenon-refundable,except

ifrequestedwithinthreedaysofpayment.

Admission on Conditional Acceptance

CVAoffersconditionalacceptancetostudentswho

showartisticpotentialbutinsomeotherrespectdo

notmeetCVA’sacademicstandards.Conditional

acceptanceallowsstudentswhowouldotherwisebe

declinedadmissionachancetoprovethattheycan

successfullyhandlearigorouscurriculum.Students

admittedconditionallymustmaintainaminimum

gradepointaverage(GPA)of2.0ona4.0scale

(orCaverage)bytheendoftheirfirstsemesterof

enrollment.Ifthestudentmeetsthisrequirement,the

conditionalstatusisremoved.Ifthestudentisunable

tofulfillthisrequirement,thestudentissuspended.

ENROLLMENT OPTIONS

Full-time Students

Studentsareconsideredfulltimewhentheycarryat

least12creditspersemester.Tograduatewithinfour

years,astudentmusttakesixsemestersof15credits

eachandtwosemestersof18creditseach.

Part-time Students

Studentsareconsideredparttimeiftheyareenrolled

infewerthan12creditspersemester.Studentsare

abletopursueadegreeonapart-timebasisbut

studentswhoattendfulltimemaybenefitfrom

beingfullyimmersedinCVA’sartisticandacademic

community.

Second Degree Students

CVAfrequentlyenrollsstudentswhohavealready

completedabachelor’sdegreeatanotherinstitution.

SeconddegreestudentscometoCVAfromawide

rangeofeducationalandprofessionalbackgrounds,

includingpersonswithconsiderableprofessional

experience,aswellasindividualswithlimitedartand

designexperience.Seconddegreestudentsaresubject

tothesamepoliciesasdegree-seekingstudents

andmustmeetallstandardadmissionscriteria.

ContacttheAdmissionsOfficeforspecificapplication

instructions.

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Non-degree Students

StudentswhodonotplantopursueaBFAdegree

mayenrollinclassesonaspace-availablebasisand

withpermissionoftheappropriatedepartment

chair.Non-degreestudentsdonotneedtocomplete

allofthegeneraladmissionsprocedures,butmust

submitaCVAapplication.Non-degreestudentsare

noteligibleforfinancialaidandaresubjecttothe

sametuitionstructureaspart-timedegreeseeking

students.Non-degreestudentsmustmeetprerequisite

requirementstoenrollincoursesorreceiveapproval

fromtheappropriatedepartmentchair.Anindividual

interestedinenrollingasanon-degreestudentshould

contacttheAdmissionsOfficeformoreinformation.

Spring/Summer Foundation Year

StudentsmaybeginthefirstyearFoundationProgram

inthespringsemester,completingthesecond

semesteroftheFoundationPrograminthesummer.

Thisoptiongivesstudentstheopportunitytocontinue

assophomoresatthestartofthenextacademicyear

inthefall.StudentsparticipatingintheSpring/

SummerFoundationProgrammustcommittoboth

thespringandsummersemesters.

TRANSFER STUDENTS

Transferstudentsmusthaveofficial,sealed

transcriptssenttoCVAfromtheirhighschool

andallpost-secondaryinstitutionsattended.

Oncealladmissionsmaterialshavebeenreceived

andastudenthasbeenacceptedintothecollege,

anofficialevaluationoftransfercreditwillbe

provided.Applicantsmaytransferamaximum

of60semestercredits.Academiccreditsearned

atotherregionallyaccreditedpost-secondary

institutionswillbeconsideredfortransfercredit

iftheapplicantreceiveda“C”oraboveandif

thecourseisappropriatetoCVA’scurriculum.

Remedialanddevelopmentalcoursecreditswill

notbeaccepted.Studentsseekingtotransferstudio

creditsmustsubmitaportfoliothatdisplaysthe

workdoneineachcoursetheywishtotransfer.

TheAdmissionsOffice,inconjunctionwith

faculty,reviewsstudentworkbasedontheofficial

transcripts,thequalityandtheequivalencyofthe

workshowninthetransferportfolio.Creditsarenot

automaticallytransferredandareawardedonan

individualbasis.

Transferportfoliosforallprospectivestudio

creditsshouldbesubmittedbeforethebeginning

ofthetermforwhichthestudentisseeking

admission,asthetransfercreditsmayaffectthe

student’sregistrationstatus.Guidelinesforthe

transferportfoliopreparationareavailablefromthe

AdmissionsOffice.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Internationalstudentsareencouragedtoapplyfor

admissionasearlyaspossible.PleasenotetheMarch1

priorityscholarshipdeadlineforthefallsemesterand

December1prioritydeadlineforthespringsemester.

TheI-20formneededtoobtainastudentvisa

willbeissuedonceastudentisacceptedandthe

$200tuitiondeposithasbeenreceived.Inaddition

togeneraladmissionrequirements,international

applicantsmustalsosubmitthefollowing:

1. Proof of English Language Proficiency:Asolid

commandoforalandwrittenEnglishisnecessary

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forsuccessinCVA’sprograms.UnlessEnglishis

aprospectivestudent’sfirstlanguage,the

followingminimum scoreisrequired.

TOEFLPaper:550

TOEFLComputer:213

TOEFLiBT:79-80

IELTS:6.0

Thecollege’sTOEFLcodenumberis6108.

Studentswhosescoresfallbelowtheminimum

arerequiredtoparticipateinthecompletionof

theEnglishandacademicpreparationinstruction

programthoughtheGlobalLanguageInstitute

(http://www.gli.org/programs.html).

2. Certified Translation of all Documents:

Diplomas,transcripts,financialstatements,

andlettersmustbesubmittedincertified

Englishtranslations.TheAdmissionsOfficecan

referstudentstoorganizationsprovidingsuch

translations.

3. Declaration of Finances:Internationalstudents

mustsubmitanofficialaffidavitandappropriate

bankstatementverifyingadequatefundsto

covertuition,fees,housing,andsuppliesforone

academicyear.Financialdeclarationsmustbe

submittedinU.S.currency.

Credit Load for International Students

InternationalstudentswithF-1orJ-1statusare

requiredtocarry15credits,sincefallingbelowfull

timestatuswillcausethatstudenttobeclassified

“Out-of-Status”underSEVISregulations.

Transfer Credit for International Students

Studentswishingtotransfercreditstakenoutsidethe

UnitedStatesmusthaveanequivalencyevaluation

performedbyarecognizedorganizationproviding

suchservices.TheAdmissionsOfficecanrefer

studentstoorganizationsprovidingevaluations.

POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT

OPTIONS (PSEO) PROGRAM

PostsecondaryEnrollmentOptions(PSEO)isa

MinnesotaDepartmentofEducationprogramthat

allowshighschoolstudentstheopportunitytoearn

collegecreditwhileenrolledinhighschool.CVA’s

PSEOprogramoffersqualifiedhighschoolseniors

achallengingandrewardingintroductiontoart

anddesignschool.Highschoolstudentsinterested

inbuildingaportfolioforartanddesignschool

admissionandearningcredittowardsaBachelorof

FineArtsdegreeatCVAareencouragedtoapply.

Participation Requirements:

• Highschoolsenior

• Minimum3.2GPA

• CompletePSEOrequirements

PSEOstudentsmayenrollinoneorbothofthePSEO

classesoffered,butmustmakeatwosemester,

year-longcommitment.Classesmeettwiceaweek,

Monday/WednesdayorTuesday/Thursday.Studio

classesaretwohoursandfiftyminutesinlengthand

liberalartsclassesareonehourandtwentyminutes.

AlthoughCVAoffersbothmorningandafternoon

classes,wecannotguaranteeclasstimesuntil

registrationinJune.

Fall PSEO course options:

• FD112:FoundationDrawingI[3credits]

• AH120:PrehistoricthroughMedievalArtHistory

[3credits]

Spring PSEO course options:

• FD113:FoundationDrawingII

[3credits]PrerequisiteFD112

• AH121:RenaissancethroughModernArtHistory

[3credits]PrerequisiteAH120

Pleaseseecoursedescriptionsformoredetailon

theseofferings.

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PSEO Admission Requirements

• CollegeofVisualArtsPSEOApplication

• MinnesotaBoardofEducationPSEO

RegistrationForm

• GuidanceCounselorRecommendationForm

• ArtTeacherRecommendationForm

• OfficialHighSchoolTranscript

• InterviewandPortfolioReview

(please call for an appointment)

WeencouragestudentstocompletethePSEO

applicationprocessbeforeMay1.Therearelimited

spacesavailableandarefilledonafirstcomebasis.

PSEO Portfolio Review

Studentsshouldincludefivetotenexamples

ofartworkthatreflectaprospectivestudent’s

imagination,originality,andconceptualskills.

Theportfoliomayincludedrawing,painting,

illustration,mixedmedia,digitalwork,photography,

printmaking,sculpture,andvideo.

Accepted Students

OnceastudentisacceptedintothePSEOprogram,

theybecomeamemberoftheCVAcommunity.The

studenttakespartinNewStudentOrientation,the

PeerMentorshipprogram,andisgivenanacademic

advisor.Studentsareresponsible,inconsultation

withtheirhighschoolcounselor,toensurethatthe

coursestakenatCVAwillbesufficienttomeettheir

highschoolgraduationrequirements.CVAisnot

responsibleforfulfillingthestudent’shighschool

requirementsforgraduation.

Eachstudentisaskedtoclarifyhisorherhigh

schoolschedulebeforeCVAregistrationinJuly.

Classspaceislimitedandclasstimesareassigned

dependingonspaceavailability.Classtimesare

neverguaranteedandregistrationpriorityisgiven

tocurrentlyenrolledstudents.PSEOstudentsmust

requestinwritingfromtheCVAregistrarthatan

officialcopyoftheirCVAtranscriptbesenttotheir

highschool.

AcceptanceintotheCVAPSEOprogramdoes

notguaranteeacceptanceintotheBachelorofFine

ArtsDegreeprogramattheCollegeofVisualArts.

AllstudentsinterestedintheBFAprogrammustgo

throughtheBFAadmissionsprocess.

Supplies

Alltextbooksandequipmentprovidedto

PSEOparticipantsduringthesemester

remainthepropertyofCVA.

TuitionInformation

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2011-2012 TUITION AND FEES

Full-timetuition(12-18creditspersemester)andfees

for2011-2012areasfollows:

Full-timetuition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,310

Studentfee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500

Students who take more than 18 credits per semester

will be charged the full time semester tuition plus an

additional $1,100 per credit over 18 credits.

Part-time(lessthan12creditspersemester)or

areauditing(enrollingwithoutcredit)tuitionfor

2011-2012areasfollows:

Part-timetuition(percredit). . . . . . . . $ 1,215

Non-credit/audittuition(percredit) . . . $ 667

Studentfee(percourse) . . . . . . . . . . $ 50

Additional Fees

ThefollowingfeesmaybeincurredatCVA:

Academictranscriptfee. . . . . . . . . . . $ 4

Graduationfee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50

Latetuitionpaymentfee . . . . . . . . . . $ 100

Lockerrentaldeposit . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10

PhotoIDreplacementfee . . . . . . . . . . $ 5

PH316DigitalPhotographyfee . . . . . . $ 125

FD101b2-DDesign/Digitalfee . . . . . . $ 161

FD112DrawingIfee. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 235

FD1223-DDesignElementsfee. . . . . . $ 105

SUMMER 2012 TUITION AND FEES

Full-timetuitionratesapplytoFoundationstudents

whobeganenrollmentatCVAinSpring2012.These

studentsareeligibleforfinancialaid,includingCVA

grantsandscholarships,asofferedintheSpring–

Summerfinancialaidaward.

Full-timetuition(12-18credits)andfeesforSummer

2012areasfollows:

Full-timetuition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,155

Studentfee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,455

Ingeneral,studentsarenoteligibleforgrant

assistanceiftheyareenrolledpart-timeforthe

summerterm.Part-timestudents,seekingfinancial

assistanceforthesummerterm,shouldcontactthe

FinancialAidOfficepriortothebeginningofthe

term.

Part-timetuition(1.5-10.5credits)andfeesfor

Summer2012areasfollows:

Part-timetuition$2,000perclass($667percredit)

Studentfee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50perclass

TUITION PAYMENT POLICY

Tuitionandfeechargesareduethirtydayspriorto

thebeginningofeachsemester.Totalchargesare

providedonabillingstatementandreflectanticipated

financialaidalreadyapprovedforthestudent.If

changesaremadetothefinancialaid,theamount

duewillbeadjustedatthattimeandarevisedbilling

statementwillbemailedtothestudent.Iftuitionand

feesarenotpaidinfullbytheduedate,alatefeeof

$100willbechargedtothestudent’saccount.

Please remit payment to: TheCollegeofVisualArts,

Attn:BusinessOffice,344SummitAvenue,SaintPaul,

MN55102.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY

Astudentwhocompletelywithdrawsduringthe

fallorspringtermwillbeassessedtuitiononthe

followingschedule:

1stthrough6thdayofclass . . . . . . . . 0%

7ththrough11thdayofclass . . . . . . . 30%

12ththrough16thdayofclass. . . . . . . 45%

17ththrough21stdayofclass . . . . . . . 60%

22ndthrough26thdayofclass . . . . . . 75%

27ththrough31stdayofclass. . . . . . . 90%

After31stdayofclass . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%

Return of Federal Funds Policy

Afederalfinancialaidrecipientwhowithdraws

fromthecollegebeforecompleting60%ofaterm

willberequiredtoreturnaportionofthefederal

financialaidreceivedforthatterm.Theamountowed

iscalculatedthroughaformulacalledtheFederal

ReturnofTitleIVFundsRefundCalculation.The

typesofassistanceincludedunderthispolicy

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are the Federal Pell Grant, Federal SEOG, Federal

Direct Student Loans, and the Federal Direct PLUS

Loan.

A student considering withdrawal is

encouraged to visit the Financial Aid Office for

information about the financial consequences

of withdrawing from the college.

Should a student elect to completely withdraw

from CVA and the refund calculation determines that

funds are owed to the college, he or she must pay the

amount due within 10 business days after the date of

withdrawal. Any account balance not satisfied within

this time will be turned over to CVA’s collection

agency for immediate payment.

Withdrawal Date

A withdrawal date must be determined for the

purpose of returning Title IV funds, state funds, and

calculating institutional charges. The withdrawal

date is determined at the time a student completes an

official CVA withdrawal form or otherwise notifies

the college in writing of the intent to withdraw.

Should a student fail to notify the college of the

withdrawal, the withdrawal date is considered to

be the last date of participation in an academically

related activity. If this date cannot be determined, the

withdrawal date shall be considered the midpoint of

the term.

Financial Aid Information

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CVA believes that every accepted student should have the opportunity to

enroll at the college, regardless of financial need. Through a program of

scholarships, grants, loans, work-study, and the Tuition Management Systems

Monthly Payment Plan, CVA provides a comprehensive approach to assist

students in any financial situation. The Financial Aid Office works to develop a

financial aid package that best meets each student’s specific financial needs.

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HOW FINANCIAL AID

IS DETERMINED

AstudentmustcompletetheFreeApplicationfor

FederalStudentAid(FAFSA).AftertheFAFSAhas

beensubmitted,aStudentAidReport(SAR)willbe

senttothestudentandtoCVA.TheFinancialAid

Officeusesthisinformationtodetermineastudent’s

financialaidaward.

TheFinancialAidOfficecalculatesfinancial

needbytakingthetotalcostofattendanceminus

theexpectedfamilycontribution(EFC).TheEFC,

reportedontheSAR,isusedasanindextodetermine

eligibilityforgrants,loans,andwork-studyprograms.

TheFinancialAidOfficeusesastheEFC,grade

level,andcourseloadtodeterminesourcesofaid

availabletoeachstudent.TheFinancialAidOffice

willmailthecompletedfinancialaidawardtothe

student’spermanentaddress.

ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE

Thefollowingarethedirectandestimated

indirectcostsforfull-timestudentsin

the2011-2012academicyear:

Direct Costs

Full-timetuitionperyear. . . . . . . . . . $ 24,310

Studentfee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500

Estimated indirect expenses

*Books/supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,595

*Roomandboard. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,750

*Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,461

*Miscellaneous/personal . . . . . . . $ 2,997

Total Cost of Attendance . . . . . . . . $ 38,613

Directcosts—tuitionandfees—arebilledbyCVA.

Estimatedcostsidentifiedbyanasterisk(*)arenot

chargedbythecollege,andmayvaryforeachstudent

dependinguponlivingarrangementsandindividual

circumstances.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for financial aid through CVA,

a student must:

a.BeenrolledinaCVAdegreeprogram

b.CompletetheFreeApplicationforFederal

StudentAid(FAFSA)

c.BeaU.S.citizenorpermanentresident

d.BeregisteredwithSelectiveService(ifyouare

amale)

e.Notbeindefaultonanyeducationalloanor

owearefundonanyfederalorstategrant

f.Maintainsatisfactoryacademicprogress

towardsadegree

Sometypesoffinancialaidmayrequirefull-time

enrollment.Financialaidisproratedforpart-time

studentsaccordingtotheircourseload.Financialaid

forstudentsseekingaseconddegreeislimitedtothe

CVAGrantandstudentloans.

Astudentmustreapplyannuallyforalltypesof

financialaid.EachJanuary,newfinancialaidforms

andapplicationsaredistributedforthenextfallterm.

Returningstudentswhowishtoapplyforaidshould

completetheirfinancialaidapplicationbyApril15for

priorityconsideration.

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AVAILABLE FINANCIAL

AID PROGRAMS

Need-Based Gift Aid

Federal Pell Grant:Thefederalgovernment

awardsPellGrantstostudentswhoareU.S.

citizensorpermanentresidentsenrolledina

degree-grantingprogramandwhodemonstrate

exceptionalfinancialneed.Full-timeenrollment

forthisgrantis12creditspersemester.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG):FSEOGisa

federallysponsoredprogramadministeredbythe

college.StudentsmustbeeligibleforaPellGrantin

ordertoqualify.Awardsarebasedonfinancialneed,

availabilityoffunds,andtheamountofaidreceived

fromothersources.

Minnesota State Grant:Thisgrantisavailable

toMinnesotaresidentsonly(theprogramdetermines

residency).Stategrantguidelinesdeterminethe

amountoftheawardbasedonneedandcreditload.

FulltimeenrollmentfortheMinnesotaStateGrantis

15creditspersemester.

CVA Grant:CVAawardstuitiongrantsinvarying

amountstoenrolledstudents,basedondemonstrated

financialneed.A2.0cumulativegradepointaverage

isrequiredforretainingtheCVAGrant.CVAGrant

recipientsmustsubmittheFAFSAandcompletethe

CVAFinancialAidApplicationnolaterthanApril15

eachyearinordertorenewthegrant.

Scholarship Programs

AtCVA,westrivetorecognizebothacademicand

artisticmeritofourstudents.Inordertodoso,a

varietyofscholarshipprogramsareawardedto

incomingstudents.

CVA Academic Scholarship: $2,000

TheCVAAcademicScholarshiprecognizesstudents

whohaveachievedacademicallyinhighschool

orcollege.This$2,000scholarshipisawardedat

thetimeofadmissiontoCVAstudentswhohavea

cumulativeGPAof3.0orhigher.

AcademicScholarshiprecipientscancompetefor

additionalscholarshipbysubmittingascholarship

applicationandportfoliopriortoMarch1.

Scholarshipapplicationswillbejudgedbyajuryof

CVAfacultymembers.Scholarshipapplicantsmaybe

eligibleforthefollowingawards:

CVA Faculty Scholarship: $1,000

CVA Presidential Scholarship: $3,500

CVA Trustee’s Scholarship: $6,500

Allscholarshipsarerenewableforuptofouryearsto

studentswhomaintainacumulativeGPAatCVAof

3.0orhigherandareenrolledfulltime.NewStudent

Scholarshipsdonotapplytosomestudyabroad

opportunities.PleaseseetheFinancialAidOfficefor

moreinformation.

Excellence in Scholarship Exhibition

Enrolledstudentswhoparticipateintheannual

ExcellenceinScholarshipExhibitionareeligiblefor

theExcellenceinScholarshipAward.Allawardsare

madeforthefollowingacademicyear.Atthetimeof

application,qualifiedstudentsmustbeenrolledfull

timeandhaveacumulativeGPAof3.5orabove.In

ordertoreceivetheaward,studentsmustmaintain

fulltimestatusanda3.5GPAthroughouttheaward

year.

InadditiontotheExcellenceinScholarship

awards,specialnamedscholarshipsareawarded

torecognizeoutstandingachievementinaparticular

discipline.Afacultycommitteeselectsrecipients

whoareannouncedinMarchattheannualCVA

ScholarshipAwardCeremony.

Self-Help Aid

College Work-Study:Federal,state,and

collegefundsprovidepart-time,onandoffcampus

employmentopportunitiesforstudents.Award

amountsarebaseduponavailabilityoffunds.

Federalandstateprogramsrequirethatastudent

demonstratefinancialneed.

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Federal Direct Student Loan: Provideslong-

term,lowinterestloansthroughtheU.S.Department

ofEducation.Repaymentofthisloanbeginssixmonths

aftergraduationorifenrollmentstatusfallsbelowhalf

time.InterestdoesnotaccrueonaSubsidizedDirect

StudentLoanwhilethestudentisenrolledatleasthalf

time.InterestaccruesonUnsubsidizedDirectStudent

Loanswhilethestudentisstillinschool.However,the

studenthastheoptionofmakinginterestpayments

whileinschool.Ifnopaymentsaremade,accrued

interestwillbecapitalized.

Federal Direct PLUS Loan:Parentsof

dependentstudentswhoneedadditionalfundsto

meeteducationexpensesmaybeeligibletoborrowup

tothetotalcostofeducation(directcosts+estimated

indirectcosts)throughthisprogram.Theinterest

rateforthisloanisfixedat7.9%.Repaymenttypically

begins60daysafterthefinalloandisbursement

foreachyearandlasts120months.ThePLUS

loanisobtainedthroughtheschoolfromtheU.S.

DepartmentofEducation.

Alternative Loan Programs:Avarietyof

lendersprovidestudentloansforuptothecostof

attendance.Interestratesandtermsvarybylender.

CVA’sFinancialAidOfficeencouragesstudentsto

researchthebestloanterms,andshouldvisitthe

FinancialAidOfficetofinalizetheloan.

Formoreinformationabouteducationalloansor

work-study,orforanapplication,pleasecontactthe

FinancialAidOffice.

HOW TO APPLY FOR

FINANCIAL AID

Step 1:CompletetheCVAApplicationforFinancial

Aid,availableintheFinancialAidOfficeoronthe

FinancialAidwebsitewww.cva.edu/financial_aid/

forms_and_resources/.

Step 2:CompletetheFreeApplicationforFederal

StudentAid(FAFSA)onlineatwww.fafsa.gov.

CVA’sschoolcodeis007462.Ifyoudonotwantto

submityourFAFSAonline,youmayrequestaFAFSA

bookletfromtheFinancialAidOfficeandsubmityour

completedformtotheFinancialAidOffice

forprocessing.

IfyoualreadycompletedtheFAFSAanddid

notincludeCVAasoneofyourcollegechoices,call

800.433.3243orgoonlinetowww.fafsa.govto

requestacopyofyourSARsenttotheCVAFinancial

AidOffice.

YourFAFSAmaybeselectedforaprocesscalled

verification.Oneoutofeverythreeapplicants

isselectedforthisprocess.Ifyourapplicationis

selected,theCVAFinancialAidOfficewillcontactyou

requestingvariousdocuments.Pleasenotethatyour

financialaidfilewillbeplacedin“holdstatus”until

alltherequiredinformationisreceivedbythe

FinancialAidOffice.

NOTE:Itisrecommendedthatyousubmitthe

FAFSAafteryouandyourparents,ifapplicable,have

completedcurrentfederalincometaxforms(1040).If

thetaxformsarenotcomplete,youmayestimatethe

financialportionoftheapplication.

PleasecontacttheCVAFinancialAidOffice

shouldyouhaveanyquestions.Youareinvitedto

arrangeanappointmentforareviewofyouraid

application.Duringthereviewyouwillbegivenan

estimateofyourcostsandfinancialaideligibility.

Step 3:ToapplyfortheFederalDirectStudent

Loan,youmustcompletestudentloanentrance

counselingandcompletetheFederalDirect

MasterPromissoryNote(MPN)onlineat

www.studentloans.gov.

Ifyouareunabletocompletetheprocess

online,pleasecontacttheFinancialAidOffice.

FINANCIAL AID SATISFACTORY

ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY

Satisfactoryacademicprogressisdefinedas

progressinginapositivemannertowardsfulfilling

therequirementsofadegreeprogram.Thereare

twocomponentstomeasureacademicprogress.

Thefirstisaqualitativemeasurebyuseofthe

cumulativegradepointaverage(GPA);thesecond

isthequantitativemeasurementthatisdetermined

bythenumberofcreditssuccessfullycompleted.

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Qualitative Requirements (GPA)

Astudentisrequiredtomaintainaminimum

cumulativeGPAof2.0forcoursestakenat

theCollegeofVisualArts.LettergradesofA

throughFareincludedinthecumulativeGPA.

GradesofI(Incomplete),S(Passing),U(Not

passing),Au(Audit),andW(Withdrawal)do

notcarryanumericalvalueanddonotaffectthe

GPA.Ifacourseisrepeated,thesecondgrade

isusedincalculatingthecumulativeGPA.

Determinationastowhetherastudentmeetsthe

qualitativerequirementswillfirstbemadeattheend

ofspringsemesterinthestudent’ssecondacademic

yearandwillbeassessedattheendofeachacademic

yearthereafter.

Quantitative Requirements (Course Completion Rate)

Astudentisexpectedtoearnhisorherdegree

within150percentoftheestimatedlengthofthe

program(maximumsixyears).Inordertomeetthis

requirement,astudentmustsuccessfullycompleteat

least67percentofattemptedcreditseachterm.This

willbecalculatedbydividingthecumulativecredits

earnedbythecumulativecreditsattempted.Accepted

transfercreditsareincludedinthecalculationofa

student’scoursecompletionrate.

Determinationastowhetherornotastudent

meetsthequantitativerequirementswillbemadeat

theendofthespringsemesterinthestudent’sfirst

academicyearandwillbeassessedattheendofeach

academicyearthereafter.

Full-timeenrollmentforfinancialaidpurposes

is12ormorecreditsperterm.Pleasenotethat

15creditspersemesterisconsideredfulltime

enrollmentfortheMinnesotaStateGrantProgram.

Academic Progress Review

Satisfactoryacademicprogressisevaluatedattheend

ofeachacademicyear,afterspringsemestergrades

havebeenposted.Astudentwhofailstomeetthe

progressstandardwillbenotifiedinwritingnolater

than4weeksaftertheprogressreview.

Indeterminingsatisfactoryprogress,the

FinancialAidOfficedefinescompletedcredithours

andcumulativeGPAinthesamemannerasthe

Registrar’sOffice.Studentsshouldrefertothe

Registrar’ssectionofthecatalogforclarificationon

theseitems.

Financial Aid Suspension

Astudentwhodoesnotachievethenecessary

requirementsforsatisfactoryacademicprogress

isplacedonfinancialaidsuspensionandwilllose

eligibilityforfinancialaid.Astudentmayregain

eligibilityforassistanceafterdemonstratingthe

abilitytomaintainthestandardsofthispolicy.A

studentwhoexceedsthemaximumpublishedlength

oftheprogram(sixyears)isplacedonfinancialaid

suspension.

Financial Aid Appeal Process

Astudentwhofailstomaintainsatisfactory

academicprogressandissuspendedfromfinancial

aidmayappealbaseduponunusualorextenuating

circumstancesbeyondthestudent’scontrol.A

studentmustsubmitawrittenappealandsupporting

documentationtotheDirectorofFinancialAidwithin

30daysofnotificationoffinancialaidsuspension.The

FinancialAidCommitteewillreviewallfinancialaid

appealrequestsandwillprovideawrittendecision

tothestudentwithin10businessdaysafterreceipt

oftherequest.Thestudentmayfileawrittenappeal

ofthedecisionoftheFinancialAidCommitteewith

thevicepresidentoftheCollegeofVisualArts.This

appealmustbesubmittedtothevicepresidentwithin

10businessdaysafterthedecisionoftheFinancial

AidCommittee.Thevicepresidentwillprovidea

writtendecisiontothestudentwithin10business

daysafterreceiptoftheappeal.Alldecisionsmadeat

thisstageoftheappealprocessarefinal.

FREQUENTLY ASKED

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. How do I apply for financial aid?

CompletetheFreeApplicationforStudent

FinancialAid(FAFSA)andtheCVAFinancialAid

Application.Bothapplicationsareavailableinthe

CVAFinancialAidOfficeorattheCVAFinancial

Aidwebsite.Youmustreapplynolaterthan

April15eachyearinordertocontinuereceiving

financialaid.

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2. Am I required to report my parents’

information on the FAFSA?

Youarerequiredtoreportparentinformation

unlessyoumeetoneofthefollowingcriteria:

a.Youare24yearsofagebyDecember31ofthe

yearyouareapplyingforaid.

b.Youhaveatleastonebachelor’sdegreeandare

workingonamaster’sordoctorateprogram.

c.Youaremarried.

d.Youhavechildrenorotherdependentswho

receivemorethanhalfoftheirsupportfrom

you.

e.Bothparentsaredeceased,oruntiltheageof

18youwereaward/dependentofthecourt.

f.YouareaveteranoftheU.S.ArmedForces.

g.Youare/wereanemancipatedminor.

h.Youhavebeendeterminedtobean

unaccompaniedyouthwhoishomelessorat

riskofbeinghomeless.

Ifyouareunsureofyourstatusorhave

extenuatingcircumstances,pleasecontactthe

FinancialAidOffice.

3. What if my financial situation has changed

and will affect my ability to pay for college?

Ifyourincomehasdecreasedbyasignificant

amountfromthepreviousyearorifyouhave

unexpectedcircumstances,youmaycompletean

appealformwhichisavailableontheFinancial

AidandResourcespageoftheCVAwebsite.

4. What types of financial aid are available

at CVA?

CVAoffersfederal,state,andinstitutional

assistanceintheformofgrants,scholarships,

work-study,studentloans,andaloanforparents

tothosewhoqualify.StudentsatCVAusually

receiveacombinationofaiddependingupon

financialneed.

5. What does the EFC mean?

TheExpectedFamilyContribution(EFC)isthe

resultofafederalcalculationthattakesinto

accountmanyfactors,suchashouseholdincome,

assets,numberinhousehold,andthenumberin

college.Theresultofthiscalculation,theEFC,

isanindexnumberusedtodeterminefinancial

needandeligibilityformostsourcesoffinancial

aid.YourEFCisreportedonyourStudentAid

Report(SAR).

6. How is financial need determined?

FinancialneedisdeterminedbyyourFAFSA,

andyourcalculatedEFC.Needisdeterminedby

takingthecostofattendance(tuition,fees,books,

supplies,living/personalexpenses)minusyour

EFC.Oncethefinancialneedisdetermined,the

FinancialAidOfficedetermineswhattypesand

theamountofaidtooffer.

7. How will I be notified of my financial

aid award?

Aneligibilitynoticewillbemailedtoyour

permanentaddressdetailingthetypeand

amountofassistanceyouareeligibletoreceive.

Whenyoureceiveyourawardletter,you

willhavetheoptiontorefuseand/oraskfor

adjustmentstoalloraportionofyouraidaward.

Estimatedbillinginformationisalsoenclosed

withtheinitialnoticeofaid.Awardsaretypically

mailedwithintwoweeksofFAFSAfiling,

beginningMarch1.

8. How will I receive my financial aid?

Financialaidisdisbursedtoyourstudentaccount

onasemesterbasis.Ifacreditbalanceresults

fromtheapplicationofallofyourfinancialaid

received,theBusinessOfficewillgeneratea

refundcheckafterthesix-daydrop/addperiod.

Student Life

Student Life ¬ 25

OFFICE FOR STUDENT LIFE

Thedirectorforstudentlifeisavailabletosupport

overallstudentwellnessandtoadvisestudentson

non-academicstudent-centeredissuesatthecollege.

Thedirectorprovidessupportandreferralservices,is

aconfidentialresourceforstudents,andisavailable

forarangeofservicesincludingconflictmediation

andassistingstudentsinadjustingtocollegelife.

ThedirectorforstudentlifeisalsoCVA’sadvisor

tointernationalandexchangestudents,oversees

disabilityservices,StudentCouncil,campusactivities,

counselingandreferralservices,thePeerMentoring

program,andmanagesthestudentloungeinthe

BlairArcade.TheOfficeforStudentLifeisopen

throughouttheyear.Itisbestforastudenttomakean

appointmentwiththedirector,butwalk-invisitsare

welcomeonafirst-come,firstservedbasis.

PEER MENTORING PROGRAM

Peermentorsarecollegework-studystudents,trained

tohelpconnectnewlyenrolledstudentstothe

academicandsocialterrainofCVA,theartanddesign

community,andtheTwinCitiesarea.Peermentors

areresponsibleforsponsoringsocialactivitiesforthe

Foundationcohortaswellasformeetingindividually

witheverynewstudentonaregularbasisduring

theirfirstyearatthecollege.Threepeermentorsare

assignedtoeachFoundationsection.

STUDENT COUNCIL

TheStudentCouncilatCVAsupportsthemission

oftheOfficeforStudentLifebysponsoringand

coordinatingevents,programs,andopenforum

discussionsforenrolledstudents.TheStudent

Councilcreatesleadershipopportunitiesandprovides

avenueforstudentstoexpresstheirinterestsand

concerns.Electionsareheldforrepresentativesfrom

eachacademicmajorprogram.EachFoundation

sectionalsoelectsrepresentativestothecouncil.The

presidentandvicepresidentareselectedthrough

school-wideelection.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

CVAencouragesstudentstobecomeinvolvedwith

programsandeventssponsoredbythecollegeand

otherorganizations.EventsplannedbytheOffice

forStudentLifeandtheStudentCouncilprovide

opportunitiesforgettingtoknowotherstudentsina

varietyofsocial,cultural,andeducationalsettings.

Involvementwithstudentgroups,suchasthe

MinnesotachapteroftheAIGA,allowsCVAstudents

tonetworkwithsomeoftheleadingmindsinthe

graphicartscommunity.

STUDENT LIFE

SPONSORED EVENTS

TheOfficeforStudentLifeworkswiththeStudent

Counciltosponsorsocialandculturalevents

throughouttheschoolyear.Annualtripsincludevisits

toappleorchardsandcornmazesinthefallandsnow

tubingandsleddinginthewinter.Weeklybowling

events,themedballs,andstudentmixerstakeplace

throughouttheyear.TriathlonClub,IllustrationClub,

andBowlingClubmeetregularly.Studentsinterested

increatingaclubororganizationareencouraged(and

required)tomeetwiththedirectorforstudentlife.

SUPPORT SERVICES

Counseling and Referral Services

Inanefforttobettermeeteverystudent’spersonal

needs,CVAhasaspecialreferralarrangementwith

alicensedpsychologist,Dr.GregStern.Dr.Stern’s

officeisconvenientlylocatedat366SelbyAvenue,

neartheCVAcampus.Whetherastudentneeds

asingleappointment,justsomeonetotalkto,or

long-termtherapy,Dr.Sterncanofferassistance.

Insuranceisaccepted.Dr.Stern’stelephonenumberis

651.208.9611.

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Disability Services

Earlyself-disclosureoflearning,psychological,

orphysicaldisabilityisanintegralcomponent

forsuccessatcollege.CVAprovidesasupportive

environmentforstudentswithdisabilities.The

directorforstudentlifecoordinatesrequestsfrom

students.Astudentrequestingservicesshould

scheduleanappointmentwiththedirectorfor

studentlifeassoonaspossiblesothatappropriate

accommodationscanbedetermined.Studentsare

requiredtosubmitaRequestforAccommodations

forStudentswithDisabilitiesform,availablein

theOfficeforStudentLife,andattachappropriate

documentationfromaphysicianorotherprofessional.

Failuretoproviderequireddocumentationmayresult

indelayedordeniedservices.Theinformationwill

thenbeevaluatedandappropriateaccommodations

willbedetermined.Thisinformationmayalsobe

usedtodetermineifastudentmightneedadditional

assistanceinotherareassuchasplacementexams

andcourseregistration.Allinformationand

documentationrelatingtodisabilitiesisconfidential

andisnotreleasedwithoutthestudent’swritten

consent.Submissionoftheappropriateformand

documentationdoesnotguaranteeaccommodation,

exceptasrequiredbylaw.

Housing

CVAmakeseveryefforttoconnectstudentswitharea

apartmentowners,managers,andlocalresidents

willingtorent.Manystudentscurrentlyresidein

apartmentbuildingsincloseproximitytothecollege

facilities.TheOfficeforStudentLifewillprovide

currenthousinginformationuponrequest.Housing

informationcanalsobefoundintheStudentLife

sectionoftheCVAwebsite.

Lockers

LockersareavailableintheGrottoStudiosonafirst-

come,first-servedbasis.Studentsareresponsiblefor

thecareandappearanceoftheirassignedlockers.

Lockersmustbeemptiedofallitemsattheendof

theacademicyearoratthetimeofwithdrawalfrom

thecollege.CVAdoesnotacceptresponsibilityfor

lostorstolenpropertyorpropertyleftinlockers.A

$10depositisrequiredtoobtainalockerandwillbe

refundeduponthereturnofthelockattheendof

thesemesteroracademicyear.Forinformationon

obtainingalocker,contacttheRegistrar’sOffice.

Key Fob

Akeylessentrysystemfobisrequiredforaccessto

thebuildingsatCVA.Akeyfobwillbeissuedtoall

newstudentsatValidation.Thereisa$25.00charge

forreplacingalostkeyfob.Thekeyfobremainsthe

propertyofCVAandmustbereturnedwhenthe

studentgraduatesorwithdrawsfromthecollege.

Email

Thecollegeassignseachstudentanemailaddress

withthe@student.cva.edudomain.Studentsare

requiredtousethisaddresswhencommunicating

withCVAfacultyandstaff.Newstudentswillreceive

theiremailaddressandpasswordduringsummer

registration.Returningstudentswillretaintheir

addressfromyeartoyear.Astudentcancontacthis

orheradvisorwithquestionsabouttheemailservice.

Forinformationregardinghowtousestudentemail,

pleasecontactCVA’sdigitaltutor.

Mailboxes

Studentmailboxesarelocatedonthefirstfloorofthe

SummitBuilding.Atthebeginningofeachacademic

year,studentsareassignedanewmailbox.Students

areresponsibleforcheckingtheirmailboxesona

regularbasisfortelephonemessages,notesfrom

facultyorstaff,andregistrationinformation.Items

placedinmailboxesareconsideredconfidential.

Thecollegeisnotresponsibleforstudentsnot

receivingmessages,notes,memos,etc.Anyquestions

concerningstudentmailboxescanbedirectedtothe

Registrar’sOffice.

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ALUMNI BENEFITS

AlumnifromtheCollegeofVisualArtsareavalued

andrecognizedpartofthecollege’scommunity.

CVAisproudofalumniachievementsintheworld

ofartanddesignandseekstobeanassetforalumni

success.CVAwelcomesalumniinterest,support,and

assistance.

Alumnimaybenefitfromtheeducationaland

professionalenvironmentatthecollege.These

benefitsinclude:

Benefits:

1. Auditing a Class:Alumniareallowedtoaudit

classesonapass/failbasis.Tuitioniswaivedfor

thefirstauditedclass.Alumniwillbeexpected

topayanycoursefeethatmayapply.Enrollment

dependsuponspaceavailabilityandsatisfaction

ofallfinancialobligationstoCVA.Toregister

foraclass,alumnishouldcontacttheRegistrar’s

Office.

2. Library Privileges:Alumnimayusethelibrary.

Theymaycheckoutitemsincludingbooks,slides,

videos,andmagazinesandhaveaccesstovarious

onlinedatabases.Libraryaccess,however,does

notincludeinterlibraryloanrequests.Formore

informationcontactthelibrarydirector.

3. Computer Lab Access:Alumnimayusethe

collegecomputerlabsduringregularbuilding

hours.Priorityisfirstgiventoscheduledclasses

andcurrentlyenrolledstudents.

4. Photography Facilities Access:Darkroomaccess

isaprivilegemeanttohelpalumniprogresswith

theirpersonalartwork,developaportfolio,or

buildabodyofwork.Accessisgrantedduring

regularbuildinghours.Feeswillbedetermined

bythephototechnician,dependingonthe

amountofusebythealumnus.Eligibilityfor

certainareasandequipmentisbasedupon

previousCVAcourseexperience.Accessincludes

thedarkroom,copycameraroom,mounting

room,andphotostudio.Alumniarerequiredto

followproceduresasoutlinedindarkroompolicy.

5. Printmaking Shop Access: Theprintshop

welcomesalumnitomakeprintsanduse

processeslearnedinpreviousCVAcourses.

Thereisapersemesterfee,determinedby

theprintmakingcoordinatorfortheuseofthe

printmakingfacilities.Accessisgrantedduring

regularbuildinghours.Theequipmentthatis

availablewillvaryfromsemestertosemester.

Accesstotheprintmakingshopisaprivilege

meanttohelpalumniprogresswiththeir

personalartwork,developaportfolio,orbuilda

bodyofwork.Useofthefacilitiesforextensiveor

commercialproductionisnotpermitted,dueto

limitedworkandstoragespaceandconsumable

supplies.Alumniarerequiredtogetapproval

fromtheprintmakingcoordinatorandtofollow

theusualshoppracticesandalloftheshop

protocolsforsafety.

In order to initiate and maintain these benefits

alumni should:

1. UpdatetheAlumniOffice(alumni@cva.edu)

withcurrentaddress,telephonenumber,

andemailaddress.Alumnimayalsoinclude

theURLfortheirpersonalhomepageor

theirplaceofemployment.Alinktothis

websitewillbeaddedtotheCVAAlumni

websitepage.Sharinginformationsuchas

newjobs,galleryshows,andotherpersonal

accomplishmentsisalsowelcomed!

2. IfalumniwishtouseCVAfacilities,they

shouldvisittheRegistrar’sOfficeduring

regularofficehourstoupdatetheirCVAID.

Alumniwillalsoneedtopayarefundable

depositof$25toreceiveakeylessentry

systemfob.ACVAIDandthekeyfobwillbe

requiredforaccesstothelibraryandlabs.

Academic Information

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BFA DEGREES, PROGRAMS, AND

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

TheCollegeofVisualArtsofferstheBachelor

ofFineArtsdegreeinfinearts,graphicdesign,

illustration,interdisciplinaryartanddesignstudies,

andphotography.Fineartsconcentrationsinclude

drawing,painting,printmakingandsculpture.

Interdisciplinaryartanddesignstudiesoffersa

concentrationinfashion.

Allstudentsparticipateinaclearlysequenced

firstyearFoundationProgramdesignedto

groundthemintheskills,vocabulary,concepts,

andmethodsthatwillbeessentialtoallfuture

work.Throughouttheprogram,studioand

liberalartscoursecontentareclearlycorrelated

toreinforcelearningacrossthecurriculum.

Inthesophomoreyear,studentsbegintofocus

ontheirmajorfields.Eachprogramoffersacarefully

designedsequenceofcoursestobuildtheknowledge

andskillsrequiredforincreasinglycomplexand

sophisticatedstudywithintheirprogram.

Juniorandsenioryearworkfocusesindepthon

workinthemajorfieldsandcontinuestheparallel

developmentinthedisciplinesandprofessional

development.Junioryearinternshipsofferanother

opportunityforexposuretoprofessionalpractice.As

thestudentnearsgraduation,theCVAcurriculum

providesastrongsupportforthetransitionfrom

collegeoutintotheworldofprofessionalpractice

withprofessionalskillstraining.Thesenioryear

culminateswithpresentationofaseniorthesisand

othercapstonework.

Integrationofliberalartscourseworkinall

oftheartanddesignmajorsisadistinguishing

featureoftheCollegeofVisualArts.CVAoffersa

robustselectionofliberalartscoursestoroundthe

student’slearningexperience.Extensivestudyinart

historyhelpsthestudentsunderstandthecontext

oftheirownworkinthelargerworldofartand

design.CVAmathandsciencecoursesincorporate

teachingmethodsthatcombinerigorouscoverage

oftraditionalcoursecontentwithactivelearning

throughthearts.Skillsinoralpresentationandin

criticalreading,thinking,andwritingareintegrated

acrossthecurriculum.

TheCVAcurriculumdiffersfromthatofmany

artanddesigncollegesbecauseitintegrateslearning

inallthedisciplinesinvolvedinartanddesignas

wellaspreparationforprofessionalpractice.At

CVA,studentsbecomesuccessfulstudents,andare

preparedtobecomeaccomplishedprofessionalartists

anddesigners.

First Year: Building a Foundation

Throughacarefullysequencedcurriculuminstudio

arts,liberalarts,andorientationtoartanddesign,

CVA’suniquefirstyearprogramlaysthefoundation

foranintegratedfour-yearexperience,which

culminatesintheseniorcapstoneproject.Studio

andliberalartscoursecontentisstronglycorrelated,

reinforcinglearningacrossthecurriculum.During

thefirstyear,studentsbecomeproficientinthevisual

vocabulary,technicalskills,andproblemsolving

strategiesnecessaryforsuccess.

CVA’sFoundationProgramalsoprovidesfirst

yearstudentswithinformationandexperience

necessarytomakeaninformedchoiceofmajorat

theendofthefirstyear.Sitevisitstoprofessional

artanddesignstudios,museumslikethe

WalkerArtCenter,andinteractionwithguest

artistsanddesignersofferabehind-the-scenes

lookintotherolesofartistsanddesigners.

TheAcademicAdvisingandPeerMentorship

programsarekeycontributorstofirstyearstudents

successatCVA.Eachstudentisassignedafull-time

facultyadvisorandapeermentor.Studentsmeet

regularlywiththeadvisorandthepeermentor

throughouttheacademicyear.Advisorstrackand

supportstudentacademicprogress,andguide

studentsintheirchoiceofamajor.Thepeermentors

helpstudentstobecomeapartoftheCVAcommunity

andgetinvolvedinCVAactivitiesandprograms.

AftercompletingtheFoundationProgram,

studentsarefullypreparedtomoveintotheirchosen

majorprogram,throughwhichtheywillsatisfythe

requirementsforaBachelorofFineArtsdegree.

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Foundation Program Course Requirements

OrientationtoArtandDesign

DrawingI

2-DDesign/Digital

3-DDesignElements

PrehistoricthroughGothicArtHistory

CollegeExpositoryWriting

FoundationSeminar:IntroductiontotheMajors

DrawingII

Color/DigitalApplications

3-DDesignPrinciples

RenaissancethroughModernArtHistory

AcademicResearchandWriting

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Students must complete their Foundation courses before

moving onto their major.

Liberal Arts

TheliberalartsarefullyintegratedthroughoutCVA’s

curriculum.Studentstaketwoliberalartscourses

eachsemester,whichhelptoconveyknowledge

andcriticalreasoningskillsessentialtoartistsand

designers.Theliberalartsprogramistailoredtobeof

particularvaluetostudentsofartanddesign,without

sacrificingtherigorandbreadthofageneralliberal

artseducation.Liberalartscoursesareofferedinart

history,humanities,socialsciences,naturalsciences,

andmathematics.Thestudyofarthistoryhelps

studentsunderstandthecontextoftheirownworkin

thelargerworldofartanddesign.

ExperientiallearningisemphasizedatCVA.

Theliberalartscurriculumfeaturesinnovative

approachestoteaching,includingabotanycourse

thatincorporatesbotanicalillustrationandamath

coursethatfocusesongeometryasappliedin

drawing.Throughwritingacrossthecurriculum,

studentsdevelopskillsinwrittenandoral

communicationinliberalartsandinstudioclasses.

Studentsalsoacquireresearchskillsthatprepare

themforprofessionalworkandlifelonglearning.The

knowledgeandskillsthatstudentsgainintheliberal

artsplayanimportantroleincultivatingaworldview

thatrecognizesthevalueofartanddesignin

promotingprideinplaceandresponsiblecitizenship.

Fine Arts Major

Materialsandmethodsareexploredasrelationships

betweenformandcontentaredeveloped.Advanced

studentsarechallengedtocreatebodiesofworkfor

exhibitioninthecommunityandwilllearnabout

thebroadrangeofprofessionalopportunitiesto

pursue.Theseincludemaintainingastudiopractice,

preparingtoexhibitandsellwork,creatingpublic

murals,workingoncommissions,illustrating,

teaching,andapplyingtograduateschool.

Afterdevelopingthebuildingblocksofvisual

language,technicalskills,andproblemsolving

strategiesduringtheFoundationyear,fineartsmajors

canchoosetoenterdrawing,painting,printmaking,

orsculptureasaprimaryconcentration.Eachstudent

followsasimilarpath,takingintroductorylevel

coursesindrawing,painting,printmaking,and

sculptureduringthesophomoreyear.Inthethird

semester,studentsbeginadvancedcoursesinthe

chosenconcentration.Eachareaofconcentration

featuresabroadrangeofoptions,allowingstudents

tosharpentheirfocusandshapetheirpersonalvision.

Throughthecombinationofintensestudioexperience

andarigorousstudyofliberalarts,eacharea

emphasizesconceptualdevelopment,criticalthinking,

andthedevelopmentofacohesivebodyofwork.

Topreparefineartsmajorsasprofessionalartists,

coursesatCVAteachstudentstodocument,display,

andmarkettheirwork.FineArtsstudentswork

closelywithfacultymentorswhoareestablished

artists.Studentslearnhowtoidentifyandreachtheir

audienceandtocontributetheiruniqueproblem

solvingskillstosocietyatlarge.Studentsready

themselvesforcareersasprofessionalartistsby

developingstrongspeakingandwritingabilities.

FineArtsmajorsparticipateinthesenior

capstonecourses.Studiothesisisayear-long

experienceprovidingstudentswiththetimeand

focustostrengthenconnectionsbetweenformand

conceptastheydevelopasignificantbodyofwork.In

FA497c:ProfessionalPractices,studentsareexposed

toavarietyofcareeroptionsforartistsasthey

preparetoentertheworldasaprofessionalintheir

chosendiscipline.

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Fine Arts: Drawing Concentration

Drawingisconsideredaprimarymeansofexpression

andalsoisaconcentrationwithinthefineartsmajor.

Thebroadarrayofdrawingcoursesofferedinthe

fineartscurriculumreflectsthedynamicplacement

ofdrawingincontemporaryartpractice.Following

beginninglevelcoursesofferedduringtheFoundation

year,intermediatestudentssharpentheirpowersof

perceptionincoursesthatemphasizedrawingfrom

life.Usingtraditionalmediaandtechniques,students

learnhumananatomy,observethelandscape,andmap

thearchitecturalspacesoftheurbanenvironment.In

otherintermediatedrawingcourses,studentsexamine

theconceptualmethodsofnarration,serialization,and

iconography.Inadvancedcourses,studentsexplore

drawingthroughexperimentationanddiscoveryby

usingnon-traditionalmaterialsandmethods,withthe

optionofaninterdisciplinaryapproach.

Drawing Concentration Course Requirements

SophomoreFigureDrawing

IntroductiontoPainting

IntroductiontoSculpturalPractices

ArtSince1945

VisualGeometry

Non-TraditionalDrawing

FigurePainting

IntroductiontoPrintmaking

ContemporaryIssuesinArt

ScienceofArtConservation

Total 30

JuniorContemporaryApproachestoDrawing

TheBook

IntroductiontoPhotography

2StudioElectives

ProfessionalWritingandRhetoric

HumanitiesorSocialScienceElectives

AdvancedWorksonPaper

DigitalPortfolioforFineArts

Internship

LiberalArtsElective

ArtandtheLaw

Total 36

SeniorIntroductiontoFineArtsStudioThesis

PublicArt

StudioElective

3HumanitiesorSocialScienceElectives

StudioThesisforDrawing

ProfessionalPractices

SeminarThesis

Total 30

Fine Arts: Painting Concentration

Throughpainting,studentsbuildavisuallanguage

todescribeideas,honepreferencesandskill,and

masterthepaintingmedium.Thetoolsoftraditional

painting—oftencomplementedbynon-traditional

tools—areexplored,asstudentsinvestigate

paintingstylesfromrepresentationtoabstraction,

andbackagain.Studentsbecomefamiliarwith

theoryandpracticeofpaintingthroughvisitswith

artistsintheirstudios,throughguestartistswho

attendclasses,throughreadingsoncontemporary

issues,andbyworkingwithexperiencedCVA

facultymemberswhoareaccomplished,practicing

artistswithintheirfields.Studentsexplorethe

relationshipbetweenpaintingandothermedia

suchasdrawing,video,andphotography.

Painting Concentration Course Requirements

SophomoreFigureDrawing

IntroductiontoPainting

IntroductiontoSculpturalPractices

ArtSince1945

VisualGeometry

Non-TraditionalDrawing

FigurePainting

IntroductiontoPrintmaking

ContemporaryIssuesinArt

ScienceofArtConservation

Total 30

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JuniorNarrativePainting

TheBook

IntroductiontoPhotography

2StudioElectives

ProfessionalWritingandRhetoric

HumanitiesorSocialScienceElective

PaintingasAbstraction

DigitalPortfolioforFineArts

Internship

LiberalArtsElective

ArtandtheLaw

Total 36

SeniorIntroductiontoFineArtsStudioThesis

PublicArt

StudioElective

3HumanitiesorSocialScienceElectives

StudioThesisforPainting

ProfessionalPractices

SeminarThesis

Total 30

Fine Arts: Printmaking Concentration

PrintmakingatCVAisaconcentrationunderthe

fineartsmajorthatbridgesthefieldsofgraphic

design,illustration,andbookarts,andisclosely

relatedtophotographyandfineartdrawingand

painting.TheCVAprintshopprovidesagenerous

rangeofprintmakingfacilities,allowingstudents

topursuetechniquesinscreen-printing,intaglio,

lithography,relief,andmonotype.CVAstudentsalso

havetheopportunitytotakebookartscoursesin

thespecializedfacilitiesoftheMinnesotaCenterfor

BookArts,locatedinMinneapolis.Theletterpress

studiooffersanimportantlinkbetweentypography

andfineart,andcontinuesstudents’educationinthe

knowledgeoffineartpapers.

Aftersolidgroundinginprintmaking

techniquesfromintroductorycourses,students

explorecontemporarymethodsusingdigitaland

photosensitivematerials.Emphasisisplacedon

developingacohesiveportfolioofworkthatreflects

clearconceptdevelopmentandknowledgeof

producingmultipleprintsaswellasuniquevariations.

Printmaking Concentration Course Requirements

SophomoreFigureDrawing

IntroductiontoPainting

IntroductiontoSculpturalPractices

ArtSince1945

VisualGeometry

Non-TraditionalDrawing

FigurePainting

IntroductiontoPrintmaking

ContemporaryIssuesinArt

ScienceofArtConservation

Total 30

JuniorRelief/MonotypePrintmaking

ContemporaryApproachestoDrawing

IntroductiontoPhotography

2StudioElectives

ProfessionalWritingandRhetoric

HumanitiesorSocialScienceElectives

Intaglio

DigitalPortfolioforFineArts

Internship

LiberalArtsElective

ArtandtheLaw

Total 36

SeniorIntroductiontoFineArtsStudioThesis

Letterpress

StudioElective

3HumanitiesorSocialScienceElectives

StudioThesisforPrintmaking

ProfessionalPractices

SeminarThesis

Total 30

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Fine Arts: Sculpture Concentration

TheCVAstudentwhochoosestheSculpture

concentrationwithintheFineArtsmajordiscovers

thethree-dimensionalworldwithitsform,function,

andaesthetics,andhowsculpturecomestolifeina

myriadofmaterialsandtechniques.Byexperiencing,

exploring,andcreating,thesculpturestudentshapes

hisorherartisticpathandbuildsarangeofskillsthat

arehighlymarketableintoday’sworkplace.

Beginningandintermediatelevelstudentsweld

metal,constructwood,carve,andcreatemoldsfrom

clayandplaster.Advancedsculpturestudentsmay

selectcoursesinpublicartandinstallationart.

Sculpture Concentration Course Requirements

SophomoreFigureDrawing

IntroductiontoPainting

IntroductiontoSculpturalPractices

ArtSince1945

VisualGeometry

Non-TraditionalDrawing

IntroductiontoPrintmaking

AdditiveProcesses:Metal/Wood

ContemporaryIssuesinArt

ScienceofArtConservation

Total 30

JuniorMoldmaking/Casting

3-DAlternativeMethods

IntroductiontoPhotography

2StudioElectives

ProfessionalWritingandRhetoric

HumanitiesorSocialScienceElectives

ExpandedForms:InterdisciplinarySculpture

DigitalPortfolioforFineArts

Internship

LiberalArtsElective

ArtandtheLaw

Total 36

SeniorIntroductiontoFineArtsStudioThesis

PublicArt

StudioElective

HumanitiesorSocialScienceElective

StudioThesisforSculpture

ProfessionalPractices

SeminarThesis

Total 30

Graphic Design Major

GraphicDesignatCVAembracestraditional

andnewmediapractice.Thecurriculumoffers

studentsauniquethree-semesterimmersion

intheartandcraftoftypographyandthree

semestersofappliedgraphicdesignpractice.

Studentsstudynewandemergingdigitalmedia

withastrongfocusoninteractiveusability.

Earlysequentialcoursesarestructuredtostress

advancedcraft,theory,process,andtechnicalskills

toensurerefinedsuccessinastudent’slaterproject

work.Astudiopracticum,internship,andacourse

inprofessionalpracticeaugmentthecurriculum.

Advancedcoursesandthecapstoneexperienceare

customizedtoreflectindividualinterests,among

others,inpackagedesign,publicationdesign,

socialchange,sustainability,civility,advertising,

signageandexhibitiondesign,newmedia,web

andinteractivity,motiongraphics,andcorporate

brandingandidentity.

Graphic Design Major Course Requirements

SophomoreGraphicImagery

IntroductiontoInteractiveMedia

IntroductiontoPrintmaking

ArtSince1945

ScienceElective

IntroductiontoTypography

PrinciplesofUsability

IntroductiontoPhotography

HistoryofGraphicDesign

VisualGeometry

Total 30

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JuniorIntermediateTypography

GraphicDesignPracticum

InterdisciplinaryDigitalApplications

StudioElective

ProfessionalWritingandRhetoric

IntroductiontoMarketing

GraphicDesignSystems

TheBigIdea

Internship

AdvancedInteractiveApplications

HumanitiesElective

Advertising

Total 36

SeniorAdvancedTypography

IntroductiontoGraphicDesignStudioThesis

DigitalImagery

LiberalArtsElective

ArtandtheLaw

StudioThesisforGraphicDesign

ProfessionalPractices

StudioElective

SeminarThesis

HumanitiesElective

Total 30

Illustration Major

CVA’sIllustrationprogramwasinitiatedin2009as

anewly-designed,independentmajorthatplacesan

emphasisonemergingtrendsandtopicswithinthe

illustrationindustry.Illustrationstudentsareprepared

forcareersaspracticingprofessionalillustrators

withathoroughunderstandingofthehistoryand

developmentofillustration.Studentsdevelopaclear

understandingofthebusinessofillustrationand

professionalpracticesforavarietyofillustration

markets,includingeditorial,advertising,children’s

book,bookpublishing,lettering,packaging,products,

andcomics.

SkillsdevelopedinFoundationcourses,suchas

drawingandcomposition,arereinforcedthroughout

thecurriculum.Throughcreativeproblem-solving

exercisesandprocess-intensiveassignments,CVA

illustrationstudentsdiscover,develop,andshape

theirowninventiveapproachtoimagemaking.

Studentsbegintheirillustrationcurriculumwitha

concentrationonconceptingandideationalongwith

researchandobservation.IL211:IllustrationConcepts

introducesstudentstotheillustrationindustry.This

coursealsoreinforcesskillstheyattainedintheir

Foundationcoursesincludingdrawing,composition,

designprinciples,andcoloruse.Thiscourseis

followedbyexercisesandprojectsintheIL212:

IllustrationMethods&Materialsthatcovertheuseof

avarietyofmediaandimage-makingtechniques.

Duringtheirjunioryearoftheillustration

curriculum,studentsacquireanunderstandingofthe

businessofillustration.Topicsincludeusagerights,

fees,licensing,taxes,andnegotiationmethods,

alongwithotherillustrationbusinesspractices.

IL490:IllustrationInternshipallowsstudents

togainfirst-handknowledgeofandexperience

workingwithinaprofessionalsetting.Throughout

theillustrationcurriculum,studentsdevelopskillsin

workingcollaborativelywithclientsandaddressing

professionalpracticesaswellascommunicatingto

andaddressingspecificaudienceexpectations.

InIL450:StudioThesisforIllustration,students

proposeandproduceaself-directedproject

culminatingintheirthesisexhibitandportfolio

reviewwherestudentspresenttheirStudioThesis

workandportfoliotopracticingprofessionalswithin

theirfield.

Uponcompletingtheircoursework,CVA

illustrationstudentsgraduatewithastrongand

focusedportfolio,competitiveskillsdevelopedforthe

illustrationmarket,andafirmunderstandingofthe

businesspracticesneededforprofessional,successful,

andproductiveinteractionswithclients.

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Illustration Major Course Requirements

SophomoreIllustrationConcepts

FigureDrawing

IntroductiontoPainting

ArtSince1945

BotanyThroughArt

DigitalIllustration

FigurePainting

IntroductiontoPrintmaking

HistoryofIllustration

VisualGeometry

Total 30

JuniorHandLettering

IllustrationMethodsandMaterials

AppliedIllustration

IntroductiontoPhotography

ProfessionalWritingandRhetoric

3HumanitiesorSocialScienceElectives

Children’sBookandGraphicNovel

ConceptArtandCharacterDesign

Internship

StudioElective

Total 36

SeniorIntroductiontoIllustrationStudioThesis

DigitalPortfolioforIllustration

2StudioElectives

LiberalArtsElective

ArtandtheLaw

StudioThesisforIllustration

ProfessionalPractices

SeminarThesis

HumanitiesorSocialScienceElective

Total 30

Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies Major

CVA’sInterdisciplinaryArtandDesignStudies

(IADS)majorprogramrecognizesthechanging

forceswithinartanddesign.Today,morecreative

fieldshavebecomeinterdisciplinary.Artistsand

designersareaskedtotakeonnewchallengesinside

andoutsidetheirareaofexpertise.TheIADSmajor

preparesstudentsforthesechallengesthroughits

coreinterdisciplinaryprogramandalsooffersa

concentrationinFashionDesign.TheIADSprogram

iscurrentlydevelopingandexpandingatCVA.While

onlytheFashionDesignconcentrationisofferedatthe

presenttime,thecollegeplanstoaddconcentrations

inbookarts,textiles,andsustainabledesigninthe

future.AswithFashionDesign,thestudentswilltake

thecoreinterdisciplinarycoursesasthebaseoftheir

preparationforworkintheconcentration.

TheIADSmajorgivesstudentstheopportunity

toexploremultipledisciplines,tomastervisual

vocabularyacrossarangeoffields,andtoexpand

skillsbeyondthescopeofasinglediscipline.

WhiletherangeoftheIADSmajorcrossesmany

disciplines,eachstudentchoosesaconcentration

inonefield.Throughthisapproach,studentsgain

abreadthofknowledgeandexperiencegreater

thanwouldbepossiblewithinatraditional

majorprogram,whilealsogoingintosignificant

depthinachosenareaofconcentration.

DeclaringFashionasanInterdisciplinaryArt

andDesignStudiesconcentrationpresentsthe

opportunitytoparticipateinParsonsParisStudy

AbroadProgram.Studentspetitionforentrance

intothejuniorlevelParisprogramduringtheir

sophomoreyear.Studentsreceiveanintroduction

tobasicgarmentconstructionanddevelopan

understandingofprofessionalpatternmaking,

patterncutting,anddraftingskills.Theylearn

aboutthearchitectureofgarmentsandthe

technicalimplicationsofflatconstructionforthe

fit.Marketledresearchwillfamiliarizestudents

withproductandmarketcategories,aswellas

withcurrentissuesininternationalfashion.The

yearabroadpreparesstudentsforaseniorcapstone

experienceatCVAwherecollectioncreation,

developmentandproductionisstudiedalongside

anadvancedcourseinprofessionalpattern

developmentandconstructiontechniques.This

laysthegroundworkforthecreationofasenior

fashionlineandaprofessionalfashionportfolio.

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Fashion Design Concentration Course Requirements

SophomoreFigureDrawing

IntroductiontoSewing

IntroductiontoPhotography

ArtSince1945

FrenchLanguageandCulture

IntroductiontoPrintmaking

TextileandFiberProcesses

ArtinParis

VisualGeometry

ScienceofArtConservation

Total 30

Junior (in Paris)FashionDrawingI

3DFashionDrawingI

PatternDraftingI

SurfaceTreatmentsonFabrics

TextileIdentification(elective)

FashionHistoryI(CriticalStudies)

FashionResearchandDesignConceptsI

FashionDrawingII

3DFashionDesignII

PatternDraftingII

TextileElective:CreativeTextileDevelopment

StudioElective:AdvancedSewingTechnique

FashionHistoryII(CriticalStudies)

FashionResearchandDesignConceptsII

Total 38

SeniorDigitalPortfolioforFashion

IntroductiontoFashionStudioThesis

ProfessionalPattern/ConstructionTechniques

ProfessionalWritingandRhetoric

Marketing

Internship

StudioThesisforFashion

ProfessionalPractices

SeminarThesis

ArtandtheLaw

Total 30

Photography Major

ThePhotographyProgramatCVAproducesstudents

whoarewellpreparedtechnicallyandconceptually

topursuethemanypossibledirectionsofthe

contemporaryphotographer.

Theprogram’stechnicalemphasisisbased

onadeepgroundingintraditionalanalogphoto

techniques,thechallengesoflighting,andathorough

competencyincontemporarydigitalpractices.While

embracingcontemporarydigitaltechniques,astrong

backgroundintraditionalanalogphotographygives

studentsasolidfoundationtobuilduponand,very

importantly,givesthemanexpandedsetofdistinctive

lookstoexploreartisticallyandtoofferclients.

Thefirst-yearFoundationProgramprepares

studentswithanexcellentbasisofvisuallanguage,

vocabulary,andcreativeproblem-solvingskillsthat

theywillbuildonwhenbeginningtheirphotography

concentration.Studentswillmakeuseofdigitalpoint-

and-shootcamerastouseasadocumentarytoolfor

theFoundationyear.

Studentsspendtheirsophomoreyearworking

intraditionalfilm-basedcameraanddarkroom

work,inbothblackandwhiteandcolor.They

learntousetheviewfinderasacompositional

tool,framingaspectsoftheworldtheyaredrawn

toexploreastheydiscovertheirowndistinctive

voices.Classesinprintmakingandsculpture

sowtheseedsoffuturemixedmediawork.

Inastudent’sjunioryear,advancedclasses

buildonthisfoundation,teachingtheuseof

mediumandlargeformatcameras,workinginthe

studioonlightingstrategies,andunderstanding

metering,filmchoices,andotherprofessional

techniques.Simultaneously,studentsaddresscontent,

understandingthepowerofthemedium,andconsider

thegenresandissuesofcontemporaryphotography.

Concurrently,studentsexaminethetechniques

andpossibilitiesofdigitalphotography,

includingdigitalcaptureandfilmscanning,

colormanagement,advancedimageeditingwith

AdobePhotoshopandLightroom,outputtingto

theweb,useofarchivalinkjetprinters,working

withservicebureaus,andimplementingan

effectivedigitalworkflowintotheirpractice.

ThroughCVA’sinternshipprogram,juniorshave

anopportunitytoworkwithsomeoftheTwinCities’

bestphotographersandorganizations.Fromthis

outsideworkexperience,studentsgetagoodlookat

theworldthatawaitsthemasprofessionals.

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SeniorsinPH473:PhotoJournalism/Fashion

workwithbothaprofessionalfashionphotographer

andwithadocumentaryphotographertogainan

understandingoftheseimportantphotographic

genres.Studentsalsoexplorehistoricprinting

techniquesinPH470:AlternativePhotographic

Processes,roundingouttheirunderstandingofthe

oldandnewofphotography.

Theseniorcapstoneexperiencegiveseach

studentafullyeartoconnectthetechnicaland

conceptualandproduceastrongbodyofresolved

workinPH496:StudioThesisforPhotography.

Apublicpresentationoftheirthesisworkisthe

culminationoftheirprogram.PH497c:Professional

Practicesgivesstudentsthetoolsneededtosucceed

aftergraduation.

Photography Major Course Requirements

SophomoreIntroductiontoPrintmaking

HandLettering

IntroductiontoPhotography

ArtSince1945

ScienceofArtConservation

IntroductiontoSculpturalPractices

TraditionalColorProcesses

DigitalPhotography

HistoryofPhotography

VisualGeometry

Total 30

JuniorInstallationArt

AdvancedPhotographicTechniques

IntroductiontoVideo

TheBook

ProfessionalWritingandRhetoric

HumanitiesElective

AdvancedPhotographicProjects

DigitalPortfolioforPhotography

Internship

PhotoJournalism/Fashion

ArtandtheLaw

LiberalArtsElective

Total 36

SeniorIntroductiontoPhotographyStudioThesis

AlternativePhotoProcess

StudioElective

2HumanitiesorSocialScienceElectives

SocialScienceElective

StudioThesisforPhotography

ProfessionalPractices

SeminarThesis

Total 30

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Foundation Courses

FD100e: Orientation to Art and Design

[1.5 CREDITS]

CVA’sOrientationtoArtandDesigncourseprovides

anintroductionandorientationtothecollege

experienceatCVA.Inthiscourse,studentsdevelop

timemanagement,criticalthinking,andproblem

solvingskillsastheyparticipateinmuseumand

galleryvisits,professionalpanelpresentations,and

individualandcollaborativeartanddesignprojects.

OrientationtoArtandDesignintroducesstudentstoa

workingartanddesignvocabulary,asitbuildsverbal,

written,andvisualpresentationskills.

FD100b: Foundation Seminar: Introduction to the Majors [.5 CREDIT] PREREQUISITE FD100

FoundationSeminaroffersCVAfirstyearstudents

accesstocontemporaryartanddesignprofessions

throughmuseumtours,sitevisitstoprofessional

artanddesignstudios,paneldiscussionsfeaturing

practicingartistsanddesigners,introductiontothe

majorsbythedepartmentchairsandseniorthesis

presentations,andtheuniqueopportunitytomeet

andlearnabouttheartists,designers,andmuseum

professionalsbehindthesceneattheWalkerArt

Center.Symposiumexperiencesprovidestudents

withtheinformationnecessarytomakeaninformed

choiceofmajorattheconclusionofthefirstyear.

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FD101b: 2-D Design/Digital [3 CREDITS]

Studentsexplorethefundamentalsofvisual

languageintwo-dimensionaldesignanddigital

imagery.Projectsemphasizeprocess,visualproblem

solving,andtwo-dimensionaldesignconcepts

usingblack,white,andvalue.Thegoalofthis

courseistounderstandartanddesignconcepts

thoughtheapplicationofdigitalprocessesand

handcraftedtechnique.Emphasisisplacedonconcept

development,vocabulary,visualcraft,digitalprocess

skills,presentationmethods,andcriticalanalysis.

FD112 & FD113: Drawing I and Drawing II [3 CREDITS EACH] PREREQUISITE FOR FD113 IS FD112

Drawingisfundamentaltothefieldsofartand

design.Theseperceptualandanalyticaldrawing

coursesprovideCVAFoundationstudentswitha

yearlongstudiodrawingexperiencethatdevelops

drawingskillsandprocess,masteryofbasicdrawing

materials,toolsandtechniques,andtheabilityto

visuallycommunicateideas.Sequentialproblems

explorebasicartanddesignprinciplesandconcepts,

workingfromstilllife,landscape,interiors,linear

perspective,andthefigureinspace.Fallsemester

concentratesontheuseandexplorationoflineand

itsapplicationsinblackandwhite;springsemester

introducesvalueandcolor.Studiopracticeis

supportedbyassignedreadings,classdiscussion,and

historicalandcontemporaryslidesurveys.Critical

thinkingskills,analysis,andreflectiveinvestigation

areemphasizedthroughprocessstudies,research,

andduringstudentleadcritiques.

FD114: Color / Digital Applications [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FD101B

Thiscourseisanintroductiontothepractice,theory,

andapplicationofcolorintwo-dimensionaldesign.

Studentsdeveloptheabilitytousecolorasitis

appliedtotraditionalartanddesignproblems,Gestalt

groupingprinciples,theoriesofcolororganization,

colorandspatialperception,andcolorinteraction.

Studentsapplythevariouscolorsystemstotwo-

dimensionaldesignproblemsthoughtheapplication

ofdigitalprocessesandhandcraftedtechnique.

Emphasisisplacedonconceptdevelopment,

vocabulary,visualcraft,digitalprocessskills,

presentationmethods,andcriticalanalysis.

FD122: 3-D Design Elements [3 CREDITS]

ThiscourseteachesFoundationstudentsthebasic

elementsofthree-dimensionaldesign:point,line,

plane,volume,andspace.Exerciseswillteacha

methodforproblemidentification,experimentation,

andresolution.Analysisofthree-dimensionalforms

areintroducedusingschematicdrawingsandmodels

orientedbysimple,imaginary,XYZcoordinate

space.Criticalthinkingandpresentationskillsare

developedthroughparticipationingroupcritique.

Emphasisisplacedoncapabilitywithmaterial

procurement,effectivetimemanagement,and

regularuseofProcessJournal.

FD123: 3-D Design Principles [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FD122

Therulesguidingtheuseofbasicthree-dimensional

elementsarethefocusofthiscourse.Thegeneration

ofnewformsisintroducedthroughprojects

emphasizingscaleandproportion.Therealstructural

considerationsandorientationsrequiredbygravity

areafocus.Schematicdrawingandmodelingskills

areusedastechniquesforsynthesizingformsand

spaces.Criticalthinkingandpresentationskillsare

developedthroughparticipationingroupcritique.

Emphasisisplacedoncapabilitywithmaterial

procurement,effectivetimemanagement,and

regularuseoftheprocessjournal.

LIBERAL ARTS COURSES

Art History Courses

AH120: Prehistoric through Gothic Art History [3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseisasurveyofthemajorperiodsof

artfromthePaleolithicErathroughtheMiddle

Ages.Itspurposeistointroducestudentstokey

worksofartandarchitecturefromsuchcultures

asEgyptian,Greek,Roman,EarlyChristian,and

Romanesque,withemphasisonculturaland

historicalcontext.Thecourseincludesattentionto

theearlyartofculturesinAsia,theIslamicworld,

theAmericas,andAfrica.Studentsareintroduced

toarthistoricalvocabulary,basictheoretical

concepts,andarthistoricalresearchmethodology.

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AH121: Renaissance through Modern Art History [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH120

Inthissurveyofartandarchitecturefromthe14th

tomid-20thcentury,topicsincludetheRenaissance,

Baroque,Neoclassicism,Romanticism,Realism,

Impressionism,andsuchearly20th-century

movementsasCubismandSurrealism.Thecourse

alsocoverslaterartinculturesofAsia,theAmericas,

OceaniaandAfrica,withemphasisonculturaland

historicalcontext.Vocabulary,theoreticalskills,

andresearchmethodologyaredevelopedtoan

intermediatelevelandstudentsareintroducedto

criticaltheory.

AH215: Art Since 1945 [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH121

Thiscourseisanexaminationofcontemporaryart

andarchitecturebeginningwiththeriseofabstract

expressionisminthemid-1940sandcontinuing

throughvariousinternationalmovementstothe

presentday.Developmentsinpainting,sculpture,

andarchitectureareexploredinrelationtonewer

approachesinperformance,conceptualart,

installation,mixedmedia,andvideoart.Emphasis

isoncriticaltheoryaswellassocialandhistorical

background.Vocabulary,criticalskills,andresearch

methodologyaredevelopedtoanadvancedlevel.

AH220: History of Graphic Design [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

Inanhistoricaloverviewofhowgraphicdesign

developedintoa20thcenturyprofession,this

coursegivescontemporarygraphicdesignersaclear

understandingoftheirdesignheritagebyweaving

theprofession’smanyhistoricalthreadstogetherinto

aframeworkbaseduponindividuals,majorschools

ofthought,andtechnologiesthathaveinfluencedthe

practiceofdesign.

AH221: History of Illustration [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

Inthisexplorationofthepioneeringstylesof

Americanillustratorsfromtraditionaltoavant-garde,

realistictoexpressionistic,studentsexaminethe

roleofillustration,cartooningandcaricatureinthe

graphicartsandpopularculture.

AH222: History of Photography [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

Thiscourseexaminestheoriginsofphotography

andchroniclesitsdevelopmentasanartisticgenre.

Photographyisstudiedasanartform.PowerPoint,

videopresentations,andreadingscoverphotographic

artworkfrom1839tothepresent.

AH301: Modern Art and Architecture [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

Asurveyofdrawings,paintings,sculptures,and

worksofarchitectureproducedbetween1900and

1945,thiscourseexploresconceptsofFauvism,

Expressionism,Cubism,Purism,Orphism,Futurism,

Dada,Surrealism,DeStijl,Bauhaus,Constructivism,

andearlyAbstractExpressionism.Emphasisison

historicalcontextandcriticaltheory.

AH306: Contemporary Issues in Art [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

Thiscourseisanexplorationoftheplaceofartistic

practiceincontemporarycultureandthestrategies

usedbyartiststocommunicatetheirideas.The

relationshipsbetweenartists,theiraudiences,and

culturalauthoritiessuchascritics,scholars,and

curatorsarestudiedwithattentiontotheinevitable

politicaldimensionsofart.Topicsincludethe

assignmentofcriticalvaluetoworksofartthrough

suchcategoricaldistinctionsas“high”and“low”art

or“otherness,”theroleoftheartist’sintentioninthe

constructionofmeaning,andthedevelopmentof

artisticidentity.

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AH310: American Architecture [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

ThisclassisasurveyofAmericanarchitecturefrom

initialEuropeansettlementtothepresentday,with

anemphasisonarchitectureafter1850.Thefocus

isonstylesandtypesofbuildingsfoundintheTwin

Cities.Sitevisitswillincludewalkingtoursofthe

historicRamseyHillDistrictandSummitAvenue,as

wellasvisitstoimportantVictorian,artdeco,and

modern-erabuildingsintheTwinCities.

AH312: Museum Studies [3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseexplorestheevolutionofmuseumsand

galleriesintopowerfulinstitutionsthatproduce

knowledge,establishepistemologicalcategories,

promotewaysofseeingobjectsandconstructing

narratives,andcreatestandardsof“taste.”Italso

providesapracticalintroductiontotheday-to-day

operationsofthemuseumorgallery,including

collectionmanagement,exhibitplanninganddesign,

museumeducation,administration,andconservation.

AH390: Art in New York City [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

Everyotheryear,CVAoffersasummersession

studyingtheartinNewYorkCity.StudentsandCVA

facultyspendaweekinNewYorkCityexperiencing

numerousworld-renownedgalleries,museums,and

artanddesignstudios.Thecoursepreparesstudents

foranimmersionofthecultureofthecity,including

visitstotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,theMuseum

ofModernArt,theWhitneyMuseumofAmerican

Art,Coo[er-Hewitt,theNationalDesignMuseum,

DIABeaconContemporaryArtMuseum,andthe

GuggenheimMuseum.Studentsearnthreeelective

creditsinLiberalArts.

AH391: Art in Paris [3 ELECTIVE CREDITS IN ART HISTORY, HUMANITIES,

OR LIBERAL ARTS]

EveryotheryearCVAoffersasemester-long,in-

depthstudyoftheartistictraditionandarthistory

ofFrance.StudentsandCVAfacultytraveltoParis

overspringbreak.Thecurriculumintroduces

studentstotheculturalheritageofFrancethrough

itsart,architecture,literature,andhistory.Students

investigatetheinfluenceoftheFrenchtraditionon

contemporaryartanddesignthroughcriticalreadings

andvisitstomuseums,galleries,studios,andother

artspacesinboththeTwinCitiesandParis.

AH399: Urban Studies: Reading the City [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

Surveyofthegeographic,cultural,social,and

architecturalhistoryofSaintPaulandMinneapolis.

Theemphasisisonstudyingthecitiesempiricallyto

understandwhyandhowtheyevolvedintotheurban

centerweknowtoday.Theclassincludeswalkingand

biketours.

AH Fashion History 1 [at Parsons Paris][3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseexaminestherelationshipbetween

fashionandfilm.Thecourseisgroundedincritical

studiesaddressingthemergingofthetwomediaas

representativeofculturalvalues.Thefirsthalfofthe

courseconsidersmethodsofcostumedesignsuchas

characterconstructionandculturalrepresentation.

Followingthemid-term,weuseacontextual

approach,consideringfilminrelationtoitsera,

beginninginthe1960sthroughthepresent.

AH Fashion History 2 [at Parsons Paris][3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseexaminesthehistoryofwomen’sfashion

fromthe19thtothe20thcenturies.Itproceeds

chronologicallyandfocusesonkeydesignersand

movements,suchasorientalism,subcultures,

postmodernismandanti-fashion,andunpacks

fashioninrelationtoitssocio-culturalenvironment,

issuesofsocialidentityandbodyideals.By

emphasizingcontemporaryfashion’shistoricalrag

picking,thecourseexplorestheconnectionbetween

pastandpresentfashions.Itprovidesavisualculture

ofthehistoryoffashionandwillbedeliveredinthe

formoflectures,seminardiscussions,andvisits.

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English Courses

EN110b: College Expository Writing [3 CREDITS]

Thecourseintroduceseffectiveparagraphand

essaydevelopment.Focusisonexpositoryforms

fororganizingessaystohelpwriterspresentboth

informationalandabstractideastoanaudience.

Studentsengageinvariedformsofwritingandin

readingandanalyzingmodelessays.Aworkshop

atmospherepermitsstudentstodeveloptheirown

writingprocessesandguidesthemtotheproduction

ofaccomplishedpapers.

EN111b: Academic Research and Writing [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE EN110B

Furtherpracticeintheskillsandmethodslearned

inEN110.Thecourseintroducestheconventionsfor

writingcriticalresearchpapers,withemphasison

researchmethods.Studentsselectindividualtopics

andthenfind,analyze,andsynthesizeinformation

fromlibraryresources,theworldaroundthem,

interviews,theInternet,andothersources.They

producewell-reasoned,detailedcriticalpapers.

Humanities Courses

HU202: French Language and Culture [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

InthisFrenchlanguagecourse,studentsdevelop

listening,speaking,reading,andwriting

competenciesinordertoexploreFrenchculture.

Byusingcasestudiestoidentifykeyfeatures

ofFrenchculture(museums,cartoons,comics,

animation,advertising,fashion,design),students

becomefamiliarwiththerelationshipsbetween

theFrenchlanguageandvariousculturalformsin

France.Theclassincludessomelecturebutismostly

discussion-based.Courseworkincludesexaminations,

workbookexercises,oralpresentations,andwriting

assignments.NopreviousknowledgeofFrench

isrequired(bothbeginnersandmoreadvanced

studentsarewelcome).

HU302: Asian Art and Culture [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

Thiscourseexaminesthemajorartandarchitecture

ofIndia,China,andJapanwithinthecontextof

majorreligious,social,andpoliticalinstitutions.

TheoriginsofBuddhism,Hinduism,Islam,Daoism,

Confucianism,andShintoismarereviewedinorder

tounderstandtherichandremarkableworksofart

created.Theclassislectureanddiscussion,withfield

tripsandaresearchpaper.

HU303: The Artist in Literature and Literature in the Arts[3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseexploresimportant“conversations”that

havetakenplacebetweencreativewritersandvisual

artistsinthepasttwohundredyears.First,using

worksofpoetryandfictionfromRomanticismtothe

presentday,studentsexaminehowthevisualartist

hasbeenportrayedinEnglishliterature.Second,

studentsexaminehowpainters,sculptors,illustrators,

andfilmmakershaveinterpretedfamouscharacters,

importantscenes,andevenentiretextsfromEnglish

literature.Studentsexplorehowtheseon-going

conversationsbetweenwrittenwordandvisual

mediamayinformtheirowncreativeoutput.Course

activitiesincludediscussionsofreadings,visual

images,andvideos.

HU304: The Gothic in British Literature [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

Thiscourseexploresoneofthedarkeroffspringofthe

Anglo-EuropeanEnlightenment:anunquenchable

fascinationonthepartofartists,poets,philosophers,

andnovelistsinexploringthewildanddangerous

cornersofboththenaturalworldandthehuman

mind.FromGothicnovelssetindecayingabbeys

tomurdermysteriescloakedinLondonfog,this

coursechartsaprogressionofstoriesdesignedto

raisegoose-bumpsandcausenightmares.Authors

readwillincludeAnneRadcliffe,LordByron,Mary

Shelley,WilkieCollins,A.ConanDoyle,BramStoker,

andH.G.Wells.Studentsconsidercontemporary

interpretationsofGothicismincomicbooks,graphic

novels,movies,andtelevisionserieswithon-going

studyofvisualrepresentationsofclassicGothicworks

inavarietyofmedia.

HU307: Spectacle and Revolution[3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseexploresperformanceartofthe1960s

and1970s,arevolutionarytimethatprompted

artiststorespondwithworksthatcrosseddisciplines

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andbroketaboosofallkinds.Thiscoursefocuses

ontheera’spoliticallyengagedperformanceart—

streettheater,conceptualactivities,intermedia,

happenings,actionmusic,institutionalcritique,and

feministperformance.Awidevarietyofartistsand

movementsarecovered.Fluxus,ArtePovera(Italy),

ViennaActionism(Austria),NouveauRéalisme

(France),AktualArt(Czechoslovakia),GroupZero

(Germany),JosephBeuys,ValieExport,Marina

Abramovic,MarcelBroodthaers,DanielBuren,and

others.Inthecourse,studentsexplorethestrategies

andtacticswithwhichtheseartistsdeployedartasa

politicalweaponforchangeanddebatethesuccessof

theirprojects.

HU308: Philosophy and Literature of Postmodernism [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE AH215

“TheAgeofUncertainty”pursuesthetwingoalsof

introducingstudentstophilosophyandofexposing

studentstocontemporarypostmodernliterature.

Rangingfromepistemologytophenomenology,

fromthephilosophyoflanguagetosemiotics,

fromaestheticstoethics,“TheAgeofUncertainty”

combinesphilosophicalinquirywithcontemporary

literature.Forexample,howdoweknowwhat

weclaimtoknowinthisdayandage?Howdo

postmodernwritersexperimentwithnarrative

uncertainty?Howdowereadthesignsthatsurround

us,forinstance,inapoemcomposedentirelyoftwo

letters?Byalternatingcreativeandphilosophical

readings,thecourseaimstoshowhowandwhy

philosophyiscrucialforartisticendeavors.

HU309: Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Art and Culture of the Middle Ages[3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseisanexaminationofthearts–sculpture,

painting,illuminatedmanuscripts,mosaics,andother

formsofvisualexpression–thatdevelopedoutof

thetraditionsoftheChristian,Islamic,andJewish

faithsduringtheMiddleAges.Wewillexaminenot

onlytheworksofartthemselvesbut,importantly,the

waysinwhichthesefaithtraditionsintersectedwith

eachother,theculturalcontextinwhichtheartwas

created,andthevibrantvisualculturethatwasan

outcomeofthoseinteractions.Thecoursewillcover

earlyChristianandJewishart,Byzantineart,Islamic

artwithspecialattentiononAndalusia,aswellasthe

Carolingian,Ottonian,Viking,Celtic,Romanesque,

andGothictraditions,andconcludewiththe14th

century..

HU342: Studies in Philosophy [3 CREDITS]

Studentsareintroducedtothemainproblemsof

philosophy—thenatureofreality,valuing,and

knowing—throughstudyofselectedimportant

philosophicworks.Thecoursealsoconsiders

questionsofartistictruth,meaning,beauty,and

criticalvalueforallartisticmedia.

HU343: Introduction to Film Studies [3 CREDITS]

Thiscoursedevelopscriticalviewingskillsoffilm

andintroducesfilmtheory.Throughviewingfilms,

thendiscussingandwritingaboutthemfrom

variouspointsofview(emotional,intellectual,

social,economic,andartistic),studentsgainan

understandingofthewaysthatfilmsaffectourlives.

HU356: Twentieth-Century Literature [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE EN111B

Thiscourseisasurveyoftheliteratureofvarious

countrieswithanemphasisonparticulargenresor

traditions.Recentcourseshavedealtwiththeshort

story,poetry,andmulticulturalliteratureofthe

UnitedStates.

HU391: Art in Paris [3 ELECTIVE CREDITS IN ART HISTORY, HUMANITIES,

OR LIBERAL ARTS]

EveryotheryearCVAoffersasemester-long,in-

depthstudyoftheartistictraditionandarthistory

ofFrance.StudentsandCVAfacultytraveltoParis

overspringbreak.Thecurriculumintroduces

studentstotheculturalheritageofFrancethrough

itsart,architecture,literature,andhistory.Students

investigatetheinfluenceoftheFrenchtraditionon

contemporaryartanddesignthroughcriticalreadings

andvisitstomuseums,galleries,studios,andother

artspacesinboththeTwinCitiesandParis.

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LA312: Professional Writing and Rhetoric [3 CREDITS]

Introducesstudentsofallmajorstothebasicgenres

ofprofessionalwriting,includingcoverandquery

letters,artistanddesignstatements,resumes,

thankyounotes,andprojectproposals.Writing

strategiesforgraduateschoolapplications,including

writingsamples,andgrantapplicationswillalsobe

discussed.Thecoursealsoaimstodevelopstudent’s

publicspeakingskillsfromgallerytalks,designand

portfoliopresentations,andacademicspeechesto

thetwo-minute“elevatortalk.”Thecoursealso

prepares,supports,andmonitorsstudents’internship

applicationsandaddressesinterviewskillsand

professionaletiquette.

LA400: Seminar Thesis [3 CREDITS] FINAL SEMESTER

Thisisacapstoneclassinwhichstudentsusetheir

ownartworkasastartingpointforasemesterof

intellectualinquiry,culminatinginawrittenpaper

andapublicoralpresentation.Thisprocessinvolves

criticalreflectiononthecontent,medium,process,

purpose,andsignificanceofthework;theexploration

andanalysisofitssymboliclanguage;and,finally,the

contextualizationoftheworkintermsoftheoryand

theartistic,historical,andculturaltradition.Students

areexpectedtousesoundresearchmethodologyfor

acquiringandusingrelevantinformationfrommany

sourcesandtocollectivelydiscusseachother’swork.

Mathematics Courses

MA214: Visual Geometry [3 CREDITS]

Ageneralintroductiontomathematicalmodeling,

abstraction,andgeneralization.Drawingand

three-dimensionalmodelsareusedtosimulatethe

languageandstructureofmathematicalsystems

usedinthevisualarts.Theinterrelationshipbetween

mathematics,art,andcultureisexplored.The

courseexploressuchtopicsaslinearperspective,an

introductiontotheprinciplesofgeometrythrough

drawing,andbothtraditionalandnon-traditional

methodsofrepresentation.

Sciences Courses

NS205: Science/Art/Technology [3 CREDITS]

Thisclasstakesahands-onapproachtoexploring

newinformationandcommunicationtechnologies

(ICT)andhowtheytransformourrelationshipto

thephysicalandthesocialworld.Studentsexplore

thesciencebehindthesesocialmediatogain

understandingofhowtheycanbeconstructedto

meetourneedsasartistsandcreativecitizens.

Courseworkincludesreadings,aclassblog,andICT

intheformofopensourcetoolssuchasScratchand

Designblockssoftwareprograms,sensorkits,andthe

Arduinocomputerplatform.Studentsareexpected

todemonstratetheirlearningthroughindividual

learningprojects,groupdiscussions,writing

assignments,andclasspresentationsofinteractive

projects.

NS210: Science of Art Conservation [3 CREDITS]

Introductiontothescientificprocessesrelatedto

conservation,maintenance,andrepairofartworks

invariousmedia,includingpainting,worksonpaper,

photography,textiles,andotherobjects.Topics

includethechemicalcompositionofmaterials,effects

oflightandtheenvironment,andanalysisoffakes

andforgeries.

NS320: Botany Through Art [3 CREDITS]

Examinationofthediversityofform,structure,

andfunctioninplantsandfungi,withemphasis

onfloweringplants.Plantsfromavarietyofplant

groupsareexaminedindetail,emphasizingtheir

basicstructuresandadaptationsforsurvivaland

reproduction.Biogeographyandtheconnection

tohumansarediscussed.Drawingisusedfor

documentationandanalysisofplantstructures.

Social Sciences Courses

SS301a: Teaching Artist: Theory and Methods [3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseengagesstudentsinthetheoryand

practiceoftheTeachingArtistintheschoolsand

community.Studentsexploreteachingandlearning

inahistoricalandcontemporarycontext,applying

theoryinbotharts-infusedpeerpresentationsand

directteamteachingintheclassroom.Teaching

artists,artsadministrators,andleadersintheart

educationcommunitypresentmodelsofteacherartist

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collaborations,inquirybasedlearning,arts-infused

curriculum,classroommanagementstrategies,and

schoolculture.Thecourseprovidestheopportunity

forclassroomobservationandparticipationand

introducesstudentstoteachingartistresidency

opportunities.

SS310: Cultural Anthropology [3 CREDITS]

Thiscoursedealsindepthwiththefundamental

elementsofculture,includingsubsistencestrategies,

kinship,marriageandgender,socialstratification,

politicsandlaw,religion,andritual.Casestudiesof

culturesexistinginthemodernworldaretheprimary

focusforthecourse.

SS321: U.S. History [3 CREDITS]

Surveyofthemajorsocial,political,andeconomic

developmentsintheUnitedStatesfromitsfounding

tothepresent.

SS325: Introduction to European History [3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseisanintroductiontothestudyof

Europeanhistoryfocusingonaselectedperiod.

SS328: Introduction to Marketing [3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseexaminesmarketinggoodsandservices

andthestrategicmarketingprocess.Topicsinclude

consumerbehavior,demographics,andthefour

criticalcomponentsofmarketing:promotion,

placing,pricing,andproduction.Studentslearnhow

todevelopmarketingstrategies,explainvarious

factorsaffectingbrandinganddesign,andrecognize

thesignificanceoftheInternetintoday’sbusiness

environment.

SS329: Advertising [3 CREDITS]

Introductiontothebasicprinciplesofadvertising,

planning,andcreativeprocessesastheyrelate

tostrategicmarketing.Thiscoursewillexplore

theevolutionofadvertisingaswellasstrategies

influencedbytheanalysisofmarketresearch,

consumerbehavior,andthecreativeprocess.

Advertisingwilladdressthenon-personal,persuasive

communicationofinformationaboutgoods,services,

andideasofidentifiedsponsorstodefinedaudiences

throughavarietyofmedia.

SS330: Introduction to East Asian Civilization [3 CREDITS]

AnexaminationoftheculturesofChina,Japan,and

Koreafromearliesttimestothepresentday,students

consideravarietyofsocial,political,economic,and

religiousthemes.

SS340: Introduction to World History [3 CREDITS]

Anintroductorysurveytreatingselectedperiods,

regions,andpeoples,focusingoncontact,and

exchangebetweenempires,civilizationsandcultures.

SS350: General Psychology [3 CREDITS]

Introductiontothetheoriesandmethodsofthe

scienceofpsychology,coveringsuchtopicsas

perception,learningandmemory,thedevelopmentof

personality,andmotivationandemotions.Students

examinetheapplicationofthesetopicstoissuesin

contemporarysocietysuchaspathologicalbehavior

andthevariousmodelsforitstreatment,individual

andgroupdifferences,andvarioussocialprocesses.

SS351: Art and the Law [3 CREDITS]

Lawandtheworldofvisualartistsanddesigners

intersectinmanyways.Thiscourseexamines

contemporarylegalissues,includingintellectual

propertyrightsinworksofartanddesign(copyright,

appropriation,andresale);artisticfreedomand

censorship;legalissuesinvolvingartcollectors,

museums,andgalleries;andinternationallaw

andthefateofworksofartduringwartime.The

relationshipbetweenethicsandlawwillbea

recurringthemeinexaminationofthecodesofethics

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ofprofessionalartanddesignorganizations.

Courseactivitiesincludereadings,research,class

presentations,discussionanddebateaboutcase

studiesinlegalandethicalissues,andthemocktrial

ofanintellectualpropertycase.

SS399: History and Social Sciences Topics [3 CREDITS]

Specialtopicscoursesinhistoryandsocialsciences

areannouncedeachyear.RecentcoursesincludeArt,

Architecture,andCulturesofthePacificNorthwest;

Art,ArchitectureandCulturesoftheAmerican

Southwest;MayaArtandArchitecture;andNative

AmericanArtandCultures.

SS399i: Human Origins [3 CREDITS]

Explorationofworldprehistoryfroman

anthropologicalviewpoint.Subjectsinclude

evolutionarytheory,primatestudies,hominid

evolution,andthedevelopmentofhumanculture.

INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES

ID202: Hand Lettering [3 CREDITS]

Handletteringisthesynthesisoftypographyand

illustration.Inthiscourse,studentsincorporatehand

letteringintotheirillustrationprocess.Theyexplore

letteringasfreegesturalexpression,outsideofthe

confinesofthecomputer,madebyhand

usingavarietyoftraditionalmedia.Studentsgain

appreciationforhandletteringasartaswellas

learnhowtoincorporatehandletteringintotheir

illustrations.

ID302: Teaching Artist: Practicum [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE SS301

Duringspringsemester,studentsareinvolvedin

actualclassroomobservation,interaction,and

visualartsteachingexperiences.Collaboratingwith

classroomteachers,artinstructors,artsprofessionals,

andteachingartistsCVAstudentsparticipateinthree

classroomvisualartresidenciesmentoredbytheCVA

professor.Studentsmeetindependentlywiththeir

collaborativepartnersandmeetwiththeCVAfaculty

memberthroughoutthePracticumexperiencesto

reflect,aiddevelopmentofindividuallessonplansand

assessmentmethods,andaddressimminentissues.

TeachingArtistPracticumfulfillstherequirementfor

theCVAinternshipcredit.

ID330: The Book [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA230A

“TheBook”exposesstudentstothebookformat

throughvariousstructures,media,andtechniques.

Critical,historical,andtheoreticalissuesare

discussedastheypertaintocontemporarybook

artandemphasisisplacedontheapplicationand

incorporationofpreviouslymasteredskillsand

techniques.Theessentialquestion:“whyusethebook

format?”willdriveinvestigationsoftraditionalbook

elements,linearity,image/textrelationships,andthe

natureofnarrative.

ID350: Installation Art[3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES FA240B

Studentsexploreartasaspatialexperiencethat

bringstogetheravarietyofvisualskillsandmedia

tocreateinstallations.Workingbothcollaboratively

andonindividualprojects,studentsstudyissuessuch

assite-specificity,temporality,scaleandcontext,and

interdisciplinaryartisticpractice.Thecourselooksat

thehistoryofinstallationartandcontemporaryissues

thatincludethedynamicsof«place»andhowcontext

informscontent.Studentsareexpectedtodoresearch

oncurrentinstallationartistsandkeepaprocess

journalusedforthedevelopmentofideas.

ID355: Digital Imagery[3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES GD221 AND PH240

Explorationofexpressionandstyleutilizingadvanced

digitalapplications.Thiscourseexploresthe

possibilitiesofcreatingandmanipulatingimagery

onthecomputer.Itstrivesforanunderstanding

ofthecurrenttheoriesoftheroleofthedigitalin

thecreativeprocess.Inaddition,studentsexamine

alternativemethodsofoutputandpresentation.

Emphasisisplacedonconceptualandartistic

development.Finalpresentationsandexhibitions

stressprofessionalism.

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ID360: Public Art [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES FA240B

Thiscombinationstudioandlecturecoursecovers

contemporaryandhistoricalissuespertaining

toartinpublicplacesvs.publicart,community

basedwork,publicprocess,collaborationamong

disciplines,andfunding.Publicartworksincludea

widerangeofmethodssuchassculpture,wallmurals,

landscapeart,andarchitecturallyintegratedpieces.

Individualandcollaborativecourseprojectsinclude

architecturallyintegratedpieces,drawingfordesign,

scalemodelbuilding,siteplanning,andfinished

works.Thecourseincludesfieldtripstopublicart

sitesanddiscussionswithpublicartadministrators.

FINE ARTS COURSES

Drawing Courses

FA218: Figure Drawing [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FD113

Studentsworkfromthefigureusingdrawingto

arbitratebetweenrigorousobservationandpictorial

necessity.SkillsdevelopedinDrawingIandIIextend

intoworkingexclusivelyfromthefigure,focusing

onanatomicalunderstandingandoverallexpressive

concerns.Awarenessofthefigureinartisexpanded

fromhistoricaltocontemporarycontexts.

FA219 Non-Traditional Drawing [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA218

Thiscourseexplorestheideaofdrawingasan

analogtoactivity.Emphasisisonprocessand

experimentationasstudentsexploreabroadrange

ofmaterials,tools,media,andcontextsfordrawing.

Conceptandcontentareexploredthroughtheactof

drawingwhichmaytaketheformofrepresentation,

abstraction,installation,andperformance.

FA300: Contemporary Approaches to Drawing [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA219

Buildinguponpreviousskills,thiscourseisa

furtherinvestigationofdrawingasaprimary

modeofexpression.Astrongfocusisplacedon

conceptdevelopmentasstudentsrespondtospecific

assignmentsthatengageabroadrangeofcultural

issuesandideas.Individualaestheticandexpression

aredeveloped.Studentscontinuetohonetheirability

toarticulatetheirideasthroughcritiquepresentation

andthedevelopmentofartists’statements.

FA301: Advanced Works on Paper 3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA300

Thegoalofthiscourseistofacilitatechallenging,

individualdirectionsindrawingandacritical

involvementinthecreativeprocess.Strongemphasis

isplacedonthepracticeofdrawinginapostmodern

context.Studentsareengagedinthecontemporary

dialogueondrawingthroughreadingassignments

relatedtodrawingandartscriticism,exposureto

visitingartists,andfieldtripstorelevantexhibitions.

Anunderstandingofcontemporaryissues,historical

approaches,andtechnical/formalconcernsinform

thestudent’sexploration.Artists’statementsare

developedinconjunctionwithworkcompletedduring

thesemester.

Painting Courses

FA222: Introduction to Painting[3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES FD113 AND FD114

Thiscourseisanintroductiontothefundamentals

ofpaintingprinciples,methods,andmaterials.

Emphasisinthecourseisonlearninghowtodevelop

theconvincingillusionofformandspaceasstudents

workfromobservation,simultaneouslystrengthening

perceptualabilitiesandincreasingknowledgeand

useofcolorpigments.Understandinghowformal

decisionsaffecttheexpressivepotentialofthe

artworkunderscoresnotonlyhowtopaint,butalso

awarenessoftheprocessofmakingdecisionsin

thework.Avarietyofapproachesassiststudentsin

findingtheirownlanguagewithpaintwhileexploring

theexpressivepossibilitiesofmovingbeyondsimply

creatingapicture.Thecourseissupplementedby

readingsanddiscussionsofhistoricandcontemporary

issuesaswellasindividualandgroupcritiques.

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FA223: Figure Painting [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA222

UsingIntroductiontoPaintingasafoundation,

studentsstudyspecificproblemsrelatedto

representationalpainting.Workingfromthe

model,studentsengageinextendedobservational

painting,linkingtheirfiguredrawingskillswith

painting.Explorationofhistoricalandcontemporary

approachestothefigureinartprovidesacontext

forexploringconceptsofnarrationandabstraction.

Continuedemphasisisplacedongainingknowledge

ofmaterialsandtechniquesusedinavarietyof

approachestopainting.

FA304: Narrative Painting [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA223

Studentsrespondtoabroadrangeofproblems

inrepresentationalpaintingastheyexplore

therelationshipbetweenpaintingasprocess

andconceptdevelopment.Emphasisisonhow

tostructureapaintingtoheightennarrative

connotations.Experimentalandtraditional

paintingtechniquesarecoveredinconjunction

withreadingsanddiscussionsoncontemporary

paintingissues.Studentsworktowardsbroader

decisionmakingabilitiesandindividualdirections

inpainting.Artists’statementsaredeveloped

inconjunctionwithfinalsemesterwork.

FA305: Painting as Abstraction [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES FA304

Thegoalofthiscourseistofacilitatechallenging

directionsinpaintingandacriticalinvolvementin

thecreativeprocess.Strongemphasisisplacedonthe

practiceofpaintinginapostmoderncontext.Students

exploretherelationshipbetweenpaintingand

photography,film,digitalmedia,andpopularculture.

Studentsareengagedinthecontemporarydialogue

onpaintingthroughreadingassignmentsrelatedto

painting,culturaltheory,andartscriticism.Visiting

artistsandfieldtripstorelevantexhibitionswill

broadenstudents’awarenessofcurrentprofessional

paintingpractice.Artists’statementsaredeveloped

inconjunctionwithworkcompletedduringthe

semester.

Printmaking Courses

FA230a: Introduction to Printmaking [3 CREDITS]

Thisisaprerequisiteforallfurtherprintcourses

andlaysthefoundationofstudioprotocolsand

anunderstandingofprintvocabulary,safershop

practicesandthecategorizationofprints.Multiple

techniquesareintroduced,suchasdrypointand

mezzotintengravingonmetal,reliefprinting,and

monotypeprintmaking.Thiscourseengenders

appreciationforpresentation,andfinepaper,while

providingahistoricalcontext.Workshopsand

demonstrationsareprovidedincollage,acetone

transferorotheralternativeprocesses,tosupportthe

finalprintmakingprojectthatispresentedasabook,

boxedprints,portfolioorunusualformat.

FA233: Relief/Monotype Printmaking [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA230A

Thisisanexplorationofthetechnicalandaesthetic

aspectsofmonotypeandreliefbeyondFA230a

andincombinationwithoptionssuchascollage,

collagraphandembossingtechniques.Students

learnmulti-layered4-colorprintinginmonotypeand

JapanesestylewoodblockusingAkuawater-based

inks.Studentsexperimentwithviscosityprintingand

createuniquecollageslayeredwithhotwaxencaustic

monotype.Botheditionsandone-of-a-kindimages

arecreated.Goodshoppractice,craftsmanship,

andtechnicalskilldevelopalongwithconceptand

aestheticsandawarenessofmoreprofessional

practices.

FA235: Screenprinting [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA230A

Versatilescreenprintingprocessesusingwater-based

inksisintroducedinthishands-onactivecourse.

Studentslearnthebasicmaterialsandtechniques

neededtocreatelayeredprintedimagesthatare

aestheticallyandconceptuallywellconsidered.

Techniquesrangingfromdirectstenciling,to

autographicmark-makingtophotochemicalstenciling

arelearned,alongwithalternativesubstratesand

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howtosetupalowcostscreenprintingstudioat

home.Thiscourseincludesahistoryofserigraphy,

comparingpracticesofthecommercialscreenprint

industrywiththoseofthestreetartistandfineart

printer.

FA237: Letterpress [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA230A

Thiscourseisanoverviewofthetechniquesof

LetterpressprintingappliedtoBookArtsasan

artisticmedium.Letterpresscombinesprintmaking

techniqueswithcontemporarydigitalandphoto

practices.Thisprocess-orientedcourseoffers

anintroductiontohandsettingtype,printed

illustrations,andpresswork.Itincludesbasic

designingwithmetaltype,combiningtextwith

traditionalprintingmethods,andsettingup

andoperatingthepress.Thecoursealsocovers

workingdirectlyfromdigitalfilesofimageand

texttophotopolymerplates.Withanintroduction

tothedesigningandmakingofbooks,students

learntraditionalmethodsofwesternandJapanese

bookbindingandexplorearangeofdecorativeand

functionalprintingpapers.Projectsinthiscourse

includesmallbooks,broadsides,postcards,and

businesscards.

FA330c: Intaglio Printmaking [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA230A

Intaglioexpandsontheshoppractices,press

experienceandhandengravingtechniqueslearned

inIntroductiontoPrintmaking.The1sthalfofthe

coursefocusesoncopperacidetchingandtechniques

suchashardgroundlineetching,andtonaleffects

withsprayaquatint,sugarlift,deterioratingand

softground.Theemphasisforthe2ndhalfison

lightsensitivephotopolymerplatesusinghand

madetonalwashpositivesordigitaltransparent

positives.Layeredmultipleplatesandcolorsarea

technicalchallenge.Contemporaryintaglioprinting

andtheoryisexploredthroughexposuretocurrent

printmakers,printmakingjournals,andrelevant

exhibitions.Professionalpracticesofstudiologs,and

documentationaredeveloped.Thisclasschooses

afinalassignmentofenteringcompetitionsora

student-generatedexhibition.

FA335a: Lithography [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA230A

Lithographyisthepremierprintmakingtechnique

forcreatingmultipleprintsthatmostaccurately

reflectthesubtletyofdrawing.Inthiscoursestudents

areintroducedtothebasicskillsofblackandwhite

lithography.Positivelithoplatesareutilizedto

createhanddrawn,photorelated,andcombination

lithographs.Studentslearnthebenefitsof

collaboratingwithapresspartnerandthechallenges

ofthishighlyregardedprintmakingmedium.Field

tripstothePrintStudyroomattheWalkerArtCenter

andtoHighpointCenterforPrintmakingstimulate

classdiscussiononthehistoricalandcontemporary

approachestothelithograph.

FA430c: Advanced Research, Problems, and Materials [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA230A AND UPPER

LEVEL PRINT COURSES

Thiscourseisavailabletostudentswhohavetaken

severalprintcoursesandarereadyforadvanced

workinoneofthecoursesalreadytaken.Thestudent

shouldhaveartisticgoalsinmindandbepreparedfor

rigorousstudyandexperimentation.Theintentionof

thiscourseistoprovideanopportunityforchallenge

andexplorationthatwillbebeneficialtothe

student’sartisticdevelopmentandfuturegoalse.g.

toprepareforSeniorthesis,toenhanceaportfolio,

tobemorecompetitiveforexhibitionsorinternships

ortoprepareforagraduateprogram.Thereisan

independentcomponenttothiscoursebutalso

instructorassistanceanddirectedstudy.

Sculpture Courses

FA240b: Introduction to Sculptural

Practices [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FD123

Studentsareintroducedtothebasiclanguageof

sculpture,spatialconceptsandtechnicalprocedures.

Asanintroductiontothesculptureshop,thiscourse

emphasizesprocessesbasedonwoodandmetal

fabricationbothexclusivelyandcombinedwitha

widerangeofmaterials.Safetypracticeswithtools

andequipmentareintroduced.Projectsreview

thebasicprinciplesof3Ddesignandpushbeyond

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consideringsculptureasameansoforganizing

physicalinformationtocommunicateanidea,

produceavisualeffectandcreateforanexpressive

purpose.

FA243: Additive Processes: Metal/Wood [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA240B

RefiningskillslearnedinSculptureI,thisstudio

coursefocusesonadvancedtechniquesinwood

andmetal,includingbrazingstickandTIGwelding.

Objectivesincludedevelopmentoftechniques

asbothanendinthemselvesandtoolsforother

sculpturalpractices.Classdiscussionandreadings

includecriticalinvestigationofconceptsrelevantto

contemporarysculpture.

FA340g, 441g: Additive Processes: Metal/Wood [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES FOR FA340G: FA240B

AND FA243. PREREQUISITE FOR FA441G: FA340G

RefiningskillslearnedinIntroToSculptural

Practices,thiscoursefocusesonadvancedtechniques

usingwoodandmetalconstructionandfabrication.

Objectivesincludedevelopmentoftechniquesasboth

anendinthemselvesandtoolsforothersculptural

practices.Classdiscussionandreadingincludecritical

investigationofconceptsrelevanttocontemporary

sculpture.Studentstakingthiscourseatanadvanced

levelproposeaplanofworkforthesemesterthat

includesrelevantresearchoncontemporaryartists

andissuesinsculpturealongwiththecreationofan

artist’sstatement.

FA342: 3-D Alternative Methods [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES FA240B, FA243

Thiscoursebuildsontechnicalandmaterialskills

learnedinpreviouscourseswhileintroducingthe

useofnon-traditionalmaterialsfortheuseinmaking

sculpturalform.Studentsutilizecontemporaryand

historicalstrategiestocreateobject-basedsculpture

aidedbyfoundobjectsandmundanematerials.

Emphasisisoninvestigatingtherelationship

betweenformandcontentwhilestudentsexpand

theirtechnicalskills,developauniquelanguageof

form,andheightentheirabilitytomakewellcrafted

sculpture.Studentsalsoresearchthetheoryand

practicethatinformstheuseofcommonmaterials

usedincontemporarysculpture.

FA344: Moldmaking/Casting [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES FA240B, FA243

Workingbothadditivelyandsubtractively,thiscourse

explorescontemporaryissuesinsculpturebasedon

themultiple,replicationandproliferationviatheuse

ofthemold.Focusisoncastingandmoldmaking

processesexploringabroadrangeofmaterials.

Studentsrefinetheirtechnicalskillsinmoldmaking

techniques,includingpieceandwastemoldsand“low

tech”moldsforcastingtraditionalandexperimental

materials.Advancedstudentsworktowarddeveloping

abodyofworkfromtheirownproposals,which

includesthevisualartworkandaresearch

component.

FA347: Expanded Forms: Interdisciplinary Sculpture [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FA243

Workinginthecontemporarycontextof

interdisciplinarysculpturalpractices,students

areencouragedtocrossboundaries,inventhybrid

processes,andexploreinnovativecontentinthe

areasofobject-making,installation,site-work,time-

basedart,anddigitalforms.Studentsdevelopthe

conceptualcontentoftheirworkconcurrentlywith

practical,hands-onknowledgeofmaterialsand

fabricationtechniques,enablingthemtoproduce

workrelevanttotheirpersonalvision.Artists

statementsaccompanyprojectsandaresearch

componentexploringabroadrangeofconceptual

strategiesassiststudentsindevelopingacriticaland

self-analyticalawarenessoftheirpractice.

General Fine Arts Courses

FA303: Textile and Fiber Processes[3 CREDITS]

Studentsworkwitharangeofmaterialsfromtextiles

tonon-wovenpulp,investigatingtheirpropertiesand

applications.Afocusofthecourseincludesfiberand

textiledyingtechniques.

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FA307: Digital Portfolio for Fine Arts[3 CREDITS]

Inthiscoursestudentscreateadigitalportfolioof

theirwork.Projectsintroducestudentstoavariety

ofwebdesignmethodsandwillincludeportfolio

assessments,categorizationandgroupingofwork,

targetingawebsitetospecificclients,promoting

throughsocialnetworkingsitesandgroupportfolio

sites,clientexpectationsinregardstowebsite

navigationanddesign,industrytrendsinwebsite

designandself-promotion.

FA490: Fine Arts Internship [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES LA312 AND

DEPARTMENT CHAIR APPROVAL

Intheirjuniorandsenioryears(recommendedduring

thesecondsemesterofthejunioryear),studentshave

theoptionofearningaspecifiednumberofcredits

whilegainingvaluableworkexperienceinanarea

appropriatetotheirstudies.Theinternshipmustbe

formalizedbyawrittenagreementwiththestudent,

theworkplace,andafacultyadvisor.

FA491a: Introduction to Fine Arts Studio Thesis [3 CREDITS]

Throughexplorationandanalysisoftheirrecent

work,studentsidentifyapointofviewand

articulateitintheirvisualworkandinaposition

paper.Studentswillbeexpectedtoresearch

contemporaryartissuesandestablishacontextfor

theirwork.Thisprovidesthegroundworkforresearch

anddevelopmentofacohesivebodyofworkthat

culminateswiththeseniorthesisexperience.

FA494: Studio Thesis [6 CREDITS] FINAL SEMESTER

Allseniorstudentsarerequiredtotakethiscourse

inconjunctionwiththeirseminarthesiscourse.

Thisrigorousstudiocourseisdesignedtofacilitate

challenging,individualdirectionsinartanddesign

makingandcriticalthinking.Studentsmapouta

planofstudyforthesemesterandworkonaseries

ofrelatedideasthatculminateinacohesivebody

ofwork.Researchsimultaneouslydevelopedin

SeminarThesisisexpectedtoinformandbroadenthe

contextofvisualworkdevelopedintheStudioThesis.

Studentsareexpectedtorefinetheirunderstanding

ofcontemporaryissuesandhistoricalapproaches

relatedtotheirspecificconceptorprocess,andbring

anadvancedcompetencytothetechnicalandformal

concernsthatinformtheirwork.Throughfrequently

scheduledcritiquesandtheartiststatement,emphasis

isplacedondevelopingaprocessofself-evaluation

toclarifyvisualchoices,andexpressanddefend

individualartisticpointsofview.Visitingartists,guest

lecturers,pertinentarticles,andrelevantexhibitions

andpresentationssupplementtheStudioThesis

experience.Overthecourseofthesemester,students

investigateexhibitiondesignandprepareforthe

displayoftheirworkintheseniorexhibition.

FA497c: Professional Practices [3 CREDITS] FINAL SEMESTER

Asacapstonecourse,ProfessionalPracticesfocuses

onarangeoftopicsrelatedtotheprofessional

developmentoffineartists.Emphasisisonpractical

skillsthatwillassisttheemergingartistasheor

sheembarksonaprofessionalcareerasafineartist.

Studentsdevelopskillsinprofessionalwriting,such

asgrantproposalsandartscriticism,inadditionto

learningbasicbusinesspractice,approachestoself-

promotion,andmethodsofdocumentingartwork.

Professionalpresentationofartworkisdirectedto

abroadrangeofapplicationsincludingcommercial

andalternativecontexts.Furtherprofessional

developmentisconsideredthroughlookingat

graduateschools,artistresidencies,postedBFA

internships,andemploymentopportunitiesforartists.

GRAPHIC DESIGN COURSES

GD205: Introduction to Typography[3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseisanintroductorystudyofwritten

communicationthroughthecraftandartof

letterformsandapplicationoftypographicprinciples.

Itservesasanintroductiontotypographyasan

elementintheartanddesignprocess.Thecourseis

taughtasaskillandartform.

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GD206: Graphic Imagery [3 CREDITS]

Thishands-onintroductiontographicdesignis

foundation-basedandencompassesthefundamentals

ofcommunicationtheoryandpractice.Emphasis

isplacedonthedevelopmentofcreativeproblem-

solvingskillsandprocessesprimarilythroughthe

creationofstructurediconography.Studentsalso

explorevisualcommunications-relatedprofessions

andpractices.

GD221: Introduction to Interactive Media[3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE FD114.

Presentsthecomputerasaninteractivecreativetool

andasanexpressivemedium.Studentslearnthe

fundamentalsoftheinteractiveprocess.Thecourse

isintenselytechnicallyoriented.However,along

theway,studentsbegintoinvestigatethewhyand

whereforeofinteractiveworkingmethodsandengage

inadialoguethatexpandsonthepossibilitiesfor

computersastoolstoexchangethoughtsandideas.

GD225: Principles of Usability [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE GD221

Focusonthefundamentalsofuser-centered

designandusabilityissuessurroundingweb-

basedinterfaces(Internet,PDA,cell,etc.).The

courseexaminesinformationarchitecture

models,content/designrelationships,user

behaviors,andusertestingscenarios.

GD305: Intermediate Typography [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES GD205 AND GD206

Expandingontheskillsandknowledgeacquiredin

IntroductiontoTypography,thiscourseexploresthe

dynamicsoftypeincontext.Fromthetraditionsof

bookdesigntothefrontierofdigitalandinteractive

typography,studentsexploretypeasadesignand

communicationtool,investigatingthesecontexts

throughthelensofhistoricalinnovation.

GD306: Graphic Design Systems [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES GD305

Thiscourseisacontinuationandmergingofthe

skillsandproficienciesdevelopedinGraphicDesign

PracticumandIntermediateTypography.Emphasis

isplacedonprocess,research,advancedconceptual

thinking,creativedevelopment,anddesignsystems.

Thestudentwilldevelopaunifiedgraphiccampaign

topromoteanorganization’sbrandandmission,

throughresearch,presentation,andasystematic

approachtoverbalandvisualconceptdevelopment.

GD307: Graphic Design Practicum [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES GD205,

GD206 AND GD221

Studentsexplorethegraphicdesignprofessionthrough

itsprocessandpractice.Real-worldapplicationsare

introducedtoemphasizetheroleofproductioninthe

creativeproblem-solvingprocess.

GD308: The Big Idea[3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES GD205,

GD206 AND GD305

Anideaisformedthroughaprocess.Itisacognitive

creation,thought,orconceptofthemind.Itoriginates

bymentallycombiningexperience,imagination,and

knowledgeintoanexpressionthatconveysmeaning.

Ingraphicdesign,thisideabecomesthekeystoneof

effectivemessagestrategy.Oftenreferredtoasthe

“BigIdea,”thisthemeorcentralcreativeconceptis

criticaltocommunicationthatisrelevant,original,

andimpactful.Thiscourseexploresthebigidea

throughcreativeprojects,research,andcritical

analysiscontextualizedthroughavarietyofmedia

andgraphicdesignapplications.Emphasisisplaced

oncommunicationtheory,social/civilresponsibility,

globalization,anddemographics.

GD320: Interdisciplinary Digital Applications[3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE GD221

Advanceddigitalstudiesinsequence,animation,

sound,interactivity,scripting,andthree-dimensional

form.Thiscourseexploresthepossibilitiesofcreating

interactivecontentforuseontheinternetorother

mediathroughefficient,technical,andconceptual

execution.Studentsexplorethehistory,aswellas

thecurrentstateofinteractivemediaandusethis

knowledgeasabasisforadvancedprojects.

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GD321: Advanced Interactive Applications[3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE GD320

Thiscourseexpandsonapplicationsandtechniques

learnedinInterdisciplinaryDigitalApplications

forusebothonandofftheweb.Emphasisis

onindividualexplorationofstyles,techniques,

expression,andcollaborationaswellasefficient,

technicalandconceptualexecution.Theclass

exploresthehistoryandthecurrentstateof

interactivemediaandusesthisknowledgetoproduce

portfolioqualityprojectwork.

GD405: Advanced Typography [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES GD305 AND GD306

Theculminationofallpreviouslytaughttypographic

competencies,thiscoursefocusesonthedeveloping

typeskillsapplicabletotheworkadesigneris

assignedatrecognizeddesignandadvertisingfirms.

Advancedprojectworkaddressesfunctionalaswellas

expressivetypography.Theclassrequiresstudentsto

developconcepts,presentandexplaintheirwork,and

bringtheirsolutionstolife.

GD490: Graphic Design Internship [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES LA312 AND

DEPARTMENT CHAIR APPROVAL

Intheirjunioryear,studentsarerequiredtogain

valuableworkexperienceinanareaappropriate

tographicdesign.Priorapprovalisrequiredfrom

thedepartmentchair,andtheinternshipmust

beformalizedbyawrittenagreementbetween

thestudent,theworkplace,andtheinternship

coordinator.

GD491: Introduction to Graphic Design Studio Thesis [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES GD305 AND GD306

Thisistheadvancedculminationofallpreviously

taughtgraphicdesignskillsandproficiencies.Project

workcentersoncomplexapplicationsincorporatinga

widespectrumofcreativesolutionstobothpractical

andexperimentaldesignproblemswithinthecontext

ofadevelopingthesistopic.Portfoliodevelopment

andartisticprofessionalismarestressed.

GD493: Studio Thesis for Graphic Design [3 CREDITS] FINAL SEMESTER

Thisrigorousstudiocourseisdesignedtofacilitate

challenging,individualdirectionsindesignand

criticalthinking.Studentsmapoutaplanofstudy

forthesemesterandworkonaseriesofrelatedideas

thatculminateinacohesivebodyofwork.Seminar

Thesisresearchisexpectedtoinformandbroaden

thecontextofthevisualworkdevelopedinthe

StudioThesis.Studentsareexpectedtorefinetheir

understandingofcontemporaryissuesandhistorical

approachesrelatedtotheirspecificconceptorprocess,

andbringanadvancedcompetencytothetechnical

andformalconcernsthatinformtheirwork.Through

frequentlyscheduledcritiquesandadevelopedartist

statement,anemphasiswillbeplacedondeveloping

aprocessofself-evaluationtoclarifyvisualchoices

andexpressanddefendindividualaestheticpoints

ofview.Overthecourseofthesemester,students

willinvestigateexhibitiondesignandpreparefor

thedisplayoftheirworkintheseniorexhibition.All

seniorstudentsarerequiredtotakethiscoursein

conjunctionwiththeirseminarthesiscourse.

GD497: Professional Practices [3 CREDITS] FINAL SEMESTER

Thepreparationandassemblyofartworkfor

professionalpresentation,practice,development,

andadvancement.Emphasisisplacedonrefining

previouslylearnedcompetenciesintocohesive,

multifacetedstatementsofartisticcapability.

Concurrently,studentsareimmersedintoanarrayof

professionalissuesandsituationsrelatingdirectlyto

thedevelopmentofagraphicdesignerincludingself-

promotion,documentation,ethics,businesspractice,

andlife-longlearning.

ILLUSTRATION COURSES

IL211: Illustration Concepts [3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothefieldof

illustrationasanartform,apassion,andaprofession.

Throughlectures,demos,andprojects,students

focusontheillustrationprocess,throughconcepting

andideationmaterialsandtechniques,messageand

audience.Drawingandcompositionalskillsacquired

duringfoundationcoursesarereinforcedandaligned

withtheexpectationsofillustration.Studentswill

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broadentheiruseofresearchandobservationand

begintodeveloptheirownuniqueandinventive

approachtoimagemaking.

IL212: Illustration Methods & Materials [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE IL219

Inthiscoursestudentsexploreavarietyofmediaand

materialsincludinggraphite,colorpencil,pastel,pen

andink,watercolor,gouache,acrylic,andcollage

aswellasmethodsfortheirapplication.Extensive

experimentationandhands-onworkfamiliarize

studentswitheachmedium’sinherentproperties.

Historicandcontemporaryexamplesofmediauseare

discussed.Studentscontinuebuildingstrongmethods

forconceptingandideationalongwithstrengthening

theirdrawingandcompositionalskills.

IL218: Figure Drawing [3 CREDITS]

Inthiscourse,studentsstudyfiguredrawingasit

relatestotheirillustrationmethod,workingwith

thefigurethroughobservationtoinformtheirfinal

composition.SkillsdevelopedinDrawingIandIIare

reinforced.Focusisonanatomicalunderstandingand

overallexpressiveconcerns.Awarenessofthefigure

inartisstudiedfromhistoricaltocontemporary

times.

IL219: Digital Illustration [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE IL211

Thiscourseexaminestheuseofthecomputerasa

mediumandasanadditionaltoolforillustrators.

Throughprojects,discussions,andlectures,a

varietyofdigitaltechniquesandworkingmethods

areexploredaswellasareviewofthehistorical

developmentandcurrentdirectionsofdigital

illustration.Similartocoreillustrationstudioclasses,

assignmentswillhaveanemphasisondrawingand

compositionalskillsaswellasconcepts,creativity,

communication,technicalachievement,and

presentation.

IL313: Applied Illustration [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE IL219

Thiscourseexploresavarietyofillustrationmarkets

includingeditorial,advertising,andproduct.Students

areledthroughtherequirementsoftheprofessional

illustratorinrelationtoeachmarket,including

research,sketchingandconceptualdevelopment,

branding,trendsanddeadline.

IL315: Children’s Book & Graphic Novel [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES IL211 AND IL212

Inthiscourse,studentsexplorethetechniquesand

skillsrequiredtocreatesequentialstorytelling

illustrationforchildren’sbooksandgraphicnovels.

Drawingskillsarereinforcedalongwithmedia

use,characterdevelopment,designandpage

layout,audienceconcerns,andpresentingtoa

publisher.Studentsareintroducedtothepicture

bookmakingprocess,fromconceptingandideation,

toconstructingapresentation“dummy”bookand

executingfinalillustrations.

IL319: Concept Art & Character Design [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES IL219

Thiscourseisanadvanceddigitalillustrationclass

thatcoversdigitalpaintingandcharacterdesign

techniques.Studentsusedigitalmediatocreate

conceptillustrationsandcharacterdesignsasvisual

developmentforuseinfilms,games,andanimation.

Emphasisisplacedontechnique,ideation,drawing

skills,andworkingfromobservationandvisual

reference.

IL402: Digital Portfolio [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES IL313

Inthiscoursestudentscreateadigitalportfolioof

theirillustrationwork.Projectsintroducestudents

toavarietyofwebdesignmethodsandwillinclude

portfolioassessments,categorizationandgrouping

ofwork,targetingawebsitetospecificclients,

promotingthroughsocialnetworkingsitesand

groupportfoliosites,clientexpectationsinregards

towebsitenavigationanddesign,industrytrendsin

websitedesignandself-promotion.

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IL450: Studio Thesis for Illustration [3 CREDITS] FINAL SEMESTER

Thisrigorousstudiocourseisdesignedtofacilitate

challenging,individualdirectionsinillustration

andcriticalthinking.BuildingontheirIntroduction

toStudioThesisclass,studentsmapoutaplanof

studyforthesemesterandworkonaseriesofrelated

conceptsthatculminateinacohesivebodyofwork.

Theresearchtheyconductintheirconcurrent

SeminarThesiscourseisexpectedtoinformand

broadenthecontextoftheworktheydevelopin

thisStudioThesiscourse.Studentsareexpected

torefinetheirunderstandingofcontemporary

issuesandhistoricalapproachesrelatedtotheir

specificconceptorprocess,andbringanadvanced

competencytothetechnicalandformalconcerns

thatinformtheirwork.Throughclasscritiques

andthecreationofanartiststatement,students

developaprocessofself-evaluationtoclarifyvisual

decisionsandexpressanddefendtheirindividual

artisticpointofview.Visitingartists,guestlecturers,

pertinentarticles,andrelevantexhibitions/

presentationssupplementtheStudioThesis

experience.Overthecourseofthesemesterstudents

willinvestigateexhibitiondesignandpreparefor

thedisplayoftheirworkintheseniorexhibition.

Allseniorstudentsarerequiredtotakethiscourse

inconjunctionwiththeirSeminarThesiscourse.

IL490: Illustration Internship [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES: LA312 AND

DEPARTMENT CHAIR APPROVAL

IntheirJunioryear,illustrationstudentsare

requiredtoearnaspecifiednumberofcreditsfrom

aninternshipwheretheywillgainvaluablework

experienceinanareaappropriatetotheirstudies.

PriorapprovalisrequiredfromtheDepartmentChair,

andtheinternshipmustbeformalizedbyawritten

agreementbetweenthestudent,theworkplace,and

theinternshipcoordinator.

IL491: Introduction to Illustration Studio Thesis [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES IL313

Inthisclass,studentswillbegintoidentifytheirown

uniquepointofviewintheirillustrationworkand

begintheprocessfordevelopingtheirthesistopic.

Throughdiscussions,demonstrations,andprojects,

studentswillexamineanddefinetheirunique

andindividualvoice,refineandstrengthentheir

technique,andbegintoexplorepotentialmarkets

fortheirwork.Emphasisisplacedontechnique,

individualexpression,andcollaboration.

IL497c: Professional Practices for Illustrators [3 CREDITS] FINAL SEMESTER

Inthisclass,studentswillstudythebusinessand

professionalpracticesofillustration.Projectswill

includeportfolioassessmentandbuilding,targeting

worktospecificclients,marketingstrategies,and

clientrelationshipsincludingcommunications

andexpectations.Studentswillalsostudycurrent

industrytrendsincontent,technique,andself-

promotion.Othertopicswillincludeusagepricing,

usagerights,invoicing,taxes,licensing,business

ethics,andcopyright.

INTERDISCIPLINARY ART &

DESIGN STUDIES COURSES

Fashion Design Courses

Junior Year at Parsons Paris

Fashion Drawing 1 + 2 [4 CREDITS PER SEMESTER]

Thiscourseteachesbasicdrawingskillsfromalive

fashionmodeltohelpstudentsdefinemovement,

proportion,andperspective.Studiesofthefashion

figure,faces,legs,andhandsaretaughtasthey

pertaintothemorestylizedfashionfigure.Students

thenlearnthroughobservationhowvariousgarments

hanginrelationtothebody.Modeldrawingis

requiredasameansofsolvingthree-dimensional

designproblemsfirstonpaper.

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Surface Treatments on Fabric 1 + 2[2 CREDITS PER SEMESTER]

Thefirstsemesterofthiscourseteachestraditional

techniquessuchasbatik,stenciling,lino-printing,

inksonsilk,latextreatments,andmachinefelting.

Advancedtechniquessuchasfoilingonfabric,latex

treatments,pleating,andmachinefeltingaretaught

inthesecondsemestertoenlargethevarietyoftextile

treatmentsinthestudent’sskillset.

Fashion Research & Design Concepts 1 + 2 [2 CREDITS PER SEMESTER]

Studentsaretrainedtofullyexploreandexploit

variousmulti-andinterdisciplinarysourcesin

ordertocreativelyapplyinvestigativeresearchtoa

conceptualdesignprocess.Thecourserequiresthe

developmentofdocumentarytoolslikesketchbooks.

Marketledandinspirationalresearchwillprovide

asubstantialfashionanddesignawarenessand

willfamiliarizestudentswithproductandmarket

categories,aswellaswithcurrentissuesin

internationalfashion.Thesecondsemesterincludes

differentmethodsandconceptualtechniquesfor

implementingeffectivedesigndirections.

3D Fashion Design 1 + 2 [3 CREDITS PER SEMESTER]

Thiscoursebeginswithanintroductiontobasic

garmentconstructionandproduction.Through

thepracticeofdrapingmuslinonthemannequin,

studentsachieveunderstandingofhowmaterialsfall

andthefoundationofpatternshapes:bodices,skirts,

sleeves,andcollars.Essentialgarmentassembly

techniquesareintroduced.Shortprojectbriefs

encourageintensivethree-dimensionalresearch

andanexplorationofavarietyofthree-dimension

methodsandtechniques.Thecourseinitiatesa

flexible,experimentalandcriticalapproachtowards

materials,volumes,andshapesfromwhichdesign

conceptsemanateintoanindividual,personal

problem-solvingprocess.

Pattern Drafting 1 + 2 [2 CREDITS PER SEMESTER]

Studentsdevelopanunderstandingofprofessional

patternmaking,metricpatterncutting,anddrafting

skills.Theylearnaboutthearchitectureofgarments

andthetechnicalimplicationsofflatconstruction

forthefit.Basicpatternsforbodices,skirts,sleeves,

andcollarsareundertaken.Inthesecondsemester,

moreadvancedmethodsandtechniquesareexplored.

Concurrently,studentslearntodraftmanyofthe

samepatternsonthecomputer.

Textile Identification[2 CREDITS]

Thiscourseincreasestheknowledgeofnaturaland

syntheticfibers,fabrics,andmaterialsaswellas

therangeandapplicationoftextilestothespecial

requirementsofclothingproduction.Studentsare

givenanoverviewofthetextileandfibermarkets,

includingfiberidentification,knowledgeofyarns,and

fabricconstructions.Dyeing,printing,andfinishing

methodsareintroducedtolearncharacteristicsof

finishedclothforenduse.Thehistoricalbackground

ofdifferenttextilesisexaminedaswellas

contemporarydevelopmentsandthechangingvalues

assignedtodifferenttextiles.

Textile Elective: Creative Textile Development[2 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE:

SURFACE TREATMENTS ON FABRICS

Thiscourseguidesthestudentthroughthevarious

textiledevelopmentsandtechniquescreatedfor

fashionandinteriordesigncollections.Afterageneral

introductionofadvancedtextiletreatmentsincluding

digitalprint,studentsareencouragedtodefinedesign

conceptswithatleastthreeself-directedresearch

projectsinviewoftheircollectionwork.Theywill

explorespecifictechniquesindepth,ordevelopvarious

mixedmediatechniques,rangingfromhand-painting

tofelting,innovativesmocking,3Dfabricmanipulation

ordigitalprinting,insmallandlargescales.Students

willbeexpectedtomakecontributiontothedesign

fieldbyfocusinginparticularoninnovation,andmust

showabilitytoundertakeapersonalcreativedirection.

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Studio Elective: Advanced Sewing Technique[2 CREDITS]

Studentswillbeintroducedtoparticularmaster

techniquesandwilldeepentheirfundamental

sewinganddrapingskills.Throughvarious

cuttingtechniquesandexercisestheywill

exploredifferentfinishings–bothtraditional

andcontemporary–andachieveanessential

understandingofgarmenttechnology.Working

tosetbriefs,studentsdemonstratetheirexpertise

throughtechnicalexperimentationondetails

andfinalgarments.Thecourseisdividedinto

threespecificmodules,eachmoduleistaughtby

adifferentprofessionalfromthefashionindustry,

allowingstudentsaccesstoavarietyofskillsand

expertiseinthetechnicalaspectsofsewing.

Courses at CVA

IF200: Introduction to Sewing[3 CREDITS]

Studentsareintroducedtobasicsewingmethodsof

garmentsandthree-dimensionalforms.Students

learnhowtouseasewingmachineandapplythe

variousstitches.Thisisaninterdisciplinarycourse

designedtogivestudentsthetechnicalskills

necessaryforbasicfabricconstruction.

IF402: Digital Portfolio for Fashion[3 CREDITS]

Inthiscoursestudentscreateadigitalportfolioof

theirfashionwork.Projectsintroducestudentsto

avarietyofwebdesignmethodsandwillinclude

portfolioassessments,categorizationandgrouping

ofwork,targetingawebsitetospecificclients,

promotingthroughsocialnetworkingsitesand

groupportfoliosites,clientexpectationsinregards

towebsitenavigationanddesign,industrytrendsin

websitedesignandself-promotion.

IF404: Introduction To Fashion Thesis [3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseguidesstudentsthroughtheprocessof

developingafashioncollectionfromconceptthrough

tosamplemaking.Topicstobecoveredinclude:

definingamarket,sourcingfabrics,planninga

collection,andworkingwithinthefashionindustry.

IF406: Professional Pattern/Construction Techniques [3 CREDITS]

Studentslearntocreateproductionpatternsthat

matchindustrystandardsaswellasapplyprofessional

finishingtechniquestotheirdesigns.Inaddition,

studentsfurtherdeveloptheirpatternmakingand

sewingtechniquesinthiscourse.

IF490: Internship [3 CREDITS]

Intheirjuniorandsenioryears,studentshavethe

optionofearningaspecifiednumberofcredits

whilegainingvaluableworkexperienceinanarea

appropriatetotheirstudies.Theinternshipmustbe

formalizedbyawrittenagreementwiththestudent,

theworkplace,andafacultyadvisor.

IF493: Studio Thesis for Fashion [3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseculminateswiththecreationand

presentationofacompletefashioncollection.

Studentswilldevelopdesignideasandbuildan

ensembleofvariousgarmentsthatworktogether

andcomplementoneanother.Thefinalpresentation

featuresshowpiecesthatbestrepresentthestudent’s

designaesthetic.

IF495: Professional Practice[3 CREDITS]

Thefocusofthiscourseispreparingformarket.

Studentslearnhowtocreatelinesheets,workwith

fashionrepsandretailersaswellasmanaging

productionpreparationforsellingtheirfashionline.

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Photography Courses

PH240: Introduction to Photography [3 CREDITS]

Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothe

understandinganduseofthe35mmfilmcameraand

workinginthedarkroomtoproduceblackandwhite

silvergelatinprints.Ashortintroductiontodigital

photographywillbeincluded.Throughlectures,

demonstrationsandassignedprojects,students

developabasicvocabularyfordiscussing,critiquing,

andcreatingphotographs.

PH258: Traditional Color Processes [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE PH240

Thiscourseintroducesstudentstotraditionalfilm

basedcolorphotography,manipulation,collage,text

addition,collaborativebooks,fabrication,sequencing,

andamorecomplexphotographiclanguage.Students

developadeeperunderstandingofthephotographic

process,bothtechnicallyandconceptually,andare

challengedtoarticulatetheirideasinaconciseand

creativemanner.

PH306: Advanced Photographic Techniques [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE PH258

Studentsareintroducedtomediumandlarge

formatcameras,studiolighting,andmorerefined

technicalusesofbothblackandwhiteandcolor

photography.Thiscoursealsoincludesportraiture,

history,individualresearch,explorationofalternative

filmsandchemistry,portfoliobuilding,andvisitsto

galleriesandstockhouses.Studentsbegintobuild

careerawareness.

PH308: Advanced Photographic Projects[3 CREDITS]

Advancedstudentsresearchcontemporaryfineart

photographicgenrestobetterunderstandwhatfine

artphotographersaredoingandwhy,howthismay

differfromworkofthepast,andhowthesemay

serveasmodelsandinspirationfortheirownwork.

Readingsandshortprintbasedassignmentswill

leadtolonger,moreindepthprojectsforthesecond

halfofthesemester.Experimentalapproachesare

encouragedandstudentsmay,forexample,not

onlygenerateprintsbutalsoproduceartistbooks,

makephoto/sculpturehybrids,makephotoand

mixedmediainstallations,workwithprojections,or

combinetheirprintswithothermedia.

PH316: Digital Photography [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE PH240

Thiscourseisanintroductiontoworkingdigitally

withphotographicimages.Coursecontentincludes

projects,critiques,andlecturesbasedonbothstraight

andconstructedmethodsofimagemaking.The

classisalsoanintroductiontocolorphotographyas

itrelatestothedigitizedimage.Technicallectures

anddemonstrationsincludeimportingfilesfrom

digitalmedia,highresolutionfilmscanning,color

management,editingimagesinAdobePhotoshop,

makinghigh-qualityoutputoninkjetprinters,and

usingservicebureausforlargescaleoutput.

PH321: Digital Portfolio for Photography[3 CREDITS]

Inthiscoursestudentscreateadigitalportfolioof

theirphotographywork.Projectsintroducestudents

toavarietyofwebdesignmethodsandwillinclude

portfolioassessments,categorizationandgrouping

ofwork,targetingawebsitetospecificclients,

promotingthroughsocialnetworkingsitesand

groupportfoliosites,clientexpectationsinregards

towebsitenavigationanddesign,industrytrendsin

websitedesignandself-promotion.

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PH340a: Introduction to Video [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE PH240

Thiscourseprovidesaworkingintroductionto

theaestheticandtechnicalrequirementsofvideo

production.Lecturesandworkshopscovervisual/

auralcommunications,pre-productionplanning,

andlighting,sound,camera,andeditingpractices.

Studentswillberesponsibleforthecreativeand

technicalaspectsofplanning,shooting,andeditinga

substantialvideoprogrambasedonacreativevision.

NOTE:Studentswillneedaccesstoavideocamerafor

usethroughoutthesemester.

PH341: Video Production [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE PH340A

BuildingonskillsdevelopedinthePH340a,

IntroductiontoVideoProductionclass,Video

Productionchallengesstudentswithlongerandmore

indepthprojects.Thiswillincludeamajorproject

thatwillbetheprimaryactivityofthesecondhalfof

thesemester.Classmembersproduceandpresentan

eveningofvideolateinthesemesterforschooland

publicpresentation.NOTE:Studentswillneedaccess

toavideocameraforusethroughoutthesemester.

PH459: Independent Study: Photography [1-3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITES PH306 AND

DEPARTMENT CHAIR APPROVAL

Thisisanadvancedcourseinphotographyinwhich

thestudentworkswithafacultymentorindeveloping

imageryandappropriatetechniquesinaparticular

areaofphotography.Awritten,signedcontractis

requiredbeforeregisteringforthiscourse.

PH470: Alternative Photographic Processes [3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE PH316

OR DEPARTMENT CHAIR APPROVAL

Thiscourseisahands-onexplorationofanumber

ofalternativephotographicprocessesincluding

Cyanotype,VanDyke,GumBichromate,and

Platinum/Palladium.Eachoftheseprocesses

involvescompoundingphotosensitiveemulsions

andsensitizersandhandapplyingthemto

variousartpapers.Studentsmayuseview

cameranegativesaswellaspinholecamerasto

producecontactnegativesfortheseprocessesas

wellasusingthecomputerandinkjetprinters

toproducedesktopnegativesfromdigitalfiles.

Studentswillproduceanexpansiveportfolioof

printscontainingsamplesfromeachprocess.

PH473: Photo Journalism/Fashion[3 CREDITS]

ThePhotographicApplicationsclassisateam-

taught,multi-componentexperiencetouching

ontwomajorprofessionalphotographicgenres,

FashionandDocumentary,andalsooffersspecific

in-depthtraininginprofessionalstudiolighting

andprofessionalsoftwareusedbycommercial

photographerstosupporttheirpractices.Students

workwithtop-notchprofessionalsinthesegenres

todoexercisesandprojectsandgetsomehands-on

experienceintheseimportantareas.

PH490: Photography Internship [1-3 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE PH258 AND

DEPARTMENT CHAIR APPROVAL

Intheirjuniorandsenioryears,studentshavethe

optionofearningaspecifiednumberofcredits

whilegainingvaluableworkexperienceinanarea

appropriatetotheirstudies.Theinternshipmustbe

formalizedbyawrittenagreementwiththestudent,

theworkplace,andafacultyadvisor.

PH491: Introduction to Studio Thesis: Photography [3 CREDITS]

Theculminationofallpreviouslytaughtphotographic

skillsandcompetencies.Workfocusesonthe

individualstudentidentifyingwithinthemselvesa

setofcorecreativeconcernswithinthecontextofa

developingthesistopic.Portfoliodevelopmentand

artisticprofessionalismareemphasized.

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PH496: Studio Thesis: Photography [6 CREDITS] PREREQUISITE PH491

Thisrigorousstudiocourseisdesignedtofacilitate

challenging,individualdirectionsinphotographyand

criticalthinking.Studentsmapoutaplanofstudy

forthesemesterandworkonaseriesofrelatedideas

thatculminateinacohesivebodyofwork.Seminar

Thesisresearchisexpectedtoinformandbroaden

thecontextofthevisualworkdevelopedinthe

StudioThesis.Studentsareexpectedtorefinetheir

understandingofcontemporaryissuesandhistorical

approachesrelatedtotheirspecificconceptorprocess,

andbringanadvancedcompetencytothetechnical

andformalconcernsthatinformtheirwork.Through

frequentlyscheduledcritiquesandadevelopedartist

statement,anemphasisisplacedondevelopinga

processofself-evaluationtoclarifyvisualchoicesand

expressanddefendindividualartisticpointsofview.

Visitingartists,guestlecturers,pertinentarticles,

andrelevantexhibitions/presentationssupplement

theStudioThesisexperience.Overthecourseofthe

semesterstudentsinvestigateexhibitiondesignand

prepareforthedisplayoftheirworkinthesenior

exhibition.Allseniorstudentsarerequiredtotakethis

courseinconjunctionwiththeirseminarthesiscourse.

PH497c: Professional Practices [3 CREDITS]

ProfessionalPracticesengagesavarietyof

topicsrelatedtotheprofessionaldevelopmentof

photographers.Emphasisisonpracticalskillsthat

willassistemergingphotographersastheymove

towardsaprofessionalcareer.Studentsdevelopskills

inprofessionalwriting,suchasgrantproposalsand

artscriticism,inadditiontolearningbasicbusiness

practice,approachestoself-promotionandmethods

enteringtheworkplace.Eachstudentwillcreatea

website.Professionalpresentationofworkisdirected

toabroadrangeofapplicationsincludingcommercial

andfineartcontexts.Furtherprofessional

developmentisconsideredthroughlookingat

graduateschools,artistresidencies,andemployment

opportunitiesforphotographers.

ENRICHMENT

Honors Program

TheHonorsProgramatCVAoffersexpanded

opportunitiesforexceptionalstudentswhoare

curious,highlymotivated,andinterestedindeeper

andmoreself-directedstudyinliberalartsclasses.

Honorsstudentsworkwiththeinstructorinregularly

scheduledcoursestocreateacontractforanhonors

component,whichsupplementsorreplacessome

regularcourserequirements.Anhonorscomponent

requiresaself-directedstudyorresearchprojectthat

ismorecreative,in-depth,andmoreindependent

thanaregularassignment.Studentsareencouraged

touseprimarymaterialsandengageindirect

learningexperiencessuchasvisitstomuseums

andarchivesorinterviewswithpracticingartists

anddesigners.Assignmentsmayincludeleading

discussionsormakingaspecialpresentationinclass.

Honorsstudentsarechallengedtoworkatahighlevel

ofcriticalthinking,writing,andspeaking.

Invitationstojointheprogramareextended

tomembersofthePresident’sList,which

recognizesthosewhohaveearnedaGPAof3.5

orabove.Tograduatewithhonors,students

mustsuccessfullycompletesixhonorscourses.

Thesestudentsreceivespecialrecognitionat

commencement,andtheirCVAtranscriptstates

thattheyhave“participatedwithdistinction.”

CVAisamemberoftheNationalCollegiate

HonorsCouncil(NCHC).CVAhonorsstudentsare

eligibletoparticipateinstudyprogramsoffered

throughNCHC.

Formoreinformation,contactJulieL’Enfant,

chairofliberalartsanddirectorofthehonors

program,atjlenfant@cva.edu.

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Professional Practice

CVA’sprofessionalpracticeprogramserves

asabridgebetweencollegeandtheartand

designprofessions,helpingstudentstobecome

familiarwithcurrentprofessionalpracticesin

theirmajorfields.TheProfessionalWritingand

Rhetoriccoursebuildsstudents’professional

writingandpublicspeakingskills.Eachstudent

completesaninternshipinaprofessionalart

anddesignsettingduringthejunioryear.

Internships

ThegoalofCVA’sinternshipprogramistoprepare

studentsforartanddesigncareersbyproviding

meaningfulworkexperiences,professionalcontacts

inthecommunity,andintellectuallychallenging

opportunities.Studentsareheldtohighstandardsof

performanceintheirinternships,andhavethefull

supportofCVAduringtheinternshipexperience.

Career Center

TheCareerCentersupportsstudentsintheir

professionaldevelopment,includingassistance

withgraduateschoolresearch,grantapplication

procedures,jobopportunityresearch,andpractice

interviewsessions.

Studentsshouldcontacttheinternship

coordinatoratcareers@cva.eduformoreinformation

abouttheseservices.

OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES

Fashion Design in Paris

CVAparticipatesintheParsonsParisMobility

Program.CVAstudentswhomajorinthe

InterdisciplinaryArtandDesignStudies(IADS)

programandwhochooseaconcentrationinFashion

maypetitionforentranceintotheParsonsParis

sophomorelevelFashionDesignProgram.Eligible

studentsmusthavesuccessfullycompletedthefirst

yearFoundationProgramandthesecondyearof

theIADScurriculumwitha3.0GPA.Studentswith

alowerGPAmaypetitionforadmissionuponthe

recommendationoftwoCVAfacultymembers.

German Exchange Program

TheCollegeofVisualArtsoffersastudentexchange

withHochschulefürangewandteWissenschaft

undKunst(HAWK),anartanddesignschoolinthe

northernGermancityofHildesheim.Thedurationof

theexchangeistypicallytwosemesters.Studentswho

gotoHAWKcantakeavarietyofstudiocoursesand

canalsostudytheGermanlanguage.Thisprogram

isopentoallCVAjuniors,butisespeciallysuited

tographicdesignmajors.Applicationsareaccepted

duringthefallsemesterofthesophomoreyear.

SeetheregistrartocompletetheSudyandTravel

ApprovalForm.

Art in New York City

CVA’ssummerArtinNewYorkCitycourse

introducesstudentstotheBigApplewherethey

willexplorethecityandrichculturalpointsof

interest.Theywillbroadentheirvisualvocabulary

byengaginginthecultureofNewYorkCity,the

majorU.S.centerofartanddesign.Studentswill

visitmuseums,galleries,andartistanddesigner

studios.Thisthree-creditelectivemaybetaken

asaliberalartscreditandwillincludejournaling,

avisualmappingproject,andpresentation.

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Art in Paris

Everyotheryear,CVAoffersasemester-longcourse

withtraveltoParisduringspringbreak.Thecourse

offersanin-depthstudyoftheartandarchitecture,

literature,andhistoryofParis.Studentstakingthe

classearnthreecreditsinarthistory,humanities,or

liberalarts.Thecurriculumintroducesstudentstothe

culturalheritageofFrancethroughitsart,literature,

andhistory.Studentsinvestigatetheinfluenceofthe

Frenchtraditiononcontemporaryartanddesign

throughcriticalreadingsandvisitstomuseums,

galleries,studios,andotherartspacesinboththe

TwinCitiesandParis.

Summer Degree Courses

Thecollegeoffersalimitedselectionofspecialized

studioandliberalartscoursesinthesummerfor

degreeseekingstudents.Thesecoursesinclude

secondsemesterFoundationcoursesforspring

admits,upperlevelstudioandliberalartselectives,

andArtinNewYorkCity(seeoff-campusdescription

fordetails).

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Academic Advising

Studentsareassignedanacademicadvisor,who

isafulltimefacultymember,toassistthemwith

courseselectionandplanning.Academicadvisors,

alongwiththeRegistrar’sOffice,provideguidance

regardingacademicprocedure,guidelines,policy,

andothersupportservicesasneeded.CVAstrongly

recommendsthatstudentsremainactivelyengaged

withtheacademicadvisorduringtheirenrollment

atthecollege.Itisinthestudent’sbestinterestto

establishastrongrapportwiththeiracademicadvisor.

Thesequencingoftheacademicprogramsrequires

diligencefromstudentsinfollowingtheprogram

requirements,andacademicadvisorsprovide

essentialguidanceandadviceabouthowtoremainon

trackwiththemajorprogramsequences.

Learning Resource Center

TheLearningResourceCenter(LRC)atCVAmakes

everyefforttohelpstudentssucceed.TheLRCoffers

learningenhancementandenrichmentservices

tostudentsincludingwriting,digitaltutor,and

basicskillssuchasstudyskills,timemanagement,

research,andtesttakingskills.Theresourcesofthe

LRCaredesignedtohelpstudentstakefulladvantage

ofthevarietyoflearningopportunitiesatCVAand

notonlytosurvive,buttothriveastheyacquirenew

knowledge.Individualconsultationistheusualway

thatstudentsusetheLRC;academicskillsworkshops

andseminarsarealsoofferedperiodically.Contact

lrc@cva.eduformoreinformation.

Liberal Arts Tutor

WithintheLRC,liberalartstutoringisavailable

tosupportstudentlearninginmasteringwriting

skillswithone-on-onetutoringtomaximizestudent

strengthsthathelpreachacademicgoals.Liberalarts

tutorshelpstudentsbecomemoreskillful,confident,

andresourcefulbyassistingwithspecificwriting

problemsandclassassignmentsaswellasnotetaking

andessentialreadingtomeetacademicchallenges.

Individualconferencesareavailableduringdropin

hoursorreserveanappointmentbycontactingthe

LRC.

Digital Tutor

AspartofCVA’sstronginfrastructureofsupport

services,adigitaltutorisavailableintheLRCoffering

computersupportforstudents.AnupperlevelCVA

studentwhoisacomputerspecialistisavailablefor

peertutoringonaregularscheduleeachweekduring

theacademicyear.Supportdocumentsonavarietyof

computertopicsarealsoavailableonlineatwww.cva.

edu/current_students/digital_tips/.

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THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Graduation Requirements

Eachstudentissolelyresponsibleforsatisfying

alldegreerequirementslistedinthiscatalogand

detailedoneachstudent’sindividualprogramsheet.

Each candidate for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree must:

1. AchieveaminimumcumulativeGPAof2.0.

2. Successfullycompletetheseniorthesis

capstonecourses.

3. Successfullycompleteoneofthedegreecurricula

outlinedinanofficialprogramsheetwhichwas

ineffectfromtheyearofmatriculation,orlater,

atCVA.Thispresumestherehasbeennobreak

inattendanceexceedingthreeconsecutiveyears

andthestudenthasfilednoChangeofProgram

form.Ifthereisabreakinattendanceexceeding

threeconsecutiveyears,thestudentisboundby

anynewcurricularrequirements.

4.Inorderforanystudenttoproceedtothefinal

stagesoftheStudioThesis,Professional

Practices,andtheThesisSeminar,i.e.exhibiting

andpresentingthethesiswork,studentsneedto

earnatleastaCinall threeclasses.When

studentshavecompletedapproximately70%of

theirgradedwork,instructorswillcomputewho

hasearnedaCandhenceispermittedtoproceed

tothefinalstage.

5. Successfullycompleteaminimumof128

semestercredits.TheBFAprogramcomprises80

studiocreditsand48generaleducationcredits.

Allstudentsmustcompleteaminimumof66

semestercreditsinresidenceatCVA.

6. FileanIntenttoGraduateformwiththe

Registrar’sOffice.

7. Satisfyallfinancialobligationstothecollege.

Theregistrar,inconsultationwiththedepartment

chairs,makesafinalreviewtoensurethatallcourse

requirementshavebeensuccessfullycompletedin

eachstudent’sintendedcurriculum.Studentsmustbe

officiallyregisteredintheirchosencurriculumforat

leasttwosemestersbeforegraduationinordertobe

eligibleforadegreeinthatdiscipline.

Studentswhoaresixcreditsorfewershortof

completinggraduationrequirementsafterthespring

semestermayparticipateinthecommencement

ceremonyonlyifthesecoursesarenotintheirmajor

concentration.Theremainingcourse(s)mustbe

completedduringthesummerorthenextsemester

thecoursesaretaught.Studentswhoareshortcredits

atthetimeofthecommencementceremonyreceive

theirdiplomasattheendoftheterminwhichall

degreerequirementslistedabovearemet.Transcripts

confirmgraduationstatuswhenthemissing

requirementsarecompleted.

Completion of Foundation Requirements

AllFoundationProgramcoursesmustbecompleted

successfullybytheendofthefreshmanyearin

ordertoenrollinsophomorelevelcourses.Firstyear

studentsarerequiredtorepeatcoursefailuresor

withdrawalsbytheendofthenextacademicyear.

Senior Thesis

SeniorThesisisthecapstoneexperienceatthe

CollegeofVisualArts.Allstudentsarerequired

tosuccessfullycompletetheirthesisstudiesfor

graduation.ThisincludesProfessionalPractices,

StudioThesis,andSeminarThesis.Thesethree

courseshavebeendesignedtoprepareandlaunch

studentsforsuccessupongraduation.

Graduation with Honors

TheBachelorofFineArtsdegreeisconferredwith

honorsuponstudentswhohavemaintainedhigh

academicexcellence.Finalgraduationhonorslisted

onthediplomaandthetranscriptdependonthe

cumulativeGPAatthetimeofdegreecompletion.

SummaCumLaude 3.90

MagnaCumLaude 3.70

CumLaude 3.50

Textbook Notification

Studentswillreceiveinformationatthetimeof

registrationeachsemesteraboutthetextbooksthat

willberecommendedorrequiredforcourses,tothe

extentpracticable.Thisinformationwillbeprovided

eitherinwrittenformorbylinktoanInternetsite

containingtheinformation.

Level Reviews

FirstFirstandthirdyearprogramlevelreviews

consistoftwoscheduledcritiquesthatarerequired

forallstudents.Thefirstcritique,thattakesplaceat

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theconclusionofthefirstyearFoundationProgram,

emphasizescriticalthinkingandpresentation

skills.Thesecondcritique,attheendofthefifth

semester,servesasanextensionoftheprofessional

choiceprogrambegunintheFoundationyear,

providingacheckonthestudent’schoiceofmajor

andprofessionaldirection.Failuretoattendand

participatefullyinanyassignedlevelreviewwill

resultinacademicprobation,lossofCVAscholarship

fundsforthefollowingsemester,andlossofprivileges

toparticipateinstudentexhibitionsatCVAforone

year.Ifanemergencysituationarisesthatabsolutely

precludesparticipationinascheduledreview,the

studentmustnotifytheRegistrarimmediately.

Permissiontomake-upthereviewwillrarelybe

granted,andonlyunderthemostunusual,compelling

circumstances.

Change of Program

Ifastudentwantstochangehisorherprogram

ofstudy,aChangeofProgramformmustbefiled

andallrequirementsofthenewprogramthatare

ineffectatthetimeofthechangemustbemet.

TheChangeofProgramformisavailablefrom

theRegistrar’sOffice.Achangeofcurriculum

becomesofficialwhentheChangeofProgram

formisfiledwiththeRegistrar’sOffice.

Common Time at CVA

StudentsarerequiredtobeavailableonTuesdayand

Thursdayeveningsfrom6to7p.m.toparticipate

incollegeeventsandworkshopssuchasgallery

openings,paneldiscussions,andstudentcouncil-

relatedactivities.Theeventswillbeheldonthese

eveningsthroughouttheacademicyear.Panel

discussions,galleryopenings,andotherspecial

eventsthatwilltakeplaceduringthesetimestake

precedenceoveranyotherregularlyoccurring

programorevent.

INSTRUCTIONAL POLICIES

Academic Honor Code

I. Principles

EverystudentattheCollegeofVisualArtsmust

adheretohighstandardsofhonorablebehavior.

Academicworkforallliberalartsandstudioclasses

mustbeastudent’sown,withappropriatecredit

givenforuseofthewords,images,andideasfrom

othersources.Ifastudentusesfraudulentmeans

toobtaingradesorotheradvantagesinacademic

work,heorshehasnottrulygainedinknowledge,

understanding,orskill.Grades,honorsandother

marksofachievementlosetheirmeaning;the

reputationoftheCollegeofVisualArtsisdiminished

andthevalueofitsBFAdegreereduced.Itistherefore

essentialtotheintegrityofthecollegethatevery

memberofthecommunity,includingstudents,

faculty,staff,andadministration,upholdthehighest

standardsofacademicintegrity.

II. Definition and Examples

of Academic Dishonesty

Upholdingthesestandardsrequiresanunderstanding

ofwhatismeantbyacademicdishonesty.Academic

dishonestycanbedefinedasanyactwhereby

astudentseekstogaingrades,credit,orother

advantagebyfraudulentmeans.Itincludes,butis

notlimitedto,cheating,plagiarism,makingmultiple

submissions,facilitatingacademicdishonesty,

stealingordefacingmaterialsorotherproperty,using

materialsinanunauthorizedmanner,andfalsifying

academicrecords.Thefollowinglistprovides

examplesofthesekindsofbehavior.Itismeantto

provideillustrationsonlyandisnotanexhaustivelist.

Cheating

1. Copyinganotherstudent’sanswersonaquizor

exam.

2. Usingnotesorothersourcematerialsonaquizor

examwithouttheinstructor’spermission.

3. Collaboratingonatake-homeexammeanttobe

completedindividually.

4. Usingelectronicdevicessuchasphones,

computersorcalculatorsduringanexamwithout

theinstructor’spermission.

5. Copyinganotherstudent’shomework

assignment.

6. Usinganswersfromaninstructor’sversionof

atextbookforahomeworkassignmentmeantto

becompletedindividually.

Plagiarizing

1. Presentingforeitheraliberalartsorstudioclass

theworkofanotherwithoutacknowledgement,

asthoughitwereyourown.

2. Usingthe“cutandpaste”methodofconstructing

apaperfromInternetorprintsourceswithout

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synthesizingtheideastocreateyourown

independentthesisoridentifyingthesources.

3. Usinginformation,ideas,orimagesfromany

source(Internet,book,article,aclassmate’s

researchpaper,orartwork)withoutproper

attribution.

4. Usingtheexactwordsofanotherwithoutusing

quotationmarksandcitingthesource.

5. Paraphrasingthewordsofanotherwithoutciting

thesource.

Making Multiple Submissions

1. Submitting,withoutpriorpermission,apaper,

project,orotherassignmentcompletedinone

classtofulfillarequirementforanotherclass.

Facilitating Academic Dishonesty

1. Allowinganotherstudenttocopyanswersfrom

yourexampaper.

2. Givingorsellinganotherstudentacompleted

assignment,project,orpaper.

3. Informingstudentsinalatersectionofaclass

thequestionsonanexam.

Stealing or Defacing Materials

or Other Property

1. Theftordefacementofanymaterialsorproperty

belongingtoanotherstudentormemberofthe

stafforfaculty.

2. Theftordefacementofanymaterialsorproperty

belongingtothecollege.

3. Theftordefacementoflibrarybooksorother

materials.

4. Theftofproprietarysoftware.

Using Materials in an

Unauthorized Manner

1. Unauthorizedentryintocollegepropertysuch

asclassrooms,studios,computerlabs,faculty

offices,orlibrary.

2. Unauthorizeduseormanipulationofstudio

equipmentorcomputerprograms.

Falsifying Academic Records

1. Alterationofgradebooksorfiles.

2. Useofpersonalrelationshipstogaingrades

orfavors.

3. Anyattempttoobtaingradesorcreditthrough

fraudulentmeans.

III. Process for Dealing with

Violations of the Honor Code

TheCollegeofVisualArtswilltreatviolationsofthe

honorcodewiththeutmostseriousness.Ifastudent

isaccusedofacademicdishonesty,thestudentwill

beinformedoftheallegedviolationandtheevidence

onwhichtheallegationisbased.Ifcircumstances

warrant,theinstructorandrelevantdepartment

chair,inconsultationwiththechiefacademicofficer,

maydecideonapenaltysuchasafailinggradeor

zeroontheassignmentorexamorafailinggrade

inthecourse.Arecordoftheviolationwillbefiled

withthechiefacademicofficer,whowillmaintaina

permanentrecordofreportedstudentviolations.

Studentsmayappealtotherelevantdepartment

chair.Ifdissatisfiedwiththatdecision,thestudent

mayappealtothechiefacademicofficer.Thedecision

fromthatofficewillbefinal.Inspecialcircumstances

astudentmayappealtoastandinghearing

committee.Thechiefacademicofficerwilldeal

withsecondandsubsequentviolationsofthehonor

code.Studentsmayappealdecisionstothestanding

committee,thedecisionofwhichisfinal.

IV. Penalties for Violations

Penaltiesforstudentsfoundtohaveengagedin

academicdishonestymayinclude:

1. AgradeofFor0onanassignment,paper,

orexam.

2. AgradeofFforthecourse.

3. Suspensionfromthecollege.

4. Expulsionfromthecollege.

Attendance Policy

CVA’sattendancepolicyappliestoallstudio

andliberalartscoursesandisdesignedtobe

proactive.Absenteeismandtardinessoftenare

indicationsofextenuatingcircumstancesthat

needattentionandsupport.Facultyarerequired

toadheretothispolicy,tracktheirstudents’

attendance/tardiness,andmaketheappropriate

referraltostudentsupportservices,e.g.,academic

advisorsand/ortheOfficeforStudentLife.

Thispolicywillbeconsistentlyenforced

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byfacultyandstudentswillbeapprisedofthis

attendancepolicyatorientation.

1. Classesthatmeettwotimesperweekrecognize

fourabsencesasgroundsforfailure.

2. Classesthatmeetonetimeperweekrecognize

threeabsencesasgroundsforfailure.

3. Twotardiesareequivalenttooneabsence.After

fifteenminutes,thetardybecomesanabsence.

4. Astudentwillforfeitallrightsandprivileges

forthecoursefailedduetoattendanceand/or

tardyabsences.

5. Excusedabsencesaregrantedonlydue

tohospitalizationand/ordeathinthe

family,orlegallymandatedactivitiessuch

asmilitaryserviceorcourtappearances.

Studentsarerequiredtoshowdocumentation

oftheircircumstancetotheiracademic

advisor.TheRegistrar’sOfficewill

communicateinformationregardingexcused

absencestotheappropriatefaculty.

6. CVArecognizesallreligionsandwillgrant

excusedabsencesfordocumentedreligious

holidays.Studentsarerequiredtoregisterthe

particulartimesanddatesoftheseholidaysat

thebeginningofeachsemesterwiththeOffice

forStudentLife.Thisofficewillcommunicate

informationregardingexcusedabsencestothe

appropriatefaculty.

7. Studentsareresponsibleforunderstandingthis

policyandtrackingtheirownattendanceand

tardiness.

Academic Grievance Policy

Academicgrievancesarecomplaintsbroughtby

studentsconcerningthecollege’sprovisionof

educationalservicesaffectingtheirrole,progress,

andstatusasstudents.Academicgrievancesmustbe

basedonanallegedviolationofacollegerule,policy,

orestablishedpractice.Thispolicydoesnotlimitthe

college’srighttochangerules,policies,orpractices.

TheAcademicGrievancePolicydoesnotapply

toconflictsrelatedtocomplaintsundertheStudent

ConductCode,toacademicmisconductallegations,

tosexualharassmentcomplaints,ortoanytypeof

allegationotherthananacademicgrievance,as

definedabove.TheStudentConductCodeandother

collegepoliciesareavailableonthecollegewebsite.

ThegoaloftheAcademicGrievancePolicyand

Proceduresistoresolveconflictsthroughasimple

andexpeditiousprocess,throughinformalresolution

methods,ifpossible.Resolutionsmayincludestudent

reinstatementorotheracademiccorrectiveactionon

behalfofthestudent,butmaynotincludemonetary

compensationordisciplinaryactionagainstany

collegeemployee.Grievancesinvolvinganinstructor’s

judgmentinassigningagradebasedonacademic

performancemayberesolvedonlythroughthe

informalresolutionproceduressetforthinthispolicy.

SeethefulltextoftheStudentAcademicGrievance

PolicyandProceduresonthecollegewebsite.

Credit Transfer

CVAstudentsareexpectedandencouragedtotakeall

theircoursesatCVA.Aspeciallydesigned,integrated,

andsequencedcurriculumprovidesawell-rounded

educationforartistsanddesigners.Onceastudent

hasmatriculatedatCVA,astudentmaytransferupto

12creditsforcoursestakenelsewhere,ifthestudent

passedwithagradeof“C”orbetter.Anycredits

transferredarenotcalculatedinastudent’sgrade

pointaverage.

Credittransferfromotherinstitutionsisnot

automatic.Coursesmustbeapprovedinadvance

byboththedepartmentchairandtheregistrarfor

theareaofthecourseinquestion.Thechairandthe

registrarwillassessthereasonsfortherequestand

evaluatetheproposedcourseintermsofastudent’s

programrequirements.Tobeeligible

forthecredittransfer,thecoursemustbefrom

aninstitutionaccreditedbyarecognizedregional

accreditingagency,mustmeetthestandardsofa

comparablecourseatCVA,andtheclasstimeshould

beequivalenttoafullsemesterlengthclassatCVA.

To secure approval for the credit transfer,

a student must:

1. Obtainspecificinformationabouttheproposed

course,includingthecatalogdescriptionand

syllabus.

2. FilloutaCourseSubstitutionform(availablein

theRegistrar’sOffice),statingthereasonforthe

requestanddescribingthecourseindetail.

3. Obtainpermissionfromthedepartmentchair

andregistrar.

4. Havetheformsignedbythedepartmentchair

andtheregistrar.

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GRADES

Grading Criteria

Individualfacultyevaluateandassigngradesfor

courseworkperformedwithinthestructureofeach

class.Eachcoursehasoutcomeobjectiveswhich

studentsareexpectedtomeet.Theseobjectivesand

gradingcriteriaareoutlinedinacoursesyllabus,

whichisgiventostudentsduringthefirstweekof

class.Attheendofeachsemester,studentsreceivea

gradeforeachcourse.

CVAprovidesfacultywiththefollowing

guidelinesforgradingandassigninggrade

pointaverages(GPA).Pleasenotethatinthisgrading

system,“C”representsaveragework,meaningregular

attendance,continuedimprovement,andsuccessful

accomplishmentofcourseobjectives.

Passing Grades

GR ADE DEFINITION GR ADEPOINTS

A Excellent 4.0

A- 3.7

B+ 3.3

B AboveAverage 3.0

B- 2.7

C+ 2.3

C Average 2.0

C- 1.7

D+ BelowAverage 1.3

D 1.0

S Satisfactory 0.0

W Withdrawal 0.0

WP WithdrawPassing 0.0

Au Audit 0.0

F Failure 0.0

Fa AttendanceFailure 0.0

I Incomplete 0.0

U Unsatisfactory 0.0

Incompletes

Agradeofincompleteisgivenbyaninstructorto

indicatethatastudenthasbeenunabletocomplete

hisorheracademicobligationsduetounusual

circumstancessuchasalongillnessoradeathinthe

family.APetitionforIncompletemustbecompleted

bythestudentandinstructorandapprovedbythe

departmentchairandchiefacademicofficerbefore

thepostingoffinalgrades.Unlessaspecifiedtime

periodisgivenbytheinstructor,anincompletemust

bemadeupnolaterthanthestartofthenextsemester.

Astudentisresponsibleformakingarrangementswith

theinstructortocleartheincomplete.

Grade Change Policy

Agradethathasbeenreportedbytheinstructorto

theregistrarcannotbechangedexceptinthecase

ofclericalerrororunlessthegradewasfraudulently

obtained.Allgradesandcreditsstandasrecorded

intheregistrar’sofficialrecordsifchangesare

notreportedinwritingwithinfiveyearsofthe

lastdayofthesemesterinwhichthecoursewas

taken.Allcoursestakenbeforedegreecompletion,

withtheexceptionofthosenumberedbelow100,

areusedtowardfulfillmentofthespecificdegree

requirements,andthepermanentrecordisclosedas

ofthecompletiondate.

President’s List

Anystudentwhopasses15ormoresemestercredits

andattainsa3.50gradepointaverageorbetterfor

anyonesemesterisplacedonthePresident’sList.

Creditsearnedfromdevelopmentalcoursework

(coursesnumberedbelow100)donotqualifyforthe

15creditsrequiredforthePresident’sList.Thenames

ofthestudentsmakingthelistareannouncedbythe

Registrar’sOfficeattheendofeachsemester.

ACADEMIC STANDINGS

Good Academic Standing

Studentsareingoodacademicstanding

iftheymaintainacumulativegradepoint

averageofatleast2.0.Studentsadmittedto

thecollegeareassumedtobeingoodstanding

academicallyaslongastheyarenotadmitted

underconditionalacceptanceconditions.

Studentsshouldbeawarethatmaintaining

goodacademicstandingdoesnotautomatically

ensurecontinuedfinancialaideligibility.

Satisfactory Progress

CVArequiresthatstudentsachieveaminimum

cumulativeGPAof2.0tograduate.Studentsmust

completetheirdegreewithinsixacademicyears

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(twelvesemesters)offulltimestudy.

Toenrollinanycourse,aC-orbettermust

havebeenachievedinallcoursesthatarepublished

prerequisitecourses.Agradeofincompletedoesnot

satisfythestandard.StudentsreceivingaD+orlessin

acoursethatisaprerequisitemustrepeatthecourse

beforeadvancingtothenextlevelofcoursework.In

specialcircumstances,permissionmaybegrantedby

theappropriatedepartmentalchairtowaivethisrule

aslongasthegradeinquestionisnotanForI.Asa

generalpolicy,coursesatCVAaregradedbyletter

grades(A,A-,B+,B,etc.).However,incertaincourses,

satisfactory/unsatisfactorygradingmaybemore

appropriate.Inthistypeofgrading,satisfactorywork

receivesagradeof“S”onthestudent’stranscript,but

doesnotcountintheGPA.Satisfactoryworkcounts

towardsthenumberofcreditsrequiredforgraduation.

Unsatisfactoryworkreceivesagradeof“U”anddoes

notcounttowardsgraduation.

Probation and Dismissal

Whenreadingtheruleslistedbelow,thestudent

mustkeepinmindthatconditionalacceptance,

academicprobation,suspension,anddismissal

becomeeffectiveattheendofthesemesterorterm

inwhichthestudentfailstoattainthegradepoint

averagerequired.Althoughastudentwillnormally

receiveofficialnotificationofsuchaction,suchnotice

isnotaprerequisitetothestudentbeingplacedon

probation,suspension,ordismissed.Itisthestudent’s

responsibilitytoascertainhisorheracademicstatus

afterthecloseofthesemester.Allacademicactions

describedbelowwillappearonastudent’stranscript.

Academic Warning

Anacademicwarningisissuedtoastudentwhenever

theregular-termGPAisbelow2.00.TheRegistrar’s

Officewillnotifyastudentofhisorheracademic

standing.Thepurposeofsuchawarningistoalert

astudent,eventhoughheorshemaycurrentlybein

goodstanding,thatspecialeffortbegivenbeforehe

orshefallsintoacademicdifficulty.

Academic Probation

Academicprobationisintendedasawarningto

studentswhoarenotmakingtheexpectedprogress

towardsadegreecompletion.Astudentwillbeplaced

onacademicprobationwheneverthecumulative

gradepointaveragefallsbelow2.0.Astudentmay

beadmittedconditionallyorcontinueonprobation.

Underexceptionalcircumstances,astudentmaybe

academicallysuspendedfromthecollegewithout

firstbeingplacedonprobation.Generally,astudent

onprobationshallberemovedfromprobationany

timethecumulativegradepointaverageis2.0or

above.(Studentswhoareadmittedonconditional

acceptancearesubjecttodifferentcumulativecredit

requirementsinordertoachievegoodstanding.

Astudentonprobationmustmakeasemester

gradepointaverageofatleast2.0duringthefirst

semesterandeachsucceedingsemesteruntilthe

studentisremovedfromprobationorthestudent

willbeacademicallysuspended.Failuretoachievea

cumulative2.0bytheendofthesecondsemesterof

probationwillresultinacademicsuspension.

Academic Suspension

Astudentwhohasbeenacademicallysuspendedfrom

thecollegewillbeeligibleforreadmissionafterone

calendaryearafterthecloseofthetermorsemester

thatresultedinthesuspension.Astudentreturning

tothecollegeafterasuspensionperiodmustapply

forreadmission.Astudentwhohasattendedanother

institutionsincelastattendanceatthecollegemust

meetthesameadmissionrequirementsasatransfer

student.Astudentwhoreturnstothecollegeafteran

academicsuspensioniscontinuedonprobation,and

thestudentmustmakeasemestergradepointaverage

ofatleast2.0foreachsemesteruntilthestudentis

removedfromprobation.Failuretodosowillresultin

academicdismissal.Failuretoachieveanoverall2.0

bytheendofthesecondsemesterofenrollmentafter

suspensionwillalsoresultinacademicdismissal.

Academic Dismissal

Academicdismissalusuallyindicatesalevelof

scholarshipsolowastomakethecompletionofa

degreeunlikely.Itcanalsobeusedininstanceswhere

behaviororaptitudedeficienciesmeritacademic

intervention.Astudentmusthaveacumulativegrade

pointaverageof2.0bytheendofhisorherthirdyear

andthroughoutthefourthyearinordertograduate.

Astudentwhofailstomaintainthisstandardwillbe

academicallydismissedfromthecollege.Astudent

whohasbeenacademicallysuspendedordismissed

mayre-enterthecollegebyafavorableactionofthe

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AcademicReviewCommittee.Coursescompleted

elsewherebyastudentwhohasbeenacademically

suspendedordismissedmaybesubmittedasevidence

ofacademiccompetenceonapetitiontotheAcademic

ReviewCommitteeforreadmission.Ifreadmitted,

thestudentmayreceivedegreecreditforsuch

coursework.Astudentwhohasbeenremovedfrom

probationwillbesubjecttonewacademicactionin

accordancewiththeprecedingrulesexactlyasifthe

studenthadnotbeenpreviouslyplacedonprobation,

suspension,ordismissed.

Withdrawal from the College

Astudentwhomustwithdrawduringasemester

becauseofpersonalreasonsshouldapplyforcollege

withdrawalintheRegistrar’sOffice.Astudentwho

withdrawsfromthecollegebeforetheeleventhweek

andafterthefirstsixdaysofthesemesterreceives

a“W”gradeforanycoursesattemptedduringthe

semester.Thereafter,andthroughthelastdaysof

instruction,agradeof“F”isassignedinallcourses

forwhichthestudentisregisteredunlesstheregistrar

indicatesontheWithdrawalformthatthestudent

iswithdrawingdueto“extraordinaryreasons.”A

studentwithdrawingforextraordinaryreasons,such

asadeathintheimmediatefamilyoracriticalillness

oraccident,receivesagradeof“W”inallcourses

attemptedduringthatsemester.Anystudentwho

leavesthecollegewithoutwithdrawinghisorher

registrationthroughregularchannelsreceivesthe

gradeearnedthroughtheendofthesemesterinall

coursesforwhichheorsheisregistered.

Leave of Absence

Aleaveofabsencemaybegrantedtoastudentwho

wishestointerrupthisorhereducationtemporarily

butplanstoreturnafteroneoramaximumoftwo

semesters.Allrequestsforaleaveofabsencemustbe

submittedinwriting.Theformalreadmissionprocess

isnotrequiredforstudentswhohavetakenanofficial

leaveofabsence.LeaveofAbsenceformsareavailable

intheRegistrar’sOffice.

Readmission Policy

Allformerstudentswhohavebeenawayfrom

thecollegeforoneormoresemestersmustfile

anApplicationforReadmission.Theformcanbe

obtainedthroughtheAdmissionsOffice.Astudent

willbereinstatedifheorsheisingoodacademic

standing.Astudentwhohasbeenacademically

suspendedmaybereinstatedonlyaftertheAcademic

ReviewCommitteehasgrantedapproval.Applicants

whohavebeengonelongerthanthreeyearsmust

meetthedegreerequirementsofthecatalogineffect

upontheirreturn.Certaintime-sensitivecoursesmay

needtoberepeated.Allcourseworkcompletedover

threeyearsbeforereadmissionwillbereviewedona

case-by-casebasis.

Mid-term Evaluation

Astudentreceivesamid-termevaluationfromfaculty

toreporttheacademicprogressmadeinaclass.The

evaluationidentifiesthestudent’sacademicneeds

andalsorecognizesthestudent’sacademicsuccess.

Facultycompleteamid-termevaluationforeach

studentandaMid-termDeficiencyformforany

studentwhoisnotmakingsatisfactoryprogressat

mid-term.

Adding/Dropping Classes

Studentswishingtochangetheirschedulesafter

registeringmustfilloutanAdd/DropForm.Students

mayaddordropclasseswithnonotationappearing

ontheiracademicrecordduringthefirstsixdaysof

asemester.Toaddordropaclassduringthisperiod,

studentsmustobtainthesignatureoftheinstructor

andtheiracademicadvisorontheAdd/Dropformand

returntheformtotheRegistrar’sOfficetoprocess.

Withdrawing from a Class

Astudentwithdrawingfromaclassmustprocess

anAdd/DropformwiththeRegistrar’sOffice

beforetheeleventhweekofasemester.Astudent

withdrawingfromaclassanytimeafterthefirstsix

daysofasemesterbutbeforetheeleventhweekofa

semesterreceivesa“W”gradeonhisorheracademic

transcript.Nostudentmaywithdrawfromaclass

oncetheeleventhweekofthesemesterbegins.Any

withdrawalafterthestartoftheeleventhweekof

thesemesterwillberecordedasan“F”gradeon

theacademictranscript.Non-attendancedoesnot

constituteawithdrawalfromaclassandwillbe

recordedasan“F”gradeonthestudent’sacademic

transcript.

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Credit Load

Studentsshouldenrollforatleast15creditsper

semester.Tocompletedegreerequirementswithin

fouryears,studentsmustcompletefoursemesters

of15credits,onesemesterof15.5creditsandone

semesterof16.5credits,andtwosemestersof

18creditseach.128creditsabovethe100level

(notincludingdevelopmentalcourses)arerequired

forgraduation.

Classification of Students

Attheendofeachsemesterstudentsareclassified

asfollows:

Foundation-0to29creditscompleted.

Sophomore-30to59creditscompleted.

Junior-60to89creditscompleted.

Senior-90ormorecreditscompleted.

Average/Maximum Class Size

Thetypicalclasssizeforstudiocoursesatthecollege

is10-16students(16studentsmaximum)and18-22

studentsinliberalartclasses(24studentsmaximum).

Transcripts

Copiesofstudenttranscriptsareavailableupon

writtenrequesttotheRegistrar’sOffice.Official

transcriptsare$4.00percopyandunofficial

transcriptsare$2.00percopy.Transcriptsmaybe

withheldifastudenthasnotmetfinancialobligations

atthecollege.Transcriptsaresentonlyatthewritten

requestofthestudent.TranscriptRequestformscan

beobtainedbothintheRegistrar’sOfficeandfrom

theCVAwebsite.

FACILITIES

Technology

ComputersplayavitalroleineducatingCVA’s

studentstobevisually,verbally,andtechnologically

accomplished.Theintegrationoftechnologyinto

thecollege’scurriculumprovidesstudentswiththe

creativeandtechnicalskillsneededtogenerate

complexvisualwork.CVAstudentshaveaccess

tofournetworkedMacProcomputerlabswith

InternetaccessthroughmultipleT1connections,

fileandprintservers,filmandflatbedscanners,

andhighqualitylaserprinters.AdobeCreative

Suiteisanessentialfeatureofthestudentlab

software,whichsupportsawiderangeofCVA

coursework.Thecomputerlabsalsoofferextended

hoursforworkingonclassassignments.

CVA Gallery

TheCVAgalleryprogramhasacomprehensive

schedulethatbalancesbothacademicandcommunity

exhibitions,representsworkfromalldisciplinesatthe

college,servesemergingtoestablishedartists,and

presentslocal,regional,andnationalwork.

BecauseofitslocationatthecornerofWesternand

Selbyavenues,theCVAGallerycreatesanexusamong

neighborhoodresidences,communityorganizations,

smallbusinesses,andthearts.

Galleryprogrammingengagesstudentsandthe

communitythroughexhibitions,publiclectures,and

discussions.Thescheduleincludesixteenannual

exhibitionsincludingstudent,alumni,andfaculty

shows,aswellasthreehighschoolexhibitions,

regionalinvitational’s,twonationalexhibitions,and

publicartinstallations.

CVA Library

Thelibraryoffersstudentsacomfortablesetting

forresearchandstudy.Thecollectionconsistsof

over10,000books,31,000slides,and300video

recordings.Thelibrarycurrentlyreceives40journals,

withover4900backissues,andhasaSpecial

Collectionofraremonographsand170Artists’

Books.Studentshaveaccesstooverfortyonline

databases,includingAlexandria(theCVALibrary

onlinecatalog),ArtIndexFullText,OxfordArt

Online,EBSCOAcademicSearchPremier,Proquest

NewsstandComplete,andARTstor(imagedatabase).

Computerswithword-processingandInternet

accessmakethelibraryanidealspotforresearching,

writingpapers,checkingemail,andmore.Thestaff

isavailabletoassiststudentswiththeirresearch,

includingprocessinginterlibraryloanrequestsfor

materialsnotavailableatCVA.

Photography Labs

Thecollege’sphotographyfacilitiesallowboth

beginningandadvancedstudentstoworkinawell-

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equippedenvironmentthatfosterstheexplorationof

individualphotographicvision.Thesefacilitiescanbe

usedfortraditionalblackandwhite,traditionalcolor,

digital,andalternativephotographicprocesses.

CVA’sWesternBuildingPhotoStudiohousesa

largeshootingstudio,lightingequipment,seamless

backdrops,reflectors,tripods,andothergear

necessaryforstudiowork.Itfunctionsasthephoto

classroomaswell.AlsolocatedintheWestern

Buildingarethedrymounting,mattecutting,copy

camerarooms,andthephotofacultyoffice.Adjacent

tothePhotoStudioistheDigitalDarkroom,housing

computers,scanners,andourstateoftheartEpson

inkjetphotoprinters,allowingprintingwitharchival

pigmentbasedinks.

Newstateoftheartphotostudiosincludethe

college’sblackandwhiteandcolordarkrooms,film

processingarea,photostudentlounge,andequipment

checkoutcounter.Small,medium,andlargeformat

cameras,videocameras,darkroomkits,andother

equipmentcanbeaccessed.Ournewestfacilityisthe

AlternativeProcessDarkroomlocatedadjacentto

thefilmprocessingarea.Herestudentscanexplore

thefascinatingworldofsuchhistoricalprocessesas

cyanotype,VanDyke,gumbichromate,platinum

andpalladium,andhand-appliedliquidemulsionson

alternativesurfaces.

Printmaking Shop

Thecollege’sprintmakingshopsrevolvearound

anefficientclassroomwithlargeworktablesfor

drawing,carving,andcritiqueandhasdisplaywalls

forfinishedwork,lighttable,andcuttingarea.This

areaisalsousedforwater-basedscreen-printing

andhasavacuumtablewithaone-armedsqueegee

andawash-outstation.Theprintmakingofficefor

instructorsandtheshoptechnicianiseasilyaccessed

bystudentsandlocateddirectlyoffofthisclassroom.

Themainventilatedshophousesourthreestationary

etchingpresses,thelargestpresscanaccommodate

paperlargerthan30by40inches.Thereisafourth

portableetchingpressonwheels,lithographypress

andaccompanyingequipment,tools,andsupplies.

Thecollegeprovidessuppliessuchasconsumable

oil-basedandwater-basedinks,newsprint,and

recyclablerags.Thisareaisequippedforintaglio,

lithography,monotype,embossing,collageand

collagraphtechniques.Wehaveadditionalsmaller

shopsdevotedtoourVandercookletterpressand

type,abookpress,andrelief/woodblockproofing

pressesandalsoadarkroomwithtwolargerexposure

unitsandtwoportableunits.Ourcoursesbeyondthe

IntroductiontoPrintmakingincludephotographic

techniquesaspartofthecurriculume.g.photo

screen-printing,photolithoplates,intaglio,relief,

andletterpressphoto-polymerplatessuchasSolar

andKM73andalsointaglioImagOnphotopolymer

film.CVA’sPrintmakingShophaswelldefinedsafety

protocolsandtheshopsarealwayssupervisedduring

studentaccess.

Sculpture Studio

CVA’sSculptureStudioisavailabletoallCVAstudents

whohavecompletedtheIntroductiontoSculpture

course.Studentswhohavecompletedthiscourseand

gonethroughourextensivesafetytrainingsessions

haveunlimitedaccessduringopenshophours.

Studentsatalllevelsoftheirprogramsusethe

facilitiestobuildstretchersforpaintings,supportsfor

photographs,andalternativesurfacestocarve,draw,

andpainton.Printmakingstudentsusetheshopto

cuttheirmetalplates.

Thecollege’ssculpturefacilityisfurnished

withafullmetalandwoodshop.Studentslearn

thefundamentalsofweldingfabrication,surface

treatmentsformetal,andhowtostructureasturdy

metalarmatureforlastingsculpturalpieces.The

woodareaisfullyequippedforcutting,sanding,and

shapingwoodthroughawiderangeofequipment

andassortedhandtools.Anoutdoorworkarea

immediatelyadjacenttotheshopallowsstudents

toexplorelargerscaleapproachesandprovides

additionalindividualworkspace.Theoutdoor

groundsaroundtheSummitBuildingalsoofferan

exquisiteexhibitionandcritiquespaceforsculpture.

TheclassroominGrottoprovidessculpturestudents

withanextendedworkandcritiquespace.

MoldmakingandcastingtakeplaceintheGrotto

classroom,whichisfullyequippedwithaplaster

mixingareaandadditionalstoragespaceforwork

inprogress.Toinsurethesafetyofstudentsworking

intheshopandtofurtherassiststudents,ahighly

skilledtechnician,whoisalsoaprofessionalsculptor,

isavailableduringallopenshophours.

Institutional Policies

Institutional Policies ¬ 72

BAN ON FIREARMS

CVAprohibitsitsfaculty,staff,students,andguests

fromcarrying,possessingand/orstoringfirearmson

CVA’spremises.

CRIME AWARENESS AND CAMPUS

SECURITY ACT OF 1990

CVAisincompliancewithallaspectsoftheCrime

AwarenessandCampusSecurityActof1990.The

fulltextofthesepoliciesisavailableonthecollege

website.

DISABILITY POLICY

Thecollegeprovidesasupportiveenvironmentfor

studentswithdisabilities.TheOfficeforStudentLife

coordinatesdisabilityservices.Astudentneeding

accommodationsmustcontactthedirectorforstudent

lifeformoreinformation.

EXHIBITION AND

PUBLICATION OF WORK

Thecollegeencouragesstudentstodisplaytheir

artworkincampusbuildingsthroughouttheir

enrollment.Astudentmustfirstreceiveapproval

beforedisplayinganyworkoncampus.Department

chairsareresponsiblefortheworkexhibitedinthe

CVAbuildingsasfollows:

Summit Building:

Chair,GraphicDesign

Summit lobby:

Coordinator,PrintmakingandChair,Photography

Western Studios:

Chair,FoundationStudiesandChair,Photography

CVA Library:

Chair,FineArtsandChair,Photography

Grotto Studios:

Chair,FineArts

Blair Arcade:

Coordinator,FashionDesign

StudentLounge:Studentexhibitionspaceforall

departments

Anystudentwishingtodisplaysculptureoran

installationinvolvingthree-dimensionalobjects

shouldalsoconsultwiththesculpturetechnicianfor

safetyanddurabilityassurances.

Thecollegedoesnotassumeanyliability,

absentawrittenagreementbetweenthestudent

andthecollegetothecontrary.Itisrecommended

thatastudentproperlysecureandotherwisetake

appropriatemeasurestominimizeanyriskoflossor

damagetotheworkandtothecollege’sproperty.It

isalsothestudent’sresponsibilitytotakedownany

workandcleanupaftertheworkhasbeendisplayed.

Astudentcausingdamagetopropertyinthecourseof

displayingworkmaybechargedforrepairs.

TheCollegeofVisualArtsrecognizesandvalues

students’rightsinworksofartanddesignproduced

bythemwhileenrolledinitsacademicprograms.

Fromtimetotime,thecollegemayselectstudent

workfordisplayonthecollege’swebsiteorincollege

publications.Eachstudentisaskedtosignacopyright

permissionformgrantingCVApermissionforthese

usesofstudentwork.Throughouttheyear,CVA

authorizesthephotographingofcampusactivities

forpublicationincollegematerials.Anystudentwho

doesnotwishtohaveaphotographofhimorherused

bythecollegemustnotifythedirectorforstudentlife

ofthisdecisionatthetimeofregistration.

FERPAandConfidentialityofStudentRecords

TheFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct

(FERPA)requiresinstitutionstonotifystudentsof

theirrightsregardingconfidentialityoftheirrecords.

Institutional Policies ¬ 73

Theserightsinclude:

1. Therighttolimitdisclosureofastudent’srecord

2. Therighttoinspectandreviewtheeducational

recordsthataninstitutionkeepsonastudent

3. Therighttoamendarecordorappenda

statementtotherecord

4. TherighttofileacomplaintwiththeFERPAoffice

inWashington,D.C.

CVAprotectstheprivacyofeducationrecords,

establishestherightofstudentstoinspectandreview

theireducationrecords,andprovidesguidelines

forthecorrectionofinaccurateormisleadingdata

throughformalorinformalhearings.CopiesofCVA’s

policyregardingFERPAandproceduresusedbythe

collegetocomplywiththeActcanbeobtainedfrom

theRegistrar’sOffice.

Studentdirectoryinformationwillbereleased

atthediscretionoftheRegistrar’sOfficeunlessthe

studentspecificallyrequestsinwritingthatdirectory

informationbewithheld.Requeststowithhold

directoryinformationmustberenewedannuallywith

theRegistrar’sOffice.Directoryinformationincludes

name,address,telephonenumber,classlevel,photo

IDpicture,datesofattendanceatCVA,degree

andawardsreceived,majorfield(s)ofstudy,and

participationinorganizationsandactivitiesapproved

orotherwiseestablishedbythecollege.Allother

informationisdefinedasconfidentialandcannotbe

releasedwithoutthestudent’swrittenauthorization.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

Astudentseekinginformationonthecollege’s

grievanceprocedure,sexualharassmentandviolence

preventionprogram,crimeawarenessandcampus

securityprogram,anddrugandalcoholabuse

preventionprogramshouldconsultthecollege’s

websiteforthefulltextoftheseandotherpolicies.

HEALTH INSURANCE

Whileeverysafetyprecautionistaken,theproduction

ofartanddesigninvolvespotentiallyhazardous

techniques.Allstudentsarerequiredtohavesome

formofcomprehensivehealthinsurance.Students

mayobtainhealthinsurancethroughtheirfamily,

employer,orindividualpolicy.Studentsmustconfirm

coverageduringfinalvalidationeachsemester.A

studentmayrequestinformationfromtheOfficefor

StudentLifeaboutmedicalinsurancebrokerswho

marketstudentmedicalinsurancecoverage.During

finalvalidation,studentsarealsorequiredtoprovide

currentemergencycontactinformation.

IMMUNIZATION LAW

MinnesotaStateLawrequiresstudentstohavecertain

immunizationsinordertobeenrolledinmostpost-

secondaryeducationalinstitutions.Studentsmaynot

enrollatthecollegeuntilacompletedimmunization

formasbeensubmitted.Theimmunizationformis

availablefromtheAdmissionsOffice.Immunization

informationwillbekeptinthestudent’sconfidential

filewiththeregistrar.

MILITARY SERVICE

TheCollegeofVisualArtsrecognizesandappreciates

theimportantcontributionsmadebyourenlistedmen

andwomenintheserviceofourcountry.Itispossible

thatsomeCVAstudentsintheNationalGuardand

Reserveswillbecalledtoactiveduty.Insupportof

thesestudents,CVAhasdevelopedproceduresthat

willprovidenecessaryflexibilitytoeachstudent.

Students will have the following options:

1. Withdrawfromtheentiresemesterand100%of

thetuitionandfeeswillbereversed.

2. Petitionforincompleteswillbeconsideredafter

the12thweekofclasses.

a. Ifarrangementsaremadeforincompletesin

courses(tobemadeuplater),theregistration

wouldremainandtuitionandfeeswouldbe

assessedinfull.

b. Ifarrangementsaremadeforincompletes

inafewcourses,theregistrationforthose

courseswouldremainandtuitionand

feeswouldbeassessed.Courseswhich

incompletescannotbearrangedwillbe

droppedandthetuitionandfeeswouldbe

reversed.

Financialaidisrefundedinaccordancewithexisting

CVAandFederalpoliciesforeachofthesituations.

Theseproceduresdonotapplytoreservistswhoare

fulfillingtheirannualtwo-weekactiveduty.

Institutional Policies ¬ 74

NO SMOKING POLICY

AllCVAbuildingsaresmoke-free.Smokingis

permittedoutdoorsonlyindesignatedareas.Care

shouldbetakentoproperlyextinguishanddisposeof

matches,cigarettes,andothermaterials.

NOISE CONTROL

Loudmusicandnoiseshouldbekeptataminimumin

collegebuildings,asnoiseinterfereswithclassesin

sessionandtheworkofthestaffandfacultymembers.

Whileinanyofthecampusbuildings,studentsshould

useheadphoneswhenlisteningtomusic.Students

maylistentomusicduringstudiosessionsatthe

discretionofthefaculty.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Thecollegedoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisof

race,color,creed,religion,nationalorigin,sex

(includinggenderidentity),sexualorientation,

age,maritalstatus,disability,publicassistance

status,orveteranstatusintheadministration

ofitseducationpolicies,employmentpractices,

admissionpolicies,scholarships,loans,and

othercollegeadministeredprograms.

SAFETY ON CAMPUS

Equipment and Materials

Theproductionofartanddesigninvolvespotentially

dangeroustechniquesandpractices.

Safeworkhabitsandtheawarenessandknowledgeof

safetyrulesandpoliciesareaconditionofastudent’s

enrollmentatthecollege.

Allstudentswillreceivetraininginthesafe

operatingoftoolsandthehandlingofhazardous

materials.Studentsarerequiredtoattendtraining

sessionsandabidebytherulesandpolicies.These

rulesandpolicieswillbeenforcedandfailureto

complycanresultinreprimand,suspension,or

expulsion.Thetechniciansorfacultyhavethefinal

wordinsafepracticesandreservetherighttoremove

anystudentfromanunsafesituationorwhois

violatingsafetyprotocol.

Thecollegeiscommittedtoprovidingstudents,

faculty,andstaffasafeenvironmentinwhichto

learn,teach,andwork.Werequiretheassistanceof

everyoneinourcommunitytohavesafehabitsand

preventaccidents.

Accidents and Illnesses

Despitecontinuedvigilancetowardscreatingasafe

workingenvironment,accidentssometimeshappenor

apersonmaybecomeillwhileoncampus.Ifsomeone

suffersalife-threateningorseriousinjuryorillness,

call911immediatelyandthennotifytheexecutive

directorofsafetyandphysicalplant.Duringevening

orweekendhours,notifythecampussecurityofficer.

Inthecaseofahead,neckorspinalinjury,theinjured

personshouldnotbemoveduntiltrainedmedical

personnelarrive.Theexecutivedirectorofsafetyand

physicalplantandthedirectorforstudentlifeshould

benotifiedimmediatelyofanystudentinjuryor

illnessoccurringoncampus

Security on Campus

Collegework-studystudentswillbeondutyand

answeringthephoneonthefirstflooroftheSummit

BuildingandBlairArcadeonMondaythrough

Thursdayevenings.Thecollegeprovidestwo

uniformedsecurityofficertoensurethesafetyof

thestudents,faculty,staff,andfacilities.Duringthe

fallandspringsemesters,theofficersareoncampus

MondaythroughThursdayfrom2:30p.m.to12:30

a.m.,Fridayfrom11:00a.m.to6:30p.m.,Saturday

from8:30a.m.to6:30p.m.andSundayfrom11:30

a.m.to12:30a.m.Duringthesehours,campus

securitycanbereachedat612.839.3505.

Thesecurityofficermakesscheduledroundsto

allfivebuildingsduringhis/hershifts.Duringhis/her

rounds,theguardcheckstomakesureallbuildings

aresecure,alldoorsfunctioningproperly,andassist

studentsandfacultywithanyquestionstheymayhave.

Thecollegebuildingsareaccessibleonlybykey

fob.Studentsareissuedakeyfobatregistrationand

shouldalwayscarrythekeyfobtogainaccess.All

students,faculty,andstaffarerequiredtocarrya

collegeidentificationcardwhileoncampusandmay

beaskedbythesecurityofficerorstudentmonitorsto

showtheirCVAID.

Institutional Policies ¬ 75

College Identification Card Policy

Inanefforttopromoteasafeandsecurelearning

environmentfortheCollegeofVisualArts

community,thecollegehasimplementedan

IdentificationCardPolicythatrequiresstudents,staff,

andfacultytocarrythecardwiththemwhenever

theyareoncollegepremisesorattendingoff-campus

eventssponsoredbyCVA.Alumniusingcollege

facilitiesarealsorequiredtohaveanIDcard.AllID

cardsmustbevalidatedbytheRegistrar’sOfficewith

astickerforthecurrentsemester.

Wireless Emergency Notification System

CVAhasaWirelessEmergencyNotificationSystem

(CVAlerts!)thatwillbeusedtonotifystudents,

faculty,andstaffofemergenciesoncampusand

cancellationsofclassesandclosingsbecauseofsnow

andotherweatherconditions.Notificationscanbe

deliveredbyemail,bytextmessage,orboth.Students

shouldfollowthelinkontheCVAwebsitetoregister

fortheCVAlerts!system.

STUDENT CONDUCT CODE

ThecollegehasaStudentConductCodethataffirms

certainbasicprinciplesandstandardsofbehavior

thatunderlieitseducationalpurpose.Theseinclude

therecognitionandpreservationofbasichuman

dignity,thefreedomofexpression,equalopportunity,

andcivildiscourse,academicintegrity,asustained

atmosphereofsafety,respectforpolicies,rules,

regulations,andstandardssetforthbythecollege,

itsacademicdivisions,andthefederal,state,andcity

governments.Anyviolationwillresultindisciplinary

action.AcopyoftheStudentConductCodeis

availableonthecollege’swebsite.

STUDENT-RIGHT-TO-KNOW

ThecollegeisinfullcompliancewiththeStudent

Right-to-KnowAct,whichstatesthatpublication

ofgraduationratesforstudentsenteringCVAas

first-timefreshmenmustbemadeavailableupon

request.Thecollege’sgraduationratesareavailable

toallprospectivestudentsuponrequestfromthe

Registrar’sOffice.

Community Outreach

Community Outreach ¬ 77

CVA COMMUNITY EDUCATION

MISSION

Advancingthevalueofartanddesigninthe

community.

ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION

AdulteducationattheCollegeofVisualArtswill

introduceyoutonewtrends,technology,andtalents

throughinnovativeprogrammingaimedatenhancing

yourpersonalandprofessionalcreativityand

interests.

BenefitfromthestrengthsofCVAasweknow

best–illustration,graphicdesign,finearts,liberal

arts,fashiondesign,andphotography.Practicing

professionalswithintheartanddesigncommunity

introducenewcourseofferingseachsemester.

Ourclasseswillmakeyoubetteratwhoyouare

andwhatyoudo.

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER INTENSIVE

TheCollegeofVisualArts’highschoolsummer

classesaredesignedtochallengethecuriosityand

interestofyoungartistsanddesignersoftomorrow.

Highschoolclassesarestudiobased,motivating

learnerstodevelopnewskillsandasenseof

confidencewithinthecollegeenvironment.

Youthclassesarepackedwithcreativeenergy–

allowingtheparticipanttoexploreandexpresstheir

ideaswhilegainingknowledgeabouttheworldofart

anddesign.

CVAinstructorsuseinnovativeandexciting

approachestoengagestudents,andareprofessional

artistsanddesignerscommittedtoexcellencein

education.

Bringyourimaginationtolifeonourcampus.

Administration

Administration ¬ 79

COLLEGE OF VISUAL ARTS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

James Rubenstein,Chair

Attorney,Moss&Barnett

Andrea Specht,Vice-Chair

ExecutiveDirector,BloomingtonTheatre

andArtCenter

Stephen P. Patrick,Secretary

PresidentandCEO,BWBRArchitects,Inc.

Gretchen Koehn,Treasurer

President,ExecTeam,LLC

Judith BeckCommunityMember

Kit RichardsonPrincipal,SchaferRichardson

Jean Vukas RobertsVicePresidentDevelopment,TheSaintPaul

Foundation

CAMPUS OFFICERS

Ann LedyPresident and Chief Academic Officer

aledy@cva.edu

Susan A. Short, PhDVice President and General Counsel

Administration and Institutional Research

sshort@cva.edu

ACADEMIC LEADERS

John DuFresne Professor, Graphic Design

Chair, Graphic Design

dufresne@cva.edu

Julie L’Enfant, PhDProfessor, Art History

Chair, Liberal Arts

jlenfant@cva.edu

Valerie JenkinsAssociate Professor, Drawing and Painting

Chair, Fine Arts

vjenkins@cva.edu

Jessika Madison-KennedyAdjunct Instructor, IADS

Coordinator, Fashion

jmk@cva.edu

John MarshallAssociate Professor, Photography

Chair, Photography

marshall@cva.edu

Lynda Monick-IsenbergProfessor, Foundation Drawing

Chair, Foundation Studies

lmi@cva.edu

James O’BrienAssistant Professor, Illustration

Chair, Illustration

jobrien@cva.edu

Maria SantiagoProfessor, Printmaking

Coordinator, Printmaking

santiago@cva.edu

Christina Schmid, PhDAssistant Professor, Liberal Arts

Coordinator, Senior Thesis

schmid@cva.edu

Ellen SkoroAdjunct Instructor, Photography

Coordinator, Photography

eskoro@cva.edu

Administration ¬ 80

FACULTY

Foundation Faculty

Lynda Monick-IsenbergProfessor, Foundation Drawing and Chair,

Foundation Studies

MA,UniversityofMinnesota

BA,CollegeofSt.Catherine

TeachesDrawing1,Drawing2andTeachingArtist

TheoryandTeachingArtistPracticum

Abbi AllanAdjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies

MFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

BFA,NYStateSchoolofCeramics,ArtandDesign,

AlfredUniversity

TeachesOrientationtoArtandDesign

Pat BenincasaAdjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies

MFA,MA,WayneStateUniversity

BFA,MichiganStateUniversity

Teaches3-DDesignElementsand3DDesign

Principles

Edward Charbonneau Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts

MFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

BFA,CollegeofVisualArts

TeachesDrawing1andDrawing2

Michelle McCreery Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies

MFA,UniversityofMinnesota

BFA,CentralMissouriStateUniversity

Teaches2-DDesign/DigitalandColorandDigital

Applications

Barb NeiAdjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies

MFA,UniversityofMinnesota

BA,MacalesterCollege

TeachesOrientationtoArtandDesign

Tom Oliphant Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies

MFA,CranbrookAcademyofArt

B.Arch,UniversityofMinnesota

Teaches3-DDesignElementsand3DDesign

Principles

Steve StenzelAdjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies

MFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

BFA,CollegeofVisualArts

Teaches2-DDesign/DigitalandColorandDigital

Applications

Pamela ValferAdjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies

MFA,UniversityofMinnesota

BFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesDrawing1,Drawing2,andAdvanced

WorksonPaper

Liberal Arts Faculty

Julie L’Enfant Professor and Chair, Liberal Arts

PhD,UniversityofMinnesota

PhD,MA,BA,LouisianaStateUniversity

MA,UniversityofNewOrleans

TeachesRenaissancethroughModernArtHistory,Art

inParis,andArtSince1945

Susan Snyder AustinAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

MA,UniversityofVermont

BA,NewYorkUniversity

TeachesCollegeExpositoryWritingandAcademic

ResearchandWriting

Robert BergadAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

PhD,UniversityofMinnesota

BA,WestVirginiaUniversity

TeachesBotanyThroughArt

Administration ¬ 81

Keith BraafladtAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

BA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesScience,Art,andTechnology

Sarah CampbellAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

MA,BA,UniversityofSt.Thomas

TeachesPrehistoricthroughGothicArtHistoryand

RenaissancethroughModernArtHistory

Sheila DickinsonAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

PhD,NationalUniversityofIreland,Galway

BA,St.OlafCollege

TeachesArtSince1945

Barbara HorlbeckAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

MA,UniversityofSt.Thomas

BA,WheatonCollege

TeachesAsianArtandCulture

Kirk HorstedAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

MA,HamlineUniversity

BA,St.OlafCollege

TeachesAdvertising

Kelly HulanderAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

BS,MichiganStateUniversity

MA,BA,UniversityofMinnesota

TeachesCollegeExpositoryWriting,Academic

ResearchandWriting,andGothicandBritish

Literature

Kathy JensonAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

MBA,UniversityofSt.Thomas

BS,NorthDakotaStateUniversity

TeachesIntroductiontoMarketing

Jennifer ManionAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

PhD,MA,JohnHopkinsUniversity

BA,WellesleyCollege

TeachesIntroductiontoPhilosophy

Paula McCartneyAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

MFA,SanFranciscoArtInstitute

BFA,EmpireStateCollege

TeachesHistoryofPhotography

Rene Meyer-GrimbergAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

MA,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign

BA,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill

TeachesHistoryofFilm

Kolean PitnerAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

MS,PrattInstitute

BFA,BS,KansasStateUniversity

TeachesHistoryofGraphicDesignandHistory

ofIllustration

Christina SchmidAssistant Professor, Liberal Arts

Coordinator, Senior Thesis

PhD,UniversityofMinnesota

BA,MagisterDegree,KarlFranzensUniversity,

Graz,Austria

TeachesWritingandRhetoric,ContemporaryIssues

inArt,PhilosophyandLiteratureofPostmodernism,

SeminarThesis

Susan A. ShortAssociate Professor and Vice President

PhD,JD,MA,BA,UniversityofMinnesota

TeachesHumanOriginsandArtandtheLaw

Anna TahinciAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

PHD.DEA(Master’s)atUniversityofParisI,

Panthéon-Sorbonne

MA,UniversityofAthens

BA,UniversityofParisIV,Nanterre

TeachesIntroductiontoFrench

Administration ¬ 82

Thomas WestbrookAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

BA,UniversityofMinnesota

TeachesVisualGeometry

Vera Ming WongAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

BA,BFASwarthmore

TeachesBotanyThroughArt

Kara ZumBahlenAdjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts

MA,UniversityofSt.Thomas

BA,UniversityofMinnesota-Duluth

TeachesPrehistoricthroughGothicArtHistoryand

RenaissancethroughModernArtHistory

Fine Arts Faculty

Valerie Jenkins Associate Professor, Drawing/Painting and Chair,

Fine Arts

MFA,UniversityofMinnesota

BFA,GrandValleyStateUniversity

TeachesIntroductiontoFineArtsand

ProfessionalPractices

Margaret Bussey Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts

MFA,UniversityofMinnesota

BS,UniversityofMinnesota

BA,CollegeofWilliamandMary

TeachesFigureDrawing

Edward Charbonneau Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts

MFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

BFA,CollegeofVisualArts

TeachesNon-TraditionalDrawing

Stacey Davidson Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts

MFA,MarylandInstituteofArt

BFA,UniversityofCincinnati

TeachesFigurePainting

Andy Ducett Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts

MFA,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champign

BFA,UniversityofWisconsin,Stout

TeachesInstallationArt

John Finkler Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts

MA,EasternIllinoisUniversity

BFA,UniversityofWisconsin,Stout

BA,MoorheadStateUniversity

TeachesDigitalPortfolioforFineArt

Valerie Frank Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts

MFA,UniversityofNewMexico

BFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesIntroductiontoPaintingandFigurePainting

Josh Johnson Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts

MFA,UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln

BFA,UniversityofNorthDakota

TeachesSculpture

Barbara Kreft Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts

MFA,HochschulefurBildendeKunste

Berlin,Germany

TeachesNarrativeandPaintingasAbstraction

Maria Santiago Professor, Fine Arts and Coordinator, Printmaking

MFA,RochesterInstituteofTechnology

BS,NazarethCollegeofRochester

TeachesIntroductiontoPrintmaking,Intaglio,

Relief/Monotype

Amy ToscaniAdjunct Instructor Fine Arts

MFA,BFA,OhioUniversity

BFA,OhioUniversity

TeachesIntroductiontoSculpturalPractices

Pam ValferAdjunct Instructor Fine Arts

MFA,UniversityofMinnesota

BFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesContemporaryApproachestoDrawing

Administration ¬ 83

Graphic Design Faculty

John DuFresneProfessor, Graphic Design and Chair,

Graphic Design

MA,MankatoStateUniversity

BFA,UniversityofWisconsin-Superior

TeachesGraphicImagery,IntroductiontoGraphic

DesignStudioThesis,IntroductiontoTypography,

andGraphicDesignStudioThesis

Ryan BridgeAdjunct Instructor, Graphic Design

BS,ArtInstitutesInternationalMinnesota

TeachesAdvancedInteractiveApplications

Jo DavisonAdjunct Instructor, Graphic Design

BED,UniversityofMinnesota

TeachesAdvancedTypographyandProfessional

Practices

Kenton HansonAdjunct Instructor, Graphic Design

BA,MoorheadStateUniversity

TeachesIntroductiontoInteractiveMedia

Liina LundinAdjunct Instructor, Graphic Design

BFA,UniversityofWisconsin-Stout

TeachesGraphicDesign

Patrick MaunAdjunct Instructor, Graphic Design

MA,UniversityofAppliedArt,Vienna,Austria

TeachesDigitalImagery

Gordon McIntyre-LeeAdjunct Instructor, Graphic Design

BFA,CollegeofVisualArts

TeachesInterdisciplinaryDigitalApplications

Greg PickmanAdjunct Instructor, Graphic Design

BFA,ArtCenterCollegeofDesign

TeachesGraphicDesignSystems

Michael SkjeiAdjunct Instructor, Graphic Design

BA,MoorheadStateUniversity

TeachesIntermediateTypography

Illustration Faculty

James O’BrienAssistant Professor, Illustration and Chair,

Illustration

MFA,UniversityofHartford

MA,SyracuseUniversity

BFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesIntroductiontoStudioThesis,Thesisfor

Illustrators,DigitalIllustration,andDigitalPortfolio

Francesca BuchkoAdjunct Instructor, Illustration

BFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesConceptArt&CharacterDesign

Nancy CarlsonAdjunct Instructor, Illustration

BFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesChildren’sBook

L.K. HansonAdjunct Instructor, Illustration

BA,St.OlafCollege

TeachesHandLettering

Rick PetersonAdjunct Instructor, Illustration

BFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesIllustrationConceptsandHandLettering

Andrew PowellAdjunct Instructor, Illustration

BFA,WashingtonUniversity

TeachesHandLetteringandProfessionalPractices

Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies (IADS)

Ann LedyPresident and Chief Academic Officer and Chair,

Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies

MFA,PrattInstitute

BFA,UniversityofMinnesota

Mark CaligiuriAdjunct Instructor, IADS

BFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesIntroductiontoSewing

Administration ¬ 84

Jessika Madison-KennedyAdjunct Instructor, IADS

PGC,LondonCollegeofFashion

BS,UniversityofMinnesota

TeachesIntroductiontoFashionStudioThesis,

ProfessionalPattern/ConstructionTechniques,

StudioThesisforFashion,ProfessionalPractices

Jana Lee PullmanAdjunct Instructor, IADS

BFA,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison

TeachesTheBook

Jeff RathermelAdjunct Instructor, IADS

MFA,UniversityofMinnesota

BFA,UniversityofMinnesota

MA,UniversityofMinnesota

BS,UniversityofWisconsin-StevensPointTeaches

TheBook

Photography Faculty

John Marshall Associate Professor, Photography and Chair,

Photography

MFA,BFA,UniversityofMinnesota

TeachesAlternativePhotographicProcessesand

IntroductiontoAdvancedPhotographicTechniques

William ClarkAdjunct Instructor, Photography

TeachesProfessionalPhotoApplications

Cheryl Wilgren ClyneAdjunct Instructor, Photography

MFA,BSUniversityofMinnesota

TeachesIntroductiontoVideo

John FinklerAdjunct Instructor, Photography

MA,EasternIllinoisUniversity

BFA,UniversityofWisconsin,Stout

BA,MoorheadStateUniversity

TeachesDigitalPortfolioforPhotography

Linda GammellAdjunct Instructor, Photography

MFA,BA,UniversityofMinnesota

TeachesTraditionalColorProcessesandAdvanced

PhotographicTechniques

Terry GydesenAdjunct Instructor, Photography

TeachesProfessionalPhotoApplications

Justin NewhallAdjunct Instructor, Photography

MFA,UniversityofMinnesota

BFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesDigitalPhotography

Ryan PhilippiAdjunct Instructor, Photography

MFA,CaliforniaInstituteoftheArts

BA,UniversityofMinnesota

TeachesIntroductiontoVideoProduction

Ellen SkoroAdjunct Instructor, Photography and Coordinator,

Photography

MFA,MinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

BA,ColumbusCollegeofArtandDesign

TeachesIntroductiontoPhotographyand

IntroductiontoPhotoStudioThesis

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Administrative Support

Nancy DeBernardi,Executive Assistant

Admissions

Elyan Paz, Director of Admissions

Deborah Getsug, Admissions Counselor

Amanda Wellner, Admissions Counselor

Business Office

Sibyl Roche, Controller

Joe Keegan, Accounting Assistant

Community Education

Susan Robinson, Community Education

Coordinator and Assistant to the President

Computers/Technology

Barbara Szurek, Executive Director

of Technology

Jerome Strand, Computer Specialist

Carol Zen, Macintosh Support Specialist

Administration ¬ 85

Development

C. Scott Winter, Director of Advancement

Susan Maki, Grants Manager

External Relations

Demeri C. Mullikin, Director of External

Relations, Alumni Relations

Dj Vail, Website and Marketing Coordinator

Financial Aid

David Woodward, Financial Aid Director

Val Youngquist, Assistant Director of

Financial Aid

Gallery

Rosemary Kimball, Gallery Director

and Special Events Coordinator

Internships

Kristina Mooney, Internship Coordinator

Library

Kathryn Heuer, Library Director

Jean Curtis-Neitz, Assistant Librarian

Photography Facilities

Steve Stenzel, Photography Lab Coordinator

Physical Plant

Shawn Leko, Executive Director of Safety

and Physical Plant

Grant Mason, Maintenance Assistant

Printmaking Shop

Colin Bridges, Printmaking Technician

Registrar

Lois Caneday, Registrar

Thea Munoz, Registrar’s Assistant

Sculpture Studio

Asa Hoyt, Sculpture Technician

Student Life

Anne White, Director for Student Life

Building & Access

Building & Access ¬ 87

LOCATIONS AND CONTACTS

LocatedinSaintPaul’shistoricSummitAvenue

andRamseyHillneighborhoods,theCVAcampus

comprisesfivebuildingsandoffersstudentsaccess

toanarchitecturallyinspiringandefficientlearning

environment.

The Summit Buildinghousesadministrative

andfacultyoffices,graphicdesign,illustration,

sculptureandprintmakingstudios,computerlabs,

andliberalartsclassrooms.

MAILING ADDRESS: 344SummitAvenue,

SaintPaul,MN55102

TELEPHONE:651.757.4000or800.224.1536

FAX:651.757.4010

The Western BuildinghousestheCVAGallery

anddrawing,painting,photography,andfoundation

studios.

ADDRESS: 173WesternAvenueNorth

TELEPHONE:Faculty651.757.4081;Gallery

651.757.4080;StudentLounge651.757.4085

Blair ArcadehousestheStudentLounge;the

LearningResourceCenter,DigitalTutor,andBridge

Program;theFashionDesignprogram’sclassroom,

andtheFoundation2-D-Color/Digitalclassroom.

ADDRESS:165WesternAvenueNorth

TELEPHONE:651.757.4090

The CVA Libraryhasthelibrary,asmall

computerlab,andadditionalfacultyand

administrativeoffices.

ADDRESS:394DaytonAvenue

TELEPHONE: 651.757.4060

FAX:651.310.0590

The Grotto Studioshaveadditionaldrawing,

painting,andthree-dimensionalstudios.

ADDRESS:760SelbyAvenue

TELEPHONE:Faculty651.757.4076;Student

651.757.4075

SCHEDULED HOURS

Buildinghoursarepostedoneachfacilityandarealso

listedontheCVAhomepagewww.cva.edu.Students

areencouragedtoworkontheirprojectsincampus

buildingsaftertheirclasses,butshouldbecourteous

inregardstonoise,assomeclassesmaystillbein

session.Studentsmustleavethebuildingspromptly

atclosingtimeandshouldanticipatecleaningupor

endingworkwellbeforetheyareaskedtoleave.

Emergency College Closings

Intheeventofanemergencycollegeclosingdueto

weatherorforotherreasons,atextmessageand/or

anemailwillbesenttoallsubscribersthroughthe

college’sWirelessEmergencyNotificationSystem,

CVAlerts!Studentsarestronglyencouragedtosign

upforCVAlerts!throughthelinkonthecollege’s

website.Anannouncementwillalsobemadeon

WCCOradio(AM830),onWCCO-TV(Channel4)

andalsotheWCCO-TVwebsitewww.wcco.com/

schoolclosings.Assoonaspossibleaseparatemessage

willberecordedonthemainCVAansweringmachine

(651.757.4000)andamessagewillbedisplayedon

theCVAhomepage.

Ifthecollegeclosesbecauseofasevere

snowstorm,theschoolwillbeclosedfortheentire

day,eveniftheweather“emergency”endsduring

theday.Ifasnowstormbeginsafterthestartof

theacademicday,theadministrationmaydecide

conditionswarrantcancelingafternoonandevening

classes.Anannouncementwillbemadethrough

CVAlerts!andonWCCOradio,andpapernoticesof

theearlyclosurewillbepostedontheentrancedoors

throughouttheCVAcampus.

Building & Access ¬ 88

EVACUATION PROCEDURES

Evacuationofabuildingmaybenecessaryduetofire,

naturalgasleak,orotherunforeseencircumstances

oremergencies.Allbuildingoccupantsmustleaveif

theyhearthefirealarmoriftheyarebeingverbally

directedbyastafforfacultymembertoevacuatethe

building.Students,faculty,staff,andvisitorsmust

leaveimmediatelyviathenearestexitandproceedto

thefollowingdesignatedwaitingareas.

CVA Library

• TheYWCAparkinglotatthesouthwestcornerof

DaytonandWestern.

Grotto Studios

• ThesouthsideofSelbyAvenueatthecorner

ofSelbyandAvon(neartheliquorstoreonthe

corner).

Blair Arcade

• OnthesidewalkextendingwestfromtheSelby

andWesternintersection.

Summit Building

• OnthesidewalkextendingwestfromSummit.

Western Building

• OnthesidewalkinfrontoftheCVALibrary.In

inclementweatherindividualsshouldcongregate

insidetheCVALibrary.

Individualsshouldremainatthedesignated

areauntiltheall-clearsignalisgiven

oruntiltheemergencyisover.

SEVERE WEATHER PROCEDURES

Conditionsthatleadtosevereweathercanoccurat

anytimeduringtheyear.Itisimportantformembers

oftheCVAcommunitytoknowwhattodointhecase

ofatornadoorseverethunderstorm.Ifthreatening

weatherisapproachingtheCVAcampusindividuals

shouldseekshelterinthefollowingareas:

CVA Library

• Inthebasementbathroomarea.

Grotto Studios

• Inaninnerroomawayfromwindows.

Blair Arcade

• Inaninnerroomawayfromwindows.

Summit Building

• Inthebasement.

Western Building

• Inthebasement.

Individualsshouldremainintheshelterareauntilthe

CVAadministrationhasannouncedthat“allisclear”.

MAINTENANCE OF WORK AREAS

Studentsareexpectedtomaintainaneatand

cleanappearanceofallworkareasthroughoutthe

campus.Studentsworkingonprojectsmustremove

theirmaterialsanddisposeoftheirtrashproperly.

Materialsleftinanybuildingwillberemovedat

thediscretionofthemaintenancestaff.Students

mistreatingordefacingcollegefacilities,furniture,or

equipmentwillberesponsibleformandatoryfinancial

restitution.

Studentsworkingwithpastels,paints,orsprays

mustcoverallsurfacesandcaremustbetakenwhen

cuttingmaterialsontabletops.Studentsmustsupply

theirownpaintragsorpapertowelingforcleaning

brushes,wipingupspilledpaint,etc.

Studentsareheldresponsiblefortheproperuse

andreturnofphotographicequipmentandshoptools.

Building & Access ¬ 89

PARKING

ThecollegehasparkinglotsonlybytheWestern

BuildingandCVALibrary.Thereisnoreserved

parkingatthecollege.Streetparkingispermitted,

withpostedrestrictions,byallbuildings.Students,

faculty,andstaffshouldhaveaCVAparkingpermit,

availablefromtheRegistrar’sOffice,displayedon

theirvehicle.

TheSaintPaulPoliceenforceparkingandtraffic

lawsintheneighborhood.Theselawsincludeno

parkingwithin30feetofastopsign,20feetfrom

otherintersections,10feetfromahydrantand5

feetfromdriveways.U-turnscannotbemadewithin

1,000feetofamovingvehicleandtheymustbemade

inasafemanner.

Summit Building

ParkingisavailableonSummitAvenueorother

sidestreets.Parkinginthedrivewayisprohibited.

Studentsmaybrieflyparkinthedrivewaytoload/

unloadlargeorheavyobjects,onlyaftercheckingin

withthereceptionist.

Western Building

Thereareapproximately25off-streetparking

spacesavailableintheCVAparkinglotby

theWesternBuilding.Additionalparking

canbefoundonsidestreets.Noovernight

parkingisallowedintheCVAlot.

CVA Library

Thereareapproximately12off-streetparkingspaces

availablebytheCVALibrary,includingahandicapped

spacethatrequiresahandicapstickerorlicenseplate.

AdditionalparkingcanbefoundonDaytonAvenue.

NoovernightparkingisallowedintheCVAlot.

Grotto Studios

ParkingisavailableonSelbyAvenueoronsidestreets.

Blair Arcade

ParkingisavailableonSelbyandWesternavenues

andintheCVAparkinglotsbytheWesternBuilding

andCVALibrary.Studentsandfacultyarenot

permittedtousetheparkinglotatthewestendof

theBlairbuildingexceptduringtimesthattheyare

patronizingabusinesslocatedinthebuilding,suchas

Fern’sorCommonGoodBooks.

Disclaimer ¬ 90

All information contained in this catalog is subject to change at any

time. It is intended to serve only as a general source of information

about the College of Visual Arts and is in no way intended to state

contractual terms. Accordingly, the college reserves the right to make

any alterations, subtractions, and additions it judges to be necessary,

or appropriate, from time to time.

Index ¬ 91

AAcademicAdvising ¬ 61

AcademicCalendar¬3

AcademicDismissal¬67

AcademicGrievancePolicy¬65

AcademicHonorCode¬63

AcademicLeaders¬79

AcademicProbation¬67

AcademicInformation¬28,59

AcademicStandings¬66

AcademicSuspension¬67

AcademicWarning¬67

AcceptanceNotification¬10

AccidentsandIllnesses¬74

Accreditation¬6

Activities,StudentLife Sponsored¬25

Adding/DroppingClasses¬68

Administration¬78

AdmissiononConditional Acceptance¬10

AdmissionsInformation¬10

AdultEducation¬77

Advising,Academic¬61

AlumniBenefits¬27

ApplicationFormandFee¬9

ApplicationProcess¬9

ArtinNewYorkCity¬60

ArtinParis¬42,54,60

AttendancePolicy¬64

AuditingCourses¬15,26

AverageClassSize¬69

Awards,Financial¬20

BBachelorofFineArtsDegrees ¬ 29

BanonFirearms ¬ 72

BoardofTrustees ¬ 79

BuildingsandAccess ¬ 86

CCalendar,Academic ¬ 3

CampusLocation ¬ 6,86

CampusActivities ¬ 25

CampusOfficers ¬ 79

CampusSecurityActof1990 ¬ 72

CampusVisit,Workshops andTours ¬ 10

CareerCenter ¬ 60

ChangeofProgram ¬ 63

ClassSize ¬ 69

ClassificationofStudents ¬ 69

CollegeIdentification CardPolicy ¬ 75

CollegeWork-Study ¬ 20

CommonTimeatCVA ¬ 63

CommunityOutreach ¬ 76

Computer,DigitalTutor ¬ 61

ConditionalAcceptance,Admission ¬ 10

ConfidentialityofStudent Records ¬ 72

CostofAttendance,Estimated ¬ 19

CounselingandReferral Services ¬ 25

CourseDescriptions ¬ 37

CreditLoad ¬ 68

CreditLoad, InternationalStudents ¬ 12,68

CreditTransfer ¬ 65

CrimeAwarenessandCampusSecurityActof1990 ¬ 72

DDeposit,Tuition ¬ 10

DigitalTutorials ¬ 61

DisabilityPolicy ¬ 72

DisabilityServices ¬ 26,72

Disclaimer ¬ 90

Dismissal,Academic ¬ 67

DismissalandProbation ¬ 67

DrawingCourses ¬ 31,46

DrawingConcentration ¬ 31

Dropping/AddingClasses ¬ 68

EEligibilityRequirements,FinancialAid ¬ 18

Email ¬ 26

EmergencyCollege Closings ¬ 75,87

Enrichment ¬ 59

EnrollmentOptions ¬ 10

EquipmentandMaterials, Safety ¬ 74

EvacuationProcedures ¬ 88

ExhibitionandPublication ofWork ¬ 72

Expenses ¬ 19

FFacilities ¬ 69

Faculty ¬ 80

FashionDesignCourses ¬ 36,54

FashionConcentration Program ¬ 35

Index ¬ 92

FashionDesigninParis ¬ 35,54

FederalFundsReturnPolicy ¬ 15

Fee,Application ¬ 9

FERPAandConfidentiality ofStudentRecords ¬ 72

FinancialAid,HowtoApply ¬ 21

FinancialAidInformation ¬ 19

FinancialAidPrograms ¬ 20

FinancialAidSatisfactoryProgressPolicy ¬ 21

FineArtsCourses ¬ 31,46

FineArtsMajor ¬ 30

FirstYearFoundation Courses ¬ 30,37

FirstYearFoundation Program ¬ 29

FoundationRequirements,Completionof ¬ 62

FoundationYear, Spring/Summer ¬ 11

FullTimeStudents ¬ 10

GGallery ¬ 69

GermanExchangeProgram ¬ 60

GoodAcademicStanding ¬ 66

GradeChangePolicy ¬ 66

Grades ¬ 65

GradingCriteria ¬ 65

GraduationRequirements ¬ 62

GraduationwithHonors ¬ 62

Grants ¬ 20

GraphicDesignCourses ¬ 33,50

GraphicDesignMajor ¬ 33

GrievanceProcedures, Academic ¬ 73

HHealthInsurance ¬ 73

HighSchoolStudents (PSEO) ¬ 12,77

HigherLearningCommission ¬ 6

HochschulefürangewandteWissenschaftundKunst (HAWK) ¬ 60

HonorCode,Academic ¬ 63

HonorsProgram ¬ 59

Housing ¬ 26

IIdentificationCardPolicy ¬ 75

IllustrationCourses ¬ 35,52

IllustrationMajor ¬ 34

ImmunizationLaw ¬ 73

Incompletes ¬ 66

InstitutionalPolicies ¬ 71

InstructionalPolicies ¬ 63

Insurance,Health ¬ 73

InterdisciplinaryArt&Design Studies(IADS)Courses ¬ 36,54

InterdisciplinaryArtandDesign Studies(IADS)Major ¬ 35

InterdisciplinaryCourses45

InternationalStudents ¬ 11

Internships ¬ 60

KKeyFob ¬ 26

LLateFee ¬ 15

LearningResource &WritingCenter ¬ 61

LeaveofAbsence ¬ 68

LevelReviews ¬ 62

LiberalArtsCourses ¬ 38

LiberalArtsProgram ¬ 30

LiberalArtsTutor ¬ 61

LibraryServices ¬ 69

LocationsandContacts ¬ 87

Lockers ¬ 26

Loans ¬ 21

MMailboxes ¬ 26

MaintenanceofWorkAreas ¬ 88

Mid-termEvaluation ¬ 68

MilitaryService ¬ 73

MinnesotaOfficeofHigher EducationDisclosure ¬ 6

Mission ¬ 5

NNeed-BasedGiftAid ¬ 20

NewYorkCity,Artin ¬ 60

NoSmokingPolicy ¬ 74

NoiseControl ¬ 74

Non-DegreeStudents ¬ 11

Non-DiscriminationPolicy ¬ 74

OOff-CampusStudies ¬ 60

OfficeforStudentLife ¬ 25

Index ¬ 93

PPaintingCourses ¬ 31,46

PaintingConcentration ¬ 31

Paris,Artin ¬ 35,40,60

Paris,FashionDesign in ¬ 35,54,60

Parking ¬ 89

ParsonsParis(IADS) Courses ¬ 36,54

ParsonsParis(IADS) Program ¬ 35

Part-TimeStudents ¬ 10

PeerMentoringProgram ¬ 25

PhotographyCourses ¬ 37,57

PhotographyLabs ¬ 69

PhotographyMajor ¬ 36

PortfolioReview ¬ 9

PostsecondaryEnrollment Options(PSEO) ¬ 12

Pre-CollegeSummerClasses ¬ 77

President,Messagefromthe ¬ 6

President’sList ¬ 66

PrintmakingCourses ¬ 32,47

PrintmakingConcentration ¬ 32

PrintmakingShop ¬ 70

PrivacyRightsofStudents ¬ 72

Probation,Academic ¬ 67

ProbationandDismissal ¬ 67

PSEO(PostsecondaryEnrollment

Options) ¬ 12,13

RReadmissionPolicy ¬ 68

RequirementsforGraduation ¬ 62

SSafetyonCampus ¬ 74

SatisfactoryProgress ¬ 66

Scholarships ¬ 20

SculptureCourses ¬ 33,48

SculptureConcentration ¬ 33

SculptureStudio ¬ 70

SecondDegreeStudents ¬ 11

SecurityonCampus ¬ 74

Self-HelpAid ¬ 20

SeniorThesis ¬ 62

SevereWeatherProcedures ¬ 88

ServicesforStudents withDisabilities ¬ 26,72

Spring/Summer FoundationYear ¬ 11

Staff ¬ 84

StatementofInterest ¬ 9

StudentConductCode ¬ 75

StudentCouncil ¬ 25

StudentLife ¬ 25

StudentLifeSponsored Activities ¬ 25

StudentRight-To-Know ¬ 75

SummerClasses,Pre-College ¬ 77

SummerDegreeCourses ¬ 61

SupportServices ¬ 25

Suspension,Academic ¬ 67

TTechnologyServices ¬ 69

TestScores ¬ 9

TornadoWarning Procedures ¬ 75,87,88

Tours,Campus ¬ 10

TransferofCreditfor InternationalStudents ¬ 12

TransferStudents ¬ 11

Transcripts,forApplication ¬ 9

Transcripts,Student Requesting ¬ 69

Trustees ¬ 79

TuitionandFees ¬ 15

TuitionDeposit ¬ 10

TuitionInformation ¬ 15

TuitionPaymentPolicy ¬ 15

TuitionRefundPolicy ¬ 15

VVisit,Campus ¬ 10

WWarning,Academic ¬ 67

Weather,Severe ¬ 75,87,88

Withdrawalfromthe College ¬ 15,68

WithdrawingfromaClass ¬ 68

Workshops,Campus ¬ 10

Work-StudyPrograms ¬ 19

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