UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2008-09 Peck School of the Arts Art

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• Admission Requirements
• Degree Requirements
• Degree Programs
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Studio Art)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts with Teacher Certification (Art Education)
• Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art)
• Courses: Art
• Courses: Art Education

Admission Requirements

To be admitted in good standing, applicants (incoming freshmen and transfer students) must meet general University academic requirements. Applicants to the Visual Art program must also submit a portfolio of artworks and additional supporting materials, as described below, for review by Visual Art program faculty:

1. Portfolio of artworks. The portfolio should ideally include 8-10 examples of the applicant's artwork (slides, photographs, or digital images on CD-ROM only), preferably from courses taken over the last two years. Slides, photographs, or digital images on CD-ROM should be labeled with artist's name, media, size, and year of completion. Do not send actual work samples as they will not be accepted.

2. Copies of high school and (for transfer students) college transcripts. (Unofficial copies are acceptable for this purpose.)

3. One-two page personal statement describing how your past experiences, interests, and concerns relate to your college choice and career goals. Students who have not had significant prior exposure to formal art courses, or who do not have a substantial portfolio of artworks to submit, are encouraged to write more extensive personal statements. The Visual Art Department will accept students who do not have an art background but have a desire to learn.

4. Two confidential letters of recommendation, preferably from instructors familiar with the student's artwork and/or academic ability. (Letters should be submitted in sealed envelopes and will remain confidential and the property of UWM.)

Applicants are requested to submit their portfolios as one complete packet containing all of the above items, and may do so in person or by mail to the address indicated below. A self-addressed, stamped envelope should also be included for the return of artwork samples. Portfolios should not be submitted along with the initial application for admission to the University, and will not be accepted via email. The recommended submission deadline is February 15 (summer or fall term applicants) or October 15 (spring term applicants). Approximately 3-6 weeks after receipt of the complete portfolio, applicants will be notified of their status, and artwork samples will be returned if a SASE was provided.

Send materials to: Director of Foundations, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts - Dept. of Visual Art, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd - ART 251, Milwaukee, WI 53211.

General information: 414-229-4200; www.uwm.edu/PSOA/Art

Contact: Director of Foundations: 414-229-4200; fflood@uwm.edu

Pre-Art Classification

Students accepted into the Visual Art program will be given a Pre-Art designation. This designation will be applied to all incoming freshmen and transfer students. Freshmen must achieve a GPA of 2.75 after they have accumulated 30 credits, 18 of which must be in Freshmen Foundation courses. Transfer students will be classified as Pre-Art until they have completed the required Foundations coursework and have achieved a minimum 2.75 GPA at UWM.

Pre-Art students will get priority registration in art courses over non-art majors. Pre-Art classifications will be changed to Art or ArtBA classifications when the required credits are completed, the departmental GPA is met, and the university-wide English and Math requirements are satisfied.

In order to matriculate as BFA or BA degree candidates in Art, Pre-Art students must achieve a GPA of 2.75 by the time they have accumulated 30 credits, 18 of which must be in freshman foundation courses.

The required freshman foundation courses are:

Basic Art Studios: 15 credits

The remaining 12 credits must be in academic subjects, including courses that fulfill the university-wide English and math requirements.

Teacher Certification Program

A Pre-Art Ed designation will be given to all students intending to pursue the BFA with Teacher Certification (Art Education). Pre-Art Ed students will get priority registration in art courses over non-art majors. Pre-Art Ed students may apply to this program upon completion of 30 art credits if the following requirements have been fulfilled:

After successful completion of the above, students should contact the Peck School of the Arts Student Services for an application to enter the BFA with Teacher Certification (Art Education) Program. The application requires the following documents:

Applicants are requested to submit application materials as ONE COMPLETE PACKET containing all of the above items, all of which will be used as criteria for acceptance to the program.

The recommended submission deadline is April 15. After grades have been posted for the spring semester (approximately 7 weeks after the submission deadline), applicants will be notified of their status.

Send application to:

Dr. Kimberly Cosier: (414) 229-4435 email: kcosier@uwm.edu
Art Building A 251
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Peck School of the Arts - Dept. of Visual Art
2400 E. Kenwood Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53211

For further details and procedures, see the general section on teacher certification degree requirements at the beginning of the Peck School of the Arts section of the undergraduate catalog.

Certification Requirements

Following admission to the Art Education Program (see admission requirements), and successful completion of the specified Art Education course of studies, a student seeking recommendation for teacher certification must successfully fulfill the following requirements:

1. Fulfill all degree requirements.

2. Fulfill the Field Experience Requirement.

3. Compile at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA.

4. Pass the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST).

5. Pass the Praxis II Art Content Exam.

6. Successfully complete student teaching.

7. Demonstrate mastery of the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for a career in the field of art education through the use of a teaching portfolio (see explanation below).

Teaching Portfolio

The Art Education Area and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction require that students compile a teaching portfolio that demonstrates teaching proficiency. The portfolio will be compiled as a part of their major art education methods (Art Ed 327, 328, 425, and 426) and field experience requirements. Evidence of teaching proficiency must include:

1. Record of passing scores on PPST and Praxis II Art Content Exams.

2. Transcript demonstrating 2.75 GPA.

3. Copy of current resume.

4. Lesson plans written and taught in early field experiences and student teaching.

5. Examples of student work in video and/or photo formats.

6. Statement of teaching and learning philosophy.

7. Written evaluations from cooperating teachers, university supervising teachers, and methods class instructors.

8. Self-evaluations based upon early field experience teaching and student teaching experiences.

9. Documentation of personal artwork.

Submajor Requirements and Enrollment Management

In order to maintain the highest quality of service to our students, all submajor areas (Ceramics, Fibers, Graphic Design, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Art Education) may select their own enrollment management mechanisms. Options available to submajor areas include portfolio review, gateway courses, registration prioritizing (ex: "seniors only" and/or "majors only" courses), higher GPA for the submajor area, or other appropriate mechanisms. Students who successfully matriculate as BFA degree candidates should make themselves familiar with the requirements of their chosen submajors (as outlined in the undergraduate catalog). Students also should discuss submajor requirements with area faculty to ensure that they understand fully what will be required of them.

Appeal Process

An appeal process is established for students who do not meet the department's criteria for admissions, classification, GPA, and submajor area's enrollment management requirements. The appeal process will provide an opportunity for individual students to request admission as an art major or enrollment into courses as exceptions to the department's enrollment policies based on defined, pre-determined conditions. All appeals are to be directed to the undergraduate advisor or PSOA advisor, who will forward the appeals to the department chair or appropriate appeals committee. The department chair or appeals committee will consult with the Foundations Director, area head, faculty, advisors, and student if necessary before making a decision.

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Studio Art). The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Studio Art) degree requires a total of 120 credits for graduation distributed as follows:

Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art). The Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art) degree requires a total of 120 credits for graduation distributed as follows:

Bachelor of Fine Arts with Teacher Certification (Art Education). The Art Education program requires a total of 130 credits for graduation distributed as follows:

Special notes: Students in Graphic Design and Art Education are not required to take Senior Practicum or participate in the BFA Exhibition, but are encouraged to do so.

Visual Art BFA students in Graphic Design, Photography, Printmaking, DIVAS and Art Education areas will be required to have a laptop computer for all semesters of their submajor program years as soon as their Pre-Art requirements are completed. (Visual Art students in other submajors are strongly encouraged to have a laptop computer also.)

Laptop program change implementation was effective for incoming freshmen in Fall 2004 so that sophomores in these areas were required to have laptop computers beginning in Fall 2005.

Degree Programs

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (STUDIO ART)

This undergraduate degree prepares students for entrance into professional art fields. Once students meet the freshman foundation requirements outlined above, they are designated art students. In addition to satisfying the core curriculum, art students select studio courses from both 2D and 3D disciplines, take required art history courses, choose studio electives, and begin satisfying the requirements of their declared concentration (submajor). A choice of curricula is offered to permit students to concentrate in ceramics, fibers, graphic design, painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, or sculpture. Students must complete a minimum of 21 credits in their declared submajor, but may take up to 33 credits by choosing additional studio electives in their submajor. In order to graduate, students must complete a 3-credit critical thinking course, a 3-credit Senior Practicum, and participate in a BFA Exhibition (0 cr.). Students must complete a total of 69 credits of art to graduate with a BFA (Studio Art).

3. Studio Electives: 15 credits
Choose studio elective courses from any submajor area.

A. Subsequent to admission as a submajor, a student receiving a grade of less than a B- in any of the submajor core courses must retake the class (one retake only, see appeals process).

B. Upon receiving a second grade of less than a B- in any of the submajor core courses, the student will be dropped from the Graphic Design program. (See appeals process below.)

Any design student who is dropped from the program (due to failing portfolio review or to grades that do not meet the Graphic Design program or submajor requirements) has the right to an appeal. The appeals committee will consist of all full-time tenure track or tenured Graphic Design faculty, a faculty member of the student's own choosing, and the Associate Chair. In addition, a Peck School of the Arts Student Services advisor will be present as a non-voting member. A student's next recourse is an appeal to the Chair.

Graphic Design Expanded Studies

Communication Courses

Students wishing to major in photography must complete the following requirements:

A. A student receiving a grade of less than B- in any of the submajor core courses must retake the class and pass with a grade of B- or better to continue on in the submajor. (One retake only, see appeal process below).

B. Upon receiving a second grade of less than a B- in any of the submajor core courses, the student will be dropped from the Photography program. (See appeal process below.)

Art Studios: 21 credits

Students choose between two tracks in Photography: Photography Track or Digital Track.

Photography Track

Any photography student who is dropped from the program (due to grades that do not meet the submajor requirements) has the right to an appeal. The appeal committee will consist of a full-time photography tenure-track or tenured faculty member; a full-time Visual Art Department tenure-track or tenured faculty member of the student's choice; and the Visual Art Department Associate Chair. In addition, a representative of the Peck School of the Arts Student Services Office will be asked to sit on this committee as a non-voting member. A student's next recourse would be an appeal to the Visual Art Department Chair.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS WITH TEACHER CERTIFICATION (ART EDUCATION)

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with Teacher Certification degree program prepares students for recommendation for certification to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to teach art in grades K-12. The BFA academic degree is granted by the Peck School of the Arts.

STUDENT TEACHING REQUIREMENTS

Students must pass the Praxis II Art Content Exam to be eligible to enroll in Student Teaching courses.

Bachelor of Arts (Studio Arts)

This undergraduate degree offers students a concentrated studio art experience as a complement to a broad exposure to the humanities, fine arts, social sciences, and natural sciences. Bachelor of Arts (Studio Arts) students choose between a focus in two-dimensional or three-dimensional studios after completing a core of study in the foundations of studio art practice.

During the freshman year students will satisfy the foundations course requirements and begin to satisfy the university core curriculum requirements. During the sophomore years, students will choose between the two- or three-dimensional course requirements. After the completion of a group of 2D or 3D course requirements, students will choose between a 2D or 3D concentration which will allow either breadth in several areas, or depth in one area.

During the junior academic year students will satisfy the requirements of either the 2D concentration or 3D concentration, selecting available studio courses from the department’s eight studio area submajors to fulfill either concentration.

Students must complete 36 credits of studio courses, 3 credits of Art Survey, 12 credits of Art History, and 30 credits of electives outside of the Art Department.

BA students taking courses in Graphic Design, Photography, Printmaking, DIVAS, or Art Education areas will be required to have a laptop computer for all semesters of their submajor program years as soon as their Pre-Art requirements are completed. (Visual Art students in other submajors are strongly encouraged to have a laptop computer also.)

Following are the curricular requirements.

6. Critical Thinking

Choose 3 cr. from the following list:

Courses

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Art

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Art Education

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