1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
The College of Fine Arts
Vaughn H. Clay, Chairperson; Ali, Ben-Zvi, Boerner, Burwell, Ciganko, DeFurio, Gillham, Hanson, Hedman, LaRoche, Mitchell, Nestor, Palmisano, Villalobos, Weiland; and professors emeriti Balsiger, Battaglini, Dongilla, Dropcho, Hamilton, Innes, Johnson, McVitty, Seelhorst, Slenker, Vislosky, Wert
The Department of Art provides both general and special courses in art, directed toward the development of the student's creative and expressive abilities. Degrees offered are the Bachelor of Arts with tracks in either Art History or Art Studio, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Studio, and the Bachelor of Science in Education in Art Education. The degree in art education provides certification for teaching art in grades K-12 in the schools of Pennsylvania.
The Department of Art offers a cooperative program with the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Students interested in commercial art, with departmental approval, may earn credit toward their major at the Art Institute.
All art majors are obligated to fulfill the university requirements for Liberal Studies. Art education majors must maintain a 2.5 average overall GPA, and this is a prerequisite to student teaching.
An exchange program exists between the IUP Department of Art and the National Art Academies of Slovenia and Croatia. Qualified and highly skilled juniors, first-semester seniors, and graduate students may gain participation through screening and professor nomination.
A minor in art is available, consisting of at least 18 semester hours in art courses approved by the chairperson of the Department of Art.
Acceptance by the Department of Art as a major requires the submission of a portfolio and approval of the portfolio committee. Detailed information will be sent to the applicant upon request.
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