THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 3307S
Date
of Senate Approval 03/15/07
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document 31: Change requirements for declaring a
concentration in Art History
Effective Date: Fall 2007
1. Delete: On pg. 60, under
Departmental Admission Requirements:
A.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Before declaring a B.A. major in Art, students must
have credit for the following courses: LANG 120, ART 100 and either ART 101 or
ART 103.
Add: On pg. 60, in place of
deleted entry:
A. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
1. Before declaring a B.A. in Art (Studio Art), students must have
credit for the following courses: LANG 120, ART 100, and either ART 101 or ART
103.
2. Before declaring a B.A. in Art, with a concentration in Art
History, students must
have credit for the following courses: LANG 120, and either ARTH 201 or ARTH
202.
Impact:
The
proposed change eliminates the existing requirement for students wanting to
complete the Art History concentration to complete 6 units of ART courses
before they can declare.
Rationale:
The
existing requirement is not appropriate for students who are declaring an Art
History concentration. Students have difficulty enrolling in studio art courses
because there is such a high demand for these classes. Changing the requirement so Art History
students do not have to complete these introductory studio courses prior to
declaring will allow steady growth in the Art History concentration in addition
to permitting the students to have an advisor at an earlier stage in their
academic career. Art History students will
still be required to complete these 6 units of ART courses before graduation,
just not prior to declaring the major.