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It is important to note that depending on the number of applications,
the competition to get into the VC program changes from year to
year. As the application pool increases the details of applying
get increasingly more important. It is very important to take the
application process seriously and to present yourself and your work
as professionally as possible.
1. Prepare your portfolio according to the specifications listed below.
2. Download the Application Form and Questionnaire.
3. Fill out the Application and Questionnaire and include this with your portfolio.
4. Drop off all application materials on the date listed below.
5. You will be notified of your acceptance by mail to the address included on your application form. Letters will be postmarked by the date listed below.
6. If you are accepted into the Visual Communications degree program, you will be automatically removed from all Art courses you have previously registered for, and simultaneously enrolled in the following courses:
Art 202 Typography I
Art 206 Form and Communication I
Art 204 Media/Design/Culture
You can attempt re-enroll in any Art courses during the next add/drop period, however BFA Fine Arts majors have preference to all fine arts courses.
If you are accepted into the degree program, and you do not wish to pursue the BFA in Visual Communications degree, then it is your responsibility to
Notify the Coordinator of the BFA VC degree program through email and
Drop out of the VC courses during the next add/drop period. You will not be automatically enrolled in the BFA Fine Arts degree program, it is your responsibility to meet with the department chair for further assistance.
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Applications are accepted only at the end of each SPRING semester
for entrance into the following FALL semester (Fall is the only
semester we will admit new students). Applications to the program will not be accepted at any other times.
2009 BFA VC Application Schedule:
Application Materials are due to Room 009 Recitation Hall
on Friday, May 22nd between 9am and 4:30pm.
You will be notified of your acceptance status by mail to the address included on the Application Form. Letters will be postmarked by June 6, 2008.
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Submit an portfolio of 15 to 20 pieces of
original artwork which represents each of the foundation courses and
any other college level art courses. Generally we think that is
3 pieces per required course and then filling out your portfolio with other work which best represents you. It is possible to include work completed outside of class, but
for students just completing Foundations this work must have been
produced since finishing high school.
Flat artwork should be presented in its original form as required
for class. Paintings, large flat pieces over 30" x 40"
or three-dimensional work must be presented as photographic prints (scaled to fit on an 8.5 inch x 11 inch piece of paper) in a plastic sleeve. Do not submit the slides. Up to three views of
each three-dimensional work are permitted. All work should be
clearly labeled and numbered to match the inventory listing described
below.
We suggest you purchase a large cardboard portfolio envelope from the Trabant Center Campus Shop to hold the work. Rolled up
drawings are acceptable, but should be submitted in a sturdy tube
to prevent damage. It is important that you put your portfolio together in a way that is easily accessible yet also protects the work. Do not use excessive packaging or protective materials.
Include a numbered inventory list, typewritten, which
indicludes the following information for each piece in the application portfolio.
1. the applicant's name
2. course title
3. Instructor's Name
4.
short description
(i.e. figure study, torn paper poster, etc.)
5.
medium
6.
size
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