Page 31 of Scripps College Academic Catalog 2004-2006 by Scripps College - The Women's College - Claremont

Studio Art A studio art major consists of eleven upper division studio art and art history courses. Students are encouraged to explore a number of studio practices before choosing an area of concentration.The areas of concentration reflect various traditional and contemporary studio practices. Presented in a liberal arts setting, courses incorporate the latest scholarship and techniques and are intended to enable students from across The Claremont Colleges to meet, debate, and create, in order to determine for themselves how Art is to be defined in this century. Requirements for the Major 1.Art 100A. Fundamentals of Art. 2.Art 100B. Combined Media Art (Art 100A and Art 100B should be completed by the end of the sophomore year). 3. Five upper-division electives in studio art, three of which must be in one of the following concentrations: Book Arts, Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing, Mixed-Media, New Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Video.Appropriate courses will be determined in consultation with the Major advisor. 4.Two art history courses, one of which must be an upper division late 20th century art history course, both of which should be completed before the senior year. 5. One art theory seminar selected from any studio art course at Scripps numbered in the 180s, to be completed by the end of the junior year. 6. One senior seminar in Studio Art encompassing thesis and project (Art 192), to be completed in the fall semester of the senior year.* *After completing Art 192, a faculty jury will determine eligibility to enroll in Art 193 in the spring semester.This optional course extends the research completed in Art 192 and culminates in an exhibition on the Scripps College campus. Requirements for the Minor 1.Art 100A. Fundamentals of Art. 2. One upper-division late 20th-century art history course. 3. One Scripps studio art course numbered 101-129. 4. One Scripps studio art course numbered 131-150. 5.Two upper-division electives in studio art. Honors Program in Studio Art A student who wishes to graduate with honors in Studio Art must achieve a minimum grade point average of 10.5 in the major and earn an A or A- in a two-semester senior project, which usually includes both Art 192 (Senior Art Project and Seminar in Studio Art) and Art 193 (Advanced Senior Project and Seminar in Studio Art) or a professional internship the second semester of the senior year.The student who wishes to pursue honors in Studio Art should so notify the department chair. 29 STUDIO ART SCRIPPS COLLEGE 199. Independent Study in Art History: Reading and Research. Projects of particular value not possible within existing courses. Full or half course. May be repeated once for credit. Open to juniors and seniors in studio art, art history, or art theory.With permission of instructor. Offered annually. Staff.

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