Philadelphia College of Art 1985-87 Course Catalog The Philadelphia College of Art gives equal consideration to all applicants for admission and financial aid regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origins, or handicaps. All information listed herein is subject to change. Philadelphia College of Art Broad and Pine Streets Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-893-3174 Contents 1 Fields of Study/Major Programs 2 Academic Advisement 3 Academic Requirements 5 Foundation Program 7 Architectural Studies 10 Craft Departments 16 Graphic Design 19 Illustration 21 Industrial Design 23 Painting and Drawing 26 Photography/Film/Animation 30 Printmaking 33 Sculpture 35 Fine Arts Program 38 Libera] Arts 46 Art Therapy 47 Education 49 Master of Arts in Art Education 51 Continuing Studies 53 Enrichment Program 56 Student Services, Residential Life and Counseling and Career Center 57 Registrar and Records Student Regulations 58 Academic Regulations 62 Admissions 64 Tuition & Expenses 65 Financial Aid 67 Scholarships 68 Faculty Biographies 82 Administration 84 Information Telephone Numbers 85 Index Fields of Study Studio Major Programs Programs PCA is a comprehensive college of the visual Sophomore Year arts, offering a full range of study in art and Students choose a major in the sophomore year design. The college maintains demanding stan- from one of nine departments: dards and encourages students to develop in- Craft— which includes Ceramics, Fibers, novative approaches to their work. PCA offers Metals, and Wood coursework toward a BFA degree in Painting Architectural Studies and Drawing, Sculpture, Printmaking, Graphic Graphic Design Design, Illustration, Photography, and Crafts; Illustration a BS degree in Architectural Studies and In- Industrial Design dustrial Design; an MA degree in Art Educa- Painting and Drawing tion; and a special concentration in Art Photography and Film Therapy. Printmaking Sophomore students can take advantage of a Sculpture new Fine Arts major program. Developed cooperatively by the departments of Painting Junior and Senior Years and Drawing, Photography/Film, Printmaking, Students concentrate increasingly in their and Sculpture, students in the program con- major during the last two years of study. Many centrate in one department but are required to departments offer opportunities to study off register for courses in the other three disci- campus during this period. Frequent field trips plines. to museums and galleries in Philadelphia and neighboring cities supplement the work in studios and workshops. The major studio concentration is augmented by required and elective courses in other de- partments to encourage an awareness of the productive interaction that can occur between the many disciplines available at the College. Alternative career opportunities are often de- veloped by students stimulated by courses out- side their major. Class Size and Structure Each department is unique, with its own cur- riculum and structure, but in every department classes are small and casual. Faculty advisers and the generous 11 to 1 student/faculty ratio assure close individual attention and assis- tance throughout a course of study. One of the important teaching modes at PCA is the critique, or "crit," an evaluation of stu- dent work by the instructor with participation by the class. Given informally to the class or individual as often as once a week, crits have proven to be an invaluable method for the de- velopment of self-criticism, which is a major goal in the educational program. Academic Advisement Academic Advisement at the Philadelphia Col- Departmental Advisement lege of Art is designed to provide maximum A student's progress and welfare within the information and assistance to students from several instructional programs of the College the time they enter the Foundation Program in are primarily the responsiblity of the major until their their freshman year they complete department. In addition to providing each stu- final semester as seniors. dent with the guidance of an assigned faculty In the Foundation year, each student is as- adviser, the department's faculty and its chair- signed to a Foundation section with its own person undertake to establish and promote adviser. Each student is required to meet with appropriate standards of performance. the adviser at least once each semester, and Beyond the College's minimum requirements, is out the ad- each student encouraged to seek each department may establish additional in- viser as soon as any difficulties begin to occur. major requirements with respect to attendance, At the end of the Foundation year, when the lateness, and related matters. student selects and enters one of the major The chairperson, with the concurrence of the departments at PCA, the student is assigned faculty, may: in that de- to a faculty member who teaches 1. Establish a minimum major course grade partment. This faculty member serves as that or major grade point average requirement student's adviser for the next three years. Each higher than the minimum set by the Col- his or at least student meets with her adviser lege; students must be given written notifi- once a semester to discuss the student's cation of such requirements. encouraged to academic program. Students are 2. Place on probation students who fail to meet with advisers as often as necessary to meet the minimum grade requirement in a deal with any problems that arise. course required for a departmental major Each professional department is assigned one or a College program. or more Liberal Arts faculty members who as- 3. Place a student on probation for academic sist both faculty advisers and their assigned reasons and define its terms in writing to students in the selection of a course of study. the student and the Dean of Academic Transcript copies of student records are sup- Affairs. plied on request to faculty advisers by the Reg- 4. Dismiss a student from the department for istrar following the recording of grades each academic deficiencies with written notifica- semester. tion to the student and the Dean of Academic Affairs. Each department will provide student majors with written statements describing any addi- tional requirements for its programs. Every student must have the approval of his or her department to proceed to the next level of course work. It is the departments responsibil- ity to keep each student informed of his or her progress toward graduation. And finally, the student's petition to graduate must be approved by the department chairperson in conference with his or her facultv. Academic Requirements Credit Distribution Credit by Examination Graduation Requirements The student is ultimately responsible for com- Students who qualify may request credit by It is the student's responsibility to complete pletion of all course requirements for the de- examination in Liberal Arts subjects. The stu- requirements for the BFA. BS, or MA degrees. gree program in which he or she is enrolled. dent must forward examination results to the To be certified for graduation, a student must Office of the Registrar. Examination credit will fulfill all applicable credit requirements, The College requires a minimum of 132 credits require the approval of the Office of Academic satisfy the minimum residency requirements, for graduation. A student carrying an average Affairs and the chairperson of the Liberal Arts achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 of 16.5 credits per semester is considered to Examinations/evaluations will be ("C" average) for the BFA and BS degrees and be making normal academic progress toward division. charged at a rate of per credit. a 3.0 ("B" average) for the MA degree, receive graduation. S50.00 the approval of his or her department chair- The general credit structure is as follows: Credit by Portfolio Review person as having met all major requirements, Courses Credits Students who qualify will be granted credit by and submit a graduation petition to the Office Foundation 18 portfolio review in Studio subjects. Portfolio of the Registrar. Major Department credits 45 credit requires the approval of the appropriate Students are advised to secure and file the nec- Other required credits outside the Studio major chairperson. Academic standing essary form with the Office of the Registrar department 6 and course credit based on portfolio evaluation as per the dates specified in the academic Remaining electives (9 credits must be is normally determined during the admissions calendar. taken in a department other than major) 18 process. Students may, however, request Liberal Arts 45 reevaluation at the discretion of the appropriate Graduation with Honors Total credits 132 Studio major chairperson. A student may graduate with honors if he or within General program requirements vary she achieves a minimum cumulative GPA of department. Departments issue a list of each Transfer of Credit 3.5 at the conclusion of the semester prior to required courses at appropriate times during Students entering PCA as first-time freshmen graduation. year. Majors must follow both departmental the must earn 30 credits of Liberal Arts courses requirements for specified courses and the (of the required minimum of 45) at the College. Dual Degrees recommended sequence in which these courses A maximum of 15 credits in Liberal Arts may- A student may graduate with a major in two chairperson are to be taken. The department provided the course- be acquired elsewhere, departments if he or she completes the require- must approve any exception to these work involved does not duplicate courses al- ments for each department. Likewise, a stu- regulations. readv taken or available at PCA. dent who wishes to graduate with both, a Bache- The Art Therapy and Education Programs are Before enrolling in a Liberal Arts course in lor of Science and a Bachelor of Fine Arts must special courses of study that are offered in con- another accredited institution, with the inten- complete the requirements for each degree. junction with a studio major program.