Table of Contents Academic Calendar 4 General Information 5 Institute for Experimental Studies (IES) 6 Programs + BFA Degree Requirements 7 Animation 8 Art Education 10 Fine Arts 12 Graphic Design + Interactive Media 14 Illustration 15 Interior Design 16 Continuing Education 18 Course Descriptions 19 Liberal Studies 19 Art Education 22 Animation 24 Digital Media 27 Fine Arts 28 Foundations 33 Graphic Design + Interactive Media 33 Interior Design 35 Illustration 39 Admissions 42 Campus Services 48 Tuition + Fees 51 Financial Aid 52 Scholarships 57 Academic Policies 60 Accreditations + Professional Affiliations 65 Faculty 67 Administration + Staff 72 Board of Directors 74

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RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Table of Contents -  Academic Calendar 2006-2007

Fall 2006 Semester

Fall semester begins August 28 Labor Day (holiday – no classes) September 4 Thanksgiving break November 23 - 26 Fall semester ends December 15 Graduation December 16 Student break December 16 – January 7

Spring 2007 Semester

Spring semester begins January 8 Presidents Day (holiday – no classes) February 19 Spring semester ends April 27 Graduation April 28 Student Break April 28 – May 13

Summer 2007 Term

Summer term begins May 14 Memorial Day (holiday – no classes) May 28 Independence Day (holiday – no classes) July 4 Summer term ends August 3 Graduation August 4

 - Academic Calendar RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Mission Statement of the College Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design’s mission has several aims, all consistent with its founding in 1963 as a community of “creatives”: to instill a passion for creativity, innovation, excellence and lifelong learning in both the Fine and Applied Arts; to nurture the individual talents of each student as s/he completes a formal program of study; to integrate critical thinking, analysis and scholarship into the refinement and application of each student’s skills and creativity; to contribute in socially responsible ways to the local, global and professional communities. Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design (RMCAD) is committed to serving diverse populations and the diverse learning and creative styles of its students, as one of the nation’s premier Art and Design colleges. RMCAD is dedicated to the support of student learning in all of its functions, by providing students with a practicing art, design and humanities faculty of the highest quality, supported by contemporary technologies and highly competent and dedicated professional staff in a safe, dynamic and inspirational learning environment.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT When my father, Philip J. Steele, founded Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design in 1963, his dream was to provide students with an education based on traditional art and design principles, in an environment that fostered personal meaning and growth. From years of working as an artist and teacher, my Dad understood how essential it is that students have the opportunity to study with professional artists and designers. He knew that the best instructors are those who can serve as mentors to students while encouraging them to push the boundaries of creativity. The College continues to champion this vision today. Having served as President of RMCAD for nearly 25 years, I am confident our long history of successful alumni is testimony to you that our educational philosophy really works. Our curriculum is specifically designed to facilitate your transition from the classroom to your chosen profession. At RMCAD your life’s mission is our life’s mission, and your success is our success. If your lifelong passion is to be one of the truly creative professional artists and designers of tomorrow, then your place is at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design today. Sincerely, Steven M. Steele President, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 General Information -  General Information Institute for Experimental Studies (IES) at Contact Information: Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design 800.888.ARTS or 303.753.6046 A world of flux and change demands skills to match. Website: www.rmcad.edu Changes in technology and taste, shifts in demographics and Mailing address: 1600 Pierce Street power, environmental challenges and demands necessitate Lakewood CO 80214 adaptive skills and thinking in form and content. Rather than a set of rules applied to static states, The Institute for History of The College Experimental Studies (IES) seeks to explore new territories Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design was founded in and create new terrain. Inserting itself into the flow of 1963 by Philip J. Steele. Mr. Steele saw a need to provide events through lectures, projects, grants, and other emerging students with a liberal arts education based on traditional art forms, IES provides RMCAD students with opportunities to and design principles. The Steele family has maintained the challenge and develop their thinking at the unknown frontier College continuously since its founding, committed to Philip of the new. Itself an experiment in research, IES seeks to Steele’s vision of artistic expression rooted in academic stimulate, enhance, and produce the excitement of discovery excellence. and innovation. The Rocky Mountain School of Art, Inc., doing business IES cooperates with RMCAD departments in the as Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, is a Colorado coordination of experimental courses where students corporation approved as a private college by the Colorado develop individual projects, participate in collaborative Commission on Higher Education. projects, and study cutting edge concepts. Events and lecture programs aim to link today’s leading thinkers, theorists, Location and researchers in the arts, sciences, and the humanities. RMCAD is located on twenty-three wooded acres at the foot Experimental workshops focusing on theory, conceptual of the Rocky Mountains in Lakewood, Colorado, in the west- development and current issues explore diverse approaches central part of metropolitan Denver. Looking east from our to creating art and design. campus you can see downtown Denver’s skyline, and looking west you can see the Rocky Mountains. With a population of Some of the Institutes previous experiments have over two-million people, Denver offers a multitude of ways allowed students to: to spend your free time; from museums to concert halls to • Stay abreast of the latest art and design shopping centers and entertainment districts. world developments • Broaden the understanding of art and design College Facilities into other disciplines RMCAD’s distinctive campus includes eighteen historical • Meet, communicate with, and show work to top buildings built in a variety of 20th century architectural artists, designers, and professionals worldwide styles. The fully wireless campus offers over 100 workstations • Work closely with faculty in developing an for student use, utilizing both popular Windows and Mac innovative style platforms. Several “compact labs” are department specific. • Use and become proficient with emerging All labs are connected to print centers, scanners and network technologies storage. Most of RMCAD’s computer labs are designed for • Explore non-traditional materials and techniques multi-use by all departments with specific labs designated for 3-D and 2-D animation, video and sound, multimedia, computer-aided drafting, and advanced special effects. Special learning facilities include a woodshop, ceramics studio, photography lab, professional sound studio, auditorium, galleries, audiovisual theater, large meeting rooms and a Library/Resource Center. The Philip J. Steele Gallery features a rotating schedule of exhibitions that includes a mix of student, faculty and alumni work as well as displays by community groups to exhibitions by well-known visiting artists. Students can relax or study in the Student Lounge, take a break between classes on the grassy lawns under 100-year old trees, shop in the college bookstore or grab an espresso and a bite to eat at the Underground Café.

 - General Information RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Programs + BFA Requirements RMCAD offers the following Bachelor of Fine Arts The faculty is dedicated to preparing students for successful (BFA) degree programs: entry into all majors offered at RMCAD. Foundation Studies Animation: Two-Dimensional seeks to instill in students the development of technical, Animation: Three-Dimensional conceptual, problem-solving, verbal and intuitive skills Art Education: Painting necessary for future success in the visual arts. During their Art Education: Sculpture first year, students develop the vocabulary to critique their Art Education: Illustration own work and that of others in a professional manner. Graphic Design + Interactive Media Later, principles of visual composition, observation, history, Illustration (optional: Children’s Book Illustration theory, practice, and critical thinking are integrated within Area of Specialization) students’ understanding of their role as professional artists Interior Design (optional: Green Design Area of and designers. Specialization) Fine Arts Liberal Studies The Liberal Studies are an integral part of each student’s Philosophy of Learning education at RMCAD. From the first-year Philosophy of Art While traditional educational approaches of lecture, + Design course, through sequential courses in art history demonstration, teaching by example, and presentation of and the humanities, as well as special units in natural science, studio technique are used, RMCAD is responsive to the social science and mathematics, RMCAD students spend contemporary climate of the art and design disciplines. four years immersed in the history, development and current Classroom methods incorporate the newest equipment, state of human thought. The goal of the Liberal Studies processes, and ideas to further challenge students in an curriculum is to provide all students with an intellectual and atmosphere that encourages experimentation with media not ethical basis for lifelong learning and global citizenship, while yet established as art materials. As a result, graduates are both guiding their growth in the communication skills critical for versatile and qualified to produce complete, professional professional success in the information age. quality work. Importantly, the RMCAD education gives students a The strength of all of RMCAD’s art and design programs meaningful humanistic context for their development as is realized in the development of each student’s perceptual, artists. It is the united position of the studio and academic technical, and creative abilities. This rigor enables students to faculties that artists and designers who are aware of and realize success in a challenging and competitive marketplace, conversant in the important ideas of civilization—across and helps ensure professional opportunities for each student time and cultures—will have much to say in their chosen after graduation. Emphasis is placed on skills that include fields and in their own work. Conversely, students who lack consolidating ideas into visual form, rendering artwork, the richness of a liberal arts education will be equally lacking sharpening communication skills, developing creative in their ability to respond and contribute creatively to the concepts, and improving career skills. world around them. The Liberal Studies curriculum is designed and taught by seasoned educators and professionals in the context of small Foundation Studies classes. Faculty are passionate about what they teach and Each RMCAD student, regardless of major, is required impart that passion to their students. to take foundation coursework. The Foundation Studies Department teaches courses to all RMCAD students based on the simple philosophy that any student, who is willing, can learn the skills and principles necessary to be successful in the visual arts. The Foundation Studies faculty strives to develop artists and designers as individuals. The departmental curriculum is designed to be progressive in nature, with ideas developed, integrated and incorporated by students from one class to the next. The course work is designed to help students develop an eye for creativity, self- expression and innovation. Studio projects and assignments challenge students to explore materials and techniques and encourage a wide range of results based on the same task. Courses in Foundation Studies are designed to provide a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of art and design through background, theory, and practice.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Programs + BFA Degree Requirements -  Liberal Studies Overview (Art Education excepted): Animation Communication + Critical Thought 6 credits Animation merges the arts of writing, storytelling, design, Art + Design History 12 credits illustration, sculpture, theater, photography and filmmaking Humanities + Contemporary Thought Seminars 9 credits with the technology of computers. The departmental Social + Behavioral Sciences 6 credits curriculum is designed to balance the aesthetic, social and Physical + Natural Sciences 3 credits Mathematics 3 credits critical aspects of visual communication with the realities Total 39 credits of the professional production environment. Courses focus on basic tools such as the evolution of a concept, Communication + Critical Thought: 6 credits storyboarding, scriptwriting, character design, choreography The following courses are required, and are taken in sequence: and environment. These tools give students the ability to WO 1010 Philosophy of Art + Design 3 create personality, rules, atmosphere and events, elements WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication 3 which define the world of an animated film. Art + Design History: 12 credits Within the department there are two majors: Two- The following courses are required: Dimensional Animation, focusing on drawn animation and AH 1010 Themes and Functions of Art + Design 3 other handmade styles of this art form, such as stop motion; AH 1020 Issues in Modern and Contemporary Art + Design 3 and Three-Dimensional Animation, which utilizes the AH 2010 History of Art + Design in the computer as the animator’s primary tool. The 2-D animation Nonwestern World 3 majors use traditional drawing skills to create character, AH 3010 Issues in the History of Art + Design 3 perspective, emotion and personality, with the computer playing a secondary production role. The 3-D animation Humanities + Contemporary Thought Seminars: 9 credits majors merge the creative process with the pragmatic, The following courses are required, and are taken in sequence: technological side of animation. The choice of either major HU 2010 Humanities Seminar 1 3 allows students to focus on developing the specific skills HU 2050 Humanities Seminar 2 3 HU 4000-level Seminar in Contemporary Thought 3 needed as early in the curriculum as possible, while still offering the opportunity and encouragement to explore Choose one: 3 credits HU 4015 History and Theory of the Body 3 subjects in the other major later on. HU 4020 Theatre Studies 3 The Animation Department faculty strives to teach students HU 4025 Public History and the Sense of Place 3 about the rich history of animation, keep them informed HU 4030 Identity and Power 3 about current developments in the industry, and help them Social + Behavioral Sciences: 6 credits imagine and create the complex and ever-changing future of Choose six credits in Social + Behavioral Sciences: animation. Graduates of RMCAD’s Animation Department SBS 2010 Anthropology 3 are well prepared to become independent artists, animators SBS 2020 Social Psychology 3 and producers. SBS 3030 World Belief Systems 3 Physical + Natural Science: 3 credits Choose three credits in Physical + Natural Sciences: NS 2010 Introduction to Science 3 NS 2020 Earth Science 3 NS 2030 Life Science 3 Mathematics: 3 credits Choose three credits in Mathematics: MA 1210 Mathematics of Art + Design 3 MA 1220 Financial Principles + Practices 3

 - Programss + BFA Degree Requirements RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Animation: Two Dimensional Animation: Three-Dimensional 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements Liberal Studies: 39 credits Liberal Studies: 39 credits Please refer to the Liberal Studies section for specific course requirements. Please refer to the Liberal Studies section for specific course requirements. Foundation Studies: 21 credits Foundation Studies: 21 credits FD 1010 Digital Image Making 3 FD 1010 Digital Image Making 3 FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 FD 1235 Observational Drawing 3 FD 1235 Observational Drawing 3 FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 FD 1370 Life Drawing 1 3 FD 1370 Life Drawing 1 3 FD 1380 Life Drawing 2 3 FD 1380 Life Drawing 2 3 FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 Animation: 33 credits Animation: 33 credits AN 1310 History of International Animation 3 AN 1310 History of International Animation 3 AN 2230 Fundamentals of Animation 3 AN 2230 Fundamentals of Animation 3 AN 2310 Creative Visualization 3 AN 2310 Creative Visualization 3 AN 2340 Tools + Techniques of Contemporary AN 2340 Tools + Techniques of Contemporary Animation 3 Animation 3 AN 2420 Animation Sound Design + Video Production 3 AN 2420 Animation Sound Design + Video Production 3 AN 3000 Animation Sophomore/Junior Portfolio AN 3000 Animation Sophomore/Junior Review 0 Portfolio Review 0 AN 3305 Animation Media Delivery Techniques 3 AN 3305 Animation Media Delivery Techniques 3 AN 3315 2-D + 3-D Interactive Animation for the Web 3 AN 3315 2-D + 3-D Interactive Animation for the Web 3 AN 3330 Animation Collective 3 AN 3330 Animation Collective 3 AN 4000 Animation Senior Portfolio Review 0 AN 4000 Animation Senior Portfolio Review 0 AN 4130 Business, Ethics + Copyright for Animation 3 AN 4130 Business, Ethics + Copyright for Animation 3 AN 4340 2-D/3-D Animation Thesis 2 3 AN 4340 2-D/3-D Animation Thesis 2 3 AN 4460 2-D/3-D Adv. Computer Animation AN 4460 2-D/3-D Adv. Computer Animation Compositing 3 Compositing 3 Animation: Two-Dimensional: 21 credits Animation: Three-Dimensional: 21 credits AN 2330 Experimental Animation/2-D + Mixed Media 3 AN 2370 3-D Computer Animation Modeling 3 AN 2360 Drawing + Acting for Animation 3 AN 3342 3-D Animation Thesis 1 3 AN 3310 Character Animation + Motion Studies 3 AN 3360 3-D Computer Animation AN 3320 2-D Computer Animation 3 Concepts + Techniques 3 AN 3341 2-D Animation Thesis 1 3 AN 3660 3-D Computer Animation AN 3350 Stop Motion Animation 3 Lighting + Materials 3 AN 4010 Animation Layout + Production Design 3 AN 3720 3-D Computer Animation Motion Studies 3 AN 4420 3-D Advanced Computer Animation Studio Elective Requirements: 6 credits Dynamics + SFX 3 The following are recommended: AN 4440 3-D Advanced Computer Character Methods 3 AN 3380 Scriptwriting for Animation 3 AN 4310 Design + Animation for Games 3 Studio Elective Requirements: 6 credits AN 4350 Experimental Computer Animation 3 The following are recommended: AN 4480 Advanced Computer Animation Scripting 3 AN 3380 Scriptwriting for Animation 3 AN 4310 Design + Animation for Games 3 Total credits required 120 AN 4350 Experimental Computer Animation 3 AN 4480 Advanced Computer Animation Scripting 3 Total credits required 120

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Programs + BFA Degree Requirements -  Art Education Throughout history, artists have shared their expertise, Art Education: Painting knowledge and skills to motivate others to learn about, 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements think about, and make art. The Art Education program at Liberal Studies: 24 credits RMCAD is designed to further that ideal and to develop, with effective and appropriate techniques and knowledge, the AH 1010 Themes and Functions of Art + Design 3 AH 1020 Issues in Modern + Contemporary capabilities of those who choose to teach. Art + Design 3 Within the department there are three majors: Art AH 2010 History of Art + Design in the Education/Painting + Drawing, Art Education/Sculpture, Nonwestern World 3 Art Education/Illustration. Art is approached as a visual AH 3010 Issues in the History of Art + Design 3 language, a language with the vocabulary of line, shape, mass, NS Physical + Natural Science 3 SBS Social + Behavioral Science 3 texture, space, color, value, and a grammar controlled by WO 1010 Philosophy of Art + Design 3 rhythm, movement, balance, proportion, emphasis, variety, WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication 3 unity. The mission of the department is to create articulate and judicious art educators who make informed and active Foundation Studies: 15 credits judgments and who contribute to the global community. FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 RMCAD Art Education graduates develop their ability to FD 1235 Observational Drawing 3 communicate ideas, experiences and events at a sophisticated FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 FD 1370 Life Drawing 1 3 level, through an undergraduate education focused on FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 creativity, innovation, leadership, conceptual thinking, and FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 technical expertise. Art Education: 51 credits RMCAD graduates in Art Education are prepared to AE 2210 Introduction to Art Education 4 apply for a K-12 teaching license in art with the Colorado AE 2220 Philosophy of Art + Education 3 Department of Education. The RMCAD program AE 2230 Psychology of Creativity 3 accords with the Colorado Performance-based Standards AE 2240 Instructional Technology 3 for Teachers of the Colorado Department of Education AE 3220 Teaching in a Multicultural Environment 3 (CDE): literacy, content standards, performance standards, AE 3230 Jewelry 2 assessment, general knowledge of art, pedagogy, democratic AE 3240 Reading in the Content Area 3 principles, educational governance, careers in teaching. AE 3245 Fibers Studio 2 Coursework supports the Statutory Performance Measures AE 3250 Printmaking 3 AE 3260 Methods in Art Education K-12 4 of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the AE 3280 Statistics: Assessing Learning + Teaching 3 Model Content Standards of the CDE and the National Art AE 4240 Classroom Management 2 Education Association. AE 4250 Student Teaching: Elementary 7 RMCAD Art Education graduates demonstrate that they AE 4260 Student Teaching: Secondary 8 AE 4930 Student Teaching Seminar 1 are leaders, innovators, and thinkers poised to enrich the profession. They can inspire young learners to become Fine Arts: 18 credits communicators and critical thinkers, able to reason and FA 1150 Introduction to Painting 3 analyze; researchers; problem solvers; group contributors; FA 1410 Basic Photography 3 and socially responsible people who defend their values. FA 2015 Seminar in Modern + Contemporary Art 3 Educated to be life-long learners, teachers and their students FA 2020 Form and Content 3 are conversant with technology, the language, concepts and FAC 1265 Ceramic Sculpture 1: Handbuilding 3 FA 4991 Senior Studio 3 skills of art, the history of ideas and events, and the cultures of the world. Painting: 12 credits FAP 2150 Painting 1: Painting Practicum 3 FAP 3100 Painting Sophomore/Junior Portfolio Review 0 FAP 3150 Painting 2 3 FAP 3170 Figure Painting 3 FAP 4050 Painting 3 3 FAP 4000 Painting Senior Portfolio Review 0 Total credits required 120

10 - Programss + BFA Degree Requirements RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Art Education: Sculpture Art Education: Illustration 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements Liberal Studies: 24 credits Liberal Studies: 24 credits AH 1010 Themes and Functions of Art + Design 3 AH 1010 Themes and Functions of Art + Design 3 AH 1020 Issues in Modern + Contemporary AH 1020 Issues in Modern + Contemporary Art + Design 3 Art + Design 3 AH 2010 History of Art + Design in the AH 2010 History of Art + Design in the Nonwestern World 3 Nonwestern World 3 AH 3010 Issues in the History of Art + Design 3 AH 3010 Issues in the History of Art + Design 3 NS Physical + Natural Science 3 NS Physical + Natural Science 3 SBS Social + Behavioral Science 3 SBS Social + Behavioral Science 3 WO 1010 Philosophy of Art + Design 3 WO 1010 Philosophy of Art + Design 3 WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication 3 WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication 3 Foundation Studies: 15 credits Foundation Studies: 18 credits FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 FD 1235 Observational Drawing 3 FD 1235 Observational Drawing 3 FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 FD 1370 Life Drawing 1 3 FD 1370 Life Drawing 1 3 FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 FD 1380 Life Drawing 2 3 FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 Art Education: 51 credits AE 2210 Introduction to Art Education 4 Art Education: 51 credits AE 2220 Philosophy of Art + Education 3 AE 2210 Introduction to Art Education 4 AE 2230 Psychology of Creativity 3 AE 2220 Philosophy of Art + Education 3 AE 2240 Instructional Technology 3 AE 2230 Psychology of Creativity 3 AE 3220 Teaching in a Multicultural Environment 3 AE 2240 Instructional Technology 3 AE 3230 Jewelry 2 AE 3220 Teaching in a Multicultural Environment 3 AE 3240 Reading in the Content Area 3 AE 3230 Jewelry 2 AE 3245 Fibers Studio 2 AE 3240 Reading in the Content Area 3 AE 3250 Printmaking 3 AE 3245 Fibers Studio 2 AE 3260 Methods in Art Education K-12 4 AE 3250 Printmaking 3 AE 3280 Statistics: Assessing Learning + Teaching 3 AE 3260 Methods in Art Education K-12 4 AE 4240 Classroom Management 2 AE 3280 Statistics: Assessing Learning + Teaching 3 AE 4250 Student Teaching: Elementary 7 AE 4240 Classroom Management 2 AE 4260 Student Teaching: Secondary 8 AE 4250 Student Teaching: Elementary 7 AE 4930 Student Teaching Seminar 1 AE 4260 Student Teaching: Secondary 8 AE 4930 Student Teaching Seminar 1 Fine Arts: 18 credits FA 1150 Introduction to Painting 3 Digital Media: 3 credits FA 1250 Introduction to Sculpture 3 DM 2110 Vector Illustration OR 3 FA 1410 Basic Photography 3 DM 2120 Raster Image Processing FA 2015 Seminar in Modern + Contemporary Art 3 Fine Arts: 6 Credits FA 2020 Form and Content 3 FAC 1265 Ceramic Sculpture 1: Handbuilding 3 FA 1410 Basic Photography 3 FAC 1265 Ceramic Sculpture 1: Handbuilding 3 Sculpture: 12 credits Illustration: 18 credits FAS 2250 Sculpture 1: Sculpture Practicum 3 FAS 3200 Sculpture Sophomore/Junior Portfolio Review 0 IL 2000 Illustration Sophomore Portfolio Review 0 FAS 3250 Sculpture 2: Exhausting the Metaphor 3 IL 2510 History of American Illustration 3 FAS 3270 Sculpture Investigations 1 OR 3 IL 2520 Illustration Media 3 FAS 4810 Sculpture Investigations 2 IL 2570 Basic Illustration 3 FAS 4100 Sculpture Senior Portfolio Review 0 IL 2650 Life Painting 1 3 FAS 4150 Sculpture 3: Directed Studies OR 3 IL 3000 Illustration Junior Portfolio Review 0 FA 4991 Senior Studio IL 3590 Conceptual Illustration 3 IL 3650 Children’s Book Illustration 1 3 Total credits required 120 Total credits required 120

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Programs + BFA Degree Requirements - 11 Fine Arts The Fine Arts Department educates and develops in future Fine Arts artists the conceptual and technical abilities necessary to 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements pursue professional careers in art. The curriculum has Liberal Studies: 39 credits been constructed to reflect both the cross-disciplinary approaches that have become the mainstay of cutting-edge Please refer to the Liberal Studies section for specific course requirements. art as well as the specializations within contemporary art. Foundation Studies: 18 credits An in-depth sequence of courses provides a broad range FD 1010 Digital Image Making 3 of studio and educational experiences that foster artistic, FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 professional, and personal growth. Core courses stress the FD 1235 Observational Drawing 3 fundamental principles of art, and encourage the assimilation FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 of personal ideas, global thinking, and varying approaches FD 1370 Life Drawing 1 3 and technical skills for the creative process. Students FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 identify their individual educational goals through these FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 core Fine Arts courses. Then sequential elective courses Fine Arts Core Requirements: 27 credits permit a customized learning experience. The customized FA 1150 Introduction to Painting 3 learning concept allows students to concentrate on Painting, FA 1250 Introduction to Sculpture 3 Sculpture, Drawing, Ceramics, Photography, Videography, or FA 1410 Basic Photography 3 multi-disciplinary studies. FA 2015 Seminar in Modern + Contemporary Art 3 FA 2020 Form and Content 3 Within the interdisciplinary RMCAD philosophy, beginning FA 4660 Experimental Studies 3 Fine Arts students study the human form, drawing, painting, FA 4990 Art Industry 3 sculpture, photography, and design concepts. Using a variety FA 4991 Senior Studio 3 of materials visual skills and technical skills are expanded FAC 1265 Ceramic Sculpture 1: Handbuilding 3 and explored. As the program intensifies, students progress Students choose either the Painting Core OR the Sculpture to more advanced problems in concept and composition in Core. their chosen discipline. Painting Core: 12 credits Advanced coursework provides an in-depth basis for artistic FAP 2150 Painting 1: Painting Practicum 3 development, expression, and increasingly more advanced FAP 3100 Painting Sophomore/Junior Portfolio Review 0 visual and conceptual stimuli: contemporary figurative work, FAP 3150 Painting 2 3 nonobjective work, abstraction, installation, large-scale FAP 3170 Figure Painting 3 projects, and expanded definitions of art in contemporary FAP 4050 Painting 3 3 terms. Personal and group critiques offer in-depth, informed FAP 4000 Painting Senior Portfolio Review 0 analysis of student work. Form and content, structured OR experimentation, and theoretical and philosophical areas of study provide the advanced student with a basis for developing a lifelong personal visual vocabulary. The Fine Arts faculty is composed of practicing artists who exhibit a diversity of interests, objectives, experiences, and expertise. The creative atmosphere of the studio classroom is enhanced by visiting artists, gallery/museum visits, and field trips to artists’ studios and regional public art collections. Fine Arts graduates are well prepared for careers in the arts and for graduate studies. Equally important, they are able to make unique, informed, active judgments and to use their art to affect the future of the world around them.

12 - Programss + BFA Degree Requirements RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Sculpture Core: 15 credits FAS 2250 Sculpture 1: Sculpture Practicum 3 FAS 3200 Sculpture Sophomore/Junior Portfolio Review 0 FAS 3250 Sculpture 2: Exhausting the Metaphor 3 FAS 3270 Sculpture Investigations 1 3 FAS 4100 Sculpture Senior Portfolio Review 0 FAS 4150 Sculpture 3: Directed Studies 3 FAS 4810 Sculpture Investigations 2 3 Studio Electives: 21-24 credits A minimum of 12 credits must be in upper division (3000 or 4000 level) courses. Studio Electives may also include any non-required FAP or FAS Core courses. Ceramics: FAC 3250 Ceramics Sculpture 2: Tools, Tech, Process 3 FAC 3450 Ceramic Sculpture 3: New Directions in Clay 3 FAC 4910 Advanced Ceramic Sculpture 3 Figure Studies: FD 1380 Life Drawing 2 3 IL 2550 Life Drawing 3 3 FA 3060 Experimental Figure Studies 3 Experimental Media: FA 3015 Contemporary Art Studio 3 FA 3172 Experimental Drawing 3 FA 3610 Installation 3 Photography: FAV 2245 Photography 2 3 FAV 2570 Digital Color Photography 3 Two-Dimensional Media: FA 1920 Illusionist Painting 3 FAP 3730 Advanced Drawing 3 AE 3250 Printmaking 3 FAP 4991 Adv. Painting: Senior Studio up to 6 credits Three-Dimensional Media: AE 3230 Jewelry 2 AE 3245 Fibers Studio 2 FAS 4992 Adv. Sculpture: Senior Studio up to 6 credits Video: DM 2120 Raster Image Processing 3 FAV 2320 Introduction to Video Art 3 FAV 3480 Intermediate Video Art 3 FAV 4991 Adv. Photo + Video Senior Studio up to 6 credits Other Options: Choose up to two electives (6 credits) outside of the Fine Arts Department, as long as prerequisite requirement(s) have been met. Total credits required 120

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Programs + BFA Degree Requirements - 13 Graphic Design + Interactive Media Discovery, inspiration, creativity, ideas; used separately are Graphic Design + Interactive Media powerful words, but integrated into a process of critical 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements thinking, research, observing and innovation they create new Liberal Studies: 39 credits opportunities for design students at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. The Graphic Design + Interactive Media Please refer to the Liberal Studies section for specific course requirements. program combines theory and practice to challenge students Foundation Studies: 15 credits into discovering their own individual design expression, while FD 1010 Digital Image Making 3 at the same time preparing them for today’s new business FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 environment. With the development of new technologies FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 and interactive media, the global marketplace is changing FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 the role of the contemporary designer. RMCAD recognizes FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 and embraces this enormous potential by combining these FA 1410 Basic Photography 3 technologies with a classical art education founded in Digital Media: 18 credits drawing, sociology, photography, theory and form. Graphic DM 1120 Electronic Page Layout 3 Design + Interactive Media students learn to evaluate DM 2110 Vector Illustration 3 research and understand design problems by creating DM 2120 Raster Image Processing 3 processes for design solutions that can be used throughout DM 3105 User Prototyping 3 their careers. It is a profession that plans and executes the DM 3115 Web Design 3 design of visual communication according to the needs DM 3130 Digital Editing 3 of audiences by learning from the experiences that people Graphic Design + Interactive Media: 36 credits have. Students begin to use research methods drawn from GD 1020 Design Concepts / Methods 3 sociology and anthropology, resulting in rich descriptions GD 2440 Typographic Design 3 of people’s behavior, interactions and environmental GD 2450 History of Graphic Design 3 conditions. By integrating this research into the process of GD 2520 Sign + Symbol 3 design and user needs, students create new insights, identify GD 3000 GD + Interactive Media Sophomore/Junior opportunities and design meaningful solutions to business Portfolio Review 0 problems. Our goal is to educate future design professionals GD 3020 Visual Sequencing 3 GD 3040 Design Systems 3 who leave the program with an in depth understanding GD 3440 Experimental Typography 3 of visual communications theory and real life practice GD 3470 3-D Packaging 3 through observing, questioning, synthesizing and developing GD 4000 GD + Interactive Media Senior innovative but effective ideas. Portfolio Review 0 GD 4020 Experience Design 3 Outside design professionals are brought in for workshops, GD 4501 Topics in Graphic Design OR 3 presentations and advanced teaching engagements GD 4970 Internship Honors Course throughout the program and deliver hands on experiences GD 4980 Senior Graphic Design Seminar 3 with real projects. Presentation of concepts and ideas GD 4990 Graphic Design Graduation Portfolio 3 allow students to learn the importance of talking about Studio Elective Requirements: 12 credits the value of design and how it can be used in real business scenarios. Real deadlines and budgets are developed in The following Studio Electives are recommended: order for students to learn how projects are managed from DM 3110 Electronic Prepress 3 beginning to end. By partnering with non-profit and business DM 4310 Motion Design 3 communities, students have the opportunity to interact with DM 4320 Interaction Design 3 DM 4420 Media Design 3 professionals and design final solutions that are targeted to meet their needs. Annual award shows are also used as class Total credits required 120 assignments and many of our students have been recognized RMCAD’s Graphic Design + Interactive Media program follows a strict with design excellence awards worldwide. International and logical sequence of specific studio courses, which increase in difficulty. instructors and visiting professors also bring a broader more Students who do not transfer or receive portfolio credit for any of the courses global exposure to our students throughout their four years below will require a minimum of seven terms to graduate. The courses in this at RMCAD. sequence build upon the knowledge and skills acquired from previous courses, and therefore must be taken in the following order: Semester 1: FD 1010 Digital Image Making and FD 1115 Visual Design 1 Semester 2: DM 1120 Electronic Page Layout and GD 1020 Design Concepts/Methods Semester 3: DM 2110 Vector Illustration, DM 2120 Raster Image Processing, and GD 2440 Typographic Design Semester 4: GD 2520 Sign + Symbol Semester 5: GD 3020 Visual Sequencing Semester 6: GD 3040 Design Systems Semester 7: GD 4020 Experience Design

14 - Programss + BFA Degree Requirements RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Illustration Illustration students develop their classic skills of drawing Illustration and painting to tell stories through innovative pictures, 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements often using computers to reach their global audience. Liberal Studies: 39 credits Diverse clients hire illustrators for their professional skills to collaborate with movie directors, book authors, advertising Please refer to the Liberal Studies section for specific course requirements. agencies, toy manufacturers, video gaming corporations, Foundation Studies: 21 credits children’s book publishers, comic book studios, graphic FD 1010 Digital Image Making 3 designers, greeting card companies, and a host of many FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 other businesses whose needs depend on imaginative visual FD 1235 Observational Drawing 3 thinkers. FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 FD 1370 Life Drawing 1 3 The Illustration Department provides an exceptional FD 1380 Life Drawing 2 3 program in the visual arts that emphasizes the significant FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 issues necessary to work professionally. The department’s FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 primary objective is to develop conceptual, technical, and Digital Media: 6 credits business skills necessary to ensure the success of each DM 2110 Vector Illustration 3 student’s graduation portfolio. To do this, the College hires DM 2120 Raster Image Processing 3 experienced professional illustrators to teach students the principles of visual communication through studio Illustration: 48 credits courses emphasizing visual perception, aesthetic awareness, IL 2000 Illustration Sophomore Portfolio Review 0 conceptual problem solving, and the mastery of skills in IL 2440 Typography for Illustration 3 drawing and painting using both traditional and digital media IL 2510 History of American Illustration 3 to promote imaginative illustrations. IL 2520 Illustration Media 3 IL 2550 Life Drawing 3 3 The Illustration Department offers an area of specialization IL 2560 Still Life + Landscape Painting 1 3 in Children’s Book Illustration which consists of a series IL 2570 Basic Illustration 3 of four advanced courses in that area. With a well-prepared IL 2650 Life Painting 1 3 portfolio and commitment to the profession, RMCAD IL 3000 Illustration Junior Portfolio Review 0 graduates are well-qualified for entry-level positions in IL 3250 Life Painting 2 3 IL 3580 Still Life + Landscape Painting 2 3 advertising agencies, commercial studios, in-house corporate IL 3590 Conceptual Illustration 3 art departments, multimedia organizations, and other creative IL 3610 Life Drawing 4 3 art businesses as well as freelance work. IL 3660 Illustrating Literature 3 IL 4450 Illustration Web Portfolio 3 IL 4530 Directed Themes in Illustration 3 IL 4550 Computer Illustration 3 IL 4990 Illustration Graduation Portfolio 3 Studio Elective Requirements: 6 credits The following Studio Electives are recommended: IL 2840 Animal Anatomy + Drawing 3 IL 3650 Children’s Book Illustration 1 3 IL 3655 Character Design 3 IL 4650 Children’s Book Illustration 2 3 Total credits required 120

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Programs + BFA Degree Requirements - 15 Illustration with the Children’s Book Interior Design Illustration Specialization The Interior Design program is designed to educate and 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements prepare students as design professionals who are qualified You must officially declare the Children’s Book Illustration Area of by education, experience, and examination to enhance the Specialization in order for it to be indicated on your permanent student function and quality of interior environments. In accordance record. with the accreditation requirements of the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER), the Liberal Studies: 39 credits curricular focus is on the development of interior spaces Please refer to the Liberal Studies section for specific course requirements. for the purpose of improving the quality of life, increasing Foundation Studies: 21 credits productivity, and protecting the health, safety, and welfare of FD 1010 Digital Image Making 3 the public. Through a curriculum that includes foundation FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 studies, liberal studies, and interior design courses, students FD 1235 Observational Drawing 3 learn to investigate, analyze, and synthesize design solutions FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 within the context of design theory and problem solving FD 1370 Life Drawing 1 3 strategies. Students learn to approach design as a process that FD 1380 Life Drawing 2 3 includes programming, space-planning, structural analysis, FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 and interior construction, and to develop the skills necessary to implement their design solutions. Ethical realities and Digital Media: 6 credits practical aesthetics are explored in a format that emphasizes DM 2110 Vector Illustration 3 interaction and cooperation in a team approach to design. DM 2120 Raster Image Processing 3 Interior designers have design responsibility for all Illustration: 51 credits spaces built for human occupancy, as well as the physical IL 2000 Illustration Sophomore Portfolio Review 0 environment in which those spaces are located. Therefore, IL 2440 Typography for Illustration 3 RMCAD students learn to appreciate and approach IL 2510 History of American Illustration 3 design strategies from a variety of perspectives, including IL 2520 Illustration Media 3 environmental, physical, functional, psychological, aesthetic IL 2550 Life Drawing 3 3 IL 2560 Still Life + Landscape Painting 1 3 and social concerns. The curriculum is focused on a IL 2570 Basic Illustration 3 comprehensive understanding of design concepts and a IL 2650 Life Painting 1 3 holistic approach to design practice including universal IL 3000 Illustration Junior Portfolio Review 0 design, sustainability, and safety. The Green Design Area IL 3250 Life Painting 2 3 of Specialization option involves using design methods, IL 3580 Still Life + Landscape Painting 2 3 products, and processes that minimize the ecological impact IL 3590 Conceptual Illustration 3 of design and construction upon the earth and its species. IL 3610 Life Drawing 4 3 IL 3650 Children’s Book Illustration 1 3 Through a rigorous and exciting accredited program, IL 3655 Character Design 3 Interior Design courses provide instruction in graphic IL 4450 Illustration Web Portfolio 3 skills, computer aided design, technical and historical IL 4550 Computer Illustration 3 information, research methods, design theories, and design IL 4650 Children’s Book Illustration 2 3 processes as applied to residential and non-residential design IL 4990 Illustration Graduation Portfolio 3 problems. Students become familiar with and competent Studio Elective Requirements: 3 credits in the development of construction documents and the understanding and application of building codes. Through Total credits required 120 the manipulation of a multitude of components to achieve creative, exciting, and functional design solutions, students learn to present their ideas visually and verbally. The program of study includes two internships, one which requires on- the-job experience and one which may have a research focus. The Interior Design Department provides many opportunities for individual career development, including professional project critiques, field trips, workshops, seminars, guest speakers, conferences, and market tours, as well as use of the resources of various related disciplines at RMCAD.

16 - Programss + BFA Degree Requirements RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Interior Design 2006-2007 BFA Degree Requirements Liberal Studies: 39 credits Requirements for Area of Specialization in Green Design: Please refer to the Liberal Studies section for specific course requirements. You must officially declare the Green Design Area of Specialization in order for it to be indicated on your permanent student record. Foundation Studies: 12 credits FD 1010 Digital Image Making 3 The two courses below are taken in lieu of 6 credit hours of FD 1115 Visual Design 1 3 Studio FD 1360 Structural Drawing 3 Elective Requirements. FD 1990 Freshman Portfolio Review 0 ID 3200 Green Design 2 3 FD 2120 Visual Design 2 3 ID 4200 Green Design 3 3 Interior Design: 60 credits RMCAD’s Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER) accredited Interior Design program follows a strict and logical sequence ID 1780 Green Design 1 2 of specific studio courses, which increase in difficulty. Each course in this ID 1820 Drafting 3 sequence builds upon the knowledge and skills acquired from previous courses ID 1840 Textiles 2 and therefore must be taken one per term in the following order ID 1870 Surfacing Materials 2 ID 1890 History of Architecture + Furniture 1 2 Semester 1: ID 1820 Drafting ID 2000 ID Sophomore/Junior Portfolio Review 0 Semester 2: ID 2850 Basic Space Planning ID 2010 Introduction to Computer Aided Semester 3: ID 2860 Residential Design Design (CAD) 3 Semester 4: ID 3810 Office Design* ID 2830 Architectural Perspective/Rendering Semester 5: ID 3860 Restaurant + Retail Design* Techniques 3 Semester 6: ID 4870 Special Use Design ID 2850 Basic Space Planning 3 Semester 7: ID 4990 Senior Design Project ID 2860 Residential Design 3 *Courses #4 and 5 are interchangeable in the sequence. The prerequisites for ID 2920 History of Architecture + Furniture 2 2 both courses are the same therefore either course may be taken directly after ID 3750 Building Structures and Systems 3 ID 2860 Residential Design. Students who do not transfer or receive portfolio ID 3790 Intermediate CAD 3 credit for any of the above courses will require a minimum of seven terms to ID 3810 Office Design 3 graduate. ID 3820 Research Internship OR 2 ID 3890 Interior Design Internship Program 1 ID 3850 Construction Documents 3 ID 3860 Restaurant + Retail Design 3 ID 3970 Lighting Layout + Design 3 ID 3980 Business of Interior Design 2 ID 4000 Interior Design Senior Portfolio Review 0 ID 4840 Design Research 2 ID 4850 Furniture Design 2 ID 4870 Special Use Design 3 ID 4880 Interior Design Internship Program 2 3 ID 4990 Senior Design Project 3 Studio Elective Requirements: 9 credits The following Studio Electives are recommended: ID 2200 Architectural Model Making 3 ID 3200 Green Design 2 3 ID 4200 Green Design 3 3 ID 3300 Interior Design Portfolio Development 3 ID 4810 Historic Preservation 3 ID 4820 Advanced CAD 3 Total credits required 120

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Programs + BFA Degree Requirements - 17 Continuing Education Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design offers continuing education programs for the non-traditional student. Geared toward design professionals, art educators and high school students but open to the general public, these courses are designed to sharpen your art and design skills. Created with your busy schedule in mind, these courses are non-credit and short. Classes run on a 10-week schedule or on weekends. There are also week-long courses during the summer term. Professional Development Programs for Adults Professional development opportunities include certificate programs, specialized courses, and weekend workshops. Those who choose a Certificate Program in Graphic Design or Website Design take two courses per term and complete their program in one year. Specialized courses and workshops are available in Interior Design. Art Educators licensed in the State of Colorado can receive Continuing Education Unit contact hours for all non-credit Continuing Education courses. Weekend workshop topics include illustration, animation, painting, and drawing. High School Programs The Pre-College Art + Design Academy is designed specifically for high school students who are serious about art and design and want to build on their existing skills. Programs include classes and workshops offered year round, and art camps during the summer months. High school students looking for intensive week-long art and design programs can register for a Summer Camp or an Intensive workshop. Areas of study include illustration, graphic design, animation and foundation studies. Current course offerings can be found by visiting www.rmcad.edu and clicking on ‘Non-Degree Programs’, or by calling 800.888.ARTS.

18 - Programss + BFA Degree Requirements RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions Art + Design History Course Prefixes AE Art Education AH 1010 AH Art + Design History Themes and Functions of Art + Design (3 credits) AN Animation In the first of four required courses in the history of art and DM Digital Media design, students explore the relationships between the artist, FA Fine Arts the art and the social settings. Various styles and movements FAC Fine Arts: Ceramics in art and design history are studied, from prehistoric times FAP Fine Arts: Painting to the early 19th century. As well, students analyze art and FAS Fine Arts: Sculpture design works through the study of critical theories of art FAV Fine Arts: Photography + Video history. FD Foundation Studies GD Graphic Design + Interactive Media Prerequisite: none HU Humanities + Contemporary Thought Seminars AH 1020 ID Interior Design Issues in Modern and Contemporary Art + Design (3 credits) IL Illustration The second art history course, of four required, introduces MA Mathematics students to the artistic, conceptual, social and psychological NS Physical + Natural Science issues and movements of modern art and design. Beginning SBS Social + Behavioral Science with Courbet in the 1850’s and continuing into the 20th WO Communication+ Critical Thought century, students become acquainted with the topics, personalities, movements and criticism of the art and design Definitions of this period of time. Prerequisite: A course that must be taken prior to a given course. Prerequisite: AH 1010 Themes and Functions of Art + Design Co-requisite: AH 2010 A course that may be taken before or at the same time History of Art + Design in the Nonwestern World (3 credits) as a given course. In the third of four courses focusing on the history of art and design, students study the painting, sculpture, craft, Concurrent Requisite: architecture and design of Africa, India, Southeast Asia, A course that must be taken at the same time as China, the Pacific, and the Americas. Students encounter a given course. appropriate works from the prehistoric period to the present, exploring the cultural, religious, political and historical Independent Study circumstances of their creation. Nonwestern art and design Independent Study is a course intended to give upper-level are studied both in their own national and cultural contexts exceptional students an opportunity for individualized and and from the perspective of the European cultures. specialized study in an area of art or design not offered in Prerequisite: AH 1020 Issues in Modern and Contemporary the regular curriculum. The purpose is to explore an area Art + Design of personal interest related to a student’s major field of AH 3010 study, wherein the teaching and learning occur outside of a Issues in the History of Art + Design (3 credits) formal classroom setting. A Junior or Senior level student In the last of four required courses, students spend a with a GPA of 3.5 or higher may petition to take one three- semester focused on one topic in the history of art and credit Independent Study course as part of the degree design. Topics vary across semesters and are based on the program. The Independent Study Proposal Form must be particular expertise of the instructor. The course provides accompanied by a syllabus created by the instructor and intensive experience in the essential skills of reading, writing, student, including a course description, calendar, rationale, research and oral assignments. Sample topics: women’s issues goals and objectives. The course number for all Independent in art and design; art as the experience of self; intensive Study courses is 3990; and the prefix reflects the program study of a selected work of art and design, or of a selected of study under which the course is instructed (e.g., AN3990, artist/designer; intensive study of the art and design of a particular culture; how art and design are critiqued over time. FA3990). Prerequisite: AH 1020 Issues in Modern and Contemporary Art + Design

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 19 Humanities + Contemporary Thought Seminars HU 4025 HU 2010 Seminar in Contemporary Thought: Public History and Humanities Seminar 1 (3 credits) the Sense of Place (3 credits) This is the first of three courses in which students examine Students examine important intellectual and social currents important intellectual and social currents of the past in order of the past in order to develop a broad context and to develop a broad context and perspective from within perspective from within which to evaluate their culture, their which to evaluate their culture, their own work as artists, own work as artists, and their lives as human beings. In this and their lives as human beings. Students read primary final course, students focus on contemporary intellectual source materials from a wide range of disciplines, including debates within aesthetic and social theory. In “Public History philosophy, social and political history, drama, poetry, fiction, and the Sense of Place,” students will conduct and learn the music, sciences and religion. The goal of this course is not to methods of archival research and historical interpretation, as provide full historical “coverage,” but to give students a basic well as producing a public history event, including aesthetic intellectual vocabulary with which to engage in honest self- components. All work will be based on the rich history of examination and thoughtful, reflective discourse. RMCAD’s own campus. Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication Prerequisite: HU 2050 Humanities Seminar 2 HU 2050 HU 4030 Humanities Seminar 2 (3 credits) Seminar in Contemporary Thought: Identity and Power This is the second in a series of three courses in which Students focus on contemporary intellectual debates within students examine important intellectual and social currents aesthetic and social theory. “Identity and Power” examines of the past in order to develop a broad context and the role of society and culture in the construction of perspective from within which to evaluate their culture, gender and ethnic differences in the American historical and their own work as artists, and their lives as human beings. contemporary contexts. As a result of work in this course, Students read primary source materials from a wide range of students will: know the history of the feminist movement disciplines, including philosophy, social and political history, and the civil rights movement in the United States from drama, poetry, fiction, music, sciences and religion. The goal the 1800’s to the present; understand the impact of these of this course is not to provide full historical “coverage,” movements on politics and self-identity; critically examine but to help students develop increasingly sophisticated the role of society and culture in the construction of gender intellectual vocabulary with which to engage in honest self- and ethnic differences; understand and use social theory to examination and thoughtful, reflective discourse. explore social inequalities. Prerequisite: HU 2010 Humanities Seminar 1 Prerequisite: HU 2050 Humanities Seminar 2 HU 4015 Seminar in Contemporary Thought: History and Theory of Mathematics the Body (3 credits) Students examine important intellectual and social currents MA 1210 of the past in order to develop a broad context and Mathematics of Art + Design (3 credits) perspective from within which to evaluate their culture, their This course introduces students to aspects of mathematics own work as artists, and their lives as human beings. In this that are particularly relevant to art and design. Topics final course, students focus on contemporary intellectual include: geometric relationships, symmetrical forms and debates within aesthetic and social theory. This seminar volumes, proportions, fractals, tessellation, trigonometry, focuses on the body in a variety of forms and across the golden mean/ golden section, the Fibonacci series, disciplinary and institutional contexts. numeric and geometric patterns in art, architecture, design and nature. Instructors include artists and designers who use Prerequisite: HU 2050 Humanities Seminar 2 mathematics in their creative work. HU 4020 Seminar in Contemporary Thought: Theatre Studies Prerequisite: none (3 credits) MA 1220 Students examine important intellectual and social currents Financial Principles + Practices (3 credits) of the past in order to develop a broad context and Students are exposed to the principles and practices of perspectives from within which to evaluate their culture, their financial management in the contemporary world. Topics own work as artists, and their lives as human beings. In this include basic financial concepts and tools, business plans, final course, students focus on contemporary intellectual financial statement analysis, and working capital management debates within aesthetic and social theory. This seminar investment strategies. Students set an earning goal and design focuses on theatre through a multi-disciplinary study, a business plan and investment strategy to reach that goal. incorporating both theoretical perspectives and practical experiences. Prerequisite: none Prerequisite: HU 2050 Humanities Seminar 2

20 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Physical + Natural Science SBS 2020 NS 2010 Social Psychology (3 credits) Introduction to Science (3 credits) Students investigate the multitude of environmental elements This course provides a non-mathematical introduction to that contribute to the development of the personality or the physical and natural science. Art is shown to be an important “self.” Humans are born into a preexisting world of social thread throughout the history of science, the major scientific demands and expectations, and so each person’s entry into revolutions and the major concepts of physical and natural and journey through that world shapes the personality in science. Artworks shown in class are used as a starting point many ways; the individual journey takes place in the midst for class discussions; as well, the course includes visits to art of social forces over which one has little or no control. This and natural history museums. The philosophical significance course provides an understanding of the balance between of the concepts of science is studied; for example, the the internal workings of individuals and the external forces impact of Newtonian science and rationalism on modern surrounding them. society is analyzed, and relativity and quantum theory are compared with earlier concepts. Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication SBS 3030 Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication World Belief Systems (3 credits) NS 2020 Students explore the nature and function of belief structures Earth Science (3 credits) or “world views.” The dynamic, living relationship between This course introduces students to the major processes a religious organization or world view and its immediate responsible for the physical appearance of our planet and cultural environment provides a “living laboratory” for for the changes in our environment. Through the study of the study of beliefs and believers. Students will gain initial minerals and rocks, and through field trips to explore the exposure to Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, striking geology of Colorado, students study plate tectonics, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The course focuses on the volcanism, oceanography and ecological issues. Students understanding of basic tenets of, as well as the similarities explore the connections between art and design and earth and differences between, belief systems and on developing science. tolerance for others’ views. Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication NS 2030 Life Science (3 credits) Communication + Critical Thought Students examine the basic aspects of life on Earth, including: requirements and patterns of life; basic units WO 1010 of life; organization of the living world; interdependence Philosophy of Art + Design (3 credits) of living organisms. The concepts of flow of matter and This is the first course in the Liberal Studies sequence and energy; heredity and natural selection; population dynamics; serves as an introduction to the philosophy of art and and community interactions are examined. Laboratory design, as well as college-level reading, writing, discussion exercises and ecological “case studies” are used to evaluate and presentation. the living world. Prerequisite: none Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication (3 credits) Social + Behavioral Science Through the use of cultural time lines, students improve their written and oral communication skills. Students apply SBS 2010 critical thinking skills as they write and speak about literature, Anthropology (3 credits) language, art, music, religion, civics, and philosophy in Anthropology is the study of human beings throughout time the context of cultural thought. Students improve their and across space. In this course, students explore human understanding and usage of written communication, gain evolution, our place in the animal kingdom, our knowledge grammatical and stylistic proficiency, and sharpen their of others, and our knowledge of ourselves through a focus extemporaneous and planned oral presentation skills. on specific peoples and cultures. Students also critically evaluate our perceived understanding of other cultures Prerequisite: WO 1010 Philosophy of Art + Design and the role of that understanding in our own culture. Outcomes: Students will learn about a variety of cultures; grasp and use the principles governing the discipline of anthropology, including its methods of research and writing. Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 21 Art Education AE 2240 AE 2210 Instructional Technology (3 credits) Introduction to Art Education (4 credits) Students learn applications that support instruction and Field experience/observation hours: 60 clock hours in a enhance student learning, including the use of the computer public or private school setting. The goal of this lecture/field as an image-making tool. Skills at various levels include: experience class is to introduce philosophical issues about technical use of the computer, spreadsheets, databases, art education, and to anticipate the practical application and presentation software, and use of the internet. At the resolution of these issues. It is a philosophical investigation conclusion of the course students will be able to use of the historical, social, political, psychological, and the computer for a variety of teaching situations, track educational concepts, pursued to practical ends. A translation and analyze student progress, prepare and deliver visual of theory to practice structures the course. Additional presentations. concepts address legal responsibilities and educational advocacy. Students research introductory and basic elements Prerequisite: none; must be an Art Education major of curriculum design, lesson/unit plans, and assessment AE 3220 strategies. They generate applicable and pedagogically sound Teaching in a Multicultural Environment (3 credits) solutions addressing whom to teach, what to teach, how and This course will prepare students for teaching in the when to teach. Students will author content and performance culturally rich environment of America’s schools. Students standards and design assessment tools that confirm learning. will understand the accepted definition of diversity and The course will test the student’s own beliefs about art and how to deliver content that assures successful outcomes education against the thoughts that others have documented to all learners. Students will learn how race, culture, and in addressing art and education issues. immigration affect society. Specific areas of study will include the contributions of Native American, African, Prerequisite: AE 2220 Philosophy of Art + Education; must be Hispanic, and Asian cultures to the United States’ democratic an Art Education major society, and how work, leisure and essential belief systems AE 2220 affect the individual learner, as well as group culture. Philosophy of Art + Education (3 credits) Field experience/observation hours: 45 clock hours in a Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication; must be public or private school setting. This course discusses and an Art Education major analyzes some philosophical issues in art and education, AE 3230 and their historical context. Students analyze the differences Jewelry (2 credits) between and similarities among many philosophies, and This metal working and jewelry making course has an examine how each led to and affect one another as well as emphasis on K- 12 projects. Professional applications include society and culture. basic fabricating, forging, lost-wax casting, stone setting, soldering, joining, fastening and forming, patinas and other Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication; must be surface treatments. an Art Education major AE 2230 Prerequisite: FD 2120 Visual Design 2 Psychology of Creativity (3 credits) AE 3240 Field experience/observation hours: 45 clock hours in a Reading in the Content Area (3 credits) public or private school setting. This course offers an in- Field experience/observation hours: 45 clock hours in depth study of the aspects of the human personality that a public or private school setting. The course addresses support or block creative impulses. The material includes three main goals: researching and accumulating resources discussion of well-known creative people in all disciplines to address literacy requirements, developing strategies to including science, literature, music, and art. Students examine incorporate literacy development in the content of fine and how both positive and negative aspects of personality applied arts courses, and researching potential texts and influenced these creative people’s work. Students will explore other published materials to support teaching philosophies the influence of culture and social standards on creativity and content delivery. Objectives include comparing and and will further understand their own personal creative contrasting the common elements of written, spoken process and style. and visual language. Journaling serves as a main strategy. The Best Practices for Teaching Literacy and CSAP Test Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication; must be Strategies in the Visual Arts, published by Jefferson County an Art Education major Schools, is a primary resource. Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication

22 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 AE 3245 AE 4240 Fibers Studio (2 credits) Classroom Management (2 credits) Various fiber media are explored, emphasizing those with Field experience/observation hours: 60 clock hours in a direct application to a public art school program and public or private school setting. The goal of this course professional practice. On- and off-loom weaving (including is to enable teacher candidates to design, organize, and handmade, strap, table or floor looms) are integrated with facilitate positive learning environments. They observe, soft-sculpture approaches. Students learn warping of looms document, devise, and discuss consistent teacher behaviors from 2 to 4+ harness design and investigate different fibers that produce high levels of student involvement in classroom in relationship to these processes. activities and minimal amounts of student behaviors that interfere with work. Proficiencies are determined by the Prerequisite: FD 2120 Visual Design 2 candidate’s ability to plan and design clear expectations about AE 3250 appropriate and inappropriate behavior, efficient use of Printmaking (3 credits) time, room organization, traffic pattern, dissemination of Students transfer their drawing skills to a variety of materials, cleanup, and project storage. Study includes the printmaking techniques and mediums that, in turn, have teaching cycle, teacher threat cycle, positive characteristics direct application to techniques, materials, and equipment of classroom managers, and prescriptions for effective appropriate to the public school and professional setting. management of the classroom and instruction. Legal rights, Water-based materials are emphasized. Safe practices using due process, and school governance augment the course minimal amounts of oil- based mediums and solvents will be objectives. explored, including monoprint, linotype, dry point, relief, and chemical resist printmaking methods. Prerequisite: AE 2210 Introduction to Art Education AE 4250 Prerequisite: FD 2120 Visual Design 2 Student Teaching: Elementary (7 credits) AE 3260 Field experience/observation hours: 320 clock hours in a Methods of Art Education, K-12 (4 credits) public or private school setting. This is an extended field Field experience/observation hours: 60 clock hours in a experience and mentorship. The student teacher spends a public or private school setting. This methods class puts minimum of six weeks in an elementary school setting and a theory and planning into practice. Students apply the minimum of nine weeks in a secondary school. The student content of the applicable Liberal Studies courses and teacher has the opportunity to implement their teaching the introductory art education class to specific lessons abilities in actual school classrooms. The student teacher incorporating appropriate and effective methods, equipment, is observed, guided, and coached by a cooperating teacher and materials answering clear goals and objectives authored in the accredited public or private school and a supervising by the student. This is a combination lecture and studio teacher from the college. The cooperating teacher has course with a field experience. Students apply the elements a minimum of three years experience in teaching art. of curriculum design, lesson/unit plans, and assessment Responsibility for taking over the teaching by the RMCAD strategies. Content has direct application to the classroom. student teacher is gradually increased, allowing growth in a Students model and demonstrate the skills intrinsic to the safe, supervised environment. The student teacher will keep lesson, participate in the process, and create the art product a reflective journal and learning portfolio as an assessment resulting from the lesson objectives. Students share their instrument and a future resource. Feedback is consistently experience with and are evaluated by classmates. Research given and documented. A summative evaluation of the and investigations of student diversity, multicultural student teacher’s performance establishes proficiencies, objectives, learning styles, and exceptionality are incorporated which are translated into a Pass/ Fail grade. The student into practical applications. teaching seminar is taken concurrently. Longer student teaching experiences can be implemented if agreed to Prerequisite: AE 2210 Introduction to Art Education by both the cooperating teacher and the student teacher; AE 3280 however, maximum credit hours awarded for elementary Statistics: Assessing Learning + Teaching (3 credits) are seven and for secondary are eight. Prerequisites: All AE Field experience/observation hours: 15 clock hours in a courses, field hours completed and all required studio classes. public or private school setting. The course introduces basic statistics principles and applies them to the purposes Concurrent requisite: AE 4260 Student Teaching: Secondary and for and approaches to assessment, both traditional and AE 4930 Student Teaching Seminar alternative. Study includes quantitative and qualitative AE 4260 methods for assessing student performance in art and design, Student Teaching: Secondary (8 credits) as well as, course and program effectiveness. Included are Field experience/observation hours: 360 clock hours in a basic statistical principles. Various assessment strategies public or private school setting. Please refer to AE4250 for documented in the RMCAD assessment/ evaluation model the course description. Prerequisites: All AE courses, field are analyzed. Proficiencies are determined by measuring the hours completed and all required studio classes. student’s ability to organize data, plan teaching effectiveness, devise and demonstrate assessment and evaluation Concurrent requisite: AE 4250 Student Teaching: Elementary instruments and methodologies. and AE 4930 Student Teaching Seminar Prerequisite: none

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 23 AE 4930 AN 2330 Student Teaching Seminar (1 credit) Experimental Animation/ 2-D + Mixed Media (3 credits) This capstone, culminating course is taken concurrently This course enriches both sides of the brain. Analytical with student teaching. Student teachers share experiences, studies of the history of both American and International challenges, celebrations, concerns, and strategies from experimental animation stimulates the left side. Hands-on their student teaching assignments. The course content is experimentation with a variety of techniques including based on real-life, ethnographic experiences and events painting on film, scratch-off a film, cut-out, shadow, sand that impact philosophy, theory, and practice. Other seminar or gravel animations, painting under camera, and silhouette objectives include career opportunities, interview strategies, animation will activate the right side. résumé critique, and portfolio assessment. Proficiencies are determined by quantity of participation and quality of Prerequisite: AN 1310 History of International Animation shared insights, observable application of discussions and AN 2340 solutions, and the demonstration of knowledge, skills, and Tools + Techniques of Contemporary Animation (3 credits) strategies that make up the content of all art education and This course is an introduction to the digital tools that allow education course work. the student to bring ideas and dreams to animated life. Techniques include image capture and manipulation, matte Concurrent requisites: AE 4250 Student Teaching: Elementary generation and keying, hierarchy and keyframe animation, and AE 4260 Student Teaching: Secondary as well as layering and special effects. Digital tools include Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. Animation Prerequisite: FD 1010 Digital Image Making AN 1310 AN 2360 History of International Animation (3 credits) Drawing + Acting for Animation (3 credits) This course explains the evolution of the technology and art Drawing for most forms of animation requires a solid form of animation, its ways of expression, the power of its understanding of human and animal anatomy. Students language, symbolism, and ideas, and the impact of its ideas spend a significant portion of this course in a studio, and imagery. Students study the visual and design styles of life-drawing environment. Simplified drawing technique both commercial and independent animation from North is examined, as it applies to ‘moving drawings’, with an America, Europe, and Asia, and the influence of artists and emphasis on mass, volume, structure, and design. Students technology. learn how to create drawings that convey emotion and how to more effectively create key poses and good facial Prerequisite: none expressions. AN 2230 Fundamentals of Animation (3 credits) Prerequisite: AN 2310 Creative Visualization Students are introduced to the various aspects required to AN 2370 produce an animated film. The principles of motion, as they 3-D Computer Animation Modeling (3 credits) relate to animation, are studied. Assignments deal with action The methodology and technique of modeling for three- analysis, from the simple to the intermediate level. Students dimensional animation: space, form and surface are carefully analyze motion with regard to gravity, weight, space, introduced in this course. Students who have become and time. The primary objective is to bring characters to life familiar with traditional stop motion are exposed to on the screen. In addition, numerous technical aspects of the power of dimensional modeling technology, tools, filmmaking and production are discussed throughout the methodologies and production skills. semester. Standard industry production tools are introduced and explained, such as x-sheets, field guides, etc. Students Prerequisite: FD 1010 Digital Image Making learn the various phases of production: storyboard, layout, AN 2420 ink and paint, special effects, and camera are discussed. Animation Sound Design + Video Production (3 credits) Students learn sound design and production for creation Prerequisite: none of dialogue, sound effects, and music tracks. Recording AN 2310 techniques for the creation of these audio elements are Creative Visualization (3 credits) studied and practiced. Video production, including DV The emphasis of this course is on developing imaginative camera operation and non-linear editing will be studied in concepts, using the language and magic of animation, the second half of the term. Software such as Sound Forge and exploring the possibilities offered by this art form. and Premier are used to link and finish these elements of the Students storyboard ideas, and design expressive characters animation post-production process. and backgrounds. This is accomplished by exploring the importance of visual and film elements that include Prerequisite: AN 2340 Tools + Techniques of Contemporary composition, space, camera angles, point of views and the Animation dynamics of motion. Prerequisite: none

24 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 AN 3000 AN 3320 Animation Sophomore/ Junior Portfolio Review 2-D Computer Animation (3 credits) (non-credit graduation requirement) This course deals primarily with digital ink and paint and Students who have completed over 60 credit hours are final production techniques of traditional, hand-drawn required to participate in the mid-career portfolio review animation. Students are provided with the opportunity to before reaching 90 credits. This review is designed to identify incorporate earlier work into this course. They can blend students’ strengths and weaknesses so that they may address that work into fresh ideas or concepts helping them advance both in their upcoming major course work. further into the digital realm. Software for this course includes: Toon Boom, US Animation and After Effects. Prerequisite: FD1990 Freshman Portfolio Review AN 3305 Prerequisite: AN 2340 Tools + Techniques of Contemporary Animation Media Delivery Techniques (3 credits) Animation The final step in the animation creation process, delivery, is AN 3330 becoming very diverse, with the advent of the web, HDTV, Animation Collective (3 credits) as well as film and TV. Students will study how to create This animation studio is dedicated to the creation of group animation for the different publication formats. Students projects. The course is designed to expose students to study different distribution strategies used in the commercial the various roles associated with working in a studio like world. Digital video, interactive video DVD, interactive milieu. Students join forces in a common animated goal, web, Film and IMAX as well as more specialized formats and are enabled to reach out even further with the help of including Lenticular Stereo imaging and Holograms, are collaborators. studied. Prerequisite: AN 2310 Creative Visualization Prerequisites: AN 2420 Animation Sound Design + Video AN 3341 Production 2-D Animation Thesis 1 (3 credits) AN 3310 The thesis project requires students to direct their Character Animation + Motion Studies (3 credits) accumulated traditional, 2-D computer and/or stop-motion This class continues to develop the student’s skills in motion knowledge into designing and planning a production of analysis. More advanced action and movement concepts are highest quality animation, sound, and computer post- introduced. Further study of human and animal locomotion produced. is covered. Students are encouraged to develop some of their own characters in the latter half of the course and will begin Prerequisites: AN 2420 Animation Sound Design + Video to investigate personality and emotion in their animation. Production Other subjects covered during this class will be dialogue or AN 3342 lip sync and effects animation, such as fire, smoke, rain and 3-D Animation Thesis 1 (3 credits) snow. The thesis project requires students to direct their accumulated 3-D computer modeling, surfacing, lighting, Prerequisite: AN 2230 Fundamentals of Animation and animation knowledge into designing and planning AN 3315 a production of highest quality animation, sound, and 2-D + 3-D Interactive Animation for the Web (3 credits) computer post-produced. One of the fastest growing areas of animation is on the World Wide Web. This interactive arena is studied and Prerequisite: AN 2420 Animation Sound Design + Video Production animation is created using production software applications such as HTML, Flash for 2-D and Anark for 3-D. Web page AN 3350 creation for the distribution of animation content is studied Stop Motion Animation (3 credits) and practiced by the student. Stop motion, clay, puppet and shadow animation are explored in this course. Students create animation within Prerequisite: AN 2340 Tools + Techniques of Contemporary model sets of their design and construction. Emphasis is on Animation the exploration of texture and mood via light and shadow. Students inject personality, character and feeling into organic and dimensional models. Prerequisite: AN 2420 Animation Sound Design + Video Production

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 25 AN 3360 AN 4010 3-D Computer Animation Concepts + Techniques (3 credits) Animation Layout + Production Design (3 credits) Students who have become skilled in traditional 3- Students have the opportunity to explore different stylistic D computer modeling methodologies and skills are approaches for their individual animated productions. introduced to intermediate and advanced levels. Concepts They design original characters and environments. Areas and techniques required for forthcoming productions of production include: character and prop model sheets, are practiced using the hi-end power of 3-D computer background and character layouts and proportion sheets animation. (for multiple characters in a production). In addition students produce some full color samples of their master Prerequisites: AN 2340 Tools + Techniques of Contemporary backgrounds and color keys of the main characters. This Animation and AN 2370 3-D Computer Animation Modeling class is open to all animation students that have completed AN 3380 the appropriate pre-requisites coursework. Scriptwriting for Animation (3 credit elective) This course is designed to give students the experience Prerequisite: AN 3310 Character Animation + Motion Studies of taking an original idea from initial concept stage and or AN 3720 3-D Computer Animation Motion Studies developing it into a cohesive script. Students not only meet AN 4130 professional criteria, but also project their visual imagination Business, Ethics + Copyright for Animation (3 credits) using the magical powers unique to the art of animation. Students learn about business practices of the animation industry including business organization and operation, Prerequisites: AN 2310 Creative Visualization and AN 2420 ethical/non-ethical uses of animation, and a survey of Animation Sound Design + Video Production relevant copyright laws. If these new computer based AN 3660 animation techniques can recreate realistic imagery, then is 3-D Computer Animation Lighting + Materials (3 credits) there a risk that the technology may be misused? Students The class is for the advanced study of 3-D lighting explore a wide range of animation uses and their validity in techniques and materials creation. 3-D students study the 21st century. lighting theory as it relates to the synthetic animation environment, range from a photo realistic style to 3-D cell Prerequisite: AN 1310 History of International Animation shading style. Materials creation techniques range from AN 4310 photographing the real world for textures, to sophisticated Design + Animation for Games (3 credit elective) procedural shader network design. This elective is an introduction to the ever-expanding arena of interactive game design. Students create digital animations Prerequisite: AN 3360 3-D Computer Animation Concepts + that are utilized in game design and creation. Techniques AN 3720 Prerequisite: AN 3360 3-D Computer Animation Concepts + 3-D Computer Animation Motion Studies (3 credits) Techniques Students learn how to animate and analyze 3-D movement AN 4340 as a means of expressing weight, gravity, dynamics and 2-D/3-D Animation Thesis 2 (3 credits) choreography of human and animal motions as well as This second thesis provides students with additional the influence of physical laws upon them. Similar to the opportunity to create and produce an animated film that 2-D version of this class, studies include key framing: in- further expands their styles, skills and techniques. Students betweening, easing in and out of motions and creating utilize new insight gained via their 2-D or 3-D Thesis 1 exposure sheets for animation created using a 3-D computer experience. Open to co-production, this thesis experience animation application. enables students to cooperate with their fellow students. This cooperative environment will encourage striving for higher Prerequisite: AN 3360 3-D Computer Animation Concepts + goals, resulting in more ambitious and challenging animation. Techniques AN 4000 Prerequisites: AN 3330 Animation Collective and AN 3341 2- Animation Senior Portfolio Review D Animation Thesis 1 or AN 3342 3-D Animation Thesis 1 (non-credit graduation requirement) AN 4350 All Seniors who are ready to graduate are required to Experimental Computer Animation (3 credit elective) participate in a departmental Senior portfolio review, which Advanced students explore their creative ideas by stepping is always the last day of the term preceding the final term of outside the boundaries of digital animation technology and study. This pre-graduation portfolio review is an initial step art. This experimental course allows the exploration of any in preparing students for both their graduation exhibition or all of the forms of computer animation as a means of and their movement from the academic environment into the expression. professional world. Specific portfolio requirements vary by department. Prerequisites: AN2340 Tools + Techniques of Contemporary Animation Prerequisite: AN 3000 Animation Sophomore/ Junior Portfolio Review

26 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Digital Media AN 4420 3-D Advanced Computer Animation Dynamics + SFX DM 1120 (3 credits) Electronic Page Layout (3 credits) Explosions, water falls, and flocking birds are just a few of Students learn how to electronically assemble graphic images the effects students will learn to create using 3-D dynamics and typography using desktop computer systems. Students and Special Effects. Harnessing the power of physics and use the computers to create layout and finished page design. mathematics to control the creation and motion of particles, students will learn to simulate and recreate forces of nature. Prerequisite: FD 1010 Digital Image Making Once the motion is created, light, color, and texture is DM 2110 applied through software and hardware rendering. These Vector Illustration (3 credits) effects are then rendered and combined to create state of the Continued growth in the creation and utilization of art digital effects composites. computer-generated imagery for the fields of illustration, advertising, and graphic design is a necessity today. This Prerequisite: AN 3660 3-D Computer Animation Lighting + course is designed for students interested in exploring Materials the potential of computer illustration as it applies to the AN 4440 profession. The course covers 2-D computer paint and text 3-D Advanced Computer Character Creation Methods systems. (3 credits) Students assimilate their traditional abilities and character Prerequisite: FD 1010 Digital Image Making animation skills into the third dimension. They are DM 2120 exposed to advanced 3-D computer character animation Raster Image Processing (3 credits) methodology, including advanced modeling, UV mapping, Adobe Photoshop is an industry-based image-manipulation rigging and advanced animation controls such as scripting processing program. The designer, illustrator, or fine artist and expressions. This is considered a Technical Director level can use the program as a paint, prepress, color correction, class and is very advanced. and darkroom system. Numerous image effects are possible after black and white or color images have been scanned Prerequisite: AN 3720 3-D Computer Animation Motion and/ or electronically created. Studies AN 4460 Prerequisite: FD 1010 Digital Image Making 2-D/3-D Advanced Computer Animation Compositing DM 3105 (3 credits) User Prototyping (3 credits) Students study compositing techniques for matting 3-D This course serves as a foundation to establish best practices animation with live action. Techniques include blue/green for a user-centered approach for digital media. This course screen set-up, lighting and camera techniques, After Effects, is a prerequisite to the entire major and emphasizes best and Maya Live. Students explore necessary pre and post- practices and considerations. Students convey a variety of production project planning strategies to ensure seamless pre-visualization methods for the on-screen environment results invisible to the viewer. This is considered a Technical that include user interface and visual sequencing for film/ Director level class and is very advanced. video/ animation. Prerequisite: AN 3320 2-D Computer Animation or AN 3660 Prerequisites: DM 2110 Vector Illustration, and DM 2120 3-D Computer Animation Lighting + Materials Raster Image Processing AN 4480 DM 3110 Advanced Computer Animation Scripting (3 credit elective) Electronic Prepress (3 credit elective) Students learn basic programming and scripting techniques Students learn how artwork and concepts are prepared as related to specific CGI applications. It includes research, for the printing process using traditional and electronic development, writing and testing, of expressions and techniques and technology. Instruction includes the plug-ins for 2-D and 3-D software. Projects are integrated preparation of black and white as well as full color art for with other ongoing animation classes to solve production reproduction. Projects include an ad, a self-promotional problems or create new CGI tools. This is considered a postcard, and a catalog spread. Color correction, scanning, Technical Director level class and is very advanced. color separation, masking, OPI, press imposition, printing processes, and bindery are taught. Prerequisite: AN 4420 3-D Advanced Computer Animation Dynamics + SFX Prerequisites: DM 1120 Electronic Page Layout, DM 2110 Vector Illustration, and DM 2120 Raster Image Processing

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 27 Fine Arts DM 3115 Web Design (3 credits) FA 1150 Continuing the interaction design approach as it relates Introduction to Painting (3 credits) specifically to the online medium. This course is an An introduction to the tools, materials and processes of introduction to online design and development. Students painting including: building stretcher frames, stretching and site architect, concept, code and test web sites for optimal preparing the canvas and paint application with various browser display. brushes and tools. Topics include: the cultivation of self- expression through exploring basic painting techniques Prerequisite: DM 3105 User Prototyping and developing art literacy, including terminology; through DM 3130 critical review and discussion. Digital Editing (3 credits) Continuing the motion design approach as it relates Prerequisite: none specifically to the digital video medium. This course is an FA 1250 introduction to real-time non-linear editing for video and Introduction to Sculpture (3 credits) sound. Students design the pre-production, production An introduction to the tools and processes of sculpture and post-production methods for understanding digital including: the perception and manipulation of three- storytelling methods. dimensional objects and materials using constructed sculptural techniques. Topics include: realizing self- Prerequisite: DM 3105 User Prototyping expression through exploring basic sculptural techniques and DM 4310 developing art literacy, including terminology through critical Motion Design (3 credit elective) review and discussion. Further enhancing the skills acquired in Digital Editing for broadcast animation. This course is an advanced process in Prerequisite: none designing and developing 2-D motion graphic titles. Students FA 1410 script, animate, produce and composite sequences for Basic Photography (3 credits) television and film. This course is an introduction to black and white photography; from a working knowledge of the camera Prerequisite: DM 3130 Digital Editing through film processing to printing in a darkroom using DM 4320 traditional light sensitive materials. Students will be Interaction Design (3 credit elective) introduced to the history of photography – its approaches Further enhancing the skills acquired in Web Design for and trends – resulting in a basic knowledge of photography rich media. This course is an advanced process in creating and its relationship to contemporary art. They will begin to dynamic interactive web sites. Students architect, design, explore the relationship between this acquired knowledge animate and code an interface with a motion intro for the in photography and the individual and then begin to apply online medium. this knowledge to a realized personal vision through critical thinking and seeing. Students will need a manual 35mm Prerequisite: DM 3115 Web Design camera and should expect to spend between $150- $200 in DM 4420 materials for this class. Media Design (3 credit elective) Converging multiple skill sets from the interaction and Prerequisite: none. motion design classes into one integrated project approach. FA 1920 This course is the finalization of the Digital Media series. Illusionist Painting (3 credit elective) Students design and develop a variety of projects that are Students learn the principles and techniques employed versatile across various on-screen environments. in painting trompe l’oeil (fools the eye) realism. Issues applicable to illusionism that are covered include faux or Prerequisites: DM 4310 Motion Design and DM 4320 imitative finishes such as painted stone and wood. Drawing Interaction Design concepts utilize perspective, proportion and composition. Students use paint to develop form with light and shadow. Classroom demonstrations and projects are geared towards the use of acrylic paint on large stretched canvases or wood panels. Prerequisite: none.

28 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 FA 2015 FA 3610 Seminar in Modern + Contemporary Art (3 credits) Installation (3 credit elective) This lecture course focuses on issues, art movements, and Installation comprises not just a group of discrete art objects criticism from 1950 to the present. Students investigate art to be viewed as individual works, but an entire ensemble or through the writings of artists and critics that correspond environment. This course traces the origins of installation with, but are not limited to, movements that include: art and covers some of the contemporary artists presently Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, Earth Art, working in this genre. Field trips are taken to view site- Process Art, Conceptual Art, Feminist and other political specific work around Denver. Students work on their own or art movements, Video and Multimedia work. Students study on collaborative projects. important issues and philosophies in contemporary art. Discussions are led by visiting lecturers, and field trips are Prerequisite: FD 2120 Visual Design 2 taken to museums, galleries, and artists’ studios. Course work FA 4660 includes a research project covering contemporary artists and Experimental Studies (3 credits) issues. Students explore definitions and applications of contemporary sensibilities. The merging of existing art Prerequisite: AH 1020 Issues in Modern and Contemporary forms into innovative and experimental approaches, Art + Design. including the utilization of new technologies, also blends FA 2020 into considerations of site and audience in this multi- Form and Content (3 credits) dimensional course. Students thoroughly analyze the total organic structure of a work of art and its meaning. The class also studies light Prerequisite: none and space in relation to both two and three dimensions. FA 4990 Psychology, theory, history, design, and aesthetics are Art Industry (3 credits) investigated as tools to develop a visual vocabulary. This course prepares fine art majors with essential knowledge and practical strategies necessary to effectively Prerequisite: none. seek out gallery representation, commissions, government FA 3015 grants, art competitions, etc. The class visits galleries, artists’ Contemporary Art Studio (3 credit elective) studios, and art-related firms. Students are exposed to Students investigate contemporary movements and concepts working professionals such as critics, art administrators, and including happenings, installation, performance, new both legal and financial representatives. Students prepare a figuration, and postmodern aesthetics in studio projects that resume and slide portfolio. reflect knowledge and insights gained from a series of panel discussions led by college faculty, critics, and visiting artists. Prerequisite: must be a Junior or Senior These studio projects culminate in a major research project FA 4991 covering contemporary artists and issues as they relate to the Senior Studio (3 credits) student’s own artistic vision. This course allows students to work independently with the instructor assisting as needed. Personal interpretations of Prerequisite: FA 2015 Seminar in Modern + Contemporary Art the meaning of art are encouraged. Emphasis is placed on FA 3060 incorporating design elements, material handling, technique, Experimental Figure Studies (3 credit elective) concept development and expression, and in the meaning of Students are encouraged to explore and develop innovative the work presented. In-depth individual and group critique approaches to formal and conceptual content while analysis is expected. expanding their range of materials and techniques for expressing the figure. Emphasis is on increasing an Prerequisite: must be a Junior or Senior. awareness of contemporary modes and on continuing to build a thorough understanding of traditional approaches to figurative drawing. Prerequisite: FD 1380 Life Drawing 2 FA 3172 Experimental Drawing (3 credit elective) The focus is on an individually oriented pursuit of drawing. The sense of artistic discovery is enhanced by the development of a series of drawings in which sources in contemporary art history, along with an awareness of selected materials and media, are combined with a more conceptual, creative process. Extreme departures in scale, surface tool, and medium are investigated. Prerequisite: FD 1360 Structural Drawing

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 29 Fine Arts: Ceramics Fine Arts: Painting

FAC 1265 FAP 2150 Ceramic Sculpture 1: Handbuilding (3 credits) Painting 1: Painting Practicum (3 credits) Students explore basic hand building techniques that lend Students deal with intermediate painting issues as they themselves particularly well to the creation of both sculpture continue to develop skills in their chosen media. The course and vessels, using the medium of clay. Emphasis is placed includes exploration of the human figure and the landscape on individual style and how clay can be used as a vehicle for as they student the relationship between figure and ground. expression. Students produce works made from low fire clay As students begin to define their individual directions, using a combination of coil, slab, and texturing techniques. creative integration of concept, drawing, painting, color, The sculptures and vessels are then fired, and a variety of composition become important concerns. surface treatments are applied. An introduction to the history of clay in sculpture is presented. Prerequisite: FA 1150 Introduction to Painting FAP 3100 Prerequisite: none Painting Sophomore/ Junior Portfolio Review FAC 3250 (non-credit graduation requirement) Ceramic Sculpture 2: Tools, Techniques, Process Students who have completed over 60 credit hours (Junior (3 credit elective) year) are required to participate in a mid-career portfolio Students explore ceramics techniques not emphasized in review before reaching 90 credits (Senior year). This review Ceramic Sculpture 1, with an eye toward integrating new is designed to identify students’ strengths and weaknesses so and traditional methods of sculpting in clay in their own that they may address both in their upcoming major course work. Alternate firing strategies and wheel techniques are work. explored in a series of sequential projects of ever-increasing complexity. Further studies in the history of ceramic Prerequisite: FD1990 Freshman Portfolio Review sculpture are incorporated in these projects. FAP 3150 Painting 2 (3 credits) Prerequisite: FAC 1265 Ceramic Sculpture 1: Handbuilding In this course the emphasis is on dealing with contemporary FAC 3450 issues while further defining individual directions. Craft, Ceramic Sculpture 3: New Directions in Clay content, and the dialogue between the artist and the viewer (3 credit elective) are emphasized. A broadening of format, image, and theme Students incorporate contemporary ceramics sensibilities and allows the students to independently analyze and develop techniques in their own work. Slip casting and mold making within their chosen painting media and forms. are introduced, along with techniques for juxtaposing forms into more complex content. These methods of sculpting are Prerequisite: FAP 2150 Painting 1: Painting Practicum explored from the perspective of new directions in clay and FAP 3170 contemporary art. Figure Painting (3 credits) The theme of figure is utilized as a point of departure. Prerequisite: FAC 1265 Ceramic Sculpture 1: Handbuilding Issues of craft, content, and the dialog between the artist and FAC 4910 the viewer are emphasized. A broadening of format, image, Advanced Ceramic Sculpture (3 credit elective) and theme allows students to independently analyze and Students in this advanced sculpture class investigate develop their own painting media and forms. sculptural form through the vehicle of clay. Diverse, personally developed projects allow the sculptor to further Prerequisite: FAP 2150 Painting 1: Painting Practicum study the technical properties of types of clay, glazing, and FAP 3730 firing approaches, while developing an individual expressive Advanced Drawing (3 credit elective) vocabulary. Historical and contemporary sources are utilized Students further develop skills in drawing, draftsmanship, for content. composition, conceptualization, and creativity. Emphasis is placed on individual style and expression. Students work Prerequisites: FAC 3250 Ceramic Sculpture 2: Tools, toward the development of a powerful, unique sensibility Techniques, Process and FAC 3450 Ceramic Sculpture 3: New and a personal visual vocabulary, as well as the application Directions in Clay of drawing to enhance their overall program of study. Traditional and experimental media and techniques are used. Prerequisite: FD 1360 Structural Drawing

30 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 FAP 4000 FAS 3250 Painting Senior Portfolio Review Sculpture 2: Exhausting the Metaphor (3 credits) (non-credit graduation requirement) In this course, students define their individual direction as All Seniors who are ready to graduate are required to they investigate more closely the issues that pertain to their participate in a departmental Senior portfolio review. work. Through the activity of locating a topic (or topics) This pre-graduation portfolio review is an initial step in of interest, students “exhaust the metaphor” in their work preparing students for both their graduation exhibition and through the development of sound research methods their movement from the academic environment into the and exploration of various new and traditional sculpture professional world. Prerequisite: Must be a junior or senior. techniques. Prerequisite: FAP 3100 Painting Sophomore/ Junior Portfolio Prerequisite: FAS 2250 Sculpture 1: Sculpture Practicum Review FAS 3270 FAP 4050 Sculpture Investigations 1 (3 credits) Painting 3 (3 credits) This is the first of a two-semester course sequence of Students research advanced contemporary issues while Sculpture Investigations and is designed to further expand refining a personal visual vocabulary. Emphasis is on awareness of materials and concepts available in the building a stylistically coherent body of work evolving out of discipline of sculpture. Each semester, contemporary and/or concepts explored in previous courses. traditional materials and methods are introduced. Topics may include, but are not limited to: mold and cast making, Prerequisite: FAP 3170 Figure Painting, or carving, figure sculpture, public art, fibers, the body in FAP 3150 Painting 2 sculpture, kinetic and robotic art, installation art, sound and FAP 4991 light. Advanced Painting: Senior Studio (1-6 credit elective) Students paint independently with the instructor assisting as Prerequisite: FAS 2250 Sculpture 1: Sculpture Practicum needed. Personal interpretations of the meaning of art are FAS 4100 encouraged. Topics include: painting materials and handling, Sculpture Senior Portfolio Review design elements, color, and compositional devices. (non-credit graduation requirement) All Seniors who are ready to graduate are required to Prerequisites: FAP 3170 Figure Painting, or participate in their departmental Senior Portfolio Review, FAP 3150 Painting 2 which is always the last day of the term preceding the final term of study. This pre-graduation portfolio review is an Fine Arts: Sculpture initial step in preparing students for both their graduation exhibition and their movement from the academic FAS 2250 environment into the professional world. Participation in the Sculpture 1: Sculpture Practicum (3 credits) Senior Portfolio Review is mandatory. Students deal with intermediate sculpture issues as they develop practical skills to create and successfully execute Prerequisite: FAS 3200 Sculpture Sophomore/Junior their artwork. A variety of sculptural methods are covered Portfolio Review as students are introduced to the history of 20th century FAS 4150 art. The course includes exploration of creative processes, Sculpture 3: Directed Studies (3 credits) honing visual thinking skills, using journaling as a tool, Students research advanced contemporary issues while understanding real-world exhibition concerns, and the crucial refining a personal visual vocabulary. Emphasis is on form, task of documenting one’s work. content and expression while building a stylistically coherent body of work evolving out of concepts explored in previous Prerequisite: FA 1250 Introduction to Sculpture courses. Extended studies include in-depth readings, reports, FAS 3200 and visits to public art sites. Individual influences and Sculpture Sophomore/ Junior Portfolio Review sources are researched and investigated. (non-credit graduation requirement) Students who have completed over 60 credit hours (Junior Prerequisite: FAS 3250 Sculpture 2: Exhausting the Metaphor year) are required to participate in a mid-career portfolio review before reaching 90 credits (Senior year). This review is designed to identify students’ strengths and weaknesses so that they may address both in their upcoming major course work. Prerequisite: FD1990 Freshman Portfolio Review

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 31 FAS 4810 FAV 2570 Sculpture Investigations 2 (3 credits) Digital Color Photography (3 credit elective) This is the second of a two-semester course sequence of This course is designed for students to learn to make, control Sculpture Investigations and is designed to further expand and manipulate photographs with the aid of a computer. the student’s awareness of materials and concepts available Students will need a digital camera to produce their own in the discipline of sculpture. Each semester, contemporary images, and the use of scanned and appropriated imagery and/or traditional materials and methods are introduced. is explored. Attention is given to refining technical skills in Topics may include, but are not limited to: mold and cast Adobe Photoshop but the major concern will be the ongoing making, carving, figure sculpture, public art, fibers, the development of skills in critical thinking and the realization body in sculpture, kinetic and robotic art, installation, of a personal vision. At the conclusion of this course, sound and light. students will have a working knowledge of the history of color fine arts photography and its application to their Prerequisite: FAS 2250 Sculpture 1: Sculpture Practicum personal vision. FAS 4992 Advanced Sculpture: Senior Studio (1-6 credit elective) Prerequisites: FA 1410 Basic Photography and FD1010 Digital This course allows students to sculpt independently with the Image Making instructor assisting as needed. Personal interpretations of FAV 3480 the meaning of art are encouraged. Emphasis is placed on Intermediate Video Art (3 credit elective) incorporating design elements, material handling, technique, This course continues the practice of video as an artistic concept development and expression, and in the meaning of medium; expanding the use to include longer format the work presented. In-depth individual and group critique pieces, installation and interdisciplinary strategies. Further analysis is expected. A final slide presentation in written and refinement of digital editing techniques and studio oral form is presented to the sculpture department, which production are emphasized. At the conclusion of this course, professionally presents the artist’s body of work and its students are expected to have achieved a level of technical context over the span of advanced level studies. competence necessary to undertake a more ambitious work. Prerequisite: must be a Junior or Senior Prerequisite: FAV 2320 Introduction to Video Art FAV 4991 Fine Arts: Photography + Video Advanced Photo + Video Senior Studio (1-6 credit elective) This course allows students to work independently with the FAV 2245 instructor assisting as needed. Personal interpretations of Photography 2 (3 credit elective) the meaning of art are encouraged. Emphasis is placed on This course is a continuation of the Basic Photography incorporating design elements, material handling, technique, class. Students are expected to have a working knowledge concept development and expression, and in the meaning of of beginning photographic techniques (camera operation, the work presented. In-depth individual and group critique exposure, developing, printing, finishing and presentation). analysis is expected. Photography 2 focuses on controlling all aspects of photographic image making. Designed to put the student Prerequisite: must be a Junior or Senior firmly in command of the mechanics of photography, this course explores contrast control, the zone system, exhibition size and scale, different papers and film, toning, studio lighting and alternative cameras. At the conclusion of this course, students have focused their personal creative vision and presented this knowledge in a refined and thoughtful portfolio. Prerequisite: FA 1410 Basic Photography FAV 2320 Introduction to Video Art (3 credit elective) This course introduces video as a medium for artistic expression and social inquiry. In this introductory course in digital video production and non-linear editing, students produce short works and are introduced to a range of approaches including experimental, documentary, and installation. Recent and historical trends in the medium are covered through the viewing of work by media artists of the past 40 years. At the conclusion of this course, students have a working knowledge of this medium and its history. Prerequisite: FA 1410 Basic Photography

32 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Foundation Studies FD 1990 FD 1010 Freshman Portfolio Review Digital Image Making (3 credits) (non-credit graduation requirement) This course introduces students to the use of the computer This is a non-credit portfolio review taken by all Freshmen as an image-making tool used across all art/design at the end of their second semester of study. Attendance disciplines. Students become familiar with problem solving at the Freshman portfolio review is mandatory as this is a technical, visual, compositional, and color issues on the graduation requirement. computer. Prerequisite: two semesters of Foundation study Prerequisite: none FD 2120 FD 1115 Visual Design 2 (3 credits) Visual Design 1 (3 credits) This course explores theories and practices of three- This course investigates the language, theories, and practices dimensional design. Students use a variety of materials, of color and two-dimensional design in the visual arts. This processes, and techniques to explore fundamental issues such course familiarizes students with the basic relationships as volume mass, gravity, tension, compression, light, color, between color and compositional practices such as space, and structure. unity, emphasis, balance, rhythm, and proportion. Prerequisite: FD 1115 Visual Design 1 Prerequisite: none FD 1235 Graphic Design + Interactive Media Observational Drawing (3 credits) This course engages students in rigorous observational GD 1020 drawing/compositional practices, techniques, and theories Design Concepts/Methods (3 credits) to deepen their understanding of drawing as a creative and This course is the introductory survey for freshmen expressive activity. Students draw from both natural and intending to pursue a major in Graphic Design + Interactive man-made objects to understand ideas such as design/ media. This course presents the diverse environments and composition, contrast, proportion, texture, mass, volume, working methods of design practitioners. Student will have tone, chiaroscuro, and line. the opportunity to meet with the design faculty at RMCAD and also visit design studios in the Denver Metropolitan area. Prerequisite: none They will also meet with executive members of professional FD 1360 organizations such as the American Institute of Graphic Structural Drawing (3 credits) Arts (AIGA), Art Directors Club of Denver (ADCD), This course introduces students to ideas, techniques, and and Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD). methods of structural based drawing. Students become The course addresses practical methods such as research, familiar with one, two, and three point perspective to analyze brainstorming, graphic visualization techniques, and team three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. problem solving. Via on-site visits and studio projects, Students will draw from life and imagination to understand student will demonstrate an awareness of graphic design issues of structure, lighting, color, and conceptual ideas as practice and procedures. they apply to drawing. Prerequisite: none Prerequisite: none GD 2440 FD 1370 Typographic Design (3 credits) Life Drawing 1 (3 credits) Students examine the elements and principles of typography This course focuses on the basic anatomy of the human in depth. Study areas include typeface classifications and figure. Students improve their understanding of figure sizes, letter spacing, line spacing, column structures, and drawing through the studies of skeletal structures and muscle grid systems. Type forms are manipulated using traditional masses. Issues such as foreshortening, accurate proportion, materials. Students then proceed to computer-generated lighting, and composition are explored. projects. Prerequisite: none Prerequisites: FD 1115 Visual Design 1 and FD 1380 DM 1120 Electronic Page Layout Life Drawing 2 (3 credits) This course introduces students to expressive issues in drawing the human figure. Students learn to analyze the figure in terms of planes, masses, shapes, action, proportion, rhythm and personal mark making. Areas covered include: gesture, quick sketch, long poses, foreshortening and composition. Prerequisite: FD 1370 Life Drawing 1

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 33 GD 2450 GD 3040 History of Graphic Design (3 credits) Design Systems (3 credits) This seminar and research course covers developments in This intensive course focuses on the principles and elements visual communications from the prehistoric period to the of brand marks and identity systems. Students work as present. The course begins with the origins of the spoken individuals and in teams to engage in long-term projects and written word, symbols and signs, and the development that address the significance of brand design, applications, of printing and typography. Topics include the Bauhaus and and identity management. Company mission, goals, and the origins of design education, the impact of world wars on objectives are researched, investigated, and presented in visual communication, and changing technologies including detail. Content hierarchy, complex grid systems, typographic computers and multimedia design. Key 20th century hierarchy, text/ image integration, and color identification designers and typographers are studied in depth. The course are explored in depth. Students also examine 20th century consists of slide and video presentations, seminars, and and contemporary branding systems. At the conclusion of research and studio projects. this course via long-term projects, students demonstrate the conceptual and technical ability to establish, define, and Prerequisite: WO 1050 Written + Oral Communication design a graphic standards system. GD 2520 Sign + Symbol (3 credits) Prerequisite: GD 3020 Visual Sequencing Graphic design principles, elements, and methodology are GD 3440 addressed in this introductory course. Major topics include Experimental Typography (3 credits) anatomy of visual form, simplification, typography, sequence, The relationships between form and content in typographic composition, and basic graphic communication theory. design are addressed in this advanced course. The work Projects are designed to build sound conceptual thinking of 20th century typographers such as Jan Tschichold, Piet and practical expertise by making use of brainstorming, Zwart, Herbert Bayer, Zusana Licko, and Rudy Vanerlans sketching, visual diagramming, and computer generated are studied. Elements such as scale, value, texture, space, imagery. Projects are directed towards the understanding and form are covered via two- and three-dimensional studio of signs, symbols, pictograms, logos, and logotypes. At the projects. Students use traditional and experimental processes. conclusion of this course, students working as individuals and in teams demonstrate a basic understanding of graphic Prerequisite: GD 2440 Typographic Design design principles and methodology. GD 3470 3-D Packaging (3 credits) Prerequisites: DM 2110 Vector Illustration, DM 2120 Raster Students utilize both traditional and digital media as an Image Processing, GD1020 Design Concepts/Methods, and introduction to the skills necessary for designing packaging GD 2440 Typographic Design graphics and preparing accurate mock-ups as practiced GD 3000 within the graphic design industry. Content includes basic Graphic Design + Interactive Media Sophomore/ Junior concept rendering, developing die-cut patterns, model- Portfolio Review (non-credit graduation requirement) making and mock-up techniques, and both visual and verbal Students who have completed over 60 credit hours are presentation skills. The course includes visits to package required to participate in the Mid-Career Portfolio Review design and fabrication facilities in the Denver area. before reaching 90 credits. This review is designed to identify students’ strengths and weaknesses so that they may address Prerequisites: FD 2120 Visual Design 2, DM 2110 Vector both in their upcoming major course work. Illustration and DM 1120 Electronic Page Layout GD 4000 Prerequisite: FD1990 Freshman Portfolio Review Graphic Design + Interactive Media Senior Portfolio Review GD 3020 (non-credit graduation requirement) Visual Sequencing (3 credits) All Seniors who are ready to graduate are required to The significance of design research, analysis, and participate in a departmental Senior portfolio review, which demographics are addressed in this advanced course. is always on the last day of the term preceding the final Using concepts and principles from the previous course, term of study. This pre-graduation portfolio review is an students research and explore more complex multi-page initial step in preparing students for both their graduation visual communication problems. Principles and elements exhibition and their movement from the academic include: conceptual development, grid systems, sequencing, environment into the professional world. typographic hierarchy, and text/image integration. Working in teams and as individuals, students are introduced to Prerequisite: GD 3000 Graphic Design + Interactive Media written, verbal, and visual presentation techniques in order to Sophomore/ Junior Portfolio Review articulate why specific solutions have been employed to solve graphic design problems. At the conclusion of this course students demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, design, and execute more complex communication projects. Prerequisite: GD 2520 Sign + Symbol

34 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 GD 4020 GD 4980 Experience Design (3 credits) Senior Graphic Design Seminar (3 credits) This integrated course fully explores the significance and Seminal issues and ideas in graphic design are investigated in impact of experience design. Moving beyond traditional this advanced course. Topics include the role of the designer graphic design concepts, this course strives to create in contemporary culture, Modernist and Postmodernist experiences beyond products and services. Students work design, new technology, and professional practice. Students as individuals and in teams on multi-faceted projects produce written and visual projects that are tied directly into that address: way-finding, environmental graphic design, the Graphic Design Graduation Portfolio course. Visiting information architecture, and fabrication connections and critics and designers contribute to a thought-provoking resources. Students address issues such as: product or service seminar environment. life cycles, user interfaces, and the creation of environments that connect on an emotional or value level to customers. Prerequisite: FD1990 Freshman Portfolio Review, GD 3000 As in previous courses, students sharpen analytical, verbal, Graphic Design + Interactive Media Sophomore/ Junior Portfolio written, and visual presentation techniques. At the conclusion Review, and must be a Senior of this course, students demonstrate a sound knowledge of GD 4990 research and user centered design via studio projects and Graphic Design Graduation Portfolio (3 credits) client/ user presentations. The designer’s portfolio of work is the employer’s primary tool for assessing the skills and talents of a prospective Prerequisite: GD 3040 Design Systems employee. The portfolio is the art student’s most important GD 4501 asset in successfully gaining employment upon graduation. Topics in Graphic Design (3 credits) Portfolio class explores these issues as well as what An alternative to the Internship Honors Course, which constitutes a professional-looking portfolio, who should see offers students the opportunity to take specific studio it, and how to arrange appointments. Instructors assist the or humanities courses that will enhance their conceptual students in selecting artwork for refinement and inclusion in thinking, communication skills, and technical expertise. After the portfolio and in assembling the portfolio for maximum consultation with the Department Chair and faculty, students effect. are guided into a course of study designed to strengthen their marketability for graphic design practice. Prerequisite: GD 4000 Graphic Design + Interactive Media Senior Portfolio Review Prerequisite: written approval by Departmental Chair GD 4970 Interior Design Internship Honors Course (3 credits) An honors program that enables qualified Seniors to work ID 1780 within established graphic design studios, advertising Green Design 1 (2 credits) agencies, and new media facilities. Seniors must have a This course presents an introduction to the philosophical cumulative 3.0 grade point average and have completed all and practical principles of green design. Students gain required forms and documentation. Upon acceptance, the knowledge of environmental issues, sustainability, and College guides a candidate into the best possible student/ professional design standards for ecological projects, professional connection. The planned program of activities services, materials, and production. International, national, is controlled by RMCAD, not by the officials of a job and local green design projects are highlighted. Local establishment. Class attendance is on a weekly basis and resources for Green Design research, materials, products, is regularly scheduled to provide for interaction between and services are introduced through guest speakers. Internship sponsor, instructor, and student. Appropriate Prerequisite: none assignments are required for completion of the course. Students who do not meet the above criteria are required to ID 1820 take GD 4501 Topics in Graphic Design. Drafting (3 credits) As an introductory course covering the principles Prerequisite: Must be a senior with approval of the Graphic and elements of drafting as applied to interior design, Design Departmental Chair architecture, and environmental graphic design, students work on a wide range of projects using a variety of projection systems. Projects include layout and lettering, dimensioning, and the development of floor plans and elevations. The instructor demonstrates relevant tools and techniques used in the industry. Prerequisite: none

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 35 ID 1840 ID 2200 Textiles (2 credits) Architectural Model Making (3 credit elective) This course covers the textile industry for interior design. This introductory course provides students with enhanced The fiber, yarn, construction, finishing, coloring, and printing three-dimensional visualization skills for the commercial and of textiles is discussed in detail. The course examines the use residential environment. Principles and elements include of natural, synthetic, and recycled textiles to meet interior scale, proportion, plane, volume, light and space. Various specifications. Students learn how to identify and select types of scale models and construction techniques are appropriate textiles for specific residential and commercial demonstrated. Students will learn how to assemble accurate applications. three-dimensional representations based on existing plans and elevations. Prerequisite: none ID 1870 Prerequisite: FD 2120 Visual Design 2 Surfacing Materials (2 credits) ID 2830 Students learn the properties of and applications for all Architectural Perspective + Rendering Techniques (3 credits) materials for floors, walls, ceilings, windows, and other This course offers an overview of the artistic and interior surfaces. Information pertinent to specification, presentational aspects of perspective rendering in the measurement, estimation, and installation is covered. Interior Design profession. Information will be presented in a logical sequence that enables students to understand Prerequisite: ID 1840 Textiles both the conceptual and technical process of manually ID 1890 constructing one, two, and three-point perspective drawings. History of Architecture + Furniture 1 (2 credits) Basic, intermediate and advanced rendering techniques are Students study the historical background of design introduced to students to enhance presentation drawings, with an emphasis on architectural styles, design motifs, including color palette, detailing, shading and light sources, ornamentation, and period furniture. Some of the major surface indications, entourage and landscape. periods covered are Prehistoric, Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Gothic, Italian Renaissance, and both French and English Prerequisite: ID 1820 Drafting periods through the 18th century. ID 2850 Basic Space Planning (3 credits) Prerequisite: none Students investigate three principal areas of information ID 2000 required for design problem solving, within the confines of Interior Design Sophomore/Junior Portfolio Review introductory building code and barrier-free requirements. (non-credit graduation requirement) The first area involves the physical and psychological factors Students who have completed over 60 credit hours (Junior that designers must consider to meet the needs of people year) are required to participate in a mid-career portfolio in their environment, including ergonomics, behavioral review before reaching 90 credits (Senior year). This review patterns, and interpersonal interaction. Second, the students is designed to identify students’ strengths and weaknesses so explore programming methods of gathering and organizing that they may address both in their upcoming major course data for solving design problems. The last area involves work. creating appropriate spatial relationships and furniture layouts for residential and commercial projects. Prerequisite: FD1990 Freshman Portfolio Review ID 2010 Prerequisite: ID 1820 Drafting Introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD) (3 credits) ID 2860 This course introduces students to the use of AutoCAD Residential Design (3 credits) as a drafting/design tool for Interior Design. Areas of This course focuses on the functional and aesthetic study include: hardware, software, file management and an aspects of design as they are applied to residential design introduction to industry standards and procedures. The CAD problems. Students communicate design solutions through software areas of study include: graphical users interface; the development of plans, elevations, sections, and three- drawing, editing and modify commands; layer organization dimensional drawings. Students present a final project that and strategies; dimensioning and plotting; and the use and includes furniture, finishes, fabrics, and the execution of development of blocks for efficient drawing. Students will finished presentation boards. draw model files that will include floor plans, elevations and details using different scales and layouts. Prerequisite: ID 2850 Basic Space Planning Prerequisites: FD 1010 Digital Image Making, and ID 2850 Basic Space Planning

36 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 ID 2920 ID 3790 History of Architecture + Furniture 2 (2 credits) Intermediate CAD (3 credits) This course is a continuation of History of Architecture + This course is a continuation of Introduction to Computer Furniture 1 and the study of period design beyond the 18th Aided Design, ID 2010 and provides an in depth study Century, with emphasis on architectural styles, design motifs, of industry CAD Standards and Procedures. Emphasis is ornamentation, and furniture styles. This course covers the on two-dimensional drafting and design, which include: development of American and European design, from the advanced draw, edit, display, settings, plot and utility American Colonial period through current trends. functions as they relate to AutoCAD use in the interior design industry. Students learn to create and use a reference Prerequisite: ID 1890 History of Architecture + Furniture 1 symbol library, title blocks, attributes, plotter settings, color ID 3200 equal lineweight (.ctb) settings, and detailed drawing template Green Design 2 (3 credit elective) files. Also, industry specific notes, schedules and legends are Real-world applications of green design principles, products, created, and students learn to apply references for project and processes in the built environment are examined, control and internet based distribution. through in-depth analysis of sustainable building procedures. Also, specifications of sustainable products, and a variety Prerequisite: ID 2010 Introduction to Computer of interior applications are explored. Students visit local Aided Design (CAD) sustainable building sites, and meet with local sustainable ID 3810 interior designers, architects, and building experts. Office Design (3 credits) In this course, students gain the technical and practical Prerequisites: ID 1780 Green Design 1, ID 1870 Surfacing knowledge and skills necessary to design large scale work Materials, and ID 2860 Residential Design environments, including both enclosed and open office ID 3300 configurations. The course includes information about space Interior Design Portfolio Development (3 credit elective) planning, systems planning, ergonomics, building systems This course will provide students with direction and guidance (electrical, lighting, and acoustics), finishes, furnishings, for the development of their in-progress interior design fire and safety codes, and ADA requirements, as they relate portfolio. Emphasis is on the format and presentation of to design development and problem solving strategies. course work completed to date for the development of a Programming and presentation techniques are emphasized, visual representation of skill development and progression. and students work both individually and with peers. Students will investigate a variety of manual and digital methods of reproduction. Prerequisite: ID 2860 Residential Design ID 3820 Prerequisites: ID 3970 Lighting Layout + Design, ID 3790 Research Internship (2 credits) Intermediate CAD, ID 3850 Construction Documents, and ID This advanced program enables students to work with both 3980 Business of Interior Design faculty and professionals to identify and gather information ID 3750 relevant to research in interior design theory and the interior Building Structures and Systems (3 credits) design profession. The College, in cooperation, controls the Via lectures and assignments, students learn about planned program of activities with the sponsor. Attendance structures, materials, and systems used in both residential is on a weekly basis and is regularly scheduled to provide for and commercial buildings. This course also covers acoustics, interaction between the internship sponsor, instructor, and interior and exterior finishes, as well as mechanical and student. Students have the opportunity to develop skills in electrical systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding and methods of scholarly research, product or design process illustrating building construction in accordance with building research, development of design theory, and preparation of and life-safety codes. data for professional publication. Prerequisites: ID 2860 Residential Design (Residential Design Prerequisite: Must be a junior or senior may be taken concurrently) ID 3850 Construction Documents (3 credits) Students build upon the skills acquired in previous courses to interpret the graphics, terms, and accepted practices used to create working drawings. Students acquire in-depth knowledge of construction documentation as well as detailed understanding of the codes, laws, and references necessary to prepare a valid set of construction documents for commercial interior spaces. Also, students acquire the knowledge and skills required for the design and construction of custom millwork, and the development specifications and cost estimations. Prerequisites: ID 3750 Building Structures and Systems and ID 2010 Intro to Computer Aided Design (CAD)

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 37 ID 3860 ID 4000 Restaurant + Retail Design (3 credits) Interior Design Senior Portfolio Review This course introduces students to the space planning (non-credit graduation requirement) techniques, image development, merchandising, and physical All seniors who are ready to graduate are required to and psychological considerations involved in designing participate in their departmental Senior Portfolio Review. restaurants and retail spaces. Students investigate the color, This pre-graduation portfolio review is an initial step in material, furniture, and equipment selections necessary to preparing students for both their graduation exhibition and design restaurant and retail spaces, with emphasis on quick their movement from the academic environment into the problem-solving and presentation methods. professional world. Specific portfolio requirements and schedules vary by department. Prerequisite: ID 2860 Residential Design ID 3890 Prerequisite: ID 2000 Interior Design Sophomore/ Junior Interior Design Internship Program 1 (2 credits) Portfolio Review This advanced program enables students to work with ID 4200 established professional interior design showrooms, or Green Design 3 (3 credit elective) related industry types, where students are exposed to This course builds upon the previous two Green Design methods of design for showroom displays, showroom courses to provide students with a working knowledge of products, and the relationships between reps, showrooms, the products, processes, and applications for sustainable dealers, clients, and designers. Under the direction of the interior design solutions. The course also examines how Department Chair and the Director of Career and Alumni designers can quantify the impacts of their design decisions Services, students are carefully evaluated in order to facilitate though research, and how to use this research to contribute the best possible student/sponsor connection. RMCAD to the body of green design knowledge. Students learn how maintains contacts with the showrooms in order to maintain to specify and describe sustainable building and interior this valuable program. The College, in cooperation, controls materials in construction documents, work with local the planned program of activities with showroom personnel. green designers, architects, and sustainability specialists in Attendance is on a weekly basis and is regularly scheduled workshops, and produce a “Green Design” portfolio. to provide for interaction between internship sponsor, instructor, and student. Prerequisites: ID 3200 Green Design 2, ID 3850 Construction Documents, ID 3810 Office Design, and ID 3860 Restaurant + Prerequisite: Must be a junior or senior Retail Design ID 3970 ID 4810 Lighting Layout + Design (3 credits) Historic Preservation (3 credit elective) This course provides students with information necessary to A large and increasingly relevant part of professional select light sources that enhance the functional and aesthetic interior design practice involves the adaptation of existing elements of interior spaces. Students learn to apply criteria buildings. This course introduces the student to the related to human activity and environmental psychology in theoretical and practical aspects of historic preservation as the development of appropriate lighting strategies. Emphasis well as the current issues affecting the design of historic is placed on the understanding and application of quality and buildings. Students gain an understanding of the design quantity of light, as well as the development of calculation criteria, products, sources of information, and codes and methods, lighting and reflected ceiling plans, and lighting standards applicable to historic preservation through lecture, specifications. Students also compile a lighting notebook for discussion, and site visits. future reference. Prerequisites: ID 1890 History of Architecture + Furniture 1 Prerequisites: ID 3810 Office Design or ID 3860 Restaurant + and ID 2920 History of Architecture + Furniture 2, junior or Retail Design (Office Design or Restaurant + Retail Design may senior status be taken concurrently) ID 4820 ID 3980 Advanced CAD (3 credit elective) Business of Interior Design (2 credits) This course is a continuation of Intermediate CAD with This course introduces the student to the steps involved advanced studies related to the study and creation of 3-D in forming and managing an interior design business. The drawings, computer generated models and renderings using contracts and forms used on client projects are covered in CAD and ADT software. depth, using both American Society of Interior Designers and American Institute of Architects professional forms. Prerequisite: ID 3790 Intermediate CAD Also, students are guided in the planning and development of a portfolio of work for professional practice. Prerequisite: ID 3810 Office Design or ID 3860 Restaurant + Retail Design

38 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 ID 4840 ID 4990 Design Research (2 credits) Senior Design Project (3 credits) Students develop an understanding of research Students independently develop and present a major design methodologies and information-gathering techniques project in this course. Emphasis is on the application of through application of their senior design subject. Emphasis research into a previously unexplored area that is of special is placed on surveys, literature search, observation, case interest to the student, and was the focus of the student’s studies, and critiques. A detailed project proposal book and Design Research. The project must meet the program’s programming analysis is prepared. guidelines, and departmental approval. Each student presents the finished project to a jury of professional designers. Prerequisite: ID 4870 Special Use Design (may be taken concurrently) Prerequisites: ID 4870 Special Use Design and ID 4840 Design ID 4850 Research, must be a senior in your last term (Special Use Design Furniture Design (2 credits) may be taken concurrently, although it is not recommended) This course is designed to stimulate the creativity of the interior design major. Students design functional and Illustration aesthetically pleasing pieces of furniture for interiors or exteriors of buildings, while learning appropriate assembly IL 2000 and construction techniques. Illustration Sophomore Portfolio Review (non-credit graduation requirement) Prerequisite: ID 3850 Construction Documents Students who have completed over 60 credit hours (at the ID 4870 end of their sophomore year) are required to participate in Special Use Design (3 credits) this mid-career portfolio review. This review is designed to Building complexes utilizing mixed function and use are the identify students’ strengths and weaknesses so that they may subject of the course. The student applies previously learned address both in their upcoming major course work. information to specific design problems associated with large building complexes. Project topics include retirement Prerequisite: FD1990 Freshman Portfolio Review centers, health care facilities, and hotels. Emphasis is on IL 2440 the preservation and rehabilitation of buildings, and design Typography for Illustration (3 credits) solutions for special needs. This course examines the relationship of typographic design to illustration. Students will learn to apply the basic Prerequisites: ID 3860 Restaurant + Retail Design and ID elements and principles of graphic design to a range of 3810 Office Design typographic projects to learn how type works with images ID 4880 to communicate ideas. In addition, students will discuss Interior Design Internship Program 2 (3 credits) historical and contemporary use, examining page layout, This advanced program enables students to work with identifying crucial relationships, with special emphasis on established design professionals specifically related to their creative typographic design solutions. career interests. Under the direction of the Department Chair and the Director of Career and Alumni Services, Prerequisites: FD1010 Digital Image Making and FD2120 students are carefully evaluated in order to facilitate the Visual Design 2 best possible student/sponsor connection. RMCAD IL 2510 maintains contacts with the sponsor in order to maintain this History of American Illustration (3 credits) valuable program. The College, in cooperation, controls the This course offers the beginning illustration student a planned program of activities with professional personnel. broad view of the major personalities who influenced the Attendance is on a weekly basis and is regularly scheduled illustration field. Examining how past illustrators conceived to provide for interaction between externship sponsor, and produced their artwork for the mass media; this instructor, and student. Students are exposed to a variety course uncovers the roots of style, and reveals the singular of on-the-job experiences from space planning, drafting, philosophies that shaped the major avenues of illustration. showroom shopping, presentation boards, installation supervision, and client and manufacturer contacts. Prerequisite: none IL 2520 Prerequisites: ID 3890 Interior Design Internship 1, Senior Illustration Media (3 credits) status or department chair approval Students explore a variety of media that are particularly effective for illustrators working with deadlines. The emphasis of this course is experimentation with innovative techniques using both water-based and oil media to discover new ways to express their ideas visually. Prerequisites: FD 1115 Visual Design 1 and FD 1360 Structural Drawing

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 39 IL 2550 IL 2840 Life Drawing 3 (3 credits) Animal Anatomy + Drawing (3 credit elective) This figure drawing course allows students to exercise and Students of all abilities learn wildlife sketching and drawing develop both observational and constructive drawing skills. techniques based on comparative anatomical studies of the Students continue their study of gesture, the effect of light principle families of animals. Various resources available and shade on form, planes, constructive anatomy techniques, to the artist are explored in order to create accurate and achieving effective proportion through daily drawings environments for animal art. Sessions take place at the of the draped and undraped figure. Character development, Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Nature and pose, composition, and illustrative storytelling themes add Science. interest to the studies. Students use charcoal, conté crayon, inks, and pastels on various drawing surfaces. Prerequisite: FD 1360 Structural Drawing IL 3000 Prerequisite: FD 1380 Life Drawing 2 Illustration Junior Portfolio Review IL 2560 (non-credit graduation requirement) Still Life + Landscape Painting 1 (3 credits) All Juniors are required to participate in their departmental This course provides an introduction to basic oil painting Junior portfolio review, which occurs at the completion materials and methods, using the still life and landscape as of the Junior year. This review enables the department to basic inspiration for developing the students’ perceptual redirect students toward certain remedial tasks and helps abilities. The course teaches representational painting them to focus on their professional objectives. methods through studio and location work, and employs traditional principles of composition and color theory. Prerequisite: IL 2000 Illustration Sophomore Portfolio Review Picture construction methods covered include direct and IL 3250 indirect painting, brushwork, painting on location and color Life Painting 2 (3 credits) scheme work. With emphasis on personal style, expressive approaches, and employing both the draped and undraped model, this course Prerequisites: FD 1115 Visual Design 1 and FD 1360 continues the anatomical, constructive and compositional Structural Drawing ideas introduced in Figure Painting. Oils and acrylics are the IL 2570 primary materials used in this painting course. Basic Illustration (3 credits) This course is the foundation illustration course. Students Prerequisite: IL 2650 Life Painting 1 learn to apply their problem-solving skills to make narrative IL 3580 illustrations in various media, such as pencil, pen and Still Life + Landscape Painting 2 (3 credits) ink, scratchboard, charcoal and watercolor. Students are This class is the second half of the introduction to basic challenged to develop finished illustrations through a series oil painting materials and methods, using the still life and of preliminary drawings which analyze and direct the landscape as basic inspiration for developing the students’ meaning of the work. Projects challenge the student’s ability perceptual abilities. Students learn representational painting to create pictures that communicate to a mass audience with methods through studio and location work and employ impact and style. traditional principles of composition and color theory. Picture construction methods covered include direct and Prerequisite: IL 2510 History of American Illustration indirect painting, brushwork, painting on location, and color IL 2650 scheme work. Life Painting 1 (3 credits) Students paint from live models to further develop artistic Prerequisite: IL 2520 Illustration Media skills in this studio course. They explore the potential of the IL 3590 human figure as a vehicle for creative visual expression. The Conceptual Illustration (3 credits) integration of drawing, painting, composition, color and The information age demands that the illustrator must content are important. absorb complicated text and summarize it with a single image. In the areas of advertising, editorial and institutional Prerequisite: IL 2550 Life Drawing 3 illustration, the artist does just that. This course defines and IL 2720 develops the necessary methods required to successfully Backcountry Sketchbook + Journal Workshop conceive and produce powerful single image illustrations that (3 credit elective) quickly communicate to a mass audience. Studio projects Inspiration is drawn from Colorado’s high country. Students will rely on the analytical method of thumbnail sketches, hike into beautiful mountain scenery and sketch in pencil, reference gathering, preliminary drawings, and color studies watercolor, and other media suitable to the course. Sketches for the production of finished illustrations. are illuminated by a running journal; all within a sketchbook that the students hand bind and regard as a work of art unto Prerequisite: IL 2570 Basic Illustration itself. Prerequisite: drawing experience is recommended

40 - Course Descriptions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 IL 3610 IL 4450 Life Drawing 4 (3 credits) Illustration Web Portfolio (3 credits) A figure drawing course that utilizes pastels, watercolors, Today, illustrators advertise their services to clients through charcoal, graphite and conté crayon to exercise and develop their web page. Knowing the history, limitations and the drawing skills of the student. Students study advanced opportunities in web design using various browsers, enables concepts of storytelling, costumed drapery, pose, character illustrators enrolled in this course to research, design, and development, composition, and continue their study of the implement a professional level web portfolio. anatomy with particular emphasis on the head and hands. Students also examine the effect of light on form. Prerequisites: DM 2110 Vector Illustration and DM 2120 Raster Image Processing Prerequisite: IL 2550 Life Drawing 3 IL 4530 IL 3650 Directed Themes in Illustration (3 credits) Children’s Book Illustration 1 (3 credit elective) Students specialize in a single area of illustration for the Students are familiarized with the illustrator’s role in the entire term. They may choose illustration projects in development and creation of a children’s book. Assignments editorial, advertising, book, or institutional areas, in order include breaking up manuscripts, designing characters, to explore artwork in a related series of instructor-directed creating a storyboard, a wrap around jacket, a 3-D page themes. dummy and several finished pieces. Other areas covered in class are story flow, consistency, age-appropriateness, Prerequisite: IL 3660 Illustrating Literature professional practices, working with text, design, color and IL 4550 composition. Computer Illustration (3 credits) This is an electronic-based, technology-driven illustration Prerequisite: IL 2570 Basic Illustration course. Projects in editorial, advertising, and book illustration IL 3655 are created solely on the computer, applying the software Character Design (3 credit elective) programs from previous computer classes to communicate Telling good stories involves creating memorable characters. to specific audiences. How is this accomplished? What is the role of costume? How can the artist develop vivid personalities to inhabit Prerequisites: DM 2110 Vector Illustration and DM 2120 the author’s stories? How does knowing the audience help Raster Image Processing define the character? The answers to these questions are IL 4650 the basis for this advanced course in character design. Children’s Book Illustration 2 (3 credit elective) Students develop a series of characters traditionally on Children’s Book Illustration 2 is the second half of paper (character sketches, turnarounds, sheets and finished Children’s Book Illustration 1. Individual assignments drawings) and with Sculpey or other clay 3-D materials. augment the earlier course and extend the practical methods. Prerequisite: IL 3610 Life Drawing 4 Prerequisite: IL 3650 Children’s Book Illustration 1 IL 3660 IL 4990 Illustrating Literature (3 credits) Illustration Graduation Portfolio (3 credits) This course is designed to inform students about the Allows Senior students to develop their individual illustration issues involved in visual storytelling. Through a series concepts within the boundaries of editorial, advertising, or of interpretive studio projects, students will derive their book illustration areas. Timetables and assignment themes inspiration from various texts, illustrating classic short are self-directed in consultation with the instructor. At the stories, poems and children’s literature. By emphasizing end of the course, a portfolio of professional-level work is advanced story analysis, development process, pictorial completed for display in the Graduation Exhibition. composition and color organization, students will analyze and develop a succession of narrative illustrations. Prerequisite: must be a Senior in your last term Prerequisite: IL3590 Conceptual Illustration

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Course Descriptions- 41 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Step 4: Portfolio Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design selectively admits We require both advanced students with extensive artistic students who have a desire to explore new possibilities, training, as well as eager students who have had limited work hard to realize their personal best, and who are eager exposure to artistic training, to produce a portfolio. RMCAD to produce original, innovative works. Although a variety acknowledges, however, that students often enter college of evaluation criteria are necessary for a sound admission with varying degrees of art experience and that some decision, evidence of potential in the college’s fine and applicants may not have a current or traditional portfolio. applied art disciplines is the primary consideration in the Applicants without a portfolio should ask an Admissions admissions process. Counselor about substitute arrangements that may include Admittance/Acceptance alternative experiences or examples that illustrate an individual’s interest and potential in a professional art and RMCAD has a continuous enrollment process. Applications design education. are reviewed for any up-coming semester upon receipt of all admissions materials. In order to provide optimal service, Digital portfolio submissions are preferred, although it is recommended students wait no longer than 1 month photographs or slides are acceptable. Original work, except before the start of any term to begin the admission process. for sketchbooks, will not be accepted unless you receive RMCAD accepts application paperwork, admits and accepts special permission from your Admissions Counselor. students and/or awards financial aid after the priority dates. You may also submit one sketchbook as evidence of your Applicants are notified in writing of their acceptance as conceptual development. Time-based media such as video or soon as the application requirements have been filled, with computer animation on a CD-ROM or floppy disk may also most decisions made within two weeks from the date all be presented for consideration. For ease in review, however, documents are received. Students with transfer credits from please also include color print-outs of several images accredited colleges will receive a transfer credit evaluation contained on the disk. Please be sure to mark each disk, prior to scheduling. All admission decisions are binding. An slide or photograph with your name, the name of the piece, appeal is heard only if a student is able to introduce new medium, size and a brief artist’s statement. If you submit a information or material that has not already been reviewed sketchbook, please make sure it is clearly marked with your in making the original decision. Acceptance alone does not name as well. secure enrollment in the College. Accepted students are There are three different ways you can submit your required to sign an Intent to Enroll agreement and remit a portfolio. non-refundable deposit of $150 in order to secure their place in the incoming class and be scheduled into classes. The $150 1.) Portfolios may either be hand-delivered or mailed to deposit will be applied toward the first semester tuition bill. the Admissions Office. If you mail your portfolio, please package it securely and mail it to: Application Process for Domestic (U.S.) Students RMCAD/Admissions Office, 1600 Pierce St., Step 1: Application for Admission Lakewood, CO 80214. We suggest using either Submit a completed Application for Admission and $50 first-class mail or parcel service so that it arrives application fee. You may also online via our website at www. in good condition and in a timely manner. rmcad.edu RMCAD is not responsible for damage or loss incurred during transit. Step 2: Transcripts 2.) You can submit your portfolio digitally either on a disk Official or unofficial high school transcripts or GED (delivered via mail or in-person) or via e-mail to: test scores should be sent directly to the Admissions [email protected]. You may also submit your Department. Transfer students must submit official portfolio electronically via transcripts from each college attended. Credit may not www.highschoolportfolios.com. For $50.00, be awarded at a later date from colleges not listed on the you can purchase a one-year membership to their application. A degree candidate must either be a graduate website and build your portfolio online (you don’t of an accredited high school and possess a cumulative have to be a high school student to use this service). grade point average of 2.0 or higher, or possess a high Your online portfolio can contain up to 20 images that school equivalency diploma with satisfactory GED scores. you can log in and add, delete or rearrange as often as Applicants who do not possess a cumulative grade point you like. There is a “help” item in the portfolio menu average of 2.0 or higher may be admitted with a provisional to give you suggestions on how to scan or take digital status. photos of your work. Please be sure to include at least Step 3: Interview 5 images from your sketchbook as part of your An interview with an Admissions Counselor, either in person online portfolio. or by telephone, is required. Through the personal interview, applicants will gain a better understanding of the visual arts education at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. To arrange an interview time, please contact the Admissions Office.

42 - Admissions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Step 3: Interview 3.) You may also submit your portfolio at any RMCAD An interview with an Admissions Counselor, either in person Experience RMCAD Open House Event. Please make or by telephone, is required. Through the personal interview, sure your materials are marked clearly with your name applicants will gain a better understanding of the visual arts and that a completed Application for Admission form education at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. To accompanies your submission (unless you have arrange an interview time, please contact the Admissions previously completed this form). Office. Note: RMCAD is not liable for any loss or damage while Step 4: Portfolio your portfolio is in our possession. If you wish to have your See specific requirements for presenting your portfolio under portfolio returned to you by mail, please enclose as postage- Item #4 in the Application Process for Domestic (U.S.) paid self-addressed envelope or container for this purpose. Students outlined above. Otherwise, your portfolio will be held by the Admissions Office for a period of up to 60 days and you may call to Step 5: Personal Statement schedule a time to come pick it up. After 60 days, your All students must submit a personal statement, no longer portfolio will be discarded. If you have any questions or than 1 page in length, which provides insight to your goals, need to make special arrangements for your portfolio, please interests, educational and artistic aspirations. Please send this speak with your Admissions Counselor. with your Application for Admission form. Starting with students seeking admission to the spring Once the College has accepted an applicant, he or she is sent 2007 class and going forward, RMCAD also requires an I-20 form which is needed to obtain a student visa. The the following for admission: I-20 form can only be issued to regular full-time students admitted into a degree program. International students Step 5: Standardized Test Scores transferring to RMCAD from another school in the United You must take the SAT or ACT examination and have your States should contact the Admissions Office immediately test score sent to RMCAD either at the time you take the to determine his or her eligibility to transfer. It is suggested test, or a copy of your score can be included when you that foreign students apply at least six months prior to their provide your transcripts. This requirement applies to first- intended start date. time freshmen students only, not transfer students, returning students or students with a prior degree. Your score will be Since English is the language of instruction at RMCAD all used for the purpose of academic counseling and placement, students are required to be proficient in English. Non-US but it is not a factor in the admission decision. resident students must submit official copies of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum Step 6: Personal Statement score of 173 on the computerized test or a score of 500 All students must submit a personal statement, no longer on the written test or other proof of English proficiency. than 1 page in length, which provides insight to your goals, Successful completion of an English as a Second Language interests, educational and artistic aspirations. Please send this (ESL) course or ESL evaluation may be required as a with your Application for Admission form. condition of Admission at the discretion of the International Student Admissions Officer. Each situation is handled on Application Process for International Students a case-by-case basis. The language requirement may be met Step 1: Application for Admission based upon interviews with the faculty and staff, if the Submit a completed Application for Admission and $50 student’s native language is English, or if the applicant has application fee. You may also online via our website at www. graduated from an American school. rmcad.edu International students applying for admission to the College Step 2: Transcripts must submit a financial statement verifying sufficient funds Send your official or unofficial high school transcripts and to cover the cost of the program and living expenses for one the transcripts from any college attended, if applicable, year. You may contact the Admissions Office to find out the directly to the Admissions Department. If necessary, current amount required. applicants must arrange to have transcripts translated and evaluated. For information about transcript evaluation agencies, contact the Admissions Office. Official transcripts for courses completed at colleges outside of the United States must be submitted to the College and to an approved evaluation agency before transfer credit will be evaluated by RMCAD. A student who does not list all colleges attended on their application may have their admission rescinded. Credit may not be awarded at a later date from colleges not listed on the application. Contact the Admissions Department for additional information.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Admissions - 43 Non-Degree Seeking and Auditing Students International transcripts must be evaluated by an approved Non-degree seeking students must complete all steps of the organization and the prospective student is responsible for Application for Admission process as described below and paying the fees for all evaluations. The organization currently are expected to have experience commensurate with course designated for this is Educational Credential Evaluators Inc. demands and requirements. Instructor approval is required in (ECE): cases where non-degree seeking students have not satisfied ECE prerequisite requirements. A student who wishes to audit or P.O. Box 514070 take courses for credit but not necessarily for a degree may Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470 enroll as a non-degree-seeking student. Non-degree-seeking USA students do not qualify for financial aid. Non-degree seeking 414.289.3400 students who later decide to pursue a degree are required [email protected] to have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0, www.ece.org make formal application as degree-seeking student, fulfill any additional admission requirements, and be accepted before ECE prepares evaluation reports that identify the United their credit may be applied toward a degree. States equivalent of education completed in other countries. An on-line application is available at the web site listed High School Dual Enrollment (Honors Program) above. Applicants should request a course-by-course High school seniors exhibiting a high level of artistic skill evaluation for college/university studies. A general evaluation and talent may apply for admission to take Rocky Mountain may be used for high school/secondary school transcripts. College of Art + Design credit courses while still enrolled in Additionally, applicants will have to request that a copy of high school as part of the Honors Program. Their level of their evaluation be sent directly to RMCAD, because the skill and talent must be at least equivalent to that of a high default option on the ECE web site application will send school graduate. one only to the student. ECE turnaround time is up to four Honors Program high school students are limited to a weeks. maximum of 6 credit hours of coursework. Applicants must Prospective students are required to submit official interview and show their portfolio in person, and arrange transcripts to RMCAD in addition to their completed ECE to have submitted a letter of recommendation from an art evaluation (ECE will not forward transcripts to RMCAD). teacher familiar with their work. Students must also submit Upon receipt of the ECE evaluation, RMCAD will proof of parental/ guardian permission to attend RMCAD determine which credits will be accepted by RMCAD based while they are concurrently enrolled in high school, and on the guidelines outlined by policy. proof that their high school gives permission to attend Students who have both international and U.S. transcripts RMCAD while they are concurrently enrolled. If they are should submit only their international transcripts to ECE. home schooled parental permission waives this requirement. U.S. transcripts will be evaluated by RMCAD staff as Honors Program students can be automatically admitted as documented in the External Credit Policy. degree seeking freshmen upon meeting the balance of the Prospective students will not be admitted or scheduled for admission requirements. Students will be admitted according courses until the ECE evaluation is received and processed. to the program requirements of the catalog that is in place If prospective students have attended international schools the first term of study following application/admittance. and schools in the U.S., all official transcripts and the ECE Courses completed at RMCAD during periods of dual evaluation must be received before they will be evaluated enrollment and prior to admittance may not apply to the by the Registrar’s Office. Therefore, early applications are catalog that is in effect once admitted. Please contact the strongly encouraged. Rush service is available through ECE Director of Admissions for more information or to initiate a for an additional fee. Dual Enrollment process. Part-Time Students Part-time applicants must complete all admissions requirements in order to gain acceptance as a matriculated student. Part-time students seeking a degree have priority in course scheduling over non-matriculating part-time students. A student is considered less than full-time if he/she registers for fewer than 12 credits.

44 - Admissions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Veterans Information Cancellation Policy Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is approved by Prior to matriculation, applicants may cancel their enrollment the Veterans Administration’s Vocational Rehabilitation in person or in writing before the beginning of classes. It will Department. Veterans must make formal application to be assumed that applicants who do not request cancellation RMCAD. Applicants must report all previous education before their scheduled starting date plan to attend. Refund and training in order to be evaluated for transfer credit. of tuition and fees will be made within 30 days from the The Veteran is responsible for contacting the Financial beginning date of the term or from the date or receipt of Aid Department or the Veterans Administration in order written notice that the student will not attend, whichever to initiate all necessary arrangements. Training allowances is earlier. Applicants requesting cancellation prior to the from the Veterans Administration will not be granted start of classes are entitled to a refund of all monies paid for repeating previously completed courses. Per the VA to RMCAD less the application fee and the non-refundable guidelines, students must be enrolled in 12-18 credit hours to tuition deposit. be considered full-time, 9-11 credit hours to be considered ¾ time, 6-8 credit hours to be considered ½ time and 2-5 credit hours to be considered less than half time. No benefits CREDIT EVALUATION are granted to Veterans enrolled in less than 2 credit hours Evaluation of Transfer Credit per term. Students enrolled during the summer term may Applicants must arrange to have copies of official transcripts contact the Financial Aid Office for VA status credit hour from all post-secondary institutions they have attended information. sent to the Admissions Department. Official transcripts for courses completed at colleges outside of the United Start Date Deferment and Reinstatement Policy States must be submitted to the College and to an approved A student may re-apply for any future term by submitting evaluation agency before transfer credit will be evaluated by a new Application for Admission. An accepted student RMCAD (refer to the International Transcript Evaluation who decides to change their term of entry to a future term section of this Catalog). A student who does not list all must notify the Admissions Department in writing that they colleges attended on their application may have their wish to have their term of entry deferred or accelerated, admission rescinded. Credit will be considered for courses the reason, and they must specify the new expected term in-progress at another institution so that students may be of entry. The College Catalog lists requirements for the notified of potential transfer credit. In these cases, an official degree. For incoming degree-seeking students, the applicable transcript documenting enrollment is required. Credit may catalog is determined by a student’s first term of study. A not be awarded at a later date from colleges not listed on the re-evaluation of transfer credits may be required for students application. who defer to a new catalog year, and credits previously granted may be rescinded. Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours in order to receive the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. A maximum Students who have not attended RMCAD for three of 60 credits can be earned from external sources, including consecutive terms or longer, and wish to return, must transfer credit, Advanced Placement (AP), CLEP, and credit reapply and meet all admissions requirements, and pay a given through a portfolio review. Sixty credits must be $150 non-refundable tuition deposit in order to have their earned in residency, the last 15 of which must be earned at file reactivated. Upon re-admittance, students will be bound RMCAD. No transfer credit is accepted for the final term of by the catalog that is in place the first term that they return. study. Grades for external credit are not calculated into the Also upon re-admittance, transcripts will be evaluated for RMCAD cumulative grade point average. External credit is any colleges attended during the student’s absence from good for the catalog year for which credits were evaluated. RMCAD. Any other credits previously granted at RMCAD Students who defer their start date to a new catalog are will not be rescinded, but will be applied as is appropriate subject to re-evaluation at that time. under the new catalog. Students should be aware that previously earned credit may not always apply to their new Official college transcripts are required, as well as a portfolio degree requirements. reflecting the prospective student’s highest college-level studio work (if applicable). RMCAD has access to an extensive library of course catalogs and course descriptions from most schools across the nation and we will attempt to locate course descriptions for prior courses in order to determine course equivalency. It is helpful, however, for prospective students to submit course descriptions for prior coursework whenever possible, as it is ultimately a student’s responsibility to provide information as it relates to prior schooling.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Admissions - 45 Courses in Progress Courses are considered for transfer credit based on the Credit is considered for courses in-progress at another following criteria: institution so that students may be notified of potential transfer credit. In these cases, an official transcript The Accreditation of the sending institution documenting enrollment is required. The Transfer of Credit Credits may be considered for transfer if they were earned at Statement will list how the courses in-progress will transfer an institution accredited by any of the six regional accrediting if successfully completed. These courses do not become part associations, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation of a student’s record unless they are successfully completed, (formerly FIDER), or by the National Association of as defined by RMCAD policy. Courses listed as pending do Schools of Art + Design (NASAD). Credits earned at non- not meet prerequisite requirements for subsequent courses. accredited institutions are generally not accepted. Failure to successfully complete courses in-progress results The comparability of credit to be transferred in no transfer credit for those courses and may jeopardize Credits at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design are the student’s admission status. An official transcript reflecting semester credits. A student coming from a college on the grades of the course(s) must be submitted before credit quarter system will receive two-thirds of a semester credit for is awarded. Students are not permitted to register for every quarter credit. The maximum transfer credit accepted subsequent terms at RMCAD until official transcripts are for any given course is the amount of credits assigned to received. the course at RMCAD. For example, if a student took an 8 quarter-credit physical science class at another institution, Transfer and Articulation Agreements he/ she will receive only 3 RMCAD credits because RMCAD Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design accepts transfer physical science courses are 3 credit courses. credit from institutions in the Colorado Community College System. Additionally, credits are accepted from two and four- Conversions are as follows: year post-secondary institutions across the nation that are Quarter credits Semester Credits Transfer Credits Accepted accredited by any of the six regional accrediting associations, 3= 2= 2 the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, or by the 4= 2 2/3= 2 National Association of Schools of Art + Design, provided 5= 3 1/3= 3 they meet the criteria outlined in the Evaluation of Transfer 6= 4= 3 Credit section. Credit from schools outside the United States Appropriateness and applicability of the courses is evaluated on a case-by-case basis (refer to the Application Course equivalency is determined by a combination of Process for International Students section). Contact the course description review and portfolio review, depending Admissions Department for information on specific transfer on the nature of the course and how it compares to similar agreements. courses offered at RMCAD. Prior Degrees The grades received for completed courses - Only courses Guidelines similar to those outlined in our Articulation with grades of “C” or better are accepted. Agreements are applied whenever possible in the evaluation Recency Requirements of credits earned at regionally accredited institutions for There are no recency requirements for credits that are applicants with Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, or deemed equivalent to lower division (1000 or 2000 level) Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees (or higher degrees) in like RMCAD art and design credits. Digital media and other majors in the visual arts. Students who have a prior Associate computer-based courses are considered for transfer provided of Arts or Bachelor’s Degree (or a higher degree) from a they were completed within the last two years prior to the regionally accredited college or university in the United States date of matriculation. automatically receive credit for all of their Liberal Studies requirements except for art history (AH 1010 Themes and Credits that are deemed equivalent to upper division (3000 Functions of Art + Design, AH 1020 Issues in Modern or 4000 level) RMCAD credits must have been completed + Contemporary Art + Design, AH 2010 History of Art within the last ten years prior to the date of matriculation. + Design in the Nonwestern World, and AH 3010 Issues Once the ten-year period has lapsed, credit is contingent in the History of Art + Design). Credit for art history is upon a clearly demonstrated ability, as determined by the evaluated based on course equivalency. Associate of Science department chair, to complete a given program of study or other degrees not specified in the above paragraph, as (portfolio credit). These requirements apply to the transfer well as degrees from schools outside the U.S. that are not of art and design courses only; they do not apply to liberal regionally accredited are evaluated based on individual studies courses. course equivalency. This prior degree policy applies to Art Education majors only after all state requirements are met. Recency requirements are also likely to apply.

46 - Admissions RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 International Transcript Evaluations Military Credit International transcripts are those transcripts a student Experience in the Armed Services may be evaluated for receives from any institution outside of the United States, college credit based upon a review of official AARTS or except those institutions that are accredited by one of SMART transcripts, and according to the American Council the six regional accrediting associations. International on Education (ACE) guidelines and recommendations. transcripts must be evaluated by an approved organization AARTS transcripts may be requested at www.aartstranscript. and prospective students are responsible for paying the fees leavenworth.army.mil/, or by contacting the Army/American for all evaluations. Refer to the International Transcript Council on Education Registry Transcript System. Credit is Evaluations section of this Catalog for international considered for those courses that are Associate or Bachelor transcript evaluation guidelines. Prospective students with level, and that are deemed equivalent to courses in the international transcripts are not scheduled for courses until corresponding RMCAD program of study that the student the international evaluation is received and processed. If has applied for. prospective students have attended international schools and schools in the U.S., only the international transcripts Portfolio Credit need be submitted to the international evaluator. U.S. Portfolio credit is granted to students based upon transcripts are evaluated by RMCAD staff as documented Department Chair or Chair designated faculty evaluation. in the External Credit Policy. All official transcripts and the An acceptable portfolio is one that exhibits technical and international evaluation must be received before they will be conceptual preparation for college-level work at RMCAD. evaluated for RMCAD equivalency and credit. Therefore, Freshmen with no prior college education are ineligible for early applications are strongly encouraged. Rush service is portfolio credit. available for an additional fee. Appeal Process for Credit/Transcript Evaluation Evaluation of Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Students who wish to formally appeal for additional external Advanced Placement gives students the chance to complete credit must complete an appeal form that is obtained from college-level work in high school, and to gain valuable skills their Admissions Counselor or the Office of the Registrar. and study habits for college. Students who get a qualifying Appeals must be submitted by the end of the first term of grade on the AP Exam are granted credit for the related study. course. AP Grade Reports (transcripts) include grades for all AP Exams ever taken. RMCAD requires a copy of the Continuing Students Seeking Transfer Credit grade report in order to evaluate credit. Prospective students Current RMCAD students taking courses at other should contact The College Board or visit their web site at institutions must submit official transcripts with final grades www.collegeboard.com for procedures for requesting AP to the Registrar’s office immediately upon completion of the transcripts. A maximum of 6 credits may be earned for AP courses. Official transcripts are due no later than one term credit. after completion of the course. Evaluation of College-level Examination Returning Students Who Have Prior Transfer Program (CLEP) Credit Credit The College-Level Examination Program® or CLEP Returning students who have not attended RMCAD for over provides students of any age with the opportunity to one year must initiate their return through the Admissions demonstrate college-level achievement through a program office. The RMCAD Catalog that is in place during the term of exams in undergraduate college courses. RMCAD grants the student returns indicates degree requirements. Therefore, credit for CLEP exams that are comparable to RMCAD returning students who have prior transfer credit may be course requirements. RMCAD requires a copy of the CLEP required to have their transfer credit re-evaluated prior to transcript in order to evaluate credit. Contact The College re-enrolling, particularly if they are declaring a different Board or visit their web site at www.collegeboard.com for major. Credit to be evaluated includes credits taken before procedures for requesting CLEP transcripts. A maximum of initial acceptance to RMCAD and any credits taken since last 6 credits may be earned for CLEP credit. attending RMCAD. Returning students who have attended RMCAD within the last year may re-enroll through the Office of the Registrar, and external credit will not be re- evaluated. Student Records Transcripts and diplomas are not released to students with a Financial Hold on their student account.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Admissions - 47 Campus Services Campus Safety Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention A Campus Safety report containing calendar year crime Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design has adopted statistics, campus policies, and a description of programs and implemented a program to prevent the use of illicit that promote campus safety is distributed to RMCAD drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and employees. students and employees annually. Prospective students Standards of conduct clearly prohibit the unlawful wishing to obtain our most recent report may request a copy possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol of this report from Admissions or Campus Services offices, by students or employees on school property or as part of or on the web at http://www.rmcad.edu/student_life/pdf/ any school activities. Violations of this policy will result in Student%20Handbook04.pdf disciplinary action. Violators are also subject to prosecution under local, state, or federal law. Career + Alumni Services The Career + Alumni Services office assists students and Food Service graduates with career planning and job search strategies. Open for breakfast and lunch, the Underground Café is The office promotes student and graduate alliances with located on the garden level of the Texas Building. First art related businesses and associations, and provides a thing in the morning, the Café serves a variety bakery network of employment contacts as a resource to career and breakfast items, fresh coffee, espresso, and lattes. For seeking individuals. The office maintains information about lunch, students may choose from a variety of hot or cold employers, fine arts resources, and résumé preparation. sandwiches and crisp salads made to order with fresh Before graduation students may participate in internships, ingredients. Soup and specials change daily. Stop in for a individual career counseling, networking, professional meal or just a cup of coffee and a homemade brownie with associations, Career Month activities, and a variety of your friends. professional development workshops. Gallery Another important function of the Career and Alumni Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) Services office is to provide job assistance to students in Galleries enhance student learning by providing exhibitions need of part-time work. The College’s job board is updated of cutting-edge art and design and works of historical weekly and displays a variety of part-time and freelance significance. The Philip J. Steele Gallery provides an average opportunities. Students may begin their career planning early of twelve exhibitions annually of diverse artwork for by attending workshops, industry group functions, gallery students and the general public. It presents a mix of faculty, exhibitions, visiting artist lectures, portfolio reviews, and student, and alumni work as well as group and solo shows by investigating art related careers through research in the by guest artists of regional and national prominence. Also Resource Center. featured are national traveling exhibitions and exhibitions College Bookstore of historical or cultural significance. The Galleries augment The College Bookstore carries most books and supplies the class learning experience through exhibitions focusing necessary for classes. Anything that is not carried in the on all fields of study at RMCAD including fine art, interior store, such as drafting tables, large marker sets, etc., may design/architecture, graphic design, illustration, animation, be special ordered. A deposit of 50% is required for all and installation. Gallery talks augment the exhibitions giving special orders. The store accepts cash, personal checks from students an in-depth look at the process and philosophy enrolled students in good standing, and MasterCard or behind the work. Visa for payment of supplies. Pre-paid charge accounts are Housing available through the Student Accounts Office. Located just off of I-25 at 38th Street in Denver, The Counseling Regency is the first housing development in Denver created A professional counselor is available on-campus to see specifically for college students. Designed with the needs students for a variety of concerns. This licensed professional and lifestyle of students in mind, The Regency offers can assist with personal issues, substance abuse, addiction, unparalleled amenities at an affordable price. stress management, self-esteem, and other issues. This RMCAD students are housed together and occupy one full confidential service is provided to students free of charge. floor of The Regency’s new north wing. Upper level students serve as Community Assistants (CA’s) and are on-site to assist RMCAD students 24-hours a day. The remainder of the floors within The Regency house students enrolled at Metropolitan State College of Denver, University of Colorado at Denver and the Community College of Denver.

48 - Campus Services RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Each room at The Regency is fully furnished, has a private RMCAD strives to ensure fair and honest treatment bathroom and individual climate control. Included in the of students. Students, faculty and staff are expected to price of rent is basic cable TV, high-speed Internet access, treat each other with mutual respect at all times. When all utilities and local telephone service. Community amenities students have issues of concern that do not fall under include a dining hall, fitness center and weight room, the discrimination or harassment policies, or the grade outdoor swimming pool, laundry facilities., two indoor appeal process, they should follow the Problem Resolution basketball courts, free on-site parking, shuttle service to Procedure in the Student Handbook. This is the process campus, secure building access and security cameras, game that is used to resolve any other issues that occur between room with billiards, big screen amphitheatre, outdoor patio students and the faculty or staff of the College. areas, vending machines, and a convenience store. Please see the non-discrimination or harassment policy for Library + Resource Center issues that are appropriate for those policies. The student The Library + Resource Center supports RMCAD’s teaching judicial process is used for certain other issues for which and learning activities by providing print and non-print this policy is not appropriate. Students will not be penalized, materials, audio-visual equipment, training, instruction, and formally or informally, for voicing a complaint with RMCAD support services that allow our students to become future in a reasonable and appropriate manner, or for using the leaders in their chosen fields of art and design. The Library problem resolution procedure. The step-by-step problem + Resource Center currently has a specialized collection resolution procedure, as well as all other official student of over 9,500 monograph titles; subscriptions to more policies and processes, are in the Student Handbook, which that 130 art and general education related magazines and is located at http://www.rmcad.edu/student_life/pdf/ journals as well as back issues of five years worth of most Student%20Handbook04.pdf titles; 2 daily local newspapers; over 30,000 slides of artists’ Publication works consisting of painting, architecture, interior design, Artwork and projects created by students as part of a photography and sculpture; a large visual image/ picture course of study are done for educational purposes and file arranged by subject; over 400 curriculum supporting represent both the student’s ideas and the influence of the videotapes and DVDs; 110 multimedia CD-ROMs and College’s faculty. The College reserves the right to display, music compact discs. The Library/Resource Center also retain, and reproduce any student work for exhibition, subscribes to the electronic full text databases of Britannica publication, or any other purpose without the student’s On-Line, EBSCO Full Text Magazines, SIRS Researcher, consent. The College also photographs campus activities and the Grove Dictionary of Art. We also have borrowing throughout the year for publication and public relations agreements with the Denver Public Library, Jefferson County purposes. Photographs are included in RMCAD’s definition Public Library, Regis University and the Auraria Campus of directory information. Students who do not wish to have Library. Sixteen personal computers along with one high end their photographs published must notify the Office of the printer allow Library + Resource Center patrons access to Registrar in writing (refer to the Family Educational Rights our web-based card catalog, electronic databases, the Internet and Privacy Act section). and word processing. Student Activities Personal Property RMCAD provides a number of interesting and entertaining Although the very best possible care is taken to protect activities during the year. They include visiting artists belongings, the College is not responsible for the loss, theft, and designers, videos, films, and lectures presented by damage, or misplacement of student artwork, supplies or featured artists and designers exhibiting in the galleries. personal property. These workshops are usually held during lunch break or Problem Resolution after school, and are always free of charge. The Student RMCAD is committed to providing the best possible Activities Office and Student Government Association, educational environment for its students. We encourage (SGA), sponsor social, recreational, and educational events an open and frank atmosphere in which any problem, on and off campus each term. These include movies, complaint, suggestion, or question receives a timely response sports events, plays, festivals, lectures, concerts, and gallery from RMCAD staff and/ or faculty. tours. Organized outdoor activities including hiking, biking, whitewater rafting, skiing, and snowboarding, take place throughout the year.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Campus Services - 49 Student Health Insurance Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design requires that all students enrolled in nine (9) credits or more carry medical insurance coverage. Unless proof of current insurance coverage is provided by the published deadline, students enrolled for nine (9) credits or more, are automatically enrolled in the College sponsored plan. All students enrolled in nine (9) credits or more are billed automatically in the fall and spring semester for twelve months of coverage. If you are registered for less than nine (9) credits at the end of the add/ drop period, you are ineligible for the health insurance plan and your student account is adjusted. Refunds for health insurance fees are subject to the College’s refund schedule. Students with Disabilities In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, (ADA) the College affirms its commitment to seek to achieve reasonable accommodations for students who have documented disabilities. Prior to admission acceptance, the College will provide general accommodation information upon request. An individual’s needs may be discussed with the Dean of Students office and appropriate documentation will be required. Transportation RMCAD participates in the College Pass program with Denver’s public transportation system, known as RTD (Regional Transportation District). This program enables RMCAD students to ride RTD busses, light rail and sky ride services without a per-use fee. Students wishing to ride simply show the driver or RTD authority their RMCAD student identification card with a current semester validation decal. More information about RTD, including routes and schedules, is available at www.rtd-denver.com. Visiting Artist + Designer Program The Visiting Artist + Designer Program fosters creativity and innovation in the classroom by bringing leading national and international artists and designers to campus. Activities range from slide lectures to small sessions focusing on significant topics. Additional opportunities include hands-on workshops, informal round table discussions, and critiques. The Visiting Artist + Designer Program is integrated into the classroom whenever possible to enhance the curriculum.

50 - Campus Services RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 TUITION + FEES Tuition Dropping Individual Classes During a Term The full-time tuition rate for new students starting in the fall In the event a student drops an individual course(s) but not of 2006 or after will be $9492 per term for students enrolled all courses during the term of study, the following refund in 12 - 18 credit hours. Tuition is $791 per credit for part- policy will apply: time students and per each credit over 18 credit hours per 1. For classes dropped during week one, 100% of tuition semester. Students wishing to take classes for non-credit will will be refunded. be charged a rate of $480 per credit hour. 2. For classes dropped during week two, 90% of tuition A $150 tuition deposit is due after acceptance to the college. only will be refunded. This deposit will be applied toward the first term of study. This deposit is non-refundable unless written request for 3. No refunds are made on individually dropped classes refund is received by the student’s Admissions Counselor at after week two of the term. least 120 days prior to the term start date. Tuition rates are effective through summer 2007. Other Expenses Students should also take into consideration the cost of RMCAD is proud to offer FACTS as a convenient payment room and board, transportation, and general living expenses process that is required for all students. Enrolling online is when preparing to attend college. Student Housing is simple secure, and easy. Connect to the e-Cashier Web site available to those who qualify please contact The Regency at through the RMCAD Web site (www.rmcad.edu). Several http://www.regencystudenthousing.com/faqs.php payment plans are available and early enrollment allows for the maximum number of monthly payments. Before Books + Supplies you click the Submit button, please carefully read through Each student is required to furnish his/ her own books and the Final Review and Terms and Condition. An immediate supplies for completion of each course. The estimated cost e-mail will be sent (if an email address is provided for the of books and supplies is $600 - $800 per term for a full-time person responsible for payment) confirming enrollment student. Books and supplies may be purchased through the in the payment plan of your choice through e-Cashier. College Bookstore. Additional details about the payment process are provided in the Student Handbook, the RMCAD Parent Guide and the RMCAD Web site. For all new students that do not have a previous college degree, there is a one-time application fee of $35, which does not apply to tuition. The application fee should be submitted with an Application Form. In accordance with “The Buyers Right to Cancel”, the fee is fully refundable if a student cancels application within 3 business days. Refund Policy In the event a student withdraws or terminates study, RMCAD will retain tuition and fees as follows: 1. For a student terminating study after entering the college and starting the course of study within the first week, all tuition monies paid for that term are fully refundable. 2. After the first week of classes and through the second week, the tuition charge will be 10% of the contract price of the course/program. 3. For withdrawals from school after the second week and through the third week, the tuition charge will be 25% of the contract price of the program. 4. For withdrawals from school after the third week and through the fourth week, the tuition charge will be 50% of the contract price of the program. 5. For withdrawals from school after the fourth week, the tuition charge will be 100% of the contract price of the program.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Tuition + Fees - 51 Financial Aid SIGNED copies of Federal Tax Returns The Financial Aid Office is open from 8am – 5pm Monday Copies must be of the same year used to complete the through Friday. Walk-ins are welcome on a first-come first- FAFSA that was submitted and must include signatures served basis, but appointments are encouraged. The Office even if filed electronically. RMCAD requires the student’s is located on third floor of the Texas Building and can also federal return in all cases. If the student is married at the be reached by phone (800.888.ARTS), fax (303.567.7280), or time they complete the FAFSA and filed separately from email ([email protected]). their spouse, RMCAD requires the spouse’s federal return. If Federal, state, and institutional aid is available to qualified the student is a dependent undergraduate, RMCAD requires students. While most aid is need-based, RMCAD also offers the parents’ federal return. If the student/ spouse/ parent merit-based scholarships to students who show exceptional was not required to file a federal return, please indicate this talent. Prospective students are encouraged to talk with an on both the FAFSA and Verification Worksheet. Acceptable Admissions Counselor for more information about available tax returns include: 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR, Foreign aid. returns (all dollar amounts must be converted to US dollars prior to submission) or Tax transcript for those individuals A variety of financial aid programs are available to students that cannot obtain a copy of their official return. The attending RMCAD. These programs are designed to assist transcript must be requested by completing and mailing a students in meeting their educational expenses. Some Form 4506 to the IRS or by calling 800.829.1040. financial aid funds are limited; so students are encouraged to apply early. Students can apply for all types of aid offered Deadlines by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid The priority deadline for submission of all financial aid (FAFSA). Applications can be completed online at www. application materials is March 15 of each year for fall fafsa.ed.gov or by paper, but online applications have a much enrollees, November 15 for spring enrollees, and February shorter processing time and are encouraged. Students must 15 for summer enrollees. A student may submit their sign and return their award letter before loan proceeds can documents at any time and will be awarded assuming they be credited to their tuition account. meet the minimum eligibility requirements for the available programs, and assuming that all documents are submitted Verification and processed before the final deadline (the earlier of the Verification is a process used by the federal government and student’s last day of attendance of an academic year or Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design to ensure that June 30 of the award year). Students submitting documents information provided on the FAFSA is accurate and correct. after the final deadline will most likely not be eligible for The federal government randomly selects a percentage of financial aid for that year. Students should keep in mind that applicants for this process. RMCAD may also select students applications submitted after the priority deadline may not be to complete the verification process. Students selected for considered for all sources of available funding as some funds verification must complete this process in order to receive are limited. most types of federal, state, and institutional assistance. Corrections Required Documents If the application has an error that must be fixed by the If the student’s application is selected for verification, the student, RMCAD will notify the student via email at their following documents must be submitted to the Financial Aid RMCAD account, by mail, or by telephone that they must Office if that student would like to be considered for need- make the correction. based assistance: VerificationW orksheet The RMCAD Financial Aid Office will send the student a copy of this form. It must be completed and returned by the date indicated in the requirements letter.

52 - Financial Aid RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 After Verification Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) Verification may result in a student’s award being changed RMCAD participates in the Federal Family Education Loan if any updates were processed. Students will be notified of Program (FFELP), which uses private lenders to process any changes or new awards via RMCAD email or when they student loans. Loan applications and Promissory Notes are receive a revised award letter in the mail. completed online and funds are sent via electronic funds Referrals to the Office of Inspector General of the transfer from the lender to RMCAD to be applied directly Department of Education (1.800.MISUSED) to the student’s tuition account. Both student Stafford Loans and parent PLUS loans are available through this program. RMCAD is required to submit for referral any credible information indicating that an applicant for Title IV (federal) Subsidized Stafford Loans assistance may have engaged in fraud or other criminal Eligibility for this type of loan is based on financial need misconduct in connection with their application. Examples and students must be enrolled for six credits or more to of the types of referrals that will be made include (but are qualify. The federal government pays interest on the loan as not limited to): long as the student is enrolled at least half-time (six or more credit hours per term) and during a six-month grace period. • False claims of independent student status Stafford loans must be repaid; generally payments begin six • False claims of citizenship months after students leave school or enroll for less than six • Use of false identities credits. The interest rate is fixed at a rate of 6.8%. Students participating in the Stafford loan program are required to • Forgery of signatures or certifications attend an exit counseling session with the Financial Aid • False statements of income Office prior to graduation. Students that do not attend an exit counseling session will have their diplomas and final • Any credible information that any employee, third transcripts held by the College. party servicer, or other agent of the institution that is involved in any way with Title IV aid may be Unsubsidized Stafford Loan engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, conversion or Eligibility for this type of loan is not need-based and breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other illegal students must be enrolled for six credits or more to qualify. conduct involving Title IV programs. Interest is charged from the time the loan is disbursed until it is paid in full. Students may choose to pay the interest Title IV Funds or allow it to accumulate and be added to the principal The term “Title IV funds” refers to federal student aid. amount of the loan. Stafford loans must be repaid; generally Federal student aid is available for eligible students enrolled payments begin six months after students leave school or in an eligible program at an eligible school. This aid can be enroll for less than six credits. The interest rate is fixed at used to cover school expenses, including tuition and fees, a rate of 6.8%. Students participating in the Stafford loan room and board, books and supplies, and transportation. program are required to attend an exit counseling session with the Financial Aid Office prior to graduation. Students Federal Pell Grants that do not attend an exit counseling session will have their Federal Pell Grants do not have to be repaid. Pell Grants diplomas and final transcripts held by the College. are only awarded to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor’s degree. Eligibility is determined using PLUS Loan information provided on the Free Application for Federal (Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students) Student Aid (FAFSA). Parents of dependent students may be able to borrow a PLUS loan to assist in educational expenses. Unlike Stafford Federal Supplemental Educational loans, there is not a grace period for PLUS loans. Parents Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) immediately enter repayment once the entire loan amount This is a federally funded grant program administered by the has been disbursed. Parents must pass a credit check to be College for undergraduates with exceptional financial need. eligible. The PLUS interest rate is fixed at a rate of 8.5%. Students must qualify for a Federal Pell Grant in order to be eligible for an FSEOG. An FSEOG does not have to be repaid. Funds are limited so students are encouraged to apply for financial aid by the priority deadline mentioned above. Award maximums are $4000 per year.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Financial Aid - 53 Federal Work Study Alternative Student Loans Federal Work Study provides part-time jobs for students Students can also apply for alternative student loans with with financial need. This program allows students to earn private lenders. Eligibility for these loans is based on the money to help pay expenses, but in general it will not help a borrower and co-signer’s credit ratings. Loan limits are student pay their charges during the term in which they are determined by the amount of other aid the student has/will employed. Positions are limited and students are encouraged receive and the total cost of attendance described above. to apply early for a position. Applications can be obtained Information on alternative student loans is available in the from the Financial Aid Office once the term begins. Students Financial Aid Office. working in the work study program will work for the College, a public school, or for a community service organization. Satisfactory Academic Progress The amount that a student may earn during a term is based Federal regulations require the RMCAD Financial Aid Office on financial need and the availability of funds. to monitor the academic progress of all students receiving financial aid toward the completion of their degree. This State Aid process is called Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). In order to receive financial aid from the State of Colorado, The SAP policy is enforced in conjunction with all other students must be a resident of the State and must have institutional policies and procedures, including the academic completed a Colorado residency form with the Financial Aid probation and suspension policy. SAP is monitored using Office. two factors: Colorado Student Grants (CSG) 1. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) AND 2. Cumulative Maximum Time Frame (CMTF)%: Student eligibility is based on financial need and, in general, All completed courses. All attempted courses students must be Pell eligible to be considered. Colorado Student Grants do not have to be repaid. Award amounts In addition to monitoring CMTF every term, students are vary from $1500 - $5000 annually. Students must be enrolled also required to complete their degree within 150% of at least half-time (six credit hours or more) to qualify. Funds the minimum credits required to graduate. For example, a are limited so students are encouraged to submit their student may attempt a maximum of 180 semester hours as FAFSA by the priority deadline. students are generally required to complete 120 semester hours in order to graduate. Once a student has attempted Colorado Work Study 150% of the minimum credits required to graduate they are Colorado Work Study provides part-time jobs for students no longer eligible for financial aid at RMCAD. with financial need. This program allows students to earn money to help pay expenses, but in general it will not help a Definitions student pay their charges during the term in which they are Grades of W, F, or I do not count as successful completion employed. Positions are limited and students are encouraged of a course. In the case of a class taken more than once, to apply early for a position. Applications can be obtained both grades will be counted toward CGPA and the hours for from the Financial Aid Office once the term begins. Students both attempts will be used in the CMTF calculation. working in the work study program will work for the College in most instances. The amount that a student may earn Monitoring during a term is based on financial need and the availability SAP is monitored at the end of each term once final grades of funds. are in. Students will be notified after SAP is determined if they do not meet the following criteria by a letter sent via the Veterans Educational + Vocational Benefits US Postal Service. These programs are available for qualified veterans of the The minimum SAP Requirements to Maintain Financial Aid U.S. Armed Forces. The Financial Aid Office can provide Eligibility are that: students must maintain a CGPA of at students with an application for educational benefits and will least 2.0, AND students must maintain a CMTF of at least help students submit them to the Veterans Administration 67%. The courses used in this calculation are those in which to determine eligibility. Students interested in Veteran the student is enrolled at the week 3 census date. Vocational Rehabilitation programs should obtain additional information from the following website: (http://www. Financial Aid Probation vba.va.gov/bln/vre/index.htm). The Financial Aid Office Students failing to meet either the CGPA or CMTF recommends that all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces minimum requirements are automatically placed on financial contact the Veterans Administration to determine their aid probation for one term. Students on probation are still eligibility for VA administered programs. eligible to receive financial aid. Students must meet both the minimum CGPA and CMTF requirements by the end of the probationary term for their financial aid eligibility to continue.

54 - Financial Aid RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Special Probation/Suspension Rules for Federal Regulations Regarding Withdrawals First-Term Students For the purposes of this discussion, the following funds are First-term RMCAD students who have a CGPA of less included in the calculations described below: than 1.00 are not granted a probationary period and are Federal Stafford Loans (Unsubsidized) automatically placed on financial aid suspension. CMTF is monitored after a new student’s first two terms at Federal Stafford Loans (Subsidized) RMCAD (and every term thereafter). All other probation Federal Parent PLUS Loans and suspension rules mentioned above apply to first-term students. Federal Pell Grants Federal SEOG Grants Financial Aid Suspension Students that fail to meet either the CGPA or CMTF Earned Title IV Aid minimum requirements by the end of the probationary Title IV funds are awarded to students under the assumption term are placed on financial aid suspension. The suspension that they will attend school for the entire period that the aid period is at the discretion of the Director of Financial is awarded. Upon withdrawing from RMCAD, a student may Aid but will be no less than 2 consecutive terms. Once the no longer be eligible for the entire amount of Title IV aid period of suspension is over, the student is placed back on they were awarded and/or received. The RMCAD Financial probation for their first term back on financial aid. Aid Office is required to calculate how much of the Title IV aid the student is eligible for. Federal regulations state that a Financial Aid Suspension Appeal Process student earns Title IV aid based on the period of time they Students who are placed on suspension and have extenuating remain enrolled for a particular term: circumstances surrounding their failure to abide by the above criteria may appeal their suspension. All appeals must be Enrolled Days made in writing and must be submitted to the Director of ------= % of Title IV Aid Earned Financial Aid no later than the first week of the term of suspension. Students who appeal by this deadline will be Days in the Enrollment Period permitted to attend class while their appeal is under review. Percentages are calculated to four decimal places and then Responses to appeals will be made in writing by the end of rounded to three. The third decimal place is rounded up if the add/drop period. In cases where the appeal is denied, the fourth decimal place is 5 or greater. The only exception students will be administratively dropped from all of their to this rule occurs when students have reached the 60% classes. No charges will be assessed and no grades will be point. If the student remains enrolled beyond the 60% point, assigned. The original term of suspension will then apply. they have earned all of their Title IV aid for that period. The outcome of an appeal will depend on the circumstances, the documentation provided, and the student’s attempt at Failure to Earn a Passing Grade in All Classes and/ making SAP. Examples of proper documentation include or to Complete the OfficialW ithdrawal Process (but are not limited to) statements from physicians, members Any student who begins classes at RMCAD, applies for of the clergy, or a counseling psychologist. financial aid, completes all of the requirements to obtain that aid, and then fails to receive a passing grade in all of their classes for the term (or fails to complete the withdrawal Withdrawal Procedures process listed above) may have their financial aid adjusted according to Federal, State, and Institutional regulations Return of Title IV Funds Policy (all regulations below apply to student’s in this situation). A student that leaves RMCAD during any term must contact Students in this situation will have their Title IV withdrawal the Office of the Registrar to obtain a Withdrawal Form calculated at the 50% point unless their professor submits AND notify the Financial Aid Office of the withdrawal. written proof that they were enrolled beyond that point. Please see the RMCAD Student Handbook for complete details of withdrawal procedures. Any student that begins classes at RMCAD, applies for financial aid, completes all of the requirements to obtain that aid, and then withdraws from their classes may have their financial aid adjusted according to federal, state, and institutional regulations.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Financial Aid - 55 Post-Withdrawal Disbursements If the amount disbursed is less than the amount the The student must return any remaining amount. Any loan student is eligible to receive, the student will receive a post- amounts that must be returned (either the student’s loan withdrawal disbursement to their tuition account at RMCAD. or the student’s parent’s PLUS loan) must be repaid in If this post-withdrawal disbursement contains loan funds, accordance with the terms of that loan’s promissory note the student may elect to decline these funds so they do not (i.e. the student will make scheduled payments to the holder incur additional debt. The student will be notified of any of the loan over a period of time). post-withdrawal disbursements owed to them via email at Any unearned grant funds that the student must repay is their RMCAD account as well as by mail. The student must called an overpayment. The amount that the student must respond within 14 days of the date of the letter. No response repay is equal to half of the unearned amount. RMCAD will will be considered a denial of any loan funds offered. return any grant funds required on the student’s behalf, and RMCAD may automatically use all or a portion of a post- the amounts paid on the student’s behalf will be charged withdrawal disbursement (including accepted loan funds) to the student’s tuition account. The student must make for tuition, fees, or room and board charges. For all other arrangements with RMCAD to pay back the unearned grant charges on the student’s account, the student must authorize funds within 30 days of the date of the bill. the school to use the post-withdrawal disbursement to cover them. If the student does not authorize RMCAD to use Questions these funds, they will be refunded to the student and they Students with questions about this process can call the will be required to pay any balance due. Financial Aid Office (303.753.6046) or the Federal Student Earned aid will show as a credit on the student’s tuition Aid Information Center (800.4.FEDAID). The Financial Aid account and may be refunded to them if it exceeds all Office is open from 8am-5pm M-F (MST) and the Federal charges. Any portion of Title IV aid that the student has Student Aid Information Center is open from 8am-Midnight earned but has not received for the term will be disbursed to (EST) 7 days/week. TTY users may call the Federal Student the student’s tuition account. Aid Information Center at 800.730.8913. The Center also has information online at www.studentaid.ed.gov. There are some types of Title IV aid that the student may be scheduled to receive that they cannot earn once they State + Institutional Regulations Regarding have withdrawn because of other eligibility requirements. Withdrawals For example, if the student is a first-time, first-year All state and institutional grants for the withdrawal term are undergraduate student and has not completed the first 30 to be reduced if they exceed the student’s tuition charges for days of their program before withdrawing they will not earn that term. If the student withdrew and all of their tuition is any FFEL loan funds that would have received had they not refunded to them, any state or institutional grants they remained enrolled past the 30th day. received for that term can be used to help cover this expense, not to exceed tuition. Repayment of Unearned Aid If the amount disbursed to the student is greater than If the student has taken out a private loan for the withdrawal the amount they are eligible to receive, the amount over term and the student has a credit on their account after all must be returned. If a balance is created on the student’s other aid has been returned according to the regulations RMCAD tuition account, the student will be billed and is listed above, RMCAD will return private loan funds to the responsible for these charges. This means that the student student’s lender. The amount returned will be the lesser of may be required to return all or a portion of a refund check the credit amount on the student’s tuition account or the they have received from RMCAD. Students must make total amount of the private loan for the term. Any remaining arrangements to pay any amounts due within 30 days of the credit will be sent to the student in the form of a check from date of the bill. Failure to make these payments will result in the Student Accounts Office. your account being turned over to a collection agency. The unearned portion of a student’s aid must be returned to the Department of Education. The responsibility to repay this aid is shared by the student and RMCAD. RMCAD’s share is the lesser of: the total amount of unearned aid or the institutional charges for the term multiplied by the percentage of unearned aid.

56 - Financial Aid RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 RMCAD Institutional Scholarships for New Students Notification: All scholarship applicants will be notified in writing as to whether or not they receive a scholarship Talent-Based Scholarships for New Students approximately 15 days following the deadlines listed above. RMCAD awards artistic talent-based scholarships three times Once scholarships are awarded, recipients have 30 days to a year to a select number of prospective students. Award remit a Scholarship Acceptance Form and pay an Intent to amounts range from a few hundred to several thousand Enroll deposit in order to secure their scholarship award. dollars, depending on the number of applicants and the Lack of response and/or receipt of paperwork and payment range of talented presented. will result in scholarship award forfeiture. To be eligible for scholarship consideration, prospective Incomplete submissions or submissions received after the students must first complete all admission application deadline will not be considered. Scholarships awarded for a requirements (you must intend to be a full-time student), specific term must be utilized during that term. Scholarships indicating an intended start date. Students must qualify for will be awarded in the form of a tuition credit, not cash. acceptance to RMCAD to be eligible for a scholarship, and students accepted to RMCAD on a provisional basis are not If you wish to have your portfolio returned, please provide eligible to apply for a scholarship. a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope or container for this purpose. Otherwise, your portfolio will be held by To be considered, your scholarship application must be the Admissions Office for 60 days, during which time you received no later than these dates: may make arrangements to pick it up, after which it will be • No later than November 1, discarded. for students starting school in the spring If you have any questions, please contact your Admissions • No later than February 1, Counselor at 800.888.ARTS or 303.753.6046 or send an for students starting school in the summer inquiry to [email protected] • No later than March 1, Merit Scholarships for New Students for students starting school in the fall At the discretion of the Admissions Office, RMCAD To be considered for a scholarship, please submit the awards merit-based scholarships annually. The following is a following: summary of the events and/ or circumstances around which these funds are awarded. Not all scholarships are awarded 1. A portfolio representing 15 to 20 pieces of work. each year. Recipients of the scholarships must demonstrate Your portfolio should be submitted in slide, digital or adequate academic progress. Awards are be paid out in equal photographic format. Please label each item, indicating installments over a period of eight (8) semesters of study. the medium, size and any additional comments which might be useful in evaluating the work. If you submit For more information including deadlines and other images of your work on a disk, please also include requirements, contact an Admissions Counselor at 800.888. color print-outs of several of the images. ARTS/303.753.6046 or [email protected] 2. A letter of recommendation from an art teacher, RMCAD Presidential Merit Scholarships professional artist or someone else who can speak to Two high school seniors identified through the annual your artistic talents and potential. Colorado Scholastics Art Competition may be awarded a 3. A personal statement outlining art activities (clubs, $40,000 scholarship. To be eligible for this award, students exhibits, awards, etc.) that you have participated in must meet the deadlines and requirements of the Colorado within the past three years. The statement must also Scholastics Art Competition. For more information about include answers to these two questions: the Scholastics competition, visit http://www.scholastic. com/artandwritingawards/enter.htm a. How did you become involved with art, and what has art done for you? Marguerite A. Steele Honorary Scholarship b. What role do you see art playing in your future? One high school senior identified through the annual National Portfolio Review Day event held on the RMCAD Your submission must be received, not just postmarked, campus may be awarded a $40,000 scholarship. To be by the deadline date. Please submit all items listed above as eligible for this award, students must present their work to one complete package, either in person or via mail, to the the RMCAD faculty at the event and must also meet all the following address: other RMCAD admission and scholarship guidelines. For a RMCAD Admissions Office schedule of the National Portfolio Review Day events, visit Attn.: Scholarship Review Committee www.npda.org 1600 Pierce Street Lakewood, CO 80214

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Scholarships - 57 Philip J. Steele Memorial Merit Scholarship 6th Congressional District Merit Scholarship In honor of RMCAD’s founder, Philip J. Steele, one One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded each year to $16,000 merit scholarship may be awarded annually to a a Colorado high school senior from the 6th Congressional Colorado high school senior, who enters his/ her work in District who enters his/ her work in the Congressional Arts the Glenwood Springs Art Festival. To be eligible for this Competition. To be eligible for this award, students must award, students must also meet the Glenwood Springs Art meet the deadlines and requirements of the Congressional Festival exhibition regulations. For more information about Arts Competition. For more information please visit the Glenwood Springs Art Festival, contact the Glenwood http://tancredo.house.gov/constituents/constituents_ Springs Art Guild at 970.945.0393. artdiscovery.shtml Thomas Satterwhite Noble III Memorial Aurora Public Schools Merit Scholarship Merit Scholarships One $8,000 merit scholarship is awarded annually to a Two $16,000 merit scholarships may be awarded annually Colorado high school senior from the Aurora Public School to two Colorado high school seniors identified at the annual District who enters his/ her work in the annual District art Colorado Art Education Association Portfolio Review event competition. To be eligible for this award, students must held on the RMCAD campus. To be eligible for this award, meet the deadlines and requirements of the Aurora Public students must present their work to the RMCAD faculty Schools District art competition. at the event and must also meet all the other RMCAD admission and scholarship guidelines. For more information Boulder Valley School District Merit Scholarship about this event, visit www.caea-colorado.org One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded annually to a Colorado high school senior from the Boulder Valley Ambriel Wagoner Memorial Merit Scholarship Public School District who enters his/ her work in the In honor of a RMCAD student who lost her life while annual District art competition. To be eligible for this award, returning from a weekend visit at her home in Southern students must meet the deadlines and requirements of the Colorado, one $16,000 merit scholarship may be awarded Boulder Valley School District art competition. annually to a high school senior identified via the Colorado Springs/ Pikes Peak Region Annual Young Peoples Art Cherry Creek Public Schools Merit Scholarship Exhibition. For more information, call 719.520.2027. One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded annually to a Colorado high school senior from the Cherry Creek Artists’ Opportunity Merit Scholarship Public School District who enters his/ her work in the One $16,000 merit scholarship may be awarded annually to annual District art competition. To be eligible for this award, a high school senior who is part of an under represented students must meet the deadlines and requirements of the population at RMCAD. To be eligible for this award, Cherry Creek Public Schools District art competition. RMCAD applicants must submit a portfolio of their work along with a personal statement about their artistic goals. Denver Public Schools Merit Scholarship The deadline to apply for this scholarship is June 1st and the One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded annually to a process to apply is the same as that for RMCAD’s talent- Colorado high school senior from the Denver Public School based scholarships. District who enters his/ her work in the annual District art competition. To be eligible for this award, students must Legacy Merit Scholarship meet the deadlines and requirements of the Denver Public One $16,000 merit scholarship may be awarded annually Schools District art competition. to a high school senior, whose parent(s) is a graduate of RMCAD. To be eligible for this award, RMCAD applicants Douglas County Public Schools Merit Scholarship must submit a portfolio of their work along with a letter One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded annually to from their parent(s) explaining why she/he feels their child a Colorado high school senior from the Douglas County would benefit from attending RMCAD. The deadline to Public School District who enters his/ her work in the apply for this scholarship is March 1 and the application is annual District art competition. To be eligible for this award, the same as that for RMCAD’s talent-based scholarships. students must meet the deadlines and requirements of the Douglas County Public Schools District art competition. 2nd Congressional District Merit Scholarship One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded each year to a Colorado high school senior from the 2nd Congressional District who enters his/ her work in the Congressional Arts Competition. To be eligible for this award, students must meet the deadlines and requirements of the Congressional Arts Competition. For more information please call 303.650.7820 and ask for Carter or Heather or email heather. [email protected].

58 - Scholarships RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Jefferson County Public Schools Merit Scholarships Scholarships for Current Students Two $8,000 merit scholarships may be awarded annually There are eight Memorial Scholarships awarded annually to Colorado high school seniors from Jefferson County to RMCAD students who have proven themselves through who enters their work in the Jeffco Art Competition. To be outstanding work and effort during the academic year. Rocky eligible for this award, students must meet the deadlines and Mountain College of Art + Design awards each of the requirements of the Jeffco Art Competition. following Memorial Scholarships three times per year: Northern Colorado Artist Association The William LeBarth Steele Memorial Scholarship Merit Scholarship Award for Freshmen One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded each year to The Paul Hall Memorial Scholarship Award a high school senior who enters his/ her work in the annual for Animation Northern Colorado Artist Association Arts Competition. To be eligible for this award, students must meet the Northern The C.W. McNamara Memorial Scholarship Award Colorado Artist Association exhibition regulations. For more for Art Education information call 970.223.7583 or e-mail dknoxarch@msn. The David Bozeman Memorial Scholarship Award com for Graphic Design + Interactive Media Northeastern Colorado Artist Association The Charlene Cosgrove Memorial Scholarship Award Merit Scholarship for Illustration One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded each year The Roy Maddox Memorial Scholarship Award to a high school senior who Northeastern Colorado Artist for Interior Design Association Arts Competition held in Sterling, CO. To be eligible for this award, students must meet the Northeastern The Chuck Mattox Memorial Scholarship Award Colorado Artist Association exhibition regulations. for Fine Arts The Brooke McElwain Memorial Scholarship Award Texas VASE Merit Scholarship One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded each year to a high school senior who shows his/ her portfolio to Additionally, Merit Scholarships are also awarded three times a RMCAD representative at the annual Texas Visual Art per year. Please contact the Financial Aid Office for details Scholastic Event (VASE). For more information, visit and submission information. http://sd1.ccisd.net/vase/default.asp Utah Art Education Association Merit Scholarship One $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded each year to a high school senior who enters his/ her work in the annual Utah Scholastics Art Competition. For more information about the Scholastics competition, visit http://www. scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/enter.htm Wyoming Art Symposium Merit Scholarship Two $8,000 merit scholarship may be awarded each year to a high school senior who enters his/ her work in the annual Wyoming Art Symposium. Entry requirements are available through the art departments of Wyoming high schools.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Scholarships - 59 ACADEMIC POLICIES Grading and Evaluating Student Progress Dean’s List/Distinguished Honors Students are graded on the basis of prompt and satisfactory Students must be enrolled at full-time to be eligible for completion of assignments, attitude, attendance and honors. Students who begin a term as full-time students individual progress. Students are expected to have materials but withdraw from one or more courses resulting in less and supplies necessary for the successful completion of than full-time status for a term are ineligible. Honors are assignments. Grade reports reflect standard letter grades. determined by the cumulative grade point average (grade RMCAD uses a 4.0 scale to calculate grade point averages point average) for the two terms making up a specified (grade point average). academic year (fall and spring terms only). Grade point average requirements are as follows: Dean’s List: 3.5 – 3.9, Key Letter Grade Grade Point Average Value Distinguished Honors: 4.0 Exceptional A+ 4.0 A 4.0 Good A- 4.0 Satisfactory Academic Progress Above Average B+ 3.0 All full-time and part-time students are expected to meet B 3.0 minimum standards of progress determined on the basis of B- 3.0 cumulative grade point average. A student must achieve a Average C+ 2.0 C 2.0 minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 by the end C- 2.0 of their first term and for the duration of the program. Marginal D+ 1.0 D 1.0 Academic Probation D- 1.0 Failure F 0.0 Student progress is monitored at the end of each term. Withdraw W 0.0 Students who do not attain the cumulative grade point Incomplete I 0.0 average noted above will be placed on academic and financial Audit AU 0.0 aid probation for the following term. Students are notified of Pass P 0.0 Not received academic and financial aid probation in writing. Refer to the from instructor N 0.0 Financial Aid section for details on Financial Aid probation Portfolio credit/ and suspension. Students who are on Academic Probation Transfer credit TR 0.0 may not apply for an “Incomplete” grade in any course The policies on late assignments and grading criteria vary during the probationary period. by department, and are clearly stated on the course syllabus distributed during the first week of classes. Every course Academic Suspension undertaken is included in computing the grade point average, The minimum required grade point average must be achieved except those in which a P (pass), W (withdraw), N (not by the end of the probationary term or students will be received from the instructor), or AU (audit) is posted. suspended from the College. Withdrawals from individual courses are accepted any time, Academic Suspension Appeals but only those made within the first nine weeks of the term Students may appeal academic suspensions. Any student are considered non-punitive and are not computed into the who plans to appeal a suspension must notify the Registrar grade point average. Withdrawals after this deadline receive a of their intent to appeal prior to the start of the term of grade as assigned by the instructor based on work completed suspension. All appeals must be made in writing and must during the term. Students are allowed to repeat courses; be submitted to the Vice President for Academic Affairs no however, both grades for the course are computed into the later than the end of week one of the term of suspension. grade point average and considered in the total time frame calculations for satisfactory academic progress. Students who appeal by this deadline will be permitted to attend class while the appeal is under review. Responses Students receive their midterm and final term grades in the to appeals will be provided by the end of the drop/add mail. Final grades are distributed within four weeks of the period. In cases where appeals are denied, students will be end of the term. The Financial Aid Office is notified of administratively dropped from all classes. No charges will unsatisfactory academic progress. be assessed and no grades assigned. The original terms of All records of grades are kept on a permanent transcript by suspension as stated in the original notice will apply. the College. Official copies are $4 each; student copies are $3 each. Student copies for currently enrolled students are free.

60 - Academic Policies RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Re-admittance Following Suspension Plagiarism is a form of cheating. To plagiarize is “to steal Upon re-admittance to RMCAD after academic suspension, and pass off the ideas or words of another as one’s own, use students remain on academic probation for a duration that a created production without crediting the source, commit is at the discretion of the Registrar and Vice President for literary theft, or present as new and original an idea or Academic Affairs but not less than one term. Students who product derived from an existing source” (Merriam-Webster’s do not meet the standards designated during this second Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Springfield, MA: probationary term will be suspended for not less than two Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1993). Plagiarism is intellectual theft, consecutive terms. Future probation/suspension will be a serious academic offense with serious consequences to be handled on an individual basis as is deemed appropriate by determined by the instructor and Department Chair. the Registrar and Vice President for Academic Affairs. 1. Unintentional plagiarism can occur if you mistakenly Contact Hours forget to identify the author and source of another’s In lecture courses, one semester credit hour represents 15 words or ideas, and may result in an “F” for that contact hours per term, plus two hours of work outside particular assignment. of class per week. Three-credit lecture courses meet for 45 2. Intentional plagiarism or academic dishonesty of any hours during a term. In studio courses, one semester credit sort may result in an “F” for the course. hour represents 30 hours of studio and/ or laboratory time, 3. The second instance of intentional academic with sufficient faculty contact to ensure the development dishonesty may result in expulsion from the College. of the knowledge and skills required by each course. Three- credit studio courses meet for 90 hours during a term. For Accountability internships and field experience, one semester credit hour Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design courses are represents 45 hours of internship or work-related experience. designed to assess student knowledge, capacities and skills The credit-to-contact-hour ratio remains constant across all developed in academic programs and art/design studio work. terms of study, regardless of the length of the term (see the The College ensures that the methods and instruments used academic calendar). for assessment are appropriate to assess students’ knowledge, Due to departmental Council for Interior Design capacities and skills; and meet the stated objectives of both Accreditation (formerly FIDER) accreditation, contact hours undergraduate and art and design professional education. for the Interior Design department differ from the above as The College continuously examines and adjusts the content follows: 2-credit hour courses meet for 45 contact hours and and delivery of its curriculum to correspond with its 3-credit hour courses meet for 90 contact hours. expectations of the knowledge, capacities, and skills of its Academic Integrity students. Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design engages in ongoing self-evaluation and modification, consistent with Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is committed the nature of the art and design fields. to academic honesty and integrity. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, plagiarism, theft, alteration or falsification Each department has a program advisory committee of academic records and/or violation of any college, state, comprised of faculty, administration, graduates, and working or federal laws or policies. professionals who meet to review, evaluate, and update the curricula. Each faculty member is directly involved in his or Committing or assisting someone in committing academic her curricular development through departmental meetings. dishonesty is grounds for disciplinary action and possible Students have direct access to faculty, department chairs, suspension or expulsion from the college. Students who and administration in order to ensure that student needs are observe or become aware of apparent academic dishonesty known and addressed at Rocky Mountain College of Art + should report the matter to faculty or administration. Design. Academic Advising Academic advising is provided by assigned faculty members and includes individualized class scheduling, registration, and answering questions about course content. Advisors are able to address all questions concerning a chosen major and provide field-related and technical information. All degree-seeking students are required to meet with their advisor during registration each term. The Vice President for Academic Affairs acts as the liaison between a student and an Advisor, if the need arises.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Academic Policies - 61 Attendance Requirements for Graduation Faculty members take attendance for each class they instruct. In order for a student to graduate from any degree program A lack of attendance will affect course grades. Specific offered by Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design he/she attendance/ grading policies can be found in the course must: syllabus. 1. Submit a Graduation Application by the end of the Add/ Drop term in which he/she earns 90 credits. Schedule changes can be made during the add/ drop period 2. Complete all required courses in a given each term which is through the end of week two. Timelines program of study. are published each term and distributed to the student body 3. Have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average. via e-mail. Tuition refund schedules are published in the Student Handbook. 4. Have earned a minimum of 120 term credits for a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. At least 60 credits After week two, schedules may not be changed, but students must have been earned at RMCAD. can withdraw from courses until week nine. Classes must be dropped through the Office of the Registrar. No refunds are 5. Have completed a minimum of three portfolio reviews. made on individually dropped classes after week two of the 6. Have an acceptable body of work for a Graduation term. Please refer to the Student Handbook for additional Exhibition information. Graduation Honors Change of Major Students who maintain a high level of scholastic excellence Some first-year course offerings are the same for all RMCAD throughout their college career receive the earned degree programs. While a change of major is possible, completing with honors. Honors are based on the following: the new major may take longer than the original program chosen since there are many courses that are not common to Cum Laude: 3.5 – 3.6 Cumulative GPA each major. Courses completed that are not common to the Magna Cum Laude: 3.61 – 3.79 Cumulative GPA new major cannot be credited toward that degree. However, some courses may be used to fulfill the elective requirements. Summa Cum Laude: 3.80 – 4.0 Cumulative GPA Students must notify the Office of the Registrar in writing to Honors designations on transcripts are based upon the change their major. A change in major may result in a change student’s complete academic record at RMCAD. Only credits of catalog. A student who changes his/ her major is subject earned at RMCAD are used to determine a student’s grade to the program requirements as specified in the catalog that point average. Students whose grade point average qualifies is in place at the time the request is received. Change of them for graduation with honors the semester before they Major forms are available in the Office of the Registrar. graduate will be recognized at the commencement ceremony. Portfolio Reviews Eligibility for participation in Graduation Events Portfolio reviews are held during the last week of every term Students are eligible to participate in commencement as part of a continuing assessment of student outcomes at exercises and the RMCAD Graduation Show only if they are Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. Each program of officially graduating in the same term. study includes non-credit portfolio reviews as a required part of the curriculum (refer to major requirements and course Students are added to the Graduation List when their descriptions for details). A student wishing to enrich the Graduation Application + Academic Plan is on file and opportunity for formal feedback and self-improvement may approved (plans are due by the end of the term in which exercise the option of participating in additional evaluations. students earn 90 credits toward their degree, and approved once all outstanding issues have been resolved). Students Credits in Residency Requirement who are not on this official Graduation List by the last Students are required to complete at least 50% of their total day of Week 4 will not be added to the list, and will not credits at RMCAD, including the final 15 credits of study, be permitted to walk or show that term. As a result, the which must be completed in residency. students will not have met their degree requirement of participating in a Graduation Exhibition, and they will not receive a diploma until the following term. Graduation Rates The current six-year average graduation rate for Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is 43% for those full-time first-time freshmen who started in the Fall Term of 1999. This graduation rate is comparable to that of other schools of similar size and focus.

62 - Academic Policies RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Probation/Dismissal Policy The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design reserves the right (FERPA) to place on probation or dismiss any student whose conduct The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or attitude, as determined by the College, is detrimental to affords students certain rights with respect to their education the learning progress of any other student, the classroom records. FERPA rights apply to students who are in environment, the presentation of a teacher or the well- attendance at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, and being of RMCAD students or school employees. RMCAD former students. Students are “in attendance” the day they also reserves the right to place on probation or dismiss any first attend a class. student who brings unfavorable criticism or disrepute upon These rights include: his/ her fellow students or the College. Students who are delinquent in their payments or who have poor academic 1. The right to inspect and review education records within progress, excessive absences, or who do not follow the 45 days of the day the College receives a request for access. rules and regulations posted in the College and/ or in the Students should submit to the Office of the Registrar written Student Handbook are subject to probation or dismissal. The requests that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The appropriate administrative office determines re-enrollment Office of the Registrar will make arrangements for access depending on the nature of the probation/ dismissal. and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained Readmission by the college official to whom the request was submitted, A student who has been suspended for unsatisfactory grade that official shall advise the student of the correct official to point average and who wishes to appeal should refer to whom the request should be addressed. the Probation and Suspension section of this catalog for 2. The right to request the amendment of their education additional information. A student who has been suspended records if the student believes them to be inaccurate. for unacceptable conduct will not be readmitted without a Students may ask the College to amend a record that they successful appeal. If a student feels that there are mitigating believe is inaccurate. They should write the college official circumstances, he/ she may formally appeal a suspension. responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the The appeal should be submitted to the party who issued the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate. suspension/ dismissal notice. Students may be readmitted on If the College decides not to amend the record as requested a probationary status if the appeal is approved. by the student, the College will notify the student of the Transferability of RMCAD Credits decision and advise the student of his or her right to a Decisions concerning the acceptance of credits by any hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional institution other than the granting institution are made at the information regarding the hearing procedures will be sole discretion of the receiving institution. No representation provided to the student when notified of the right to a is made whatsoever concerning the transferability of any hearing. credits to any institution. 3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally Students considering continuing their education at, or identifiable information contained in the student’s education transferring to, other institutions must not assume that records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes credits earned at this College will be automatically accepted disclosure without consent. by any receiving institution. An institution’s accreditation 4. One exception, which permits disclosure without does not guarantee that credits earned at that institution will consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate be accepted for transfer by any other institution. Students educational interests. A school official is a person employed must contact the Registrar or art department of the receiving by the College in an administrative, supervisory, academic institution to determine what credits, if any, that institution or research, or support staff position (including law will accept. enforcement unit personnel); a person or company with whom the College has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Academic Policies - 63 5. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. 6. Upon request, the College may disclose education records without consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. 7. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by RMCAD to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-4605 Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design may provide Directory Information in accordance with the provisions of FERPA without the written consent of an eligible student unless it is requested in writing that such information not be disclosed. The items listed below are designated as Directory Information and may be released for any purpose at the discretion of Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design unless a written request for non-disclosure is on file: • Student’s name • Student’s address • Student’s phone number • Student’s home town • Name of the student’s academic advisor • Full-time/part-time status • Number of credit hours enrolled for • Dates of attendance • Academic class • Photographs • E-mail address • Previous institutions attended • Major field of study • Awards • Honors • Degree(s) conferred • Past and present participation in officially recognized sports and activities

64 - Academic Policies RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Accreditation Professional Affiliations Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design All RMCAD students, faculty, and alumni are encouraged to is accredited by join and actively participate in local and national professional organizations. Student, faculty and alumni memberships and The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the affiliations include: North Central Association (NCA) 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400 Alliance for Contemporary Art Chicago, IL 60602-2504 Alliance Graphique Nationale Telephone: 800.621.7440 or 312.263.0456 Fax: 312.263.7462 American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is an accredited institutional member of the American Association of Higher Education National Association of Schools of Art and Design American Association of University Women (NASAD) American Business Women’s Association 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21 Reston, VA 20190-5248 American Geophysical Union Telephone: 703.437.0700 American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Fax: 703.437.6312 E-mail: [email protected] American School Counselors Association The Interior Design Program leading to the BFA American Society of Interior Designers is accredited by the Architects, Designers and Planners for Social Council for Interior Design Accreditation. (formerly FIDER) Responsibility (ADPSR) 146 Monroe Center NW, Suite 1318 Arizona Art Education Association Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2822 Telephone: 616.458.0400 Art Directors Club of Denver Fax: 616.458.0460 Arts Link Lakewood www.accredit-id.org Association for Institutional Research California Art Education Association Cherry Creek Schools, Career & Technical Advisory Board College Art Association College Personnel Association of Colorado Colorado Alliance for Art Education Colorado Alliance of Illustrators Colorado Art Education Association Colorado Artists Registry Colorado Association of Career and Technical Education Colorado Association of Financial Aid Administrators Colorado Career Development Association (CCDA) Colorado Council on High School/College Relations Colorado Educational Services & Development Association, Inc.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Accreditations + Professional Affiliations - 65 Colorado Film & Video Association (CFVA) Ohio Art Education Association Colorado Interior Design Coalition (CIDC) Pennsylvania Art Education Association Colorado School Counselor’s Association The Rocky Mountain Association of Financial Aid Colorado Women’s Chamber Administrators Society of Environmental Graphic Designers CUMULUS – The International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media Society of Illustrators Denver Advertising Federation Society of Marketing Professional Services The Denver Art Museum Texas Art Association Graphic Artists Guild United States Green Building Council Idaho Art Education Association Utah Art Education Association Industrial Designers Society of America Virginia Art Association Institute of International Education Washington Art Education Association International Animated Film Association (ASIFA) The West Chamber of Commerce International Association of Computer Graphics (IACG) West Colfax Community Association International Council of Design Schools Wisconsin Art Education Association International Interior Design Association Wyoming Art Symposium International Sculpture Center Interior Design Educators Council Iowa Art Education Association Jefferson County Career & Technical Education Advisory Board Kansas Art Education Association Michigan Art Education Association Minnesota Art Education Association Missouri Art Education Association Montana Post Secondary Educational Opportunities Council The Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver National Association of College Admissions Counselors The National Association of Financial Aid Administrators National Association of Geoscience Teachers National Association of International Education National Art Education Association National Portfolio Day Association New Jersey Art Educators Association New York City Art Teachers Association/United Federation of Teachers/Region 8 of the New York State Art Teachers Association

66 - Accreditations + Professional Affiliations RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 FACULTY Jenny Stevenson, Vice President for Academic Affairs Frederick Murrell, Chair, Graphic Design + Interactive PhD, Curriculum and Instruction/Cognitive Psychology, University Media Department of Wisconsin-Madison; MS, Education, University of Wisconsin- MFA, College of Design, Basel, Switzerland; BFA, University of Madison; BA, English, College of Wooster. Washington. Fred Murrell has been a design consultant, design Dr. Stevenson has wide experience as an educator at all levels, manager, creative director and educator for over 20 years, providing elementary through college and adult, specializing in literacy design/strategy solutions that have helped shape many leading research and education. She has a substantial background as an companies with a new understanding for the value of design. education leader, editor, and publisher in both the nonprofit and for He worked previously for Sapient, a global consultancy, as Vice profit sectors, including the International Reading Association and President of Experience Design where he built design communities, Highlights for Children, Inc. She is well published in professional design systems and experience design initiatives in Germany, Japan, books and journals, and is past president of the Educational Press Australia, India, and throughout the United States. He has held the Association of America. Dr. Stevenson has been listed in “Who’s position of Director of Design Worldwide at Texas Instruments, Who Among America’s Teachers” in 2001 through 2005. At Corning Incorporated and Tenet Healthcare, where he designed RMCAD, she was formerly a member of the faculty, Chair of the and implemented integrated communications programs, interactive Liberal Studies Department and Dean of Instruction. web experiences, information design environments and product Laurence Kresek, Chair, Illustration Department design initiatives. At Kansas City Art Institute he taught design as the Joyce C. Hall Distinguished Professor, was appointed the Chair MA, Syracuse University; BA, Illustration, Eckerd College. Formerly, of the Design Department and also became the first Director for the Mr. Kresek was the first chair of Illustration at Ringling School of School of Design. He has been an associate and adjunct professor, Art and Design and was instrumental in its growth and national developing workshops and organizing symposiums at Carnegie reputation. He has been a professional freelance illustrator since Mellon University, SUNY Fredonia, Art Center, Rochester Institute 1970 with clients in New York, throughout the Southeast and of Technology and Alfred University. His lectures have taken him to China. Mr. Kresek was included in “Who’s Who Among America’s the University of Art + Design in Helsinki, Finland; International Teachers”, 1996 and 2003, and has earned national recognition as an Institute for Information Design in Schwarzenburg, Austria; award winner, exhibitor, and judge for the Design Management Institute, Montreal, Canada; National AIGA New York Society of Illustrators. Conference in Seattle, WA and numerous others throughout the David Mesplé, Chair, Fine Arts Department United States. He has served on the National Board of the American MA, Fine Arts, California State University, Sacramento; BA, Center for Design; National Board of the American Institute of California State University, Sacramento. David Mesplé exhibits Graphic Arts; President, New York Chapter AIGA Rochester; exclusively in public and private non-profit museums and galleries National Board of Advisors Design Management Institute and the nationally and internationally with more than twenty-five International Experience Design Group for AIGA. He is currently one-person exhibits in California, Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin, President of the AIGA Colorado Maryland, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kentucky. He was honored Chapter and on the Board of the Design Council at the Denver Art to be exhibited in a two-person show with Rembrandt van Rijn in Museum. 1997, and is the recipient of the Innovation In the Arts Award, the Dan Seely, Chair, Animation Department Grumbacher Gold Medal for Watercolor, and grants from the Xerox BS, Art, Rockford College; MFA/Sculpture, University of Colorado Foundation and Canon USA, and has been featured in PBS specials, at Boulder, in progress. Dan Seely partnered in 1990 starting Pixel texts, and numerous arts periodicals. Selected exhibitions include: Kitchen, Inc., to supply 2-D and 3-D computer animation to the Wyoming State Museum, Western Center for the Arts, The Loveland film, video and web market place. His animations have been shown Museum + Gallery, Foothills Art Center, Arvada Center for the Arts at several film festivals including the Siggraph Conferences and the and Humanities, The International Association or the Fantastic in Denver International Film Festival. Mr. Seely’s work has earned the Arts, and numerous university galleries. David has studied with several national awards including an Emmy and a NAGC award. He such notable American artists as Joseph Raffael, Mel Ramos, Jim was awarded a Fellowship at the University of Colorado’s Journalism Nutt, Marcia Tucker, Jack Fulton, and seminal conceptual/graffiti School and also serves as President of ASIFA-Colorado. artist Steve Kaltenbach. Jeff Sheppard, Chair, Foundation Studies Department Kathy Montgomery, Chair, Interior Design Department MH/Art History, University of Colorado at Denver; BA, Regis MS, Environmental Design, Texas Tech University; BFA, Interior University; BFA, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design; Design, Texas Tech University. Ms. Montgomery has more than additional studies at Western State College. For over 20 years Mr. thirty years experience in the field of commercial interior design, Sheppard has worked in the field of graphic design. Projects he specializing in corporate office and healthcare design, firm has worked on include publication design, books, annual reports, management and leadership development. She owned her own firm brochures, and identity programs. in Texas, for twenty years, and is currently owner and principal of Designing for Wellness. Prior to her arrival at RMCAD, she taught at other FIDER-accredited interior design programs in Texas and Colorado. She is the Past National President of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and was elected as a Fellow of ASID in 1996. She speaks frequently, at local and national design and industry events, on the topic of the connection between the design of the workplace and well being.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Faculty - 67 Gary Emrich, Head, Photography and Video Jessica Elliott, Interior Design MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BA, Political MSD / Interior Design, Arizona State University; BS, Architectural Science, University of Colorado at Boulder. Gary Emrich owns a Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Since acquiring her successful film production company. He’s been a fine arts instructor undergraduate degree Ms. Elliott has worked full-time in the field with Metropolitan State College and the University of Colorado at of commercial interior design. Her areas of specialty include space Denver. His work has shown in three Denver International Film planning, AutoCAD, finish selection, field verification, and furniture Festivals as well as the Atlanta and Dallas Film Festivals. He has specification for large commercial clients. received two individual arts fellowships from the Colorado Council Sam Fleming, Animation on the Arts, grants from WESTAF and the National Endowment BFA, Painting and Drawing , University of North Texas; graduate for the Arts. His work is in the collection of the Art Institute of of Sheridan College International School of Animation, Toronto. Chicago, the Denver Art Museum, the State of Colorado and the Mr. Fleming is skilled in 2-D and 3-D animation, direction, and City of Denver Public Art Collection. He has a 25 year exhibition production, including professional film, television, and commercial history across the country and his work is represented by the credits that span more than 20 years in the animation industry. Robischon Gallery in Denver. Feature film project credits include: Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, 3- Clark Richert, Head, Painting D character animator, Anastasia, Space Jam. Studio Producer/Texas MFA, University of Colorado; BFA, University of Kansas. Unit, TV Credits include: King of the Hill - directed the original Mr.Richert’s group and solo gallery exhibitions span the last 25 test pilot for Fox. The Proud Family, animation and lay-out for first years. In addition to public and corporate commissions, his work episodes. Ren and Stimpy, assistant animator on the pilot episode. can be found in the collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum, 2-D character animator for games and new media including: Sponge- Wichita Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Amoco, Container Bob Square-Pants and Disney’s Villain’s Revenge. Active member of Corporation of America, and many others. Currently, Rule Modern ASIFA-Colorado. and Contemporary Gallery in Denver, Cornell DeWitt Gallery in Randy Fox, Graphic Design + Interactive Media New York, and Linda Fairchild Gallery in San Francisco represent BFA, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. Graduate of studio Mr. Richert’s work. arts at Clark University, Massachusetts. Freelance graphic designer Rebecca Vaughan, Head, Sculpture creating interpretive exhibits for visitor centers. Projects include: MFA, Carnegie Mellon University; BFA, University of Colorado Boulder Recycling, Boulder, Colorado; Waubay Refuge, Waubay, at Boulder; foreign study at Bernardinus College, Netherlands South Dakota; Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita, Kansas; Golden and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada. Gate State Park Visitor Center, Golden Colorado; The National Elk Rebecca Vaughan has exhibited sculptural installations, mixed media Refuge, Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and Holy Cross Visitors Center, conceptual projects and installations in the Colorado region, New Minturn, Colorado. York, Los Angeles, Mexico and Canada. Publications include the Kiki Gilderhus, Liberal Studies and Art History Chicago Art Journal and KnitKnit. Ms. Vaughan has also received PhD/ MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison; BA, Gustavus state grants from the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities Adolphus College. Kiki Gilderhus is an art historian and writer. She and the Ohio Arts Council. Her research centers on gift economies specializes in Modern European and Latin American art, focusing and the cultural and biological methods by which we regulate and on the Mexican themed work of German-born artist Josef Albers. maintain our social relationships. Her work explores the unique Her essay “Homage to the Pyramid: The Photocollages of Josef resonance between organisms and the manners in which they Albers” is forthcoming in the Josef and Anni Albers exhibition embody the concepts of distribution and networking. catalog, published by the Reina Sophia Museum, Madrid, Spain. Dr. Gilderhus has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kent Core Faculty State University, and Colorado State University. She is an art critic Hugh Alexander, Illustration for the Rocky Mountain Bullhorn. MA, University of Northern Colorado; BFA, Art Center College of Design; BA, Pacific University. Illustrator. Clients include: Adolph Ania Gola-Kumor, Foundation Studies Coors Corp., Apple Computers, Burlington Northern, Butler MFA, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland, specializing in Paper, CBS, Fuller Brush Corp., Gates Rubber Co., IBM, Motorola Painting and Exhibition Design. Ms. Gola-Kumor is published Electronics, Road & Track, Sports Car International, and Union in 100 Creative Drawing Ideas, Anna Held Audette, Shambhala, Pacific. Bost & London, 2004 and in Mixed Media Big and Small. Her art has appeared in numerous publications including Art Space and David Collins, Illustration ARTnews and has been exhibited in New York, London, New MFA, Painting, New York Academy of Art; BA, Art History and Mexico and Colorado. She has exhibited at the Inkfish Gallery in BFA, Creative Arts /Painting, University of Colorado at Denver. Denver, Colorado; Curfman Gallery at Colorado State University, Mr. Collins has worked in various fields of artistic production, Sena Galleries East in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Fred Dofman in New including fine art figure, still-life and landscape painting, portraiture, York and the PowerPlant Visual Center in Fort Collins, Colorado. advertising, interior design (murals), toy/novelty design, and graphic She has held many solo shows in London, Toronto and throughout design. He has worked for Parker Blake Design on designing and/or the Rocky Mountain region. She has also worked in the areas of painting murals for Casinos in Blackhawk, Colorado, and Las Vegas exhibition, interior and stage design. (The Green Valley Ranch Hotel and Casino). An expert in human and animal anatomy for artists, his oil paintings have been shown in the National Arts Club, New York City; Tribeca Hall, New York City; R.L. Foster Gallery, Denver; Gallery 821, Denver; Milsap- Moore Gallery, Evergreen, Colorado; and the Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, New Mexico.

68 - Faculty RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Helene Grall-Johnson, Liberal Studies Irene McCray, Foundation Studies PhD, Geological Oceanography, University of Rhode Island; MFA, Visual Arts, Vermont College; BFA, Colorado State University, MPhil.Geological Sciences, Yale University; Maitrise de Sciences Painting. Ms McCray has exhibited at the National Museum of et Techniques in Applied Geology, Institut de Geodynamique, Women in the Arts in Washington DC; in New Mexico at Museum Universite de Bordeaux, France. In addition to RMCAD, Dr. Grall- of Fine Arts and Santa Fe International Academy of Art ; in Johnson has taught at Hunter College, Colorado College, and The Colorado at Denver Art Museum, Metropolitan Center for the University of Denver. Visual Arts, Denver, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs Jeff Jurich, Animation Fine Arts Center, Sangra de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, Canon City BFA, Animation, California Institute of the Arts. Mr. Jurich has Fine Arts, Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, UMC Gallery at over 26 years of experience as an animator and director, creating University of Colorado, Boulder, Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder; animation for more than 200 regional, national and international in CA at Pacific Grove Art Center, Oakland Center for the Arts, television commercials. Berkeley Art Center, and San Bernardino County Museum. She was an exhibiting member of Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA and Jason Lauve, Animation Pirate, a Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO. She has shown at BS, Environmental Design and Urban Planning, University of Peyton-Rule and William Havu Galleries in Denver and is currently Colorado at Boulder. With over a decade of experience in the represented by Sandra Phillips Fine Arts. Prior to her tenure at computer graphics industry, Mr. Lauve has worked with a wide range RMCAD, she has been on the faculty of Santa Fe International of fields from children’s stories to scientific visualization. He has Academy of Art, Santa Fe Community College, University of worked with companies including Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Colorado at Denver, and Front Range Community College, CO. Nintendo, NREL, PAX, Starz Encore, and Viacom. He has an avid interest in architecture and transportation technology and continues Michael Arnold Mages, Graphic Design + Interactive Media to explore the infinite applications of using 3-D as a visualization MA, Digital Media Studies, University of Denver; BMus, Music tool by staying active as a freelance animator. Composition, University of Arizona. A practicing graphic and interactive designer and artist, Mr. Arnold Mages has exhibited at Katherine McCoy, Graphic Design + Interactive Media the ACM SIGGRAPH Web3D exhibit in St. Malo, France, in the Katherine McCoy is a Principal of McCoy & McCoy Inc. and High Netherlands and the United States. His work is in the permanent Ground Design Workshops and Co-Director of Post-Professional collection at rhizome.org. Mr. Arnold Mages is also co-host and Education at RMCAD in Denver. She was Co-Director of administrator for -empyre-, a web-based discussion group for Media Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Design Department for 24 years, a Arts Practice, archived at College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute of Australia and Cornell University, NY, USA. His graphic design Design in Chicago and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the clients have included: Liz Claiborne, Seagate, Storage Tek, and The Royal College of Art in London. She is a 1999 Medalist of the Denver Botanic Gardens. American Institute of Graphic Arts, an elected member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale, a Fellow and past President of Martin Mendelsberg, Graphic Design + Interactive Media the Industrial Designers Society of America, a past President of the MFA, University of Denver; BFA Minneapolis College of Art American Center for Design, and a former National Vice President and Design; foreign study at Ateliers 63, The Netherlands. Mr. of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Her design work has Mendelsberg has exhibited graphic design, typography, and received over 200 awards and been exhibited in museums around environmental work in Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, the world. She has received, with Michael McCoy, the American and the United States. Permanent collections include, The Queen Center for Design Education Award, the IDSA Education Award, Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, The New Zealand the Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design and an honorary National Art Gallery, Victoria University School of Architecture, and Doctorate from the Kansas City Art Institute. Yale University. Mr. Mendelsberg’s research includes ancient Hebrew scribal arts and his digital typefaces are marketed by Masterfont Ltd., Michael McCoy, Interior Design Tel Aviv Israel. Michael McCoy is a Principal of McCoy & McCoy Inc., Fahnstrom/ McCoy Industrial Design in Chicago, High Ground Design Mike Moses, Liberal Studies Workshops and Co-Director of Post-Professional Education at PhD/ABD, American Studies, University of Kansas; MA, English; RMCAD in Denver. He was Co-Director of the Design Department BA, English. Mr. Moses’ teaching experience includes composition, at Cranbrook Academy of Art for 24 years, Distinguished Visiting creative writing, family studies, youth studies, subculture, pop Professor at The Royal College of Art in London from 1993 to1995 culture, cultural politics. and on the faculty of IIT’s Institute of Design from 1995 to 2004. Nicole Naillon, Interior Design His work for such clients as Knoll, Philips Electronics, Formica, MBA, Project Management; BFA, Interior Design, Rocky Mountain NEC and Steelcase has received over 200 awards and been exhibited College of Art + Design. Ms. Naillon is a principle of D + N worldwide, including the National Design Museum, the British Design specializing in commercial tenant finish projects, and Design Museum and SFMOMA. He lectures internationally and has been actively involved in project management for large scale chaired the IDSA national conference “Forms of Design”. He is commercial design projects since achieving her undergraduate widely published and is Co-author of Cranbrook Design: The New degree. Her areas of specialization include space planning, Discourse published by Rizolli. He has received, with Katherine construction documentation and AutoCAD protocols for interior McCoy, the American Center for Design Education Award, the design. IDSA Education Award, the Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design and an honorary Doctorate from the Kansas City Art Institute.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Faculty - 69 Martha Russo, Fine Arts Stephen Collins, Foundation Studies and Illustration MFA, University of Colorado at Boulder; BA, Psychology BFA/Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. Stephen Collins has and Developmental Biology, Princeton University. Teaching freelanced as an illustrator for seven years. His clients and projects experience: Princeton University, Massachusetts College of Art, include Renton’s International, Nostalgia Racing, Summit Historicxal and MIT. Ms. Russo was a recipient of the Graduate Student Society, Denver School of the Arts, and Parker Blake Design Firm. Excellence in Teaching Award. Martha Russo’s interest in art, Mr. Collins’ current focus is portraiture and figurative painting. In kinesthetics, movement, athletics, and developmental biology and addition to teaching at RMCAD, he is pursuing a graduate degree in psychology began during her undergraduate years; she intensified education with an emphasis on fine arts at Regis University. her investigation, and focused primarily on issues concerning the Abel Coombs, Liberal Studies body, during her graduate work. She also studied in Florence, Italy. MBA, Pace University; JD, Howard University. Mr. Coombs has Ms. Russo has received numerous grants and awards, including a taught engineering level mathematics at Morgan State University Colorado Council for the Arts Artist Fellowship Grant. She exhibits and science at DeVry University. His teaching activities focus her work nationally and internationally, in Colorado, New York, on accounting and mathematics for application and utilization. California, China, Mexico, Peru, and Palestine. Concurrent xwith his teaching activities, Mr. Coombs is a practicing Hugh Thurlow, Director, Library/Resource Center attorney in contract law, business law and real estate. He has MA, Library Science, Colorado media endorsement, University practiced law with Skadden, & Arps, and Sherman & Howard. of Denver; BA, History, K-12 teaching certification, Wittenberg Currently, he practices privately. University. Mr. Thurlow has taught and managed libraries at Summit Ed Desroches, Animation High School, Frisco, Colorado; Fort Lupton Public and High School, BA, Media Arts and Animation, Art Institute of Colorado, AS Fort Lupton, Colorado; Adams City High School, Commerce City, Regents College, New York. Mr. Desroches has experience in Colorado. He was formerly a sales representative, trainer, software traditional and computer animation as well as digital editing and installer, and automation consultant for The Follett Software Co., web design and development. He started ImageScribe, Inc. in The H.W. Wilson Co.; EBSCO Subscription Services, Inc. Mr. 1999 and has built web sites for companies such as Avis, Long Thurlow was instrumental in the planning and achievement of three Island Junior Soccer and RightTime International. Other projects national RMCAD accreditations, NCA, FIDER, NASAD. include animation work on Lemon Lover, a music video for the Paul Yalowitz, Illustration underground band, Blooka and Music is My Life, Politics is My BFA, Illustration, School of Visual Arts. Mr. Yalowitz, a popular Mistress, a documentary about the life and times of jazz musician, children’s book illustrator, has been a freelance illustrator since 1983 Oscar Brown Jr. He holds children’s animation workshops and and an illustration instructor at Ringling School of Art and Design, recently directed a children’s animation project that was shown before joining the RMCAD faculty. Recent children’s books include: at Hiroshima. He sits on the board of ASIFA and ASIFA- The Runaway Latkes, Leslie; South Pole Santa, Yalowitz; Mary International. Veronica’s Egg, Nethery; Moonstruck, Cheldenac; Catty Cornered, Barbara Gal, Art Education Ware; Nell Nugget and the Cow Caper, Enderte; and Hurricane MA, Art Education, University of Colorado; BA, Art Education, Music, Bottner. Clients include Atlantic Monthly Magazine, AT&T, Butler University. Barbara Gal taught for 26 years in the Jefferson Child Magazine, Hallmark, Life Magazine, Metropolitan Home County high schools, where her students regularly received awards Magazine, New York Times, Ogilvy and Mather, and Sports and scholarships. She has been instrumental the Artists in Residence Illustrated Magazine. program and has been a writer and teacher trainer of standards Brook Yeagle, Interior Design and curriculum at the district and state levels. She is a member and BS, Interior Design, Florida International University. Since leader of national and state art education associations; currently graduating in 1994, Ms. Yeagle has worked for several award winning she is President of the Colorado Art Education Association. She commercial and residential design firms gaining the experience has received many awards, including Colorado and National Marion and opportunity to work nationally as well as internationally. She Quinn Dix Leadership Awards, National Art Education Foundation is a partner in Studio 9000 LLC, a multi-media and design studio. Grant, Colorado Art Educator of the Year, Pacific Region Art Areas of specialization include space planning, construction Educator of the Year. Recently her emphasis, in her own work and documentation, project management, and office design. in teaching, is photography and artist books, where she focuses particularly on the healing power of the arts. Adjunct Faculty Russell Gabriel, Liberal Studies Jeremy Balzer, Illustration MA, Art History, University of Colorado at Boulder; BA, BFA, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design; BA, English and Psychology. In addition to teaching, with a specialization in Religious Studies, Tabor College. Mr. Balzer is a freelance web nonwestern in art history, and working toward a PhD, Mr. Gabriel is designer and illustrator and is a published children’s book illustrator. a freelance photographer Ileana Barbu, Foundation Studies and Illustration Glori Gesell, Liberal Studies MFA, Sculpture, Institute of Fine Arts, Romania. Ms. Barbu has MA, Art History, University of Colorado at Boulder; BFA, Fine been an art instructor since 1988, teaching at the Art Lyceum N. Arts/Dance/Theater/Art History, University of Wisconsin- Toatiza in Bucharest, Naropa Institute, University of Colorado, Milwaukee; K-12 Colorado teaching license, art history. Ms. Gesell’s Loveland Academy, and Front Range Community College. Ms particular areas of research and teaching expertise are American and Barbu is also an animator, creating traditional in-between drawings modern art. and original animation for a number of children’s cartoons. Her animation Little Horse was created using traditional techniques, Adobe Photoshop and Director

70 - Faculty RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Debbie Hindman, Interior Design Michael Littrell, Interior Design and Foundation Studies BA, Education and Dance, New School of Creative Dance and Freelance designer and principal of Silk Road Productions, Ltd. Ballet. Member of Associates III since 1981, Ms. Hindman began (formerly Dog Boy Design) and Jalsaghar. Music clients include: marketing the firm’s services in 1987. Between 1994-2004, she has Subaru International, Adolph Coors, Rockwell International, Dr. been a researcher and co-editor for four editions of the Sustainable Pepper, Aspen Skiing Corporation, The Yoga Group Inc., The Design Resource Guide for Colorado & the Western Mountain Bombay Group, Chrysalis Construction, Cuisinart India Inc., Region, an AIA COTE/ADPSR publication. Past president of Invertigo Inc., Velm Inc., Big Noise Records, and Hedge of Thorns SMPS Colorado, member of ADPSR, AIA COTE and USGBC, Ms. Productions. Mr. Littrell has been a professional designer for over 35 Hindman speaks regularly on the subject of sustainable design, and years and has been employed with RMCAD for 20 years. Associates III is recognized as one of the country’s foremost experts Kimberlee Lynch, Foundation Studies in green residential design. Turning Green, the story of the firm’s BFA, Visual Communications, Kendall College of Art and Design. work, was published in 2002 in collaboration with ASID and made Ms Lynch was the Art Director for 5280 Publishing, Inc, and available to ASID members nationwide in 2002. responsible for entire production of 5280 Denver’s Mile-High Mark Hubley, Animation Magazine and Mile-High Weddings. She designed and illustrated BFA Fine Art, University of Colorado Boulder. A second generation the covers, ads, editorials, and all collateral material. The Society of animator, Mr. Hubley has 25 years of experience in the field; Illustrators has published her illustrations, and she has published he has designed, directed, animated and/or produced countless several books featuring full-sized illustrated patterns for the stained commercials and industrial spots for various production companies glass windows that she designs. and clients nationwide. His short films have been selected for Matthew McFarren, Illustration screening by the Olympiad of Animation and the 3rd Animation AA, Colorado Institute of Art. Selected exhibitions: Masten Fine Celebration in Los Angeles. Mr. Hubley has produced several Art, Highlands Ranch, Red Shift Gallery, Denver and Edith Lambert educational spots for Sesame Workshop. In addition to commercial Gallery, Santa Fe; clients include: Suzuki International, Outback work, he is always busy developing ongoing independent projects Steakhouse, Opera Colorado, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and that deal with personal, social, environmental, or just plain weird Denver Center Theatre Company. topics. Cathy Moore, Art Education Dan James, Liberal Studies MA, Art Education, University of Northern Colorado. BFA, Fine MA, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; BA Southwest Arts, University of Colorado. Teaching certification, Metropolitan Missouri State University. Mr. James’ passion for and study of State College of Denver. Ms. Moore has been an art teacher for people and times past spills into the classroom with an enthusiasm Jefferson County Public Schools for 12 years. She was formerly a and depth that serves to inform the developing artist. As Creative graphic artist and city magazine art director. She has have taught at Director and owner of Pursuit Advertising & Design, his clientele Art Students League, Anderson Ranch, Colorado and National Art is comprised of privately-held corporations and small businesses Education conferences, Foothills Art Center, Metro State College, from industries including the outdoor industry, event organizers, and University of Northern Colorado. publishers, real estate, and the collectible industry for whom creates and produces work ranging from advertising campaigns, catalogs and Tony Pfeiffer, Liberal Studies other collateral, even posters and marketing materials, trade show PhD, Rutgers University. Dr. Pfeiffer is the son of a science writer displays, and web site planning and development. His work has been who specialized in anthropology. From a young age, he lived the used in local, national and international marketplaces. discipline, participating in his first archeological expedition at age nine. Dr. Pfeiffer’s specialties are human evolution, primate behavior, Shane Kendrick, Graphic Design + Interactive Media gatherer-hunter studies, nonverbal communication, and Japanese MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University; BFA, Virginia culture. Commonwealth University. Mr. Kendrick has created design solutions within the print, web, broadcast and exhibit disciplines. Julie Stewart-Pollack, Interior Design Formerly, he was the creative director at Group360, an advertising, MFA, Environment Design, Vermont College; BA, Interior Design graphic design and public relations firm in Washington DC. Prior to Institute of Denver. NCIDQ certified; professional member of the this he was an art director at Diesel Design, a graphic design firm in American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the Interior San Francisco, where he specialized in identity system creation and Design Educators Council (IDEC). Ms. Stewart-Pollack is principal implementation. Mr. Kendrick has also instructed at the Corcoran of Stewart-Pollack Design Associates, specializing in sustainable School of Art + Design, in Washington, DC. design consultation to architects and designers. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including Colorado Homes and Joan Kresek, Fine Arts Lifestyles and Interiors & Sources magazines. She is a frequent BFA, Ringling College of Art and Design. Ms. Kresek’s career lecturer at ASID national conferences and has created accredited includes publication designer, mural painter, interpretative painter, CEU courses which she presents to architects and designers and instructor. She paints for gallery and commission, having throughout the country. Ms. Stewart-Pollack is the author of The worked with designers for 20 years. Her work is in collections in Design of Housing for the Elderly and Designing for Privacy: The Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Colorado. Universal Need. Sunga Agnes Lee, Liberal Studies PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder; BA, Anthropology, Pomona College. Dr. Lee’s research interest focuses on sustainable farming systems, particularly in Ethiopia. She has taught at Front Range Community College and Kaplan University.

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Faculty - 71 ADMINISTRATION + STAFF Bruce Price, Fine Arts Office of President MFA, Maine College of Art; BFA, Rocky Mountain College of Art Steve Steele + Design. In addition to solo shows in New York City, Mr. Price has exhibited paintings and installations in Denver, Mexico, and China. President Mr. Price teaches design, experimental drawing, painting, modern [email protected] and contemporary art history Academic Affairs Marcia Sanders, Foundation Studies and Art Education Jenny Stevenson, PhD MFA, Printmaking, University of Colorado at Boulder; Med, K-12 Vice President for Academic Affairs Art Education, University of South Alabama; BFA, East Carolina University; AAS, Graphic Design and Communication Arts, Pitt [email protected] Community College. Ms. Sanders has expertise in lithography, Eleni Stoycos large-scale relief, intaglio, alternative, photographic, non-toxic Registrar printmaking techniques and methods, secondary language studies in [email protected] French and Spanish. She is the owner of UnderPressure Fine Arts, a printmaking and fine art facility in Arvada, Colorado. Her teaching Evalyn Parson experience includes undergraduate, graduate and high school levels. Associate Registrar She plays and records several stringed instruments professionally. [email protected] Teddy Schmedeke-Lee, Foundation Studies Erin Rosenberg BFA, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. A professional fine Academic Records Coordinator artist and portrait painter since 1975, Ms. Schemedeke-Lee is the recipient of multi media and figure awards in watercolor, pastel and [email protected] oils. She teaches traditional degree classes in life drawing. She has taught for North Jefferson County Recreation, Arvada Center for Admissions Department the Arts and Humanities, and Foothills Metropolitan Recreation and Angela Carlson Park District. Her work is represented by the Arrowhead Gallery in Director of Marketing + Admissions Golden, Colorado. [email protected] Dean Sobel, Liberal Studies Marianna Bagge MA, Art History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mr. Sobel is Director of Recruitment + Outreach Services project Director for the Clyfford Still Museum, leading efforts to [email protected] develop programs and build a permanent home for the 2500 works of art left by the abstract expressionist painter on his death in 1980. Chris Muller Mr. Sobel was formerly Director of the Aspen Art Museum and Assistant Director of Admissions Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Milwaukee [email protected] Art Museum. He has organized over 60 exhibitions of international contemporary art. Heather Collins Senior Admissions Counselor/ Financial Aid Katie Thorsheim, Liberal Studies [email protected] PhD, University of Texas; MS, Southern Oregon University, Geography/Communication; BS Colorado State University, Mark Bowes Botany/Soils. Dr. Thorsheim has extensive experience in sales and Admissions Counselor marketing, as well as in soils; formerly she taught at the University [email protected] of Texas. Joy Huse Admissions Counselor [email protected] Karen Wills Admissions Counselor [email protected] Jessica Finger Admissions Counselor [email protected]

72 - Faculty RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Marketing, Public Relations, and Development Campus Services Angela Carlson Lisa Steele Director of Marketing + Admissions Vice President for Campus Services [email protected] [email protected] Corwin Lacert Braelin Pantel Senior Graphic Designer + Marketing Projects Manager Dean of Students [email protected] [email protected] Krista Zaranski Shelly Cooper Junior Graphic Designer College Counselor [email protected] [email protected] Michael Arnold-Mages VA Hayman Web Coordinator Director of Career + Alumni Services [email protected] [email protected] Business Office Lisa Spivak Susan Pivoda Gallery Director + Visiting Artist Program Vice President for Business + Planning [email protected] [email protected] Tanisha Lucas Becky Skougstad Events Coordinator Controller [email protected] [email protected] Continuing Education Bob Acres Kimberly Carey Putnam Bookkeeper Director of Continuing Education [email protected] [email protected] Chris Davis Human Resources Customer Service Coordinator Nicole Tefft [email protected] Director of Human Resources KristiaN NavanT [email protected] Assistant Customer Service Coordinator [email protected] Technology Scott Cone Tammy Dybdahl Director of Infrastructure Technology Director of Financial Aid [email protected] [email protected] Jon Stiles Greg Quinlan Director of Academic Technology Student Accounts Manager [email protected] [email protected]

RMCAD Catalog 2006-2007 Administration + Staff - 73 Board of Directors James R. Schoemer, Chairman of the Board Steven M. Steele EdD, MA, Higher Education Administration, Indiana University; BFA, Syracuse University, School of Visual and Performing Arts. BA, Business Education, University of Wisconsin; Dr. Schoemer is Mr. Steele has served as President of Rocky Mountain College of semi-retired. He has had senior vice president positions at Colorado Art + Design for over 20 years. Additionally, he has taught beginning State University, Regis University and the Auraria Higher Education and advanced courses in the areas of two- and three-dimensional Center, and New Ventures of Regis University. He also has been design, drawing and sculpture. He is a practicing artist specializing interim president at a number of universities. Jim was also Executive in sculpture and installation art. Mr. Steele is Director of the Director of P@GE (Partnership for Accelerated Global Education) International Council of Design Schools. New Ventures, Regis University. He currently is president of the Community College Advocacy Fund and has served on a number of H. Curt Wiedeman non-profit Boards. MPA and BA, University of Colorado. Retired Chief Finance Officer, Auraria Higher Education Center. Previously served as Richard L. Behr, Jr. Deputy Director in the State of Colorado Office of State Planning MS, Finance, University of Colorado with an emphasis in securities and Budgeting and as Assistant Vice President for Hanifen, Imhoff analysis; CFP, College for Financial Planning; BS, Business Finance, Inc. Currently serves as an elected director for the Willows Water St. Francis College. Postgraduate studies with the Wharton School District in Arapahoe County, CO. of Economics. Part of the “Best Practices” consulting group to Fidelity Investments for registered investment advisors. Mr. Behr Richard is founder and managing partner of Investment Management Consultants, Ltd. and 401K Squared Gerald E. Ehrhart BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Denver; Mr. Ehrhart is a retired Denver businessman. David J. Nygren PhD, MA, Psychology, Boston University; MDiv, Pastoral Theology, MA, English Literature, The Catholic University of America; MA, Systematic Theology, Certificate, Education, University of Denver; BA, Philosophy, St. Thomas College, Certificate in Higher Education, Harvard University. Dr. Nygren is a partner of Mercer Delta Consulting where he leads the Corporate Governance Practice. Dr. Nygren consults to boards of Fortune 100 companies. Sage Ann Scheer PhD, Human Organizational Development with an emphasis in Marketing and Systems Design; MA in Communication (Negotiation and Arbitration); BA in International Communications. Ms. Scheer is Vice President of Strategic Sales for EDmin.com, Inc., an The policies, regulations, degree requirements, procedures educational technology company specializing in assessment and and fees published in this catalog are subject to change accountability role-based decision support systems. She heads up without prior notice, if necessary, to keep RMCAD policies national account sales and is responsible for developing state and in compliance with State and Federal laws and/or rules set federal department of education accounts. Dr. Scheer has been forth by accrediting institutions or organizations. RMCAD associated with the RMCAD Board twice since 1994. reserves the right to change the curricula, rules, policies, Mark M. Steele fees and any other requirements stated in this catalog. BFA, Boston University. Mr. Steele is a nationally renowned Requirements listed in unofficial degree plans or catalogs do illustrator, producing work for publications including The New York not constitute a contract, express or implied, between any Times, Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine, Fortune, Business Week, applicant, student or faculty member of Rocky Mountain and others. College of Art + Design or its governing board.

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