Liberalartsbfajumboguide.Pdf

Liberalartsbfajumboguide.Pdf

JUMBO GUIDE2018 The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Jumbo Guide: An Academic Handbook for New Students Contents Welcome from the Dean ................................................................................. 1 Academics: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) ........................................................... 3 Pre-matriculation Credits ................................................................................ 4 BFA Requirements Checklist ............................................................................ 9 Study Abroad Opportunities .......................................................................... 11 Community ................................................................................................... 12 Where to Study on Campus ........................................................................... 13 Important Details .......................................................................................... 15 Jumbo FAQ .................................................................................................... 16 Academic Calendar 2018–2019 ...................................................................... 18 Welcome from the Dean Dear Class of 2022, Combined Degree Class of 2023, and new transfer students: Welcome to Tufts! Matriculation marks the start of your undergraduate career. During your time at Tufts, you will encounter ideas, methods of problem solving, worldviews, and entire disciplines you have never thought about before. You will learn to think in new, more sophisticated ways and to express your ideas with greater clarity and force. You will broaden your horizons and discover strengths and challenges you never knew awaited you. Your Tufts education will offer you a rigorous intellectual foundation that will serve as a solid cornerstone for active citizenship in an increasingly complex world. It is our hope that you will take advantage of opportunities to learn both inside and outside the classroom. We are happy to offer you this handbook to help start you on this exciting journey. We encourage you to keep an open mind, ask questions, and take pride in making the most of this extraordinary intellectual opportunity. Sincerely, Carmen Lowe Dean of Undergraduate Studies Jumbo Guide 1 Welcome from the Orientation Coordinator Hello Tufts and SMFA Class of 2022, Incoming Transfer Students, and Combined Degree Class of 2023! I hope you are as excited as we are to welcome you to Tufts. My co-coordinators, Julia Boyce ’20, Kristen Moran ’20, and I have been preparing all summer for your arrival! Your first year of college is going to be a unique and fulfilling experience. In choosing Tufts for your college experience, you have now joined two campus communities full of passionate individuals with diverse knowledge and perspectives. With the communities and resources available in both Medford and Boston, there will be many opportunities for you to take advantage of. When I first came to Tufts, I had a completely different idea of what I would study and the student groups I would become involved with. During my first year, I explored different interests and I am so pleased with how things have worked out for me despite the challenges. As I begin my last year at Tufts, I keep reflecting on how transformational the past three years have been, mostly thanks to the communities and people I found here. I am so appreciative of the endless love and support they have shown me. Thankfully, I still have one year left to experience all Tufts has to offer and I am so excited for all of you as you begin your time here at Tufts. I hope you enjoy your years ahead on “the Hill” as much as I have! The coming week will a busy and exciting time—there will be many student organizations to join, classes to try, and people to meet. Strive to embrace and enjoy simply being here at Tufts by being present in the moment- even when all the new opportunities and experiences can feel overwhelming. Take a break when you need to, do your best to learn everything you can, and remember to be patient with yourselves. Throughout orientation and the weeks to come, have fun, take care of yourselves, and take time to adjust to your new life here. You will receive lots of information during orientation week, and we hope that you can retain as much as possible. If you need any help, your FYAs, this Jumbo Guide, online resources, and other Tufts students and staff will be here to help. During orientation and the weeks to come, I hope you will start to build relationships that will endure for years to come. We are so excited to have you all here! Welcome! Lupita Rodriguez ’19 Orientation Coordinator for Academic Programming, Training and Leadership 2 Undergraduate Orientation ’18 Academics: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) There are three requirements for a BFA at the SMFA at Tufts University. You must: 1. Earn a minimum of 120 semester hour units. 2. Complete 76 semester hour units of studio coursework and 42 semester hour units of Liberal Arts Distribution requirements. 3. Satisfy the residency requirement of eight full-time semesters, according to the stipulations outlined in the Bulletin. Degree Requirements for BFA Studio Requirements • Studio Art . 76 semester hour units Academic Requirements • Art History. 15 semester hour units • Language/Culture . 3 semester hour units • English I and II. .6 semester hour units • Science/Technology. 3 semester hour units • Humanities . .3 semester hour units • Liberal Arts Electives. 9 semester hour units • Social Science. .3 semester hour units • Open Electives. 2 semester hour units Distribution Requirements Writing Requirement Writing is fundamental to an undergraduate arts education. All BFA students are required to take two semesters of college writing to graduate. You should complete this requirement in your first year except under extraordinary circumstances. Most students complete this requirement by taking English 1 or English 3 in the first semester and English 2 or Introduction to Philosophy in the second semester, when the majority of such classes are offered. Exemptions & Pre-Matriculation Credits Students may be exempt from one or both parts of the writing requirement if they have taken certain standardized tests and met the criteria in the following table. Some standardized tests will also grant a pre-matriculation credit (listed in the table as a “Tufts credit”). Please note that the SAT does not grant a Tufts credit. Please refer to the Tufts Exam Equivalency Charts elsewhere in this Guide. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the results of standardized tests are sent to Tufts and appear on their transcript Art History All BFA students are required to take 5 courses (15 semester hour units) in the History of Art as part of their academic requirements. In their first semester, first-time BFA students take Introduction to Visual and Critical Studies. The other 4 courses in the History of Art requirement can be satisfied by completing courses in the Visual & Critical Studies department based on the SMFA campus or in the Art History department based on the Medford campus. Language/Culture There are a variety of ways the Language/Culture requirement can be satisfied including: Foreign Language study or study of a specific culture through courses taught in English. Courses that satisfy this requirement are coded with the “BFA Language/Culture” attribute in SIS. Please consult with the SMFA Advising team regarding courses that satisfy this requirement. Science/Technology The BFA Science/Technology requirement can be satisfied by any course that satisfies the Mathematics or Natural Science requirement for Liberal Arts students. On SIS, students should look under BFA Science/Technology course attribute for the courses that satisfy this requirement. In addition to the above distribution requirements, students must also complete a 3 semester hour unit course in the Social Sciences and Humanities as well as 9 semester hour units of Liberal Arts elective coursework, which can be any non-studio, non-physical education course offered on either the Fenway and Medford campus. One Liberal Arts elective requirement can be satisfied by an art history course through either the Visual and Critical Studies department on the SMFA campus or the Art History department on the Medford campus. Liberal Arts Electives may be taken pass/fail, all other BFA distribution requirements must be taken for a letter grade. Jumbo Guide 3 Pre-matriculation Credits Key: Pre-matriculation credits are the credits you can AP = Advanced Placement receive for college-level work completed prior to AC = Accelerated Credit A-Level = British Certificate of Education arriving at Tufts. IB/HL = International Baccalaureate Higher Level IB/SL = International Baccalaureate Subsidiary Level SHU = Semester Hour Unit SUBJECT EXAM SCORE SHUs EQUIVALENT NOTES Anthropology A-level A, B 3.0 ANTH 10 IB/HL 6, 7 3.0 ANTH 10 Art History AP 5 0.0 FAH 1/ 2 Biology AP 5 5.0 BIO 13 or 14 A-level A, B 5.0 BIO AC IB/HL 6, 7 5.0 BIO AC Chemistry AP 5 10.0 CHEM 1 & 2 Lose credit if CHEM 11 & 12 are taken (5) 5.0 CHEM 1 If CHEM 2 or 12 is taken A-level A 5.0 CHEM 2 Exempt from CHEM 1 & 11 B 5.0 CHEM 1 Lose credit if CHEM 11 is taken IB/HL 7 5.0 CHEM 2 Exempt from CHEM 1 & 11 6 5.0 CHEM 1 Lose credit if CHEM 11 is taken Chinese AP 5 0.0 CHNS 4 4 0.0 CHNS 3 SAT 760–800 4.0 CHNS 22 710–750 0.0 CHNS 21 660–700 0.0 CHNS 4 600–650 0.0 CHNS 3 490–590 0.0 CHNS 2 410–480 0.0 CHNS 1 Classics A-level A, B 3.0 CLS AC IB/HL 6,

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