I certify this catalog is true and correct in content and in policy. 11/15/2020 1 Academic Catalog 2020-2021 Published 7/1/20 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS About MassArt page 4-5 Academic Calendar page 6-7 Academic Policies page 8-23 Programs, Faculty, Requirements page 24-82 Courses page 83-349 Registrar page 350 Continuing Education page 351 Tuition and Fees page 352-358 Student Financial Assistance page 359 Campus Resources page 360-361 Community Standards page 362-375 Campus Map page 376 3 About MassArt Mission Statement Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public, independent institution that prepares artists, designers, and educators from diverse backgrounds to shape communities, economies, and cultures for the common good. Values We pursue a just, compassionate, and equitable learning environment. We cultivate rigorous creative practices by observing, questioning, making and remaking. We honor courage, honesty, mutual respect, and self-expression. We believe in the power of art and design to transform our world. History of Massachusetts College of Art and Design In the 1860s, civic and business leaders whose families had made fortunes in the China Trade, textile manufacture, railroads, and retailing, sought to influence the long-term development of Massachusetts. To stimulate learning in technology and fine art, they persuaded the state legislature to found several institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1860) and the Museum of Fine Arts (1870). The third of these, founded in 1873 was the Massachusetts Normal Art School. MassArt was created to satisfy two imperatives - a business demand for industrial drawing skills, and the belief of educators that training in drawing could promulgate both manual and intellectual skills, and yield even spiritual benefits. As crafted by its two founders, English art educator Walter Smith and Boston Brahmin arts impresario Charles Callahan Perkins, the new institution would produce drawing teachers required in schools throughout the Commonwealth, while at the same time educating professional artists, designers, architects, and scientists. The goal would be to educate men and women in the creative process, not merely train them to draw. It would "impart knowledge," Smith wrote, of "how to draw, not how to make drawings." He explained, "The process of drawing makes ignorance visible; it is a criticism made by ourselves on our perceptions, and gives physical evidence that we either think rightly or wrongly, or even do not think at all." Its roots in the economic and cultural dimensions of the Commonwealth ensured that the college would evolve with the times. Size and Scope Massachusetts College of Art and Design provides state-of-the art facilities and studios housed in nine buildings along Huntington Avenue in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, close by the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The college offers twenty- two areas of concentration in fine arts, design and art education, and awards one undergraduate degree, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, and graduate degrees including the Master of Fine Arts, the Master of Art in Teaching, Master of Education, Master of Design Innovation, and the Master of Architecture. The college also offers certificate programs in Communication Design, Fashion Design, Furniture Design, and Industrial Design. The Fall 2019 undergraduate enrollment was 1780, graduate enrollment was 128 and continuing education enrollment was 187. MassArt is a Massachusetts state university and receives support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. There are differentiated tuition charges for in- state and out-of-state students. Massachusetts College of Art and Design holds accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. 4 Accreditation and Board of Trustees Accreditation Massachusetts College of Art and Design is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, Inc. (NECHE), through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. MassArt is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), and by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission of Institutions of Higher Education 209 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730-1433 (781) 271-0022 [email protected] National Association of Schools of Art and Design 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21 Reston, VA 20190-5248 703-437-0700 [email protected] National Architectural Accrediting Board 1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 410 Washington, DC 20036 [email protected] Board of Trustees Janice Saragoni - Chair Elisa Hamilton '07 - Vice Chair C. Daren Bascome '93 John Intoppa '23 Karen Keane Denise Korn M. David Lee Bill McQuillan Pamela Parisi '67 Peter Nessen Linda Snyder 5 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR Date From Date To Title 5/23/2020 Start of Summer 2020 Term 5/25/2020 Memorial Day -No Classes, Offices Closed 7/4/2020 Independence Day-No Classes 8/31/2020 End of Summer 2020 Term 9/1/2020 Opening Day-No Classes - Fall 2020 9/2/2020 Classes Begin-Add/Drop Begins-Fall 2020 9/7/2020 Labor Day-No Classes, Offices Closed 9/15/2020 Add/Drop and Internship Deadline-Fall 2020 9/16/2020 Course Withdrawal Period Begins 9/23/2020 Spring and Summer 2020 Incomplete Grade Deadline 9/25/2020 1st Academic Warning Due -Fall 2020 10/2/2020 1st Academic Warning Issued to Students-Fall 2020 10/2/2020 December 2020 Intent to Graduate Applications Due 10/12/2020 Indigenous People's Day-No Classes, Offices Closed 11/3/2020 No Classes Scheduled-Fall 2020 (BFA and GRADUATE)--Election Day 11/6/2020 2nd Academic Warning Due- Fall 2020 11/9/2020 Spring 2021 BFA Major Registration by Class Begins 11/11/2020 Veteran's Day-No Classes, Offices Closed 11/13/2020 2nd Academic Warning Issued to Students- Fall 2020 11/13/2020 May 2021 Intent To Graduate Forms Due 11/16/2020 Spring 2021 BFA Open Registration by Class Begins 11/17/2020 Last Day to Withdraw from Fall 2020 Classes 11/25/2020 -11/29/2020 Thanksgiving Break-No Classes, Offices Closed 11/30/2020 -12/23/2020 24 Hour Access-Fall 2020 12/16/2020 Last Dat of Classes - Fall 2020 (BFA and GRADUATE) 12/17/2020 -12/23/2020 Final Exam/Review Board Week- Fall 2020 12/24/2020 -1/1/2021 Winter 2020 Break-No Classes 1/2/2021 -1/17/2021 2021 Winter InterSession 6 1/4/2021 Fall 2020 Final Grades Due 1/18/2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day-No Classes, Offices Closed 1/25/2021 Classes Begin-Add/Drop Begins-Spring 2021 2/5/2021 Add/Drop and Internship Deadline-Spring 2021 2/6/2021 Course Withdrawal Period Begins-Spring 2021 2/10/2021 Fall 2020 Incomplete Grade Deadline 2/19/2021 1st Academic Warning Due -Spring 2021 2/15/2021 President's Day-No Classes, Offices Closed 2/26/2021 1st Academic Warning Issued to Students -Spring 2021 3/24/2021 No Classes Scheduled-Spring 2021 (BFA and GRADUATE) 3/25/2021 2021 MassArt Day 3/29/2021 Fall 2021 BFA Major Registration by Class Begins 4/2/2021 2nd Academic Warning Due - Spring 2021 4/5/2021 Fall 2021 BFA Open Registration by Class Begins 4/6/2021 No Classes Scheduled-Spring 2021 (BFA and GRADUATE) 4/9/2021 2nd Academic Warning Issued to Students-Spring 2021 4/15/2021 Last Day to Withdraw from Spring 2021 Classes 4/19/2021 Patriot's Day-No Classes, Offices Closed 5/2/2021 -5/19/2021 24 Hour Access-Spring 2021 5/7/2021 No Classes Scheduled-Spring 2021 (BFA and GRADUATE) 5/10/2021 Last Day of Classes -Spring 2021 5/11/2021 -5/19/2021 Exams and Review Boards 5/14/2021 Spring 2021 First Year Grades Due 5/19/2021 24 Hour Access Ends-Spring 2021 5/20/2021 Academic Awards Ceremony - 2021 5/21/2021 Commencement-Spring 2021 5/21/2021 Spring 2021 FRSM-100 and LALW-100 Grades Due 5/24/2021 Spring 2021 Final Grades Due 7 Academic Policies Academic Warnings Two academic warnings are issued each semester. Students in danger of not passing a course may receive a warning from the appropriate faculty member. Students are advised to seek assistance from their faculty advisor and/or the director of advising. However, students who do not receive an academic warning are not assured of a passing grade. Regulations Each student enrolled at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is subject to the rules and regulations published on the MassArt web site. These rules and regulations are updated as necessary. College Level Examination Program (CLEP) A student may receive up to six (6) non-course credits from CLEP exams toward general education electives. The CLEP exam score must be at least the score recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE). Commencement Participation Policy Students need to complete a minimum of 120 credits and to meet departmental/ concentration requirements for the BFA degree. At least 60 credits must be earned at the college or its exchange and cross-registration partners. Only students who have met all requirements for graduation, or who have an approved exception, may participate in the commencement ceremonies. Diplomas are typically mailed from the Registrar's Office by the end of the summer or when final degree requirements are met. A student receiving a failing grade in a Spring semester course required for graduation must fulfill that requirement before receiving a diploma. Exceptions to graduation requirements for the purpose of participating in commencement are granted on a very limited basis. A student seeking an exception must: - Be missing no major requirements. - Be missing no more than six (6) credits for completion of their degree.