Certificate of Achievement Program
About the Program
A comprehensive fine arts program has been developed in which students work toward a Certificate of Achievement in one of the following subjects: drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, or jewelry.
Students may begin this program at any point. 18 hours of course work. Students will have their transcripts and portfolios reviewed by the Studio School Dean to determine proper placement. The program provides students with both the necessary foundation-level courses and a broad range of courses at the intermediate or advanced levels in their major field. In addition, there is a wide range of course offerings for elective credits that will enhance the student's major field of study.
Upon the student’s satisfactory completion of 60 specific credits, the student’s work is reviewed and approved by a certificate committee made up of Studio School faculty.
Requirements
Students earn three hours of credit for each successfully completed (grade C or above) course per semester. All studio and art history courses must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken Pass/Fail. For Certificate of Achievement Students to receive a letter grade in Art History courses they are required to write a term paper on a topic provided by the instructor, due by the last day of the semester.
| Subject/Course | Credits |
| Art History electives | 12 |
| Drawing Fundamentals DRF 1301 | 3 |
| General electives | 6 |
| Beginning Life Drawing DRL 2310 | 3 |
| Major field of study | 24 |
| 2-D courses other than major | 3 |
| 2-D Design 2DD 1303 and 3-D Design 3DD 1304 | 6 |
| 3-D courses other than major | 3 |
| Total | 60 |
Students may transfer 6 foundation-level credits, and 3 art history credits from another post-secondary institution, with the approval of a faculty member and the Faculty Chair. Students interested in the Certificate of Achievement program should contact the Faculty Chair at 713.639.7500 for more information.
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