Contemporary Arts Contract Major Application
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Declaring the major: !
As a first year student entering the college you may declare the Contemporary Arts
major in provisional status. Upon the completion of 32 credits, you may declare the
major in permanent status through the following process.!
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- Schedule an appointment and meet with the convener of the major to discuss a
possible four-year plan and contract and to review the requirements of the major. !
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- After an initial consultation with the Convener of the major, each student will be !
assigned to work in developing the major with a faculty advisor who is most !
knowledgeable in the area of the student's interest. !
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- Students are required to complete the major proposal application process, explaining
their academic interests and career goals and giving their major a title. !
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- In consultation with their advisor, students are required to complete the Contract Major
application process, creating an advisor agreement, laying out a tentative cycle of
courses, learning outcomes, and advisement schedule. !
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- Beginning when a student enters the Contract Major, one piece of writing and/or one
piece of creative work from each CA class will be submitted digitally to the convener of
the contract major and maintained each semester until graduation!
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- Upon reaching a threshold of 96 credits, students will be asked to reflect, in writing,
on their contract.!
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As a transfer student you should follow the same process, but should plan to meet
with the convener before your orientation on campus in order to select appropriate
courses for your first semester.!
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Note: !
-Students may not declare the Contemporary Arts major if they will have completed 96
credits by the end of the current semester. !
-A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 is required to transfer into the major from another major.!
-At least 6 of the “open choice” courses must be within the School of Contemporary Arts!
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Advisement: !
Once you have declared the major, you will be assigned to work with a faculty advisor to
refine your course sequencing plan. You are expected to meet with your faculty advisor
at least once in every semester. At least half of the credits applied to your major must
be earned from courses taken in the School of Contemporary Arts.
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Contemporary Arts Contract Major Application
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Checklist for Application/ Completion:!
o Reviewed Degree Evaluation!
o Student has GPA of 2.5 or greater!
o Student has completed 32 credits!
o Student has not completed more than 96 credits!
o Typed Statement!
o Typed Paragraph!
o Typed Course List!
o Four Year Plan!
o Change of Major/Minor form signed and submitted!
o Annual meeting with discipline-specific advisor, __________________________!
o Portfolio is being submitted each semester!
o 96 credit Reflection!
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Please submit the following via email to the Convener and to your advisor as part of
your application:!
Statement of goals!
What skills would you like to graduate with? What would you like to be prepared
to accomplish?!
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Relationship of interdisciplinary studies !
This paragraph should show your ability to synthesize and connect examples
from more than one field of study. Give an example of how you would apply skills
or ideas from one area of study to another in order to solve a problem or explore
an issue.!
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Preliminary list of courses !
This list should include all courses that could be related to your field of study. The !
list should be longer than the number of courses you will actually need to take !
and should include all pre-requisite courses. Your advisor will help you to select !
which courses you will need to take as part of your four-year-plan meeting.!
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Please submit the following via email to the Convener and to your advisor as part !
of the continued requirements of the Contract Major: !
Contemporary Arts Contract Major Reflection (to be completed at 96 !
Credits) !
Please explain and write about the connections among your experiences outside !
of the classroom (family, art, civic, work, etc.) that have illuminated or contributed !
to concepts of your field of study.!
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Describe your strengths and challenges as they pertain to your discipline. !
Imagine and describe a future version of yourself built on experiences that have !
occurred across multiple contexts.