PROGRAM CHANGES

PROGRAM CHANGES

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

Submission Date: Nov 9, 2009

College: Arts and Humanities

Department: DOVA | Department of Visual Arts

Program Title: Bachelor of Integrated Studies, Art Emphasis, (BIS)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) Program is an interdisciplinary degree program that serves the

needs of students who want to create a specific academic program, obtain a broad liberal education, prepare for particular career goals, or go to graduate school. The program best suits students who have developed a sense of their educational and life goals, and who are looking for ways to express those values through an individualized university program.

To accomplish these general outcomes, BIS students complete course work in three different disciplines. As a culminating experience, students then synthesize the three areas in a capstone project. The BIS degree option is available to students in good standing at Weber State University with a GPA of 2.5 or above. Students must formally apply for admittance into the BIS program, and must take 15 credit hours in the program after they are accepted.

Check all that apply:

____New course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

_x__Modified course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

___ Credit hour change(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

___ Credit hour change(s) for a course which is required for the major, minor, emphasis, or

concentration.

____Attribute change(s) for any course.

____Program name change.

_x_ Deletion of required course(s).

_x__Other changes (specify) :

ADD the following to BIS Art Emphasis requirements.

a) BIS Art Emphasis student will submit a brief, written abstract of capstone proposal and goals to

DOVA Advisor and Chair for review when initiating their contract with the department. The student

may choose to use their BIS "statement of purpose" in lieu of a Departmental abstract.

b) Two semesters prior to capstone completion, the BIS Art Emphasis student will submit for Departmental approval a more fully realized project description and working time-line from DOVA Advisor and Chair.

If multiple changes are being proposed, please provide a summary. Use strikeout (~~strikeout~~) when deleting items in the program and highlight (highlight) when adding items.

(Summary)

Required courses reduced from four to one: ART 1040 Orientation to Visual Studies (3 Credit hours). Elective Course increased from four to seven, a total of 21 credit hours, with a minimum of 12 upper division credit hours. Student may choose formerly required classes as electives. Total program credit hours to remain the same as current program at 24.

When initiating the BIS Art Emphasis contract with DOVA, the student will submit a brief, written abstract of capstone proposal and goals to their Art Advisor and Chair for review. This abstract may be a couple of sentences. It is understood that the original idea represented in the departmental abstract may vary or evolve as required by the student’s ongoing program of study. (The student may choose to use their BIS "statement of purpose" in lieu of an abstract.)

Two semesters prior to their capstone project completion, the BIS Art Emphasis student will work with their Art Advisor to submit and receive written approval from the Art Chair of a more fully realized project proposal and corresponding time-line of their art component. Proposal should consist of between 250 and 500 essay.

Students continue to meet all BIS program requirements and timeframes.

(Catalogue)

» Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable).

» Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 24 credit hours. Please note that the vast majority of Art classes are held in the Fall and Spring only (F = Fall, S = Spring, Su = Summer).

» When initiating a BIS contract with DOVA, the BIS Art Emphasis student will submit a brief, written abstract of capstone proposal and goals to DOVA Advisor and Chair for review. The student may choose to use their BIS "statement of purpose" in lieu of a Departmental abstract.

» Two semesters prior to completion of capstone project, the BIS Art Emphasis student will work with their Art Advisor to submit a more fully realized capstone project description and corresponding time-line of art component for approval from the DOVA Chair.

The student continues to meet all BIS requirements and program timeframes.

To discuss BIS Art coursework and fill out your contract, please contact: Lydia Gravis, Outreach Coordinator/Media Librarian, Department of Visual Arts, 801-626-7689, lydiagravis@weber.edu

Course Requirements for BIS Art Emphasis:

Required ~~Courses~~ Course (12 3 credit hours)

ART 1040 Orientation to Visual Studies (3) F, S

~~ART 1110 Drawing I (3) F, S, Su~~

~~ART 1140 Color Theory (3) F, S~~

Elective Courses (12 21 credit hours)

~~Choose one of the following: ART 1120 Design: 2D (3) F, S, Su or ART 1130 Design: 3D (3) F, S~~

~~Elective Courses (12 credit hours)~~

~~Choose 12 credit hours of upper division art courses in consultation with your advisor.~~

Choose 21 credit hours in consultation with your advisor, with a minimum of 12 being upper division art courses.

Submit the original to the Faculty Senate Office, MC 1033, and an electronic copy to kbrown4 @weber.edu

JUSTIFICATION:

These changes address concerns of academic depth and rigor for the BIS Art Emphasis within the Department of Visual Arts. They are broken out into two areas, required courses and program process.

I. Required Courses. Total credit hours to remain the same as current program.

Required courses will be reduced from four (12 credit hours) to one (3 credit hours): ART 1040, Orientation to Visual Studies. Elective courses will be increased from four (12 credit hours) to seven (21 credit hours.) The total number of credit hours, inclusive of upper division requirements, remain the same as the current program, at 24. Students may choose previously required courses as electives.

By reducing the number of required art courses, the student has more flexibility and is able to more specifically tailor their visual art studies to meet their individual needs. With the addition of specific and directed elective choices from within the Department of Visual Arts, and in conjunction with their DOVA advisor, the student gains a more comprehensive depth to his/her art portion of the program. For example, the BIS student with a photography component may be better served with additional photography classes, such as the History of Photography or Color Photography, than Drawing or Color Theory, a class more oriented to the paint medium. The BIS Art Emphasis candidate will work with their DOVA Advisor to create a program that best meets their individual art component needs.

II. BIS Capstone Process

In response to our Department’s collectively voiced concern for additional organization, rigor and timeliness from students within our BIS Art Emphasis Program, we are proposing earlier markers and written requirements within our Department. These requirements will provide additional academic structure and a self-assessment tool for the BIS Art Emphasis student while enhancing DOVA faculty and departmental oversight. Because too often we have found the BIS Art Emphasis student arriving well into their graduation semester with a less-than-well defined project or project progress, the following are proposed. Students initiating a BIS Art Emphasis contract will provide the Department a very brief abstract of what they would like to achieve with their BIS program. This abstract may be a couple of sentences. (The student may choose to use their BIS "statement of purpose" in lieu of an abstract.) They should provide it to the Art faculty with whom they would like to work. Once faculty is on board, the Art chair would sign off on the program of study. We recognize that there will often be an evolutionary process from the original abstract or “statement of purpose.” Two semesters in advance of completion of their BIS Art Emphasis capstone project, the student will provide the Department a more fully realized description of their final project, along with a relative time-line of completion dates. DOVA committee member(s) will sign off on the proposal and their willingness to participate. These can be the initial DOVA advisor(s) or new one(s.) This final departmental proposal will be reviewed by the Art chair. With this structure in place, the art component of the project’s rigor is addressed and encouraged earlier, the student’s progress is better monitored within our department, and the Art faculty’s input more effective.

The student must continue to meet all BIS program requirements and timeframes.

INFORMATION PAGE

Attach a copy of the present program from the current catalog and a revised version (exactly as you wish it to appear in the catalog).

(current catalogue)

» Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable).

» Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 24 credit hours. Please note that the vast majority of Art classes are held in the Fall and Spring only (F = Fall, S = Spring, Su = Summer).

To discuss BIS Art coursework and fill out your contract, please contact: Lydia Gravis, Outreach Coordinator/Media Librarian, Department of Visual Arts, 801-626-7689, lydiagravis@weber.edu

Course Requirements for BIS Art Emphasis:

Required Courses (12 credit hours)

ART 1040 Orientation to Visual Studies (3) F, S

ART 1110 Drawing I (3) F, S, Su

ART 1140 Color Theory (3) F, S

Choose one of the following: ART 1120 Design: 2D (3) F, S, Su or ART 1130 Design: 3D (3) F, S

Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

Choose 12 credit hours of upper division art courses in consultation with your advisor.

(proposed)

» Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable).

» Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 24 credit hours. Please note that the vast majority of Art classes are held in the Fall and Spring only (F = Fall, S = Spring, Su = Summer).

»The student continues to meet all BIS requirements and program timeframes.

To discuss BIS Art coursework and fill out your contract, please contact: Lydia Gravis, Outreach Coordinator/Media Librarian, Department of Visual Arts, 801-626-7689, lydiagravis@weber.edu

Course Requirements for BIS Art Emphasis:

Required Course (3 credit hours)

ART 1040 Orientation to Visual Studies (3) F, S

Elective Courses (21 credit hours)

Choose 21 credit hours in consultation with your advisor, with a minimum of 12 being upper division art courses.

Did this program change receive unanimous approval within the Department? Yes

If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?

Explain any effects this program change will have on program requirements or enrollments in other departments including the Bachelor of Integrated Studies Program. In the case of similar offerings or affected programs, you should include letters from the departments in question stating their support or opposition to the proposed program.

No changes are anticipated.

Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the proposed program.)

24 credit hours

Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the current program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the current program.)

24 credit hours