East Carolina University (School of Art and Design)

School of Art and Design Mission Statement

The mission of the School of Art and Design is to provide outstanding facilities and a creative environment for an exceptional and diverse community of faculty, staff, and students. We will combine international experience with a challenging, multidisciplinary curriculum and exhibition schedule that encourages an awareness of individual, social, and cultural issues in a safe and environmentally conscious setting. As a major research center for art and design and as the premier visual arts and art education program in the University of North Carolina system, the School of Art and Design will advance critical thinking, creativity, and leadership in the visual arts by sharing our research with our state, our nation and the world.

History and Enrollment

With 700+ undergraduate students, 50+ graduate students, and approximately 50 faculty members, the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University is the largest art school in North Carolina and one of the largest in the Southeast. Students come from not only North Carolina, but from other states and several foreign countries. More than half of new freshman have had at least two years of art in high school while approximately forty percent have had three or more years.

The East Carolina University School of Art and Design has been an accredited, institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design since 1962. Forty continuous years of specialized accreditation has resulted in a rigorous curriculum with flexibility and practical applications. The School of Art and Design is currently accredited until the year 2013. It is the only such program in the state of North Carolina and one of approximately 220 across the United States. This recognition is the hallmark of the faculty's dedication to effective teaching and the creation of the professional artist.

Commitment

The School of Art and Design is dedicated to the idea that educating men and women in the visual arts constitutes a major responsibility in the total mission of higher education at East Carolina University. The curriculum in both the undergraduate and graduate programs encourages experimentation, the development of ideas, and problem solving in areas such as fine arts, applied arts, and art education and art history. The nearly fifty faculty and seven staff members believe that our graduates will make positive contributions to their communities and excel in their chosen professions.

Degrees

Undergraduate Degree Choices

* Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio
* Bachelor of Arts in Studio
* Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education
* Bachelor of Arts in Art History

The School of Art and Design does not require a portfolio of artwork for admittance to the school as a freshman art student. After admittance to East Carolina University, based on general admission standards, all students who choose art are enrolled in the Foundation Program.


School of Art and Design Programs

Concentrations are offered in art education, painting and drawing, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, graphic design, illustration, photography, textile design, fabric design, weaving design, wood design, metal design and animation/interactive design. Minimum degree requirement is 126 s.h. of credit.

Individual program areas require a portfolio review for acceptance into the area after the student has completed the survey course and at least one upper-level studio course but not more than four courses. Acceptance into the area by portfolio review is required for admittance into 4000-level painting courses and communication arts courses. Students submitting portfolios to communication arts concentrations must demonstrate a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 in the survey and all studio art concentration courses attempted. Entrance is competitive and space is limited. Students not accepted into their preferred program or area of concentration should be prepared to seek alternative areas of concentration and/or degree programs. An approved senior show and slides of work exhibited are requirements for graduation.

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