Advising period: Monday October 26th to Monday November 9th

Make an appointment with your advisor!

Meet your professors and advisors

Become familiar with the Art and Design Department’s web sitehttp://www.uml.edu/Dept/Art

Know where to find important informationResources

https://www.uml.edu/Catalog/Undergraduate/FAHSS/Art/Art-Major-Requirements.aspxBecome familiar with the Art and Design Degree requirements

And the Degree Pathwayshttps://www.uml.edu/Catalog/Undergraduate/FAHSS/Art/Degree-Pathways/default.aspx

The SiS Reportwww.sis.uml.edu

Click on “advisement report”; then click on “view report as pdf” if needed

GPA Requirements

Pay attention to the “Not Satisfied” requirements

Surplus Electives

Alert: Courses in the Surplus Electives!!

Not all Art History courses count toward your major!Select your Art History courses from the list of requirements

https://upk.umassp.edu/SA9/Screencasts/Generating%20an%20Academic%20Advisement%20Report_SS/Generating%20an%20Academic%20Advisement%20Report.htm

How to generate your academic advisement report

TUTORIAL

Declaration of Intention to Graduate Form

http://www.uml.edu/Dept/Art/index.htm

New DIG form

ART + DESIGN SENIORS

Deadline for senior studio applications November 9, 2015

Senior Studio - 6 credits Senior Studio II : Spring 16 graduatesDo we need Senior Studio I - 3 credits: Fall 16 graduates?

Please indicate on the form which you will take

Applications must include:

>> Senior Studio Application: If you passed the 3 credits course with a C+ or higher grade, you don’t need to reapply. However you need to submit a final DIG form and Advisement Report signed by your advisor by November 9, 2015

>> Dig Form signed by you and your advisor>> Copy of PDF ISIS advising report (Nothing should be marked in red as Not Satisfied)>> Separate applications needed for Studio Space!

All forms can be found at: http://www.uml.edu/dept/art/resources.htm

All applications need to be submitted to the art office on or before November 9, 2015

No exceptions!

Scholarships!!

All forms can be found athttp://www.uml.edu/Dept/Art/resources.htm#scholarshipsAll applications need to be submitted to the art office on or before April 19, 2016

No exceptions!

The Brenda Atwood Pinardi Endowed Scholarship FundAwarded twice each academic year, April and October. To rising senior students in the Fine Arts Discipline with a 3.0 GPA whose work reflects serious and exceptional aesthetic investigation that grows out of a painting discipline (may include painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking). If there is not senior who meets the criteria, an award may be given to a junior who meets the criteria.Brush Gallery and Studios Art ScholarshipPriority for this scholarship is given to incoming and first-year Art majors. However, all Art majors are eligible to apply. The scholarship is an annual award of $1000 based on merit.The Richard Hegner Memorial Photography ScholarshipAt the end of the sophomore year, art students with an emphasis in photography are invited to apply for the scholarship by submitting an artist statement and portfolio. Students must have a financial need, which shall be determined by UMass Lowell's Financial Aid office.The William E. Peredina, Sr. Memorial Scholarship FundThis scholarship supports undergraduate Art students at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Scholarship recipient must be a declared major in one of the following art degree programs: a) Fine Arts concentration, b) Graphic Design concentration; declared majors in their freshman year; with a minimum GPA of B+ for consideration. Any Massachusetts resident student may be eligible.

http://art-design-internships.wiki.uml.edu/home

Use Umass Lowell Career Services http://www.uml.edu/student-services/career-services/

Internships

Summer Internships through Continuing EducationSome financial aid available

Choose your internship carefully. It will be an important stepping stone on your career path.

Other Forms from the Registrar’s Office:Authorization for off-campus course, Exception, Declaration of major forms

http://www.uml.edu/Registrar/forms.aspx

http://echoess.uml.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/bb19583d-feb0-4c7f-973b-8f0a3b700061

More questions about SiS?