prattmwp college of art and design catalog 2015-2016

PrattMW

P College of Art and

Design 2015-2016

PrattMWPCOLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

Pratt Institute’s Upstate New York Extension Campus

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Unless otherwise indicated, all images

of art and design are of work created

by students while studying at PrattMWP

College of Art and Design.

This publication has been edited for

accuracy at the time of publication.

Information contained herein is subject

to change.

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Contents

About PrattMWP

History of PrattMWP

Relocation to Pratt Institute

Curriculum

Foundation

Art and Design Education

Communications Design

Fine Arts

Photography

Academics

Faculty

Admissions

Financial Aid

Tuition and Fees

Registration and Academic Policies

Student Life and Academic Services

Academic Calendar

Board of Trustees and Administration

Directions to PrattMWP

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PrattMWP College of Art and Design is Pratt Institute’s

upstate New York extension campus in Utica, New York.

PrattMWP offers the first two years of Pratt Institute’s

renowned four-year BFA in Communications Design

(graphic design, illustration, advertising art direction),

Fine Arts, Art and Design Education (art teacher prepara-

tion/certification), and Photography. You may also begin

your education as an undecided art and design major.

After completing two years at PrattMWP, you may auto-

matically relocate to Pratt’s main campus in Brooklyn to

complete your bachelor’s degree.

PrattMWP is home to roughly 200 students who travel

from around the world to attend the art and design college.

In fact, approximately 25 percent of enrolled students are

from outside the United States, creating a rich and diverse

community.

An intimate and nurturing environment makes PrattMWP

an excellent choice to begin your education. Modern, fully

equipped studios and a distinguished faculty of professional

artists and designers ensure the highest quality education,

and our 10 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio provides you with

individualized attention in every class.

About PrattMWP

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THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

PrattMWP features a beautiful campus close to more than six million

acres of protected Adirondack wilderness, and it provides an ideal envi-

ronment in Utica, a relatively small city of prominent architecture and

historic homes. The campus features a mix of historic and contemporary

architecture as well as state-of-the-art facilities and generous on-campus

housing. It is also home to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Museum of Art, featuring 20 galleries and a collection of more than

25,000 works of art including Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol

and many more. PrattMWP’s campus is a great choice if you are looking

for a small college and a small-town environment for the first two years.

Once you finish your first two years at PrattMWP, you may relocate to

Pratt’s main campus in Brooklyn, New York as a junior to complete the

last two years of your BFA program. PrattMWP provides an excellent way

to begin your studies in art and design, after which you are ready to move

to Brooklyn—home to more artists and designers than any other city. New

York City provides you with an exceptional learning environment that ex-

tends beyond the Pratt campus. From design firms and art galleries where

you can intern to museums and concert halls where you can enjoy all of

the city’s cultural offerings, Pratt’s New York City location is unparalleled.

WHY DO STUDENTS CHOOSE PRATTMWP?

Reputation

PrattMWP was ranked among the top US design schools by Graphic

Design USA, and Pratt Institute, one of the world’s most prestigious

colleges of art, design, and architecture, was ranked #5 of the top ten

most influential design schools of the past half century by Graphic Design

USA. Pratt was ranked one of the top design schools by BusinessWeek and

was ranked number one for fine and studio arts programs by USA Today.

Automatic relocation to Pratt’s main campus in Brooklyn upon

completion of two years at MWP

The transition to Brooklyn is seamless and automatic, and no separate

application is required to relocate. Once you complete your final years at

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Pratt’s main campus, you receive your BFA from Pratt Institute and

become part of a prestigious community of talented Pratt alumni.

PrattMWP’s curricula are identical to Pratt’s, ensuring a world-class

education and a seamless transition.

Pratt’s Outstanding Career Placement

In Pratt Institute’s most recent survey, 92 percent of its undergraduates

were employed within one year of graduation; one third of students

were employed before graduation. PayScale ranks Pratt number one

among the best art and design schools with respect to the mid-career

salary of its graduates.

PrattMWP’s tuition is substantially less than most top art and design

schools for the first two years, and PrattMWP automatically considers

all accepted incoming freshman and transfer students (US citizens,

permanent residents and international students) for generous merit-

based scholarships, up to approximately half tuition, with no separate

application required. PrattMWP students are also considered for generous

scholarships when relocating to Pratt Institute based on their cumulative

GPA at the end of the first semester of the second year.

PrattMWP students receive scholarships not only to Pratt Institute in

Brooklyn but to some of the best art and design schools in the country as

well. Thus, beginning at PrattMWP could be the most affordable choice

for obtaining your BFA.

While most students, about 95 percent, who complete their first two years

at PrattMWP relocate to Pratt’s Brooklyn campus in their junior year to

finish their BFA, you are may apply to any other art and design school as

a transfer student.

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History of PrattMWP In 1999, Pratt Institute joined forces with

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute to give

students the option of starting their Pratt education

at a smaller, more intimate campus where they

can develop their skills and focus on their work.

The affiliation has been very successful. The

combination of MWPAI’s distinguished arts com-

munity and Pratt’s strong reputation and curriculum

developed into a focused, passionate, and support-

ive learning environment that attracts fine young

artists and designers from around the world.

But this success story began long before 1999.

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute (MWPAI)

was established in 1919 to serve as “an artistic,

musical and social center.” The Institute was

named for three generations of one Utica family

whose philanthropic generosity supported the

fundamental belief in the prominent role the arts

play in a vibrant community. The art institute aims

to promote interest and participation in the arts

and stimulate artistic self-expression and personal

creativity.

In 1936, MWPAI opened to the public, display-

ing the vast collection of fine and decorative arts

objects amassed by the family and organized

concerts of highly acclaimed classical musicians.

The MWPAI Museum of Art houses a collection

of more than 15,000 works of art. The modern

and contemporary collection is noteworthy for its

works by Maurice Prendergast, Edward Hopper,

Jackson Pollock, and Louise Bourgeois. In addition,

the Museum has a distinguished group of paintings

and sculptures by leading European Modernists,

including Salvador Dali, Wassily Kandinsky,

and Pablo Picasso. The Performing Arts division

continues to produce live stage performances,

children’s concerts, and a superb film series

throughout the year.

Founded in 1941, the MWPAI School of Art focused

on creating an art program that instills the princi-

ples of a strong visual arts foundation. Established

with the intention of providing an exceptional

preparatory program in art, Munson students, after

completing the two year program, would continue

their education at top schools throughout the

country including Pratt Institute. The School was

granted the authority to confer the Bachelor of

Fine Arts degree by the State of New York in 1948

As the MWPAI continued to receive monumental

acclaim, Pratt Institute and MWPAI saw an oppor-

tunity to combine their strengths. Pratt Institute,

interested in the consistently high-quality students

coming out of Utica, formed an affiliation with MWPAI. The upstate institution welcomed the alliance since Pratt could offer an outstanding benefit to the students: a clear path to their BFA degree at one of the world’s preeminent art colleges through a seamless relocation to Pratt’s Brooklyn campus in their junior year.

Since the union, PrattMWP has added new studio buildings, state-of-the-art computer labs, and new residence halls.

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Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art designed by architect Philip Johnson

Classroom buildings onPrattMWP campus

Relocation to Pratt Institute

Students who relocate to Pratt Institute are not considered transfer

students but rather continuing Pratt students from the extension campus.

Note that students are not permitted to relocate to the Brooklyn campus

prior to completing the first two years at the Utica campus. No additional

application is required to relocate. PrattMWP students are evaluated for

scholarships to Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus based on their cumula-

tive GPA at the end of the first semester of their second year at PrattMWP.

Upon successful completion of the bachelor’s program at the Brooklyn

campus, students receive their BFA from Pratt Institute and become part

of a prestigious and extensive community of talented Pratt alumni.

Students who complete the first two years at PrattMWP but decide they

want to change their major when they relocate to Pratt must submit a

request to their academic advisor. Acceptance to a different program at

Pratt is not guaranteed, although every effort is made to accommodate

students. Students accepted to a different program at Pratt will most likely

need to take an additional year to complete their BFA degree. Students

interested in switching to fashion or architecture will require an additional

two to three years. Note: architecture is a five-year program.

A relocation trip is organized for PrattMWP students to visit the Brooklyn

campus in their sophomore year. Students have the opportunity to

become acquainted with the institute by touring the campus and meeting

with faculty, administration and current students. Many students reac-

quaint themselves with their former upper classmen from PrattMWP

and hear first-hand about the transition. The trip will also allow students

to spend time in their specific departments and learn what to expect

throughout their junior and senior years at Pratt.

During your last semester at PrattMWP, the residential life, financial aid,

registrar and advising offices from both Pratt Institute and PrattMWP

work together on the Utica campus assuring students are prepared for the

start of their junior year in Brooklyn, NY. Students will secure housing

and financial aid, and register for classes.

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Foundation

PrattMWP’s first-year core is a prerequisite to all the

professional programs in the School of Art and Design.

The primary objective of the first year foundation core is

to develop and expand your visual thinking through a

critical practice of methods and processes of creativity.

To accomplish this, you participate in a series of studio

experiences that deal with the analysis of problems

in perception, conception and imagination. The studio

work encompasses both 2- and 3-dimensional forms in

their optical, technical and symbolic natures. In addition,

you receive an introduction to four-dimensional (time-

based) arts through the use of computers and other

media. At one point, you may deal with specifically

designed structural problems, and at another point, you

may examine these problems from expressive, social and

historical perspectives. Through this process, individual

imagination, skill, ambition and preferences are examined.

You take drawing, 3-dimensional design, light color and

design, and 4-dimensional design.

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Course Descriptions

Drawing I: Figure and General FDC-143 | 4 CR In figure drawing, an understanding of the human body is developed in all its aspects — what the human body is, what it is made of, how it moves, and how it exists in space. The model’s poses, at first, are simple, becoming more complex as skill and under-standing develop. The emphasis then shifts to the entire space of the page, the model within that space, and the relationship of one figure to another. In general drawing, exercises move from a simple description of the object (its texture, weight, volume) to the relationship of two or more objects in space, and the understanding of space in multiple space relationships, and finally, to the organization of the entire drawing sur-face. Emphasis is on the reality of drawing as against the reality of nature, stressing that the drawing process is both inventive and analytical. The student learns to devel-

op line and tone to arrive at an integrated image and to work with a variety of media including charcoal, inks, conte and oil crayon.

Drawing II: Figure and General FDC-144 | 4 CR This is a continuation of FDC-143. Prerequisites: FDC-143.

Materials and 3-Dimensional Form I FDC-157 | 3 CR This course introduces students to the ma-terials, techniques and ideas that comprise the three-dimensional world of “made” things. Of course, natural forms are also considered. The basic abstract compo-nents — line, plane, mass and space — are examined and explored through assign-ments and research. A three-dimensional sensibility is progressively developed when the basic components are manipulated by the effective use of direction, balance, axis, orientation and relationship; in other words, organization (composition). The aesthetic consideration of materials and tools in this context adds to the expressive equation of three-dimensional study. The process may begin with concept, material or observation; it continues by way of lectures, demonstra-tions, critical analysis and class discussion until each project is crafted to completion.

Materials and 3-Dimensional Form II FDC-158 | 3 CR This is a continuation of FDC-157.

Light/Color/Design I FDC-163 | 3 CR Two-dimensional form, color structure, and composition are investigated here through many ideas and principles. Emphasis is on training the perception of the way color relationships affect optical as well as psy-chological dynamics. A primary component of the course is the study of the many ways that light modulates our perception of color and form. Using art and nature as sources, students employ a variety of mediums to explore sensory and emotional, as well as intellectual, aesthetic concepts.

Light/Color/Design II FDC-164 | 3 CR This is a continuation of FDC-163. In the second semester, the course concentrates on the ways, both historical and experimen-tal, of manipulating the two-dimensional surface to explore its endless expressive and structural possibilities. Prerequisites: FDC-163.

4-Dimensional Design I FDC-180 | 2 CR Through the use of computers, video, photo, sound and lighting equipment, students are introduced to basic concepts of art and design in space and time. Assignments direct students in creating works that utilize attributes of time and movement, elements of moving image, serial, sequential, and narrative ordering, still and moving image editing, sound and image relations, and object and even analysis. In focusing on the relations between students’ spacing and timing skills, the 4-D course extends and supplements the other Foundation courses, and prepares students for further work with time-based media.

4-Dimensional Design II FDC-181 | 2 CR This course is a continuation of FDC-180. Prerequisites: FDC-180.

The Foundation core helps you evaluate your previous art experience in light of new ideas and techniques. This grounding in underlying concepts and principles of the visual arts puts professional aims in a historical perspective. Before specialization in the soph-omore year, the core curriculum encourages flexibility, adaptability and the experience of design and art as wide ranging enterprises.

Transfer students will be evaluated for advanced standing based on their portfolio and the similarity of studio courses taken at any previous college.

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Teaching is a creative process. To direct, train and

educate artists requires more than knowledge of art.

An effective teacher must communicate visual ideas,

facilitate creative growth and engender a desire for

learning to prepare artists for professional challenges.

You prepare for you Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with

a major in Art and Design Education by completing the

foundation art courses in your freshman year and then

developing both our visual art skills and abilities by

communicating those visual ideas to others.

You will engage in a variety of fieldwork experiences in

which personal connections between studio, education

theory, and classroom practice can be made. Making art

and teaching art become complementary activities.

Students who major in art and design education may

then go on to earn a New York State Initial Certification

in teaching fine arts in grades Pre-K through 12.

Art and Design Education

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Curriculum

SEMESTER 1

FDC-143 Drawing I: Figure and General 4

FDC-157 Materials and 3-Dimensional Form I 3

FDC-163 Light/Color/Design I 3

FDC-180 4-Dimensional Design I 2

HA-111 Themes in Art and Culture I 3

HMS-101A Introduction to Literary and Critical Studies I 3

Credits subtotal 18

SEMESTER 2

FDC-144 Drawing II: Figure and General 4

FDC-158 Materials and 3-Dimensional Form II 3

FDC-164 Light/Color/Design II 3

FDC-181 4-Dimensional Design II 2

HA-112 Themes in Art and Culture II 3

HMS-103A Introduction to Literary and Critical Studies II 3

Credits subtotal 18

SEMESTER 3

ED-250 Contemporary Ideas about Art and Self 3

SS-391 Child and Adolescent Psychology 3

HA-215 Survey of Art: 19th Century 2

Liberal Arts elective 3

Art Core (studio courses) 6 or 8

Credits subtotal 17 or 19

SEMESTER 4

ADE 215 Fieldwork/Study in Art & Design Ed 4

HA 216 Survey of Art: 20th Century 2

Social Science/ Philosophy Elective 3

Art Core (studio courses) 4 or 6


B.F.A. in Art and Design Education You learn through studio work, group discussion, lectures, semi-nars, individual consultations and exhibitions at the world famous Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art.

Combined Degree B.F.A./M.S. Art and Design EducationSee the Pratt bulletin and graduate catalogue at www.pratt.edu/request for course descriptions.

By matriculating to the Pratt Brooklyn campus in your junior year and completing both degrees at Pratt, you can reduce require-ment of time and cost in a program totaling 159 credits. Applications must be made of the department chair by February 1 of the junior year. Students in the B.F.A./M.S. program will not be awarded a B.F.A. degree nor recommended for certification until the program is completed and both degrees are awarded. Course work for the degrees can be completed in five years which may include summers.

Course Descriptions Sophomore Courses

Fieldwork in Art/Design Education ADE-215A | 4 CRStudents will observe, assist, and eventually teach in an art classroom. Fieldwork journals including lesson planning, class-room management and evaluation are brought to the weekly seminar for discus-sion and analysis.

Contemporary Ideas about Art and SelfED250 | 3 CRThis course is designed to enable the student to develop a personal philosophy as an artist/designer and teacher through the exploration of the relationship between the creator, the creative process, and art and culture. Visits to the museum and an examination of modern and contemporary artists will also serve as subjects for the class discussion. A semester long project on one object will demonstrate the variety of personal styles and expressive forms in the visual arts while complementing the required texts and discussion.

Child and Adolescent Development SS-391 | 3 CR Theories of development from infancy through adolescence are critiqued through readings in psychology and literature, formal observations, and personal ex-periences. Learning and environmental factors such as gender, race, disability, and economics in the home, school, and community are included in the discussion. Students consider language acquisition and literacy development, sexuality, and cultural identity development.

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Communications Design

Unique among major American art and design schools, the

Communications Design major at PrattMWP builds on the

relationships between graphic design, illustration, and

advertising as the key modes of visually expressing an idea.

Words, images, motion and sound—whether on a page, wall,

television, laptop or phone—are the tools you need to

communicate a message across all platforms.

The curriculum provides instruction in a broad base of skills

relevant to all three areas in the sophomore year and offers

studio courses that are increasingly specific to each in the

junior and senior years. Courses emphasize the history of

design, sustainability, and social awareness in addition to

technical process to teach you to be a creative problem-

solver and masterful visual architect.

In Communications Design, all studio techniques and tools

are taught to be useful in the design process. You enter the

junior year with an excellent foundation in all media, including

painting, drawing, and 2- and 3-dimensional design, having

mastered critical thinking, problem solving, typography,

photography, and current computer software.

With the guidance of our faculty, you discover the practical

application of your in-class assignments by designing logos,

corporate identities, and ad campaigns for local and national

organizations.

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Graphic Design Curriculum

SEMESTER 1


FDC-157 Materials and 3-Dimensional

Form I 3





Credits subtotal 18

SEMESTER 2







Credits subtotal 18

SEMESTER 3 COMD-201 Visual Communication I 2

COMD-211 Design Procedures I 2

COMD-215 Typographic Design I 2

COMD-221 Illustration I 2

COMD-231 Imaging I 2


Liberal Arts Elective 3

Studio Elective 2

Credit subtotal 17

SEMESTER 4 COMD-202 Visual Communication II 2

COMD-212 Design Procedures II 2

COMD-216 Typographic Design II 2

COMD-222 Illustration II 2

COMD-232 Imaging II 2


Social Science/Philosophy 3

Studio Elective 2

Credit subtotal 17

Advertising Art Direction Curriculum

SEMESTER 1 FDC-143 Drawing I: Figure and General 4






Credits subtotal 18

SEMESTER 2 FDC-144 Drawing II: Figure and General 4






Credits subtotal 18








Studio Elective 2

Credit subtotal 17






COMD-217P Intro to Advertising 2



Credit subtotal 17

Illustration Curriculum






HMS-101A Introduction to Literary and 3 Critical Studies I

Credits subtotal 18







Credits subtotal 18






COMD-235 Illustration Methods & Media I 2



Credit subtotal 17






COMD-217P Intro to Advertising 2

COMD-236 Illustration Methods & Media II 2



Credit subtotal 17

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Visual Communication I COMD-201 | 2 CR Students explore the creative process of making images that can move ideas and information to the minds of others. The general principles studied and practiced in these courses are the foundation of creative thinking and successful solutions for graphic design, illustration, and advertising art direction communication problems.

Visual Communication II COMD-202 | 2 CR Students explore the creative process of making images that can move ideas and information to the minds of others. The general principles studied and practiced in these courses are the foundation of creative thinking and successful solutions for graphic design, illustration and advertising art direction communication problems. Prerequisite: COMD-201.

Design Procedures I COMD-211 | 2 CR Design Procedures is a set of two courses on the basic technical preparation of artwork for publication. Computer-production tech-niques as well as hand-crafting presentation skills are taught in the context of simulated professional job processes. The course develops technical skills that are necessary to produce publications in the graphic design and advertising professions, to provide instruction of publishing methods needed to produce assignment solutions for other Communications Design Department studio courses and to develop an under-standing of how technical processes relate to the creative design process.

Design Procedures II COMD-212 | 2 CR Design Procedures is a set of two courses on the basic technical preparation of artwork for publication. Computer-production tech-niques as well as hand-crafting presentation skills are taught in the context of simulated

professional job processes. The course develops technical skills that are necessary to produce publications in the graphic design and advertising professions, to provide instruction of publishing methods needed to produce assignment solutions for other Communications Design Department studio courses and to develop an under-standing of how technical processes relate to the creative design process. Prerequisite: COMD-211.

Typographic Design I COMD-215 | 2 CR These courses include the history, design and execution of lettering for reproduction. The computer is employed to introduce the student to the basic principles of typo-graphic design and typesetting.

Typographic Design II COMD-216 | 2 CR These courses include the history, design and execution of lettering for reproduction. The computer is employed to introduce the student to the basic principles of typographic design and typesetting. Prerequisite: COMD-215.

Intro to Advertising COMD-217P | 2 CR The introduction to advertising course provides a comprehensive look at under-standing advertising by examining its development and evolution, purpose and fundamental creative principles.

Illustration I COMD-221 | 2 CR These are basic courses in the art of making pictures for the purpose of communicating information and ideas. Illustration images are inherently figurative, so drawing and painting from life and mind are a major component of study. Class sessions alternate between working in drawing/painting studio workshops and critiques of assignments.

Illustration II COMD-222 | 2 CR These are basic courses in the art of making pictures for the purpose of communicating information and ideas. Illustration images are inherently figurative, so drawing and painting from life and mind are a major component of study. Class sessions alter-nate between working in drawing/painting studio workshops and critiques of assign-ments. Prerequisite: COMD-221.

Imaging I COMD-231 | 2 CR These courses provide a thorough foun-dation of image capture and production techniques within the context of the communications design professions. While artistic expression remains an important criterion in the evaluation of assignments, effectiveness of communication will ulti-mately determine the -success of images in advertising, graphic design, and illustra-tion. The first course is an overview of the principles and techniques that are specific to communications arts. This includes a basic comparison of digital and traditional optical imagery. The second course expands the subject to advanced lighting, location, production, and reproduction techniques as used within print and electronic publica-tions, and how images will finally be used to serve the purpose of the publication.

Imaging II COMD-232 | 2 CR These courses provide a thorough foun-dation of image capture and production techniques within the context of the communications design professions. While artistic expression remains an important criterion in the evaluation of assignments, effectiveness of communication will ulti-mately determine the success of images in advertising, graphic design, and illustra-tion. The first course is an overview of the principles and techniques that are specific to communications arts. This includes a basic comparison of digital and traditional optical imagery. The second course expands

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the subject to advanced lighting, location, production, and reproduction techniques as used within print and electronic publica-tions, and how images will finally be used to serve the purpose of the publication. Prerequisite: COMD-231.

Illustration Methods & Media I COMD-235 | 2 CR This two-course sequence develops proficiency in the rendering of represen-tational imagery through the handling of various drawing and painting media.

Illustration Methods & Media II COMD-236 | 2 CR This two-course sequence develops profi-ciency in the rendering of representational imagery through the handling of various drawing and painting media. Prerequisite: COMD-235.

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Fine Arts

Fine art largely influences the information of our

contemporary visual imagination. The world is revealed

through the hand, mind and expression of the artist.

The contributions of the fine arts are as significant in

understanding a culture as knowing its technological

achievements. Whether it is ceramics, jewelry, painting,

photography, printmaking, or sculpture, many of the skills

learned in studying fine art in college, such as problem

solving and conceptual thinking, are the basis for suc-

cessfully navigating all aspects of life. At PrattMWP, the

relationship between art and design is fluid and symbiotic:

immersion in a curriculum rich in both traditions is the

best training for a contemporary artist. You will work in

several of the different studio areas before concentrating

on your program choice. The last two years at Pratt lead

to focusing aesthetic directions and developing those skills

required to professionally realize them.

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Fine Arts Curriculum







Credits subtotal 18






HMS-103A Introduction to Literary and 3 Critical Studies II

Credits subtotal 18

SEMESTER 3 & 4 DRWG-205/211 Drawing I/Life Study I 4

PTG-205/211 Painting I/Life Study I 4

PRNT-203 Intaglio 4

or

PRNT-211 Silkscreen 4

or

PRNT-212 Relief 4

SCJ-205/206 Sculpture I & II 4

or

SCJ-207/208 Ceramics I & II 4

or

SCJ-211/212 Jewelry I & II 4

FAU-241/242 Fine Arts Seminar I & II 4

HA-215/216 Survey of Art: 19th & 20th C. 4

Studio Elective 4


Social Science Elective 3

Credit subtotal 34


Drawing I DRWG-205 | 2 CR Drawing I covers multi-dimensional visual-ization and delineation as well as drawing as a process of perception and projection. Students also explore visual structures and concepts in history and contemporary movements.

Life Study I DRWG-211 | 2 CR Students study the human figure as an expression and reflection of nature. Formal analysis in terms of visual and structural constructs is presented as well as the image used as media and medium projection and expression of human consciousness.

Fine Arts Seminar I FAU-241 | 2 CR The Fine Arts Seminars explore ideas and issues relevant to the Fine Arts curriculum. They address concerns of the studio arising from the social, historical and intellectual parameters of the time. The concerns are formal and philosophical as well as practi-cal. Class discussions include topics such as personalities, events, exhibitions, writing of critics and artists, values and studio practice. The seminars are required coursework from the sophomore through the senior years. Prerequisites: 24 credits of Foundation Art courses.

Fine Arts Seminar II FAU-242 | 2 CR The Fine Arts Seminars explore ideas and issues relevant to the Fine Arts curriculum. They address concerns of the studio arising from the social, historical and intellectual parameters of the time. The concerns are formal and philosophical as well as practical. Class discussions include topics such as personalities, events, exhibitions, writing of critics and artists, values and studio practice. The seminars are required coursework from the sophomore through the senior years.

B.F.A. in Fine ArtsYou learn through studio work, group discussion, lectures, semi-nars, individual consultations and exhibitions at the world famous Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art.

Concentrations: Ceramics, Drawing, Jewelry, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture

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Intaglio PRNT-203 | 2 - 4 CR Intaglio comes from the Italian word intagliare “to incise.” This course will cover the techniques of intaglio printmaking on copper. Students will acquire a basic skill set of intaglio techniques through demonstra-tion and practical application. Assignments and critiques are designed to develop an integration of formal qualities and concepts with technical exploration. All printmaking courses offer students an introduction into the world of prints, multiples, and printed matter.

Silkscreen PRNT-211 | 2 - 4 CR Image formulation through the stencil (silk screen and related stencil techniques) is developed. Paper stencil, glue block out, lacquer block out, tusche and glue, cut film, and photosensitive stencil formulations are stressed. Problems of imagery related to the medium are pursued. Color mixing, regis-tration, over printing, transparencies and edition printing are emphasized. Critiques, demonstrations, and class discussions are held.

Relief PRNT-212 | 2 -4 CR It began with a stamp as a way to identify- Relief is undoubtedly the oldest printmak-ing technique. This course will cover wood and linoleum block printing in black and white and reduction and multiple block printing in color. Students will acquire the technique through demonstration and practical application. Weekly assignments and critiques are designed to develop an integration of formal qualities and concepts with technical exploration. All printmaking courses offer students an introduction into the world of prints, multiples, and printed matter.

Painting I PTG-205 | 2 CR An introduction to the basic concepts of visual, procedural, and gestural schema incorporating controlled experimentation, with a broad focus in color, abstraction, and visual harmonics.

Life Study I PTG-211 | 2–4 CR The image (nature, human, still life) used as media and medium for projection and expression of human consciousness is studied in this course.

Sculpture I SCJ-205 | 2 CR This course emphasizes the development of formal perception and projection, and pro-vides an introduction to the basic concepts, materials, and processes of sculpture.

Sculpture II SCJ-206 | 2 CR This course emphasizes the development of formal perception and projection, and pro-vides an introduction to the basic concepts, materials, and processes of sculpture.

Ceramics I SCJ-207 | 2 CR An introduction to ceramics that explores the use of the wheel, coil, and slab in the creation of clay objects, both sculptural and functional.

Ceramics II SCJ-208 | 2 CR An introduction to ceramics that explores the use of the wheel, coil and slab in the creation of clay objects, both sculptural and functional.

Jewelry I SCJ-215 | 2 CR Jewelry course is an introduction to basic direct metal fabrication techniques used to create small scale, wearable objects with non-ferrous metals. Design development

is addressed as an extension of studio work with special attention paid to issues relating to object scale and the body.

Jewelry II SCJ-216 | 2 CR This course builds upon the skill set devel-oped in Jewelry I. Students learn advanced direct metal fabrication techniques for small-scale, wearable objects. Precision and craftsmanship become the emphasis as students integrate design concepts addressing scale and wear-ability with more complex techniques.

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Photography

Since the invention of photography in 1839, artists have

been using this medium to record their visible world and

as a medium for personal expression. New developments in

the digital realm have further expanded these possibilities.

At PrattMWP, the freshman foundation year concentrates

on the use of traditional 2- and 3-dimensional media to

develop and expand your visual thinking through a critical

practice of methods and processes of creativity. You will

be introduced to the traditional—or analogue medium

of black-and-white photography. In the second year, black-

and-white photography, and its use as a vehicle for artistic

expression, is further explored with the introduction of

color and digital photography. Film and video classes are

also included, as well as the study of the history of photog-

raphy. You will acquire a comprehensive understanding of

the artistic and professional options inherent in the field

of photography.

You will move from a highly structured program in the

sophomore year to a more self-determined program in the

senior year in which individual interests will be emphasized.

This approach is intended to facilitate the transition from

student to independent artist/professional.

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B.F.A. in Photography

You learn through studio work,

group discussion, seminars,

individual consultations and

exhibitions at the world famous

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts

Institute Museum of Art.

Course descriptions

Intro to Digital Cinema FVID-101 | 3 CR The first of a two course sequence designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of digital cinema production. The course focus-es on the production of short video works, with an equal emphasis on concept, content, and equipment use. Experimentation is encouraged in all areas. Each week, students attend a topic specific lecture. Then, meeting in smaller sections, students work collabora-tively and individually on video assignments that will advance their abilities as makers, viewers, and readers.

Black & White PhotographyPHOT-105 | 3 CR This is an introductory course in black-and-white photography. The course will introduce basic techniques, including small-camera operation, film exposure and development, and the contact printing, enlarging, and finishing of black-and-white photographs, as well as concept development and image content. Emphasis will be placed on the ability of students to master the tech-nical skills necessary to begin developing their own artistic style and using the medium as a communicative tool. Visual presenta-tions will acquaint students with photogra-phers who have influenced the development of the medium.

Digital Photography PHOT-210 | 3 CR This is an introductory course in digital photography. In this course, students are introduced to color techniques and theories. The course will cover the basics of color photography, including image capture, file management, image processing, and digital printing. Students will gain a broader understanding of photography as an artistic medium through readings, critiques, class discussions, and field trips.

Photography Curriculum

SEMESTER 1




PHOT-105 Black & White Photography 3



Credits subtotal 19

SEMESTER 2




PHOT-210 Digital Photography 2



Credits subtotal 19

SEMESTER 3

FVID-101 Intro to Digital Cinema 3

PHOT-201 Photography III 3

PHOT-322 Lighting I 3

HA- 360 Survey of Photo I: 1839 to present 3

HA- 215 Survey of Art: 19th Century 2

Liberal Arts elective 3

Credits subtotal 17

SEMESTER 4

PHOT 310 Intermediate Digital Photography 3

PHOT 220 Large Format Photography 3

PHTO 205 Sophomore Critique 3

HA 216 Survey of Art: 20th Century 2


Studio elective (optional) 2


Photography IIIPHOT-201 | 2 CR This is a course for students with a basic background in small camera operation and darkroom procedures, with a greater emphasis on the photograph both as a fine print and as an interrelated trace of the students’ interests and perceptions. Class time includes discussions, slide shows, and field trips to current local photography exhibitions. Prerequisites: PHOT-102. Adv. Blk & White Phot

Lighting PHOT-322 | 3 CR This course covers all aspects of artificial light used in photography, both in the studio and on location. Students will become familiar with key concepts, including under-standing and controlling the quality of light and the architecture of multiple light set ups. The course will cover ideal lighting for portraiture, still life, and interior spaces will be covered. Requisite courses: PHOT-105 or PHOT 210

Intermediate Digital Photography PHOT-310 | 3 CR Expanding upon the photographic tech-niques and concepts introduced in Digital Photography, students in this course will gain an in-depth understanding of digital file management; editing and processing; and printing techniques. The discussion of photographic and media artists who use the internet and digital imaging software will help students understand how these tools are being used today.

Large Format Photography PHOT-220 | 3 CR This course introduces students to the view camera and its uses. Emphasis is placed on developing a sense of familiarity with the camera and utilizing its unique potential, such as its ability to correct perspective and render fine detail. Students will addition-ally learn how the large-format camera’s technical and expressive capabilities differ from those of hand-held cameras. Requisite courses: PHOT-105 or PHOT-210

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AcademicsCourse DescriptionsArt History

Themes in Art and Culture IHA-111 | 3 CR This course is the first in a required two-semester sequence. It covers the history of art and architecture in Non-western cultures and in the West from Paleolithic to the early Renaissance. Works of art are studied in their social, political and economic contexts along with considerations about patronage and stylistic influences. The three-hour sessions will be organized into two hours of lecture and an hour of group discussion on assigned readings or special topics.

Themes in Art and Culture IHA-112 | 3 CR This course is the second in the two-semester sequence of required courses for students in the School of Art and the School of Design. It covers the history of art and design in western and non-western cultures from the sixteenth century to the present. Works of art are studied in their social, political and economic contexts along with considerations about patronage and stylistic influences.

Course DescriptionsLiberal Arts and SciencesPlease note these courses may vary each semester

Intro to Literary/Critical Studies I HMS-101A | 3 CR This class serves as an introduction to liter-ature, composition, critical analysis, and re-search. Students are required to write essays based on the critical analysis of texts across a range of genres. Emphasis is placed on using writing as an extension of the thought process, and as a tool that can be integrated across academic and artistic disciplines. Stress is placed on mastering the elements of the thesis centered essay and developing research skills.

Intro to Literary/Critical Studies II HMS-103A | 3 CR While students continue to practice the crit-ical thinking and writing skills acquired in HMS 101a, emphasis is placed on exploring

literature and its relation to the other arts in greater depth, and on developing a writing style characterized by coherency, clarity of expression, and analytical rigor. Students are required to take HMS 103a in the semester following the one in which they took HMS 100a or HMS 101a

Intro to Public Speaking HMS-261A | 3 CR This course is an introduction to effective public speaking as well as effective com-munication in small groups. All students will develop, organize, and deliver several types of speeches; study in workshop form the dynamics of various interper-sonal communication situations, such as conflict management, job interviews, body language, and cross-cultural exchanges; and improve critiquing and listening skills. Students will complete research papers and lead mini-workshops about further aspects of interpersonal communication.

Creative Writing HMS-320S | 3 CR This course is designed to enable students to explore special topics in creative writing in a concentrated way.

Thought/Brain/Mind HMS-330C | 3 CR This course will examine theories of thought, the brain and mind from ancient philosophy to contemporary cognitive neuroscience. Topics may include: self-reflection, recur- sion, creativity, intuition, rationalism/empiricism, psychoanalysis, neuroanatomy, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, etc. No prior experience in philosophy, computer science or biology is required — just bring yourself and an open mind.

Myth Into Film HMS-340B | 3 CR This course explores analytic approaches to the mythic resonance of selected films, emphasizing classic motifs such as the Hero Quest, Origins, and Death and Rebirth, as well as myths of everyday living. Screen-ings are preceded by commentary on background information and followed by interpretations of the mythic and cine- matographic contributions to the achieve-ment of the films.

Sociology SS-200 | 3 CR This course covers basic concepts for the study of primitive and modern society, social processes operating in human groups, personality development in various societies, major institutional groupings, and social change.

Anthropology SS-209 | 3 CR Introduces disciplines in the field of anthropology such as physical anthropol-ogy, ethnology, and linguistics. Material constructions pertaining to the hypotheses and theories concerning human evolution, comparative cultural analyses, and the nature and significance of language are examined. As a comparative discipline, anthropological study provides important insights into the structure and functioning of culture in kinship as well as class-based societies. This study encompasses a range of societies from simple hunting and gather-ing to industrialized ones. Visual material is an important adjunct to this course.

General PsychologySS-210 | 3 CR This course is a study of human mental pro-cesses and behavior. Problems of maturation, motivation, emotional and mental develop-ment, disorders, and treatment are covered.

Cultural Studies SS-330 | 3 CR This course explores the relations of cul-tural artifacts in the contemporary world to their various social contexts. Culture is understood as the material expressions and images that people create and the social environment that shapes the way diverse groups of people experience their world and interact with one another. The course focus-es on the critical analysis of these various forms of media, design, mass communica-tions, arts, and popular culture.

Psychology of Gender/Sex Roles SS-357 | 3 CR This course is an exploration of a variety of issues relating to human sexual behavior from theoretical, biological, and social per-spectives. Sexual development, sex roles, and gender identity (how we see ourselves as male or female) will be discussed.

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FULL-TIME FACULTY

Stephen ArnisonProfessor, Drawing and PaintingB.F.A. University of Nebraska, LincolnM.F.A. University of Nebraska, Lincoln Stephen actively exhibits his work throughout the central NY region and the mid-west where his portrait and still-life drawings and paintings have received numerous awards and recognition. Adjunct Faculty at University of Nebraska 1993-1996; Visiting Assistant Professor at Doane College, Crete, Nebraska 1994-1995.

Daniel BuckinghamProfessor, SculptureBFA Tulane UniversityMFA Alfred UniversityDaniel exhibits his work throughout the US and abroad. His large-scale public commission, Tower of Bells is located in the Park of Women and Children, Quito, Ecuador. He traveled solo by bicycle for eight years exploring more then 60 countries. This enriching journey has become a major resource for his artistic practice and his understanding of the human condition. Daniel enjoys listening to jazz and blues music and has served as a board-member for Sculpture Space Inc. in Utica, NY.

Christopher CirilloAssistant Visiting ProfessorB.F.A. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago M.F.A. The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley UniversityChris has 20 years experience in painting and drawing. He has taught and lectured for PrattMWP, Mohawk Valley Community College, Empire State College, and the Kirkland Art

Center. He makes work that is a reflection of his internal state. . . exploring humor, melancholy and often an inspiration from nature and or culture.

Chris IrickProfessor of JewelryB.F.A. Texas Tech UniversityM.F.A. UMASS Dartmouth. Chris joined the full time faculty at PrattMWP in 2000 and regularly lectures on her work and conducts visiting artist workshops at colleges and universities across the US, most recently at Maine College of Art and University of Wyoming. Her work has been featured in more than 40 magazine and book publications, more than 100 national and international exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the National Ornamental Metal Museum, and is included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution. She is currently interested in finding ways of capturing the elegance of bird flight on a static piece of jewelry, making use of historical and contemporary technologies to create the illusion of movement.

Cindy Buckley KorenProfessor, Communications DesignB.F.A. University of BuffaloM.A.L.S. Empire State College After establishing her career in editorial and advertising design with clients including AT&T, the U.S. Open, and Runner’s World Magazine, “Cindiana” changed focus to pursue her passion for cultivating young creative talent and inspiring positive social change. As the founder of the {meetinghouse} creative collaborative and as a featured speaker at TEDx Utica she strives to challenge the status quo by promoting meaningful education.

Faculty: Artists and TeachersAt PrattMWP, we owe our outstanding reputation to a faculty of

professional artists and designers. Works created by our distinguished

faculty members are widely shown in public exhibitions and are held

in private collections throughout the U.S. and abroad. Our instructors

have served as guest artists, advisors and lecturers at many colleges

and universities throughout the world. Our adjunct instructors are

considered among the best in their fields. In the classroom, faculty

members share their valuable insights into the world of art and your

future as a successful artist. You will find instructors who personally

stimulate your creativity and help build new skills.

Gregory Lawler Professor of Drawing and PaintingB.F.A., Philadelphia College of ArtM.F.A., Penn State UniversityOriginally from Philadelphia, Gregory currently resides in upstate New York, where he has been a Professor of Painting and Drawing at PrattMWP since 1990. He has exhibited in various locations in the US including the Everson Museum, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center and the Stanley Center for the Arts. Lawler is a well-established New York State artist, actively working and exhibiting for over 25 years. His paintings hang in collections throughout Maine, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and California.

Rita LombardiAssistant Professor of PhotographyBFA Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMFA University of ConnecticutRita has shown work nationally, including in New York City, Los Angeles, and throughout New England. She has lectured at the University of Connecticut, Hamilton College; residencies at the School of Visual Arts in NYC and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum in Hartford, Connecticut; she has been teaching since 2010 and has served as Assistant Professor at PrattMWP since 2013. Her current work investigates the role of public neighborhood libraries across the United States using large format color film photographs, she is also working on an ongoing series of pictures about motherhood.

Ken MarchioneDean of Academic Affairs, Professor of Drawing/PaintingBFA Cleveland Institute of ArtMFA Yale University School of ArtKen has been actively lecturing and exhibiting his art throughout the northeast for more than 25 years. After 12 years of teaching at the Institute he became Dean of Academic Affairs, a position he has held for four years. He came to PrattMWP after serving as Director of Art for the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in Stamford Connecticut, organizing numerous exhibitions and researching the museum’s permanent collection. He has also held positions at the Albright Knox Art Museum in Buffalo, NY and the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY.

Bryan McGrathProfessor of CeramicsBFA State University of New York at CortlandMaster of Fine Arts, Syracuse UniversityBryan McGrath joined the PrattMWP faculty in 1985 as head of the ceramics department. His work has been shown nationally and

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internationally, including exhibitions in New York City, the World Ceramics Center in Icheon, Korea, and Auckland, New Zealand. A potter for 45 years, his work and articles have appeared in several national and international ceramics publications including A Potters Professional Handbook, by Steven Branfman, Mastering Ceramics, by Richard Zakin and the Studio Potter and Monthly Ceramic Art (Korea) magazines. His travels include research and study trips to Japan and lecturing and teaching in Ireland. Bryan’s work is in private collections in the US, Japan, Australia, and Ireland and in public collections in the US that include the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Oklahoma University, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, and the Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.

Beth PostAssistant ProfessorB.A. University of Central ARM.F.A. Savannah College of Art and DesignBeth is a fresh face in Illustration with six years of experience teaching and 10 years of illustration and design experience. She works

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in children’s book and editorial and enjoys playing with the integration of traditional and digital art.

Sandra Stephens Associate Professor, Time and Motion Arts and Gallery Director B.A. SUNY Stony Brook M.F.A. School of Visual Arts Sandra creates video and video installation works to explore issues related to cultural and individual identity and has exhibited nationally, throughout museums and galleries in the United States and internationally in various locations including Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Triennale di Milano in Milan, Centre de Cultura Contemporania in Barce-lona and Atelier-Haus/Galerie ZeitZone in Berlin. She has also curated various shows throughout the US and is currently working on Conversation Exchange, a series of two-person exhibitions that create a platform for cultural exchange between artists based in the Caribbean and those within the diaspora where artists present their own work, appro-priate each other’s work, and collaborate together.

Lisa Gregg WightmanProfessor of Printmaking and DrawingBA & MA State University of New York at OswegoLisa has been the head of the printmaking curriculum since 1985. She teaches all areas of printmaking: relief, intaglio, screen printing and lithography, as well as fine art seminar and drawing. Lisa also has expertise in papermaking and book arts. She designed the print studio, which opened in 1998 and since then has worked to upgrade the printmaking facility and curriculum to incorporate solvent-free, water-base, non-toxic printmaking processes. At present, Lisa’s own work utilizes screenprint and mixed media approaches. Her work is represented in many national private and corporate collections, and has been exhibited widely in the Northeast. Lisa uses the theme of nature as a language to investigate the wonder, strength and fragility of all life.

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Todd BedrendtIntroduction to Literary & Critical StudiesMaster of Science, Utica College; Bachelor of Arts, Burlington College

Sarah BurnsDesign Procedures/Typographic DesignBachelor of Fine Arts, College of Saint Rose

Mark DiOrioCommunications ImagingMaster of Science, Syracuse University; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Purchase

Ted FordThemes in Art & culture/Fine Arts Seminar/Contemporary Ideas about Art & SelfMaster of Fine Arts, Vermont College; Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Colorado

James GiffordMyth into FilmPHD of American Literature

Robert KentCommunications ImagingBachelor of Science, Syracuse University

Zach LewisIntensive EnglishBachelor of Arts, Utica College

Leah McDonaldDesign ProceduresBachelor of Arts, College of Saint Rose

Gina MurtaghSurvey of Photo - 1839-present Master of Fine Arts, Syracuse University

Bob MusanteIntroduction to Literary & Critical StudiesPHD Middle Tennessee State University, English

Jenna NorthFigure & General Drawing / Light, Color, DesignMaster of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute

Jason OccipintiDesign ProceduresMaster of Fine Arts, Savananah College of Art & Design; Bachelor of Science, SUNY Institute of Technology

Justin PalmerDesign ProceduresBachelor of Science, SUNY Institute of Technology

Dave RobertsGeneral Psychology/Thought, Mind, BrainMaster of Social Work, SUNY Albany; Bachelor of Arts, Utica College

Claude SchuylerIntroduction to AdvertisingBachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design

Rialda SculmanCreative WritingMasters of Science, Utica College

Sean UsykIllustration/Light, Color, DesignBachelor of Fine Arts, Savannah College of Art & Design

Kim Valdez3-Dimensional DesignMaster of Fine Art, Syracuse University

Carolyn West PaceSurvey of Art: 19th & 20th Century PHD, Syracuse University

Jeremy ZogbyAnthropologyMaster of Art, Union College

Mara Zoltners4-Dimensional Design/Digital CinemaPHD, University of Leeds

AdmissionsACCREDITATION Pratt Institute is a coeducational undergradu-ate institution with graduate degrees offered at the Brooklyn campus, which is chartered and empowered to confer academic degrees by New York State. The certificates and degrees conferred are registered by the New York State Education Department. Pratt is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-662-5606. The Pratt Schools of Art and Design and PrattM-WP are each members of the National Associ-ation of Schools of Art and Design.

PrattMWP attracts highly motivated, talented students from a variety of backgrounds. Applications are welcome from all qualified students, regardless of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national-origin or hand-icap. The Admissions Committee bases its decisions on a careful review of all creden-tials submitted by the applicant. Although admission standards at PrattMWP are high, extraordinary talent may sometimes offset a lower grade point average or test score. If a student is not accepted, this decision is

neither a negative reflection on the student’s chances for successful completion of similar studies at another institution, nor does it preclude the student’s eventual admission to the Institute.

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS HOURSThe Office of Admissions is open weekdays from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

GUIDED CAMPUS TOURS Students who visit PrattMWP choose PrattMWP. It’s that simple.The vast majority of students who visit our campus decide to attend PrattMWP. Whether you are a senior in high school applying to PrattMWP or an underclassman exploring your options, we invite you to visit campus and see our modern, spacious studios and residence halls, view the quality of our students work, as well as chat with our esteemed faculty and staff. After your tour, you are welcome to visit our prestigious Museum of Art. There are a number of ways to visit our campus, including:

Campus Tours and Portfolio ReviewsCampus tours are available Mondays and

Fridays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Students also have the option of having a portfolio review after a campus tour. Tours take approximately 60 to 90 minutes. Please allow an additional thirty minutes for an optional portfolio review. You may schedule online at www.mwpai.edu/admissions, by phone at (800) 755-8920 or by email at [email protected].

Families are encouraged to visit the MWPAI Museum of Art after a campus tour, free of charge. The Museum of Art is open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Fridays until 8 p.m.) and Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PORTFOLIO GUIDELINESApplicants for PrattMWP must apply using Pratt Institute’s online application, where they may select PrattMWP in Utica. The ap-plication is available at www.pratt.edu/apply.

Fall Deadlines:January 5: Freshman Applicants November 1: Freshman non-binding early action deadlineFebruary 1: Transfer Applicants

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Application Requirements:All required application materials for freshman and transfer applicants as well as instructions on how to submit them are as follows. All materials must be submitted to Pratt Institute no later than two weeks after the application deadline. Mailed materials may be sent to: Pratt Institute, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11205.

Freshman Requirements:

• Online Application

• High School Transcripts

• Test Scores: SAT or ACT scores; TOEFL, IELTS or PTE for international students whose first language is not English (see below).

• Optional Letter of Recommendation

• Portfolio uploaded to www.pratt.slideroom.com

Online Applications (online required) have a fee of $50 for domestic applicants and permanent residents and $90 for interna-tional applicants. The online application is hosted on Pratt Institute’s website at www.pratt.edu/apply. If you intend to apply with an application fee waiver, see details under “More Information”.

Official High School transcript(s) from each high school attended. If you have attended more than one high school but grades from your previous school appear on your current transcripts, then you do not need to send transcripts from each high school. If you took the GED, you must submit official scores as well as high school transcripts. Your college counselor may submit transcripts electronically using Naviance. If your high school mails transcripts, please use this ad-dress: Pratt Institute, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205.

Results of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1) or the American College Testing Program (ACT). Scores should be sent to Pratt Institute. To ensure that we receive scores by our posted deadlines, take the tests as early as possible but no later than one month before the application deadline. Please be sure to have your scores sent directly to Pratt Institute. Please do not request that scores be rushed. Students who have been out of high school for five or more years are not required to submit the SAT or ACT.

International students may submit the TOEFL, IELTS or PTE instead of the SAT/ACT. International students whose first language is English may be waived from the TOEFL, IELTS or PTE but must submit the SAT or ACT instead. The TOEFL test minimum score is 71. The IELTS test mini-mum score is 6. Students who have been out of high school for five or more years are not required to submit the SAT or ACT but international applicants must submit a TOEFL, IELTS or PTE.

Pratt Institutional Codes

• SAT code is 2669

• CLEP code is 2669

• AP code is 2669

• ACT code is 2862

• TOEFL code is 2669

Letters of recommendation (optional) are no longer required. If you wish to submit one, please have it mailed to Pratt Institute’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Portfolio: Portfolios must be uploaded to pratt.slideroom.com. See details below.

• Include 15 to 20 images of your best work.

• Include at least 3 to 5 observational drawings. Examples may include landscapes, self-portraits, life drawings, still-life, etc.

• Sketchbook work may be included as well.

• Photography majors may submit a port folio of photographs only or a general visual portfolio.

Portfolios must be uploaded to www.pratt.slideroom.com. Select undergraduate fresh-men or undergraduate transfers.

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Portfolio Reviews are available at PrattMWP’s admissions office as well as off-campus throughout the United States in the fall at National and regional Portfolio Day events. Portfolio reviews are not required but are an excellent opportunity to meet with a counselor or faculty member to discuss your portfolio before formally submitting it and to learn more about PrattMWP. More information about scheduling a portfolio review with the admissions office and the off-campus National Portfolio days PrattMWP attends is available online at www.mwpai.edu/admissions.

Transfer Requirements• Online Applications (online required) have a fee of $50 for domestic applicants and permanent residents and $90 for inter-national applicants. Applicants must apply using Pratt Institute’s online application at www.pratt.edu/apply. If you intend to apply with an application fee waiver, see details under “More Information.”

• High School Transcripts: all transfer students except those who have completed 48 college credits or more must submit high school transcripts from all high schools attended. • College Transcripts: transfer students must submit transcripts from each college attended. If you attended college in the US,

you may request your college transcripts online at the National Student Clearinghouse and have them sent electronically to Pratt. Most US schools are now listed at the National Student Clearinghouse. If they are not available through the clearinghouse, request them through your university’s registrar’s office and have them mailed to Pratt Institute’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions.*International college transcripts (other than Japan and Korea): international stu-dents are asked to submit an evaluation of their post-secondary (college) transcript(s). This evaluation may be done by World Education Services (WES) or any other eval-uation agency recommended by NACES.org. WES evaluations do not include translations. The document must be officially translated into English before submitting to WES or any other reputable education evaluation service, e.g., your embassy.

• Test Scores: SAT/ACT scores are not required; however, international students whose first language is not English must submit the TOEFL, IELTS or PTE instead. International students whose first language is English may be waived from the TOEFL, IELTS or PTE but then must submit the SAT or ACT. The TOEFL test minimum score is 71. The IELTS test minimum score is 6. Ad-

missions must receive one of the above test scores for this requirement to be completed.

• Optional Letter of Recommendation: Although this is not required, if you would like to submit one, please mail it to Pratt’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

• Portfolio: Portfolios must be uploaded to www.pratt.slideroom.com. The transfer portfolio requirements are the same as the freshman requirements (described above) if you have not taken art courses in your pre-vious college. Transfer applicants who have taken art courses should include three to five examples of work from each studio course completed. You may submit up to 40 images.

MORE INFORMATIONDetails about fee waivers, checking your application status, home-school applicants, applying undecided, and AP and IB credits are listed below.

Fee Waivers: Undergraduate applicants may request a college application fee waiver on the basis of family financial hardship using either the NACAC form or the SAT Fee Waiver form. Please follow the instructions on the College Board or the NACAC website to obtain either form and bring it to your guidance counselor. The criteria are listed on both sites. Before completing your online

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application, you must email a scanned copy of the waiver form to [email protected] or fax to (718) 636-3670 with a cover sheet saying “Attention: PrattMWP Application Fee Waiver Request.” You will be emailed a one-time use waiver code to use on your online application once your fee waiver request is received and approved. Please let your guidance counselor know that we do not rec-ommend mailing the fee waivers. They may email or fax us. Make sure you print informa-tion clearly and legibly on the forms. If faxing the form, you must include an email address to which the fee waiver code can be emailed. Failure to do so will prevent the processing of your request. Please allow up to five business days for the emailed requests and ten busi-ness days for faxed requests to be processed. The data you provide may be checked against the FAFSA. Please email [email protected] if you have questions about fee waivers. The application fee waiver code can only be used once and will be assigned to a specific appli-cant. Attempts to share the code will result in loss of fee waiver and possible withdrawal of your application. Please note that only the online application fee can be waived; we are not able to waive the Slideroom visual portfolio submission fee.

Checking Your Application Status: You may check your status online to see which materials we have received and which are outstanding. You will need to enter your email address and the password you created when you submitted your application. Please note that it can take up to three weeks for documents you recently sent to display as received on the checklist. If your documents do not show as received and you sent them within the past three weeks, please do not worry, and continue to check back. Note that when your application is complete, you will be able to see that it is complete at the check-list. The application checklist is available at the application portal.

Home-Schooled Applicants: PrattMWP welcomes applications from home-schooled students. In the absence of conventional high school records, submitting the following items will help us to evaluate your readiness for the programs that we offer: Home school transcript that includes: Course titles; Course grades; Units of credit for courses; Grading Scale (if other than A-F letter grades); and Signature of the home school administrator

(the parent or other person who organized, taught, and evaluated your home school coursework) In the absence of a traditional transcript, you may present a portfolio of the work you consider most indicative of your academic achievements (This is in addition to the regular visual portfolio requirement). This may contain records such as grades from community college or other post- sec-ondary level courses that you may have taken, scores from AP tests (these are also administered independently of schools), recommendations from qualified tutors or teachers, examples of independent research, or descriptions of books and other curricular materials used in preparation for college- level work.

Proof of high school graduation must be sent to PrattMWP before you arrive: This requirement may be satisfied by supplying any of the following: 1. Official scores from the official High School Equivalency Examination (GED). 2. A letter from your local superintendent of schools as proof of your readiness to enter college and that your home schooling was conducted in accordance with state laws. 3. Certificate of graduation from a diplo-ma-granting organization or non-traditional school. Failure to provide will result in a registration hold.

Applying as an Undecided Art and Design Major: Applicants may apply as an undecided art and design major if they are unsure about which major they would like to pursue. Applicants who apply undecided will be required to select their major at the end of the second semester of the first year. Applicants must choose from one of the ma-jors that PrattMWP offers—Art and Design Education, Communications Design, Fine Art, or Photography. Please note that it is preferable that you apply directly to one of our majors due to space limitations.

AP Credit: PrattMWP accepts up to a maximum of nine (9) total AP credits (up to 3 credits in each of the categories) with a score* of four (4) or five (5) only in the following:

English - 3 credits. AP courses of study accepted are English Language and Com-position: transfer credit given for HMS-101. Enrollment in HMS-103 the first semester at Pratt is required. (Art and Design students)

Math or Science - 3 credits. Students given transfer credit for a specific course may not enroll in other courses listed below as equivalent, but must enroll in more advanced courses.

AP courses of study accepted are:

AP Exam Equivalent Courses:AP Art History HA-115 Survey of Art 1AP Biology MSCI-REQT Math/Natural Science RequirementAP Calculus AB MSCI-300 Calculus IAP Calculus BC MSCI-300 Calculus IAP Calculus AB Subscore MSCI-300 Calculus IAP Chemistry MSCI-REQT Math/Natural Science RequirementAP Eng Lang/Comp HMS-101A Introduction to Literary and Critical StudiesAP Env Science MSCI-180P Environmental ScienceAP Physics B MSCI-221 Conceptual PhysicsAP Physics C-E&M MSCI-221 Conceptual PhysicsAP Physics C-Mech MSCI-221 Conceptual PhysicsAP Statistics MSCI-REQT Math/Natural Science Requirement

Studio Art: Pratt does not award credit for AP Studio Art.

AP credits are only accepted at the time of initial matriculation at PrattMWP. Applicants submitting AP scores must have official score reports sent by the College Board directly to the Admissions Office as soon as they are available in order to get credit. They must be submitted before arrival at PrattMWP. Students who fail to submit scores before they register will not get credit for AP scores. Unofficial copies will not be accepted. Students who have already regis-tered will have their classes changed by their academic advisor as soon as the AP credits are received and entered.

IB Credit: International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma recipients may receive transfer credits for courses in which they earn a score of five (5) or higher. Pratt Institute does not award transfer credit for IB Visual Arts courses or exams.

Questions? e-mail [email protected] or call (800) 755-8920

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Financial AidPrattMWP tries to ensure that no student is prevented from beginning or completing his or her education due to a lack of funds. Financial aid at PrattMWP is awarded on the basis of financial need and the merit of your application. Need is determined through specific application requirements and a complex needs analysis. The student and family are expected to contribute based upon their ability to pay. The family’s contribution is considered in light of income, assets, household size and benefits, however debt-to-income ratio is not taken into con-sideration. The student is expected to pursue aid available from the federal and state governments and other sources. It is through a working partnership of the federal and state governments and institutional scholar-ships that PrattMWP is able to maintain an effective financial aid program in a time of escalating costs.

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. FAFSA All students must first complete the Free Ap-plication for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for all types of federal, state, campus based and institutional financial aid. The FAFSA is available on January 1st and should be completed online at www.fafsa.gov. Students that are unable to complete the FAFSA online can call 1-800-433-3243 and request a paper application. Students are encouraged to submit their FAFSA by March 1st, PrattMWP’s recommended filing dead-line. Completing the FAFSA by this deadline will ensure your financial aid is completed in a timely manner. Filing past this deadline may jeopardize your eligibility for scholar-ships, grants or campus based aid eligibility.

FEDERAL SCHOOL CODE: 002798

2. Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)(New York State Residents Only) All New York State residents, will receive an email from Higher Education Services Cor-poration (HESC) after they have completed their FAFSA online. The email will provide instructions to complete the Electronic TAP Application (ETA) online at www.tabweb.org.

First time users will need to create a TAP user name and PIN before completing their ETA. The ETA should be completed by May 30th, PrattMWP’s recommended filing deadline. Students will receive confirmation from HESC once their ETA has been completely processed. If additional information is need-ed to complete the ETA, a Request for Infor-mation Form will be received from HESC. NYS TAP CODE: 0615 3. Verification Process Students may be required, by the govern-ment, to provide additional paperwork to PrattMWP, so information submitted on their financial aid applications can be reviewed. Verification of family income, household size and asset information may be required. Forms such as tax return transcripts, W2s and various verification worksheets may need to be provided to the school. PrattMWP will notify all students selected for the verification process by mail. Verifi-cation paperwork should be returned to the school by May 15th, so financial aid eligibility can be determined. 4. Award Letter Once all applications and any additional ver-ification paperwork has been submitted to the school, the Financial Aid Office will mail the student their financial aid award letter. PrattMWP offers several types of financial aid including scholarships, grants, work study and federal student/parent loans. Students do not need to apply for each type of financial aid separately. All of the finan-cial aid that the student qualifies for will be included in their financial aid award letter. Students should return a signed copy of their financial aid award letter to PrattMWP by June 15th, so their financial aid can be final-ized and applied to their student account.

TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID

1. PrattMWP Merit ScholarshipScholarships are based on the student’s port-folio, high school GPA and SAT/ACT scores (or TOEFL, IELTS or PTE for international students whose first language is not English). Transfer scholarships are determined by portfolio and college GPA. Students must maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA or higher after their freshman year to maintain their scholarship for their sophomore year. These awards range from $3,000 to $14,000 per academic year.

2. PrattMWP GrantAwarded to students that show additional financial need after all other financial aid has been awarded. Award amounts very based on financial need.

3. Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)A state grant awarded to New York State residents attending college full-time. Awards are based on a student’s financial need.

4. Federal Pell Grant Determined based on the student’s financial need and awarded only to students that have not earned a prior bachelor’s degree.

5. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) This grant is awarded to students that show exceptional financial need. Funds are limit-ed and awarded on a first come basis.

6. Federal Work Study Work study is awarded to students that show financial need, and offers them the opportu-nity to maintain a part-time job while attend-ing school. Students work approximately 5 hours a week at NYS minimum wage. A pay check is issued to the student every two weeks based on the hours that they have worked. Funds for this program are limited, and not all students will be eligible. These funds are not applied directly to tuition and fees. Satisfactory academic progress must be maintained. Students will no longer be eligible if their GPA falls below a 2.0.

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7. Federal Direct Subsidized Loan Offered to students based on their financial need. The student is not required to start repayment until 6 months after they gradu-ate or they stop attending. Interest doesn’t start accruing until the student graduates. Maximum loan amount offered to freshmen; $3,500 and sophomores; $4,500. As of July 1, 2015, the interest rate is fixed at 4.29 percent.

8. Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan Offered to students regardless of their finan-cial need. The student is not required to start repayment until 6 months after graduation or they stop attending. Interest begins to accrue immediately after the loan has been disbursed. Maximum loan amount ranges from $2,000 to $10,500. As of July 1, 2015, the interest rate is fixed at 4.29 percent. Loan Rights and Responsibilities Six months after ceasing to be at least a half-time student (6 credit hours), the borrower must make formal arrangements with their

federal loan servicer to begin repayment. The following regulations apply:

• The minimum monthly payment will be $50 plus interest. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances the lender, on request, may permit reduced payments of $50.

• The maximum repayment period is 10 years.

• The maximum period of a loan from date of the original disbursement may not exceed 15 years, excluding authorized deferments of payments.

• Repayment in whole or part may be made at any time without penalty. Students can access all of their loan informa-tion online at www.nslds.ed.gov

9. Federal Direct Parent PLUS LoanOffered to parents that need assistance paying for their child’s college tuition and

expenses. The loan does require a separate application process, including a credit check. Parents have the option to begin repayment 60 days after the loan has been disbursed, or until the student has graduated or stopped attending. Award amounts vary up to stu-dent’s cost of attendance. As of July 1, 2015, the interest rate is fixed at 6.84 percent, and all loan amounts are subject to a 4.292 percent origination fee.

FINANCIAL NEED A student’s financial need is calculated by taking the difference between the student’s overall Cost of Attendance at PrattMWP, and the amount the government expects the family to contribute to their child’s education (Expected Family Contribution-EFC). The EFC is generated upon completion of the FAFSA. Cost of Attendance Cost of attendance is an estimated cost of

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all the expenses a student will incur while attending PrattMWP for one academic year. The Cost of Attendance includes tuition, fees, room, meal plan, books/supplies and personal expenses.

Expected Family Contribution This is determined by a formula created by the U.S Department of Education, and is based on information indicated on the student’s FAFSA. The student’s EFC is for-warded to the school and used to calculate a student’s financial aid eligibility. The EFC is a measure of the family’s current financial state, and is not an actual estimate of what the government perceives a family can contribute to their child’s education.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS A student’s eligibility for most financial aid programs is based on financial need. To determine a student’s financial need, a FAFSA application must be completed.

All federal and state financial aid programs require that a student:

• Have a high school diploma or equivalent, General Equivalency Diploma (GED).

• Be enrolled in a college degree program

• Be a US Citizen or an eligible non-citizen.

• Have a valid Social Security number

• Not be in default on an existing govern ment student loan.

• Male students between the ages of 18 and 25 must register with Selective Service to be eligible for federal student aid.

• Must have not been convicted of the sale or possession of illegal drugs while the student was receiving federal student aid.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

• The student must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester.

• The student’s cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) must not fall below a 2.0

• Students receiving institutional, federal or state financial aid, and who drop below 12 credits during any semester will be subject to reductions in their financial aid package.

• Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA in order to maintain their PrattMWP Merit Scholarship.

PrattMWP Standards of Degree Progress and Pursuit

Term GPA Credits1 n/a 02 2.00 12 3 2.00 24 4 2.00 36

The Financial Aid Office will periodically re-view the GPA and number of credits earned by each financial aid recipient using his or her academic transcript. Credits earned include only those for courses with a final grade of A through D.

A student not meeting these standards will be placed on financial aid probation for one semester. After the grades for the proba-tion semester are calculated, the student’s transcript will be reviewed. If the student still fails to meet the standards, all of his or her financial aid will be revoked beginning with the semester following the probation semester. Once the student meets the minimum standards, he or she may re-apply for financial aid.

NYS Standards of Academic Progress The chart below lists New York State stan-dards of degree progress for determining eligibility based on New York State criteria.

Term GPA Credits1 n/a 02 1.5 63 1.8 154 1.8 275 2.0 396 2.0 51

• Students must have earned at least the required number of credits listed; and

• Must have achieved the minimum GPA. Both of these requirements must be met before certification can occur.

For purposes of certification, credits earned both at PrattMWP and at all previous colleges and universities are taken into account.

If you do not meet the requirements, you may apply for a waiver. A waiver may be granted only once on the undergraduate level and once on the graduate level. A waiver may be granted only after you have met with the Financial Aid Director. To receive a waiver, you must be able to provide documentation of unusual circumstances that have affected your academic progress. Further information regarding the certifica-tion for New York State aid can be obtained by contacting the Financial Aid Office.

OTHER FINANCIAL AID

Out-of-State Aid Programs Students that reside outside of New York State may qualify for financial aid grants from the state that they reside in. Additional information can be found online at www.finaid.org/otheraid/state.phtml.

State Aid to Native Americans Application forms may be obtained from the Native American Education Unit online at www.p12.nysed.gov/natamer/. An applica-tion is necessary for each year of study. An official needs analysis from PrattMWP’s Fi-nancial Aid Office is also required each year. Each first-time applicant must obtain tribal enrollment certification form the bureau agency or tribe which records enrollment for the tribe.

Eligibility To be eligible the student must:

• Be a resident of New York State and be an enrolled member of a New York State tribe.

• Be enrolled in or accepted for enrollment at PrattMWP. Veterans’ Administration (VA) Educational Benefits Application forms are available at all Veterans Administration offices, active duty stations, American embassies or online at www.va.gov. Completed forms are submitted to the student’s nearest VA office.

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Tuition & Fees Fall 2015/Spring 2016

COSTSThe following approximate costs are in effect at the time of publication. They are subject to change by action of the Board of Trustees. The Institute reserves the right to change regulations at any time without prior notice; it also reserves the right to change tuition and fees as necessary.

Tuition and fees are payable in full at the time of registration.

TuitionCredits 1 to 11: $950.00 per creditCredits 12 to 18: $28,630.00* annuallyCredits 19+: $28,630.00 plus $950.00 per credit in excess of 18 credits* International students pay an additional $500 fee each semester

Housing and Meal Plan Fees(Price includes both fall and spring semesters)Housing: $7,786.00 Meal Plan: $5,140.00 for 19 meals per week

Books and SuppliesApproximately $2,000 per year.

Personal ExpensesApproximately $1,300.00 per year

Terms of PaymentBills are payable by personal or certified check or money order, payable to PrattMWP, or VISA, MasterCard American Express, or Discover.

Many parents who prefer to meet academic expenses out of monthly income, rather than in large cash payments, may make install-ment payment arrangements through the Institute’s Tuition Installment Plan.

The Tuition Installment Plan is managed by Tuition Management Systems (TMS) of Warwick, RI, and provides a way to pay educational expenses through manageable monthly installments, instead of paying one lump sum. TMS is not a loan, therefore, no interest is charged. The only cost is an annual non-refundable participation fee of $65 that is payable with the Participation Form. If

you wish, the monthly installments can be automatically drafted from your bank checking account, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of writing a check each month. TMS will provide you with an easy-to-use worksheet to assist you in budgeting your educational expenses for the year.For further information, call or write:Tuition Management Systems171 Service AvenueSuite 200Warwick, RI 02886(800) 356-8329mwpai.afford.com

Please notify the Student Accounting Office if you are using TMS.PrattMWPStudent Accounting Office310 Genesee StreetUtica, NY 13502

General Fees$75 Freshmen Orientation Fee (fall semester only)$75 Sophomore Commencement Fee (fall semester only)$50 Application Fee $200 Acceptance deposit (Non-refundable)$50 Residence deposit (Non-refundable)$200 Security deposit $120 Parking (includes fall and spring term)$1,475 Mandatory Health Insurance per year (subject to change; may be waived with proof of personal health insurance)

Academic / Activity Fee$1,018 Full-time students (includes fall and spring term)$620 Part-time students (includes fall and spring term)

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Lab/Technology Fee$624 Full-time students (includes fall and spring term)$312 Part-time students (includes fall and spring term)

Late Payment Fees$50 After deadline, but before the first day of semester/session$75 Between the first day and the first 15 academic days of each session/ semester $150 For registration approved after the first 15 days of each session/ semester $250 Cancellation Fee (assessed to

students who register for a space in a class but do not attend or formally withdraw)

Returned check fees$10 For returned checks under $100 in face amount$50 For returned checks $100-$500 in face amount$100 For returned checks over $500 in face amount1.25 percent interest fee per month, assessed on all delinquent accounts one month or older

Course Withdrawal RefundsProcedures for official withdrawals are as follows:Students who want to withdraw must fill out the official withdrawal form and submit it immediately to the Office of the Registrar. Refunds are determined by the date the add/drop or complete withdrawal form is signed by the Office of the Registrar.

For all students, the following course withdrawal penalty schedules apply:

PrattMWP Refund Policy:Full RefundWithdrawal prior to and including the open-ing day of term.85 percent Tuition RefundWithdrawal from the second through seventh day of the term.70 percent Tuition RefundWithdrawal from the eighth through four-teenth day of the term.55 percent Tuition RefundWithdrawal from the fifteenth through twen-ty-first day of the term.No RefundWithdrawal after the twenty-first day of the term.

Institutional Financial AidInstitutional scholarships and grants will be pro-rated if the student has not incurred full tuition charges.

Return of the Title IV Funds (Federal Financial Aid)Students receiving Title IV funds and withdraw from the college may have to return a portion of their financial aid. This includes students who withdraw during the semester and receive financial aid for personal expenses.

Calculation of Title IV assistance earned:To calculate the amount of Title IV assistance earned by a student, the school must first de-termine the percentage of Title IV the student earned. Up through the 60 percent point in the term, the percentage of assistance earned is equal to the percentage of the payment pe-riod of enrollment for which it was awarded that was completed as of the day the student withdrew. If the student’s withdrawal occurs after the 60 percent point, then the percent-age is 100 percent. That earned percentage is applied to the total amount of Title IV grant and loan assistance that was disbursed (and that could be disbursed) to the student, or on the student’s behalf, for the payment period of enrollment for which it was awarded as of the day the student withdrew.

Excess funds returned by the school or stu-dent are credited to the outstanding Title IV loan balances for the student or made on the

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student’s behalf for which a return of funds is required. Excess funds must be credited to the outstanding balances in the following order:

1. Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan2. Subsidized Federal Direct Loan3. Federal Perkins Loan4. Federal Direct PLUS Loan5. Federal Pell Grant6. Federal SEOG7. Other Title IV assistance for which a return of funds may be required.

Individual fees are not refundable after the first day of the term. Refunds for withdraw-als are not automatic and must be requested from the Student Accounts Office. Once your request is received, processing takes approximately 10 working days. Check registration schedules and the institute cal-endar for the exact liability deadlines each semester. Withdrawals may not be made by telephone.

Withdrawal from courses does not automatically cancel housing or meal plans. Penalties for housing and meal plans are calculated based on the date you submit a completed Adjustment Form to the Residen-tial Life office.

Refunds on students credit balanceCredit balances on a student’s account after applying Title IV funds (Federal Student Aid Funds) will be automatically refunded and a refund check will be mailed to the student within 14 days of the latest of any of the following dates:

1. the date the credit balance occurs; 2. the first day of classes of a payment period of enrollment; or 3. the date the student rescinds his or her authorization to apply Title IV funds to other charges or for the institution to hold excess funds.

BILLINGBills Are Mailed to the StudentOne copy of each bill will be mailed to the student permanent address on file. An alternate billing address may be established by the student completing the appropriate

FERPA Release form and filing it with the Student Accounting Office. Due dates cannot be extended because bills have not been received.

Billing InformationThe bill for each semester is based on in-formation available before the beginning of the term. Additional charges or adjustments may appear on subsequent bills.

Pending financial aid credits will be reflected on registration bills. These credits include Federal loans (Perkins, Stafford and PLUS). Aid credits may be removed from the account if the student fails to comply with necessary procedures. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Financial Aid Office when problems or delays occur in application of financial aid credits.

Billing ScheduleFor those students who have registered:Fall semester bills are mailed during the first week of July. Spring semester bills are mailed during the second week of December.

Due dates cannot be extended because bills are not received. If you do not receive a bill, you may contact the Student Accounting Office prior to the due date to ascertain the amount due. Please consult the Costs section and your housing license if you need an earlier estimate. Consult the annual Academic Calendar for exact payment deadlines.

Late Payment FeeA late payment fee is assessed each semester on all bills remaining unpaid, in whole or in part, after the due date for the semester.

PaymentsPayments must include the student’s name and ID number.Checks and money orders should be made payable to PrattMWP in US dollars and drawn on a US bank. Checks drawn on an international bank may delay credit to the student’s account and may be subject to a collection fee imposed by the Institute’s bank. Loan checks payable to the student or parent must be endorsed.

Students may pay in person and receive a re-ceipt by presenting the invoice and payment

to the Student Accounting Office, between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Payment by mail avoids waiting in line. Please allow five working days for mail delivery and a minimum of three weeks for processing.

Returned ChecksThe Institute charges a processing fee of up to $100 when a check is returned by your bank for any reason. Any check in payment of an Institute charge which is returned by the bank may result in a late payment charge as well as a returned check charge.

Registration (First day of class)We reserve the right to restrict registration eligibility for students with unpaid balances.

Collection AccountsThe student will be responsible for all collection costs associated with delinquent accounts forwarded to an outside collection agency because of non-payment.

AdjustmentsWe strongly recommend that you keep each bill so that you will have an itemized record of charges and credits. If you contest a por-tion of the bill, you should pay the uncontest-ed portion by the due date and immediately contact the appropriate office to request an adjustment. Adjustments should be pursued and resolved immediately to avoid a hold on your registration or grades.

Overdue AccountsA student whose Institute bills are overdue will not be allowed to register in the Insti-tute, receive grades, transcripts, or diploma, or have enrollment or degrees confirmed until financial obligations are paid in full.

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RegistrationIn order to attend any course at PrattMWP, a student must:1. be formally approved for admission;2. have a program of courses documented and approved by the school’s Registrar on the appropriate registration form;3. pay prescribed tuition and fees.

Students are fully responsible for tuition and fees after they complete steps one and two above. If students do not complete step three before the first day of class, their unpaid registrations are cancelled and they are subject to the withdrawal penalties in effect at that time. Instructors will not ad-mit students to classes in which they are not officially registered as evidenced by official class lists. Credit will not be recorded for a course taken without validated registration.

Registration dates will be determined by the Registrar. Responsibility for a correct registration and a correct academic record rests entirely with the student. Students are also responsible for knowing regulations regarding withdrawals, refund deadlines, program changes and academic policy.

IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND SERVICES Upon entering PrattMWP, students are issued identification cards which they must present to receive services available to stu-dents and to identify themselves to Institute officers as necessary. Persons who cannot or will not produce a student identification card are not recognized as students and are not entitled to student services.

PRATT E-MAIL ACCOUNTS AND ONEKEY ACCESSPratt e-mail and OneKey accounts are assigned to all students who register for classes. OneKey is Pratt’s interactive student portal. It provides access to grades, sched-ules, graduation and transcript applications, and other student and registration-related information. No additional applications or activations are necessary. All student usernames are automatically assigned by the Pratt’s Information Technology Office. The Pratt e-mail address is the only form of au-thorized electronic communication at Pratt. All official communication sent electronically will be sent to this address. Students and

faculty are required to take advantage of this valuable channel for communication.

NEW STUDENT INITIAL REGISTRATION Entering freshmen and readmitted students have a pre-determined schedule mailed to their permanent address prior to the fall start date. Payment of tuition and fees must be completed by the scheduled date to avoid a late fee.

All entering students are required to partic-ipate in the orientation program before the start of their initial semester.

CONTINUING STUDENT ADVANCE REGISTRATION Advance registration is held each spring for fall semester and each fall for the spring se-mester. Registration information is distribut-ed in student mailboxes prior to registration.

In order to avoid late fees, all registered students who plan to continue in subse-quent semesters are required to register in advance of that semester. Failure to register in advance will result in a late fee and will

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severely jeopardize students’ chances of obtaining the academic course schedule they desire.

LATE REGISTRATIONStudents who do not complete payment during their designated registration periods are subject to late payment fees. The amounts and timing of these fees are described in the Tuition and Fees section of this bulletin and the PrattMWP Calendar. Registration or reinstatement after the first 15 days of a session or semester requires a written appeal.

PROGRAM CHANGESProgram Course/Section Adjustments The program for which the student registers is the course of study the student must fol-low. No change of course(s) or section(s) is recognized as official by the Institute unless:

• registration has been fully processed,

• registration has been validated by the Finance Office,

• written approval(s) for change of registered program(s) is obtained from the Registrar.

COURSE ADDITIONSNo new registrations, voluntary course additions, or section changes are permitted beyond the second week of the semester.

COURSE/SECTION WITHDRAWALIt is the responsibility of the student to re-port an official withdrawal from any course/section or any decision on the part of the student not to attend any registered course/section by filing a properly completed Drop/Add form with the Registrar. Students who do not officially withdraw from a registered course receive an F or NR (no grade) for the course. Students who stop attending a course without having officially filed the Drop/Add form during the published refund periods will not be eligible for a retroactive refund.

Failure to attend classes and notify the instructor, or failure to make or complete tu-ition payment does not constitute an official withdrawal.

Students may withdraw from a course during the first seven weeks of the fall or spring

semester. When the withdrawal form has been submitted to the Registrar’s Office, a WD designation is entered on the student’s academic record. No course withdrawal will be accepted after the seventh week.

WD grades earned via the official withdrawal procedure may not be changed.

COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE INSTITUTE Official complete withdrawal must be reported on a complete withdrawal form and signed by the student. Withdrawal forms, available in the Registrar’s Office, must be presented in person to that Office after the necessary signatures have been obtained by the student. Students who withdraw without securing approval for a leave of absence (see below) or whose leave of absence has expired without renewal and who are subsequently readmitted will be bound by program and degree requirements in force during the academic year in which they are readmitted.

LEAVE OF ABSENCEIf you are in good academic standing and have paid your Institute account in full, you can request a leave of absence by complet-ing a “Leave of Absence Form.” Leaves are granted for up to one academic year, with extensions possible. If you return at the end of an approved leave, you don’t need to apply for readmission. You should get all signa-tures below that apply to you, and pay your $15 leave of absence fee before returning your form to the Registrar.Signatures needed can include:1. The Dean (all students),2. Student Accounts Office (all students),3. Residential Life Coordinator (resident students only),4. Attend an exit interview if you have a Perkins Loan (NDSL), Stafford, or Supple- mental Loan.

READMISSIONStudents who take a semester or more off without an official leave of absence must apply for readmission. Applications for re-admission are available from the admissions staff. Readmission applications require a fee of $40. You should allow two to three weeks

for processing, so apply early to avoid late registration and late payment fees.

PERSONAL DATA CHANGESStudents are responsible for reporting per-sonal data changes to the Registrar’s Office. Consult the Registrar’s Office for procedural details on reporting these changes.

GRADE REPORTSAn unofficial grade report is automatically mailed to your permanent address about two weeks after each semester official transcripts must be requested through the Brooklyn campus and must be requested through your OneKey account.

GENERAL ACADEMIC POLICIESProcedures/Grades

Grading System:

Letter Grades that Affect the Academic Index

A, A-: ExcellentThe student has consistently demonstrated outstanding ability in the comprehension and interpretation of the content of the course. (Numerical Value: A = 4; A- = 3.7)

B+, B, B-: Above averageThe student has acquired a comprehensive knowledge of the content of the course. (Numerical Value B+ = 3.3; B = 3; B- = 2.7)

C+, C, C-: AcceptableThe student has shown satisfactory un-derstanding of the content of the course. (Numerical Value: C+ = 2.3; C = 2; C- = l.7)

D+, D: Less than acceptableThe student lacks satisfactory understand-ing of course content in some important respects. (Numerical Value: D+ = 1.3; D = 1)

F: FailureThe student has failed to meet the minimum standards for the course. (Numerical Value: 0)

NR: No recordGiven for either unreported withdrawal from a course or an unreported grade. All NR designations must be resolved by the end of the following term or the grade is changed to a failure with a numerical value of 0.

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INC: IncompleteA designation given by the instructor at the written request of the student and avail-able only if the student has been in regular attendance, has satisfied all but the final requirements of the course and has furnished satisfactory proof that the work was not completed because of illness or other circum-stances beyond the student’s control. The student must understand the terms necessary to fulfill the requirements of the course and the date by which work must be submitted. If the work is not submitted by the understood date of submission—not exceeding the end of the following term—the Incomplete will be converted to a failure, with a numerical grade value of 0.

NOTE: The highest grade acceptable for recording is A (4) and not A+, and D (1) is the only grade preceding F (0) and not D-.

Letter Grades that Do Not Affect the Academic Index

AUD: Audit, no CreditStudents must register for courses they plan to audit indicating “Auditor only, no credit.” Tuition and fees are the same as for courses which are taken for credit. (No numerical grade value.)

CR: CreditIndicates that the student’s achievement was satisfactory to assure proficiency in subse-quent courses in the same or related areas. The “CR” grade does not affect the student’s scholarship index. The “CR” grade is to be assigned only if the following situations are applicable: the student is enrolled in any course offered by a school other than the one in which the student is matriculated and had requested from the professor at the start of the term a “CR/NCR” option as a final grade for that term, or the instructor has first re-ceived approval to award “CR” grades from the Dean’s office.

NCR: No CreditThe student has not demonstrated profi-ciency. (See CR for conditions of use. No numerical value.)

R: Course Repeated for better grade(No numerical grade value.)

WD: Withdrawal from a registered class

Indicates that the student was permitted to withdraw from a course in which the student was officially enrolled. (No numerical grade value.)

Grade Point AverageThe grade point average, a student’s average rating, is computed by multiplying only those credits evaluated by a numerical value, i.e.,

A = 4.0 C=2.0A- = 3.70 C-=1.70B+=3.30 D+=1.30B= 3.0 D=1.0B- = 2.70 F=0.0C+= 2.30

(If unresolved at the end of the following semester, INC = F= 00, and NR = F= 00.)

By adding the results of these calculations and dividing that sum by the total credits evaluated, we compute a GPA. For example,

Numerical CompletedGrade Value Credits Total

A 4.0 x 3 12.0B+ 3.3 x 3 9.9C- 1.7 x 3 5.1D 1.0 x 3 3.0F 0.0 x 3 0.0

The GPA is 30 divided by 15 or 2.00. INC (incomplete) and NR (no record) do not carry a numerical value for the first semester following the one in which they were given. Thereafter, if unresolved, the INC and NR carry a numerical value of 0.

The following grades do not carry numerical values and are never calculated in the GPA:P PassCR CreditU UnsatisfactoryWD WithdrawalAUD AuditNCR No CreditINX Extended Incomplete

Final grades for credit transferred from other institutions to your Pratt record are NOT computed in the GPA.

Final Grades Grade Disputes and Grade Change PoliciesAll grades are final as assigned by the instructor. If a student feels that a grade

received is an error, or that he or she was graded unfairly, it is the student’s responsi-bility to make prompt inquiry of the instruc-tor after the grade has been issued. Should this procedure not prove to be an adequate resolution, the student should contact the Dean to arrange a meeting and appeal the grade. If this appeal is unsuccessful a further and final appeal can be made to the Dean. It is important to note that only the faculty member who issued the grade holds the authority to change the grade. If a grade is to be changed, the student must be sure that the change is submitted within the following semester. Petitions for change of any grade will be accepted only up to the last day of the semester following the one in which the grade was given. Other than resolution of an initially assigned incomplete grade or of a final grade reported in error, no letter may be changed following graduation.

CreditEach term is a minimum of 15 weeks; special sessions are of variable length. For courses which are passed, a credit is earned for each period (50 minutes) of lecture or recitation and for approximately one and one-half periods of laboratory or studio work each week throughout the term or the equiva-lent throughout the sessions. Each credit a student carries requires not less than three hours of preparation per week including lecture and recitation, laboratory and studio work and homework.

Courses to be RepeatedA repeated course must be the same course as the one for which the previous final grade was awarded.

Undergraduate students must repeat all required courses in which F is the final grade. With the approval of the advisor, the student may choose to repeat any course in which D is the final grade. The initial grade will be recorded as R (repeat) and only the subsequent grade earned will be averaged in the cumulative index.

ACADEMIC STANDINGThe student is responsible at all times for knowing his/her own scholastic standing in reference to the published academic policies, regulations and standards of the Institute.

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Attendance and ConductThe continued registration of any student is contingent upon regular attendance, the quality of work, and proper conduct. Irregular attendance, neglected work, failure to comply with Institute rules and official notices, or conduct not consistent with general good order is regarded as sufficient reason for dismissal. The student is expected to attend all classes unless excused by the instructor. Any unexcused absence may affect the final grade.

Good StandingInstitute polices on academic standing are intended to ensure that all students receive timely notification when they are subject to academic discipline or achieve academic honors. Students subject to academic disci-pline are encouraged to take advantage of support services available to them, including academic advisement, in an effort to help them meet Institute academic standards.

Full-time Student UndergraduateUndergraduate students must be registered for a minimum of 12 semester credits in order to maintain full-time status.

Part-time Student UndergraduateUndergraduate students are classified as part-time if they schedule or drop to fewer than 12 credits of registered course work.

Qualitative Standards:a. The school evaluates the academic stand-ing of its students twice during the academic year. The evaluations take place at the end of each major semester (fall and spring).

b. Academic standing is based on cumulative grade point average (academic discipline) and term grade point average (academic honors). Term and cumulative grade point averages are calculated using the guidelines published in this catalog. Beginning with the spring 1992 semester, a student’s GPA above 2.0 will be rounded to one decimal point in evaluating eligibility for President’s List and Dean’s List honors and eligibility for restrict-ed/endowed scholarships. Rounding is not utilized if a student’s cumulative average is below 2.

c. Standard notification letters are mailed to students in the following categories:

• President’s List Honors Recipients

• Dean’s List Honors Recipients

• Academic Probation Standing

• Candidates for Academic Dismissal

d. President’s List Honors Recipients are de-fined as follows: Students whose term grade point average is 3.6 or higher and who have completed 12 or more credits in that term with no incomplete grades.

e. Dean’s List Honors Recipients are defined as follows: Students whose term grade point average is between 3.0 and 3.5 and who have completed 12 or more credits in that term with no incomplete grades.

f. Students are, without exception, placed on Academic Probation in the first semester that their cumulative grade point average falls in the ranges shown below:

Credits Completed 1 to 23 CGPA 1.500-1.99924 to 58 CGPA 1.500-1.999

No indication of academic probation will appear on a student’s transcript, but a record of probation will be maintained in the student’s academic file.

g. Student Life staff schedules progress meetings as necessary with each student during his or her probation semester.

h. Students are limited to two non-consec-utive probation semesters. Students who complete their first probation semester with-out achieving the required 2.0 cumulative average are subject to dismissal as described in item i. If a student has been granted two prior probationary semesters, and his or her cumulative average falls below 2.0 for a third time, that student is subject to dismissal. Students who are dismissed can apply for

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readmission to Pratt and can seek advice on readmittance from the Admissions staff.

i. Students are subject to academic dismissal if their cumulative grade point average is 2.0 or less at the end of an academic proba-tion semester. Students are also subject to dismissal without prior probation if they do not meet minimum cumulative averages for their grade classification:

Credits Completed 1 to 23 CGPA < 1.50024 to 58 CGPA < 1.500

j. Extenuating circumstances such as serious medical or personal disorders can lead to waiver of the Academic Dismissal.

Probation may be offered to students who complete an “Appeal of Academic Dismissal Form” and obtain written approval from the Dean of the School.

k. Students must make reasonable progress in terms of credits completed each term in addition to meeting the standard for cumulative grade point average. These standards ensure that students are making steady progress toward graduation and can help students avoid excessive student loans. The total number of semesters a full-time student may be awarded financial aid is indicated in the table below.

In order to be considered in good academic standing, and to remain eligible for financial

aid, full-time students must meet the following completed credit requirements to start the term shown:

Term PrattMWP Program 1 02 123 244 385 52

l. Transfer students are evaluated for quan-titative standards based on the number of transfer credits accepted.

m. Part-time students have double the time frames shown above to complete their stud-ies. Credit requirements for students who combine full-and part-time studies will be evaluated on an individual basis.

n. Students who are recipients under the New York State Tuition Assistance Program must also meet academic standards man-dated by New York state. In addition, any ac-count with the Finance Office and all other obligations to the Institute must be cleared and the student must be free of involvement in any disciplinary action.

PRATTMWP COMMENCEMENT REQUIREMENTSUpon completion of the PrattMWP program students will be recognized through a commencement ceremony. To be eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony students must have completed two years of course work at PrattMWP and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher and have accumulated a minimum of 60 credit hours.

AFTER GRADUATION The success of our offerings is attested to by an active organization of Pratt alumni who keep in touch and return to meet with un-dergraduates. Pratt helps its graduates and undergraduates through job referrals, infor-mation about grants, graduate programs, and other professional matters. Graduates support Pratt by participating as guest lec-turers in their classes, notifying them about employment opportunities, and advising them on ways to keep the Department of Art and Design relevant.

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Student LifeAs a partner in the artistic experience, the Student Life Office provides programs and services that promote students’ personal and professional development; fosters a campus environment that is conducive to student learning; and advocates for and supports students as they meet the challeng-es of the PrattMWP experience.

STUDENT ACTIVITIESStudent Activities encourages student participation in social, cultural, educational and recreational programs. Student activi-ties at PrattMWP are planned by the PrattMWP Programming Board (PPB), which is a student-run organization committed to providing the most engaging events for campus community members. In addition to school-sponsored activities, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute hosts numerous public and private events in which students may participate.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONSPrattMWP has student clubs and organiza-tions that reflect the interests of the students at PrattMWP. All registered groups on campus receive a budget for programming, have the opportunity to reserve the Student Center or other campus spaces for events,

and can apply for additional funds from Student Council. Current groups include:

Student CouncilStudent Council is the governing body for the students at PrattMWP. Student Council serves as the conduit for communication between the students and the administration of PrattMWP. Student Council also assists with the development of new student organizations and the planning of community service projects.

Pratt MWP Programming Board (PPB)PPB’s purpose is to develop a well-rounded series of programming for the campus community, including both social and educational programming. All PPB events and programs are planned by students, for students.

Student Gallery CommitteeThe Student Gallery Committee is respon-sible for selecting, installing, and opening student art shows in the McCulley Student Gallery located in the Academic Building. This group works closely with faculty and students to select a wide array of student artwork.

Community Involvement and VolunteerismThis is a chance for students to get out into the community to make a difference in Utica. Past projects have included: Habitat for Humanity, Hope House, a mural for the Humane Society, a mural for the Utica Fire Department, Notre Dame Elementary School’s Halloween Party, and many more.

Pratt PeersPratt Peers play a vital role to PrattMWP. Along with serving as Orientation Leaders, Pratt Peers help with Family and Alumni Weekend, Open Houses, Accepted Student reception, and other school events as needed.

Connections Leadership ProgramThe Connections Leadership Program is an opportunity for students to learn about them-selves, meet other like-minded students and get involved at PrattMWP. Connections is in-teractive, educational and fun. The five-week not for credit class addresses: communica-tion skills, organizational skills, identity and diversity awareness, decision-making and problem solving. Students must complete the Connections Leadership Program to apply for most leadership positions at PrattMWP and Pratt Brooklyn.

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Accept YourselfAccept Yourself is a group that spreads awareness for the emotional struggle of accepting who you are through their design work and community building.

Volleyball ClubThis club welcomes anyone interested in playing volleyball, from novices to veterans.

Basketball ClubThis club welcomes anyone interested in playing basketball, from novices to veterans.

*The list of student organizations is depen-dent on student interest and can change from year to year. For the most up-to-date list of recognized student organizations or to start a new organization, see Josh Drahos, the Coordinator of Student Activities and Leadership. The Student Activities Office is located in the Meeting House.

RESIDENCE LIFEThe Residence Life Office strives to effi-ciently and effectively coordinate a learn-ing-centered environment for students. The Residence Life Staff challenges and supports students to: enhance self-under-standing, value community responsibility, and learn from experiences.

PrattMWP is a residential campus and pro-vides an exceptional living experience for

students. All of the students are required to live on campus in the residence halls. This makes for a significantly more meaningful college experience. There are few reasons students may request to commute through an application process, including living with a parent or guardian within 30 miles of cam-pus, but many have chosen to live on campus. The Residence Life Office always encourages students to live on campus because of the intense nature of the academic programs.

We offer housing in three different resi-dence halls. All of our residence halls are fully furnished, including refrigerators in the kitchenette areas. Each suite includes cable TV access and internet connections for each student. Washers and dryers are available in each resident hall, free of charge to students.

Being a member of a community means sharing certain rights and responsibilities with one another. At PrattMWP, each floor in each residence hall forms its own small community, each building forms a larger community, and together we are all a part of the PrattMWP community.

Hart StreetThis three-story building accommodates students in three-person suites. Each suite has one bedroom, a kitchenette, a private bath and living room. Laundry facilities are

located on the first floor of the building. Hart Street also offers housing for students who are in need of physical accommoda-tions, such as the use of an elevator.

Plant StreetThis building houses students in two-per-son suite-style rooms. Each suite has one bedroom, a living room, kitchenette and private bath. Laundry facilities are located in the basement.

Cottage PlaceThis four-story building accommodates students in five-person suites. All suites have their own bathroom, and kitchenette. Laundry facilities and bike racks are located in the basement. Cottage Place also offers housing for students who are in need of physical accommodations.

Students looking to commute or have questions about living on campus, can contact the Residence Life Office at (315)797-0000 x2221.

MEAL PLANAll residential students are enrolled in a 19-meal a week plan. The provider on campus is Bon Appétit, which offers healthy and accommodating options for students. Meals are served in the dining room located in the Student Center.

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The Student Life Office and Bon Appétit are pleased to be able to offer our com-muter students the option of purchasing a modified meal plan for dining at the Student Center. As a commuter, you may choose between two options for dining. Each option gives you the choice to select a given number of meals (breakfast, lunch or dinner) during the semester. Students who are interested in a meal plan for commuters can get more information from the Student Life Director at (315)797-0000 ext. 2183.

HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICESHealth and counseling services are available for all PrattMWP students. A full-time Stu-dent Counselor is available in the Meeting House. Services include personal and small group counseling, and workshops and programs designed to help students adjust to college, alleviate stress, and be successful. A Student Nurse, who is available in the Student Center, also provides one-on-one health guidance, and office hours will be posted at the start of every semester. All students must have documentation for mea-sles, mumps, and rubella vaccinations. It is strongly suggested that students consider an optional meningitis vaccination.

INSURANCEAll PrattMWP students must carry full med-ical insurance. Students can either enroll in the PrattMWP program or carry their own provider. Insurance must cover the student in Utica, N.Y.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESThe Student Life Director serves as the primary contact on campus for students requiring accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students requiring learning assistance through Act 504/IEP plans should contact the Student Life Director at (315)797-0000 ext. 2183 to arrange for accommodations.

ACADEMIC ASSISTANCEWe are dedicated to helping students succeed at PrattMWP. The Student Life Director can address academic concerns, including, but not limited to: writing skills, study skills, time management, and tutoring for ESL students. These services are available to all PrattMWP students on walk-in and appointment bases. Students who have been assessed and have IEPs are encouraged to register with the Student Life Director at (315)797-0000 ext. 2183.

CAREER SERVICESCareer development is a process that starts long before the student arrives on campus. Your freshmen and sophomore year will be a critical time in the career development process. The Student Life Director assists students by providing career related coun-seling and assistance and can be contacted at (315)797-0000 ext. 2183.

CAMPUS CONDUCT AND COMMUNITY STANDARDSIn order to uphold the mission of the PrattMWP program and the Munson- Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, PrattMWP holds its students to high expectations of personal, academic, and artistic behavior. PrattMWP’s conduct process is designed to reflect institutional values and mission statement. When necessary, student disci-pline is handled in an educational manner that holds at its core these values and mission. Students can find more informa-tion on the conduct process and commu-nity standards in the Student Handbook, available on the PrattMWP website.

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FALL 2015 REGISTRATION Monday. September 14 Last day to add a class or drop without a WD grade recorded. Friday, November 13 Last day for course withdrawal

FRESHMEN ORIENTATION Thursday, August 27 International Orientation begins Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 30

FAMILY & ALUMNI WEEKEND Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4

PAYMENT/FINANCIAL Wednesday, July 15 First payment due for students who elect to enroll with Tuition Management System (TMS). Friday, July 31 Payment due in full for all students not enrolled with TMS. Monday, August 3 Late payment fee of $50 for students not enrolled with TMS or direct pay in full Monday, August 24 Late payment fee of $75 in effect for all students

HOUSING Thursday, August 27 International Freshmen check-in Friday, August 28 Domestic Freshmen check-in to residence halls, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, August 30 Continuing students check-in to residence halls, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, December 19 Check-out deadline for students, 12 p.m.

ACADEMIC Monday, August 31 Classes begin. Monday, September 14 Last day to add a class or drop without a WD grade recorded. Monday, October 12 Columbus Day – no classes. Tuesday, October 13 No classes. Friday, November 13 Last day for course withdrawal. Wednesday, November 25 through Sunday, November 29 Fall Break - no classes. Friday, December 11 Last day of instruction. Monday, December 14 through Friday, December 18 Final critique and exam week. Friday, December 18 Last day to change grades from previous spring semester.

Monday, December 21 All final grades due to Registrar for recording. Saturday, December 19 through Sunday, January 17, 2016 Winter Break.

SPRING 2016 REGISTRATION Friday, January 29, 2016 Last day to add a class or drop without a WD grade recorded. Friday, April 8 Last day for course withdrawal.

PAYMENT/FINANCIAL Tuesday, December 15, 2015 First payment due for students who elect to enroll with Tuition Management System (TMS). Monday, January 4, 2016 Payment due in full for all students not enrolled with TMS. Tuesday, January 5 Late payment fee of $50 for students not enrolled with TMS or direct pay in full. Tuesday, January 19 Late payment fee of $75 in effect for all students. Tuesday, March 1 Recommended filing deadline for financial aid applications for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Academic Calendar

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HOUSING Sunday, January 17, 2016 Residence halls open at 10 a.m. Friday, March 11 Residence halls close for Spring Break at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 20 Residence halls reopen, 10 a.m. Sunday, May 8 Noon check-out deadline for all students.

ACADEMIC Monday, January 18, 2016 Classes begin.

Friday, January 29, 2016 Last day to add a class or drop without a WD grade recorded. Saturday, March 12 through Sunday, March 20 Spring Break - no classes. Friday, April 8 Last day for course withdrawal. Friday, April 29 Last day of instruction. Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 6 Final critique and exam week. Friday, May 6 Last day to change grades from previous fall semester.

Saturday, May 7 Commencement ceremony. Monday, May 9 All final grades due to Registrar for recording.

Visit www.mwpai.edu and apply online today!

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ADMINISTRATION

Anthony J. SpiridigloizziPresident

Ken MarchioneDean of Academic Affairs

Brittany GaffneyAssociate Director of Admissions

Shannon HitchcockStudent Life Director

Brenda TaylorFinancial Aid Director

Tammy BennettRegistrar

Joella BurtResident Life Coordinator

Josh DrahosStudent Activities Coordinator

Tara SumnerDirector of Development

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Francis X. Matt, III, Esq. ChairmanThe Matt Law Firm, PLLC

Michael D. DamskyVice ChairmanCLU & Associates Dr. William L. Boyle, Jr.Secretary Retired

Vige BarrieSenior Director of Media Relations, Hamilton College

Joseph J. Corasanti, Esq.Former President & CEO, ConMed Corporation

Richard R. GriffithPresident, Sturges Manufacturing, Inc.

Donna Harkavy,NYC-based independent curator

Steven R. KowalskyPresident, Empire Recycling Corp.

Mark D. Levitt, Esq.Levitt & Gordon Attorneys at Law

John B. StetsonRetired

Linda B. VincentRetired, MWPAI docent

Mary McLean Evans Assistant Vice President, Hamilton College

DIRECTIONS

PrattMWP is located in Utica, N.Y., approximately four hours by car from

New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Montreal. The campus is easy to

access from the east or west via the New York State Thruway (I-90), exit

31, or from the north or south via NY Route 12. The closest major airport

is in Syracuse, 50 miles to the west. Utica’s historic Union Station, just

minutes from campus, is serviced by Amtrak.

SUMMARY OF PRATTMWP POLICY ON HUMAN RIGHTS

PrattMWP’s policy on Human Rights states unequivocally that all members of our

community are expected to treat one another with respect and with equality,

without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic or

national origin, religion or creed, physical or mental disability or status as a veteran.

The policy touches all of us and calls upon us to be fair in all settings, academic

and nonacademic.

Discrimination will not be tolerated at PrattMWP. If substantiated, an allegation

of discrimination may lead to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal or

termination from PrattMWP.


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