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ART CHANGE OF MAJOR/CONCENTRATION

For the concentrations of:

Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Multimedia Design, and Studio Art

Please include the following items to request a Change of Major into the Art major or a change of concentration.

Change of Major form (obtained from Advisement Center – 11 Bowman Hall)

You must have a 2.0 Stout GPA, and a 2.5 or higher GPA for all art, design, and art history courses to be admitted into the art program.

Unofficial transcript printed off from Access Stout or from Registration & Records

Personal Essay Component: A personal essay of 500 words or less must accompany your application.

1. Discuss the major reasons and influences leading you to pursue your undergraduate work relative to a specific concentration within the BFA in Art program.

2. In addition to stating your goals, tell us how your work will benefit your community and how your chosen field will impact culture in the future.

Along with your printed essay, please include a digital copy saved as either a Word document (DOC), or an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file, included on your CD-ROM.

Visual and Creative Component: A minimum of five (5) and a maximum of ten (10) high quality, high-resolution photographs or digital scans of your original art works are to be submitted in either JPEG or TIFF formats, and saved onto a CD-ROM. Orientation of your images can be either portrait or landscape. No prints necessary.

Changes to the Art major are considered twice a year: (Late applications will not be considered)

March 1st
October 1st

Freshmen can only apply for a Change of Major/Concentration once they have obtained a UW-Stout Grade Point Average (GPA); therefore, you cannot apply until after you have completed one semester of study.

All four (4) items above must be submitted by the deadline date to:

Art Program Office – Attn: Mary Jo Pittman

324 Applied Arts Building

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Menomonie, WI 54751

(715) 232-1097

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Cum Laude	3.5 -- 3.699 grade point average
Magna Cum Laude	3.7 -- 3.899 grade point average
Summa Cum Laude	3.9 -- 4.000 grade point average

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 must have been earned in all credits completed at UW-Stout and additional credits accepted at UW-Stout, as indicated on the transcript and Degree Audit, from all previous institutions attended. For commencement purposes, the cumulative grade point average earned at the end of the semester preceding the commencement ceremony will determine recognition at the commencement ceremony. However, honors will be officially determined when all coursework has been completed. Honors will be listed in the student's transcript and will appear on the diploma.

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