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Rod McCormick \ rmccormick@uarts.edu \ 215.717.6107
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Description
A Post-baccalaureate Portfolio Development Program
The University’s 30-credit certificate program offers an intensely focused education in crafts. The program is designed for students with a bachelor’s degree who wish to become proficient artists in one or more of the following areas: Ceramics, fibers, jewelry, metalsmithing, or wood. Courses dealing with technique, philosophy, and contemporary issues are aimed to develop an individual’s portfolio for further graduate study or a career as an independent studio artist or design professional.
The Crafts Studio Program offers the studio component of the University’s undergraduate crafts program in a focused one-and-one-half or two-year period. Students accepted to the program take a minimum of 6 credits to a maximum of 12 credits per semester.
Certificate students must take a minimum of 9 media-specific credits at the 300 level. The prerequisite for 300-level courses is two 200-level courses in that same medium. However, if an applicant’s portfolio indicates enough experience in a particular medium, 200-level prerequisites may be waived at the time of acceptance. See the preceding section for a listing of media-specific courses.
Certificate students benefit from taking courses with degree candidates in a quality undergraduate program. In addition to technically oriented, media-specific courses, students take core courses involving design/theory issues, criticism, and professional/career practices.
Admission is by portfolio and interview. Students with little or no formal art training will be required to take Foundation courses. The program advisor (in consultation with the student) will set the number of required prerequisites. These credits must be taken in addition to the 30 required credits and can be completed in advance of or concurrently with the certificate program.
Gainful Employment Disclosure
The federal Higher Education Opportunity Act currently contains a number of new federal reporting and disclosure regulations requiring colleges and universities offering post-baccalaureate certificate programs to provide prospective students with the following program-related information:
Title of Program Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Crafts
U.S.Dept of Education Classification of Institutional Programs (CIP) #50.0201
CIP Title Description Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art & Artisanry
Program Length 1½ to 2 years (30 credits total)
Federal Occupation Classification:
Arts disciplines do not neatly fit into any one specific “occupation” as defined by the federal government, but the following classification seems to be the most appropriate for this post-baccalaureate certification program:
Craft Artist (SOC Code: 27-1012.00)
The government website listed above provides information on the Tasks, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Work Activities, Work Context, Job Zone, Education, Interests, Work Styles, Work Values, Related Occupations, and Wages & Employment Trends as outlined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Program Costs:
Certificates in the Post Baccalaureate in Crafts program are awarded after completion of 30 required credits usually divided over 1½ to 2 years.
Tuition (2013-2014):
$28,110 per year (15 credits per year) / $1,874 per credit
$19,205 per 9 credit semester (considered full-time) / $11,244 per 6 credit semester
Note: The following costs will vary depending on individual circumstances
Books & Supplies: $952 per year / $476 per semester
Annual Room & Board: $9,765 (estimated)
