School of Visual and Performing Arts

Visual Arts Building 102 ~ 260-481-6977 ~ www.ipfw.edu/vpa/

The mission of the IPFW School of Visual and Performing Arts is to (1) provide exceptional professional and liberal arts degree programs that combine development in an artistic discipline and career preparation in the arts to students through individualized instruction within a broadly based curriculum, (2) offer culturally enriching opportunities to all students and members of the university community, and (3) be recognized as the center for arts education, outreach, collaborations, and professional leadership in northeast Indiana as well as a major regional arts resource through excellence in artistic performances, productions, exhibitions, library holdings, and technology. To support this mission, the faculty of the School of Visual and Performing Arts subscribe to the highest academic, artistic, and ethical standards for themselves and their students.

The school is composed of the departments and program areas of fine arts, visual communication and design, music, and theatre and includes faculty associated with both Indiana University and Purdue University. More than 600 students majoring and minoring in the visual and performing arts receive instruction from professional and academic staff that include 32 full-time faculty, 9 half-time continuing lecturers, and more than 50 limited-term lecturers and visiting artists.

The school offers the following academic programs:

Associate of Science

	Subject		Department/Program
	Commercial Art		Visual Communication and Design

Bachelor’s Degrees

	Subject		Department/Program
	Art Education (B.A.) Fine Arts (B.A. and B.F.A.) Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Music (B.Mus. and B.S.) Music Education (B.Mus.Ed.) Music Therapy (B.S.M.T.) Theatre (B.A.) Theatre Teaching (B.A.)		Fine Arts Fine Arts Visual Communication and Design Music Music Music Theatre Theatre

Certificate

	Subject		Department/Program
	Piano Pedagogy		Music

Minor

	Subject		Department/Program
	Art History Dance Music Studio Art Theatre Theatre Teaching		Fine Arts Theatre Music Fine Arts Theatre Theatre

The above programs are described in Part 4 of this Bulletin.

As a regularly admitted student, you must follow the degree requirements and the school and program academic regulations specified in the Bulletin in effect at the time you first enrolled in the school. If you wish to follow the degree requirements specified in a later edition of the Bulletin, you must consult with your departmental advisor.

Departments and program areas reserve the right to publish new academic requirements and regulations at the beginning of an academic year. If such changes occur, newly admitted students will be subject to the revised requirements.

Academic Renewal Option

The School of Visual and Performing Arts participates in the Academic Renewal Option for eligible students returning to IPFW after an absence of five or more years. See your advisor for additional information.