The Internship Program allows qualified students to earn academic credit while gaining first-hand experience in their chosen fields. Internships are available to BFA students with a junior or senior ranking and MFA students who completed one year of course work– although it is never too early to begin researching opportunities. Benefits Students Gain by … Continue reading “Internship Program”
Reason for Policy As an educational institution dedicated to nurturing the highest level of creativity both inside the classroom and out, College for Creative Studies (CCS) wholeheartedly supports the ability of students, faculty, staff, and invited guests to display their work on campus and other venues as may be appropriate. This policy provides guidelines for … Continue reading “Exhibitions”
The mission of the College for Creative Studies asserts that we embrace excellence, ethical action, and social responsibility in all aspects in the practice of art, design, and scholarship. To adequately support this mission, CCS must preserve freedom of expression in all its forms. Freedom of expression is essential to basic human dignity. It ensures … Continue reading “Freedom of Expression”
Students should review their academic evaluation at the end of each semester. A copy of the academic evaluation may be obtained through WebAdvisor or the Academic Advising and Registration Office. The academic evaluation identifies academic progress made toward a degree. Courses are identified by alpha letters indicating progress: “C” next to a course indicates course … Continue reading “Academic Evaluation”
Honors Undergraduate students who have shown outstanding achievement by attaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 and above are graduated with honors. Those who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 and above are graduated with high honors With Distinction Graduate students who have shown outstanding achievement by attaining a cumulative grade … Continue reading “Honors/With Distinction”
College for Creative Studies uses credit hours as a general measure of academic work and progress toward degrees at both the Undergraduate and Graduate level. The College’s use of credit hours complies with standards established by our accrediting bodies and is consistent with generally accepted practices of peer institutions across the nation. At CCS, one … Continue reading “Credit Hours”
Students are required to complete all 15-18 credits of Foundation courses and 15 credits of 100/200 level Liberal Arts courses before they can begin their junior-level departmental studio courses. Each department decides which departmental courses students must complete before progressing to junior-level department courses. Students who are placed into ELS 107 are not subject to … Continue reading “Junior Status”
A student in good academic standing may take a leave of absence of no more than four semesters and return to the College without reapplying. Undergraduate students who meet this criterion must contact the Academic Advising and Registration Office to schedule an appointment with an advisor. Graduate students who meet this criterion must contact the … Continue reading “Leave of Absence”
Introduction College for Creative Studies adheres to the highest standards of academic integrity throughout a student’s educational experience, in both academic writing and research and in studio work. Students who violate the standards of academic integrity face serious disciplinary consequences, including letters documenting the incident in their permanent record, failure of the assignment, immediate course … Continue reading “Academic Integrity”
CCS reserves the right to use photography or videotapes of College students either in class or on the CCS campus for advertising and promoting CCS and its programs. Students who do not agree to comply with this release policy should notify the College in writing when they register.