1. Advising period: Monday October 26 th to Monday November 9th Make an appointment with your advisor!

2. Meet your professors and advisors

3. Become familiar with the Art and Design Department’s web site http://www.uml.edu/Dept/Art Know where to find important information Resources https://www.uml.edu/Catalog/Undergraduate/FAHSS/Art/Art-Major-Requirements.aspx Become familiar with the Art and Design Degree requirements And the Degree Pathways https://www.uml.edu/Catalog/Undergraduate/FAHSS/Art/Degree-Pathways/default.aspx

4. The SiS Report www.sis.uml.edu Click on “advisement report”; then click on “view report as pdf” if needed

5. GPA Requirements

6. Pay attention to the “Not Satisfied” requirements

8. Surplus Electives Alert: Courses in the Surplus Electives!!

9. Not all Art History courses count toward your major! Select your Art History courses from the list of requirements

10. https://upk.umassp.edu/SA9/Screencasts/Generating%20an%20Academic%20Advisement%20Report_SS/Generating%20an%20Academic%20Advisement%20Report.htm How to generate your academic advisement report TUTORIAL

11. Declaration of Intention to Graduate Form http://www.uml.edu/Dept/Art/index.htm

13. New DIG form

14. ART + DESIGN SENIORS Deadline for senior studio applications November 9, 2015 Senior Studio - 6 credits Senior Studio II : Spring 16 graduates Do we need Senior Studio I - 3 credits: Fall 16 graduates? Please indicate on the form which you will take Applications must include: >> Senior Studio Application: If you passed the 3 credits course with a C+ or higher grade, you don’t need to reapply. However you need to submit a final DIG form and Advisement Report signed by your advisor by November 9, 2015 >> Dig Form signed by you and your advisor >> Copy of PDF ISIS advising report (Nothing should be marked in red as Not Satisfied) >> Separate applications needed for Studio Space! All forms can be found at: http://www.uml.edu/dept/art/resources.htm http://www.uml.edu/dept/art/resources.htm All applications need to be submitted to the art office on or before November 9, 2015 No exceptions!

15. Scholarships!! All forms can be found at http://www.uml.edu/Dept/Art/resources.htm#scholarships All applications need to be submitted to the art office on or before April 19, 2016 No exceptions! The Brenda Atwood Pinardi Endowed Scholarship Fund Awarded twice each academic year, April and October. To rising senior students in the Fine Arts Discipline with a 3.0 GPA whose work reflects serious and exceptional aesthetic investigation that grows out of a painting discipline (may include painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking). If there is not senior who meets the criteria, an award may be given to a junior who meets the criteria. Brush Gallery and Studios Art Scholarship Priority for this scholarship is given to incoming and first-year Art majors. However, all Art majors are eligible to apply. The scholarship is an annual award of $1000 based on merit. The Richard Hegner Memorial Photography Scholarship At the end of the sophomore year, art students with an emphasis in photography are invited to apply for the scholarship by submitting an artist statement and portfolio. Students must have a financial need, which shall be determined by UMass Lowell's Financial Aid office. The William E. Peredina, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund This scholarship supports undergraduate Art students at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Scholarship recipient must be a declared major in one of the following art degree programs: a) Fine Arts concentration, b) Graphic Design concentration; declared majors in their freshman year; with a minimum GPA of B+ for consideration. Any Massachusetts resident student may be eligible.

16. http://art-design-internships.wiki.uml.edu/home Use Umass Lowell Career Services http://www.uml.edu/student-services/career-services/ Internships Summer Internships through Continuing Education Some financial aid available Choose your internship carefully. It will be an important stepping stone on your career path.

17. Other Forms from the Registrar’s Office: Authorization for off-campus course, Exception, Declaration of major forms http://www.uml.edu/Registrar/forms.aspx

18. http://echoess.uml.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/bb19583d-feb0-4c7f-973b-8f0a3b700061 More questions about SiS?