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studios and classrooms. Students also have access to a photo studio, darkroom and traditional art
studios for painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking, photography and more. The FPAC also has a
student lounge with Wi-Fi access. We invite you to a tour of the FPAC and campus. In addition, there is
a darkroom and one (1) state-of-the-art Apple, VCDMA Digital Media lab. In this lab we offer but are not
limited to:

Hardware:
Apple iMacs & Mac Pros
Scanners
Large format color printers and plotters
DSLR & 3-chip HI-DEF video cameras and camcorders
Digital Video/Film production equipment; slider, dollies, jib-crane and more
Fashion design equipment, sewing machines, dress forms, CAD, plotter, tables, mannequins
Digital video editing and compositing suite

Software:
Adobe Creative Suite
Final Cut Pro
AutoCAD/Autodesk Suite (Maya)
After Effects

Students also have access to the latest technology and equipment in digital video production, visual
effects, lighting and digital photography, green screen and backdrops. Students also have access to
research, printing, scanning and full Wi-Fi internet access in the VCDMA digital media arts lab, during the
week with some limited evening and weekend lab access (subject to availability); as well as DVD’s,
materials, books, professional and industry journals dedicated to art/design, visual communication,
animation, fashion, film, media studies, etc. both in the lab and also in the undergraduate library and Art
Resource Center.

The DFPA provides limited access to studios for design, fashion design, digital imaging, drawing,
painting, printmaking, sculpture, traditional arts & crafts and ceramics. There is also access for students
to traditional and digital photography equipment and darkrooms as well as green screen, fashion
design/costuming and video editing studios.

Library & Research
Students in VCDMA and Art (Studio) has access for research from a variety of sources such as art and
design periodicals, journals, resources and more, that cover various software training and tutorials,
including subscriptions to Communication Arts, Computer Arts, Women Wear Daily, Lynda.com and
other professional art/design, animation, history, theory & criticism; fashion design, media arts,
books, DVDs, films, magazines and online resources. The DFPA provides an Art Resource room for
students to conduct research, prepare portfolios and demos, have meetings and more.

Graduation Requirements
Students concentrating in VCDMA or art must earn at least a grade of “C” in courses taken in the
major (this includes Business, Marketing, all Art/VCDMA, music, music technology and theatre
courses within the DFPA. Otherwise the course(s) must be repeated. The coordinator will require
students who show evidence of fundamental weakness in an area of study, advisor and/or
department chair to take additional course work in that area. Students must follow program scheme
and take courses and prerequisites and in order as advised and per the program.

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