College of Liberal Arts College of Liberal Arts Fine and Performing Arts Humanities Social Sciences Additional Programs

College of Liberal Arts

College of Liberal Arts

Fine and Performing Arts Humanities

Social Sciences Additional Programs

College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Eva Tsuquiashi-Daddesio Dean

Fine and Performing Arts

Art Dance Music Theatre Humanities English History

Modern Languages and Cultures Philosophy

Gender Studies

Social Sciences

Criminology and Security Studies Interdisciplinary Programs

Political Science

Programs

Language Center Asian Studies

46 credits

Major

Slippery Rock

University Degrees

Liberal Studies Program

Basic Requirements

The Arts

Global Community

Human Institutions and

Interpersonal Relations

Science, Technology &

Mathematics

Major

Liberal

Studies

Program

Students will go

home with a

schedule, prepared

by an Orientation

advisor.

Next fall, they will

work with an advisor

from their program

of study.

Full course load = 12-18 credits.

Normally 5 courses/15 credits

Transformational

Experiences

Service Learning Research

Internships Global Engagement

Where do I get information?

Global Engagement

Art – Peru 2012/2016, Spain 2013, Italy, 2014, Spain and Morocco 2015 Dance – Paris, France 2011/2015; Rome, Italy, 2012/2016

English – Italy 2015; pre-session 2016; Canada (Summer 2016); Trinidad (winter 2017) History – London, Belgium, France (pre-session 2016)

Interdisciplinary Programs – London (2014); Turkey (2014)

Modern Languages – every summer Costa Rica, Spain and France. Study in Japan also offered.

Music – Italy, 2016

Theater – Scotland 2006-2016 (alternate years)

Semester or Year Abroad

Spring Recess Seminars

Undergraduate Research

– SRU Symposium for Undergraduate Research.

– Students from ALL departments were represented.

– 50K per year for Faculty-Student Research

– 5K each semester for Student Research

– 2 Norton Undergraduate Research Scholarships per year

– Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)

– Faculty mentorship for papers and conferences

– Faculty mentorship for creative research

Internships

Geared toward

upperclassmen Offered by most departments

Apply classroom knowledge to real

life experiences

– 2 internships every year in Harrisburg

($6,500 stipend)

– $8500 Fulton Gow Fellowship – Interns with state senators

– local government and court system

– African American

Museum of Philadelphia

– Butler County Historical

Society

– Corbis Film Preservation

Facility

– Fort Ligonier Museum – Fort Pitt Museum

– Lawrence County

Historical Society

– Mercer County Historical Society

– York County Heritage

Trust History

Service Learning

"It is easier to build strong

children than to repair broken

men."

-- Frederick Douglass

Get Involved in your College!

SLAB

Chinese Club _{Pi Delta Phi}

Arabic Club

Art Club

Phi Alpha Theta

Japan Club Dobro Slovo Dance Theatre Rock Dance Rock Writing French Club German Club Korean Club Sigma Delta Pi Pi Sigma Alpha Model UN/NATO Club Philosophy Club Phi Sigma Tau

Upsilon Marching Pride

• First week is drop/add period

• Consult advisor if changes are needed

• Check current course schedule and availability at http://www.sru.edu/

• Second week ends add period

• Fall Break October 2 – 4

• Thanksgiving Recess Nov. 23-Nov. 27

• Attendance is key to success

15 weeks of

classes

(August 29 –

December 12)

+

Exam Week

• Check Finals Week Policy

Final Exam week December 13-17

Academic success

Grade point average

Maintain a minimum C average (2.0 GPA) or more

First semester measures of success

Less than 2.0

Repeated

performance

below 2.0

Faculty/University personnel cannot

discuss grades with anyone other than the

student.

Probation

University efforts to make the first year successful:

Student

Attendance,

Performance,

and

Adjustment

Midterm

grade report

the professor ASAP on posted office hours.

November 9:

last day to

receive a “W,”

with no grade

penalty

Winter Session

Classes

100%

online

Many

Liberal

Studies

Courses

offered

Dec. 21 -

Jan. 13,

2017

Spring Semester

Classes

Resume:

January

23

Spring

Break:

March 12–

March 10

End of

Semester:

May 5 +

Exams

Transfer Policy

•_{Pre-approval to take classes at other institutions}

•_{D grades will not transfer unless from PASSHE school}

•_{Can not transfer classes if the course was previously taken}

at SRU with D/F grade

SRU Summer 2017 schedule

15 credits maximum

x 4 weeks 2 classes/6 credits Session II: July 5 –August 1 2 hour classes x 5 days x 4 weeks 2 classes/6 credits

Registration Information

SPRING 2017

REGISTRATION

WHAT IS MY ROCK

AUDIT?

Checks progress within major

“What if ” scenarios

The student and advisor have access 24/7

Fine and Performing Arts

•

Art

Dance

Music

Theatre

Humanities

English

History

Modern

Languages

Social Sciences

Criminology

Interdisciplinary

Programs

Political

Science/Asian

Studies

•

Other contacts in CLA

• Dr. Christophas Walker, Director 724-738-2615

[email protected]

Frederick

Douglass

Institute

• Dr. Cindy LaCom, Director 724-738-2359

[email protected]

Gender Studies

• Dr. George Brown, Director 724-738-2379

[email protected]

Honors

Program

Any questions?

Please don’t hesitate