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Graduation Requirements, Honors, and Prizes
Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate with a major in the Department of Art and Archaeology, students must have an average of a C or better, based on the grades for Junior Independent Work, the Senior Independent Work, the Senior Departmental Exam, and the grade point average calculated from all courses designated as departmentals (including all courses taken outside the department and designated as cognates).
Honors
Honors are awarded by vote of the faculty to students having the highest grade point average based on the following weighting: grades in departmentals (50%), junior fall independent work (10%), junior spring independent work (10%); senior independent work (25%), senior oral exam (5%).
Prizes
The Department of Art and Archaeology awards the following prizes to outstanding senior graduates:
Art and Archaeology Senior Thesis Prize - A prize established by the Irvine Foundation and awarded annually for the outstanding senior thesis in the Department.
Stella and Rensselaer W. Lee Prize - A prize awarded to the student who has written the best senior thesis on a subject involving the theory of art and architecture or their relationship to literature.
Irma S. Seitz Prize in the Field of Modern Art - A prize for a thesis in the area of Modern Art, 19th and 20th centuries, dealing solely with any aspect of the Visual Arts.
Frederick Barnard White Prize in Architecture - A prize awarded to the student who has written the best thesis on an architectural topic. Established by Mrs. Norman White in memory of her son, Frederick Barnard White, Class of 1883.
Frederick Barnard White Prize in Art and Archaeology - A prize awarded to the student who has written the best senior thesis in art and archaeology. Established by a split in the Frederick Barnard White Prize in Architecture and approved by the Board of Trustees in 2001.
In addition, Art and Archaeology majors are eligible for other prizes given by the University or outside departments or programs, such as American Studies, Canadian Studies, East Asian Studies, French and Italian Studies, Judaic Studies, Latin American Studies, and the University Center for Human Values.
