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Culminating Experience

The Culminating Experience requirement is designed to offer each student an opportunity to fulfill an enhanced and focused project related directly to their emphasis within the major. It is required of both Majors and Modified Majors. This course will be selected and declared by each individual student, but must meet department requirements and deadlines.

* Each fall and spring the department hosts a meeting about Culminating Experiences. Sophomores and Juniors should attend so they can plan terms accordingly. Stay tuned for that announcement!

CULMINATING EXPERIENCE OPTIONS

Students will work with faculty to determine the optimal design for the Culminating Experience course. Students may propose one of the following options to count as the Culminating Experience:

  1. FILM 93 Major Project, a two-term commitment that can be in studies or production;  
  2. FILM 95 and FILM 96 Honors Project I and II, a more ambitious and high caliber two-term commitment. Students who have completed at least five major courses and who have an average in the major of 3.4 or higher (and a college average of 3.0 or higher) are eligible to apply for the Honors Program.
  3. Enroll in an advanced class already being offered by the department, in which the student will do extra work for the culminating experience as approved by the professor. The class cannot fulfill another requirement for the major. This is a one-term culminating project

REQUIREMENTS

  • All Majors and Modified Majors are required to take FILM 40 before they propose or enroll in a culminating experience course.
  • Students are also expected to have completed FILM 1 , FILM 2, or FILM 3, and FILM 20 prior to their Culminating Experience or to be enrolled in those courses in their senior fall.

DEADLINES AND PROPOSAL

All Majors and Modified Majors must identify and consult a possible advisor by May 1st of their Junior year.

Proposals for Summer or Fall Culminating Experiences are due to the department administrator by May 15th

Proposals for Winter or Spring Culminating Experiences are due to the department administrator by October 15th

REMINDERS

  • Production projects will be assessed in relation to the probability of their completion and to the rest of the production curriculum. Regularly scheduled courses will have priority regarding equipment demands.
  • Students may not be enrolled in more than one production course per term, including independent study courses.
  • Each faculty member is only available during select terms of each academic year. Projects related to a specific faculty member must be arranged in conjunction with their teaching schedule.
  • Students enrolled in Culminating Experience courses will complete this requirement at a celebratory dinner, to be held at least once per academic year, typically in the Spring term. Each student will make a brief presentation of their culminating project.