Registration for non-classroom courses requires instructor permission, obtained by completing and submitting the appropriate form as follows below. Students without the prerequisites listed for each course will not be approved.
ARTH and ARTS 3991 Internship
This course has variable credits (1-18) in the catalog.
An internal (UVM) or external internship can earn credit under some circumstances. These internships are either secured by the student independently or by the suggestion of faculty or administrators in the Program.
ARTH and ARTS 3993 Independent Study
This course has variable credits (1-18) in the catalog.
For this course, students must propose a course of study per the directions on the form. The proposal will need to demonstrate capacity for independent work in terms of concept and work plan. ARTS 3993 Independent Study is for Studio Art majors only and should only be embarked upon if the media the student wishes to work with has been exhausted (they’ve taken a 3000-level course in it) or is not offered in our program.
The process is as follows: the form goes to the Program Head for pre-approval that all pre-requisites are met. If the Program Head approves, Students will choose a faculty member that they wish to advise their work and ask them to approve it. Then they are ready to fill out the contract and submit (signed) to the Program Head, who will perform the override that gives the student the ability to register for the course.
ARTH and ARTS 3993 Readings and Research
This course has variable credits (1-18) in the catalog.
Independent research or research assisting a faculty member in their research can earn credit under some circumstances. These are either secured by the student independently or by the suggestion of faculty in the Program.
ARTS and ARTH 4994 Teaching Assistant
This course has variable credits (1-18) in the catalog.
Beginning in 2025-26, the customary credits for an ARTS TA will be 1. This is for TAs who do the majority of assisting during class hours. Some ARTS courses utilize TAs for a good deal of time outside of class hours. The number of credits for such courses will be between 2 and 3 as determined by the instructor.
For courses over 100 students, a student may also be a Teaching Assistant for pay.
The courses we offer in this category are ARTS 1410 Art History Before 1300.and ARTS 1420 Art History After 1300. Our custom is to have 1 TA for pay and 1 for credit for each of those courses each semester.
Interested students in TA for pay should contact the Art and Art History Program Head for more information. Interested students in TA for credit should ask the instructor of the course they’d like to TA for. After an agreement is made for the student to TA with a specific instructor in a specific class, then the instructor and student will fill out the contract together. The student will send it to the Program Head. The Program Head is the Instructor of Record and as such will input the permission that allows registration.
Contact the Program Head for questions or more information. For more information about these courses, also see the current course catalogue course inventory