<p>If you go to UCLA, do not expect to be able to take studio art classes unless you are a student in the School of Arts and Architecture. Although the catalog and web sites did not seem to disclose this, studio art classes are closed to all other students. As far as Letters and Science students are concerned (most undergrads), studio art might as well be varsity basketball -- somewhere on campus there are people doing it, but you can't. Neither does the Arts and Architecture school seem interested in double majors. </p>
<p>If freshman triples continue next year, also do not expect to have enough space in your room to draw or paint -- literally.</p>
<p>Just wondering: Is the schedule of classes easily accessible to prospective students or parents? The general university catalog lists the courses without any apparent mention of such limitations. The Art Department website likewise does not seem to disclose this. </p>
<p>To say it another way, we tried to look pretty carefully for what courses were available and were not pleased by the later surprise...</p>
<p>you CAN take art classes if you're a non-art major..but only if the professor approves! in many cases..as long as there are spots open..they will let you take the art class. but priority first goes to the art majors..</p>
<p>I agree with classof07, why not take an art class, might even make you change your mind about your major and what not[unlikely but possible]. And the professor approval thing seems more logical, PTE FTW! I might be wrong but I doubt those art classes are impacted. LOL unlike labs.</p>
<p>carlman are you or are you not an art major ? </p>
<p>for the others -- it's different thing taking a studio art class . . . it requires a lot of commitment . people who do studios are in class for like 8 hours a week for that studio or something like that and then have to dedicate a lot of outside time to working on projects in broad. the kids there are really talented so its not like you can just ... waltz in, yknow? just syaing.... please dont undermine the art major , classes, SAA , and what it takes !</p>
<p>silly carlman, art classes are for art students... :rolleyes:</p>
<p>if you weren't an art major you don't wanna dedicate your life to a studio anyway. there's rec classes offering artistic things such as animation, and there's other ways of satisfying artistic needs. just be creative (pun intended)</p>
<p>this kinda makes me sad. I applied undecided and was not planning on ever changing my major to art, but i wanted to take a few classes at least because i have a serious passion for it. i'm more passionate about what i want to do for my career, but i wanted to do art as a hobby for the rest of my life and am actually really serious about it. bummer</p>
<p>if you're serious about it - you can still contact them and see what you can do next about switching . i know a guy who was doing comp sci in the school of engineering. he's now doing art through saa . yeah pretty drastic move but it does happen . . . even rarely . . .</p>
<p>I guess you are referring to the "res't" column in the schedule listing? That's the only mention I could find in the link you provided. It's not in the course descriptions. </p>
<p>Perhaps for an enrolled student who is used to the sign-up process, this is something that could be seen. But it seems unlikely that prospective students would be able to find this, or recognize its significance. Certainly in our case, we looked and could not find it at the time.</p>
<p>I'm actually the parent. The student in question is an award-winning artist with substantial professional training, who decided to pursue an academic program instead of an art school -- but without wanting to give up on art, either. We looked specifically for schools that offered both. </p>
<p>Of course, it's understandable that limited resources might be devoted only to majors, etc. The issue is disclosing it so prospective students can understand what is or is not available on campus.</p>