The College's policy has been developed with reference to its primary function: educating young people. Requests for information and a formal application for admission to the Graduate School should be addressed to the Director of the Graduate School (Alfred University, Alfred) New York. Contact with the industries of the Stale is maintained through the excellent co-operation afforded to the College by the Ceramic Association of New York Stale.
Major Edward IIolrncs was appointed the first dean of the college and served in that capacity from 1932 to 1946. During these years Dean Holmes worked with Presidents Davis and I'\of\vood in continuing the work of the college. In the years vVorld vVar II; decreased, but the faculty's research work increased rapidly.
Its administrators have been anxious to give students the advantages of the most progressive thinking in all phases of ceratnics.
CONTROL
Led by Dean Holrncs; The engineering and technology courses attracted the interest of state innovators to the College; the Ceramic Experiment Station was established (1936) and the foundation was laid for the development of a research program. The stall has made efforts to meet the demands placed on the College and has made numerous contributions to the organization. In September 1953, classes were held in the new building for the first time.
Since its inception, the college, while contributing greatly to ceramic education, has been keenly aware of the developments in education and the advances being made in science. Part of the research work, which is under the direction of College staff, is carried out in buildings owned by Alfred University.
AI) 1VIISSI ON
1. of Admission to visit the Alfred University campus and to send the Dean of the College of Ceramics. 34; A written application for admission to candidacy must be submitted by the student to the Dean of the Graduate School no later than three months before the date of graduation. A grade point index of at least 2.00 for courses that have been completed and form part of the student's program.
Interested persons are interested in IT to write directly to the chairman of the Design Department prior to the final application. A written application for admission to candidacy must be submitted by the student to the PhD school's dean no later than 6 semesters before the date of the exam.
FEES
Where was the Bachelor's degree obtained in a. field other litan ceramics) students will be required to either: (t) take undergraduate courses in those subjects necessary to raise their training to the level required for graduates of the College of Ceramics or) (2) pass a comprehensive examination after appropriate independent study, before candidates can be admitted to the degree of Master of Fine Arts. The complete requirements for the Fine Arts degree are also smne, except that :32 hours of graduate work are required :d. The thesis is not necf;';: written primarily for publication and the examination for the degree of Fine Arts differ in form.
All students who are not legal residents of the state pay tuition of $150 per semester) in addition to all other fees and expenses. No person shall be considered eligible for registration as a resident of the State of New York unless he has been a bona fide resident of New York for six consecutive years preceding the date of his registration. A pre-registration fee of $25 is to .assure t.I1(: the college of the student's sincerity in enrolling in the college. 'lItl!'> d'l)()Slt is refunded upon graduation or at the time of ka~ ing s~ho~)I, pr:JViding the ~tu.
The name that the student receives back when a reflnd will write off the cost of the goods she has received from the warehouse. If the room is returned in good condition at the end of the school year, the deposit will be transferred to stndcnt. Dormitory room and board fees will apply unless food and labor costs or nC\'\' tax forms make it necessary for the University to increase them.
No refund is allowed due to tuition and fees if the student withdraws after the 5th week of the semester. A student who withdraws before the rnidd1e of study due to serious illness or other good and charitable reason may grant a refund of the refund amount from lhc University's possible amount to be determined after full investigation of the circumstances. Foreign students caD cornpute comparable budgets by adding $300 to each of the columns for tuition.
PRO(;RAMS OF Sl"UDY
The purpose of the curriculum in glass technology is to prepare the graduate for usefulness in the glass industry or in related fields. Hc learns to analyze glasses and design and calculate compositions for various purposes; he studies fuels and furnaces and gains experience in glass melting on a laboratory scale; he does not become a glassworker, but he learns the rudiments of the art; he discovers that his glassware is annealed and spends much of his time in classroom and laboratory investigation of its physical properties; he is introduced to the fascinating subject of colored glasses, in theory and practice. In ceramic technology, subjects that are generally accepted as technological in nature have replaced the technical subjects in engineering.
This was followed by increased focus on both scientific subjects and specialized ceramic courses emphasizing the application of the basic sciences to the technical problems of the tile ceramic industries. Individual experiments with processes and methods lead the way to design solutions for different levels of production), and the colors, textures and behavior of glazes and days become part of the sudent's vocabulary. Although research is the primary departmental function, it is closely related to the instructional program of the College of Ceramics.
By directing research problems, stan' strives to develop this ability in the student. A survey of the mineral resources of New York State is in progress in cooperation with the Science Service of the New York State 1vluseum and the New York State Department of Comm.crce. A significant amount of sponsored industrial research is carried out in the department. Three types of programs are available.
The Research Division is fortunate to have the dose collaboration of the Ceramic Association of New York. Through this organization, the department obtains the advice of the leading ceramic industrialists of the state and the active cooperation of their companies. Salaries are commensurate with the experience and ability of the colleague and with the time spent on the project on which he is deployed.
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
- STATES OF MATTER,
- PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
- FUELS AND COMBUSTION
- ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS L
- GLASS ANALYSIS
- ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS II
- ENGINEERING INDOCTRINATION
- TECHNICAL WRITING (PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH)
- MINERALOGY 1
- HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
- OPTICS
- STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
- EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Study of the principles and applications of physicochemical methods and the use of instruments in quantitative analysis. An overview of the nature of chemical bonding and the relationship between the structure of inorganic molecules and the chemical and physical properties of substances. Application of the philosophy of education to the processes, principles, goals, methods and organization of the school system in a democracy.
A survey of the development of English literature from the beginning to the end of the nineteenth century, emphasizing the most important writings of the representative writers in each period. Practice in routine bpsiness correspondence, followed by a study of the engineering report, technical article and n~seilrch paper. Advanced work in the list of the petrographic microscope and accessories in the examination and photography of ceramic raw materials and products.
A study of the methods of production of (minerals and chemicals used in glassmaking and of the chemical reality and properties; methods of testing purity, chemical substances and functions in glassmaking'. Primarily for progressive students. glass-modifying and intenllediatf' oxides, from v!ewpolllt of Cl~~t,d. Two credit hOUH, eaeh semester. Two credit hOllrs, (';ieh semester. .. t\ unons eotu'se incl. subject:" fr~Hl college alg-cbra, trigonometry , I I 1 fOI' freshmen from the College of and analytic gcometry.
Offered for three weeks each summer, bcginniug' immediately after the H'p-Illal' school year dose. A treatment of the fundamentals of the theory of heat [10 m view of the laws of thermodynamics. Application of fundamental principles to a study of the detrital and -magnetic properties of malleI'.
A physical approach to the study of the nature of adhesion in solids, from both classical wave-mechanical ilJld, electrical conductivity theory, and spedfical lwa perspectives. This course is not open to youth!~n except by special permission of the chailTllltn department.
EXTRA-ClJRRICULAR
The best way for a student to significantly increase his resources is to get a job during the summer vacation period. In normal times, all freshmen, unless excused by the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women, live in one of the University's dormitories. 1110th of the rooms in Bartlett are single, while all in The Brick are double arched.
After the first year, students who have joined fraternities or sororities live and live in these houses. Families find housing in Saxon Heights, a group of tClnporary housing erected by the F.P.H.A.
