Moore College of Art and Design

Congratulations on your acceptance to Moore College of Art & Design! You are now a member of an elite group of women who take charge of their lives, their art and their careers, as well as contributing to the community.

As a Moore student, you will be part of a community that is proud of its 162-year legacy of educating women for careers in the visual arts. It is an environment that will challenge you both artistically and academically, encourage you to broaden your creative vision, and prepare you for a rewarding career as an artist, designer, educator, or historian.

Moore's student body consists of a dynamic group of women from across the country and around the world who live, study, and create in Philadelphia, a city rich with artistic opportunities. You will be inspired by your faculty and fellow students to excel in your chosen field.

Here is some important information for you now that you have been accepted into the College. And as always, if you have particular questions about the fall, please contact your admissions counselor. If you are calling from out of state and would like to call toll-free, you may call us at 800-523-2025.

Admissions Counselors

Sarah Hunt: 215-965-4019 or shunt@moore.edu
Heeseung Lee: 215-965-4015 or hlee@moore.edu
Erin Murphy: 215-965-4020 or emurphy@moore.edu
Stefan Schechs: 215-965-4016 or sschechs@moore.edu

Financial Aid Office

If you still have any questions about your financial aid at Moore, please call 215-965-4042 or email financialaid@moore.edu.

Dates & Deadlines

April 1st:
Fall 2010 Early Decision confirmation and tuition deposit deadline.

May 1st:
Fall 2010 confirmation and tuition deposit deadline.

Mid May:
Laptop hardware and software requirements for fall 2010 will be announced. It is highly recommended that laptop purchases be made after the official announcement for the most up to date equipment.

June-July:
Orientation schedule, housing application, and New Student Guide released.

July-August:
All housing and health forms must be completed and submitted to Student Services. Housing 
Deposit of $250.00 due for resident students.

August:
Room assignments mailed to resident students.

August 21st:
Residence Hall Move-in (new students).

August 21st-25th:
New Student Orientation (Mandatory).

August 26th:
Convocation and first day of classes.  

Access to My Moore

You will be assigned a new Moore email address and student number soon. These will remain the same for the entire time you are a student at Moore College of Art & Design. Please keep this information because you will need it to access your email messages, student records, on-line registration, and specific class communication. All College communication will be conducted through your Moore email account for the duration of your attendance at Moore.

Laptop Requirements

Moore College of Art & Design Laptop/Wireless Campus Initiative

 What it means:

• Moore is a wireless campus
• Laptop computer requirement for all new BFA students
• Exclusive secured discounts on laptops, hardware and software

About the Initiative

Moore College of Art & Design is committed to providing students with the resources necessary to achieve the highest level of excellence in their chosen field. Moore is, therefore, making a major investment in the laptop/wireless initiative to expand access to digital technologies essential for today's professional artists and designers. At Moore, we believe that a laptop computer is an essential tool for educating women for careers in art and design. Therefore, Moore requires all new BFA students to purchase laptop computers prior to the start of fall classes.

Current Laptop Hardware Minimum Requirements

Apple Machintosh

Hardware: Processor= 2.2 GHz Intel; Memory (RAM)= 4GB; Hard Disk= 80GB; Other= Super Drive

Network: Bandwidth= Airport or Extreme

Operating System: MAC OSx 10.4.9

Windows PC

Hardware: Processor= Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz; Memory (RAM)= 3GB; Hard Disk= 80GB; Other= DVD Burner

Network: Bandwidth= Internal 802.11 B/G

Operating System: Windows XP Professional, Vista Business or Windows 7

While many Windows PC laptops come with a three year service / support contract, Apple Macintosh laptops do not. Moore highly recommends purchasing an Apple Care three year service / support contact if you are purchasing an Apple laptop.

Current Software Requirements

All first year students are required to purchase Microsoft Office Standard Edition, and encouraged to purchase Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium. All students choosing to purchase a Windows laptop will also be required to purchase Antivirus protection.  Moore highly recommends that students choose to purchase an Apple Computer laptop, the preferred tool of most artists and designers.  However, students intending to major in Interior Design should consider purchasing a ThinkPad (PC), as AutoCAD software is not currently written for the Macintosh (Apple) operating system.  Please be sure that the software you purchase is the correct version for your platform (Macintosh or PC).

All Transfer Interior Design students enrolling in sophomore level courses must have the following programs:*

• AutoCad
• Photoshop
• SketchUp
• Podium

Autodesk offers free downloads for most of their products to anyone with an edu email address. Once your email account is sent to you, you can go to www.autodesk.com/edcommunity to register and download the software. Autodesk includes AutoCad.

Free versions of SketchUp and Podium can also be downloaded. SketchUp Pro can be obtained for free by students with a set of codes that SketchUp gives to instructors. So, there is no need for you to purchase a full version of the program. The free version of Sketchup can be downloaded at www.sketchup.com after your instructor gives you the codes.
 
There is a free trial version of Podium that you can download at http://www.suplugins.com/ This trial version limits the size of the renderings useful for getting familiar with the program. You can purchase the full version when you take the course where Podium will be used.

Photoshop is included in the Adobe Creative Suite 5: Design Premium package.

*Note: these programs are not required for incoming first-year students.

How to make your purchase

Most hardware and software discounts are only available through Moodle.  However, the College has also arranged for hardward discounts for Macintosh systems only at the Penn Computer Connection, located at 3610 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA, o the University of Pennsylvania's campus (215-898-3282).Software should still be purchased online through JourneyEd.com, for the greatest discount.

**NEWLY ACCEPTED STUDENTS MUST USE THEIR MOORE LOGIN ID AND PASSWORD (ASSIGNED BY THE COLLEGE) TO ACCESS MOORE'S MOODLE SYSTEM, IN ORDER TO ACCESS DISCOUNTED PRICES ONLINE.**  Once logged in, you will find links for the Mactonish store, Lenovo (PC) store, and JourneyEd.com, for software discounts.  See below for instructions on logging in to Moodle.

Apple Computer Store: Click on Recommended Systems on the right side of the Apple Computer Store web page to receive the best-negoiated prices on Moore's recommended laptop systems.

Lenovo ThinkPad (PC) Store: View suggested systems online.  If the online stock is unavailable, contact Moore's Computing Resources Office at 215-965-4004.

JourneyEd.com: JourneyEd offers a SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT on retail pricing that is not available elsewhere. To purchase software and hardware through JourneyEd at the special discount you will need to provide eligibility to complete your purchase. This may include:

• Copy of your Moore I.D.
• Dated, current class schedule
• New BFA Students may submit a copy of their acceptance letter
  

Instructions for Logging on to Moodle

1. Go to www.moore.edu and click on MY MOORE on the upper right-hand side of the homepage.
2. Choose Moodle Login.
3. Click Log in and enter your Login ID and Password as provided.  (New BFA students will be assigned their Login ID and Password shortly).
4. Once logged in, you can navigate to Campus Community and select the Computer Services community.

Books & Supplies

Moore College of Art & Design does not maintain a bookstore. Textbooks are available through local bookstores and from a number of online sites. For a list of local bookstores which includes their address, phone number and web site, please refer to the Community Resources section of the Student Handbook. If your course requires a textbook, faculty will post the requirements on their syllabus that is on the Course Home Page in Self-Service.

The College may choose to order art supplies at a considerable discount for first–year students; the cost will be part of the students’ fees, and the supplies will be distributed at Orientation. Art supplies are also available from the local art supply stores that are listed in the Community Resources section of the Student Handbook.