»Creative and Cultural Industries Minor

To change a major or minor, students must submit a Change of Program eForm in their Student Center. You may also use this eForm to declare a themed inquiry.

You DO NOT need to obtain a signature from the Director/Department Chair of CCI before submitting this form.

Change of Program eForms are accepted and processed by the Office of the University Registrar throughout the year except during registration periods in November and April. Any forms submitted later than one week prior to the first day of scheduled registration appointments in November or April will not be processed until the conclusion of the two-week registration period. Operationally, this means that none of the following changes to student academic records will be made during registration appointments:

• Addition of a major, minor, or themed inquiry
• Change of an existing major, minor, or themed inquiry
• Change of a declared Area of Study, Emphasis, or Concentration

For more information on this process please see the Registrar’s web page on Academic Program Changes.

Peer Advising
CCI Minors have a peer advisor available to them. This student position was established to help students select classes that meet their interests and program requirements; provide information on academic programs, policies and procedures; and make appropriate referrals to campus resources. They also provide advice based on their experiences as students at CU. For information on our peer advisor, and how to contact them/book appointments students can go to the Wilkinson Peer Advisor page.

Unit Advising/Program Advising
For more specific advising on CCI curriculum requirements you can contact CCI Director Dr. Patrick Fuery, Dr. Kelli Fuery or Program Manager Shannon Halverson. This includes, but is not limited to questions about the CCI Minor program structure according to your catalogue year; questions regarding substitutions within the minor; Study Abroad questions. Please be aware though we can advise you on matters of CCI, but you will always want to double check your program evaluation with the Academic Advising Center to make sure that ALL of your credits for both your major(s) and your minor(s) are as you expect them to be.

Academic Advising
The Academic Advising Center Advisors are trained to look over your program evaluation and make sure you are meeting all your credential requirements, and to spot any problems. They, however, will not always know the nuances of every program, and so some dialogue will need to be opened between them and the unit if a question arises. As CCI is a minor, you are part of Wilkinson College, and therefore can always reach out to the Wilkinson College Academic Advisors for assistance.

Wilkinson College’s Career Manager, Erin Berthon, can help you with the following:

• Career Exploration and Planning
• Internship and Job Search Strategies- Having trouble finding an internship or job, Erin can help you with this
• Resume/Cover letter tailoring
• Personal website & Social Media review
• Interview Prep & Practice

Be sure to check out Erin’s Career Corner page on the Wilkinson College website for internship and job information, resources, and upcoming events. 

Erin is available for appointments Monday - Friday, between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., you can make an appointment with her via Handshake or email her at berthon@chapman.edu.

As diverse as the Creative and Cultural Industries are, so too are the myriad of internships that our students can apply for. If you are in the beginning phase of your internship search have a look at Wilkinson’s Career Advisor’s page to assist with first steps and Internship listings through Handshake. Also take a moment to check out the opportunity board on our CCI creative site, as we try to post internships and jobs, we think will appeal to our minors there regularly.  

You can also reach out to Erin Berthon, Wilkinson College’s Career Manager. Erin can help students to brainstorm internship ideas, or search for internships in an area of interest, she can even assist with prepping to apply for competitive internships.  

If you want to register your internship for credit, once you have secured an internship and confirmed an internship advisor you will want to utilize the Career and Professional Development Center. Go to the Career and Professional Development Center’s Internship page for the overview and instructions on how to do this, and to check for pertinent forms and deadlines.  If you have any questions about this part, you can contact the Center Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 714-997-6942 or email them at career@chapman.edu.  

Note that University allows students to receive academic credit for both paid and unpaid internships. Internships are registered through Career and Professional Development, rather than my.chapman.edu. For further information on general internship guidelines check with the Career and Professional Development Center.  

If you do not intend to register your internship for credit, you do not have to go through the Career and Professional Development Center. However, the Wilkinson Career Advisor, Erin Berthon, can still help you with searching and applying for the internship. Regardless of whether or not the internship is being taken for credit, please make sure to inform Erin of any completed Internships.

To get started you will first want to go to the Center for Global Education’ Study Abroad web pages. There you will find information on both semester programs as well as Interterm and Summer programs. To begin the application process, students must first attend a Global First Steps Session which is designed to answer students’ questions and provide information about the variety of available programs, application requirements, costs and funding, and more.

Following that students will

• Meet their academic advisor to discuss remaining Chapman degree requirements
• Meet with a Global Education Advisor based on major to discuss program selection, application timeline, and next steps.
• Remember when meeting with academic and Global Education Advisors, that if you have specific CCI program questions you may need to reach out to the CCI Director to clarify program requirements.
• Finally the student will need to Submit before the application deadline, located on the Global Gateway.

For more information you will need to visit the Global Education Study Abroad site.

Q: Where is the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries located?

A: The Center for CCI is now located at 428 N. Glassell, one of the historic houses that is across the street from Campus. Across Glassell from the Musco Center Lawn, next to the Public Safety House to be exact.

Q: What are the Hours for the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries?

A: The hours are normally from 8am to 4:30pm.  However, to ensure that you are able to meet with a specific person it is advisable to first make an appointment. See below for links to faculty and staff contact information:  

• Dr. Patrick Fuery, Director of the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries

• Dr. Kelli Fuery, Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries

• Ms. Shannon Halverson, Program Manager, Center for Creative and Cultural Industries

Q: I am a CCI minor, but I can’t get into all the CCI courses I need, what can I do?

A: Always make sure that you are on the waitlists for the courses you want. It might seem like a long shot, however during the first two weeks of the semester there is always a lot of movement with students dropping and switching courses. You can also write to the professor of the course to see if they have any spare seats available. If they are able, they may ask you to fill out the online permission number request form to add the course, however this is at the discretion of the professor, and please note they may not have any spare seats. If you are a student that for certain reasons or circumstances absolutely needs that course that semester, you can talk to the Program Director, Dr. Patrick Fuery about possible substitutions or alternatives.

Q: I see that a course has seats reserved for CCI minors, I’m a minor and it still won’t let me register?

A: If you are a CCI minor and CCI spots are still available, but you are unable to add the course there may be other pre-requisites in place. Be sure to check, and if you seem to meet all the pre-requisites, but still cannot register, contact the Program Manager at shalvers@chapman.edu

Q: The CCI program structure on my catalog year seems to differ from the current catalog, who can I talk to to make sure that I am still taking the correct course requirements?

A: For advising on CCI specific curriculum requirements you can contact CCI Director Dr. Patrick Fuery, CCI Professor Dr. Kelli Fuery, or Program Manager Shannon Halverson. This includes questions about the CCI Minor program structure according to your catalogue year, and/or questions regarding substitutions within the minor. Please be aware though we can advise you on matters of CCI you will always want to double check your program evaluation with the Academic Advising Center to make sure that ALL of  your credits for both your major(s) and  your minor(s) are as you expect them to  be.