Wayland Student Press Network 3/9/11: Fine arts requirement added for incoming freshmenk. In addition to other academic and physical education requirements, the incoming freshman class will have one more graduation requirement: four fine arts credits. "This is something that has been in the works for a few years now," said Fine Arts Director Susan Memoli. When Memoli took over the position three years ago, the requirement was one of the initial changes she wanted to institute. Memoli explained that since there will be more students in arts courses next year, they will offer some new courses. New courses include Classic Guitar, which, according to Memoli, "would be something that would cover kids who might be interested but don’t want to have a performance based course." "The reason behind having a fine arts graduation requirement is that most of our peer schools have one," Memoli explained. "That also falls in line with most universities; when you go, having some exposure in those areas may not be required but is appreciated."