Art Major — BFA Degree Program

Degree Requirements

Requirements for a major in studio art:

ART 153	Beginning Drawing	4
ART 154	Figure Drawing	4
Total Credit Hours:		8

One of the following:

ART 200	Handbuilding	4
ART 221	Ceramic Sculpture	4
ART 222	Wheel Throwing	4
ART 223	Terra Cotta and Raku	4
ART 224	Murals, Tiles and Mosaics	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

One of the following:

ART 201	Introduction to Painting	4
ART 250	Observational Painting	4
ART 251	Mixed-Media Painting	4
ART 252	Experimental Painting	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

The following art courses

ART 202	Beginning Sculpture	4
ART 203	Beginning Printmaking	4
ART 204	Beginning Design	4
ART 210	Beginning Digital Arts	4
ART 304	Advanced Drawing	4
Total Credit Hours:		20

Three of the following:

ART 268	History Survey I	4
ART 269	History Survey II	4
ART 270	Primitive	4
ART 271	Pre-Columbian	4
ART 272	Near East	4
ART 273	Greco-Roman	4
ART 274	Medieval	4
ART 275	Renaissance	4
ART 276	Baroque-Rococo	4
ART 277	Modern Art	4
ART 278	Far East	4
ART 279	Neo-Classical-Modern Origins	4
Total Credit Hours:		12

The following art courses:

ART	Additional courses in concentration area	7
ART	Electives	10
ART 298	Junior Seminar: Portfolio and Professional Practices	2
ART 398	Junior Review	0
ART 498	Senior Seminar	1
Total Credit Hours:		24

*The areas of concentration are drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and photography. See separate instructions for concentration in art history. An internship program is available that allows selected students to gain experience for credit in several art-related fields.

Total Credit Hours: 72