Degree Requirements
Art/Studio Options (Pre-B.F.A.) ♦ Art/Studio Options (B.F.A.) ♦ Art (B.A.) | Minors
Art (B.F.A.)
PRE- BFA Curriculum
General Education Requirements
Refer to Section Five of the University Catalog for details on the General Education and University requirements.
Studio Foundations 15 hrs.
- ART 100: Drawing I
- ART 101: Drawing II
- ART 152: Design, Two-Dimensional
- ART 153: Design, Three-Dimensional
- ART 164: Concepts of Art and Design
Students are required to choose at least one of the following Pre-B.F.A. Options:
Students must have completed an additional:
- THREE (3) credit hours from:
ART 210: Painting I (3), ART 230: Printmaking I (3), OR ART 280: Photography I (3) - PLUS THREE (3) credit hours from:
ART 220: Sculpture Survey I (3) OR ART 240: Jewelry and Metalsmithing I (3) - PLUS SIX (6) credit hours from:
ART 270: Ceramics I (3) AND ART 371: Ceramics II (3) - PLUS must be enrolled in:
ART 372: Ceramics III (3)
Students must have completed an additional:
- 3 credit hours from:
ART 210: Painting I, ART 230: Printmaking I, OR ART 280: Photography I - PLUS 3 credit hours from:
ART 220: Sculpture Survey I, ART 240: Jewelry and Metalsmithing I, OR
ART 270: Ceramics I - PLUS 3 credit hours from:
DES 250: Introduction to Graphic Design - PLUS must be enrolled in:
DES 350: Typography I AND DES 351: Sophomore Studio
Students must have completed an additional:
- 3 credit hours from:
ART 210: Painting I, ART 230: Printmaking I, OR ART 280: Photography I - PLUS 3 credit hours from:
ART 220: Sculpture Survey I OR ART 270: Ceramics I - PLUS 9 credit hours from:
ART 240: Jewelry and Metalsmithing I, ART 341: Jewelry and Metalsmithing II, AND ART 343: Jewelry and Metalsmithing III - PLUS must be enrolled in:
ART 344: Jewelry and Metalsmithing IV
Students must have completed an additional:
- 3 credit hours from:
ART 230: Printmaking I OR ART 280: Photography I - PLUS 3 credit hours from:
ART 220: Sculpture Survey I, ART 240: Jewelry and Metalsmithing I, OR ART 270: Ceramics I - PLUS 6 credit hours from:
ART 210: Painting I AND ART 312: Painting II - PLUS must be enrolled in:
ART 313: Painting III
Students must have completed an additional:
- 3 credit hours from:
ART 210: Painting I OR ART 230: Printmaking I - PLUS 3 credit hours from:
ART 220: Sculpture Survey I, ART 240: Jewelry and Metalsmithing I, OR ART 270: Ceramics I - PLUS 6 credit hours from:
ART 280: Photography I AND ART 381: Photography II - PLUS must be enrolled in:
ART 382: Photography III
Students must have completed an additional:
- 3 credit hours from:
ART 210: Painting I OR ART 280: Photography I - PLUS 3 credit hours from:
ART 220: Sculpture Survey I, ART 240: Jewelry and Metalsmithing I, OR ART 270: Ceramics I - PLUS 6 credit hours from:
ART 230: Printmaking I AND ART 331: Printmaking II - PLUS must be enrolled in:
ART 332: Printmaking III
Students must have completed an additional:
- 3 credit hours from:
ART 210: Painting I, ART 230: Printmaking I, OR ART 280: Photography I - PLUS 3 credit hours from:
ART 240: Jewelry and Metalsmithing I OR ART 270: Ceramics I - PLUS 6 credit hours from:
ART 220: Sculpture Survey I AND ART 321: Sculpture Survey II - PLUS must be enrolled in:
ART 322: Intermediate Sculpture I OR ART 323: Intermediate Sculpture II
Art (B.F.A.) Degree Requirements
UNIVERISTY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 40 hours
- General Education Requirements: 36 hours
Refer to Section Four of the University Catalog for details on the General Education requirements. - ASO 100: Student Success Seminar 1 hour
- Wellness 3 hours
- Writing Intensive Course (Hours incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen. Ed./Free Elective Category)
- ACCT - Art majors will fulfill ACCT with ART 562. (Credit hours will be incorporated into Major/Supporting//Gen Ed/Free Electives categories).
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Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories).
Studio Foundations: 15 hours
- ART 100: Drawing I (3)
- ART 101: Drawing II (3)
- ART 152: Design, Two-Dimensional (3)
- ART 153: Design, Three-Dimensional (3)
- ART 164: Concepts of Art and Design (3)
Art Core: 22 hours
- ART 210: Painting I (3)
- ART 220: Sculpture Survey I (3)
- ART 230: Printmaking I (3)
- ART 240: Jewelry and Metalsmithing I (3)
- ART 270: Ceramics I (3)
- ART 280: Phototgraphy I (3)
- ART 499: Senior Exhibition (1)
- ART 562: Seminar in Art Criticism (3)
Art History Core 9
- ARH 390: Survey of Art History I: Non-Western Art (3)
- ARH 391: Survey of Art History II: Western Art (3)
PLUS THREE (3) hours from:
- ARH 463: Problems in Art History (3)
- ARH 465: History of Graphic Arts (3)
- ARH 492: Greek and Roman Art (3)
- ARH 493: Medieval Art (3)
- ARH 496: Nineteenth Century Art (3)
- ARH 497: History of Modern Art (3)
- ARH 498: U.S. Art History (3)
OPTIONS
- ART 371: Ceramics II (3)
- ART 372: Ceramics III (3)
- ART 472: Ceramics IV (3)
- ART 473: Ceramics V (3)
- ART 474: BFA Ceramics (3)
- PLUS 18 hours of ART/DES/ARH Electives
- DES 250: Introduction to Graphic Design
- DES 350: Typography I
- DES 351: Sophomore Studio
- DES 352: Image Making
- DES 353: Production for Graphic Design
- DES 354: Typography II
- DES 450: Professional Practices in Graphic Design
- DES 451: New Media
- DES 453: Senior Workshop in Design
- DES 454: BFA Graphic Design
- PLUS THREE (3) hours ART/DES/ARH Electives
- ART 341: Jewelry and Metalsmithing II
- ART 343: Jewelry and Metalsmithing III
- ART 344: Jewelry and Metalsmithing IV
- ART 443: Jewelry and Metalsmithing V
- ART 444: BFA Jewelry and Metalsmithing
- PLUS 18 hours of ART/DES/ARH Electives
- ART 312: Painting II
- ART 313: Figure Painting
- ART 314: Painting Media
- ART 413: Advanced Painting
- ART 414: BFA Painting
- PLUS 18 hours of ART/DES/ARH Electives
- ART 381: Photography II
- ART 382: Photography III
- ART 383: Photography IV
- ART 483: Photography V
- ART 484: BFA Photography
- PLUS 18 hours of ART/DES/ARH Electives
- ART 331: Printmaking II
- ART 332: Printmaking II
- ART 333: Printmaking IV
- ART 432: Printmaking V
- ART 434: BFA Printmaking
- PLUS 18 hours of ART/DES/ARH Electives
- ART 321: Sculpture Survey II
- ART 322: Intermediate Sculpture I
- ART 323: Intermediate Sculpture II
- ART 423: Advanced Sculpture
- ART 424: BFA Sculpture
- PLUS 18 hours of ART/DES/ARH Electives
Free Electives 1 hours
TOTAL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS 120 hours
ART (B.A.)
UNIVERISTY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 40 hours
- General Education Requirements: 36 hours
Refer to Section Four of the University Catalog for details on the General Education requirements. - ASO 100: Student Success Seminar 1 hour
- Wellness 3 hours
- Writing Intensive Course (Hours incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen. Ed./Free Elective Category)
- ACCT - Art majors will fulfill ACCT with ART 562. (Credit hours will be incorporated into Major/Supporting/Professional Education requirements below.)
-
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Studio Foundations: 15 hrs
- ART 100: Drawing I (3)
- ART 101: Drawing II (3)
- ART 152: Design, Two-Dimensional (3)
- ART 153: Design, Three-Dimensional (3)
- ART 164: Concepts of Art and Design (3)
Art Core: 21 hrs
- ART 210: Painting I (3)
- ART 220: Sculpture Survey I (3)
- ART 230: Printmaking I (3)
- ART 240: Jewelry and Metalsmithing I (3)
- ART 270: Ceramics I (3)
- ART 280: Phototgraphy I (3)
- ART 562: Seminar in Art Criticism (3)
(One of the following two options must be chosen)
♦ Teacher Education Option 12 hours
- AED 360: Introduction to Materials Inquiry (3)
- AED 361: Art Teaching: Grades P-8 (3)
- AED 540: Art Teaching: Secondary School (3)
- AED 561: Materials Inquiry in Art Education (3)
Professional Education Requirements 31 hours
- EDF 103: Introduction to Education (1)
- EDF 203: Schooling and Society (3)
- EDF 319: Human Development and Learning (3) OR EDF 319W: Human Development and Learning (Writing Intensive) (3)
- EDF 413: Assessment in Education (3)
- SED 401: Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Classrooms (3) OR SED 401S: Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Classrooms (Service Learning) (3)
- ESE 490: Secondary Curriculum, Classroom Organization and Management (3)
- EMS 499: Supervised Student Teaching P-12 (12)
PLUS THREE (3) hours of Applied Learning Field Experiences to include:
- EDF 349Q: Applied Learning in Education I (0.5)
- EDF 349R: Applied Learning in Education II (0.5)
- EMS 349Q: Applied Learning I: Educational Assessment (0.5)
- EMS 349R: Applied Learning II: Educational Curriculum (0.5)
- ESE 349: Applied Learning: Secondary Teaching (1)
♦ Liberal Arts Option 21 hours
Students are required to take an additional 21 hours of art, design, or art history electives which are limited to the following classes:
- ART 300: Drawing Media
- ART 301: Figure Drawing
- ART 312: Painting II
- ART 313: Figure Painting OR ART 314: Painting IV
- ART 321: Sculpture Survey II
- ART 322: Intermediate Sculpture I OR ART 323: Intermediate Sculpture II
- ART 331: Printmaking II
- ART 332: Printmaking III
- ART 341: Jewelry and Metalsmithing II
- ART 343: Jewelry and Metalsmithing III
- ART 371: Ceramics II
- ART 372: Ceramics III
- ART 381: Photography II
- ART 382: Photography III
- ART 401: Advanced Drawing
- ART 463: Problems in Art and Design
- ARH 463: Problems in Art History
- ARH 464: Renaissance and Baroque
- ARH 465: History of Graphic Arts
- ARH 492: Greek and Roman Art
- ARH 493: Medieval Art
- ARH 496: Nineteenth Century Art
- ARH 497: History of Modern Art
- ARH 498: U.S. Art History
- DES 122: Graphic Communication in ID
- DES 222: Interior Design Studio I
- DES 225: Interior Materials
- DES 226: Interior Design Studio II
- DES 250: Introduction to Graphic Design
- DES 327: History of Interior Design I
- DES 328: History of Interior Design II
- DES 330: Lighting Design
- DES 350: Typography I
- DES 351: Sophomore Studio
Supporting Course Requirements: 9 hours
- ARH 390: Survey of Art History I: Non-Western Art
- ARH 391: Survey of Art History II: Western Art
PLUS 3 hours of an ART history elective selected from:
- ARH 463: Problems in Art History
- ARH 464: Renaissance and Baroque
- ARH 465: History of Graphic Arts
- ARH 492: Greek and Roman Art
- ARH 493: Medieval Art
- ARH 496: Nineteenth Century Art
- ARH 497: History of Modern Art
- ARH 498: U.S. Art History
FREE ELECTIVES (Liberal Arts Option only) 14 hours
TOTAL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS: 120-128 hours
