Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Catalog | Expires Aug. 2023 
    
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Fine Arts (B.F.A.)


82 credits required. No minor is required.

This degree is designed for students who wish to be fully prepared professionals in visual arts and receive credentials for acceptance in professional associations that control participation in various fields in the visual arts. The degree prepares students who wish to continue into a graduate program. Students are required to declare one area of concentration from the following: ceramics, drawing and painting, graphic design, photography, printmaking or sculpture. The students will be required to present their portfolios twice: upon completion of the core and foundation requirements in order to be admitted into the BFA program, and upon the completion of Junior standing to evaluate the students’ progress in the program. Graduating students will be required to complete a collection of works in their concentration as part of their final studio course.

History of Art (12 cr)


Studio


(33 credits required – 24 credits in area of concentration. It is recommended that students study with more than one instructor in their area of concentration)

Special Courses


Topics must apply to the category to count (e.g., art history topics apply only to History of Art electives; Graphic Design studio courses only apply to Graphic Design Advanced Studio electives).

Notes


Some courses may be taken more than once for credit. These courses must be 300 or 400 level advanced courses. Advanced courses ART 305 , ART 311 , ART 314 , ART 315 , ART 316 ,ART 321 , ART 323 , ART 324 , ART 325 , ART 330 , ART 337 , ART 390 , ART 422 , ART 425 , ART 427 , ART 435 , ART 450 , ART 495 , ART 496 , ART 499  may be taken more than once for credit. ART 355 , ART 370 , ART 420 , ART 430 , ART 450  and ART 496  may be taken only twice for the graphic design concentration. ART 327 , ART 328 , ART 329 , ART 350 , ART 365 , ART 380  and ART 400  may be taken only once for credit.