Program Requirements

Students work with their Academic Advisors to plan the best time to undergo Candidacy Review in the process of completing the Program Requirements. The Candidacy Review link includes important details.

Major requirements (76 hours)

Major core (55-61 hours)
  1. Foundations (12 hours): ART 100(3), 101(3), 110(3), 115(3).
  2. Studio Core (15 hours): Complete five courses with at least one from each of the three groups below:
    1. ART 202(3), 215(3), 225(3), 242(3).
    2. ART 212(3), 223(3), 235(3).
    3. ART 210(3), 230(3); 254(3) or 255(3).
  3. Art History (15 hours): ART 271(3), 272(3); ART 273(3) or 274(3); and six hours of art history electives from: ART 377(3), 387(3), 388(3), 471(3), 472(3), 475(3), 476(3), 478(3), 480(3), 483(3), 484(3), 485(3), 486(3), 487(3), 488(3), 496(3).
  4. Senior Exhibition (4 hours): ART 499(4) A presentation of work that reflects the technical, aesthetic, and conceptual issues from the area in which the majority of art course work has been taken. Coursework includes the development of professional artistic practices including resume construction, artist's statements, preparation and installation of an exhibition, development of exhibition proposals, and any additional content deemed relevant to prepare the student for a career in the visual arts. This work must demonstrate the attainment of a level of conceptual and technical maturity judged by a committee of the art studio faculty to meet qualitative standards required for the granting of the BFA degree in Art.
  5. Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of ART 499(4).
  6. Art and Design Electives (9-15 hours): additional courses from across the Art and Design course offerings in studio, design, art history, art education, museum studies, or aesthetics (PHI 320(3)) outside of the area of emphasis (option), nine hours of which must be at the 300 level or higher, chosen with advisement, bringing the total number of hours in Art and Design to no fewer than 76. Students with an emphasis in computer animation or photography may use MED 345(3) or MED 365(3) towards fulfillment of this requirement. ART 200 cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
Complete one of the following options (Studio Emphasis area):

15-21 hours 300 level or higher required.

3D Studies (Ceramics; Metals and Jewelry; Sculpture) option:
  1. Required: ART 212(3), 223(3), 235(3).
  2. Additional hours from: ART 312(3), 313(6), 314(3-12), 322(3), 323(3), 324(3-12), 335(3), 336(3-9), 399(3-6), 435(3-12).
Computer Animation option:
  1. Required: ART 330(3), 331(3), 430(3), 431(3).
  2. Additional hours from: ART 432(3-6), 399(3-6).
Digital Arts option:
  1. ART 310(3-6), 399(3-6), 410(3-9).
  2. Additional hours from: ART 330(3), 331(3), 430(3), 431(3) and DES 345(3).
Drawing option:
  1. Required: ART 315(3-9), 316(3-9).
  2. Additional hours from: ART 399(3-6).
Painting option:
  1. Required: ART 325(3-6).
  2. Additional hours from: ART 326(3-9), 399(3-6), 425(3-9).
Photography option:
  1. Required: ART 255(3).
  2. Additional hours from: ART 354(3), 355(3), 356(3), 357(3), 358(3), 359(3), 399(3), 454(3), 455(3-6).
Printmaking option:
  1. Required: ART 342(3-9).
  2. Additional hours from: ART 343(3-9), 399(3-6).

University level requirements:

  1. General Education Program and Requirements
  2. General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements