Nov 21, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Art Major - Bachelor of Fine Arts (ARFJ)


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This degree is designed for qualified students who intend to become professional artists or pursue graduate study in the visual arts. Art majors must apply for admission to a B.F.A. specific area of emphasis after one-semester residency in the school. Areas of emphasis include; Ceramics, Metals/Jewelry, Painting, Photography, Printmedia, and Sculpture.

85 hours in Art satisfy the major requirements of this curriculum and are distributed as follows:

Basic Studies Requirement (18 hours)


Cognate: Art History Requirement (12 hours)


Select two lower-level Art History courses from the following (6 hours):


AND


Two additional Art History courses at the 3000 or 4000 level (6 hours)

Studio Emphasis (22 to 25 hours)


Areas include: Ceramics, Metals/Jewelry, Painting, Photography, Printmedia, or Sculpture

Emphasis in Ceramics (22 hours)


Emphasis in Metals/Jewelry (22 hours)


Emphasis in Painting (22 hours)


Emphasis in Photography (25 hours)


Emphasis in Printmedia (22 hours)


Emphasis in Sculpture (22 hours)


Art Electives (30 to 33 hours)


Electives and required art courses must be determined in consultation with a faculty advisor within the studio area of emphasis. Emphasis in Photography may complete 30 credit hours; all other emphases must complete 33 credit hours.

Grading Requirement


Art majors and minors receiving a grade below a “C” in a required course must repeat the course.

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