Art, Fine Art Track or Applied Design Track, B.F.A

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General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

ARST 1201 - FYE: Visual Arts

Core (35 hours)

See General Education Requirements. (It is recommended that RHET 1311 , RHET 1312 , HIST 1311 , and HIST 1312 be taken before or concurrently with ARHA 2310 and ARHA 2311 .)

Major (72 hours)

Portfolio (1 hour)

ARST 2199 - Portfolio

Studio Prerequisites (15 hours)

Art History Foundation and Upper-level Courses (15 hours)

ARHA 2310 - Survey of the History of Art I
ARHA 2311 - Survey of the History of Art II
ARHA 2312 - Survey of Non-Western Art
6 hours upper-level art history course

Studio Art / Foundation Courses (18 hours)

12 hours upper-level 2D Studio courses for emphasis 6 hours upper-level 3D Studio courses for emphasis in a two-dimensional studio discipline; 6 hours for a in a two-dimensional studio discipline; 12 hours for a three-dimensional studio discipline emphasis three-dimensional studio discipline emphasis.

Advancement to BFA

Advancement to BFA program via portfolio and transcript review following the completion of 15 hours of Studio Art Prerequisites, 6 hours of Art History and 3 hours of Studio Foundations in one’s intended studio emphasis.

Upper level art studio courses (12 hours)

Upper level art studio courses in emphasis beyond the beginning studio art foundation course (12 hours)

Select 12 hours from one of the appropriate 2D or 3D emphasis sequences.

Two-Dimensional Studio sequences:

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Graphic Design

ARST 3341 - Typography
ARST 4340 - Print Design
ARST 4341 - Package Design
ARST 4348 - Web Design
ARST 4315 - Advanced Problems in Design (APD/Graphic Design)

Photography

Illustration

Three-Dimensional Studio sequences:

Furniture Design

ARAD 3310 - Introduction to Furniture Design
ARAD 4310 - Advanced Woodworking I
ARAD 4311 - Advanced Woodworking II
ARAD 4315 - Advanced Problems in Design (APD/Furniture-woodwork)

Ceramics

Metals

Sculpture

Upper-level Studio art elective: ARAD or ARST (3 hours)

Capstone or Internship in selected emphasis (3-6 hours)

BFA Courses (6 hours)

Minor

(No minor required)

Unrestricted General Electives

Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and/or 30 hours in residence.