Bachelor of Fine Arts

Two-Dimensional Emphasis | Three-Dimensional Emphasis

Two-Dimensional Emphasis
A Bachelor of Fine Arts major is a studio performance degree and requires 51 hours for graduation. Upon completion of the sophomore year, a student may apply for admission into the BFA program. Admission is determined by the acceptance of a portfolio; a 3.5 GPA within the art major; and the recommendation of the faculty. Upon approval, the student will be given BFA candidate status and will maintain that status on semester basis as determined by a portfolio review and a 3.5 GPA within the major. Only grades of B- or above will be acceptable for graduation in the program. In the Readings in Aesthetics course, Art 442, BFA students must begin planning to participate in the combined BFA art exhibition. Participation this exhibition, as well as the student's performance itself, must reflect the highest level of professionalism.

Students in the BFA program must meet the following requirements:

I. Design and Media Core (18 credit hours)
• ART 112 Drawing Concepts (3)
• ART 122 Beginning Visual Design (3)
• ART 211 Intermediate Visual Design (3)
• ART 212 Beginning Photography (3)
• ART 255 Beginning Ceramics (3)
• ART 265 Beginning Sculpture (3)

II. Art History and Theory (15 credit hours)

Two of the following three courses:
• HUM 201 Western Culture I (3)
• HUM 202 Western Culture II (3)
• ART 296 Western Art History (3)

All of the following:
• ART 306 Contemporary Art (3)
• ART 401R Special Topics in World Art (3)
• ART 442 Readings in Aesthetics (3)

III. Media (18 credit hours)

2-D Emphasis: All of the following
• ART 221 Figure Drawing (3)
• Art 225 Beginning Painting (3)
• ART 325 Intermediate Painting (3)
• ART 390R Special Topics in 2-Dimensional Art (3)
• Participation in BFA Art Exhibit (NC)

Two of the following four courses:
• ART 312 Intermediate Photography (3)
• ART 335 Watercolor Painting (3)
• ART 375 Printmaking (3)
• ART 425 Advanced Painting (3)

 

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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS MAJOR

Three-Dimensional Emphasis

A Bachelor of Fine Arts major is a studio performance degree and requires 51 hours for graduation. Upon completion of the sophomore year, a student may apply for admission into the BFA program. Admission is determined by the acceptance of a portfolio; a 3.5 GPA within the art major; and the recommendation of the faculty. Upon approval, the student will be given BFA candidate status and will maintain that status on semester basis as determined by a portfolio review and a 3.5 GPA within the major. Only grades of B- or above will be acceptable for graduation in the program. In the Readings in Aesthetics course, Art 442, BFA students must begin planning to participate in this exhibition, as well as the student's performance itself, must reflect the highest level of professionalism.

Students in the BFA program must meet the following requirements:

I. Design and Media Core (18 credit hours)
• ART 112 Drawing Concepts (3)
• ART 122 Beginning Visual Design (3)
• ART 211 Intermediate Visual Design (3)
• ART 212 Beginning Photography (3)
• ART 255 Beginning Ceramics (3)
• ART 265 Beginning Sculpture (3)

II. Art History and Theory (15 credit hours)

Two of the following three courses:
• HUM 201 Western Culture I (3)
• HUM 202 Western Culture II (3)
• ART 296 Western Art History (3)

All of the following:
• ART 306 Contemporary Art (3)
• ART 401R Special Topics in World Art (3)
• ART 442 Readings in Aesthetics (3)

III. Media (18 credit hours)
• ART 355 Intermediate Ceramics (3)
• ART 365 Sepcial Topics in World Art (3)

 

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