Major Program Requirements

Art and Design Core (10 hours)

ART 100Three-Dimensional Design (3) ART 101Two-Dimensional Design (3) ART 103Drawing from Life (3) ART 300Art & Design Career Seminar (1)

Art and Design Electives (18 hours)

Three two-course sequences chosen from the following:

PaintingART 201, 301 PrintmakingART 203, 204 CeramicsART 205, 305 FibersART 209, 210 PhotographyART 215, 315 Electronic ArtART 218, 318, 319 SculptureART 220, 320

**At least one sequence must be in ceramics or sculpture.**

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art

(30 hours of Art and Design and 6-8 hours of cognates)

Art and Design Core (10 hours)

Art and Design Electives (18 hours)

Senior Exhibition

At least one hour Advanced Studio (ART 351) in medium of your exhibition in each semester of your senior year is highly recommended.

Sr. Exhibition & Career Preparation (2 hours)

One hour of ART 401 each semester of the senior year.

Art History Cognates

Eight hours of AHIS courses.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art

(51 hours in Art and Design and 16 hours of cognates)

Art and Design Core (10 hours)

Art and Design Electives (18 hours)

Art and Design Electives

ART 250Drawing and Illustration (3)

or ART 303 Figure Studies (3)

Advanced Studio

Six hours of ART 351 in a single medium.

Enroll in at least 1 credit hour each semester of senior year.

Art History Cognates (16 hours)

AHIS 209World Art History I (4) or AHIS 210World Art History II (4) AHIS 337Contemporary Art History (4)

Eight hours AHIS electives

Career Focus Classes (12 hours)

These classes will be selected by the student and the advisor from classes within and/or outside the Art and Design Department, and approved by the Art Department faculty by the end of the junior year.

Senior Exhibition and Career Preparation (2 hours)

One hour of the exhibition section ART 401 each semester of the senior year.

All students majoring in studio art must participate in assessment critiques their junior year, first semester of the senior year and during the senior exhibition in the spring semester. Senior exhibition is required. (ART 100, 101 and 103 must be completed before the junior critique). Students pursuing the BFA must be accepted into the program via the junior critique and must receive approval of the studio faculty by the end of their junior year.

Bachelor of Fine Arts with Teacher Certification in Studio Art

See the Teacher Education section of the college catalog.

Pre-Art Therapy

See Pre-Professional Programs in the Academics section of the catalog.

Minor and Associate Program Requirements

Students wishing to receive an Associate of Arts degree in Art or Minor in Art must complete a total of 22 semester hours, including ART 100, 101 and 103; nine hours of art electives; and one AHIS cognate (4 hours).

Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management

(30 hours of core requirements and completion of major or minor area(s) of emphasis)

Arts Management Core (24 hours)

Professional Internship (6 hours)

Students must complete at least 6 hours of a department approved Professional Internship (399).

Area(s) of Emphasis

In addition, students are required to complete a major area of emphasis or two minor areas of emphasis, once of which must be Music or Theatre.

Requirements of major areas of emphasis are:

A. ART (35 HOURS)

Art and Design Core (10 hours)

Art and Design Emphasis Electives (15 hours)

Choose one of the following: (3 hours)

Choose two additional first level courses from the following (6 hours):

Choose one level II course from the following (3 hours):

Studio or Senior Exhibition (2 hours)

Need two additional hours of Advanced Studio (ART 351), either in studio or senior exhibition preparation. Participation in senior exhibition is required.

Art History Cognates

Eight hours of history electives (AHIS).

B. MUSIC (33 HOURS)

Arts Management Music Emphasis Core (15 hours)

6 hours of music history from:

Applied Music (4 hours)

4 semesters of applied music (MUS 220-249)

Ensemble (8 hours)

8 semesters of ensemble, or 6 semesters of ensemble and 2 hours of music activities.

Music Electives (6 hours)

6 hours of electives in music.

C. THEATRE (33 HOURS)

Arts Management Theatre Emphasis Core (24 hours)

Theatre Electives

Nine additional hours of THRE courses.

Requirements for minor areas of emphasis are:

A. Art (23 hours)

9 hours of electives in ART.

B. Art History (20 hours)

20 hours of AHIS.

C. Music (20 hours)

4 semesters of applied music (MUS 220-249).

4 semesters of ensemble, or 2 semesters of ensemble and 2 hours of music activities.

Theatre (21 hours)

9 additional hours of THRE courses.