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BFA
Communication Design
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Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Visual Studies

BA in Studio Art
Communication Design
Photography
General Studio

BA in Art History


BA Photography

Degree Requirements  
Studio 45
Art History 9
General Education 36
Open electives 30
Total credits needed to graduate 120


Freshman

Fall

ART 105 STUDIO 1, Art and the Every Day (Foundation courses are waived if you are a transfer student with at least 15 Studio Fine Art credits.)

ART 110 STUDIO 2, Constructed Body

ART 150 Visual Theory, Aesthetics & Criticism

UGC 111 World Civilization (A) general education requirement

ENG 101 or ENG 102, depending on S.A.T. scores or skill level: general education requirement

Spring

ART 120 STUDIO 3, Public Space

ART 135 STUDIO 4, Self & ritual

ART 140 STUDIO 5, Time-Based Strategies

UGC 112 World civilization (B) general education requirement

ENG 201 or HUMANITIES, based on placement: general education requirement


Sophomore

Fall

ART 210 Introduction to Digital Photography

ART 348 History of Photography: acting as an Art History elective (A)

ART 250 Intro to Digital Practices

AHI 101 or AHI 103, Survey of art history (B) (If pursuing a MINOR in Art History: check AHI dept. requirements)

MATH, general education requirement, suggested: CSE 111, ULC 148, MTH 115

Spring

ART 313 Photography: Image and Text (B)

AHI 102 or 103 Survey of Art History (C)

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (A)

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE


Junior

Fall

ART 314 Photography Extended (C)

NATURAL SCIENCE (A) gen ed requirement, suggested: NTR 108, BIO 129, Physics 121, GLY 101, Geography 101

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (B) if skill level is completed then OPEN / Studio elective

Art History elective (C)

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

Spring

ART Concentration elective

NATURAL SCIENCE (B) suggested: NTR 109/10, BIO 130, Physics 122, GEO 102, Geography 106

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE


Senior

Fall

ART Concentration elective

AMERICAN PLURALISM, general education requirement

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOR, general education requirement

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

Spring

ART 449 Topics in Contemporary Photography

ART Concentration elective

DEPTH, general education requirement

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

This is a suggested four year schedule intended to serve as a guide for accepted art majors who begin here as a freshmen. Please note that due to a number of circumstances, it may not always be possible to offer courses according to this sequence. Students are responsible for checking their D.A.R.S. reports for general education requirements.

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