Art B.A.

Departmental Admission Requirements:

All students interested in majoring in Art should obtain a copy of the Art Department Guidelines from the Art Department office. The Guidelines should be used in conjunction with this catalog. Declaring a major in Art requires the student to complete a Declaration of Major form that must be signed by the department chair.

Before declaring a B.A. in Art (Studio Art), students must have credit for the following courses:

Bachelor of Arts:

The Bachelor of Arts in Art provides students with a breadth of technique and concept as well as concentration in one studio area. The student pursues art history interests and must engage conceptual and technical achievements to express personal interpretations of themes in visual media. The required senior exhibition ensures that each student will complete a body of work for a portfolio for professional career purposes. The exhibition course allows each student to present his/her first public Solo Exhibition.

I. Required courses in the program—47 hours, including:

One course from:

ART 113 - Life Drawing I (3)
ART 114 - Life Sculpture (3)

One course from:

12 hours of Art History courses, including:

ARTH 201 - Introduction to Art History I (3)
ARTH 202 - Introduction to Art History II (3)
and 6 additional hours of ARTH.

9 additional studio hours in one medium

Media areas are painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics and sculpture.

II. Required courses outside the major—none

III. Other departmental requirements:

Prior to graduation, the degree candidate must present a Solo Exhibition. (See Art Department Guidelines for exhibition requirements.)
Successful completion of ART 401 demonstrates major, oral and computer competency.