Bachelor of Fine Arts - Art

Area A Essential Skills
Req. Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1112/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options
Req. Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
CSUS 1106/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755/ LEAD 1705/LEAD 1706/LEAD 2705/LEAD 2706/LIBR 1105/UNIV 1105

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Req. Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both human-ities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology
Req. Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122 (no lab); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional)
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1112/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1127/MATH 1165/PHIL 2105

Area E Social Sciences
Req. Hours: 12
HIST 2110
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH1106/ANTH2105/ENGL 2136/ENGL 2137/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST 2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement
Req. Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PED course.

Area F Courses Rel. to Major
Req. Hours: 18
ARTH 1126 Art and Artists
ARTH 1127 Art Resources
ARTS 1010 Drawing 1
ARTS 1011 Drawing 2
ARTS 1020 Two-Dimensional Design
ARTS 1030 Three-Dimensional Design
ARTS 1285 Ceramics 1

Area G Prog. Requirements
Req. Hours: 33
ARTS 2000 Sophomore Review
ARTS 3000 Junior Review
ARTS 3201 Graphic Design 1
ARTS 3221 Computer Graphics 1
ARTS 3237 Figure Drawing
ARTS 3247 Metals
ARTS 3256 Painting 1
ARTS 3265 Photographic Design 1
ARTS 3288 Sculpture 1
ARTS 4000 Senior Art Exhibit
ARTS 4277 Printmaking 1
Select three courses from the following:
ARTH 2125 Ancient/Non-Western Art
ARTH 2126 European Art/1000-1800
ARTH 3127 Early Modern Art 1800-1945
ARTH 3128 Contemporary Art 1945 to Present
ARTH 3555 Selected Topics in Art History

Area H Program Electives
Req. Hours: 27
Select from the following:
ARTH 2125 Ancient/Non-Western Art *
ARTH 2126 European Art/1000-1800 *
ARTH 3127 Early Modern Art 1800-1945 *
ARTH 3128 Contemporary Art 1945 to Present*
ARTH 3555 Selected Topics in Art History *
ARTS 2285 Ceramics 2
ARTS 3202 Graphic Design 2
ARTS 3222 Computer Graphics 2
ARTS 3275 Abstract Art Concepts
ARTS 3295 Business of Art
ARTS 3555 Selected Topics in Studio Art
ARTS 4201 Graphic Design 3
ARTS 4202 Graphic Design 4
ARTS 4236 Advanced Drawing
ARTS 4256 Painting 2
ARTS 4698 Internship
ARTS 4899 Independent Study
ARTS 5236 Drawing: Advanced Methods
ARTS 5245 Crafts: Advanced Methods
ARTS 5256 Painting: Advanced Methods
ARTS 5265 Photographic Design: Adv Method
ARTS 5277 Printmaking: Advanced Methods
ARTS 5285 Ceramics: Advanced Methods
ARTS 5288 Sculpture: Advanced Methods

* Note: If not used in Area G.

Total Hours Required: 123

Also see the program requirements listed on the College of Arts and Letters page.