Bachelor of Fine Arts Art
College of the Arts
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements, see the College of the Arts and the General Degree Requirements pages.
Area A Essential Skills Required 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 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours:
4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS
2749/ITDS 275
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105
/LEAD 1705/
LIBR 1105
/POLS 2401/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or
2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required 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 humanities and fine arts,
may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours:
10-11
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 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL
1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included);
PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS
2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from
above:
CPSC 1105; CPSC 1301/1301L;
MATH 1113; MATH 1125; MATH 1131; MATH 1132; MATH 1165; MATH
2125;
PHIL 2115;
STAT 1127
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following
courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/
PHIL 2030/
PSYC 1101/
SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following
courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/
ENGL 2136/
GEOG 1101/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112/
ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS
course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours:
18
A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.
ARTH 2125 Introduction to History of Art I
ARTH 2126 Introduction to History of Art II
ARTS 1000 Art Convocation (each year)
ARTS 1010 Drawing 1
ARTS 1011 Drawing 2
ARTS 1020 Two-Dimensional Design
ARTS 1030 Three-Dimensional Design
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours:
27
A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.
ARTH 3127 Modernist Art
ARTH 3128 Post-Modern and Contemporary Art
ARTS 2000 Foundations Review
ARTS 2248 Ceramics 1
ARTS 3000 Pre-Exhibit Review
ARTS 3288 Sculpture 1
ARTS 4305 Senior Art Exhibit
ARTS 4795 Senior Seminar
Select one:
ARTS 3237 Figure Drawing
ARTS 4236 Advanced Drawing
Select one:
ARTS 3200 Creative Imaging
ARTS 3266 Digital Photography
Select two:
ARTS 3256 Painting 1
ARTS 3265 Photography 1
ARTS 3278 Relief & Intaglio or ARTS 4278 Screen-Printing &
Lithography
Area H Program Electives Required Hours:
33
A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.
Select 33 hours of ARTH and
ARTS
courses.
Total Hours Required: 123
