Bachelor of Fine Arts Art

College of Arts and Letters
Degree Program Course Requirements

For general degree requirements, see the College of Arts and Letters 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 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
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 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); ITDS 1215 (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 2135/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
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
ARTH 3127 Modernist Art
ARTH 3128 Post-Modern and Contemporary Art
ARTS 2000 Sophomore Review
ARTS 3000 Pre-Exhibit Review
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 Printmaking 1
Select two:
ARTS 2248 Ceramics 1
ARTS 3247 Metals
ARTS 3288 Sculpture 1

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 33
Select 33 hours of ARTH and ARTS courses.

Total Hours Required: 123