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Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) (120 Credits)
For the degree Bachelor of Fine Arts a total of at least 70 hours in FINE ART are required; 46 of these must be in 300-400-level courses.
Certification requirements (students should prepare for BFA certification during fall semester of the junior year):
1) FINE ART 102, 103 and 110;
2) FINE ART 201 and 202;
3) One course from 2D area (FINE ART 111, 312, 320 or 370);
4) One course from 3D area (FINE ART 340 or 350;
5) One course from media arts areas (FINE ART 332, 333 or 381);
6) 6 additional hours in major emphasis;
7) 2.0 cumulative GPA in FINE ART courses;
8) Slide portfolio and exhibit presentation of original art work.
Certification requirements (students should prepare for BFA certification during fall semester of the junior year):
1) FINE ART 102, 103 and 110;
2) FINE ART 201 and 202;
3) One course from 2D area (FINE ART 111, 312, 320 or 370);
4) One course from 3D area (FINE ART 340 or 350;
5) One course from media arts areas (FINE ART 332, 333 or 381);
6) 6 additional hours in major emphasis;
7) 2.0 cumulative GPA in FINE ART courses;
8) Slide portfolio and exhibit presentation of original art work.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]1 | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| FINE ART 102 | 3 |
| FINE ART 110 | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| FINE ART 103 | 3 |
| FINE ART 111, 312, 320, or 370 | 3 |
| FINE ART 201 [ARTS] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]1 | 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level FINE ART Elective | 3 |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| FINE ART 340 or 350 | 3 |
| Foreign Language or Electives | 3 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level FINE ART Elective | 3 |
| FINE ART 202 [ARTS] | 3 |
| FINE ART 332, 333, or 381 | 3 |
| Foreign Language and/or Electives | 6 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level FINE ART Elective | 3 |
| FINE ART 303 | 3 |
| FINE ART 312 | 3 |
| Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level FINE ART Electives | 6 |
| FINE ART 304 | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level FINE ART Electives | 9 |
| FINE ART 498 [M] | 3 |
| Integrated Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level FINE ART Electives | 3 |
| FINE ART [M]2 | 3 |
| FINE ART 493 | 4 |
| Electives | 3 |
Footnotes
| 1 | To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI] and SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 101 [SCI] is offered Fall semester and is a prerequisite for SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 102 [SCI] is offered Spring semester. |
| 2 | ART [M]: Repeatable [M] course cannot be used to fulfill both of the two required [M] courses. |