Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Art

For the degree Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art a total of at least 70 credits in ART are required; 46 of these must be in 300-400-level courses.

Admission requirements (students should prepare for BFA review during fall semester of the junior year):

1) ART 102, 103 and 110;
2) ART 201 and 202;
3) One course from 2D area (ART 111, 312, 320 or 370);
4) One course from 3D area (ART 340 or 350;
5) One course from media arts areas (ART 332, 333 or 381);
6) 6 additional credits in major emphasis;
7) 2.0 cumulative GPA in ART courses;
8) Slide portfolio and exhibit presentation of original art work.

First Year
First Term	Credits
ART 102	3
ART 110	3
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1	4
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]	3 or 4
Second Term	Credits
ART 103	3
ART 111, 312, 320, or 370	3
ART 201 [ARTS]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1	4
Second Year
First Term	Credits
ART 340 or 350	3
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
Diversity [DIVR]	3
300-400-level ART Elective	3
Foreign Language or Electives	3 or 4
Second Term	Credits
ART 202	3
ART 332, 333, or 381	3
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
300-400-level ART Elective	3
Foreign Language or Electives	3
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
ART 303	3
ART 312	3
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
300-400-level ART Elective	3
Electives	3
Second Term	Credits
ART 304	3
Humanities [HUM]	3
300-400-level ART Electives	6
Electives	3
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
ART 498 [M] [CAPS]	3
300-400-level ART Electives	12
Second Term	Credits
ART [M]2	3
ART 493	4
300-400-level ART Electives	3
Electives	3

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Footnotes

1	To meet College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must complete 1 additional lab credit of [BSCI] or [PSCI] for a total of 8 credits (2 labs).
2	ART [M]: Repeatable [M] course cannot be used to fulfill both of the two required [M] courses.