Major: Art
Concentration: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Prerequisites (24 credits)
Requires grades of C or above.
Note: Students should continually take art history courses with other art courses to properly prepare for the major.
ARH2050 3 Art History Survey I
ARH2051 3 Art History Survey II
ART1201C 3 Two-Dimensional Design
ART2203C 3 Three-Dimensional Design
Acceptable substitute: ART X202
ART1300C 3 Drawing I
ART2301C 3 Drawing II
Acceptable substitutes: ARTX330, X205, X310, X305
SELECT 2 INTRO MEDIA COURSES
1000/2000 Level - ART
- Art Department Strongly Recommends:
ART 2400C Intro to Printmaking
ART 1205C Color Theory
Major Requirements (21 credits)
Requires grades of C or higher.
ART2330C 3 Figure Drawing I
Prereq: ART 1300C & ART 2301C
ART2500C 3 Painting Fundamentals
Prereq: one drawing course
ART3332C 3 Figure Drawing II
Prereq: ART 3504C
ART3560C 3 Figurative Painting
Prereq: ART 2500C & ART 3332C
ART3504C 3 Painting Studio
Prereq: ART 2500C
ART4805C 3 Painting and Drawing Research
Prereq: ART 3332C & ART 3504C
ART4965C 3 Fine Arts Portfolio
Major Electives (9 credits)
Requires grades of C or higher.
SELECT 1 ART HISTORY
SELECT 2 ART ELECTIVES
Minor Required
A minor is required for this major.*
The minor must be selected from the list of approved minors, including those outside the college of the major.
See List of Minors in the Undergraduate Catalog. Minors are generally completed during the last 60 hrs of your program. Your minor may require prerequisites, so choosing a minor early is beneficial. See your advisor to declare a minor.
*(Double majors are exempt from a minor.)
Foreign Language/Foreign Cultures
All BA students in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete the foreign language or foreign culture requirement with grades of C or higher.
TAKE 8 HRS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- Select one sequence of Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, or American Sign Language.
- Part 1 of languages are typically offered in the fall and part 2 in the spring.
- Incoming Students with prior experience in French or Spanish must take a placement exam. Students who place above the beginning level will satisfy this requirement by earning a "C" or better in a French or Spanish at the level at which they placed.
- Students who choose this option may also be eligible for a minimum of 3 credits and a maximum of 6 credits of retroactive credit if they complete with a "C" or above in a 3000 level French or Spanish course.
- This policy applies to Chinese as well, although in this case placement will be determined by the professor of the program.
FC Foreign Culture Option
- Students who successfully completed 2 years of foreign language in high school have the option of taking 6 hours of foreign culture courses instead of 8 hours of college level foreign language.
- Foreign cultures contain (FC) in the course title.
- A complete list of foreign culture courses can be found in the Arts & Sciences Advising Office.
