Academic Year:
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
MAJOR: FINE ARTS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
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ENGL 110 |
Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
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Writing: (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally designated in the semester's Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for second writing requirement)
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Mathematics (one of the following) |
0-4 |
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MATH 113 |
Contemporary Mathematics |
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(designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)
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MATH 114 |
College Mathematics and Statistics |
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(designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)
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MATH 115 |
Pre-Calculus |
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(designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics) |
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MATH 221 |
Calculus I |
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(designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics) |
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MATH 241 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus A |
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(designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics) |
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Successful performance on the college proficiency exam. (0 credits awarded)
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (minimum grade C-)
The College Breadth requirements are in addition to the University Breadth requirement. Up to 3 credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements
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Group A Creative Arts and Humanities |
9 |
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Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units. |
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Group B History and Cultural Change |
9 |
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Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units. |
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Group C Social and Behavioral Sciences |
9 |
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Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units. |
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Group D Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology |
7 |
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Seven credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units and including a minimum of one course with an associated laboratory. |
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If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
NOTE: The BFA degree requires 77 credit hours minimum of art courses and 86 credit hours maximum. All grades in art courses must be C- or better.
Freshman Foundation Requirements
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ART 110 |
Drawing I |
3 |
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ART 111 |
Design I |
3 |
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ART 116 |
Introduction to Digital Media |
3 |
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ART 118 |
Foundations Colloquium |
2 (1 in fall, 1 in spring) |
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ART 112 |
Drawing II |
3 |
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ART 113 |
Design II |
3 |
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ART 117 |
Research Studio: Practice and Product |
3 |
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Total Freshman Foundation |
20 |
Sophomore Year Requirements
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Fine Arts Core: |
15 |
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ART 231 |
Introduction to Painting |
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ART 243 |
Introduction to Printmaking |
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ART 250 |
Introduction to Sculpture |
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ART 290 |
Introduction to Ceramics |
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ART 280 |
introduction to Photo and Video |
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Fine Arts Elective |
3 |
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Total Sophomore Year |
18 |
Junior and Senior Year Requirements
(To be taken from all Department of Art offerings at the 200-, 300-, and 400-levels)
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ART 416 |
Senior Seminar |
3 |
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ART 417 |
BFA Exhibition |
0 |
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Total Junior and Senior Years |
39 |
Art History Requirement
Four classes from Art History
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Three classes from Art History and ART 315 Contemporary Issues
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Total Art History Requirement |
12 |
(A student may double count ART 315 as an upper division art elective course and as an Art History course.)
ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.
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TOTAL BFA/FINE ARTS MINIMUM DEGREE CREDITS |
77 |
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CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF |
124 |
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