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Studio Art and Design (B.F.A.)

The B.F.A. is a four-year degree divided into two parts: the preprofessional program (freshman and sophomore years) and the professional program (junior and senior years). Majors are eligible to apply for the professional program when they have completed the art core, in the process of completing the 200-level art course requirements, and have earned a minimum 2.75 GPA. Applications for the professional BFA program will be requested each semester; students must be admitted to the professional BFA through the review process before being admitted to 490 BFA Art/Design Studio and 495 BFA Senior Thesis. Transcripts and a portfolio of the student's art work must accompany the application. Students accepted into the professional program must complete 15 credits of 300-level studio courses with at least 6 of the 15 credits in one sequential studio area and 12 credits of art history before enrolling in Art 490 and Art 495. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.75 and receive a grade of C or better in the 300- and 400-level art courses. Students may reapply for entry into the professional program any semester after their sophomore year.

Computer Equipment: beginning with the first year of the program, all art and design students are required to have their own laptop computer and appropriate software for use in their courses. Please refer to the College of Art and Architecture's website for specifics.

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the art core, and a studio emphasis (all the 200-level and 300-level courses in a specific studio area) in one of the following areas: graphic design, interaction design, painting, sculpture, printmaking, or photography/digital imaging and:

Art 303

Contemporary Art and Theory (3 cr)

Art 407

New Media (3 cr)

Art 410

Professional Practices (2 cr)

Art 490

BFA Art/Design Studio (12 cr)

Art 495

BFA Senior Thesis (4 cr)

Art History Electives selected with advisor approval (6 cr):

Art 205

Visual Culture (3 cr)

Art 208

Italian Renaissance Art and Culture (3 cr)

Art 213

History and Theory of Modern Design I (3 cr)

Art 302

Modern Art and Theory (3 cr)

Art 313

History and Theory of Modern Design II (3 cr)

Art 323

History of Typography (3 cr)

Art 382

History of Photography (3 cr)

Art 409

Visual Studies (3 cr)

200-level studio courses selected from the following (15 cr):

Art 211

Drawing III (3 cr)

Art 221

Introduction to Graphic Design (3 cr)

Art 222

Introduction to Typography (3 cr)

Art 231

Painting I (3 cr)

Art 241

Sculpture I (3 cr)

Art 251

Printmaking I (3 cr)

Art 261

Ceramics I (3 cr)

Art 271-272

Interaction Design I-II (3 cr)

Art 280

Understanding Photography (3 cr)

300-400 level studio courses selected from the following (at least 6 cr must be taken in one studio area, i.e., Art 330, no more than 6 cr in one studio area may be counted toward this requirement) (15 cr):

Art 321

Graphic Design Concepts (3 cr, max 6)

Art 322

Graphic Design Studio (3 cr, max 6)

Art 330

Intermediate/Advanced Painting (3 cr, max 9)

Art 340

Intermediate/Advanced Sculpture (3 cr, max 9)

Art 350

Intermediate/Advanced Printmaking (3 cr, max 9)

Art 370

Advanced Interaction Design (3 cr, max 9)

Art 380

Digital Imaging (3 cr)

Art 390

Mixed Media (3 cr, max 6)

Art 491

Information Design (3 cr, max 9)

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree

No more than a combined total of 9 credits of the following courses may be applied toward a B.F.A. degree: Art 404, 488, 497, 498, and 499.