Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Requirements
21-credit hour Foundation Program plus 52 credit hours of Major Requirements.
Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.
Majors: Animation and Illustration, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Graphic Design, Film & Video Arts, Photography, and Sculpture.
Foundation Program (21 credit hours):
| ART 100 | Visual Concepts | 3 |
| ARTH 101 | Art in Culture from Prehistory to 1400 | 3 |
| ARTH 102 | Art in Culture from 1400 to the Present | 3 |
| ARTS 102 | Foundations in 2-D Form and Content | 3 |
| ARTS 105 | Foundations in Drawing | 3 |
| ARTS 240 | Foundations of 3-D Form and Content | 3 |
| or | |
| ARTS 270 | Foundations in Clay | 3 |
| ARTS 222 | Introduction to Experimental Video | 3 |
| or | |
| ARTS 225 | Digital Foundations | 3 |
| or | |
| ARTS 221 | Foundations of Time-Based Media | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
NOTE: If either ARTS 221 or ARTS 222 is taken to fulfill foundation requirements, another 3 credit hours of studio art electives must be completed to fulfill the 52 credit BFA requirement.
Major Requirements
| ARTH 276 | Film Form | 3 |
| ARTS 221 | Foundations of Time-Based Media | 3 |
| ARTS 222 | Introduction to Experimental Video | 3 |
| ARTS 322 | Intermediate Experimental Video | 3 |
| ARTS 323 | Experimental Narrative | 3 |
| ARTS 324 | Special Effects for Experimental Video | 3 |
| ARTS 340 | 3-D Methods and Materials | 3 |
| ARTS 155 | Introduction to Film Photography | 3 |
| or | |
| ARTS 255 | Color and Light | 3 |
| ARTS 422 | Advanced Experimental Video | 3 |
| ARTS 494 | Directed Studio Projects | 1-3 |
| ARTS 495 | Independent Studio Projects | 1-3 |
| ARTS 429 | Experimental Video Capstone | 3 |
| ARTS 400 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
ARTH
| Art History electives | 3 |
ARTS
| Art Studio electives | 15 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 55 |
NOTE:
- ARTS 490 Learning Assistant can be used for a maximum of 6 credit hours of electives under advisement. ARTS 497 Research Practicum can be used for a maximum of 3 credit hours of electives under advisement.
- ARTS 494 and ARTS 495 are variable 1-3 credit hour courses. Students must complete the courses with 3 credit hours each to satisfy the degree requirements.
Visiting Artist Program (8 credit hours):
Eight semesters at 1 credit hour each.
NOTE: The Visiting Artist Program is only required each semester the student is a major within the department.