Major Requirements

11 to 13 courses, studio and art history courses combined. These shall include:

5 Core Foundation Courses

• ART 110 Survey of Art History I  
• ART 111 Survey of Art History II  
• ART 114 Materials Foundation  
• ART 115 Digital Foundations  and
• ART 351 Drawing I  or ART 352 Figure Drawing I  

The declaration of major form will be submitted upon completion of ART 110 , ART 111 , ART 114 , and ART 115  by the end of the sophomore year.

Studio Requirement, media courses: 4 courses

• two 2D upper level studio media courses from among:
  • ​ART 354 Painting I   
  • ART 355 Photography I   
  • ART 315 Book Arts I   
  • ART 356 Printmaking I  
• two 3D upper level studio media courses from among:
  • ART 358 Ceramics I   
  • ART 315 Book Arts I   
  • ART 360 Sculpture I   
  • ART 315 Book Arts I  can only be counted once, either as one of the 2D studio media or 3D media required course.

BA Studio Art students are highly encouraged and have an option to show their work with the graduating BFA students at the Senior Show Exhibition. 

Art History Requirement, upper level: any 2 upper level art history courses

• ART 251 Latin American Art  
• ART 298 Photography History Photography History  
• ART 300 3 Romanticism to Realism: European Art 1750-1850  
• ART 317 The Art of Protest  
• ART 341 Classical Art  
• ART 342 Medieval Art  
• ART 343 Italian Renaissance Art  
• ART 345 Modern Art  
• ART 346 American Art  
• ART 347 Contemporary Art  
• ART 349 Islamic Art  

Notes

All candidates for the BA degree must complete the competency requirements as stated under REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DEGREES Courses taken credit/no entry may not be applied toward the major. ART 302 and credits awarded for an internship can be counted among the 11 basic units required for the BA degree.