Program map
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- Meet with an advisor from the Office of Academic Advising in the Ward Center
- Schedule classes for your 1st year
- Schedule for Fall: Art 1001 Fundamentals of Design I and Art 1101 Beginning Drawing I
- Schedule for Fall: Art 1002 Fundamentals of Design II and Art 1102 Beginning Drawing II
- Freshman Portfolio Review in Spring Semester
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- Meet with an advisor from the Office of Academic Advising in the Ward Center. Schedule classes for your 2nd year
- Spring Semester, Sophomore Review (This is your entrance into the art programs)
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- Meet with a faculty advisor in the Visual Arts department. Schedule classes for your 3rd year
- Junior Portfolio Review in Spring Semester
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- Meet with a faculty advisor in the Visual Arts department. Schedule classes for your 4th year
- Be sure that you're on track to graduate in May
- Complete your major courses. Complete Senior Art Show I and II requirements
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- Graduating with a BA degree in Art (Graphic Design) requires you to complete academic coursework, participate in the portfolio reviews, and successfully complete the senior art show.
Curriculum
Art options: Graphic Design | Studio Art | Art Education
Students in the Studio Arts program must take the following general education requirements (43 credit hours): ENG 1100 or ENG 1101, ENG 1102; MTH 1550; HIS 1110 or HIS 1121 or HIS 1122; six additional credit hours in Humanities in two disciplines; six credit hours from Health and Social Sciences in two disciplines; six credit hours from Natural and Physical Sciences in two disciplines; USS 1000; 1 credit hour Health and Human Performance Activity; and eight credit hours of foreign language.
All students must take the following major requirements: ART 1001, ART 1002, ART 1101, ART 1102, ART 1200, ART 1210, ART 1301, ART 1302, ART 2010, ART 2100, ART 2200, ART 2400, ART 3100, ART 2020, ART 3065, ART 3200, ART 4200, ART 4751, ART 4752; and 12 credits from the following: ART 1110, ART 1120, ART 2130, ART 2140, ART 3150, ART 3160. All students must take 12 credit hours of electives.
Suggested curriculum for Bachelor of Art in Studio Art
The curriculum below is to be used in consultation with an academic advisor. The student must be familiar with the University requirements, the General Education requirements, and any special requirements for the above degree.
Minimum hours needed to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Design in Studio Art — 120