Our department offers a variety of majors and minors tailored to the individual student's interests while providing breadth of knowledge in the discipline.

Requirements for Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Concentration in Art History

Forty-four semester hours of art are required for a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in art history. The following course requirements and an Art History Senior Thesis Presentation must be completed:

1. Art History I and II; 8 semester hours
2. Studio Foundations: Two-Dimensional Design; 4 semester hours
3. Studio Elective or Studio Foundations: Three-Dimensional Design; 4 semester hours
4. Basic Drawing; 4 semester hours
5. Five Upper-Level Art History courses (must include one course from each of the following areas: ancient and medieval; renaissance and baroque; modern; non-western): 20 semester hours
6. Senior Thesis - Art History; 4 semester hours

Requirements for Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Concentration in Studio Art

Majors and minors in studio art must focus on one of the following concentrations:

• Painting
• Drawing
• Printmaking
• Photography
• Ceramics
• Sculpture
• Silver Jewelry
• Computer Imaging
• Graphic Design

Forty-four semester hours of art are required for a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in studio art. The following course requirements and a Senior Studio Thesis Seminar exhibition must be completed:

1. Art History I and II; 8 semester hours
2. Modern Art History; 4 semester hours
3. Studio Foundations: Two-Dimensional Design; 4 semester hours
4. Studio Foundations: Three-Dimensional Design; 4 semester hours
5. Basic Drawing: 4 semester hours
6. Art Elective: 4 semester hours
7. Courses in concentration of choice: 12 semester hours
8. Senior Thesis - Studio Art: 4 semester hours

Requirements for Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

Sixty-eight semester hours are required for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. A student wishing to earn this degree needs to begin the general art requirements and foundations sequence in the freshman year and maintain an average of at least two art courses per semester throughout the four years. A 3.00 grade-point average must be maintained within the Art Department, and candidacy for the B.F.A. must be declared by the end of the sophomore year. The following course requirements and a Senior Thesis Solo Exhibition must be completed:

1. Art History I and II; 8 semester hours
2. Modern Art History; 4 semester hours
3. Upper-Level Art History Elective; 4 semester hours
4. Studio Foundations: Two-Dimensional Design; 4 semester hours
5. Studio Foundations: Three-Dimensional Design; 4 semester hours
6. Basic Drawing; 4 semester hours
7. Drawing I or Upper-Level Printmaking; 4 semester hours
8. Art Electives; 12 semester hours
9. Courses in concentration of choice; 20 semester hours
10. Senior Studio Thesis Seminar; 4 semester hours

Requirements for Minor

A minor in art may be earned with a focus in art history or studio art. Twenty semester hours in art are required.

Art History:

1. History of Art I and History of Art II; 8 semester hours
2. Studio Foundations: Two-Dimensional Design; 4 semester hours
3. Upper-Level Art History; 8 semester hours

Studio Art:

1. History of Art I or History of Art II; 4 semester hours
2. Studio Foundations: Two-Dimensional Design; or Three-Dimensional Design, 4 semester hours
3. Basic Drawing; 4 semester hours
4. Studio Electives; 8 semester hours

Residence Requirements for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts Degrees

Due to the need to maintain overall continuity in the art program for the B.A. in Art and the B.F.A., the Art Department requires the two Foundations courses (101 and 103) and one art history course to be taken in residence. The Senior Thesis Seminar and the Art History Senior Thesis Seminar courses must also be taken in residence.

Certification for Teaching in Art

Students interested in pursuing a course of study leading to a license to teach art should contact their advisor or the Education Department for specific requirements.