Undergraduate Degree Programs
Art Major and Minor Requirements
The B.A. degree in Art requires 36 credits in art with a minimum of 6 credits in art history. Students will be required to select a minor in consultation with their departmental adviser. At the end of their second year, all students will undergo a portfolio review. At that point, they will declare their intention to continue with the B.A. degree or enter the B.F.A. track.
B.F.A. majors must complete 72 credits in art, with a minimum of 12 credits in art history. The B.A. in Art Education requires 57 credits in art, 12 credits in art history, and 15 credits in art education. A minor in Art requires 24 credits in art.
A minor in Art History requires 24 credits in art with a minimum of 15 in art history. In addition, MT 140 is required to fulfill the liberal arts core math requirement.
A maximum of 18 credits can be transferred to a B.A. degree or 36 credits toward a B.F.A. at the discretion of the department upon transcript and portfolio review.
Interactive Media Development Requirements
The B.A. degree in Interactive Media Development requires 21 credits in art/media design and 28-30 credits in math/computer science.
Art/media design requirements:
- Art 101, 150, MD 201, 210, 301, 320, 410.
Math/computer science requirements:
- CS 107, 114,212, 230, 240, 315, 390, 405
- One pair of CS 213, 330 or CS 407, 415 or CS 305, 361.
- In addition, MT 140 is required to fulfill the liberal arts core math requirement.
Bachelor of Arts: Art Education
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Education will provide art studio experience, academic preparation and practicum experience for students planning to teach art in public or private schools. In addition to their art courses, students must complete education requirements in the College of Education.
Bachelor of Arts: Interactive Media Development
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Interactive Media Development is designed to provide professional education in order to enable graduates to enter professional careers in the fields of computer science and electronic media such as the Internet, educational software development, simulation software, systems modeling, and the gaming industry.
Students will develop technical competence and aesthetic judgment of the design aspect of such systems while developing technical competence of software development from a computer science perspective.
Bachelor of Arts in Art
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Art is designed to ensure a broad, liberal education with an emphasis in interdisciplinary studio art. Preparation for a discipline specific career in art is not a primary objective of this program. A major part (over 70%) of a student’s education is in areas outside art, with substantial coverage in the humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences.
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Graphic Design, Photography and Studio Arts
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is designed to provide professional education in order to enable graduates to enter professional careers in such fields as design, painting, photography and sculpture.
Students concentrate in relevant technical and aesthetic studies, which are a major portion of the program. B.F.A. students will develop technical competence, aesthetic judgment, and a strong commitment to artistic quality.
In addition, students will engage in fundamental academic disciplines, especially in English, the humanities, social sciences, and the physical sciences.
Upon successful completion of the second year B.A. portfolio review, the student will enter the BFA track and choose to concentrate in a major media: graphic design, photography, sculpture, ceramics or drawing and painting.
Beyond the foundations level course work, the student will become familiar with advanced historical and conceptual needs of contemporary art making.
The Art Department works to emphasize the necessity of becoming proficient in the formal aspects of the artist craft and in the conceptual arenas that the student chooses to follow. The level of craftsmanship will also increase as the students begin to grow while experimenting with their own individual concerns and expressions. The Art Department believes in the need for self expression and in the use of interdisciplinary approaches to artistic production.
Associate of Arts in Art
Students must earn a minimum of 64 credits and maintain a 2.0 ("C") average. All credits earned in the A.A. programs are applicable to a B.A. or B.F.A. degree.
The specific minimum requirements for the Associate of Arts in Art program are:
36 credits in Art courses
24 credits from liberal arts core
Historical, Religious, Philosophical Foundations (6)
Two courses - One must be History, one must be either philosophy or religious studies
Foundations of Human Society (3)
One course from any of the following: economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology
Natural Sciences and Mathematics (6-8)
One course from either natural science or mathematics
Literature, Music and Theater (3)
One course from any of the following: literature, music appreciation or theater history
Communication (6)
EN 101, CA 101
Electives - (4-6)
Two courses from any liberal arts area. Study of a foreign language is strongly recommended.