2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

BA in Art (120 credits)

Degree Requirements

For a complete list of the core General Education curriculum please navigate to: College of Art & Design General Education 

Required Foundation Courses (9 credits)

It is recommended that first time freshman take INTGR 1650 and transfer students take INTGR 1637
IFINE 1630Drawing Intensive

3

INTGR 1650Visual Culture Seminar

3

or

INTGR 1637Transfer Visual Culture Seminar

3

IFINE 16703D Concepts

3

Required Core Fine Art Courses (15 credits)

IFINE 1656Figure Drawing

3

IFINE 1220Color and Composition

3

IFINE 2115Fine Arts Drawing Studio I

3

IFINE 2200Painting I

3

IFINE 2300Printmaking: Intaglio I

3

or

IFINE 2351Lithography I

3

Fine Arts Internship/Internship Seminar (3 credits)

IFINE 4885Fine Art Internship Seminar

1

IFINE 4882Internship/Fine Arts

2

Required Core Fine Art Courses (6 credits)

Choose TWO:

IFINE 2445 Core Clay or IFINE 2205 Painting II or IFINE 1320 Intro to Sculpture

Studio Elective (3 credits)

Select ONE from one of the following disciplines provided pre-requisites are met:

  • Drawing
  • Sculpture
  • Ceramics
  • Printmaking
  • Paintng

Art History Requirements (12 credits)

IAHIS 1800Art Across Borders

3

IAHIS 3600Art Since 1945

3

IAHIS Global Perspectives Art History Elective

3

IAHIS Art History Elective

3

General Studies (39 credits)

Maximum 6 credits taken from 1000 level
Minimum 12 credits taken from 2000/3000 level
Minimum 9 credits taken from 4000 level
Minimum 12 credits taken from LA+D prefixes (IAHIS, IANIM, IDESN, IDFLM, IGAME, IILLU, INTDS and IPHOT

General Studies courses include any course in the University for which you are qualified and include the following prefixes: CAMST, CANTH, CARTH, CBIOL, CCOMM, CCOMP, CCRWT, CDANC, CDRAM, CECON, CEXTH, CGEOG, CGLST, CHLTH, CHIST, CHUMS, CLANG, CLITR, CMATH, CMGMT, CMUSC, CNSCI, CPHIL, CPHYS, CPLCY, CPOLS, CPSYC, CRELS, CSOCL, CSOCS, CWRIT, IAHIS, IANIM, IDESN, IDFLM IFINE, IILLU, INTDS, IPHOT AND ISTUD