Art (Bachelor of Fine Arts)

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree is a professional 122-hour advanced undergraduate curriculum. The 81-hour major includes 24 hours of art foundation courses, nine hours of 300/400 level art history courses, 18 hours of studio concentration courses, 27 hours of studio electives in at least two other studio areas, and ART 488 BFA Seminar (3). 

For eligibility to the BFA program, a student must meet the following requirements:

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
ART 111	Survey of Art I	3
or ART 112	Survey of Art II
ART 134	Drawing I	3
ART 233	Design I	3
ART 234	Drawing II	3
ART 240	Design II	3
Select at least one course in the concentration area
Select twelve hours of general studies curriculum		12
Total Hours		27

And have a minimum 2.50 GPA overall and a minimum 3.00 GPA in the major. All potential candidates for the BFA program must present a portfolio and pass portfolio review by the Art and Design Department faculty for approval. All students eligible for the program will be reviewed for retention in the program. Please refer to the Bachelor of Fine Arts Plan of Study for all general studies and Art Department course requirements.

All art majors are required to seek advisement each semester from the department head or faculty advisor and become familiar with the general and specific requirements for the degree which they are seeking. Students majoring in Art are required to present a portfolio for faculty review by the end of their sophomore year. In addition, all art majors are required to have completed and passed ART 134 Drawing I (3), ART 233 Design I (3), ART 234 Drawing II (3), ART 240 Design II (3), and the portfolio review before enrolling in 400-level studio classes. Students must earn a “C” or better in each of the major and minor courses taken. All majors will participate in a senior exhibition of upper class studio work prior to graduation.