Art, B.A.

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Minimum number of hours for the degree: 120

Minimum hours required for Studio Art concentration: 54

Minimum hours required for Art History concentration: 40

Minimum hours required for Design concentration: 48

Major-Field Requirements

Students select between Studio Art and Art History (with major concentrations in both areas) and Design. A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses used to fulfill requirements for the major.

Art Major (Studio Art and Art History)

Minimum hours required for Studio Art concentration: 54

Minimum hours required for Art History concentration: 40

Students choose between a concentration in Studio Art or a concentration in Art History. All Studio Art students complete 9 credit hours of Art History Foundations.

I. Studio Art Concentration (54 Credit Hours)

A. Studio Foundations (21 Credit Hours)

Required courses:

B. Art History Foundations (9 Credit Hours)

Any 3 Art History courses, one of which must carry Writing Across the Curriculum or Speaking Across the Curriculum credit.

C. Advanced Coursework (24 Credit Hours)

1. Electives (18 credit hours)

6 courses in at least two different studio art areas. 1 course may be at the 100 or 200-level, at least 5 must be at the 300 or 400-level.

2. Senior Studio (3 Credit Hours)

Choose one of the following:

3. Art Studio Capstone (3 Credits)

ART 451 - Art Studio Capstone

II. Art History Concentration (40 Credit Hours)

A. Foundations (12 credit hours)

Required courses:

B. Advanced Coursework (22 credit hours)

1. Electives (15 credit hours)

5 courses at the 300 and/or 400-level

2. Seminars (6 credit hours)

ART 495 - Art Seminar and either a second ART 495 on a different topic or ART 492 - Contemporary Critical Theory

3. Art History Capstone (1 credit hour)

ART 452 - Art History Capstone
Note: One elective or seminar MUST be on either African, Asian, or Islamic Art.

C. Related Courses (6 credit hours)

Any two of the following or any Studio Art or Design courses:

Art Major (Design) (48 Credit Hours)

A. Design Foundations (15 Credit Hours)

1. Required Technology Courses (9 Credits Hours)

2. Required Visual Foundations courses (6 Credit Hours)

B. Art History Foundations (9 Credit Hours)

Any 3 Art History courses, one of which must carry Writing Across the Curriculum or Speaking Across the Curriculum credit.

C. Advanced Coursework (24 Credit Hours)

1. Required Courses (9 Credit Hours)

2. Electives (9 credit hours)

Select three courses from this list:

3. Senior Studio (3 Credit Hours)

ART 446 - Graphic Design for Social and Cultural Contexts

4. Design Capstone (3 Credit Hours)

ART 450 - Design Capstone

University Honors Requirements

Attain and maintain CSU Honors Program status. Attain and maintain an average 3.5 GPA in all Art courses. Art majors who are in the Honors Program will be required to take a minimum of 9 additional hours in Art beyond curriculum requirements for the major. Students may fulfill the honors requirement by taking additional Art courses at the 300 - 400 level as Honors Contract courses (which requires approval of an honors contract petition, signed by both the instructor and the student). In courses that are cross listed at the graduate level, students would register for the graduate version of the course and follow the course outline for the graduate level. Finally, the capstone requirement for the student’s major area would also be an Honors Contract course, with additional requirements agreed upon by the student and the instructor.

University Scholars Requirements

Attain and maintain CSU Scholars Program status. Attain and maintain an average 3.5 GPA in all Art courses. Art majors who are in the Scholars Program will be required to take a minimum of 9 additional hours in Art beyond curriculum requirements for the major. Students may fulfill the Scholars requirement by taking additional Art courses at the 300 - 400 level as Honors Contract courses (which requires approval of an honors contract petition, signed by both the instructor and the student). In courses that are cross listed at the graduate level, students would register for the graduate version of the course and follow the course outline for the graduate level. Finally, the capstone requirement for the student’s major area would also be an Honors Contract course, with additional requirements agreed upon by the student and the instructor.