Accreditation
All programs in the Department of Art + Design are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the B.F.A.Art or B.A. Art program is through the Foundations Portfolio Review (usually during the sophomore year). Students are admitted to the program provided they have met the following requirements:
- Completion of: ART 1340, ART 1350, ART 1045, ART 1360
- Completion of a Foundations Portfolio Review in which the faculty will vote based on the quality of the student’s presented work and accompanying written statements. Should a student not meet the scoring criteria during their first review, they will be deferred and can attempt the review again the following semester. A student can be denied entrance to the program upon a second deferral vote. A copy of the scoring rubric is available, along with more information about the Foundations Portfolio Review, from the Art + Design office, Art + Design Room 235.
Foreign Language Requirements
The BA requires completion of courses in a foreign language through the 2010 and 2020 Intermediate levels.
We recommend taking 1000-level Foreign Language courses that can also count as Humanities/Fine Arts Gen Ed Core.
Description
The B.A. in Studio Art is the ideal degree for students interested in receiving a broad education in the Liberal Arts while gaining training in the Fine Arts. Students may pursue a minor outside of the Department of Art + Design. Students must select two (2) Art + Design foci and complete the entire sequence in each. Foci options include drawing, digital media, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and animation. If drawing is selected as an area of focus, ART 1050 - Drawing II would be the first class in the drawing focus sequence.