Degree Requirements
Students must meet all university and program requirements for a bachelor’s degree.
I. General Education Requirements (37-41 Hours)
The following courses must be taken to meet major and general education requirements:
II. Required Lower-Division Preparation (15-18 Hours)
The following courses should be taken at the lower-division level:
Art History Concentration (15 hours)
- 3 hours in Art History III
- 12 hours in related fields: history, literature, anthropology, philosophy, or art
Art Studio Concentration (15 hours)
- 6 hours Drawing
- 3 hours 2-D Design
- 3 hours 3-D Design
- 3 hours of studio art
Photography and Digital Imaging Concentration (18 hours)
- 6 hours Photography
- 3 hours 2-D Design
- 3 hours 3-D Design
- 6 hours Drawing
Art courses up to 75 hours may be transferred based on portfolio review only.
III. Core Art Requirements (18 Hours)
The following courses must be taken at the upper-division level:
- ART 3305 Drawing: Life Study (3)
- ART 3306 Digital Photography (3)
- ART 3325 Advanced Problems in Design (3)
- ART 3360 Art Seminar: Concepts and Methods (3)
- ART 4515 20th Century Art: Europe and the Americas (3)
- ART 4980 Senior Project (3)
IV. Non-Western Art Requirement (3 Hours)
Select one of the following:
- ART 4505 Worlds of Art (3)
- ART 4521 Art and Cultures of the South Pacific (3)
- ART 4523 Pre-Columbian Art and Cultures (3)
- ART 4525 Native American Art and Societies (3)
- ART 4527 African Art and Cultures (3)
- ART 4530 Asian Art and Thought (3)
V. Western Art Requirement (3 Hours)
Select one of the following:
- ART 4514 American Art:...(3)
- ART 4516 Great Artists:...(3)
- ART 4518 Women Artists (3)
- ART 4520 Art in Context:...(3)
- ART 4542 History of Photography (3)
VI. Concentration Requirement (27-30 Hours)
Select one of the following concentrations:
Art History (27 Hours)
ART 4442 Advanced Art History Seminar (3)
ART 4505 Worlds of Art (3)
Select an additional 21 hours of art history courses with the approval of the advisor.
Ceramics (30 Hours)
ART 3310 Ceramics (3)
ART 4413 Ceramics: Wheel Throwing (3)
ART 4414 Ceramics: Low Fire (3)
ART 4470 Independent Study: … (3)*
ART 4543 Ceramic Sculpture (3)
ART 4552 Ceramics: Methods and Materials (3)
ART 4556 Ceramics: Multiples (3)
ART 4562 Advanced Wheel Throwing (3)
ART 4564 Ceramics: Activating the Object (3)
ART 4568 Combined Media (3)
Painting (27-30 hours)
ART 3371 Intermediate Drawing (3)
ART 4501 Drawing: Advance Life Study (3)
ART 4502 Drawing: Combined Media (3)
ART 4555 Painting Composition (3)
ART 4558 Painting and Drawing Composition (3)
ART 4561 Painting: Development of a Theme (3)
ART 4563 Painting: Multi-Level (3)
ART 4700 Independent Study: … (6-9)*
Photography and Digital Imaging (30 Hours)
ART 3361 Non Traditional Photography (3)
ART 4435 Photographic Imaging Methods (3)
Select 18 Hours from the following.
ART 4000 Topics in Art: . . . (0-9)
ART 4509 Electronic Drawing and Design (3)
ART 4528 Motion Graphics (3)
ART 4534 Design for Electronic Publishing (3)
ART 4549 Photography: Combined Color Processes (3)
ART 4542 History of Photography (3)
ART 4554 Documentary Photography (3)
ART 4700 Independent Study: … (0-6)*
Printmaking (27-30 Hours)
ART 3511 Introduction to Printmaking (3) or
ART 3512 Textile Printing (3)
ART 4585 Printmaking: Computer Applications (3)
ART 4589 Intermediate Printmaking (3)
Select two of the following courses.
ART 4529 Multi-level Printmaking (3)
ART 4557 Printmaking: Combined Media (3)
ART 4567 Printmaking: New Media (3)
ART 4570 Introduction to Non-Toxic Printmaking (3)
ART 4574 Printmaking: Intaglio
ART 4573 Printmaking: Relief (3)
ART 4585 Printmaking: Computer Applications (3)
ART 4581 Printmaking: Monoprint and Collagraph (3)
ART 4589 Intermediate Printmaking (3)
ART 4599 Advanced Printmaking (3)
ART 4800 Internship: Printmaking (3-9)
Select an additional four to five of the following courses.
ART 3312 Textile Printing (3)
ART 3313 Hand Made Books (3)
ART 4000 Topics in Art: . . . (3)
ART 4502 Drawing: Combined Media (3)
ART 4529 Multi-level Printmaking (3)
ART 4557 Printmaking: Combined Media (3)
ART 4567 Printmaking: New Media (3)
ART 4585 Printmaking: Computer Applications (3)
ART 4581 Printmaking: Monoprint and Collagraph (3)
ART 4599 Advanced Printmaking (3)
ART 4700 Independent Study: . . . (0-6)
Sculpture (27 Hours)
ART 4415 Sculpture Methods and Materials (3)
Select two of the following.
ART 4441 Wood Sculpture I (3)
ART 4445 Figure Sculpture I (3)
Select at least 18 hours of the following.
ART 4503 Sculpture Parks and Public Art (3)
ART 4532 Advanced Topics in Sculpture (3)
ART 4533 Mixed Media Sculpture (3)
ART 4535 Metal Fabrication II (3)
ART 4536 Sculpture: Metal II (3)
ART 4541 Wood Sculpture II (3)
ART 4544 Figure Sculpture II (3)
ART 4551 Advanced Topics in Figure Sculpture (3)
Mixed Media (30 hours)
Mixed-media students will work with two advisors from varying concentrations. Students will complete 15 hours from each concentration, including any required course for each concentration.
* Independent Studies must be selected with their advisors and must be a different topic if used multiple times to meet degree requirements.
VII. Electives (11-17 Hours)
Electives may be taken from any course in the university. Courses from other institutions will be considered.
Total - 120 Hours
