Art, B.F.A., Suggested 4-Year Plan

Year 1

• Fall Semester (10 credits for major)

• ART 124 - Drawing and Planning 3 credits
• ART 116 - Ceramics: Form and Surface 3 credits
• ART 201 - Lab Proficiency: Sculpture & Fiber Labs 1 credit
• ART 120 - Photographic Imaging 3 credits

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• Spring Semester (12 credits for major)

• ART 121 - Intro to Digital Media 3 credits
• ART 122 - Objects and Space 3 credits
• ART 123 - Painting and Mark Making 3 credits
• ART 195 - Visual Thinking 3 credits

Year 2

• Fall Semester (6 credits for major)

• ART 125 - Introduction to Transdisciplinary Studio 3 credits
• ART 296 - Contemporary Gallery Practice 3 credits

• Study Abroad Recommended

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• Spring Semester (6-9 credits for major)

• Advanced Medium Specific Course
• 200 level Art History Course
• ART 296 - Contemporary Gallery Practices (3 credits) (If not already completed)

• Study Abroad Recommended

Year 3

• Fall Semester (12 credits for major)

• AH 335 - Theories of Modernism 3 credits
• Advanced Medium Specific Course
• 384 Series Course
• 300 level Art History Course

• Internship Recommended

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• Spring Semester (10 credits for major)

• Advanced Medium Specific Course
• Advanced Medium Specific Course
• 384 Series Course

• Internship Recommended

• Junior Group Exhibition in Guggenheim Gallery

• ART 397 - Junior Exhibition Preparation 1 credit

Year 4

• Fall Semester (7 credits for major)

• ART 497A - Developing a Studio Practice for the Senior Exhibition 1 credit
• Advanced Medium Specific Course
• 384 Series Course

• Required Committee work for Senior Exhibition

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• Spring Semester (6 credits for major)

• ART 497 - Advanced Art: Critique and Exhibition 3 credits
• 384 Series Course OR Advanced Medium Specific Course OR Internship (Recommended)

• Senior Exhibition in Guggenheim Gallery

  We highly recommend students complete most of the major course requirements prior to the Spring semester of their Senior year. Ideally students would only need ART 497 and one elective in the Spring semester.

Notes

Only one 384 Series course is offered per semester.

Not all courses are offered every semester, please meet with a Studio Art Advisor as soon as possible.