Art - B.A.

CIP Code

50.0701

Requirements

Required Major Courses

ART 101	LIFE DRAWING AND COMPOSITION	4
ART 111	ELEMENTARY DESIGN	4
ART 201	METHODS AND MATERIALS OF PAINTING I	4

ART 207	ARTS AND IDEAS I	4
	Or
ART 208	ARTS AND IDEAS II	4

ART 401	SENIOR PORTFOLIO	4
	Or
ART 402	SENIOR PORTFOLIO	4
Total Credit Hours:		20

Major Electives

4 hours of additional credits in art. Cognate courses – 8 credits selected from offerings of the School of Humanities and Behavioral Social Sciences or any of its academic disciplines other than art.

ART	Elective	4
	Art Cognate [8]	8
Total Credit Hours:		12

CORE Requirements

	CORE Required [22-23]	22-23
	CORE A-E [12-24]	14-24
Total Credit Hours:		36-47

Check CORE Curriculum for more information.

Other Requirements

	Foreign Language	12
	General Electives [29-40]	29-40
Total Credit Hours:		41-52

General electives may change depending on Foreign language placement and the selection of CORE courses.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Suggested Program Plan for Art Majors:

First Year, Fall Semester [15 credits]

CORE 100	NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SEMINAR	1
CORE 150	COMPOSITION I	3
CORE 131	ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS FOR A CONTEMPORARY WORLD	3

ART 101	LIFE DRAWING AND COMPOSITION	4
	Or
ART 111	ELEMENTARY DESIGN	4

SPAN 101	ELEMENTARY SPANISH I	3
	Or
FREN 101	ELEMENTARY FRENCH I	4

First Year, Spring Semester [16 credits]

CORE 160	COMPOSITION II	3
CORE 120	CRITICAL THINKING	2
ART	Elective	4
CORE 132	ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS FOR A CONTEMPORARY WORLD II	3
SPAN 102	ELEMENTARY SPANISH II	3
	Or
FREN 102	ELEMENTARY FRENCH II	4

Second Year, Fall Semester [15 credits]

CORE 201	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP	3

ART 201	METHODS AND MATERIALS OF PAINTING I	4
	Or
ART 111	ELEMENTARY DESIGN	4

SPAN 200	INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH	3
	Or
FREN 200	INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE FRENCH	4

CORE A, Cultural Exposure:

ART 291	AFRICAN AMERICAN ART	4
	Or
ART 292	AFRICAN ART	4
	Or
ENG 275	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1919	4
	Or
HIS 180	AFRICAN HISTORY	4
	Or
HIS 270	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY	4
	Or
MUS 200	WORLD MUSIC	3
	Or
MUS 206	CROSSCURRENTS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC	2

Second Year, Spring Semester [15 credits]

CORE 260	HUMANITIES: THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE	3
CORE 220	THE CREATIVE ARTS	3
ART 208	ARTS AND IDEAS II	4
	CORE Course	4

Third Year, Fall Semester [16 credits]

CORE 360	THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLES	3
ART 301	SCULPTURE I	4
	Cognate Elective	4

Group E, Social Science:

ECON 230	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	3
	Or
ECON 240	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	3
	Or
HIS 160	UNITED STATES HISTORY	4
	Or
PSCI 122	AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS	4
	Or
PSY 180	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	4
	Or
SOC 100	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	3

Third Year, Spring Semester [15 credits]

ART	Elective	4
	Cognate Elective	4
CORE 240	NATURAL SCIENCE	4
	General Elective	3

Fourth Year, Fall Semester [14 credits]

ART 401	SENIOR PORTFOLIO	4
	General Electives	10

Fourth Year, Spring Semester [14 credits]

ART 402	SENIOR PORTFOLIO	4
	General Electives	10

Requirements for the Joint Major

Students wishing to combine art with another major may do so in accord with University regulations. Such arrangements require the cooperation of both departments involved, and the art component must total 24 hours, as follows: