School of Art
The nationally recognized School of Art offers an undergraduate four-year professional program leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree with majors in art education, art history, ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
The program's overall goal is to prepare graduates for success as professional artists, designers, teachers, or professionals in related fields, as well as for admission to a graduate school.
The B.F.A. degree is based upon a strong studio foundations program, which is intended to provide a basis for critical thinking. Studio skills, theory, criticism, and the history of art are important components of the foundations program.
After foundations, your major provides intensive experience in the chosen discipline. The degree includes a strong emphasis in the liberal arts, which fulfills university requirements and adds diversity. Individual creative growth is ensured through the stimulation offered by this diversity and is further fostered by a strong graduate program and visiting artist/scholar program, as well as opportunities for study abroad.
The School of Art is an extensive studio facility with a specialized faculty of artist/teachers and scholars. There are numerous opportunities in the School of Art and on campus to exhibit work, including an annual juried undergraduate student show and senior exhibitions. The school urges you to show your work at every opportunity and to see original work whenever possible. The Seigfred and Trisolini Galleries provide an opportunity to see a variety of visual art, from solo exhibitions of notable visiting artists to national juried and curated exhibitions. A faculty exhibition and a series of graduate thesis exhibitions are presented annually.
Recognition of student work is made through annual scholarships and prizes, including the Edna Way Scholarship Fund; the Francis M. Paulson Scholarship; the Harry and Deborah Breverman Award; the Krecker Prize; the Rogers Award; the Mary Leonard Art Education Scholarship; the Rose Marie Darst Scholarship; and the Upperclass Deans Scholarship.
The School of Art recognizes the individual needs of its majors and makes advising an integral part of the educational experience. You are strongly encouraged to consult regularly with your advisor concerning your selection of courses and progress toward the fulfillment of degree requirements. You may also wish to consult with the School of Art student services coordinator in Seigfred 527 or with either the chair of the foundations program or the chair of your major area. You may review your records in the school's office.
The B.F.A. degree program in art education serves as preparation for the teaching of art in grades K-12. In addition to courses leading to teacher certification, the program includes extensive study in studio art and art history.
Apply for admission to teacher education when you have completed 45 quarter hours. Completion of PSY 101, INCO 103, freshman quantitative skills, and freshman composition; an acceptable score on the ACT, CBT, SAT, or preprofessional skills test; and a 2.75 accumulative g.p.a. are required.
To become an art education major, you must complete ART 260 with a grade of 2.75 or better and submit an acceptable portfolio of studio work with writing sample in your sophomore year. In addition, you must apply for advanced standing, which requires the completion of EDCI 275 or PSY 275 with a grade of 2.0 or better; the "block program" of EDSE 250, 250L, 270, 270L with a grade of 2.0 or better; 90 quarter hours with a 2.75 or better accumulative g.p.a.; ART 461 and 462; application for EDCI 401 Advanced Multicultural Field Experience; and an accumulative g.p.a. of 2.75 or better in the major teaching field in which you seek certification.
Student teaching is normally assigned during one of the quarters of the senior year. Application for student teaching is to be made to the office of the director of student teaching no later than December 1 preceding the academic year in which the student teaching assignment is desired; a 2.75 or better accumulative g.p.a. is required.
Art Courses-Quarters 5 and 6
ART 251 Typography 4
or ART 254 Letterform or 5
Three studio courses 12-15
AH 211, 212, 213 History of Art 12
ART 260* Found. of Art Educ. 4
EDCI 275 Learning Proc. in the Classroom 5
or PSY 275 Educational Psych. or 4
EDSE 250 Analysis of Teaching 4
EDSE 250L Field Experience 2
EDSE 270 Studies of the Learner 3
EDSE 270L Field Experience 1
*During ART 260, to be taken spring quarter of your sophomore year, you prepare for entering the major.
Total minimum hours required: 196
Other requirements:
72 quarter hours of studio art, including the foundations courses and one graphic design course (ART 251 or 254), ART 110, and 20 quarter hours of art history, comparative arts, and courses required for teacher certification. To achieve proficiency in two studio areas, a minimum 36-hour, two-area concentration must be completed, including a consecutive sequence of five studio courses at the 200 level or above in one area and a consecutive sequence of four studio courses at the 200 level or above in another area. It is recommended that you select one three-dimensional and one two-dimensional area.
The Art Education major is currently under revision. Make regular contact with your advisor and the School of Art for current information.
The B.F.A. degree program with a major in one studio area provides extensive study in a single discipline. Studio majors find success as professional artists or graphic designers, enter graduate schools, or work in related art and design fields.
To become a major in ceramics, graphic design, painting, printmaking, or sculpture, you must submit a portfolio of studio work for review at the end of the sophomore year. If your portfolio is satisfactory and you have fulfilled the program requirements, you will be accepted into the proposed major.
This is a recommended model for meeting program requirements; deviations can delay completion of the program.
ART 110 Seeing and Knowing the Visual Arts 4
ART 112 Intro to Photography 4
ART 113 Three-Dimens. Studies 4
ART 116 Drawing I 4
ART 117 Drawing II 4
AH 211, 212, 213 History of Art 12
Tier II electives 8
Electives 4-5
A portfolio is required to enter a major. The earliest portfolio review is at the end of your sophomore year. Check with the program chair for review dates and requirements. You need at least two courses in a major area to submit a portfolio.
Note: The junior and senior years of these majors are currently under revision. Check with your advisor for current information.
The art minor is offered for nonmajors who wish to pursue study in art. To declare an art minor, consult with your major advisor and with a School of Art advisor. Approval from the College of Fine Arts dean's office is required. You must maintain a 2.5 g.p.a. in the minor.
Requirements for an art minor are:
ART 112 Intro to Photography 4
ART 113 Three-Dimens. Studies 4
ART 116 Drawing I 4
Three of the following four: 11-12
AH 211, 212, 213 History of Art
ART 110 Seeing and Knowing Visual Arts
Two 200- or 300-level art studio courses or two 300- or 400-level art history courses 8-10
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