Art, Bachelor of Arts
Department of Art Student Learning Outcomes & Assessment Activities
- Students will apply discipline-specific competencies for success in their emphasis area.
- Outcome Assessment Activity: ART 410 Senior Career Orientation (1 c.h.) with exit survey
- Students will distinguish the role of art in a global society.
- Outcome Assessment Activity: Senior portfolio with exit survey and art history rubric to measure quality of written expression
- Students will employ creative skills associated with interdisciplinary learning.
- Outcome Assessment Activity: ART 410 Senior Career Orientation (1 c.h.) with exit survey
- Students will make use of intellectual and practical skills for lifelong learning.
- Outcome Assessment Activity: Internships with employee surveys
- Students will create original work suitable for entry into a juried exhibition.
- Outcome Assessment Activity: Annual juried art show and any non-juried student on-campus shows
- Art education students will be able to apply the knowledge and skills needed to help children learn to create and appreciate art.
- Outcome Assessment Activity: PLACE test in addition to other BA measurements
Core Requirements for the Art Major
Course | Title | Credits |
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ART 110 | ART CAREER ORIENTATION | 1 |
ART 115 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | 3.00 |
ART 116 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | 3.00 |
ART 141 | DRAWING I | 3.00 |
ART 211 | HISTORY OF ART I | 3 |
ART 212 | HISTORY OF ART II | 3 |
ART 242 | DRAWING II | 3.00 |
Total Credits | 19 |
World Language Requirements for the BA Degree Art Major
Students seeking the degree of Bachelor of Arts must complete one of the three options listed below1:
- Completion of the second level of a world language (course number 102)2
- Students may test out of the course
- Completion of WL 100 INTRO TO COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS (3.00 c.h.), and ANTH 106 LANGUAGE, THOUGHT AND CULTURE (3.0 c.h.)/ENG 106 LANGUAGE, THOUGHT AND CULTURE (3.0 c.h.)
- Completion of the second level of American Sign Language.
1 | International students for whom English is a second language may substitute two terms of English courses (excluding ENG 101 RHETORIC & WRITING I (3.0 c.h.) and ENG 102 RHETORIC & WRITING II (3.0 c.h.)) for the world language requirement. |
2 | Completion of a world language course above 102 with a grade of C or better will satisfy the requirement. |
Specific Requirements for the BA Degree Art Major
Course | Title | Credits |
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Required Art Core Courses | ||
Art Core | 19 | |
Required Major Courses | ||
ART 234 | PAINTING I | 3.00 |
or ART 270 | PRINTMAKING I | |
ART 247 | CERAMICS I | 3.00 |
or ART 233 | SCULPTURE I | |
ART 281 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION: CREATIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES | 3.0 |
or ART 274 | DIGITAL ART I | |
ART 310 | PORTFOLIO REVIEW | 1.00 |
ART 411 | TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART | 3 |
ART 410 | SENIOR CAREER ORIENTATION (last spring semester) | 1.00 |
Additional Requirements | ||
Emphasis Upper Division Area | 12 | |
ART Upper Division Electives (selected with an art advisor) | 5 | |
Total Credits | 50 |
In addition to requirements for the major and general education, students must complete unless otherwise specified by departmental requirements either
- any minor degree program listed in the catalog other than their major;
- 18 hours of credit outside their major (courses must have a different prefix than their major).
Music and Social Work majors are exempt from this requirement. Students may not use the same credits to satisfy requirements for both the major and minor degrees. Students may not use credits taken to satisfy general education to count toward their required 18 hours.
General Education
The general education requirement for graduation includes a total of 35 semester credits in two categories: Skills Component and Knowledge Component. Please see the General Education Requirement section under Academic Policies for more information.
Planning Sheet
Disclaimer: The Planning Sheet is designed as a guide for student's planning their course selections. The information on this page provides only a suggested schedule. Actual course selections should be made with the advice and consent of an academic advisor. While accurately portraying the information contained in the college catalog, this form is not considered a legal substitute for that document. Students should become familiar with the catalog in effect at the time in which they entered the institution.
Note: In addition to requirements for the major and general education, students must complete either:
- Any minor degree program listed in the catalog other than their major; or
- 18 credit hours outside of the major.
Students may not use the same credits to satisfy requirements for both major and minor degrees, or use credits taken to satisfy general education requirements.
Course | Title | Credits |
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Year 1 | ||
Fall | ||
ART 110 | Art Career Orientation | 1 |
ART 115 or ART 116 |
Two-Dimensional Design or Three-Dimensional Design |
3 |
ART 141 | Drawing I | 3 |
ART 211 | History of Art I | 3 |
ENG 101 | Rhetoric & Writing I | 3 |
Credits | 13 | |
Spring | ||
ART 116 or ART 115 |
Three-Dimensional Design or Two-Dimensional Design |
3 |
ART 212 | History of Art II | 3 |
ART 242 | Drawing II | 3 |
ENG 102 | Rhetoric & Writing II | 3 |
General Education | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
ART 247 or ART 233 |
Ceramics I or Sculpture I |
3 |
General Education | 10 | |
Elective Must be outside the major. | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ART 234 or ART 270 |
Painting I or Printmaking I |
3 |
ART 281 or ART 274 |
Visual Communication: Creative Design Strategies or Digital Art I |
3 |
General Education | 7 | |
Elective Must be Art Studio upper division course. | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
ART 310 | Portfolio Review | 1 |
General Education Must be World Language course. | 3 | |
Elective 4 credits must be upper division; 1 credit must be Art Studio course. Six credits must be outside the major. | 11 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
General Education Must be World Language course. | 3 | |
Elective 9 credits must be upper division; 3 credits must be ART and 3 credits must be Art Studio course. 3 credits must be outside the major. | 12 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
ART 411 | Twentieth-Century Art | 3 |
Elective 9 credits must be upper division; 3 credits must be Art Studio course. 3 credits must be outside the major. | 12 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
ART 410 | Senior Career Orientation | 1 |
Elective 10 credits must be upper division; 3 credits must be ART. 3 credits must be outside the major. | 14 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Total Credits | 120 |