Program Requirements
A minimum of 66 credits is required, including the 39-credit BFA Foundation Courses, six credits of Art electives:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BFA Foundation Courses | ||
| ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance (six semesters with “S” grade required) | 0 |
| ART 119 | Foundation Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 171 | Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional | 3 |
| ART 172 | Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional | 3 |
| ART 219 | Foundation Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 222 | Art History I | 3 |
| ART 223 | Art History II (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ART 319 | Intermediate Drawing | 3 |
| Art History (300 level) | 3 | |
| ART 400 | Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition | 3 |
| ART 419 | Advanced Drawing | 3 |
| ART 491 | Seminar in Art | 3 |
| Art History (400 level) | 3 | |
| DES 173 | Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design | 3 |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
And the following 21 credits:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 203 | Introduction to Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 230 | Introduction to Sculpture | 3 |
| ART 235 | Introduction to Jewelry | 3 |
| ART 303 | Intermediate Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 403 | Advanced Ceramics I | 3 |
| ART 404 | Advanced Ceramics II | 3 |
| ART 405 | Advanced Ceramics III | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Western Watershed General Education Requirements
Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
Sample Plan
Degree Plans are for planning purposes. They reflect a suggested plan to complete the degree in a projected timeframe per program of study.
"Western Watershed Course(s)” refers to a course from the Tributaries area of the Western Watershed program. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
| WWGE 101/102/103/104 | Headwaters (select one) | 2 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Foundation Drawing I | ||
| Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional | ||
| Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional | ||
| Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Printmaking | ||
| Introduction to Painting | ||
| Introduction to Sculpture | ||
| Introduction to Jewelry | ||
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| MATH 105 | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Foundation Drawing I | ||
| Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional | ||
| Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional | ||
| Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design | ||
| Foundation Drawing II | ||
| Introduction to Sculpture | ||
| Introduction to Jewelry | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course | 3 |
| ART 222 | Art History I | 3 |
| ART 203 | Introduction to Ceramics | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Foundation Drawing I | ||
| Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional | ||
| Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional | ||
| Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design | ||
| Foundation Drawing II | ||
| Introduction to Sculpture | ||
| Introduction to Jewelry | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking | ||
| Introduction to Painting | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
| ART 223 | Art History II (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course | 3 |
| ART 303 or ART 319 |
Intermediate Ceramics or Intermediate Drawing |
3 |
| Elective | Art Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course | 3 |
| ART 324 | Art Criticism and Critical Theory in Contemporary Art | 3 |
| Elective | Upper Division Elective | 3 |
| ART 403 | Advanced Ceramics I | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
| ART 419 | Advanced Drawing | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course | 3 |
| WWGE 301/302/303/304 | Headwaters Delta | 1 |
| ART 404 | Advanced Ceramics II | 3 |
| Elective | Upper Division Art Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Upper Division Art Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
| ART 491 | Seminar in Art | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course | 3 |
| ART 404 | Advanced Ceramics II | 3 |
| Select 3 credits from the following to be used for Art History 400: | 3 | |
| Internship in Art | ||
| Sales I | ||
| Monuments and Museums | ||
| Directed Study | ||
| Elective | Upper Division Art Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
| ART 400 | Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course | 3 |
| Elective | Upper Division Art Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Upper Division Art Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Courses listed in the Fall are only offered in Fall. Courses listed in the Spring are only offered in the Spring. With the exception of ART 286 Introduction to Watercolor, and DES 271 Typography and their Intermediate counterparts, Intro classes are exclusively offered in the Fall and Intermediate courses are offered exclusively in the Spring. Advanced offerings are available for all disciplines every semester.
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance and ART 319 Intermediate Drawing are offered in both the Fall and the Spring.
