Three-Dimensional Art: Ceramics Emphasis

Program Requirements

A minimum of 66 credits is required, including the 39-credit BFA Foundation Courses, six credits of Art electives:

BFA Foundation Courses
ART 000Exhibition and Convocation Attendance (six semesters with “S” grade required)0
ART 119Foundation Drawing I3
ART 171Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional3
ART 172Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional3
ART 219Foundation Drawing II3
ART 222Art History I3
ART 223Art History II (GT-AH1)3
ART 319Intermediate Drawing3
Art History (300 level)3
ART 400Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition3
ART 419Advanced Drawing3
ART 491Seminar in Art3
Art History (400 level)3
DES 173Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design3
Total Credits39

And the following 21 credits:

ART 203Introduction to Ceramics3
ART 230Introduction to Sculpture3
ART 235Introduction to Jewelry3
ART 303Intermediate Ceramics3
ART 403Advanced Ceramics I3
ART 404Advanced Ceramics II3
ART 405Advanced Ceramics III3
Total Credits21

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.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
WWGE 101/102/103/104Headwaters (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  
 Credits14
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  
 Credits15
Year Two
Fall
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
Western WatershedWestern 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  
 Credits15
Spring
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART 223 Art History II (GT-AH1) 3
Western WatershedWestern Watershed Course 3
Western WatershedWestern Watershed Course 3
ART 303
Intermediate Ceramics
or Intermediate Drawing
3
ElectiveArt Elective 3
 Credits15
Year Three
Fall
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
Western WatershedWestern Watershed Course 3
Western WatershedWestern Watershed Course 3
ART 324 Art Criticism and Critical Theory in Contemporary Art 3
ElectiveUpper Division Elective 3
ART 403 Advanced Ceramics I 3
 Credits15
Spring
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART 419 Advanced Drawing 3
Western WatershedWestern Watershed Course 3
WWGE 301/302/303/304Headwaters Delta 1
ART 404 Advanced Ceramics II 3
ElectiveUpper Division Art Elective 3
ElectiveUpper Division Art Elective 3
 Credits16
Year Four
Fall
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART 491 Seminar in Art 3
Western WatershedWestern 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  
ElectiveUpper Division Art Elective 3
 Credits15
Spring
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART 400 Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition 3
Western WatershedWestern Watershed Course 3
Western WatershedWestern Watershed Course 3
ElectiveUpper Division Art Elective 3
ElectiveUpper Division Art Elective 3
 Credits15
 Total Credits120

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.