Art Model Program 2011-2012

The Art Department recommends that students plan their programs of study around the following sequence. The curriculum presented below follows a generalized model, but each student’s program will be individualized based on placement testing, transfer credits and individual progress as the student advances.

All art students take 67 studio credit hours in area studios chosen from Painting, Photography, Print Art, Sculpture & Related Genres, Video/Media Arts, Drawing and Core Studio Concepts.

Program Overview
Art	85
Humanities & Sciences	30
Arts Electives (outside the major)	6
Total Credits for a BFA Degree in Art	121

First Year	Fall	Spring
AR 111-112 Core Studio Concepts	3	2
AR 105 Digital Imaging Studio X*	2	-
AR 121 Painting Studio X*	2	-
AR 131 Sculpture Studio X*	2	-
AR 151 Print Studio X*	-	2
AR 161 Video Studio X*	-	2
AR 171 Photography Studio X*	-	2
AR 102 Drawing: Bare Bones	-	2
H&S Integrated Studies	6	6
Total Credits	15	16

* To be taken either fall or spring semester.

Second Year	Fall	Spring
Studio I – II	3	3
Studio I – II	3	3
Studio Elective	3	-
AR 141 Visual Art History I	3	-
AR 142 Visual Art History II	–	3
H&S Course Work	3	3
AR 203 Drawing: Works on Paper	2	-
AR 204 Drawing: The Dynamic Figure	`	2
Total Credits	17	14

Third Year	Fall	Spring
Studio III - IV	3	3
Studio III - IV	3	3
Studio Elective	3	-
Drawing Elective	2	-
AR 343 Modern Art History	3	-
AR 441 Contemporary Art History	-	3
Arts Electives	-	2
H&S Course Work	3	3
Total Credits	17	14

Fourth Year	Fall	Spring
Studio V-VI	3	3
Studio V-VI	3	3
AR 411 Professional Art Practices	3	-
AR 412 BFA Seminar	-	3
Arts Elective	2	2
H&S Course Work	3	3
Total Credits	14	14