Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Art (Studio)
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art (Studio) curriculum emphasizes the development of the student as a working artist, equipped with the critical thinking, technical skills and creativity required by the major field of study.
In addition to the university-wide core curriculum, the degree requirements follow this progression: all areas of studio fundamentals courses, various studio courses at the advanced level, followed by a senior show exhibition. Bachelor of Arts students are also required to take 12 semester hours of art history.
If you are a registered art student, you must take the following courses as they are required for further art classes: ART 201 — Beginning Drawing and ART 251 — Beginning Design. After completion of ART 251 — Beginning Design, students must enroll in ART 252 — Color Design the following semester. ART 252 — Color Design must be completed before taking any 300-level art courses.
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FRESHMAN YEAR : SEMESTER ONE |
Sem. Hrs. |
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ART 251 Beginning Design (OCR) |
3 |
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ART 201 Beginning Drawing |
3 |
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ART 280 Art History Survey I |
3 |
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ART 281 Art History Survey II |
3 |
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ENGL 101 English Composition I (GER) |
1 |
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University Prep | Freshman Seminar (UR) |
3 |
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TOTAL |
16 |
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FRESHMAN YEAR : SEMESTER TWO |
Sem. Hrs. |
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ART 252 Color Design |
3 |
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ART 282 Art History Survey III |
3 |
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BIOL 105 Biology | Natural Science (GER) |
3 |
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ENGL 102 English Composition (GER) |
3 |
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MATH 101 or 117 College Algebra (GER) |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
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SOPHOMORE YEAR : SEMESTER THREE |
Sem. Hrs. |
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Art Studios ( 211, 221, 231, 240 or 261) |
3 |
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Art Studios ( 211, 221, 231, 240 or 261) |
3 |
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BIOL 106 or Physical Science (GER) |
3 |
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*ENGL 251 or 255 (GER) |
3 |
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**MATH Elective (GER) |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
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**If Math 101 is taken as the first course, then the Math Elective is 102, 106, 108, 117, or 214. If Math 117 is taken as the first course, the Math Elective is 101 or 214. |
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SOPHOMORE YEAR : SEMESTER FOUR |
Sem. Hrs. |
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Art Studios ( 211, 221, 231, 240 or 261) |
3 |
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Art Studios ( 211, 221, 231, 240 or 261) |
3 |
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Art Studios ( 211, 221, 231, 240 or 261) |
3 |
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*ENGL 253 or 255 or 315 (GER) |
3 |
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Social Science 100-level (GER) |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
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*English consecutive sequence: ENGL 253/254 or ENGL 255/256 or ENG 315/316 |
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JUNIOR YEAR : SEMESTER FIVE |
Sem. Hrs. |
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ART 301 or 302 |
3 |
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Art 383 Art History Survey IV |
3 |
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Art Elective 200-level or above |
3 |
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Art Elective 300-level |
3 |
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Art Elective 300-level |
3 |
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Computer Science 101, 120 or OIS 200 (CLR) |
3 |
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TOTAL |
18 |
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JUNIOR YEAR : SEMESTER SIX |
Sem. Hrs. |
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Art Elective 300-level |
3 |
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Art Elective 300-level |
3 |
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Art Elective 300-level |
3 |
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Physical Science (GER) |
3 |
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Social Science 200-level or above (GER) |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
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SENIOR YEAR : SEMESTER SEVEN |
Sem. Hrs. |
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Art Elective 300-level or above |
3 |
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Art Elective 300-level or above |
3 |
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Art Elective 300-level or above |
3 |
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Art Elective 400-level or above |
3 |
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Art Elective 400-level or above |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
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SENIOR YEAR : SEMESTER EIGHT |
Sem. Hrs. |
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Art Elective 300-level or above |
3 |
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ART 499 Degree Project |
6 |
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ENGL 311, 312 or 368 (GER) |
3 |
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Art 384 or 480 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
For more details and course descriptions, visit the Nicholls Catalog.