Requirements for a major in Studio Art are 41-42 hours including: 

Studio19
Creativity & Design
Drawing I
Digital Studio
Sophomore Cornerstone
Advanced Studio
Exhibition Practicum
Studio Art Capstone
Select 5 300-level ARTS courses15
Ceramics I
Ceramics II
Wood Fired Ceramics
Community Art I
Community Art II
Graphic Design I
Graphic Design II
Drawing II
Figure Drawing
Screenwriting
Digital Filmmaking I: Narrative
Digital Filmmaking II: Documentary
Advanced Digital Studio
Painting I
Painting II
Taking Pictures
Digital Photography I
Digital Photography II
Printmaking I
Relief Printing
Etching
Sculpture I
Sculpture II
Studies in Studio Art
Studio Art Internship
Total Studio Credits:34
Art History
History of Art & Architecture I
Iconographic Art in Judaism and Early Christianity
History of Art & Architecture II
Total Art History Credits:7-8
Total Credits41-42

Studio electives should be chosen with two objectives in mind:

  1. To develop expressive competency in one medium (or set of closely related media), and
  2. To learn the artistic possibilities found in a variety of other media.

Other requirements include:

  • Participation in annual student exhibitions and art events scheduled for majors.
  • Participation and passing score in Sophomore Portfolio Review2, Junior Critique2, and Senior Exhibition.3

Sophomore Portfolio Review: Prerequisites or corequisites for participation in Sophomore Portfolio Review are the following:

Creativity & Design
Drawing I
Digital Studio
History of Art & Architecture I

Senior Exhibition:  Students are required to develop and exhibit a body of their own work as part of Senior Exhibition.

A passing grade for the Senior Exhibition is required for graduation with a Studio Concentration Art Major.
Senior Exhibition is part of the curriculum of ARTS 494 Senior Capstone/Exhibition Practicum. ARTS 494 is taught in the Spring term only.
1

Students are advised that ARTS 291 (3 hrs) is in the Spring semester. Prerequisites or corequisites for Sophomore Cornerstone are two of the following: ARTS 231ARTS 221, or ARTS 241

2

Sophomore portfolio reviews and Junior critiques take place in the Spring semester. Schedules should be planned accordingly.

3

A passing score in Junior Critique is required prior to approval for Senior Exhibition.