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Total Credits Needed For B.A. 128 Credits


BA-Studio Concentration Requirements (39 credits)

Art History (9 credits)

  • ARTH 110 - Western Art I (3 credits)
  • ARTH 210 - Western Art II (3 credits)
  • Art History Elective (3 credits)

Studio Foundations (15 credits)

  • ARTS 105 - Drawing (3 credits)
  • ARTS 110 - 3-D Design 3
  • ARTS120 - 2-D Design (3 credits)
  • ARTS 205 - Life Drawing 3
  • ARTS 220 - Contemporary Color Theory and Application (3 credits)

Major Fine Arts Studio Requirements (15 credits)

  • Five studio courses by advisement in your concentration (12 credits must be 300 Level or above)

General Education Requirements (59 credits)

Arts & Communication (6 credits, no more than 3 per dept)

  • COMM 110 Comm in Action (3 credits)
  • MUS 120 Music Appreciation (3 credits)
  • THEA 101 Intro to Theater (3 credits)

Humanities

  • ENG 110 Write Effective Prose (3 credits)
  • ENG 150 Intro to Literature (3 credits)
  • Foreign Language (see listing in catalogue)
  • HIST 101 West Civ to 1648 (3 credits)
  • HIST 102 West Civ from 1648 (3 credits)
  • PHIL 110 Intro to Philosophy (3 credits)

Math/Science (11-12 credits: 3-4 math, 8 science)

  • Math Course from approved list, depending on major (3 credits)
  • BIO 120 Human Biology 4
  • BIO 240 Field Biology 4
  • CHEM 164/065 Org Biochem 4
  • CHEM 165/065 College Chem 4
  • ENV 110 Environ Foundations 4
  • ENV 115 General Geology 4
  • PHY 110 Intro to Physics 4
  • PHY 255 College Physics I 4
  • PHY 256 College Physics II 4

Social Science (9 credits, no more than 3 per discipline)

  • SOC 130 - Intro to Anthropology (3 credits)
  • SOC 110 - Principles of Sociology (3 credits)
  • SOC 201 - Social Problems - (3 credits)
  • GEO 150 - World Region Geography (3 credits)
  • POL 110 - Intro to Politics (3 credits)
  • POL 120 - American Gov't & Politics (3 credits)
  • PSY 110 - General Psychology (3 credits)
  • ECON 201 - Macroeconomics (3 credits)

Other (6 credits)

Health/Movement Science (3 credits)

  • HSC 120 - Current Health Issues (3 credits)
  • PEGE 150 - Fitness for Life (3 credits)

Racism and Sexism (3 credits)

  • AAAS 150 - Racism and Sexism (3 credits)
  • AAAS 155 - Justice and Racism (3 credits)
  • WS 110 - Women's Change Roles (3 credits)
  • WS 150 - Racism and Sexism (3 credits)

General Education Electives (6 credits)

  • Choose from approved list of courses

Non-Western Requirement - 3 Credits

  • Choose from list of approved courses

Upper-Level Electives - 9 Credits

  • Upper level electives shall be chosen from among courses beyond the 100 level and exclusive of those in major area.

Free Electives - To complete 128 credits required for graduation

  • Elective Credits by Advisement. These courses can be from within the art department (studio, art history, or teacher certification) or other departments on campus.