Areas of specialization: Art Education, Ceramics, Drawing, Industrial Design, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture. Courses are also offered for students majoring in Architecture and Elementary Education.
Art majors should complete their general education requirements and their major core curriculum by the end of the sophomore year. They must satisfactorily complete the foundation curriculum during their first two semesters. Foundation Curriculum consists of the following: ART 1110, Drawing I, ART 1120, Drawing II, ART 1130, Two Dimensional Design for Art majors and ART 1240, Three Dimensional Design. Majors must take one elective in each of the following areas: Ceramics or Sculpture, and Painting. An additional two studio elective classes must be taken in the art area of their choice. Art majors must complete the core requirements plus elective courses as outlined by the adviser or the major emphasis professor.
Students transferring to other institutions will develop a portfolio of their work during their two years in the department. The portfolio will be the responsibility of the student working with the department professor in the area of specialization. Two hours of credit will be given for this portfolio by registering for ART 2988, Special Problems, during the final semester of the student's enrollment. Grades will be determined by the quality of the portfolio. A minimum of 27 semester credits in art is necessary for the art major seeking an associate degree and transferring to the university to assure being on line to graduate and transfer all work.
Course of Study for Visual Arts Major (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Ceramics, Photography)
| Recommended Course of Study | |||
| 1st Fall Semester | 1st Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credit | Course | Credit |
| ART 1110 | 3 | ART 2110 | 3* |
| ART 1120 | 3 | ART 1500 | 3 |
| ART 1130 | 3 | ENGL 2010 | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | 3 | Fine Arts | 3 |
| MATH 1030 | 3 | Life Science | 3 |
| Elective in Painting | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 18 |
| 2nd Fall Semester | 2nd Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credit | Course | Credit |
| Computer Literacy | 0** | Fine Arts | 3 |
| Earth Science | 3 | Social Science | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | American Institutions | 3 |
| Physical Science | 3 | Elective in Ceramincs or Sculpture |
3 |
| Elective in Printmaking | 3 | Elective in major area
of emphasis |
3 |
| Oral Communication Intensive Course |
3 | Portfolio | 2 |
| TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 17 |
| Program Total 65 | |||
*If you are a declared art major, students will substitute ART 2110 for the Fine Arts requirement and take three hours of electives in place of the Fine Arts requirement.
**No credit hours will be awarded for taking the Computer Literacy test to fulfill the requirement. If you take one of the courses to fulfill the CL requirement, the hours go towards electives.