Program Description
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Art Studio is a professional degree that allows students to develop a concentration of 18 advanced-level credits in any of the following areas:
- 2-dimensional media
- 3-dimensional media
- Digital media
- Graphic design
- Painting
- Printmaking
- Drawing
- Ceramics
- Jewelry
- Sculpture
Delivery Mode
Traditional (on campus)
Curriculum
| Course | Credits |
| General Education Courses | 40 or 41 |
| Building a Sense of Community UNI 100 First-Year Seminar |
1 |
| Composition ENG 101 English Composition I |
3 |
| Public Speaking Any Public Speaking Course |
3 |
| Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Any Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Course |
3 |
| Health and Wellness Any Health and Wellness Course |
3 |
| Technological Literacy Any Technological Literacy Course* |
3 |
| Humanities Any Humanities Course** |
3 |
| Fine Arts Any Fine Arts Course*** |
3 |
| Natural Sciences Any Natural Sciences Course |
3 |
| Social Sciences Any Social Sciences Course |
3 |
General Education Options
|
12 |
| Laboratory Course | 3 |
| Any Laboratory Course (ART 233 Natural Sciences Drawing OR ART 130 may be used here) |
3 |
| Required Major Courses | 33 |
| ART 110 Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 119 Design 2-D | 3 |
| ART 120 Design 3-D | 3 |
| ART 310 Advanced Drawing OR ART 438 Figure Drawing | 3 |
| ART 350 Printmaking: Relief OR ART 351 Printmaking: Intaglio OR ART 295 Surface Design OR ART 352 Printmaking Processes | 3 |
| ART 376 Jewelry/Metals: Casting OR ART 377 Jewelry/Metals: Fabrication | 3 |
| ART 382 Ceramics Studio | 3 |
| ART 383 Painting Studio | 3 |
| ART 385 Sculpture Studio | 3 |
| ART 388 Critical Writing in Art | 3 |
| ART 490 Senior Studio Thesis | 3 |
| Required Art History Courses | 12 |
Select one of the following:
|
3 or 6 |
Select two to three courses from the following:
|
6 or 9 |
| Area of Emphasis (select one concentration) | 18 |
Single Studio Area Concentration: Students complete 18 upper-level credits in any single ART studio area, including
ART 329 and 490.
|
0 or 18 |
2 Dimensional Concentration: Students complete 18 credits in any combination of the following courses:
|
0 or 18 |
3 Dimensional Concentration: Students complete 18 credits in any combination of the following courses:
|
0 or 18 |
Digital Media Concentration: Students complete 18 credits from the following courses:
|
0 or 18 |
| Art Electives | 9 |
| Select any three ART courses | 9 |
| Free Electives | 3 to 5 |
| Total | 120 |
Additional requirements, not counted toward the General Education requirements, include:
- Special Experience Course (1 course required): ART 490 Senior Studio Thesis
- Writing-Intensive Component Courses (2 courses required): ART 388 Critical Writing in Art AND ART 490 Senior Studio Thesis
- Laboratory Course (1 course required): Any Laboratory Course (ART 233 Natural Science Drawing OR ART 130 Biological Illustration may be used here.)
* DMT 180 is a pre-requisite for many digital media courses and is recommended for students who plan to take digital media courses.
** Students are encouraged to consider taking courses in art, music, theatre, philosophy or languages related to their interests.
*** ART courses may be used here.
+ Pre-requisites for ART 227 (Graphic Design Studio I) include ART 120, CDC 120, ART 261 and ART 262, and students must pass a Portfolio Review in February of their sophomore year, which admits only selected students to the two-year junior-and-senior-year cohort of Graphic Design Studios 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Program Notes:
- 35% (42 credits/14 courses) of the required 120 credits must include upper-division courses (300-400 level).
- All art studio courses 300 level and above are repeatable.
- Requirements in Major: Students must complete 18 credits in one of the four listed concentrations as an area of emphasis.
- Students are eligible and advised to declare a Certificate in Studio Art. If planning to pursue an MFA in Art, they should complete four courses in a single studio area for their Certificate in Studio Art.
- Students preferring additional free electives may make room to do so by meeting general education course requirements with courses listed on the general education menus from their major.
- Graduation Requirements: Minimum GPA - 2.0; Minimum Credits - 120; all major and general educations courses completed.
- Academic Advisement: Consult your adviser to discuss your appropriate schedule and all other issues relating to your major.
- Graduation: Students must apply during the first month of their last semester with the College Office.
- Additional Reminders: Developmental courses do not count toward the 120 credits necessary for graduation but are calculated in your overall GPA.
Program Webpage
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/fine-arts/index.aspx