Art, Painting Concentration, BA

Freshman Fall - 16 hours

• Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• ART 100 - Art Foundations Seminar Cr: 1
• ART 101 - Basic Design I Cr: 3
• ART 105 - Art and the Computer Cr: 3
• ART 217 - Drawing, An Introduction Cr: 3
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I Cr: 3
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation Cr: 0

Freshman Spring - 15 hours

• Natural Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours (Must be a physical science)

• ART 102 - Basic Design II Cr: 3
• ART 245 - Clay and Form, An Introduction Cr: 3
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• ART 222 - Introduction to Printmaking Cr: 3
• ART 225 - Introduction to Graphic Design Cr: 3
• ART 228 - Photography, an Introduction Cr: 3

Sophomore Fall - 15 hours

• History General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• ART 211 - Beginning Painting Cr: 3
• ART 261 - Art History: Ancient through Medieval Cr: 3

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  ​Choose one of the following:

• ART 222 - Introduction to Printmaking Cr: 3
• ART 225 - Introduction to Graphic Design Cr: 3
• ART 228 - Photography, an Introduction Cr: 3

Sophomore Spring - 16 hours

• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• ART 200 - Sophomore Portfolio Review Cr: 1
• ART 262 - Art History: Renaissance to Modern Cr: 3
• ART 311 - Intermediate Painting I Cr: 3
• ART 317 - Figure Drawing I Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• COMM 105 - Introduction to Communication Strategies Cr: 3
• COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Cr: 3
• COMM 205 - Interpersonal Communication Cr: 3

Junior Fall - 15 hours

• ART Studio Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours (Except ART 352, 363, 364, 367, 371, 461, or 462)
• English Literature General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Natural Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours (Must be a life science)

• ART 312 - Intermediate Painting II Cr: 3
• ART 363 - Art History: Origins of Modern Art Cr: 3

Junior Spring - 15 hours

• ART Studio Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours (Except ART 352, 363, 364, 367, 371, 461, or 462)
• Natural Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours (Must choose either a life science or a physical science in the same discipline as one previously taken)
• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• ART 411 - Advanced Painting I Cr: 3

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  ​Choose one of the following:

• ART 352 - Art Appreciation Cr: 3
• ART 364 - History of Photography Cr: 3
• ART 367 - Art Since 1945 Cr: 3
• ART 371 - Special Topics in Art History Cr: 1-3  (Must accrue 3 credit hours)
• ART 461 - Topics in Non-Western Art History I Cr: 3
• ART 462 - Topics in Non-Western Art History II Cr: 3

Senior Fall - 14 hours

• Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours
• Electives - 5 hours
• Fine Arts General Education Elective  - 3 hours (Must be MUSC or THEA)

• ART 412 - Advanced Painting II Cr: 3

Senior Spring - 14 hours

• Elective - 3 hours
• Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours

• ART 400 - Senior Project Portfolio Exhibition/Review Cr: 2
• ART 450 - Professional Practices for Senior Studio Majors Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• ART 412 - Advanced Painting II Cr: 3
• ART 432 - Directed Studio Practice I Cr: 3

Note

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all ART courses.

General Notes

• All bachelor’s degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
• All bachelor’s degrees require the successful completion of at least nine hours of Natural Sciences General Education Core Curriculum  courses. Six hours shall be earned in a single life or physical science; the remaining three hours must be earned in a natural science area other than that previously selected (both life and physical sciences must be taken to fulfill this requirement).
• All degree and graduation requirements may be found on the Academic Regulations  page.