Art

School Director: Dr. Laurie Gatlin

School Telephone: (562) 985-4376

Administrative Office: Fine Arts (FA) 4, Room 106

Academic Coordinator: Karen Warner, (562) 985-7907

School of Art Advising Center and Student Services: Fine Arts (FA) 4, Room 102, (562) 985-7819

Director, Undergraduate Advising: Melissa Ledesma

Undergraduate Advisors: Nancy Lopez, Emma Trammell

Graduate Advisor: Rebecca Sittler Schrock (562) 985-7910

Advising Center Support Coordinator: Michael Nannery

Fiscal and Life Model Coordinator: Eric Meyers, (562) 985-5327

Faculty: Fafnir Adamites, Susanna Spiers Ali, Jeffery Atherton, Sam Anvari, Margaret Black, Kendall Brown, Bryan Crockett, Tanya Cummings, Daniel Dove, Yulia Gasio, Laurie Gatlin, Katie Grinnan, Peter Holliday, Tor Hovind, Soyeon Kim, Karen Kleinfelder, Jeanne Medina Le, Lacey Lennon, Anthony Marsh, Christopher Miles, Chris Miller, Aubry Mintz, Kimiko Miyoshi, Paulina Pardo, Sunook Park, Mariah Proctor-Tiffany, Rick Reese, Robin Richesson, Kyle Riedel, Nizan Shaked, B. Shimbe Shim, Fran Siegel, Matthew Simms, Rebecca Sittler Schrock, Marian Stewart, Ryan Taber, Brian Trimble

Career Possibilities

Advertising Consultant or Designer • Animator • Architectural Blacksmith • Architectural Illustrator • Art Advisor • Art Appraiser • Art Buyer • Art Consultant • Art Critic • Art Director • Art Educator • Art Fabricator • Art Historian • Art Journalist • Artist • Art Librarian • Art Publicist • Art Therapist • Author • Backdrop Designer • Billboard Artist • CAD Designer • Caricaturist • Cartographer • Cartoonist • Ceramic Artist • Ceramic Designer • Commercial Artist • Commercial Photographer • Community Activist • Community Artist • Community Arts Instructor • Concept Illustrator • Conservator • Digital Fabrication • Digital/new media artist • Director • Display Designer Commercial • Display Designer Retail • Documentarian • Drawer • Editor • Fashion Illustrator • Fiber Artist • Fine Art Photographer • Gallery Director • Graphic Designer • Illustrator • Information Architect • Interactive Media Designer • Installation Artist • Jewelry Designer • Master Printer • Medical Illustrator • Metalsmith • Metals Artist • Muralist • Museum Curator • Museum Educator • Museum Registrar • Museum Staff • Painter • Performance Artist • Photographer • Photo Journalist • Police Sketch Artist • Preparator • Printmaker • Prop Fabricator • Public Artist • Renderer • Sculptor • Set Decorator • Set Designer • Storyboard Artist • Technical Illustrator • Textile Designer • Video Artist • Videographer • Visual Development Artist • Web Designer • Wood Artist • Wood Worker

(Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see CSULB Careers Website.)

Introduction

The diversity of the School of Art programs, the quality of instruction, and the professional caliber of its faculty all combine to provide an exceptional opportunity and challenge to students seeking meaningful educational experiences and careers in the visual arts.

The School of Art may request projects completed by students for class credit be retained by the School of Art for a short, specified period for the purposes of promotion and exhibition.

Accreditation

The University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (National Association of Schools of Art and Design,11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190, phone: 703-437-0700).

Admission Under Impaction

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Please review the CSULB Admissions website for information related to Major Specific Requirements and Impaction Criteria based on student status as a prospective, admitted or transfer.

Admission to Baccalaureate Degree in Art Education, Art History, Studio Art or Bachelor of Fine Arts

The number of applicants to programs in Art usually exceeds the number that can be accommodated. For this reason, the school has been authorized by the California State University to apply supplemental admission criteria. Admission is on a competitive basis, and continuing CSULB students and transfer applicants will be considered equally.

Freshmen applying to the university as Art Education or Art History majors will be admitted as Pre-Art Education or Pre-Art History majors. Students applying to the B.A. in Studio Art or to one of the BFA degree options will be admitted as pre-Studio Art majors. Admission as a pre-Art Education, pre-Art History, or pre- Studio Art major does not guarantee admission to the major.

Continuing students must apply for admission (in Art Education, Art History or Studio Art) during the semester they have earned 45 units after all supplemental admission criteria has been met. Applications must be submitted at such a date so that students can be admitted to an option by the time they reach 60 units.

Transfer applicants must apply during the initial filing period and must designate the major on the application. Students who are not admitted to the major may be admitted to an alternate major if they have listed one on the application. (See CSULB Enrollment Services Website)

Transfer students who qualify for admission to the university may be admitted to the B.A. in Art Education, Art History or Studio Art, if they meet the supplemental admissions criteria for admission to the major. At the time of transfer, students applying to a B.F.A. option must supply a portfolio of their creative work to the School of Art as part of the application process. Students may also apply to the B.F.A. option in subsequent semesters after admission to the studio Art B.A. (See CSULB Enrollment Services Website)

Students interested in a BFA program may apply to the BFA program (Animation, Art Photography, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Illustration, 3-D Media: Fiber, Metal or Wood, Printmaking, Sculpture, or Graphic Design Options) when they have completed a minimum of 60 units, but may not apply after they have completed more than a maximum of 96 units.

Admission Procedures for Change of Major

Currently enrolled students who are undeclared or majors in other departments and who wish to apply for admission to any of the degree programs in Art must meet the current supplemental criteria for admission to major. (See CSULB Enrollment Services Website)

Students applying for the B.F.A. degree programs in Art must also submit a portfolio of their creative work.

Single Subject Teaching Credential in Art

In addition to meeting the subject matter competence requirement for the Single Subject Teaching Credential in Art through the B.A. in Art Education degree (or equivalent), prospective art teachers are also required to complete 45 units of professional preparation in the Single Subject Credential Program, including student teaching. Students may begin the professional preparation courses in their junior year. With careful planning, it is possible to complete all of the credential program courses, except for student teaching, as an undergraduate. Courses may also be completed as a post-baccalaureate student. Refer to the Single Subject Teacher Education section of this catalog or the Single Subject Credential Program website for a description of the professional preparation requirements, courses, and application procedures. Before student teaching in art, students must pass a portfolio review. Students must also meet basic skills, via test or coursework. For information concerning requirements for the B.A. program, teacher preparation, as well as the fifth year for the credential, consult the art education advisor.

Programs

Graduate and Professional Degrees

Undergraduate Degrees

Minor

Certificates

Biomedical Illustration Prep Certificate

Graduate Certificates

Museum Studies Graduate Certificate

Courses

Art History

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