Dec 08, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Studio Art, B.A.


The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Art at California State University, Long Beach is an undergraduate degree that offers a balanced curriculum of academic coursework, studio art, and art history courses. BA students may also select a minor to tailor their studies to their career interests. The versatility of the BA degree program’s curriculum empowers students to leverage a broader array of academic offerings available throughout the University. This flexibility allows them the opportunity to integrate their studio art studies with a minor in another field of their choice. Consult with an advisor on academic plan. 

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

Requirements


Lower Division:


Take 2 units of the following:


Take the following courses:


Take one of the following courses:


Take one of the following courses:


Upper Division:


Take 6 units of Art History


Take one course from two of the following programs:


Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Illustration/Animation, Photography, Graphic Design;

Take one course from two of the following programs:


Ceramics, Fiber, Metal, Sculpture/4D, or Wood;

Take 9 units from any upper division courses in the following programs:


Art History, Art Education, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Fiber, Graphic Design, Illustration, Metal, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture/4D, Wood.

Take one Art or Art History GE Capstone course.