Nov 14, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art, Drawing and Painting Option, B.F.A.

(132 units)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is offered for the student eventually seeking a Master of Fine Arts degree, the position of a professional artist or designer, and for teaching studio art within a selected specialization. The B.F.A. degree program is demanding, requiring high quality performance in order to develop the professional competence of talented students toward successful entrance into the professional art field.

To remain a B.F.A. candidate, a successful student must maintain a specified minimum GPA in their discipline. See Program Options for specific GPA requirements.

Students who fall below a GPA of 3.0 in upper division courses in Drawing and Painting for two consecutive semesters will be removed from this B.F.A. program.

Requirements

Lower Division:

Take all of the following course:

AH 111A - Foundation Art History: Prehistory-c. 1500, Middle East, North Africa, Europe (3 units)
*”C” or better
AH 111B - Foundation Art History: c.1300-present, Europe and the United States (3 units)
*”C” or better
ART 130 - Foundation Two-Dimensional (3 units)
*”C” or better
ART 131 - Foundation Three Dimensional (3 units)
*”C” or better
ART 181 - Foundation Drawing (3 units)
ART 184 - Foundation Life Drawing (3 units)
ART 287 - Intro Studio: Painting (3 units)

Take 2 units of the following:

ART 101 - Artists in Their Own Words (1 unit)

Take 1 unit of the following:

ART 121 - Safety and Sustainable Practices for Studio Artists (1 unit)

Take one of the following courses:

Take one course selected from:

ART 251A - Intro Studio: Ceramic Arts - Hand-building (3 units)
ART 251B - Intro Studio: Ceramic Arts - Wheel-throwing (3 units)
ART 254 - Introduction to Wood (3 units)
ART 257 - Intro Studio: Metals (3 units)
ART 261 - Intro Studio: Sculpture - Life (3 units)
ART 263 - Intro Studio: Sculpture - Beginning (3 units)
ART 265 - Intro Studio: Fiber (3 units)

Upper Division:

Take 3 units from the following courses:

ART 311 - Writing about Visual Art (3 units)
ART 333 - Global Art Scenes (3 units)

Take all of the following courses:

ART 381 - Core Studio: Drawing (3 units)
ART 383 - Core Studio: Painting - Life (3 units)
ART 384 - Core Studio: Drawing - Life (3 units)
ART 387 - Core Studio: Painting (3 units)
ART 388 - Core Studio: Painting - Color Theory (3 units)
ART 487 - Advanced Studio: Painting (3 units)
ART 491G - Drawing and Painting: Senior Project (1 unit)
ART 496A - Advanced Studio: Drawing & Painting - Capstone (3 units)
ART 496B - Advanced Studio: Drawing & Painting - Capstone (3 units)

Take 2 of the following courses:

ART 481 - Advanced Studio: Drawing (3 units)
ART 483 - Advanced Studio: Painting - Life (3 units)
ART 484 - Advanced Studio:Drawing - Life (3 units)

Take 9 units from the following courses:

ART 481 - Advanced Studio: Drawing (3 units)
ART 483 - Advanced Studio: Painting - Life (3 units)
ART 484 - Advanced Studio:Drawing - Life (3 units)
(may be repeated up to 6 total units)
ART 487 - Advanced Studio: Painting (3 units)
ART 492F - Concentrated Studies in Life Drawing (3 units)
ART 492G - Concentrated Studies in Abstract Painting (3 units)
ART 492Z - Concentrated Studies in Life Painting (3 units)

Take 6 units of upper division AH.

Take 3 units upper division AH or ART outside the specialization