Undergraduate Program

All first year BFA students begin with four semesters
of Foundations courses. After completing the first
semester of Foundations course work, students have
flexibility during their second, third, and fourth semesters
to move into studio areas of special interest, including
painting, drawing, illustration,printmaking, graphic
design, multimedia design, sculpture, and photography.
Each student experiences a breadth of courses before
declaring an emphasis by the end of their third semester.

Third and fourth year students narrow their focus to a
major of either Fine Arts or Communication Arts. Fine
Arts majors can specialize in painting, drawing, sculpture,
photography, printmaking, or art history. Communication
Arts majors direct their study toward graphic design,
multimedia design, photo design, illustration, or art
history. Students also have the option of choosing a
double emphasis in Art History combined with one
of the studio areas of emphasis. All BFA students
are required to take 84 studio credits, 15 art history
credits, and 33 liberal studies credits. Students who
opt for the emphasis in Art History take 66 studio
credits, 33 art history credits, and 33 liberal studies
credits. A total number of 132 credits are necessary
to graduate.

• foundations program overview
• fine arts program overview
• communication arts program overview
• academic studies program overview