First-Year Foundation Program
The Foundation Program serves as a base for future work at Herron. In the Foundation Program, students develop drawing skills, powers of observation, an understanding of visual principles, and a working knowledge of materials and techniques, while becoming more knowledgeable about art history. The program is constructed so that students, through self-examination and faculty counseling, will be able to select intelligently the area in which they will major when the Foundation Program has been completed. Much of the success of Herron programs has been due to the comprehensive strength of the Foundation Program and the basic preparation that it provides.
The Foundation Program, or its equivalent in previously earned credit (as determined by the Admissions Committee), is a prerequisite for work in the fine arts and education degree programs.
Foundation Program Curriculum| Semester I | Credits | |
| HER-D 101 | Drawing I | 3 |
| HER-F 121 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| HER-F 123 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| HER-H 101 | History of Art I | 3 |
| HER-X 101 | Foundation Resources Workshop | 1 |
| ENG-W 131 | Elementary Composition I | 3 |
| Semester II | ||
| HER-D 102 | Drawing II | 3 |
| HER-F 100 | Creative Processes | 3 |
| HER-F 122 | Color Concepts | 3 |
| HER-H 102 | History of Art II | 3 |
| HER-X 102 | Foundation Capstone | 1 |
| ENG-L 115 or ENG-L 105 | Literature for Today or Appreciation of Literature | 3 |
| Total credit hours | 32 |