Program Description

The B.F.A. is for the student who seeks a professional degree that can lead to continued study on the graduate level or for the student who plans to make a career in Fine Arts. Acceptance into the B.F.A. program requires a formal application and portfolio review of artwork consistent with the intended concentration. A component of the BFA program requires students to participate and present in oral critiques of artwork completed and in progress.  Studio Areas/concentrations include Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing, Graphic Design, Painting, and Printmaking.

• FINA-F 100 Fundamental Studio - Drawing
• FINA-F 101 Fundamental Studio - 3D
• FINA-F 102 Fundamental Studio - 2D
• FINA-D 210 Digital Art: Survey and Practice
• FINA-A 101 Ancient and Medieval Art
• FINA-A 102 Renaissance through Modern Art

General Education Component

 Note: This is not a re-statement of the University's General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses, which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.

• ENG-W 290 Writing in the Arts and Sciences

200-level Studio Courses

All B.F.A students in Fine Arts must take the required 200-level course in each of the six studio concentration areas.

Bachelor of Fine Art with Studio Concentrations (B.F.A.)

To be eligible to apply to the B.F.A., students must also have completed a minimum of two of the required 200-level studio courses with concurrent enrollment in the third. Once accepted into the B.F.A program, all students must take an additional 21 credits of 300 and 400-level required courses in their studio concentration area.

Permission required for all studio courses beyond the foundation level.  The School of Arts and Letters advisor must approve any exceptions.

Upper-Level Requirements for Completion of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) with a studio major - In addition to the required fundamental studios, all 200-level studios, required 300 and 400-level courses in their studio major.

• FINA-U 400 Sources and Resource: Professional Skills
• FINA-U 401 Special Topics in Studio Art OR Any additional 300 or 400 level studio course outside of concentration area
• FINA-G  400 BFA Final Review 
• FINA-A 457 Experimental Art Since 1945
• FINA-A  300 or 400 level non-Western art history
• FINA-A  300 or 400 level art history

B.F.A. Capstone

All B.F.A. studio majors must take FINA-U 400 (B.F.A. Seminar) in the fall semester before their graduation.  In addition, in spring semester before graduation all B.F.A. studio majors are required to take FINA-G 400 (B.F.A. Final Review), which includes a formal written explanation of their artwork and a gallery exhibition or oral presentation of their work. B.F.A. seniors will also prepare a digital portfolio of their work that will be kept on file in the Fine Arts program.

• FINA-U 400 Sources and Resources: Professional Skills in Fine Arts

OR

• FINA-S 3xx/4xx Any additional 300 or 400 level studio course outside the student's concentration area
• FINA-G 400 BFA Final Review

BFA-level Course Policy in each Fine Art Area

The only students permitted to enroll in each area’s BFA-level course are those that have already been accepted into the BFA Program in that concentration. BFA-level courses include: FINA-S462 (Ceramics), FINA-S412 (Digital Art), FINA-S405 (Drawing), FINA-S452 (Graphic Design), FINA-S432 (Painting), and FINA-S442 (Printmaking).

Special Requirements for Concentrations:

Ceramics Concentration (24 credit hours)

• FINA-S 260 Ceramics 1 
• FINA-S 361 Ceramics 2
• FINA-S 461 Ceramics 3
• FINA-S 463 Topics in Studio Ceramics
• FINA-S 462 BFA Ceramics
• FINA-S 462 BFA Ceramics
• FINA-S 462 BFA Ceramics
• FINA-S 462 BFA Ceramics

Digital Art Concentration (24 credit hours)

• FINA-S 217 Introduction to Video Art
• FINA-D 410 Advanced Multimedia OR FINA-P 323 Web Design
• FINA-S 310 Photography
• FINA-D 312 Intermediate Multimedia
• FINA-D 412 BFA Digital Art
• FINA-D 412 BFA Digital Art
• FINA-D 412 BFA Digital Art
• FINA-D 412 BFA Digital Art

Drawing Concentration (24 credit hours)

• FINA-S 200 Drawing 1
• FINA-S 301 Drawing 2
• FINA-S 345 Life Drawing
• FINA-S 401 Drawing 3
• FINA-S 405 BFA Drawing
• FINA-S 405 BFA Drawing
• FINA-S 405 BFA Drawing
• FINA-S 405 BFA Drawing

Graphic Design Concentration (24 credit hours)

Permission for S305 is required from the Design Center Coordinator and can be used to substitute for credit hours in S452. The courses are each 3 credit hours with a minimum grade of a C unless other noted. 

• FINA-P 323 Introduction to Web Design
• FINA-S 250 Graphic Design I
• FINA-S 305 Graphic Design Internship
• FINA-S 305 Graphic Design Internship
• FINA-S 352 Production for the Graphic Designer
• FINA-S 452 BFA Graphic Design
• FINA-S 452 BFA Graphic Design
• Complete one of the following
  • FINA-S 306 Digital Illustration
  • FINA-S 351 Typography I

Painting Concentration (24 credit hours)

• FINA-S 230       Painting 1
• FINA-S 331       Painting 2 
• FINA-S 310 Photography OR FINA-S 345 Life Drawing
• FINA-S 431       Painting 3
• FINA-S 432       BFA Painting
• FINA-S 432       BFA Painting
• FINA-S 432       BFA Painting
• FINA-S 432       BFA Painting

Printmaking Concentration (24 credit hours)

• FINA-S 240 Basic Printmaking Media
  • Select one from FINA-S 341, 343, 344, 348
  • Select one from FINA-S 341, 343, 344, 348
  • Select one from FINA-S 341, 343, 344, 348
  • Select one from FINA-S 441, 443, and 445
• FINA-S 442 BFA Printmaking
• FINA-S 442 BFA Printmaking
• FINA-S 442 BFA Printmaking