The B.A. in Studio Art degree is available to students who are preparing for further studies or careers in the arts and arts-related fields, such as art education, graphic design, art therapy, medical illustration, botanical illustration and forensic illustration. Students work with their academic advisers to select courses from the USP and elective offerings to complement art studies in their areas of interest. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to satisfy department requirements. Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition to the university requirement that degree candidates hold a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000, degree candidates for the B.A. degree in the Art Department also must have a minimum 2.500 cumulative grade point average and a 2.500 grade point average in Art Department courses at the time of graduation.
Transfer Residency. A minimum of 26 hours of upper-division course work in the major is required to establish residency in the department for all transfer students. This applies to students in the B.F.A., B.A., and Art Education degree programs who transfer in 12 or more hours of art courses for the major. Students in all art programs must meet the university requirement of at least 42 hours of course work at the upper-division level (3000 and above).
ART 1005 , ART 1110 , ART 1120 and ART 1130 are considered an important preparation and prerequisite for drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and graphic design courses and are required freshman courses for the major. Majors must complete the foundation core hours before electing upper-division courses in any studio area. ART 2010 , ART 2020 , and ART 2305 are required sophomore courses.
Once sophomore majors complete course prerequisites, they select a minimum of three courses from the studio core hours. Most of the university and college requirements should be completed as early as possible before the senior year. The department will enforce published prerequisites for courses.
Art majors must submit a portfolio for evaluation before proceeding to intermediate and advanced studios beyond the required studio core. Any student whose portfolio is assessed as deficient must address the deficiencies before receiving permission to advance in the major.
Please note: Students who do not pass the portfolio review will be able to resubmit the following semester. However, if students fail more than once, they will be unable to progress in the department of art and may be asked to transfer to another department or UW college or complete an art minor. Portfolio evaluation will occur once in each of the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
Art Studio Areas of Study. In choosing art electives, students (in consultation with their department adviser) may select from a full range of art course work either broadly based or with focus in any of the areas of painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, metalsmithing, sculpture, ceramics or graphic design.
Return to: