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Aug 20, 2025
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2025-2026 University of Wyoming Catalog
Visual Arts, Studio Art Track, B.A.
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The BA in Visual Arts: Studio Art Track prepares students for further studies or careers in the studio arts and arts-related fields including art therapy, illustration, arts administration, design, and art education.
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Degree Requirements
This degree requires 120 credits, 42 of which are upper-division credits. Program Requirements
Minimum Course Requirements for the BA in Visual Arts: Studio Art Track In addition to the university and college requirements listed above and in this Catalog all students in the BA in Visual Arts - Studio Art Track must complete the following: Foundation Core: 15 Hours
Art History Core: 6 Hours
Studio Core (Minimum): 12 Hours
12 credits chosen from the below. At least one course must be from 2D and one from 3D. 2D Studio
Note: only one Photography class can count in the Studio Core Upper Division Studio Electives: 12 Hours
12 credits of any upper division studio art classes Art History Electives: 6 Hours
6 credits beyond ART 2010 and ART 2020, with at least 3 units at upper division level Additional Requirements
The BA in Visual Arts: Studio Art Track 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, 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 BA in Visual Arts: Studio Art Track in the Department of Visual Arts also must have a minimum 2.500 overall cumulative grade point average and a 2.500 grade point average within all major 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). Based on their goals and career plans, students in consultation with a faculty adviser select the appropriate degree plan. Students major in studio art with areas of study in one or more of the following: - Drawing
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Ceramics
- Sculpture
- Metalsmithing
- Visual Communication Design
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