Art and Design with emphasis in Studio Art
Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 3 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 3 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in
FSL 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3-4 hours
Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours
| CIS 170 | Intro to Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| | or | |
| ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
Area II - The Arts (choose one) - 3 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in
ART 191.
Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours
| ANTH 210/SOC 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ECON 241 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | or | |
| ECON 242 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| PHIL 201 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| POLSC 223 | Introduction to American National Government & Politics | 3 |
| | or | |
| POLSC 224 | Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| | or | |
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 223 | Social Problems | 3 |
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one of two sequences:
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose two different science disciplines from any of the following:
Required Art and Design Core Courses - 37 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in Art and Design Core courses.
Studio Art Requirements - 18 hours
Note: There are two different ART 390 courses; each is 3 credit hours, totaling 18 credit hours for the Studio Art requirement. ART 390 Special Study Studio: Drawing (III), and ART 390 Special Study Studio: Printmaking. Students must earn a "C" or higher in Studio Art Requirements.
Art and Supportive Electives - 20-25 hours
Students take advisor recommended supportive electives as needed, in order to fulfill the minimum of 120 semester credit hours required for graduation. These electives are individually tailored to the student's areas of interest and goals.
Total GEC Credit Hours (40-45 hours)
Total Art & Design Core Requirements (37 hours)
Total Studio Art Requirements (18 hours)
Total Fine Arts Electives (20-25 hours)
120 minimum hours required for graduation.