These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
The Bachelor of Arts degree may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 122 semester hours of credit with a minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA.
University Requirements
Students must complete the university's General Education curriculum.
- Successful completion (minimum grade of C-) in both ¹ó¶Ù±Ê¸éÌý1511 and ´¡¸é°Õ±áÌý1156 will waive the GenEd Arts (GA) requirement.
- Summer or semester study abroad will satisfy the GenEd Global/World Society requirement.
Major Requirements
- Required courses in the Visual Studies program must be completed with a minimum grade of C- to apply towards degree requirements.
- All °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø as part of the major. The specific writing-intensive courses required for this major are ´¡¸é°ÕÌý3796 and ³Õ³§Ìý4096.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Requirements | ||
| ¹ó¶Ù±Ê¸éÌý1511 | Foundation Drawing | 3 |
| ¹ó¶Ù±Ê¸éÌý1521 | 2D Foundation Principles | 3 |
| ¹ó¶Ù±Ê¸éÌý1531 | 3D Foundation Principles/W | 3 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý¹ó¶Ù±Ê¸éÌý1532 | 3D Foundation Principles/C | |
| ³Õ³§Ìý1651 | Visual Studies 1 Foundation: Digital Imaging | 3 |
| °Õ³Û³¢·¡Ìý1071 | Visual Studies 1 Introduction to Visual Studies: History, Theory, Practice | 3 |
| ¹ó¶Ù±Ê¸éÌý1503 | Woodshop Fundamentals | 1 |
| Studio Requirements | ||
| ³Õ³§Ìý2001 | VS Studio Seminar: Subjectivities | 3 |
| ³Õ³§Ìý2002 | VS Studio: Research Methodologies | 3 |
| ³Õ³§Ìý2003 | VS Studio: Sites | 3 |
| ³Õ³§Ìý2004 | VS Studio: Global Citizens | 3 |
| ´¡¸é°ÕÌý3796 | Art Career Workshop | 3 |
| ´¡¸é°ÕÌý2011 | Socially Engaged Arts Practices in Communities | 3 |
| ³Õ³§Ìý4096 | VS: Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Select 6 studio electives from ART, ARCH, ARTE, CART, GAD, LARC 1 | 18 | |
| Art History Requirement | ||
| ´¡¸é°Õ±áÌý1155 | Arts of the World I: Prehistoric to 1300 | 3 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý´¡¸é°Õ±áÌý1955 | Honors Arts of the World I: Prehistoric to 1300 | |
| ´¡¸é°Õ±áÌý1156 | Arts of the World II: 1300 to the 21st Century | 3 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý´¡¸é°Õ±áÌý1956 | Honors Arts of the World II: 1300 to the 21st Century | |
| Academic Requirements | ||
| Select 4 Non-Studio Elective courses at any level 2, 3 | 13 | |
| Select 4 Upper Level Non-Studio electives (2000-level or above) 2 | 12 | |
| Language Requirement (select one from the following) 4 | 4 | |
´¡¸éµþ°äÌý1002 | Arabic Elements II | |
°ä±á±õÌý1002 | Chinese Elements II | |
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý1002 | Introduction to French II | |
³Ò·¡¸éÌý1002 | Introduction to German II | |
³Ò¸é°´¡Ìý1002 | Ancient Greek 2 | |
±á·¡µþ¸éÌý1002 | Elements II | |
±á±õ±·Ìý1002 | Hindi Elements II | |
±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý1002 | Italian Language II | |
´Ç°ùÌý±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý1902 | Honors Italian Language II | |
´³±Ê±·³§Ìý1002 | Japanese Elements II | |
°¸é±·Ìý1002 | Korean Elements II | |
³¢´¡°ÕÌý1002 | Latin 2 | |
±Ê°¿¸é°ÕÌý1002 | Basic II | |
¸é±«³§Ìý1002 | First-Year Russian II | |
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý1002 | Basic II | |
´Ç°ùÌý³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý1902 | Honors Basic II | |
| Total Credit Hours | 90 | |
- 1
These studio electives must be taken in two or more areas within the subject codes ART, ARCH, ARTE, CART, GAD, or LARC but may not include ´¡¸é°ÕÌý2011, °ä´¡¸é°ÕÌý3011, or °ä´¡¸é°ÕÌý3911.
- 2
Academic Electives may not be fulfilled with studio classes or courses with the subject code of ART or GAD.
- 3
If Language 1001 level is required per placement test results, this will apply towards one of the required academic elective courses.
- 4
If Language 1002 is not required as determined by placement testing, these credits must be taken as academic elective.