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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Art B.F.A.
Sample Plan: Art B.F.A.
Total Credits: 122.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
ARTS 1001 - Introduction to Contemporary Art and Theory : 3.0 cr : AH, DSJ
ARTS 2101 - Drawing : 4.0 cr : AH
Language :5.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
ARTS 1101 can be substituted for ARTS 2101
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ARTS 2301 - Sculpture : 4.0 cr : AH
ARTS 2501 - Printmaking: Intaglio and Lithography : 4.0 cr : AH
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
ARTS 1301, 1801 or 2801 can be substituted for ARTS 2301
ARTS 1501, 1502, 2502, 1601, 2601, 1701, 2701, 1702 or 2702 can be substituted for ARTS 2501
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ARTH 1xxx : 3.0 cr
ARTS 1xxx : 4.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ARTS 3xxx : 4.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Portfolio Review
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ARTS 3xxx : 3.0 cr
ARTH 3xxx : 3.0 cr
ARTS 3xxx : 4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ARTS 3xxx : 4.0 cr
ARTS 3xxx : 4.0 cr
ARTS 3896 - Internship : 1.0 cr
CSCL 3351W - The Body and the Politics of Representation : 3.0 cr : HIS, WI
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ARTS 3xxx : 4.0 cr
ARTS 5xxx : 4.0 cr
ARTS 5401W - BFA Seminar Capstone 1: Concepts and Practices in Art : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
ARTS 5407 - BFA Capstone 2: Critique and Exhibition : 4.0 cr
ARTS 5xxx : 3.0 cr
ARTH 5xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives, Social Sciences) :3.0 cr