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Majors and Courses of InstructionFine ArtsBachelor of Fine ArtsDegreesThis degree is for students preparing to become professional artists, art teachers, or graphicdesigners, or to enter any of the related professions.Admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts DegreeStudents may be admitted to the B.F.A. studio program after having completed ART 110, 111,112, 113, and 351, and by presenting a portfolio of their work to the art faculty. The applicationcan be submitted only after the completion of these courses but must occur before the end ofthe sophomore year. For unusual circumstances, an extension can be granted on a case-by-casebasis at the discretion of the department faculty. Acceptance into the B.F.A. program is based onan evaluation of the portfolio materials and the student’s previous performance in all Fine ArtsDepartment courses. Those who are not admitted into the B.F.A. program have one semester todevelop work for a second submission.All B.F.A. majors are required to successfully exhibit their work in a senior thesis show to fulfillgraduation requirements.Major: 17 to 22 courses. These shall include 110, 111, 112, 113, 345 or 347, 351; two studiocourses from among 354, 355, 356; two studio courses from among 358, 359, 360; at least twoadditional art history courses; and at least one additional drawing course. In addition, each B.F.A.candidate takes at least two upper levels of the same two-dimensional or three-dimensional studioarea of concentration. A minimum of four drawing courses is required of the student who choosesdrawing for his/her studio concentration. The declaration of major form will be submitted uponcompletion of 110, 111, 112, and 113 or by the end of the sophomore year. Courses taken credit/no entry may not be applied toward the major. All candidates for the B.F.A. degree must completethe following distribution requirements (see REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DEGREES andDISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS): any three units from Group I, one unit from Group II,two units from Group III, and one unit from outside the fine arts department in Group IV. Arteducation courses (ART 301, 302 and 307) and credits awarded for an apprenticeship/internshipcannot be counted among the seventeen basic units required for the B.F.A. degree.To qualify as a candidate for Phi Beta Kappa, students choosing the B.F.A. degree must completeall additional distribution requirements as stated under REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DEGREESand DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS.Major with License to Teach Art in Grades PreK-12: completion of twelve additional courses(ART 302, 307, and 353, EDUC 110, 251, 377, 471, 472, 473, 474, ENG 145 and one course inmathematics)Candidates for either the Bachelor of Arts degree or the Bachelor of Fine Arts can obtain theadditional background necessary for graduate study in art therapy by also following a course ofstudy in psychology, which would include a minimum of the following courses: PSYC 110, two inthe personality/abnormal category from 222, 322, 327; and one in developmental psychology from233, 333, 335, and 336.126