BFA – ART:  CERAMICS CONCENTRATION

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, EFFECTIVE FOR STUDENTS ENTERING/DECLARING MAJOR IN FALL 2009

(ALSO SEE CURRENT GENERAL-EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS)

A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses with an AR prefix.  A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required in all art courses.

I.  ART MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (57 credit hours)                    COMPLETED                    GRADE

A.  FOUNDATIONS (15 hours)

AR 101   Basic Drawing (3)                                                                        _____                                        _____                                       

AR 102   Two-Dimensional Design (3)                                                    _____                                        _____

AR 103   Three-Dimensional Design (3)                                                 _____                                        _____

AR 322   Life Drawing (3)                                                                           _____                                        _____

AR 323   Sculpture I (3)                                                                               _____                                        _____                   

B. ART HISTORY (9 hours)  [Plus AR 225, Art History I (3), a General Education requirement for all Art majors]

AR 235   Art History II:  Renaissance to Modern (3)                    _____                                        _____

AR 345   20th-Century Art:  1880-1945 (3)                                   _____                                        _____

                    OR

AR 355   Art Since 1945 (3)                                                             _____                                        _____

AR ___   _______________________ (3)                                  _____                                        _____

      (upper-division Art History elective)

C. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

AR 099   Art Forum (8 hours or one hour for each semester at ESU):

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AR 095   First Year Experience                                                            _____                                        _____

AR 098   Mid-Program Portfolio Review                                             _____                                        _____                   

D. ART STUDIO (33 hours)

                    1.  Required (12 hours).  Choose 4 courses from the following:

AR 302   Glass Forming I (3)                                                                _____                                        _____

AR 305   Intro to Digital Imaging (3)                                                    _____                                        _____

AR 309   Engraving I (3)                                                                        _____                                        _____

AR 310   Painting I                    (3)                                                         _____                                        _____

AR 313   Printmaking I (3)                                                                      _____                                        _____

AR 314   Ceramics I                    (3)                                                       _____                                        _____

AR 315   Photography I (3)                                                                    _____                                        _____

AR 501   Advanced Drawing (3)                                                           _____                                        _____

                    2.  Approved Art Electives (21 hours; at least 9 hours must be 300 level or higher)

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II.  CERAMICS CONCENTRATION (18 hours)  

AR 316   Ceramics II (3)                                                        _____                                        _____

AR 496   Projects in Ceramics (6 total)                               _____                                        _____

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AR 595   Advanced Studio-Ceramics (6 total)                   _____                                        _____

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AR 303   Sculpture II (3)                                                         _____                                        _____

NOTE:  DEGREES IN ART REQUIRE 129 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR GRADUATION, INCLUDING 45 HOURS OF UPPER-DIVISION CREDIT (COURSES NUMBERED 300 AND HIGHER).