B.F.A. degree program in art
HEGIS code 1002
NYS SED program code 82460

The Art major is writing intensive.
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Department requirements (68 - 69 credits)
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The department chair, with the approval of the chair of the department's undergraduate curriculum committee, may allow substitutions for one or more of these requirements consistent with the educational goals of the program.

Art 1050 or Core Studies 2.1 or Core Curriculum 1120 or Art 1010.

Art 2210, 2211, 3066, 4290, and 4291.

Nine additional credits in art history courses.

Forty-two additional credits in studio art courses subject to the following:

1) At least 21 credits must be completed after admission to the B.F.A. degree program.
2) At least three credits must be chosen from each of the following subject areas:
a) Drawing
b) Painting
c) Sculpture
d) Printmaking
e) Photography
f) Digital art

Special topics and honors courses in the above subject areas can count toward the fulfillment of the subject-area requirement with permission of the instructor and the chairperson.

Undergraduates of senior standing with a minimum GPA of 3.0 may take up to 12 subject-area credits at the graduate level, in courses numbered ARTD 7003 through ARTD 7186 and ARTD 7310 through ARTD 7821. Undergraduates wishing to take graduate classes are subject to a portfolio review and/or must receive permission of the department chair. Completion of graduate courses by undergraduate students does not indicate acceptance into the MFA program.

Undergraduates who take graduate courses will receive credit for both their undergraduate and a subsequent graduate degree.


Exhibition of the student's art work, following approval by the Art Department. (The exhibition will normally be held during the semester preceding graduation.)

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Admission
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Admission to the B.F.A. degree program should be obtained prior to the completion of 26 credits in studio art. An art portfolio is required. Consult the Art Department for procedures.