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Bachelor of Fine Arts - Art - Columbus State University

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Bachelor of Fine Arts - Art

For general degree requirements, see the College of Arts and Letters and the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area A Essential Skills                               Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options                     Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105/POLS 2401/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts                   Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology          Required Hours: 10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105; CPSC 1301/1301L; MATH 1113; MATH 1125; MATH 1131; MATH 1132; MATH 1165; MATH 2125; PHIL 2115; STAT 1127

Area E Social Sciences                            Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement                           Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major          Required Hours: 18
ARTH 2125 Introduction to History of Art I  
ARTH 2126 Introduction to History of Art II 
ARTS 1000 Art Convocation (each year)
ARTS 1010 Drawing 1
ARTS 1011 Drawing 2
ARTS 1020 Two-Dimensional Design
ARTS 1030 Three-Dimensional Design

Area G Program Requirements             Required Hours: 27
ARTH 3127 Modernist Art 
ARTH 3128 Post-Modern and Contemporary Art 
ARTS 2000 Sophomore Review 
ARTS 3000 Pre-Exhibit Review
ARTS 4305 Senior Art Exhibit
ARTS 4795 Senior Seminar   
Select one:
ARTS 3237 Figure Drawing 
ARTS 4236 Advanced Drawing
Select one:
ARTS 3201 Graphic Design 1 
ARTS 3221 Computer Graphics 1 
Select two:
ARTS 3256 Painting 1 
ARTS 3265 Photographic Design 1 
ARTS 3278 Printmaking 1
Select two:
ARTS 2248 Ceramics 1
ARTS 3247 Metals 
ARTS 3288 Sculpture 1

Area H Program Electives                   Required Hours: 33
Select 33 hours of ARTH and ARTS courses.

Total Hours Required: 123

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