Nov 21, 2024

2023-2024 Academic Catalog

2023-2024 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Baccalaureate Degree Requirements Advising Sheet

Art B.F.A.

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The BFA degree curriculum requirements include: Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (52 units), Foundation prerequisites (27 units), BFA Major (54 units).

Admission to the BFA Major will be by portfolio review after completion of the Foundation prerequisites to the major. Students transferring from a community college may submit a portfolio for review and be admitted directly into the BFA program if they have completed courses equivalent to the Foundation prerequisites. Students also may apply while enrolled in the upper-division B.A. degree in Studio Art. A 3.0 grade point average in the Major must be achieved for eligibility in the program and maintained to continue in the program. If the grade point average in the Major drops below 3.0, the student will be reassigned to the B.A. degree in Studio Art program.

Please contact the Department of Art for further information regarding the program, including program learning outcomes, and the schedule portfolio reviews.

View the degree program Roadmap, which provide recommended advising maps to complete the degree program. Please consult your academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

All studio art courses in the major may be taken twice for credit.

Requirements

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements.

A student must comply with all University regulations and satisfy the following requirements:

Units and Residency (minimum of 120 units: 40 units of upper division coursework and 30 semester units at Stanislaus State. At least 24 of these 30 units must be earned in upper-division courses, at least 12 must be in the major, and at least 9 must be applicable to General Education-Breadth requirements)
Grade Point Average (minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better)
General Education (minimum of 49 units)
Upper Division Writing Proficiency (minimum of 3 units)
- Writing Proficiency (WP) Course (may double count in the major)
United States Constitution and California State and Local Government (minimum of 3 units)
Multicultural Requirement (minimum of 3 units) (may double count with General Education requirements or in the major)

Subsequently all students must submit an application for graduation and receive approval from the major advisor, department chair, and Director of Academic Advising. For more information see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

2. Complete Foundation Prerequisites to the Major.

(27 units)

a. Complete each of the following courses:

(18 units)

ART 1010 - Foundation Drawing 3 unit(s)
ART 1020 - Drawing II: Composition 3 unit(s)
ART 1030 - Foundation Printmaking Option A 3 unit(s) or
ART 1035 - Foundation Printmaking Option B
ART 1040 - Foundation Digital Media 3 unit(s)
ART 1100 - Foundation Painting 3 unit(s)
ART 1200 - Foundation Sculpture 3 unit(s)

b. Complete each of the following:

(6 units)

ART 2515 - Art History Survey - Ancient 3 unit(s)
ART 2520 - Art History Survey - Modern 3 unit(s)

c. Complete one of the following:

(3 units)

ART 2525 - Art History Survey - Non-Western 3 unit(s) or
ART 2526 - Art History Survey - Islamic 3 unit(s) or
ART 2527 - Art History Survey - Asian 3 unit(s)

3. Complete the Major.

(54 units)

a. Complete each of the following:

(15 units)

ART 3000 - Color 3 unit(s)
ART 4425 - Advanced Studio 3 unit(s)
ART 4580 - Exhibition Design and Gallery Management 2 unit(s)
ART 4960 - Senior Seminar (WP) 3 unit(s)
ART 4965 - BFA Critical Concepts 2 unit(s) (2 units, repeated for total of 4 units)

b. Participation required in an exhibition of the work of graduating BA/BFA candidates.

c. Complete each the following:

(9 units)

ART 4525 - Italian Renaissance 3 unit(s) or ART 4535 - Art of the Baroque Age
ART 4536 - Colonial Latin American Art 3 unit(s)
ART 4545 - Modern Art, 1870-1970 3 unit(s)
ART 4550 - Art of the Post Modern Era 3 unit(s)

d. Complete one of the following:

(3 units)

SOCL 3180 - Sociology of Film 3 unit(s)
ANTH 4030 - Visual Anthropology 4 unit(s)
COGS 4350 - The Information of Meaning 3 unit(s)
ART 4400 - New Media Theory 3 unit(s)
ART 4410 - Art and Creativity 3 unit(s)
ART 4547 - Twentieth Century Latin American Architecture unit(s)
ART 4549 - Latin American Modernism 3 unit(s)
ART 4556 - Contemporary Latin American Art 3 unit(s)
PHIL 4500 - Philosophy of Art (WP) 3 unit(s)

e. Complete at least 27 units from the areas:

(27 units)

For a “Mixed Emphasis,” include units from all four areas i-iv. For a specific subject area “Emphasis,” include at least 18 units from one subject area, and 9 units from the three other areas. Options require advisor approval.

*Optional: Art Subject Matter Preparation Program

Students wishing to enter a credential program should complete the Art Subject Matter Preparation Program in addition to at least one of the two concentrations.

Art - Subject Matter Preparation Program

Program Learning Outcomes

Students with a B.F.A. will have acheived:

A focused understanding of major techniques, processes, and theoretical approaches to drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and new media;
A broad critical knowledge of important cultures, movements, periods, styles, and individuals in the history of art;
The ability to prosper creatively from critical input and exposure to varied viewpoints and backgrounds;
The ability to progress from an idea through stages to a completed creative statement that exhibits originality, conviction, and quality;
The ability to benefit through a professional involvement directly related to visual art; and
The ability to value the self-enriching nature of art and to see parallel applications in other endeavors in life.
The ability to understand a specific subject area emphasis and how to effectively express this knowledge in their art work.
Create and sustain a body of work through self-directed research, experimentation, risk-taking, and reflective analysis.