The following is only one source of information regarding a student’s program of study in seeking a B.A. degree in Fine Arts. Note: Some courses required in the major will also fulfill requirements for the University core curriculum. Students should always meet with a faculty advisor for information on course scheduling, course rotation, course selection and to plan the most efficient program of study.

University Core (See the top of this page)
Art Core (40 hours)

Art electives, 300 level or higher (6)
Art electives, 400 level (6)
Foreign language (one area minimum of 6 hours at the 200 level or above)
Fine Arts (non-art) course (3)
Participation in the Spring Art Exhibition in the Freshman, Sophomore, and
Junior years.

24 semester hours including the following:

ART 103-104 Design I & II (6)
ART 105-106 Drawing I & II (6)
ART 211-212 Art History Survey I & II (6)
Art Electives (6)

21 semester hours including the following:

Select two (2) from the following: (6)

ART 102 Art Appreciation (3)
ART 211 Art History Survey I (3)
ART 212 Art History Survey II (3)

Select five (5) from the following: (15)

ART 311 Twentieth-Century Art I (3)
ART 312 Twentieth-Century Art II (3)
ART 315 Women Artists in History (3)
ART 355 History of Interior Design (3)
ART 361 History of Graphic Design (3)
ART 410 American Art and Architecture (3)
ART 491 Supervised Independent Research in Art (3)

*Art courses applied to an art emphasis cannot also count toward an art history minor.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (studio-based) is a professional degree awarded to those students who complete course requirements in one of the following three emphases:

Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Studio Art (which includes drawing, painting,printmaking, photography, and crafts).

The BFA degree requires 82 hours in art. All freshman art students and other students with less than 18 hours in art must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts program. Students wanting to earn a BFA degree in one of the studio-based emphases can seek admission to the BFA program at the end of the semester immediately following the completion of 18 hours in art. To be accepted into an emphasis, students must pass a Portfolio Review (see below). They must also have entered work in the undergraduate show each year before and throughout their BFA program.

All Fine Arts students are required to submit a portfolio of original work from each class they have enrolled in up to that time. A short written statement discussing the student’s art philosophy is also required. The portfolio of student work and the art statement are reviewed by at least three MUW visual arts faculty members who determine whether or not the student will continue as a BA in Fine Arts or will be admitted into the studio-based BFA program. The review process takes place at the end of the semester following the completion of 18 art hours (during the first semester of the sophomore year).

Transfer students with at least 21 hours in art move directly into the BFA program unless they fail the portfolio review. Any student who fails to pass the portfolio review may reapply at the end of the following semester. Students may apply for entry into the BFA program a total of two times.

All freshman, sophomore, and junior art students in any art major are required to enter artwork in the Undergraduate Art Gallery Spring Show. In the senior year, each student in a BFA program must participate in a final BFA Exhibition. The Department reserves the right to retain student work for the purposes of record, exhibition, or instruction.

The following is only one source of information regarding a student’s program of study for a B.F.A. in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Interior Design. Note: Some courses required in the major will also fulfill requirements for the University core curriculum. Students should always meet with a faculty advisor for information on course scheduling, rotation, and selection and for planning an effective and efficient program of study. In addition to the University core and Art core requirements, the student must successfully complete the following: