Fine Art, B.F.A.

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Requirements For: B.F.A. Major – 75 Hours, 2.5 GPA

The goal of the Fine Art program is to provide an excellent educational experience that develops technical skills, critical and aesthetic judgment, and a sound knowledge of the visual arts appropriate to the students seeking a general appreciation of the arts as well as to aspiring fine arts professionals. The faculty engage students in the discipline of visual art as a major component in the liberal arts tradition including studio practice and art history. Students complete a common group of foundation and art history courses and then choose an emphasis area to develop a solid yet individualized program.

Students who wish to earn certification to teach K-12 Art Education can declare a double major in Education (BSE) and Fine Art (BA).

Fine Art Foundations
AR140 - Drawing I Credits: 3
AR142 - Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
AR143 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
Fine Art B.F.A
AR215 - Art History I Credits: 3
AR216 - Art History II Credits: 3
AR218 - Graphic Design Software Credits: 3
AR221 - Ceramics I Credits: 3
AR225 - Sculpture I Credits: 3
AR240 - Drawing II Credits: 3
AR241 - Photography I Credits: 3
AR270 - Fiber I Credits: 3
AR280 - Painting I Credits: 3
AR316 - Modern Art Credits: 3
AR317 - World Art Credits: 3
or
LE300L - World Art Credits: 3
AR490 - Senior Studio in Fine Art Credits: 3
AR497 - Senior Seminar in Fine Art Credits: 3

Upper Level Studio Electives 27 cr.

Select advanced 300/400 level courses in a studio focus area: Painting, Drawing, Fiber, Ceramics, Sculpture, or Photography. Independent Study, Internship, Special Topics, or Study Abroad are options to support the focus area.

Liberal Education Requirements 40 CR.

Writing Seminar 6 cr.

EN105 and EN106

Math Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

MA120 , MA135 , or higher math course excluding MA208

Science with a lab Requirement 4 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI101 , BI111 , BI211 , BI212 , BI223 , BIO221 , BIO225 , BIO325 , BIO327 , BIO330 , BIO337L and BIO337 , BIO350 , BIO400 , BIO410 , BIO411 , BIO417 , CH101 , CH105 , CH107L and CH107 , CH108L and CH108 , CH317L and CH317 , CH318L and CH318 , CH328 , CH329 , CH337L and CH337 , CH405 , CH440 , GGP115 , GGP205 , GO130 , GO141 , GO151 , GO200 , GO310 , GO320 , GO330 , PY155 , PY156 , PY205 , or PY206

Ethics Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

AC435 , CA302 , CS300 , EDU310 , MG495 , NS306 , PA380 , PH102 , PH221 , PH224 , PH308 , PS220 , SO220 , SW492

Communications Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

CA103 , CA105 , or TH105

Citizenship Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

PO200 , PO210 , HIS111 , HIS112 , or HIS113

Humanities Requirement 6 cr.

Select one of the following Art or English:

AR115 , AR215 , AR216 , EN201 , EN221 , EN232 , EN234

And one of the following:

AR115 , AR215 , AR216 , EN201 , EN221 , EN232 , EN234 , CA104 , CA116 , CA235 , FR201 , ML235 , ML251 , PH101 , PC202 , PH205 , RE109 , SP110 , SP201 , SP202 , TH100 , TH101 , TH201 , TH216

Natural Science Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI214 , CH101 , CH102 , CH105 , CH107 CH107L , CH108 CH108L , GGP115 , GGP120 , GGP205 , GO125 , GO130 , GO141 , GO151 , GO200 , NS220 , NS241 , PY101 , PY155 , PY156 , PY205 , or PY206

_{^{*Computer Science and PE courses excluded.}}

Social Science Requirement 6 cr.

Select two of the following:

AN100 , CJ100 , CJ200 , EC141 , EC142 , EDU210 , FI201 , GGH110 , GGH200 , HIS104 , HIS105 , PO216 , PS101 , PS125 , PS205 , SO141 , SO206 , or SW205

Seminar: Integrative & Interdisciplinary Learning 3 cr.

Select one of the topics for LE300*

Graduation Requirements

Student Seminar 3 cr.

LE100 First-Year Seminar (required for all incoming first-time freshman and highly encouraged for transfer students)

Upper Division Hours 36 cr.

36 hours upper division (300 - 400) level course work

Writing Across the Curriculum 9 cr.

3 credit hours of Professional Writing (EN306* or equivalent from the list below) plus 6 credit hours of Writing Intensive coursework are required.

EN306A , EN306B , EN306C , EN307 , EDU300 , CJ450 , HIS455 , MG306 , NS306 , PA430 , PO405 , PS300 , PS406 , or SO310

6 credit hours to fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement must be chosen from among the courses designated in the catalog as “WI” (Writing Intensive ), composed as follows:

3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course outside the student’s major(s); that is, the course must be offered by a program other than the one(s) that house(s) the student’s major area of study at the time the course is taken.
3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course that is offered by the student’s major program; that is, the course must be offered by the same program that houses the student’s major at the time the course is taken.

AR316 , AR498 , BIO498 , CA218 , CA318 , CH342 , CJ221 , CS300 , EDU310 , EN201 , EN221 , EN232 , EN234 , EN490 , FW190 , GGP350 , HIS261 , HIS453 , LE410 , MA301 , ML251 , MG495 , NUR460 , PA432 , PO210 , PS315 , SO141 , SP320 , SW325

Additional Requirements

Park University grants the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the Bachelor of Music Degree upon completion of the following requirements:

Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA (or higher dependent on major).
A minor for Geography, B.S. and Information Systems, B.S. majors.
Satisfaction of all requirements for a major.
Completion of degree specific requirements.
Completion of Liberal Education requirements.
Completion of residency requirement, 30 hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D) college hours at Park University. At least 15 of these 30 hours must be in the major.
Submission of an Application for Graduation.