School of Art

Bachelor of Fine Arts

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is offered for the student eventually seeking a Master of Fine Arts degree, the position of a professional artist or designer, and for teaching studio art within a selected specialization. The B.F.A. degree program is demanding, requiring high quality performance in order to develop the professional competence of talented students toward successful entrance into the professional art field.

To remain a B.F.A. candidate, a successful student must maintain a specified minimum GPA in their discipline. See Program Options for specific GPA requirements.

Option in Art Photography (132 units)

B.F.A. students who fall below a GPA of 3.0 in upper division courses in Photography for two consecutive semesters will be removed from this BFA program.

Requirements

Lower Division:

Take all the following courses:

AH 111A Foundation Art History I (3)
Prerequisites: One GE Foundation course
AH 111B Foundation Art History II (3)
Prerequisites: One GE Foundation course

Take 3 units of the following:

100-level AH

Take 6 units of the following:

ART 101 Artists in Their Own Words (3)
Prerequisite: None

Take all the following courses:

ART 130 Foundation Two Dimensional (3)
Prerequisite: None
ART 131 Foundation Three Dimensional (3)
Prerequisite: None
ART 149 Introduction to Computer Art (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130
ART 181 Foundation Drawing (3)
Prerequisite: None
ART 241 Introduction to Photography (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, 181

Upper Division:

Take all the following courses:

AH 400 19th Century Photography (3)
Prerequisites: AH 111B or consent of instructor
ART 340 Intermediate Photography (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, 181, 241; AH 111A, 111B
ART 342A Color Photography (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ART 340.
ART 406A Digital Imagery for the Arts (3)
Prerequisites: ART 149, 340, or consent of instructor
ART 406B Advanced Digital Imagery for the Arts (3)
Prerequisites: ART 406A or 506A, 444
ART 414 Documentary Photography (3)
Prerequisites: ART 340, 444, or consent of instructor
ART 444 Advanced Black and White Photography (3)
Prerequisite: ART 340
ART 447 Photography Studio Specialities (3)
Prerequisites: Undergraduate Art History major with senior standing or consent of instructor
ART 449 Experimental Practices in Photography (3)
Prerequisites: ART 340
ART 473 Seminar in Photo-Based Art (3)
Prerequisite: for 473: ART 406A, or 444, or consent of instructor
ART 491C Senior Project (1)
Prerequisite: None
ART 499V Special Studies in Art Photography (3)
Prerequisites: ART 406A, or 444, or consent of instructor