School of Art

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Students who fall below a GPA of 3.0 in upper division courses in Drawing and Painting for two consecutive semesters will be removed from this B.F.A. program.

Option in Drawing and Painting (132 units)

Requirements

Lower Division:

Take all of the following course:

AH 111A Foundation Art History I (3)
Prerequisites: One GE Foundation course
AH 111B Foundation Art History II (3)
Prerequisites: One GE Foundation course
ART 130 Foundation Two-Dimensional (3)
Prerequisite: None
ART 131 Foundation Three Dimensional (3)
Prerequisite: None
ART 181 Foundation Drawing (3)
Prerequisite: None
ART 184 Foundation Life Drawing (3)
Prerequisites: ART 181
ART 287 Introduction to Painting (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, 181

Take 3 units of the following:

100-level AH

Take one course selected from:

ART 251A Introduction to Ceramics: Handbuilding (3)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: ART 131
ART 251B Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel Throwing (3)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: ART 131
ART 261 Introduction to Life Sculpture (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ART 131 or 181; AH 111A or 111B, or consent of instructor.
ART 263 Introduction to Sculpture/4D (3)
Prerequisites: ART 131 or consent of instructor

Upper Division:

Take all of the following courses:

ART 381 Intermediate Drawing (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, 181, 184; AH 111A, 111B
ART 383 Life Painting (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, 181, 184, 287; AH 111A, 111B
ART 384 Intermediate Life Drawing (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, 181, 184; AH 111A, 111B
ART 387 Painting (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, 181, 184, 287; AH 111A, 111B
ART 388 Color Theory and Composition (3)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: ART 130, ART 287, and 6 units selected from AH 111A, 111B.
ART 491G Drawing and Painting Senior Project (1)
Prerequisite: ART 496A. Corequisite: ART 496B.
ART 496A BFA Capstone: Drawing and Painting (3)
Prerequisites: Drawing and Painting major. Completion of 6 to 12 units of required 400 level classes in Drawing and Painting including (but not limited to) ART 481 or 487 and ART 483 or 484
ART 496B BFA Capstone: Drawing and Painting (3)
Prerequisite: ART 496A. Corequisite: ART 491G

Contemporary Practices Track

Take all of the following courses:

ART 481 Advanced Drawing (3)
Prerequisite: ART 381
ART 487 Advanced Painting (3)
Prerequisite: ART 387
ART 492G Concentrated Studies in Abstract Painting (3)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: ART 387 or consent of instructor

Take one of the following courses:

ART 483 Advanced Life Painting (3)
Prerequisite: ART 383
ART 484 Advanced Life Drawing (3)
Prerequisites: ART 384 or consent of instructor.

Take 9 units of AH

Take 9 units ART outside the specialization

Figurative Track

Take all of the following courses:

ART 483 Advanced Life Painting (3)
Prerequisite: ART 383
ART 484 Advanced Life Drawing (3)
Prerequisites: ART 384 or consent of instructor.
ART 492F Concentrated Studies in Life Drawing (3)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: ART 384 or consent of instructor
ART 492Z Concentrated Studies in Life Painting (3)
Prerequisite: ART 383 or consent of instructor.

Take one of the following courses