Art, B.A. Art History Track

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Advisement for the major is available from the Art Department.

Art, B.A. All Tracks Curriculum Guide (Suggested 4-Year Plan of Study)

Students must complete 56 credit hours in art, at least 20 of which must be at the 300/400 level.
Of these 56 hours, 40 hours are required core courses, and 16 hours must be taken in one of the following approved tracks: visual communications, two-dimensional studio, three-dimensional studio or art history. Note that students in the three-dimensional studio tracks have somewhat different core requirements, as listed below.
All art courses must be completed with a C or better.
Students must take at least 20 hours of their free electives outside the Art Department (one course must be upper division), including six to eight hours of a foreign language; these free electives are not to duplicate General Education courses.
Students may provide evidence of proficiency to satisfy the language requirement.

General Education Art Courses

ART 121 , ART 129 , ART 130 , ART 201 , ART 215 , ART 261 , ART 271 and ART 311 may be used to satisfy a General Education Group IIIA or IIIC requirement. Students seeking art studio credits without registration in areas of special proficiency may challenge courses through a written examination and presentation of a portfolio. The challenge procedure is not open to first-semester freshmen.

Transfer students wishing to challenge studio courses should contact the department chair to arrange for advising, testing and presentation of a portfolio.

The Art Department reserves the right to retain permanently one work completed by each student in each class. Disposition of these works is the prerogative of the department. Other works may be held temporarily for use in special exhibitions and will be available to owners no later than one year after the lending date.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Undergraduate Major Policies

Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
Program requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

General Education Requirements

See which courses fulfill specific General Education requirements: General Education Courses

Please Note: There may be courses required for your major or minor that also satisfy a requirement below.

SU Signature Outcomes Requirements (3 Courses)

These courses may also meet additional General Education and/or major requirements.

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following Areas (3 Courses):

GENE CCE - Civic and Community Engagement 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE DI - Diversity and Inclusion 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE ES - Environmental Sustainability 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Additional General Education Requirements (11 Courses)

These courses may also meet SU Signature Outcomes and/or major requirements.

* To be taken in the first 24 credit hours of courses

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following (3 Courses):

GENE FYS - First Year Seminar 4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE CTW - Communicating Through Writing 3-4 Hour(s) Credit *
GENE QA - Quantitative Analysis 3-4 Hour(s) Credit *

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following - Must Be From Different Content Areas (2 Courses):

GENE HE - Human Expression 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE HIC - Humanity In Context 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following - Must Be From Different Content Areas (2 Courses):

GENE SC - Social Configurations 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE SI - Social Issues 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following - Must Be From Different Content Areas (2 Courses):

GENE HOS - Hands-On Science 4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE STS - Solutions Through Science 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following (2 Courses):

GENE PW - Personal Wellness 4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE EL - Experiential Learning Min. of 3 Hour(s) Credit

Art B.A. Major Core

B.A. majors must complete 16 semester hours in one area of track excluding any courses in the core requirements.

Electives: 20 Hours

Students must take these hours in courses outside the Art Department and at least one course must be at the 300/400 level; these electives are not to duplicate General Education courses.

Foreign Language Requirement: 2 Courses

This requirement in the same foreign language can be used toward the 20 hours of electives. Students may also provide evidence of proficiency to satisfy this requirement, but would still need to have 20 hours of electives in order to satisfy the 120 hour minimum.

Core Courses (11 Courses)

* Core Course Track Notes:

Students with a track in 2D must take ART 246
Students with a track in 3D must take ART 261
Students with a track in art history must take ART 498
ART 208 cannot be taken as an Art History elective in the core art courses

Complete the Following:

ART 121 - Design Principles 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 129 - Introduction to Digital Photography 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
ART 229 - Photography I 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 130 - Drawing I 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 201 - Introduction to Art History 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 215 - Ceramics I 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
ART 271 - Glass I 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 226 - Graphic Design I 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
ART 227 - Digital Design and Layout 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
ART 280 - New Media I 4 Hour(s) Credit (see Additional Requirements)
ART 246 - Painting I 4 Hour(s) Credit *
OR
ART 261 - Sculpture I 4 Hour(s) Credit * (see Additional Requirements)
ART 299 - Sophomore Seminar 2 Hour(s) Credit
ART - Art History Elective 4 Hour(s) Credit *
ART - Art History Elective 4 Hour(s) Credit *
ART 498 - Senior Capstone in Art History 2 Hour(s) Credit *
OR
ART 499 - Senior Exhibition 2 Hour(s) Credit

Track Requirements

Track Courses: 16 Hours

* Independent Study is for advanced study by motivated students who have exhausted the range of regular course offerings in an area of emphasis.

† Both Independent Study and Internship proposals are due to the Art Department Chair no later than advising/program planning.

ART 208 - History of Baroque and Rococo Art 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 300 - History of Modern Art to 1945 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 301 - Northern Renaissance Art 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 302 - History of American Art: The Colonial Period to 1900 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 303 - History of American Art: The 20th Century 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 305 - Art Since 1945 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 306 - History of Greek and Roman Art 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 310 - History of Italian Renaissance Art 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 311 - History of Pre-Columbian Art 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 335 - Women in Art 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 336 - History of Graphic Design 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 390 - Advanced Study in Art 1-3 Hour(s) Credit
ART 391 - Special Topics in Art History 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 399 - International Field Study 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 490 - Independent Study 1-3 Hour(s) Credit * †