What You’ll Learn
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art is an intensive degree program for students who plan to pursue a professional career in art or to prepare for specialized graduate study. We offer five different BFA concentration areas: Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.
Students work closely with our faculty and other BFA students to develop a focused body of work in preparation for a senior solo exhibition.
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Curriculum
With a strong focus in one studio area and opportunities to take courses in many others, students learn to expand their knowledge of what art can be, leading to highly personal and unique senior work. Along the way, students and faculty meet each semester for engaging activities such as group critiques, workshops, field trips, and exhibition opportunities.
The BFA degree allows students to take up to 78 credits in Art, Design, and Art History courses (the more liberal-arts focused BA/BS degree is a 42 credit major)
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Admission Requirements
Joining the program is a two step application process:
- Apply to the BFA program.
- Apply to the University.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Students may apply before coming to the University, or after already spending time at the University as an art major.
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Concentrations
Create and learn about what interests you most with a concentration selected from one of the following:
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Career Outlook
Your art degree will prepare you for a career in arts-related fields. The creative and critical thinking skills developed in the program are also greatly sought after in non-arts related fields.
Many of our alumni go on to practice as:
- Professional artists
- Teachers
- Commercial designers
- Art therapists, curators
- Arts administrators
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