Visual Arts Visual Arts General Information Visual Communications/Illustration Emphasis: Option 1 (22 credit hours): Art 243 (4), 344 (4), 312 (3), 365 or 265 (3), *446 (3) (taken twice); one of the following: Art 242 (3), 260 (4). *may be repeated for credit. Option 2: An additional 23 credit hours (see above for details). PROGRAM: ART MAJOR-BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE Areas of Emphasis: General Art Two Dimensional Three Dimensional Visual Communications Photography Students may apply for admission into this 109 credit hour degree program after completing the foundation and core requirements. All students applying for admission to this degree program must submit a portfolio of work to be juried by the Department of Visual Arts faculty. Acceptance into this program will be determined by G.P.A. and review of portfolio. General Requirements: WSU Core Requirements (see index). General Education Requirements (see index). Art majors must have a C or better in major courses. Art majors must have an overall GPA of 2.00 or C. 183 total hours are required for this degree. Sixty of the 183 total hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 and above). Specific Requirements: Foundation (19 credit hours): • Art 108 (3) (offered Autumn quarter only) • Drawing: Art 111 (4) (offered A, W, & S), 112 (4) (offered Winter and Spring quarters) • Design: Art 116 (4), 117 (4), (offered Autumn, Winter and Spring quarters) Core (16 credit hours): • Art 115 (4), HU201 (4), HU202 (4), HU203 (4), 218 (3). Art majors who have completed the foundation and core are permitted to take the 300 level studio class without the 200 prerequisite in Metalslfewelry, Watercolor Painting, and Weaving. Students who have not completed the foundation and core and who wish to take specialized studio courses must take the 200 level studio course. B.F.A. Requirements: Required Studio Distribution: Choose three courses from each group. • Group 1: Art 220 (4), 242 (3), 243 (4), 260 (4). • Group 2: Art 231 (4), 335 or 235 (3), 354 or 254 (3), 270 (4). Additional requirements: • Art 312 (3) • Art history electives: (9-12 credit hours) • Studio elected specializations (29-35 credit hours) in consultation with department chair • Art 499 (3) • Senior Exhibit PROGRAM: ART COMPOSITE TEACHING MAJOR BACHELOR DEGREE Students will be admitted to this program upon recommendation of the art faculty following a portfolio review during their sophomore year. General Requirements: WSU Core Requirements (see index). General Education Requirements (see index). A minor is not required. Art majors must have a C or better in major courses. Art majors must have an overall GPA of 3.00 or B. 183 total hours are required for this degree. Sixty of the 183 total hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 and above.) • Must achieve an overall 3.00 GPA and admission to the Teacher Education Program. (See admission requirements to Teacher Education.) Note: Educ 300 and 400 classes are open only to students admitted to Teacher Education. Specific Requirements (83 total credit hours): Foundation (19 credit hours—taken freshmen year): • Art 108 (3), (offered Autumn quarter.) • Drawing: Art 111 (4) (offered A, W, & S), 112 (4) (offered W&S). • Design: Art 116 (4), 117 (4), (offered A, W, & S). • Core (19 credit hours): Art 115 (4), HU201 (4), HU202 (4) HU203(4), 218(3). Art majors who have completed the foundation and core are permitted to take the 300 level studio class without the 200 prerequisite in Metalslfewelry, Watercolor Painting, and Weaving. Students who have not completed the foundation and core and who wish to take specialized studio courses must take the 200 level studio course. • Additional Requirements (22 credit hours): Art 251 (3), 351 (3); elect 13 credit hours from the following: Art 220 (4), 231 (4), 242 (3), 243 (4), 335 or 235 (3), 354 or 254 (3), 260 (4), 365 or 265 (3), 270 (4). Support course required: Commun 102. Art 351 must be completed prior to commencing student teaching or similar training. The following specifics also apply: the following courses are required as part of an additional 23 credit hours: Art 305 (4), 352 (3), 452 (3). Students must meet and consult with the Department of Visual Arts chair and Art Education Program Coordinator to plan the remaining 13 credit hours. The student must have an emphasis in two of the following areas: ceramics, drawing, graphic design, illustration, jewelry, painting photography, printmaking, sculpture, weaving. Support courses required: Commun HU102 (3); Educ 365 (3); choose one of the following: ChFam SSI50 (5), Psych 314 (3), ChFam 450 (3). Students obtaining an Art Composite Teacher major must meet Teacher Education admission and certification requirements (see Teacher Education Program). PROGRAM: ART DEPARTMENTAL HONORS General Requirements: • Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete at least 10 hours of General Honors courses (see the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog). Specific Requirements: • In fulfilling requirements for an Art major, the honor student must take at least twenty hours of Art courses for honors credit with a minimum of two hours in Art 491 taken as an Honors Senior Project. • The Art Major with a General Art, Art Teaching, Photography, Two Dimensional, Three Dimensional, Visual Communications/Design or Visual Communications/Illustration Emphasis may take any appropriate upper division art or photography course on an honors basis upon departmental and instructor approval. Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in a course for Honors credit. A written agreement should be obtained from the professor in whose course Honors credit is to be sought. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) PROGRAM: ART MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all minor courses. Specific Requirements: • 27 credit hours. • Foundation required: Art 108 (3), 111 (4), 116 (4), 117 (4). • Elect 12 credit hours of art courses in consultation with the Department of Visual Arts chair. PROGRAM: ART HISTORY MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all minor courses. Specific Requirements: • 27 credit hours. • Required (non-art major): Art HU103 (3), 108 (3), HU201 (4), HU202 (4), HU203 (4). • Elect 9 credit hours (non-art major) or 27 credit hours (art major) from the following: Art HU204 (3), 304 (4), 305 (4), 306 (4), 307 (4), 308 (4), 309 (3), 310 (4), 404 (4). • Additional electives for art majors: Art 483 (1-5), 489 (1- 3), 490 (2-5). PROGRAM: ART TEACHING MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all minor courses. • Meet Teacher Education admission and certification requirements. Specific Requirements: • 27 credit hours. • Required: Art 108 (3), 111 (4), 116 (4), 117 (4), 251 (3), 351 (3). Elect 6 credit hours from the following: Art 112 (4), 115 (4), HU201 (4), HU202 (4), HU203 (4), 218 (3), 220 (4), 231 (4), 235 (3), 242 (3), 243 (4), 254 (3), 260 (4), 265 (3), 270 (4). PROGRAM: PHOTOGRAPHY MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all minor courses. Specific Requirements: • 27 credit hours. • Required (non-art major): Art 115 (4), 116 (4), 215 (4), 485 (4). OR Required (art major): Art 215 (4), 485 (4) • Elect 11 credit hours (non-art major) or 19 credit hours (art major) from the following: Art 225 (4), 275 (4), 309 (3), *315 (4), 325 (4), 355 (4), 375 (4), 385 (4), *475 (4), 492 (1-6). *May he repeated for credit but will not be counted more than once toward the photography minor. Student Services Interdisc. Programs Applied Science & Technology Arts & Humanities Business & Economics Education Health Professions Science Social & Behavioral Sciences 128 129 Continuing Education