Art, B.A. with Majors (Day)

General Education Requirements (38-41 sem. hrs)

For a complete list of general education courses click here . For additional information on general education requirements click here .

Foreign Language Requirement (6 sem. hrs)

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Multicultural Requirement (3 sem. hrs)

All courses that meet this requirement can be found here .

A Minimum of 48 Semester Hours in Art

Core requirements:

All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken as Pass/Fail. Thirty-three of the 48 semester hours in the following specific courses:

• ARTS 111 - Art and Ideas I 3 hours *
• ARTS 112 - Art and Ideas II 3 hours
• ARTS 120 - Drawing I 3 hours
• ARTS 130 - Painting I 3 hours
• ARTS 140 - 2-D Design 3 hours
• ARTS 141 - 3-D Design 3 hours
• ARTS 222 - Drawing II 3 hours
• ARTS 232 - Painting II 3 hours (Not required for students majoring in Graphic Design)
• ARTS 496 - Senior Portfolio 3 hours
• ARTS Art History Courses 6 hours (Courses must be upper-level if majoring in Graphic Design)

Elective art courses

Twelve semester hours in elective art courses, at least 6 of which must be upper-level.

Selection of one of the following courses:

• ARTS 271 - Ceramics I 3 hours
• ARTS 292 - Jewelry I 3 hours

Final Evaluation

Completion of a final evaluation by satisfactorily passing ARTS 496 - Senior Portfolio 3 hours , a course designed to assess the outcomes of the major.

Note(s):

* Course meets Multicultural graduation requirement

Majors

Students who elect to earn a major in one of the approved areas must complete the specific courses listed under each area. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken Pass/Fail with the exception of ARTS 499 Internship.

Students must take 12 hours of their major coursework at Columbia College; 9 hours of which must be upper level.