Bachelor of Arts graduation requirements

Major in Art

All students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in Art must complete I, II, and III.A. or III.B. The minimum semester hour requirement for the baccalaureate degree is 120 s.h.

I. University General Education Curriculum . . . 43 s.h.
Except teacher certification students must complete the University General Education and College of Education Curriculum Requirements.

II. Core Courses . . . 21 s.h. Art 101, 102, 140, 240, *282, *283, 394

III. Options of Study (select Art or Art-Teacher Certification)

1. Departmental Electives: Studio I and II . . . 20 s.h.
2. Advised Electives . . . 19-20 s.h.
3. Art 496
   
4. Open Electives (approved by adviser) . . . 6-7 s.h.
5. Minor in another discipline . . . 16 s.h.

   Art-Teacher Certification

1. Special Courses: Art 360, 361, 438, 461 . . . 12 s.h.
2. Directed Electives . . . 9 s.h. One course from Art 350, 365 or 370 One course from Art 335 or 368 One course from Art 320 or 330
3. Departmental Studio Electives . . . 16 s.h.
4. Other Educ 439 . . . 3 s.h. ;
   EdFd 201, 301, 302, 401 . . . 11 s.h. ;
   STch 480 and 482 . . . 12 s.h.
5. At least 6 s.h. must be taken in Studio II.

*May count toward the University General Education requirement.

BA degree decription

Department of Art, Western Illinois University 1 University Circle, Macomb, Illinois, 61455 phone: 309 298-1549 fax: 309 298-2605