Department of Art

Bachelor of Fine Arts graduation requirements


Major in Art

Admission: Art majors may request permission to enter the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program after taking four of the studio components in the art core (Art 101, 102, 140, 240). This request would usually be made at the end of the freshman year after the completion of 30 s.h. of earned credit. Students who have earned a gradepoint average of at least 2.50 in these four courses will be admitted into the program pending an entry review.

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

I. University General Education Curriculum . . . 43 s.h.

II. Core Courses . . . 24 s.h. Art 101, 102, 140, 240, 241, *282, *283, 394, 496

III. Directed Electives

  1. Primary Studio Area . . . 18 s.h.
  2. Secondary Studio Area . . . 12 s.h.
  3. Studio I or Studio II . . . 6 s.h.
  4. Art 416 or 472 . . . 3 s.h.

IV. Open Electives in Studio Art . . . 6 s.h.

V. Open Electives . . . 11 s.h.

*May count toward the University General Education requirement.

BFA degree decription


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