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Art Major (BA) - 49 hours
Required courses:
ART 211 Drawing I 3 credits
ART 241 Two-dimensional Design 3
ART 242 Three-dimensional Design 3
  Anatomy & Figure Drawing (ART 311) or
Experimental Media in Drawing (ART 411)
3
  Sub-total 12
Three of the following six (preferably by the end of the sophomore year):
ART 221 Painting I 3
ART 245 Graphic Design I 3
ART 251 Sculpture I 3
ART 261 Printmaking I 3
ART 271 Ceramics I 3
ART 281 Foundations of Photography 3
  Sub-total 9
Four of the following seven:
ART 231 Ancient Art History 3
ART 232 Renaissance Art History 3
ART 234 Art and Architecture in Europe 3
ART 235 African Art History 3
ART 237 Modern Art History 3
ART 314 Art and History of Film 3
ART 322 Contemporary Art & Critical Theory 3
  Sub-total 12
Concentration and elective:
ART 3xx Art Studio Elective 3
ART 4xx Art Studio Elective 3
ART 485 Senior Seminar & Concentration 2 or 3*
ART 486 Senior Concentration & Thesis 2 or 3*
  Art Electives (any ART courses except 131 and 233) 6-9**
*a double concentration requires 3 hours
**9 hours of electives for the drawing concentration; 6 hours for all other concentrations