Sample Degree Plan: B.F.A. in Drawing and Painting

The Department of Art and Design at Southern Miss offers a B.F.A. with an emphasis in Drawing and Painting. Within the emphasis students begin by completing a Foundations Program (Design I and II, Drawing I and II, and 3D Design). After successful completion of Foundations courses one can apply for the formal degree plan.

Foundation requirements:

All students are admitted into the Department of Art and Design as art majors. 15 hours of designated general education requirements must be completed with a 2.0 overall grade point average. Students must complete ART 101, ART 102, ART 111, ART 112, and ART 113, for a total of 15 credit hours, achieving a 2.5 GPA on these courses or permission of the department chair.

When a student is in the last semester of completing the foundation requirements, the student should contact his advisor in his/her area of concentration. The review process for acceptance into an area of study is determined by the faculty within that area.

Year One_Foundations
FALL Semester_15 cr SPRING Semester - 15 + cr
ART-101, Drawing I - 3 cr ART-102, Drawing II - 3 cr
ART-111, Design I (2D Design) - 3 cr ART-112, Design II (Color Design) - 3 cr
ENG-101 - 3 cr ART-113, 3D Design - 3 cr
MAT-101 - 3 cr ENG-102 - 3
HIS-101 - 3 cr HIS/Culture - 3 cr
At the end of the first year the student makes an application to their degree programand must complete a portfolio
review and admissions test.

Year Two
FALL Semester - 16 cr SPRING Semester -16 cr
ART-32I- 3 cr ART-202_Figure Drawing II - 3
ART-332_Art History I - 3 cr ART-322_Painting II - 3 cr
ART-201, Figure Drawing I - 3 cr ART-334, Art History II, - 3 cr
Art Studio Elective - 3cr Science / Lab - 4 cr
Science / Lab - 4 cr  

Year Three
FALL Semester - 15 cr SPRING Semester - 17 cr
ART-301 - 3cr ART-302_Advanced Drawing I - 3 cr
ART-323_Painting III - 3 cr ART-421_Painting IV - 3 cr
Art Studio Elective - 3 cr Art Studio Elective - 3 cr
Art History Elective 400 Level - 3 cr Art History Elective 400 Level
ENG-203 - 3 cr/td> Art Studio Elective - 3 cr
  Social Science - 3 cr

Year Four
FALL Semester - 15 cr SPRING Semester - 15 cr
ART-303_Advanced Drawing III - 3 cr ART-423_Painting VI - 3 cr
ART-422_Painting V - 3 cr ART-428 Senior Project (W.J.) - 6 cr
Art History Elective - 3 cr Decision Making - 3 cr
General Elective - 3 cr General Elective - 3 cr

ART-492 can serve as an Art Studio Elective and may be repeated several times.

Transfer students must confer with their advisor and department chair on any special requirements not listed herein. Total semester hours - 124. Total hours in Art - 83, Must have 45 hours 300 or above courses. Must have 71 hours in senior institution.

Each student should study the USM Undergraduate Bullentin (available on USM website)

Each student has final responsibility to ascertain thathe or she has complied with all applicable catalog requirements for graduation. Faculty advisors assist student in developing their programs, but advisors canot waive or vary degree requiements as they appear in the University Bulletin.


 

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