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Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 100 Visual Concepts 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 Sculptural Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Ceramics Major Requirements (55 credit hours):

Ceramics students must take ART 257 Sculpural Form and Content as part of the Foundation Program
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 258 Figure Modeling 3
ART 273 Handforming Clay 3
ART 274 Pottery on the Wheel 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 373 Ceramic Form and Function 3
ART 374 Vessels as Sculpture 3
ART 441 Directed Studio Project 3
ART 495 Independent Studio Project 3

ART and MEDA studio electives
** Electives may emphasize another major within the visual arts as advised
18**

Art History Electives
6

ART 460 Senior Seminar 1

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 100 Visual Concepts 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 Sculptural Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Photography Major Requirements:

ART 151 Drawing II 3
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 263 Relief Painting 3
ART 274 Pottery on the Wheel 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 305 Black and White Technique 3
ART 310 Digital Imaging 3
ART 355 Color Photography 3
ART 357 3-D Methods and Materials 3
ART 405 Photographic Inquiry 3

ART and MEDA studio electives
**Electives may emphasize another concentration within the visual arts as advised
15**

ART 460 Senior Seminar 1

Graduation Requirements and Senior Seminar
All Visual Art and New Media students must maintain a 2.0 average in the Visual Arts and New Media Foundation Program. B.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses to remain in the program, B.F.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses and a 3.0 in all major courses to remain in their B.F.A. major. Students may repeat courses to improve their class standing. All Visual Arts and New Media students (B.A. and B.F.A.) must submit an exit portfolio documenting their senior work and complete a senior assessment report to remain on file in the department. B.F.A. students will submit the required material during ART 460: Senior Seminar. B.A. students are required to submit this material to their advisors prior to graduation approval. The material must be in their file to receive final approval to apply for their degree.

In their final semester at Fredonia, all B.F.A. students are required to enroll in ART 460: Senior Seminar to present an exhibition of their work. B.A. students are also encouraged to enroll in the course to exhibit their work, but participating is not a graduation requirement. Most B.F.A. students will exhibit their work in the Senior Exhibition held in the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center Gallery, although some students may choose to exhibit in another venue for course credit.

Program Requirements

Intellectual Foundations Requirements: 39–66 cr

Total Required Credit Hours in Fine Arts: 78 cr

A. Required Courses (42 cr)

DES 101 Two-Dimensional Design
FAR 101 Drawing I
FAR 102 Drawing II
FAR 103 Modeling
FAR 210 Introductory Painting
FAR 220 Introductory Photography
FAR 230 Introductory Printmaking
FAR 240 Introductory Sculpture
FAR 250 Art History I
FAR 251 Art History II
FAR 363 Twentieth-Century Art
FAR 470 Senior Seminar in Fine Arts
Two art history electives.

B. Photography Courses (21 cr)

FAR 321 Intermediate Photography I
FAR 322 Intermediate Photography II
FAR 323 Advanced Photography (three courses) (9)
FAR 420 Senior Studio in Photography (6)

C. Art Electives (15 cr)

All College Electives: 0–3 cr

Total Required Credit Hours: 120–144 cr

One course from the following Foundation courses (to be completed in first semester of major) (1)
ARTS 112 (CA) Color and Composition (1)
ARTS 113 (CA) Fundamentals of Design (1)
ARTS 114 (CA) Three-Dimensional Design (1)
ARTS 116 (CA) Ways of Drawing (1)
ARTS 117 (CA) Exploring Visual Art (1)
ARTS 121 (CA) New Media Art Fundamentals (1)
One course from the following Art History courses (1)
ARTH 215 (IT; TH) Monuments and Themes of Western Art History I: Prehistoric to Gothic (1)
ARTH 216 (IT; TH) Monuments and Themes of Western Art History II: 1300 – 1600 (1)
ARTH 217 (IT; TH) Monuments and Themes of Western Art History III: 1600 – 1900 (1)
One course from the following Two Dimensional Media: Painting courses (1)
ARTS 235 Painting (1)
ARTS 236 Contemporary Painting Techniques and Concepts (1)
One course from the following Two Dimensional Media: Printmaking courses (1)
ARTS 131 Etching I (1)
ARTS 216 Video Art I (1)
ARTS 232 Photography I (1)
ARTS 242 Woodcuts and Collagraphs (1)
ARTS 243 Monoprinting (1)
One course from the following Three Dimensional Media courses (1)
ARTS 210 (CA) Introduction to Sculpture (1)
ARTS 244 (CA) Topics in Sculpture (1)
ARTS 245 Introduction to Ceramics (1)
Additional Advanced Studio Art and Art History courses required
ARTH 357 Twentieth Century Art (1)
ARTS 241 Figure Drawing (1)
ARTS 381 Advanced Media and Design (1)
ARTS 440 (W) Writing for Artists (1)
ARTS 496 Senior Seminar (1)
Two additional credits in Studio Art above 100-level courses (2) (Both credits to be in either Two Dimensional Media or Three Dimensional Media)

Studio Art Overview

Welcome to the Studio Art program! The following information describes expectations for the Studio Art major at Willamette University. Further questions may be referred to faculty advisors and the Department Chair.
The Studio Art program is designed to provide both breadth and depth in your development as an artist. The program places emphasis on an understanding of general art concepts through a variety of courses including foundation studies, drawing, and two- and three-dimensional studies. In addition, students are required to take art history courses. Later in the program, students focus their development in an area of specialty. The program prepares students for their final thesis project created in Senior Seminar, the apex course for the Art Major. See the course catalog for the specific requirements of the major and variety of subjects and media available for exploration.
Students who declare a Studio Art major are asked to take a foundation course their first semester, Advanced Media and Design in the spring of their junior year, Writing for Artists and Senior Seminar their senior year, and balance the remaining program requirements with guidance from their advisors. It is highly encouraged that students declare their major by the beginning of their sophomore year and have at least three studio courses taken by the start of their junior year.
All declared Art and Art History majors meet as a group with the Art and Art History faculty at the annual Art Major Dinner in September. The dinner is an occasion for faculty and students to become acquainted or re-acquainted, to announce special upcoming events in the department, for the faculty and advanced majors to provide information about the program to newcomers, and for students to share additional thoughts concerning the Major and art community.
Course projects are regularly displayed in the Art Building and elsewhere on campus. In addition, the Student Art Coordinator facilitates special group exhibitions each semester. Art Majors are encouraged to regularly exhibit their work on campus and beyond.
In conjunction with Student Scholarship Recognition Day and the Senior Art Majors exhibit, all junior Art Majors participate in the Spring Review Exhibition in the Student Gallery in the Art Building in April. Students formally present their works for review by their peers and the studio faculty.
Studio Art Majors enroll in Senior Seminar in the fall and spring of their senior year. Students and faculty members meet as a group in weekly classroom sessions to develop senior thesis projects and discuss current issues in the arts. The thesis project builds upon art skills and strategies developed during the years in the program. Regular meetings with advisors encourage students to move beyond ordinary coursework to a new level of commitment and originality for the thesis project. Senior Art Majors present their final thesis project in the Senior Exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art each April. This is one of the most popular and heavily attended museum exhibitions of the year. A final group critique session is scheduled in which students present their work to faculty and peers.
The Department strives to maintain contact with alumni in an effort to track our graduates’ on-going work in the arts or other fields. Please keep us informed of your experiences beyond Willamette.

All Visual Art and New Media students must maintain a 2.0 average in the Visual Arts and New Media Foundation Program. B.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses to remain in the program, B.F.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses and a 3.0 in all major courses to remain in their B.F.A. major. Students may repeat courses to improve their class standing. All Visual Arts and New Media students (B.A. and B.F.A.) must submit an exit portfolio documenting their senior work and complete a senior assessment report to remain on file in the department. B.F.A. students will submit the required material during ART 460: Senior Seminar. B.A. students are required to submit this material to their advisors prior to graduation approval. The material must be in their file to receive final approval to apply for their degree.

In their final semester at Fredonia, all B.F.A. students are required to enroll in ART 460: Senior Seminar to present an exhibition of their work. B.A. students are also encouraged to enroll in the course to exhibit their work, but participating is not a graduation requirement. Most B.F.A. students will exhibit their work in the Senior Exhibition held in the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center Gallery, although some students may choose to exhibit in another venue for course credit.

All Visual Art and New Media students must maintain a 2.0 average in the Visual Arts and New Media Foundation Program. B.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses to remain in the program, B.F.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses and a 3.0 in all major courses to remain in their B.F.A. major. Students may repeat courses to improve their class standing. All Visual Arts and New Media students (B.A. and B.F.A.) must submit an exit portfolio documenting their senior work and complete a senior assessment report to remain on file in the department. B.F.A. students will submit the required material during ART 460: Senior Seminar. B.A. students are required to submit this material to their advisors prior to graduation approval. The material must be in their file to receive final approval to apply for their degree.

In their final semester at Fredonia, all B.F.A. students are required to enroll in ART 460: Senior Seminar to present an exhibition of their work. B.A. students are also encouraged to enroll in the course to exhibit their work, but participating is not a graduation requirement. Most B.F.A. students will exhibit their work in the Senior Exhibition held in the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center Gallery, although some students may choose to exhibit in another venue for course credit.

Awards and Enrichment
Visual Arts and New Media students have departmental as well as campus wide scholarship possibilities. The Alford Bjurlin Scholarship, the George W. Booth Scholarship, the Marano-Gnirke Scholarship, the Robert W. Marvel Scholarship, the Chautauqua Craft Alliance Scholarship and Fredonia Potters Co-op Awards are given to exceptional Visual Arts and New Media majors. Additional scholarships are often available through portfolio competitions on a regional or national level.

The studio and classroom experience is enriched by participation in the student clubs Art Forum, Media Arts Club and AIGA. Student members of these clubs have visited major art museums and studios in New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh and Cleveland and have attended photography, sculpture, ceramic and design conferences and workshops around the country.

Internships are available and encouraged for students who want practical experience in addition to course work in their chosen major. The department, as well as the Office of International Education and Internships, will assist students in arranging internships either in the United States or abroad.