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Bachelor of Fine Arts Program (B.F.A.)
Students wanting to apply for the B.F.A. degree may do so after completing a minimum of 27 credit hours in Visual Arts and New Media courses. In order to apply for B.F.A. degree status, applicants must have attained at least a 3.0 average in all Visual Art and New Media courses, including Art History, with a 2.0 required for courses taken outside the department to qualify for review. Students native to Fredonia must apply for B.F.A. status before completing six semesters of Fredonia course work; transfer students must apply before completing four semesters of Fredonia course work. In areas heavily impacted by enrollment, only a limited number of students may be admitted to the B.F.A. program. Students with a 3.25 or higher GPA in all Visual Art and New Media courses and 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA and a score of 3.5 or greater during the 24-Hour Review may gain advanced acceptance to B.F.A. without committee review. Students waived out of the review requirement must still receive major area approval and complete a Change of Major form for admittance to the B.F.A. program. All B.F.A. students are required to participate in Senior Exhibition.

Requirements for a Minor in Studio Art

A minor in studio art consists of a minimum of six courses distributed as follows:
Beginning, intermediate and advanced level courses in one of these areas of concentration: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, two-dimensional design.
An additional introductory-level course in an area other than the chosen concentration.
Two courses chosen in consultation with a faculty adviser. One of these courses must be at the advanced 300-400 level, and may or may not be in the area of concentration.
For the minor in studio art, transfer students may transfer two courses equivalent to courses offered in the studio program.

Requirements for Studio Art Major – BA Degree
Three level-one courses, ARTS 171, 210, 230, 240 ( for the graphic designer concentration, ARTS 161 will count for one of these three) = 12 credits.
One intermediate, one advanced and one special studio project in one area of concentration = 12 credits.
One art history course = 4 credits.
Three studio art electives = 12 credits.
For the BA degree, transfer students may transfer four courses equivalent to courses offered in the studio program, no more than two of which may be in the area of concentration.

TOTAL = 40 credits.

A minimum of five courses must be at the 300 or 400 level.

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Bachelor of Fine Arts Program (B.F.A.)
Students wanting to apply for the B.F.A. degree may do so after completing a minimum of 27 credit hours in Visual Arts and New Media courses. In order to apply for B.F.A. degree status, applicants must have attained at least a 3.0 average in all Visual Art and New Media courses, including Art History, with a 2.0 required for courses taken outside the department to qualify for review. Students native to Fredonia must apply for B.F.A. status before completing six semesters of Fredonia course work; transfer students must apply before completing four semesters of Fredonia course work. In areas heavily impacted by enrollment, only a limited number of students may be admitted to the B.F.A. program. Students with a 3.25 or higher GPA in all Visual Art and New Media courses and 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA and a score of 3.5 or greater during the 24-Hour Review may gain advanced acceptance to B.F.A. without committee review. Students waived out of the review requirement must still receive major area approval and complete a Change of Major form for admittance to the B.F.A. program. All B.F.A. students are required to participate in Senior Exhibition.

About the Program

All freshmen and transfer students enter the B.F.A. program through required portfolio review. Those admitted as freshmen or as transfers with fewer than four semesters in college must be examined for the major prior to their last four semesters in the program. Students admitted as upper-division transfers must be examined for the major at the end of the first semester in the program.

The application for a major is the most critical evaluation in the program. Eligibility will be determined by a two-member faculty committee on the basis of an interview with the student and a review of his or her portfolio. Each B.F.A. student will be required to mount an individual exhibition of his or her work. It will be planned and installed with the advice of the student’s faculty adviser, but no grade will be assigned.

The Fine Arts Department reserves the right to retain student artwork for official purposes, such as exhibits, catalogs, or teaching aids.

Admission to the department requires the submission of an acceptable portfolio and transcript evaluation for both freshman and internal and external transfer students. Prospective students are required to submit documentation of their work, or they may schedule an in-person review; all accepted students must have examples of their work as slides, CD or DVD-ROMs or other approved media in their departmental file. In-person reviews are recommended for transfer students. Transfer students are advised that it may take more than two years at Fredonia to complete degree requirements, depending on their chosen major. It is recommended that all prospective students contact the Department of Visual Arts and New Media for additional information concerning portfolios and admission requirements.

Admission to the department requires the submission of an acceptable portfolio and transcript evaluation for both freshman and internal and external transfer students. Prospective students are required to submit documentation of their work, or they may schedule an in-person review; all accepted students must have examples of their work as slides, CD or DVD-ROMs or other approved media in their departmental file. In-person reviews are recommended for transfer students. Transfer students are advised that it may take more than two years at Fredonia to complete degree requirements, depending on their chosen major. It is recommended that all prospective students contact the Department of Visual Arts and New Media for additional information concerning portfolios and admission requirements.