Undergraduate Bulletin > Art > Major B.F.A. (New Media & Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking & Drawing, Sculpture)
Art Major (ART)
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Required: 128 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level
Available Concentrations and AOS Codes:
New Media and Design, U112
Painting, U113
Photography, U886
Printmaking and Drawing, U887
Sculpture and Ceramics, U115
The B.F.A. program is designed for students who are serious about pursuing careers as professional artists. The B.F.A. is a pre-professional degree leading to the M.F.A. or directly to a career in the Fine Arts.
B.F.A. Portfolio Review
Admittance to the B.F.A. program in New Media and Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Drawing, or Sculpture and Ceramics is contingent upon successful review of a portfolio by a rotating committee of Art department faculty.
Students enrolled in the B.A. Studio Art degree program may seek entrance into the B.F.A. Studio Art degree program in the third semester of the Studio Foundation Program course sequence. Students who fail the portfolio review during the third semester can reapply in their fourth semester. Transfer students must complete the UNCG Studio Foundation Program and can only enter the program in the fall semester.
Students transferring mid-year are encouraged to complete GEC requirements. Students who apply to the B.F.A. program as second-degree students will be given the opportunity to appeal the initial portfolio review at the start of their application process.
Program Requirements
I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)
See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.
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Core Category
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Students may select courses for:
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Literature (GLT)
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Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR)
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One additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course
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Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)
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Mathematics (GMT)
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Natural Sciences (GNS)
one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental prefix
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Reasoning and Discourse (GRD)
ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and one additional GRD course
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Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)
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Department specifies courses for:
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Fine Arts (GFA)
required: ARH 110
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II General Education Marker Requirements
See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.
Students may select courses for:
Global/Global Non-Western Perspectives (GL/GN)
four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers, at least one of which must carry the GN marker (ARH 112)
One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Speaking Intensive.
One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Writing Intensive.
III Major Requirements
Core studio courses for major concentrations may be closed to students who are not enrolled in a degree program full-time.
Core Courses for all Concentrations
Studio Foundation Program Courses
- Foundation Semester 1: ARH 110; ART 120, 140, and 150 (fall)
- Foundation Semester 2: ARH 111; ART 220, 240, and 253 (spring)
- Foundation Semester 3: ARH 112; ART 221 (fall)
Additional requirements
- Three (3) Art History (ARH) courses above 100 level
- All students in their senior year are required to submit ready-to-exhibit work(s) to the Senior Show.
New Media and Design Concentration
- ART 241, 285, 347, and select two from the following: 340, 341, 344, 345, 385.
- Design courses from those numbered in 280s, 340s, 370s, 380s, 390s, 440s, 470s, 480s, or 490s: 6 s.h.
- Advanced design courses from those numbered in 440s, 480s, 490s, 540s, or 529: 9 s.h.
- Art or related electives: 9 s.h. (recommended that these courses be at 300 level or above)
Painting Concentration
- ART 232, 321, 322, 335, 337, 482
- Printmaking: 6 s.h.
- Art or related electives: 9 s.h. (recommended that these courses be at 300 level or above)
Photography Concentration
- ART 285, 385, 388, 387, 384, 485
- Choose four from the following: ARH 350, 353; ART 344, 393, 345, 441, 442
- Art or related electives: 9 s.h. (recommended that these courses be at 300 level or above)
Printmaking and Drawing Concentration
- ART 322, 326, 328, 329
- Select two from the following: ART 349, 428, 429, 529
- Art or related electives: 9 s.h. (recommended that these courses be at 300 level or above)
Sculpture and Ceramics Concentration
- ART 281, 322, 348, 353, 355, 356, 381, 481
- Art or related electives: 9 s.h. (recommended but not required: choose from 300 level or above)
IV Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 128 semester hours required for the degree.
