BFA Art — Studio/Fine Arts (ARTF)
Auburn's BFA in Studio Art program accepts students into the program via a portfolio review. Aspiring BFA in Studio Art majors begin the program as BA in Studio Art (ATLA) majors until completion of 25 credits in ARTS classes*, at which point students seeking admission to the BFA in Studio Art program (ARTF) take ARTS 3030 BFA Portfolio Review. After Satisfactory completion of ARTS 3030, students are admitted into BFA in Studio Art program. The ARTS 3030 BFA Portfolio Review is limited to two attempts. (*See department or advisor for list of required coursework)
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ARTS 1250 Orientation To Studio Art | 1 | ARTS 1230 Introduction to Digital Art | 3 |
| ARTS 1110 Drawing I | 3 | ARTS 2150 Foundations of Art History II | 3 |
| ARTS 1210 StuFdtn I: Materials/Concepts | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| ARTS 1220 StuFdtn II: Process/Concept | 3 | Core Social Science | 3 |
| ARTS 2100 Foundations of Art History I | 3 | Core Fine Art | 3 |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ARTS 3110 Figure Drawing I | 3 | ARTS 3140 Advanced Drawing I | 3 |
| 3000-level Studio Art course2 | 3 | 3000-level Studio Art course2 | 3 |
| 3000-level Studio Art course2 | 3 | 3000-level Studio Art course2 | 3 |
| 3000/4000-level Art History course | 3 | ARTS 3030 B.F.A. Portfolio Review | 1 |
| Core Literature1 | 3 | PHIL 1070 Art, Value, and Society | 3 |
| Core History1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| 3000-level Studio Art course2 | 3 | 3000-level course in Concentration3 | 3 |
| 3000-level course in Concentration3 | 3 | 3000/4000-level ARTS course | 3 |
| 3000/4000-level Studio Art course | 3 | 3000/4000-level Art History course | 3 |
| Core Humanities or Core Literature to complete sequence1 | 3 | Core Science II | 4 |
| Core Science I | 4 | ||
| 16 | 13 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ARTS 4850 Professional Studio Practices | 3 | ARTS 3800 Issues And Crit Contemp Art | 3 |
| 3000/4000-level Studio or Art History course | 3 | ARTS 4860 BFA Critique Seminar4 | 1 |
| 4000-level course in Concentration3 | 3 | ARTS 4980 Senior Project For Studio Arts | 3 |
| ARTS 4860 BFA Critique Seminar4 | 1 | Core Social Science | 3 |
| Core Math | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Core Social Science or Core History to complete sequence1 | 3 | UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
Students are required to take at least one Core History and one Core Literature course. They are also required to take a second course from either Core History or Core Literature to complete the two-course sequence.
- 2
Select from the following: ARTS 3020, ARTS 3210, ARTS 3310, (ARTS 3410or ARTS 3430), ARTS 3510 , (ARTS 3840 or ARTS 3820).
- 3
Students must meet with their advisors for a list of approved courses. Concentration options are Animation, Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture.
- 4
Course should be taken in 2 sequential semesters culminating in the semester of graduation.