Studio Art B.F.A.
Admission Requirements
- Completion of a plan of study approved by assigned advisor.
- Completion of a Declaration of Major Form, indicating studio concentration.
- Completion of a B.F.A. application.
- Completion of all studio foundations courses, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 and a minimum grade of C in each course.
- Completion of the Studio I course in the concentration, with a minimum grade of B.
- A positive portfolio review. The portfolio must include work from studio foundations courses and the introductory studio art course in the concentration. Portfolios are reviewed once per semester. Review dates are posted in the Art Center.
Note: For information on transferring credit for courses taken at another institution or credit for advanced placement art courses, see Transfer Portfolio Guidelines at www.ric.edu/art/transfer.php or obtain guidelines in the main office of the Art Center.
Retention Requirement
A minimum grade of B in all concentration courses.
Course Requirements
Studio Foundations
| ART 101 | Drawing I: General Drawing | 4 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 104 | Design I: Two-Dimensional Design | 4 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 105 | Drawing II | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 114 | Design II: Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 204 | Synthesis/Three-Dimensional Emphasis | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 205 | Synthesis/Two-Dimensional Emphasis | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
Art History and Criticism
| ART 231 | Prehistoric to Renaissance Art | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| ART 232 | Renaissance to Modern Art | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
ONE COURSE from
| ART 331 | Greek and Roman Art | 3 | Offered spring. |
| ART 332 | Renaissance Art | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 333 | Baroque Art | 3 | Offered spring. |
ONE COURSE from
| ART 334 | American Art and Architecture | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 336 | Nineteenth-Century European Art | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 337 | Twentieth-Century Art | 3 | Offered spring. |
Courses in Concentration
(Students may choose to concentrate in ceramics, digital media design, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture)
| | Studio I (one 200-level course) | 3 | |
| | Studio II (one 200- or 300-level course) | 3 | |
| ART 400 | Issues for the Studio Artist | 4 | Offered fall. |
| ART 491 | Studio III: Topic | 1-6 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 492 | Studio IV: Topic | 1-6 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 497 | Senior Studio | 1-6 | Offered fall and spring. |
Studio Electives
SIX COURSES, at least one of which must be at the 400-level, chosen with consent of advisor. Students concentrating in digital media design must take CIS 324 and CSCI 157 as part of the studio elective requirement. Substitutions may be made with consent of advisor and department chair.
Total Credit Hours: 80