Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017
BFA-AH PTG
Fine Arts Department
Bachelor of Fine Arts (HEGIS 1002)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Accredited
Upton Hall 502 (716) 878-6014
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 students’ artwork for official purposes, such as exhibits, catalogs, or teaching aids.
Admission Requirements: Admission to the B.F.A. program is based on an interview and portfolio examination by the Fine Arts Department. The portfolio is to be presented in person or mailed along with a statement of intent as stipulated by the department and should contain examples of work that the candidate believes best display his or her abilities.
Students are expected to assume the costs of materials they use in their courses. All studio courses may have an additional instructional charge for materials used in class. Students enrolled in a studio course are expected to work a minimum of two additional hours each week outside of class for each credit granted for that class
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Intellectual Foundations Requirements |
33-39 cr |
Total Required Credit Hours in Fine Arts |
78 cr |
A. Required Courses (45 cr)
Two-Dimensional Design |
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Drawing I |
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Drawing II |
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Modeling |
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Themes and Issues in Contemporary Arts |
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Introductory Painting |
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Introductory Photography |
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Introductory Printmaking |
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Introductory Sculpture |
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Art History I |
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Art History II |
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Twentieth-Century Art |
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Senior Seminar in Fine Arts |
Two art history electives.
B. Painting Courses (21 cr)
Intermediate Painting I |
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Intermediate Painting II |
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Advanced Painting (three courses) (9) |
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Senior Studio in Painting (6) |
C. Art Electives (12 cr)
All College Electives |
3-9 cr |
Total Required Credit Hours |
120 cr |
Academic Road Map for Painting, B.F.A.
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