Art

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Harry McCue, Professor and Chair

The curriculum prepares students for graduate training in art and for careers as professional artists. Art majors are required to take at least two of the six introductory courses before taking classes above level 2. All classes meet twice a week.

Requirements for Honors in Art

A B.F.A. or B.A. art student wishing to pursue honors in art should submit a written proposal to the chair of the department before the end of the first semester of his or her senior year. This proposal should include a request for a faculty sponsor who will work with the applicant in an advisory capacity. Honors awards will be based on three criteria: a full faculty review of the applicant's portfolio, an oral presentation of the concepts and methodologies that are the basis for the production of the portfolio, and the applicant's GPA. The portfolio should represent a body of work (e.g., solo exhibition or slide presentation) beyond the requirements for the major. Portfolio presentations must be scheduled by the student to take place during the second semester of the senior year. The deadline for the presentation will be no later than the third week in March for those graduating at the end of the spring semester. In order to receive honors, the applicant must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher.

Requirements for the Major in Art -- B.A.

Credits in the major

Total, including 6 credits introductory courses

30

Credits outside the major

	H&S courses, including 9 credits art history (excluding 376-11000)	60
	Electives	30
	Total, B.A. in art	120

Requirements for the Major in Art -- B.F.A.

Credits in the major -- Required credits in the major

326-12000	Two-Dimensional Design	3
326-13000	Introduction to Drawing	3
326-14000	Introduction to Painting	3
326-15000	Introduction to Sculpture	3
326-15400	Printmaking -- Intaglio/Relief	3
326-49000/326-49100	Senior Project	6
222-14100	Introduction to Photography	4
376-11700	Survey of Western Art I	3
376-11800	Survey of Western Art II	3
376-28500	Art since 1960	3
	Total required credits in the major	34

Restricted electives in the major -- A total of 12 credits selected from the following

326-22100	Figure Drawing (3)
326-25500	Printmaking -- Silk Screen (3)
326-25600	Printmaking -- Lithography (3)
326-27000	Book Design (3)
326-22000	Intermediate Drawing (3)
326-23000	Intermediate Painting (3)
326-25000	Intermediate Sculpture (3)
222-24200	Intermediate Photography (3)	12

A total of 12 credits selected from the following

326-32000	Advanced Drawing (3)
326-34000	Advanced Painting (3)
326-35000	Advanced Sculpture (3)
326-38000	Computer Art and Animation (3)
326-39900	Independent Study (3)
326-49900	Independent Study (3)
222-34100	Color Photography (3)	12

A total of 9 credits selected from the following

	Art history electives at level 2 or above	9
	Total restricted electives	33

Electives

	Total	53
	Total, B.A. in art	120

Requirements for Art Education, B.A.

This program leads to K-12 New York State initial teaching certification.

Credits in the major offered by the department

326-12000	Two-Dimensional Design	3
326-13000	Introduction to Drawing	3
326-14000	Introduction to Painting	3
326-15000	Introduction to Sculpture	3
326-15400	Printmaking -- Intaglio/Relief	3
	Total	15

Restricted elective courses offered by the department -- 12 credits selected from two of the following media areas

326-22000	Intermediate Drawing (3)
326-32000	Advanced Drawing (3)
326-23000	Intermediate Painting (3)
326-34000	Advanced Painting (3)
326-25000	Intermediate Sculpture (3)
326-35000	Advanced Sculpture (3)
326-25500	Printmaking -- Silk Screen (3)
326-25600	Printmaking -- Lithography (3)
	Total	12

Three credits selected from the following

326-22100	Figure Drawing (3)
326-27000	Book Design (3)
326-38000	Computer Art (3)
	Total	3

Restricted electives offered by other departments -- A total of 9 credits selected from the following

376-11000	Introduction to Art (3)
376-11700	Survey of Western Art I (3)
376-11800	Survey of Western Art II (3)
376-13500	Visual Culture (3)
376-25100	Nineteenth-Century European Art (3)
376-25200	Twentieth-Century European Art (3)
	Total	9

Core education requirements

327-21910	Elements of Tutoring	3
312-20100	Technology for the Middle/Secondary School Teacher	2
327-10100	Literacy Education for the Middle/Secondary School Teacher	2
620-23900	Educating Children with Special Needs	2
620-22900	Second Language Acquisition: Its Nature and Meaning for Educators	2
330-21010	Educational Psychology	3
795-34000	Social Foundations of Education	3
327-30810	Pedagogy and Practice across the Disciplines	3
327-31410	Pedagogy and Practice for the Art Teacher	4
327-41210	Seminar on the Practical Issues of Teaching	3
327-49810	Professional Semester in Education	12
795-11000	Child Abuse Identification and Prevention
795-11100	Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Identification and Prevention
	Total core education requirements	39

Additional requirements

1. All teaching-option students must successfully complete a year of college-level study in a language other than English. Students may test out of this requirement by taking the language placement test and placing at level 2.

2. All teaching-option students must successfully complete a writing course at the 106 level or above.

3. All teaching-option students must successfully complete the second-year review and maintain a minimum 2.75 GPA in their subject. If a student receives an unsuccessful review, or a review with stipulations, the student must participate in and successfully pass a second review the following year. Unsuccessful reviews and reviews with stipulations will be accompanied by a written statement outlining what must be done before the second review is completed.

4. Students must earn a grade of B or better in 327-30810 and 327-31410 to qualify for student teaching. A grade of B- does not qualify.

5. Professional Semester in Education and the Seminar on the Practical Issues of Teaching constitute a full course load during the student-teaching semester. No additional courses may be taken.

6. All candidates for initial certification must successfully complete all three sections of the New York State Teacher Certification Exam: the liberal arts and sciences test, the assessment of teaching skills-written, and the content area exam.

7. The student's department chair and the coordinator of teacher education must approve any exceptions to the above requirements.

	Electives	42
	Total, B.A. in art education	120

Minor in Art

Requirements for the minor in art -- Select two of the following

326-12000	Two-Dimensional Design
326-12100	Three-Dimensional Design
326-13000	Introduction to Drawing
326-14000	Introduction to Painting
326-15000	Introduction to Sculpture
326-15400	Printmaking -- Intaglio/Relief
	Total	6
	Art history (excluding 376-11000)	3
	Studio courses (level 2-3)	9
	Total for minor	18

A faculty adviser will be appointed for each student taking a minor in art.