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BFA in Art
Degree Requirements

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
A minimum of 180 total quarter credits
120 credits minimum in major
60 upper-division credits minimum
30 credits minimum in concentration
45 credits minimum from Marylhurst
Design: Basic, Color 6 crs.
Drawing 1, 2, 3 9 crs.
Photography 1 3 crs.
Introduction to Printmaking 3 crs.
Fundamentals of Digital Art 3 crs.
Introduction to Sculpture 3 crs.
Orientation to the Visual Arts Community 3 crs.
Art History 18 crs.
Life Drawing 1, 2, 3
(Not required for photography concentration)
9 crs.
The Artist's Enterprise 1, 2, 3 9 crs.
Critical Response 1, 2, 3 9 crs.
Professional Practices 3 crs.
Art Electives, 300-level 21 crs.
Art Electives, 400 level 9 crs.
Art Thesis 12 crs.
TOTAL 120 CREDITS
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Total credits for the major includes a minimum of 30 credits in the area of concentration.

The BFA concentration is a designed program in a specific discipline. Some concentrations are pre-designed and others may be designed especially to fit individual student needs.

The 12 thesis credits may be included within the BFA concentration 30 credits.

Painting Concentration Requirements 30 crs.
Painting 1, 2, 3 9 crs.
400-level painting 9 crs.
Thesis Project in Painting 12 crs.
Photography Concentration Requirements 39 crs.
Photography 1, 2, 3 9 crs.
Introduction to the Chemical Darkroom 3 crs.
Photographic Seminar 9 crs.
History of Photography 6 crs.
Thesis Project in Photography 12 crs.
Sculpture Concentration Requirements 30 crs.
Introduction to Sculpture 3 crs.
Sculpture 2, 3 6 crs.
400-level Sculpture
including
Sculpture Studio
Sculpture Studio: Metal
9 crs.
Thesis Project in Sculpture 12 crs.
Special Concentration Requirements 30 crs.
Coursework chosen by student & academic advisor
approved by chair of Art Department
18 crs.
Thesis Project 12 crs.

Please see current catalog for complete information.




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