Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree at Adams State College requires that students complete the ASC General Education requirements of 38 credits, 39 credits of Art Core Classes, 12 credits of art electives, 10 general elective credits, and 24 credits of Major studio coursework for a total of 120 credit hours.
1. General Education: 38 credits
2. Required Art Core: 39 credits
- AR 105 Intro to Art Criticism
- AR 206 Design (2D)
- AR 207 Design (3D)
- AR 208 Drawing
- AR 209 Drawing
- AR 308 Drawing
- AR 309 Drawing
- AR 364, 365, 366 Art History
- AR 367 Women in Art History
- AR 302,306, OR 310
- AR 498 Professional Seminar
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
Total:
39 credits
3. Art Electives: 12 credits
Must be Outside the Major Studio Area
- 2-D Studio Courses:
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- 6 credits
- 3-D Studio Courses:
- Fiber
- Sculpture
- Ceramics
- Metals & Jewelry
- 6 credits
Total:
12 credits
4. General Electives: 7 credits
5. MAJOR STUDIO COURSES: 24 credits
Select one of the following major studio areas:
- AR 270 Ceramics
- AR 370 Intermediate Ceramics I
- AR 372 Intermediate Ceramics II
- AR 472 Advanced Ceramics I
- AR 473 Advanced Ceramics II
- AR 497 Thesis
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
Total:
24 credits
Recommended Art Electives for Ceramics:
- Sculpture
- Metals/Jewelry
- Fiber
- AR 410 Drawing
- AR 411 Drawing
- AR 260 beginning Printmaking I
or 261 Beginning Printmaking II - AR 497 Thesis
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
Plus 6 credits hours from:
- AR 280 Photography
- AR 306 Design Problems
- AR 360 Intermediate Printmaking
- AR 462 Advanced Printmaking I
- AR 463 Advanced Printmaking II
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
Total:
24 credits
Recommended Art Electives for Drawing:
- Photography,
- Printmaking
- Graphic Design
- Painting
- AR 240 Fiber
- AR 340 Intermediate Fiber I
- AR 341 Intermediate Fiber II
- AR 442 Advanced Fiber I
- AR 443 Advanced Fiber II
- AR 497 Thesis
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
Total:
24 credits
Recommended Art Electives for Fiber:
- Sculpture
- Ceramics
- Metals/Jewelry
- Photography
- AR 280 Photography
- AR 311 Graphic Design II
- AR 301 Typography
- AR 497 Thesis
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
- NOTE: One of AR 302, 306 or 310 is counted towards meeting the Core requirements rather than the major requirements.
Six credits from (not used towards Core requirements)
- AR 302 Graphic Communications
- AR 306 Design Problems
- AR 310 Graphic Design I
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
Total:
24 credits
Recommended Art Electives for Graphic Design:
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Drawing
- Painting
- AR 290 Metals & Jewelry
- AR 390 Intermediate Metals & Jewelry I
- AR 391 Intermediate Metals & Jewelry II
- AR 494 Advanced Metals & Jewelry I
- AR 495 Advanced Metals & Jewelry II
- AR 497 Thesis
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
Total:
24 credits
Recommended Art Electives for Metals/Jewelry:
- Sculpture
- Ceramics
- Fiber
- Photography
- AR 220 Painting
- AR 320 Intermediate Painting I
- AR 321 Intermediate Painting II
- AR 423 Advanced Painting I
- AR 424 Advanced Painting II
- AR 497 Thesis
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
Total:
24 credits
Recommended Art Electives for Painting:
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Photography
- Graphic Design
- AR 280 Photography
- AR 380 Intermediate Photography I
- AR 381 Intermediate Photography II
- AR 484 Advanced Photography I
- AR 485 Advanced Photography II
- AR 497 Thesis
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
Total:
24 credits
Recommended Art Electives for Photography:
- Graphic Design
- Printmaking
- AR 260 Beginning Printmaking I
- AR 261 Beginning Printmaking II
- AR 360 Intermediate Printmaking
- AR 462 Advanced Printmaking I
- AR 463 Advanced Printmaking II
- AR 497 Thesis
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
Total:
24 credits
Recommended Art Electives for Printmaking:
- Drawing
- Painting
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- AR 250 Sculpture
- AR 350 Intermediate Sculpture I
- AR 351 Intermediate Sculpture II
- AR 452 Advanced Sculpture I
- AR 453 Advanced Sculpture II
- AR 497 Thesis
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 3 credits
- 9 credits
Total:
24 credits
Recommended Art Electives for Sculpture:
- Ceramics
- Fiber
- Metals & Jewelry
