1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

studio electives and six credit hours of art history survey to complete the lower-divisionrequirements of the art program (a total of 37 hours within the Division of Art).B.F.A. Degree credit-hour minimum requirements are as follows:Hr.Studio (12 credits in drawing; 30 credits in major area) 73Art orientation 1Art history 12Liberal arts (required by the University) 38Open Electives 3Total 127Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)Ceramics, Graphic Design, Painting, Printmaking, SculptureIn order to complete the B.F.A. degree program in four years, a student must takefrom 15 to 18 credit hours per semester, or 30 to 36 credits per year. 30 credit hoursare required in the studio major area: six hours 100-level courses and 24 hours 200-level courses. Additional information is available from the coordinator of the variousareas or Divisional Academic Adviser.To enter the upper division, major area studio courses, the student must completethe four-semester, lower-division program, including at least two semesters (sixsemester credit hours) of introductory work from the area of intended major.Lower Division: The two-year, lower-division required sequence of courses indrawing, visual foundations, art orientation, art history, and introductory studio preparesthe student for advanced study. Idea development, technical ability, andcommunication skills are taught with equal emphasis by involving the student in a widerange of problems.The first year of lower-division instruction offers a broad experience in drawing,design, and art history. Emphasis is on basic skills concepts and the development of acommon vocabulary with which student objectives can be clearly defined. In thesecond year, students have the option of selecting introductory courses from three ofthe five major studio areas which are most suited to their particular interests. Figuredrawing and advanced drawing is also required in the second year.HoursArt 1 1 Drawing 3Art 12 Drawing 3Lower-division art requirements are as follows:Art 100 Art Orientatbn 1Art 121 Visual Foundation 3Art 122 Visual Foundation 3Art 105 Survey of Art 3Art 106 Survey of Art 3Art 21 1 Drawing 3Art 212 Drawing 3Studio Introductory 12Lower-Division Art Total: 37Upper Division: The third year of study marks the entry into the upper division.The student begins to concentrate in one area of major studio concern, and to directand apply the basic skills acquired during the first two years of art instruction. Majorareas offered by the Division of Art are ceramics, painting, printmaking, graphicdesign, and sculpture.During the third and fourth years, the studio major accounts for a minimum of 24semester credit hours or almost half the credit earned. The remaining credit hours aretaken in art history, art electives, and liberal arts.1 72 College of Creative Arts