This is a sample curriculum plan for the Visual Art BFA, Time-Based Art Emphasis within the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State University.
If you are a prospective student viewing this document, please note curriculum is subject to change and specific per catalog year.
For current students, this plan is intended to be a glimpse at key sequencing within the major and includes some common/important advising notes. Sample plans are meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. This plan does not replace the advice of academic advisors. Please refer to the Advising Contacts page for information about advising within the College of Arts and Sciences and how to contact advisors within each department.
First Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ENGL 101 | Intro to College Writing | 3 |
| ART 107 | Art Foundations I | 3 |
| ARTHIST 101 (FA) | Survey of Western Art I | 3 |
| UF 100 | Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
| FC | Foundations of Oral Communication* | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| ARTHIST 102 | Survey of Western Art II | 3 |
| ART 108 | Art Foundations II | 3 |
| ART 109 | Foundation Drawing | 4 |
| FM | Foundations of Mathematics | 3 |
| Total | | 16 |
Second Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| UF 200 | Foundations of Ethics and Diversity
| 3 |
| FS | Foundations of Social Sciences* | 3 |
| ART 273 | Intro to Time-Based Art | 3 |
| ART 251 | Intro to Creative Photography | 3 |
| ART 209, 212, 215, or 251 | 2D Art Elective
| 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical, and Applied Science (Lab optional) | 4 |
| FS | Foundations of Social Sciences (second field)* | 3 |
| ART 221, 225, 226, or 231 | 3D ART Elective | 3 |
| ART 209, 215, or 272 | 2D Art Elective
| 3 |
| ART 298 | Seminar | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 16 |
Third Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| FH | Foundations of Humanities* | 4 |
| ART 373 | Time-Based Art I
| 3 |
| Upper-division Studio Course in 1st Discipline | Note: Program must have at least 15 credits of upper division courses from 2 disciplines. | 3 |
ARTHIST Upper-division Elective
| Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| ART 221, 225, 226, or 231 | 3D ART Elective (from a 2nd discipline) | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 16 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical and Applied Science Lecture 2: Lab Optional* | 3 |
| ART 473 | Time-Based Art II
| 3 |
| Upper-division Studio Course 2nd Discipline | Note: Program must have at least 15 credits of upper division courses from 2 disciplines. | 3 |
| ARTHIST 302, 371, 373, or 451 | History of Twentieth Century European Art
History of Twentieth Century American Art
History of Photography
Contemporary Concepts in Art
| 3 |
| ART or ARTHIST Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ART 491 (FF) | Senior Studio Seminar in Visual Arts
| 2 |
| ART 473 | Time-Based Art II | 3 |
| Upper-division Studio Course in 1st or 2nd Discipline | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Upper-division Studio Course in 1st or 2nd Discipline | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| ART or ARTHIST Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 14 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ART 490 | BFA Exhibition | 2 |
| ART or ARTHIST Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
Upper-division Studio Course in 1st or 2nd Discipline
| Note: Program must have at least 15 credits of upper division courses from 2 disciplines. | 3 |
ART or ARTHIST Upper-division Elective
| Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Elective | | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 14 |