This is a sample curriculum plan for the Illustration BFA 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 |
| FH | Foundations of Humanities*
| 3 or 4 |
| ART 209 (fall or spring) | Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| ART 212 or 215 | Drawing I / Painting I | 3 |
| ART 215 | Painting I
| 3 |
| ART 221, 225, 231 or 273 | Select one course: Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Ceramics, or Time-Based Art | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 or 16 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical, and Applied Science (Lab optional) | 3 |
| ART 212 or 215 | Drawing I/ Painting I whichever remaining | 3 |
| ART 298 | Seminar | 3 |
| UF 200 | Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 4 |
| ART 361 | Illustration I
*Need Permission #*
| 3 |
| TOTAL | | 16 |
Third Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ART 362 | Illustration II
| 3 |
ART 311
| Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 315 or ART 319 | Painting II or Figure painting
| 3 |
| FS | Foundations of Social Sciences | 3 |
| FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical, and Applied Science (Lab optional) | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ART 461 | Studio in Illustration
| 3 |
| ART 312 | Human Presence: Drawing
| 3 |
| ART or ARTHIST Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| ARTHIST Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ART 462 | Advanced Studio in Illustration
| 3 |
| ART or ARTHIST Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog
| 3 |
| ART or ARTHIST Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog
| 3 |
| ART or ARTHIST Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| ARTHIST Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ART 465 (FF) | Senior Project in Illustration | 3 |
ART or ARTHIST Upper-division Elective
| Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Upper-division Elective | | 3 |
| Upper-division Elective | | 3 |
| Elective | | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 13 |
- Courses listed may require prerequisites. Please view the Undergraduate catalog to view prerequisites
- ART 361 Illustration I is a requirement for admission to the Illustration program, so students will want to take that before their third year. Because it is a 300-level course, students who have completed course prerequisites but have not completed 58+ credits must contact the course instructor to request a permission number in order to enroll in ART 361.
- Information Subject to Change.
- This is not a contract.
- *Foundational course offerings here.