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Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art, BA

This is a sample curriculum plan for the Visual Art BA 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/CourseTitleCrs
ENGL 101Intro to College Writing3
ART 107Art Foundations I3
ARTHIST 101 (FA)Survey of Western Art I3
UF 100Foundations of Intellectual Life3
FCFoundations of Oral Communication*3
TOTAL15

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ENGL 102Writing and Rhetoric II3
ARTHIST 102 Survey of Western Art II3
ART 108 Art Foundations II3
ART 109Foundation Drawing4
FMFoundations of Mathematics3
Total16

Second Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
UF 200 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity
3
ART 221, 225, or 231 3D ART Elective3
ART 209, 212, 215, 251, or 2732D Art Elective3
ART 209, 212, 215, 251, or 2732D Art Elective (Different area)
3
FS Foundations of Social Sciences*3
TOTAL15

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
FNFoundations of Natural, Physical, and Applied Science (Lab optional)3
ART 221, 226, or 231 3D ART Elective (Different Area)3
ART 298 Seminar3
FS Foundations of Social Sciences (second field)*3
ART 209, 212, 215, 251, or 2732D Art Elective (Third Area)
4
TOTAL16

Third Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ARTHIST Upper-division ElectiveRefer to Catalog3
FH Foundations of Humanities*4
FN Foundations of Natural, Physical and Applied Science Lecture 2: Lab Optional* (second field)3
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective
3
TOTAL16

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
3D ART ElectiveDifferent Area
3
Choose One:
ARTHIST 356,359,386
Or
Relevant Upper-division ARTHIST special topics course
Art of India
Or
Pre-Columbian Art
Or
Colloquium in Non-Western Art History
3
ART Upper-division ElectiveRefer to Catalog3
Upper-division Elective3
Elective 3
TOTAL15

Fourth Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ART 491 (FF)Senior Studio Seminar in Visual Arts
2
ART Upper-division Elective300- or 400-level Studio corequisite with ART 491
3
Upper-division ElectiveRefer to Catalog

3
Upper-division ElectiveRefer to Catalog3
ElectiveRefer to Catalog3
TOTAL14

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Upper-division Elective3
Elective3
TOTAL15

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