Caine College of the Arts

Department of Art and Design

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• For more information about Ceramics, see the Department of Art and Design website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is the fulfillment of the Quantitative Literacy (QL)  requirement.

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing as pre-Art or Pre-ID.			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA. Students must pass a competitive portfolio review. Space is limited. See department website for more information.

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 1020: Drawing I (BCA)	3	Foundation Course Breadth Creative Arts		ART 1120: Two-Dimensional Design  or ART 1130: Three-Dimensional Design	3  or 3	Foundation Course
ART 1120: Two-Dimensional Design  or ART 1130: Three-Dimensional Design	3  or 3	Foundation Course		ART 2650: Introduction to Ceramics	3	Emphasis Course
ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Foundation Course		ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Foundation Course
ARTH 2710: Survey of Western Art: Prehistoric to Medieval (BHU)	3	Foundation Course Breadth Humanities		ARTH 2720: Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Post-Modern (BHU)	3	Foundation Course Breadth Integrated Studies
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3	Communications Literacy (CL1)		ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3	Communications Literacy (CL2)
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Click on links for available courses		Math or Statistics	3-5	Math Placement
Comments				Comments Portfolios for the ART BS review due. See department website for more information.

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 2600: Basic Sculpture	3	Emphasis Course		ART 2110: Drawing II	3	Emphasis Course
ART 3650: Intermediate Ceramics: Handbuilding  or ART 3660: Intermediate Ceramics: Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel	3  or 3	Emphasis Course		ART 3650: Intermediate Ceramics: Handbuilding  or ART 3660: Intermediate Ceramics: Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel	3  or 3	Emphasis Course
ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Emphasis Course		ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Emphasis Course
CHEM 1010: Introduction to Chemistry (BPS)  or CHEM 1110: General Chemistry I (BPS)	3  or 4	Emphasis Course Breath Physical Science Course		GEO 1010: Introduction to Geology (BPS)  or GEO 1110: Physical Geology (BPS)	3  or 3	Emphasis Course Breath Physical Science Course
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Click on links for available courses		ARTH 3000 Level or Higher (CI)	3	Emphasis Course Communications Intensive (CI)
General Elective	3			Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Click on links for available courses
Comments Students submit portfolio				Comments Portfolios for the BFA review in Ceramics due. See department website for more information.

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 4640: Technology of Ceramic Art	3	Emphasis Course		ART 4640: Technology of Ceramic Art	3	Emphasis Course
ART 4650: Advanced Ceramic Studio	3-6	Emphasis Course Students should register for 3 credits		ART 4650: Advanced Ceramic Studio	3-6	Emphasis Course Students should register for 3 credits
Art Core	3	Emphasis Course see link		ART Elective	3	Emphasis Course
ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Emphasis Course		ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Emphasis Course
ARTH 3000 Level or Higher (CI)	3	Emphasis Course Communications Intensive (CI)		Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  or Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)     Depth Social Sciences (DSS)
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  or Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)   Depth Social Sciences (DSS)		Quantitative Intensive (QI)	3	Depth Course
ART 4910: Senior BFA Professional Practice	1	Emphasis Course
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 4640: Technology of Ceramic Art	3	Emphasis Course		ART 4640: Technology of Ceramic Art	3	Emphasis Course
ART 4650: Advanced Ceramic Studio	3-6	Emphasis Course Students should register for 3 credits		ART 4650: Advanced Ceramic Studio	3-6	Emphasis Course Students should register for 3 credits
Art Core	3	Emphasis Course see link		ART 4915: Senior BFA Exhibition	1	Emphasis Course
General Elective	3			Art Core	3	Emphasis Course see link
				ART Elective	1	Emphasis Course
				General Elective	3
Comments				Comments

The BFA is a professional art degree requiring above-average accomplishment in art. Only students demonstrating considerable promise will be accepted for this more demanding professional degree program. This degree requires 78 semester credits in Art courses, leaving 42 credits to fulfill all other General Education and University Studies requirements. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required for the BFA degree. A grade of B- or better is required in all art (ART) and art history (ARTH) classes. A grade of C or better is required in CHEM 1010  or CHEM 1110  and GEO 1010  or GEO 1110  classes. Courses for the major may not be taken on a pass/fail basis, except ART 3710  and ART 4915 . This degree fulfills the requirements for entrance into graduate schools of art.

Students must complete the General Education Requirements .

Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements .

• For most students, courses taken for the major will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI)  requirement.
• Students must take one course having a QI designation to fulfill the Quantitative Intensive (QI)  requirement.
• Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  and Depth Social Sciences (DSS) .