Art: Photography - BFA

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• For more information about Photography, 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

 

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 Breath 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 2810: Photography I	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 Breath Humanities		ARTH 2720: Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Post-Modern (BHU)	3	Foundation Course Breath Exploration
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) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Course Clink on link for available courses		Math or Statistics	3-5	Math Placement
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 3810: Photography II	3	Emphasis Course		ART 4825: Analog Photography	3	Emphasis Course
Art Core Photography	3	Emphasis Course see link for courses		ARTH 3820: The History of Photography	3	Emphasis Course
ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Emphasis Course		ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Emphasis Course
ART 2400: Introduction to Graphic Design	3	Emphasis  Course		Art Core Photography	3	Emphasis Course See link for available courses
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Course Clink on link for available courses		Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Course Clink on link for available courses
General elective	3			General elective	3
Portfolios for the BFA review in Photography due.  See department website for more information.				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 4810: Digital Imaging	3	Emphasis Course		ART 4875: Photographic Studio	3	Emphasis Course
ART 4885: Advanced Photography Studio	3-6	Emphasis Course Students should reigster for 3 credits		ART 4885: Advanced Photography Studio	3-6	Emphasis Course Students should reigster for 3 credits
ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Emphasis Course		ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar	.5	Emphasis Course
ART 4910: Senior BFA Professional Practice	1	Emphasis Course
ARTH 3000-level or higher	3	Emphasis Course Communications Intensive (CI)		ARTH 3000-level or higher	3	Emphasis Course Communications Intensive (CI)
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Course Click on link for available courses		Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  or Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  or Depth Social Sciences (DSS)
Quantitative Intensive (QI)	3	Quantitative Intensive (QI)		General Elective	3
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 4835: Theory of Photography	3	Emphasis Course		ART 4885: Advanced Photography Studio	3-6	Emphasis Course Students should register for 4 credits
ART 4885: Advanced Photography Studio	3-6	Emphasis Course Students should register for 3 credits		Art Core Photography	3	Emphasis Course See link for courses
Art Core Photography	3	See link for courses		Art Elective	3
				ART 4915: Senior BFA Exhibition	1	Emphasis Course
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  or Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  or Depth Social Sciences (DSS)		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 GPA of 2.75 is required for the BFA degree.  No grade less than C acceptable in any foundation classes. No grade less than B- is acceptable in any other art class.  No grade less than C is acceptable in any Art History course class. 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: Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) and Social Sciences (DSS).