4-Year Plan
Mapped out below is a four year plan for all visual arts majors in their respective concentration. Use it as a guide to graduate on time.
View the online catalog for course descriptions and more information.
Ceramics
Freshman Year
Required Courses
- ENGL 101 or 115, 3 Credits
- MATH 103/104 or 102 or 105, 3 – 5 Credits
- UNIV 100 First Year Seminar , 3 Credits
- VIAR 101 Design I, 3 Credits
- VIAR 111 Drawing I, 3 Credits
- ENGL 102, 3 Credits
- MATH Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR 121 Survey of the Arts I, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30 – 32
Sophomore Year
Required Courses
- VIAR 122 Survey of the Arts II ,3 Credits
- VIAR 211 Drawing III, 3 Credits
- VIAR 250 or 260, 3 Credits
- SCIENCE Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR 380 Intro to Ceramics, 3 Credits
- VIAR 209 Sophomore Portfolio Review, 0 Credits
- VIAR 220 Modern Art, 3 Credits
- VIAR 235 Art and the Computer, 3 Credits
- VIAR 250 or 260, 3 Credits
- VIAR 385 Intermediate Ceramics, 3 Credits
- HUMN 151 Humanistic Tradition I OR 152 Humanistic Tradition II OR HUMN 300/400, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30
Junior Year
Required Courses
- VIAR 312 Conceptual Formal Development Drawing, 3 Credits
- VIAR 323 Art Since 1945, 3 Credits
- VIAR 385 Intermediate Ceramics, 3 Credits
- SCIENCE Elective, 3 Credits
- CMCN Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR Elective 2D or 3D Studio, 3 Credits
- VIAR 480 Advanced Ceramics, 3 Credits
- VIAR Elective 2D or 3D Studio, 3 Credits
- SCIENCE Elective, 3 Credits
- BHSC Elective, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30
Senior Year
Required Courses
- VIAR 409 Senior Art Project I, 3 Credits
- VIAR 480 Advanced Ceramics, 3 Credits
- VIAR Elective 321 OR 422, 3 Credits
- LIT Elective, 3 Credits
- Support Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR 410 Senior Art Project II, 3 Credits
- VIAR 480 Advanced Ceramics, 3 Credits
- BHSC Elective, 3 Credits
- HIST Elective, 3 Credits
- OPEN Elective, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30