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
Fall Semester
- UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credits
- VIAR 101 - Design I, 3 Credits
- VIAR 111 - Drawing I, 3 Credits
- MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra, 3 Credits
- OR
- MATH 109 - Pre-Calculus Algebra, 3 Credits
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ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing, 3 Credits
OR - ENGL 115 - Honors Academic Writing, 3 Credits
Spring Semester
- ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture, 3 Credits
- VIAR 102 - Design II, 3 Credits
- VIAR 112 - Drawing II, 3 Credits
- VIAR 121 - Survey of the Visual Arts I, 3 Credits
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MATH 110 - Pre-Calculus Trigonometry and Function Theory, 3 Credits
OR - MATH 206 - Mathematics of Finance, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30
Sophomore Year
Required Courses
Fall Semester
- VIAR 122 Survey of the Arts II, 3 Credits
- VIAR 209 Sophomore Portfolio Review, 0 Credits
- VIAR 211 Drawing III, 3 Credits
- VIAR 380 Intro to Ceramics, 3 Credits
- VIAR Studio Elective, 3 Credits
- SCIENCE Elective, 3 Credits
Spring Semester
- VIAR 220 Modern Art, 3 Credits
- VIAR 385 Intermediate Ceramics, 3 Credits
- VIAR 235 Art and the Computer, 3 Credits
- VIAR Studio Elective, 3 Credits
- Literature Elective, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30
Junior Year
Required Courses
Fall Semester
- 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
Spring Semester
- VIAR 480 Advanced Ceramics, 3 Credits
- VIAR Studio Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR Studio Elective, 3 Credits
- SCIENCE Elective, 3 Credits
- BHSC Elective, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30
Senior Year
Required Courses
Fall Semester
- VIAR 409 Senior Art Project I, 3 Credits
- VIAR 480 Advanced Ceramics, 3 Credits
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VIAR Elective 321 Studies in Art History, 3 Credits
OR - VIAR 422 Studies in Art History, 3 Credits
- VIAR Studio Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR Intermediate Studio Elective, 3 Credits
Spring Semester
- VIAR 410 Senior Art Project II, 3 Credits
- VIAR 480 Advanced Ceramics, 3 Credits
- BHSC Elective, 3 Credits
- HIST Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR Studio Elective, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30