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.
Painting
Freshman Year
Required Courses
Fall Semester
- UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credit Hour(s)
- VIAR 101 - Design I 3 Credit Hour(s)MATH 103/104 OR 102 or 105, 3 – 5 Credits
- VIAR 111 - Drawing I 3 Credit Hour(s)
- ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit Hour(s) OR ENGL 115 - Honors Academic Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)VIAR 111 Drawing I, 3 Credits
- MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s) OR MATH 109 - Pre-Calculus Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)
Spring Semester
- ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credit Hour(s)
- VIAR 102 - Design II 3 Credit Hour(s)
- VIAR 112 - Drawing II 3 Credit Hour(s)
- VIAR 121 - Survey of the Visual Arts I 3 Credit Hour(s)
- MATH 206 - Mathematics of Finance 3 Credit Hour(s) OR MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics
Total Credits: 30 – 32
Sophomore Year
Required Courses
Fall Semester
- VIAR 122 Survey of the Arts II ,3 Credits
- VIAR 211 Drawing III, 3 Credits
- VIAR 250 Introduction to Painting, 3 Credits
- SCIENCE Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR Studio Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR 209 Sophomore Portfolio Review, 0 Credits
Spring Semester
- VIAR 220 Modern Art, 3 Credits
- VIAR 235 Art and the Computer, 3 Credits
- VIAR Studio Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR 350 Intermediate Painting, 3 Credits
- Literature Elective, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30
Junior Year
Required Courses
Falll Semester
- VIAR 312 Conceptual Formal Development Drawing, 3 Credits
- VIAR 323 Art Since 1945, 3 Credits
- VIAR 350 Intermediate Painting, 3 Credits
- SCIENCE Elective, 3 Credits
- CMCN Elective, 3 Credits
Spring Semester
- VIAR 450 Advanced Painting, 3 Credits
- VIAR Elective 2D or 3D Studio, 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 450 Advanced Painting, 3 Credits
- VIAR Elective 321 OR 422, 3 Credits
- LIT Elective, 3 Credits
- Support Elective, 3 Credits
Spring Semester
- VIAR 410 Senior Art Project II, 3 Credits
- VIAR 450 Advanced Painting, 3 Credits
- BHSC Elective, 3 Credits
- HIST Elective, 3 Credits
- VIAR Studio Elective, 3 Credits
Total Credits: 30