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2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Visual Art, Fine Art Emphasis BFA


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The Visual Art major is recommended for students who wish to become professional artists, illustrators, craftsmen, or art teachers on a college level. It is the first step toward acceptance into an MFA program, which is the necessary degree for pursuing a teaching position at the college level. It is also the first step toward acceptance in an MA program in Art Therapy. After an exploratory period students are encouraged to concentrate the majority of their credits in a single area: painting, ceramics, sculpture, or printmaking.

Bachelor of Fine Arts


The Department of Visual Art & Design offers students an exciting opportunity to earn a collaborative Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA). The BFA degree encompasses four major areas: Design, Documentary Film, Photography, and Visual Art.

Each of the BFA degree emphases has a 5–part curriculum:

  1. Art History
  2. Common Core
  3. Studio Electives,
  4. General Education, and
  5. Portfolio Emphasis.

BFA : Bachelor of Fine Arts


General Education Requirements


See professional program requirements  and note the following specific requirements:

Religion:


professional degree requirements

Language/Communication:


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History:


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Fine Arts/Humanities:


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Life/Physical Sciences:


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Mathematics:


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Computer Literacy:


Service:


Fulfilled through Internship component of the program.

Social Sciences:


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Fitness Education:


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Fine Art Portfolio Emphasis


The Fine Art Emphasis cultivates the individual voice and vision of the Fine Arts student and prepares them to sustain their professional lives as practicing artists.

45 Credits


15 Credits in:


18 Credits Chosen from:


12 Credits Chosen from:


To be chosen with your academic advisor from ART, ARTH, ARCH, PHTO, DSGN or FILM courses.

Admission Procedures and Academic Standards


BFA Professional Degree in Design, Documentary Film, Photography or Visual Art

Students seeking to pursue the BFA Professional Degree in Design, Documentary Film, Photography or Visual Art must first submit an Andrews University undergraduate application for acceptance to the University. Students admitted to the University on regular standing are eligible to begin the first two years of the BFA degree.

Upon completetion of the Common Core and the Studio Electives (typically at the end of the Sophomore Year) students must:

1. Apply for a BFA Review. All work created in the Common Core and Studio Electives program should be available for review. The BFA review is a critique of the student’s portfolio by the faculty of the Department of Visual Art & Design. The application packet may be obtained from the Department Office and must be submitted directly to the Department Office by the application deadline. Minimum requirements to be considered for admission to these programs are outlined in the packet., And

2. Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 in all coursework.

Transfer Students

Transfer students entering the BFA program must have a BFA Review. Students who have no previous work in art must complete the Common Core and Studio Electives and go through the BFA Review application process before they are officially in the BFA program. Students who are transfering in art courses will need to have their art courses evalutated by the department to verify equivalent course content (this may require the course description and course syllabus).

Academic Standards

Academic Standards apply to the BFA Professional Degree in Design, Documentary Film, Photography or Visual Art. No BFA courses with a final grade below C- will be accepted toward the completion of the BFA. A grade of less that C- requires the student to repeat the course before it can apply toward the degree. Students accepted to the BFA Professional Degree in Design, Documentary Film, Photography or Visual Art are expected, by the end of the BFA degree program, to have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all BFA Emphasis coursework. Students whose GPA falls below this miniumum requirement are not allowed to graduate with the BFA. The completion of the BFA includes a senior thesis, senior exhibition and portfolio of the student’s work.

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