Program: Art: Studio Art, B.F.A. - Adelphi University

2016-17 University Bulletin

Apr 01, 2025

NY State Program Code: 31034
HEGIS Code: 1002.00
CIP Code: 50.0799

(72 credits)

General Education

All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements , in addition to the requirements for the major. Students completing the B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must also satisfy the University’s foreign language requirement. There is no University requirement for a foreign language for the B.A. degree awarded by other schools of the University or for other bachelor’s degrees such as the B.S. or B.F.A.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Art: Studio Art Concentration

Participation in a senior art exhibition is required of all art majors concentrating in studio art.

Required GPA: 2.0
Credits Required for Major: 72
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

ART (0104) 101 - Fundamentals of 2 - D Design Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 105 - Drawing I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 106 - Drawing I I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 126 - Three Dimensional Design Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 117 - Printmaking I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 190 - Introductory Art Seminar Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 241 - Introduction to Digital Imaging Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 256 - Introduction to Photography Credits: 3
ART (0104) 275 - Color: Theory and Practice Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 353 - Art Today and Its Issues Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 401 - Senior Thesis Project I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 402 - Senior Thesis Project 2 Credits: 3.00
Studio Electives Credits: 21 ¹
ARH (0111) 196 - Art and The World I Credits: 3.00
ARH (0111) 197 - Art and The World I I Credits: 3.00
ARH (0111) 252 - Modern Art Credits: 3.00
ARH (0111) 253 - Contemporary Art Credits: 3.00
Art History Elective Credits: 3.00
¹Studio Art concentrations are available in painting, ceramics, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.

Semester Sequence

Degree: B.F.A. Required GPA: 2.0 Credits Required for Major: 72 Credits Required to Graduate: 120

Requirements
Course	Credits	Freshmen		Sophomore		Junior		Senior
		Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
ART (0104) 105 Drawing I	3	✓
ART (0104) 101 Fundamentals of 2-D Design	3	✓	or ✓
ART (0104) 126 3D Design	3	✓	or ✓
ART (0104) 190 Introduction Art Seminar	3	✓	or ✓
ART (0104) 106 Drawing II	3		✓
ARH (0111) 196 Art and The World I	3			✓
ART (0104) 241 Introduction to Digital Imaging	3			✓
ART (0104) 275 Color: Theory & Practice	3			✓	or ✓
ART (0104) 256 Introduction to Photography	3				✓
ARH (0111) 197 Art and The World II	3				✓
ARH (0111) 252 Modern Art	3					✓	or	✓
ART (0104) 353 Art Today & Its Issues	3					✓	or ✓
ARH (0111) 253 Contemporary Art	3						✓	or	✓
ART (0104) 401 Senior Thesis Project 2*	3							✓
ART (0104) 402 Senior Thesis Project 1**	3								✓
Art History Elective	3					✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓
Studio Electives^***	24	✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓
Electives must be selected in consultation with the student’s adviser. *ART 401, Senior Thesis Project 2, is offered in the fall and is a group meeting facilitated by an instructor. **ART 402, Senior Thesis Project 1, is offered in the spring and is the independent study part of the project. ^*Studio Art concentrations are available in painting, ceramics, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.