Within the painting/drawing program, students emphasize one of four areas: drawing, watermedia, painting, or printmaking. In their senior year, B.F.A. students receive one-on-one instruction from the professor of their choice. Students explore their personal artistic identity while learning the rigor and attention to detail needed to put together a solo exhibition as their culminating experience.

Total Program Credits: 120

Matriculation Requirements:
AA, AS, or AAS Degree or equivalent in Art and Design or advisor approval (Graphic Design Emphasis B.F.A. candidates must complete the AAS Degree or equivalent in Graphic Design; Illustration Emphasis. B.F.A. candidates must complete the AAS Degree or equivalent in Illustration) Portfolio Review
General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research	3
Complete one of the following: (Note: A higher level MATH course may substitute for this requirement)			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning (recommended for Humanities or Arts majors) (3)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3)
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3)
	POLS 1100	American National Government (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness	2
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life (2)
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	Physical Science		3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	Humanities		3
	ARTH 2710	Prehistoric Through Gothic Art History	3
	Social/Behavioral Science		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			26 Credits
Courses taken to fulfill individual program emphases will not also count toward the Discipline Core Requirements (credit will not count twice)
	ART 1120	2D Design	3
	ART 1130	3D Design	3
	ART 200R	Art and Design Lecture Series (1) (Must be taken 2 times)	2
	ART 499R	BFA Project WE (3) (Must be taken in two consecutive semesters)	6
	ARTH 2720	Renaissance Through Contemporary Art History	3
Complete 9 credits from the following list (please note: ART 1210 is required for Illustration BFA degrees, ART 1110 is required for Painting/Drawing BFA degrees, ART 1400 is required for Graphic Design and Illustration BFA degrees, ART 1750 is required for Photography BFA degrees):			9
	ART 1110	Drawing I (3)
	ART 1210	Observational Drawing (3)
	ART 1350	Ceramics I (3)
	ART 1400	Graphic Computer Applications (3)
	ART 1420	Graphic Design I (3)
	ART 1750	Intro to Digital Imaging  (3)
	ART 2630	Painting I (3)
Emphasis Requirements:			36 Credits
Students emphasizing a 2D area complete the following:1
	ART 1110	Drawing I	3
	ART 1650	Watercolor	3
	ART 2110	Drawing II	3
	ART 2620	Color Theory	3
	ART 2630	Painting I	3
	ART 2640	Painting II	3
	ART 2680	Printmaking I	3
	ART 367R	Printmaking II	3
	ARTH 3070	Modern Art and Architecture History WE	3
	ARTH 3120	History of Contemporary Art	3
Complete two classes from the following:			6
	ART 1340	Sculpture I (3)
or	ART 1350	Ceramics I (3)
	ARTH 3020	Classical Art and Architecture History (3)
	ARTH 3030	Medieval Art and Architecture History (3)
	ARTH 3040	Renaissance Art History (3)
	ARTH 3050	Baroque Art and Architecture History (3)
	ARTH 3060	Nineteenth-Century Art History (3)
	ARTH 3100	History of American Art and Architecture (3)
Emphasis Elective Requirements:			23 Credits
	ART 4840	Professional Presentation for the Visual Arts WE	1
Complete minimum of 9 credit hours in one specialization:			9
Drawing
	ART 311R	Drawing III (3) (may be taken twice)
	ART 366R	Life Drawing (3) (may be taken twice)
	ART 411R	Drawing IV (3) (may be taken twice)
	ART 466R	Advanced Life Drawing (3) (may be taken twice)
Painting
	ART 363R	Painting III (3) (may be taken twice)
	ART 369R	Contemporary Figure Painting (3) (may be taken thrice)
	ART 463R	Painting IV (3) (may be taken twice)
Printmaking
	ART 368R	Printmaking III (3) (may be taken twice)
	ART 468R	Printmaking IV (3) (may be taken twice)
Complete 12.0 elective credits from upper-division specialization courses listed below. It is recommended to focus on depth in the selected specialization.			12
Drawing
	ART 311R	Drawing III (may be taken twice) (3)
	ART 366R	Life Drawing (3) (may be taken twice)
	ART 411R	Drawing IV (may be taken twice) (3)
	ART 466R	Advanced Life Drawing (3) (may be taken twice)
Painting
	ART 363R	Painting III (may be taken twice) (3)
	ART 369R	Contemporary Figure Painting (3) (may be taken thrice)
	ART 463R	Painting IV (3) (may be taken twice)
Printmaking
	ART 368R	Printmaking III (may be taken twice) (3)
	ART 468R	Printmaking IV (may be taken twice) (3)
Complete one of the following additional Professional content courses:			1
	ART 4820	Professional Presentation for the Visual Arts I WE (1)
	ART 4830	Professional Practices for the Visual Arts II WE (1)
	ART 4850	Professional Writing for the Visual Arts WE (1)

 Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits.
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above with no grade lower than a C- in all Art and Design courses.
3. Residency hours--minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
5. Portfolio submission required during senior year.
6. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.

Footnote

1 ART 1110, 1350, and 2630 taken to fulfill this requirement will not also count toward the BFA Discipline Core (credit will not count twice).