The Department of Art offers four-year professional degree program options in the disciplines of ceramics, drawing, graphic design, metals design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and art education. In addition to the art history courses offered to augment the studio areas, a minor in art history is offered. All students are admitted to a common first year program of study in the department. Required courses introduce theory and skills pertinent to all disciplines, as well as discipline-specific issues. Students who meet the required grade point average at the end of the first year select an area of specialization for the second through fourth years of study.
Some areas require students to pass a portfolio review at the end of the second year.
The department seeks to foster and maintain excellence in its undergraduate programs by providing optimal academic resources for its students. Art majors are given first priority for course enrollment. Minors in art cannot begin taking courses till spring term. The Admissions Process Admission to the First Year Program is a two-stage process, and requires the submission of both the Ball State University Undergraduate Application for Admission and the Application for Department of Art Undergraduate Admission. The candidate will then receive a letter from the Department of Art that includes the Department of Art admission forms and information about the required transcripts and portfolio.