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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 12:44:45+00:00

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The Department of Art views educational achievement as both an individual and collective responsibility. Offering a variety of undergraduate programs in art, the department directs the educational progress of students toward quality research, creative practice, and public service.
Art uniquely transforms those who create and those who respond. The department uses the transformative value of art to connect members of the community, enhancing and enriching lives, and making us more conscious of ourselves and others in the world.
To challenge students with an intensive curriculum characterized by individualized instruction.
To reward faculty who demonstrate excellence in teaching, scholarly and creative endeavors, and community service.
To maintain facilities and resources that foster opportunities to experience the creation, exhibition, and study of the visual arts.
To provide opportunities for community involvement in the visual arts and to broaden public awareness to the visual arts.
Advancement to an art degree program in studio art, fine art, or art education is contingent upon the recommendation of the art faculty on completion of the Sophomore Major Advancement Interview (SMAI), after which a program of study is designed with an art faculty advisor. A copy of the SMAI guidelines is available in the Art Office or on the departmental web site under Downloads. Students pursuing the BA in Art with an art history emphasis should see section 3.3 below.
For transfer students, a minimum of 15 semester hours in art must be taken at the university, including 12 hours of 3000/4000 level courses. The department accepts courses taken at other accredited institutions; however, courses transferred do not necessarily satisfy the specific requirements of the department. In order to receive transfer course credit, transfer students must present a portfolio for faculty review.
Students pursuing the BFA in Studio Art or the BA in Art with emphasis in fine art or art education are required to participate in a comprehensive review and an exhibit during the senior year.
Two degrees are offered: (1) the BA in Art with an emphasis in fine art, art history, or art education; and (2) the BFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture.
Note: Students pursuing the BFA degree are required to take ART 2335 and ART 2336.
Note: BFA students and BA art education emphasis students must complete Sculpture I or Ceramics I in Category A.
The degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts requires successful completion of 120 hours, including (1) the UCA Core: complete 35 hours of lower-division UCA Core requirements (fine arts requirement not required for art majors – completion of the major fulfills the requirement) and complete upper-division UCA Core requirements using designated courses (see the UCA Core requirements); (2) sophomore level foreign language course; and (3) 80 hours of art in an approved degree plan. Art courses must follow a prerequisite structure. A minor is not required. This degree may require more than the normal eight semesters to complete.
In order to complete the state-mandated minimum number of hours for core requirements in general education, art majors are required to complete a Humanities course in the Diversity in Creative Works category and a Humanities course in either the Responsible Living category or the Diversity in World Cultures category.
Admission to the BFA in Studio Art requires application as described below. Students must complete the 35 hours of core and area studies curriculum (see section 3.1 above), and add three additional hours of upper-division art history elective for a total of 12 art history hours, 21 hours in an approved studio emphasis (see below), and 21 hours in BFA required courses (see below) to complete 80 hours.
Acceptance to the BFA degree program requires approval by the studio faculty of the BFA application which includes the application form declaring emphasis being pursued, a typewritten statement, at least 20 slides or digital images of artwork, and a copy of a current UCA transcript. Normally, application is made in the spring of the sophomore year. Applications may be submitted each fall and spring semester. A minimum of 23 hours in art is required after acceptance to the BFA program, including ART 4300, ART 4301, ART 4675, ART 4150, ART 4160, ART 4372, and six hours of art in a specified degree plan.
Students accepted into the BFA program must submit documentation of post-SMAI finished work and works-in-progress for review by a studio faculty committee one year after acceptance into the program (normally the spring semester of the junior year).
Note: If one or more of the courses below have been taken as part of the Area Studies coursework under Category A, select additional courses from the studio emphasis electives section.
Note: If one or more of the courses below have been taken as part of the Area Studies coursework under Category B, select additional courses from the studio emphasis electives section.
Select one of the following electives.
Note: Painting I may not be used to fulfill Category B in Area Studies.
Note: If one or more of the courses below have been taken as part of the Area Studies coursework under Category A or B, select additional courses from the studio emphasis electives section.
The BA in Art, with an emphases in fine arts, art education, or art history requires successful completion of 120 hours, including (1) the UCA Core: complete 35 hours of lower-division UCA Core requirements (the fine arts requirement is not required for art majors:completion of the major fulfills the requirement) – and complete upper-division UCA Core requirements using designated courses (see the UCA Core requirements); (2) sophomore level foreign language course; (3) an approved degree program in art; and (4) a minor approved by the student’s minor advisor. A minor is not required for Bachelor of Arts students who complete requirements for teacher licensure.
In order to complete the state-mandated minimum number of hours for the core requirements in general education, art majors are required to complete a Humanities course in the Diversity in Creative Work category and a Humanities course in either the Responsible Living category or the Diversity in World Cultures category.
Students must complete the 35 hours of core and area studies (see section 3.1 above) and add 9 hours of studio electives (six of which must be studio level II), ART 4388 Advanced Studio or a third upper-division studio course in a studio area, and ART 4140 Portfolio III [ UCA Core: Z ] .
Students must complete the 35 hours of core and area studies curriculum (see section 3.1 above); add 3 additional hours 3000-level art history for a minimum of 12 art history hours; 3 hours studio at level II; ART 4388 Advanced Studio or a third upper-division course in a studio area; and ART 4140 Portfolio III [ UCA Core: Z ] . A total of 45 hours of art is required, 21 hours of art education courses (see below), and 16 hours of professional education (see below). Students seeking teacher licensure must complete current UCA College of Education and state requirements. This emphasis and licensure requirements may require more than the normal eight semesters to complete. A minor is not required.
Students must complete 39 hours of art history courses (see below) and 6 hours of studio to total 45 hours in art history and art.
Students must complete 24 hours of art, including ART 1310 or 2312, 1321, 2322, 3 hours art history, and 12 hours studio elective (nine of which must be upper-division).
Programs of study for art minors are subject to approval by the art department.
Students must complete 24 hours of art, 9 of which must be upper-division courses: ART 2325, 2335 [ ACTS: ARTA2003 ], 2336 [ ACTS: ARTA2103 ]; 3 hours studio art; 12 hours selected from ART 3301, 3302, 3303, 3307, 3311, 3329, 3335, 3365, 4302, and 4372. ART 2325, 2335 [ ACTS: ARTA2003 ], and 2336 [ ACTS: ARTA2103 ]must be completed prior to enrolling in upper-division art history courses.
Students work with their faculty advisor on the proposed research or creative work and submit the completed work to the Departmental Honors Committee for review. Students present final work to the Honors Committee and the faculty advisor for the final evaluation. Honors standing is granted only to those students receiving a grade of “A” in ART 4390. Credit will be granted for students who receive a grade of “B” or “C.” Students earning honors standing are so noted in the university’s commencement proceedings and the designation of “Undergraduate Scholar” is printed on both their transcript and their diploma upon graduation.
The University of Central Arkansas is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, Virginia 20190. Telephone: (703) 437-0700.
Follow this link for ART – Studio Art course descriptions: course link.
Follow this link for ART – Art Education course descriptions: course link.
Follow this link for ART – Humanities and Art History course descriptions: course link.

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 ART 2335
 ART 2336
 ART 4300
 ART 4301
 ART 4675
 ART 4150
 ART 4160
 ART 4372
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 ART 4388
 ART 4140
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 ART 1310
 ART 2325
 ART 3301
 ART 2325
 ART 4390