Bachelor of Fine Arts - Option in Printmaking (132 units)
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is offered for the student eventually seeking a Master of Fine Arts degree, the position of a professional artist or designer, and for teaching studio art within a selected specialization. The B.F.A. degree program is demanding, requiring high quality performance in order to develop the professional competence of talented students toward successful entrance into the professional art field.
To remain a B.F.A. candidate, a successful student must maintain a specified minimum GPA in their discipline. See Program Options for specific GPA requirements.
Option in Printmaking (132 units)
Students who fall below a GPA of 3.0 in upper division courses in Printmaking for two consecutive semesters will be removed from this B.F.A. program.
Requirements
Lower Division:
Take all of the following courses:
- AH 111A Foundation Art History I (3)
*"C" or better
Prerequisites: Completion/current enrollment in GE A1 (Written Communication) requirement.
- AH 111B Foundation Art History II (3)
*"C" or better
Prerequisites: Completion/current enrollment in GE A1 (Written Communication) requirement.
- ART 130 Foundation Two Dimensional (3)
*"C" or better
Prerequisite: None
- ART 131 Foundation Three Dimensional (3)
*"C" or better
Prerequisite: None
- ART 181 Foundation Drawing (3)
Prerequisite: None
- ART 184 Foundation Life Drawing (3)
Prerequisites: ART 181
Take one course from the following:
- ART 132 Foundation Color Theory (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ART 130
- ART 270 Introduction to Printmaking (3)
Prerequisites: None.
- ART 287 Introduction to Painting (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, ART 181
Take 2 units of the following:
- ART 101 Artists in Their Own Words (1)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.
Take 1 unit of the following:
- ART 121 Safety & Sustainable Practices for Studio Artists (1)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.
Take one of the following courses:
- AH 112 (3), AH 113A (3), AH 113B (3), AH 114 (3), AH 116 (3)
Take one of the following:
- ART 149 Introduction to Computer Art (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130
- ART 241 Introduction to Photography (3)
Prerequisites: One G.E. Foundation Course
Upper Division:
Take 3 units from the following courses:
- ART 311 Writing about Art (3)
Prerequisites: Art Major or consent of instructor. GE Foundation completed, upper division standing. You must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
- ART 333 Global Art Scenes (3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Foundation and Upper Division standing
Take all of the following courses:
- ART 370 Printmaking (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, ART 181; 3 units from AH 111A, AH 111B
- ART 376 Printmaking: Relief Printing (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, ART 181; 3 units from AH 111A, AH 111B
- ART 377 Printmaking: Silkscreen (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, ART 181; 3 units from AH 111A, AH 111B
- ART 378 Printmaking: Etching (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, ART 181; 3 units from AH 111A, AH 111B
- ART 379 Printmaking: Lithography (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, ART 181; 3 units from AH 111A, AH 111B
- ART 381 Intermediate Drawing (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, ART 181, ART 184; AH 111A, AH 111B
- ART 475 Printmaking: Photo and Digital Processes (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, ART 181; 3 units from AH 111A, AH 111B
- ART 480 Printmaking: Monotype/Monoprint (3)
Prerequisites: ART 130, ART 181; 3 units from AH 111A, AH 111B
- ART 491P Printmaking: Senior Project (1)
Prerequisites: None
- ART 499R Special Studies in Printmaking (6)
Prerequisite: Printmaking major or consent of instructor
- AH 365 History of Prints and Drawings (3)
Prerequisites: AH 111A, AH 111B, or consent of instructor
- AH 439 Twentieth Century Art from 1945 (3)
Prerequisites: AH 111A, AH 111B, or consent of instructor
Take 3 units elective upper division Art History (AH)
Take 9 units ART outside the specialization
