Studio Art Major, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
The BFA in Studio art is a professional degree that prepares students for careers as practicing artists and/or further pursuit of a Master of Fine Arts Degree. The program offers a deeper emersion in studio practice with added emphasis on conceptual exploration, writing skills, and knowledge in contemporary art. BFA students develop, produce, exhibit and defend a cohesive body of work.
BFA students are recommended to declare a minor in Visual Culture and/or a related field of study that supports their research.
Students must apply and be accepted into the BFA program. BFA applications are accepted in the Spring quarter prior to the intended BFA year. Students admitted to the BFA program must complete an entire sequential year of study which includes Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters of an entire academic year. Students work closely with an art faculty advisor as they complete the BFA in Studio Art.
Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and at least 50 Art credits complete that include , , and (15 credits of Visual Culture) in order to apply to the program.
Once accepted, students must maintain a GPA of 2.75 or higher in all enrolled art courses to maintain status in the BFA Program.
| STUDIO I: IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| STUDIO II: TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS | 5 |
| THE VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE | 5 |
| or | VISUAL CULTURE |
| DRAWING | 5 |
| CAREERS IN THE ARTS | 1 |
| ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | 5 |
| or | THE BODY IN ART |
| ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | 5 |
| or | HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY |
| CONTEMPORARY ART | 5 |
| WRITING ABOUT ART | 5 |
| ART AS SOCIAL ACT | 5 |
| or | ART AND COMMUNITY |
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| CERAMICS I | |
or | CERAMICS II |
| ILLUSTRATION | |
| COLOR THEORY | |
| DIGITAL ART | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE | |
| THE BODY IN ART | |
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | |
| PAINTING | |
| WATERCOLOR | |
| PRINTMAKING | |
or | ILLUSTRATION |
| SCULPTURE | |
| FIBER AND TEXTILES | |
| EXPERIMENTAL | |
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| CERAMICS III | |
| WORKSHOP IN ART (ceramics focus) | |
| DIGITAL ART: THE MOVING IMAGE | |
| WORKSHOP IN ART (digital art focus) | |
| DRAWING | |
| LIFE DRAWING | |
| ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION | |
| WORKSHOP IN ART (illustration focus) | |
| PAINTING II | |
| WORKSHOP IN ART (painting focus) | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY: ADVANCED PRACTICE | |
| WORKSHOP IN ART (photography focus) | |
| PRINTMAKING | |
| WORKSHOP IN ART (printmaking focus) | |
| SCULPTURE | |
| WORKSHOP IN ART (sculpture focus) | |
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| TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | |
| INTERNSHIP | |
| BFA THESIS AND RESEARCH (fall quarter) | 1 |
| BFA THESIS AND RESEARCH (winter quarter) | 1 |
| BFA THESIS AND EXHIBITION (spring quarter) | 5 |
| SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 95-97 |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| 5 | | 5 | or | 5 |
| or (Humanities & Arts BACR 1) | 5 | | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Second Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| 1 | | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | | |
| | 16 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Third Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| or | 5 | or | 5 | | 5 |
| Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | Art Focus Elective3 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| 5 | | 3 | or | 5 |
| or | 4 | | 1 | | 5 |
| 1 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | Art Focus Elective3 | 4 |
| Art Focus Elective3 | 4 | Art Focus Elective3 | 5 | |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 14 |
| Total Credits 180 |
Students who earn a BFA in Studio Art from EWU should be able to:
- demonstrate advanced technical skills in a studio concentration;
- produce a coherent body of work for thesis exhibition;
- produce a professional quality artist’s portfolio;
- provide a compelling oral defense of their thesis exhibition;
- use appropriate terminology to evaluate works of art;
- write a well-crafted artist’s statement.
