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Recommended Academic Plan for Bachelor of Fine Art (ARBFA)
Effective Fall 2008

Semester 1

Credits

Semester 2

Credits

Art 110S Ideas as Visual Images

3

Art 111 Ideas as Objects

3

ART H 111(GA) (IL) Ancient to Medieval Art

3

Art H 112 (GA) (IL) Renaissance to Modern Art

3

Quantification (GQ)

3

ART 122Y (W) (US) Commentary on Art

3

ENGL 015 or 030 (GWS) Composition/Honors Composition

3

Humanities (GH)

3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS)

3

Natural Science (GN)

3

Total Credits:

15

Total Credits:

15

Semester 3

Credits

Semester 4

Credits

ART 200-level Studio

3

ART 200-level Studio

3

ART 200-level Studio

3

ART 200-level Studio

3

ART H

3

ART H

3

CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech

3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS)

3

Quantification (GQ)

3

Natural Science (GN)

3

Total Credits:

15

Total Credits:

15

Semester 5

Credits

Semester 6

Credits

ART 200-level Studio

3

ART 300/400-level Studio

3

ART 300-level Studio

4

ART 300/400-level Studio

4

ART 300-level Studio

4

ART 300/400-level Studio

4

Natural Science

3

Humanities (GH)

3

Health and Physical Activitiy (GHA)

1.5

Health and Physical Activitiy (GHA)

1.5

Total Credits:

15.5

Total Credits:

15.5

Semester 7

Credits

Semester 8

Credits

ART 400-level Studio

4

ART 400-level Studio

4

ART 400-level Studio

4

ART 400-level Studio

4

ART 400-level Studio

4

ART 400-level Studio

4

ENGL 202 (GWS)

3

ART 400-level Studio

4

   

Total Credits:

15

Total Credits:

16

  • Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better.
  • Italics indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
  • Bold Italics indicate courses requiring a quality grade of C or better and that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, and GS are codes used to identify General Education requirements.US, IL, and US;IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy University United States/International Cultures requirements.
  • W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.

Program Notes:  Many art studio courses are repeatable.

Change of Major Requirements:  A minimum grade point average of 2.0 and a successful portfolio review are required to change to AAART. A second portfolio in the specific studio area is required for COM to BFA.  

Portfolio Requirements:  www.sova.psu.edu/portfoliocom.html