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Art & Design: Studio Art - 2D Concentration, BA


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General Education Requirements (36 credit hrs)


Core Requirements (12 credit hrs)

  • English composition (6 hrs)
  • Oral communication (3 hrs)
  • Mathematics (3 hrs)

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

  • Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hr); at least 3 hr Humanities and 3 hr Fine Arts (excluding all ART courses)
  • Social Sciences (9 hr) in at least two different disciplines
  • Natural Sciences (6 hr); 3 hr Physical Science and 3 hr Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements (3 credit hrs)


  • General Education  
  • One course in a World Language (3 hrs)
  • One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)  

Program/Major Requirements (63 credit hrs)


Concentration Requirements (12 credit hrs)


Program/Major Electives (21 credit hrs)


See below for courses qualifying as 2D and 3D elective courses

  • Choice of one supportive 2D course at 2000-4000 level. Credit Hours: 3
  • Choice of one supportive 3D course at 2000-4000 level. Credit Hours: 3
  • Choice of five supportive 2D courses at 3000-4000 level. Credit Hours: 15

2D Elective Courses


(This section was updated as a Catalog Addendum on 10.29.24)

Elective Courses that Qualify as 2D Studio Courses:

Capstone Requirement (3 credit hrs)


University Electives (18 credit hrs)


Choice of 18 credit hours selected from supportive University electives. Credit Hours: 18

Sample 4-Year Plan


1st Year


Fall 1


Spring 1


2nd Year


Fall 2


Spring 2


3rd Year


Fall 3


  • Credit Hours: 3
  • Fiber Arts/Weaving or 2D Studio Elective 3000+ Credit Hours: 3
  • 2D Art Elective 3000+ Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education Course Credit Hours: 3

  •   Credits / Units: 15

Spring 3


4th Year


Fall 4


  • 3D Art Elective 2000+ Credit Hours: 3
  • 2D Art Elective 3000+ Credit Hours: 3
  • Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
  • Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
  • Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
  • Elective Course Credit Hours: 2

Credits/Units: 17

Spring 4


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