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Seigfred Hall

Joe Bove, Director



The nationally recognized School of Art offers an undergraduate four-year professional program leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree with majors in art education, art history, ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.



The program's overall goal is to prepare graduates for success as professional artists, designers, teachers, or professionals in related fields, as well as for admission to a graduate school.

The B.F.A. degree is based upon a strong studio foundations program, which is intended to provide a basis for critical thinking. Studio skills, theory, criticism, and the history of art are important components of the foundations program.

After foundations, your major provides intensive experience in the chosen discipline. The degree includes a strong emphasis in the liberal arts, which fulfills university requirements and adds diversity. Individual creative growth is ensured through the stimulation offered by this diversity and is further fostered by a strong graduate program and visiting artist/scholar program, as well as opportunities for study abroad.

The School of Art is an extensive studio facility with a specialized faculty of artist/teachers and scholars. There are numerous opportunities in the School of Art and on campus to exhibit work, including an annual juried undergraduate student show and senior exhibitions. The school urges you to show your work at every opportunity and to see original work whenever possible. The Seigfred and Trisolini Galleries provide an opportunity to see a variety of visual art, from solo exhibitions of notable visiting artists to national juried and curated exhibitions. A faculty exhibition and a series of graduate thesis exhibitions are presented annually.

Recognition of student work is made through annual scholarships and prizes, including the Edna Way Scholarship Fund; the Francis M. Paulson Scholarship; the Harry and Deborah Breverman Award; the Krecker Prize; the Rogers Award; the Mary Leonard Art Education Scholarship; the Rose Marie Darst Scholarship; and the Upperclass Deans Scholarship.

The School of Art recognizes the individual needs of its majors and makes advising an integral part of the educational experience. You are strongly encouraged to consult regularly with your advisor concerning your selection of courses and progress toward the fulfillment of degree requirements. You may also wish to consult with the School of Art student services coordinator in Seigfred 527 or with either the chair of the foundations program or the chair of your major area. You may review your records in the school's office.

Admission Requirements

If you are planning to become an art major, enter the School of Art as a general art major (major code ND5153). Transfer students are evaluated individually based upon coursework and a portfolio review and be placed accordingly.

Major Areas and Requirements

Before you can graduate, you must satisfy the degree requirements of Ohio University, the College of Fine Arts, and the School of Art. The following courses, available on regional campuses only, may not be used to fulfill specific degree requirements in the School of Art, including studio electives: ART 115A, 125, 141, and 151. School of Art majors may use these courses as free electives only. Because the school's curricula are under revision, be sure to consult an advisor in the School of Art for current information.


Art Education Major

Major code BF5122

The B.F.A. degree program in art education serves as preparation for the teaching of art in grades K-12. In addition to courses leading to teacher certification, the program includes extensive study in studio art and art history.

Apply for admission to teacher education when you have completed 45 quarter hours. Completion of PSY 101, INCO 103, freshman quantitative skills, and freshman composition; an acceptable score on the ACT, CBT, SAT, or preprofessional skills test; and a 2.75 accumulative g.p.a. are required.

To become an art education major, you must complete ART 260 with a grade of 2.75 or better and submit an acceptable portfolio of studio work with writing sample in your sophomore year. In addition, you must apply for advanced standing, which requires the completion of EDCI 275 or PSY 275 with a grade of 2.0 or better; the "block program" of EDSE 250, 250L, 270, 270L with a grade of 2.0 or better; 90 quarter hours with a 2.75 or better accumulative g.p.a.; ART 461 and 462; application for EDCI 401 Advanced Multicultural Field Experience; and an accumulative g.p.a. of 2.75 or better in the major teaching field in which you seek certification.

Student teaching is normally assigned during one of the quarters of the senior year. Application for student teaching is to be made to the office of the director of student teaching no later than December 1 preceding the academic year in which the student teaching assignment is desired; a 2.75 or better accumulative g.p.a. is required.

Program Requirements

Freshman and Sophomore: 96-103

Art Courses-Quarters 1 and 2
ART 110   Seeing and Knowing the Visual Arts 4
ART 112   Intro to Photography 4
ART 113   Three-Dimens. Studies 4
ART 116   Drawing I 4
ART 117   Drawing II 4

Art Courses-Quarters 3 and 4

ART 118   Drawing III 4
ART 211   Foundation Concepts 4
ART 212   Color 4
          Studio course 4-5

Art Courses-Quarters 5 and 6 ART 251     Typography 4
or ART 254   Letterform or 5
            Three studio courses 12-15

General Academic Courses-Freshman Year

               Tier I English comp. 5
               Tier I quantitative skills 4-5
PSY 101        General Psychology 5
INCO 103       Public Speaking 4
or THAR 110Y   Intro to Theater
               Tier II social science 4-5

General Academic Courses-Sophomore Year

AH 211, 212, 213     History of Art 12
ART 260*           Found. of Art Educ. 4
EDCI 275           Learning Proc. in the Classroom 5
or PSY 275          Educational Psych. or 4
EDSE 250           Analysis of Teaching 4
EDSE 250L          Field Experience 2
EDSE 270           Studies of the Learner 3
EDSE 270L          Field Experience 1

*During ART 260, to be taken spring quarter of your sophomore year, you prepare for entering the major.

Junior: 47-53

           Studio art 16-20
ART 461   Art Experience in the Elem. School 3
ART 462   Art Teaching in the Secondary School 3
EDSE 351  Instructional Process and Curriculum 5
          Art History/Comparative Arts electives 8
          Tier I English composition (300 level) 4
          Tier II science 4-5
          Tier II elective 4-5

Senior: 53-54

                     Studio art 15
EDCI 401             Urban Field Exper. 2
EDCI 480             School and Society 3
EDM 480             Educational Media 4
EDPL 461, 463, 465    Student Teaching 16
EDSE 420            Teaching of Reading in Content Areas 4
EDSE 420L           Field Experience 1
                    Tier II elective 4-5
                    Tier III 4-5

Total minimum hours required: 196

Other requirements:

72 quarter hours of studio art, including the foundations courses and one graphic design course (ART 251 or 254), ART 110, and 20 quarter hours of art history, comparative arts, and courses required for teacher certification. To achieve proficiency in two studio areas, a minimum 36-hour, two-area concentration must be completed, including a consecutive sequence of five studio courses at the 200 level or above in one area and a consecutive sequence of four studio courses at the 200 level or above in another area. It is recommended that you select one three-dimensional and one two-dimensional area.

The Art Education major is currently under revision. Make regular contact with your advisor and the School of Art for current information.


Art History Major

Major code BF5123

The B.F.A. degree program in art history includes a concentration of courses in art history, basic and advanced studio courses, and 35 hours of non-art courses. You are encouraged to attain a reading knowledge of at least one foreign language. Art history majors enter graduate study, seek employment in museums, or work in related fields. You are expected to arrange a program with your advisor; selection of elective courses, in particular, should be made only after consultation.

Program Requirements

Freshman: 49

ART 110            Seeing and Knowing the Visual Arts 4
ART 112            Intro to Photography 4
ART 113           Three-Dimens. Studies 4
ART 116, 117, 118   Drawing I, II, III 12
                  Tier I English comp.(100 level) 5
                  Tier I quantitative skills 5
                  Tier II electives 12
                  Electives 3

Sophomore: 47

AH 211, 212, 213   History of Art 12
ART 211          Foundations Concepts 4
ART 212          Color 4
                 Tier II electives 9
                 Studio electives 5
                 Electives 13

Junior: 48

                Art History 12
                Studio electives 12
                Tier I English comp.
                (300 level) 4
                Tier II elective 5
                Electives 15

Senior: 48

                Art History 20
                Tier III 4-5
                Electives 24

Total minimum hours required: 192


Studio Majors

Ceremics Major-Major code BF5127
Graphic Design Major-Major code BF6321
Painting Major-Major code BF5124
Photography Major-Major code BF5143
Printmaking Major-Major code BF5128
Sculpture Major-Major code 5126

The B.F.A. degree program with a major in one studio area provides extensive study in a single discipline. Studio majors find success as professional artists or graphic designers, enter graduate schools, or work in related art and design fields.

To become a major in ceramics, graphic design, painting, printmaking, or sculpture, you must submit a portfolio of studio work for review at the end of the sophomore year. If your portfolio is satisfactory and you have fulfilled the program requirements, you will be accepted into the proposed major.

Program Requirements

This is a recommended model for meeting program requirements; deviations can delay completion of the program.

Freshman and Sophomore: 98-104

Art Courses: Quarters 1 and 2

ART 110    Seeing and Knowing the Visual Arts 4
ART 112    Intro to Photography 4
ART 113    Three-Dimens. Studies 4
ART 116    Drawing I 4
ART 117    Drawing II 4

Art Courses: Quarters 3 and 4

ART 118    Drawing III 4
ART 211    Foundation Concepts 4
ART 212    Color 4
           Studio course 4-5

Art Courses: Quarters 5 and 6

         4 studio courses 16-20

General Academic Courses: Freshman Year

         Tier I English comp 5
         Tier I quantitative skills 4-5
         Tier II electives 8
         Electives 4

General Academic Courses: Sophomore Year

AH 211, 212, 213    History of Art 12
                  Tier II electives 8
                  Electives 4-5

A portfolio is required to enter a major. The earliest portfolio review is at the end of your sophomore year. Check with the program chair for review dates and requirements. You need at least two courses in a major area to submit a portfolio.

Note: The junior and senior years of these majors are currently under revision. Check with your advisor for current information.

Junior: 45

     Art history elective (300 level) 4
     Studio major (300 level) 15
     Studio electives (300 level) 10
     Tier I English comp. (300 level) 4
     Tier II electives 8
     Electives 4

Senior: 46

     Studio Practicum 6
     Senior project 3
     Studio major (400 level) 15
     Studio electives (400 level) 10
     Art History elective (300 level) 4
     Tier III 4-5
     Electives 4

Total minimum hours required: 192


Art Minor

Minor code ORARTM

The art minor is offered for nonmajors who wish to pursue study in art. To declare an art minor, consult with your major advisor and with a School of Art advisor. Approval from the College of Fine Arts dean's office is required. You must maintain a 2.5 g.p.a. in the minor.

Requirements for an art minor are:

ART 112    Intro to Photography 4
ART 113    Three-Dimens. Studies 4
ART 116    Drawing I 4

Three of the following four: 11-12

AH 211, 212, 213   History of Art
ART 110          Seeing and Knowing Visual Arts

Two 200- or 300-level art studio courses or two 300- or 400-level art history courses 8-10

Minimum hours required: 32


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