Art Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Notes:
- the requirements for students who signed their major in either 2018/19 or 2017/18 should refer to the Catalog appropriate to the year he/she signed (courses no longer offered by EWU may be replaced with equivalent courses if authorized by an ART advisor)
- the Art Department strongly recommends that all art majors and minors begin their studies with the foundational requirement courses
- two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college-level foreign language is required
- the Art Department recommends all art majors and minors begin their studies with Required Foundation courses
| 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 |
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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 | |
| SCULPTURE | |
| FIBER AND TEXTILES | |
| EXPERIMENTAL | |
| |
| CERAMICS III | |
| DRAWING | |
| LIFE DRAWING | |
| DIGITAL ART: THE MOVING IMAGE | |
| ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION | |
| PAINTING II | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY: ADVANCED PRACTICE | |
| PRINTMAKING | |
| SCULPTURE | |
| ART AS SOCIAL ACT | |
or | ART AND COMMUNITY |
| WRITING ABOUT ART | |
| |
| TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | |
| INTERNSHIP | |
| SENIOR CAPSTONE (a UGR–senior capstone) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 70 |
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.
This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.
| First Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 1 | | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | | |
| | 16 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| or | 5 | or | 5 | | 5 |
| Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 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 |
|---|
| Art Focus Elective3 | 5 | or | 4 | Art Focus Elective3 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| | 15 | | 14 | | 15 |
| Total Credits 180 |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BA in Art at EWU should be able to:
- demonstrate advanced technical skills in a studio concentration;
- produce a professional quality artist’s portfolio;
- use appropriate terminology to evaluate works of art;
- write a well-crafted artist’s statement.