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Undergraduate Programs Degree Requirements

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Students are required to complete 120 credits to earn the B.A. degree in art. In addition to meeting the requirements for a major in art, all art students must complete the University's General Education requirements in liberal arts (28 to 30 credits). Students will also have the opportunity to take elective courses in other areas of interest.

All art students concentrating in a studio area are required to participate in a senior thesis art exhibition.

B.F.A. in Studio Art
a studio intensive degree that prepares you for advanced study at the graduate level or for work in the field.
Degree Requirements
72 credits in studio art and art history
(including ART 401 and 402 Senior Thesis Project I and II)
28 credits in General Education
20 credits in free electives (art electives or courses taken in other departments)
Required Course Work in Art and Art History
24 credits Studio Art Foundation
18 credits Fine Art Studio Electives
3 credits Contemporary Art Seminar
3 credits Senior Thesis Project I
3 credits Senior Thesis Project II
15 credits Art History
  Art in the World I
  Art in the World II
  Modern Art I
  Modern Art II
  Art History Elective

B.A. in Studio Art
a general art degree that offers many opportunities for study in other academic areas.
Degree Requirements
57 credits in art and art history
(including ART 499 Senior Portfolio in Fine Art)
28 credits in General Education
35 credits in free electives (art electives or courses taken in other departments)
Required Course Work in Art and Art History
24 credits Studio Art Foundation
18 credits Fine Art Studio Electives
3 credits Senior Portfolio in Fine Art
12 credits Art History
  Art in the World I
  Art in the World II
  Modern Art I
  Art History Elective

B.A. in Art Education
a well-rounded studio experience for those seeking New York State certification to teach art.
Degree Requirements
57 credits in art and art history
28 credits art education sequence
28 credits in General Education
7 credits in free electives
Required Course Work in Art and Art History
30 credits Studio Art Foundation
15 credits Fine Art Studios (including the capstone course Senior Portfolio in Fine Art)
12 credits Art History
  Art in the World I
  Art in the World II
  Modern Art I
  Art History Elective

B.A. with a Concentration in Art History
can be taken as a concentration with a B.A. in studio art or with another major such as history or English.
Degree Requirements
36 credits in art and art history
6 credits in studio art
28 credits in General Education
50 credits in free electives

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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Department of Art and Art History
Blodgett Hall, Room 302
Adelphi University
P.O. BOX 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701

p - 516.877.4460
f - 516.877.4459


This page last modified on August 24, 2009.
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