Degree Requirement

Please check the degree requirements of your degree on SAIC's Bulletin. (Page 7)

• Total number of credits hours to graduate: 120 credits

• • Studio (69 credits total)

    • • • CP 1010 Core Studio Practice I (3 credits)

        • CP 1011 Core Studio Practice II (3 credits)

        • CP 1020 Research Studio I (3 credits)

        • CP 1022 Research Studio II (3 credits)

        • SOPHSEM 2900 Sophomore Seminar (3 credits)

        • PROFPRAC 3900 Professional Practice Experience (3 credits)

        • CAPSTONE 4900 Senior Capstone (3 credits)

        • Studio Electives (48 credits)

• • Art History (15 credits total)

    • • • ARTHI 1001 World Cultures and Civilizations: Pre-History to 19th Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)

        • Additional Art History Course at 1000-level (e.g., ARTHI 1002) (3 credits)

        • Art History Electives at 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level (9 credits)

• • Liberal Arts (30 credits total)

    • • • ENGLISH 1001 First Year Seminar I (3 credits)

        • ENGLISH 1005 First Year Seminar II (3 credits)

        • Natural Science (6 credits)

        • Social Science (6 credits)

        • Humanities (6 credits)

        • Liberal Arts Elective (Any of the above) (6 credits)

• • General Electives (Studio, Art History, Liberal Arts) (6 credits total)

Please check the degree requirements of your degree on SAIC's Bulletin (Page 7). 

For more information about Academic Access Program (AAP) track, please refer to page 14 on the bulletin.

• Total number of credits hours to graduate: 120 credits

• • Studio (69 credits total) 

    • • • CP 1010 Core Studio Practice I (3 credits)

        • CP 1011 Core Studio Practice II (3 credits)

        • CP 1020 Research Studio I (3 credits)

        • CP 1022 Research Studio II (3 credits)

        • SOPHSEM 2900 Sophomore Seminar (3 credits)

        • PROFPRAC 3900 Professional Practice Experience (3 credits)

        • CAPSTONE 4900 Senior Capstone (3 credits)

        • Studio Electives (48 credits)

• • Art History (15 credits total)

    • • • ARTHI 1001 World Cultures and Civilizations: Pre-History to 19th Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)

        • Additional Art History Course at 1000-level (e.g., ARTHI 1002) (3 credits)

        • Art History Electives at 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level (9 credits)

• • Liberal Arts (30 credits total)

    • • • ENGLISH 1002e First Year Seminar Enhanced AAP (3 credits)

        • ENGLISH 1005 First Year Seminar II (3 credits)

        • Natural Science (6 credits)

        • Social Science (6 credits)

        • Humanities (6 credits)

        • Liberal Arts Elective (AAP 1001 Reading Art & AAP 1011 Foundations Writing Workshop) (6 credits)

• General Electives (Studio, Art History, Liberal Arts) (6 credits)

Please check the degree requirements of your degree on SAIC's Bulletin (Page 7). 

For more information about EIS program, please refer to page 16 on the bulletin.

• Total number of credits hours to graduate: 120 credits

• • Studio (69 credits total) 

    • • • CP 1010 Core Studio Practice I (3 credits)

        • CP 1011 Core Studio Practice II (3 credits)

        • CP 1020 Research Studio I (3 credits)

        • CP 1022 Research Studio II (3 credits)

        • SOPHSEM 2900 Sophomore Seminar (3 credits)

        • PROFPRAC 3900 Professional Practice Experience (3 credits)

        • CAPSTONE 4900 Senior Capstone (3 credits)

        • Studio Electives (48 credits)

• • Art History (15 credits total)

    • • • ARTHI 1001 World Cultures and Civilizations: Pre-History to 19th Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)

        • Additional Art History Course at 1000-level (e.g., ARTHI 1002) (3 credits)

        • Art History Electives at 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level (9 credits)

• Liberal Arts (30 credits total)

  • • • ENGLISH 1003e First Year Seminar Enhanced EIS (3 credits)

      • ENGLISH 1005 First Year Seminar II (3 credits)

      • Natural Science (6 credits)

      • Social Science (6 credits)

      • Humanities (6 credits)

      • Liberal Arts Elective  (EIS 1021 English Fluency & EIS 1021 Critique) (6 credits)

• General Electives (Studio, Art History, Liberal Arts) (6 credits total)

Please check the degree requirements of your degree on SAIC's Bulletin. (Page 7)

For detailed information about BFA in Art Education, please refer to page 9 on the bulletin and Art Education department.

• Total number of credits hours to graduate: 120 credits

• • Studio (60 credits total)

    • • • CP 1010 Core Studio Practice I (3 credits)

        • CP 1011 Core Studio Practice II (3 credits)

        • CP 1020 Research Studio I (3 credits)

        • CP 1022 Research Studio II (3 credits)

        • SOPHSEM 2900 Sophomore Seminar (any section) (3 credits)

        • ARTED 3015 Practices of Art and Design Education in Schools and Communities 1: Children and Youth (3 credits)

        • ARTED 3900 Practices of Art and Design Education in Schools and Communities 2: Teens and Adults (PROFPRAC) (3 credits)

        • ARTED 4100 Cultural Approaches to Production (3 credits)

        • Drawing (3 credits)

        • Painting (3 credits)

        • Print Media (3 credits)

        • Ceramics OR sculpture (3 credits)

        • Studio Electives (includes 12 credits of 3000-level or above) (24 credits)

• • Art History (6 credits total)

    • • • ARTHI 1001 World Cultures and Civilizations: Pre-History to 19th Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)

        • ARTHI 1002 Survey of Modern to Contemporary Art and Architecture (3 credits)

  • Area (6 credits total)

    • • Global / Comparative Art History or Visual and Critical Studies (VCS) course elective (3 credits)

      • Art History or VCS course: additional elective (3 credits)

• • Liberal Arts (30 credits total)

    • • • ENGLISH 1001 First Year Seminar I (3 credits)

        • ENGLISH 1005 First Year Seminar II (3 credits)

        • Natural Science (3 credits)

        • Math or another Natural Science (3 credits)

        • Social Science (6 credits)

        • Humanities (6 credits)

        • ARTED 3125 Doing Democracy (3 credits)

        • ARTED 3021 Becoming Human: Evolving Conceptions of Human Development (3 credits)

• • Art Education (18 credits total)

    • • • ARTED 4390 Practicum: Elementary and Secondary Experiences (3 credits)

        • ARTED 4900 Apprentice Teaching (CAPSTONE) (12 credits)

Please check the degree requirements of your degree on SAIC's Bulletin. (Page 7)

For detailed information about BFA in Writing, please refer to page 11 on the bulletin and Writing department.

• Total number of credits hours to graduate: 120 credits

• • Writing Core Curriculum (24 credits total) 

    • • HUMANITY 2001 Literature Survey I (3 credits)

      • HUMANITY 3002 Literature Survey II (3 credits)

      • WRIT 1101 Introduction to Writing as Art (3 credits)

      • WRIT 2040 Writing Workshop (3 credits)

      • WRIT 3140 Advanced Writing Workshop (3 credits)

      • WRIT 4001 Generative Seminar (6 credits)

      • WRIT 4900 BFAW Thesis Workshop (3 credits)

• • Studio (36 credits total) 

    • • • CP 1010 Core Studio Practice I (3 credits)

        • CP 1011 Core Studio Practice II (3 credits)

        • CP 1020 Research Studio I (3 credits)

        • CP 1022 Research Studio II (3 credits)

        • SOPHSEM 2900 Sophomore Seminar (any section) (3 credits)

        • PROFPRAC 3900 Professional Practice Experience (any section) (3 credits)

        • Studio Electives (may include additional Writing courses) (18 credits)

• • Art History (12 credits total)

    • • • ARTHI 1001 World Cultures and Civilizations: Pre-History to 19th Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)

        • Additional Art History Course at 1000-level (e.g., ARTHI 1002) (3 credits)

        • Art History Electives at the 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level (6 credits)

• • Liberal Arts (36 credits total)

    • • • ENGLISH 1001 First Year Seminar I (3 credits)

        • ENGLISH 1005 First Year Seminar II (3 credits)

        • Natural Science (6 credits)

        • Social Science (9 credits)

        • Humanities (9 credits)

        • Liberal Arts Electives (6 credits)

• • General Electives (12 credits total)

    • • • Any Studio, Art History, Liberal Arts and/or BFAW courses (12 credits)

Please check the degree requirements of your degree on SAIC's Bulletin. (Page 7)

For detailed information about BFA in Writing, please refer to page 12 on the bulletin and Art History department.

• Total number of credits hours to graduate: 120 credits

• • Studio (18 credits) 

    • • • CP 1010 Core Studio Practice I (3 credits)

        • CP 1011 Core Studio Practice II (3 credits)

        • CP 1020 Research Studio I (3 credits)

        • CP 1022 Research Studio II (3 credits)

        • Studio Electives (6 credits)

• • Art History: Foundation (6 credits)

    • • • ARTHI 1001 World Cultures and Civilizations: Pre-History to 19th Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)

        • Additional Art History Course at 1000-level (e.g., ARTHI 1002) (3 credits)

• • Art History: Research, Theory, and Methods (12 credits)

    • • • SOPHSEM 2900 Sophomore Seminar in Art History (3 credits)

        • ARTHI 3900 Junior Proseminar Top Art History Methods (3 credits) 

        • ARTHI 4899 Senior Thesis I (3 credits) 

        • ARTHI 4900 Senior Thesis II (3 credits)

• • Art History: Area Pathways* (33 credits)

Two complete nine credit hour (three courses) sequences from three possible areas of focus: 

1. Asia

2. Europe and America

3. Southern Continents (Africa and Latin America)

• • • • Area Pathway I

        • ARTHI 2000-level survey (3 credits) 

        • ARTHI 3000-level intermediate course (3 credits) 

        • ARTHI 4000-level advanced course (3 credits) 

• • • • Area Pathway II

        • ARTHI 2000-level survey (3 credits) 

        • ARTHI 3000-level intermediate course (3 credits) 

        • ARTHI 4000-level advanced course (3 credits) 

• • • • Additional Courses

        • Art History Courses in pre-modern topics (ARTHI 2000 to 4000 level*) (6 credits) 

        • Intermediate or Advanced Courses (ARTHI 3000 to 4000 level)  (9 credits) 

• • Liberal Arts (39 credits)

    • • • ENGLISH 1001 First Year Seminar I (3 credits)

        • ENGLISH 1005 First Year Seminar II (3 credits)

        • Humanities (6 credits)

        • World History (6 credits)

        • Social Science (6 credits)

        • Natural Science (6 credits)

        • Foreign Language (6 credits)

        • Liberal Arts Electives (3 credits)

• • General Electives (12 credits)

    • • • Advance elective courses (2000 to 4000 level), any department (12 credits) 

• • Complete of Written Thesis

*A list of courses that fulfill this requirement is supplied by the department. 

Please check the degree requirements of your degree on SAIC's Bulletin. (Page 7)

For detailed information about BFA in Writing, please refer to page 13 on the bulletin and Visual & Critical Studies department.

• Total number of credit hours to graduate: 120 credits

• • VCS Core Curriculum (36 credits total)

    • • VCS 2001 Issues in Visual and Critical Studies (3 credits)

      • SOPHSEM 2900 (recommended to take VCS SOPHSEM in fall) (3 credits)

      • VCS 3001, 4010, and 5000 Topics in Visual and Critical Studies OR VCS 4050 VCS Studio Seminar) (including 6 credits global / comparative) (18 credits)

      • PROFPRAC 3900 VCS Junior Seminar: Criticality in the Real World (take in fall of junior year) (3 credits)

      • VCS 3010 Tutorial in Visual and Critical Studies (3 credits)

      • VCS 4800 Undergraduate Thesis Seminar I: Research and Writing (3 credits)

      • VCS 4900 VCS Undergraduate Thesis Seminar II: Research and Writing (3 credits)

• • Studio (39 credits total) 

    • • • CP 1010 Core Studio Practice I (3 credits)

        • CP 1011 Core Studio Practice II (3 credits)

        • CP 1020 Research Studio I (3 credits)

        • CP 1022 Research Studio II (3 credits)

        • Studio Electives (27 credits)

• • Art History (9 credits total) 

    • • • ARTHI 1001 World Cultures and Civilizations: Pre-History to 19th Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)

        • Additional Art History Course at 1000-level (e.g., ARTHI 1002) (3 credits)

        • Art History Electives at the 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level (3 credits)

• • Liberal Arts (24 credits)

    • • • ENGLISH 1001 First Year Seminar I (3 credits)

        • ENGLISH 1005 First Year Seminar II (3 credits)

        • Natural Science (6 credits)

        • Social Science (6 credits)

        • Humanities (6 credits)

• • General Electives (12 credits total)