Overview:
The various fields of art are competitive and demanding in terms of commitment and effort. Nonetheless, there is always a place for those who are extremely skillful or highly imaginative or, ideally, both. The department's program stresses both, attempting to help each student reach that ideal. Instructional resources, when coupled with dedicated and energetic students, have resulted in an unusually high percentage of graduates being able to satisfy their vocational objectives.
Degree Offerings:
Students may choose among a generalized program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree; a more specialized program for the Bachelor of Fine Arts, in which each candidate develops a specialized area of competence; or a Bachelor of Arts in Education program that builds skills for future teaching opportunities at various levels and leads to an initial Washington state teaching credential. For more information visit our "Degrees in Art."
Requirements:
We have sought to minimize prerequisites, enabling students to elect courses relating to their interests as early as possible, but majors are urged to follow course sequences closely. It is recommended that students interested in majoring in art declare their major early to insure proper advising. Transfer students' status shall be determined at their time of entrance. The department reserves the right to retain, exhibit, and reproduce student work submitted for credit in any of its courses or programs, including the senior exhibition. A use or materials fee is required in certain courses.
