Studio Art - B.A.

Program Overview

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Studio Art - B.A.

About This Program

The Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art program offers a comprehensive curriculum that combines traditional and contemporary art practices. With expert guidance from faculty, you will develop your skills and creativity in painting, sculpture, drawing and more, preparing you for a variety of careers in the arts.

Contact Information

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  • Stark Campus
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Program Delivery

• Delivery: In person
• Location: Kent Campus, Stark Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

• Artists and related workers, all other
  • -0.2% little or no change
  • 13,100 number of jobs
  • $65,800 potential earnings
• Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
  • 1.0% slower than the average
  • 28,300 number of jobs
  • $52,340 potential earnings

Accreditation

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

• First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
• First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
• International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
• Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
• Transfer students to the program who meet the general transfer admission requirements should schedule a meeting with the academic advisor in the School of Art and submit a portfolio to a studio art faculty member to review for proper course placement. The faculty member may specify additional requirements considered reasonable and necessary. Transfer credits are evaluated consistent with the state-wide Transfer Articulation Guides (TAG), although each student will be evaluated individually in terms of his or her ability to perform in the program. Transfer students should make every effort to complete admission requirements before the deadlines and to schedule a portfolio review with before registration.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

• Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
  • ART 10022 | 2D COMPOSITION | 3
  • ART 10023 | 3D COMPOSITION | 3
  • ART 10024 | DIGITAL MEDIA | 3
  • ART 30001 | COMMON REVIEW 1 | 1
  • ART 40099 | B.A. STUDIO ART CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) 2 | 3
  • ARTH 22006 | ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA) | 3
  • ARTH 22007 | ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA) | 3
  • ARTH 32066 | ART AND THEORY SINCE 1940 | 3
  • ARTS 14000 | DRAWING I | 3
  • Art History (ARTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3
  • Studio Art (ARTS) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) 3 | 18
  • Foundations Electives, choose from the following: | 12
    • ARTS 14001 | DRAWING II
    • ARTS 24002 | DRAWING AS A STUDIO PRACTICE
    • ARTS 24010 | INTRODUCTION TO FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
    • ARTS 24040 | INTRODUCTION TO PRINT MEDIA
    • ARTS 24051 | INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURAL PRACTICE
    • ARTS 24061 | INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING
    • ARTS 25310 | FOUNDATIONS IN WEAVING
    • ARTS 25400 | CERAMICS I
    • ARTS 25600 | INTRODUCTION TO GLASS WORKING
    • ARTS 25700 | INTRODUCTION TO JEWELRY METALS
  • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) |
    • UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1
    • Kent Core Composition | 6
    • Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3
    • Kent Core Humanities | 3
    • Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6
    • Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7
    • Kent Core Additional | 6
    • General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 31
  • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120

Graduation Requirements

• Graduation Requirements Summary Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA
  • 2.250 | 2.000

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid Semester One | Credits

• ART 10022 | 2D COMPOSITION | 3
• ART 10024 | DIGITAL MEDIA | 3
• ARTH 22007 | ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA) | 3
• ARTS 14000 | DRAWING I | 3
• UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• | Credit Hours | 16 Semester Two
• ART 10023 | 3D COMPOSITION | 3
• Foundations Electives | 6
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• | Credit Hours | 15 Semester Three
• ARTH 22006 | ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA) | 3
• Foundations Electives | 6
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• | Credit Hours | 15 Semester Four
• ART 30001 | COMMON REVIEW | 1
• ARTH 32066 | ART AND THEORY SINCE 1940 | 3
• Studio Art (ARTS) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• General Electives | 6
• | Credit Hours | 16 Semester Five
• Art History (ARTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3
• Studio Art (ARTS) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) | 6
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• General Elective | 3
• | Credit Hours | 15 Semester Six
• Studio Art (ARTS) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• General Electives | 6
• | Credit Hours | 15 Semester Seven
• Studio Art (ARTS) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3
• Kent Core Requirement | 3
• General Electives | 9
• | Credit Hours | 15 Semester Eight
• ART 40099 | B.A. STUDIO ART CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) | 3
• Studio Art (ARTS) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3
• General Electives | 7
• | Credit Hours | 13
• | Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120

University Requirements

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.

• NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.

Bachelor's Requirements Requirement | Credits/Courses

• Flashes 101 (UC 10001) | 1 credit hour
• Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
• Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) | 2 courses
• Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
• Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) | varies
• Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
• Kent Core (see table below) | 36-37 credit hours
• Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) | 1 course
• Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
• Upper-Division Requirement | 39 credit hours
• Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.
• Total Credit Hour Requirement | 120 credit hours

Kent Core Requirements

Bachelor's Requirements Requirement | Credits/Courses

• Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 6
• Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3
• Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) | 9
• Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) | 6
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) | 6-7
• Kent Core Additional (KADL) | 6
• Total Credit Hours: | 36-37

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate technical competencies across a range of media, processes and materials.
2. Articulate in both written and oral form the contemporary and historical contexts within which the visual arts have been created.
3. Integrate design and visual literacy in their work.
4. Demonstrate the ability to make workable connections between concept and media.
5. Integrate knowledge across studio art disciplines, and make connections with other disciplines.

Program Policies

Dual Degree/Double Major

• Students are permitted to double major in more than one division of the School of Art or complete more than one concentration in the same division.

1. Students enrolling in more than one major within the school must complete all course requirements in each major. If the two majors represent different degree programs, a minimum of 140 credit hours must be completed.
2. Students enrolling in a double concentration within the B.F.A. program must complete at least 12 upper-division credit hours within each concentration. In addition, all reviews must be passed and a senior project must be completed in each concentration.

A student taking a second major in art history must complete the language requirement. The program requirements for a double major must be approved in advance in writing by either the director or the division coordinator and become a part of the student’s permanent file.

Exhibitions

Students enrolled in a B.F.A. or B.A. program in studio art, and in the B.F.A. in art education, must receive a rating of “satisfactory” on selected works exhibited during their portfolio review.

No-Credit Courses

Some courses do not generate credit within particular programs. ARTH 12001 does not generate credit for majors within the School of Art, but can be used to fulfill Kent Core requirements. Check course descriptions carefully for more information.

Physical Activity and ROTC Courses

No more than 4 credit hours of Physical Activity, Wellness and Sport (PWS) courses or the first 16 credit hours of ROTC courses—Aerospace Studies (ASTU) and Military Studies (MSCI)—may apply to the 120 credit hours required for graduation.

Veterans who have completed a minimum of one year of active duty may receive PWS credit for military basic training according to branch of service, as follows:

• Army and Marine Corps, 3 credit hours;
• Navy and Coast Guard, 2 credit hours;
• Air Force, 1 credit hour.

Requirement Audit

Upon completion of 60 credit hours, each student is required to contact the College of the Arts Advising office to obtain a current evaluation of progress toward completion of the student’s chosen degree program. Requirement evaluations are not a substitute for meeting with a faculty advisor. Students may access GPS (Graduation Planning System) audit through their FlashLine account which provides them with information about their academic progress. Questions about GPS audits are answered in the College of the Arts Advising office.

Transfer Students to the School of Art

Transfer students with more than two studio art courses should submit a portfolio of work for proper placement. The director of the School of Art may impose additional requirements considered reasonable and necessary. Transfer credits are evaluated consistent with the state Transfer Articulation Guidelines (TAG), although each student will be evaluated individually in terms of their ability to perform within the program. Transfer students should make every effort to complete admission requirements before the deadlines and see an advisor in the School of Art for an evaluation of the portfolio and schedule planning before registration.

Full Description

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art is a liberal arts program that provides students with the breadth of study that complements core work in the visual arts. Students may choose one or more studio art minors or a second major outside the arts to prepare themselves for a wide range of careers or for further specialized study.

Students in the program are encouraged to take advantage of travel opportunities to New York, Washington D.C., London, Paris and China. In addition, students can participate in study abroad full semester or summer experiences at Kent State's Florence, Italy location.

Why Kent State University

School of Art Travel Study

The School of Art offers several travel study programs each year. Trips to New York, London/Paris, Florence, Washington D.C., and China are offered each semester, annually, or bi-annually.

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Kent Blossom Art Intensives

Two-week summer studio intensives that invite visiting artists from all over the country and beyond. This program, established in 1968, offers focused learning for intermediate to advanced students as well as individual artists looking to expand and explore their art making practice.

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School of Art Scholarships

Students in the School of Art can receive merit- and need-based aid every semester through these scholarship opportunities. Scholarships are available for both current and incoming students.

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Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art program offers a comprehensive curriculum that combines traditional and contemporary art practices. With expert guidance from faculty, you will develop your skills and creativity in painting, sculpture, drawing and more, preparing you for a variety of careers in the arts.

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Outline:

• Major Requirements:
• ART 10022 2D COMPOSITION (3 credit hours)
• ART 10023 3D COMPOSITION (3 credit hours)
• ART 10024 DIGITAL MEDIA (3 credit hours)
• ART 30001 COMMON REVIEW (11 credit hours)
• ART 40099 B.A.
STUDIO ART CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) (23 credit hours)
• ARTH 22006 ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA) (3 credit hours)
• ARTH 32066 ART AND THEORY SINCE 1940 (3 credit hours)
• Art History (ARTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) (3 credit hours)
• Studio Art (ARTS) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) (31 credit hours)
• Foundations Electives, choose from the following: (12 credit hours)
• ARTS 14001 DRAWING II
• ARTS 24002 DRAWING AS A STUDIO PRACTICE
• ARTS 24010 INTRODUCTION TO FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
• ARTS 24051 INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURAL PRACTICE
• ARTS 24061 INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING
• ARTS 25310 FOUNDATIONS IN WEAVING
• ARTS 25600 INTRODUCTION TO GLASS WORKING
• ARTS 25700 INTRODUCTION TO JEWELRY METALS
• Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA):
• UC 10001 FLASHES 101 (1 credit hour)
• Kent Core Composition (6 credit hours)
• Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Humanities (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) (6 credit hours)
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) (6-7 credit hours)
• Kent Core Additional (6 credit hours)
• General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) (31 credit hours)
• Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120

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Careers:

• Artists and related workers, all other
• Projected employment change: -0.2% (little or no change)
• Number of jobs: 13,100
• Potential earnings: $65,800
• Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
• Projected employment change: 1.0% (slower than the average)
• Number of jobs: 28,300
• Potential earnings: $52,340

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Other:

• Students may choose one or more studio art minors or a second major outside the arts to prepare themselves for a wide range of careers or for further specialized study.
• Students in the program are encouraged to take advantage of travel opportunities to New York, Washington D.C., London, Paris and China.
• Students can participate in study abroad full semester or summer experiences at Kent State's Florence, Italy location.