Art Undergraduate Major (BA, BFA, BS, HBA, HBFA, HBS)
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- OSU-Cascades
Options available:
- Art History
- Photography and Digital Studio
- Photography and Digital Studio BFA
- Studio Art
- Studio Art BFA
We offer three options of study for a BA/BS in Art:
- Art History
- Studio Art
- Photography and Digital Studio
We offer two options of study for a BFA in Art:
- Studio Art BFA
- Photography and Digital Studio BFA
The Art program is an interdisciplinary curriculum that enables students to gain a deeper understanding of their own ideas and how they relate to larger historical and cultural contexts. Courses at the 100-level stress fundamental aspects of visual literacy. Courses numbered 200 through 499 offer increasingly intensive study in art history, painting, printmaking, photography, digital studio, sculpture, expanded media, and drawing.
Major Code: 880
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Exhibit broad and discipline-specific knowledge of art processes and history.
- Describe and analyze works of visual art critically and relate them to historical and contemporary contexts.
- Articulate discipline-specific concepts in writing, orally, and visually.
- Create original art and/or research projects by applying discipline-specific tools, skills, methods, and sources.
No courses required for the Art major and options may be graded on an S/U basis.
The required core courses must be completed before taking upper-division studio courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| ART 100 | +ART ORIENTATION | 2 |
| ART 101 | +*INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| ART 115 | 2-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 131 | DRAWING CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 411 | ^ART IN CONTEXT HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES | 3 |
| AMT 461 | +DESIGNING FUTURISMS | 4 |
| Required Option | 39-104 | |
| Remaining Core Ed, BA/BS/BFA Requirements and Electives | 56-121 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
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Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
Major Code: 880
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
Bachelor of Arts
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ART 101 | +*INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| ART 115 | 2-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| ART 100 | +ART ORIENTATION | 2 |
| ART 131 | DRAWING CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| Core Ed: Quantitative Literacy & Analysis | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Communication, Media & Society | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| CLA Core: Non-Western Culture | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Option Courses | 8 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLA Core: Fine Arts | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Humanities | 3-4 | |
| Language 113 | 4 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 411 | ^ART IN CONTEXT HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES | 3 |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Core Ed: Writing Elevation | 3-4 | |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Language 212 | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLA Core: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Language 213 | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CLA Core: Additional Course | 3-4 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| AMT 461 | +DESIGNING FUTURISMS | 4 |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Electives | 5 | |
| Upper-Division Option Courses | 10 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
Bachelor of Science
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ART 101 | +*INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| ART 115 | 2-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| ART 100 | +ART ORIENTATION | 2 |
| ART 131 | DRAWING CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| Core Ed: Quantitative Literacy & Analysis | 4 | |
| BS Math or Stats | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Communication, Media & Society | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| CLA Core: Non-Western Culture | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| BS Computer Science | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Option Courses | 8 | |
| BS College of Science | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Humanities | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| BS Math or Stats | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 411 | ^ART IN CONTEXT HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES | 3 |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Core Ed: Writing Elevation | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Fine Arts | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLA Core: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CLA Core: Additional Course | 3-4 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| AMT 461 | +DESIGNING FUTURISMS | 4 |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Electives | 5 | |
| Upper-Division Option Courses | 10 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
Bachelor of Fine Arts
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ART 101 | +*INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| ART 115 | 2-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| ART 100 | +ART ORIENTATION | 2 |
| ART 121 | DIGITAL CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 131 | DRAWING CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| Core Ed: Quantitative Literacy & Analysis | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 117 | 3-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Communication, Media & Society | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 8 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Option Courses | 10 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 366 | ART SINCE 1945 | 3 |
| Core Ed: Writing Elevation | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 9 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Option Courses | 12 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| Upper-Division Option Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 4 | |
| Option Courses | 7 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper-Division Option Course | 4 | |
| Option Courses | 8 | |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 411 | ^ART IN CONTEXT HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES | 3 |
| ART 462 | DIRECTIONS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART | 3 |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| AMT 461 | +DESIGNING FUTURISMS | 4 |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper-Division Option Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Option Course | 4 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course