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B.A. in Fine Arts (120 cr)

• You must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) on 4.0 scale. A course taken to fulfill requirements of the major must be completed with a grade of C or better, and the grade point average for all courses in the major must be C (2.0) or better.
• A minimum of 36 credits must be in courses at the 300 and 400 levels, with at least half of those in English.
• You must complete a minimum of 30 credits at Indiana University East, and at least 15 credits in the major must be completed at Indiana University East.

General Education (39 cr)

Composition & Communication (9)

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I
• Choose one secondary composition course:
  • ENG-W 231 Professional Writing
  • ENG-W 132 Elementary Composition II
  • ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
• Choose one communications course:
  • SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
  • CMCL-C 223 Business & Professional Communication

College-level Mathematics (3)

• Choose 1 MATH-M course at or above MATH-M110

Natural Science & Mathematics (9)

• Choose one Natural Science with lab:
  Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Astronomy, Biology, Physical Geography
• Choose enough additional Natural Science or Mathematics courses to complete 9 credits
  (M123 may not be used for this requirement)

Humanities (9)

• Choose 9 credits from at least 2 of the following disciplines:
  History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, English, Theater, Music, World Language & Culture, Telecommunications.

Social Sciences (9)

• Choose 9 credits from:
  Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Political Science, Social Geography (G110 or higher), Criminal Justice

Additional Requirements (3-19 cr)

First-Year Seminar (0-2)

Students entering the program with less than 12 credit hours of transferable credit are required to complete the First Year Seminar (UCOL-U 101).

Information Literacy (3)

CSCI-A110 Introduction to Computers & Computing (or equivalent)

World Languages & Cultures (0-14)

This requirement may be met by our World Language courses in one of the following ways:

• Four courses in sequence in a single non-English language
• Three non-English language courses (with at least two in sequence) and one culture course taught in English
• Two courses in sequence in two different non-English languages (totaling 4 courses)
• Two courses in seqeuence in one non-English language and two culture courses taught in English.

Concentration Requirements (45 cr)

Of the required 45 credits, 18 must be at the 300 level or higher.

• Choose 12 credits 1 in Art History / Art Appreciation (FINA-A)
• Choose 9 credits in Fundamental Studio Course at the 100 level (FINA-F)
• Choose 6 credits in Studio courses (200 level) (FINA-S)
• Choose 15 credits in Studio courses (300 level) (FINA-S)
• Capstone (3)

No more than 9 hours at the 100 level, a maximum of 3 hours can be taken in art appreciation. 1

Electives

Choose additional courses to reach 120 credit hours total.