Program Requirements
Graphic Design
1. General requirements for baccalaureate degree. Student
in the BFA program must complete 18 elective hours outside
the major in addition to the general education requirements.
These 18 hours should be a minor or electives in Communication,
Business, and/or Computer Science. Students in this program
also must complete at least 36 hours at the upper (300-400)
level.
2. Forty-two semester hours of art studio beyond the
foundation studio courses of ART 111, 121, 131. Required
courses include: ART 161, 221, 241, 251, 256, 265 or 323,
290, 312, 380, 390, 395, 480, 490, and three hours upper-level
Art.
3. Art History (12 semester hours): AHI 283, 285, 381,
and 385.
4. Support courses: PHI 391 Aesthetics (can fulfill a
general education requirement) and COM 101 Fundamentals
of Public Speaking.
5. A senior year portfolio of artwork, portfolio of
slides from the past two to four years and a comprehensive
(ART 497) senior exhibition of professional quality
must be presented to and accepted by the art faculty.
This exhibition will be displayed in the Gray Gallery during the
Spring Semester.
Requirements
for a Minor in Art Studio: 21
credit hours including ART 111, 121, and 131 or 161.
The remaining 12 hours must be at the 200-400 level and
include one Art History course.
Twelve of the required 21 credit hours must be taken at Quincy University.
Declaration of minor must be filed no later than the end of the junior year
(or after completion of 86 semester hours).
Concentrations in 3-Dimentional
or 2-Dimensional Art may be arranged.
Requirements
for a Minor in Art History: 21 credit hours
including ART 111, 121, 131, or 161; AHI 283, 285, 381, and 385. Twelve
of the required 21 credit hours must be taken at Quincy University. Declaration
of minor must be filed not later than the end of the junior year (or
after completion of 86 semester hours).
Requirements
for a Minor in Graphic Design: 21 credit
hours including ART 111 and 121. The remaining 15 hours must be chosen
from ART 241, 256, 290, 390, 395, and 490. Twelve of the required 21
hours must e taken at the 200-400 level and 12 of the hours must be
taken at Quincy University. Declaration of the minor must be filed
no later than the end of the junior year (or after completion of 90
semester hours).
Program Policies:
1. The University reserves the right to reproduce student work, and
to retain for teaching and exhibition purposes, students' works submitted
for credit.
2. The University will not be liable for lost, stolen,
unclaimed, or damaged art work.
3. Initial student expenses for art supplies may be substantial.
Furnished materials vary from course to course, so prudent financial
planning should account for this variance.
4. A portfolio review is suggested for all transfer students.
5. Students are expected to spend a minimum of 6 hours
per week outside class for each studio course selected.
6.
Art majors are required to keep an ongoing portfolio from
each art course for assessment purposes and their Senior
Exhibition.
7. Art scholarship majors must
participate in the Annual Juried Student Exhibition and in
local/regional exhibitions in order to maintain their scholarships.
Special Programs:
The Gray Gallery located in Brenner Library has a professional
exhibition schedule each year which includes exhibitions
by nationally noted and regional artists, art faculty
and students. The gallery program contributes both to
the education of students and to the cultural richness
of the University and the broader community. Periodically,
visiting artists are brought to the campus. |
