BA in Art History
Transfer work to be credited toward the degree must be evaluated by the Chair of the Department.
BA Program Requirements
Please consult FAU Catalog Course Descriptions for information about courses and their prerequisites.
In addition to all University requirements, including the University foreign language graduation requirement, candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree must meet the following requirements.
Core Program Prerequisites (12 credits/3 courses)
ARH 2050 Art History Survey 1 (pass/fail not permitted), 3 credits, Required
ARH 2051 Art History Survey 2 (pass/fail not permitted), 3 credits, Required
ART 1201C Design, 3 credits, Required
ART 1300C Drawing 1, 3 credits, Required
Upper Level Studio Courses (4 credits/1 course)
ART 2400C Printmaking 1, 4 credits (Prerequisites: ART 1201, 1300)
PGY 2800C Digital Photography 1, 4 credits (Prerequisites: ART 1201)
ART 2751C Ceramics Beg. Wheel or Handbuilding, 4 credits (Prerequisites: ART 1203, 1201, 1300)
ART 2701C Sculpture 1, 4 credits (Prerequisites: ART 1203)
Art History (28 credits/7 courses at the 4000 level); Prerequisite: Art History Survey 1 and Art History Survey 2.
See course schedule for current course listings.
Senior Seminar (4 credits/one course)
ARH 4937C BA Senior Seminar, 4 credits (Plan carefully: Senior Seminar is offered only in Fall and Spring terms. The Department requires that students take this course in the last semester of degree course work.)
Electives (10 credits in college Humanities courses)
PHI 4800 Aesthetics & Art Theory, 4 credits, Required.
Be sure that you have completed the prerequisites for each of the courses that you are planning to take. Check the prerequisites in the Department of Visual Arts and Art History section of the FAU catalog. Please sign up for an advising appointment each term to ensure you are making progress towards graduation. Note: The BA program requires that all students take 45 credits in visual art in addition to the credits earned in courses that are part of the Core Program Prerequisites. Transfer students from institutions with three-credit art courses are likely to need more credits in visual art than the minimum described above.
Transfer students should note that at least 75% of all upper-division courses for the BA must be taken in the Department of Visual Arts and Art History at FAU.
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Foreign Language Requirement
The language requirement for the BA degree has two components:
(1) State law requires that all FAU graduates meet the Foreign Language Entry Requirement. This can be met with two years of the same language at secondary (high school) level or two semesters of the same language (or demonstration of equivalent proficiency) at the college level. The state of Florida mandates the acceptance of American Sign Language for this requirement.
(2) In order to receive a BA degree, you must meet the University Foreign Language Graduation Requirement. The Foreign Language Graduation Requirement is a proficiency requirement. It can be met by successfully completing the second semester (e.g., FRE 1121) of any foreign language at the college level or by demonstrating equivalent proficiency. (Note: proficiency in American Sign Language will not meet this requirement.) If you took a language in high school and have sufficient proficiency in it to take the second semester of it at the college level (for example, FRE 1121), the successful completion of that single course will meet the requirement. If you believe that your proficiency is equivalent to that attained by the end of the second semester course in a language (e.g., FRE 1121), you may take a proficiency exam. If you wish to be assessed for your proficiency in French, German, or Spanish, you can contact University Testing and Evaluation (561-297-3160, Boca campus or Davie campus 954-236-1220) for information about how to register for a CLEP exam. For information about proficiency assessment for all other languages, contact the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature (561-297-3860, Boca Raton campus). Only the CLEP exam will generate college credit.