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Studio Art - B.A.

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.

This program can be completed in its entirety at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Stark.

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Arron Foster, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Art
128E Fine Arts
330-244-5169
afoste24@kent.edu

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Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art at Â鶹ÊÓƵ is a liberal arts program that provides students with the breadth of study that complements core work in the visual arts.
 

Program Information for Studio Art - B.A.

Program Description

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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Florence, Italy location.

Admissions for Studio Art - B.A.

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 .

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Â鶹ÊÓƵ’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 English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score or minimum 48 PTE Academic score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Former Students: Former Â鶹ÊÓƵ students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Â鶹ÊÓƵ may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's .

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the program's Coursework tab.

Transfer applicants 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.

Learning Outcomes

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.
Coursework

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
ART 100222D COMPOSITION 3
ART 100233D COMPOSITION 3
ART 10024DIGITAL MEDIA 3
ART 30001COMMON REVIEW 11
ART 40099B.A. STUDIO ART CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) 23
ARTH 22006ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA) 3
ARTH 22007ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA) 3
ARTH 32066ART AND THEORY SINCE 1940 3
ARTS 14000DRAWING I 3
Art History (ARTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level)3
Studio Art (ARTS) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) 318
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 10001FLASHES 101 1
6
3
3
6
6-7
6
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)31
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
1

Selected upper-division Studio Art courses (ARTS 30000 or 40000 level) may be taken without first successfully completing ART 30001. At the completion of seven specific courses (ART 10022, ART 10023, ART 10024, ARTH 22007, ARTS 14000 and two of the four foundations electives), students register for ART 30001 and submit a portfolio of representative studio work selected from these courses to a studio art faculty committee for review. An examination of knowledge of art history also will be included. Incoming transfer students are expected to provide examples of foundational coursework equivalent to School of Art requirements for ART 30001. The review is a formative assessment of the student's foundations work including a digital portfolio, installation of sampling of works and proficiency in written and oral critical thinking.

2

A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

3

A maximum 3 credit hours of ARTS 45090 may be applied toward Studio Art Electives. Students may apply this course toward fulfilling general electives, with no maximum credit hours required.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.250 2.000
  • ARTH 12001 is designed for non-art majors, and will not fulfill major requirements for art majors. 
Roadmap

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
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 Hours16
Semester Two
ART 10023 3D COMPOSITION 3
Foundations Electives 6
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Three
ARTH 22006 ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA) 3
Foundations Electives 6
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
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 Hours16
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 Hours15
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 Hours15
Semester Seven
Studio Art (ARTS) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
General Electives 9
 Credit Hours15
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 Hours13
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus
Accreditation for Studio Art - B.A.

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Studio Art - B.A.

Those who complete the Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art at Â鶹ÊÓƵ can benefit from specialized career opportunities in the art field.

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

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' . Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.