Art, Illustration Concentration, B.F.A.

The following Four-Year Roadmaps are meant to be a guide for students and academic advisors in planning a path to a degree within four years (eight semesters) if the student is able and willing to do so. The set of courses shown below are based exclusively on the Fall 2021 Catalog and the most up to date General Education (GE) Program in that catalog year. The requirements outlined may not apply to students in earlier catalog years, especially in the GE courses required in specific categories. Please note that courses identified in the Four -Year Roadmaps may not always be available during each of the prescribed semesters, therefore, it is always recommended to consult an academic advisor. Advisors may need to adjust the courses in the Four-Year Roadmap to keep students on track to graduate in four years.  

First Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS 
Major Requirement Admission Requirements and
G.E. subarea C.1 Introduction to the Arts 
ART 103
3
Major Requirement
Admission Requirements
ART 107A
3
G.E. subarea A.1. Oral Communication or
G.E. subarea A.2. Written Communication
 
3
G.E. subarea A.3.
Critical Thinking 
 
3
G.E. subarea F
Ethnic Studies
 
3
Total 
 
15

Second Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS 
Major Requirement
Admission Requirements
ART 104
3
Major Requirement
Admission Requirements
ART 107B
3
Major Requirement
Preparation
ART 117
3
G.E. subarea A.1. Oral Communication or
G.E. subarea A.2. Written Communication 
 
3
G.E. subarea B.4.
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
 
3
Total 
 
15

*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

Third Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Preparation
ART 201A
3
Major Requirement
Preparation 
ART 217
3
Major Requirement
Preparation
ART 263
3
G.E. subarea B.2.
Life Science
 
3
G.E. subarea D.1.*
Introduction to the Social Sciences

  3
Total 
 
 15

Fourth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Preparation
ART 201B
3
Major Requirement
Preparation - Lower-Division Studio Art Electives
  3
Major Requirement
Preparation - Lower-Division Studio Art Electives
 
3
G.E. subarea B.1. Physical Science and
G.E. subarea B.3. Laboratory Experience
  3
G.E. subarea D.2.
American History, Institutions & Values
 
3
Total
 
15

*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

Fifth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Concentration
ART 300
3
Major Requirement
Concentration
ART 317A
3
Major Requirement
Concentration
ART 363A
3
Major Requirement
Concentration
ART 318A 3
G.E. subarea C.2.*
Introduction to the Humanities
  3
University Requirement
 
3
Total
 
18

*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

Sixth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Concentration
ART 337
3
Major Requirement
Concentration
 
ART 363C 
 
3
Major Requirement
Concentration
ART 363B
3
Major Requirement
Concentration - Upper-Division
Art History Electives
  3
G.E. Area E.*
Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
 
3
G.E. subarea B.5.
Implications & Explorations in Natural Sciences
& Math/Quantitative Reasoning
 
3
Total
 
18

*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

Seventh Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Concentration 
483B
3
Major Requirement
Concentration
ART 483C
3
Major Requirement
Concentration - Upper-Division Art History Electives
  3
Major Requirement
Concentration - Upper-Division Studio Art Electives
  3
G.E subarea D.3 .*
Explorations in Social Sciences
 
3
Art Elective
Lower or Upper-Division Art Electives
 
3
Total 
 
18

*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

Eighth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Concentration 
ART 483J
3
Major Requirement
Concentration
ART 495
3
Major Requirement
Concentration - Upper-Division Studio Art Electives
 
3
Major Requirement
Concentration - Upper-Division Studio Art Electives
  3
G.E. subarea C.3.*
Explorations in the Arts and Humanities
 
3
Art Elective
Lower or Upper-Division Art Electives
  3
Total
 
18