Courses | B.S. in Art
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, visit Biola's academic catalog.
Admissions and Program Requirements
The Department of Art has an open admissions policy. Incoming first-year students and transfer students from other institutions may declare an art major when they apply for admission to Biola University. Because of the rigorous schedule and amount of work required in the B.F.A. degree program, transfer students and Torrey Honors College students may need an additional semester to complete all of their requirements.
The Department of Art offers three degree programs. The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art is a professional degree program focusing on intensive studio practice and requiring an area of concentration; the B.F.A. is the preferred degree for students who anticipate having an art-related career, or who are planning to attend graduate school. The Bachelor of Science degrees in Art and in Design contain a broader range of liberal arts general education courses and allow students the option of choosing a wide range of general electives. The two B.S. degrees also allow greater flexibility for students completing a double major or a minor in another academic discipline.
Every year, all art majors participate in formal reviews to evaluate their progress in the department. Student portfolios are appraised using a variety of criteria, such as technical achievement, creative problem solving, and aesthetic/artistic development. Reviews are conducted at the end of the freshman, sophomore and junior years. Graduating seniors in the B.F.A. program are evaluated the semester before their thesis exhibitions.
All art majors are required to maintain a 2.5 GPA in the program. Any grade below a C- (1.67) must be repeated.
In art and design studio classes, contact hours define the meaning of a credit hour. In these courses, one semester hour of credit equals two hours of class instruction with at least one additional hour of unsupervised laboratory work each week. Studio courses receiving three credits typically meet six hours a week for class instruction with the expectation that students complete an additional three hours of assigned laboratory work. Students taking ARTS 462 or ARTS 464, and independent studies, must complete a minimum of three hours of research/laboratory work each week during the semester for one hour of credit.
It is recommended that all Art majors own a Macintosh laptop. Contact the Department of Art office for recommended specifications.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Art must conform to the University standards for B.S. degrees. All B.S. in Art majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 6 credits in philosophy and integration seminar within the major and are exempt from the Core Curriculum requirement in fine arts. | ||
| Program Courses | ||
| ARTS 107 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ARTS 110 | 2-D Foundations | 3 |
| ARTS 111 | 3-D Foundations | 3 |
| ARTS 116 | History of Western Art I: Prehistoric Through Renaissance | 3 |
| ARTS 126 | History of Western Art II: Baroque Through Modernism | 3 |
| BBST 4654 | Integration Seminar: Contemporary Art and Theology 1 | 3 |
| PHIL 216 | Introduction to Philosophy and Aesthetics 2 | 3 |
| Select a Concentration below 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
- 1
Fulfills the BBST 465 Biblical and Theological Studies Integration Seminar requirement.
- 2
Fulfills the Philosophy Core Curriculum requirement.
- 3
See concentration tables below which detail the requirements to earn a Bachelor of Science in Art degree.
Concentrations
Pre-Art Therapy
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| In addition to meeting the Core Curriculum requirement of 6 credits in philosophy and integration seminar within the major and being exempt from the Core Curriculum requirement in fine arts, Pre-Art Therapy concentration students meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 9 credits in behavioral science, mathematics, and science within the concentration. | ||
| Program Courses | 21 | |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| ARTS 210 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| ARTS 211 | Ceramics I | 3 |
| ARTS 213 | Painting I | 3 |
| ARTS 315 | Contemporary Art Trends | 3 |
| ARTS 356 | Art Therapy I | 3 |
| ARTS 433 | Global Art Paradigms | 3 |
| ARTS 482 | Art Therapy II | 3 |
| BIOS 254 | Human Anatomy 1 | 4 |
| PSYC 200 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 206 | Psychology and Christian Thought | 3 |
| PSYC 209 | Statistics with Computer Applications 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 211 | Statistics with Computer Applications Lab 2 | 1 |
| PSYC 309 | Introduction to Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSYC 320 | Developmental Psychology: Lifespan | 3 |
| PSYC 411 | Theories of Personality | 3 |
| SOCI 220 | Introduction to Sociology 3 | 3 |
| or ANTH 200 | Cultural Anthropology | |
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Select one upper-division ARTS course | 3 | |
| Concentration Course Requirements: 50 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 4 | 45-49 | |
| General Electives | 0-4 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
BIOS 254 fulfills the Science Core Curriculum requirement.
- 2
PSYC 209 & PSYC 211 fulfill the Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement.
- 3
SOCI 220 or ANTH 200 fulfills the Behavioral Science Core Curriculum requirement.
- 4
See Core Curriculum Program section for details.
Studio Art
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Courses | 21 | |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| ARTS 112 | 4-D Foundations | 3 |
| Select one upper-division art history course from the following: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Art Trends | ||
| Global Art Paradigms | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Sculpture I | ||
| Painting I | ||
| Idea and Image | ||
| Photography I-Introduction to Darkroom and Digital Processes | ||
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Select one lower-division ARTS course | 3 | |
| Select seven upper-division ARTS courses | 21 | |
| Concentration Course Requirements: 36 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 1 | 54-58 | |
| General Electives | 5-9 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
See Core Curriculum Program section for details.