To earn their Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, students complete
132 credit including core, major-sequence and elective
requirements, as outlined below. For more information about
courses, please see the St. John's College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences section of our Undergraduate
Bulletin.
Common Core — 27 Credits
| DNY | 1000C | Discover New York | 3 |
| ENG | 1000C | English | 3 |
| ENG | 1100C | English | 3 |
| HIS | 1000C | History | 3 |
| SCI | 1000C | Science | 3 |
| PHI | 1000C | Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI | 3000C | Philosophy | 3 |
| THE | 1000C | Theology | 3 |
| SPE | 1000C | Speech | 3 |
| Total | | | 27 |
Distributed Core — 21 Credits
| MATH | 1000C | Mathematics | 3 |
| PHI | 2200C | Philosophy | 3 |
| THE | 2000 level | Theology | 3 |
| THE | 3000 level | Theology | 3 |
| FOR | | Foreign Language | 6 |
| SOC | | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Total | | | 21 |
Major Sequence — 84 Credits| ART | 1110 | Foundation Design | 3 |
| ART | 2120 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART | 1130 | Color Theory and Application | 3 |
| ART | 1200 | Introduction to Drawing I | 3 |
| ART | 1210 | Introduction to Drawing II | 3 |
| ART | 2220 | Anatomy and Figure Drawing I | 3 |
| ART | 2230 | Anatomy and Figure Drawing II | 3 |
| ART | 2310 | Aqueous Media (Painting I) | 3 |
| ART | 2320 | Composition in Painting (Painting II) | 3 |
| ART | 1510 | Relief and Intaglio Printmaking
(Printmaking I) | 3 |
| ART | 2520 | Printmaking II | 3 |
| ART | 1710 | The History of Art I | 3 |
| ART | 1720 | The History of Art II | 3 |
| ART | 2750 | Twentieth-Century Art | 3 |
| ART | 2790 | Contemporary Art and Culture, 1945 – Present | 3 |
| Choose one course from the following: | | | |
| ART | 3240 | Drawing Media Experimentation | 3 |
| ART | 3330 | Acrylic Painting | 3 |
| ART | 2530 | Printmaking III | 3 |
| Choose one course from the following: | | | |
| ART | 4909 | Internship | 9 |
| ART | 4125 | Creative Thesis | 9 |
Choose one course from the following:
| ART | 3240 | Drawing Media Experimentation | 3 |
| ART | 3330 | Acrylic Painting | 3 |
| ART | 2530 | Printmaking III | 3 |
Choose one course from the following:
| ART | 4909 | Internship | 9 |
| ART | 4125 | Creative Thesis | 9 |
Choose 27 elective credits from the approved ART elective
list as recommended by departmental advisor. Total:
84
Students will also be required to submit a
portfolio of their work.