The art major equips students for entry into careers as exhibiting artists, designers, elementary or secondary school teachers, or other art-related fields, such as graphic design, UI/UX design, advertising, marketing, photography/videography, illustration, animation, industrial design, museum/gallery curation, art conservation, and art writing/reporting, as well as for graduate school studies in studio art, art history, design, architecture, landscape architecture, or art therapy. 

Acceptance to Major Requirements

Course Requirements: ART 248 New Art Major Seminar

Minimum Grade and/or GPA for required courses: Passing grade in ART 248 New Art Major Seminar

If pairing an Art Major with a Secondary Education Minor, students also must meet the Education Departments admissions requirements, including a 2.50 GPA in cumulative, major, and Education coursework.

Art Major

Course Requirements 

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Requirement can be met by a study abroad art history survey course if approved by the Art Department Chair..

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ART 248 New Art Major Seminar must be taken prior to ART 351 Senior Studio Thesis

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Course must be in intended studio focus area.

Art Major with a Secondary Education Minor¹

Students may combine an Art Major with a Secondary Education Minor and graduate fully prepared for a career in teaching. Students in this program meet the same requirements as do other Art majors. Secondary Education minors must also meet the requirements of the Education Department. Students are strongly encouraged to contact an Art Secondary Education advisor as soon as possible in their college career, preferably as first-year students.Students who transfer to these colleges should see an Art Secondary-Education advisor before registering for classes. Students should contact both the Education and the Art Departments for detailed information on their programs.

Course Requirements

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Students seeking Art Education licensure may receive special credit towards core, and upper-division requirements. Please contact the department chair.

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Students in art education are required to have two areas of emphasis which are met by taking additional approved courses in the areas of drawing, sculpture (including ceramics), painting, graphic arts (including photography, or printmaking) or computer graphics (including computer art and digital video).

Additional Requirements: 

General Education Requirements: 

All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum requirements here. 

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU. 

      Credits:  124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework
           GPA:   2.0 or higher* 
Residency:   At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB and SJU

Please visit Graduation under the Academic Policies and Regulations portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements.

* Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree. 

Suggested Plans of Study

Art Major

Integrations Curriculum Requirements

Through completion of the Studio Art major requirements, students fulfill the following portions of the Integrations curriculum: AE, EX, WR. Depending on elective course selection, it may also satisfy AR and 1 or 2 Theme requirements. Please see below for a list of integrations requirements you will need to satisfy via elective courses.

Integrations Designations

 See Integrations Curriculum under Academic Policies and Regulations for further description of the general education requirements.

Foundational Courses 

Ways of Thinking

Upper-level Courses

Thematic Coursework

To complete the themes course requirement: students will successfully complete 3 courses in the same theme (Truth, Justice, or Movement), in at least 2 different departments, at least 1 of which is a thematic focus course (TF/JF/MF). The other two can be Focus or Encounter courses. Encounter courses can be identified by: T1/T3, J1/J3, M1/M3.

Global Language 

For more details on meeting this requirement, please see the Integrations Curriculum tab on Global Language Requirements.

Engagement and Designation Requirements

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BN and WR waived for students entering during Academic Year 2020 and 2021.

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GL waived for students entering during Academic Years 2020-2025

Art Major with a Secondary Education Minor

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Students may take ART 215 Introduction to Painting in either the fall or spring, and will take their Graphics requirement in the other semester. Among the Graphics requirements,  ART 224 Introduction to Printmaking is offered only in the fall, ART 239 Introduction to Letterpress Printing and Design is offered only in the spring. 

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Students are required to take ART 219 Introduction to Ceramics and one Art History course - either ART 230 Art Moves I: Art History Neolithic-1400 (in the fall) or ART 260 Art Moves II: Art History 1400-1850 (in the spring).

Integrations Curriculum Requirement

The standard requirements for the accounting major will fulfill the following integrations requirements: AE, CI, CS, QR,SW, WR, BN. Depending on elective course selections, it may also satisfy AR and 1-3 Theme requirements. Please see below for a list of integrations requirements you will need to satisfy via elective courses.

Integrations Designations

 See Integrations Curriculum under Academic Policies and Regulations for further description of the general education requirements.

Foundational Courses 

Ways of Thinking

Upper-level Courses

Thematic Coursework

To complete the themes course requirement: students will successfully complete 3 courses in the same theme (Truth, Justice, or Movement), in at least 2 different departments, at least 1 of which is a thematic focus course (TF/JF/MF). The other two can be Focus or Encounter courses. Encounter courses can be identified by: T1/T3, J1/J3, M1/M3.

Global Language 

For more details on meeting this requirement, please see the Integrations Curriculum tab on Global Language Requirements.

Engagement and Designation Requirements

*

BN and WR waived for students entering during Academic Year 2020 and 2021.

**

GL waived for students entering during Academic Years 2020-2025