College Prospect for Success Course (2 credit hours)
All new freshmen in the College of Arts + Architecture must take the following:
General Education Courses (35 credit hours)
For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program .
Students intending to earn either the B.F.A. in Art or the B.A. in Art should take three ARTB 120x courses, and one ARTH course (ARTH 1211 , ARTH 1212 , or ARTH 2110 ) in the first semester of their Freshman year. All of the General Education courses should be organized around the Art requirements. It is usually not possible to graduate in four years without taking this number of Art courses right away. Prerequisite sequencing dictates the time to graduation, and all students should become thoroughly familiar with the course descriptions.
Foreign Language Requirement (0-8 credit hours)
All students who earn a degree within the College of Arts + Architecture are required to demonstrate proficiency in the language of their choice through the 1202 level. Proficiency can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
- Completing the required coursework at UNC Charlotte
- Completing three years of the same foreign language in high school through level three
- Achieving a satisfactory score on the foreign languages placement test (in Spanish, French, or German)
- Through approved transfer or transient credit earned at other accredited institutions
- A combination of the above methods (e.g., placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1201 and completing the 1202 course, completing 1201 and placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1202)
Major Courses (39 credit hours)
Basic Foundation Studios (12 credit hours)
Elective Studio Courses (15 credit hours)
Select five of the following. Students must successfully complete the Basic Foundation Studios courses listed above to enroll in upper-level courses. At least 9 credit hours must be taken at UNC Charlotte.
- ARTx any 2000-level 2D studio course *
- ARTx any 2000-level 3D studio course **
- ARTx any 2000- or 3000-level studio course
- ARTx any 2000- or 3000-level studio course
- ARTx any 2000- or 3000-level studio course
*Options for 2000-Level 2D Courses:
**Options for 2000-Level 3D Courses:
Art History Courses (9 credit hours)
Senior Seminar (3 credit hours)
Note:
*This Senior level course should be taken with the last Elective Studio during a student’s last one or two semesters of study at UNC Charlotte.
Unrestricted Elective Courses
As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.
Academic Advising
All Art, Graphic Design, and Art History majors are required to meet with the Academic Advisor in the Department of Art and Art History each semester. Students will not be able to register for any course at UNC Charlotte without attending the mandatory advising meetings. The Academic Advisor is available year-round.
Career mentoring in studio, graphic design, art history, and art education is offered by individual faculty members who are active professionals in those areas of study. Contact is best done by email or telephone. Most professors are available for appointments from the first day of classes until the last day of classes each Fall and Spring semester. Requirements for degrees and minors, as well as 4-year B.F.A. calendars, are available in the Department of Art and Art History office and online at art.charlotte.edu.
Students seeking to confirm that General Education graduation requirements are met should use the automated DegreeWorks system online in My UNC Charlotte. Those seeking confirmation of Art requirements must contact the Academic Advisor.
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