Art Major, Visual Art, BA, AR01

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 33 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - see below for options
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - 3 of 6 hours met by Modern Language course, remaining 3 hours see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - fulfilled by ART 0251  or ART 0252  
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - met by additional Modern Language course
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Modern Language: 10-12 Hours

Currently Spanish is the only Modern Language being offered at MSSU

French or Spanish - 12 Hours of the same prefix

Asian Languages (Chinese and Japanese) - 10-11 Hours, prefixes can be combined

Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Art Requirements: 50 Hours

• ART 0101 - Two-Dimensional Design 3
• ART 0103 - Three-Dimensional Design 3
• ART 0130 - Basic Drawing 3
• ART 0140 - Basic Digital Photography and Image Editing 3
• ART 0195 - Art and Design Orientation Seminar 0
• ART 0251 - Art History, Pre-Historic Through Gothic 3
• ART 0252 - Art History, Renaissance through Nineteenth Century 3
• ART 0270 - Intermediate Drawing 3
• ART 0295 - Foundation Review 0
• ART 0305 - Art Theory 3
• ART 0372 - Color Theory 3
• ART 0490 - Professional Studio Practices 2
• ART 0495 - Art Capstone Experience 0

Electives: 24-26 Hours

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400 level).

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Total Hours: 120

One Modern Language course satisfies 3 hours of General Education Core 42 Requirement area 5A (6 hours required). One Modern Language course satisfied 3 hours of General Education Core 42 Requirement are 5C.

ART 0251  or ART 0252  satisfies General Education Core 42 Requirement Area 5B.

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).