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Program checklist · B.F.A.

Visual Arts, B.F.A.

SUNY College at Potsdam · Potsdam, NY

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Program
Award
B.F.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
67
Catalog edition
2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the professional undergraduate degree in the Visual Arts. The BFA adheres to the College’s strong general education in the liberal arts while offering increased breadth and depth in the studio arts. The primary goal of the program is to foster students’ mastery of visual arts by giving them further experience in the studio and advanced work in art history and art theory.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196200
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196200_7b1af7d6
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

0 items

    Required Courses: 28 Credits

    8 items
    1. ARTH 101
      Survey of Art Ancient to Renaissance 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ARTH 102
      Survey of Art Renaissance to Modern 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ARTH 464
      Foundations of Modern Art 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. ARTH 300
      or 400 level Art History Elective 3 Credits
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ARTS 110
      Foundations of Drawing I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ARTS 120
      Color and Design 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. ARTS 130
      Three Dimensional Design 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. ARTS 211
      Foundations of Drawing II 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Studio Requirements: 16 Credits

    9 items
    1. ARTS 319
      Graphic Design Media Art 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ARTS 320
      Typography 4 Credit(s) or
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ARTS 369
      Time Based Media 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. ARTS 321
      Motion Graphic Design 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ARTS 329
      Painting I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ARTS 339
      Printmaking I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. ARTS 349
      Sculpture I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. ARTS 359
      Ceramics I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. ARTS 379
      Photography I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Studio Concentration: 12 Credits

    0 items

      Painting

      3 items
      1. ARTS 330
        Painting II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ARTS 431
        Painting III Thematic R and D 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ARTS 432
        Painting IV 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course

      Printmaking

      3 items
      1. ARTS 340
        Printmaking II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ARTS 441
        Printmaking III 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ARTS 442
        Printmaking IV 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course

      Sculpture

      3 items
      1. ARTS 350
        Sculpture II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ARTS 451
        Sculpture III 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ARTS 452
        Sculpture IV 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course

      Ceramics

      3 items
      1. ARTS 360
        Ceramics II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ARTS 461
        Ceramics III 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ARTS 462
        Ceramics IV 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course

      Photography

      3 items
      1. ARTS 389
        Photography II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ARTS 391
        Photography III 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ARTS 482
        Photography IV 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course

      Level II Studio Elective: 4 Credits

      5 items
      1. ARTS 330
        Painting II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ARTS 340
        Printmaking II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ARTS 350
        Sculpture II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ARTS 360
        Ceramics II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ARTS 389
        Photography II 4 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course

      Senior Experience: 7 Credits

      3 items
      1. ARTS 491
        Senior Art Thesis 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ARTS 492
        Senior Art Thesis II 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ARTS 493
        Senior Exhibition Seminar 1 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course

      Note(s)

      1 item
      1. Students graduating with a Visual Arts (B.F.A.) must complete the major requirements with at least a 2.0/S grade in each course.
        Not resolved to a course
      Source. SUNY College at Potsdam, catalog 2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog — https://catalog.potsdam.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=2542&returnto=893. Captured page pages/0075.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.