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Program checklist · BFA

Art Photography, BFA

Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
BFA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
50.0605
Total credits (published)
121
Credits (computed from items)
136-145
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196413
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196413_0fbdfdd4
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

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    Major Requirements

    major core · 0 items

      3 credits required of 100 level FMA studio electives: FMA 155, 156 or 157.

      electives · 0 items

        3 credits required of 300 or 500 level FMA studio electives: FMA 351, 511 or 512

        electives · 0 items

          6 cr credits required of 500 level APH studio electives: APH 500 (selected topics), APH 563, 564, 565, 566, 567 or 568.

          electives · 24 items
          1. APH 261
            3
          2. APH 262
            3
          3. APH 365
            3
          4. APH 361
            3
          5. APH 362
            3
          6. APH 461
            3
          7. APH 462
            3
          8. FMA 151
            3
          9. FMA 152
            3
          10. FMA 153
            3
          11. FMA 155
            0-3
          12. FMA 156
            0-3
          13. FMA 157
            0-3
          14. FMA 351
            3
          15. FMA 511
            3
          16. FMA 512
            3
          17. APH 561
            3
          18. APH 562
            3
          19. APH 563
            3
          20. APH 564
            3
          21. APH 565
            3
          22. APH 566
            3
          23. APH 567
            3
          24. APH 568
            3

          Academic Requirements

          2 items
          1. WRT 105
            3
          2. WRT 205
            3

          Studies in Culture

          1 item
          1. HOA 106 Art and Ideas II, is required for 3 credits
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          An additional 6 credits of HOA, History of Art electives are required.

          electives · 0 items

            3 credits are required in the History of Photography: HOA 371 or other special topics courses on photo-history in HOA or APH.

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              Courses classified as Studies in Culture are, in general, classes related to art history and cultural studies but also include Foreign Languages, Anthropology and World Literature. You can find a comprehensive list of approved studies in culture electives here.

              electives · 0 items

                *Studies in Culture should consist of 15 credits of Liberal Arts& Sciences, and 6 credits of any other approved elective.

                electives · 0 items

                  Academic Electives

                  electives · 1 item
                  1. Academic electives are most courses offered outside of Art, Design, or Film and Media Arts (for example, courses offered in CRS, Arts and Sciences, Whitman, and other colleges outside of SU:VPA). These academic courses usually have non-art-related content, such as math, natural sciences, art history, anthropology, religion, gender studies, and writing, among others. Most importantly, they meet for a total of 150 to 160 minutes each week for the duration of the semester (usually on a two- or three-day pattern, such as MW, TTH, or MWF, with classes ranging from 50 to 80 minutes each.)
                    Not resolved to a course
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                  Studio Electives

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                    3 credits required in video studio course: VID 211, 212, or other VID studio course

                    1 item
                    1. Studio electives are courses usually offered in VPA through Art, Design, or Film and Media Arts. The content of the courses directly relates to the preparation of students for professional careers in Art, Design, and Film and Media Arts. The course content includes, but is not limited to, conceptualization, process, product, and critique of creative work in studio practice. These courses meet for a much longer time, for a minimum of four hours per week for the duration of the semester. Usual meeting patterns are: the class meets once per week for four+ hours, or the class meets twice per week, usually for two or more hours each.
                      Not resolved to a course
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                    You can find a comprehensive list of courses that count here.

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                      Source. Syracuse University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://coursecatalog.syracuse.edu/undergraduate/visual-performing-arts/film-media-arts/art-photography-bfa/. Captured page pages/0823.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.