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Art, B.A.
Art, B.A.

Art, B.A.

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • Incoming freshmen at the traditional campus should have:

    • A 3.0 or higher high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale)

  • Or:

    • 2.5 or higher high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or comparable GED or HiSET score [1]

  • Plus one of the following:

    • 21 or higher on the ACT or 1070 or higher on the SAT

    • Rank in the top 50 percent of your graduating class

    • Have successfully completed 12 units of college preparatory work with a grade of “C” or higher

    • Complete your application for admission

  • Send one of the following to the Office of the Registrar at 1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216 or your local venue (if applicable):

    • 2.5 or higher high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or comparable GED or HiSET score [1]

  • Plus one of the following:

    • Unofficial high school transcript [1]

    • Unofficial college transcript [1] (at least 6 credit hours)

    • GED, HiSET or TASC score [1]

English Requirements

  • Score requirements include all non-degree undergraduate level coursework at any location.

    • TOEFL ibt[1] (internet-based test): 72 or higher (with no subset score below 16)

    • TOEFL pbt[1] (paper-based test): 530 or higher (with no subset score below 53)

    • IELTS[1] : 6.0 or higher (with no band scores below 5.5)

    • iTEP Academic: 3.7 or higher (with no subset level lower than 2.5)

    • Duolingo English Test: 95 or higher

    • PTE Academic: 50 or higher (with no subset score lower than 30)

    • SAT: Critical Reading subset score of 430 or higher

    • ACT: English subset score of 17 or higher

Course Information

The Bachelor of Arts in Art at Columbia College is designed to provide students with training in techniques and theory in a broad spectrum of disciplines. Students will also receive a background in the history and criticism of art. Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Art complete 39-42 semester hours of general education requirements and six hours of a foreign language requirement. In addition, candidates complete a minimum of 60 semester hours in art. Students desiring to complete a minor such as Painting & Drawing, Ceramics, Jewelry, Graphic Design, Photography, or Printmaking may need to take additional semester hours.

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Ethics Course Requirement(3 sem. hrs)

  • PHIL 330 - Ethics 3 hours

Foreign Language Requirement(6 sem. hrs)

For information on how to fulfill the foreign language requirement click here .

A Minimum of 60 Semester Hours in Art

60 semester hours in the following specific courses:

Core Requirements(45 sem. hrs)

All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken as Pass/Fail. Students must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.5 in all ARTS courses.

  • ARTS 111 - Art and Ideas I 3 hours

  • ARTS 112 - Art and Ideas II 3 hours

  • ARTS 120 - Drawing I 3 hours

  • ARTS 130 - Painting I 3 hours

  • ARTS 140 - 2-D Design 3 hours

  • ARTS 141 - 3-D Design 3 hours

  • ARTS 271 - Ceramics I 3 hours

  • ARTS 292 - Jewelry I 3 hours

  • ARTS 496W - Senior Portfolio 3 hours

Select one course from the following:

  • ARTS 222 - Drawing II 3 hours

  • ARTS 240 - Figure Drawing 3 hours

Select one course from the following:

  • ARTS 250 - Creative Photography I 3 hours

  • ARTS 255 - Digital Photography 3 hours

Select one course from the following:

  • ARTS 216 - Graphic Design I 3 hours

  • ARTS 317 - Web Design I 3 hours

Select one course from the following:

  • ARTS 232 - Painting II 3 hours

  • ARTS 262 - Printmaking I 3 hours

  • ARTS 302 - Illustration 3 hours

Select one course from the following:

  • ARTS 370 - History of Photography 3 hours

  • ARTS 403 - 20th-Century Art History 3 hours

Select one course from the following:

  • ARTS 310 - Renaissance Art History 3 hours

  • ARTS 312 - 17th- and 18th-Century Art History 3 hours

  • ARTS 314 - 19th-Century Art History 3 hours

Art Electives(15 sem. hrs)

  • Complete 15 hrs of Upper Level Art coursework of which 9 hrs must be designated as Art Studio. Courses may not apply in the Major Core area.

Other Electives(12-15 sem. hrs)

Final Evaluation

Completion of a final evaluation by satisfactorily passing ARTS 496W - Senior Portfolio 3 hours , a course designed to assess the outcomes of the major.

Total: 120 (sem. hrs)

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Health insurance: 500 CAD per year

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