TRANSFER FROM CLC:
art
48-66 credits
Transfer Policies
Students transferring from non-baccalaureate institutions to UW baccalaureate-granting institutions may generally transfer up to 72 credits earned at non-baccalaureate institutions toward the credits required for degree completion. UW institutions may accept additional credits toward the degree where appropriate.
Graduation Requirements | Art
The following requirements are in addition to the university general education requirements. Please use this guide in tandem with the Degree Requirements Transfer Guide.
Common Fundamental, Preparation and Core Course Requirements for all Art Majors
Foundation Studio & Graphic Design Courses | 12 credits
These courses serve as prerequisites for most of the curriculum.
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| ART 122 | Introduction to Two Dimensional Design | ART 102 |
| ART 221 | Introduction to Three Dimensional Design | ART 103 |
| ART 222 or DMD 111 | Introduction to Digital Art | ART 104 |
| ART 124 | Introduction to Drawing | ART 122 |
Foundation Art History Classes | 6 credits
Art 226 required (3 credits). Choose one: ART 100 or ART 125 (3 credits)
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| ART 121 | Foundations of Art and Visual Culture | ART 100 |
| ART 240 | Survey of World Art | ART 125 |
| ART 241 or ART 242 | Modern Art and Graphic Design** | ART 226 |
Developmental Drawing | 3 credits
Each course can only count toward one requirement area. Choose one course:
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| ART 127 | Intermediate Drawing | ART 322 |
| – | Life Drawing | ART 331 |
| – | Focused Drawing Topics | ART 30 |
Two Dimensional Experience | 6 credits
Each course can only count toward one requirement area. Prerequisites apply. Choose two courses:
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| ART 243 | Beginning Printmaking | ART 251 |
| ART 224 | Beginning Painting | ART 282 |
| ART 127 | Intermediate Drawing | ART 322 |
| ART 227 | Intermediate Painting | ART 382 |
| – | Life Drawing | ART 331 |
| – | Topics in 2D Studio Art | ART 288 |
| – | Focused Drawing Topics | ART 330 |
| – | Interm. Printmaking | ART 351 |
| – | Interm. Topics in 2D Studio Art | ART 388 |
| – | Advanced Drawing | ART 422 |
| – | Advanced Focused Drawing Topics | ART 430 |
| – | Figure Studio | ART 431 |
| – | Advanced Topics in 2D Studio Art | ART 488 |
Three Dimensional Experience | 6 credits
Each course can only count toward one requirement area. Prerequisites apply. Choose two courses:
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| ART 226 | Beginning Ceramics | ART 203 |
| ART 223 | Beginning Sculpture | ART 236 |
| ART 246 | Intermediate Ceramics | ART 303 |
| ART 228 | Intermediate Sculpture | ART 336 |
| – | Beginning Woodworking and Furniture Design | ART 238 |
| – | Topics in Three Dimensional Studio Art | ART 289 |
| – | Interm. Woodworking and Furniture Design | ART 338 |
| – | Interm. Topics in 3D Studio Art | ART 389 |
| – | Advanced Topics in 3D Studio Art | ART 489 |
Graphic Design Experience | 3 credits
Choose one course:
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| DMD 174 | Typography I | ART 274 |
| ART 271 | Topics in Graphic Design | ART 287 |
| ART 149 | Introduction to Digital Art | ART 371 |
| – | Topics in Graphic Design | ART 387 |
Additional Art History or Related Coursework | 6 credits
Each course can only count toward one requirement area:
Required Course | 3 credits
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| – | Selected Topics in Art History | ART 391 |
Choose one | 3 Credits
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| HUM 123 | Introduction to Film | ENGL 252 |
| ENG 260 | Literary Analysis | ENGL 266 |
| ANT 221 | Cultural Anthropology | ANTH 200 or INTS 210 |
| – | Anthropology of Non-Western Art | ANTH/ART 315 |
| – | Aesthetics | PHIL 213 |
*Other relevant, upper-division courses that address the history of art or visual culture may be approved on a case by case basis by the art history advisor.
Upper Division Elective | 3 credits
Each course can only count toward one requirement area. Prerequisites apply. Choose one course:
Two Dimensional Studio
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE | |
| ART 127 | Intermediate Drawing | ART 322 | |
| ART 227 | Intermediate Painting | ART 382 | |
| – | Life Drawing | ART 331 | |
| – | Focused Drawing Topics | ART 330 | |
| – | Intermediate Printmaking | ART 351 | |
| – | Intermediate Topics in 2D Studio Art | ART 388 | |
| – | Advanced Drawing | ART 422 | |
| – | Advanced Focus Drawing Topics | ART 430 | |
| – | Figure Studio | ART 431 | |
| – | Advanced Printmaking | ART 451 | |
| – | Advanced Painting | ART 482 | |
| – | Advanced Topics in 3D Studio Art | ART 489 |
Three Dimensional Studio
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| ART 246 | Intermediate Ceramics | ART 303 |
| ART 228 | Intermediate Sculpture | ART 336 |
| ART 247 | Advanced Ceramics | ART 403 |
| – | Intermediate Woodworking and Furniture Design | ART 338 |
| – | Intermediate Topics in 3D Studio Art | ART 389 |
| – | Advanced Sculpture | ART 436 |
| – | Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design | ART 438 |
| – | Advanced Topics in 3D Studio Art | ART 489 |
Graphic Design
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| ART 149 | Digital Photography | ART 371 |
| ART 249 | Advanced Digital Photography | ART 471 |
| – | Graphic Design I | ART 372 |
| – | Typography II | ART 374 |
| – | Topics in Graphic Design | ART 387 |
Professional Practice | 2 credits
ART MAJOR COMPLETION OPTIONS (1-19 CREDITS)
Prerequisite: Junior level standing, only available at Parkside (ART 392)
Students take either the Senior Critique Seminar capstone course to complete the standard 48 credit art major or they may choose one of three concentrations to complete their major. Students must have at least a 2.75 grade point average in the major to pursue a concentration. To earn the concentration, the minimum 2.75 grade point average in the major must also be met.
Standard Art Major | Capstone | 1 credit
Prerequisite: Senior level standing. Senior Critique Seminar is only available at Parkside (ART 497)
Note for students choosing the standard art major without a concentration
Students should be aware that the standard 48 credit art major has a limited number of built-in upper division courses. Without the added concentration course work, students may need to select additional upper division courses in order to meet the university’s graduation requirement of 36 upper division credits for a bachelor’s degree. These same students may also need to be prepared to take additional credits toward the 120 credits required for graduation. These credits can be gained by working toward a minor or certificate or by taking elective credits.
2d Studio Art (19 Credits)
To gain increased experience in studio art areas, students may select a concentration in either two dimensional studio art, three dimensional studio art, or interdisciplinary art. All three concentrations consist of an additional art history course, the exhibition capstone, and an additional 12 credits of studio course work related to the chosen concentration. A minimum 2.75 GPA is required to enter and exit the concentration.
Required Additional Upper Division Art History | 3 credits
Selected topics in Art History is only available at Parkside (ART 391)
Two Dimensional Studio Art Courses | 12 credits
Each course can only count toward one requirement area. Choose 4 courses (3 courses must be in the upper division).
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| ART 127 | Intermediate Drawing | ART 322 |
| ART 149 | Digital Photography | ART 371 |
| ART 224 | Beginning Painting | ART 282 |
| ART 227 | Intermediate Painting | ART 382 |
| ART 243 | Beginning Printmaking | ART 251 |
| ART 249 | Advanced Digital Photography | ART 471 |
| – | Life Drawing | ART 331 |
| – | Topics in 2D Studio Art | ART 288 |
| – | Focused Drawing Topics | ART 330 |
| – | Intermediate Printmaking | ART 351 |
| – | Intermediate Topics in 2D Studio Art | ART 388 |
| – | Advanced Drawing | ART 422 |
| – | Advanced Focus Drawing Topics | ART 430 |
| – | Figure Studio | ART 431 |
| – | Advanced Printmaking | ART 451 |
| – | Advanced Painting | ART 482 |
| – | Advanced Topics in 2D Studio Art | ART 488 |
| – | Independent Study | ART 499 |
Exhibition Capstone | 4 credits
Prerequisite: Senior level standing. Exhibition Capstone is only available at Parkside (ART 493)
3d Studio Art (19 Credits)
To gain increased experience in studio art areas, students may select a concentration in either two dimensional studio art, three dimensional studio art, or interdisciplinary art. All three concentrations consist of an additional art history course, the exhibition capstone, and an additional 12 credits of studio course work related to the chosen concentration. A minimum 2.75 GPA is required to enter and exit the concentration.
Required Additional Upper Division Art History | 3 credits
Selected topics in Art History is only available at Parkside (ART 391)
Three Dimensional Studio Art Courses | 12 credits
Each course can only count toward one requirement area. Choose 4 courses (3 courses must be in the upper division).
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| ART 226 | Beginning Ceramics | ART 203 |
| ART 223 | Beginning Sculpture | ART 236 |
| ART 246 | Intermediate Ceramics | ART 303 |
| ART 228 | Intermediate Sculpture | ART 336 |
| ART 247 | Advanced Ceramics | ART 403 |
| – | Topics in Three Dimensional Studio Art | ART 289 |
| – | Interm. Woodworking and Furniture Design | ART 338 |
| – | Interm. Topics in 3D Studio Art | ART 389 |
| – | Advanced Sculpture | ART 436 |
| – | Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design | ART 438 |
| – | Advanced Topics in 3D Studio Art | ART 489 |
| – | Independent Study | ART 499 |
Exhibition Capstone | 4 credits
Prerequisite: Senior level standing. Exhibition Capstone is only available at Parkside (ART 493)
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIO ART (19 CREDITS)
Interdisciplinary Courses | 12 credits
Refer to the two and three dimensional art studio courses for courses available. Each course can only counttoward one requirement area. Choose 4 courses (3 must be upper division).
Required Additional Upper Division Art History | 3 credits
Selected topics in Art History is only available at Parkside (ART 391)
Exhibition Capstone | 4 credits
Prerequisite: Senior level standing. Exhibition Capstone is only available at Parkside (ART 493)