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Professors
Mick Reber
Laurel C. Vogl
C. Gerald Wells

Associate Professor
Susan Moss

Assistant Professors
Michael Freeman
Amy K. Wendland

The art program is designed to increase the student's awareness and understanding of art and its relationship to society within a broad liberal arts background. The art major prepares the student to be a practicing artist, to enter graduate school for further professional schooling, or to teach on either the elementary or secondary level. The program also seeks to provide art experiences for application to problem solving, the use of leisure time, as well as a fuller and richer visual life. Students, faculty members, and other art professionals have the opportunity to display their works in the Art Gallery in the Art Building on the Fort Lewis campus.

A minor in art is available for students majoring in other disciplines. A minor in art history is available for art majors and for students majoring in other disciplines. Requirements for these minors are listed at the end of this section.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ART:

Course:
Credits:
Art Option
General Education
35-46
** Courses marked with double asterisks may also be counted toward TS 1 requirements.
Specific Departmental Requirements:
Art 101 Drawing
4
Art 109 Basic Design
4
**Art 262R Art History I: Ancient World to Middle Ages
4
**Art 263R Art History II: Renaissance to Modern World
4
Art 296 Portfolio Review
1
Art 385W Contemporary Art Process, Theory, and Criticism: Reading, Writing, and Making
4
Art 496 Senior Seminar
3
15 credits from the remainder of Art offerings with the exception of Art 162 Art in the Humanities and Art 273 Art for Elementary Teachers
15
Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements
39
Free Electives
35-46
TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
120
Business Art Major
Option Coordinator: Susan Moss, Associate Professor of Art
The Business Art option is designed to combine training in studio art and art history with business knowledge applicable to a variety of art world work contexts, such as sales galleries or non-profit arts organizations. In addition to preparation for working in these venues, the Business Art option provides an understanding of the business side of being an artist and is appropriate preparation for graduate programs in arts administration.
General Education
35-46
** Courses marked with double asterisks may also be counted toward TS 1 requirements.
Specific Departmental Requirements
Art 101 Drawing
4
Art 109 Basic Design
4
Art 211 Art Institutions
4
**Art 262R Art History I: Ancient World to Middle Ages
4
**Art 263R Art History II: Renaissance to Modern World
4
Art 271 Art Institutions
4
Art 296 Portfolio Review
1
Art 385W Contemporary Art Process
4
Art 496 Senior Seminar
3
An additional 11 credits from the remainder of Art offerings with the exception of Art 162R and Art 273. Art 210 is recommended.
Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements
43
Auxiliary Requirements from Other Departments:
BA 101 Business World
4
BA 240 Business Creativity and Innovation
2
BA 339 Selling
3
BA 340 Marketing
4
BA 348 Public Relations
3
**Econ 266S Principles of Economics
4
One additional course selected from the following:
ACC 225 Financial Accounting
4
BA 205 Small Business Venturing
3
BA 342 Retailing
3
BA 344 Advertising
3
BA 347 Consumer Behavior
3
Subtotal Auxiliary Requirements
23-24
Students may not take more than 30 credit hours in accounting, business, and economics.
A minimum grade of C- must be earned in 300- and 400-level business courses to count toward graduation for the Business Art Major Option.
Free Electives
11-23
TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
120
Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.
ART CERTIFICATION K-12
Students seeking K-12 certification must complete, in addition to the specific requirements of the art major, the following courses:
Art 154 Indian Arts and Crafts
3
Art 213 Basic Sculpture
3
Art 224 Basic Painting
3
Art 231 Introduction to Printmaking
3
Art 243 Basic Photography
3
Art 250 Ceramics
3
Art 273 Art for Elementary Teachers
3
Additional recommended courses are Art 201 and Art 273
Education Requirements:
Please see K-12 Art certification description under Teacher Education
REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN ART:
Students must complete 22 art credits, including Art 101, 109, and an art history course, and have the approval of the department chair.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN ART HISTORY:
Coordinator: Michael Freeman, Assistant Professor of Art

The minor in Art History provides students in all majors the opportunity to document their studies in this unique discipline. This minor will help students to be more competitive in applying to graduate art and art history programs, and in entering professional fields related to the study of art history (for example, museum studies, gallery work, architecture, advertising, art marketing, and other art-related professions). Students who minor in Art History will be required to take a total of 20-24 credits, with 9-12 credits in upper-division courses. Three courses must be lower-division (two required, one additional) and three courses must be upper division (two to three from regular courses, with one optional from addition listings).

Art majors who wish to complete an Art History minor must use art studio courses to fulfill elective art credits required by the major, and must complete a minimum of 16 credits in art history or other designated courses beyond Art 262R and Art 263R.

Students who wish to complete a minor in Art History should consult their advisor and the Art Department coordinator.

Lower division courses (required):
**Art 262R Art History I Ancient World to Middle Ages
4
**Art 263R Art History II Renaissance to the Modern World
4
Choose one from the following:
Art 265/SW 265 Art History of the Southwest
3
**Anth 201T Introduction to Archaeology
4
Subtotal Lower Division
11-12
Upper division courses (choose 2 or 3):
Art 363 Modern Painting and Sculpture, 1863-1945
4
Art 364 Modern Painting and Sculpture, 1945-present
4
Art 365 Mesoamerican Art History
3
Art 366 Women, Art, and Visual Culture
4
Art 367 American Art History: Colonial era to the 1930s
3
Additional upper division (choose one):
Anth 309 Archaeology of Britain
4
Anth 330 Archaeology of the Southwest
Anth 340 Ancient Egyptian Archaeology
Art 391 appropriate art history topics course
3-4
TS2R 408 Genius, Knowledge, and Representation
Soc 345 Art and Society
Phil 361 Philosophy of Art
Subtotal Upper Division
9-12
TOTAL REQUIRED FOR ART HISTORY MINOR
20-24