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Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Requirements

• A minimum cumulative grade-point average of not less than 2.00.
• The BFA requires a minimum course of study of four full-time years, with a minimum of two years’ residency at the College in a program leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
• Satisfactory completion of the final semester and degree project as a full-time student at the College--normally in the second semester of the senior or fifth year.
• Payment of the minimum tuition requirement. The minimum tuition requirement is four full-time academic years (B.F.A.) or five academic years (professional degrees), or the equivalent for transfer students. This tuition requirement is separate from and in addition to any other degree requirements. Tuition for an academic year covers a maximum of 36 credits.
• Payment of all financial obligations to the College or satisfactory arrangements for such payments.
• Filing an "Application for Degree" early in the senior year. A student who expects to receive a BFA or the a B.Arch or professional Baccaulaureate simultaneously at the end of the fifth year should declare this on the Application for Degree.
• Completion of a minimum of 126 credits, including:
  
  

  Foundation Studies Studios	18 credits
  Major field (Refer to the curriculum outline at the beginning of each department’s section of the Course Announcement)	54 credits
  History of Art + Visual Culture (Including ARTH H101 and ARTH H102)	12 credits
  English Literature and/or Composition (Including ENGL E101. ENGL E101 must be completed satisfactorily during the first year)	9 credits
  History, Philosophy and Social Sciences  (Including HPSS S101. S101 is a prerequisite for further Fall and Spring elective study in the department of HPSS).	9 credits
  Additional electives in Liberal Arts (This category includes four courses chosen from electives in any of the above areas (ARTH, ENGL, HPSS) or from a pool of other courses which carry Liberal Arts credit (courses designated as LAEL). LAEL courses include studies in mathematics, the natural sciences, theater and the history of specific studio disciplines, among others.)	12 credits
  Non-major Studio Electives Typically, studio courses taken outside of one’s major. However, up to 6 of the 12 credits may be in non-major electives that are neither Liberal Arts nor visual art or design studios, such as engineering, music or theater. Students must get the approval of their department head before registering for a course in the latter category.	12 credits
  Total Credits for BFA	126 credits

  
   Changes, substitutions or waivers to any of the course requirements of the items above must be approved in writing, using the Degree Requirement Waiver/ Substitution Form available on the Registrar’s website.