Art, B.A.

Students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements, General College of Arts and Sciences requirements , College of Arts and Sciences Exploratory requirement , Major Requirements, and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases a minimum of 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

A student cannot declare a major and a minor in the same discipline (e.g. a BS in Accounting with a minor in Accounting).

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in Art, B.A.

All majors in art must complete a group of core, multidisciplinary, elective, art history, and advanced-level courses. A minimum of 62 credits are required for the major; distributed as shown below. Only courses in which the student has earned at least a (C) may be counted toward the major. A maximum of 16 transfer credits may be used toward the major.

1. Core Courses

AH 1002 - History of Western Art, Renaissance to Present (4) Prerequisites: None
ART 1002 - Foundations of Studio Art: 2D (4) Prerequisites: None
ART 1003 - Foundations of Studio Art: 3D (4) Prerequisites: None
ART 1004 - Foundations of Media Art (4) Prerequisites: None
ART 3001 - Critical Theory and Practice in Art (4) Prerequisites: AH 1002 , WRT 1060

2. Multidisciplinary Art

ART 2100 - Drawing (4) Prerequisite: ART 1002
ART 2300 - Painting (4) Prerequisite: ART 1002
ART 2400 - Photography (4) Prerequisite: ART 1004
ART 2500 - Sculpture (4) Prerequisite: ART 1003
ART 3200 - Art + Technology (4) Prerequisite: ART 1004

3. Art History (8 credits)

Choose any two AH courses in addition to AH 1002 (3000-level encouraged)*

4. Advanced-level Courses

Advising Note

*3000-level course options are strongly recommended in order to meet OU upper division credit requirements. Students must successfully complete at least 32 credits in courses at the 3000 level or above to meet this requirement.