The AFA in Fine Arts curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Bloomington - Indianapolis
The AFA in Fine Arts curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Bloomington - Indianapolis
Symbol Key
^ = Capstone Course
* = Required for Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Certificate
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
ARTH 101* | Survey of Art and Culture I | 3 |
ARTS 100 | Life and Object Drawing I | 3 |
ARTS 102 | Color and Design Theory I | 3 |
ARTS 103 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
ENGL 111* | English Composition | 3 |
IVYT 111 | Student Success in University Transfer | 1 |
Semester total: 16 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
XXX XXXX* | Social or Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3 |
Survey of Art and Culture II | 3 | |
ARTS 101 | Life and Object Drawing II | 3 |
ARTS 206 | Materials And Processes | 3 |
SOCI 111* | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Scientific Ways of Knowing Elective | 3 | |
Semester |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
ARTS 200 | Intermediate Drawing I | 3 |
ARTS 204 | Exploration of Women in Art | 3 |
ARTS 2XX | Studio Elective | 3 |
COMM 101* | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
MATH 123* | Quantitative Reasoning or Higher | 3 |
XXXX XXX* | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing Elective | 3 |
Semester total: 18 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
ARTS 231 | Painting I | 3 |
ARTS 250^ | Fine Arts Portfolio | 3 |
ARTS 2XX | Studio Elective | 3 |
PHIL 102* | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
Semester total: 12 |
*The Women in Art course will transfer either directly as Herron’s Women in Art course or as HER- H203, a variable topics art history course at Herron, depending on IUPUI’s policy regarding transfer equivalency between 200- and 300-level courses. If the course transfers as HER-H203, students should not then take HER-H340 as an art history elective at Herron.
Students who chose to take fewer than 15 credits towards their major per semester are strongly encouraged to pursue a minor.
Consult IUPUI degree maps and/or iGPS for actual semester offerings. Many courses are offered only once per year.
Additional requirements: Portfolio required for admission to Herron BFA degree programs. Mid-level portfolio review required during the junior year. Senior thesis or capstone that includes exhibition is required in the senior year, typically within a studio course in the major area.
Notes: BFA requires 125 credits, of which 76 must be studio course credits, of which 30 must be in the major. Actual remaining requirements for studio electives and major studio courses will depend on the student’s choices of studio electives at Ivy Tech and whether those courses fall into the major or studio elective category for the student’s BFA major at Herron.
Students must submit a complete application for admission to Herron School of Art and Design. This includes an admission portfolio.
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** Must take HER D 202 if required for chosen major and if not taken at ITCC
# = Students need 15-18 credits of Studio Electives. Number of credits taken vary depending on status of Drawing IV
+ = Students need 27-30 credits of Studio Courses in Major. May be more or fewer according to major.
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
HER H 103 | Intro to Contemporary Arts | 3 |
HER F 130 | Studio Art and Technology | 3 |
HER D 202** | Drawing IV | 3 |
HER X 2XX+ | Studio Courses in Major | 3 |
HER X 2XX+ | Studio Courses in Major | 3 |
Semester Total: 15 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
HER X3XX+ | Studio Courses in Major | 3 |
HER X3XX+ | Studio Courses in Major | 3 |
HER H XXX | Art History Elective | 3 |
HER X XXX# | Studio Electives | 3 |
Semester Total: 12 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
ENG L 105 or 115 | English Literature | 3 |
HER X 3XX+ | Studio Courses in Major | 3 |
HER X 3XX+ | Studio Courses in Major | 3 |
HER XXX# | Studio Electives | 3 |
HER XXX# | Studio Electives | 3 |
Semester Total: 15 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
HER X4XX+ | Studio Courses in Major | 3 |
HER X4XX+ | Studio Courses in Major | 3 |
HER J 410 | A Critical Approach to Art | 3 |
HER X XXX# | Studio Electives | 3 |
Semester Total: 12 |
Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
HER 4XX+ | Studio Courses in Major | 3 |
HER 4XX+# | Studio Courses in Major or Studio Electives | 3 |
HER XXXX # | Studio Electives | 3 |
XXXX XXX | Open Elective (any course) | 3 |
Semester Total: 12 |
Minimum number of remaining credit required to earn the B.A. in Fine Arts: 62**
Total hours to earn the B.A. in Fine Arts: 125 credits