Ames School of Art & Design
Example Course Plan
Bachelor of Arts (Design) Example Course Plan
Bachelor of Arts (Studio) Example Course Plan
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Three-dimensional Art Concentration) Course Plan (first 3 semesters)
This is an example course plan based on the 2023-2024 University Catalog; your actual
schedule may deviate from this example. Your faculty advisor will work with you to
select appropriate courses.
As an IWU student, it is your responsibility to track your progress each semester
towards completing graduation requirements using the MyIWU degree audit tool.
Fall Semester
- ART 111 Foundation Art */**
- ART 113 Drawing I
- Gateway Colloquium
- Second Language Course
- Physical Education (PEX or PEY)
Spring Semester
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ART 115 Introduction to Art History (AR) ** -
Choose one 3D Art Studio: - General Education Course (or Gateway if not completed first semester)
- Second Language Course
- Physical Education (PEX or PEY)
May Term
- Optional
* In the rare event that a student can only take one studio art course during the first semester, that course must be Foundation Art.
** Notes a course offered once per year. Please refer to University Catalog.
Fall Semester
- ART 320 Modern Art **
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Choose one of the following: -
ART 130 Painting 1 -
ART 135 Printmaking 1 -
ART 140 Photography 1 -
ART 141 Graphic Design 1 - ART 240 Digital Photography
- BUS 240 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
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- General Education Course
- General Education Course
- Physical Education (PEX or PEY)
Study Abroad
For students interested in studying abroad, either fall or spring of the third year is recommended.
Additional Information
- No amount of experience in secondary school art is the equivalent of ART 111 and 113. All students majoring in Art must complete these two courses or similar courses at the college level.
- Please keep in mind that the BFA degree program requires 18 or 19 units in the major.
- Students must take an appropriate number of art and art history courses in their freshman and sophomore year in order to graduate in four years. Students who do not comply with the recommended pattern typically discover—in their junior year—that popular options such as study abroad, urban semester, and internships are not available within a four-year plan. Quality advising of art major students requires that they be informed of the likely consequences of not following the required pattern.
J. Kline - Interim Dean of Fine and Performing Arts
Department - Provost And Dean Of Faculty