All BFA degree programs require the successful completion of the following courses.
I. Studio Course Requirements (72 HRS)
Foundation studio courses and Major Department studio courses as taught at Suffolk University's New England School of Art & Design.
II. Art History Requirements (16 HRS)
a. All BFA candidates are required to take eight credit hours in the history of the art of Western civilization. This requirement may be fulfilled in one of the following ways: Ideas of Western Art I and II (ADF 181, 182) or Art History I and II (ARH 101, 102).
b. Interior Design Majors only are required to take an eight-credit hour sequence in the History of Furniture and Architecture (ADI 221, 222).
c. Graphic Design Majors only are required to take a four-credit hour course on the History of Graphic Design (ADG 224).
d. Art History Electives. The art history electives requirement varies according to the student’s major, as follows:
Graphic Design Majors (4 HRS)
Fine Arts Majors (8 HRS)
Art History Electives. The student must choose among the following:
ARH 305, ARH 306, ARH 307, ARH 308, ARH 309, ARH 310, ARH 311, ARH 312, ARH 316, ARH 321, ARH 345, ARH 346
III. Core Requirements
a. Seminar for Freshmen (4 HRS) (Students with 15+ transfer credits of college or university work are exempt.)
b. Freshman Writing (8 HRS)
ENG 101 and ENG 102
(A student may be assigned to other English courses or may be invited to take ENG 103.)
c. Literature (4 HRS)
Choose one course from those listed below:
English: ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, ENG 218
Women's and Gender Studies: WGS 325
World Languages and Cultural Studies: FR 216, FR 309, FR 310, GER 216, GER 218, GER 310, HUM 260, HUM 350, SPAN 300, SPAN 390, SPAN 401, SPAN 402, SPAN 404, SPAN 405, SPAN 407, SPAN 413, SPAN 414, SPAN 416, SPAN 418
d. Math or Quantitative Reasoning (4 HRS)
Choose any Math course at level 130 or higher, or choose one course from those listed below:
Communication: CJN 210
Computer Science: Any CMPSC course
Biology: BIO 273
Economics: EC 431, EC 460
Government: GVT 201
Philosophy: PHIL 212
Psychology: PSYCH 215
Sociology: SOC 212
Statistics: STATS 250
e. Ethical and Philosophical Inquiry (4 HRS)
PHIL 119 or PHIL 123 or PHIL 127
f. Humanities/History (4 HRS)
Choose one course from those listed below:
American Studies: AMST 111
Black Studies: BLKST 100
Communication: CJN 114, CJN L218, CJN 218, CJN 226, CJN 227, CJN 290, CJN 291, CJN 325, CJN 366, CJN 413, CJN 485
English: ENG 113, ENG 114, ENG 121, ENG 123, ENG 124, ENG 250
History: Any History course
NESAD: ADF 181, ADF 182, ADFA 306, ADFA 344, ADFA 345, ADFA 346, ADI 221, ADI 222, ADG 224
Philosophy: PHIL 113, PHIL 115, PHIL 210, PHIL 211, PHIL 219, PHIL 223, PHIL 225, PHIL 250, PHIL 253, PHIL 255, PHIL 260, PHIL 261
Theatre: THETR 225, THETR 226, THETR 227, THETR 260, THETR 265, THETR 310, THETR 331, THETR 374, THETR 389, THETR 489
Women’s and Gender Studies: WGS 111
World Languages and Cultural Studies: FR 301, FR 302, FR 320, FR 410, GER 301, GER 302, GER 306, GER 412, GER 420, SPAN 301, SPAN 302, SPAN 408, SPAN 409, SPAN 412, and any course with a HUM, ARH or MUH designator, with the exception of HUM 120 and HUM 121
g. Social Science (4 HRS)
Choose one course from those listed below:
Communication: CJN 255, CJN 285, CJN 286, CJN 287, CJN 375, CJN 400
Economics: Any Economics course except EC 431 and EC 460
Education and Human Services: Any 100, 200, or 400- level EHS course, and EHS 310, 311, 312, 313, 362, 363, 396
German: GER 419
Government: Any Government course except GVT 201
Psychology: Any Psychology course except PSYCH 215
Sociology: SOC 113, SOC 116/216, SOC 217, SOC 223, SOC 224, SOC 236, SOC 264
Women’s and Gender Studies: WGS 113
h. Sciences (8 HRS)
Choose two science courses. At least one must include a laboratory. Courses do not need to be in a sequence.
Biology: BIO 101/L101, BIO 102/L102, BIO 104/L104 (offered only at Madrid Campus), BIO 105, BIO 106, BIO 107, BIO 109
Chemistry: CHEM 101/L101, CHEM 102/L102, CHEM 103
Environmental Science: SCI 103/L103, SCI 104/L104, ENVS 111/L111, ENVS 112/L112
Neuroscience: NEUR 101
Physics: PHYS 111/L111, PHYS 112/L112, PHYS 151/L151, PHYS 152/L152
Science: SCI 101/L101, SCI 102/L102, SCI 111/L111, SCI 112/L112, SCI 123, SCI 161, SCI 171, SCI 172/L172, SCI 173/L173, SCI 181, SCI 182, SCI 183/L183, SCI 184/L184, SCI 251/ L251, SCI 301/L301
Notes:
1. Some Science Division courses may have math or computer science prerequisites. Many have other science prerequisites. See course descriptions in this catalog to select appropriate courses.
2. Students cannot take both SCI 103/L103 and ENVS 111/L111 or both SCI 104/L104 and ENVS 112/L112.
IV. Cultural Diversity Requirement (4 HRS)
Choose one course from Group A or one course from Group B.
Cultural Diversity Group A (4 HRS)
or
Cultural Diversity Group B (4 HRS)
The Cultural Diversity Requirement is fulfilled by taking courses bearing the Cultural Diversity Designation. Courses that satisfy the Cultural Diversity Requirement are identified in the course bulletin after the course description and are listed on the Academic Advising website. Cultural Diversity Courses may simultaneously fulfill Core Requirements, Major Requirements, Complementary Major Requirements, Minor Requirements (see Department Listings) or may be used as electives.
V. Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credit varies. A complete list of ECR courses is available on the Academic Advising website. (Students with 45+ transfer credits are exempt.)
Total Credit Hours Required for BFA
Studio Coursework (72 HRS)
Art History (16 HRS)
Liberal Arts/Academic Studies (36 HRS)
Minimum Total Credits Required for Graduation (124 HRS)
Carefully review the requirements for a degree in your major with your advisor before selecting courses.
