BFA in Art

APU’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Art is the undergraduate degree highly desired by students serious about pursuing careers or advanced degrees in the visual arts.

75 units

Students must apply for the art major (BFA) after they have completed 18 units of core courses (or equivalent portfolio content). The application form with specific portfolio expectations may be obtained in the Department of Art; applications are due in late September for the spring semester and in early March for the fall semester. Contact the department for deadlines and additional information at art@apu.edu or (626) 815-2064.

Requirements

  • Students must successfully complete a portfolio Review of Artistic Competencies (RAC) before progressing to upper-division courses. The review dates are announced every term and are available in the Department of Art.

All students must maintain at least a 2.0 grade-point average in major courses to graduate. 

Core Courses
ART 105Ceramics I3
ART 125New Genre Art Forms I3
ART 130Two-Dimensional Design3
ART 135Three-Dimensional Design3
ART 145Drawing I3
ART 146Painting I3
ART 160Photography I 13
ART 170Sculpture I3
ART 230Figurative Lab3
ART 403Multicultural Art 13
ART 431Gallery Design3
Select one of the following:
ART 111Printmaking: Serigraph3
or ART 210 Printmaking: Relief
Art History Courses12
Select four of the following:
History of Ancient Art and Architecture 1
History of Modern Art and Architecture
History of Contemporary Art and Architecture 1
Women In Art
History of Early Christian and Medieval Art and Architecture 1
History of Renaissance to Rococo Art and Architecture 1
History of Graphic Design and Illustration
Concentration 215
Select one of the following:
Ceramics
Ceramics II
Ceramics III
Ceramics IV
Ceramic Studio Processes
Drawing and Painting
Drawing and Painting II
Painting III
Illustration
Drawing and Painting Processes
Photography
Photography II
Photography III
Photography IV
Advanced Photography Studio
Commercial Photography
Sculpture
Sculpture II
Sculpture III
Sculpture IV
Sculptural Processes
Capstone Courses
ART 450Portfolio3
ART 452Exhibition Capstone1
ART 475Art Internship2
ART 495Special Topics in Art3
ART 496Senior Seminar: Art Ethics3
Total Units75
1

Meets the APU Core: Humanities: Fine Arts general education requirement. 

2

For all process courses (ART 406ART 445, ART 465, ART 471), a maximum of 3 units may be taken at one time.