Example Course Plan
Bachelor of Arts (Design) Example Course Plan
Bachelor of Fine Arts Example Course Plan
Bachelor of Arts (Studio) 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
- Physical Education (PEX or PEY)
Spring Semester
- ART 115 Introduction to Art History **
- Choose one 2D Art Studio:
- General Education Course (or Gateway if not completed first semester)
- Second Language
- 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 (AR)** Choose one 3D Art Studio:
- ART 125 Introduction to Kiln Glass
- ART 137 Sculpture 1
- ART 139 Ceramics 1
- ART 225 Three Dimensional Glass
- 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.
- 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.
Julie Johnson - Director of the Ames School of Art and Design
Department - School Of Art