Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Allied Arts or Art
Admission and Performance Standards
Prospective students who wish to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Arts program must meet the general admission requirements for Marshall University.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program are required to complete all coursework in the respective majors with a minimum grade of C. Course grades of D and F are not counted toward graduation requirements and must be replaced with a grade of C or better before graduation or before using that course as a prerequisite for another required course.
Candidates for graduation must have a Grade Point Average of 2.0 or higher in all work attempted at Marshall University.
Forty (40) credit hours must be earned in courses numbered 300-499.
No courses in the college and major requirements for graduation in the College of Arts and Media may be taken Credit/Non-Credit unless the course is otherwise specified.
Students pursuing the B.A. will complete a capstone project appropriate to their emphasis area and outside field. Projects must be approved by the student’s school director and capstone advisor. B.A. students must register for ART 497 Capstone Studio.
Foundations Review
After completing the required six foundation courses, students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Art or Education PreK-Adult are required to present a portfolio of work for review by the Art and Design faculty.
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| ART 101 | Visual Culture and Research | 3 |
| ART 214 | Foundations: Grid/Chroma | 3 |
| ART 215 | Foundations: Form/Space | 3 |
| ART 217 | Foundations: Record/Layer | 3 |
| ART 218 | Foundations: Site/Matrix | 3 |
| ART 219 | Foundations: Frame/Time | 3 |
To do so, B.A. students must register for ART 299 Foundations Review: BA, before completing 21 credit hours in studio art courses including:
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| ART 214 | Foundations: Grid/Chroma | 3 |
| ART 215 | Foundations: Form/Space | 3 |
| ART 217 | Foundations: Record/Layer | 3 |
| ART 218 | Foundations: Site/Matrix | 3 |
| ART 219 | Foundations: Frame/Time | 3 |
Successful completion of ART 298 Foundations Review: BFA/ART 299 Foundations Review: BA is required and is a prerequisite for program advancement. Students who do not pass the Foundations Review and are within the studio art credit hour range listed above may apply for reconsideration. Students who have transferred within Marshall University will have two semesters to complete the courses listed above and participate in this review. However, transfers from art or art education departments at other universities are required to complete the review during the first semester they enroll in the MU School of Art and Design.
Internship
Students may also complete an internship appropriate to their emphasis and outside field.
The curricular structure is designed with enough flexibility that students so desiring could expand a minor into a second major.
Major
Allied Arts Major Requirements: 78-81 credit hours.A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for the degree.
Students in “Allied Arts” will declare a primary field of art or theatre and fulfill the emphasis area requirements for that field (51 credits). Students will also determine a secondary arts field of art, music, or theatre (may not duplicate their primary field) as their “allied” art and fulfill 27-30 credits in that area. With the assistance of an advisor/faculty mentor, students will create individualized secondary arts field curriculum plans based on the student’s career goals. The curriculum for the secondary field must include a mixture of applied/performance skill courses and academic courses for the student to acquire the professional skills and learning experiences needed for future success. Students must meet the basic entrance requirements for the B.A. degree in that major for both their primary and their secondary arts field.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| 51 |
| 27-30 |
| 5-14 |
| Total Credit Hours | 83-95 |
