Visual Art, BA

The undergraduate Visual Art degree program gives students a deep foundation in techniques and history of the visual arts, followed by specialized coursework affording opportunities to develop a professional portfolio in the medium or media of their choice and to exhibit their work during the final year of the BA.

Students receive a foundation in theory and practice of visual arts techniques, complemented by coursework in the history of visual art.

Upper-division coursework includes both electives and a professionalization core, and the capstone seminar culminates in a Senior Art Show at the downtown Gallery of Contemporary Art.

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Visual Art requires the following:

• A minimum of 60 credit hours of VAPA coursework (42 hours of VA coursework, 9 hours of HAVC coursework, 9 hours of VAPA coursework). At least 33 of those hours must be upper division (courses numbered 3000 or higher)
• A minimum of 9 hours of VAPA Core 1000- and 3000-level courses
• 2.0 UCCS cumulative GPA and a grade of C or better in every course applied toward the major
• Residency: Last 30 credit hours of degree must be completed while registered in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences at UCCS

To learn more about admission requirements and the application process, please visit the UCCS Admissions page.

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