Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Studio Art is designed to be flexible enough to provide the student with a background adequate for graduate studies in Fine Arts, and for a diverse number of careers such as full-time artists, positions in government and public art agencies, in museums and galleries, in the media, and in private corporations in the Lowcountry or elsewhere. Additionally, students can combine the B.A. in Studio Art with a second major or minor to extend career options. A student seeking the bachelor's degree in Studio Art must earn a grade of "C" or better in all required courses at the 300 level and above in order for those courses to count toward their major program. An exit survey is required of all graduating seniors.

I. General Education Requirements .................................................................................. 38-49
English
BENG 101, 101L and 102 (each with a grade of “C” or higher)1 .............................................. 6-7
Numerical and Analytical Reasoning ................................................................................... 6-7
BMTH 101 or a higher level mathematics course (except BMTH 112), plus an
additional course in mathematics, logic, statistics, or computer science.
Speech
BSPC 140 or 210 ................................................................................................................3
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts Electives²..........................................................................................................6
BHIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 115, or 116 ...................................................................................3
Fine Arts³ ..........................................................................................................................3
Social/Behavioral Sciences⁴ ................................................................................................3
Natural Sciences⁵
Two courses with laboratories ..............................................................................................8
Foreign Languages ......................................................................................................... 0-6
Requirement may be satisfied by proficiency. Students shall demonstrate in one
foreign language the ability to comprehend the topic and main ideas in written
and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts on familiar subjects.
Non-Western Studies⁶ .................................................................................................... 0-3
A distribution requirement that may be satisfied by one of the above mentioned
courses or by additional coursework.

II. Program Requirements .................................................................................................15
Art History .................................................................................................................... 0-3
BARH 105 ........................................................................................................................3
BARH 106 ........................................................................................................................3
BARH 200-level (and higher) .............................................................................................. 6
Philosophy
BPHI 313 Philosophy of Art ............................................................................................... 3

III. Major Requirements .................................................................................................... 39
BATS 102 Introduction to Visual Arts Computing.................................................................. 3
BATS 103 Fundamentals of Art ...........................................................................................3
BATS 104 3-Dimensional Design I .......................................................................................3
BATS 107 Color and Composition .......................................................................................3
BATS 111 Basic Drawing I .................................................................................................3
BATS 112 Basic Drawing II ................................................................................................3
BATS 200-level (and higher) Two courses in 2 different studio areas⁷ .................................... 6
BATS 300-level (and higher) Four courses:.........................................................................12
Senior Seminar (taken in Senior year of study) ....................................................................3

IV. Electives .............................................................................................................. 17-28
Total hours required .......................................................................................................120

¹ Students may place out of BENG 101L with an appropriate score on the Freshman English Placement Exam.
Students who transfer into USCB with credit for first-semester freshman composition are exempt from the BENG 101L
requirement.
² Courses from the following disciplines: BAFR, BANT, BARH, BATS, BECO, BENG, BFRE, BGEO, BGER, BHIS,
BJOU, BLIN, BMUS, BPHI, BPSY, BRLG, BSOC, BSPA, BSPC, BTHE.
³ Courses from: BMUS, BTHE.
⁴ Courses from: BANT, BECO, BGEO, BGST, BLIN, BPOL, BPSY, BSOC and BSST.
⁵ Courses from: BAST, BBIO, BCHM, BGEL, BMAR, BSME, and BPHY.
⁶ The following courses have been approved for this requirement: BANT 102, BANT 301, BANT 312, BANT 317,
BANT 351, BANT 352, BANT 552, BARH 349, BENG 291, BGEO 121, BGST 301, BGST 398, BHIS 109, BHIS
115, BHIS 116, BRLG 203, BSOC 315, and BSPA 380B. Non-equivalent transfer credits may be evaluated for
approval on a case by case basis by the Program Director for General Education.
⁷ One 200-level Studio Elective may be in the same area as the concentration.