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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art - Studio Art (BA)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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The Art Department offers a BA degree with concentration areas in both Art History and Studio Art. Both degree concentrations require fulfillment of the College of Arts and Sciences requirements for the B.A. The Art B.A. requires core foundations in both Studio and Art History in addition to further study in one concentration. Students majoring in Art must earn a total of 120 credit hours for graduation.

The BA prepares students for graduate work and academic careers in a wide range of arts-related fields, including arts administration, cultural entrepreneurship, museum studies, arts, community development and other fields outside the arts that require expertise in art, problem-solving, and creative thinking.

Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours

KBOR Statewide Transfer (SWT) Courses: https://www.kansasregents.org/academic_affairs/transfer-articulation.

English (Written Communication Outcomes): 6 Credit Hours

Communication (Oral Communication Outcomes): 3 Credit Hours

Math & Statistics (Quantitative Literacy Outcomes): 3 Credit Hours

Natural & Physical Sciences (Natural & Physical Sciences Outcomes): 4-5 Credit Hours

Choose 1 subject area which must include a lab.

Social & Behavioral Sciences (Social & Behavioral Sciences Outcomes): 6 Credit Hours

At least 2 courses from 2 subjects under this area.

Arts & Humanities (Arts & Humanities Outcomes): 6 Credit Hours

At least 2 courses from 2 subjects under this area.

Free Electives (Institutionally Designated Area): 6 Credit Hours

Includes ALL 100 and 200 level courses at K-State or in Transfer. 
Note: One course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement. However, students must complete a total of 34-36 credit hours of general education courses.

For a Full Listing of K-State 100/200 level courses you may search those courses individually via the University Course Catalog.

TOTAL CREDITS: 34-36

Program Requirements

Orientation: 1 Credit Hour

Outside Concentration: 9 Credit Hours

Outside credential of at least 9 credit hours (May be from any unit, except ART, OR from approved interdisciplinary credentials within the unit).

OR

Any 9 credit hours in a single prefix (except for ART) (all must be 300 level or above OR at any level with a prereq in the same prefix; up to 5 credit hours may overlap with program).

OR

Any 9 credit hours in a microcredential (up to 5 credit hours may overlap with program).

Overlays: [9] Credit Hours

May be fulfilled in K-State Core, Outside Concentration, electives, or the Program itself.

  • Ethical Reasoning Overlay Credits: [3]
  • Global Perspectives Overlay Credits: [3]
  • US Multicultural Overlay Credits: [3]

Programs

A&D Foundation Courses: 9 Credit Hours

Art History Required Courses: 12 Credit Hours

Studio Art Concentration Courses: 15 Credit Hours

Choose any five Studio Art Courses from Department approved list​​​​​​​https://art.ksu.edu/academics/undergrad/Studio_courses.html

Fulfils A&S Fine Arts BA Requirement

BA Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Requirement: 6 Credit Hours

3 credit hours in each of the following, with at least 3 credit hours at 300 level or above OR at any level with a prerequisite in the same discipline.

One course in Humanities Course: 3 Credit Hours

One Non-Quantitative Social Science; Any Social Course: 3 Credit Hours

Choose a course from this category that does NOT have a MATH or STAT prereq

BA Natural and Quantitative Requirement: 6 Credit Hours

One course in each of the following, with at least 3 credit hours total at 300 level or above OR at any level with a prerequisite in the same discipline.

Natural Science or Quantitative course Credits: 3

Natural Science, or Quantitative, or Social Science Course: 3 Credit Hours

BA Second Language Requirement: 3-16 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following options below:

Option 1: 3-14 Credit Hours

At least 3 credit hours of coursework culminating with level 4 or above (i.e., Frech 4, German 4, Spanish 4, etc.) or the equivalent of level 4 in a second language sequence.

Option 2: 16 Credit Hours

At least 16 credit hours of coursework in which student takes the first and second levels of two different languages, selected from any language offered within the department of Modern Languages, ASL, or from any other second language transferred in at an equivalent level.

Option 3: 3 Credit Hours

Students whose first language is not English may satisfy this requirement by meeting the English Proficiency Admission Standards for K-State or by completing the appropriate level of exit courses with the English Language Program.

Free Electives: 12-25 Credit Hours

In addition to the K-State Core Free Electives requirement, take any course so that the total number of credit hours completed is 120.

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120

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