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Sep 07, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Art History - Studio Track (AHST-BA), B.A.
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Bachelor of Arts
KCAD’s Bachelor of Arts in Art History degree program offers a critical academic investigation into both the history of art and the history of design, with an added option of focused studio experiences. Students develop a deep understanding of creativity as a cultural and social force, learning to analyze scholarship and write with insight and clarity. They emerge from the program ready to pursue a wide variety of careers and prepared to place art and design in a cross-cultural, global framework.
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New Student Admission Requirements
- 2.50 High School GPA (on a 4.00 scale)
- ACT/SAT test scores are NOT currently required for admissions consideration to KCAD. However, some Woodbridge N. Ferris Scholarship levels may require test scores be submitted to be awarded at certain levels.
- Portfolio Requirement: Your portfolio should include 8-10 pieces of your best, most recent work that reflect your interests and creative potential. This collection of work could include 2D or 3D artwork, such as drawings, paintings, design, photography, sketches, animation, typography, videos, collages, ceramics, sculpture, sewn garments or other forms of creativity.
Transfer Student Admission Requirements
- 2.50 College GPA (on a 4.00 scale)
University General Education Requirements - 42 Credits Required
Choose one of the following:
Pathways:
Select one:
- Narrative Studies (NR)
- Cultural Studies (CS)
- Philosophical Studies (PL)
At least (3) courses will be taken within the selected Pathway. Recommended at the 200-level or higher
Supportive Studio 18 Credit Hours
Choose three of the following:
Major Studio 45 Credit Hours
Electives (Art History 200, 300 or 400 level)
- KCAH ___ Credit Hours: 3
- KCAH ___ Credit Hours: 3
- KCAH ___ Credit Hours: 3
- KCAH ___ Credit Hours: 3
Seminars (Art History 400 level)
Electives 15 Credit Hours
- (Studio Elective) Credit Hours: 3
- (Studio Elective) Credit Hours: 3
- (Studio Elective) Credit Hours: 3
- (Studio or Gen Ed Elective) Credit Hours: 3
- (Studio or Gen Ed Elective) Credit Hours: 3
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 120 semester credit hours.
- At least half of the major credits must be in residence at KCAD.
- Complete all Supportive, Art History and General Education requirements.
- Complete a minimum of 30 semester hours in residence at KCAD.
- Earn a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher, and a minimum GPA of 2.5 in Art History.
- A digital image of senior level work must be submitted.
- Be in good standing with the College.
*Graduating Art History majors must present a paper written for a seminar or other 300/400 level class at the annual Grand Rapids Undergraduate Art History Symposium, or a venue approved by the Art History program faculty.
Suggested Semester Layout
Fall Courses
- KCAH ___ Non-Western Art History Credit Hours: 3
- KCAH ___ Art History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Foundation Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Foundation Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Foundation Credit Hours: 3 (math/science)
Spring Courses
- KCAH ___ Non-Western Art History Credit Hours: 3
- KCAH ___ American Art Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Literature Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Pathway Credit Hours: 3
- Elective (Studio) Credit Hours: 3
Fall Courses
- KCAH 311 - Modern Art and Modernism Credit Hours: 3
- KCAH ___ Art History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Aesthetics Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Pathway Credit Hours: 3
- Elective (Studio) Credit Hours: 3
Fall Courses
- KCAH ___ Design or Architecture Credit Hours: 3
- KCAH 407 - Historiography Credit Hours: 3
- KCAH ___ Art History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Pathway Credit Hours: 3
- Elective (Studio or Gen Ed) Credit Hours: 3
Spring Courses
- KCAH 403 - Seminar in Art History Credit Hours: 3
- KCAH ___ Art History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Social Science Credit Hours: 3
- Gen Ed - Capstone Credit Hours: 3
- Elective (Studio) Credit Hours: 3
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