The BA in studio art provides a foundation in art practice that emphasizes exploration, creative problem solving and cultural awareness. Students develop a range of technical skills while exploring different ways of making art. Art history courses provide historical context and skills in visual analysis. Advanced coursework is flexible, students choose an area of studio art that most interests them: drawing, painting, printmaking, illustration, ceramics, sculpture, photography or digital media.

Note: two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college level foreign language is required.

The Art Department recommends all Art Studio majors to complete a minor or certificate in an additional area of study. Consult with faculty advisor about what areas of additional study will best suit interests and goals. 

University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance Exams 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB

General Education Requirements (GER)

• Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
  • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
  • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
• Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0

Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences

University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List

All admitted students must officially Declare a Major by the time they reach 90 credits (junior standing).
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.

SOAR calculates based on these two catalog years.

1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.

Students who earn a BA in Studio Art at EWU should be able to:  

• demonstrate advanced technical skills in a studio concentration; PLO-4;
• produce a professional quality artist’s portfolio; PLO-1;
• use appropriate terminology to evaluate works of art; PLO-2;
• write a well-crafted artist’s statement; PLO-3.