Requirements - Before Fall 2011

Major and Minor in Art

Students studying in art may choose between a concentration in studio art or an art history concentration.  Both concentrations in the Major in Art require at least nine credits, while both concentrations in the Minor in Art require at least six credits.

Requirements for the Major:

Regardless of track, all students majoring in Art must take Art 110 and Art 130 early in their time at Lake Forest:

Courses taken with the Credit-D-Fail option do not count toward the Art major.

Art History Track 

• Art 110
• Art 130
• Art 131
• At least 3 Art History courses at the 200-level
• At least 1 Art History course at the 300-level
• An Art History elective course
• Art 485 fulfills the Senior Studies requirement. Exceptional students may, in addition, undertake a senior thesis in Art History, Art 494, directed by a member of the faculty.

Credit toward the art history major requires a grade of C or better in art history courses.

Art history majors planning to go on to graduate study are advised to acquire a reading knowledge of at least one foreign language, preferably French or German.

Studio Art Track

• Art 110
• Art 130
• Art 131
• At least 3 additional studio art course, at least 1 at the 300 level
  • One studio art course must be hands-on study of a two-dimensional discipline. Students may choose from:
    • Art 230: Painting
    • Art 231: Figure Drawing
    • Art 331: Advanced Drawing
    • Art 335: Mixed Media
  • One studio art course must be hands-on study of a three-dimensional discipline. Students may choose from:
    • Art 233: Sculpture
    • Art 236: Ceramics
    • Art 333: Advanced Sculpture
• Art 218 or Art 360
• At least 1 additional art history course
• Art 480 or Art 481 fulfills the Senior Studies requirement. Exceptional students may, in addition, undertake a senior creative project or thesis project in art, Art 492, directed by a member of the faculty.

 

Credit toward the studio art major requires a grade of C or better in studio art courses.

Requirements for the Minor:

As with the major, the Art Department offers a minor in two tracks. 

Art History Track

• Art 110
• Art 130
• At least 1 additional studio art course
• At least 3 additional art history courses

Studio Art Track

• Art 110
• Art 130
• At least 1 additional art history course
• At least 3 additional studio art courses